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BEAN'S HISTORY OF
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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CHAPTER XVI. PART IV
THE GREAT REBELLION.
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NINETY-THIRD REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
Ninety-third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.-The following officers
and enlisted men from this regiment were recruited in and accredited to
Montgomery County. The regiment ranks among the veteran organizations
of the State, and was among the best volunteer regiments in the
service. There being no company organization accredited to the county,
we omit the field and staff roster and the general history of the
command. The regiment was organized at Lebanon, November 3, 1861.
[See Bates' "Hist. Pa. Vols.," vol iii. p.284.]
COMPANY E.
Samuel McCarter, capt.
COMPANY G.
Marshall McCarter, capt.;
William A. Ruddach, 1st lieut.
PRIVATES.
William Oldfield,
William Booth,
Charles Foreman,
George. A. Garrow,
Thomas Gash,
Joseph Harper,
Oliver A. Keisan,
John Kester,
John McCaully,
John Piper,
Charles Parker,
Augustus Solomon,
William Sutch,
John Yanse,
Dennis Oakes,
Charles Thomas,
Daniel Meenan,
Jacob Weaver.
NINETY-FIFTH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
Ninety-fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. -This command was
organized as the Pennsylvania Zouaves, then as the Forty-fifth and
finally as the Ninety-fifth. It was mustered into the service August
1861, for three years. The regiment served in the Army of the Potomac
from its organization to the close of the war, and its losses in the
service are reported as the most severe experienced by any Pennsylvania
troop in the field. The following officers and members of the
organization were recruited from Montgomery County. A general history of
this regiment will be found in Bates' "Pennsylvania Volunteers," vol.
iii. p. 335.
COMPANY E.
William Foreman, lieut.;
John S. Jeffries, sergt.;
Theodore Selah corp.;
George Kulp, corp.;
Nathan Auner, corp.;
John Burnett, corp.
PRIVATES
Charles Auner,
Joseph M. Linker,
Mansfield Griffith,
Franklin Beaver,
John H. Bond,
Albanus Brunner,
Benjamin Banks,
James A. Clayton,
James Culp,
William Garner,
George W. Jeffries,
Wilson S. Keeler,
William J. Longsdale,
Irwin Poley,
Lewis Rapine,
Isaiah Rhoads,
George M. Sommers,
Mills C. Williamson,
John R. Williamson,
William Fulmer,
Augustus G. Famous,
William Jamison,
Benjamin G. Keyser,
William B. Nungesser,
Frederick R. Nungeeser,
John Rookstool,
James J. Rookstool,
Joshua Thomson.
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH REGIMENT
One Hundred and Sixth Regiment.-This regiment Was organized, with
the exception of Company K, between the 14th of August and the 31st of
October, 1861, in the city of Philadelphia. Company K was transferred
to it from the Sixty-seventh Regiment on the 28th of February, 1862. A
large proportion of officers and men had served in the Twenty-second
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Regiment, and previously in the Philadelphia Light Guard, a militia
organization of many years standing. The following were the field
officers: Turner G. Morehead, colonel; William L. Curry, lieutenant
colonel; John H. Stover, of Centre County, major.
Soon after moving to the front it was ordered to duty near
Poolesville, MD., where it became part of a brigade commanded by Colonel
E. D. Baker, of the Seventy-first Regiment. [See NOTE 16-12.] While in this
position drill and instruction were carefully attended to, and guard and
picket duty performed. The battle of Ball's Bluff was fought on the 21st of
October, in which Colonel Baker was killed and his regiment terribly
decimated. Early in the day the One Hundred and Sixth was marched to
the support of the troops engaged, but, for lack of means of
transportation, was unable to cross, the men being compelled to stand
upon the opposite shore and listen with impatience to the sound of
battle where their comrades were rapidly falling, without the ability to
render them any assistance.
[NOTE 16-12.]
Organization of Philadelphia Brigade, Charles E. D. Baker division
commanded by Brigadier General Charles P. Stoner, army of the General
Banks. --Seventy-fifth California. Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Colonel
E. D. Baker; Seventy-second Fire Zouaves Regiment Volunteers, Colonel
DeWitt C. Baxter; Sixty-ninth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Colonel
Joshua T. Owens; One hundred and Sixty Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers,
Colonel Turner G. Morehead.
[FINIS NOTE 16-12.]
During the succeeding winter it lay with the brigade near
Poolesville, engaged in drill and guard and picket duty. General
William W. Burns succeeded Colonel Baker in command of the brigade, and
on the 24th of February the whole force broke camp and moved to Harper's
Ferry. Two companies were left in command of Major Stover to garrison
the place, while the army moved on towards Winchester. When arrived at
Berryville the brigade turned back to Harper's Ferry, where it was
joined by the detachment, and moving by rail to Washington, proceeded
thence by transport to Fortress Monroe. The regiment participated in
the siege of Yorktown, being principally engaged upon picket duty and in
the trenches. Upon the evacuation of Yorktown it moved forward and while
the fight at Williamsburg was in progress stood ten hours in line of
battle, in a drenching rain, eager to go forward and join in the
contest, the sound of which could be distinctly heard, but in vain
awaited the order to advance.
On Wednesday May 7th, the troops embarked upon transports and moved
up to West Point, whence, after two days' delay, they marched to Brick
House Landing. The movement up the Peninsula towards Richmond now
commenced. The weather was unusually warm and much difficult was
experienced in obtaining suitable water for the troops to drink. At
almost any point water could be obtained by digging from three to five
feet; but this was only surface water, and its evil effects soon began
to be apparent. Fevers prevailed, and the sick list throughout the army
became very large. The regiment suffered severely from this cause.
The battle of Fair Oaks opened on the 31st of May. Sumner's corps
was resting at the time on the left bank of the Chickahominy, but as
soon as the noise of the battle was borne to the ears of that intrepid
leader he put his columns in motion for the bridge, and when the order
came for him to move he was already on his way. With great difficulty
could the artillery be got across, the river being swollen by recent
rains. Kirby's battery, by the most persistent effort, was taken
through the swamps and finally brought into position where it dealt
death and destruction upon the hitherto triumphant foe. Gorman's
brigade and the Seventy-first and One Hundred and Sixth Pennsylvania
were posted for its support, and with great gallantry and steadiness
held the ground against the most determined efforts of the enemy to
capture the guns. "Prisoners captured during the fight assert that Jeff
Davis was in the rear urging his myrmidons forward; and Magruder, who was
with him swore a fearful oath, 'That's my old battery, and I'm going to
have it,' alluding to Kirby's, which he, Magruder, formerly commanded."
[NOTE: Moore's "Rebellion Record", vol. v. p. 91, Docs.]
On Sunday, June 9th, while advancing the picket line, the command
was attacked by a superior force of the enemy, and for the moment was
compelled to retire. In this encounter Captain Martin Frost, while
gallantly leading at the lead of his company, was killed. On the
following day Lieutenant-Colonel Curry, while visiting the picket post
at early dawn, was taken prisoner, the pickets having fallen back during
the night without his knowledge. He was taken to Richmond, and thence
sent via Petersburg to Salisbury, where, in company with General Michael
Corcoran and Colonel John K. Murphy, he experienced harsh treatment, but
at the end of three months was exchanged.
"On Saturday, the 28th of June," says an officer of the regiment,
"we received orders to strike tents as soon as darkness should bide our
encampment from the view of the enemy. Our wing of the army had not
participated in the disastrous battles of the preceding days. An order
was read announcing victory on the day before. Our troops were buoyant
in thinking we were breaking camp to move forward on the enemy. By
eight o'clock the wagons were loaded and sent to the rear. The men,
with knapsacks packed and haversacks well filled, were ordered to stack-
arms3 and rest in line. An hour passed -two hours- and yet no orders to
march. At length at a little after dawn orders came but to move to the
rear."
At Peach Orchard, dispositions were made to meet the enemy, as
though expected to pursue. The One Hundred and Sixth supported Kirby's
battery, but the enemy declining to attack directly, made some show of
fight, while he moved his principal force past the front with the design
of coming in upon the right flank. Divining, this pur-
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pose, Sumner moved his force at double-quick to Savage Station, and was
ready for the onset. The enemy approached on the Williamsburg road and
formed his line in the dense forest on either side. Major Stover was
ordered to advance with two companies of the One Hundred and Sixth and
two of the Seventy-second to the edge of the woods, and uncover the
rebel front. Moving at double-quick, Stover soon struck the timber and
drew the fire of the skirmishers, driving them back to the main line.
In the mean time General Burns, forming his line with the
Seventy-second on his right, the One Hundred and Sixth in centre and the
First Minnesota on the left, stretching from the forest and railroad to
the Williamsburg road, pushed forward upon the heels of the skirmishers,
taking position at a fence at the edge of the woods, which he stubbornly
held, though exposed to a severe fire of musketry and artillery, and
gallantly repulsed most desperate charges of the enemy. The action
opened at five o'clock P.M., and lasted for two hours and a half, the
enemy charging with desperation, and the right of the One Hundred and
Sixth and the left, of the Seventy-second at one time engaging in a
desperate hand-to-hand struggle.
At length the First Brigade, charging over the line of the Second,
cleared the woods of the enemy, and the, battle ended. "I found, General
Barns," says an eyewitness of the fight, "stretched under a lofty pine,
and his warriors were slumbering around him painfully. His eyes were
hollow and bloodshot, his handsome features pale and thin, his beard and
his clothing were clotted with blood his face was bandaged, concealing a
ragged and painful wound in his nether jaw. Grasping my hand, he said
'My friend, many of my poor fellows lie in those forests. It is
terrible to leave them there. Blakeney is wounded, McGonigle is gone,
and many will see us no more. We are hungry and exhausted, and the
enemy -the forest is fall of people -are thundering at our heels. It is
an awful affliction. We will fight them, feeble as we are -but with what
hope?" [NOTE: Moore's "Rebellion Record," vol. v. p. 245, Docs.]
Picket lines were immediately established and the brigade held its position,
the rest of the corps moving on across White Oak Swamps, the brigade
bringing up the rear.
In the battle of Charles City Cross-Roads, on the following day, the
One Hundred and Sixth was ordered to the support of the Sixty-ninth, but
just as it was moving General Hooker in person ordered it to the extreme
left, where, during the entire engagement, it acted with the Excelsior
Brigade, and whatever of credit is due to that brigade on that
sanguinary field is equally due to this regiment. The ground was held
until the commands of Sumner and Kearny had retired over the Quaker
road, and until after daylight, when Hooker followed them. In the
battle of Malvern Hill, on the 1st of July, the brigade was principally
employed in supporting batteries and in moving to menaced parts of the
field to insure the integrity of the lines.
After the return of the army from the Peninsula General Howard was
assigned to the command of the brigade. On its arrival at Alexandria it
was marched to the battlefield of Bull Run, but did not arrive in season
to participate in the decisive part of the engagement. A reconnaissance
was made by this brigade, which was followed by the retreat of the army
to Centreville.
In the Maryland campaign General Sumner, who was in command of the
corps, arrived on the south bank of the Antietam Creek on the l6th of
September, on the opposite side of which the enemy was in a well-chosen
position in readiness to give battle. Soon after sunrise on the
following morning he crossed the stream and moved up to the support of
Hooker, who was now hotly engaged. In the advance the regiment held a
position on the right of the Sixty-ninth, and pushed steadily forward
until its course was arrested at the crest, where the enemy was
intrenched, and where he was at the moment receiving heavy
reinforcements. Soon, afterwards the troops upon the left gave way, and
the brigade was forced to fall back. Major Stover, who was in command,
rallied the regiment at a fence skirting a narrow meadow near the Dunker
Church, and by it well-directed fire succeeded in checking the enemy. At
this fence, in less than ten minutes' time, one-third of the entire
regiment was stricken down, and at the conclusion of the engagement the
dead lay in line as they bad stood in the fight. Captain Timothy Clark
and Lieutenant William Bryan were among the killed.
In the battle of Fredericksburg the division crossed the river soon
after the laying of the pontoons, on the 11th of December, and two
streets of the city were soon cleared. In the main battle, which was
fought on the 13th, the regiment was formed for a charge, with the
Sixty-ninth on its right and the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh
Pennsylvania on its left, and advanced under a terrific fire of
artillery to a position within about seventy-five yards of the enemy's
works. From midday until nightfall, under ceaseless fire from two lines
of battle it stood with coolness and determination rarely paralleled, and
though losing heavily, held the ground until darkness closed in upon the
combatants and the sound of battle died away.
Retiring after the battle to its former camp, it remained, with
unimportant exceptions, until near the close of April. At the opening
of the Chancellorsville campaign the brigade was taken to Banks' Ford,
where it was employed in driving out the enemy and protecting the
engineers while laying a pontoon bridge. It was afterwards engaged in
guarding the reserve artillery. On Sunday, the 3rd of May, the regiment
crossed the river and advanced to the assistance of Sedgwick, it command
of the Sixth Corps,
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who was struggling against overwhelming odds at Salem Church. Returning
to the bridge, entrenchments were thrown up, and the position held until
Sedgwick's corps had crossed, when it returned again to camp.
in the battle of Gettysburg, which opened on the 1st of July, the
One Hundred and Sixth bore a conspicuous part, arriving with the corps
upon the field at a little after midnight of the 1st, and taking
position on the extreme left of the brigade, behind the low stone wall
on the right centre of the line, in front of and to the left of General
Meade's headquarters. The fighting commenced on the afternoon of the
2d, on the extreme left, where Sickles stood, but soon swept around
until it enveloped the whole left wing of the army. Fighting in the
open field without defensive works, Sickles' men, though contesting the
ground with a valor unsurpassed, were forced back, and line after line
was crushed.
While the conflict was thus raging on the left the brigade was lying
upon the ground in rear of the crest of the little hill which overlooked
the field; but as the wave of battle rolled on towards the right,
recognizing the danger to which the left wing was exposed, and seeing
that there was a gap in the line to the left, General Webb, in command
of the brigade, ordered it to march by the left flank, then by the
right, and as it reached the crest beheld the enemy not sixty yards in
front, marching on, elated by success, as to assured victory. "Fire!
charge bayonets!" rang out from the voice of the commander. A crash as
from a single piece was the response, and in the twinkling of an eye
bayonets were fixed, and, with a cheer that betokened the determination
which fired each breast, the line went forward, striking the enemy upon
his extreme left flank, and hurling him back in dismay. The One Hundred
and Sixth and two companies of the Second New York pursued the retreating
foe as far as the Emmettsburg road. "Our regiment," says
Lieutenant-Colonel Curry, who was in command, and who was afterwards
killed at Spottsylvania, in a letter to a friend, written on the field,
"opened fire and charged so determinedly, along with others, that we
drove the enemy to their original lines, and would have spiked a six-gun
battery had we not been ordered back. The carnage was terrible, the
ground being covered with the dead and wounded.
"It was in this charge that Adjutant Pleis fell, being struck in the
thigh by a piece of shell. I have fully made up for my capture (in June,
1862) as the regiment took a colonel, two majors, a number of captains
and lieutenants and at least two hundred privates prisoners. We had
more swords than we could use. I have one in place of the one taken
from me at Richmond, and also a silver- mounted pistol." The regiment
returned to its place in the line, but was scarcely in position when it
was ordered to the extreme right, where the Twelfth Corps was engaged.
It did not arrive, however, until the fighting at that point had
subsided, and soon after it was ordered to Cemetery Hill to the support
of the Eleventh Corps, where it went into position at ten P.M., on the
right of the Baltimore pike, near Ricketts' battery, where it remained
under the terrific cannonade of the following day, and until the close
of the battle. It was among the first regiments to enter the town on
the following day, and after advancing as skirmishers and
reconnoitering, General Ames in command, finding the enemy still in
force on the ridge beyond the town, returned again to its position on
Cemetery Hill. Lieutenant William H. Smith was among the killed and
Adjutant Pleis among the mortally wounded.
In the campaign which followed in the valley of Virginia the regiment
shared with the brigade in the long marches and ceaseless vigilance
required by the constant and sharp manoeuvring Of the enemy for an
advantage, and in the action at Robertson's Tavern was actively
engaged. After enduring great suffering from cold in attaining the
position at Mine Run and in fortifying the purposed line of battle, it
withdrew with the army when offensive operations were abandoned, and
went into winter-quarters near Stoneboro'. During the winter a portion
of the regiment re-enlisted. On the 4th of April 1864, Colonel Morehead
resigned, and Major Stover was promoted to colonel of the One Hundred and
Eighty-fourth Pennsylvania, whereupon Captain John J. Sperry, of Company
A, was commissioned major.
On the 3d of May the regiment broke camp, and after a severe march
crossed the Rapidan, and arrived on the 5th on the Wilderness
battleground. The fighting for three days in the tangled wiles of that
ever memorable field was for the most part at close quarters and very
severe. From the Wilderness the regiment marched towards Spottsylvania
CourtHouse, but before reaching it encountered the enemy, and the
contest was renewed. On the afternoon of the 11th the brigade withdrew
from the breast-works in front of the court house and marched with the
corps to the left of the line, where, at dawn of the 12th, Hancock led
his columns upon the enemy's works. Delivered in strong force and at an
unexpected hour, the charge was successful, the works being taken with
numerous captives and guns. The One Hundred and Sixth in this encounter
suffered severely. Lieutenant Colonel Curry, in command, was mortally
wounded, and Lieutenants Charles S. Schwartz and Joshua A. Gage were
among the killed. The regiment was held up the front line, where
constant skirmishing was kept up until the 18th, when another attempt
was. made to rout the enemy, which was unsuccessful. Again moving by
the left flank, the corps encountered the enemy at North Anna and again
at Cold Harbor. in the engagement at the latter place the brigade was
ordered to charge and drive out the enemy from his intrenchments. The
attempt was gallantly made, the line advancing boldly up the
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open ground in front of his fortifications under a terrific fire. The
works were too strong to be carried, and dropping upon the ground the
men remained in their advanced position until night, when they threw up
a breastwork, which they held. in this charge Lieutenant S. R. Townsend
was among the killed.
Crossing the James River on the 14th, the regiment participated in the
action before Petersburg, and a week later in a movement upon the
Jerusalem Plank Road, in both of which it sustained considerable loss.
On the 27th of July the veterans and recruits were organized into a
battalion of three companies, which was united for field Service to the
Sixty-ninth Pennsylvania. The remainder of the regiment was mustered
out of service at the expiration of its term at Philadelphia, on the
10th of September 1864. The battalion remaining in the field
participated in the actions at Ream's Station and Boydton Plank-Road and
in the spring campaign which closed the Rebellion. It was mustered out
of service on the 30th of June 1865.
FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS.
T. G. Moorehead, col., must. in Aug. 28, 1861; promoted to brevet
brig.-gen. March 15, 1865; disch. by S. 0. April 5, 1864. [sic]
William L. Curry, lieut.-col., must. in Nov. 16, 1861; died at
Washington, D. C., July 7, of wounds received at Spottsylvania
CourtHouse, Va., May 11, 1864; buried at South Laurel Hill Cemetery,
Phila.
John H. Stover, Maj., must. in Dec. 11, 1861; pro. to col. 14th Regt.
P. V. April 13, 1864.
Ferdinand M. Pleis, adjt., must. in Aug. 28, 1861; died Aug. 2d of
wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863.
John A. Steel, adjt., must. in Aug. 13, 1861; pro. from 1st lieut. Co. B
Aug. 29, 1863; disch. Sept. 10, 1864, exp. of term.
Ralph B. Clark, adjt., must. in Feb. 16, 1864; pro. from 1st lieut. Co. K
Jan. 24, 1865; com. maj. June 23, 1865; not must.; must. out with batt.
June 30, 1865; veteran.
Harry S. Camblos, q.m., must. in Aug. 28, 1861; res. June 30, 1862.
W. H. Stokes, q.m., must. in Aug. 28, 1861; pro. from 1st lieut. Co. E
June 30, 1862; must. out with regiment Sept. 10, 1864.
Ellis Coder, q.m., must. in Aug. 28, 1861; pro. from Private Co. F Dec.
1, 1864; must. out with batt. June 30, 1865; veteran.
Justin Dwinelle, surg., must. in Sept. 11, 1861; must. out. with
regiment Sept. 10. 1864.
Philip Leidy, assist. surg., must. in Nov. 1, 1861; disch. by G. 0.
Sept. 6, 1862.
Hugh Alexander, assist. surg., must. in Aug. 6, 1862; disch. by S. 0.
Oct. 21, 1862.
Erasmus D. Gates, assist. surg., must. in Sept. 13, 1862; disch. by G. 0.
June 15, 1865.
Henry D. McLean, assist. surg., must. in Nov. 5, 1862;
disch. by S. 0. Dec. 5, 1863.
William C. Harris, chap., must. in Nov. 1, 1861; res. Oct. 31, 1862.
Theodore Wharton, sergt.-maj., must. in Sept. 28, 1861; pro. to 2d lieut.
Co. I May 1, 1862.
James C. Briggs, sergt.-maj., must. in Oct. 31, 1861; pro. to
sergt.-maj. May 1, 1862; to 1st lieut. Co. F Sept. 19, 1862.
William A. Hagy, sergt.-maj., must. in Aug. 28, 1861; pro. from 1st
sergt. Co. I Sept. 19, 1862; to 2d lieut. Co. G May 1, 1863.
James D. Tyler, sergt.-maj., must. in Aug. 27, 1861; pro. from priv.
Co. D May 1, 1863; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps Jan. 15, 1864.
William H. Neiler, sergt.-maj., must. in Sept. 2, 1861; pro. from 1st
sergt. Co. C May 1, 1864; disch. Sept. 2, 1864, exp. of term.
Edward J. Lathrop, sergt.-maj., must. in Aug. 14, 1861; pro. from sergt.
Co. F Sept. 1, 1864; to 1st lieut. Co. K Jan. 24, 1865; veteran.
James C. Reynolds, sergt.-maj., must. in Aug. 28, 1861; pro. from sergt.
Co. H Jan. 24, 1865; com. 1st lieut. Co. H June 8, 1865; capt. June 23,
1865; not must.; must. out with batt. June 30, 1865; veteran.
Samuel L. Hibbs, q.m.-sergt., must. in Aug. 28, 1861; pro. to 2d lieut.
Co I Oct. 23, 1862.
William M. Casey, q.m.-sergt., must. in Aug. 17, 1861; pro. to q.m.-sergt.
Sept. 6, 1862; to 2d Bout. Co. A March 1, 1863.
William M. Mehl, q.m.-sergt., must. in April 3, 1862; pro. from priv.
Co. E March 1, 1863; disch. April 16, 1865; exp. of term.
Charles Rettew, q m.-sergt., must. in March 7, 1864; pro. from priv. Co.
K April 16, 1865; com. 1st lieut. Co. K June 8, 1865; not must; must. out
with batt. June 30, 1865.
Jacob Roop, com. sergt., must. in Aug. 28, 1861; must. out with regiment
Sept. 10, 1864.
Fred. Weinderman, com. sergt., must. in Oct. 31, 1861; pro. from sergt.
Co. H Nov. 1, 1864; com. 2d Rout Co. H June 8, 1865; not must. must. out
with batt. June 30, 1865; veteran.
Giles M. Coons, com. sergt., must. in Nov. 1, 1861; pro. from corp. Co. K
Oct. 1, 1864; disch. Nov. 1, 1864, exp. of term.
Charles H Weinert, com. sergt., must. in Sept. 23, 1861; pro. from
corp. Co. F Oct. 10, 1864; com. 2d lieut. Co. F June 8, 1865; not must.;
must. out with batt. June 30. 1865; veteran.
Lewis Grantier, principal musician, must. in Feb. 28, 1862; pro. to
principal musician Nov. 1, 1863; disch. Feb. 28, 1865, exp. of term.
Hiram W. Landon, principal musician, must. in March 11, 1862; died at
Bolivar Heights, Va., Sept. 24, 1862.
Charles Sims. principal musician, must. in Feb. 16, 1864; pro. from
priv. Co. H June 13, 1864; must. out with batt. June 30, 1865.
Charles T. Whitcomb, principal musician, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; pro.
from priv. Co K March 1, 1865; disch. by G. 0. June 13, 1865.
COMPANY G.
Recruited from Montgomery County,
J. R. Breitenbach, capt., must. in Aug. 27, 1861; com. Maj. July 8,
1864; not must.; pro. to brevet maj. and lieut-col. March 13, 1865;
must. out with company Sept. 10, 1864.
George T. Egbert, 1st lieut., must. in Aug. 27, 1861; res. Aug. 31, 1862.
Joseph Reed, 1st lieut., must. in Aug. 27, 1861; pro. from 2d lieut.
1862; disch. March 31, 1863.
William A. Hagy, 2d Lieut., must. in Aug. 28, 1861; pro. from
sergt.-maj. May 1, 1863; disch. by special order Dec. 14, 1863.
Amon J. Storms, 1st sergt., must. in Aug. 27, 1861; must. out with
company Sept. 10, 1864.
William J. Clark, 1st sergt., must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg.
certif. July 25, 1862.
Alden S. Elliott, sergt., must. in Aug. 27, 1861; must. out with company
Sept. 10, 1864.
Watson K. Hess, sergt., must. in Aug. 27, 1861; pro. to sergt. June 15,
1863; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; must. out with company
Sept. 10, 1864.
Francis Clark, sergt., must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif.
Oct. 26, 1862.
Wm. H. Vandoran, sergt., must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif.,
Aug. 25, 1862.
David Jamison, sergt., must. in Aug. 27, 1861; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps
Nov. 15, 1863.
Samuel Magargle, sergt., must. in Aug. 27, 1861; pro. from corp. March
1, 1865; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 15, 1864.
William H. Muir, sergt., must. in Aug. 27, 1861; pro. from corp. March
1, 1864; killed at Spottsylvania CourtHouse, May 13, 1864; buried in
Wilderness Burial-Grounds.
William H. Lott, corp., must. in Aug. 27, 1861; wounded at Gettysburg.
Pa., July 3, 1863; trans. to Co. K, date unknown.
Jesse McCombs, corp., must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif.,
Aug. 30, 1862.
William H. Abrams, corp., must. in Aug. 28, 1861; captured at
Petersburg, Va., June 22, 1864; trans. to Co. K, date unknown.
Privates
Charles Archer, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Sept.
10, 1862.
William Allen, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; died at Washington, D. C., Oct.
25, 1862; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery.
Jacob Baker, must. in July 17, 1864; drafted; trans. from 165th Regt., P.
V.; must. out with company Sept. 10, 1864.
Josephus Baker, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 20,
1863.
John Bisbing, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. March 21,
1863.
Samuel Brown, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Feb., 1863.
James H. Bennett, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Feb.
28, 1862.
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Isaac Brown, must. in April 5, 1862; trans. to CO K, date unknown; veteran.
John Bobb, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; killed at Fair Oaks Va., June 28, 1862.
Thomas Bitler, must. in April 8, 1862; died of wounds received at
Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864.
William Bundick, must. in Aug. 27, 1861.
William Caruthers, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; died at Harper's Ferry, Va.,
Nov. 18, 1863.
James Campbell, must. in Aug. 27, 1861.
Joseph Dickinson, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; must. out with company Sept.
10, 1864.
Bernard Dugan, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 10,
1864.
David Dungan, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 29, 1862.
S Solomon Dirk, must. in April 8, 1862; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps
Sept. 16, 1863.
Benjamin Ehler, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; wounded at Antietam, Md., Sept.
17, 1862; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Alfred M. Fields, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; must. out with company Sept.
10, 1864.
Michael Flanagan, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Feb.
28, 1863.
Thomas Fagan, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; killed at Camp Observation, Md.,
Feb. 26, 1862.
John Flick, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; died at Washington, D. C., Jan. 5, 1863.
John C. Facher, must. in April 8, 1862.
Michael Gallagher, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Feb.
17, 1863.
John F. Hale, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va.,
Dec. 13, 1862; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Charles Heite, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 10, 1864.
John Johnson, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 10, 1864.
George Kilpatrick, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; must. out with company Sept.
14, 1864.
George Krupp, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; died at Norristown, Pa., April 13, 1862.
John 0. Kearney, must. in Aug. 27, 1861;killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July
2, 1863.
Harry Kinnear, must. in Aug. 27, 1861.
Christian Leoser, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; must. out with company Sept.
10, 1864.
Walter Leggett, must. in Aug. 27, 1864; killed at Antietam, Md., Sept.
17, 1862.
George Murray, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 10, 1864.
John F. Messer, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 10, 1864.
John Murray, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. July 25, 1862.
George W. Miller, must. in Jan. 17, 1864; drafted; trans. from 165th
Regt. P. V.; trans. to Co. K, date unknown.
Bernard Muldoon, must. in June 13, 1864; trans. to Co. K, date unknown,
And. J, Manning, must. in Aug. 27, 1861.
Joseph McDonnell, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif., Jan.
31, 1863.
Theo. McLaughlin, must. in Aug. 27, 1861.
Neil McDade, must. in Aug. 27, 1861.
Camillus Nathans, must. in Aug. 27, 1861.
John 0'Neil, Sr., must. in Aug. 27, 1861; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps;
must. out with company Sept. 10, 1864.
John O'Neil Jr., must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif., Feb.
21, 1863.
John Pope, must. in April 27, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 10,
1864.
Edward Phillips, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Feb.
24, 1863.
Edward Powers, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; trans. to Vet. Res. Corp Nov. 15, 1863.
Samuel Patterson, must. in Aug. 27, 1861.
Neh'm Reynolds, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 25, 1863.
Daniel Ridge, must. in Aug. 27, 1861 trans to Vet. Res. Corps Nov. 14, 1863.
William Ritter, must. in April 8, 1862; killed at Spottsylvania
Courthouse Va., May 12, 1864.
George W. Robinson, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; captured in action at
Petersburg, Va., June 22, 1864; died at Andersonville, Ga., Aug. 21,
1864; grave 6321.
William Steward, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; must. out with company
Sept. 10., 1864.
Clayton Super. must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 11, 1863.
William J. Storms, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps
Sept. 26, 1863.
Joseph S. Sellers, must. in April 18, 1862; trans. to Co. K, date unknown.
Henry Smith, must. in Aug. 28, 1861; died at New York Dec. 1, 1862;
burial record Nov. 14, 1862 [sic].
Josiah Schwenk, must. in Aug. 28, 1861; died Yorktown, Va., May, 1862;
burial record June 11, 1862; buried in National Cemetery, Section D,
grave 206.
Abraham Stoltz, must. in April 8, 1862; died at Washington, D. C., Jan.
26, 1863.
Anthony Starr, must. in April 8, 1862; killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July
27, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, Section D, grave 16.
John Spicer, must. in Aug. 27, 1861.
William H. Stroud, must. in Aug. 27, 1861.
Robert Simpson, must. in Aug. 27, 1861.
Lewis L. Sickels, must. in Aug. 27, 1861.
Alexander Tippin, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Oct.
26, 1862.
Ottis Travis, must. in Dec. 25, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 4,
1863.
Wm. S. Townsend, must. in April 8, 1862; died at Philadelphia, Pa., May
30, of wounds received. at Wilderness, Va., May, 1864.
Terrence Tobin, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; killed at Spottsylvania
Courthouse, Va., May 11, 1864.
George Trump, must. in Aug. 27, 1861
Charles Winstanley, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; must. out with company Sept
10, 1864.
Morgan Williams, must. in Aug. 27, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Feb,
14, 1863.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINTH REGIMENT.
One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. Five
companies of this regiment A, B, E, G and H -were recruited in
Schuylkill County, four C, D, F and K -in Northampton, and one company,
was recruited in Montgomery. They rendezvoused at Camp Curtin, where,
on the l5th of August, 1862, a regimental organization was effected,
with the following field officers: Jacob G. Frick, of Schuylkill County,
colonel; William H. Armstrong, of Northampton County, lieutenant-colonel;
Joseph Anthony, of Schuylkill County, major. Colonel Frick had served
with credit as lieutenant in the Mexican war and as lieutenant colonel
of the Ninety-sixth Pennsylvania Regiment until the 29th of July, 1862.
On the day following its organization, after having been hastily
armed and equipped, it was hurried away to Washington, and on the 18th
went into camp in the neighborhood of Alexandria. Company and
regimental drills were early commenced, and by intelligent efforts, of
its colonel the regiment rapidly attained a marked degree of
efficiency. While the command was stationed here two companies were
detailed to rebuild a bridge across Bull Run, where they remained as
guard.
On the 30th the remaining companies, after having been held for four
days in constant readiness to march, proceeded as guard to an ammunition
train to Centreville, pass-
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ing on the way the corps of Fitz John Porter, in light marching order,
bound for the front. The cannonading had been heavy throughout the
day. Towards evening it rapidly came nearer, and at five P.M., after
having safely delivered the train, the command was, for the first time)
wider fire, the rebel artillery throwing shells into the woods near
Centreville, where it was resting. Proceeding on its return to Fairfax
Seminary, it was brigaded on the 3d of September with the Ninety-first,
One Hundred and Thirty-fourth, and One Hundred and Twenty-sixth
Pennsylvania Regiments commanded by General E.B. Tyler. Brigade,
battalion and company drills were studiously practiced, and on the 7th
its camp was changed to a point near Fort Richardson.
On the morning of the 14th the brigade started on the march through
Maryland, arrived at the Monocacy on the 16th, where it was halted, and
on the 17th resumed the march to the sound of heavy cannonading,
arriving early on the following morning on the field of Antietam. But
the enemy had by this time retired, and the command soon after went into
camp, where for six weeks, with the exception of an expedition up the
Shenandoah Valley with the division, the regiment remained engaged in
drill and unimportant picket duty. On the 30th of October the army
commenced crossing into Virginia, and moving down the valley, continuing
the movement, with a slight interruption at Warrenton, until it arrived
opposite Fredericksburg, and Burnside's bloody but fruitless campaign
was inaugurated.
Shortly after noon of the 13th of December the division crossed the
Rappahannock, and proceeding through the town to a position in full view
of the field, awaited the order to enter the fight. It was not long
delayed, and again advancing by a main road, the brigade halted in low,
open ground, where the men were ordered to lie down. Tempted by the
easy range and unprotected situation of the brigade, the enemy opened a
destructive fire from his batteries, by which Lieutenant Jacob Parvin,
Jr., was mortally, and a number of privates severely wounded. Moving to
the left of the road, the division was shortly after formed in line of
battle on the crest of the hill, the brigade in two lines, the One
Hundred and Twenty-ninth on the left front.
In the hopeless and fruitless charge, which followed, made under a
ceaseless fire of musketry and artillery from the impregnable position,
which the enemy held, officers and men did everything that true soldiers
could do, traversing in good order the lines of dead and wounded left in
previous charges, and pressing forward in the gathering darkness until
they attained position in advance of every previous charge, and from
which it was impossible to go farther. In the brief space that it was
in motion the regiment lost hundred and forty-two in killed and wounded.
The caps of some were subsequently found close up to the famous
stone walls and an officer and seven privates of Company D were taken
prisoners. Captain George J. Lawrence and Jonathan K. Taylor were
mortally wounded. Captain Taylor was shot through the lungs early in
the charge, but refused to leave the field, and retired with his
command. Captains William Wren, Jr., Herbert Thomas, E. Godfrey Rehrer
and Levi C. Leib and Lieutenant A. A. Lukenbach were wounded.
Lieutenant Joseph Oliver was wounded and fell into the enemy's hands.
The loss in killed was sixteen.
General Tyler, in his official report of the battle, -says:
"Colonel O'Brien, One Hundred and Thirty-fourth, led the right front;
Colonel Frick, One Hundred and Twenty-ninth, the left; Colonel Elder,
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth, held the right rear and Colonel Gregory,
Ninety-first, the left rear. These officers discharged their respective
duties creditably and satisfactorily; their voices being frequently heard
above the din of battle urging on their men against the terrible shower
of shot and shell and the terrific musketry as we approached the stone
wall.
"Of their conduct I cannot speak too highly. Lieutenant-Colonel
Rowe, Lieutenant-Colonel Armstrong, Major Anthony and Major Thompson are
entitled to great credit for their efforts and officer like conduct
during the engagement. Lieutenant-Colonel Armstrong had a horse shot
under him. Adjutant Green exhibited great coolness in the discharge of
his duty. It may not be improper for me to say that Captain Thomas,
acting inspector general on the staff of the division commander, having
his horse shot, and thus prevented from serving him, joined his company
in the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth, and was severely wounded while
leading his men in the charge."
After dark the regiment was again marched upon the field for guard
duty, but was withdrawn towards midnight. On the 14th and 15th it
remained in the town, losing one man by the shot of a sharpshooter, and
on the morning of the 16th, after having spent the night in throwing up
a breast-work on the right of the town, recrossed the river and retired
again to camp. The knapsacks, which had been thrown aside before going
into battle had been carefully guarded, but were not, recovered. During
the cold, rainy days preceding the 23d of December, when extra clothing
and blankets were furnished to supply the place of those lost, the men
suffered greatly from exposure, one dying and many being thrown into
hospitals. Drill and picket duty, which was at times severe, the Mud
March from the 20th to the 24th of January, 1863, and occasional reviews
filled tip the measure of its duty until the opening of Hooker's first
campaign. [See NOTE 16-13.]
[NOTE 16-13.]
Toward the middle of January an order was issued through division
headquarters requiring the men to draw dress coats, As they had warm
underclothing and had just been provided with two blouses per man, the
dress coat did not seem to be needed. It would only be an incumbrance
and a needle expense and moreover, their term of service would shortly
expire. The officers sought to have their regiments received from the
operations of the order; but in this they were unsuccessful, and upon
their refusal to obey the order, the colonel and lieutenant colonel were
summarily tried and dismissed from the service. They were, however, soon
after reinstated and restored to their commands, the general officers
who had preferred charges against them testifying upon their trial to
their fidelity and gallantry.
[FINIS NOTE 16-13.]
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The regiment marched with the corps on the Chancellorsville campaign,
though the time of many of the men had already expired, and took part in
the fighting of the 1st, 2d and 3d of May. In the principal contest, on
the morning of the 3d, it was closely engaged in its place in the
division line of battle in the wood in front of the Union batteries.
After nearly two hours of sharp musketry firing the ammunition became
exhausted, and the right Hank of the division was turned. The command
was given to face by the rear rank and retire, in order that the
batteries might have fall play upon the rebel columns coming in upon the
Hank. It was executed in as orderly a manner as the thinly-wooded ground
would permit, but the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth, bringing up the rear,
had not left the wood before the enemy closed upon it, and some spirited
hand-to-hand encounters occurred. The colors were twice seized, but
were defended with great gallantry and brought safely off.
Lieutenant-Colonel Armstrong fell into the enemy's hands, but made his
escape in the confusion caused in his ranks by the fire of the Union
batteries. Major Anthony was shot through the lung, but was assisted
off the field, and still survives what was then considered a mortal
wound. "The One Hundred and Twenty-ninth," says General Tyler, in his
official report, "was on our left, and no man ever saw cooler work on
field drill than was done by this regiment. Their firing was grand, by
rank, by company and by wing, in perfect order."
The loss was five killed, thirty-two wounded and five missing. On
the 6th the regiment recrossed the Rappahannock and returned to its camp
near Falmouth. On the 12th, its term of several having fully expired, it
returned to Harrisburg, where, on the 18th of May, it was mustered out.
The return of the companies to Easton and Pottsville was marked by
flattering and enthusiastic demonstrations on the part of the citizens.
FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS.
Jacob C. Frick, col., must. in Aug. 15, 1862; must. out with regt. May
18, 1863.
W. H. Armstrong, lieut.-col., must. in Aug. 15, 1862; must. out with
regt. May 18, 1863.
Joseph Anthony, maj., must. in Aug. 15, 1862; wounded at
Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
David B. Green, adjt., must. in Aug. 15, 1862; must. out with regt. May
18, 1863.
William F. Patterson, q.m., must. in Aug. 15, 1862; must. out with regt.
May 18, 1863.
Joseph Rossiter, surg., must. in Sept. 12, 1862; must. out with regt.
May 18, 1883.
Otto Schittler, asst. surg., must. in Aug. 15, 1862; must. out with
regt. May 18, 1863.
John G. Long, asst. surg., must. in Aug. 15, 1862; disch. Nov. 26, 1862.
William H. Rice, chaplain, must. in Aug. 16, 1862; must. out with
regt. May 18, 1863.
Strange J. Palmer, sergt.-maj., must. in Aug. 15, 1862; pro. from private
Co. G March 28, 1863; must. out with regt. May 18, 1863.
John S. Engle, sergt.-maj., must. in Aug. 15, 1864; pro. from Private
Co. G Aug. 15, 1862; to 2d lieut. Co. H Dec. 1, 1862.
Franklin C. Stout, sergt.-maj., must. in Aug. 12, 1862; pro. from sergt
Co. C Jan. 1, 1863; to 2d lieut. Co. C March 28, 1863.
Henry C. Taylor, com. sergt., must. in Aug. 13, 1862; pro. from private
Co A Aug. 15, 1862; must. out with mgt. May 18, 1863.
Henry Broughner, com. sergt., must. in Aug. 11, 1862; pro. from sergt.
Co. G Aug. 15, 1862; must. out with regt., May 18, 1863.
John T. Bond, hosp. steward., must. in Aug. 14, 1862; pro. from sergt,
Co. E Aug. 21, 1862; must. out with regt. May 18, 1863.
COMPANY I.
Frederick B. Shunk, capt., must. in Aug. 13, 1862; disch. on surg. certif.
Dec. 6, 1862.
Benjamin F. Bean, capt., must. in Aug. 13, 1862; pro. from 2d lieut. Dec.
6, 1862 ; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
George Z. Vanderslice, 1st lieut., must. in Aug. 13, 1862; disch. on
surg. certif. Dec. 10, 1862.
Henry H. Fetterolf, 1st lieut., must. in Aug. 11, 1862; pro. from 1st
sergt. Dec. 5, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863
John B. Roberts, 2d lieut., must. in Aug. 11, 1862; pro. from sergt. Dec.
10, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Aaron Weikel, 1st sergt., must. in Aug. 11, 1862; pro. from sergt. Dec
6, 1862; must. out with company May 8, 1863.
Jacob Rapp, sergt., must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May
18, 1863.
Henry Longstreth, sergt., must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company
May 18, 1863.
Joseph Culp, sergt., must. in Aug. 11, 1862; pro. from corp. Jan. 1,
1863; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
William Heebner, sergt., must. in Aug. 11, 1862; pro. from corp. Jan. 1,
1863; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Richard Moore, corp., must. in Aug. 11, 1862; pro. to corp. Jan. 9,
1863; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Bethel M. Yerkes, corp., must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company
May 18, 1863.
Edward F. Houser, corp., must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company
May 18, 1863.
William K. Faust, corp., must. in Aug. 14 1862; must. out with company
May 18, 1863.
William Harley, corp., must. in Aug. 11, 1862: must. out with company
May 18, 1863.
Eber H. Beaumont, corp., must. in Aug. 11, 1862; pro. to corp. Jan. 9,
1863; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
John H. Hartzell, corp., must. in Aug. 11, 1862; pro, to corp. Jan. 9,
1863; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Michael S. Kelly, corp., must. in Aug. 11, 1862; died at Falmouth. Va,,
Feb. 19, 1863.
Enos Poley, musician, must. in Aug. 11, i862; must. out with company May
18, 1863.
PRIVATES
William Alderfer, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May
18, 1863.
Dillman Bean, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18,
1863.
Cadwallader H. Brooks, must. in Aug. 13, 1862; must. out with company
May 18, 1863.
William T. Clemmens, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May
18, 1863.
George W. Colehower, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May
18, 1863.
Edward B. Conrad, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18,
1863.
John T. Cox, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Jacob Curry, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va.,
May 3, 1863; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Joseph H. Cole, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 14, 1863.
Nathan Davis, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
John Dechert, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Benjamin F. Detra, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May
18, 1863.
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William Dorworth, must. in Aug. 11, 1862: must. out with company May 18, 1863.
William Doubman, must. in Aug. 13, 1862; must. out with company Nov. 18, 1863.
William Dunmore, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company Nov. 18, 1863.
Andrew Drum, must. in Aug. 13, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
James K. Espenship, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May
18, 1863.
Henry D. Espenship, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May
18, 1863.
David Y. Elsenberry, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May
18, 1863.
Jonathan C. Evans, must. in Aug. 13, 1862; must. out with company May
18, 1863.
James W Essig, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; died near Falmouth, VA, on Dec.
29, 1862.
Henry H. Fretz, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Samuel C. Foust, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
William Finger, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Daniel W. Fisher, must. in Aug. 13, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Sylvester G. Fretz, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May
18, 1863.
Benjamin Fudge, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; died near Falmouth, Va., April
18, 1862.
Albert L. Gellman, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May
18, 1863.
Levi Gotchall, must. in Aug. 13, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
James Gray Jr., must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
William H. Gristock, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May
18, 1863.
Christian Groff, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Jesse K. Gordon, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; died at Snicker's Gap, VA, Nov.
6, 1862.
George Harpst, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va.,
Dec. 13, 1862; must. out with company May 19, 1863.
Ephraim Harner, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Joseph A. Henry, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Andrew Hiser, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
William Hoffner, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
John P. Horn, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Morris Hunsicker, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg Va.,
Dec. 13, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
John Q. Hunsicker, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May
18, 1863.
Jesse Jarrett, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
John Jarrett, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Henry Kooker, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Abraham Landis, must. in Aug. 13, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Emanuel Longaker, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Jos. L. Mancill, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Isaac T. Miller, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Abraham H Moyer, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Aseph S. Morris, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Edwin L. Nieman, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Canning F. Peixoto, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May
18, 1863.
John A. Prizer, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
John Place, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
John Quay must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
John S. Rahn, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Hezekiah B. Rahn, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Andrew S. Rahn, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
John S. Rapp, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Thomas J. Rapp, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Aaron M. Richards, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May
18, 1863.
William Sheaf, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
John Smith, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Thomas M. Snyder, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; out with company May 18, 1863.
John Stern, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Benjamin Sward, must. Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Robert H. Tyson, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Charles C. Watts, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with Company May
18, 1863.
Joseph D Watson, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company, May 18, 1863.
Isaac T. Weer, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Jacob R. Weikel, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, VA,
Dec. 13, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
William W. Wisler, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May
18, 1863.
John W. Worrell, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18 1863.
Edward B. Watts, must. in Aug. 13, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Oct.
30, 1862.
Abraham Zollors, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT
One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.
[See NOTE 16-14.]
Recruiting was commenced for the companies, which ultimately
composed this regiment under the calls for nine months' service, but
before it was completed an order was issued forbidding the acceptance of
more men for a less period than three years, and the terms of enlistment
were accordingly changed to three years. Companies A, C, I and K were
recruited in Montgomery County; B and G in Adams; D, E and F in Bedford,
and company H in Bucks.
The companies rendezvoused at Camp Curtin, the first company
arriving, on the 16th of August, 1862, and by the 26th their
organizations were completed, and they were mustered into the United
State Service. Charles I. K. Sumwalt, of Adams County was appointed
colonel, and under his command, on the 30th, it moved to Baltimore.
[NOTE 16-14.]
The facts embraced in this narrative are principally drawn from a
neat volume of one hundred and thirty-eight pages prepared by Osceola
Lewis and printed by Wills, Iredell & Jenkins of Norristown, Pa.
[FINIS NOTE 16-14.]
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It reported to General Wood, in command of the Middle Department, and
was by him ordered to duty at the Relay House, the Washington Junction
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Shortly after his arrival Captain
M. R. McClennan, of Company A, was appointed lieutenant-colonel, and
Captain Lewis A. May, of Company F, major. It was employed in guarding
the railroad, to prevent mischief by secession sympathizers, and to
prevent any interruption of communication with the capital.
For this purpose Company A was stationed at Jessop's Cut, C at
Dorsey's Switch, E at Hanover Switch, D at Elk Ridge Landing, G at Fort
Dix, a small earth-work mounting six guns, commanding the Washington
Viaduct, a handsome stone structure spanning the Patapsco River B at
Ellicott's Mills, a detachment of I at Elysville, and the remaining four
companies -F, H, I and K -at headquarters, near the Relay House. This
was the original disposition, and the relative strength remained the
same, though the companies were periodically changed to give all an
opportunity for regimental drill. During the time of the Maryland
campaign, which culminated in the battle of Antietam, this road was the
scene of great activity, and the force at this point was strengthened by
the addition of the One Hundred and Eighteenth New York and Battery B of
the Fifth New York Light Artillery. After the campaign was ended the
regiment was again left to perform the duty alone. Many deserters and
Stragglers from the Union army, and aiders and abettors of the enemy,
were arrested and committed. The winter and spring of 1862-63 passed
with little to change the regular routine of duty. On the 2nd of May,
Lieutenant-Colonel McClennan was promoted to colonel, in place of
Colonel Sumwalt, whose connection with the service was severed on 30th
of March preceding.
On the 16th of June the regiment was ordered to active duty and
proceed to Harper's Ferry, where it was assigned to Elliott's brigade, a
part of the command with which Milroy had in vain battled with the
advancing columns of Lee's army, at Winchester, on their way to
Pennsylvania. General French was in command at Harper's Ferry, with the
brigades of Kenly, Morris and Elliott under him. The heights strongly
fortified, the trees in front were swept away, artillery advantageous
posted, strong picket lines were established and every precaution taken
to give the foe a warm reception. But he wisely shunned this route, his
bivouac fires and his long trains being visible in the distant valley as
they passed and crossed the Potomac at Williamsport. Harper's Ferry was
evacuated on the 1st of July. All munitions and stores that could not be
removed were destroyed and the remainder was loaded on canal boats and
sent to Washington.
Elliott's brigade was charged with guarding it and taking, it
through. The rest of the French's division moving to Frederick. From
Washington the brigade proceeded rail, on the 7th, to Frederick, and
rejoined the division, and on the following day joined the army in its
pursuit of Lee, now fresh from the field of Gettysburg. General French
assumed command of the Third Corps, in place of Sickles, who had fallen
in the desperate fighting of the 2d, and General Elliott succeeded the
former in command of the division, now attached to that corps. On the
16th the corps crossed the river at Harper's Ferry, and on the 23d
encountered the enemy in a strong position at Wapping Heights, his
infantry, screened by stone walls, making a determined resistance. He
was finally dislodged by a gallant charge of the Excelsior Brigade, and
was driven into the valley beyond.
Elliott's brigade did not become engaged, though held under fire a
considerable portion of the time during the engagement. At Warrenton
the corps halted and remained until the 1st of August, when it moved out
to the Rappahannock, the regiment being posted at Fox's Ford, charged
with out-post duty. On the 15th of September the corps moved on to
Warrenton, where it remained in comparative quiet, with the rest of the
army, for nearly six weeks. In the mean time two corps, the Eleventh
and Twelfth, had been detached from the Army of the Potomac and sent to
the support of Rosecrans, cooped up in a precarious position at
Chattanooga. Feeling that he could now with safety assume the
offensive, Lee commenced a sudden flank movement by the right, and
Meade, to save himself, retreated to Centreville. In this movement the
regiment was divided, a portion being assigned as guard to the
ammunition train and the remainder to the corps ambulances.
At Centreville the movement of the two armies was reversed without
coming into conflict, and Lee retreated and Meade pursued. On the 23d
of October the regiment was relieved from guard duty with the trains and
rejoined its brigade. After crossing the Rappahanock, and when within
two and a half miles of Brandy Station, the enemy's rear guard was
encountered. Elliott's division had that day the advance, and the One
Hundred and Thirty-eighth Pennsylvania and the One Hundred and tenth
Ohio river, were immediately deployed, the former to the left and the
latter to the right of the railroad and with Berdan's sharp shooters and
company A of the One Hundred and Thirty-eighth thrown forward as
skirmishers, advanced with supporting, regiments to the attack. The
fire of the enemy's artillery was severe.
Early in the engagement a shell struck and exploded in the ranks
near the centre of the regiment, mortally wounding Captain Lazarus C.
Andress and carrying away the left arm of Sergeant Abraham G. Rapp. The
missile burst as it struck the former, tearfully mangling his hip and
thigh and shivering his sword. The hill was carried and the enemy
barely escaped with his artillery. The loss was seven wounded.
At Brandy Station the army halted, and remained until the 23rd or
November, when it set forward on
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the Mine Ran campaigns. The Third Corps crossed the Rapidan at Jacob's
Ford, and on the 27th came up with the enemy at Locust Grove. The
Second Division was first engaged, and being hard pressed, the Third,
now commanded by General Carr, was sent to its support and formed on its
left, the One Hundred and Thirty-eighth being on the extreme left of the
line. The fighting soon opened on its front, at close range, and buck
and ball were hurled with telling effect against the advancing enemy.
Colonel McClennan, while moving along the line encouraging his men and
directing the fight, was stricken down and carried from the field.
Captain Fisher had an arm shattered and Adjutant Cross was disabled. At
dark, after having gallantly held the ground, and repulsed repeated
charges, inflicting great slaughter, it was relieved by fresh troops,
and rested for the night on the field. The lose in the engagement was
seven killed, forty-five wounded and three missing. During the night
the enemy withdrew to big fortified position behind Mine Run. After
advancing to and reconnoitering his ground, it was decided to abandon
the campaign, and the army returned to camp near Brandy Station, where
the regiment was soon settled in comfortable winter-quarters.
Colonel McClennan, having measurably recovered from his wounds,
returned to duty on the 13th of March, 1864, and was received in camp
with demonstrations of warm regard. The smooth-bore muskets with which
the regiment was armed were soon afterwards exchanged for Springfield
rifled muskets. In the reorganization of the corps, preparatory to the
opening of the spring campaign, the Third Division of the Third Corps
became the Third Division of the Sixth, General Ricketts in command. The
army moved on the 3rd of May, and on the 5th, soon after crossing the
Rapidan, it was attacked in the tangled thickets of the Wilderness. It
was near midday before Rickett's division was put in motion.
Towards evening, after having marched and counter marched, the
brigade, to the command of which General Truman Seymour had that morning
been assigned, was detached and hurriedly led to a position on the
extreme right of the corps, passing on its way the scene of a most
sanguinary struggle, where the dead of both armies were thickly strewn
on the wild wooded battle-field. At dark it was formed in two lines,
the One Hundred and Thirty-eighth on the second line. It was thought
that only a picket guard of the enemy's extreme left was in front, and
in swinging around to envelop it the command was suddenly brought under
a severe front and flank fire from strong columns. For two hours, with
the most stubborn fighting, the ground was held, when on both sides the
fighting gradually died away, and the lines rested on the field where
they had fought. The casualties in the regiment were slight, Sergeant
Biesecker, and John H. Ashenfelter, of the color guard, being killed.
All night long the moans and the cries of the dying filled the air, and
the ominous sound of the enemy chopping and fortifying in front and far
out on the right flank was distinctly heard. General Seymour was
apprised of these threatening indications, but the order of the previous
evening to renew the assault in the morning was not modified, and at nine
o'clock the brigade moved to the desperate work, and now the One Hundred
and Thirty-eighth on the front line. The men were charged not to fire a
shot until they had reached the enemy's works. Apprised by the clanking
of arms of their approach, he was ready to receive them. The pattering
fire of his skirmishers deepened into showers as they went, and finally
a perfect storm of deadly missiles greeted them; but without wavering,
the lines moved on until within fifty yards of his breast-works, where
the flashes of his guns were plainly visible through the tangled wood.
And now, when the moment for a final dash had come, impatient soldiers
began to stop and to fire. Felled trees and tangled branches made it
more and more difficult to advance. The momentum of the charge was
lost, and the men, taking shelter behind trees, and lying prostrate upon
the ground for an hour in the face of a most destructive fire of infantry
and artillery hurling grape and canister, held their ground. Seeing that
there was no hope of success, the brigade was finally ordered back to the
position of the morning, unavoidably leaving many of the dead and wounded
on the field. Late in the evening, while the men were preparing their
coffee behind their hastily constructed breast-works, Shaler's brigade,
who had been posted upon the right of Seymour, was suddenly attacked in
flank and rear by a powerful body of the enemy under Gordon. Sweeping
down upon the unsuspecting troops, as did Jackson upon the Eleventh
Corps at Chancellorsville, Gordon scattered and drove all opposed to
him. He was finally checked by reinforcements from other parts of the
line, and the lost ground regained. General Shaler and Seymour, with
numbers of their troops, were taken prisoners.
Weakened by two fatal and unsuccessful charges, the brigade was in
no condition or heart to resist, and the general who, had refused to,
listen to the representations of danger in the early morning added
another to the misfortunes which had attended his career at Charles City
CrossRoads, Fort Wagner and Olustee. The regiment lost in these
engagements twenty-seven killed, ninety-four wounded and thirty-five
missing, of whom twenty-six were known to be prisoners-. Lieutenant John
H. Fisher was killed, and Lieutenants H. C. Grossman and John E. Essick
were wounded, the latter mortally.
On the 7th the contending parties acted on the defensive, operations
being confined to skirmishing. On the night of' the 8th the first of
Grant's movements by the left flank began. In the fierce fighting which
occurred about Spottsylvania, in the subsequent movements during the
month of May, the regi-
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ment shared, and was frequently under fire, losing five wounded on the
12th, three wounded on the 13th, one killed on the 18th, one wounded on
the 19th, two wounded on the 20th, and one wounded on the 31st, but did
not become involved in the more desperate fighting.
On the 1st of June the troops from Butler's army of the James were
met in the vicinity of Cold Harbor, and orders were given to prepare for
an engagement. "A hasty disposition of these commands was made," says
Lieutenant Lewis, in his narrative of this regiment, "skirmishers were
advanced, the enemy's position partially developed, a plan of assault
selected, and at five o'clock the attack was commenced. The Third
Division, on the right of the corps, adjoining General Smith's left,
moved forward in four lines of battle, and with great promptness.
"The front line of the Second Brigade consisted of the Sixth
Maryland and the One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Pennsylvania, and these
two regiments were the first to encounter a galling fire from the
enemy's sharp-shooters and a difficult swamp which had to be crowed.
These obstacles overcome, the rebel main line, situated on a ridge
thickly wooded with pine, was found defended by strong numbers. The
Sixth and the One Hundred and Thirty-eighth were the first troops to
clamber over the works and break the rebel from, which was only
accomplished by a solid rush and hard fighting. The confusion and
flight of the enemy resulting from this breach in his line was quickly
followed up, and in a short time the two above specified regiments had
captured more prisoners than their own numbers. On other portions of
the line our troops had not carried the works, and we, in out zeal to
drive the enemy, soon distanced all supporting columns to the jeopardy
of our own safety.
At one period the men of oar regiment drove the gunners from a
battery; but when within a few yards of its position, and about to seize
it, our scattered, and weakened numbers became apparent to the enemy, who
rallied heavily against us, returned to his guns, and checked our further
advance by a raking charge of canister. We were hard pressed, but the
captured ground was maintained. The entire Third Division joined in the
work, with alacrity at the first onset, and to this command belongs the
credit of being the only division of two corps to successfully
accomplish the task assigned it in this battle." The conduct of the
division drew from General Meade a congratulatory order, in these words;
"Please gives my thanks to Brigadier-General Ricketts and his gallant
command for the very handsome manner in which they conducted themselves
to day. The success attained by them is of great importance, and if
promptly followed up, will materially advance our operations." During the
night the lines were reformed and the rebel works were reversed. On
the 3d another assault was made, but without success, and the two
armies fell to digging, which was continued until the 12th, when the
Union army was quietly withdrawn and moved off towards the James. The
low was seven killed, fifty-four wounded and seven missing. Lieutenant
Charles P. McLaughlin was among the killed.
After crossing the James, about the middle of the month, the Third
Division moved up to Point of Rocks, and was assigned a position in the
trenches at Bermuda Hundred, but subsequently rejoined the corps in
front of Petersburg, and near the close of the month joined in the
movement upon the Weldon Railroad, at Ream's Station, in which several
miles of the road were destroyed.
On the 6th of July, Ricketts' division was ordered to City Point,
and thence moved by transport to Baltimore. Cars were in waiting, upon
which it immediately proceeded to Monocacy, and there awaited the
advance of the enemy under Early, who, with a powerful division of Lee's
army, was advancing on Washington. Line of battle was hastily formed,
the troops of General Wallace, who commanded the department, occupying
the right, which rested-on a high fortified bluff overlooking the
railroad and Monocacy Creek, and Ricketts' division, drawn up in two
lines, the left, the whole in crescent shape, stretching across the
railroad and the Washington turnpike.
By ten on the morning of the 9th the skirmishing was brisk, and it
soon became evident that the Union force was vastly outnumbered. To
equal his front, Ricketts' division was stretched out in a single thin
line, and against this the enemy came on in heavy force, rejoicing in
his strength and confident of victory. The One Hundred and
Thirty-eighth occupied a position on the unprotected left flank. To
prevent this from being turned, which seemed to be the object of the
enemy, the line was refused until it became impossible for him to
execute his purpose without dividing his force. Foiled in this, he made
a direct assault in three lines. As Boon as he came within range a well
directed fire was opened, and rapid rounds were poured in with admirable
effect. His first and second lines were broken, and the third advanced
in their places; but still the division held its ground.
At five P.M. the troops on the right gave way, and Ricketts was
compelled to order a retreat to slave himself from capture. The enemy
was well supplied with artillery, which was admirably handled, while
upon the Union side the few guns in play did little execution. Colonel
McClennan commanded the brigade during the engagement and Major may the
regiment. The loss was thirty-nine men wounded, twenty-one captured and
eight missing. Captain George W. Guss was among the wounded and Captain
Richard T. Stewart among the prisoners. The division retired to
Baltimore and encamped at Druid Hill Park, and Early pushed on towards
Washington; but here he was met by the rest of the Sixth Corps and
driven ingloriously into Virginia. The Union forces joined in pursuit
and pushed him to beyond Berryville, in the Shenandoah Valley, Ricketts'
division having in the mean time rejoined
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the corps. And now, for a period of nearly a month during the intense
heat of the season, marches and counter-marches between Washington and
the Shenandoah Valley, over the soil of Maryland and Virginia, followed,
apparently to little purpose.
Finally a new department was created and General Sheridan assigned
to its command. His army was composed of the Sixth, Eighth and
Nineteenth corps, with a force of cavalry sent from the Army of the
Potomac. manoeuvring at once commenced, by which the enemy was drawn
from his stronghold at Fisher's Hill. On the 29th of August the
cavalry, under Merritt, supported by Ricketts' division, met and
defeated a body of the enemy near Smithfield. Encouraged by this
success, at two A.M. on the morning of the 19th of September, Sheridan
moved from his camp at Berryville to attack early, resting on the line
of the Opequan, six miles away. By daylight the stream was crossed,
and dispositions were at once made for attack.
The One Hundred and Thirty-eighth occupied the first line in the
brigade, with the Sixth Maryland and Sixty-seventh Pennsylvania on its
right and left. The first attack was made by the Sixth and Nineteenth
Corps, in which a decided advantage was gained, but was lost by a fatal
gap between the two corps, which, widening as they advanced, allowed the
enemy to break through. Some Confusion resulted; but the command was
soon rallied, when the grand advance was made, and under a terrific fire
of musketry and artillery it swept forward full upon his front, and at
every point was victorious, the enemy retreating in precipitation and
confusion. The pursuit continued to Fishers Hill, where he was found
prepared to offer formidable resistance. Ricketts' division occupied a
position in front of a strong rebel earthwork on the extreme right of
the line, and when the Eighth Corps, under Crook, had, by a
mountain-path, turned that flank, the whole line moved simultaneously
upon the enemy and again drove him in utter rout, making extensive
captures of prisoners, guns and small-arms. The loss of the regiment in
these engagements was four killed, thirty-nine wounded and three missing.
The army now moved on in pursuit, in three columns, preceded by a
line of skirmishers, of which the regiment formed part, and in a
recounter near New Market with his rear guard suffered some loss in
wounded. At Harrisonburg the pursuit was stayed, and the army soon
after returned and went into camp at Cedar Creek, the enemy returning
subsequently with reinforcements and taking position in his favorite
stronghold at Fisher's Hill.
A little after midnight of the 18th of October the rebel army was
led from its camp, and stealthily approaching the Union camp, at
daybreak, turned the left of the line, where the Eighth Corps lay, and
taking it in reverse, swept it back, the rout soon communicating to the
Nineteenth Corps, which stood next. The Sixth Corps had time to rally,
and offered some resistance, but was finally withdrawn to Middletown,
where a new line was taken up and the corps effectively rallied. Here
Sheridan, who had been absent in the early part of the day, joined them,
and a general advance was sounded. The One Hundred and Thirty-eighth
held manfully its place in the severe conflict, which followed, and
shared in the glorious victory, which resulted. The loss was two killed
and forty wounded. Lieutenants Samuel W. Cloward, John A. Gump,
William B. Lovett and Martin S. Bortz were among the wounded, the two
former mortally. At the opening of this campaign Colonel McClennan,
debilitated by sickness, was obliged to leave the command, and the
regiment was led throughout by Major May. On the 2d of November the One
Hundred and Thirty-eighth, with other troops, was taken to Philadelphia,
where it remained in camp until the 11th, when it returned to the army,
now in camp near Winchester.
Early in December the corps returned to its place in the army before
Petersburg, taking position between the Ninth and Second Corps, vacated
by the Fifth. The One Hundred and Thirty-eighth was detailed to
garrison Fort Dushane an earth-work on the rear line of defenses near
the Weldon Railroad. At Christmas a bountiful repast was provided by
friends of the regiment in Montgomery County, and a beautiful stand of
colors was presented, a gift from "Loyal Citizens of Norristown and
Bridgeport, Pa." in acknowledgment of the latter gift, an elaborate
address, breathing intense devotion to the national cause, was prepared
and sent to the donors.
At midnight on the 1st of April the regiment joined the corps, and
took position in the third line, a general assault having been ordered
along the whole front upon the enemy's works. At four o'clock in the
morning of the 2d the signal of advance was given, and moving forward
under a raking musketry and enfilading artillery fire, through tangled
underwood and ditches, the Sixth Corps carried the works in its front,
sweeping everything before it. Pursuit of the flying foe was immediately
given, the One Hundred and Thirty-eighth following up in a northwesterly
direction for nearly two miles, making numerous captures. [See NOTE 16-15.]
Returning to the point where it first crossed the rebel works, it participated
in the charge upon the rebel fort last taken by the division, suffering some
loss. The losses in the operations of the entire day were sixteen
wounded, Captain James B. Heebner and Lieutenant J. P. Iredell being
of the number. Immediate pursuit was commenced, and at Sailor's Creek
the corps came up with the enemy's main
[NOTE 16-15.]
"Two men of Company F penetrated the country as far as the South Side
Railroad, and tore up some of the track. While engaged in this work
they encountered two rebel mounted officers, who demanded their
surrender. Corporal John W. Mauk immediately shot one of the officers
and Private Wolford fired at the other, but missed, and the rebel
escaped. The men then came back to the regiment and reported their
adventure. It is supposed that the officer killed by Corporal Mauk was
the rebel General A. P. Hill, as various reports gave the
circumstances of his death as similar to those of this case."
--Colonel's McClennan's Official Report.
[FINIS NOTE 16-15.]
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body drawn up at a commanding position beyond the stream. Crossing this
and the marshy bottom through which it courses, the First and Third
Divisions assaulted in the face of a galling fire, and routed the foe,
capturing prisoners in excess of their own numbers. The loss of the
regiment was three killed and seven wounded, and here its fighting
ended. Three days thereafter Lee surrendered, and the event was
celebrated with every demonstration of rejoicing through all the
camps. Two weeks later the corps made a forced march of a hundred miles
to Danville, to the support of Sherman. But its co-operation was not
needed, and it returned to Richmond by rail, and thence marched to the
neighborhood of Washington, where, on the 23d of June, it was mustered
out of service.
FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS.
C. L. K. Sumwalt, col., must. in Aug. 30, 1862; disch. March 30, 1863.
M. R. McClennan, col., must. in Aug. 20, 1862.; pro. from capt. Co. A to lieut-col.
Sept. 2, 1862; to col. May 2, 1863, brevet brig.-gen. April 2, 1865; wounded at
Mine Run, Va., Nov. 4, 1863; must. out with regiment June 23, 1865.
Lewis A. May, lieut.-col., must. in Aug. 29, 1862; pro. from maj.
Feb. 12, 1866; must. out with regiment June 23, 1865.
Jacob W. Cress, adjt., must. in Aug. 30, 1862; pro. from 1st lieut. Co. B
Aug. 30, 1862; wounded at Mine Run, Va., Nov. 27, 1863; must. out with regiment
June 23, 1865.
Edward B. Moore, q.m., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; pro, to Capt. and comsub.
U. S. V. Aug. 4, 1864; brevet maj.; must. out July 31, 1865.
David L. McKenzie, q.m., must. in Aug. 16, 1862; pro. from com. sergt.
July 6, 1864; must. out with regiment June 23, 1865.
C. P. Herrington, surg., must. in Sept. 13 1862; pro. from assist. surg.
48th Regt. P. V. Oct. 30, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 4, 1863.
Charles E Cady, surg., must. in Sept. 5, 1862; pro. from assist. surg.
Jan. 22, 1864; must. out with regiment June 23, 1865.
Thomas C. Thornton, assist. surg., must. in Sept. 12, 1862; pro. to surg.
67th Regt. P. V. April 20, 1865.
Thomas P. Tomlinson, assist. surg., must. in May 17, 1865; must. out
with regiment June 23, 1865.
James F. Porter, chap., must. in Sept. 7, 1862; res. June 26, 1863.
James W. Curry, chap., must. in March 21, 1863; disch. by special order
March 8, 1864.
John W. Feight, chap., must. in Aug. 30, 1862; pro. from capt. Co. F
Feb. 21, 1865; must. out with regiment June 23, 1865.
H. C. Grossman, sergt.-maj., must. in Aug. 18, 1862; pro. from corp. Co
B Sept. 1, 1862; to 2nd lieut. Co. B April 9, 1864.
Timothy Kane, sergt.-maj., must. in Aug. 20, 1362; pro. from priv. Co C
April 26, 1864, 1st lieut. Co. C Dec. 1, 1864.
Osceola(?) Lewis, sergt.-maj., must. in Aug. 30, 1862; pro. from priv. Co.
I Dec. 12, 1864; to 1st lieut. Co. I May 16, 1865.
Reuben Hallowell, sergt.-maj., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; pro. from sergt.
Co. I May 16, 1865; must. out with regiment June 23, 1865
James W. Kennedy, q.m.-sergt., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; pro. from sergt. Co. I
Sept. 15, 1862; must. out with regiment June 23, 1865.
Franklin Ramsey, com. sergt., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; pro. from priv. Co. A
July 6, 1864; must. out with regiment June 23, 1865.
James G, Wells, hosp. stew., must. in Aug. 23, 1862; pro. from priv.
Co. K Sept. 1, 1862; must. out with regiment June 23, 1865.
Lawrence Deifabaugh, prin. mus., must. in Aug. 29, 1862; pro. from mus. Co E
Feb. 3, 1864; must. out with regiment June 23, 1865.
William Earle, prin. mus., must. in Sept. 3, 1862; pro. from mus. Co. I
Oct. 30, 1864; must. out with regiment June 23, 1865.
COMPANY A.
M. R. McClennan, capt., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; pro. to lieut-col.
Sept. 2, 1862.
Charles. Fisher, capt., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; pro, from 1st lieut. Oct. 23, 1862;
wounded at Mine Run, Va., Nov. 27, 1863; disch. Sept. 17, 1864.
James B. Heebner, capt., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; pro. from sergt. to 1st sergt.
Sept. 19, 1862; to capt. Dec. 2, 1864; wounded at Monocacy, Md.,
July 9, 1864, and at Sailor's Creek, Va., April 6, 1865; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
Samuel J Yarger, 1st lieut., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; pro. from 2d lieut.
Oct. 23, 1862; disch. Sept. 12, 1864.
John Dalbey, 1st lieut. must. in Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Opequant,
Va., Sept. 19, 1864; pro. from sergt. Dec. 2, 1864; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
John E. Essick, 2d lieut., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; pro. from 1st sergt.
Oct. 3, 1862; died May 11 of wounds received at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.
Daniel A. Reiff, 2d lieut., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; pro. from corp. to
sergt. July 1, 1864; to 2d lieut. April 3, 1865; wounded at Opequant, Va.,
Sept. 19, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
John Benton Major, 1st sergt., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; pro. from corp.
to sergt. Dec. 1, 1864; to 1st sergt. May 13, 1865; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
Harrison Bickle, 1st sergt., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Wilderness,
May 6, 1864 and at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; pro. from sergt. Dec. 1,
1864; disch. on surg. certif. May 12, 1865.
Egbert B. Buzley, sergt., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va.,
May 6, 1864; pro. from corp., Dec. 1, 1864; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
Adam J Schrack, sergt., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; pro. from corp.
April 3, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Samuel A. Moore, sergt., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; pro. from corp.
Sept. 19, 1862, to sergt. May 13, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
George W. Williams, sergt., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; pro. to corp. Dec. 1, 1864;
to sergt. May 13, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Lorenzo D Shearer, sergt., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; pro. from corp.
Sept. 19, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. May 12, 1865.
Davis W. Roberts, sergt., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; died at Washington,
D. C., June 14, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1, 1864.
James Crozier, corp., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; pro. to corp. Dec. 1, 1864
disch. by special order June 30, 1865.
Joseph K. Moore, corp., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; pro. to corp. Dec. 1, 1864;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Elbridge Griffith, corp., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va.,
June 1, 1864; pro. to corp. Dec. 1, 1864; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
Crary Stewart, corp., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Mine Run,
Va., Nov. 27, 1863; pro. to corp. Dec. 1, 1864; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
William H. Myer, corp., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; pro. to corp. April 5,
1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Adam Hersh, corp., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Mine Run, Va.,
Nov. 27, 1863; pro. to corp. April 5, 1865; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
Eugene Shearer, corp., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; pro, to corp. May 13, 1865; must.
out with company June 23, 1865.
Samuel L. Welder, corp., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; pro. to corp. May 13, 1865;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
John H. Slingluff, corp., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; died May 6, 1864, of
wounds received at Wilderness, Va.
Paul A. Smith, corp., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; died at Philadelphia, Pa.,
Oct. 10, of wounds received at Opequan, VA., Sept. 19, 1864.
Morris E. Hinkle, corp., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; killed at Sailor's Creek, Va.,
April 6, 1865.
George H. Buck. musician, must. in, Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company
June. 23, 1865.
Samuel Mitchell, musician, must. in Jan. 30, 1865; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
PRIVATES
Samuel S. Anderson, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
George E. Apple, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
John E. Ashford, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
John T. Bailey, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Peter E. Bean, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Reuben Bankis, must. in Feb. 11, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Henry Bitton, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. March 15, 1865.
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William T. Banner, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; trans to Co. A, 24th Regt. Vet. Res.
Corps, Jan. 10, 1865; disch. by G. 0. June 28, 1865.
Franklin B. Bond, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; trans, to 51st Co., 2d batt. Vet. Res.
Corps, Jan. 25, 1865; disch. on surg. certif., April 21, 1865.
Jacob Coflesh, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Jacob Colter, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
low.
Franklin Cooker, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Preston Cusier, must. in Jan. 30, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
W. Coppleberger, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Monocacy, Md., July 9, 1864;
disch. on surg. cert. May 12, 1865.
Alex. Cuthbertson, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; disch. on surg certif. May 18, 1865.
Henry Colter, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; died July 14, of wounds received at
Monocacy, Md., July 9, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Antietam section 26,
lot E, and grave 518.
William Dutlinger, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
James W. Davis, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Mine Run, Va., Nov. 27, 1863;
disch. by G. 0. June 14, 1865.
George DeHaven, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
George W. Evans, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Mine Run, Va., Nov. 27, 1863;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Peter S. Eddleman, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; killed at Opequan, Va.,
Sept. 19, 1864.
Benjamin Fisher, must. in Feb. 11, 1865; disch. by G. 0. July 3, 1865.
John H. Griffith, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; prisoner from May 6, 1864,
Feb. 27, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Abraham Gotwaltz, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; died Fort Winchester, Va., Oct. 11, of
wounds received at Opequan Sept. 19, 1864.
Samuel Grubb, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; died at Washington, D. C., June 9, of
wounds received at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.
Philip Hahn, Jr., must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
John Harrold, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; prisoner from June 13, 1864, to
Feb. 26, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Joseph Hampton, must. in Jan. 28, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
George Hunter, must. in Aug. 9, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Benjamin D. Harrar, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Spottaylvania
Court-House, Virginia, May 12, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 15, 1865.
William H. Hunter, must. in Dec. 14, 1863; trans. to U. S. Navy
April 19, 1864.
Joseph S. Hollowell, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; died at Simpson Hospital, Md.,
Dec. 11, 1862.
James Henry, must. in Aug. 19, 1862.
William H. Isett, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Joseph W. Jones, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Jeremiah Jones, must. in Jan. 16, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Richard Jones, must. in Jan. 28, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Richard M. Johnson, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
Jacob D. Jackson, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; died at Jessop's Cut, Md.,
Nov. 25, 1862.
Henry S. Keeley, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
David R. Krieble, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Mine Run, Va.,
Nov. 27, 1863; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
William H. Koplin, must. in Aug. 11, 1862; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
Isaac Kennedy, must. in Aug. 19, 1862.
David H. Lukens, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va.,
May 6, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
William R. Lyle, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
William K. Lukens, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; out with company June 23, 1865.
William Lynn, must. in Jan. 14, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Edward H. Linck, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; captured; died at Salisbury, N. C.,
Jan. 17, 1865.
Issac M. Miller, must. in Feb. 11, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Michael Murphy, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; disch. by G. 0. May 10, 1865.
William Magee, must. in Aug. 19, 1862, died May 9, of wounds received at
Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.
Jos. Noblit, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1863.
James Noblit, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Mine Run, Va., Nov. 27, 1863;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
William Noblit, must. in Jan. 30, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
James Nolan, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1864;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Samuel Nuss, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Abraham Newcomer, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 25, 1863.
Jefferson Ortlip, must. in Jan. 14, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Charles Pyle, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Charles Pugh, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864;
disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 1, 1864.
Thomas H. Ramsey, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Horatio Royer, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Joseph Rhinehart, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Henry C. Rhoads, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va.,
June 1, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Lewis K. Reigle, must. in Jan. 9, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Levi Ringler, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; disch. on surg. cert. Oct. 24, 1864.
Franklin Ramsey, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; pro. to com. sergt. July 6, 1864.
George W. Ross, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; died at Washington, D. C.,
Sept. 23, 1863.
William Rodenbaugh, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; died at Frederick July 20, of wounds
received at Monocacy, Md., July 9, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Antietam,
section 26, lot E, grave 529.
Jacob Schock, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; mustered out with company June 23, 1865.
David Snyder, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Monocacy, Md., July 9, 1864;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Albert W. Streeper, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
William Simpson, must. in Jan. 31, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Archibald Stewart, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; died at Washington, D. C.,
June 15, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June 9, 1864; buried in
National Cemetery, Arlington.
Sylvester Stahley, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; killed at Cedar Creek, Va.,
Oct. 19, 1864.
Milton Streeper, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; missing in action at Wilderness Va.,
May 6, 1864.
David Updegrove, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1864,
and at Sailor's Creek, Va., April 2, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Watson Wilde, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1,
1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Michael Wheeler, must. in Dec. 24, 1863; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Henry C. Wells, must. in Aug. 30, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
George M. Williams, must. in Feb. 13, 1865; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
William Wilkinson, must. in Jan. 30, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
COMPANY C.
George W. Guss, capt., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Monocacy, Md.,
July 9, 1864; disch. by G. O. May 15, 1865.
William Neiman, 1st lieut., must. in Aug. 25, 1862; disch. on surg. certif.
Aug. 22, 1863.
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Samuel W. Cloward, 1st lieut., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; pro. from 1st sergt
Sept. 5, 1863; died Nov. 1, of wounds received at Cedar Creek, Va.,
Oct. 19, 1864.
Timothy Katie, 1st lieut., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; pro. from sergt.-maj.
Dec. 1, 1864; brev. Capt. April 6, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865,
John A. Wills, 2d lieut., must. in Aug. 25, 1862; disch. on surg. certif.
Aug. 13, 1863.
Matthews T. Server, must. in 1st sergt., [sic] Aug. 20, 1862; pro. from sergt.
Jan. 14, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Henry S. Smith, 1st sergt., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; disch. Jan. 14, 1865, for
wounds received at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.
Charles R. Jones, sergt., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; pro. from corp. Nov. 1, 1864;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Samuel D. Salsburg, sergt., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Monocacy, Md.,
July 9, 1864; pro. from corp. March 1, 1865; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
Sylvester Makens, sergt., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; pro. from corp.
March 1, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Jason T. Butler, sergt., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Monocacy, Md., July
9, and at Cedar Creek, Va., and Sept. 19, 1864; pro. from corp. June 1, 1865;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Samuel Aikins, sergt., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; disch. May 30, 1865, for wounds
received at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.
C. H. Fitzgerald, sergt, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; disch. Feb. 14, 1865 for
wounds received at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1864.
Benjamin Uebele, sergt., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; missing in action at Monocacy,
Md., July 1, 1865.
Joseph R. Moyer, corp., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
James R, Griffiths, corp., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; prisoner from May 6 to
Dec. 23, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 12, 1865.
H. H. Shainline, corp., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
Jesse Slingluff, corp., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
George E. Lowery, corp., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va.,
May 6, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Charles Pennypacker, corp., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Mine Run, Va.,
Nov. 27, 1863; pro. to corp. March 1, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Aaron R. Selah, corp., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; pro. to corp. March 1, 1865;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Edward H. Smith, corp., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Opequan, Va.,
Sept. 9, 1864; pro. to corp. June 1, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Michael Lightcap, corp., must. in Aug. 20, 1862.
Edwin S. Sotch, mus., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
George W. Foreman, mus., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; disch. on surg. certif.
Dec. 11, 1863.
PRIVATES.
David F. Anderson, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Cedar Creek Va.,
Oct. 19, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Charles A. Bodey, must. in March 8, 1865; dish. by G. 0. June 16, 1865.
Levi Cutler, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
William H. Coulson, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded in action May 20, 1864;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Henry P. Cornog, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va.,
May 6, 1864; must. out with company June 28, 1865.
Charles Craft, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Samuel Cornell, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; dish. by G. 0. June. 16, 1865.
.
John Cole, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Leidy Cook, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; died at Norristown, Pa., Dec. 7, 1862.
William Carson, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded and missing in action at
Monocacy, Md., July 9, 1864.
Marpold Davis, must. in Aug. 20, 1861 [sic]; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Samuel H. Dean, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Jacob H. Dotts, must. in March 23, 1863; wounded at Opequan, Va.,
Sept. 19, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Charles Dell, must. in Jan. 21, 1865; must. out. with company June 23, 1865.
Daniel Dewees, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Oct 7, 1863.
Isaac Dickenson, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 20, 1863.
David L. Dotts, must. in Aug. 23, 1862; missing in action at Cold Harbor, Va.,
June 1, 1864.
Jacob Emery, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
William Fullerton, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Jesse 0. Fitzgerld, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
Henry Freese, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Henry Fuhner, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864;
must. out with company June 23, 1865,
George W. Foreman, must. in March 29, 1864; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
Isaac P Freese, must. in Aug. 21, 1862; died at Philadelphia, Pa., July 27,
of wounds received at Cold Harbor, VA., June 6, 1864.
Enos Godshalk, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Charles Garber, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Eugene Griffiths, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 24, 1863.
John F. Houston, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va.,
Nov. 3, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Joseph S. Hauley, must. in March 7, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
William H. Jones, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Isaiah T. Johnson, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; disch. on surg. certif.
April 24, 1863.
John M. Jones, must. in Aug. 20, 1862.
William F. Jones, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; missing in action at Cold Harbor. Va.,
June 1, 1864.
John Knause, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864;
disch. by G. 0. May 16, 1865.
Hillary R. Lightcap, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; disch. on surg. certif.
Feb. 21, 1863.
William H. Moore, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va.,
June 8, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Winfield S Markley, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Cold Harbor,
June 8, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865
Abraham Markley, must. in March 17, 1863; wounded at Monocary, Md., July 9, 1864;
absent, on furlough, at muster out.
Jesse S. Moyer, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Charles W. Makens, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 6,
and at Opequan Sept. 19, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865
Amos Mitchell, must. in Aug. 23, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
James K. Miller, must. in Aug. 23, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Jesse A Myers, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; captured; died at Andersonville Ga.
Sept. 20, 1864; grave 9,339.
Daniel M Noblit, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
George W. Neiman, must. in Feb. 10, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 31, 1865.
James H. Orner, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; captured at Petersburg, Va.,
April 2, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Christopher Oxinger, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; disch. on surg. certif.
Jan. 22, 1864.
Lewis F. Ott, must. in Aug. 20, 1862.
Allen Quarmby, must. in Aug. 23, 1862; disch. April 10, 1865, for wounds
received at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.
C. Rhodenbaugh, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Ferdinand Seaman, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Abraham B. Sutch, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 6,
1864; absent, in hospital, at must. out.
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Thomas B. Sutch, must. in Feb. 24, 1865, must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Richard N. Shinn, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va.,
Oct. 19, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
George Stiver, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Wilmer Still, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Currin F. Smith, must. in Aug. 23, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
James 0. Saylor, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded in action May 20, 1864; must.
out with company June 23, 1865.
Thomas Stewart, must. in March 8, 1865; disch. by G. 0. June 20, 1865.
Albert Spangler, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. April 4 1865.
Wm. F. Sensenderfer, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, date
unknown.
Joseph R. Skean, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.
A. Vanfossen, Jr., must. in Aug. 23, 1862; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga.,
date unknown.
Jesse Wagner, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
William Wills, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1, 1864;
discharged by G. 0. June 12, 1865.
George W. Wilson, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Wilderness Va., May 6,
1864; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Jan. 7, 1865; disch. on surg. certif.
April 20, 1865.
Isaac C. Yost, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Charles A Yost, must. in Aug. 20, 1862.
COMPANY I
Augustus G. Feather, capt., must. in Sept. 2, 1862; disch. Sept. 13, 1864.
Jonathan T. Rorer, capt., must. in Aug. 29, 1862; pro. from 1st lieut. Oct 1,
1864; bvt. maj. Oct. 19, 1864; disch. by S. 0. April 5, 1865.
William C. Ensly, capt, must. in Aug. 30, 1862; pro. from 1st sergt. to 1st lieut
Nov. 1, 1864; bvt. capt. April 6, 1865; to capt May 15, 1865;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Osceola Lewis, 1st lieut., must. in Aug. 30, 1862; pro. from sergt.-maj. May 16, 1865;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
John H. Fisher, 2d lieut., must. in Sept. 3, 1862; killed at Wilderness, Va.,
May 6, 1864.
George H. Reese 1st sergt., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Mine Run, Va.,
Nov. 27, 1863; pro. from sergt. Nov. 1, 1864; com. 2d lieut. April 6, 1865; not
mustered; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
George W. Shoffner, sergt., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Opequan, Va.,
Sept. 19, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
David D. Bath, sergt., must. in Aug. 30, 1862; must. out with company June 23,
1865.
Sylvester W. Snyder, sergt., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Cedar Creek,
Va., Oct. 19, 1864, and at Sailor's Creek April 6, 1865; disch. by G. 0. May
31, 1865.
John Shoffner, sergt., must. in Aug. 30, 1862; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va.,
June 1, 1864; promoted from corp., May 16, 1865; must. out with company June
23, 1865.
James W. Kennedy, sergt., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; pro. to q.m.-sergt.
Sept. 15, 1862.
Reuben Hallowell, sergt., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; pro. to corp. April 30, 1864;
to sergt. Nov. 1, 1864; to sergt.-maj. May 16, 1865.
Joseph Scattergood, corp., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; prisoner from July 9, 1864,
to March, 1865; disch. by G. 0. June 21, 1865.
Trustrim Connell, corp., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
Staats V. D. Wack, corp., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va.,
June 18 and at Cedar Creek Oct. 19, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
John W. Stoker, corp., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
Matthias Tyson, corp., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
Edward Sprogell, corp., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Wilderness; Va.,
May 6, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
.
John Cook, corp., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Mine Run Va. Nov. 27, 1863;
pro. to corp. April 4, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Benjamin Althonse, corp., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; pro. to corp. May 16, 1865;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
George W. Caliahan, corp., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; trans. to Sig. Corp
March 1, 1864.
George H, Klep, corp., must. in Aug. 30, 1862; died May 17th of wounds received
at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.
Christian Kastler, corp., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va.,
May 6, 1864; pro. to corp. Nov. 1, 1864; died April 3d, of wounds received at
Petersburg April 2, 1865.
Samuel M. Lewis, mus., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; mus. out with company
June 23, 1865.
William Earle, mus., must. in Sept. 3, 1862; pro. to principal musician
Oct. 30, 1864.
PRIVATES
Thomas Altemus, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 18, 1863.
John S. Bennett, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
John Batman, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Isaac Bennett, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Mine Run, Va., Nov. 27, 1663;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Josiah Batman, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Edward Baker, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
William Barnick, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
William W. Bennett, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; disch. on surg. certif.
Jan. 28, 1865.
William Bateman, must. in Sept. 3, 1862, killed at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.
Philip Badman, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; disch. by G. O. June 21, 1865.
R. F. Crouthamel, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; missing in action at Mine Run, Va.,
Nov. 27, 1863.
Reuben Climer, must. in Aug. 26, 1862.
Edmund Dolby, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Opequan Va. Sept. 19, 1864; must
out with company June 23, 1865.
Paul Dier, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
William Diener, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
William G. Evans, must. in Aug. 25, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865
Charles H. Earle, must. in Sept. 3, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
William Eppright, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; died at Baltimore, Md,
July 29th of wounds of received at Monocacy July 9, 1864.
John G. Fry, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Peter Frey, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 18, 1863.
John Hallman, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
W. W. Hendricks, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
Joseph D. Hagey, must. in Aug. 26, 1862: wounded at Cold Harbor, Va.,
June 1, 1864 and at Petersburg April 2, 1865; absent, in hospital, at must. out.
John Hurd, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865
James M. Hay, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June
23, 1865.
Harry R. Hughes, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; out with company June 23, 1865.
Joseph Holt, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Mine Run, Va.,
Nov. 27, 1863; disch. on surg. cert. Aug. 10, 1864.
Harrison Hinkle, must. in Aug. 26, 1862: disch. by G. 0. May 16, 1865.
John F. Hay, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Monocacy, Md., July 9, 1864;
disch. by G. O. May 16, 1865.
William H. Heritage, must. in Aug. 26, 1862 wounded at Cold Harbor,
Va., June 1, 1864; trans to Vet. Res. Corp Jan. 7, 1865.
Samuel R. Ireton, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; captured; died at Andersonville Ga.
Oct. 10, 1864; grave 10,616
Eli Long, must. in. Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
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Samuel P. Moore, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va.,
June 1, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Charles Mauerer, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Mahlon Murray, must. in Feb. 15, 1864; absent, sick at must. out.
Joseph Michener, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; died June 8th of wounds received at
Cold Harbor, VA., June 1, 1864.
Jeremiah Mitchell, must. in Aug. 26, 1862.
William H. Pugh, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
James Parks, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Charles Prinzing, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va.,
June 1, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Reese Pugh, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps March 17, 1864.
William Renner, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Peter Reinholt, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Mine Run, Va.,
Nov. 27, 1863; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Simon K. Renner, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; disch. on surg. certif.
Feb. 18, 1863.
Benjamin F. Roberts, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Mine Run, Va.,
Nov. 27, 1863; disch. by special order May 5, 1865.
Christian Rudolph, must. in Jan. 30, 1865; disch. oh surg. certif. May 12, 1865.
Joseph J. Roberts, must. in Aug. 30, 1862; died at Relay House, Md,
Nov. 5, 1864.
Joseph Ruhr, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; killed at Monocacy, Md., July 9, 1864.
David F. Shelmire, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
Otto Schoenian, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Seth C. Smith, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Aug. Schodstadt, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
John Seifert, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
George W. Smith, must. in Feb. 27, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Christian Stagner, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; died of wounds received at
Wilderness. Va., May 6, 1864.
Henry Swartley, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; died of wounds received at Wilderness
Va., May 6, 1864.
Jacob Tyson, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out 1865.
Jonas Tranger, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded June 1, 1864; must. out with
company June 23, 1865.
William E. Tucker, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June. 23, 1865.
Eli Thomas, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; died near Relay House, Md., Feb. 11, 1863.
William H. Vansant, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
William H. Watson, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Saul M. Wilkinson, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Joseph L. Williams, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Spottsylvania Courthouse
Va., May 12, 1863; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Charles L. William, must. in Feb. 27, 1865; absent, on furlough, at must. out.
Joshua Wood, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 18, 1863.
James Wilson, must. in Sept. 3, 1862; killed at Opequan, Va., Sept. 10, 1864.
COMPANY K.
Richard T. Steward, capt. in Oct. 2, 1862; captured at Monocacy, Md., July 9, 1864
disch. by special order May 15, 1865.
Amos W. Bertolett, 1st lieut., must. in Aug. 3, 1862; disch. by special order
Jan. 23, 1863.
Jonathan Irebell, 1st lieut., must. in Oct. 2, 1862; pro. from 2d lieut. Feb. 5, 1863;
com. capt May 18, 1865; not must.; wounded at Cold Harbor Va. June 1, at Opequan
Sept. 19, 1864 and at Petersburg Va., April 2, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Abraham H. Kline, 2d lieut., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; pro. from 1st sergt. Feb. 5, 1863;
disch. Aug. 17, 1863.
Israel C. Wood, 1st sergt., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Monocacy, Md. July 9, 1864;
pro. from sergt. April 7, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Charles B. Thompson, 1st sergt., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; pro. from sergt
Jan. 30, 1863; com. 2d lieut. Aug. 18, 1863; not must.; killed at Wilderness,
Va., May 6, 1864.
Stokes C. Bodder, 1st sergt., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; pro. from sergt. May 8,
1864; wounded at Opequan, VA., Sept. 19, 1864; killed at Sailors Creek, Va.,
April 6, 1865.
Jacob W. Trout, sergt., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; pro. from corp. April 13, 1863;
must. out with company, June 23, 1865.
William, H. Shively, sergt., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; pro. from corp.
Jan. 30, 1863; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
George R. Palmer, sergt., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; pro. from corp.
June 11, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Lewis P. Yetter, sergt., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; pro. to corp. Jan. 30, 1863; to
sergt. April 7, 1865; must. out with. company June 23, 1865.
Barc'y Kenderline, sergt., must. in Sept. 11, 1862; pro. to corp. Aug. 8, 1863;
wounded at Cedar Creek Va., Oct. 19, 1864; must. out with company.
Charles. W Umstead, sergt., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; pro. to corp. June 1, 1864;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Benjamin F Walton, sergt., must. in Aug. 26, 1862, wounded at Wilderness. Va.,
May 5, 1864; pro. to corp. Dec. 29, 1864; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
John H. Smith, sergt., must. in Sept. 10, 1862; pro. to corp. April 7, 1865
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Charles R. Magee, sergt., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va.,
Oct. 19, 1864; pro. to corp. April 7, 1865; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
Henry H. Umstead, corp., must. in Sept. 10, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va.
May 5, 1864; pro. to corp. April 7, 1865; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
J. B. Undercoffer, corp., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Mine Run, Va.,
Sept. 27, 1863; pro. to corp. April 7, 1865; must. out with company
June, 23, 1865.
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Elias Lewis, corp., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Mine Run, Va.
Sept. 27, 1863; disch. on surg. certif. April 24, 1864.
Charles Wood, corp., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; disch. on surg. certif.
April 28, 1864.
Samuel Hallman, corp., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; wounded at Monocacy, Md
July 9, 1864; disch. by G. 0. May 13, 1865.
William P. Iredell, corp., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; died at Sharpsburg, Md.,
July 16, 1863.
Solomon Sabold, corp., must. in Sept. 10, 1862; pro. to corp. Aug. 8, 1863;
died at Brandy Station, Va., Feb. 20, 1864.
J. H. Ashenfelter, corp., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; pro. to corp. Aug. 8, 1863; killed
at Wilderness May 5, 1864.
Daniel Kulp, corp., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; pro. to corp. April 13, 1863;
killed at Wilderness, May 6, 1864.
Augustus Hoffman, corp., must. in Sept. 10, 1862; pro. to corp. Oct. 20, 1862.
John Lingle, mus., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
L. P. Heffelinger, mus., must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
PRIVATES.
George W Ashton, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Pierson Allen, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Samuel E. Bright, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Servatus S. Brey, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
George R Brown must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
John Blaker, must. in June 4, 1863; absent, on furlough, at must. out.
William B. Biddle, must. in Aug. 31, 1864; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va.,
Oct. 19, 1864; absent, in hospital, at must. out.
James Berk, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Mine Run, Va., Nov. 27, 1863; disch. on
surg. certif. March 7, 1864.
George H Burke, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; killed at Wilderness, Va. May 6, 1864.
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Benjamin Brayman, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; killed at Wilderness Va., May 6, 1864.
Enos N. Benner, must. in Aug. 26, 1862.
James Cannon, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Cold Harbor, VA
June 1, 1864; trans. to 38th Co., 2d batt. Vet. Res. Corp; disch. by G. 0.
Aug. 4, 1865.
John Cratz, must. in Sept. 10, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
George W. Dutter, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Spottsylvania CourtHouse
May 13th, and at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
John Donahue, must. in April 8, 1863; disch. by G. 0. June 16, 1865.
Josiah Emery, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Edward D. Ervin, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Monocacy, Md., July 9, 1864;
trans. to 2d Batt. Vet. Res. Corps March 7, 1865; disch. by G. 0. Aug. 26, 1865.
Joshua Emery, must. in Sept. 10, 1862.
Owen Emery, must. in Aug. 26, 1862.
Peter L. Fluck, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; died at Frederick, Md., Aug. 6th, of
wounds received at Monocacy July 9, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Antietam,
section 26, lot E, grave 525.
Noah B. Gabpbart(?), must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Conrad Hoffnagle, must. in Sept. 29, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va.,
May 6, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Jacob Huzzard, must. in Aug. 26, 1862.
Silas Kingkiner, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Wilderness Va.,
May 6, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
John D. Kelley, must. in Aug. 25, 1862; captured at Monocacy, Md, July 9, 1864;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Henry Kulp, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864;
must. out with company, June 23, 1865.
Michael Kelley, must. in Aug. 31, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
David Kingkiner, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; died at Relay House, Md., April 22, 1863.
Daniel Linker, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Charles T. Lukens, must. in Aug. 26, 1865; disch. on surg. certif., April 12, 1865.
Jeremiah Lesher, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; missing in action at Wilderness, Va.,
May 6, 1864.
Charles T. Lukens, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Jeremiah Loeber, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; missing in action at Wilderness, Va.,
May 6, 1864.
Charles Mostler, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
John Murphy, must. in May 18, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Henry C Moser, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Mine Run, Va Nov. 27, 1863, and
at Wilderness May 6, 1864; disch. by G. 0. June 2, 1865.
Amos Mullen, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; died at Elk Ridge Lauding, Md., Oct. 25, 1862.
Patrick Monagan, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; died at Brandy Station, Va.,
March 13, 1864, of accidental wounds.
John F. Miller, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864.
Rinehart P. March, must. in Sept. 10, 1862; died at Alexandria, Va., May 25th,
of wounds received at Wilderness May 6, 1864.
Aaron Mattis, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; captured at Wilderness, Va., May, 1864;
died at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 12, 1864; grave 10,803.
Sylvester Merrick, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; captured at Monocacy:, Md., July 10,
1864; died at Danville, Va., Oct. 13, 1864.
Dennis McCabe, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Stephen McCullough, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; captured at Andersonville, Ga.,
Sept. 10, 1864; grave 9922.
Bernard McMahon, must. in Sept. 30, 1862.
William Neff, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1,
1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Henry Nicholas, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va.,
June 1, 1864; disch., on surg. certif. April 15, 1865.
Charles O'Neil, must. in Aug. 26, 1862.
Hiram M. Puff, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Wilderness Va., May 6th, and at
Opequan, Sept. 19, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
George H. Paulus, must. in Sept. 10, 1862; wounded at Cedar Creek Va.,
Oct. 19, 1864; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Franklin Roads, must. in, Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Mine Run, Va., Nov. 27, 1863;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Horace Rosenberry, must. in March 16, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Henry C. Seigfreid, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Monocacy, Md.,
July 9, 1864; disch. by G. 0. July 1, 1863.
Eli Sabold, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Issachar(?) Shoemaker; must. in Aug. 26, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 22, 1864.
Edwin Steiner, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; missing in action at Wilderness,
Va., May 6, 1864.
William Trear, must. in Aug. 26, 1862.
J. W. Undercuffer, must. in March 18, 1864; wounded at Wilderness Va.,
May 6, 1864 and at Sailor's Creek, April 6, 1865;
must. out with company June 23, 1865.
Jonas Undercuffer, must. in March 18, 1864; must. out with company
June 23, 1865.
Thomas Whalon, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va.,
May 6, 1864; absent, sick, at muster-out.
Enos R. Wasser, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
John Weid, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
John A. Woodbust, must. Sept. 29, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
James G. Wells, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; pro. to hospital steward Sept. 1, 1862.
John Zeigler, must. in Aug. 26, 1862; must. out with company June 23, 1865.
End Chapter XVI - Part IV.