Four years in the war. The history of the First Regiment of Delaware Veteran Volunteers, (Infantry,) containing an account of marches, battles, incidents, promotions. The names of all the officers and men who have been connected with the regiment from its organization in 1861, to the close of the war in 1865, Part 17

Author: Murphey, Thomas G
Publication date: 1866
Publisher: Philadelphia, J.S. Claxton
Number of Pages: 642


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Dec. 18, '63. Dec. 18, '63. Dec. 18, '63.


May, '61. " Veteran. Prom. Corp. Nov. '64. Wound. at Wilderness and High Bridge.


Isaac Quillen,


"


Dec. 18, '63.


=


William II. Ward,


=


Dec. 18, '63.


=


=


Veteran. Prom. Corp. Dec. '64. Wound. at Wilderness and Fredericksburg. Veteran. Prom. Corp. Jan. '65. Wound. at Wilderness.


307


FIRST DELAWARE REGIMENT.


Veteran. Prom. Corp. May, '61; Sorgt. March, '65. Wounded at Antietam. Veteran. Prom. Corp. April, '6.1. =


Israel Remer, Elias Black,


Corporal.


Joined and Enrolled for Service.


Period.


COMPANY K .- CONTINUER.


Name.


Rank.


Joined and Eurolled for Service.


Period.


Remarks.


When.


Where.


John HI. Schaeffer,


Corporal.


Dee. 18, '63.


Stevensburg, Va.


3 years.


Veteran. Prom Corp. Jan. '65. Wound. at Wilderness. Veteran. Prom. Corp. May, '65.


Washington Bullen, Samuel Leg sies,


= Musician. =


Dec. 18, '63. Feb 28, '64. Feb 23, '61.


" Wilmington, Del.


Charles Bullen,


Abbott, Samuel


Private.


Feb. 29, '61.


Relay House, Md. Milford, Del.


Veteran. Trans. from 3d Del. Trans from 3d Del. Veteran.


Abbott, James D. Biddle, Thomas Blake, Edwin


"


Dec. 18, '63.


Stevensburg, Va. Wilmington. Del. Relay House, Md. Wilmington, Del.


1 year.


Substitute.


Barker, John L.


Beard, William


"


Dec. 22,


22, '61.


1 year. 3 years. 1 year.


3 years. Veteran. Trans. from 3d Del. Substitute. = Trans. from 3d Del. "


Bearment Samuel Clark, James E.


"


Sept. 18, '63. Stevensburg, Va.


13 years. Veteran. Wounded at Antietam and Spottsylvania.


Crabb, Albert


Wilmington, Del.


1 year. =


Substitute. =


Campbell, John W.


Carter, John


Cramfield, Burton Conway, Gilley Duffield, Samuel Dill, Alfred W.


Annapolis, Md. Wilmington, Del.


3 years. Veteran. Trans. from 3d Del. 1 year. 3 years. Substitute.


Downing James


=


Mar. 18, '65. (Jan. 1, '61. Dec. 18, '63. Mar. 3, '65. April 1, 65. Mar. 18, '65.


Stevensburg, Va. Wilmington, Del.


Veteran. I year. Substituto. -


=


|Drafted.


308


HISTORY OF THE


Brown, Henry


Ang. 26, '64


"


Sept. 22, '61.


"


.


Degger, John Elliott, George


"


April 23, '61.


Dec. 22, '61.


Jan 4, 61.


Dec. 22, '64. April 3, '65. April 4, '65.


=


Feb. 20, '61.


1Elliott, Reuben Englehard, Oswald Foreaker, Jobn W. Fleetwood, Curtis Fleetwood, Jas. II. Graham, Levin Gnatt, George Hamilton, Edward


| Private. |Mar. 21, '65. | Wilmington, Del. Relay House, Md. = Feb. 24, '64. Mar. 31, '61. " Jan. 5, '64. Mar. 31, '61. Mar. 21, '65. Wilmington, Del. Relay House, Md. Wilmington, Del. "


= Dee. 26, '6-1. Feb. 1, '61. =


"


"


1 year. 3 years.


"


Veteran. Trans. from 3d Del. Wounded at Wilderness, May 6, '64. Veteran. Trans. from 3d Del.


Substitute.


Trans. from 3d Del.


Veteran. Wounded at Antietam.


1 year.


Substitute.


Mallihem Thomas


Hunley. Thomas Hearn, William


" Mar. 21, 'G1. Dec. 20, '64. "


Johnson. John Jones, George Lane, William M. Longmaker, Adam Lee, Charles


Mar. 19, '64. Dec. 18, '63. Sept. 1, '64. Nov. 26, '64. Dec. 19, '61. Jan. 5. '64.


Nov. 26, '61. | Wilmington, Del.


Dec. 18, '64.


Stevensburg, Va.


=


= Veteran. Trans. from 3d Del. Substitute. " Veteran. Wounded at Chancellorville and Wilderness. Drafted. Wounded in Wilderness.


Mills, Samuel


"


Wilmington, Del. =


"


"


MeClone, George


=


"


"


Relay House, Md. | Wilmington, Del.


1 year. Substitute. Trans. from 3d Del. " 3 years. Veteran. . " [1 year. |Substitute. " =


-


Morrisey, Patrick


MeKeiver, Daniel Myers, Charles


=


Aug. 26, '63. Aug. 24, '63. Feb. 5, '64. Dec. 20, '64. Jan. 5. '64. Dec. 19, '64.


14


"


1 year.


Trans. from 3d Del. =


Leiphard, Charles Lindall, Joshua J.


Relay House, Md.


3 years. =


Le Brum. Augustus Morris, James


=


Hogan, Cornelius


Hollowell, Thos. E. Holland, John Hoff. Charles Hill, Joseph N "


Dec. 20, '64. Dec. 18, '63. Stevensburg, Va. Wilmington, Del. "


Oct. 12, '64. Dec. 20, '64. April 5, '65. April 1, '65. Mar, 25, '65.


"


Relay House, Md. Stevensburg, Va. Wilmington, Del. "


3 years. =


Trans. from 3d Del. Veteran.


"


McLane, Allen


309


FIRST DELAWARE REGIMENT.


1 year.


" 3 years. =


COMPANY K .- CONTINUED.


Name.


Rank.


Joined and Enrolled for Service.


Period.


. Remarks. .


McGee, Edward


Private.


Ang. 24,'61. Feb. 24, '61.


Wilmington, Del. Georgetown, Del.


3 years.


Substitute. Trans. from 3d Del.


Peary; William


Phelps, Foster


April 1, '65.


Wilmington, Del. =


3 years.


Richardron, Geo.


=


Nov. 29, '64.


Dec. 20, '61.


"


3 years.


"


Smith, John


Sept. 15, '61.


Dec. 20, '64.


=


1 year.


3 years. Trans. from 3d Del.


Small, John


"


Mar. 19, '62. Dec. 22, '64.


"


=


1 year.


Substitute.


Stropp, Lewis


"


May 10, '62.


3 years.


Trans. from 3d Del. Substitute.


Turner, George


¥


Dec. 23, '64.


"


1 year.


=


"


Williams, Charles


=


Dec. 15, '61.


4


Dec. 18, '63.


Stevensburg, Va.


3 years. Veteran. Wounded at Wilderness. Captured.


Wright, Joseph


"


Dec. 18, '63.


"


"


=


Wounded at Fredericksburg and Wil- derness. Trans. from 3d Del. "


Weidman, Jacob West. Fli


=


Nov. 29, '61. Nov. 19, '64.


= Relay House, Md. "


Wilmington, Del.


1 year.


Substitute.


Mouty Huch Nobont . Henry


Mar. 28. 65


Nov. 27, '61.


=


Trans. from 3d Del.


When.


Where.


1 year. Substitute.


Rudicill, George


"


April 5, '65.


=


1 year.


Trans. from 3d Del. =


"


"


Roster, John


Smith, John B. Smith, George


Dec. 21, '61.


"


Strode, David H.


Weller, George


Mar. 15, '65.


Dee. 16, '61.


Warburton, Henry Ward, William T.


=


=


HISTORY OF THE


310


=


DISCHARGED. Thomas ('rossley, Isaac P. Nixon, Jeremiah S. Ayres, Samuel Shepherd,


Captain. Sergeant. Corporal.


Oct. 8, '61. Dec. 18, '63. Dec. 18, '63. Oct. 24, '61. Sept. 9, '61.


Wilmington, Del. Stevensburg, Va. Wilmington, Del.


=


"


Charles Campbell, Charles B Peary,


=


Sept. 9, '61. Aug. 12, '61


=


=


Bullen, John H.


Private.


Sept. 28, '61.


"


"


Burchus. John II.


Oct. 20. '61.


Rosshard. Jucob


Nov. 29, '61.


"


Devenhue, William


"


Dec. 19, '61.


Vet. 16, '61.


=


Sept. 30. '64. Time expired. Wounded at Wilderness.


Haggerinan, J. W.


Oct. 18, '61.


=


=


(Sept. 30, '64. Time expired. Sept. 30, '61.


Hewn Isaac W.


Sept. 16, '61.


"


14


"


Oct. 2, '62. Disability.


Harrington, Thos. Hall, John


Oct. 7, '61.


Dec. 18, '63.


Stevensburg, Va.


Oct. 7, '64. Wounds received at Hatch- er's Run. Captured. Dec. 5, '63. Disability.


Hamna, Isaac


Oct. 18, '61.


Wilmington, Del.


"


Time expired. =


Hudson, Philip


"


Aug. 3, '61.


"


"


"


Kelley. James


Sept. 21, '61.


"


"


Time expired.


Kneffner, Charles


|Dee. 22, '61.


"


June, '61. Disability.


Maloney, John


"


Oct. 12. '61.


Time expired.


Malcohn, Alex.


"


Sept. 24. '61.


11


=


"


Sept. 3, '61. Chancellorville.


311


FIRST DELAWARE REGIMENT.


3 years. Jan. 17, '63. Disability. General Order, No. 77. "


=


"


April 28. '65. April 28, '65. = (et. 19, '64. Time expired. Wounded at Gettysburg.


Oct. 19, '61 Time expired. Wounded at Gettysburg and Wilderness. = = 1 year. Dec. 3, '63. Disability. Feb. 20, '64. Time expired. Sept 3, '61. Time expired. Wounded at Fredericksburg. Disability. Substitute. June, '65. Disability. 3 years. On account of wounds at Antietam.


Cloud, Clarkson


Dec. 26, '61.


Jan 15, '62. Disability.


Foreaker, Win. R.


Hard. Jesse


Oct. 2, '61.


Wounded at Gettysburg.


Iendall, John


Oct. 20, '61.


May 3, '62. Disability. Sept. 3, '64.


" 1 year.


= 3 years. June 3, '64. Sept. 3, '61. Wounded at Gettysburg.


Mott, Joseph


Sept. 20, '61.


Charles McBride,


=


COMPANY K .- CONTINUED.


Name.


Rank.


Joined and Enrolled for Service.


Period.


Remarks.


4


Miller, John W. Mitchell, William


Privato. =


Sept. 22, '61. Nov. 13, '61.


Wilmington, Del. Georgetown, Del.


3 years. =


Dec. 3, '64. Disability. Time expired. Wounded at Chancel- lorville.


MeHugh, Edward


Sept. 16, '61. |Wilmington, Del.


=


Dec. 1, '64. Disability. Aug. 6, '62.


Parker, Isaac


"


Sept. 23, '61. Dec. 21, '61.


1 year.


3 years. Sept. 30, '64.


'Somers, James


"


Sept. 19, '61.


=


Sept. 30, '64.


Stoll, Jacob


=


Oct. 18, '61.


"


Sprague, Wash'n


=


Oct. 16, '61.


=


=


Jan. 3, '63. Disability. Wounded at Fredericksburg.


Starr, Jacob M.


=


Oct. 18, '61. Aug. 29, '64.


"


"


=


=


Aug. 29, '64.


Smyrna, Del.


=


May 15, '65. Disability.


Sept. 12, '61.


Wilmington, Del.


=


Dec. 1, '61. Time expired.


William Inhoff. Acquilla M. Hizer, Evan P. Grubb,


1st Lieut. =


Sept. 8, '61.


=


Nov. 4, '61.


¡Petersburg, Va.


Henry !I Burton, H. H. Darlington,


2d Lient.


Det. IS, '61. Ist Sorg't. ; Sept. 20, 'G1.


Wilmington, Del.


= = 3 years. Appointed Capt. Co. F. Prom. C'apt. Co. A. Prom. Capt. Co. D. Wounded at Spott- sylvania. Prom. Ist Lt. Co G. Prom. 2d Lt. Co. D. " Killed at Frede-


rick sburg.


312


HISTORY OF THE


Dec. 17, '61. Disability


Watson, Edwin S. Wilson. Edward W. Wood. George TRANSFERRED.


"


=


Sept. 3, '64. Disability. Aug. 12, '63. Disability. Wounded at Gettysburg.


Scott, Abraham


[Oct. 1, '61.


=


Substitute. May 3, '65. By order. Time expired. =


L'eterson, Daniel W.


Oct. 6. '61.


MeCracken, George


When.


Where.


Matt. W. Macklem. |Sergeant. Wmn. I. Fergueson, John H Pann, Wash. Williamson, to James II. Barbour, ¡Davel P. Boyd,


Sept. 23, '61. | Wilmington, Del. Sept. 9, '61. Dec. 18, '63. Stevensburg, Va. Wilmington, Del. Stevensburg, Va. = Dec. 18, '63. Nov. 29, '61. Feb. 29, '61. Nov 29, '64. Feb. 29, '61. Dec. 18, '63. Petersburg, Va.


Wilmington, Del. Relay House, Md.


=


Substitute. Trans. to Co. H. Gen. Ord. Trans. to Co. IL. General Order.


MeDonough Edw'd Private. Wardell, Alexand'r IAIED. James M. Crossley,


Sergeant.


Samuel Me Elvee,


Corporal.


Aug. 28, '61.


Wilmington, Del.


=


Prom. 1st Sergt. April, '61. Killed at Spottsylvania C. H. May 12, '61. Wounded at Antietam. Killed at Chan- cellorville May 3, '63.


Black John S.


Private.


Oct. 20, '61. Oct. 9. '61. Oct. 16, '61.


=


=


Killed at Gettysburg.


Conway. Furgus


=


[Sept. 16, '64. Jan 16, '62. Ort. 16, '61. Sept. 12, '61. Feb. 23, '64.


Wilmington, Del.


Killed at Antietam, Sept. '62.


Likens, Thomas


=


"


"


Killed at Wilderness.


Rush. Matthew


Oct. 1, '61


Killed at Deep Bottom, Aug. 16, '64.


Thayer, Charles F.


Sept. 20, '61. Feb. 16, '61.


=


Killed in Wilderness.


Foreaere Wm. II. DESERTED. Brown. Edwin Clayton, John B. Cosden, John


=


Sept. 3, '63.


| Wilmington, Del.


"


Substitute. Munson's Hill, June 15, '65.


Dutton, George


June 3, '64.


=


Eanis, Joshua


Sept 23, '61.


"


= Antietam. = June 27, '63.


. Green, Henry


Sept. 23, '64.


"


=


Oct. '61.


"


¥


Died at Andersonville, June 30, '64. Killed at Fredericksburg.


Ennis Frederick B.


Hawn, Edward


=


Died of disease, Suffolk, July 6, '62.


Died at Suffolk, July 6, '62.


Harlow John Jarrell, George


"


=


Killed at Antietam.


Medolen, George


Ang. 25, '63. Smyrna, Del.


"


Drafted. Cedar Mountain. Substitute. =


"


April 1, '64.


313


FIRST DELAWARE REGIMENT.


.


3 years. | Prom. 2d Lt. Co. B. Prom. 2d Lt. Co. F. " Prom. Ist Lt. Co. E. Prom. Ist Lt. Co. A. = Prom. Sorgt. - Major. Trans. to Vet. Res. Corps. Wounded at Wilderness.


¥


.


Camp Andrews, Del. Wilmington, Del. Milford, Del.


Died of disease.


COMPANY K .- CONTINUED.


Name.


Rank.


Jomed and Enrolled for Service.


Period.


Romarks.


When.


Where.


Hansou, William II :t-on, William


Private.


Sept. 13, '61.


Wilmington, Del.


3 years. June, '63, on march. Antietam. =


Harrison, John H.


Sept. 3, '61.


Substitute. Before Petersburg.


Haggerty, Michael


=


Mar. 23, '65.


1 year.


=


June 15, '65.


Levin, James


April 12, '65.


= June 10, '65.


Lewis. Peter


=


April 12, '65.


3 years. 1 year.


=


Jan. 1, '65.


Mullman, Emuel


=


Oct. 4, '64.


June 17, '65.


Munson's


Menderice, Antonia


=


Dec. 20, '64.


=


=


Substitute. Munson's Hill. =


=


Matthews. John


Mar. 20, '65.


=


"


"


=


Perry, William


"


Oct. 19, '61.


Georgetown, Del.


3 years.


;Queone. John


Sept. 15, '64.


=


=


Jan. 1, '65 = = June 17, '65. Hill. Substitute. Munson's Hill.


Munson's


Regan, James Smith. John Radiity, James Rosenburg, James Sullivan, Timothy


=


April 1, '65. Sent. 13, '64. Sept 9. '63


=


"


Wilmington, Del.


=


Sept. 3, '64. Mar. 31, '65.


=


=


June 17, '65.


Munson's


Sullivan, Danny


(Auumpson, Lawr'col


Dec 21, 61 LAApril 1, 65.


=


=


On march. Drafted. On march. Substitute. Jan. 12, '65. = Hill. Substitute. June 27, '65. June 27, 65.


314


HISTORY OF THE


= Oct. 4, '61.


Mack, Alexander


Sept. 4, '61.


=


Matthews, Charles


Sept. 1, '64.


"


Munson's llill, June 16, '65.


| Kelley John


Mar. 23, '65.


Sept 21, '61.


Rodgers, Edward


Mar. 23, '65.


Vincent William Walter, Edward Wyers, Jacob


| Private. =


April 1, '65. Sept. 1, '63. April 1, '65.


[ Wilmington, Del. Smyrna, Del. "


" " = Wilmington, Del. =


"


"


"


Substitute. June 30, '65.


ITill. = June 27, '65. Substitute. June 27, '65.


Munson's


Munson's Ifill. Substitute. Jan. 15, '65. Sept. 17. '62. Substitute. June 30, '65. Hill.


Munson's


FIRST DELAWARE REGIMENT.


THE END.


315


-


Withers, Thomas


Ashby, John Bhzzard, David Carricl-on, Albert Clew, George


" = = Oct. 13, '64. Sept. 13, '61. Sept. 3. '61. Mar. 22, '65.


= April 1, '65.


.


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