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ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH REGIMENT-(ELEVENTH CAVALRY).
Allen County was represented by forty one men in the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Regiment. which was organized at Indianapolis in March, 1864, with Robert R. Stewart as Colonel. About May 1, it was ordered to Nashville, Tenn., where it remained uutil the Ist of June, when it was assigned to duty along the line of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad, with regimental head- quarters at Larkinsville, Ala. It remained there until October 16. when it was ordered back to Nashville, where it was mounted, it having previously served as infantry, and sent to the front. In the campaign in Tennessee in November and December, 1864, the Eleventh Cavalry was actively engaged, and did good service, especially in the pursuit of Hood's forces after his defeat at Nashville. It remained on duty in Northern Alabama after the retreat of Hood across the Tennessee River, until the 12th of May, 1865. It was then ordered to St. Louis, Mo .; was there remounted and ordered to Rolia, Mo., and thenee to Fort Riley, Kan., and from there to Council Grove, Kau., and was stationed along the Santa Fe route across the Plains, with headquarters at Cottonwood Crossing, where it remained until the 19th of September, when it was ordered to Indianapolis, where it was mustered out of the service on the 28th of September, 1865.
COMPANY C.
Privates-Perry Andrews, James W. Barnhart, Sylvanus Bolenbaugh, Mark M. Brown, John Bumgardner, John Burdge, Thomas Cloud, Jolin Countryman ; David Dell- inger, promoted Second Lieutenant ; William Golden, William Hilton, Jacob Horn : Moses McKinzie, promoted to Corporal ; Henry Magner, Samnel Major, Thomas Major, Henry Med'une, James McGrath, Riley J. Miller, James Mooney ; Andrew Slacher, appointed Farrier; Theodore Summers, Wilson Tague, Riley Thompson, Arthur Watson, Samuel Wert, Gilbert Wilson.
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MILITARY HISTORY.
Samuel M. Allen, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps June 2, 1865. Ethan Babeock, died at Larkinsville, Ala .. September 24, 1864. Mordecai Chileost, died at New Albany, Ind., February 27, 1865. Joshua Chileoat, died at Kokomo, Ind., March 28, 1864. John W. Ely, died at Indianapolis Mareb 30, 1865.
Dudley Gilford, died at Eastport, Miss., March 11, 1865. George Jolinson, died at St. Louis, Mo., February 2, 1865. Jonathan D. Kline, died at Indianapolis March 29, 1865. William Lynch, died at Nashville, Tenn., December 26, 1864. John W. Ray, died at New Albany, Ind., May 20, 1864. William Slusser, died at Eastport, Miss., May 1, 1865. Herrod Wenz, missing in action at Franklin, Tenn., December 1, 1864.
COMPANY 1.
Private-Thomas J. Shue, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.
COMPANY K.
David Eggiman.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT-(TWELFTH CAVALRY). COMPANY B.
Privates- Edward Burford ; Andrew Klotz, promoted to Corporal.
COMPANY 1.
Privates-James W. Garner, James W. Nuttle, Valentine Power, Joseph Richart, Peter Russett, Ezra Van Tassel.
Recruits- Irwin Kern, Edwin Turuoek.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
Private-Benjamin Purdue. COMPANY K.
RECRUITS.
William S. Apple, discharged July 11, 1865, time expired. Patrick Broderick, discharged October 28, 1865, time expired.
Jesse A. Cramer, discharged April 28, 1866, time expired.
Isaac Golliday, discharged April 10, 1866, time expired.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINTH REGIMENT INFANTRY.
The One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Regiment was composed partially, of 109 men and officers from Allen County. The regiment was partially organized at Kendallville, when it was removed to Michigan City and the organization com- pleted there, on the 1st day of March, 1864, with Charles Case as Colonel, and Charles A. Zollinger as Lieutenant Colonel. On the 30th of March, the regi- ment left Michigan City for the front, and arrived at Nashville, Tenn., April 7, when it was assigned to the Second Brigade, First Division of the Twenty-third Army Corps, and, a few days after, marched to Charleston, East Tennessee, reaching there on the 24th of April. On the 3d of May, it moved with its command in the direc- tion of Dalton, Ga., at the commencement of the Atlanta campaign. On the 12th, the regiment marched through Snake Creek Gap, and, breaking through a dense forest, took position near Resaea. On the 15th, a hard-fought battle ensucd at that place. The enemy was defeated and driven across the Oostanaula River, and the regiment joined in the pursuit, until the enemy was found strongly entreuched at Cassville. On the 20th, the enemy was again defeated at that place, and driven across the Etowah River. On the 25th of May, the regiment. with its command, moved upon the enemy, who occupied a strong position at New Hope Church. Before reaching there, however, the enemy, after a severe engagement with another portion of our army, had been compelled to fall back to Lost Mountain. From that time until the 19th of July, the regiment was oecu- pied in almost constant skirmishing with the enemy, and in rapid and arduous marching in a rough, broken country covered with a deuse growth of underbrush, and intersected with small streams. During this time, to add to the discomfort of the men, rain fell almost continually and the roads were nearly impassable. A short extract from the diary of Capt. James Harper, of Company B, will give a slight idea of the condition of the country and the privations of the troops. Uuder date of June 19, the Captain says, " Left camp ahout noon; halted in the mud knee-deep and drew rations; crossed a muddy stream waist-decp; moved on through the mud two miles further and laid down in mnd and water for the night." On the 15th of June, Lieut. Col. Zollinger was promoted Colonel, Col. Case having resigned.
On the 19th of July, the enemy was found in foree at Decatur, a few miles east of Atlanta, and, in the severe action that ensued, the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth lost heavily in killed and wounded ; and, on the 6th of August, the regiment was again hotly engaged at Strawberry Run, losing twenty-five in killed and wounded.
On the 29th of August, the regnnent, with its corps, marched around East Point, south of Atlanta, and struck the railroad running south from there, which it at onee procceded to tear up and destroy. On the 1st of September, at the battle of Jonesboro, the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth, with its corps, was moved upon the left of the entire army, but was only slightly engaged. The next day, the entire army pressed on after the defeated foe to Lovejoy Station. where he was found strongly entrenched. Hot skirmishing at once commenced, and was continued until dark on the 5th, in which the One Hundred and Twenty- ninth did its full share, when orders were received to fall hack to Atlanta. Capt. Harper's description of that night's march gives a faint picture of it. He says, " Received orders to move to the rear at 8 o'clock. Rained hard all the after- noon. Moved out very cautiously. The night was pitch-dark and the road was awful muddy and slippery. There were not a half-dozen men in the regiment hut fell heels over head in the mud and water during the night. Marched side by side with the old Thirtieth. It was hard to keep the companies together, as the road was so erowded with men of different regiments. Halted at 2 o'clock in the morning and waited for daylight."
The next day, the march was continued, and on the 8th, the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth, with its eorps, went into camp at Decatur. On the 4th of October, the command moved in pursuit of the rebel Gen. Hood, who had cut Gen. Sherman's communications at Big Shanty, north of Atlanta, and was demon- strating on the garrisons that were guarding the railroad that formed our only means of supply. Moving rapidly in a northwesterly direction, the regiment reached Gaylesville, Ala., when the pursuit ceased. The Twenty-third Corps was then assigned to the army under command of Gen. Thomas, and the regiment marched with its corps to Chattanooga, and was transported thence by rail to Nasliville, and thence to Johnsonville, Tenn., where it remained until the 20th of November. The regiment then moved to Cohimbia, and occupied the crossings of Duck River. For three days the enemy pressed our position at Columbia, and heavy skirmishing was carried on continually.
On the 29th, the regiment fell back across Duck River, burning the railroad bridge in its rear. The enemy's column having passed our flank, the regiment, with its corps, marched rapidly to Franklin, passing along immediately in front of, and close to the picket line of the entire rebel army, but was not disturbcd, the enemy, in the darkness, supposing it to be a part of his own troops.
The next day, the enemy assaulted our position in great foree. It was well chosen, and was defended with great determination. Assault after assault was made, and, at one time, the enemy actually gained a foothold in our works, hut he was finally repulsed, with great loss. The One Hundred and Twenty-ninth acquitted itself with great credit at that battle, and lost heavily of its hest men and officers in killed and wounded.
The Union army was then withdrawn to Nashville, and the regiment was placed in position near there, and at once erected a line of defensive works. On the 15th of December, the commuand moved, with the rest of the army, to an attack on the fortified position of Gen. Hood, and participated in the bloody two- days battle of Nashville, which resulted in the utter and entire defeat of Hood and the disastrous retreat of his army to the south side of the Tennessee River. The regiment joined in the pursuit until it was discontinued.
On the 5th of January, 1865, the regiment, with its division, embarked on steamboats at Clifton, on the Tennessce River, with orders to re-enforce Gen. Sherman, who was, at the time, in South Carolina. It went from Clifton to Cin- cinnati, thence to Washington by rail, and thence to Cape Fear Iniet, on the coast of North Carolina, by steamer, and thence to Morehcad City, to re-enforce the column about to move from Newbern.
On the 6th of March, the regiment moved with the column from Newhern and marched along the railroad in the direction of Kingston, repairing the rail- road as it advanced. On the 8th, the enemy encountered our advance and capt- ured two regiments of Connecticut volunteers. Flushed with this success, he rapidly advanced his columns, and endeavored to check our farther progress, striking Ruger's division of the Twenty-third Corps, to which the One Hundred and Twenty-ninth was attached. Very heavy skirmishing at once ensued, the enemy making determined attempts to drive our line from its position. On the 10th, the enemy being heavily re-enforced, the skirmishing rapidly developed into a hattle.
The enemy made several desperate assaults, all of which were met and repulsed with great loss to him, and, during the following night, he fled in great disorder, leaving his dead and wounded on the field. The engagement is known as the battle of Wise's Forks. The One Hundred and Twenty-ninth took an active part in it, and lost heavily in killed and wounded.
The way was now open to Kingston, and the regiment pushed on with the main column to that place, and thence to Goldshoro, reaching there on the 21st, and moved from there to Mosley Hall, where it remained until the 5th of April. It then rejoined its corps at Goldsboro, and marched to Raleigh, and from there the regiment moved to Charlotte, reaching there May 9, where it remained, engaged in provost duty, until the 29th of August, 1865, when it was ordered to Indianapolis. It reached there September 5, and was discharged, and its members returned to their homes, proud of the record they had inade-as they might well afford to be.
Colonel -- Charles Case, resigned June 1, 1864.
Lieutenant Colonel- Charles A. Zollinger, promoted Colonel.
Adjutant-Herman C. Hahn, discharged December 24, 1864.
Quartermaster-Josepb W. Cope, resigned March 28, 1865.
COMPANY B.
Captain-Charles A. Zollinger, promoted Lieutenant Colonel.
First Lieutenant-James Harper, promoted Captain.
Second Lieutenant -- Naham Tilbery, promoted to First Lieutenant. Sergeants-Benjamin H. Brown, promoted to First Sergeant ; Owen Davis.
Corporals -- Samuel F. Leard, Andrew Cramer : James F. McClure, promoted to Ser- geant.
Musicians -- John F. Tisron, Andrew Treepe.
Privates Jacob Baker, promoted to Corporal ; Wesley Bilderbaek, Sebastian Bar- nard ; Levi Brollyer, promoted to Corporal ; Casper Conrad, Francis M. Colemau, Albert Carter: John W. Dectrick, promoted to Corporal ; William Il. Detrick, Michael Daugb. erty: David F. Deetrick, Henry Dreear : Cyrus Fike, promoted to Second Lieutenant ; John W. Frankenberger, William T. Garver, Joshua Hartzell ; Elias Hartzell, promoted to Cor- poral ; Ambrose Janes, George H. Kime, Isaac Kinger, Daniel Mercer, Frank Mckinney : Dennis Monahan, promoted to Corporal; William B. MeMakin, promoted to Corporal ; Henry Myers, Joseph Peters, Christopher Platter, Adrian Rogers, John Rosenberger, dohn Rich ; Isaac Sultz, promoted to Corporal ; Ohio Smith, Lewis Slandroff, Milo Thomp- son, Jasper Tilbery, Oliver H. Wilson, Joseph Warner.
John S. White, Sergeant, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.
Peter D. Bovie, disebarged May 29, 1865, for disability.
James C. Judge, discharged June 19, 1865, for disability.
Amasa S. Knapp, discharged April 3. 1865, for disability.
Oscar T. Vananda, discharged May 19, 1866, for disability,
Elisba Wilson, promoted to Hospital Steward and disebarged June 7, 1865, for dis- ability.
John Seannell, Corporal, died at Franklin, Tenn., December 7, 1864.
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William MeDorman, Corporal, died of wounds May 15, 1864. Cyrus ller, died in Andersonville P'rison August 22, 1864. George Coles, died at Louisville, Ky., July 4, 1865. Wesley J. Eastwood, killed al Franklin, Tenn., November 3, 1864. James M. Fletter, died at Charlotte, N. C., .Inly 6, 1865. Frederik Felton, died nt David's Island. N. Y., April î, 1865. Willis Green, killed at Nashville, Tenn., December 15, 1815. Clark Hill, died at Knoxville, Tenn., August 17, 1864, Samuel Lowery, died at Jeffersonville, Ind., February 8, 1865. Michael Lucey, died at Chattanooga, Tenn , Angust 14, 1864, of wounds. lames McConnell, died at Marietta, Ga., July 28, 1864. Josiah Salter, died at Kuoxville, Tenn., July 24, 186 1. Joseph Shuler, died at Michigan City, Ind., March 2, 1864. Philip Shaffer, died at Chattanooga, Tenn., June 30, 1864. Frank Vavier, died at Marietta, Gn., September 1, 1864. lohn W. Webster, died at Michigan City, Ind., April 2, 1804. Recruits-Thomas Cissell, Gabriel Dinkins, Patrick Doyle, John Drewey, Alhert Mosher, Sarunel C. Scott, Raymond J. Spaulding.
COMPANY C.
Corporal-Benjamin F. Bethel. Privates-Stratton Bennett, promoted Corporal ; Evans Bennett, promoted Corporal ; Diek Kreite.
COMPANY D.
Privates-William Finney, promoted to Corporal; Isaac Grimes; George W. Krider. promoted to Corporal ; Isaiah W. Sipe, James Sinclair, Thomas F. Spaey, Samuel W. Seott, llenry F. Smith.
Charles Hackett, died at Nashville, Tenn., June 14, 1864.
John W. Kline, died at Nashville, Tenn., July 30, 1864.
John Snyder, died at Knoxville, Tenn., August 4, 1864.
Reeruits-William D. Clark, William Cochran, Ebenczer Rodenhurger, George T. Scales, lolin .1. While.
COMPANY F.
Corporals-Franeis F. McClelland, died at Rome, Ga., October 24. 1864; Uriah J. Shirts. l'rivates-Andrew 1. Kimes, George Kniss.
COMPANY ).
Privates-Whitmore Gardner, llenry Myres; Charles Wells, promoted Corporal ; James A. Humphrey, discharged January 30, 1865, for disability.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTIETH REGIMENT. COMPANY E.
Corporal -- Louis C. Gould, Privates-Augustus Ilair : David Montgomery, discharged 1865, for disabil- ity : William Todd, died nt Fort Wayne, Ind., November 3, 1864.
COMPANY F.
Privale-David Brown.
COMPANY G.
Corporal-Adam Wolf, promoted Second Lieutenant.
Private-John Bear, promoted Corporal.
COMPANY H.
Privates-John W. Snider ; Norris E. Melott, died at Johnsonville, Tenn., November 10, 1864.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIRST REGIMENT-THIRTEENTH CAVALRY.
The Thirteenth Cavalry bore upon its rolls the names of thirty-four meu from Allen County, and was mustered into the service on the 29th of April, 1864, at Indianapolis, and left the next day, armed as an infantry regiment, for Nashville, Tenn., where it remained until May 31, at which time it was ordered to Huntsville, Ala., where it was placed on garrison duty. It remained there until the 30th of November, when the regiment, being mounled and equipped as cavalry, participated in the movements preparatory to and in the battle of Nashville.
In February, 1865, the regiment was ordered to New Orleans, and finally halted at Mobile, Ala., where it reported to Gen. Canby, and assisted in the operations that resulted in the capture of that place and the forts in its vicinity. From that time until its muster-out, on the 25th of November, 1865, the regi- ment was occupied in guarding railroads and scouting in Mississippi.
COMPANY G.
Company Commissary Sergeant -- Jeremiab Biggs. Sergeant-Zachariah Allerton.
Corporals-llamilton Harper, promoted Sergeant ; Michael Denne ; Ephraim Rey. nolds, discharged June 10, 1865, for disability.
Farrier-Jumes Bowles, discharged June 6, 1865, for disability. Wagoner-William Reynolds.
Privates-Oscar Curtis, Abraham Crabill, Alexander Dawkins, George W. Ferguson ; Thomas A. Gilpip. promoted to Corporal; Charles A. Graeber, promoted to Corporal ; Charles Hammond, Samuel .lones, John Lee ; William 11. Lopshire, promoted to Corporal ; Samuel Morningstar, Nicholas Nemmert, Samuel Sackett, Alhert Shell, John Yeager.
Thompson Bronson, discharged July 11, 1865, for disability.
Joseph Gibson, discharged August 22, 1865, for disability.
Wyman llolmes, lost on stenmer Sultana, burnt April 27, 1865.
Thomas Henderson, died at Vicksburg, Miss., March 27, 1865. Barnuma Hutchins, died at -, June 16, 1864.
Recruits-Charles Rohlus, John A. Cash, Benjamin F. Cavins, William Horton, James B. Parker, John Riley, Dennis Winkler
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVENTH AND ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY- NINTH REGIMENTS-(ONE HUNDRED DAYS' SERVICE).
The One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Regiment was composed, in part, of forty-five officers and men, and the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth of eighty- seven officers and men from Allen County. They, with a number of other regi- ments raised at the same time, were designed to aid in making the campaign of 1864 succcesful and decisive, by relieving a large number of veterans from garri- son and guard duty, and allow them to join their companions in arms, tben about
entering upon one of the most active and important campaigns of the war. Their places were filled by the one hundred days wien as fast as the latter could be organized into regiments and sent forward to the camps of rendezvous.
The One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Regiment was organized and must- tered into the service at Indianapolis on the 27th of May, 1864, with Edward J. Robinson as Colonel, and was ordered at once to Tennessee.
The One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Regiment was organized and mustered into the service of the United States at Indianapolis, on the 8th day of June, 1864, with George Ilumphrey, of Fort Wayne, as Colonel, and proceeded immediately to Tennessee. Each of these regiments, on arriving at Nashville, was assigned to duty at different places along the lines of the Nashville & Chat- tanooga, Tennessee & Alabama and Memphis & Charleston Railroads, and, until the latter part of August, 1864, were kept constantly engaged in guarding the lines of transportation for supplies to the army of Gen. Sherman, then engaged in the Atlanta campaign. They both served more than the one hundred days for which they enlisted, when they returned to Indianapolis and were mustered out of the service.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT-(ONE HUNDRED DAYS' SERVICE).
COMPANY E.
Captain-James Sewell. First Lieutenant-John Riley. Second Lieutenant-William A. Crawford.
Privates-Alexander W. Austin, Matthew B. Allen, Matthias W. Bohman, John Bruudige, Wilson R. Brundige, Columbus Beaber, Benjamin Clark, John Crawford, Henry Coverdale, Isnae B. Dawes, Cyrus Dustman, James G. Foreman, James Foster, John W. Foughty, David Heathman, Judson lyser, Elias B. Kore, William B. Kyle, Albert A. Knowlton, George H. Knowlton, Abraham Lennington, Abram J. Lopshire, John Ligget, John W. Lacey, Emanuel Matthias, Joseph Myers, Darius MeGinnis, George W. Mills, George H. McLean, George Miller, Jesse Osman, John T. Patterson, Frank A. Robinson, Sammel Roberts, Edward Roberts, Daniel Stump, James K. P. Shepler, Adam Smith, Albert Shultz, Lawrenee Sewell, Jacob .1. Todd, George W. Weaver.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT-(ONE HUNDRED DAYS
SERVICE).
Colonel-George llumphrey.
Adjutant-Chauncey B. Oakley.
COMPANY H.
First Lieutenant-George W. Bell
Privates -- Joseph P. Anderson, promoted Sergeant ; Isadore A. Bryant, John L Black ; John Benguot, promoted Corporal : Justice Burns, llenry Bauer, Benjamin F. Botts, llenry Brubaker, George Brubaker, William H. Boyce, John Baher, Samuel Collet, Mariin Crabill, Willis W. Case, Philip S. Curtill, Winfield S. ( Jark, Henry C. Clark. Winfield T. Durbin ; Henry C. Durbin, promoted Corporal ; Edward Dunnegan ; William M. Durbin, promoted Corporal ; William T. Ferguson, Emannel K. Flory ; John D. Fea- gler, appointed Musician ; Samuel W. Fengler, Thecdore F. Gordon, Levi Garrison, Daniel Grover, George W. Gregg; Michael Huston, promoted Corporal Jacoh Heffelfinger , John W. Harlley, George H. Hoyne ; Darius K. Houghton, promoted Sergeant ; George James, Enos Kuhlman, appointed Musician ; Marshall Keernon, William W. Labar, Franklin Lester, Alfred Martin, John W. Maley, James B. Marrs, Warren W. Martin, George W. Myers, Miles Newby, Charles Overman, Drewery H. Oliver; Nelson Parker, promoted Corporal : Albert C. Pattee, lames Provines, James B. Ramsey ; Eugene B. Smith, pro- moted Corporal : David C. Stillwell, Samuel P. Sunrs, John. W. Sellers, John T. Smith, John W Shuster, Joseph Snodgrass, George Senkpiel ; Jobn C. Salmon, promoted Ser- geant ; George Stultz, Edward Il. B. Seriven, Benjamin F. Stalker, Benjamin F. Spurgeon, George Smith, William Smith ; Henry Smith, promoted Sergeant ; Leonard Shull, William Spurgeon ; Oliver Tatlock, Daniel J. Thurston, Frederick Tront, Albert Tucker; William S. Thomas, promoted Corporal : James R. Voss, llenry Walker, William H. Warden, Horatio Wood, Christian Wells, John Wells, William H. Withers, Hiram Weirich, George Wineland, James Williams ; Rezin M. Youtz, promoted Sergeant ; Levi Zumbrum ; Charles E. Rash, died at Fort Jones, Ky., July 14, 1864.
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT INFANTRY-(ONE YEARS SERVICE).
The One Hundred and Forty-Second Regiment was in part composed of about three hundred and fifty officers and men from Allen County, and was recruited under the call of July, 1864, at Camp Allen, in Fort Wayne, and was mustered into the service on the 3d of November, 1864, with John M. Comparet as Colonel, and left almost immediately for Indianapolis, and left there November 18 for Nashville, Tenn. On its arrival it was assigned to garrison duty at that post.
During the battle of Nashville, December 15 and 16, the brigade to which the regiment was attached was in the reserve and occupied the inner line of defense, extending from the Cumberland River to Fort Nogley.
After the battle, the regiment remained on duty at Nashville until it was mustered out. It reached Indianapolis on the 16th of July, and on the 23d was finally discharged.
Colonel-John M. Comparet.
Lieutenant Colonel-Chauncey B. Oakley.
Adjulant-Percival G. Kelsey.
Quartermaster-Theodore S. Comparet.
COMPANY A.
Frederick Jimey, George MeClannahan, Robert McEwen, Jerome Perry, Frank Ringler, William B Warren, promoted Second Lieutenant of Company C; James Parmeter, discharged July 14, 1865, for disability ; Frederick Gohat, died at Nashville, Tenn., December 28, 1864.
COMPANY C.
Captain-Christopher llettler.
First Lieutenant-Willmm B. Warren. resigned April 11, 1865.
Second Lieutenant-Closson Warren, promoted First Lieutenant.
First Sergennt-Francis M. Ryland, promoted Second Lieutenant.
Sergeants-Alfred Coolmar, promoted First Sergeant and discharged July 6, 1865, or di sability ; Charles W. Powell, David Miles, John Butt.
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Corporals-Francis M. Sams, John L. Hanes, Rudolph Gribe, Tobias Rabus ; John Stien, promoted First Sergoant ; John A. Burkas, promoted to Sergeant ; William C. Jones, Austin Lyon.
Privates-Franklin Arnold, Jolin Auch, Theodore Bley, John Boshet, Daniel Beer, Albert W. Beatty, James L. Black, Frank Carry, George Craven, John G. Clark, Alfrod Comstock, Joseph Clode, Samuel Dearstine, Antoine Dennis, William Diokey, Augustus Dourdick, Frederick Dirkas, Morris B. Dishiong, Daniel Emerick, Charles Ehinger, Warner Ehinger, Georgo Foster, John W. Farmer, Joseph France, Peter M. Grisley, Lewis Guilliam, Frederick Grannaman, Philip Geissenger, William Gorden, Peter Gabe, George llessenaner, llenry Huffeister, David Kleindenst, John Kern, Frederick Kenneman ; William Ling, promoted Corporal ; Frederick Lower, Andrew Leeta, Frederick Meyer, George W. Moore, Dennis Madden, Anderson Martin ; Gottleib Muhleubach, promoted to Corporal ; William Willer, Peter Mettert, Samuel Nickles, John Nill, David H. Overly, Napoleon Pompey, Charles Piquinot, August Rissing, Timothy Ralliham ; llenry Schroeder, promoted to Corporal ; John Schulzior, Alexander Slater, John W. Shirts, Arthur S. Sisley, Eddem Saddlet ; William Sehoppman, promoted to Corporal ; Lewis Tiukhamn, Zophirul Voiral, Henry Weidbrok, Ellis Wirt ; Herman Walda, promoted to Corporal ; Benedict Welton.
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