The Union regiments of Kentucky, Vol. I, Part 17

Author: Union Soldiers and Sailors Monument Association, Louisville, Ky; Speed, Thos. (Thomas), 1841-1906; Pirtle, Alfred, 1837-; Kelly, R. M. (Robert Morrow), b. 1836
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Louisville, Courier-journal job printing co.
Number of Pages: 768


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M. Stokes, John J. Smith, John W. Smith, Gerome B. Smith, George C. Simpson, William P. Walker, Reese B. Wright, Benj. C. Woodburn, George Rabbitt, William L. Gibson, Daniel Hall, Joseph Hall. Owen G. McGinnis, Chesterfield F. Miles, Solomon Smith, David V. Tutt, Abra- ham Vinson, William Alfred, William Cash. James L. Driver, John W. Gaytes, John W. Gill. John Hayes, James D. Ingles, Jesse Jennings, Samuel Krome, James Liles, Charles L. Robertson, Samuel D. Collins, Benjamin O. Mitchell.


Company " B."


2d LIEUT .- Drury C. Mitchusson. SERGTS .- Richard J. Wootten, James B. Williams. James L. Anderson, Allen B. Burton, John F. Woot- ten, Thomas Bartlett. CORPLS .- John C. Williams, Leonard May. Walter Samuels. John W. Asborn. FARRIERS-Morgan Lewis, Robert L. Ridenes.


PRIVATES-Reuben A. Anderson, Obedient Beard, Wm. W. Bart- lett, John W. Brewer, Wm. Carven, James D. DeArman. Wm. D. Dial, George P. Howard. Henry Haskins, John W. Hammers, Wm. P. Jarvis, Abraham Job. Wm. McDaniel. John W. Merrill. James McCormich, Henry W. Parlin, Lewis W. Pitler, Braxton Ridner. George Ridner, Edward R. Robb, Christian Snaggot, George W. Short, Henry Unsel, Thomas Ware. John Ashworth. George Hicks, Josiah Neele, John J. Stout, Albert Jordan, Wm. McCormick.


Company "C."


SERGTS .-- John T. Hockersmith, Robert Innis, John F. Church, Hiram H. Hancock, John W. Steele, Thaddeus Hawkins. CORPLS .- Wm. L. Hughes, Jesse Allen, George Petree, George W. Long, Solomon Harlow. BUGLER-Thomas E. Brown. FARRIER-Samuel H. Evrett. PRIVATES-John Abrams, Wm. C. Atkinson, John W. Atkinson, Wm. A. M. Brewer, William Bell, Alexander Cohorn, Henry P. Conley, Joshua F. Chubbe, Benj. F. Davidson, Leander Duncan. George B. Flunm, Braxton P. Gay. Abner D. Grall. Wm. J. L. Hughes, Solon Haughton, James A. Malone, Samuel J. Oats. Allen R. Prime, David Rogers. Turner Rogers. Willis Roach, Charles Spitznagle, Solomon Steel, Hiram Shawait. Hugh L. Tyler, Henry Waddington. Charles R. Wallace, Edmund A. Wallace, William C. Wells, James M. Parks. David C. Grace, Thomas Petty, William Shepper, Samuel R. Thompson, John W. Sullivan.


Company "D."


SERGTS .- George A. Lears, Felix B. Rice, John B. Williams. CORPLS .- John M. Vick, Squire B. Agee, Willis W. Blue. John F. Gates. BUGLER-Lee Murray.


PRIVATES-Perry Baker. George Bennett, James T. Ducannan, Patrick Carbott, Larkin Dunn, Thomas Long. Marion L. Long, James Long, Thomas G. Litchfield, Edward Man, John R. Oglesby, Hiram A. Pougue, Meredith L. Ratcliffe, John A. Sterling. Joseph W. Stewart, James P. Swick. Samuel D. Thornsbery, Wallace W. Thornsbery. Green Wilkerson, Bradford P. Thornsbery, Wm. R. Boone.


Company " E."


CAPTAIN-Robert Bogle. 1st LIEUTENANT-David M. Oglesby. SERGT .- Michael Atkinson. CORPLS .- Clinton J. Pratte, William H. Lyon. BUGLER-James Staples FARRIER-John Gross. WAG- ONER-Joseph Staples. SADDLER-Joseph B. Williams.


PRIVATES-Robert Clark. Christopher Coams. Henry Fox. Augustus 1. Paul. James Smith. John Warman. George Wolfe. Mathew Cook, John Cheatham. Michael Egloff, John Eubanks, John Gillians, James Head, James Mayhew. W.m. F. Nugent. Benjamin Napier. John Robert- soh. William Shore. Robert Winn.


Company "F."


CORPLS .- Moses Crabtree. Thomas Monaham. SADDLER-James S. Bivins. FARRIER-Thaddeus B. Locket. WAGONER-James M. Hopkins.


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PRIVATES-Benjamin John. Alfred Lockhart, Ivy Miller, Alexander A. Miller, Joel Overhults. Benjamin F. Reed, Lewis W. Roark, John P. Banfield. .


Company "G."


CAPTAINS-H. G. Twyman, Edward W. Ward. 2d LIEUT .- J. C. Twyman. SERGT .- Wm. H. Renfro. CORPLS .- Thos. J. Lafferty. Zeriel Cannon, Jno. W. Bush. FARRIERS-William A. McFellen, Henry Tice, David W. Crutcher.


PRIVATES-Wm. Boston, Perry C. Brooks, Jno. Billingsly, Thos. J. Crump, John Curry, Daniel Garden, Jno. D. Gilliam, Francis Grinstead, Wm. D. Gentry, Jefferson Gentry, Lewis Goodhue, Richard H. Grinstead. Lorenzo D. Huff, Wm. A. Huff, Thoe. R. Hagan, Michael Haley, Gustavus A. Hyde, Isaac N. Huff, Jno. N. Johnson, Abram S. Lile, Jas. J. Leech. Peter O. Leech, Crittenden Lowry, James T. Lobb, Chas. Morgan, Wm. Martin, Nathan Murray, Geo. S. Marsh, Caleb Reynolds, Frank Routon, Jno. Ripperdan, Jas. W. Shelton, Jno. Salyers, Wm. Taylor, Saml. Witherspoon, Geo. Waggoner, Jno. W. Wade, Geo. B. Currie, Michael Lile, George Mouser, Joseph Russell, Wm. Bell, Albert Bules, Ross Eapherson, Thomas Knight, Reuben Lobb, Jas. W. Lile, Geo. W. Taylor, Jno. Witherspoon, Daniel Dobson, Jas. K. Grinstead, W'm. Harness. Jno. V. Martin, John Martin, Philip Beness, Isaac Brickie, John Cook, Ben. F. Cook, James Ferguson, David B. Fry, Joseph Lightfoot, Marcus Murray, Wm. Poe, Stephen Richardson, Ezekiel Wilty, John Welch, James Welch, N. P. West, Elijah Williams.


Company "H."


SERGTS .- Cyrus L. Foster, Wm. C. Miles, Hezekiah Shipp. COR- PORALS-Chas. E. Stillwell, John K. Youtsey. BUGLER-William Parsons. FARRIER-Frederick Horig.


PRIVATES-John R. Adkinson, John D. Bell, James L. Davis, Meredith A. Davis. John Frombold, Michael Ferris, Mathew Jenkins, James M. Houchie, Joshua R. Johnson, Henry Mains, John W. Parsons, Samuel G. Revel, Harman Stevens, Jesse Sayers, Thos. F. Spaulding. Calvir York, Alfred Abbott, Samuel Ewing, Joseph A. Long, John J. Smith, Joseph Weeks, Mathias Yauger.


Company "1."


CAPTAIN-John M. Thomas. 1st LIEUTENANT-Lewis R. Dunn. SERGTS .- David O. Riley, Daniel J. Cook, Thomas D. Rice, Reed Mc- Grene, James C. Smith, Valentine Y. MeGrene, Clayton L. Bradley. Nathaniel M. Mercer, James A. Hemminger. CORPLS .- George N. Wortham, William Benden. Joseph Collard, Joseph Millurn, Valderman Wells, John D. Wells, Oliver H. Bruner. BUGLERS-Josiah Mckay, George H. Gosnell. FARRIERS-Walter Drane, William P. Crume. SADDLER-Ralph C. Crume.


PRIVATES-James M. Alverson, Jacob A. Baker, Wm. R. Blann. Zachariah Bitts, Newton Baltznall, Robert J. Cooley, Abigal Deweese. James M. Deweese. James C. Dawney, William N. Evans. Joel Gray. James Grapham, Andrew J. Green, Augustus Gunn, Hiram Harris. Henry Hay, Abner Hill, William N. Harding, Walton Harris, James R. Johns, Ennis Jenell, John F. Lampton, Leander J. Lane, Horatio G. Lane. William C. Lane, Peter B. McGraw, William H. Nall, George H. Nelson, James A. Nanney, James Patton, James Quisenberry, Isaac Schoolfield. Elias Stephens, W. E. Spradling, William T. Thomas, William B. Taggart, Thomas W. Woods, John Wheeler, Miles H. Watkins. Marion Waltrep. Richold Yeakey, Andrew J. Alverson, Stephen F. Grove. Samuel Hazel, David Jeffers, John H. Langley, Samuel N. Shipworth. Joseph H. Wells, Reason Cravens, Philip Dappon, Frances Dappon. Labam Gains, William McCauley. John Oldham, John W. Prunty, Wm. P. Reed, George W. Sweney, Amos Smith, John C. Travis, Harry Young. Peter Daniel Win. H. Huff, Westley B. Lewis, Squire N. Lampton, John W. Crawford.


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Company " K." .


CAPTAIN-Horace Scott. 1st LIEUT .-- William Waters. 2d LIEUT. -- Charles Blanford. SERGTS .- Henry B. B. McCoy, Claton Beard, James L. Frank, Charles Horton, Joseph B. Ball. Taylor Scott, Wm. C. McCoy. CORPLS .- Thomas J. Ball. William L. Ball, Stephen Wood, Benjamin F. Walker, William H. Gregory. Samuel Muffitt. BUGLER- William P. Carman. FARRIERS-Samuel B. Walker. John Vonthamir. SADDLER-William B. Wood. SADDLER-SERGT .- Henry C. Hook. HOSPITAL STEWARD-John J. Pool.


PRIVATES-John W. Boltinghouse, John Bradley, William Beard. Andrew J. Carman, Lewis Johnson, Hiram H. McCoy, Aaron R. Miller, John Robbins, Thomas Wood, Jerome Bideon. William Hogan. John A. Harris, Remus A. Pate, James W. Seaton, Samuel Taul, William B. Taul, Henry C. Walker, Roland Whitworth, Benedict J. Newton.


Company "L."


1st. LIEUT .- Wm. W. Weatherholt. SERGTS .- Samuel Bryant, James T. Webb, William Goff, Lewis G. Gregory. CORPLS .- Wm. H. H. Tunstall, Robert Roy, Edmund Polk, Edward Roff, Harvey White. FARRIERS-James McAlister, Jacob Paulman.


PRIVATES-W'm. P. Biren, Hiram Blair, Scott Burditt, Jacob Biard. George D. Blake, Albert Campion, William J. Carter, Henry C. Davis, George W. Franklin, Peter Gregory, John Holinder. Thomas E. Kirtley. James I. Lay. Sylvester Lay, James W. Lucas, Joel Moore, John W. Memphiss, Charles R. Marsh, Joseph M. Marsh. Albert Michen, Raphael A. Norah, George Oliver, Samuel Paddock, McWillis Robinson, Thomas Robinson, Michael Sheran, Thomas Sheran. Philip Sullivan. Rolly J. Tindel. Henry Weatherholt. John R. Weatherholt, Richard Welsh, Asa Williams, John Fransman, Thomas Wood, Jefferson Perkins, George W. Drake, Frank Perkins.


Company "M."


CAPTAIN-Albert G. Sloo. 1st LIEUTENANT-Ernest Vucellot. 2d LIEUT .- Chas. P. Hollingsworth. SERGTS .- John P. Scott, James W. Heim. Edward Mooney. Michael Catt. John T. McClure, Peter Winkler, Simeon Noble, Thomas B. Thompson. CORPLS .- Benjamin H. Wier. Andrew J. Moore. William F. Teverburgh. Thomas R. Cater. Lewis Osho. Henry H. Henderson, James M. Talbott. Thornton H. Gren. BUGLER-Anthony Martin. FARRIER-August Sanders.


PRIVATES-Henry Benard, William Cash. Reason Craven. John J. Chistum, James H. Davis, Milton M. Davidson, James L. Driver. Francis Daffron, Owen Garrety, James Haley, Robert Hathaway, John B. Holden. Samuel Jones, Jesse Jennings, Samuel P. Krane. John P. Keller. Theodore Leveron, James Londs, John Longel, Chas. H. Lathrop, . Hiram F. Langly. Thomas B. Mays, Adam Meinrath, Jerome Myers, Nelson H. Norton, John W. Oldham, Ammon Osho, Henry C. Ruble, . Charles L. Robertson, Jerry Sevetry. Simon Simbley. Leon Theriac, John W. Wright, John W. Yates, Harvey Young, John Q. Young, John Clark, Charles Cox, Philip Kizer, William Reed, Laban Gren. John W. Gill, John Hays. James Liles. Wm. McCallery. George W. Sweeney, John C. Travis, Alfred Wilson, Samuel D. Jugles.


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Fourth Kentucky Cavalry.


Recruiting for this regiment began in September, 1861, under the call of Col. Jesse Bayles, who organized the regiment at the fair grounds at Louisville. Associated with him were Lieut .- Col. Jacob Ruckstul, Capt. John F. Duncan and James O'Donnell, who afterward became cap- tain and was also active in the first work of organization and remained with the regiment during its entire career, though sometimes serving on brigade staff. The com- panies came from Louisville and Jefferson county, and from Spencer and Bullitt. The regiment was first sworn in by Maj. John W. Barr, and first paid off in its camp at the fair grounds by R. J. Menefee, of Louisville. It was held at Lonisville until January 6, 1862, when it marched to Bardstown and went into a camp of instruction, being in the brigade commanded by Gen. Win. H. Lytle.


On the 26th of March it left Bardstown and proceeded to Nashville. From thence it went to Wartrace, Tenn., April 8th. It remained on duty in that part of the state during the summer of 1862. In May, 1862, Col. Green Clay Smith became colonel of the reginient, but in the same month he was promoted brigadier-general. While he was in command the 4th was in several engagements with the Confederate cavalry in Tennessee; particularly one at Lebanon with Morgan, and for gallant service there Col. Green Clay Smith was made brigadier-general. July 13th the regiment marched to Tullahoma, where it remained until August. It was then sent to Manchester, and from thence to Murfreesboro, being all the time actively engaged in scouting and reconnoitering. While 'at Murfreesboro Gen. Bragg's movement to Kentucky began, and the 4th was employed to cover the movement of Buell's army in pursuit as far as Bowling Green. It was held at that place with other troops for the protection of the railroad and that section of the country, while the main army proceeded on to Louisville. After the ex- pulsion of Bragg from Kentucky the 4th continued in service along the southern border of the state until .Feb- ruary, 1863. During this period it was at Bowling Green, Glasgow, Russellville, Hopkinsville and many other points, and was in the division commanded by Gen. Dumont, the regiment being under Col. Bayles.


February 9, 1863, the 4th moved from Bowling Green to Nashville; from thence to Murfreesboro. At that time it was in Col. Minty's brigade, Stanley's division.


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February 27th, it marched to Franklin, being em- ployed with other troops to guard the right flank of Rosecrans' army, then lying at Murfreesboro. In March it was enegaged in several spirited contests with Van Dorn's and Forrest's troops. Among these may be mentioned the fight at Thompson's Station, March 5th; the expedition to Columbia under Gen. Green Clay Smith, March 19th, and the fight at Brentwood, March 25th.


April 14, 1863, Col. Bayles resigned and was succeeded by Col. Wickliffe Cooper, who had been a lieutenant in the 20th Ky. Infantry, and had been made lieutenant- colonel of the 4th Cavalry. Being now made colonel of this regiment he proved himself a most gallant and effi- vient cavalry officer.


June 7th, the 4th was engaged with the enemy at Franklin, when in a charge made by the regiment Col. Cooper was severely wounded and one man was killed. June 11th it was again engaged at Triune, with loss. June 23d it was engaged at Unionville. In the organization of Roseerans' army, June 30, 1863, the 4th was in the 1st Brigade (Col. Campbell), Mitchell's division, Stanley's cavalry corps.


August, 1863, the 4th advanced with the Army of the Cumberland, under Gen. Rosecrans, in the movement upon Chattanooga, which resulted in the battle of Chicka- mauga. It would be impossible to enumerate all the ex- periences of this active campaign. From the last of July until August 9th it was encamped at Gum Springs. From thence it moved by way of Fayetteville, Tenn., and Huntsville, Ala., to Maysville, Ala. August 27th marched to Caperton's Ferry; crossed the Tennessee river to Valley Head, September 1st. Ou the 3d crossed Look- out mountain, marched through Alpine to Summerville, Ga .: returned to Valley Head, September 15th. On the 19th, the day the great battle of Chickamauga opened, the 4th marched to Crawfish Springs, when it was fiercely en- gaged with the Confederate cavalry under Gen. Wheeler. In the report of Col. Watkins he says that when he dis- covered the enemy he drew up the 4th, 5th and 6th Ky. . Cavalry in line, then advanced to the Chattanooga road. Then Capt. O'Donnell, of his staff, reported the enemy advancing. In the fight which ensued he was flanked and foll back. The 4th formed across the road at Lookout church, the 6th passing on. Then "the 4th fell back slowly, fighting with desperation, and rallied on the 6th, when the two regiments held the enemy in check fully 20 minutes. Then they were again flanked:" retreating again, they again rallied and repulsed the enemy. In this desperate


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fighting the 4th lost four officers; Capts. Rodgers and Lewis, Lieuts. Cohen and Curtis, and over 90 men wounded and missing. It continued to cover the retreat to Chat- tanooga, arriving there September 22d. On the 25th it marched for Bellefonte, Ala:, where it arrived September 30th. It left Bellefonte, October 2d, for Caperton's Ferry, where it remained till December 2d. It then marched by way of Chattanooga to Rossville, Ga., arriving December 5th, and constituted the extreme outpost of the army. It remained at Rossville until January 6, 1864, when it re-enlisted in the veteran organization.


Up to this time the 4th Cavalry had been in numerous engagements and its service had been unusually active. In the veteran organization the field and staff were: Col. Wickliffe Cooper; Lieut .- Cols. Llewellyn Gwynne, George Welling; Majs. Sidney S. Lyon, John F. Weston, John M. Bacon; Adjutant J. B. Boatgerman; Quarter- master Charles II. Swift; Surgeon Charles HI. Butler.


After the furlough incident to the veteran organiza- tion the regiment rendezvoused at Lexington, Ky., and immediately went to Nashville, and from thence marched on foot to Chattanooga, when it was mounted and camped in Wauhatchie valley. During the career of the regi- ment from this time to the end it was commanded by Cols. Cooper, Gwynne and Welling successively, and also at times by Majs. Weston and Bacon. It was in the bri- gade of Col. L. D. Watkins, Gen. Ed. McCook's division of Gen. Elliott's cavalry, in Sherman's army.


On the 24th of June, 1864, a part of the 4th cavalry, under command of Capt. John M. Bacon, had a remarka- ble experience at Lafayette, Ga. The detachment was at that place with similar detachments of the 6th and 7th Ky. Cavalry regiments, all under Col. Watkins, the whole numbering 450 men. Col. Watkins, in his report, says this force of 450 was attacked by Gen. Pillow with a force of 3,000. Gen. Pillow, in his report, says he attacked with 1,600 men. The fight took place in the town about 3 o'clock a. m. As soon as the firing began Capt. Bacon, with his men, took possession of the court house and jail. and barricaded the windows and doors with sacks of corn. During the fight all of Col. Watkins' men occupied these buildings and successfully fought off their assailants. who withdrew from the contest, and the 4th Ky. Mounted Infantry coming up, under Cols. Croxton and Kelly, the withdrawal became precipitate even to a panic, as to- , ported by Gen. Pillow.


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complimented by Gen. Sherman for its efficiency. It was engaged at Resaca and other places in this campaign.


After the capture of Atlanta the regiment ac- companied Sherman's army in its operations in Northern Georgia, in October, 1864, and when the march to the sea began it was ordered to Nashville to take part under Gen. Thomas in the campaign against Gen. Hood. It was then in the cavalry command of Gen. J. H. Wilson, and bore its part in the operations in Middle Tennessee, resulting in the battles of Franklin and Nashville.


Just preceding the battle of Nashville the 4th Cavalry was sent with a strong cavalry force under Gen Ed Me- Cook to oppose Gen. Lyon, who had moved into Kentucky. This command proceeded to Hopkinsville and other places in Southern Kentucky, and forced Lyon to with- draw from the state. After the battle of Nashville, De- vember 16, 1864, the regiment was sent to Waterloo, Ala., thence to Eastport, Miss .; thence to Chickasaw, Ala. It then took part in Wilson's celebrated expedition through Alabama and Georgia. It was in the advance at Mont- gomery and captured the place and held it until support- ing troops came up. It went through Georgia to Talla- hassee, Fla., and returned to Macon, Ga., when it was mustered out of service, August 21, 1865, having served four years.


[NOTE CONCERNING WATKINS' BRIGADE. ]


From January, 1863, until the end of the war the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th regiments of Kentucky Cavalry constituted one brigade, under the command for the greater part of the time of Col. Louis D. Watkins, of the 6th. who was made brigadier-general by brevet June 24, 1864. The association of these four regiments makes the history of their movements so identical that the account of each one should be read, as each one aids the other to some extent. A number of unusually ac- complished and spirited young officers were with these regiments, which gave to the brigade a fine reputation for gallantry, and made it nota- bly efficient. All can not be mentioned here, but among them may be named, belonging to the 4th Cavalry. Col. Green Clay Smith, who was made brigadier-general. A biographical sketch of him will be found in this volume. Col. Wickliffe Cooper, of Lexington, Ky., Maj. Sidney Lyon. Adj. and Capt. Geo. K. Speed, who was only 17 years of age. Capt. Basil N. Hobbs, of Louisville, Capt. John F. Weston, of Louis- ville, who is now an officer of the regular army, Capt. James O'Don- nell. who served on Gen. Watkins' staff. Belonging to the 5th were Cols. Haggard, Baldwin, and Sanders, the latter of whom was made brigadier-general, and was killed near Knoxville. A biographical sketch Is in this volume. Lt .- Col. Hoblitzell and Isaac N. Scott, Majs. Michael H. Owsley. Thos. C. Winfrey. C. T. Cheek. James L. Wharton, the former of whom afterward was circuit judge in Kentucky, Surgeons Hugh Mulholland, and Wm. Forrester, and Capt. Fleming Faris, of Louisville.


Of the 6th were Cols. Halisy and Louis D. Watkins, Lt .- Cols. Mundy and Roper, Majs. Gratz, Fidler, and Stafford, Capts. Hugh B. Kelly. Chas. Milward, Drye, James M. McCoun, of Bardstown.


Of the 7th Col. John K. Faulkner, who after the war held the office of Surveyor of Customs at Louisville, Lt .- Col. Vimont, Capt. Robt. Col- Her, and Lieut. Wallace Gruelle.


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These were all admirably adapted for the cavalry service and thy made a notable group of dashing soldiers. A number of them Were with the brigade when it went to Hopkinsville, December, 1864, and at that time a memorable and touching incident occurred. That was at the home of the lamented Gen. Jas. S. Jackson, who had been so conspic- uous in the cavalry service, and who was killed in the battle of Perry- ville. His widow was then living at Hopkinsville and these officers called to pay their respects to this noble and excellent lady.


The splendid esprit de corps of this magnificent brigade of Kentucky cavalry suggests that it would have been well if other organizations of similar character had been formed, not only of the Kentucky cavalry. but of the Kentucky infantry regiments


Field and Staff.


COLONELS-Jesse Bayles, G. Clay Smith, Wickliffe Cooper. LIEUT .- COLS .- Llewllyn Gwynne. Jacob Ruckstuhl. . MAJORS-Joh !: F. Gunkel, Sidney S. Lyon. ADJTS .- Moses C. Bayles, George K. Spetd. Q .- MASTERS-Chas. Kurfiss, Chas H. Swift. SURGEONS-Samuel L Adams. Henry Mallory, Chas. H. Butler. ASST. SURGEONS-David P'. Middleton, J. P. Bachman. CHAPLAIN-Mathew N. Lasley. SERGT. MAJOR-Henry Tanner. Q. M. SERGT .- Theo. Wergo. COM. SERGT. -William Butler.


Company "A."


CAPTAINS-Levi Chilson, William D. Hooker, Joseph A. Cowell. 1st LIEUT .- William J. Hunter. 2d LIEUTS .- James Barnes, Basil N. Hobbs. SERGTS .-- John J. Collins, Frank Leifferth, Ryland K. Shuck. John W. Burress, James Albertson, Nathan K. Gross, Joseph Dawkins, William Sexton. CORPLS-Jordan Brooks, Joseph H. Arteburn, Domi- nick Gross, Elzy Kennedy. Marion King, Jacob Welkins, William Steph- enson, John P. Ashby. BUGLERS-Christian Essig. Frank Brinkman. FARRIER-Logan Jeffries. SADDLER-William E. Fleece.


PRIVATES-Andrew Beamela. Peter Edwards, No. 2; Eli D. Gard- ner, George Graves. William Kerr, George Morris, William Prentis. Joseph Phillips, John J. Smith, Wm. Sands, William S. Thompson. John Wooley, Martin Young, Cummins Childers, Francis Dononahu Bartholomew Duffy, Peter Edwards, No. 1: Jno. Heller James L. Kel- ley. Jefferson Lowery. Augustus Mathews, George Myers, James V. Reed, John Skell. James Smallwood. McGillam H. Watkins, Isaac Wa !- kins, Cornelius M. Woodruff, John Wheeler, Samuel Young. John Art .- burn, Frank Bonner. John Bonner. David Bonner, John Boes. Robert J. Collins, Nicholas Cunningham, Jackson Declermin. John A. W. Davis. James Edwards. Lawson H. Kelly, John H. Price. George Rhee John C. Shaefer, James J. H. Scott. Simon Trester, Thomas Young. Samuel Anderson, Christian Fulty, John Sands, John Butts. Alexander F. Bolin, Wm. H. Brown. David Collins, Lafayette Collins. James Cor den. Thos. E. Crumbaugh, Joshua Devere. William Edwards, Joseph Fehr. Thomas Figg. Joseph C. D. Gill, Wm. M. Goldsmith, Joseph Ham. Richard Hall, William Jones. Joseph King. Michael King., Benjamin Kelly. Thomas McManus. William Oglesby, Thomas O'Brien. John Riker, Robert W. Reed. Pleasant Bean, David Childers, Henry Davis. Jacob Everhart. Solomon Gross, Wm. E. Kolbe, John Stigner, John Teal. Joseph Wells, Thomas P. Wood. George Wall.


Company "B."


CAPTAINS-John Kurfiss. Adam Rogers. 1st LIEUT .- Henry Tan- ner. 2d LIEUT .- John Feitsch. SERGTS .- Barney Castner, James C. Phillips, B. B. Sloan, David Patton, Geo. Snider. Chas. Clinton, Jacob Wreterstein, Henry Smith. John H. Brecket. CORPLS .- William Frix. John S. Barkley. Andrew Louden. Ludwick Black, Jacob Fix, Charle- Lauthard. John Weakley. Charles Ackers, Nicholas Bender, Adam V. Force, Arvin O'Mally. BUGLERS-William Farrell. Peter Rhyer. FAR-


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RIERS-George B. Sherridan, Peter Smith. SADDLER-John Zoll. WAGONER-Joseph Eckert.


PRIVATES-Jacob Akes, Martin Belner, Christian Brinkman, David Dirrick. Louis Forcht, John Owens, P. Shuble, Andrew Small, John Bib- Mig. Daniel Flood. Charles Forcht, Edward Hern, John Hoog, Jacob H. Lessterofft, Conrad Mening, William Meyers, Henry Sheard. Casper Schwarts, John Shower, Sr., Henry Shofmaster, Jacob Thornton, An- drew Bach, Frederick Brown, Mat Miller, John Phelan, Nicholas Smith, David H. Taylor, George Weatherstein, Jacob Walter, Joseph Hene- man, Henry Aleyeser, William Allsmiller, Conrad Bader, August Baker, Gottleib F. Bauer. Frederick Basser, Joseph Barrell, Henry Doert, David R. Fenton, Charles Gaillerune, Albert Halwax, John Hoertey, Frederick Ludwick, John Ludwick, James Lawson, Joseph Marshal, Freling Na- mick, Mason Parsons, Thomas Phillips, John Ruth, Thomas Ridge, Ka- viett Shindler, John Shower, Thomas Steward, Albert Sanlergilt, Mac Sensoth, Frank Shier, Gibson Tate, Lewis Upper, Charles Andrews, Joseph Albert, Hugh Alfken, George Book. John Bollong. John Cim- mer, Christian Danbert, Theodore Eaken, Havier Felter, Jacob Greinalt, John E. Johnson. John Kraus. Philip Ross, John Smith, John Shuby, Bernard Fetter. Sebastian Faulkner.




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