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killed at Salem Heights, Va., May 3 '63. Alfred Hopler; wounded Dec. 13 '62 at Fredericksburg; died in hospital in Philadelphia, March 24 '63 Virgil Howell; died of typhoid fever, near White Oak Church, Va., Dec. 20 '62. Moses Laramie; captured at Spottsylvania, May '64; died of scurvy, at Andersonville, Ga., Nov. 20'64. John Miller; killed at Spottsylvania Court- house, Va., May 12 '64. William Oliver; killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1 '64. Thomas Phipps; died of typhoid fever, at Windmill Point, Va., Jan. 31 '63. Edwin H. Reger, Feb. 27 '64; killed at Spottsylvania Court-house, Va., May 12 '64. William Reynolds; died of fever, near Petersburg, Va., Feb. 5 '65. John Rutan; killed at Spottsylvania Court-house, Va., May 12 '64. William M. Shipman; killed at Salem Heights, Va., May 3 '63. Samuel T. Sidener; died of typhoid fever, near White Oak Church, Va., Dec. 26 '62. William E. Simpson; wounded May 3 '63; killed at Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19 '64. Matthias Sona, Jan. 4 '64; died at Winchester, Va., Sept. 19 '64, of wounds received at Opequan. William Storms; killed at Salem Heights, Va., May 3'63. Peter J. Vanderhoof; died of typhoid fever at White Oak Church, Va., Dec. 28 '62.
COMPANY F.
OFFICERS.
Captains .- George C. King, mustered Aug. 25 '62; re- signed April 7 '63, at White Oak Church, Va .; died at Chester. Thomas P. Stout, pro. April 26 '63 from Ist lieut. Co. A; wounded May 3d '63, at Salem Heights, Va .; tr. to v. r. c. Nov. I '63. Ellis Hamilton, pro. Nov. 4 '63 from Ist lieut. Co. E; wounded May 6 '64 in Wil- derness, Va .; died of wounds May 27 '64. James W. Penrose, pro. July 27 '64 from ist lieut .; April 1 '63 from private U. S. A.
First Lieutenants .- Owen H. Day, pro. Aug. 25 '62 from color sergt. 3d N. J .; pro. capt. Co. I Jan. 19 '63. John H. Vanderveer, mustered as 2nd lieut. Aug. 25 '62; Ist lieut. April 14 '63; resigned July 28 '63. Menrath Weyer, pro. July 3 '64 from sergt. Co. C; tr. to Co. E 2nd N. J. June 22 '65.
Second Lieutenants .- Gaston Everit, April 14 '63 from Co. I 7th N. J .; resigned May 24 '63. Edmund D. Hal- sey, commissioned June '63; pro. Ist lieut. Co. D before being mustered. James Van Antwerp, pro. from Ist sergt. Co. E Sept. 28 '64; pro. Ist lieut. Co. I Feb. 9 '65. Morris S. Hawn jr., sergt. Co. B April 17 '65; tr. to Co. D 2nd regiment June 21 '65.
Sergeants .- Enos G. Budd; wounded May 9 '64, at Spottsylvania, Va .; pro. Ist. lieut. Co. C July 3 '64; not mustered; dis. May 3 '65. Manning F. McDougal, killed June 1 '64 at Cold Harbor, Va. Phineas H. Skellinger, wounded at Spottsylvania, Va., May 8 '64; died from wounds, May 27 '64. Elias H. Carlisle; killed June 4 '64, at Cold Harbor. Andrew F. Salmon, wounded May 12 '64, at Spottysvania, Va .; died of wound May 20 '64, at Fredericksburg.
Corporals. Lewis H. Salmon; pro. sergt. April 1 '63; wounded May 12 '64 at Spottsylvania. . John L. Larri- son; wounded May 3 '63 at Salem Heights; pro. sergt. Oct. 1 '63; captured a rebel flag May 10'64. Alexander T. Beatty; died Feb. 10 '63, at Washington, D. C., of disease. John R. McCain; dis. for disability March 23 '64; died of disease in June '64. William H. Bowman; died June 1 '63, of fever, at White Oak Church, Va. John Parliament. George W. Laskie: deserted Nov. 1I '63, from hospital at Gettysburg, Pa. George S. M. Woodhull; wounded May 3 '63 at Salen. Heights, Va .; pro. sergt. Oct. 1 '64.
Musicians .- William H. Smith and Theodore F. Swayze, drummers; dis. Feb. 17 '64, at Brandy Station, by special order of the War Department.
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PRIVATES.
Lewis Ammerman; died of disease at White Oak Church, Va., Mch. 31, '63. Joseph Anthony; wounded May 12 '64 at Spottsylvania, Va. Amos G. Ball; tr. to v. r. c. Jan. 13'65. John P. Bean; dis. Jan. 3'63 at White Oak Church, for disability. Henry H. Berry; wounded May 12 '64, at Spottsylvania, Va. John W. Berry; killed at Spottsylvania, Va. (Gault House), May 17 '64. Felix Cash; wounded at Salem Heights, Va., May 3 '63; died of wounds May 15 '63, at Potomac Creek. Warren N. Clawson; died at Washington, May 20 '64. Charles Covert; killed at Spottsylvania, Va., May 8 '64. John Carlile, wounded June 2 '64, at Cold Harbor, Va .; pro. corp. March 1 '65. Thomas Clark; deserted Mch. 18 '63, at White Oak Church. Henry B. Crampton; on detailed service. Joseph V. M. Crampton; dis. for dis- ability June 21 '63, at White Oak Church, Va. Joseph Crater; pro. corp. April 1 '63; wounded May 8 '64. Charles Davenport; tr. to v. r. c. March 15 '64. William Davenport; deserted Sept. 6 '62, from Camp Morris, D. C. John Dee; teamster. William H. K. Emmons; pro. corp. April 1 '63; tr. to color guard June 1 '63; wounded in foot May 12 '64, at Spottsylvania, Va .; returned to the guard Dec. 26 '64. George D. Foulds; killed at Spott- sylvania, Va., May 12 '64. Isaiah D. Frutchey; wounded May 12 '64, at Spottsylvania, Va. Jeremiah Foley; tr. to v. r. c. Sept. 21 '63. George R. Geddes; wounded May 3 '63, at Salem Heights, Va .; pro. corp. Sept. [ '64. William Gulick; dis. for disability April 21, '63, at White Oak Church, Va .; died Aug. 24 '8r. Jacob Guest; wounded Sept. 19 '64, at Winchester, Va. John Grey; on detailed service. George R. and John Hall; team- sters. Charles Heck; died at Washington, D. C., March 30 '64, of disease. Zeno A. Hawkins; dis. April 27 '63, at White Oak Church, Va., for disability. Alonzo Hed- den; pro. corp. Dec. 29 '62; wounded May 8 '64, at Spottsylvania. James Hoover. Anthony Hopler; died Jan. 5 '63, at White Oak Church, Va., of fever. James M. Ingle; wounded May 12 '64, at Spottsylvania; dis. for wounds Jan. 10 '65. Abraham Jacobus; wounded May 12 '64, at Spottsylvania, Va. Benjamin Kanc; wounded May 3 '63, at Salem Heights, Va .; dis. for wound Oct. 23 '63. Whitfield Lake; wounded and miss- ing (probably killed), May 12 '64, at Spottsylvania, Va. Jacob Lamerson; died Feb. 18 '63, of disease, at White Oak Church, Va. David C. Lance; wounded May 12 '64, at Spottsylvania. James Laterette; wounded May 12 '64, at Spottsylvania, Va. Daniel Morgan; lost arm May 3 '63, at Fredericksburg, Va .; dis. Oct. 27 '63. Charles Milligan; pro. sergt. Sept. 1 '64 from corp .; killed Sept. 19 '64, at Winchester, Va. Samuel L. Meeker; on recruiting service for one year. William W. Opdycke; wounded May 3 '63, at Salem Heights, Va .; after return detailed as teamster. Andrew Opdycke; wounded May 12 '64, at Spottsylvania, Va. Frank H. O'Neil; wounded and taken prisoner Aug. 17 '64, at Winchester, Va .; released Mch. 9 '65. Joseph Osborne; on detailed service. William H. Parliament; deserted July 10 '63, at Funkstown, Md. Jacob A. Peckwell; killed at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12 '64. George C. Reid; slightly wounded Dec. 14 '62; on recruiting duty one year. William H. Rarick; dis. for rheumatism March 17 '64, at Newark, N. J. Ezekiel Rarick. William H. Sergeant; died March 17 '63, at White Oak Church, Va., of disease. Alexander S. Sergeant; killed at Fred- ericksburg, Va., Dec. 13 '62. James Sprague; killed at Fredericksburg, Va., in the morning of May 3 '63. John Seales; on detailed service, quartermaster's department. Frederick Starr; ambulance corps; died at Rockaway, N. J., April 24 '74. Peter J. Sutton; missing in action Aug. 17 '64, at Winchester, Va .; died at Lynchburg, Va.,
Oct. 18 '64. John D. Salmon; died March 27 '63, at White Oak Church, Va., of fever. David Todd; died March 5 '63, at White Oak Church, Va., of general de- bility. Peter Van Arsdale; dis. Sept. 5 '63, at Washing- ton, D. C., for disability. Isaac Van Arsdale; died Sept. 22 '64, from wounds received Sept. 19 '64. Benajah D. Wear; died May 9 '63, at White Oak Church, Va., of disease. Lawrence H. Weise; wounded May 12 '64, at Spottsylvania, Va. Elias Williamson; killed at Spott- sylvania, May 12 '64. John Williamson; dis. Nov. 28 '63, for disability.
RECRUITS.
On Thursday, January 20th 1864, some twenty re- crnits from Morris county joined the 15th regiment, and during the winter others from Morris and Sussex. The following is a list of them and the companies to which they were assigned:
Wesley M. Ayres, Co. D, Jan. 4 '64; missing in action May 8 '64. William P. Bryan, Co. A, Feb. 29 '64; tr. to Co. F 2nd N. J., June 21 '65. Jonathan B. Bowman, Co. A, Jan. 4 '64; tr. to Co. D); dis. Mar. 27 '64. Jacob Beam, Co. A, Jan. 21 64; killed May 8 '64. Benjamin Booth, Co. A, Dec. 31 '63; tr. to Co. C; dis. Mar. 29 '64. John Bowman, Co. D, Jan. 19 '64; died June 20 of wounds received June 1 '64. David Cantrell, Co. A, Dec. 15 '63; tr. to Co. I; transferred to Co. E 2nd N. J., June 21 '65. Andrew C. Clauson, Co. A; deserted Aug. 25 '62; returned. William C. Cearfoss, Co. H, Jan. 6 '64; killed May 12 '64. Nelson L. Cole, Co. I, Jan. 4 '64; tr. to Co. E 2nd N. J., June 21 '65. John Card jr., Co. K, Feb. 25 '64; tr. to Co. H 2nd N. J. June 21 '65. Andrew Deeker, Co. I), Jan. 4'64; dis. Apr. 13 '64. David L. Denee, corp., Co. I), Dec. 29 '63; tr. to Co. I 2nd N. J. Benjamin Drake, Co. D, Dec. 29 '63; died Feb. 22 '64 of disease. Levi Deeker, Co. K, Feb. 25 '64; tr. to Co. H 2nd N. J. June 21 '65. John Evans, Co. A, May '64; missing May 12 '64. Joseph C. Everett, Co. A, Jan. 6 '64; killed May 12 '64. Lorenzo D. Fulford, Co. D, Dec. 29 '63; missing May 8'64. William Gulick, Co. A, Feb. 25 '64; tr. to Co. F 2nd N. J. June 21 '65. Robert Gray, Co. D, Jan. 4 '64; tr. to Co. C; dis. Mar. 29 '64. John Gay, Co. D; tr. to Co. C; killed May 12 '64. John M. Goucher, Co. D, Jan. 4 '64; died Mar. 24 '64 of disease. Van Meter P. Hammitt, Co. A, Nov. 12 '63; tr. to Co. G 2nd N. J. June 21 '65. Abraham Hen- dershot, Co. A, Dec. 17 '63; tr. to Co. D; died in rebel prison in Danville Jan. 6'65. John Hopkins, Co. A, Nov. 19 '63; tr. to Co. 1); died June 18'64 of wounds received May 12 Charles Hand, Co. B, Jan. 4 '64; dis. June 17 '65. Cornelius Hull, Co. D, Jan. 4 '64; tr. to Co. B; dis. Mar. 29 '64 for disease. Gustave Hartwig; tr. from Co. E 2nd. Stephen Hawkins, Co. D, Jan. 4'64; tr. to v. r. c. Jan. 1 '65. Patrick Hughes, Co. D, Dec. 30 '63; killed May 8 '64. Lemuel Hardick, Co. I Jan. 4 '64; tr. to Co. E 2nd N. J. June 21 '65. Uriah Hardick, Co. I, Dec. 29 '63; tr. to Co. E 2nd N. J. June 21 '65. George Heaney, Co. G, Jan. 2 '64; tr. to Co. G 2nd N. J. June 21 '65. Henry J. Hendershot, Co. G Jan. 18 '64; ir. to Co. E 2nd N. J. June 21 '65. David P. Ingle, Co. A Jan. 4 '64; tr. to Co. C; tr. to Co. D and N. J. June 21 '65. Alfred B. Jackson, Co. A, Jan. 2 '64; tr. to Co. D; killed May 8 '64. Abram Jolinson jr., Co. A, Nov. 19 '63; tr. to Co. I); killed May 8 '64. Bernard Johnson, Co. A, Dec. 31 '63; tr. to Co. D; died May 20 '64 of wounds received May 8. James M. Jervis, Co. D, Jan. 2 '64; dis. at Camp Parole Apr. 28'64. James Johnson, Co. D, Dec. 28 '63; died July 6 '64 of typhoid fever, at Philadelphia. Daniel W. Kithcart, corp. Co. D, Jan. 4 '64; tr. to Co. C; tr. to Co. D 2nd N. J. June 2 '65. Amos C. Keepers, Co. C, Jan. 4 '64; dis. Mar. 27 '64.
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John Knapp, Co. K, Dec. 22 '63; deserted May 10 '64 at Spottsylvania. William H. List, Co. I, Dec. 29 '63; killed June r '64. Joseph Langdon, Co. A, Dec. 14 '63; tr. to Co. I; tr. to U. S. N. Apr. 8 '64. Jacob Lawson, corp., Co. I, Jan. 4 '64; tr. to Co. E 2nd N. J. June 21 '65. Peter Langdon, Co. D, Feb. 12 '64; died June 25 '64 of wounds received May 12; tr. from Co. C 2nd N. J. John Moser, Co. A, Feb. 24 '64; dis. June 7 '65 for wounds received May 12 '64. Thomas McGarvey, Co. A, Dec. 19 '63: tr. to Co. D; dis. Apr. 13 '64 by medical board. Patrick Mullens, Co. A, Nov. 19 '63; tr. to Co. D; killed May 12 '64. John H. Mott, Co. B, Jan. 5 '64; dis. Dec. 24 '64 for disease. John Moran, Co. D), Dec. 31 '63; killed May 12 '64. Mordecai Mott, Co. D, Dec. 29 '63; died of consumption June 9 '64, on furlough. William Myers, Co. I, Jan. 2 '64; died of disease at City Point, July 1 '64. John Ozenbaugh, Co. I, Dec. 29 '63; dis. Mar. 27 '64 for disease. Daniel A. Porter, Co. I), Jan. 4 '64; tr. to Co. C; dis. Mar. 29'64. Isaac Paddock, Co. K, Feb. 25 '64; tr. to Co. H and N. J. June 21 '65. John Rouch, Co. A, Feb. 26 '64; deserted June 3 '64 at Cold Harbor. Edwin H. Reger, Co. C, Feb. 27 '64; killed May 12 '64. Ezekiel Rarick, Co. F, Jan. 4 '64; tr. to Co. F 2nd N. J. June 21 '65. Charles E. Smiley, Co. A, Feb. 24 '64; tr. to Co. F 2nd N. J. Charles B. Stewart, Co. A, Dec. 16 '63; tr. to Co. I; tr. to Co. E 2nd N. J. June 21 '65. John C. Staats, Co. A, Jan. 6 '64; died at Andersonville Sept. 17 '64. Theodore Stamcts, Co. A, Feb. 24'64; missing May 6 '64; supposed killed. Walter A. Sidener, Co. B, Jan. 4 '64; tr. to Co. C; tr to Co. D 2nd N. J. June 28 '65. William F. Sidener, Co. B, Jan. 4 '64; killed May 12 '64. Mat- thias Sona, Co. C, Jan. 4'64; died Sept. 19 '64, of wounds; tr. from Co. E 2nd. Samuel S. Strafford, Co. D, Dec. 31 '63; dis. Mch. 31 '64, by medical board. Guthrie Strat- ton, Co. D, Dec. 28 63; tr. to Co. I; dis. Mch. 27 '64. Lewis Stalter, Co. I, Jan. 4'64; tr. to Co. E 2nd N. J. June 21 '65. Amzi Straight, Co. K, Feb. 25 '64; tr. to Co. H 2nd N. J. June 21 '65. John Van Etten, Co. A, Jan. 2 '64; tr. to Co. C; tr. to Co. D, 2nd N. J. John White, Co. A, Feb. 24 '64; dis. June 20 '65. Watson Wintermute, Co. A, Feb. 29 '64; tr. to Co. D; tr. to Co. I 2nd N. J. June 21 '65. Augustus Whitney, Co. A, Jan. 4 '64; died June 14 '64, of wounds received May 8 '64; tr. from Co. E 3d N. J. William A. Ward, Co. D, Dec. 29 '63; killed May 12 '64. Jacob Wireman, Co. I. Jan. 4 '64; tr. to Co. E 2nd N. J. William Wilson, Co. K, Oct. 9 '63; died at Sandy Hook, Md., Sept. 4 '64, of wounds received Ang. 15 '64, at Strasburg, Va. Charles V. Young, Co. D, Jan. 13 '64; died in ambulance June 1 '64.
CHAPTER XVIII.
HISTORY OF THE 27TH NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEER INFAN- TRY-THE CUMBERLAND RIVER DISASTER.
IN accordance with the provisions of the act of July 22nd 1861 a draft of 10,478 nine-months men was made August 4th 1862 in this State, and the allotment for this county was, 650 men. The arrangements for the draft did not interfere with volunteering, and from Morris county companies were at once raised in this way for the 27th regiment, viz .: Company B, Captain John
T. Alexander, from Randolph and Washington; Com- pany C, Captain Nelson H. Drake, from Roxbury; Com- pany E, Captain August D. Blanchet, from Chatham, Hanover, etc .; Company G, Captain James Plant, from Pequannock; Company I, Captain Alfred H. Condict, from Morris and Chester; Company L, Captain Henry F. Willis, from Rockaway.
George W. Mindel was colonel of the regiment. Au- gustus D. Blanchet was commissioned major September 23d 1862, being promoted from the captaincy of Com- pany E. J. Henry Stiger was assistant surgeon of this regiment, as also of the 33d.
The regiment was mustered September 19th 1862, and left the State for Washington October 10th 1852. On arriving there it encamped on Capitol Hill, and soon af- ter at Alexandria, where it was assigned to the 2nd bri- gade of Casey's division, defending Washington. On the Ist of December it went to the front of the army of the Potomac, being assigned to the 9th corps. In that con- nection it was engaged at Fredericksburg, December 13th and 14th 1862. In February 1863 the corps went to Newport News, Va., to meet a threatened movement of the enemy. In the following month the 27th was de- tached from the 9th corps and sent to the west. On its way home after the expiration of its term it remained in Pittsburg and Harrisburg ten days to aid if needed in repelling Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania. The regiment was mustered out at Newark, N. J., July 2nd 1863.
The principal loss of the regiment occurred May 6th 1863, as related below substantially in the words of a member of the regiment, who wrote from near Somerset, Ky., four days after the affair:
"Last Tuesday we received a lot of tents borrowed from a cavalry regiment. We had hardly pitched them when a most bountiful storm visited us, but my tentmates and myself were prudent men, for we built our house up- on a rock. The storm had just passed over when our adjutant ordered tents to be struck and line of march formed in fifteen minutes. In less than the allotted time the 27th was in line, ready for the word. The mud in the road was deep, and, as it is very 'unmilitary' to let down fences and walk on the sod, we splashed through it until about 3 o'clock P. M., when we encamped on a hill at whose foot flowed a splendid stream of clear cold water. Here Dayton and I fired a mammoth brush heap, by which we cooked our bacon, boiled our coffee, and dried our tents and blankets.
" In the morning bright and early we started for the Cumberland River, a distance of thirteen miles. We reached its banks at 3 o'clock P. M. The means of ferrying us over was flat boats-or, rather, coal barges- thirty feet long. To prevent the boats being washed down by the current two ropes were stretched across like a letter V, the two uniting in one on the opposite shore. The means of propelling us consisted of six men placed in the bow of the boat, who would grab the rope, pull, let go and grab again. The upper rope was used by the infantry, while the artillery and transportation train were carried over by the lower boat. All the com- panies with the exception of parts of companies C, B, and L had passed over without accident. Fifty or sixty men were carried over at each trip. Captain Alexander was in command of Company L. The boat that contained these companies had reached within forty feet of the or -
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posite bank when the men at the bow lost hold of the rope and could not regain it. The boat started down stream, driven by a rapid current. The men became panic stricken and rushed to the opposite end of the boat, which caused it to sink, and in less time than it has taken me to write this account the whole boat-load was swept by the lower rope into the rapid Cumberland. Those who could swim were seized by the death grasp of those who could not swim. It was an awful sight. May God spare me from being again a spectator of such a scene. The men had on their cartridge boxes, filled with sixty rounds, and were fully armed, and equipped with tents, overcoats, blankets etc., which hindered many from sav- ing themselves. I saw Captain Alexander and Orderly Sergeant Wiggins go down. Company B lost three men, Company C nine and Companies L and A twenty.
"After the accident we remained on the bank a day for the purpose of recovering the bodies that might float to our side of the river, as the rebels held the other side."
The following are rolls of the Morris county com- panies in the 27th. The men named entered the service for nine months, and as a rule were enrolled or com- missioned September 3d and mustered in September 19th 1862, and mustered out July 2nd 1863. The exceptions are indicated.
COMPANY B.
OFFICERS.
Captains .- John T. Alexander, commissioned Sept. 6 '62, mustered Sept. 19 '62; drowned. in Cumberland River, near Somerset, Ky., May 6 '63. Nathaniel K. Bray, commissioned and mustered May 7 '63; appointed Ist lieut. Co. D Sept. 3 '62.
First Lieutenant .- Jacob M. Stewart, commissioned Sept. 6 '62; mustered Sept. 19 '62.
Second Lieutenant .- George Hance, commissioned Sept. 6 '62; mustered Sept. 19 '62.
First Sergeant .- Theodore McEachron; appointed sergt. Sept. 3 '62; Ist sergt. May 12 '63.
Sergeants .- Morris H. Taylor, Jan. 1 '63; corp. Sept. 20 '62. Isaac Clark, Sept. 20 '62; corp. Sept. 3'62. Frank Merchant, Jan. 1 '63; corp. Sept. 3 '62. Charles Min- gus, May 12 '63; corp. Sept. 3 '62.
Corporals (with date of commission as such) .- Samuel Smith, Sylvester C. Hulbert and Daniel K. Henderson, Sept. 20 '62. Henry B. Allen, Nov. 15 '62; mustered in Oct. 16 '62. Joseph Hiler and William H. Ort, Feb. 7 '63. John Johnson, March 2 '63. Alexander L. Mott, May 12 '63.
Died .- Albert D. Wiggins, Ist sergt .; drowned in Cumberland River, near Somerset, Ky., May 6 '63.
PRIVATES.
Jacob Abers (musician). Peter K Abers (wagoner). Henry B. Anthony. Moses Beach. Theodore Beam. George Bolton; mustered in Oct. 16 '62. William Bon- nell. Joseph and William Bournan. Thomas S. Boyd. Samuel P. Broadwell. Isaac H. Burnett. Francis Cain. Johnson Clark. Charles Conrad. James Convey; must- ered in Oct. 16 '62. Charles Y. and Lewis H. Cook. David E. and Ira C. Cooper. John B Crane and Peter Cruyse; mustered in Oct. 16 '62. David Davenport. Cyrus and Martin Dixon. Patrick Donahue; mustered in Oct. 16'62. David Eagles. Ezekiel A. Frace. Hud- son H. Gillen. Henry Hann. Joseph S. Hart. An- drew Hockenbury. Lemuel and Mannus Hoffman. Leonard N. Howell. George W. Hulburt; appointed sergt. Sept. 3 '62; private Jan. 1 '63. John H. Kaun-
miller. Nathaniel Lawrence. George D. and James H. Losey. Andrew J. and James H. Miller. F. P. and Thomas A. Moore. Theodore F. Mott; appointed sergt. Sept. 3 '62; private Jan. I '63. Alfred and Samuel Nunn. Daniel Parks. David L. Powers. George W. Sayre, musician. John and William Schuyler. James Seguine. John Shawger; mustered in Oct. 16 '62. Erastus H. Sofield. Jacob B. Swayze; mustered in Oct. 16 '62. Jacob J. Tallman. David A. Trowbridge. Garrett Vandroof. Peter Vanderveer; mustered in Oct. 16 '62. Whitfield H. Voorhees. Leonard F. Wack. George H. Wolfe. Samuel A. Wolfe; mustered in Oct. 16'62. Hiram C. Woods. George H. and Ira W. Young.
Discharged (for disability) .- James Nunn; dis. Mar. 16 '63; appointed corp. Sept. 3 '62; private Nov. I '62. William Pulis, mustered in Oct. 16 '62; dis. Feb. 2 '63. George W. Shaffer, mustered in Oct. 16 '62; dis. Mar. 27 '63. David Squires; dis. Nov. 16 '62. James L. Talmadge; dis. Jan. 17 '63. Gabriel Tebo, mustered in Oct. 16 '62; dis. Jan. 5 '63.
Died .- Erastus Brant, mustered in Oct. 16 '62; drowned in Cumberland River, near Somerset, Ky., May 6 '63. William Daly; at Newport News, Va., Feb. 20 '63. Wil- liam D. Hopler; of typhoid fever, at Aquia Creek, Va., II '63. Daniel D. Tuttle; of typhoid fever, at Washing- ton, D. C., Mar. 1 '63.
COMPANY C.
OFFICERS.
Captains .- Nelson H. Drake, commissioned Sept. 6 and mustered Sept. 19 '62; resigned Oct. 13 '63. David S. Allen, commissioned Oct. 14 and mustered Oct. 24 '62; appointed 2nd lieut. Sept. 6 '62.
First Licutenant .- Ferdinand V. Wolfe, commissioned Sept. 6 and mustered Sept. 19 '62.
Second Lieutenants .- Robert W. Simpson, commissioned Oct. 14 and mustered Oct. 24 '62; formerly sergt. Co. H 2nd N. J .; pro. Ist lieut. Co. K Dec. 23 '62. Henry A. McLaughlin, commissioned and mustered Dec. 23 '62; Ist sergt. 3 '62; resigned Mar. 9 '63. Isaac Bonnell jr., commissioned Mar. 10 '63; formerly Ist sergt. Co. D; prom. Ist lieut. Co. D May 7 '63. George W. Price, commissioned and mustered May 7 '63; formerly Ist sergt. Co. D.
First Sergeant .- Thomas Ripley, appointed Jan. 1 '63; sergt. Sept. 3 '62.
Sergeants (enrolled Sept. 3 and mustered Sept. 19 '62). -Thomas L. King. Abram Skinner, appointed sergt. Apr. 24 '63. Thomas Canar, sergt. Jan. 1 '63; previously corp. Abram Magee, sergt. Jan. I '63; tr. from Co. F. Theodore Neighbour, appointed corp. Dec. 1 '62; sergt. Jan. 1 '63; pro. sergt. major Apr. 20 '63.
Corporals (enrolled Sept. 3 and mustered Sept. 19 '62; appointed corp. at the date following their names) .- Daniel Van Fleet, Apr. 24 '63. Marcus R. Meeker. Joseph Allen. Sherwood Culver, May 7 '63. William K. Caskey. David W. Welsh. Henry Salmon, Jan. I '63. Arthur Edner, Apr. 16 '62.
Died .- Corporal Augustus W. Salmon, of disease, at Fairfax Seminary, Va., Nov. 30 '62. Corporal Charles Stephens, drowned in Cumberland River, Ky., May 6' 63.
PRIVATES.
Morris Aider. John L. Allen. Daniel P. Apgar. Edward S. Apgar. Jacob Appleget. James Arnet. David and Philip Beam. Peter Bird jr. Robert H. and William Blair. Mi- chael Brisland, mustered in Oct. 16 '62. Henry Case, wagoner. Frederick S. Clawson. D. Judson Cook; pro. hospital steward Jan. 1 '63. Morris Coss; tr. from Com-
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ROLLS OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH N. J. VOLUNTEERS.
pany A. Joseph K. Davis. Lee Davis; appointed sergt. Sept. 3 '62; private Jan. 1 '63. Marcus R. De Camp. John M. Dickerson. Zachariah D. Drake. Louis Fancher. David Fluke. Nathan C. French. Jacob Gess. Benjamin P. Jackson. John W. Jackson. Joseph W. Jones. George A. Lawrence. George R. Leport. Eliphalet Lyon. Robert McPherson. Jesse Miller. Henry Niper. Thomas Patterson. Patrick Pepper. Stephen Pierson. Ezekiel Rarick. Thomas Reed. Edwin H. and Elisha E. Reger. Samuel M. Rheinhart. Jetur A. Riggs, corp. Sept. 3'62; private Oct. 16 '62. Samuel Sharp. Charles and John Spencer. Elias H. Stephens. Peter Stump. David W. Thomas. George S. Trimmer. William Weire. Thomas Wilson. Alexander S. and John C. Woodruff. Charles Woolverton. Jacob W. Yauger.
Discharged for Disability .. Anthony Hayward, at New York, Feb. 18 '63. John Hilts, at Washington, Mar. 10 '63. Elijah Niper, at New York, Jan. 9 '63 ...
Died (where not otherwise stated, drowned in the Cumberland River, as related on page 93) .- Joseph R. Arch, of disease, at Washington, Feb. 9 '63. Frederick Cratsley, of disease, at Somerset, Ky., May 31 '63. Ed- ward Dolen. Alonzo J. Jackson, of laryngitis, at Wash- ington, Mar. 17 '63. John B. McPeak. George W. Sovereign, of typhoid fever, at Washington, Jan. 27 '63. Amos G. Stephens. Benjamin Stoney. Andrew J. Willetts. Martin V. B. Williamson, of disease, at Wash- ington, Mar. 7 '63. Matthias Williamson, of disease, at Wheeling, West Va., June 19 '63. Andrew J. Youngs.
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