A history of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania; from the earliest settlements to the present time, including much valuable information for the use of schools, families, libraries, Part 8

Author: Hauser, J. J. (James Joseph), b. 1854
Publication date: 1902
Publisher: Allentown, Pa. : Jacks, the Printer
Number of Pages: 136


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James F. Kline, 1863-1864 1865 3


John H. Fogel, 1866-1867 1868-1874 4


John K. Findly, 1857-1862 5


John W. Maynard, 1861-1867 5


J. Pringle Jones, 1847-1851 4


Henry D. Maxwell, 1856-57 I


Jacob Dillinger, 1843-48 1852-1855 5


Peter Hass, 1840-1843 1848-1849, 1851-1852 5


Joshua Stahler, 1856-66 10


@>The office of Associate Judges was abolished by the Constitution of 1874.


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COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


From 1854 to 1901.


Term, 3 years.


Charles W. Cooper, 1854-55 I yrs.


Jacob Ross, 1862-63 I yrs.


Tilghman Good, 1855-57 2


E. J. Young, 1863-72 9


H. H. Schwartz, 1857-60


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J. O. Knauss, 1872-93


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4)Salary 1854 to 63, $500, 63 to 66, $800, 66 to 69, $1000, 69 to 93, $1300 and 93 to 1902, $1500 per year. 1902 to - $1800.


CITY SUPERINTENDENTS, SCHOOLS OF ALLENTOWN.


From 1868 to 1901. Term, 3 years.


R. K. Buehrle, 1868-78


F. D. Raub, 1893-


@>Salary 1868, $900.


From 1893 to-$1500.


COUNTY OFFICERS


SHERIFF.


From 1812 to 1902. Term 3 years.


The Sheriffs were appointed until 1839, when the office became elective.


Peter Hauck


David Stein


Owen W. Faust


George Klotz


Charles Ihrie


Edwin Zimmerman


Anthony Musick


Joseph F. Newhard Thomas B. Morgan


Charles L. Hutter Nathan Weiler


Henry Smith


Charles B. Maberry


Frank Rabenold


Jacob Hagenbuch


Herman M. Fetter


Frank Bower


Jonathan D. Mecker Jacob Holben


Frank C. H. Schwoyer


George Wetherholt


John P. Miller


Wayne Bitting J. B. Waidlich


* Served two terms.


PROTHONOTARIES.


From 1812 to 1902. Term 3 years.


John Mulhollen


Jesse Samuels


Henry Wagner


Henry Wilson 1


Daniel Mertz


Tilghman D. Frey James Hausman


Christian Beitel


Nathan Miller


Charles L. Hutter Francis E. Samuels


Edwin Stein


Daniel Kreamer James Lackey


E. W. Hutter Charles Craig Jacob Dillinger


Isaiah Rehrig Jacob S. Dillinger


Henry Saylor


Rufus E. Erdman William H. Snyder John F. Stine


George Desh, 1878-81 3 10 yrs. L. B. Landis, 1881-93 12 yrs.


Tilghman Good, 1860-62 2


Alvin Rupp, 1893-


George Dower


*Abraham Rinker Daniel Mertz Charles B. Haines


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RECORDER OF DEEDS. From 1812 to 1902. Term 3 years.


Leonard Nagel


Charles Gross


Dallas Dillinger


George Marx


Benjamin Krauss


Joseph Rupp


James Hall


George S. Gross


Henry J. Gackenbach


John Wilson


Joseph Sæger


Morris Stephens


William Boas


Jonathan Trexler


E. R. Benner


A. Gangewere


Silas Camp


W. Mattias Ritter


George Stein


Nathan German


Edwin Breder


REGISTER OF WILLS.


From 1812 to 1902. Term 3 years.


Leonard Nagel


Edward Beck


E. B. Horlacher


George Marx


Joshua Stahler


Tilghman F. Keck


James Hall


Samuel Colver


Obadiah Peiffer


John Wilson


Jacob Slemmer


James B. Smith


William Boas


S. R. Engleman


Henry Heilman .


Samuel Marx


E. R. Newhard


Franklin Weaver


Tilghman Good


Henry German


H. F. Longecker


CLERKS OF COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS.


From 1812 to 1902. Term, 3 years.


John Mulhollen


W. Selfridge


Joseph Hunter F. J. Newhard


Henry Wilson


John D. Lawall


Christian F. Beitel


Nathan Metzer


John P. Goundie


Fred Hyneman


James Mickley


James H. Crader


Henry Jarrett


Boas Hausman


Allen W. Haines


Jacob Dillinger


George W. Hertzel


Nathan E. Worman


Henry W. Knipe


J. E. Zimmerman


E. L. Newhard


Charles S. Busch


A. L. Ruhe


Francis Kreitz


Oscar P. Werley


CLERKS OF ORPHAN'S COURT. From 1812 to 1902. Term, 3 years.


John Muhlhollen


W. Selfridge


Francis Weiss


Henry Wilson


John D. Lawall


John Van Billiard


Christian F. Beitel


Nathan Metzgar


Henry W. Mohr


Fred. Hyneman


James Mickley


Charles B. Klein


Henry Jarrett Boas Hausman


W. R. Klein


Jacob Dillinger


George W. Hertzell


L. S. Lenhart


Henry W. Knipe


J. E. Zimmerman


Franklin Haftman


Charles S. Busch


A. L. Ruhe


Martin Klingler


Albert O. Strauss


CORONERS. From 1812 to 1902. Term, 3 years.


Peter Dorney


Peter Newhard


Henry Weaver


Daniel Mertz


Jacob Marx Solomon Gangewere John Eisenhard Charles Troxell


Ephraim Yohe James Busch -


William H. Romig Americus V. Mosser


George E. Knerr


John F. Seiberling


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Andrew Knauss Benjamin Fogel Jacob Schantz


Peter Miller


Daniel Klein


Charles Foster


John Erdman Jacob Mayer


Joshua Stahler


Owen Sæger


Owen Faust


Edwin G. Martin


John Osman


Israel Troxell


Thomas F. Martin W. S. Berlin


Howard Kramer


Alfred J. Yost James Goheen


TREASURERS.


From 1812 to 1902. Term, 3 years.


John Fogel


Tilghman H. Martin


Daniel Bittner


Charles L. Hutter


Joshua House


Peter Heller


Henry Weaver


Charles H. Martin


Peter Hendricks


Jacob C. Newhard


Ephraim Yohe


Charles Keck


Charles Sæger


Aaron Troxell


John J. Trexler


Abraham Gangewere Michael Eberhard


Jacob Fisher Thomas Steckel


Tilghman Buskirk


John J. Krauss


William Reimer


Daniel Wannemaker


George Haberacker


Reuben Engelman


John J. Schaadt


George Rhoads


David Schaadt


John R. Gossler


Jacob D. Boas


J Franklin Reichard


James M. Sechler


William H. Blumer


Simon Moyer


Sylvester Hartman


SURVEYORS.


From 1814 to 1902. Term, 3 years.


George Eisenhard


Jonas Haas


Solomon Fogel


Andrew K. Witman


Willoughby Fogel Jesse Samuels


John Sherer


John Lawall


Tobias Kessler


Francis Weiss


George Blank


COMMISSIONERS.


From 1812 to 1902. Term, 3 years.


Wm. Fenstermacher


Timothy Weiss


Hiram Balliett


Abraham Greisheimer


John Yost


John Yeakel


Daniel Stahler


Jacob A. Leiby Jesse Soliday


Philip Kleckner


Peter Romig


*Daniel Lauer


Jacob Newhard


Charles Foster


*Alexander Singmaster Alexander McKee


Jacob Schaffer John Yeakel John Billig


Samuel Camp John Lichtenwalner Benjamin Breinig Samuel Knauss


David L. Barner Jonathan Barrall


John Spagenberg


John Wannemaker


Peter Engelman


Abraham Schaffer Solomon Gangewere


Daniel Hausman


Joseph Miller John Weber Samuel Sieger John Erdman Gideon Marks


. Thomas Casey George K. Carl William F. Schmoyer John Hottenstein Charles F. Hartzell W. B. Moyer W. Stephen Knauss Daniel Schmoyer


Peter Marx Conrad Knerr John Bagert John Rinker John Greenewald


Levi Dornblaser


Daniel Weiser


Joshua Frey Henry Pares


John Peter Paul Balliett


John L. Schreiber Wayne Holben


George Kuhl


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Jacob Ward


George Neimeyer


Cornelius Acker


Casper Peters


Jacob Schwent William Eckert


William Gabel


Phaon Diehl


James F. Jordan


J. Smidt


Reuben Danner


Milton Kurtz


Solomon Greisheimer


Jonas Hollenbach Daniel Focht


Stephen Neumoyer Richard Klotz


John Scherer


Thomas Jacoby


Edward B. Neff


Jacob Derr


Henry Pearson


George F. Schlicher


Henry Leh


Stephen Kern


William Brown


Philip Pierson


John Strauss


Joseph P. Snyder


CLERKS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.


From 1813 to 1902. Term, 3 years


George Rhoads


Josiah Rhoads


Godfrey Peters


John Knecht


Abraham Ziegenfuss


Lewis M. Engelman


George Rhoads


Jesse Line


Victor Barner


James Hall


Edward Beck


Henry C. Wagner


Henry W. Fusselman


AUDITORS.


From 1813 to 1902. Term, 3 years.


George Eisenhard


George Miller


Jacob Lichty


John Spangenberg


Benjamin Breinig


Wilson P. Reidy


John Weiss


John D. Lawall


Solomon F. Rupp


Henry Weber


Nathan Miller


J. Wilson Wood


George Eisenhard


Charles Ritter


J. Geiger


Nathan German Herman Rupp Paul Balliett


Franklin Harwick Franklin D. Acker Alvin Diefenderfer Frank J. Peter


John Stein John Wilson


Samuel Moyer


Charles L. Newhard


George N. Kramer


James Hall George Breinig


John H. Clifton George Blank


Jacob S. Renninger Astor Saeger Morris Schmidt


Jacob Dillinger


Andreas Schifferstein John Marx H. W. Kneiss


Jonas Haas Hiram Schwartz Franklin J. Ritter Eli J. Saeger Samuel J. Kistler


Peter Kneppen


Benjamin Fogel


H. W. Kneiss Jacob C. Kistler Henry Guth Jr.


Joseph Frey Jr.


Daniel Fried Jacob Moser


Charles C. Buroch


David Follweiler


John Ritter


*George Blank Daniel Clader Abraham Zienfuss


Henry Kelchner Alexander J. Zellner H. C. Kleckner Clinton O. Fogel Charles S. Shimer Edwin Heilman Frank Brinker Milton Schantz


*Frank Faust Charles H. Kramlich Franklin L. Roth *William H. Knauss Thomas P. Roth Alexander Fatzinger R. H. Heil


*Served two terms


John R. Schall Daniel H. Creitz Robert Vost *W. J. Hoxworth Charles Foster Joel Stettler Owen Schaadt


Harrison Bortz


Daniel Bittner


Joseph Newhard


Martin Ritter


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DISTRICT ATTORNEYS. Front 1846 to 1902. Term, 3 years.


R. E. Wright C. M. Runk


H. C. Longecker John D. Stiles William S. Marx George B. Schall Adam Woolever


Edwin Albright Thomas B. Metzgar William H. Sowden C. J. Erdman M. C. Henninger Arthur Dewalt J. M. Wright


Marcus C. L. Kline Harry G. Stiles


James L. Schaadt


John L. Schwartz


Clinton A. Groman E. J. Lichtenwalner


Jesse Grim M. D. Eberhard John Blank Henry Schantz


Jonas Brobst Daniel Miller Henry Diefenderfer Hiram J. Schantz


Peter Romig Solomon Klein Samuel Eberhard John Maddern John Bortz Jesse Grim


POOR DIRECTORS. From 1844 to 1902.


Benjamin Jarrett, Leonard Meyer


Jacob Andreas


Perry Weaver


Charles Wenner Jacob Andreas Jacob Schaffer Solomon Griesemer


Daniel B. Mohr


Henry Ritter Reuben Henninger John Erdman


Jonas Hartzell


Reuben Henninger


Silas G. Croll


STEWARDS.


Thomas Faust Thomas B. Faust


William Dech Thomas B. Faust


John Erdman Jonas Hartzell John Sieger


David Wisser Jesse Marcks John Sieger Owen Schaadt Willoughby S. Guth John W. Schwartz Samuel B. Engleman William Deibert Reuben M. Roeder Thomas F. Good Elias Bittner Erasamus Kern


Josiah Henninger Moses Kern S. A. J. Kern


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CHAPTER XIII.


SOLDIERS.


Following is the list of soldiers who marched to the defence of our country from the French and Indian War, 1754, down to the Spanish-American War, IS98. They were all mustered in from Lehigh County :


(*) Killed in battle or died in the service.


French and Indian War, 1754-1763.


George Wolf, Capt.


Abraham Savitz


John M. Derr


Abraham Rinker, Lieut.


George Lauer


Peter Roth


Philip Koogler


George S. Schneff


Frank Kieffer


Peter Miller


Michael Rothrock


Jacob Mohr


Jacob Wolf


Leonard Abel


Martin Frederick


Simon Lagundaker


Tobias Dittes


John Schreck


George Nicholas


Lorentz Hauk


Daniel Nunnemacher


David Deschler


Simon Bremer


Peter Schwab


25 men


Revolutionary War, 1775-1783.


ist Company, 2nd Pennsylvania Battalion, Colonel Arthur St. Clair, Commander.


Thomas Craig, Capt. 1 Rudolph Bumer, Capt. Andrew Kachline, Lieut. Isaac Dunn, Ist Lieut.


Thomas Dobbs


Peter Fleek


Evan Evans


Henry Freedley


Daniel Foulk


Philip Groob


Samuel Grimes


John Hindman


John Craig, 2nd Lieut. James Armstrong, 2d Lieut Thomas Park


William Hirkie Frederick Horn


John Hubler


Abraham Dull


George Huntsman


Jost Martin Charles King


Robert Marshall


Nicholas Kautzman


Michael Kuhns


Peter Smith


George Kuhns


Melchior Labar


Abraham Horn


Leonard Labar


Christian Miller


Christian Shous


John Mann


Matthias Miller


John Cary


Lawrence Mann


David Minton


John McMichael


Conrad Menges John Mock


Robert Morey Samuel Ney


- George Gangewere


Leonard Nagel


Jacob Powells


Stephen Fuller George Phass Peter Byle Stephen Prang


Thomas Ramsay


Daniel Reyley


Henry Powleson


Conrad Rusarch


Abraham Rinker


John Minor


Leonard Haus


Ludwig Hoffman


Frederick Schachler


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Robert Schearer James Sweeney Samuel Mann John Acker Anthony Assur Jacob Byle


Peter Bowerman


John Boyer Adam Branthuwer Jacob Davenport John Davis


91 nien


Baxter's Battalion.


Christian Stout


Alexander Sylleman


Robert Scott


Adam Yohe


Jacob Kichline


Conrad Smith


*Christian Harpel :


Daniel Lewis


John Kestler


*Henry Weidnecht *Adam Weidknecht


Jacob Wagner


Henry Wolf


*Andrew Kiefer


Henry Fatzinger


*John Dufford


Daniel Sehler


*Jacob Weidnecht


*Philip Bosh


Benjamin Depui Henry Unangst James Ferrill


*Henry Bush Peter Bush


"John Harpel Joseph Martin


George Essig


*Jeter Blyer


*John Arndt


Valentine Vent


Peter Lehr


*John Wolf


Jacob Miller


Peter Fress


*James Hynshaw *Jacob Andrews


*Thomas Seybert


*Laurence Erb


*Conrad Bittenbender


*Joseph Stout


*Isaac Shimer Henry Althouse


*Frederick Rieger


*Metthias Steittinger Philip Arndt


*Christian Rodt


*Lewis Collins


Elijah Crawford


*John Bush


Peter Richter


*Paul Reiser


*William Warra: d *Henry Wolf, Sr. *Samuel Correy


John Middagh Robert Lyle


*Jacob Engler


Samuel McCracken


*Joseph Keller


*Joseph Minim


Michael Kehler


*Fred Wilhelm


*Jacob Transfeeter


Isaac Shoemaker


*Adam Bortz


*Jacob Kreidler *Jacob Chase


Total number of men furnished during the Revolutionary War. 180


War of 1812. 5th Company, 2nd Light Infantry.


John Ruhe, Capt. Jacob Blumer, Lieut.


S. Fatzinger


Daniel Keiper Barthold Balliett Jacob Mohr


Thomas Schaffer


John Shearer


Josiah Crane


Peter Smith


Peter Standley


Alexander Cunningham


Peter Daily


John Darling David Darling


*Evan Davis .


David Stinson


James Thompson


John Docker


Jacob Weiss Felty Yeisley


John Arndt, Capt. Peter Kichline, Lieut.


John McFerren


James Symonton Michael Kress


*George Edinger *Peter Kern *Anthony Frutchy


*George Frey


* Barnett Miller


*Andrew Heister


* Abraham Peter


*John Shuck


*Martin Derr


*John Ross


*Isaac Berlin


*Henry Bush, Jr. Isaac Koon


88 men


*Frederick Wagner *Henry Fretz *Henry Straup


George Sterner Robert Wilson John Shannon Philip Smith


Daniel Diehl


Jonathan Richard Timothy Roger


Butler Crist


David Huber William Keiper George Mertz


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William Miller


Henry Ebner


William Keiper


William Dobbins


John Reep


George Mertz


George Kauffman


John Wagner


Matthias Schwenk


Isaac Gangewere


Jacob Houck


Jacob Seip


John Mohr


Charles L. Hutter


John Good Samuel Horn


Daniel Schwander


John Wilson


John Miller


Benjamin Raser


Abraham Derr


Andrew Keiper


John Stettler


Andrew Klotz


John Klotz


Christian Seip


William Keichline


Charles A. Ruhe


Peter Keichline


George Spinner


George Haveracher


Leonard Nagel


Jacob Gossler


Peter Biery


William Weaver


Charles Weaver


Peter Keiper


John Weal


Henry Gross


Jacob Mickley


David Houck


William Ginkinger


Henry Stattler


Adam Gudeknecht


Henry Reichard


58 men


Ist Company of Riflemen, Pennsylvania Militia.


Abra. Gangwere, Capt. Charles Hauer


John Diehl


Daniel Moyer, Lieut. Peter Hoffman


John Besh


Jacob Newhard, 2d " Henry Hartman


Michael Good


Jacob Stein


George Fisher


Jacob Reichenbach


John Dull Henry Good


Michael Druckenmiller


Daniel Quier


Jacob Long


John Nerfer


Jacob Quier


Matthias Eline


Jacob Nagel


Joseph Long


Peter Laudenschlager


John Miller Jr.


Joseph Nagel


George Henry


Cornelius Reinbolt


Daniel Quear David Huberstine


William Schleifer


Daniel C. Daniel


Gottlieb Foght


Frederick Rider


Jacob Schwenk


Thomas Gangwere


Peter Kuntz


Daniel Keik


Henry Acker


Henry Rish


Joseph Keider


Jacob Shivry


Henry Snyder


Solomon Brobst


William Shriver


George Herner


Abraham Moyer


Gabriel Woodring


Peter Seip


James Yundt


John Flexer


Peter Ebenrider


Benjamin Shoemaker James Hamor


Jacob Koch


Daniel Hilman


John Miller


Jacob Erich


James Kinkinger


Jacob Frack


Elias Kiefer


Peter Hoff


John Schantz


Jacob Hower


Henry Brobst


John Guishler


Jonathan Ott


Henry Amheiser


George Hill


John Flower


George Floats


Michael Freyman


Jacob Mushlitz


George Kentz


Solomon Rownholl Michael Sentel


Adam Keller


Adam Highleager


Philip Nagel


Pitkin Minor


Frederick Heller


Conrad Well


Abraham Beidelman


Peter Minnich


Jacob Hillegas Henry Schantz


Abraham Keiper


Henry Rice


Daniel Bickel


George Breder


George Wetzel


Jacob Keiper


Israel Troxell


John Snyder


John Boyer Joseph Rose


John Cald well


Michael Poe


Henry Fatzinger


George Lehr


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John Frain Nicholas Moyer Daniel Rhoads George Litzenberger Philip Kuntz


John Ehrhard Henry Hering Henry Kemmerer


John Laudenschlager


George Besh


Conrad Rau Abraham Luckenbach Jacob Schantz Jeremiah Heller Solomon Good


I14 men


18th Section of Riflemen.


Abraham Rinker, Capt. Adam Hartzel


George Horlacher


Peter Knauss


Peter Steinberger


Lewis Kunkel


Peter Lehr


Conrad Kerschner


Jacob Beidelman


Jacob Marck


Charles Dull


Adam Hicker


John Strauss


Solomon Kleckner


Michael Lower


John Shiffert


John Whiteman


Henry Swander


George Nunnemaker


Michael Shoudt


Daniel Fetzer


Conrad Stahl


Henry Nunnemaker


George Schaffer


John Keck


David Keck


John Billig


Ferdinand Woodring


Michael Lehr


Daniel Eschenbach


Henry Bower


Adam Lehr


George Bortz


Daniel Siegfried


Adam Mensch


Frederick Newhard


Henry Hartzell


Andrew Hartzel


Jacob Steinberger


George Mayer


Jonathan Diefenderfer


Jonas Spangler


Adam Smith


Jacob Deily


Adam Sherer


Jacob Hartzell


Nathaniel Vost


Jacob Bachman


John Reinbold


Jacob Whiteman


John Rau Peter Klotz


George Strauss


Solomon Hartzell


John Ealer


Jacob Yohe


Jacob Gordon


Peter Mensch


Christian Deily


Adam Good


Henry Frantz


Peter Moll


Peter Cook


65 men


Light Horse Company. Only partial list is given as the muster roll has not been preserved.


Peter Ruch, Capt.


Peter Troxell


Michael Frack


William Boas, Lieut.


Solomon Steckel


John Swartz


Peter Good


John Deichman


Jacob Schreiber


James Seagus


Peter Burkhalter


Daniel Leisering


13 men


Captain Dornblaser's Co. Not all the members of the company were from Lehigh county, but from Northampton and Pike connties.


J. Dornblaser, Capt. George Nolf


Jacob Place


John V. Bush, Lieut


Jacob Bunstein


Frederick Horeman


John Winters Adam Young


Sylvester Kincaid


David Smith George Willower


Anthony Vanetter


John Hartzell


Joseph Winner


Robert Impson


Nicholas Teel


Leonard Kehler


Isaac Steel John Beard


Isaac Saylor John Staufer


John Lowman


John Dietz Jacob Gangwere


John Stine


Peter Snyder


Lawrence Nye


Philip Keeter


John Ostertack Joseph Steiner


Henry Miller


Samuel Stocker Daniel Kehler


Peter Leisering


Solomon Lucas


George Moritz


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Joseph Shaffer


Peter Hahn


Cornelius Van Horn


Samuel Hoffert


George Myer


Joseph Cooper


Conrad Walter David Stocker


Jacob Swartwood


Jacob Arndt


Abraham Miller Freeman Price


John Crawford


J. Hutmacher Christian Wineland


David Evans


Jacob Stocker


John Barr Leonard Kester


Andrew Nye


Obed Morris Adam Barr


John Huston Samuel Reese


George Hahn


William Bureau


Peter Strunk


Frederick Greys


John Grover


Garret Coolbaugh


John Winner


George Serfass


Barnet Bunnel


Frederick Fenner


Jacob Christman


John Adams Samuel Vandenmark


Jacob Hartzell


George Miller


John Howe


Henry Barrett


James Brewer


William Vansickel


William Brady


Jacob Merwine


Levi Cortright


Jonas Hockman


George Rinker


George Watson


George Rape


Alexander McGammon


John Ward


John Faulk


John Young


Peter Jayne


Number of men furnished during the war of 1812. 353.


During the Mexican War of 1845 and 1848 not many volunteers went forth from our county, because mostly of them came from the Southern States on ac- count of their nearness to the seat of war. Among those that went from Lehigh county was Henry C. Longecker, who served as Lieutenant and Adjutant of his Regiment under General Winfield Scott in his campaign from Vera Cruz to the city of Mexico, taking part in all the battles leading to the capture of the city by General Scott, Lieutenant Longecker, afterwards served as Colonel of the 9th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861 and 1865 and acquitted himself with gallantry and honor.


The Civil War of 1861 to 1865.


Allen Guards. Three months service, mustered in April 18th, 1861.


Thomas Yeager, Capt.


Henry W. Derr


John F. Uhler


James Wilson, Ist Lieut.


William Early


Allen Wetherhold


Joseph Wilt, 2d Lieut. John E. Webster Solomon Goble Daniel Kramer Charles Dietrich Milton Dunlap Gideon Frederick


Nathan R. Fuller


William Wagner


Edwin Gross


Benneville Weyandt


George F. Henry


David Jacob George W. Keiper


Nathan Hillegass George Hoxworth Franklin Leh


Edwin M. Hittte


William Kress


Henry McNulty Jonathan W. Bieber


William G. Frame James Geidner John Houck


Martin W. Leisenring Edwin H. Miller


Ernest Rothman


Charles A. Peiffer


John Romig Henry Storch


Jeremiah R. Holman


David Shepherd


Conrad Ehrie Henry Myer Dewald Fisher John Klinetrup Thomas Pasty John Schwenk


Christopher Smith


Daniel Miller


Peter Schick


Samuel Smell


John W. Morrison


John Mack


107 men


Jacob Keyser


John Clark


Philip Fisher


Joseph Hettinger J. F. Wilt William Wolf Ignatz Cressor Norman Cole


William Ruhe


George W. Rhoads


Samuel Schenck


Charles A. Schiffert


David Weiss


Joseph Weiss


51 men


Company I, First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. Mustered in April 20th, 1861.


William Gougler, Capt.


William Gaumer


Willoughby Gaumer


E. P. Rhoads, Ist Lieut.


Jonas Heldt


Oliver Hiskey


Benjamin Roth, 2d Lieut. Edwin G. Mensch


William Hilliard


Ellis Hammersley


Noah Trumbore Mahlon Frick


David Hardner


Charles Hackman


· Charles Mertz Augustus Ebert


Solomon Kramer


Lewis Kœhler


James Albright


William Kleckner


Franklin Keck


Wellington Blank


Henry Keiper


Melchior Konald


Anthony Behler Nelson Christ Tilghman Dennis Perry Egge


Tilghman Miller Henry Mohr


Zomes Leiser Henry Miller


Abeile Heelman


John Nunnenmacher


Charles Miller


Henry Fried


Andrew Nagel


James McCrystal


Henry Trumbore


Peter Remmel


Daniel Nunnenmaker


Daniel C. Miller


Tilghman Ritz


Jesse Ochs


Julius Benkert


Edward Remmel


Edwin Rehr


Tilghman Albright


Richard Saeger


Lewis Rehr


Henry A. Blumer


Charles Schwenk


James Seip


Daniel Bechtel


James Stuber


Christian Stahley


David Bergenstock Franklin Trexler


Joseph Steele


William Desh


Walter Van Dyke


Joseph Smith


John Eichel


Abraham Worman


Henry Trexler


William Ginginger


Franklin Wasser


George Wenner


Henry Guth


Henry Wagner


81 men


Company D, 9th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. Mustered in April 24th, 1861. H. C. Longecker, Colonel; Wm. H. H. Hangen, Lieutenant Colonel.


G. D. Hand, Capt.


Benedict Fondran


Cornelius McGee


C. A. G. Keck, Ist Lieut.


John Grate


Joshua McHose


Enoch Phillips, 2d Lieut.


John Hopkins


John Patrick


William Semmer


James Elliot


William Paul


Morgan Richards


Francis Henry


Wilson Rohn


Richard Wilson


Robert Hammersley


Joshua Schwab


Granville Hangams William Miller Samuel Barrows Hugh Clement


Edwin Keiser


Stephen Smith


Tilghman Leister


David A. Tombler


Peter Leister


Charles Vonland


Richard Crogan Henry Detweiler Daniel Daniels


William Meyers


Charles Michael


Robert Williams Abraham Wolf


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M. H. Sigman


Adolphus Scheidler Ernville Scheidler


Peter Huber


William P. Harris


Charles Haines Martin Hackman


Thomas Keck


Henry Haldeman


Thomas Laubach


Alonzo Kuhns


Benjamin Kleckner


William J. Moyer


James R. Snyder


Joseph Jones John Kane


William Schlosser


Lewis G. Seip


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John McCloskey


Henry Eckenberger


William Pautey


John McHecker


John Graham


David Ruse


Levi Stubler


William Hopkins


Augustus Ritter


Tilghman Miller


James Hughes


William T. Snyder


Charles Nolf, jr.


James Hetthenson


William Williams


Jacob Hacker


Henry Stresser Edward Kramsic


Samuel Arthur


Lorentz Kick


William Baumeister


William Keiser


Frank Wilson


Levi Craft


Samuel Lockwood


William Werley


Michael Cooney


Thomas Llewellyn


Francis Xander


Isaac Davis


John Morrison


James Young


Evan Edwards


Lewis Mauley


89 men


Company G., 46th, Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. Mustered in Aug. 17th, 1861


Lewis Arnold, Capt. John Patrick


Solomon J. Rowe


W. R. Thomas, Lieut.


John Davis


William McGonegle


Joseph Matchette


John H. Price


John Brown


Robert Wilson


Daniel Desmond


William Pritchard


Daniel Davis John McQuillen


*David McCandless


Morgan Edwards Daniel Dyer John Moore *John Cannon


*Frank Ward


Robert Williams


Philip Hill


John Blair


Hugh Lyons


John Kilpatrick


Thomas Mooney


Wallace Price


James McLaughlin


James McCracken


John Leo


Patrick Reily


John Reed


*David Bachman Alexander Donegle


W. S. Thompson


Samuel Zellner


*Andrew Sinly


Philip Gallagher James Adams


Benjamin Beidelman Thomas McMurtrie


James McQuillen


Condy Patrick


Elias Beidelman


Isaac Davis


Edward Mullen


James McClellan


Edward Cramsic


H. W. Ehret


John McMurtrie


William McMonagle


Jeremiah Keef


Edward Rogers


57 men


47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. Three years service. Mustered in from August 17th to September 20th, 1861. Colonel, T. H. Good, Lieutenant Colonels, J. P. S. Gobin and G. W. Alexander, C. W. Abott, Majors, Wm. Caus- ler, Levi Stuber, J. W. Fuller, W. H. H. Hangen, James Van Dyke, Francis Z. Heebner, W. H. Ginkinger.


Company B.


E. P. Rhoads, Capt. Ambrose Detrick


Daniel E. Hettle


H. A. Halteman, Lieut. John Flemming


John Horn


Allen Balliett, 2, John Fries


*Joseph Repsher


William Kleckner Thomas F. Sourwine T. Bergenstock


*Edwin Fink


Joseph Housman


William Geist William Gangwere Peter H. Halteman


Charles E. Miller


W. H. Ginkinger Peter Halteman


*William Hilliard


James A. Jackson


Allen L. Kramer Levi Knerr


Alvin J. Hartzell


*Edwin G. Minnich R. A. Hillard


Patrick Sullivan


John McFadden


*George Hasson


*John A. Richards


William Sattenfuse Samuel Smith Henry Steinberger James Vansyschell


77


*Allen Gaumer John Houck Franklin Fatzinger Oliver Hiskey Matthew R. Tuller John Eisenhard Charles H. Knauss T. Reinsmith Harrison Geiger Allen J. Reinhard Francis H. Strachley John A. Darrohn Thomas Miller


Howard King *William Kern Leander Labar Josiah R. Lentz


John D. Lansteren


Samuel Lutz George Mennig Dennis Miller Henry Miller


Luther Mennig Philip Metzgar


*Conrad Meirknecht George Nunnenmacher


Andrew Osman


Henry Pauley *Edwin Pammer George Reichard Christian Reinhard


Charles Wagnar


*John Apple William Bieber Jacob Bast


Frederick Bohlen


*Henry Beltz


*Nathan George Franklin Hiskey Thad. Heckworth


William Hillard


Joseph Repshar


Francis Z. Hubner


Levenas Hedrick


Haldeman Reymond John Seislove W. H. Smith Barclay Smith Franklin Smith


George Funk


Henry Knauss


Charles Studley


Evan Geidner


Henry Kramer


Phaon Kein


Alonzo Labar


Henry Kramer


Martin Leisenring


Daniel Gehrhard


James F. Liegen


James Lutz


Valentine Fisher George J. Weiss Henry Storch


Charles Labold Albert Miller


Barnett Morgan


Levi Martin


Christian Ungerer


Joseph Mentz


Charles A. Martin John T. Nixon Allen Newhard Charles Pfeiffer Obediah Pfeiffer Tilghman Ritz Peter Remmel


Edwin Remniel George Rich Samuel S. Rogers


John E. Shaffer Thomas James


Isaac N. Smith


Benjamin Smith William Smiley


Casper Schreiner Aaron Serfass Charles Siegfried William Stuber


*August C. Scherer Charles Swenk Joseph Smith Charles Savitz Allen Trexler *James Tice Oliver Van Billiard




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