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PRIVATES.
Enlisted in 1861: Henry Ankeny, Alexander Althouse, Joseph Butting, Noah Bowman, Isaac Bowman, John Bailey, William Bar- clay, David Barnett, Jonathan Baker, Enos Baker, Charles Cullen, Lewis R. Caten, Jacob Cole, David Cover, Thomas W. Cross, Matthew G. Collins, Joseph W. Dial, Francis Dickey, Aaron F. Dickey, A. In- graham Ellis, John 8. Ellis, Nathan D. Ellis, Alexander Fleck, Samuel Faith, J. I. Gardner, Solomon I. Grine, Elias Griffith, Theoph. Heiple, John R. Heckman, Franklin Heiple, W. H. Hershberger, Philip Hoffman, Samuel Hoffman, Solomon Hoffman, Jacob Hoff- man, Henry J. Horner, Samud W. Hown, John W. Hawn, Josiah A. Heckart, Adolph Habeck, Henry J. Hershiser, John D. Jones, Eph. 8. Kreager; Edgar Kyle, wd. in 1864, taken prisoner in 1865; Chambers 8. Kauts, J. F. Klingamon, William Lowry, Michael Lohr, Jonathan Lohr, Benjamin H. Long, Richard Launts, John J. Liven- good, Joseph J. Liaberger, Wm. I. Lichty, Andrew J. Lohr, Harri- son Moynett, Josiah Miller, Alex. W. Miller, Somud H. Müller, George Miller, Mahlon Miller, Jeremiah A. Miller, David G. Noon, George Pile, Samuel Pile, Wm. H. Peterson, Joseph Rhodes, Hiram Reel, William Ringle, William Ray, Tobias Shaffer, Michael E. Shaffer, Henry Stutsman, Eli Schockey, Samuel 8hunk, Henry D. Shaffer, Henry A. Speice, Moses Trent, Jacob Werr, J. L. Wendle, Josiah F. Wendell, Henry C. Wall, Samuel Welfly, Daniel L. Witt, Meland'n Walker, John Winters, Wm. Walter, Henry M. Weimer, Geo. A. Weller, John R. Weimer. John Yoder.
Enlisted in 1862: John Adams, Barney B. Boyer, Joseph Brouch, George M. Bender, Donatus Bitor, Michael D. Burk, Francis Baker, Charles Bantley, Austin Crum, Nathan B. Crum, Emanuel Cover, Albert Davis, Daniel Dellinger, George W. Duncan, 8. G. Edinger, J. N. Edinger, Matthias Feller, Edward Frank, Charles 8. Gram- lin, John C. Gerber, Henry Helman, George Heckman, Sr., Henry Horner, Conrad Lipp, Jesse A. Lee, William H. Mohr, Daniel Murphy, Lewis Neigle, Edward Riley, William Stinder, Walter Scott, Alexander R. Scott, H. Schneithurst, John Speicher, Charles Wendle, Joseph C. Yutzy.
Enlisted in 1863: William H. Gardner, James Hasson, Isaac B. Hill, Adam Hoffman, T. E. Speakman.
Enlisted in 1864 : Nelson Abbott, Charles Amsler, William Bauch- man, Robert Burnett, Martin Bochm, Joseph W. Blouch, John Bren- ner, Adam F. Brenner, Jacob Berkey, Isaac Bumgardner, Samuel Christner, Samuel M. Christ, William 8. Croyle, George Christner, James Donoughe, Abraham Emich, Herman Etzel, Noah Fry, George Fahl, John Ferneg, Thomas Fearl, John H. Fish, J. Frutchman, William V. Gayson, Jacob D. George, Andrew Hade, F. H. Herlinger, George B. Henn, Samuel Hummel, Adam Keith, Daniel Leh, H. C.
Livingston, Theodore Makin, Davia Mizell, John Moser, Robert L. Marlett, David G. Noon, Henry G. Ochs, Gillian Penrod, David W. Pringle, Isaac W. Plummer, Edward Richard, William H. Reber, Thomas Sharp, Thomas E. Stine, Milton Sigler, Joseph Stull, Charles Theimer, Joseph G. Thomas, J. P. Wissinger, John A. Warner, Franklin Wasser, Matthias Weiner.
Enlisted in 1865 : Alexander Comstock, James Ferneg, Joseph Gleason, Jacob Stine, David Smith, Owen Welch And Thomas Walker.
Killed : Nelson Abbott, at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865.
Died : Isaac Bowman, at Harrisburg, Pa., Nov. 17, 1861. Na- than B. Crum, April 19, 1865, of wds. rec. in action, bu. at Hamp- ton, Va. Henry Horner, April 2, 1864, bu. in nat. cem., Winches- ter, Va., lot 17. Benjamin H. Long, at Frostburg, Md., April 18, 1862. Andrew J. Lohr, in Somerset county, Pa., Nov. 14, 1861. David W. PHingle, April 6, 1865, of wds. rec. in action. George A. Weller, at Harrisonburg, Va., June 14, 1864.
COMPANY D. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
First Lieutenant : James G. Elder, m. Sept. 14, 1861; m. o. Feb. 8, 1865, expiration of term.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Sergeants : Samuel G. Magehan, m. Jan. 1, 1864; tr. to Co. G .; vet. J. M. Buckingham, m. March 31, 1864; m. o. w. co .; vet. John S. Vandorn, m. Feb. 7, 1864; m. o. w. co .; vet. John Ferris, m. Nov. 14, 1863; disch. May 31, 1865; vet. Russell P. Abbey, m. Oct. 29, 1863; com. 2d lt. April 8, 1865; not mus. ; disch. May 31, 1865; vet. N. King Sullivan, m. 1861; further record unknown. Samuel D. Sleeth, m. 1861; further record unknown. Franklin Enos, m. 1861; further record unknown. James Ellis, m. 1861; further record unknown.
Corporals: John Trexler, vet., m. Feb. 7, 1864; m. o. w. co. Wm. H. Stotz, vet., m. Feb. 7, 1864; m. o. w. co. Alfred Haines, vet., m. Nov. 7, 1868; disch. May 81, 1865. Eugene Murts, vet., m. Nov. 14, 1868; disch. May 81, 1865. William Boreman, vet., m. Nov. 7, 1863; disch. May 31, 1865. Albert 8. Greth, vet., m. Nov. 14, 1868 ; disch. May 31, 1865. James P. Ryan, m. Nov. 28, 1868; killed near Petersburg, Va., date unknown. John O. Kepky, m. 1861; further record unknown. Coyer Shean, m. 1861; further record unknown. Jacob G. Bowman, m. Feb. 28, 1864 ; vet. William Atkins, m. 1861; further record unknown. James McClelland, m. Feb. 28, 1864; died at Danville, Va., Dec. 4, 1864; vet. Abraham Irwin, m. 1861; further record unknown. Simon Marsh, vet., m. Feb. 20, 1864.
Musicians : Michael A. Zorn, vet., m. Feb. 28, 1864; tr. to Co. G. Peter W. Faidley, vet., m. Feb. 20, 1864; tr. to Co. G.
PRIVATES.
Enlisted in 1861: Hugh Adair, John Bear, Henry Cooper, Cyrus Coleman, Asa Crow, Cornelius Cook, Andrew Gangwere, Da- vid B. Gold, George Kepky, William Luke, Jeremiah Miller, Alex. Murdock, Bernard McGuire, Dennis O'Harra, John Robinson, George Shunk, Henry Suter, Samuel J. Simpson, Peter Ste- phanus, John Wentzel, Charles Williams, David Yeager.
Enlisted in 1862 : Barnaby B. Boyer, Jesse Berkebile, Archibald Croyle, James Donaldson, James Dimond, John P. Dishong, Israel D. Dishong, John Enfield, Samuel Firl, John N. Frazier, Charles Grumling, Charles Grant, John 8. Hager, Jacob P. Hutzell, Jacob Kroutzer ; R. J. B. Mitchell, wd. and a prisoner from May 9 to Nov. 15, 1864 ; Elijah Makin, James Mickey, Perry Moynett, Conser McClure, William Rose, James R. Salada, Robert Simpson, Will- iam Shoeman, Charles Shartz ; Sylvanus P. White, wd. May 15, 1864, prisoner fr. May 16 to Sept. 1, 1864; Peter C. Whipkey, George Whipkey, Thomas Walters, Samuel K. Yeakel.
Enlisted in 1863: Isaac Achuff, William H. Atkinson, Samud A. Bushnell, Andrew Brooks, Warren B. Bartlow, Washington L. Boyer, Levi Bechart, Edward Blose, Frederick Barth, Levi Bernhisel, John Brockaway, John Campbell, Allen Christman, Howard Doan, Edward Eisenbrey, Richard A. Fier, James Fleming, Henry S. Good, Joseph Hillborn, William B. Holland, Charles Jennings, Matthew Jordon, James L. Jolly, Theo. Kilpatrick, Joseph London, John Martz, John Newcamp, George S. Neal, George Osterline, John Pin- kerton, Alexander Rambo, Henry P. Reader, W. Rodamacker, John L. Rose, Frederick Saylor, Levi Schnerr, Frederick Shilp, Jeremiah Schnoble, William A. Sleeth, Elijah Tomlinson, Joseph H. Toy,
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Choood Trimmer, John S. Trumbower, Samuel P. W'ard, Friend Watrous, Martin Yoder, Lewis Zimmerman.
Bulisted in 1864 : Charles Alger, William R. Ashton, Jesse Adams, Peter Albright, William Adams, John Breslin, Justice Bronson, Josiah G. Bitner, George Beltz, Christopher C. Ball, Henry Barnhart, Martin Boyer, James R. Christman, E. D. Cartwright, Henry Eckhold, Allen M. Fry, William J. Fennell, James P. Frisbie, Alfred Gibbs, Adam Graham, Francis Gormley, George Guy, Edward Howe, James M. Howe, William Henry, Jr. Jacob Hoyle, Samuel Hutad, G. F. Hemminger, Andres Haide, Thomas M. Kochel, John F. Kelly, Samuel H. Lectic, Abraham Lewis, Daniel D. Long, Adam Meyer, George Mangus, Danid Mickey, George W. Miller, Jeremiah MeDade, Thomas McAuley, U. Nonnemacker, James O' Conner, John Owwald, John Riley, William H. Shaw, Bartlett Smith, Nelson Schernaly, Daniel Stevenson, William Swingle, Jonathan C. Sherman, William Tospon, Henry Tospon, Joseph Vanhorn, Joseph G. Wagoner, Adam L. Webber ; Albert A. Wright, prisoner fr. Oct. 19, 1864, to March 18, 1865; Jacob Will.
Enlisted in 1865: 8. Banartsdalen, Joseph Bruce.
Privates, the date of whose muster-in is not shown : James Ander- son, Jonathan Albright, Henry J. Bear, Daniel Bowman, Solomon Barnett, Herman Bitner, Isaac Bender, Patrick Brinnan, Free- man Enfield," Wilson Ethison, Joseph Gerbron, John Groft, C. Hochstetler, Demet's A. Holder, August Miller, James McDavit, Cyrus Pile, Peter Sweeney.
Died: Israel D. Dishong, at Salisbury, N. C., Feb. 14, 1865 ; Henry Eckhold, at Salisbury, N. C., Dec. 3, 1864; James Mickey, at Philadelphia, Pa., April 14, 1865: Daniel Miller, at Harrisburg, Pa., Dec. 6, 1861; James McDavit, near Winchester, Va., date un- known, bu. in Nat. Cem., lot 18, Winchester, Va. ; Cyrus Pile, date unknown, bu. in Nat. Cem., Winchester, Va. ; William Shoeman, at Sir John's Run, Va., July 2, 1862, bu. in nat. cem., Winchester, Va., lot 26; Peter Stephanus, at Harrisburg, Pa., Dec. 5, 1861; Peter C. Whipkey, date and place unknown, bu. at Staunton, Va., sec. 8, grave 80.
COMPANY E.
David R. Lewis, m. as 2d It. Aug. 6, 1861 ; pro. to 1st It., Sept. 19, 1868; hon. dis. at ex. of term, Nov. 25, 1864. Samuel Dunham, corp., m. May, 1861 ; dia. May, 1865; wd. at Green Spring Run.
COMPANY F. Joseph R. Hummel, m. as agt. Mar. 14, 1864; com. 2d It. April 8, 1865; not mustered; dis. by G. O., May 81, 1865.
COMPANY G.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Captain : Franklin B. Long, m. Oct. 20, 1861, disch. March 2, 1865. First Lieutenants : Amos C. Boyle, m. Oct. 20, 1861; disch. Jan. 12, 1864. Adam Troutman, m. Oct. 20, 1861 ; pro. fr. 2d It., March 26, 1864 : disch. March 2, 1865. William H. Miller, m. Nov. 1, 1861; tr. fr. Co. F, Dec. 14, 1864 ; com. capt. April 3, 1865; not mus .; disch. May 31, 1865.
Second Lieutenant: Cyrus Patton, m. March 11, 1964 ; pro. fr. 1st sgt. Dec. 14, 1864; killed at High Bridge, Va., April 6, 1865; vet.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
First Sergeants: George W. Lyberger, m. April 14, 1864; pro. fr. corp. to agt .; com. 2d It. April 3, 1865; not mus .; disch. May 81, 1865; vet. John N. Fichtner, name not on m. o. roll.
Sergeants : Philip Bender, m. March 11, 1864; disch. May 31, 1866 ; vet. . Samuel Imhoff, m. March 11, 1864; disch. May 31, 1866. James M. Phillips, m. Nov. 6, 1868; captd. Oct. 19, 1864; com. 2d It. Co. E May 16, 1865; not mus. ; disch. May 31, 1865; James McClelland, m. Feb. 28, 1864; tr. to Co. D ; vet. Leonard Long, died Aug. 14, 1864; bu. in nat. cem., Winchester, Va., lot 25; Irvin H. Pile, record unknown; Hiram J. Sanner, m. Jan. 18, 1862; m. o. ex. term, Jan. 19, 1865.
Corporals: Jacob L. Will, m. Feb. 28, 1864 ; m. o. w. co. July 15, 1865; vet. G. F. Heminger, m. Feb. 20, 1864; m. o.w. co .; vet. Samuel D. Brant, m. March 11, 1864: disch. May 31, 1865 : vet. John Bigger, m. Feb. 14, 1864; disch. May 31, 1865; vet. William Henry, Jr., m. Feb. 23, 1864; disch. May 31, 1865; vet. Thomas McAuley, m. Feb. 28, 1864; disch. May 31, 1865 ; vet. Ephraimn Tremmel, m. March 11, 1864; disch. May 31, 1865; vet. Zachariah Harding, m. March 11, 1864; killed at High Bridge, Va. April 6, 1865; vet.
George R. Cretzer, record unknown: John F. Staub, record un- known; Joseph F. Heffly, record unknown ; John A. Kennel, record unknown; William I. Miller, m. Oct. 14, 1861; disch. Oct. 31, 1862, on surg. cert. Simon Bowman, m. Jan. 18, 1862 ; m. o. ex. term, March 3, 1865.
MUSICIAN.
Aaron K. Johnson, record unknown.
PRIVATES.
Enlisted in 1861: Hugh Adair, Benjamin Boyer, Phenis Cava- naugh, Harrison Moynett, Henry Matthias, Joseph Rhodes, Daniel Troutman, Francis Weaver.
Enlisted in 1862: Joseph H. Apple, Solomon Albright, Joseph B. Atchison, John Albright, Jr., Archibald Croyle, John T. Cretzer, John P. Dishong, Israel D. Dishong, Samuel Firl, Henry C. Farnet Rudolph Frey, Charles Gromling, George Herscht, Jacob P. Hut. zel, William H. Knaggs, Jacob Krontzer, Burgis N. Lescallet, Perry Moynett, Elijah Makin, George W. May, William H. Owens, Frederick Paul, Samuel Porter, William Rose, Lewis Richey, Henry Roadol ; Joshua Ringler, wd. at Newmarket, Va., May 15, 1864; Walter Scott, Adam Sanders, Alexander Stoner, Israel Shockey, Samuel Stout, George Whipkey, Thomas Walters.
Enlisted in 1863 : James Boyd, Wesley Conner, Dennis Dorshimer, Joseph Flanagan, James Jackson, William S. Sleeth, Edward Walliser.
Enlisted in 1864: Joseph H. Arnold, Jonathan Boyer, Francis Bills, James Burket, Nelson Bilner, John J. Baer, W'm. H. Brethlin, .George W. Brinham, Jacob Bockes, William A. Brant, Elias Crissey, Elias Crosby, Nathaniel Crosby, John S. Ellis, James Evans, Thos. Evans, Peter W. Foidley, George Fox, John Fisher, Stephen Fulk, Francis Gormley, Noah Gunder, George Guy, John Hensel, Samuel Hutzel, William I. Heaps, Jacob Hoyle, Thomas Harkcom, Joseph Imhuff, Abram Irwin, James James, William H. Johnson, George Kosse, William Kennel, Franklin G. Lentz, Daniel D. Long, Peter Lawrence, William Lyberger ; Samuel C. Magehan, com. Ist It, April 8, 1865, not mus. as such ; George Mangus, John Matthias, Daniel Mickey, David Miller, Augustus Madara, Thomas B. Miller, Jeremiah McDade, John Oswald, Adam Sanner, Reuben Stover, Abraham Spangler, John Shaffer, Jonathan C. Sherman, Elias Shaffer, William H. Sheatz, Daniel Schlesser, William H. Thomas, Henry Tospon, William Tospon, Simon Welsh, Samuel Williams, Lawrence Wint, Michad A. Zorn, John Zwasala.
Enlisted in 1865: John Adams, Joseph Gleason, John Geisinger, James N. Bleeth.
Privates, the date of whose enlistment is not shown on muster-out rolls: Julius Albright, Samuel H. Arnold, Jerome Bowman, Joel Bow- man, John Bearman, Henry Boyer, Michael Baker, Joseph Baker, John P. Carver, Willis S. Collins, Anthony Flickinger, Peter Hersch, William H. Huffmier, Elias Hoover, Joseph Keiser, Conrad Knepp, Jonathan Leazier, John Leazier, Valentine G. Lyberger, William Morris, John H. Martin, William N. Porter, Christian Paul, Henry Ringler, Hiram Stutze, Thomas Sans, Charles H. Will, Charles Waters, Cornelius H. Will, Herman Wilhelm, Moses Yoder.
Died : John P. Carver, at Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 30, 1862; George : Herscht, as a prisoner, at Salisbury, N. C., Dec. 14, 1864; Peter Hersch, July 18, 1864, bu. in nat. cem., Winchester, Va., lot 18; Joseph Keiser, June 24, 1864, bu. in nat. cem., Winchester, Va., lot 26; Franklin G. Lentz, July 8, 1865, bu. in Hollywood Cem., Richmond, Va .; Peter Lawrence, at Danville, Va., Nov. 27, 1864 ; William N. Porter, at Alexandria, Va., Jan. 28, 1865; grave 2974; Henry Roadol, June 30, 1865, bu. at Hampton, Va,; Alexander Stoner, as a prisoner, at Salisbury, N. C., March 1, 1865; Francis Weaver, drowned in the Potomac river, July 6, 1862.
COMPANY H.
This company was recruited in the counties of Somerset, Cambria and Northampton. It contained many from the county first mentioned, notably among them Capt. Theodore Way and Lieuts. Dickey and Eppingham, but as it is now impossible to designate with certainty the Somerset county men, the entire company roster is herewith transcribed.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Captains: John O. Billheimer, m. Nov. 1, 1861; disch. Oct. 25, 1862. Ed. J. Geissinger, m. Nov. 22, 1862; pro. fr. 1st It. Oct. 26, 1862; killed at Newmarket, Va., May 15, 1864. William A. M'Der- mit, m. Feb. 26, 1864; pro. fr. sergt. Co. I, to capt., Dec. 14, 1864;
*Corporal, m. Dec., 1861, dis. Jan., 1865.
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com. It .- col. April 3, 1865; not mus .; tr. to capt. Co. C; m. o. by G. O. May 31, 1865.
First Lieutenants : Jacob B. Dunlap, m. Feb. 25, 1862 ; pro. fr. 2d lt., Oct. 26, 1862; com. capt. May 16, 1864; not mus .; m. o. Dec. 29, 1864, ex. of term.
Second Lieutenants: A. M. Kilpatrick, m. 1861; pro. fr. sgt. Oct. 26, 1862; disch. Aug. 4, 1864. Henry Shick, m. Feb. 27, 1864; pro. fr. sgt. Dec. 14, 1864 ; tr. to Co. C; disch. by G. O. May 31, 1865.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
First Sergeants : Theodore Way, m. Feb. 23, 1864 ; pro. fr. corp. to sgt. Jan. 14, 1865; to 1st sgt. Mar. 1, 1865; com. capt. Apr. 3, 1865; not mus .; disch. by G. O. May 31, 1865; vet. George J. Cleaver; name not on muster-out roll.
Sergeants : William Eppinger, m. Sept. 30, 1861 ; pro. fr. corp. Co. C .; com. 2d It. Apr. 3, 1865; not mus. ; disch. by G. O. May 81, 1865; vet. Aaron F. Dickey, m. Jan. 1, 1864; pris. fr. Oct. 19, 1864, to March 11, 1865; com. 1st It. Apr. 3, 1865; not mus. ; disch. by G. O. May 31, 1865; vet. Michael Lohr, m. Sept. 30, 1861; pro. to agt. Apr. 2, 1865; disch. May 31, 1865. John Spangler, m. Feb. 23, 1864; pro. to sgt .- maj. Mar. 1, 1865; disch. May 31, 1865. John Shaffer, not on muster-out roll. Conrad Wagner, m. Jan. 14, 1862; m. o. Jan. 17, 1865.
Corporals : Henry A. Spire, m. March 12, 1864; m. o. w. co. July 15, 1865 vet. John Winters, m. March 12, 1864; disch. May 31, 1865; vet. Thomas W. Cross, m. Sept. 30, 1861 ; disch. May 31, 1865; vet. John J. Livergood, m. Sept. 30, 1861; disch. May 31, 1865; vet. Cyrus Lohr, m. Mar. 12, 1864; disch. May 31, 1865; vet. Richard Launtz, m. Sept. 30, 1861; disch. May 81, 1865; vet. James K. Spangler, m. Feb. 22, 1864; disch. May 31, 1865; vet. William Slick, m. Feb. 25, 1864; disch. May 31, 1865; vet. Abra- ham Fry, m. Feb. 22, 1864; tr. to Co. C; vet. James Gilmore and Addison Myers, names not on muster-out roll John Shick, com. 2d lt. May 16, 1864; not mus .; John Stewart and Ell Phinicie, names not on muster-out roll; Levi F. Kipler, m. March 12, 1864; pro. to ngt. Co. C .; vet.
MUSICIANS.
Herman Wilson, m. March 12, 1864; disch. May 81, 1865; vet. Charles D. Taylor, name not on muster-out roll. Milton H. Rit- ter, m. March 12, 1864; vet .; date of m. o. unknown.
PRIVATES.
Enlisted in 1861: William Barclay, Solomon Bagnell, Jacob Cole, David Cover, Cyrus Coleman, Edgar Chyle, Lewis R. Caten, Charles A. Dively, John F. Dively, Ingraham A. Ellis, Alexander Fleck, John W. Fletcher, Jonathan I. Gardner, W. W. Hershberger, John W. Hawn, Samuel W. Hawn, Henry J. Horner. Chambers H. Kautz, Joseph J. L.yberger, William Lowry, Samuel H. Miller, Harri- son Moynett, George Pile, William Ray, Joseph Rhodes, Henry Stutz- man, Henry D. Shaffer, Daniel Trent, Moses Trent.
Enlisted in 1862: E. Ackerman, John Albright, Jr., James Boyd, Patrick C. Boyle, Donatus Biter, George M. Bender, Charles Bantley, Michael D. Burk, James Cassady, Emanuel Cover, William Downing, John N. Eddinger, Samuel D. Eddinger, Henry Eash, William Engle, Tilghman Fry, John Friedline, James Fuller, Matthew Feiler, Samuel Fleegle, Edward Frank, Adam S. Gramling, M. Ginglesperger, Henry Helman, James Kimmel, Josiah Lohr, Jesse Liston, Jesse A. Lee, Conrad Lipp, Thomas Mitchell, William H. Mohr, John H. Myers. Jacob S. Noon, Levi Orris, Thomas Peter, George Rebman, Reuben Roth, Edward Reiley, John Speicher, William H. Sample, Henry Snitehust, William Schneider, Walter Scott, Lewis Sourbrine, William Wilson, Charles Wendell, David B. Wertz, Joseph C. Yutzy.
Enlisted in 1863: John Mclaughlin, David Shaffer, John Vogenitz.
Enlisted in 1864 : Jesse Adams, William H. Avy, Benjamin Allin- der, Francis Baker, Josiah Bowers, Henry S. Berkey, Franklin Ben- nett, Jonathan Boyer, Francis Bills, Martin Boehm, Ebenezer Cardiff, Emanuel Custer, Elias Crissey, John A. Custer, George Dayspring, John S. Ellis, Chauncey Fry, Joseph H. Fritchman, Adam Graham, Samuel Huffmeyer, Martin Hammers, George B. Henn, Milton Hoffman, Samuel Hummell, Herman C. Knight, Felix Linn, Will- iam P. Levi, H. C. Livingston, John J. Metzger, John Moser, Owen Miller, Tobias Miller, Abraham A. Miller, Franklin Miller, David J. Noon, George Oyler, George H. Oches, Johnson Sherman, Alex.
Showman, Abraham Spangler, Silas Shaffer, Milton J. Siegley : Henry Shick, pro. to 2d It. Co. C; Strart Shick, Thomas E. Stine, Joseph G. Thomas, James K. Thompson, J. D. Werkheiser, Franklin Wawerr, John Warner, Matthias Weiner.
Enlisted in 1865: Benjamin Billards, James Krader, John Rohr, Jacob Stine, Charles Uncle, Andrew Weaver.
Privates, the date of whose enlistment is not shown : Lewis Ache, Martin Bord, Daniel Buss, Theodore P. Bantley, Daniel Brubaker, Jacob Comodore, Edward Chamberlin, Benjamin F. Clark, Jacob Ernest, R Fenstermacher, Lewis Giesner, Martin Gobel, Jonas B. Horner, Israel Johnson, Daniel Kelchner, Jacob Klotz Joseph M. Levy, John Ling, Cyrus E. Moser, Michael Me- dernach, Michael Mullen, William Risch, John Reichard, Rudolph Shultz, William H. Snyder, Adolph Warm, Charles Warg. Jacob Yotter.
Died : Benjamin Allinder, at Danville, Va., Nov. 14, 1864. Theodore P. Bantley, as a prisoner, at Andersonville, Ga., Sept. 14, 1864 ;. grave 8775. Jonas B. Horner, Aug. 24, 1864, bu. at Staunton, Va., section B, grave 8. Daniel Kelchner, at Anapo- lis, Md., Jan. 12, 1865. William H. Snyder, as a prisoner, at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 8, 1864 ; grave, 10516. J. D. Werkheiser, at Philadelphia, Pa., March 22, '1864. Andrew Weaver, near City Point, Va., March 30, 1865.
FIFTY-FIFTH REGIMENT.
Recruited during the summer and autumn of 1861, the ten companies composing this regi- ment rendezvoused at Camp Curtin, near Har- risburg, where a regimental organization was effected by the choice of the following field officers : Richard White, of Indiana county, colonel ; Frank T. Bennett, of Schuylkill county, lieutenant-colonel, and John H. Filler, of Bed- ford county, major. Cos. D, H, K and part of I were composed of Bedford county men.
With thirty-eight officers and seven hundred and fifty men, the regiment left Camp Curtin November 22, 1861, and soon after reached For- tress Monroe. On December 8, in company with the 45th, 76th and 97th regts. Penn. Vols., it embarked for South Carolina, arriv- ing at Port Royal on the 12th. The 55th was immediately sent out to guard the small islands and approaches to the west of Hil- ton Head, where it remained until February 25, 1862, when it was transferred to Edisto island. While on duty here, a series of attacks were made by the enemy in large force upon the companies, scattered as they necessarily were in holding the Union outstretched lines upon the coast, but these attacks were uniformly and handsomely repulsed.
During the summer of 1862, the only troops upon the island were those of the 55th, and the duty, performed beneath a southern sun, was very severe. A large number, comparatively, died of disease, and many were discharged for disability. On October 21, the regiment accom- panied Gen. Brannan on an expedition consist- ing of about four thousand troops up Broad river. Under cover of gunboats, the Union
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troops landed at Mackey's point, and immedi- ately advanced on Pocotaligo bridge, the object of the movement being to destroy the Charles- ton & Savannah railroad. After making a spirited resistance at Caston and Frampton, the enemy retreated across the Pocotaligo river, burning the bridge as he withdrew. Here he took a strong position, and being largely rein- forced from Charleston, held his ground during six hours of the 22d, in which the battle fiercely raged. Their ammunition being nearly ex- hausted, and unable to gain any advantage, the Union troops withdrew under cover of night and returned to Hilton Head. In this engage- ment the 55th lost twenty-nine killed and wounded.
For more than a year succeeding the affair at Pocotaligo, the regiment was stationed at Beau- fort, South Carolina, performing picket duty, and also serving in the capacity of heavy ar- tillery.
On January 1, 1864, the majority of the men re-enlisted for a second term of three years, and on the 22d departed for Harrisburg, where, upon their arrival, they were dismissed for a veteran furlough. The veterans and recruits returned to South Carolina (starting March 23), where the regiment, now numbering twelve hundred and fifty effective men, remained for three weeks. On April 19, however, it embarked for Virginia, and landed at Gloucester point, oppo- site Yorktown. Here it was assigned to the 3d brigade, Col. Richard White ; 3d division, Gen. Adelbert Ames ; 10th corps, Gen. Quincy A. Gilmore; Army of the James, Gen. B. F. Butler.
Gen. Butler was here organizing his forces, of about forty thousand men, to operate against Richmond by the right bank of the James. When all was in readiness the 10th corps moved up the river on transports, and landed at Ber- muda Hundred, with the design of seizing and fortifying the peninsula between the Appomat- tox and the James as a base of operations. The movement was accomplished with but little opposition, but the subsequent field operations here were characteristic of the general in com- mand, for the troops were set to work throw- ing up heavy, elaborate works across the head of the peninsula, and after, the Army of the James was " bottled up."
Gen. Ames, with his division, moved out of the works on May 9, and destroyed the Rich-
mond & Petersburg railroad for a distance of two miles. He then marched toward Peters- burg as far as Swift creek, where he met the enemy well posted, and immediately attacked, the contest continuing until darkness set in. Early on the following morning Ames learned that Terry's division in his rear had been attacked. Facing his column about and advanc- ing, he soon encountered the rebel forces, and drove them as far as Drury's bluff, near Rich- mond. On the 13th, the Union forces were again pushed forward toward Richmond, but found the enemy strongly intrenched in a double line of works behind Proctor's creek. The outer line was carried, and Gillmore's troops contin- ued the fight during the 14th and 15th, flank- ing the Confederate position. But he had now been reinforced by troops from Charleston, and Gen. Beauregard was in command. Observing that the Union lines were extended at great length, and thereby greatly weakened, the rebel leader moved out of his intrenchments at night, and early on the morning of the 16th, under cover of a dense fog, fell upon the Union left flank with sudden and overpowering force. The 55th stood side by side with the 4th N. H., and gallantly held its ground, repel- ling charge after charge of the enemy, until, outflanked and nearly surrounded, it was in danger of being captured. As a last resort. Col. White selected Cos. C, D and E of his own regiment, and charged in turn full upon the head of the advancing column. But it could not be broken, and the line was forced to yield. From May 9, until the termination of the fight at Proctor's creek, on the 16th, the regi- ment had lost in killed, wounded and missing, fifteen commissioned officers and three hundred enlisted men. The colonel, lieutenant-colonel and adjutant were among the prisoners, and Lieut. John H. Barnhart was among the killed, the command of the regiment devolving upon Capt. John C. Shearer of Co. B.
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