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The regiment, with the army, now fell back to the intrenched line at Bermuda Hundred, and was subsequently engaged in various small skirmishes. While on picket duty on Foster's plantation early in the morning of May 20, the regiment skirmished heavily with a superior force of the enemy, and was finally forced to yield its position to avoid capture.
When Butler was ordered to detach a strong force under Gen. Baldy Smith, and send it to
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the support of the Army of the Potomac, the 55th was one of the regiments selected for this purpose, and it was assigned to the 1st brigade, Gen. Stannard, 2d division ; Gen. Martindale, of the 18th corps. Moving in transports down the James and up the York rivers, the corps debarked at West Point, and marched via White House to Cold Harbor, where, on June 1, it met the enemy, who was engaging the 6th corps. The line of battle was immediately formed, and charged the enemy's works, capturing a line of rifle-pits, and taking a large number of prisoners. The conflict was continued during the 1st and 2d, but the principal charge was made on the morning of the 3d. Stannard's brigade was selected for the attack, and was formed in columns of regiments, in which the 55th was the third. As it swept forward to the desperate work, the intense fire of the enemy caused the front line to waver, and finally, to fall back in confu- sion upon the third, which was also momentarily deranged. Capt. Shearer, in command, was wounded, and scarcely had the next in rank, Capt. Nesbitt, of Có. F, assumed it, when he also was stricken down, and it devolved upon Capt. Hill, of Co. E, who soon restored order, and held his position now in the front line. During the night, breastworks were thrown up, which were occupied until the night of the 12th, when the entire army withdrew. In killed and wounded, the loss of the regiment at Cold Harbor was four commissioned officers and one hundred and thirty-four enlisted men.
Marching rapidly back to White House, the corps again embarked on transports, and moved via the Pamunkey, York and James rivers to Point of Rocks on the Appomattox, where it debarked, and early on the morning of the 15th, advanced on the enemy's works in front of Petersburg, capturing eighteen guns and four hundred prisoners. On the following morning the men of the 55th were ordered forward as skirmishers. They promptly advanced in the face of a hot fire, and gained a position close up to the enemy's lines, but not without serious loss. On the 18th, Stannard's brigade, occupying the extreme right of the line, resting on the Appomattox, was again deployed for a charge. In front was an open field commanded by the enemy's infantry and artillery, across which it must pass. Never faltering, the 55th, which faced the ground most exposed, pushed forward obedient to command, and in less than ten minutes, while crossing this
open field, it lost three commissioned officers and eighty enlisted men, more than half of its effective strength, a large proportion killed.
For more than two months succeeding the charge mentioned, the regiment was engaged in duties incident to a siege, being constantly ex- posed to the fire of artillery and the musketry of the pickets and sharpshooters, scarcely a day passing without some loss. On the night of Sep- tember 28, however, the regiment crossed the James, and marched to participate in the attack about to be made by the Army of the James upon Chapin's bluff. The capture of Fort Har- rison was effected on the morning of the follow- ing day, but the 55th, being held in support of the attacking troops, did not become engaged. In the afternoon it was determined to carry the works beyond, and at four o'clock Col. Jourdan in command of the brigade, ordered the 55th to charge, and take a redoubt in the enemy's second line. "The 158th N. Y. was deployed to support it by advancing through the woods on the left, and the 148th N. Y., to act as skir- mishers on the right. The 55th advanced over the open ground in front, a quarter of a mile. under a concentrated fire from three redoubts, supported by heavy bodies of infantry. Bravely stemming a torrent of shot and deadly minie- balls, it moved steadily on, and reached a point within twenty yards of the work, when, its ranks almost annihilated, and supports failing to come up, it was forced to fall back, leaving the dead and most of the wounded upon the field to fall into the hands of the enemy. Of five commis- sioned officers and one hundred and fifty enlisted men who marched at the word of command, three officers and seventy-eight men were either killed, wounded or missing. Lieut. Blaney Adair was among the killed, and Capt .. John O'Niel mortally wounded. On the following day the rebels made three attacks on Fort Harri- son, but in each they were repulsed with terrible slaughter."
When, in December, the white troops of the 10th and 18th army corps were consolidated as the 24th corps, the 55th regiment was assigned to the 4th brigade of the 1st division, and during the winter which followed it performed picket duty on the left bank of the James.
During the closing scenes of the war in Vir- ginia, the regiment was actively engaged. In the actions at Hatcher's Run, on March 30 and 81, 1865, it lost two men killed, and one com-
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missioned officer and seventeen enlisted men wounded. On the morning of April 2, when Forts Gregg and Baldwin were carried by storm, the 55th being the first to occupy the latter, it sustained a loss of one commissioned officer killed, and one commissioned officer and four enlisted men wounded. It having been ascer- tained, on the morning of April 3, that the enemy had evacuated Petersburg during the pre- vious night, Gen. Ord's column, of which the regiment formed part, was thrown forward to cut off their line of retreat at Burkesville junc- tion. By a rapid march along the South Side railroad, Ord reached the junction on the even- ing of the 5th, a distance of about sixty miles. Resuming the march on the following morning, it hastened forward seven miles further, to Rice's station, the 55th leading the column as skirmishers, and losing nine men wounded. At the station, Ord held his position, cutting off the direct way of retreat to Danville, and forcing the rebel columns toward Lynchburg. At day- light on the 7th, Ord resumed the march with the design of again outting the rebel line of retreat. He reached Appomattox Court House, a distance of forty-two miles, early on the morning of the memorable 9th, in advance of Lee's columns, and, with Sheridan's cavalry, held firmly the only avenue of escape.
After the surrender of Appomattox, the regi- ment performed fatigue and guard duty at Rich- mond and Petersburg, and it was also stationed at different points in detachments, in Chester- field, Buckingham, Cumberland, Powhatan and Amelia counties, acting under orders from the Freedman's Bureau, until August 30, 1865, when it was mustered out of the United States service at Petersburg, Virginia, from whence it pro- ceeded direct to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where its surviving members received final payment.
OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN FROM BEDFORD COUNTY WHO SERVED IN THE FIFTY-FIFTH REGIMENT.
FIELD AND STAFF.
James Metzger. It .- col., m. as Ist It. Co. D, Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. to adjt. Jan. 1. 1862; to capt. Co. C, Nov. 25, 1862; to maj. Dec. 21, 1864; to It. - col. Mar. 25, 1865; m. o. w. regt. Aug. 30, 1865. John H. Filler, maj. m. Dec. 4, 1861; com. It .- col. Dec. 21, 1864, and col. Mar. 25, 1865 ; not mus. ; m. o. Mar. 23, 1865, expi- ration of term. Solomon 8. Metzger, adjt., m. Oct 12, 1861, as 2d It. Co. D; pro. to 1st It. Co. D, Jan. 1, 1862; to adjt. Nov. 25, 1862; to capt. Co. D, Aug. 3, 1863. John C. Geyer, adjt., com. Nov. 14, 1864; hon. dis. July 11, 1865. Henry W. Fox, pro. fr. pri. Co. H, to agt .- maj. Dec., 1861 ; to 2d It. Co. K, Oct. 23, 1862. John C. Geyer, pro. fr. pri. Co. H, to com. sgt. April 1, 1864; to ngt .- maj. Sept. 25, 1864; to 1st It. Co. C, Mar. 1, 1865. William A. Gilbert, pro. fr. pri. Co. H, to sgt .- maj. May 1, 1865; m. o. w. regt. Martin V. Sorber, pro. fr. agt. Co. I, to q.m .- sgt. Nov. 11, 1863;
to 2d It. Co. I, Sept. 16, 1864; vet. Daniel M. Wonders, pro. fr. pri. Co. H, to q.m.sgt. Sept. 15, 1864; m. o. w. regt. William . M. Walker, pro. fr. sgt. Co. H, to com. sgt. May 1, 1865 ; m. o. w. regt. ; vet. Joseph Keeffe, pro. fr. pri. Co. D. to hos. st. Nov. 19, 1861; reduced and tr. to same Co. June 3, 1862. Alexander C. Mower, pro. fr. sgt. Co. D, to principal musician, Feb. 24, 1863; died at Point of Rocks, Va., Jan. 28, 1865; vet.
COMPANY D.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Captains : Thomas H. Lyons, m. Oct: 12, 1861 ; dis. on surg. cert. May 26, 1863. Solomon 8. Metager, m. Oct. 12, 1861; pro. fr. adjt. Aug. 3, 1863 ; wd. at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; dis. on surg. cert. June 28, 1864. William G. Moore, m. Oct. 1, 1862 ; pro. fr. 2d to 1st It. July 1, 1868; to capt. Oct. 28, 1864; dis. by G. O. June 11, 1865.
First Lieutenants : James Metzger, m. Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. to adjt. Jan. 1, 1862. John F. Schoener, m. Nov. 25, 1862 ; res. June 25, 1863. John D. Horn, m. Oct. 12, 1861, as agt .; pro. to 2d It. Sept. 9, 1864; to 1st It. Oct. 24, 1864 ; com. capt. Sept. 27, 1864; not mus .; m. o. w. co. as lat It. Aug. 80, 1865; vet.
Second Lieutenants: B. Francis Babcock, m. April 30, 1862 ; res. July 31, 1862. John H. Barnhart, m. Oct. 12, 1861; pro. fr. Ist agt. Aug. 6, 1868: killed at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864. John B. Amos, m. Oct. 12, 1861, as private; pro. to corp., sgt. and Ist agt .; to 2d It. June 8, 1865; com. Ist It. June 12, 1865; not mus. ; m. o. w. co. as 2d It. Aug. 80, 1865; vet.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
First Sergeants : Thomas H. Farber, m. as pri. Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. to corp. and sgt .; to lat agt. June, 1865 ; com. 2d. It. June 12, 1865; not mus .; m. o. w. co. Aug. 30, 1865; vet.
Sergeants: The following named agts., except James E. Moore (who was mustered Feb. 27, 1864), and Henry Wigaman (who was mustered Sept. 2, 1862), were mus. in Oct. 12, 1861, viz: James F. Van Horn, pr. to agt. Sept. 27, 1864; m. o. w. co .; vet. James E. Moore, pro. to sgt. June 7, 1866 ; m. o. w. co .; vet. Samuel J. Diehl, pr. to agt. June 12, 1865; m. o. w. co. ; vet. Andrew J. Penrose, pro. to agt. June 18, 1865; m. o. w. co .; vet. William Bowman, m. as.agt. ; dis. on surg. cert. Oct. 4, 1862. John Swartz, pro. to 2d It. 30th regt., U. 8. C. T., Dec. 30, 1864; vet. Henry Wigaman, pro. to agt. Mar. 15, 1866; dis. by G. O. June 11, 1865. William A. Boor, dia. on surg. cert. 1865; vet. Orrin G. Vickroy, dis. on surg. cert. Oct. 26, 1864; vet. Jerome Leonard, pro. to agt. Jan. 1, 1864; died June 18, 1864, of wds. rec. in action ; bu. at Hampton, Va. ; vet.
Corporals : Henry Diehl, m. Feb. 27, 1864 ; m. o. w. co. James 8. Murphy, m. Oct. 12, 1861; m. o. w. co .; vet. Jacob Shenefelt, m. Feb. 16, 1864 ; m. o. w. co. William C. Dorsey. m. Feb. 27, 1864; m. o. w. co. Jacob Deppen, m. Jan. 17, 1865; m. o. w. co. Samuel Gardner, m. Oct. 12, 1861 ; m. o. w. co .; vet. Philip Leonard, m. Oct. 12, 1861; m. o. w. co .; vet. Jacob B. Peck, m. Oct. 12, 1861; disch. on surg. cert. Oct. 4, 1862. William Hartley, m. Oct. 12, 1861 ; pro. to 1st It. 2d regt. S.C.C.T. Daniel H. Edinbo, m. Sept. 2, 1862; disch. by G. O. June 11, 1865. Henry Harp, m. Sept. 2, 1862; disch. by G. O. June 11, 1865. William Arnold, m. Sept. 22, 1862; diach. by G. O. June 11, 1865. David W. Prosser, m. Oct. 12, 1861 ; pris. fr. May 16, 1864, to April 28, 1865 ; disch. by G. O. June 15, 1865; vet. Samuel Kennedy, m. Oct. 16, 1861; killed at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864 ; vet. Wilson Spidle, m. Oct. 12, 1861 ; died July 10, 1864, of wds received at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; bu. at Hampton, Va .: vet. Henry Gottwalt, m. Sept. 2, 1862 ; died as a pris. of war, at Andersonville, Ga., July 6, 1862 ; grave 2966.
MUSICIANS. .
Edward E. Mower, m. Oct. 12, 1861; m. o. w. co .; vet. J. H. Stoudenour, m. Oct. 12, 1861; m. o. w. co .; vet. H. Y. Arnold, m. Dec. 30, 1861 ; m. o. Dec. 30, 1864, expiration of term.
PRIVATES.
Enlisted in 1861: Solomon Adams, Jacob Burket, George W. Buxton, David Boughter, Jacob Bennett, Henry Crouse, Henry Derrimer, Charles Engle, John Gardner, Jeremiah Gordon, James Hogan, John Harbach, John Hogan, George Koontz, Otho 8. Knox, Joseph Keeffe ; Henry G. Lyberger, wd. in action May 15, 1864; Henry C. Lashley, Daniel K. Lashley, Moses Lair, Levi Long, Alexander Mullin, Rankins Mickey, Joseph May ; Alexander C. Mower, pro. to prin. mus .; Philip Murphy ; William Nottingham,
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pris. fr. May 16 to Nov. 17, 1864; James Norton, William Oyler, Daniel Phillips, John Rialing, Edward Riley. Adam Ritchey, Ed- ward Straney, Henry Shenefelt, Philip Smith, Francis Swartz, S. B. Summerville, Samuel Stickler, David Snowberger, Reuben J. Semler ; Jeremiah Thompson, pris. fr. May 16 to Nov. 19, 1864 ; Pius Warner.
Enlisted in 1862: Theodore J. Arnold, Henry H. Arnold, James Aulenbach, J. Bennethum, Adam H. Billman, Franklin Bets; Adolph Bessie, pro. to 2d It. 3d regt. 8.C.C.T. July 7, 1863; George Bennethum, Daniel Bechtel, Lewis W. Fidler, Issac M. Fidler, John Gramas, James M. Knapp, Jacob Kegg, David Little, William P. Linninger, Elias Murphy, Abraham C. Mower; Matthew Miller, missing at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; John Newman, Will- iam 8. Neff, Abraham Oyler, William Parsons, Henry D. Smith, Isaac B. Smith, Benjamin 8. Smith, A. Summerville, Henry D. Squint, Jasper W. Smith, James 8. White and Francis F. Yost.
Drafted in 1868: John Bose, Lewis Bright, John Boyle; John Cain, wd. in action June 8, 1864 ; John Cole, Joseph Dagenfelt, Edward Furlong, Oliver Hammond; Samuel Hull, missing at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; William Holt, Lawrence Ingolds- by, Edward Johnson, Matthias Kenyon, Franklin Lewis, John McCrossin; Jeremiah Richards, deserted April 26, 1864, arrested and executed, by sentence of G. C. M., Mar. 27, 1865; Henry Stahley, James Shine; John Thompson, missing at Cold Harbor. Va., June 3, 1864 ; Daniel Wenrick.
Enlisted in 1864: David R. Bollman, Shannon Brant, Philip Burket, James A. Croil, John Diehl, David Dibert, Espy Diehl, Daniel Diehl, Andrew Fisher, Michael Gillcum, George Good, Adam Gardner, James W. Gibson, George W. Gladwell, Frank Hartsell, Albert Lininger, Daniel 8. May, Nelson B. Miller, James B. McEnespy, John H. Mower, Clay McVicker, William 8. Moser, Scott Phillips, William Ressler ; William Riley, wd. in action June 8, 1864; Washington Ruby. John Ruby, Andrew J. Reed, Nicholas Slick, Levi Steckman, Jesse Smith, William W. Weisel, David Walters.
Died : Solomon Adams, at Edisto Island, 8. C., June 26, 1862; James Aulenbach, July 20, 1864, at Point Lookout, Md. ; Philip Burket, at Harrisburg, Pa., April 18, 1864; Jacob Bennett, at Andersonville, Ga., Sept. 1, 1864, grave 7477 ; George Bennetthum, at Andersonville, Ga., Aug. 5, 1864, grave 4752; Daniel Bechtel, at Andersonville, Ga., July 23, 1864, grave 8821; Espy Diehl, at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 28, 1864, grave 11850; Daniel Diehl, at Hampton, Va., July 30, 1864; Joseph Dagenfelt, at Andersonville; Ga., Aug. 28, 1864 ; Charles Engle, at Beaufort, 8. C., Nov. 7, 1862; James Fidler, at Beaufort, 8. C., April 15, 1864; George W. Glad- well, June 20, 1865, bu. in Prospect Hill Cem., York, Pa. ; John Harbach, at Beaufort, 8. C., Sept. 27, 1863: William P. Lin- inger, as a pris., at Richmond, Va., date unknown; Levi Long, July 27, 1862, of wds. rec. accidentally, bu. at Beaufort, 8. C .; Philip Murphy, at Edisto Island, S. C., July 12, 1862 ; Clay McVicker, April 18, 1864, bu. at Beaufort, 8. C. ; William 8. Moser, at Hamp- ton, Va., July 14, 1864: Edward Riley, at Beaufort. 8. C., Sept. 30, 1862; John Ruby, at Gloucester Point, Va., April 29, 1864 ; Andrew J. Reed, Nov. 17, 1864, ba. near Bristoe Station, Va. ; 8. B. 8um- merville, Oct. 10, 1864, of wds. rec. at Chapin's Farm, Va., Sept. 29, 1865, bu. in U. S. Gen. Hos. Cem. No. 2, Annapolis, Md .; A. Summerville, asa pris. of war, Oct. 81, 1864, bu. at Millen, Ga., section B, grave 2; Henry D. Squint, as a pris. of war, May 18, 1861, bu. at Richmond, Va. ; Samuel Stickler, as a pris. of war, at Richmond, Va., May 18, 1861; Jasper W. Smith, as a pris. of war, at Richmond, Va., May 20, 1864; Jesse Smith, May 27, 1864, of wde. rec. at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1844, bu. at Hampton, Va. ; David Snowberger, Jan. 5, 1863, bu. in Cypress Hill Cem., Long Island; Reuben J. Semler, June 9, 1864, of wds. rec. at Cold Harbor, Va., June 8, 1864; James 8. White, May 29, 1864, of wds. rec. in action, bu. at Hampton, Va. ; Daniel Wenrick, as a pris. of war, at Salisbury, N. C., Dec. 8, 1864.
COMPANY H. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Captains: George 8. Mullin, m. Dec. 4, 1861; disch. on surg. cert. June 21, 1862. John A. Livingstone, m. Oct. 11, 1861; pro. fr. 1st It. May 3, 1863; m. o. Oct. 11, 1864, ex. of term. Josiah Hissong, m. Oct., 1861; pro. fr. sgt. to 1st sgt. May 3, 1868; to 2d It. Nov. 25, 1864; to lst It. Dec. 15, 1864; to capt. Feb: 15, 1865; dis. on surg. cert. June 6, 1865; vet.
First Lieutenants : James H. Miller, m. Dec. 1861 ; pro. fr. 2d It. May 8, 1868; m. o. Oct. 11, 1864, ex. of term. William A. Dannaker, m. Oct. 11, 1861; pro. to corp. agt. and Ist agt., to 2d It. Feb. 13, 1865; to 1st It. May 1, 1865; com. capt. June 7, 1865; not mus. ; m. o. w. co. Aug. 30, 1865; vet.
Second Lieutenants: Andrew J. Boter, m. Oct. 11, 1861 ; pro. fr. 1st agt. May 3, 1863; m. o. Oct. 11, 1864, ex. of term. James P. Wogan, m. Oct. 11, 1861 ; pro. fr. corp. to agt., to Ist agt., to 2d It. May 29, 1865 ; com. Ist It. June 7, 1865; not mus .; m. o. w. co. Aug. 30, 1865; vet.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Fire Sergeants : Daniel A. Hess, m. Oct. 11, 1861; pro. to 1st agt. Feb. 18, 1865; com. 2d It. Feb. 15, 1865; not mus. ; died Apr. 20, 1865, of wds. rec. at Rice's Station, Va., Apr. 6, 1865; bu. at Hampton, Va .; vet. Henry H. Darr, m. Oct. 11, 1861 ; pro. to 1st agt. Apr. 20, 1865; com. 2d It. June 7, 1865; not mus. ; disch. on surg. cert. July 8, 1865; vet. John C. Ealy, m. Oct. 11, 1861; pro. to 1st agt. May 28, 1865; m. o. w. co .; vet.
Sergeants : John H. Crouse, m. Oct. 11, 1861 ; m. o. w. co .; vet. Joseph Miller, m. Oct. 11, 1861; m. o. w. co .; vet. Robert C. Smith, m. Oct. 11, 1861; m. o. w. co .; vet. Eli Rinninger, m. Feb. 29, 1864; m. o. w. co. Abraham Darr, m. Oct. 11, 1861; killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; vet. Silas Gollipher, m. Oct. 11, 1861; disch. Jan. 15, 1868, for wds. rec. at Edisto Island, 8. C., April 17, 1862. John E. Moyer, m. Sept. 22, 1872; disch. by G. O. June 11, 1886; William M. Walker, m. Oct. 11, 1861; pro. to regl. com. agt. May 1, 1865; vet. Philip 8. Miller, m. Oct. 11, 1861 ; died at Beaufort, 8. C., Sept. 28, 1862; Solomon H. Miller, m. Oct. 11, 1861: died as a pris. of war, in Richmond, Va., June &, 1864, of wds. rec. at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; bu. at Richmond, Va .; vet. William M. Amick, m. Oct. 11, 1861 ; died Aug. 11, 1864, of wds. rec. at Petersburg, Va., Ju ne 18, 1864; bu. at Hampton, Va .; vet. Emanuel Snookes, m. Oct. 11, 1861 ; died Aug. 26, 1865, of wds. rec. in action, at Petersburg, Va. ; vet.
Corporals: The following named corporals, except Stattler, McCormick and Kromer, were first mustered into the service Oct. 11, 1861 : W. E. Garlinger, m. o. w. co .; vet. Samuel Stattler, m. Feb. 28, 1864 ; m. o. w. co .; vet. David Weisgarver, m. o. w. co .; vet. William McCormick, m. Oct. 19, 1868; drafted ;. m. of W. co. William W. Feight, m. o. w. co .; vet. Isaac Ream, m. o. w. co .; vet. Henry C. Clair, m. o. w. co .; vet. John A. Long, disch. on surg. cert .; date unknown. Henry Lemon, disch. on surg. cert., Apr. 24, 1865; vet. George Kromer, m. Sept. 2, 1862; disch. by G. O. June 11, 1865; Josiah Blick, pro. to 2d It. 107th regt. U. S. C. T .; date unknown; vet.
PRIVATES.
Enlisted in 1861 : Espy Gollipher, musician; PMilip Adams, Isaac W. Broad, Henry Bridenthal, David Bingaham, Samuel R. Carson, William H. Croyle, Wilson Davis, David H. Darr, Ephraim W. Davis, Charles Davis, Thomas Drips ; Henry W. Fox, pro. to agt .- maj. Dec. 4, 1861; William A. Foster, Moses R. Garretson, Daniel R. Hammer, George W. Harbaugh, Henry Hand, John Kreiger, Thomas R. Lockard, John Miller, John Mars, John Moyer; John R. Rising, wd. in action, May 18, 1864; John 8. Rowser, tr. to Bat. B, lat regt. U. 8. Art. Feb. 22, 1868, as also was Thomas Drips, same date; Philip Rouser, Hezekiah Sick, Charles Struckman, John Werning; Christian Whittaker,'tr. to Bat. M, Ist regt. U. 8. Art., Feb. 22, 1868.
Enlisted in 1862: Cyrus Anthony, John Bahney, John Brookins, John Deck, Louis W. Dehard, Henry Deck, Joseph W. Earnest, Edmund G. Fisher, Jacob Fidler, James Goheen; John C. Geyer, pro. to com. - agt. Apr. 1, 1864; Frederick Goodman, David Holts- man, John 8. Licher, Augustus Long, John D. Miller, Hiram Mathews, John A. Moyer, William Moyer, William M. Moyer, Samuel Moyer, Harrison H. Nine, William Pille, George B. Rob- inson, Michael Schaffer, Isaac Sholl ; Daniel M. Wonders, pro. to q.m .- agt. Sept. 15, 1864; John P. Wallace.
Drafted in 1868: John Andrews, Henry Bradley, Jacob Darr was a volunteer, A. Frauenfelter, John Gardner; William A. Gil- bert, pro. to agt .- maj. May 1, 1865; William Hammond, Charles Jackson, John Kessler, Thomas Keely, John Ornat, Aug. Rislen- batt, James Rodger, Frederick Satler, John O. Sullivan, John Sullivan, George Summers, John Snyder, Robert Smith, Edmund Sclotheim, John L. Travis, Thomas Taylor, Nathaniel Willetts.
Enlisted in 1864: Samuel Adams, Henry Anderson, John Adams, William Agnew, George W. Adams, N. F. Blackburn,
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John Benigh, Simeon J. Beaver,. William H. Beltz, H. W. Brida- ham, Samuel Cole, Peter A. Carley, Charles M. Davis, D. L. Daugherty, George R. Garretson, Jesse Geller, Josiah P. Garret- BOD, Samuel J. Hammer, John Hyde, Thomas D. Hoover, Henry Hilligass, John C. Hilligass, Benjamin Hess, Nathaniel Hoover, James P. Kegg, Samuel T. King, William Millburn, William H. Miller, David Miller, James P. Mitchell, Levi Meyers, Richard 8. Mowery, Albert J. Riffle, Tobias Robinson, Benjamin Rau- denbush, Philip Robison, George C. Stiffler, Daniel Smith, William W. Blick, Charles Steckler, Auterbine Shrader, Allen Blick, Hezekiah B. Slick, Jacob J. Schaffer, William O. Shrader, Benjamin Trott, Richard Wolf, Edmund Wolf, George Wisel.
Killed : Charles M. Davis, at Cold Harbor, Va., June 5, 1864. George Summers, at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864. Allen Blick, at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864.
Died : Philip Adams, June 19, 1865; bu. in U. S. Gen. Hos. Cem- No. 2, Annapolis, Md. Cyrus Anthony, July 12, 1864, of wds. rec. at Petersburg, Va., May 9, 1864; bu. at Hampton, Va. Isaac W. Broed, Mar. 8, 1864; bu. in Cypress Hill Cem., Long Island. H. W. Bridaham, at Andersonville, Ga., Aug. 28, 1864, grave 7126. William H. Croyle, at David's Island, N. Y., Sept. 5, 1864, of wds. rec. at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864; bu. in Cypress Hill Cem., Long Island. D. L. Daugherty, July 15, 1864, of wds. rec. at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864; bu. at Hampton, Va. Henry Deck, at Point of Rocks, Va., Oct. 80, 1864. William A. Foster, Ang. 4, 1864. Moses R. Garretson, Oct. 15, 1864. Frederick Good- man, at Andersonville, Ga., Sept. 22, 1864; grave 9603. Nathaniel Hoover, at Beaufort, B. C., Mar. 30, 1864. George W. Harbangh, July 11, 1864, of wds. rec. at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864. Henry Hand, at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 8, 1864 ; grave 10588. Augustus Long, at Andersonville, Ga., Ang. 10, 1864; grave 5199. James P. Mitchell, at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 17, 1864; grave 11081. Levi Meyers, as a prisoner at Richmond, Va., May 20, 1864. John Mars, at Andersonville, Ga., Sept. 30, 1864. John Moyer, at Beaufort, 8. C., Dec. 11, 1862. William Moyer, at Anderson- ville, Ga., Ang. 28, 1864; grave 7107. Philip Rouser, at Harris- burg, Pa., Dec. 30, 1861. Benjamin Raudenbush, at Anderson- ville, Ga., Sept. 29, 1864. Charles Steckler, at Andersonville, Ga., Sept. 29, 1864. Auterbine Shrader, at Andersonville, Ga., Sept. 29, 1864. Hezekiah B. Slick, at Salisbury, N. C., Feb. 6, 1866. Jacob J. Schaffer, at Andersonville, Ge., Sept. 80, 1864. Benjamin Trott, at Schellsburg, Pa., June 28, 1865. John P. Wallace, at Beaufort, B. C., Nov. 10, 1862.
COMPANY I.
Although this company was chiefly recruited in the counties of Bedford and Blair, it contained, besides, a considerable num- ber of men from Somerset and Cambria counties. In new of these facts, therefore, and the impracticable nature of the task, at this date, of designating separate individuals, and their respective places of residence, all of the members of Company I are mentioned herewith as follows :
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