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USA > Pennsylvania > Somerset County > History of Bedford, Somerset, Fulton counties Pennsylvania > Part 28
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COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Captains : David W. Madara, m. Sept. 20, 1861; res. April 20, 1802. Benjamin Rough, m. Dec. 4, 1861; pro. fr. Ist It. May 3, 1868; dismissed Ang. 17, 1864. John O'Niel, m. Dec. 4, 1861 ; pro. fr. Ist It. Co. C, Sept. 10, 1864; died at Annapolis, Md., Dec. 11, 1864, of wde. rec. at Chapin's Farm, Ve., Sept. 29, 1864. Martin V. Sorber, m. Sept. 20, 1861; pro. to corp., to agt., to q.m .- agt., to ad It. Sept. 16, 1864; to 1st It. Nov. 22, 1801 ; to capt. April 26, 1865; m. o. W. 00. Aug. 30, 1865 ; vet.
Fird Lieutenants: Andrew Rough, m. Nov. 20, 1861; pro. fr. agt. to Ist art., to 1st It. Nov. 26, 1868; disch. on surg. cert. Oct. 4,; 1864. . Solomon W. Fry, m. Sept. 20, 1861; pro. to ngt., to Ist agt., to 2d It. Nov. 26, 1864; to 1st 1t. April 20, 1865 ; m. o. w. co .; vet.
Second Lieutenants: William C. Williams, m. Sept. 20, 1861; res. Feb. 2, 1868. Harry C. Crouse, m. Sept. 20, 1861; pro. fr. corp. to egt, to 2d It. Nov. 26, 1808; killed at Petersburg, Va., Aug. 20, 1864. James Brown, m. Oct. 7, 1868; pro. to corp., to agt., to lat agt., to 2d It. April 20, 1865 ; m. o. W. 00.
First Sergeants : 8. M. Bartlebaugh, m. Sept. 20, 1861 ; pro. to corp., to agt., to 1st agt. Ang. 3, 1866; pris. fr. May 16 to Dec. 16, 1864; m. o. w. co .; vet.
Sergeanta : John C. Baker, m. Sept. 20, 1861; m. o. w. co .; vet. Frederick Hainsey, m. Sept. 20, 1861 ; pris. fr. May 16 to Aug. 16, 1844; m. o. w. co .; vet. William 8. Larmon, m. Oct. 15, 1861 ; disch.
May 14, 1862. Paul 8. Mock, m. Sept. 20, 1861 ; captured at Fort Johnson, Va., Sept. 29, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 8, 1865; vet. Samuel Stiner, m. Sept. 20, 1861 ; deserted Oct. 22, 1864; vet.
Corporals: Daniel B. Henry, m. Sept. 20. 1861 : m. o. w. co .; vet. Albert Ruggles, m. Feb. 11, 1864; m. o. w. co .; vet. Bernard Croyle, m. Feb. 27, 1864 ; m. o. w. co. John H. Gray, m. Sept. 20, 1861; m. o. w. co .; vet. Patrick Dunn, m. Feb. 18, 1864 : m. o. w. co. William H. Bough, m. Oct. 15, 1861 ; m. o. Oct. 15, 1864, ex. of term. John McChesney, m. Sept. 20, 1861; disch. for wds. rec. at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; vet. James Little, m. Oct. 15, 1861 ; tr. to U. S. regular army, Feb. 25, 1868. William Mosell, m. Sept. 20, 1861; died at New York, April 4, 1864. George Lohr, m. Feb. 29, 1864; died in Somerset Co., Pa., Nov. 29, 1864. Charles Ayers, m. Aug. 28, 1861, des. Aug. 30, 1864; vet. John Bartlebaugh, m. Sept. 20, 1861 ; missing at Chapin's Farm, Va., Sept. 29, 1864 ; vet.
MUSICIANS.
John 8. Larmon, m. Sept. 20, 1861, m. o. w. co .; vet. Daniel A. Wheeler, m. Feb. 6, 1864 ; m. o. w. co.
PRIVATES.
Enlisted in 1861 : William Baker, Simon Brininger, William Bird, George W. Craig, David Cowan, George W. Evans, Daniel Finnegan, George W. Gray, J. Hockenberry, William Hale, M. B. Hamilton, James Hand, S. Hockenberry, Daniel Lear, Irving Little, Abisha Madden, Robert McGregor, William McGregor, James McGee, John McGregor ; William McGee, missing at Chapin's Farm, Va., Sept. 29, 1864; Thomas Noland, Thomas Rosch, Hezekiah C. Reed, John Summerland, Geo. W. Weaver, Jesse Watkins.
Enlisted in 1862: George W. Altman.
Drafted in 1868: Almon Arnold, John Barr, C. A. Barnhart, Daniel Bennett, Charles Brown, Edward Curtis, Alphonso Cofran, John Cunningham, Thomas Cox, Jonathan Dawson, John Dogle, John Derr, Mathew Dodds, Isaac P. DeCock, Rinehart Filebaugh, William Francis, Matthew Garland. Charles Gallagher, John Grace, Edwin Hughes, George Hanson, John W. James, John Jackson, William N. Lowry, William Lewis, Bernard H. Levy. John Linton, Charles Lee, Charles Lorense, George Malcomb, Dennis Murphy, C. McDermot, William A. May, Henry J. Martin, Daniel McCloud ; James Murphy, executed for desertion at Beau- fort, B. C., Jan. 6, 1864 ; Robert McCoy, John Miller, Alexander Martin, George Marshall, John Ormsby, Augustus Polta, Charles Rimm, Joseph Rubens, Paul Stotzer, Frederick Shultz, Daniel Stineman, Robert K. Sheppard, Henry Smitman, George Smith, John Smith, Jacob Schultz, A. D. Summerfield, John Summers; Samud Smith, who was a volunteer ; George Woodward, James Wright, John Williams, Frederick Warner and Frederick Yeck.
Enlisted in 1864 : James Allison, Samuel Birkhimer, Francis P. Bradley, John Bailey, Charles H. Bisbing, James M. Burns, Peter Brady, David Carnell, Winfield 8. Conrad, John Cormack, Simon Crum, James L. Corle, Jeremiah Croft, Thomas P. Davis, Jacob Eckhard, S. P. Edwardson, James Fagans, Martin Fleogle, Will- iam K. Gates, William B. Gates, Jacob D. Geiger, John G. Glass, Valentine Hainsey, A. Heinmyer, James 8. Kline, D. Lingenfel- ter, John Lockhard, Jacob Myers, P. J. McConnell,. Chauncey Miller, Daniel Madden, H. M. Notaker, William A. Notsker, Mar- tin Notiker, Abraham Otto, Amaniah Penrod, Jacob Pote, P. J. Summerland, George Snyder, Cyrus Stephenson, Joshua Shank, John Sutters, Peter Shaffer, John C. Saxon, Joseph L. Shoop, Adie Bell Treese, William H. Wonderly, John B. Wonderly and Henry Wonders.
Enlisted in 1865: John C. Dayton.
Deserted : From this company twenty-four privates deserted, of whom twenty-one were men who were drafted in 1868.
Killed : James L. Corle, at Hatcher's Run, Va., Mar. 30, 1865 ; Thomas P. Davis, at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 13, 1864 ; Jacob D. Geiger, at Hatcher's Run, Va., Mar. 30, 1865 ; John C. Saxon, at Hatcher's Run, Va., Mar. 80, 1865 ; John Doyle, at Cold Harbor, Va., June 8, 1864.
Died: George W. Altman, June 28, 1844, of wds. rec. at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; bu. in nat. cem., Arlington, Va. James Allison, as a prisoner of war, at Charleston, S. C., Dec. 5, 1864. John Bailey, July 10, 1864, of wds. rec. at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864. Charles H. Bisbing, at Annapolis, Md., Oct. 25, 1864, of wds. rec. at Chapin's Farm, Va., Sept. 29, 1864. James M. Burns, Mar. 30, 1865, of wds. rec. at Hatcher's Run, Ve, in
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Feb., 1865. George W. Craig, June 25, 1862; bu. in Cypress Hill Cem., Long Island. David Cowan, at Fortress Monroe, Va., July 23, 1864. John Cormack, Oct. 26, 1864, of wds. rec. at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; bu. in Cypress Hill Cem., Long Island. Simon Crum, at Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 4, 1865, of wds. rec. at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864. John Derr, June 27, 1864, of wds. rec. at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; bu. at Hampton, Va. Matthew Dodds, at New York, date unknown. Daniel Finnegan, at Fortress Monroe, Va., Oct. 6, 1864. John Grace, at Fortress Monroe, Va., Oct., 1863. Valentine Hainsey, June 17, 1864, of wds. rec. at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864. S. Hocken- berry, at Hampton, Va., Sept. 10, 1864. James S. Kline, May 20, 1861, of wds. rec. at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 19, 1864. Irving Little, at Beaufort, S. C., Oct. 12, 1862. John Lockhard, as a pris. of war, in Richmond, Va., June 4, 1864. James Mc- Gee, as a pris., in Richmond, Va., May 27, 1864. Daniel McCloud, July 9, 1864, of wds. rec. at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; bu. at Hampton, Va. John McGregor, June 6, 1864, of wds. rec. at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1861 ; bu. in nat. cem., Arlington, Va. George Marshall, capt'd at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; died at Millen, Ga., date unknown, sec. A, grave 98. Martin Noffsker, captured at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; died at Millen, Ga., date unknown. Abraham Otto, May 10, 1864, of wds. rec. at Petersburg, Va., May 9, 1864. John Sutters. captured at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; died May 7. 1865 ; bu. at Jefferson Bar- racks, St. Louis, Mo. Robert K. Shepard, as a pris. of war, at Richmond, Va., June 29, 1864. Peter Shaffer, as a pris. of war, at Richmond, Va., June 4, 1864. Henry Smitman, at City Point, Va., Jan. 8, 1865. Joseph L. Shoop, Aug. 7, 1864, of wds. rec. at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; bu. in nat. cem., Arlington, Va. Jesse Watkins, at Beaufort, 8. C., April 26, 1863. Frederick Warner, captured at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; died at Richmond. Va., July 15, 1864.
COMPANY K.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Captains: Joseph Filler, m. Nov. 5, 1861 ; m. o. Nov. 13, 1864, expiration of term. Hezekiah Hammer, m. Oct. 3, 1961 ; pro. to corp. Nov. 1, 1863 ; to ngt. June 18, 1864; to 1st sgt. Sept. 1, 1864 ; to 2d It. Sept. 18, 1864; to 1st It. Oct. 3, 1864 ; to capt. Nov. 14, 1864 ; wd., with loes of arm, at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865; m. o. w. co., Aug. 30, 1865; vet.
First Lieutenants : Edmund Bedell, m. Nov. 5, 1861 ; resigned May 5, 1862. Frank D. Saupp, m. Nov. 5, 1861; pro. from 2d It. Oct. 23, 1862; disch. on surg. cert. Oct. 16, 1864. John Imler, m. Nov. 5, 1861; pro. to sgt., to Ist agt., to 2d It., Nov. 10, 1864 ; to 1st It. Dec. 8, 1864 ; res. July 17, 1865; vet.
Second Lieutenant : Henry W. Fox, m. Oct. 11, 1861 ; com. 2d It. Oct. 24, 1862; disch. on surg cert. Sept. 17, 1864 ; vet.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
First Sergeants : William L. Martin, m. Nov. 5, 1861; com. 2d It. May 5, 1862 ; not mus. ; killed at Pocotaligo, S. C., Oct. 22, 1862. George Ewing Leach, m. Nov. 5, 1861 ; pro. fr. sgt .; died at Pitts- burg, Feb. 26, 1864 ; vet. William A. Mock, m. Nov. 5, 1861; pro. fr. sgt .; killed at Foster's Farm, Va., May 22, 1864 ; vet. Daniel B. Ritchey, m. Nov. 5, 1861; pro. to Ist sgt. ; com. 2d It. Nov. 15, 1864; not mus .; disch. July 29, 1865, for wds. rec. in action ; vet. William A. Maloney, m. March 2. 1864 ; pro. fr. pri. to sgt. Sept. 1, 1864; to 1st sgt. Aug. 1, 1865, m. o. w. co., Aug. 30, 1865.
Sergeants : David C. Ling, m. Nov. 5, 1861 ; m. o. w. co., Aug. 80, 1865 ; vet. J. L. Radebaugh, m. Nov. 5, 1861 ; m. o. w. co .; vet. John Crist, m. Nov. 5, 1861; m. o. w. co .; vet. Peter Kin- sey, Jr., m. Nov. 5, 1861 ; m. o. w. co .; vet. John Cobler, m. Nov. 5, 1861 ; disch. on surg. cert. Aug. 3, 1865; vet. Henry G. Dren- ning, m. Nov. 5, 1861 ; killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; vet. John J. Dibert. m. Nov. 5, 1861 ; killed at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; vet. Isaac M. Imler, m. Nov. 5, 1861 ; killed at Peters- burg, Va., June 18, 1864 ; vet. Josiah B. Mock, m. Nov. 5, 1861 ; died March 22, 1865; bu. in U. S. Gen. Hos. Cem., Annapolis, Md .; vet.
Corporals : John Robb, Ferdinand Ritchey and Thomas Leech, m. Nov. 5, 1861; were m. o. w. co. Aug. 30, 1865; vets. Albin C. Arnold, m. Feb. 29, 1864 ; m. o. w. co. Theoph. R. Gates, m. Feb. 3, 1862; wd. at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864 ; m. o. w. co .; vet. Francis T. Crist, m. March 2, 1864 ; m. o. w. co. Henry Miller, m. Jan. 29, 1864 ; m. o. w. co. Daniel Hagerty, m.
Feb. 19, 1864 : m. o. w. co. Isaac Flagle and George W. Herring, m. Nov. 5, 1:61; were disch. on surg. cert. June 26, 1863. Henry Hillebrandt, m. Feb. 19, 1864; disch. by G. O. July 21, 1865. John W. Gonden, m. Sept. 19, 1964 ; disch. by G. O. June 11, 1865. Moses F. Marshall, m. Nov. 5, 1861 ; died at Fortress Monroe, Va., Dec. 5, 1×61. Andrew Turner, m. Nov. 5, 1861 ; died at Harrisburg, Pa., Dec. 3. 1861. Frederick Sanno, m. Nov. 5, 1861 ; died at Beaufort, S. C., March 6, 1863. Joseph Tewell, m. Nov. 5, 1861 ; died at Washington, D. C., June 17, 1864 ; vet. Chauncey Corle, m. Nov. 5, 1861 ; died Aug. 23, 1864; bu. in Cypress Hill Cem., Long Island. John T. Hunt, m. Nov. 4, 1862; was captured, and died at Savan- nah, Ga., Oct. 10, 1864.
MUSICIANS.
James C. Hughes, m. Nov. 5, 1861 ; m. o. w. co .; vet. D. W. Radebaugh, m. Feb. 19, 1864 ; m. o. w. co. Josiah Haley, m. Nov. 5, 1861 ; m. o. Nov. 4, 1864, expiration of term.
PRIVATES.
Enlisted in 1861 : John Allison, David Allison, William Allen ; Nicholas Bowker, disch., June 6, 1865, for wds. rec. in action ; Jacob Bloom, James F. Byerly, Andrew Butler, John Bloom, Michael 8. Corle, John Claycomb, Frederick Claycomb, Henry Cable, Eli Corle, John Coffee ; Joseph Detwiler, wd. at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864, John Dannaker, Jacob Dibert, Alexander Ernest, Jacob Exline, William Frazier, William Gordon, John W. Gon- den, Abraham Hyde. John Hileman, Eli Harbaugh, James M. Holler, Jonas Kipp, Peter Kinsey, Sr., Jacob Kinley, Joseph Keeffe, John Leopold, Josiah L. Lehman, William Lecch, John Mushbaum, William A. Maul, Nelson B. Miller, John W. Miller, H. L. Marshall, Anthony Mock, Thomas Moran, Joseph C. May, Malachi B. Mock, Andrew Rollins, Jonas Ritchey, George L. Reese, Sebastian Shaaffer, Jacob Stingle, Jeremiah Smith, Henry R. Shull, John Saupp, Andrew J. Sleek ; Isaac Wents, wd. at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864 ; Henry Wentz, wd. at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864 ; John Wentz, Adam Wentz, Samuel Wysong.
Enlisted in 1862: Jacob Allison, Martin Corle, Martin Croyle, Samuel Hunt.
Drafted in 1863 : William Bauman : Jacob Berchman,.wd. at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; George H. Bucher, Cyrus Butler, T. Burmingham, Joseph 8. Belles, Max. Brown, George Culp, James Culp, John F. Crocheron, Henry 8. Danner, Robert Day, Charles Egan ; Aaron Epler, missing at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864 ; Aaron Fritz ; Ephraim German, dis. June 6, 1865, for wds. rec. in action; Conrad Gneill, Isaac Hahn, Oliver Hammond, Samuel Hull, Reuben Hilbert, Jacob Kurtz, Cyrus Kephart ; John Koch, mis. at Chapin's Farm, Va., Sept. 29, 1864; Benjamin H. Lorah, John Laughlin, James Lee, Gustavus Leppert ; William M. Miller, pris. fr. May 16, 1864, to April 29, 1865; August Mar- quart, Jeff. H. Muthardt, John Myer, Joseph Myers, John M'. Crossan ; John McElroy, disch. ; James McFarland, John New- man, William R. Noll, James O'Keefe, Philip Presser, Edwin L. Rahn, Jeremiah Richards, Michael Reily, William Shur, David Snellrider, William Smith, Henry Stahla, James Shine, Michael Shields, John Thompson, Daniel Wenris.
Enlisted in 1864: John Allison, Nathaniel Allison, Edward Allison, George H. Agnew, Daniel L. Bowser, David Bowser, Gabriel Burket, Charles Bush, John Barkhimer, Baltzer Burket, Frederick Burket, George M. Beisel, Henry Claar, Francis Cobler, Alexander B. Corle, William Cessna ; Solomon Crist, missing at Foster's Farm, Va., Aug. 26, 1864 : James Diehl ; Lewis Dull, wd. at Hatcher's Run, Va., Mar. 30, 1865; Daniel L. Dehart, Daniel L. Edwards, Josiah Edwards; George Ellenberger, wd. at Foster's Farm, Va., May 20, 1864 ; William Feather, Richard H. Free- burn, Adam Flohr ; Joseph N. Gordon, wd. at Hatcher's Run, Va., Mar. 30, 1865 ; Francis L. Gardiner, wd. at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; Alexander Harvey, John S. Howard, Wilson Harbaugh, Robert Harbaugh, Henry Ickes, Edward V. James, John A. James, David Kinton, Isaac Ling, Henry H. Lorah, Frederick H. Luther ; Winfield S. Lee, whose name did not assist to make a hero of him, for he deserted June 21, 1864; S. C. Musselman ; Emanuel E. Mock, dis. Aug. 27, 1864, for wds. rec. in action; George W. Mangus, John D. Mock, Charles McMullen, Tobias Mock, Andrew Mock, Michael Oldham, John Palmer, Andrew Placher, David Ritchey, Joshua Riplett: John Ritchey, wd. at Hatcher's Run, Va., Mar. 30, 1865 ; Jeremiah Stratton, Joseph Stambaugh, George W. Shaffer, John F. Welsh ; Samuel Wysong,
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dis. Aug. 3, 1865, for wds. rec. at Chesterfield C. H., Va .; John Wilson.
Killed : Baltzer Burket, at Foster's Farm, Va., May 20, 1864; Joseph 8. Belles, at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864; Max. Brown, at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864 ; Robert Harbaugh, near Peters- burg, Va., June 18, 1864; Edward V. James, near Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; David Kinton, at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; William Leech, at Pocotaligo, S. C., Oct. 22, 1862; John Newman, at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864 ; William R. Noll, at Cold Harbor, Va., June 6, 1864; John Saupp, at Edisto Island, S. C., Mar. 29, 1862.
Died: Jacob Allison, at Beaufort, 8. C., Dec. 14, 1863. Edward Allison, as a pris., at Andersonville, Ga., June 24, 1864, grave 2898. David Allison, as a pris., at Andersonville, Ga., Sept. 27, 1864, grave 9896. George H. Agnew, as a pris., at Millen, Ga., Nov. 27, 1864. Andrew Butler, at Beaufort, 8. C., Oct. 11, 1862. Frederick Burket, as a pris., at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 16, 1864, grave 11,- 024. George M. Beisel, at Point Lookout, Md., Oct. 27, 1864. Eli Corle, at Camp Curtin, Pa., Nov. 21, 1861. John Coffee, at Hilton Head, 8. C., Nov. 10, 1862. John F. Crocheron, near Petersburg, Va., July 18, 1864. Jacob Dibert, at Point of Rocks, Va., Oct. 26, 1864. Jacob Exline, as a pris., at Andersonville, Ga., Sept. 7, 1864, grave 8066. William Frazier, June 9, 1864, of wds. rec. in action, bu. at Point Lookout, Md. Aaron Fritz, at Fortress Monroe, Va., Nov. 4, 1864. Conrad Gneill, June 29, 1864, of wds. rec. in action. William Gordon, as a pris., at Richmond, Va., May 22, 1864. Abraham Hyde, at Fortress Monroe, Va., Nov. 30, 1861. John Hileman, at Fortress Monroe, Va., Dec. 1, 1861. Eli Har- bangh, at Hilton Head, 8. C., Jan. 27, 1862. Wilson Harbaugh, at Beaufort, B. C., Mar. 28, 1864. James M. Holler, at Beaufort, 8. C., Sept. 2, 1862. John A. James, June 25, 1864, of wds. rec. in action, bu. at Hampton, Va. Jacob Kinley, at Beaufort, 8. C., Oct. 13, 1862. Jacob Kurtz, as a pris., at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 21, 1864, grave 11288. Cyrus Kephart, at Annapolis, Md., Nov. 18, 1864. Charles McMullen, June 20, 1864, of wds. rec. in action, bu. at Hampton, Va. Tobias Mock, Aug. 7, 1864, of wds. rec. in action. Malachi B. Mock, Nov. 7, 1862, bu. at Beaufort, S. C. Andrew Mock, at Hatcher's Run, Va., Mar. 31, 1865, of wds. rec. in action. Michael Oldham, April 16, 1864, bu. at Beaufort, S. C. Jonas Ritchey, at John's Island, S. C., of wds. rec. on picket duty, Mar. 29, 1862. John Wilson, June 29, 1864, of wds. rec. in action, bu. in nat. cem., Arlington, Va.
Of the two hundred and twelve officers and men who at various times joined this company, sixteen were killed in battle, forty-one died of disease or wounds received in action, ten desert- ed, and but fifty-one were mustered out with the company, August 30, 1865. Of the remain- der quite a number had been transferred to other commands, others had been discharged at the expiration of a three years' term, but the greater portion had been discharged for dis- ability on surgeons' certificates.
SEVENTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.
Co. E of this regiment was recruited in Bedford county during the months of August and September, 1861, and when its ranks were filled it promptly reported, under the leadership of Capt. Henry Rice, at Camp Cameron, Harrisburg, where, on October 9, 1861, its members were mustered into the ser- vice of the United States for a term of three years.
On November 19, the regiment departed for Fortress Monroe, and after a week's encamp-
ment at that point, it embarked for Hilton Head, South Carolina, arriving on the evening of December 8. The regiment was here armed and equipped. It was soon after assigned to the brigade of Gen. Wright, and until April, 1862, was engaged in building fortifications and performing various other duties incident to military life in camp. On the 8th, however, with other troops, it proceeded to the mouth of the Savannah river, to assist in the reduction of Fort Pulaski. The fort was breached by the Union batteries on the 10th, and in the after- noon of the following day, the 76th and 8th Mich. were selected to take it by assault ; but the appearance of a white flag at three P.M. rendered the services of the regiment unneces- sary. With the fort were captured three hun- dred and eighty-five officers and men, and a large amount of provisions and munitions of war.
Having returned to Hilton Head on the 19th, the regiment remained there until May 30, when it was ordered to report to Gen. Wright, on North Edisto Island. Subsequently it participated in the unfortunate attack on Charleston, on June 16. Nothing was accom- plished, and the entire Union force fell back, leaving the dead and some of the wounded in the hands of the enemy.
When in October, 1862, an expedition was formed to sever the enemy's communications between Charleston and Savannah, by destroy- ing the bridges across the Pocotaligo, the 76th took a conspicuous part. The Union troops ascended Broad river on transports, debarked at Mackey's point and moved toward the trestle-bridge across the Pocotaligo, a distance of five miles. The enemy, though in heavy force and strongly posted, was, at the first outset, pushed back to his works beyond the railroad, but being reinforced he renewed the conflict with great determination. It lasted until nightfall, when, under cover of the dark- ness, the Unionists withdrew and returned to Hilton Head. In this affair the regiment lost, in killed and wounded, seventy-five officers and men.
The regiment then performed picket duty on Botany bay, St. Helena and Folly islands, until July 6, 1863, when it moved with Strong's bri- gade preparatory to the attack on Fort Wagner. The Union troops, under cover of night, had passed through shallow streams into Lighthouse inlet. At daylight of the 10th the column
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halted, being screened by the tall marsh grass, and soon the batteries on the northern extremity of Folly island and the monitors opened a brisk cannonade. The firing continued for two hours, and as it slackened the brigade moved across the inlet to the attack. The enemy were taken completely by surprise and the hostile batteries south of the fort were captured. At five o'clock on the morning of the 11th four companies of the 7th Conn., and the 76th, led by Gen. Strong in person, charged Fort Wagner in gallant style, but were compelled to retire before a most wither- ing fire. The loss to the regiment was fifty-three killed, and one hundred and thirty-four wounded. Again, on the 18th, another desperate charge was made upon the fort. "Night was approaching when the dispositions for the assault were made. Just then a violent thunder-storm burst over land and sea, the vivid flashes rendering the darkness, amid which the preparations were made, even more intense. In this fearful assault the 54th Mass. - the first colored regiment raised in a free state - participated, and here, while cheering the men to deeds of heroism, fell Gen. Strong and Col. Shaw." In this assault the 76th lost seven- teen killed and wounded.
In May, 1864, the 10th corps, of which the regiment formed part, was ordered to Virginia, and upon its arrival was attached to the Army of the James. Subsequently, during the early part of the same month, the regiment partici- pated in the fighting at Drury's Bluff, Virginia, losing sixty-five men, in killed, wounded and missing. On the 27th the 18th corps, and the 2d division of the 10th, to which the 76th was attached, were detached from the Army of the James, and, moving by transport to White House, took position on the right of Gen. Grant's line at Cold Harbor. The regiment lost heavily in the three days' encounter of June 1, 2 and 3. On the 14th the division rejoined the Army of the James, and thereafter it was actively engaged, constantly skirmishing and fighting in the trenches before Petersburg, for many weeks. In the sanguinary engagement at Chapin's Farm, resulting in the capture of Fort Harrison, the unsuccessful assault on Fort Gil- mer, the defense of Fort Harrison, and in the reconnoissance made to the Darbytown road, it was also conspicuously engaged.
The regiment's final campaign was made with Gen. Terry, which, commenced in the early days of January, 1865, resulted in the capture of
Fort Fisher, the occupation of Wilmington, North Carolina, the march to Goldsboro, where Gen. Sherman's victorious hosts were joined, and the march thence to Raleigh. At the latter place the regiment was stationed until July 18, 1865, when it was mustered out. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was reached on the morning of the 23d, where the "old 76th " was paid and finally disbanded.
Following is a list of its members from Bed- ford county :
COMPANY E.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Captains : Henry Rice, m. Oct. 9, 1061; res. April 14, 1864. Clement R. Miller, m. Oct. 9, 1861 ; pro. fr. lat agt. to 2d lt. Feb. 14, 1864; to 1st It. April 9, 1864; to capt. June 12, 1864 ; m. o. Nov. 23, 1864, ex. of term. Richard P. Pilkington, m. Oct. 9, 1861 ; pro. fr. Ist agt. to 2d It. April 19, 1864; to Ist It. June 12, 1864; to capt. Jan. 3 1865; m. o. w. co. July 18, 1865.
First Lieutenants: William P. Barndollar, m. Oct. 9, 1861 ; res. March 10, 1864. Charles B. Lindsay, m. Sept. 28, 1868; dr. pro. fr. Ist agt. to 1st It. March 7, 1866 ; m. o. w. co.
Second Lieutenants: Edwin H. Hickok, m. Oct. 9, 1861 ; res. Oct. 17, 1868. Levi Smith, m. Oct. 9, 1861, pro. fr. Ist agt. to 2d It. June 20, 1864; m. o. Nov. 28, 1864, ex. of term. Charles Bense- man, m. Oct. 9, 1861 ; pro. fr. agt. to 2d It. April 19, 1866 ; m. o. w. co .; vet.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
First Sergeants : Charles S. Burns, sub., m. Oct. 18, 1864, pro. fr. pri. to Ist agt. March 7, 1865 ; m. o. w. co. Philip Hassard, m. Oct. 9, 1861 ; m. o. ez. of term Nov. 29, 1864.
Sergeants: Uriah Mills, m. Aug. 20, 1868; dr. m. o. W. co. Albert Knabb, dr., m. Aug. 27, 1868; wd. at Derbytown Road, Va., Oct. 27, 1864 ; m. o. w. co. Oscar M. Godfrey, m. Jan. 7, 1804 ; m. o. w. co. Samuel Blott, dr., m. Aug. 20, 1868; m. o. w. co. J. M. Middleton, Alexander Lyon and Artemas 8. Bennett, m. Oct. 9, 1861 ; were m. o. at ex. of three years' term. W. F. Fahne- stock, m. Nov. 27, 1861 ; m. o. Dec. 8, 1864, ex. of term. .
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