History of Bedford, Somerset, Fulton counties Pennsylvania, Part 31

Author: Waterman, Watkins & Co.
Publication date: 1884
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Thereafter, under the immediate command of Shields, Ricketts, Whipple and Birney, as division commanders, and McDowell, Franklin and Hancock as commanders of army corps, the regiment performed most arduous and gallant

service until the close of the war. Its dead and wounded marked the fields designated in his- tory as " Winchester," "Front Royal," "Port Republic," "Cedar Mountain," "Second Bull Run," "Fredericksburg," "Chancellorsville," "Gettysburg," "Wilderness," "Spottsylvania," "North Anna,"" Tolopotomy," " Cold Harbor,"

"Shady Grove Church," " Petersburg," "Straw- berry Plains," " Deep Bottom," " Poplar Spring Church," and " Boydton Road," and as a result its total casualty list was a large one.

Early in January, 1864, the major portion of the regiment re-enlisted. On October 24 of the same year those who had not re-enlisted were honorably discharged, having served a term of three years, and on June 28, 1865, the surviving members of an organization whose record was not surpassed by any were mustered out of service at Washington, D. C.

Following are the names of the officers and men of this regiment from Bedford county :

FIELD AND STAFF.

James F. McCormick, of Somerset county, m. as asst. surg. Oct. 4, 1864 ; m. o. w. regt. June 28, 1865.

COMPANY C.

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

Captains : Ezra D. Brisbin, m. Oct. 24, 1861; res. June 16, 1862. John R. Kooken, m. June 27, 1862 ; died Dec. 14 of wds. rec. at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862. Isaac T. Hamilton, m. Dec. 5, 1861 ; pro. fr. Ist It. Co. D Dec. 14, 1862, to major Aug. 28, 1864. James C. Hamilton, m. Dec. 19, 1861; pro. fr. sgt. to 1st agt+ to let It. Dec. 17, 1864 ; to capt. March 6, 1865 ; m. o. w. co .; vet.

Fira Lieutenants: George W. Burley, m. Oct. 24, 1861; res. June 16, 1862. Henry C. H. Kay, m. Oct. 24, 1861; pro. fr. 2d It. June 16, 1862; res. Dec. 20, 1862. Charles Copelin, m. Dec. 19, 1861 ; pro. fr. 2d It. Co. K Dec. 20, 1862; com. capt. April 28, 1864; not mustered; dis. Dec. 17, 1864. Samuel Kinley, m. Dec. 19, 1861 ; pro. fr. agt. to 1st sgt .; to Ist It. March 18, 1866; m. o. w. co .; vet.

Second Lieutenants: William Roberts, m. Oct. 24, 1861 ; pro. fr. agt. June 16, 1862 ; res. Dec. 20, 1862. Martin M. Maxwell, m. Sept. 24, 1861; pro. fr. agt. Dec. 20, 1862 ; com. Ist lt. ; not mus. ; dis. on surg. cert. Oct. 24, 1864.

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

First Sergeants: Thomas G. Livingston, m. Oct. 24, 1861; pro. fr. corp. to sgt. ; to lat agt. March 18, 1865 ; com. 2d It. Dec. 18, 1864 ; not mus .; m. o. w. co .; vet. James C. Bell, m. Oct. 24, 1861 ; dis. Oct. 24, 1864, ex, of term. Samuel Tobias, m. Oct. 24, 1861 ; pro. fr. agt .; wd. at Port Republic, Va., June 9, 1862; killed at Gettys- burg, Pa., July 3, 1863.

Sergeants : All of whom were mustered in either as privates, corporais or sergeants, Oct. 24, 1861 : David C. Lane, m. o. w. co .; vet. Benjamin Shoemaker, m. o. w. co. ; vet. John W. Plummer, m. o. w. co .; vet. Wm. H. H. Shimer, m. o. w. co. ; vet. John Moore, dis. ex. of term. Charles Andrews, dis. ex. of term. Samuel B. Schwartz, pro. to q.m .- agt. June 1, 1866; vet. Simon B. Stonerook, tr. to V. R. C. March 9, 1866 ; dis. Aug. 5, 1865 ; vet. Ambrose K. Taylor, killed at Deep Bottom, Va., July 27, 1864 ; vet. William Ralston, dis., date unknown. Alexander Croft, died at Bedford, Pa., Feb. 5, 1862.

Corporals: All of whom were mustered in Oct. 24, 1861, except Geo. W. Smith, who was mustered Aug. 16, 1862: Kane, who was mustered Dec. 26, 1863; Beegle, 8waney and Kelly, who were mustered Feb. 27, 1864. John A. Beegle, m. o. w.co. ; vet. D. R.

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P. Swaney, m. o. w. co. ; vet. Andrew Border, m. o. w. co., vet William Kane, m. o. w. co. Levi M. Bulger, m. o. w. co .; vet. George P. Kelly, m. o. w. co. John W. Smith, dis. ex. of term. David Price, dis. Oct. 24, 1864, ex. of term. Geo. W. Maxwell, killed at Deep Bottom, Va., July 27, 1864. Thomas J. Greenland, killed at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864. George W. Smith, killed at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864. Joseph Gates, not on m. o. rolls. George L. Hartman, missing in action at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863.

MUSICIANS.

Charles Schroder, m. o. w. co .; vet. Samuel H. Tyson, not on m. o. roll.

PRIVATES.

(Veterans' names being italicized.)

James W. Ainsworth, Amos Abbott, John Almaker, George Afflerback, John Atwell, William A. Andrews, Charles Andrews, William Allen, Jonas W. Brooks, F. M. Brumbaugh, John Banks, Daniel H. Bowman, John Bailey, George W. Beard, Andrew Bul- ger, Samuel Blake, John S. Border, Thomas Blake, George Bow- man, John Border, Simon Blake, John Coble, Hilany Chilcoat, Isaac Chilcoat, Isaiah Copelin, John W. Castner, James Cham- berlain, Jacob Cramer, David College, James College, John W. College, David Carpenter, John N. Davis, John Dively, Porter R. Davis, James Dougherty, Martin Davis, Oswell D. Evans, David L. Everhart, Samuel Fuckler, George W. Fishel, Michael Fitz- harris, John Ferguson, Oliver Fluke, Albert T. Garrett, Joseph Gailey, John C. Garrett, Jackson Gillson, Martin Gates, Samuel Gates, William H. Gates, M. C. Householder, Richard Harwood, Jack- son Hicks, J. P. C. Hartman, Josiah Holsinger, Jacob Householder, Alex. Y. Hays, Jonathan D. Heltzel, Edward Helm, John C. Hamilton, Thomas Hart, James Irwin, Jarrett Irwin, Edward S. Justice, Samuel Johnston, David Kelly, Thomas Knode, William Leer, John Lauxman, Ephraim N., Lindsey, James Lang, Thomas Lammison, John Lightner, George Iammison, John Lightner, James Monihan, Samuel Murray, Jacob Mimminger, Hezekiah H. Miller, Daniel Myers, Dennis Morgan, Andrew Miller, John E. Miller, James McCoy, James Mclineay, James Newton, George W. Olinger, Henry Powley, William H. Plaster, Francis Pearson, Samuel J. Swaney, William S. Swaney, Jonathan A. Sutton, Will- iam H. Speer, Austin Shoemaker, Samuel H. Smith, Aaron B. Stone- rook, Richard F. Stout, David 8. Smith, George Seabrooks, George Schmittle, James Straley, William Tetwiler, David Thomp- son, Jacob Tetwiler, George Tasker, Silas D. Wilt, James A. Wil- son, Samuel G. Wallace, James A. Woodward, Clark Woodcock, Sylvester B. Woolett, Edwin Young and George N. Young.

Killed in action : William A. Andrews, at Wilderness, Va., May 7, 1864; John Bailey, Oct. 22, 1864; John Ferguson, at Win- chester, Va., March 28, 1862 ; Jonathan D. Heltzel, at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864 ; David E. Ralston, at Chancellorsville, Va., May 8, 1863; Clark Woodcock, at Sailor's Creek, Va., April 6, 1865.

Died : Daniel H. Bowman, Sept. 27, of wds. rec. at Deep Bot- tom, Va., July 27, 1864 ; James College, at Yellow Creek, Pa., May 11, 1862 ; John W. College, March 24, of wds. rec. at Winchester, Va., March 28, 1862 ; John Dively, as a pris., at Andersonville, Ga., Aug. 31, 1864; Oswell D. Evans, at Washington, D. C., Oct. 21, 1864 ; Samuel Gates, at Cumberland, Md., March 12, 1862 ; Edward 8. Justice, at City Point, Va., June 25, of wds. rec. at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864 ; Samuel Johnston, of wds. rec. in action May 7, 1864 ; Ephraim N. Lindsey, of' wds. rec. in action May 19, 1864, bu. at Brattleboro, Vt .; James Lang, at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 13, 1864 ; Thomas Lammison at Stoneman's Switch, Va., date unknown; Hezekiah H. Miller, at Washington. D. C., Aug. 6, 1864 ; Daniel Myers, of wds. rec. in action May 19, 1864, bu. at Brattleboro, Vt .; James McIlneay, at Harrisburg, Pa., June 15, 1862; David Thompson, as a pris. of war, at Lynchburg, Va., July 28, 1864.

COMPANY D.

William J. Dinges, priv., m. July, 1862; wd. at Petersburg, Va .; disch. June, 1865.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD REGIMENT.

This regiment, a nine months' organization, was recruited in the summer of 1862. Cos. C and K are composed of Bedford county men,

and D and E of men from Somerset county. The companies composing the regiment rendez- voused at Camp Curtin, where the following field officers were elected - about the middle of August - by the line officers: Capt. F. B. Speakman, of Co. G, colonel ; Capt. Abraham Kopelin, of Co. A, lieutenant-colonel ; and Capt. Edward M. Schrock, of Co. D, major.

On August 19 the regiment departed for Washington, D. C., and upon its arrival reported to Gen. Casey, by whom it was immediately or- dered forward to Arlington Heights. There it was brigaded with the 123d, 131st and 134th Penn. regts. Until Sunday morning, Sep- tember 14, as part of Humphrey's division of the 5th army corps, the regiment performed guard and picket duty in the vicinity of Wash- ington and Alexandria. It then took up the line of march, to meet in Maryland a defiant enemy threatening the border counties of Penn- sylvania, where were located the homes of many of the men of this regiment. The field of battle at Antietam was not reached, however, until the 18th-the day after the fight - and on the 19th the command moved forward over the field, covered with the dead and wounded of both armies, and finally settled down in camp, a mile out of Sharpsburg, where it remained, until the inauguration of the Fredericksburg campaign, under Gen. Burnside. For nearly a month pre- ceding the battle the regiment was encamped near Falmouth.

Col. Speakman, in his official report, says :

Between two and three o'clock P.M., on Saturday, the 13th of December, the regiment, in common with the other regiments of the brigade, was ordered to cross the river. . This was successfully done, although the shells from the enemy's batteries were falling thick and fast, and exploding over us. I advanced my regiment as directed, through Fredericksburg, crossed the canal or race just outside of the city, and filing to the left formed line of battle under cover of a small hill. The regiment was placed on the right and in the advance, the fourth battalion, Col. Allen, being on our left. Knapsacks were unslung, bayonets fixed, and orders received to charge the works on Mary's Heights. We charged up and over the hill, about two hundred and fifty yards, when we came upon a line of troops, lying down. My men, not knowing that they were to pass over this line, cov- ered themselves as well as they could in the rear of this line. The troops in front neither advancing nor retreating, and a second charge being ordered, I passed over the prostrate troops, charged to the right of and past the Brick House, and to within about fifty yards of the stone wall, and to the left of the

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house, to the crest of the hill. These positions were held for an hour, under a most terrific fire from the enemy's infantry and artillery, and until dusk, when I was ordered by Gen. Humphreys to withdraw, which I did, and re-formed line of battle on the right of the road, and a little in rear of where our original line for the charge had been formed. Here we remained for a time, only sending out squads to scour the fields and bring off our killed and wounded. At three o'clock A.M. on Sunday morning, the 14th, the regiment was marched into the city and near to the river, where we were furnished with a fresh supply of ammunition, and again ordered on the field. We were posted under cover of a small hill, though still exposed to the enemy's fire. At seven in the evening we were ordered into Fredericksburg, where we remained until Tuesday morning, when we recrossed the Rappahannock and returned to camp. The loss in the regiment is three commissioned officers killed and eight wounded; seventeen enlisted men killed, one hundred and twenty-nine wounded, and twenty- seven missing. Some of the latter are known to be wounded, and will likely be found in some of the hospitals, while others are no doubt killed.

Thereafter the regiment participated in the general movements of the Army of the Poto- mac. At Chancellorsville, on May 3, 1863, it was actively engaged, but sustained a loss of only one killed, Adjt. Edward C. Bendere, and nine wounded. Its term of service soon after- ward expired, and returning to Harrisburg on the 19th, it was during the succeeding week paid and disbanded.

Following will be found the names, etc., of the men from Bedford and Somerset counties who served in this regiment. The reader bearing in mind that Cos. C and K were recruited in Bedford county, Cos. D and E in Somerset :

FIELD AND STAFF.

Edward M. Schrock, m. as capt. Aug. 14, 1862; pro. to maj. Ang. 21, 1862 ; m. o. w. regt. May 26, 1863.

John B. Castner, of Bedford county, m. as y.m. Aug. 25, 1862 ; res. Feb. 12, 1868.

COMPANY C.

Mustered into service Aug. 13, 1862; mustered out May 26, 1868.

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

Captain : Alexander Bobb.

First Lieutenant : John C. Hawman, m. o. w. co.

Second Lieutenants : Samuel D. Williams, disch. Nov. 26, 1863. George Ashcom, Jr., pro. fr. Ist agt. Nov. 28, 1862 ; wd. at Freder- icksburg, Dec. 13, 1862 ; m. o. w. co.

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

First Sergeant : James J. Barndollar, pro. to 1st agt. Nov. 28, 1862; m. o. w. co.

Sergeants : Cyrus Madden, Samuel Langdon, Simon P. Lewis and John L. Fletcher, m. o. w. co. James Carnell, disch. surg. cert., Jan. 12, 1868.

Corporals : Adam Fulton, William Nycum, Joseph R. Sprout, William H. Hanks, David W. Jones and William Derno, m. o. w co. Jonathan B. Edwards, disch. Dec. 81, 1862.

MUSICIANS.

James B. Butts and James A. Shade, m. o. w. co.

PRIVATES.

J. M. Armstrong, M. D. Barndollar, Samuel B. Benner , J. W. Barndollar, Job Blankley, George M. Bayer, Isaac Burgett, Will- iam P. Brown, James E. Barndollar, Jacob Castner, Joseph Chamberlain, Daniel Carson, Joshua H. Cooper, J. W. Dougherty, Daniel S. Elder, George W. Evans, John W. Fisher, Henry H. Fisher, David Figart, Joseph E. Foster, William Fairman, Porter Fluck, John W. Gates, Jacob Gogley, James H. Gogley, Edward Gallagher, Albert H. Hanks, David S. Heltzell, Jonathan A. Hor- ton, Adam Imler, Edward Justice, John W. Johnson, J. Z. Koch- endarfer, Samuel Keagy, David Kauffinan, John Lysinger, Joshua T. Lucas, J. S. Longenecker, John S. Malone, Jacob B. Miller, Jacob W. Miller, John L. Meloy, Matthias Mock, Harrison Mock, Morgan Morse, Jacob M. Mentzer, Lewis McDaniel, George McDaniel, Daniel McDaniel, Alexander McCullip, James M. Nevit, William Osborn, Benjamin Over, David Protherow, Daniel Price, Jesse Peck, John Potter, Jobn Perrin, James Roy, Thomas Reed, Cyrus Riffle, Adam Richter, Adam S. Ritchey, Alexander Ramsey, George W. Swank, John Scutchall, Jacob N. Smith, William Stoudenour, Joshua Stoner, R. M. Skillington, D. R. P. Swainey, George E. Stailey, Samuel Scutchall, John H. Taylor, John M. Van Corn, William Wilkinson, Charles Williams, Henry Wertz, Jonathan Whittaker and David L. Whited.

Killed : James E. Barndollar, Joshua H. Cooper, Edward Gallagher, Jacob M. Mentzer, John Perrin and Samuel Scutchall, at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.

Wounded : Corp. Nycum, and privates Armstrong, J. W. Barn- dollar, James H. Gogley, Justice, Johnson, Kochendarfer, Jacob W. Miller, McCullip, Over, Roy and Stailey, at Fredericksburg, Va., Der. 13, 1862.

COMPANY D.

Mustered into service Aug. 14, 1862; mustered out May 26, 1863.

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

Captains: Edward M. Schrock, pro. to maj. Aug. 21, 1862. Amos Schrock, pro. fr. Ist It. Aug. 21, 1862 ; wd. at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862 ; m. o. w. co.

First Lieutenants : William Ritchie, disch. on surg. cert. Dec. 5, 1862. Henry Haller, wd. at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862; pro. fr. sgt. Jan. 1, 1863; m. o. w. co.

Second Lieutenant : Hosea Hudson, pro. fr. 1st sgt. Aug. 21, 1862 ; m. o. w. co.

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

First Sergeants : Chauncey A. Brant, m. o. w. co. Simon Walker, died Dec. 28, of wds. rec. at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.

Sergeants : Samuel D. Boyd, m. o. w. co. Martin Shank, wd. at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862; m. o. w. co. Joseph Bald- win, m. o. w. co. James B. Cross, m. o. w. co. George Geisle, killed at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 18, 1862.

Corporals : John Lentz, Jacob N. Humbert, James Haney, Sylvester Wambach, Frederick Koontz and Joseph Lambert, m. o. w. co., Lentz, Koontz and Lambert having been wd.at Freder- icksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862. Aaron Layton, disch. on surg. cert. Feb. 21, 1863. Jacob R. Miller, disch. April 4, 1863, for wds. rec. at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 18, 1862.

MUSICIANS. Abraham Brant and Jacob Ross, m. o. w. co.

PRIVATES.

Daniel Atchison, Jefferson Brant, Franklin Burket, Levi Bur- ket, Andrew Bridegum, Ananias Coleman, John Crissy, Samuel Critchfield, William Deremer, Thomas Dickens, John Domer, William C. Dively, Joshua Finecy, Jeremiah Flegle, Martin Flegle, Martin Grove, Samuel Granden, Jeremiah Hartman, Charles Hinemyre, Johnson Husband, William E. Hafer, John A. Herring, Cornelius Hegner, William Jones, Jonas Keim, Noah G. Keim, Jacob Keller, John Kircher, Henry Kraft, Henry Lam- bert, Henry W. Lee, Daniel Lint, Albert Litsinger, George Lohr, John Lohr, Francis Lutz, Charles Lewis, Franklin Manges, Moses Miller, Peter Miller, Ephraim Manges, Jacob McKreger, Henry Nanigle, John Ohler, James L. Pew, Jacob W. Pringle, Daniel Railey, Cornelius Riceling, Peter Ringler, John Reed, Joseph Shank, Jacob Sipe, Albert Smith, Jonathan Sorber, Ed-

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ward T. Spangler, Edward D. Spangler, Jefferson Spangler, John Spangler, Edward B. Spangler, John Shure, Jonas Shultz, Will- iam Shellhorn, Jeremiah Tressler, David Wagner, Alfred Wag- ner, Joseph Wagner, Peter J. Wagner, Wells. Wagner, Jacob Weigle, Daniel Will, Jefferson Will, Jonas Yoder, Cyrus Yowler, Anthony Zeris.

Killed : Henry Kraft and Ephraim Manges, at Fredericks- burg, Va., Dec. 18, 1862.

Wounded: Jefferson Brant, John Crissy, John Domer, Jonas Keim, Daniel Lint, Peter Miller, Jacob McKreger, James L. Pew, Edward T. Spangler, John Shure, Jeremiah Tressler, Alfred Wag- ner, Jefferson Will, John A. Herring and Anthony Zerfas, at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 18, 1862.

Missing in Action : Jefferson Brant, Francis Lutz, John Ohler, at Fredericksburg Va., Dec. 18, 1862.

Died: Daniel Atchison, at Falmouth, Va., Feb. 16, 1863. Andrew Bridegum, at Falmouth, Va., Dec. 16, 1862. John A. Herring, at Washington, D. C., Jan. 8, 1866, of wds. rec. at Fred- ericksburg, Va., Dec. 18, 1862. Cornelius Hegner, at Falmouth, Va., April 22, 1868. John Shure, at Washington, D. C., Dec. 29, of wds. rec. at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 18, 1862. Jeremiah Trees- ler, at Washington, D. C., Jan. 28, 1863, of wds. rec. at Fredericks. burg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862. Anthony Zerfas, at Washington, D. C., Feb. 8, 1868, of wda. rec. at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 18, 1862.

COMPANY E.

Mustered into service Aug. 14, 1862; mustered out May 26, 1868.

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

Captain : George F. Baer, m. o. W. co.

First Lieutenant : Orville A. Ross, wd. at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 18, 1802 ; m. o. w. co.

Second Lieutenants : William P. Faust, disch. on surg. cert. Jan. 28, 1868. E. W. Holbrooke, pro. fr. 1st agt., April 18, 1863 ; m. o. w. co.

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

First Sergeant: A. Marshall Roes, pro. fr. agt. April 18, 1868 ; m. o. W. co.

Sergeants: Judson 8. Hartzel, W. Irwin Hartsel and Aaron Will, m. o. w. co. Jefferson Davis, disch. May 4, 1863, for wda. rec. at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 18, 1862.

Corporais: William H. Smith, Joel Mitchel, Amos Knepper, Charles F. Rhodes, George Walker, Michael Frank and Henry Dial, m. o. w. co. Henry H. Heckert, absent, wd., at m. o. George Spangler, disch. on surg. cert. Jan. 15, 1868.

MUSICIANS.

Lucius Richards, m. o. w. co. Samuel Smith, disch. on surg. cert. Feb. 24, 1868.

PRIVATES.

Eli P. Adams, George W. Aukeny, Jeremiah Augustine, Henry Atchison, James T. Baldwin, Solomon Baldwin, Urias Beachy, David 8. Beachy, J. L. Bender, William H. Berkey, Jeffer- son Bird, Henry G. Bingner, George Brallier, Noah Brendle, Jonathan Breudle, John W. Bowlin, Ananias Berkey, John Claycomb, Jonathan Claycomb, Charles B. Colborn, John Deal, George Denner, James Easter, L. L. Fetter, Conrad Feiga, John Griffith, ' Samuel Glissan, Joseph Huston, John Hileman, William Herr, John Jennings, Milton' Kemp, Frank Kistner, Franklin Koontz, Henry F. Knepper, Cyrus Lint, Jonathan Lint, Herman Long, Peter Long, Dan- iel S. Lewis, John H. May, John J. Marteeny, Tobias Mock, James Mcclintock, Hugh Nicola, John Nicholson, Solomon Ogline, Andrew Ohler, John Pile, Solomon Poorbaugh, James Postlethwaite, Charles F. Reayman, Samuel Reese, George Rishenberger, Simon Rhodes, David Raymond, Jacob Stern, Augustus Stahl, William Shaffer, Samuel Baylor, Andrew J. Saylor, Eli 8wank, John W. Tabb, James M. Tishire, Isaac Van Sickle, Joseph Wilt, Andrew Woz, Silas Younkin and Jacob Zerfoss.

Wounded: Corp. Mitchell, at Chancellorsville, Va., May 4, 1868. Corpa. Heckert and Walker, and privates Bird, Bingner, Noah Brendle, John Claycomb, Colborn, Denner, Herr, Mock, Mcclintock, Stahl and Andrew J. Saylor, at Fredericksburg. Va., Dec. 18, 1862.

Died: John W. Bowlin, at Sharpsburg, Md., Oct. 25, 1862; Solomon Ogline, at Acquis Creek, Va., Jan. 17, 1868 ; David Ray- mond, at Sharpsburg, Md., Sept. 30, 1862.

COMPANY K.

Mustered into service August 15, 1862; mustered out May 26,

1863. COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

Captain : Samuel B. Tate, disch. Jan. 27, 1863. First Lieutenant : James H. Pilkington, m. o. w. co.

Second Lieutenant : Michael Downey, m. o. w. co.

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

Fire Sergeant : Louis D. Speice, m. o. w. co.

Sergeants : David Leader and Philip King, m. o. w. co. ; Jacob Smith, disch. on surg. cert, March 21, 1863.

Corporals: Harris Finley, William F. Welsh, Thomas H. Burch, Michael Ott, W. T. Weaverling, Abraham Shaeffer and Henderson Souser, m. o. w. co. J. F. Weaverling, wd. at Frede- ricksburg, Va., Dec. 18, 1862; disch. on surg. cert. March 81, 1863.

PRIVATES.

E. W. Gaster and Joseph H. Sparks, musicians; William Amich, Thomas C. Barkman, Simon Blake, Jacob C. Boor, Abra- ham Breckbill, Henry Border, Joseph 8. Bussard, Louis Conor, James A. Croyle, Robert Campbell, David Conor, David Dunkle, Simon Dunkle, William Evans, Valentine Fink, James F. Fore, William Fleagle, Henry F. Gibson, William Gibson, Harvey Grubb, Robert C. Grove ; J. Ellis Gray, pro. to hos. st., Aug. 27, 1862; Frederick Hartman, John O. Hoffman, William Hayes, Herman T. Klahre, David Lamberson, Hezekiah Malone, Solomon Mangle, Jacob Mills, Samuel Meixel, Martin Moser, Henry Mumper, Josiah McClellen, John McClellen, George B. McCleary, Joseph Newcomer, J. Emanuel Reilly, J. Henry Reilly, William Refley, Samuel Shaffer, Andrew G. Shroyer, William Snyder, James Sparks, John C. Sparks, Silas H. Sparks, Jacob Sparks, Samuel Stoudenour, Martin V. Spillman, Edward Steel, Levi Steel, Zopher P. Shaw, David F. Steel, Will- iam Thompson and Simon B. Yeagle.

Killed : Zopher P. Shaw and David F. Steel, at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.

Wounded: Thomas C. Barkman, Robert Campbell, Herman T. Klahre, Henry Mumper, Josiah McClellen, John McClellen, J. Henry Reilly and Andrew G. Shroyer, at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 18, 1862.

Died : David Conor, at Falmouth, Va., Jan. 7, 1863; George B. McCleary, April 10, 1863; Jacob Sparks, at Falmouth, Va., March 16, 1863.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT.

Recruiting for the companies which ulti- mately composed this regiment was com- menced under the call for volunteers for the nine months' service, but before the ranks were filled, an order was issued forbidding the acceptance of more men for a less period than three years, hence the terms of enlistment were changed to three years in conformity with the order. Cos. D, E and F were recruited in Bedford county in the summer of 1862, and reporting at Camp Curtin, the regimental rendezvous, during the last days of August, were mustered into service on the 29th day of the same month.

On the day following the muster-in of the Bedford county companies the regiment pro- ceeded to Baltimore, where it reported to Gen. Wool, in command of the middle department, and was by him ordered to duty at the Relay House, the Washington junction of the Balti. more & Ohio railroad. In the performance of guard duty on this road the regiment remained until June 16, 1863, when it moved to Harper's

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Ferry and joined Elliott's brigade of French's (3d) division, 3d army corps. Thencefor- ward it participated in the general movements of the corps during the summer and autumn, but sustained no losses worthy of mention until it met the enemy at Mine run, on November 27. At dark of that day, after having gallantly held the ground and repulsed repeated charges, it was relieved by fresh troops, and rested for the night on the field. It had lost in this engage- ment seven killed, forty-five wounded and three missing. During the night, the enemy with- drew to his fortified position behind Mine run. It was then determined to abandon the cam- paign, and the regiment with the army returned to Brandy station, where the following winter was passed.

In March, 1864, the smooth-bore muskets with which the regiment was armed were exchanged for Springfield rifled muskets, and in the re-or- ganization of the army preparatory to the open- ing of the spring campaign under Gen. Grant, the 3d division of the 3d corps became the 3d division of the 6th army corps, Gen. Rick- etts in command of the division. The army moved on the 3d of May, and on the 5th, soon after crossing the Rapidan, it was attacked in the tangled thickets of the Wilderness. The story of the terrible conflicts which took place in the Wilderness during the early days of May, 1864, has been told many times. We have no space to repeat it here, merely adding that to the 1st of June, the 138th lost in killed, wounded and missing one hundred and seventy officers and enlisted men.

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History of Bedford, Somerset, Fulton counties Pennsylvania, Part 31

Author: Waterman, Watkins & Co. Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Number of Pages: 967

Author: Waterman, Watkins & Co.
Publication date: 1884
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 967