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Scharff, Richard Sohl, Henry Taylor, Simon Voneida, Charles Weigaman, Elias Yonson.
COMPANY G, OF FORTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT.
(Regiment organized July 2-8, 1863; discharged August 26, 1863.)
Joseph G. Holmes, captain. Edward F. Smith, first lieutenant.
Wm. R. Smith, second lieutenant.
Joseph L. Hayward, first sergeant.
Sergeants : Nathan Bear, George R. Hamilton, Henry F. Isett, Madison K. Smith.
Corporals : Anthony Bickle, Franklin Dorward, Reuben S. Heckman, Jeremiah Cronan, Ja- cob R. Epler, John Hardy, Wallace R. Shol- lenberger, Charles Smith.
Musicians : Daniel Saul, Thomas C. B. Dielil, Jeremiah Meinder.
Privates .- Wm. H. Bierman, Wm. Bright, Chas. W. Baum, Amos Billman, Alfred Billman, William Ber- ger, Samuel Butterweck, Patrick Baney, Gideon Bower, Daniel B. Bechtel, William Boards, Jacob L. Casper, Isaac P. Cresswell, Edward E. Derr, William Derrick, Samuel K. Epler, Nathan K. Epler, Henry N. Epler, Samuel Esterline, Peter Eighe, John L. Espenshade, James W. Francis, Samuel J. Fry, Ben- jamin Fink, James A. Fasig, George Graul, Warren C. Guldin, Joseph D. Good, John Q. Geiger, Benja- min Garets, Daniel Greenawald, George Garvin, Henry Gensemer, Lewis Gardner, John D. Hiller, Samuel Hill, George Hinkel, William Haas, Joseph F. Isett, Leonard Kochel, Lewis Kertz, William Kline, Martin Killian, John Kline, Jacob Long, Elias Lins, Joel Lins, Peter A. Lautz, James J. Leibensper- ger, Henry D. Moyer, John D. Moyer, Geo. Messer- smith, Gustavus A. Miller, Isaac Mengel, Levi W. Neischwender, Simon Ritter, Samuel Rowland, Wil. liam Reese, John Reed, Wm. H. Shirey, James G. Smith, Charles Shollenberger, John M. Shollenberger, Henry W. Shollenberger, Perry E. Strasser, Henry A. Schmeck, Henry A. Swoyer, William Scheiver, Henry Schoch, Franklin Teed, John J. Ulmer, Wil- liam H. Williams, Franklin E. Willman, John Wil- liams, Har. Wannamacher, Jacob Wertly.
COMPANIES A AND B OF FIFTY-THIRD REGIMENT. (Regiment organized July 2-13, 1863; discharged August 18-20, 1863). . COMPANY A.
Richmond L. Jones, captain. Henry M. Keim, first lieutenant.
Henry R. Adams, second lieutenant.
Coleman Wynn, first sergeant.
Sergeants : Van Ransler Barnhart, Matthias Mc- Elwee, James Hughes, John McGowan.
Corporals : John Maurer, Isaac Hosler, Francis Ray, Thomas Fix, James Hampshire, Wil- liam Zeller, Marquis D. L. Adams, William Good.
Musicians : Robert Miller, George Neidly.
Privates .- Isaac Albright, James Ammons, Eli Becker, Hiram F. Bickel, Theodore Breedy, John Breedy, Samuel Bechtel, Rastmus Behrle, Henry Care, Jacob Dampman, James Dampman, John W. Divers, Cornelius Egge, John H. Eirich, Samuel En- glehart, Nathan Evans, George W. Evans, Herman Eberhart, Peter Fry, John Griffith, Jacob Hughes, Joseph Hughes, William W. Helfrich, Thomas Ja- cobs, Charles H. Jackson, Amos S. Keffer, Isaac Krick, George Krick, William Knauer, Henry Long, Elijah Miller, William Moyer, Levi Miller, Charles Nagle, Charles Neff, Samuel O'Boyle, James Parla- man, George F. Roether, Isaac F. Ruth, Oliver Rich- ards, Henry Redman, Charles Rothenberger, Adam Sutzinger, James Sanders, Henry Smith, Daniel Swartz, John Solladi, Samuel Stoneback, John Schnable, Henry Stoudt, John Sponagle, Eli Schnable, John S. Ulrich, Alfred B. Werner, Levi S. Whitman, William Wolf, Levi Werner, William Werner, Ren- ben Werner, Samuel C. Wagner, Isaac Wann, Henry D. Welsh, George Wittich, Charles Windbidler, Ja- cob Zellor, Henry Zellor, Samuel Zimmerman, Charles Zimmerman.
COMPANY B.
Jacob Lehman, captain.
Richard Warner, first lieutenant.
Walton K. Hagey, second lieutenant.
James E. Teed, first sergeant.
Sergeants : Frank Goble, Jacob Holl, William H. Worley, Thomas A. Dunkle.
Corporals : Franklin V. Schoener, Aaron S. Yoder, Isaac B. Yeakle, Samuel K. Boyer,
Charles A. Golden, Vincent Jenkins, Calvin Whitner, Daniel Hertzog.
Musicians : Edward T. Durell, Samuel Lotz.
Privates .- Henry A. S. Althouse, Thomas Algaier, Cyrus H. Ahrens, Marcus Boyer, Robert L. Bland, William Bowman, G. Benton Beaver (pro. to hos. steward July 6, 1863), Ezra B. Bertolette, James M. Bertolette, Peter Brenner, Samnel Bridegam, William R. Boyer, Samuel B. Becker, Obadiah F. Clouser, Hiram K. Cleaver, Samuel K. Cleaver, William H. Derr, Jacob G. Ehrst, Henry P. Ebling, Aaron M. Francis, Isaac B. Fretz, Joseph Gorgas, William B. Gorgas, Daniel D. Guildin, Daniel Herbst, Franklin Houck, Hamilton Houck, Henry G. Hertzog, Adolph Krauskopf, George H. Kunsman, Jerome J. Kline, David R. Kline, William Lutz, Darius F. Ludwig, James Laucks, Henry G. Landis, John A. Musser, Jefferson H. Muthard, Philip Miller, Thomas M. O'Brien, Jr. (pro. to com .- sergt. July 6, 1863), Thomas Poffman, George Pollhamus, James Rodman, Dallas J. Shoener, Thomas A. Spittler, Henry Schartz, Ja- cob D. Schollenberger, Joel R. Sayers, Madison Salladi, Alexander H. Siegel, Frederick Sager, James A. Schofield, Dilman Worley, Samuel Weaver, Henry Z. Yerger, Francis Zeiber, David Zimmerly.
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INDEPENDENT ARTILLERY.
(Mustered in July 3, 1863; discharged August 26, 1863).
William C. Ermentrout, captain.
First Lieutenants, Daniel Kreisher, Jeremiah Seider.
Second Lieutenants, Levi J. Homan, C. Oscar Wagner.
First Sergeant, Edward H. Shearer.
Quartermaster-Sergeant, William Rapp.
Sergeants, Francis Rambo, Henry A. Hinner- shitz, William W. Bowers, Frederick H. Phillippi, Jacob Womert, Joseph C. Ermen- trout.
Corporals, Henry Opperman, William Harman, William 'Deas, Nicholas Lott, Joseph Rorke, Otto Mellert, Aaron Deem, William H. Thomas, William Logwood, Benneville Ear- good, Aaron Roland, Eli W. Jones.
Buglers, Stephen Sehl, Henry High.
Artificers, John G. Brown, John Gehring, Charles Nemis, Detrich Wittich, John Winters.
Farrier, Albert G. Miller.
Privates .- Washington Ambriester, Philip Burkert, William J. Bobst, Henry Bowman, Joel K. Babb, Richard Burkert, Michael Bright, Jacob Blind, John Bechtel, Henry Call, John F. Coller, Lewis Clouser, Cornelius De Hart, Kilyeon G. Dunkle, Jefferson Dengler, Aaron H. Donkle, Aaron Dease, William H. Engle, Charles H. Ebbert, Peter Eyler, Nicholas Ear- good, Mahlon R. Fox, Joseph W. Fair, William Flem- ing, Jacob Freymoyer, Joshua Faust, Aaron Grautz, Charles W. Gebhard, Augustus Gechter, Reuben Gruff, John Gilbert, Amos Graul, Peter K. Good, Albert H. Goodenough, Johnson Grandle, Jacob Gnau, John Hell, George D. Hoffmaster, Charles Herbein, Samuel Hoffmaster, Nathan Hawk, James Hafer, Franklin Hartman, John Homan, Jacob F. Hunter, Peter W. Helfrich, Daniel Hartman, Francis Habrich, Jarius Herlig, Rudolph High, Henry Jennings, William H. Jennings, Peter Koch, Lewis Kellner, James Kutz, John Kepley,;Chas. H. Keeler, Benj. F. Kalbach, Fred. Kern, Daniel Levan (1st), Daniel Levan (2d), Thomas P. Lee, George A. Levan, Wm. D. Livengood, Dallas Leinbach, Godfrey Lutz, Jonas Lessig, Jediah Miller, George A. Massano, Christian Miller, John Mitchell, William Mell, William Miller, Lewis Moore, Jacob A. Miller, Geo. Neihart, Geo. Neff, Henry W. Newcomet, Isaac W. Newcomet, Fred. Printz, James Printz, Nich. Frank. Phillipson, Rhoads, Geo. Roland, H. Roland, J. Ruth, Isaac Rohrbach, J. Reichart, Hiram Riter, David Rhein, John H. Rusk, David Seider, Benjamin Sterling, William Schaffer, George W. Sharpless, Enoch Sailor, Peter A. Shitler, Joseph B. Stanffer, Henry Spohn, Theodore F. H. Seyfert, H. B. Schmeck, Franklin Schaffer, Jacob Sanders, William Toole, John Taylor, George Weber, Jacob F. Weinhard, Daniel H. Wentzel, Jeremiah H. Wentzel, Henry
Wunder, Daniel W. Weida, Simon Yerger, Francis Yocum, Henry Yeager, John F. Zeigle, Samuel Zacharias.
ONE HUNDRED DAYS' SERVICE.
The following four companies from Berks County were in the one hundred days' service, having been enlisted in July, 1864 :
Company I, 194th Regt., Capt. Henry E. Quimby. Company A, 195th Regt., Capt. Henry D. Markley. Company B, 195th Regt., Capt. Harrison Maltz- berger.
Company I, 196th Regt., Capt. George O. Row- botham.
ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-FOURTH REGIMENT.
This regiment was recruited in ten counties of the State-Company I having been from Berks County. It was organized at Camp Curtin on July 22, 1864, with the following field officers : James Nagle, colonel ; Richards M'Michael, lieutenant colonel ; Oscar D. Jen- kins, major. On the day of its organization it moved for Baltimore, and upon its arrival there it went into camp in Mankin's Woods. About the 1st of September the regiment moved to Camp Carroll, a mile southwest of the city, on the line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Company I and five other companies of the regiment were stationed at various points in the city for pro- vost duty. Details from the remaining com- panies, to serve as escorts and guards to rebel prisoners on their way through the city to places of confinement, and for recruits destined for the front, were being constantly made as long as the regiment remained in service. At the expiration of its term the scattered detach- ments were called in, and it proceeded to Har- risburg, where, on the 6th of November, it was mustered ont.
COL. RICHARDS McMICHAEL is of Scotch- Irish ancestry. His grandfather emigrated from Ireland and settled in Berks County over one hundred years ago. His father, John Mc- Michael, was born in this county August 27, 1775, and in 1799 married to Ann Mackinson, who was born November 12, 1779. They had issue,-James, born 1800; Naomi, 1801 ; Isaac, 1803; Alfred, 1805; Andrew, 1810; Richards, February 21, 1816 ; and Obed, 1818.
Richards McMichael is a native of Robeson township, Berks County. He passed his youth
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at home till his fifteenth year, going to school and assisting occasionally at farming, and then entered the carpenter-shop appurtenant to Jo- anna Furnace, in the township named, as an ap- prentice. After continuing there for some years he removed to Lancaster County, and at the Conuowingo Furnace carried on his trade for several years. In 1837, and for a short time afterwards, he was employed at the Schuylkill Furnace, near Hamburg, and theu at the Jo-
burgh, as Company A, Second Regiment Penn- sylvania Volunteers. On January 7th he was appointed sergeant-major, and in September fol- lowing he was promoted to second lieutenant. He participated with his company in every en- gagement from the surrender of Vera Cruz to the taking of the Gate of Belen, whcu the vic- torious army entered the famous capital of Mexico, having distinguished himself upon several occasions by remarkable courage in fierce
Richards M. michael
anna Furnace. In 1839 he settled at Reading, and here he has resided since. His first em- ployment was with Dotterer & Darling, found- ers, etc., as a pattern-maker, and afterwards with Adam Johnson, in the same vocation, till 1846. The Mexican War having then been begun, and he having been a member of the Reading Artiller- ists, commanded by Captain Thomas Leoser, a company which had offered its services to the national government, he enlisted and went with his company to Mexico. The company was mustered into service January 5, 1847, at Pitts-
and destructive hand-to-hand conflicts with the enemy.1 After the severe engagement which occurred just before the capture of the city of Mexico many of his comrades lay sick and wounded in a hospital. He was a daily visitor, carrying fruit to them and ministering in various ways to relieve their wants and make them comfortable. In this he showed the true nobil- ity of a brave heart. And his kindness was highly appreciated, for the members of the
1See chapter on Mexican War.
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company presented him with a sword as a tes- timonial of their regard. On November 5th he was elected major of his regiment by a very complimentary vote, but owing to misrepresent- ations he was never commissioned. He was mustered out of service with his company at Pittsburgh, on July 5, 1848, and returned with it to Reading.
Upon his return home he was employed at Johnston's foundry till 1851, and then in the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Co.'s pat- tern-shop till 1861. Shortly after his return he was elected brigade inspector of militia, and filled this office very creditably for nine years. When the Civil War began he at first assisted generally in organizing volunteer companies at Reading, and then proceeded to Harrisburg with the Ringgold Light Artillery, his duty as brigade inspector requiring him to see that all the companies in his brigade were at the place of rendezvous, where he was placed in com- mand of the arsenal as chief of ordnance. He held this position until the latter part of April, when the first quota of Pennsylvania (fifteen regiments) was filled, and in the organization of the Fourteenth Regiment Pennsylvania Volun- teers he was elected lieutenant-colonel. He served with the regiment three months. At the close of this service he was appointed lieutenant- colonel by Governor Curtin for the three years' service and mustered in with the Fifty-third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, and he continued with this regiment for nearly three years, when, owing to sickness, he was obliged to resign his commission, and he was honorably discharged upon a surgeon's certificate May 19, 1864. Whilst with this regiment its officers presented to him a fine sword and sash as a mark of their esteem for his kindly, courteous disposition, and for his ability and bravery in the performance of his duties. Shortly after- ward, July 24, 1864, upon regaining his health, he joined the One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in the one hundred days' service and was elected lieutenant- colonel. His superior officer was Colonel James Nagle, who had been in the Mexican War as captain of Company A, First Regiment Penn- sylvania Volunteers. After the expiration of
this term he was mustered out, and upon his re- turn to Reading appointed deputy provost-mar- shal of this district. He served this position till the close of the war and then resumed his trade as a pattern-maker in the employ of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company. He has continued in this vocation till now, having held the position of foreman since.
In politics Colonel McMichael was formerly a Whig. He became a Republican upon the inception of the Republican party, and he has continued his identity with this party ever since. In 1878 and again in 1880 he received the nomination of his party for the Assembly from the district of Reading. He is a member of the McLean Post, No. 16, G. A. R. By nature he is modest and retiring. He has been a resident of Reading for nearly fifty years, and his up- right deportment throughout this period has won the high respect of his fellow-citizens.
He was married, November 11, 1849, to Martha Reppard, with the following issue: Winfield Scott, Alfred Henry and Naomi, the latter being now deceased.
COMPANY I .- This company was recruited at Reading, and unless otherwise stated, the men were mustered out November 5, 1864.
Henry E. Quimby, capt., must. in July 21, 1864; ab- sent at muster out.
John H. Williams, 1st lieut., must. in July 21, 1864. David B. Armstrong, 2d lieut., must. iu July 21, 1864. John B. Tobias, 1st sergt., must. in July 21, 1864.
Thomas J. Espenshade, sergt., must. in July 21, 1864. Henry W. Corbitt, sergt., must. in July 21, 1864. Jacob T. Kettering, sergt., must. in July 21, 1864.
Edward S. Ashcom, sergt., must. in July 21, 1864; pro. from corp. Sept. 6, 1864.
Charles A. Fagan, sergt., must. in July 21, 1864; trans. to 97th Regt. P. V. Sept. 6, 1864.
M. D. Barndollar, corp., must. in July 21, 1864. J. A. Eichelberger, corp., must. in July 21, 1864. George H. Corbin, corp., must. in July 21, 1864. James R. Homan, corp., must. in July 21, 1864. Samuel D. Williams, corp., must. in July 21, 1864.
Daniel Kilpatrick, corp., must. in July 21, 1864; pro. to corp. Sept. 6, 1864.
Samuel D. Trembath, corp., must. in July 21, 1864; pro. to. corp. Sept. 6, 1864.
Cyrus Riffle, corp., must. in July 21, 1864 ; pro. to corp. Sept. 6, 1864.
Thomas P. Lee, corp., must. in July 21, 1864; trans. to 97th Regt. P. V. Sept. 6, 1864.
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John B. Penrod, corp., must. in July 21, 1864; trans. to 97th Regt. P. V. Sept. 6, 1864.
William Snyder, musician, must. in July 21, 1864. Frank McCoy, musician, must. in July 21, 1864.
Privates.
Frank M. Amos, must. in July 21, 1864. Joseph M. Armstrong, must. in July 21, 1864.
Allison Abbott, must. in July 21, 1864. Jacob Auman, must. in July 21, 1864. John S. Bechtel, must. in July 21, 1864. Amos H. Beard, must. in July 21, 1864.
William G. Barndollar, must. in July 21, 1864. Joseph Bayer, must. in July 21, 1864.
Jacob S. Biddle, must. in July 21, 1864.
Jacob S. Baker, must. in July 21, 1864. Harmond Clouse, must. in July 21, 1864. Fer. Chamberlain, must. in July 21, 1864. Irvin B. Cleaver, must. in July 21, 1864.
Fr. W. Cleaveland, must. in July 21, 1864.
Jacob H. Castner, must. in July 21, 1864; trans. Sept. 6, 1864, organization unknown.
William Cramer, must. in July 21, 1864; trans. to 97th Regt. P. V. Sept. 6, 1864.
Alexander Clark, must. in July 21, 1864; trans. to 97th Regt. P. V. Sept. 6, 1864.
Benjamin Donaldson, must. in July 21, 1864; trans. Sept. 6, 1864, organization unknown; disch. by G. O. July 22, 1865.
William Fulton, must. in July 21, 1864. Benjamin H. Grove, must. in July 21, 1864.
Levi M. Gockley, must. in July 21, 1864.
Erastus J. Gump, must. in July 21, 1864.
Andrew B. Garner, must. in July 21, 1864.
Thomas G. Garner, must. in July 21, 1864.
Levi P. Garrett, must. in July 21, 1864; trans. to 97th Regt. P. V. Sept. 6, 1864. Washington Hall, must. in July 21, 1864.
Samuel G. Hetrick, must. in July 21, 1864.
William Henershitz, must. in July 21, 1864.
John C. Hamer, must. in July 21, 1864; trans. Sept. 6, 1864, organization unknown.
James M. Isett, must. in July 21, 1864.
James A. Ibach, must. in July 21, 1864 ; trans. to 97th Regt. P. V. Sept. 6, 1864.
Thomas Jacobs, must. in July 21, 1864.
Joseph Jessner, must. in July 21, 1864; trans. to 97th Regt. P. V. Sept. 6, 1864. Elijah Kettering, must. in July 21, 1864.
Samuel B. Kauffman, must. in July 21, 1864; trans. to 97th Regt. P. V. Sept. 6, 1864. William Leonard, must. in July 21, 1864.
Joshua T. Lucas, must. in July 21, 1864.
Daniel Linderman, must. in July 21, 1864.
William P. Long, must. in. July 21, 1864 ; trans. to 97th Regt. P. V. Sept. 6, 1864. Frank M. Masters, must. in July 21, 1864.
William J. Masters, must. in July 21, 1864. John Morris, must. in July 21, 1864.
Henry Myers, must. in July 21, 1864. Nelson Moore, must. in July 21, 1864.
William McMahan, must. in July 21, 1864. L. HI. Peck, must. in July 21, 1864.
Heury C. Penrod, must. in July 21, 1864; trans. to 97tlı Regt. P. V. Sept. 6, 1864. William B. Reed, must. in July 21, 1864.
Simon L. Repogle, must. in. July 21, 1864
Jacob M. Rahn, must. in July 21, 1864.
John B. Richards, must. in July 21, 1864.
Adam S. Ritchey, must. in July 21, 1864; trans. to 97th Regt. P. V. Sept. 6, 1864.
John C. Sparks, must. in July 21, 1864. John Sparks, must. in July 21, 1864.
Henry Swarts, must. in July 21, 1864. Calvin L. Suare, must. in July 21, 1864.
John W. Swarts, must. in July 21, 1864; trans. to 97th Regt. P. V. Sept. 6, 1864.
Jacob E. Steeley, must. in July 21, 1864; trans. to 97th Regt. P. V. Sept. 6, 1864.
Augustus Skipper, must. in July 21, 1864.
Thomas Werts, must. in July 21, 1864.
Benjamin F. Whitman, must. in July 21, 1864.
Charles R. Whitehead, must. in July 21, 1864. Richard Williams, must. in July 21, 1864.
ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-FIFTH REGIMENT.
This regiment was principally recruited in Lancaster County in July, 1864, to serve for a period of one hundred days. It included two companies, A and B, from Berks County. It was organized at Camp Curtin, on the 24th of July. Oliver C. James, of Company B, was elected major. On the day of its organization it pro- ceeded to Baltimore. After a halt of three days there it moved on to Monocacy Junction, where, for a period of two months, it was engaged in guarding the bridge which spanned the creek, and the lines of railway ; and it was thoroughly drilled and instructed-for many of the officers and men had no previous military training. On the 1st of October it proceeded to Berkley County, West Virginia, and was posted along the line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, with headquarters at North Mountain Station, where it remained till the expiration of its term of service. Three hundred of the men re- enlisted to serve for one year, who were consoli- dated in three companies and remained on duty under the command of Captain Henry D. Markley, of Company A ; subsequently seven other companies were recruited, aud they together were re-organized as the One Hundred and Ninety-fifth Regiment, with Captain Markley
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as major. It performed guard duty at Kable- town, Berryville and Staunton. At the latter place the three veteran companies were mustered out in the middle of June, 1865.
COMPANY A .- This company was recruited at Reading, and, unless otherwise stated, the men were mustered in July 16, 1864, and mus- tered out November 4, 1864. Those marked with a star (*) were transferred to Company A, One Hundred and Ninty-fifth (one year) Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, November, 1864.
Captain, Henry D. Markley .* First Lieutenant, William H. Krick. Second Lieutenant, Samuel Parvin .* First Sergeant, John Moore.
Sergeants : John Phillips, Martin Wagner,* James L. Hess,* Samuel A. Groff .*
Corporals : William Wanner, Gideon F. Egner, George Miller, George M. Hain, William H. German, Samuel Addison, Thomas Hart,* Theodore Dysher .*
Musicians : Daniel Boas,* Zachary T. Bittings .* Privates .- Conrad Anthony, William A. Archer,* Henry W. Adams,* William Biehle, Mahlon Boyer, Alfred Berkheimer, John L. Bard,* John Bower, Amos M. Bonsell, Daniel Cole, Daniel L. Carey,* Frank Carlton, Edward T. Durell, Benjamin Dunn,* James B. Davis,* Edward D. Drury, James Darling, Lewis Estline, Charles F. Edinger,* Charles Fisher, Andrew Fegley, John Fields,* Benjamin Graham, John Gretzinger, Joseph Gray, William Good, Wil- liam Gottsall, Charles Gallagher,* Jackson Gritner,* Henry Hayden, Martin Hiester, Henry J. Horn, (absent, sick, at muster out), Amos F. D. Hook,* George Harner,* Emanuel Irwin,* Lewis D. Johnson,* Bentley Kutz,* Morgan Miller,* Albert J. Mason,* George McCorkhill, Dan- iel J. McLean, Levi Newphey, George H. Pent, Hi- ram Parker, H. M. M. Richards, Daniel Ringler, David L. Rittew, Thomas Rogers, Johu Ruth, Thomas Richards,* John Rodgers,* Jasper H. Rockey (died at Relay House, Md., September 11, 1864), Peter Smith, Theodore Stackhouse, Joseph H. Seiverd,* John Seidle,* Edward Sallada,* Francis Schwinger,* Chas. W. Talbot, Franklin Teed, Aaron R. Viven, Thomas T. Viven, Horace M. Weeks, Frederick Wag- ner,* Perry J. Waleslagle,* Paul Witmer,* Emanuel Weirich.
COMPANY B .- This company was recruited at Reading, and, unless otherwise stated, the men were mustered in July 16, 1864, and mustered out November 1, 1864. Those marked with a star (*) were transferred to Company A One Hundred and Ninety-fifth (oue year) Regi- ment Pennsylvania Volunteers, November 1864. |
Captain, Harr'n Maltzberger.
First Lieutenant, James B. Harpser.
Second Lieutenant, Oliver C. James, pro. to maj. July 24, 1864.
First Sergeant, John A. Buch, commissioned 2d lieut. July 24, 1864 ; not must.
Sergeants : Jesse Shirey, Peter McManus, Simon Buch (pro. to q.m .- sergt. July 24, 1864) Wil- liam Ulrich .*
Corporals : John Wamsher, Chester K. Belding, William H. Thomas, John Ziegler, Alex. S. Hiester, W. R. Shollenberger, Isaac D. Sher- er, Amos R. Davis .*
Musician, Thomas Wright.
Privates. - Charles Bobst, William Bickel, Anthony Blecher, Samuel P. Borkey, Emanuel Beicher,* Geo. Call, Charles Coleman, Frederick Crook, Wheeler C. Durham, Harrison Dickinson,* John Eder, Henry J. Fink, Franklin Frey, John Fernsler,* D. S. Green- awalt, John R. Gift, William Grant, John D. Grim,* William Gable,* Joseph Gable,* Robert Gift, Albert S. Haak, Lausiscus Hill, Aaron H. Hetrich, Solo- mon Houder, Joseph F. Isett, Wm. H. Jennings, Fred- erick M. Krebs, Jeremiah Kline,* Isaac M. Leeds, Albert A. Leaman, Daniel Levan, Milton Ludwig, William Lindeman, Wm. T. Mercer, Jeremiah S. Mengle, Henry Miller, David Mock, Jacob Miller, William Maguire, Howard McCord, Wm. McDermott, John O. Nyce, Geo. W. Newkirk, George Rank, Wm. H. Raser, Davis B. Ream, Henry Ribble, George Ribble, Lewis Rentschler, Ernest Reiche,* William F. Rhoades,* Adam Rice,* Emanuel Richards, David G. Steinruck, James E. Stafford, Andrew Shaaber, Benjamin F. Seidle, Dieter Shalter, William Sallade, John H. Spittler,* Jacob Schlussor,* George F. Strouse,* George Spotts,* John H. Thomas, Franklin Williams, Nehemiah Willitts, Henry Whitman, Is- rael Weatzel, Aaron Wright, Samuel Y. Weaver, Jona. Y. Weaver, Joseph Walter, Henry Weatzel, Daniel Weiland,* James Yergy.
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