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James W. Snyder, corp., must. in Sept. 3, 1864. William S. Coffin, corp., must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
Levi Ziegenfuss, corp., must. in Sept. 3, 1864; pro. to corp. March 1, 1865.
Paul Michael, corp., must. in Sept. 18, 1864; pro. to corp. April 3, 1865.
Lewis C. Kratzer, corp., must. in Sept. 3, 1864; pro. to corp. April 19, 1865.
Privates.
Thomas H. Arnold, must. in Aug. 29, 1864.
Joseph Arnold, must. in Aug. 29, 1864. Moses Allender, must. in Sept. 6, 1864. Reuben Brader, must. in Sept. 6, 1864. George W. Blocker, must. in Aug. 29, 1864. Wilson Beninger, must. in Sept. 3, 1864. Jacob W. Christ, must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
William P. H. Clark, must. in Sept. 8, 1864; died
March 25, 1865; buried in National Cemetery, City Point, Va., Sec. 2, Div. 2, grave 159.
John Darrohn, must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
Francis Devlin, must. in Sept. 17, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
John Ebert, must. in Sept. 3, 1864. John Eastman, must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
William J. Edwards, must. in Sept. 3, 1864. C. F. Engleman, must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
Milton A. Eckert, must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
O. H. C. Follweiler, must. in Sept. 3, 1864. Jarrett Ferber, must. in Sept. 3, 1864. William L. German, must. in Sept. 3, 1864. William F. Griesley, must. in Sept. 3, 1864. Amandes Gernert, must. in Aug. 29, 1864. Jeremiah Geiger, must. in Aug. 29, 1864. Anthony Gehrig, must. in Sept. 3, 1864. Tilghman Hartzell, must. in Sept. 1, 1864. Tilghman Handwerk, must. in Sept. 3, 1864. Charles H. Holey, must. in Sept. 3, 1864. James N. Hersh, must. in Aug. 29, 1864. Aaron Handwerk, must. in Sept. 9, 1864. Hezekiah Hipple, must. in Sept. 6, 1864.
Michael Herley, must. in Sept. 8, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
John W. Jones, must. in Aug. 29, 1864. John Kressler, must. in Sept. 7, 1864. Charles Krause, must. in Sept. 7, 1864.
Francis Kuntz, must. in Sept. 9, 1864.
Josiah Klotz, must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
Albert Kleckner, must. in Aug. 31, 1864.
Jacob Koch, must. in Aug. 29, 1864.
Hiram M. Kratzer, must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
Samuel Keiffer, must. in Sept. 3, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Jonathan W. Klotz, must. in Sept. 3, 1864; died March 28th, of wounds received at Fort Stead- man, Va., March 25, 1865.
James Kane, must. in Sept. 6, 1864; not on muster- out roll.
Henry Levan, must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
John Lawrence, must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
Cornelius Lentz, must. in Sept. 3, 1864. Edwin Loch, must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
Jonas Mace, must. in Sept. 3, 1864; wounded at
Petersburg, Va., April 2, I865; absent at muster out.
Moses Metzger, must. in Aug. 29, 1864.
Ephraim Michael, must. in Sept. 14, 1864.
Henry Myers, must. in Sept. 6, 1864; disch. by Spe- cial Order, dated Jan. 13, 1866.
Amandes Moyer, must. in Aug. 31, 1864; died March 25, 1865; buried in National Cemetery, City Point. Va., Sec. C, Div. 3, grave 65.
Thomas Murry, must. in Sept. 10, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Samuel Mace, must. in Sept. 16, 1864; died at Alex- andria, Va., May 27, 1865; grave 3175.
Patrick McCann, must. in Sept. 6, 1864; not. on muster-out roll.
William H. McDonald, must. in Sept. 13, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
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WAR PERIODS.
William Nicholas, must. in Sept. 8, 1864; not on
muster-out roll.
William L. Nagle, must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
Robert Newhart, must. in Sept. 3, 1864; not on muster-out roll.
Elihu Oswald, must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
Peter Oswald, must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
Robert Ohle, must. in Sept. 14, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865; absent, in hos- pital, at muster out.
Emanuel Paules, must. in Sept. 3, 1864; disch. by General Order June 3, 1865.
Joseph Rex, must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
Francis Rabenold, must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
Samuel Roth, must. in Aug. 29, 1864. Alfred Ritter, must. in Aug. 29, 1864.
William Ruhe, must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
Robert F. Roberts, must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
William E. Rex, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; disch. by General Order July 13, 1865. Edwin Rex, must. in Sept. 7, 1864. Lewis A. Rex, must. in Sept. 7, 1864.
Irwin Rober, must. in Sept. 7, 1864. Tilghman Rober, must. in Sept. 7, 1864.
Amandes Roth, must. in Aug. 29, 1864; not on muster-out roll. John Snyder, must. in Sept. 3, 1864. Charles A. Shiffert, must. in Sept. 3, 1864; disch. by General Order June 3, 1865. Henry W. Sell, must. in Sept. 3, 1864. Simon Snyder, must. in Sept. 3, 1864; died May II, 1865; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
David Y. Williamson, must. in Sept. 3, 1864. Henry W. Weiss, must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
Thomas West, must. in Sept. 3, 1864. Henry Weiss, must. in Sept. 3, 1864. Francis Weaver, must. in Sept. 3, 1864. Matthias Zimmerman, must. in Sept. 3, 1864.
MILITIA OF 1862.
The Fifth Regiment of the Militia of 1862 had a large part of its strength from Lehigh county. The men were not formed into com- panies, but, rallying from points all along the railroads and from the back regions, on the in- timation that the border was in danger of in- vasion, they went to Harrisburg en masse, and were there organized into companies and regi- ments. The Fifth Regiment was organized on September 13th, with H. C. Longnecker as col- onel, J. B. Clemens as lieutenant-colonel, M. H. Horn as major, and E. D. Lawall as adjutant. The regiment went forward to the front, and with others received the compliments of Gen. McClellan in the following language (addressed afterward to Governor Curtin) : "The manner in which the people of Pennsylvania responded to your call and hastened to the defense of their frontier no doubt exercised a great influence on the enemy." The Governor of Maryland, in his closing address to Governor Curtin, said, "The readiness with which they crossed the bor- der and took their stand beside the Maryland brigade shows that the border is but an ideal line."
FIFTH REGIMENT MILITIA OF 1862. Field and Staff Officers. Colonel.
Henry G. Longnecker.
Lieutenant-Colonel.
J. Breckenridge Clemens.
Major.
Melchoir H. Horn. Adjutant.
Edward D. Lawall.
Quartermaster.
Milton J. Kramer.
Surgeon.
George Mish.
Assistant Surgeon.
William M. Culver.
Sergeant-Major.
Thomas Metzger. Quartermaster-Sergeant.
Elisha Forrest.
Commissary-Sergeant.
Jacob Wolle. Hospital Steward.
George C. Hand.
COMPANY C. Captain.
Isaac N. Gregory. First Lieutenant.
Benjamin J. Hagenbuch.
Second Lieutenant.
Benjamin K. Sweitzer. First Sergeant.
William Keyser. Sergeants.
William Kress.
Edwin Hittle.
Simeon H. Price.
Corporals.
Edward B. Young. Alfred Ettinger.
Tilghman D. Kemmerer. John Stopp.
E. F. Powell. E. B Roth.
William Dech. Israel Yingling.
Musician.
Edward Shiffert.
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Privates.
Conrad Emig.
Jacob Goebel.
William H. Hagenbuch. Esias Rerig.
William Basher.
Francis Kramer.
Jeremiah Beiry.
Stephen Lentz.
Jeremiah Beidelman.
William Lind.
Edward C. Heiber.
Charles G. Sassman.
Henry Bitting.
Edward Lucas.
Benjamin T. Jacoby.
Milton Sassman. David O. Saylor.
J. H. Burger. James Christ.
Washington Christman.
Tilghman Osman. Charles Present.
Henry Cole.
Dennis Diefenderfer.
Charles Quier.
Eugene Master.
Willoughby Trexler.
George Deifer.
Solomon Dorney.
Walter Reinsmith.
Daniel H. Miller.
Wilson Wieder. Henry Worman.
COMPANY G.
Captain.
George B. Schall.
First Lieutenant.
Walter Getter.
Edwin Strauss.
George Hagenbuch.
Charles Wagner.
Thomas Snyder.
Second Lieutenant.
Henry Heckman.
Benjamin Weaver.
Sylvester Weiler.
Henry Heimbach.
Milton Weaver.
Solomon Helfrich. Henry Weikle.
Simon Hauk. Francis Weidner.
Moses Kehm.
John Weiss.
George Kauffman.
Henry Wuchter.
Daniel Keiper. John O. Yingling.
Gabriel Keiper.
Emanuel Yohe.
COMPANY E.
Captain.
William Marx.
First Lieutenant.
Charles Mertz.
Second Lieutenant.
William H. Wannemacher.
First Sergeant.
Thomas Keck.'
Sergeants.
Charles J. Haines. James Smith.
Amandes A. Wagner. Elisha Forrest.
Corporals.
Thomas Ruhe. Allen A. Huber.
Samuel B. Anewalt. Henry Gangwere.
Alfred J. Breinig. Henry A. Evans.
Joseph E. Balliet. Jacob Blumer.
Musician.
Charles Mohr.
Privates.
J. A. Aikens.
Samuel Becker.
Frederick A. R. Baldwin. John Bergland. John Bechtel. James Cahoon.
Jonathan Becker. Jacob S. Dillinger.
Sergeants.
Cornelius Fagan.
Franklin Beck.
James B. Roeder. Allen Newhard.
Corporals.
Elias Shingler. George Engleman.
Charles Shout. Allen. Pfeiffer.
Milton H. Beidler. Daniel Gilbert.
Jacob R. Wolle. Edwin L. Young.
Musicians.
Francis Stroehley.
Joseph Moll.
Privates.
Alfred Adam. William Hintz.
Allen Burger.
Isaac P. Hummel.
William Burger.
Herman Haverlv.
Jacob Bast. William H. Kuder.
Matthew Bliche. Henry Kercher.
James Beck. Tobias Kessler.
James S. Biery. Tilghman W. Kramer.
Jonathan Bear.
Milton J. Kramer.
Edward Clauss.
James S. Kuder.
Benneville Christman.
William Leibensnerger.
Tilghman Daubert.
Solomon Long. Allen Mohr.
Samuel Miller.
William Mohr.
Benneville Ecker.
Tobias Mosser.
James Neff.
Robert Fatzinger. Owen Fatzinger.
Peter Fegley.
Charles Richter.
Amandus O. Greenawalt. Charles Ruhe.
James Gernard. Tilghman Ruhe.
George Hand. Daniel Hood. William Hertz.
John Ross. Tilghman Reinhard. Peter Reinhard.
Charles Arthur.
Charles Apple.
Daniel Keiser. William Knauss.
John Hartzell.
Solomon Hartzell.
Benneville Hine.
William H. Roney. Werner Ruhe. Alfred G. Saeger.
William Burnham.
Benjamin Lucas. Augustus Mennig. David Miller.
John Krause, Jr.
William Laubach. Edward Laubach. Edward D. Lawall. Walter Losch.
Harrison Miller.
Charles Egge.
Franklin Rinker.
Edward Y. Engleman.
James Ritter.
Frederick Frantz.
Adolph Rosstaischer.
Franklin Fried.
Joseph Ruhe.
Peter K. Grimm.
Uriah Sanders.
Amos Guth.
Henry Seagreaves.
Uriah Guth.
William H. Simons.
Peter Hartman.
Paul Wald.
Joseph Hecker.
Thomas Wenner.
First Sergeant.
Allen P. Steckel.
Peter Wanner.
Milton Eckert.
Charles Reinsmith.
Solomon Reinsmith.
Thomas B. Metzger.
S. R. Nissley. John Nunnemacher.
Peter Shutz. Richard Snyder.
Samuel Smith.
George Teraberry.
Henry Daubert.
Henry Dienner. Jacob Eckert.
Edwin H. Peter.
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WAR PERIODS.
Henry Schwartz.
Reuben Schout. Edwin Troxell.
Augustus Schitz.
John H. Sykes.
Esaias Trumbour.
George Schafer.
Jacob Wint.
Jacob Snyder.
Charles Wolf.
John Schneider.
Leonard Schmucker.
Henry Schaeffer.
Jesse Wombold. August Weber. Hezekiah Weiser.
Stephen Smith. Charles Schaffer.
Peter Yoder.
Edwin Yeager.
COMPANY H. Captain.
William H. Hoffman.
First Lieutenant.
Franklin Stahler.
Second Lieutenant.
Abiel Heilman.
First Sergeant.
Henry Fried.
Sergeants.
Henry Ritter. Henry E. Ruhe. D. J. F. Deshler. George W. Hoffman.
Corporals.
Franklin Trexler.
Henry Trexler.
Owen Mertz. Benjamin Kleckner.
Henry Schwartz.
Moses Schneck. Franklin Hersh.
William Mininger.
Musicians.
Almon Nagle. Allen F. Barber.
Privates.
Henry Bornman.
Lewis W. Roth. William Roth.
Samuel Anewalt. Jacob Bass.
Alfred Ettinger. William Bauham.
Peter Cortwright. Jacob Cleaver. George D. Deifer.
William Ruhe.
William Reinhard.
John Stopp.
Charles Erdman.
Herman Schuon. Morris Stemler.
Musician.
Edward Shiffert.
Privates.
Daniel Fink.
Daniel Fritz.
William Saussman.
John Anthony. Henry F. Ames. Eli Fritzinger.
Hiram E. Beitelman. Franklin Grimm.
William H. Becker. Amos Guth.
Owen Bachman. Charles Boehm.
Walter Guetter. Solomon Helfrich.
Daniel Beidelman.
William Knauss.
William Henry. Jonathan K. Knouss.
Francis F. Troxel.
Daniel Trump. Frederick Wilt. Edwin Weiand. Benjamin Wonderly. Jacob Weaver. William Yohe. Henry Zink.
EMERGENCY TROOPS OF 1863.
Four full companies were recruited in this county with a design of entering the field in the 27th regiment, but on account of disagreement in regard to the term of service, but one went on duty. It was mustered in as Company H, June 19, 1863, went to Columbia and crossed the bridge to Wrightsville. Upon the attack of the rebels they retreated with the regiment and burned the bridge behind them. They were shelled by Gen. Ewell. About a week later, the regiment moved to Carlisle, then to Waynes- boro, Boonsboro, and beyond, and back by way of Hagerstown and Greencastle. Subsequently, the regiment was moved to Mercersburg, and Chambersburg. It was disbanded at Harrisburg, Aug. 1, 1863.
TWENTY-SEVENTH -REGIMENT MILITIA. COMPANY H. Captain.
Isaac N. Gregory.
First Lieutenant.
Edward B. Young.
Second Lieutenant.
Benjamin K. Sweitzer.
First Sergeant.
William Keiser.
Sergeants.
Edwin Hittle.
Thomas Keck.
Charles H. Dankle. Theodore Siegfried.
Corporals.
Samuel Baum.
William Ritter.
Joseph Balliet. James Mosser. John H. Johnson.
Edwin Eisenhard. Charles Everett. George Fried. Tilghman Frederick.
Edward Sherer. John Sowers. Nathan Snyder.
Wilson Gross. Martin Heft. Charles Herzog.
Reuben Steckel. Francis Smith. Tilghman Snyder. Lewis L. Sheldon. Charles Saul. Peter Storch.
Milton Brong. Samuel P. Bliss.
Charles Kaufman. Wilson Kistler. Lewis Kistler. Charles Knauss.
Nicholas Correll. Reuben Desh. Alpheus Desh.
Frank P. Laubach.
Constantine Martin. Harrison Miller. Hiram Mertz. Frank Mertz.
Wellington Diehl. Milton Eckert. Charles Eckert. John Frieze.
Peter Fegley.
Gottlieb Herzog. William Huffort.
Robert Latimore. Israel Lehr. Hiram Mertz.
Tilghman Miller. John Nehlig. Henry Odenheimer. William Raub. Solomon Raub.
Daniel Shitz.
Alfred Smith.
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Augustus W. Mennig.
John Shimer.
Theodore Mohr.
Christian Smith.
Allan D. Moore.
Frank Troxell.
David Overholtzer.
Aaron Tice.
George Reeder.
Theodore Taylor.
William Rees. John Weiss.
Walter Reinsmith.
Charles Wagner.
Daniel Reinhard.
Alfred V. Wittenmyer.
Benjamin Smith.
M. Wetherhold.
Reuben Seip. Francis Weimer.
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Eugene Stettler. Allen Wolfinger.
Franklin Smith.
Milton Weaver.
Hiram S. Shimer.
Edwin Wieand.
John A. Schaffer.
Henry Wittenmyer.
Levi Seigenfuss. Edwin C. Yeager.
MILITIA OF 1863.
Company B and a portion of C in the 38th Regiment were from Lehigh county, and its colonel was Melchior H. Horn, of Catasauqua, from which locality came nearly all of the men whose names appear in the roster. On Sunday, June 28, 1863, Governor Curtin telegraphed over the State the following dispatch :
"The enemy is appearing. I must rely upon the people for defense of the State, and have called militia for that purpose. The term of service will be while danger is imminent. Send forward companies as soon as possible."
A meeting was held the same Sunday after- noon at Laubach's Eagle Hotel. A roll was started and sixty-six persons signified their will- ingness to go to the front. Two days later the roll was increased to 116. At noon, on June 30th, the company organized, and at one o'clock they left for Camp Muhlenberg. The next morning they were mustered into service for 90 days. The number being too large, some of the men were transferred.
On the 2d of July, the organization of the regiment was effected, with Melchior H. Horn as colonel. The next day Gen. Siegel took command of the camp, and commenced forward- ing the men to the front. The 38th was or- dered out on parade, and the men were com- plimented by Gen. Siegel on their soldierly ap- pearance. The regiment left camp that day and proceeded to Harrisburg and then to Shippens- burg. Thence they moved through Chambers- burg to Camp Advance. The Thirty-eighth re- mained along the borders until July 28th, guard- ing and repairing railroads, and gathering in rebel stragglers. On the 28th, the brigade was ordered to Chambersburg but the 38th with the 45th moved to Harrisburg, and thence to Schuyl- kill county. The regiment was mustered out at Reading on August 7th. There was consider- able sickness in the regiment during the cam- paign, but only one death occurred.
Col. Horn, writing of the militia in general, very truly says, "With but few exceptions they
were not brought to mortal conflict, but they nevertheless rendered important service. They came forward at a moment when there was pressing need, and had the Union army been de- feated at Gettysburg they would have taken the places of the fallen, and would have fought with a valor worthy of veterans .. ... The blood- less campaigns of the militia may be a subject for playful satire, but in the strong arms and sturdy hearts of the yeomanry of the land, who spring to arms at the moment of danger, and when the danger is past cheerfully lay them down again, rests a sure guarantee for the peace and security of the country."
Following is the roster of the Lehigh county men in this militia regiment :
THIRTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT.
THREE MONTHS.
COMPANY B.
Mustered in July 3, 1863; mustered out Aug. 7, 1863.
Captains.
Melchoir H. Horn, (pro. to colonel July 3, 1863). Joshua Hunt.
First Lieutenant.
Edwin Mickley.
Second Lieutenant.
John Morrison.
First Sergeant.
Henry Welty.
Sergeants.
William Stewart. Robert Steward.
William Williams. Charles G. Earp.
Corporals.
Frederick Eagle. Llewelyn Thomas.
William Andreas. Milton Berger.
William A. Mckibben. Evan Edwards.
John H. Nolf. Charles Graffin.
Musicians.
Franklin Eckensperger.
Jantes Courtney.
Privates.
Charles Andrews. Jacob Case.
Reuben P. Bowen. William J. Craig.
John Barr. John Conway.
Joseph Broadseller. John Church.
John Black. George Hopkins.
William Boyle. John Hunter.
David W. Bowen. William H. Hock. Peter Haut.
James Blair.
William H. Bates. Joseph Humphries.
John Cane. Thomas James.
John Case. Samuel Kieffer.
Joseph Cane.
William Krone.
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Uriah Kurtz. Peter Keeling. John Kieffer. Allen Kurtz. Charles C. Lantz.
Lewis Gutenday. Thomas Hunt. John Hille.
Samuel McKeague.
David McFetridge.
John McClenaghan.
Dennis McFadden.
Godfrey Osenheimer.
Enoch Philips.
Jonathan Price. Thompson Porter.
David P. Porter.
Henry Raup.
William Rankin.
J. H. Stoflet.
Quartermaster.
Abraham B. Longaker.
COMPANY D. Captain.
Walter H. Seip.
First Lieutenant.
Benjamin C. Roth.
Second Lieutenant.
James A. Lucas.
First Sergeant.
William H. Schlosser.
Sergeants.
Henry Stanton. Harrison Butz.
James Roney. George T. Young.
Corporals.
John Nagle.
Henry E. Burger.
Daniel Miller. Charles Laudenslager.
James Lutz. Henry Wieand.
John W. Lackey. Aaron Fredericks.
Musicians.
Andrew Gangwere. Dallas Xanders.
Privates.
John D. Albright.
Christian Kuntz.
Adam Beers. Emanuel Knauss.
Augustus C. Bechtel.
Edward H. Lucas.
Henry D. Custer.
Israel Lehr.
Madison Cole. Jesse Lehman.
Edward T. Engleman.
Jacob Leibensberger.
Daniel Lehr.
Solomon Fatzinger. Nathan Gaumer. John Grotz. Milton T. Laudenslager. Lewis P. Levan.
Frederick Gangwere.
Gotleib Lutch. Wellington Martin. William P. Mohr.
George Nunnemacker.
Henry J. Horn.
C. Lewis Huber. Uriah Hartzell.
William H. Ibach. Henry Ibach. Benjamin F. Ibach.
Lewis P. Queen. Reuben Raub.
George W. Reese.
William Reinhard.
Charles Richler. John H. Ross.
James Moran. George Matchett. Tilghman Michael. Daniel Wilson. William Miller.
Joseph McMullen. James McCleary. Joseph McFetridge. James McNab.
Jacob Donecker. Morgan Emanuel, Jr.
Owen W. Eastman.
James W. Fuller.
Charles D. Fuller.
Orange M. Fuller.
Jacob Funk.
Benedict Vantram.
Adam Freund.
Evan Williams. David Williams.
Berthold Fritchey.
Samuel Fries.
William Young.
Adam Fulton.
Daniel Yoder, pro. to hos-
Joseph Forrest. pital steward, July 3, 1863.
John Gross.
COMPANY C.
Mustered in July 3, 1863; mustered out Aug. 7, 1863.
The following named persons were mustered into Company C:
William Biery. William H. Horn.
Franklin Bower. Tohn Keifel.
Tilghman Breisch.
Simon H. Kester.
Tohn W. Campbell. Alfred Lynn.
William Hopkins. George H. Minnich.
William Wheeler, to Co. E (Capt. Edwin Kelly) of the same regiment.
Samuel C. Wolle, to Co. F, 37th Regt. (Capt. John R. Porter), of which he was made Ist sergt. F. P. Laubach, to Co. H, 27th Regt. (Capt. Isaac. N. Gregory).
FORTY-FIRST REGIMENT.
Companies D, I, and K, of this regiment were from Lehigh county, recruited at Allentown. They went to Reading, and were there mus- tered into service July 1, 1863. They remained until the 5th, and towards evening took the train for Carlisle. They proceeded ten or twelve miles beyond that place and found the track torn up; then marched to Chambersburg, where they re- ceived orders to go to Mercersburg. Near South Mountain, the corps under Gen. Warren, of which this regiment was a part, had a skirmish with the rebels, on their retreat from Gettys- burg. The corps was drawn up in line of battle the next morning, but the rebels had fled. The regiment then returned to a point near Green- castle, and camped for two days, when Company I, and two others were stationed as provost guard at Gen. Warren's headquarters. The men were discharged on August 3d, and 4th.
Following are rosters of the Lehigh county men in this regiment:
FORTY-FIRST REGIMENT.
. THREE MONTHS.
Mustered in July 1, 1863; discharged Aug. 3-4, 1863. Field and Staff Officers. Major.
John H. Oliver.
John D. Snyder. Franklin Smith.
John Stewart. Charles D. C. Troxell.
John J. Thomas.
William R. Thomas.
Jacob J. Goeble. Otto Geler. Henry A. Heckman.
James Nagle. Jesse F. Ochs.
Edward Ochs.
Charles Preston.
Moses Kehna. Henry L. Kenner.
Peter Kromer. Benjamin Kleckner.
Tilghman H. Moyer.
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William Roth.
Jeremiah S. Shuman. John L. Schreiber.
I. Abiel Heilman. 2. Henry Fried.
Sergeants.
I. Thomas Snyder. 4. Wm. G. Moyer.
2. Wm. J. Reichard.
5. Henry C. Huber.
Israel Schneck.
Peter Werner.
Jeremiah Sherer.
Henry Weinsheimer.
Peter Schultz.
Peter Weller.
Walter P. Scholl.
Henry E. Wittemyer
Peter Schreiber. William Young.
COMPANY I. Captain.
Charles Keck.
Lieutenants.
I. David H. Kline.
2. Stephen Smith.
Sergeants.
I. Levi Krauss 4. James A. Bieber.
2. Abner A. Campbell. 5. Alfred G. Peter.
3. Geo. Diefenderfer.
Corporals.
I. Daniel Reinsmith.
5. David Deily.
2. Gideon H. Smith.
6. Chas. Leinberger.
3. Benj. J. Schlosser. 7. David Pfaff.
4. Joseph Hough. 8. Daniel H. Snyder.
John Roth.
Privates.
Benj. Allender.
Stephen Hallman.
Jacob H. Berger.
Milton Kachline.
Win. S. Berger.
Ephraim Keeser.
James Bachman.
Jonas Ludwig.
Wm. P. Berkemeyer.
John D. Long.
Peter Benner.
Jacob Oswald.
Henry Hardner.
Edwin Shaffer.
Eugene Breifogle.
Ellis J. Peter.
Philip Hill.
Charles Schott.
Sylvester Bieber.
Alfred Peter.
John Hill.
Achilles Smith.
Lewis Baer.
Asher T. Queer.
Philip Helwert.
George Smith.
Samuel Balliet.
James Reinsmith.
Francis Balliet.
Leon F. Roeder.
Chas. Kramer.
Win. H. Trumbower.
Alfred Baige.
Samuel Ritter.
Henry Kemerer.
Russel A. Thayer.
Solomon Bachman.
Irwin Raber.
Harrison Kern.
Christian Voltz.
David Clauss.
Joseph Ray.
Willoughby Kern.
Benj: Wonderly.
Peter Coop.
John Ratley.
Wm. M. Landis.
Charles Wolf.
Aaron Druckenmiller.
James Delong.
Sebastian Silliman.
John Evans.
Paul Smith.
Josiah Fatzinger.
Joseph Snyder.
Wm. F. Frey.
Jacob Seiss. Levi Smith.
Jonas Frey.
Lewis Frack.
Daniel Snyder.
Phaon W. George.
W. T. Shoemaker.
Jonas Gehry.
David Steffan.
John Grof.
Horatio Troxel.
John Greber.
Aaron West.
Levi Haaf.
Philip Werley.
Elias Hartman.
John Wilbert.
Phaon Hausman.
Robert Young.
COMPANY K. Captains.
John H. Oliver, prom. to major, July 5, 1863. Charles Mertz.
Lieutenants.
Henry C. Roth.
William A. Roney.
Jesse Smith.
Tilghman S. P. Reiss.
Clinton P. Trexler.
Augustus E. Sherer.
James H. Unger.
Benjamin F. Schwartz.
Tilghman H. Snyder.
Frederick Wilt.
3. John A. Young.
Corporals.
' I. Henry Trexler. 5. David Hardner.
2. Daniel Smith. 6. William Haas.
3. Milton Bieber. 7. John Lentz.
4. Jeremiah Transue. 8. Sylvester Weiler.
Musicians.
Stephen A. Henry. Chas. C. Moore.
Privates.
Samuel S. Apple.
Henry Moore.
Blackford Barnes.
Wm. C. Moore.
Charles Bennett. John Manhart.
Adolph Clauss. John Moyer.
Hugh Cassidy. Aaron Moyer.
Edwin Desch.
Josiah D. Moll.
John H. Eisenhart.
John Musenheimer.
T. S. Frederick.
Wilson B. Moyer.
Robt. Fatzinger.
Andrew Nagle.
Benj. Fatzinger.
Theodore Nagle.
Daniel C. Fritz.
Tilghman Ott.
Benj. Fink.
William Ruhe.
A. W. Gangwere.
Werner Ruhe.
Chas. W. Gorr.
Lewis Roth.
John J. Gorr.
Edward Reichard.
James Gallagher.
Amandus Sieger.
Charles Hart. Christian Stahly.
Moses Hoffman.
T. Steinberger.
Geo. C. Hand. Hiram T. Shaffer.
Solomon Heberly.
Ludwig Shultz.
David Howard.
Joseph Stempfle.
Edwin Jacoby.
John H. Seislove.
Wilson Druckenmiller.
Solomon Reinsmith. Eli Reinert.
John La Roche.
Fred'k Weikle.
Josiah Lefevre.
George Yauss.
George Minnig.
John H. Young.
Owen Metz.
PUBLIC SUPPORT OF CIVIL WAR.
The first soldiers from Lehigh county had hardly entered the field when public action was taken toward relieving such families as were pe- cuniarily distressed by the absence of the men who supported them. At a special meeting of the county commissioners, a petition was present- ed to them subscribed by many citizens of the county, and "praying for an appropriation out of the public funds to support the families of those who might be in need during the absence of their men or soldiers who proposed to de-
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fend the country's flag." It was resolved by the commissioners to appropriate $5,000 in in- stalments of $500 each to be distributed at such periods as might be deemed proper.
On Jan. 1, 1862, the commissioners gave evi- dence of their recognition of new necessities by resolving to raise the county tax to 40 cents upon $100, and the state tax to 25 cents, and to levy a special tax of 50 cents per head for militia purposes. During the same year it became nec- essary or expedient to offer a county bounty. On July 28th a committee of citizens, appointed at a public meeting, requested the commission- ers to make an appropriation for recruits re- quired from the county to fill the quota re- quired by the governor. They appropriated $10,- 000 for this purpose, and $50 was to be paid to each recruit, the quota having been 200 men.
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