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The remaining five companies were encamped from the date of their ar-
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rival at the Capital, until the 28th of June, near the Arsenal, where they were instructed and drilled. At this date, an order was received from the War De- partment, directing the regiment to march, with fifteen days' rations and sixty rounds of ammunition, and join Colonel Charles P. Stone, then at Rockville, Maryland. When the regimental organization was formed, it was the inten- tion to consolidate the entire force ; but when the order for the march was is- sued, it was deemed unwise to remove the companies stationed at the Arsenal and at Fort Washington, and hence the order only included five companies, D, F, G, I, and K, Captains M'Donald, M'Cormick, Yeager, Davis and Dart.
The battalion marched on the 29th, under Lieutenant Colonel Selheimer, and reached Rockville on the 30th. Here Colonel Cake rejoined it and assumed command, and Major Campbell, who was then a member of Congress, returned to Washington, to attend the special session, called to convene on the 4th of July. On the 1st of July, the battalion reached Poolesville and reported to Colonel Stone, commanding the Rockville expedition. Moving via Point of Rocks to Sandy Hook, it encamped opposite Harper's Ferry, on Maryland Heights.' At this time, Harper's Ferry was occupied by the enemy, and con- siderable skirmishing occurred. To obtain possession of the place, it was ar- ranged to storm it on the morning of the 6th, but just before the movement commenced, orders were received to march rapidly to Williamsport, and thence across the Potomac to Martinsburg. Arriving on the 8th, after a fatiguing march through clouds of dust, under a broiling sun, it went into camp in a little valley outside the town, which, in consonance with the feelings of the men, was called Camp Misery.
Here the battalion was assigned to the 7th Brigade,* 3d Division of General Patterson's army. On the 15th, it marched, with the Brigade, to Bunker Hill, where it went into camp. From this point, it was the general expectation that an immediate movement against the enemy would take place. But on the 17th the whole command marched to Charlestown, and on the following day the battalion moved to Harper's Ferry and encamped. Remaining until the 23d, an order was received from the commanding General, conveying his thanks for its patriotic tender of service after the expiration of its term, and directing it to move by way of Baltimore to Harrisburg. The battalion, together with the companies serving in the neighborhood of Washington, assembled in Harris- burg, and were mustered out of service on the 26th of July.
On the 27th of May, 1861, previous to the departure of the Battalion from Washington, a beautiful stand of colors was presented to the regiment by Jo -. seph W. Cake, of Pottsville. The presentation took place in the square east of the Capitol, in the presence of the Secretary of War. In the absence of the donor, the presentation was made by Colonel John W. Forney, and was received on behalf of the regiment by Major Campbell. The speeches were unusually eloquent and patriotic. Upon its disbandment, Colonel Cake, with other officers, returned to Pottsville, and immediately commenced the forma- tion of a regiment for three years, which was intended to be a re-organization of the Twenty-fifth, but which subsequently received the designation of the Ninety-sixth Pennsylvania volunteers.
* Organization of the 7th Brigade, Colonel Charles P. Stone, 3d Division, Major General San- ford. Seventeenth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Colonel Francis E. Patterson; First Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers, Colonel Tappan ; Ninth New York State Militia, Colo- nel Styles; Twenty-fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, (five companies, ) Colonel Henry L. Cake; Detached District Columbia Volunteers.
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TWENTY, FIFTH REGIMENT,
FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS
Henry L. Cake. . Colonel.
John B. Selheimer .. .. Lieutenant Colonel.
James H. Campbell ......... Major.
Edward P. Pearson, Jr .... Adjutant.
John Sheifley. Quartermaster.
Joshua Owen .. .. Surgeon.
Luther L. Rowalt. ..... Assistant Surgeon,
REGIMENTAL BAND.
John A. Hoch, leader .. Musician.
A. C. Greath .. do.
Isaac L. Leeds .. do.
William C. Eben ..
.do.
Peter L. Benson ..
.do.
William Mohring.
do.
Henry Redmond
.. do.
Edward Greath.
.. do.
Thomas Hoch
.. do.
John Wagner
do.
Charles Ritner
.do.
James Y. Hill.
.do.
Howard D. Potts
do.
Joseph Lacey .do.
COMPANY B .*
RECRUITED AT POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. MUSTERED IN, APRIL 18, 1861.
James Wren .Captain.
Joseph A. Gilmour .. .First Lieutenant.
Cyrus Sheetz. Second Lieutenant.
William J. M'Quade ..
Second Lieutenant.
George H. Gressang. . First Sergeant.
Thomas Johnson.
Second Sergeant.
William Heffner. Third Sergeant.
John Engle Fourth Sergeaut.
Henry K. Downing
.First Corporal.
Francis Hause .. Second Corporal.
John Noble
Third Corporal.
William Feger.
.Fourth Corporal.
Alspach, William. .Private.
Moser, Daniel
.do.
Maurer, Charles
.do.
M'Knew, William do.
Nail, John A .do.
Nelson, Robert .do.
Pass, John. .. do.
Price, Richard .. do.
Pott, Richard .. do.
Reed, Joseph ...
.do.
Reese, August. .do.
Steahlin, George F do.
Cole, William ..
.da
Shoener, Samuel .. .. do
Corby, Thomas do.
Sillimau, James. do.
Christ, Frederick .do.
Spence, William .. do.
Curry, John ... .. do.
Titus, Ambrose. .. do.
Douglas, Lewis
.do.
Wernent, Victor .. .do.
Dougan. William. .do.
Weaver, John C .do.
Drako, Nelson .do.
Williams, Eli ... .. do.
Elberty, W. Asbury. .. do.
Williams, David .do.
Frailey, Peter H do.
Whitfield, Albert .do.
Fisher, Peter. .do.
Gaynor, Edward J. .. do.
Wortz, David. .. do.
Grove, Peter
Hesser, Charles.
... do.
Hammer, Thomas. .Private.
Hause, Charles. .do.
Henry, James W .. do.
Hunter, John T. .do.
Hill, Henry.
.do.
Jones, John. do.
Kauffman, John S do.
Kaiser, Henry F .do.
Lesher, William do.
Laub, Charles E
.do.
Marks, Samuel B do.
Morton, Robert D.
.do.
Agin, William. .do.
Boats, William. .do.
Brobst, Henry. .. do.
Bertolet, Richard .do.
Brandt, Jeremiah .. .do.
Barth, Frank
.do.
Brown, William. .do.
Boyer, David .. do.
Bowsum, William H. .do.
do.
Betts, Robert.
Waters, Gilbert ... do.
Wenterod, Philip. .do.
* For roll of company A, Ringgold Light Artillery, see page 12. Company D, National Light Infantry, page 11. Company E, Logan Guards, page 9. Company G, Allen Guards, page 9. Company HI, Washington Artillery, page 10.
Sebastian Behnlien ........ Musician.
Charles Rothenberger ..... .do.
Ernst Firepfeil .do.
Valentine C. Kleckher .. do.
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COMPANY F.
RECRUITED AT HARRISBURG.
MUSTERED IN, MAY 2, 1861.
Henry M'Cormick. Captain.
William W. Jennings ...... First Lieutenant.
George Fisher. Second Lieutenant. James R. Kemble ... First Sergeant.
George William Boyd ...... Second Sergeant.
Henry Potts, Jr
Third Sergeant.
George A. Brooks.
Fourth Sergeant.
Eugene Snyder First Corporal.
Henry C. Doll Second Corporal.
Joshua W. Muench .. .Third Corporal.
John M. Major Fourth Corporal. Alricks, William K .. Private.
Armstrong, William W .. do.
Andrews, Zachary T ........ .do. Bigler, John A ... .do. Brooke, Jacob P .do. Bolmer, Benjamin F. .do.
Jones, Ephraim N do. Boyd, Jacob M. do.
Elder, John.
Private.
Ensminger, John T.
.. do.
Foster, Andrew J .do.
Fry, John W
.do.
Fuller, George W. .do.
Gotshall, John .do.
Greenawalt, Theodore D .... do. Humphries, Guy C. .. do. Hickok, Edmund H. ... do. Humes, Thomas J do. Houston, William F .. do.
Hyers, William H do.
Hill, Richard. .do.
Horning, George. .do.
Henderson, Samuel J .. .do. Hallock, William D. P. .do.
Mager, John C.
do.
Myers, George .do.
Myers, William A
.do.
Mitchell, Joseph J
.do.
Mather, Edmund
do.
Martin, Thomas A
.do.
Pollock, Edwin ..
.do.
Doan, Aaron .do.
----
Henderson, John, .do.
Irving, William.
.do.
Koch, Orlando ..
.do.
James Gentzler
Second Sergeant.
Levan, A. H.
.do.
Henry Whitesido.
Third Sergeant.
Jonathan Sherer.
Fourth Sergeant.
J. L. Kennedy First Corporal.
E. T. Weist. Second Corporal.
J. D. Koch.
Third Corporal.
R. R. Burkett Fourth Corporal.
Michael Moss Musician.
Ash, Solomon Private.
Becker, Joseph do.
Becker, J. P
Boyer, H. T. .do.
Bechtel, Aaron. .do.
Burrows, John .do.
Bast, Jacob do.
Britton, William .. do.
Carroll, William do.
Curtin, Patrick .do.
Donnigan, James
do.
Dooley, John ... do.
Dickinson, Daniel .do.
Ebbling, E. G.
.do.
Evans, Samuel.
.do.
Eltz, Robert.
.do.
Eppinger, John
.. do.
Strunk, H. C.
do.
Sanders, H.
.do.
Smeck, Frank
do,
Sammon, James
do.
Shalter, Richard.
do.
Foley, Edmund.
do.
Seltzer, J. G
.do.
Geiger, Henry ..
.do.
Seltzer, Frederick.
do.
Watkins, Andrew
.do.
Haberacker, William ... do.
Housel, F.
Private.
E. L. Smith .First Lieutenant.
A. H. Seyfert Second Lieutenant.
Charles B. Ansart.
Second Lieutenant.
George W. Knabb.
First Sergeant.
Lantz, P. A .. .do.
Lambert, Enoch .do.
Lashorn, Maurice ..... do.
Mack, W. P.
.. do.
Morton, Lawrence .do.
M'Donald, James E .do.
M Cabe, Edward .... .do. Madara, William ... .. do.
Nagle, John F. .. do.
Paul, John do.
Polte, Augustus do.
Pugh, William.
.do.
Parvin, Samuel.
.. do.
Roy, Thomas C ..
.do.
Redcay, Charles J.
.do.
Roberts, William R. .do.
Reider, John. .do.
Spangler, Charles
.do.
Smith, William H
.. do,
Seitzinger, Charles.
.. do.
Sheerey, George
.do.
Sheerey, Albert
.do.
Saurbier, William.
do.
Fox, H. T. .. do.
Frantz, C. C. .do.
Fricker, Henry
.do.
Foren, Michael.
.do.
Herbst, William.
.. do.
Yeager, E. S .do.
THREE MONTHS' SERVICE.
COMPANY C.
RECRUITED AT READING, BERKS COUNTY. MUSTERED IN, APRIL. 18, 1861.
Henry Nagle. Captain.
Cathcart, Thomas L., Jr ...... do. Care, John ... do. Carson, William H .do. Conrad, James. do. Corl, George V .do.
DeHavan, William H
.do.
Platt, Charles N.
.do.
.do.
Howard, David ...
.do.
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TWENTY-FIFTH REGIMENT,
Pilkay, Joseph J .... .Private.
Parke, John B.
do.
Sample, Thomas .do.
Pickering, Henry Y
.do.
Stewart, James .do.
Rohrer, Jacob.
.do.
Smith, Albert. .. do.
Rice, George.
.do.
Troupe, John R.
.do.
Royer, John W
do.
Worrall, Isage J
.. do.
Roat, Abraham ..
.do.
Woodley, William W ........ do.
Rawn, Charles C., Jr
.do.
Winebrenner, Albert M .... do.
Rhodes, John
do.
Witman, Edward L .......... do.
Robinson, Peter
.do.
Witman, Luther R ............ do.
Santo, Andrew
do.
Ward, Albert C ........ ........ do.
Weir, James W. .....
.. do.
COMPANY I.
RECRUITED AT DOYLESTOWN, BUCKS COUNTY. MUSTERED IN, APRIL 28, 1861.
William W. H. Davis. . Captain.
Jaeob Swartzlander First Lieutenant.
George T. Harvey Second Lieutenant.
James Reed Orum .First Sergeant.
Moses Kulp
Second Sergeant.
Edward L. Rodgers
Third Sergeant.
William Stavely, Jr
Fourth Sergeant.
William W. Marple.
First Corporal.
Theophilns Kephart
Second.Corporal.
Julius Kuster.
Third Corporal.
William H. Anglemyer ... Fourth Corporal.
William K. Shearer
.Musician.
John Hargrave.
.. do.
Andress, Lazarus C.
Private.
Beal, Eleazer.
.do.
Berkelback, William
.. do.
Brunner, Thomas, Jr
.. do.
Croasdale, Samuel .
.. do.
Carver, James M.
.. do,
Clemens, Jaeob
.do.
Crouthamnel, Emanuel K .... do.
Coar, Francis ..
do.
Clossen, John W.
.do.
Darling, Edwin S.
do.
Dyer, Cephas W ..
.do.
Emery, George W
.do.
Everhart, George A
do.
Fretz, Edwin
do.
Fries, Jacob ...
do.
Follis, William
.do.
Frankinfield, Charles.
.do.
Frankinfield, Christian K ... do.
Frankinfield, Lawrence ...... do.
Fussman, Samuel C
....... do.
Firmian, David.
.. do.
Gensel, Ira F. ..
.do.
.do.
Green, H. Augustus
.do.
Garren, Samuel N
do.
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COMPANY K.
RECRUITED AT CARBONDALE, LUZERNE COUNTY. MUSTERED IN, APRIL 26, 1861.
Alfred Dart
Captain.
Alfred Dart, Jr
First Lieutenant.
Jacob B. Floyd.
.Seeond Lieutenant.
Warren F. Smirell
.First Sergeant
Sedgwick R. Keteham.
.. Seeond Sergeant.
William Cole
Fourth Corporal.
Henry Brown.
Musician.
Frederiek Berge.
.. do.
Brown, Hamilton.
Private.
Buchanan, George .
.do.
Charles A. Hathaway ..
.. Third Sergeant.
Burdiek, Almon M
Charles E. Britton.
Fourth Sergeant.
.do.
Burns, Owen.
do.
Brainard, Samuel.
do.
Enos Snyder.
.First Corporal.
Milton W. Snyder.
Second Corporal.
Berigin, Patrick.
.do.
William Hampton
.Third Corporal.
Hendric, James D.
Private.
Hinkle, Philip.
.do.
Hargrave, Henry .do.
Haney, Henry W .do.
Haney, William P .do.
Hart, George ... .do.
Hart, Samuel, Jr. do.
Hart, Thomas
.do.
Harvey, Joseph H.
.do.
Hoffman, Charles W
.. do.
Hogeland, John S
do.
Hough, John S
.do.
Hofford, Eli. .do.
Jenks, Michael E do.
Jordon, William H
.do.
Kaehline, William
do.
Kibby, Edgar.
do.
Laughlan, J. M'Donald ..... do.
Lewis, John M.
do.
Markley, Levi K.
do.
Magill, Eugene.
.do,
Marley, Frederick.
do.
M'Coy, John .. do,
Mellis, Edward S .do.
M'Dowell, William H.
.. do.
M'Carty, William.
.do.
Pierce, Andrew.
.do.
Peters, William.
.do.
Rogers, James M ..
.do.
Rush, Lawrence ...
.do.
Shearer, William A ..
......... do.
Service, Henry S.
.....
.... do.
Sunderland, George ........... do.
Townsend, Stephen ....
... do.
Tomlinson, Thomas P ....... do.
... do.
Tomlinson, Enos F.
Glase, Jacob W
Widdifield Henry A ......... do.
Walker, William .. do.
Simmons, Oliver B
.do.
Swartz, Jacob A .. do.
Small, Arthur F .Private.
Burge, Frederick
.. do.
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THREE MONTHS' SERVICE.
Carey, Justus. Private.
Campbell, Robert do.
Narry, John do.
Cole, Nathan .do.
Oclonole, Anthony. .. do.
Charles, Thomas .. do.
Payne, Irwin C do.
Duffee, James. do.
Phillips, George. .do.
Dilts, Elisha .do.
Philbin, Patrick .do.
Engle, Almor do.
Quinn, John do.
Farrell, Joseph. .do.
Stone, George. do.
Farroll, Philip do.
Scull, Reese. .do.
Flanagan, James .do.
Smith, Oscar C. .do.
Farris, Jolın. do.
Skilton, James R. .do. Snyder, Adam .do.
Glenan, Patrick do.
Shields, James .do.
Handson, Martin. do.
Shanuon, Franklin W. .. do.
Hipple, James do.
Hartsall, William. .do.
Horn, Levi B .do.
Jenkins, Robert. .do.
Knowle, John .. do.
Kelly, James r.do.
Loftis, Henry .do.
Lane, John. do.
Walker, John do.
Murphy, Martin .do.
Williams, Reese do.
M'Cann, Patrick, .do.
Welsh, William .. .do.
M'Stran, Robert ....
.do.
Whiting, George .. .do.
Montgomery, William A .... do.
Welbezy, James E .do.
M'Lasky, James ................. do.
Yarns, William .. do.
Yarns, James ... ..... do.
Mehl, Charles ..... ... do.
Nicholas, John Private.
Grattan, James do.
Smith, Thomas .. do. Thompson, David. do. Thacher, Edward. .do.
Ulrico, Thomas .do.
Vail, Wilmot do.
Vail, David. .do. Wells, Henry. .do.
£
ERIE REGIMENT.
N the 21st of April, 1861, John W. M'Lane, a citizen of Erie, issued a call for volunteers for immediate service in the National army. A few days previous, he had been summoned to Harrisburg by the Governor, and ten- dered the position of Commissary General of the State. This he declined, saying that a lame man could perform the duties of that office, that he was well, and would go to the field. In four days from the issue of the call, twelve hundred men, from the contiguous portions of the counties of Erie, Crawford and Warren, had assembled at the city of Erie. Application was made to the Governor for the acceptance of the whole body, but orders were received to take but ten companies of seventy-seven men each. Consequently, about four hundred of these patriotic young men were obliged to return to their homes, embracing among others the companies led by Captain Ferguson, of Fairview, and Captain Whitney, of Warren.
The Wayne Guard, a volunteer company organized by Captain M'Lane in 1859, was the nucleus of the regiment. This company took part on the 10th of September, 1860, in the ceremonies incident to the inauguration of the monu- ment crected at Cleveland, Ohio, to the memory of Commodore Perry, the hero of Lake Erie, on which occasion Captain M'Lane was the officer of the day. From the recruits received into this company, three new ones were formed. Excellent camping ground was selected to the east of the city, which was de- signated Camp Wayne. "Here," says Captain Judson, who afterwards chroni- cled the heroic deeds of the Eighty-third, "we learned the rudiments in the rugged and arduous duties of a soldier life ; here we took our first lesson in the school of the company, hled our first dress parades, learned to live upon hard fare, and to lie upon the cold ground."
Farmers, from the country round about, sharing in the general enthusiasm, came, bringing wagon loads of provisions, a free offering to the soldier. As yet, no measures had been adopted to provide uniforms. The men appeared in camp in the dress in which the call found them, at the plough, the anvil, and the counter. It was determined that the men should not leave the city in such attire. Money was freely contributed and material purchased with which to uniform the entire regiment. Day and night busy fingers plied the needle to complete the outfit. Before the time for their departure arrived, the uniforms, which consisted of a jacket and pants of blue, and shirt of yellow flannel, were finished, and when the men appeared on parade for the last time, their friends beheld them with pride in their new and attractive dress.
On the 27th of April, an election of field officers was held, at which John W. M'Lane, of Eric, was chosen Colonel ; Benjamin Grant, of Erie, Lieutenant Colonel ; Matthias Schlaudecker, of Erie, Major ; Strong Vincent, a private in the Wayne Guards, was appointed Adjutant. On the 28th, in pursuance of
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orders, the regiment proceeded by rail to Pittsburg, where it arrived on the following morning, and was ordered into camp on the fair grounds, a short dis- tance above the city, on the Allegheny river, which received the designation of Camp Wilkins. This was the first organized regiment that had arrived in the city, and, as it marched up Penn street in its picturesque uniform with banners flying, preceded by its fine band, (Mehl's,) the curiosity and admiration of the people were greatly excited. Their interest in the welfare of the men was soon manifest. Loads of provisions, and liberal supplies of blankets, stockings and underclothes, were freely contributed.
Camp Wilkins was made a general camp of rendezvous for volunteers from the western portion of the State, and Colonel M'Lane was appointed command- er. Orders were issued regulating the hours of mounting guard, and com- pany and regimental drill, which were strictly enforced, and the camp soon presented the busy appearance of a school of military tactics. By the frequent accession of new troops the camp finally became so much crowded that it was found necessary to secure other camping grounds. Accordingly, a new site was selected, twelve miles farther up the Allegheny river, near Hulton station, on the Allegheny Valley railroad, which was called Camp Wright. Thither the Erie regiment moved, after having spent six weeks very profitably at Camp Wilkins. About two weeks after the removal, the men were supplied with muskets, and drill was commenced in the manual of arms. Target firing was also practiced, but was of little benefit for want of suitable ammunition.
Having enlisted to fight, murmurs began to be heard among the men that they were not led to the field. As yet, they had received no pay, nor had they been mustered into the service of the United States. Orders issued to march, with all the stir and turmoil in preparation for the expected move, were as often countermanded. At length, the complaints of the more clamorous grew so high, that Colonel M'Lane found it necessary to check them. His method of doing this is best told by Captain Judson. "Having ordered the regiment," he says, "out upon battalion drill one hot morning in July, he formed it in hollow square, and taking his stand on the inside, delivered a short energetic speech, in which he gave them to understand that he intended to command the regiment ; and, as for himself, if the State of Pennsylvania was too poor to pay him, he would make a free and voluntary gift of his services to her. So saying, he reduced square and deployed column, and then put us through about three hours of the most animated and perspiring drill, that we have ever had before or since. The speech and the drill produced their desired effect, for, at the end of the three hours, the starch had been so completely taken out of the malcontents, that not a word of complaint was ever heard from one of them afterwards."
The term of service for which the regiment had been called to the field had now expired. A fine body of men, drilled and disciplined by a three months' encampment, well officered and skillfully led, at the expiration of their term of service, broke camp, and moving by rail, arrived at the city of Erie, whence they had gone forth to do battle, without having seen the enemy. But the ser- vice was not lost. The drill of Camps Wilkins and Wright was the school in which they learned the rudiments, and became well grounded in the art, which they subsequently practiced with so great advantage to the service, and honor to themselves, in the Eighty-third, One Hundred and Eleventh, One Hundred and Forty-fifth and other Pennsylvania regiments.
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DRIE REGIMENT,
FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS.
John W. M'Lane .......... Colonel.
Benjamin Grant ... Lieutenant Colonel.
S. B. Benson. Quarterma: To,
J. L. Stewart. ........ .. Surgcon.
COMPANY A.
RECRUITED AT ERIE.
MUSTERED IN, APRIL 21, 1861.
T. M. Austin. Captain.
A. M'D. Lyon .... .First Lieutenant.
Strong Vincent. .Second Lieutenant.
William E. Bates Second Lieutenant.
Sydney Booth. First Sergeant.
James Tuohy
First Sergeant.
E. D. Hulbert.
First Sergeant.
William B. Murray. Second Sergeant.
G. C. Marvin. Third Sergeant.
D. B. Derby. Fourth Sergeant.
W. E. Haldeman
.First Corporal.
E. C. Sterrett
Second Corporal.
M. K. Sturgeon
Third Corporal.
John Hechtman.
Fourth Corporal.
John E. Eisentraut .Musician.
H. W. Holman. .. do.
Aubry, H. C .. .Private.
Austin, H.
do.
Allen, Charles
do.
Bagley, J. C .. .do.
Bulson, H. R.
.do.
Bates, C. S
.do.
Blethen, A
.do.
Ball, L. W.
.do.
Ball, J. D.
.do.
Cooper, John
.do.
Cobb, W. C.
.do.
Connell, E
.do
Cobb, E.
.do.
Eung, Jacob.
.do.
.do.
French, G. W
do.
Fitch, T.
do.
Fuller, Charles.
.do.
Gifford, M. V .do.
Heintz, F do.
Hill, M. A
do.
Hamlin, James H .. .do.
Haldeman, W. F. .. do.
Hirt, H. .do.
Haldenian, W. E. do.
Jackson, H. B. .do.
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COMPANY B.
RECRUITED AT ERIE. MUSTERED IN, APRIL 21, 1861.
Hiram L. Brown. Captain.
James F. Wittich .. First Lieutenant.
David B. M'Creary. First Lieutenant.
John M. Clark Second Lieutenant.
George C. Bennett .First Corporal.
Joseph Deschryver.
First Sergeant.
Henry E. Mayer
Second Corporal
James M. Hunter .Second Sergeant.
David F. Snell.
.Third Sergeant.
William M'Allister .Fourth Sergeant Otis N. Gray. Fifth Sergeant.
Johnson, A. J. .do.
Jarvis, S. W .do.
Kues, W .. .do.
Keeton, W. B. .do.
Kent, Danicl. .do.
Ladoo, George do.
Lewis, C. P. .do.
Lehman, G. .do.
Lozier, L. .do.
Mizen, J. A .. do.
Mason, B .do.
Mizen, Henry do.
Morgan, J. F. .do.
Munson, H. J do.
Newell, N. .do.
Osborn, J. J. do.
Owens, J. C. .do.
Oakley, J .... do.
Pearce, A. S do.
Peck, E. do.
Simmons, Daniel S .do.
Scott, C. G. do.
Scribner, F. .do.
Squires, C do.
Shadduck, Asa .. .do.
Schafer, Charles. do.
Snyder, Jacob. do. Sterrett, E. C .do.
Fleming, Andrew.
Terrel, N. L. .do.
Vincent, R .do.
Van Reuth, Floris. do.
Wade, Sylvanus. .do. White, L. M .. .do. Welch, F. B do.
Wellington, E. R do.
Wright, H. .do. Young, H. do.
Young, William
do.
Young, Joseph ... do.
Jacobs, George.
Private.
Jones, J. W. do.
M. Schlaudecker .Major.
Strong Vincent. ....... .Adjutant.
Richard Butterfield.
.. Third Corporal.
235
THREE MONTHS' SERVICE.
A. J. Thomas .Fourth Corporal.
Charles F. Miller Musician.
Lewis, William H .do. Ernst Urbann. .. do.
Brown, R. M ..
Private.
Miller, Charles W.
.do.
Banyard, Walter.
.do.
Moore, George W
.. do.
Mehaffey, Robert R. .do.
Caldwell, M. A do.
Curtis, Adam. do.
Chester, Walter M. do.
Crook, James .do.
Conkey, Albert .. .. do.
Caughey, Robert C .do.
Clark, George R .do.
Russell, E. L .do. Constable, John, Jr .. do.
Cotter, M. L do.
Reed, George .do.
.do.
Derby, William W. .. do.
Roberts, S. A
.do.
Dippo, Conrad .. .do.
Reinger, John.
.do.
Dippo, Henry
.. do.
Spafford, C. J .. .do.
Elliott, T. J.
.do.
Smith, George W. .do.
Fellows, William H. .. do.
.. do. Sprague, Horace B
Glover, B. F. M. .. do.
Sampson, E. W ..
.. do.
Hilton, William. .do. Hunter, C. J ... do.
Hill, Thomas J.
.. do.
Honeker, P. B
do.
Henry, John .. .do.
Teel, John C., Jr do. Van Sicklin, John. .do. Van Sicklin, James A „.do. Hubbard, William .do. Harrison, A. D. do. Kelsy, E. M. .do.
Wittich, F. C .do. Wittich, William J. .do.
Kennedy, Robert. .do. Kuchler, John .. .do.
Liddell, H. C
.do,
Wentworth, Watson R ...... do.
Lull, I. K ..
.do.
COMPANY C.
RECRUITED AT ERIE. MUSTERED IN, APRIL 21, 1861.
John Graham. .Captain.
A. E. Yale. First Lieutenant.
C. P. Rogers. Second Lieutenant.
B. J. Goff First Sergeant.
T. H. Bates
.Second Sergeant.
D. Proudfit
Third Sergeant.
Hart, C ....
.do.
Haner, Jacob .. do.
Hoyt, Edward J
do.
Jackson, D ...
.do.
Jackson, W. H.
.. do.
Kintzle, Michael.
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