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In 1862 an invasion of Pennsylvania by the rebels was threatened, and Governor Curtin on the roth of Septem- ber in that year issued an order calling on the militia to organize, arm and be in readiness for a sudden call. Says Wallace :
"The order had the desired effect throughout the State, and nowhere was there a deeper feeling of earnestness and determination than in Schuylkill county. The peo- ple closed their places of business and went to drilling. Companies were organized throughout the county and ready to move at a moment's notice. The order came on the 13th of September, and between that date and the 17th eighteen companies left the county for Harrisburg for State defense. One company of cavalry started, but was ordered back before reaching Harrisburg."
These companies returned after a campaign of two weeks. Some of them were in line of battle, but none were actually engaged.
CHAPTER XVII.
COMPANIES FROM SCHUYLKILL COUNTY THAT SAW COM- PARATIVELY LITTLE SERVICE.
I MMEDIATELY following the departure of the first two companies from this county were others that rushed to the rendezvous at Harrisburg.
Several of these were incorporated in the 5th regiment, which was organized April 21st, 1861. These were the Columbian Infantry, Company C; Minersville Artillerists, Company E ; the Scott Artillery, of Schuylkill Haven, Company F ; and the Ringgold Rifles, of Minersville, Company I.
This regiment went to Annapolis on the 23d, and to Washington on the 27th. It was at Alexandria when the battle of Bull Run was fought, and it did not participate in any engagement during its term of service. It was discharged July 25th, 186t.
The following are the muster rolls of the companies as they left.
COLUMBIAN INFANTRY, OF GLEN CARBON.
Officers .- Captain, James Brennan. First lieutenant, John Keating; second, Michael Curry. Sergeants- Thomas and Daniel Lawler, Patrick Brennan, Michael Daily. Corporals-James Keating, George Lawler, Patrick Wade, William Curran.
Privates .- John Carroll, Nicholas Delany, Michael Brennan, Eli Lee, J. Mulaowny, Patrick Dullerd, Daniel Carter, Patrick Tobin, Michael Keating, Daniel Curry, John Whelan, Richard Moran, James Moran, James Borgin, James Grant, Patrick Brennan, William McDon- ald, William Ryan, Alexander McMentru, James Bren- nan, Matthew Mouly, Patrick Brennan, William Carty, James Boyle, Edward Brennan, William Dullerd, Edward Keating; William Cleary, John Mulhall, Nicholas Pur- cell, Thomas Tobin, Laughlin Brennan, John Moran, Patrick McKerns, Patrick Dooling, William Simmons, Lawrence Tobin, William Daily, James Tobin, William Brennan, Michael Foley, William Curran, Michael Ca- venaugh, Michael O'Brien.
MINERSVILLE ARTILLERISTS.
Officers .- Captain, William Hower. First lieutenant, G. W. Brumm; second, Daniel Freiler. Sergeants-Frank C. Bender, Daniel P. McElroy, Condy Fury, Philip Wernert. Corporals-William Wensel, Jacob Pauly, John Carr, Michael Foley.
Privates .- John Foley, Michael Devlin, John Carroll, Frederick Kline, Jacob Geir, Edward A. Reed, Patrick McGlinn, George Ridley, Henry Smith, Thomas Nixon, Charles Gerhard, Charles Weitzennigger, William Ken- nedy, Michael Moran, John L. Brennan, Adam Godshall, Thomas Brennan, Mathias Laubach, Joseph Smith, Pat- rick McGovern, John Donehue, James O'Donald, Thomas Levens, James McManemen, Elisha Andrews, Charles F. Falls, Robert A. Maingay, Thomas J. Weaver, Patrick McDonoch, John H. Burger, Thomas Murphey, William Murphey, William Diehl, Philip Gullung, John Reed, Frederick Sieber, Philip Mohan, John McGee, James
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COMPANIES IN THE FIFTH AND SIXTH.
Porter, Daniel Martin, Michael Bamrick, Henry Leiten- berger, Michael Condron, John Gerher, Patrick McGuire, Patrick McGee, John Duff, Jacob Haase, Edward Fur- guson, Thomas Williams, Thomas Reese, Sebastian Grover, Thomas S. Brown, Joseph Tonkinson, Daniel Hummel, William Holze, William S. Welsh, Morgan Pugh, John Bissicomer, Adam Ehni, William Levant, William Welsh, Samuel Achebach, James H. Levan, George Reamer.
SCOTT ARTILLERY, OF SCHUYLKILL HAVEN.
Officers .- Captain, F. B. Medlar. First lieutenant, D. F. Burkert; second, T. K. Mills. Sergeants -- U. A. Bast, P. F. Quinn, C. R. Guertler, F. D. Koch.
Privates .- Henry Dry, George Schreds, J. W. Coho, J. B. Wright, Laft. Becker, C. Raudenbush, Jacob Christ, C. Betzler, Joseph Ropp, George Miller, D. Houghman, J. Sheriff, Samuel Martz, H. Heffner, John Polly, J. Huntzinger, H. P. Urner, R. Auman, C. Oaswalt, M. Poyer, F. Krohberger, O. Nuttle, I). Matteson, W. Con- way, A. Kissinger, P. Sheck, William Kluck, J. River, J. L. Minnig, F. Wise, Samuel Gray, F. Scheck, G. W. Mercer, J. F. Saylor, William Mowry, William Hain, J. Wenting, H. Hehn, H. Knorr, D. Renard, Benjamin Emerick, J. B. Martz, M. Johnson, J. Swivel, J. Freshly, E. W. Minnig, William Shadle, George Reed, Jacob Hehn, S. Arnprister, J. L. Weber, W. H. Mennig, Noah Cross, C. Knorr, J. McLaird, Daniel Haffa, E. Blanch, E. Coller, William Hiney, J. Strausser, J. Bower, J. Dampman, P. L. Logan, C. Bickley, V. Burns.
RINGGOLD RIFLES, OF MINERSVILLE.
Officers .- Captain, George J. Lawrence. First lieuten- ant, Charles N. Brumm; second, Samuel Richards. Sergeants-Samuel Richards, Thomas D. Griffiths, Fred. Gunther, John J. Williams, Thomas Robertson. Cor- porals-William H. Jones, George Parey, Joseph Forney, John Evans. Musicians-Niel S. Maclay, R. K. Levan. Privates .- George Allen, Samuel Allen, David Auld, William Ball, Joseph Beadle, Henry C. Benseman, Win- field Benseman, David Bowen, Jacob Burkert, Isaac P. Chalfant, Daniel Chester, Daniel Christian, Charles Cholar, John Crawford, Lewis Dennis, Reuben Dewalt, William Dier, Peter D. Eby, Albert C. Forney, Richard Forney, John Geiger, John Goodfellow, Benjamin Haines, Charles W. Haines, William Hesser, George B. Hindson, William Hopkins, Watkin Howells, John Jefferson, Ray- mond A. Jenkins, David J. Jones, Thomas Joy, Charles O. Keller, James D. Lawrence, Lewis Lee, James Levens, David Levy, John Lovet, James Manning, William Mag- gison, Amor Markert, William D. H. Mason, Joseph Morgans, George McNeil, Henry Owens, John Parry, William S. Peel, William Redner, George Reece, Henry Reese, Stephen Reese, Michael Shilthorn, John S. Silver, Henry Snyder. Albert W. Sterner, Joseph Smith, William E. Taylor, William H. Taylor, John W. Thirlwell, Theo- dore P. Trayer, Frederick Watkins, William Webster, Sampson Wigmore, Jacob Witman, George W. Wythes, Joseph H. Wythes, Jacob Zimmerman.
SIXTH REGIMENT.
Schuylkill county was represented in this regiment by the Port Clinton Artillery, Company B; the Marion Rifles, Company C, recruited at Port Carbon; the Nagle Guards, of Pottsville, Company D; The Ashland Rifles, Company E; the Washington Yagers, of Pottsville, Company F; the Lewellyn Rifles, Company G; and the Tower Guards, of Pottsville, Company H.
The regiment was assigned to General Thomas's brigade and made a part of General Patterson's division, with which it crossed the Potomac in a demonstration on Harper's Ferry. It was engaged in one or two skirmishes, and was mustered out on the expiration of its three months' term.
The men from this county were:
PORT CLINTON ARTILLERY.
Officers .- Captain, D. B. Kauffman. First lieutenant, George F. Shillinger; second, O. Hatch. Orderly sergeant, E. W. S. Kiemtzel. Quartermaster, William H. Harrison, Fifer, James Sterner. Drummer, Frank Lintz.
Privates .- Elijah Miller, Arthur P. Hatch, Oliver Mc- Lane, John Taylor, J. M. McCallister, James M. Elliott, D. McCallister, John A. Elliott, Benjamin G. Otto, John Shenk, John Murry, Nelson Simons, George Hendricks, Frank Wentzel, Peter Bridegam, Benjamin Roberson, Joseph Long, Franklin Simons, Lewis Long, James Grib- ben, Samuel Wallace, William Huntzberger, Obadiah Stahlnecker, J. Richards, John H. Stager, Henry Snyder, W. S. Heartline, John Little, Richard Lenhard, Frank Nolen, John Walters, William Clark, Joseph Mauer, Wil- liam J. Elliott, Joseph Bridegam, Henry Hyneman, John Kling, Samuel S. Moyer, Nathaniel Cunfear, Michael Keller, Aaron Boyer, Thomas P. Smith, John A. Moyer, Thomas W. Combs, Franklin Fabean, Henry Wyneman, jr., Daniel Fox, M. R. Thompson, Justice Carat, John Seaman, Isaac Miles, Charles Beauverly, A. Weathern, F. Boch, Harman Leager, John H. Dillinger, T. P. S. Roby, William S. Lessig, Theodore Dearing, Henry J. O'Connel, Henry Mackeson, Augustus Shearer, William Markle, John McGrath, Moses Nolen, John H. Moyer, George Linsy.
MARION RIFLES, OF PORT CARBON.
Officers .- Captain, J. K. Sigfried. First lieutenant, M. D. Weand; second, George W. Snyder. Sergeants-Philip Cares, John Gillespie, James Teasdale, Thomas Hilton, Jacob Buchman. Corporals-George W. Holder, Charles Hilbert, James Gillespie, James Kane. Fifer, Stephen Jones. Drummer, Henry Swartz.
Privates .- Samuel Aregood, Alexander Allison, Abra- ham Ahley, James Boyd, Joseph Beadle, David Bour, G. Burton, I. Courtright, C.L. Chilson, William Garris, P.Gar- ber, R. M. Huntzinger, Ashton Hilton, James Henderson, Henry Hodge, Henry Hignor, Abraham Hummell, William Kane, Robert Kane, John Kline, Anthony Klingols, Jo- seph Kepley, John W. Laing, William Lloyd, John Lloyd, William Mackey, Samuel McQuade, William Martin, P. May, John P. McCord, James B. Oliver, David J. Price, Theodore Pletz, Patrick Pursell, Charles Paul, F. W. Reed, Patrick Sheilds, J. W. Shappell, Joseph A. Seligman, George Stout, James Stout, William Smith, John Stanton, John Smith, William Stevenson, Samuel Seitzinger, Alex- ander Smith, John Seward, A. Shilthouse, George W. Thomson, Jesse Templin, J. Umbehower, Thomas Wil- liams, Perry Watts, David Wertle, Watkin Waters, Wil- liam Williams, Emanuel Bechtel, M. Davidheiser, John Ferry, John Mullen, D. B. Mitchell, G. W. Stillwagon.
NAGLE GUARDS, OF POTTSVILLE.
Officers .- Captain, Daniel Nagle. First lieutenant, Da- vid P. Brown; second, William W. Potts. Sergeants-F. A. Bonawitz, G. W. Garret, Jacob Douty, Nicholas Wyn- koop. Corporals-J. F. Brannan, James Sand, Nathaniel M. Stout, David Hodge.
Privates .- George Aurand, George Ayrgood, William
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Bambrick, William Barrier, David Baker, George Boyer, John Bowler, David Biggs, William H. H. Brown, James Bambrick, Jacob F. Behler, Alpheus Cheany, Matthew Clarkon, Peter Carrel, James Cochran, Wallace Cake, Thomas Chadwick, J. E. Dreiblebies, George W. Ebert, Samuel Fisher, William Griffith, Henry Heiser, William Houck, James R. Helms, Adam Hendley, Israel Hend- ley, John Hinckcliff, Archibald Hodge, Silas C. Hough, Thornton Hanley, John Johnston, William Johnston, Samnel Kramer, Wesley Knittle, Jacob Kline, George Knowles, William Lawrence, Charles Lucas, Edward Morris, Thomas Martin, Charles Matthew, Anthony Norgan, Charles Norgan, Thomas D. Price, Charles F. Rahn, Thomas Reid, Thomas Ryan, E. F. Shappall, Michael Sands, David Sands, George Snyder, Leonard F. Shishorn, Frank Seitzinger, Henry Seitzinger, William F. Small, David Schrack, Jacob Shade, Jacob Semore, William Trimmins, Henry Wilson, Patrick Whalan, John Ward, William Wernick, J. H. B. Warfield, Israel Van- cannan, James Winters.
ASHLAND RIFLES.
Officers .- Captain, Israel Seitzinger. First lieutenant, Levi C. Leib; second, John C. Garner. Ensign, John Van Hollen. Quartermaster, George Harman. Sergeants-R. F.Moson, Peter Houk. Franklin Steese, Frederick Hopkins. Corporals-Franklin Garner, Andrew Arnold, John Slat- erback, Oscar Rahn. Drummer, Joseph Keeler.
Privates .- Thomas Brennen, Henry Barndt, Emanuel Bolich, Josiah Berger, Barnabas Billian, John Colohan, Daniel Carmitchel, Thomas Conner, Patrick Colohan, jr., John Cleaver, Gabriel Crow, William Cooper, Henry F. Dengler, John O. Davis, Isaac F. Davis, Howard Ed- monds, James A. Easton, Evan Evans, Lawrence Focht, George Fetterman, Lafayette Fetterman, Jacob Farrel, J. J. Fertig, James Gillespie, W. T. Hartz, Charles Henrich, W. A. Himelright, Franklin Hartz, James Hetherington, John Heck, Richard Jones, James Knabb, John F. Klock, John Langton, John Loudon, Abraham Levy, Joseph Mann, Martin V. Murry, Nathan J. Moyer, Condy Ma- guire, B. F. May, Thomas Owens, Jacob Oswald, Samuel K. Phillippi, George Price, Thomas Platt, Christian Rhe- rig, John Rhorback, Richard Rahn, Erastus Shuman, Edward Shutt, George N. Simpson, Jacob K. Shelly, Cal- vin Shindler, Anthony Spoo, Thomas Smith, Peter Schneider, Edward Wentzel, Joseph E. Wilson, John A. Wilson, John Wagner, Tobias Witman, James Bradbury, James Craige, James McDade.
WASHINGTON YAGERS, OF POTTSVILLE.
Officers .- Captain, H. J. Hendler. First lieutenant, Theodore Miller ; second, Nicolaus Michel. Sergeants : John Liebner, Christian Schlitzer, George Broschart, William Landfield. Corporals : Bernard Becker, Michael Friederich, John Landefield, Philip Lambruschini. Drummer. Andrew J. Snyder.
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Stoffregen, Henry Staehle, William Seyfert, Joseph Sturm, John Schneider, Ernst Schwanner, George Schwartz, Martin Seip, Jacob Scheibelhut, Francis A. Voelkers, Anthony Wageck, Frederick Weitzel, Gottlieb Wisehuk, Peter Wollium, George Wandress, Charles Zapf, Frederick Zeppenfield.
LEWELLYN RIFLES.
Officers .- Captain, Hiram Chance. First lieutenant, Edward J. Robson; second, A. D. Shoffstall. Sergeants --- Joseph Dilcamp, Thomas Partridge, Philip Fitzpatrick, William Davis; quarter-master's sergeant, John D. Burge. Corporals-D. A. Alspach, Benjamin Focht, Daniel Trout- man, Michael Murry. Fifer, William Downing. Drummer, B. Downing.
Privates .- Thomas Anges, John Athey, John A. Bush, F. H. Barnhart, John Burlee, William Burk, Daniel Bon- awitz, Michael Brennan, Michael Cavenaugh, W. J. Claus- er, Simeon Clauser, Richard Cole, Augustus Delcamp, Thomas Dolan, George English, William English, M. Emrigeuldo, Joseph Fisher, William Green, James Green, James Galagher, Joseph Gee, Joshua Greenawalt, Thom- as Grant, F. Galagher, Edward Griffiths, Patrick Grant, John J. Hopkins, Daniel Hilbert, Andrew Haws, J. A. Horn, Joseph Henrickson, Thomas Holigan, Francis Jones, John Johnston, Daniel Jones, William Kerns, Charles Kutz, Gotleib Kutzer, William Lavenberg, L. Lavenberg, Daniel Manning, Andrew Miller, John Mor- an, C. McNulty, Jacob Minnig, Charles Maurer, James Mullhall, John Maley, H. Updegrave, Peter Rhoades, R. Rodgers, H. Runyan, John Rooney, George Rankkin, William Straw, Joseph Shoffstall, R. S. Thirwell, George Wilson, James Wilson, Samuel Wesner, Benjamin Warey, Israel Warey, George Young, Peter Zimmerman, John S. Zimmerman.
TOWER GUARDS, OF POTTSVILLE.
Officers .- Captain, Charlemagne Tower. First lieuten- ant, James Ellis, second, Henry Pleasants. Sergeants- William J. Hinkle, Henry Fisher, Edward C. Baird, John J. Huntzinger. Coporals-Samuel M. Ruch, David H. Hoffman, Daniel H. Leib, Hugh Mullin. Drummer, Abraham Nagle. Fifer, Cornelius Trout.
Privates .- Martin Acorn, John Bailey, John H. Batdorf, Charles Berluchy, John Bolich, William Bowman, Jacob Boyer, James B. Brown, Joseph Buck, Thomas Campbell, Charles Christian, Mahlon Collet, John R. Conynghham, Samuel Cowley, John Cooper, Charles Crosland, John Cruikshank, Frederick W. Davis, Thomas N. Davis, Daniel D. Dillman, William Douty, Richard Edwards, Thomas Fitzimmons, George W. Foltz, Andrew Garber, Samuel Heffner, Charles Hazzard, John Hower, James Hood, Zachariah Jones, J. H. Kaufman, Henry Z. Kibler, Herman Krauth, Frank Krebs, Samuel B. Laubenstien, John Laurenberg, George Leech, Frank Leonard, Frank Lebengood, Luke Lee, O. W. Lilley, Hugh Lynch, John Martz, John McElrath, John McShier, Jacob Mervine, G. W. Matz, George W. Overback, Frank J. Parvin, jr., John Paull, Robert M. Rinker, David Y. Root, Thomas J. Rose, Gabriel Shollenberger, Daniel Siegfried, John Snyder, Jacob Spotts, Elisha Stone, Edgar R. Titus, George J. Weaver, Andrew Weinman, Allen Weir, Henry Williamson, William Wren, Elias Yerger.
Privates .- Julius Bathe, Joseph Braem, Peter Bros- chart, George Barnes, Richard Brennan, Reuben Burch, William Callighan, Thomas Drobil, Joseph Dockweiler, Charles Eberle, Joseph Eick, Ignaz Foss, George Grass, Larenz Gutmann, Charles Gluntz, Charles Gessler, Eber. hard Gessler, Adam Heim, Joseph Hohmann, Casper Henry, August Hammer, George Hummel, Henry Jaeger, Valentine Kimmel, Charles F. Kuentzler, John Klein, NINTH REGIMENT. John Kleindinst, William Koehler, Henry Lang, Charles H. Lukowitz, William Montgomery, Charles J. Murphy, In this regiment the Wetherill Rifles of St. Clair (Com- pany H) and the Keystone Rifles of Port Carbon (Com- pany K) represented Schuylkill county. The regiment Adam Mayer, Michael Messer, Gottlieb Nathalz, Henry Osswald, Christian Prong, Laughlin C. Quigley, Preston Rassifer, Jacob Riegel, Charles Rienhardt, Peter Rebhahn Francis Renner, Jacob Saylor, Lewis Seltzer, Conrad | was stationed for a very brief period a short distance
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from Wilmington, Del., after which it became a part of Miles's brigade and participated in a forward movement toward Winchester. It was never under fire and suffered no loss by death or desertion.
The rolls of the Schuylkill county companies were as follows:
WETHERILL RIFLES, OF ST. CLAIR.
Officers .- Captain, Edward Frane. First lieutenant, John D. Jones; second, Frederick A. Herwig. Sergeants -Thomas Ray, Henry Kroba, jr., John March, John Carl. Corporals-William J. McCarthy, Edward A. Smith, William G. DeTurk, Thomas Torbet. Musicians-John Butterwick, John Bummersbach.
Privates .- James Atkinson, James Bummersbach, Au- gust Beurne, Jacob Britt, Lloyd T. Brewes, William Bre- man, George Beaumant, Charles H. Blue, John W. Barnes, Benjamin Chadwick, William H. Cape, Joseph W. Dennings, James Dormer, Patrick P. Donovan, Lewis Deekes, Charles Dress, Daniel W. Freeman, Frederick Grum, George Hetherington, John Howels, John Hum- phreys, William H. Humes, John Harrison, Samuel Hawn, Edwin F. Hensel, Hatton Hannum, William Johnson, Joseph Korbey, Ralph Korbey, Faro W. Krebs, James King, Peter C. Kreiger, Nicholas Kern, Charles Kaler, Samuel Kendall, Thomas Lewis, Evan Lewis, John Lennon, Samuel Mateer, Peter Mahley, John McGowen, James Martin, William Murgan, Michael McHugh, James Moore, Jeremiah McMahon, F. McLafferty, Jacob Neif- ert, Amos L. Neilds, Morris O'Neil, Jacob Parvin, Thomas Paul Palmer, James Riley, John W. Reese, Charles L. Roorbach, John Rhobalt, John S. Steele, Michael Sedgwick, John Taggert, Henry Huhn, Nicholas Welsh, Augustus Wolff.
KEYSTONE RIFLES, OF PORT CARBON.
Officers .- Captain, Matthew Byrnes. First lieutenant, William Cusack; second, Thomas Brennan. Sergeants- John Mullen, John Moore, Michael Dougherty, Barnard Duffy. Corporals-John Leamy, William Gaynor, James Burke, James Slattery. Musicians-Thomas Fegan, Ed- ward Cunningham.
Privates .-- James Allison, James Agnew, Henry Bouse- man, Martin Baker, John Brennan, Francis Byrnes, Michael Brennan, Ethen Crandall, Patrick Cawley, Rich- ard Condon, James Creanier, James Casserley, Edward Coyle, Michael Cannon, Patrick Curran, Edward Coonan. Thomas Carlin, Francis Carr, James Dailey, Peter Dog- get, John Dorrigan, William Flannery, Martin Foyle, John Fitzsimmins, William Fitzgerald, Patrick Gavin. James Gollaher, Patrick Gleason, Edward Hoary, Brian Hailey, Daniel Harrison, John Hailey, Samuel Hayes, William Jefferson, Andrew Keaveny, Daniel Kent, Pat- rick Kelly, William Keaten, George Little, William Mc- Donnell, Edward McVay, Michael McGlaughlin, James McLaughlin, Jeremiah Manauge, Daniel McCabe, John Martin, Daniel Mooney, Edward Mullen, James O'Brian, William O'Brian, George Prichard, James Parks, Hugh Rudy, Thomas Rowe, James Ryan, John Ryan, sen., John Ryan, jr., James Sullivan, Michael Sullivan, Patrick Shannon, Patrick Smith, William White, Patrick Walker.
TENTH REGIMENT.
The Scott Rifles, of Tamaqua (Company G), and the Washington Light Infantry, of Pine Grove, were attached to this regiment. It participated in the demonstration
on Winchester but it engaged in no severe service. It was mustered out of the service July 31st, 1861. The men in these companies were as follows:
SCOTT RIFLES, OF TAMAQUA.
Officers .- Captain, William B. Lebo; first lieutenant, S. B. Lutz; second, William DePue.
Privates .- Edward Davis, David Davis, Samuel B. Graeff, John M. Reinhart, William King, George E. Hughes, William J. Williams, O. G. Treichler, Jeremiah Trout, John Greathead, Richard Kitchen, William Lane, George W. Henrie, Theodore Casey, George W. March, William T. Thomas, James Scheifly, George Kistler, Isaac Chester, John Minnier, Nicholas Lusch, Charles Freiden- berger, William Miller, Martin Barr, George Vardy, Philip Heilman, Ephriam Moser, John Dunn, James Barton, Jonas Hine, Thomas J. Richards, David Reese, William Delamore, John H. Southam, Thomas March, Daniel B. Brause, Henry H. Snyder, John Fairchilds, David R. Burkey, David Nahf, Elias Fatzinger, John Richardson, William Shoemaker, John Kershner, Jeremiah Delay, Al- bert Moyer, Peter Shlasser, Edward Jones, David E. Davis, Thomas W. Griffith, James M. Moyer, William Allen, Abraham Markle, Charles C. Hensberger, B. Wil- liams, B. A. Houser, Samuel T. Kehl, William R. Moyer, Samuel Brobst, John Landie, Elias Macord, J. Smesser- smith, E. B. Thomas, Joseph Mummy, William Schwartz, Robert Casey, Patrick McManamon, F. Klechner, Wil- liam Higgins, Jacob Campbell, William Horn, Daniel Trout.
WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY, OF PINEGROVE.
Officers .- Captain, H. H. Bechtel. First lieutenant, J. W. Barr; second, P. A. Filbert. Sergeants-E. M. Mat- thews, Philip Keely, Caleb Wheeler, Lewis Lookingbill. Corporals-Jacob B. Kreider, William Bonnawitz, Jerome Ley, Peter Rump.
Privates .- Joseph Allison, Bearmount Brook, Paul H. Barr, William W. Bright, Robert Byers, George Bretz, Daniel Bretz, Henry Britigum, William Brenner, Daniel D. Brown, Marcus Dry, Frederick Dutter, George Fritz, William H. Filbert, Henry Fry, John Fox, Henry Feger, William Grove, Aaron Greenwald, George Goodman, Ed- ward Heckman, Edward Heisler, Jacob Huber, jr., John Harvey, Adam Hand, Joseph Harmon, David Harrigon, Frederick Hammer, Henry G. Krise, Benhart Kamget, George Kill, Samuel Lehman, Irvine Loeser, William Lehman, Joshua Martz, Franklin Muthart, Joseph Moor- heiser, Samuel G. Miller, Harrison Manviller, Franklin Moore, James Manviller, George Rothmend, Henry Reinoehl, David Reader, David Spangler, Israel Span- cake, Ephraim Schrope, Peter Smeltzer, Thomas Schwartz, Thomas Seibert, Aaron Steps, Frederick Schrope, Jacob Snyder, Amos Stine, George Schnept, John Scherer, Gotleib Schiveller, John Scheeler, William Sick, William Wetzel, Frederick Wegelin, Peter Weaver, William N. Wolverton, Samuel Weiler, Henry Yeager, Andrew Zimmerman, Peter C. Zelleff.
FOURTEENTH REGIMENT.
Company B, called the Lafayette Rifles, alone rep- resented Schuylkill county in this regiment. During its brief term of service it several times went in search of the enemy, but failed to encounter hin. At the expira- tion of the term it was discharged, but many of the officers and men re-enlisted.
The roll of Company B was as follows:
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LAFAYETTE RIFLES, OF ST. CLAIR.
Officers .- Captain, William H. Jennings, First lieuten- ant, William G. Burwell; second, John Ennis. Sergeants- Charles Blacker, Thomas M. Price, William G. Gwyther, Nichola Schmeltzer. Corporals-Michael A. Welsh. David Ruse, James Blacker, Edward R. Brecken. Fifer, William Birt. Drummer, Michael Clark.
Privates .- William Ansbach, William Blacker, William Brown, William Brennan, John Blakely, William Childs, Thomas Cresswell, Benneville Clase, James J. Cooper, John Crow, John Catcher, William Davis, John Dough- erty, Jonah Davis, John Donley, William Dudley, John Dolan, Joseph Dixon, George Evans, John Francis. George Farnie, William Gittin, Thomas Gwyther, Robert Green, John Green, William Gable, Evan Humphries, George Hancock, James Highten, Marshall Harrison, David Jenkins, Isaac B. Jones, Jeremiah David, Theo- dore Koch, John Kelley, George Lockett, John Mason, Edward Mason, Patrick Murray, John L. Morgan, Wil- liam Price, James Pusey, Frank W. Richardson, Robert Rogers, Reese Reese, John Snaden, John W. Smith, George Smith, William M. Steel, Edward Sedgwick, John Stevens, Charles Taylor, John Taylor, George Thomas, John G. Thomas, John Thompson, Adgate Van- horn, John Vincent, David D. Walker, Thomas Wilson, Daniel Walker, John Wood, George Wonders, Adam W. Zimmerman.
SIXTEENTH REGIMENT.
In this regiment the German Light Infantry, Company B, of Tamaqua ; the Jackson Guards, Company D, also of Tamaqua; the Wynkoop Artillery, Company E, of Silver Creek; the Union Guards, Company I, of Potts. ville ; and the Schuylkill Guards, of Minersville, repre- sented Schuylkill county. Like many of the three months troops, its severest duty was marching. It was not under fire. The following are the rolls :
GERMAN LIGHT INFANTRY OF TAMAQUA.
Officer's .- Captain, Philip Guenther. First lieutenant, Henry Eigenbrod; second, John Goepfert. Sergeants: John Horn, Andrew Hartwig, William Sandrock, John Hoffman. Corporals : Christopher Erbe, Frederick Eigenbrod, Frederick Kroll. Musician, William Maet- tern.
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