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COMPANY K.
Officers .- Captain, Henry A. M. Filbert. First lieu- tenant, Isaac F. Brannon; second, Jacob Douty. Ser- geants-Francis A. Stitzer, Patrick F. Quinn, Thomas Irvin. Corporals-Daniel Moser, Thomas Brennan, Pat- rick Hanley, Francis Jones, George J. Weaver, Charles D. Boyer, James Moran, George M. Dengler. Musicians- William Straw, John M. Brown.
Privates .- David Boyer, Peter Boyer, John Berger, Joseph Burgess, Peter Burke, Daniel Bausum, Michael Brennen, John Brawn, William Bull, Isaac F. Brannan, James Brennan, Joseph Chatham, Michael Clarey, John A. Crawford, John Carr, John Campfield, Thomas Curry, John Carey, John Dechant, George Dentzer, William H. Dress, David R. Dress, David D. Dress, Jonathan Dress, William D. Dress, Charles Dress, Albin Day, James Day, jr., Frederick H. Day, Michael Delany, James Dullard, Nelson Drake, William Doubert, Adam Engly, Richard Edwards, Horatio Edinger, Edward Edwards, David
Fenstermacher, William Fenstermacher, Elias Fenster- macher, Lorenzo Focht, Arthur Gray, Christian Haertler, Adam Hendley, Nathaniel Houser, Hugh B. Harkins, Howard W. Haas, James Kavenaugh, David Long, Wil- liam Laubenstein, John Lowler, Jesse Lord, Charles Long, William Labenberg, John Lawrence, Jacob Letter- man, Lewis Maul, Philip McKeaver, John Murphy, George F. Mains, Henry McDermot, James McDonald, Michael Mullin, Daniel Moser, Daniel Omacht, Edward P. Payne, William T. Reed, William Richards, John Rees, John Raber, Nathan Rich, Franklin Simon, Fred- erick W. Snyder, David H. Stitzer, Henry Shultz, John Sherman, Daniel Shanely, John Starr Hiram Spears, Adam Scherman, Peter Stine, Edward Shappell, Thomas Toban, John Wool, John Widner, John Weaver.
Re-enlisted veterans and recruits, 1864:
Officers .- Isaac F. Brannon. First lieutenant, James Douty; second, Francis A. Stitzer. Sergeants-Thomas Irwin, John C. Hinchcliff, George M. Dengler, William Laubenstine, Christ N. Haertler. Corporals-George J. Weaver, John Degant, David H. Stitzer, Horatio Edinger, Daniel F. Bausum, John C. Berger, Henry Shultz, John M. Brown. Musicians -- William Straw, Henry Yost. Wagoner, Warren Carey.
Privates .- Martin Adams, John Adaman, Samuel Bossler, Nicholas Delaney, Albin Day, John F. Dentzer, David R. Dress, Nelson Drake, William H. Dress, Edward Edwards, Franklin Ehly, Jacob Ebert, Thomas Fough- erty, Fertenline Felty, Elias Fenstermaker, Henry Fen- stermaker, Arthur L. Gray, John Gillenger, George H. Gross, Henry Grim, Howard W. Haas, Wellington P. Haas, Nathan Houser, David Houser, Thomas E. Hud- son, William Heisser, Simon Hoffman, Joseph Burgess, John Bartolet, Wesley Belford, John W. Henn, Allen Hine, Daniel Haas, Hugh B. Harkins, John Jones, Francis Koch, John King, James Kavanaugh, Benjamin F. Kline, Charles Long, Lewis Lebengood, Henry Lord, John Little, Thomas Leonard, Lewis Luckenbill, Jacob Lauby, John N. Lauer, Lewis A. Moul, John C. Moul, Wilson WV. Miller, John Mulhall, George F. Morgan, John Mur- phy, Philip McKeaver, Richard Bartolet, Michael Cashan, Jonathan Dress, Milton Nagle, Charles Osterhout, Ed- ward P. Payne, David H. Phillips, William F. Pelton, John Patry, William T. Reed, Henry Reader, Jeremiah Reed, Nathan Rich, William P. Shaffer, Augustus Shol- lenberger, Oliver W. Schwartz, George Showers, Freder- ick W. Snyder, Gottlieb Schack, Casper Shut, John A. Sherman, Paul Snyder, Henry Trough, Paul White, John Widner, Andrew Weaber, Ephraim Whetstone, Michael Cashan, Jacob Ebert, Henry Fenstermacher, Benjamin F. Kline, Paul Snyder, John Bouseman, Daniel Fenster- macher, Amos Homan, Joseph Wildermuth.
CASUALTIES IN THE FORTY-EIGHTH.
IN THE BATTLES OF BULL RUN (SECOND) AND CHANTILLY.
Killed .- R. D. Filbert, Co. R; Samuel Petitt, Co. H; Thomas Kelly, Co. H; William Hopkins, Co. F; William Nagle, Co. H; Charles T. Leiser, Co. I; Paul White, Co. K.
Wounded .- Lieutenant J. D. Bertolette, Act. A. Adj. Gen. Company A: George Albright, William Betz, Elias Britton, George Miller, Andrew Neely. Company B: Thomas Johnson, - Bassler, - Freshly, John Lucid, Nicholas Shiterour. Company C: Thomas Whalen, Jonas Gerger, Solomon Strausser, James Low, Edward Brennan. Company D: H. P. Owens, John W. Derr, Frank Dorward, Henry Gotshall, George Hartz, Phillip H. Kantner, Peter C. Kreiger, David T. Kreiger. Com- pany E: J. H. Fisher, John Cameron, Michael Bohannan,
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James Bergain, sr., James Bergain, jr., John Becker, Henry Lord, Abraham Klekner, Robert Thompson, Wil- liam Moose. Company F: Henry Jenkins, George N. Douden, Stephen Taggart, John Powel, Thomas Lloyd, William Jenkins. Company G: Charles Evans, M. Ber- ger, John Grace, James Muldowney, Lewis Quinn, Joshua Reed, William Smith, John Shaw, John Wonders, John Willingham. Company H: William Dreiblebis, J. T. Wildermuth, George T. Ersenhuth, George W. Chris- tian. Company I: B. F. Kershner, Rudolph Rumble. Company K: Eli Fenstermaker, James Day, Milton Ludwig, James Cavanagh, James Dullard, Joseph Burgess.
Missing .- Company A: B. G. Otto, John Taylor, Brobst, Israel Britton, Henry Davis, William H. Koch, George Livingston, Daniel Leiser, Joel Marshall, Mor- gan Simon, John Leiser, John Springer, F. W. Simon. Company B: Philip Hughes, William Bradley, Henry Copeland, John Evans, L. M. Reece, Joseph Rahny, Samuel Stanley. Company C: O. C. Hatch, John Rorety, John Wiser, Barney Gettley, Murt. Brennan, John Jones, William Larkin. Company D: William Bambreck, George Ramer, Leonard Shrishorn, J. T. Van- kamon, William Timmons, Mattis Bailey, Eli Derr, Isaiah Kline, Joseph Kuhns, Charles Miller, Boto Otto. Com- pany E: Stafford Johnson, D. McAllister, Alfred Bar- low, Jef. Canfield, James Farrell, James Greener, Joseph Lord, Thomas Major, John McSorley, Michael Brennan, Hugh McFeely, Simon Moyer. Company F: Thomas J. Thomas, John J. Morrison, John Morrisey, Samuel Dunkroly, Peter Quinn, John Devine, Michael Kilbrain, Richard Littlehales, Thomas Lyston, John Haggerty. Company G: H. C. Jackson, Joel Betz, John Farne. Company H: Samuel W. Ruch, Thomas H. Sillyman, John E. Benedict, William Huber, Daniel Laner, John W. Ray, Isaac L. Schmehl. Company I: Theodore Pletz, Christopher Seward, H. Link. Company K: H. M. Filbert, Thomas Brennan, Patrick Hanley, David Boyer, W. D. Dress, Daniel Shanely, W. Fenstermaker, Hiram Spears, William T. Reed, William Lavenberger.
SOUTH MOUNTAIN.
Wounded .- William Clark, Co. C; Jeremiah Griffith, Co. F; George Brigle, Co. A; J. Kline, Co. D; James McElrath, Co. C; James Paully, Co. F; John F. Bal- bach, Co. H; Michael Scott, Co. H; Benjamin Hoffman, Co. I; Israel Kramer, Co. I; John F. Bochman, Co. I.
Missing .- Martin Foley, Co. G.
ANTIETAM.
Killed .- William Cullen, Co. E; Lewis A. Focht, Co. 1; Daniel Moser, Co. K; Alexander Prince, Co. B; Alva F. Jeffries, Co. D; John Broadbent, Co. F; Charles Tim- mons, Co. G; George Dentzer, Co. K.
Wounded .- Company A: H. H. Prince, Charles Krieg- er, B. F. Dreiblebis, George Beltz, John Whitaker. Com- pany B: Matthew Hume, Frederick Knittle, Lorentus Moyer, John Robison, John R. Simpson. Company C: William Clark, Edward Monahan, Samuel Wallace, James Gribons, Robert Rodgers, James Horn, Henry Dersh, John Dougherty, John Shenk. Company D: - Roth- enberger, George Artz, Walter P. Aimes, James Evans, John Stillwagon, George W. Stillwagon, Samuel Stichler, Franklin Hoch. Company E: John Seward, William Trainor, John McElrath. Company F: John W. Jenkins, William E. Taylor. Company G: Charles F. Kuentzler, John Pugh, John Rodgers, Henry W. Vogle. Company H: Richard Forney, Jacob A. Witman, Daniel Ohn- macht, William Davis, Samuel Fryberger. Company I: M. M. Kistler, Charles Millet, Peter Keller, Matthew
Freeman. Company K: P. F. Quinn, David Fenster- maker, Edward Payne, Francis Simon, John Shaw, Peter Boyer.
FREDERICKSBURG.
Killed .- Henry Williamson, Co. D; Reuben Robinson; James Williams, Co. A; Michael Devine, Co. B; John Williams, Co. B; William Hill, Co. B; Thomas Kinney, Co. D.
Wounded .- Co. A: Joseph B. Carter, William F. Heis- er. Co. B: John S. Wood, N. W. Major, William Brown, Clements Betzler, Carey Heaton, Philip Carling. Co. C: Henry Weiser, Samuel Harrison, Charles Walker, Andrew Scott, Michael McGloughlin, John Murray. Co. D: John H. Derr, H. C. Burkholter. Co. E: Michael Sandy, Samuel Clemens, Robert Hughes, Edward Murphy, John Sunderland. Co. F: David Griffith, Evan W. Thomas, William Fulton. Co. G: James C. Nies, Daniel Drum, John Tobin. Co. H: Joseph A. Gilmour, Alba C. Thompson, Valentine Kinswell. Co. I: Francis D. Koch, James Miller, Wilson Kearns, Edward F. Shapelle, Jacob Gongluff, Charles E. Weaver, Anthony Beltz, Joseph Gil- bert, Elias Faust. Company K: John Currey, Thomas Currey, Frank Simon, Michael Delaney.
Missing .- George Ayrgood, Co. A.
SEIGE OF KNOXVILLE, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1863.
Killed .-- Company H: Joseph Reed, John Sponsler, Joseph Werse. Company I: Jonas Haldeman, Charles Weaver.
Wounded .- Company C: Martin Tobin. Company F: Austin Farrow. Company G: Henry C. Jackson. Com- pany H: J. F. Wildermuth. Company I: James Heiser. Company K: Jacob Douhy, John Murphy.
Missing .- George A. Livingston, Co. A; Daniel Root, Co. B; Robert McElrath, Co. C; James Brennan, Co. E; Isaac Arndt, Co. I; T. R. Sherman, Co. K.
WILDERNESS AND SPOTTSYLVANIA, MAY 6th TO 15th, 1864.
Killed .- Company A: Lewis M. Robinhold, Isaac Otto, John J. Huntzinger, Abel C. T. St. Clair. Com- pany B: David J. Davis, Matthew Hume, Frederick Knittle, Laurentius C. Moyer, Daniel Wary, John Deitz. Company C: Daniel Brown. Company D: Jonathan Kaufman. Company E: Lawrence Farrell. Company F: David F. Thiel, John Morrisey, Lewis Woods, Rich- ard Williams. Company G: H. C. Jackson, William Williams. Company H: Abraham Benscoter. Company I: Henry J. Ege. Company K: John W. Henn.
Wounded .- Company A: A. C. Huckey, Charles Brandenburg, Jacob S. Housberger, Morgan Leiser, Benjamin F. C. Dreiblebis, Charles Hillegas. Company B: Thomas B. Williams, William Kissinger, Gottlieb Schauffer, David Deitz, John Brown. Company C: William Clark, Jones Geier, Michael Mohan, William Neely, William J. Haines, Murtz Brennan, James Coakly. Company D: H. E. Stichter, Henry Rothenberger, Ed- ward Lenhart, James Deitrick, Botto Otto, Perry L. Strausser, George S Beissel, William F. Moyer, John Kehler, Jonas Miller, Joseph Ziegler, Patrick Cooligan, Andrew Knittle, Gustavus H. Miller, Henry D. Moyer. Company E: John C. McElrath, Samuel Clemens, James McLaughlin, George W. Schaeffer, David Williams, W. Simmons, G. W. James, W. C. James, James Meighan, Robert Penman. Company F: Richard Hopkins, John Powell, William E. Taylor, Israel Manning, Anthony Carroll, William S. Wright, James Brennan, And. Westner, Henry Holsey, William H. Kohler, John Eddy, John T. Reese, John Crawford, A. H. Whitman. Com- pany G: R. M. Jones, George Farne, John Becker, Adam
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Hendley, James Spencer, M. Berger, John Armstrong, Clay W. Evans, Patrick Grant, William Maurer, John Kautter, Patrick Savage. Company H: Samuel Fry- berger, William Donnelly, William Huber, Benjamin Roller, John Klinegina, Daniel Ohnmacht, Albert Davis, John Stevenson, Michael Melarkee, Daniel Cooke, John Cruikshank, Michael O'Brien, Charles Focht, John Ole- wine, Joseph Edwards, Thomas Palmer, Joseph Chester. Company I: L. Swain, J. Ongstadt, D. Kiase, W. Knittle, Charles Lindermuth, F. Bonner, C. W. Horn, M. Dooley, W. Tyson, C. DeLong. Company K: George J. Weaver, David R. Dress, Elias Fenstermacher, Thomas Fogerty, Henry R. Schulze, Franklin Ehly, Simon Hoffman, Andrew Weaber.
Missing .- George C. Seibert, Co. C; Edward H. Ebert, John D. Weikel, Co. D; William Gutshall, Co. E; George Kramer, Co. F; Harrison Bright, Michael Scott, Lewis Aurand, James Wentzel, Co. H; W. B. Beyerle, B. McArdel, W. B. Shearer, Co. I.
FROM THE 15th TO THE 31St OF MAY, 1864.
Killed .- Patrick Doolin, Henry McCann, Co. F; Sam- uel B. Laubenstein, Charles Norrigan, Co. N.
Wounded .- Joseph A. Gilmour; Jacob Kerschner, Co. A; William H. Humes, John Barren, Samuel Heckman, James Frazier, Co. B; John B. Boyer, Henry D. Moyer, Charles Deitrick, Co. D; Richard Hopkins, John Craw, ford, Henry Dillman, David Kreiger, Co. F; John Gal- lagher, Co. H; Francis Allebach, Christian Seward, Fred- erick Henry, Herman Buntz, James Boner, Co. I.
FROM MAY 3IST TO JUNE 4TH, 1864.
Killed .- Alexander Govan, Co. G; David Williams, Co. E; Edward G. Pugh, William Smith, Co. F; James Alli- son, Co. G; Joseph Alexander, Co. H; William J. Price, Benjamin B. Kershner, George Dresh, Co. I; Jacob Lan- by, Co. H.
Wounded .- P. C. Loeser, Co. C; William Clark, Co. C; Samuel C. Strausch, Robert Campbell, Co. B; E. Tosh, Co. E; James N. Easton, Co. F; C. F. Kuentzler, Co. G; Henry Bernsteel, Co. H; Oliver Davis, Jacob Ongstadt, Co. I; O. Heckman, Co. A: Robert D. Paden, Co. F; John Halton, Co. G; Henry C. Matthews, William A. Lloyd, Co. H; E. C. Kehl, Co. I; William Koch, George Beth, John Hugg, Simon Snyder, Elias Linns, J. D. Ash, Samuel Eckroth, Israel Britton, Co. A; Patrick Farrell, John Dolan, Thomas Boyle, Co. C; Daniel Boyer, Daniel E. Reedy, John Clemens, Robert Beverage, Patrick Bren- nan, Charles Quinn, Albert Cummings, Co. E; George H. Jones, J. Kuhns, W. E. Duffy, Cyrus Hanes, James Bradley, James Houte, Co. F; William Martin, Co. G; John C. Benedict, Jose S. Hays, Anthony O'Donnell, James Welsh, William Davis, Edward Metz, Co. H; Pe- ter Keller, John Clark, William Owens, John H. Cooper, J. Willour, William Kramer, Co. 1; H. W. Hass, Milton Nagle, William C. Keiser, Thomas Hudson, Co. K.
ASSAULT AT PETERSBURG, JUNE 17TH, 1864.
Killed .- John Major, Co. E; H. F. Straub, Isaac Lewis, Co. F; George W. Morey, Jefferson W. Beyerle, James Mulholland, Anthony Gallagher, Co. H; Nathan Rich, Co. K.
Wounded .- J. Helms, Co. D; C. C. Pollock, Co. G; D. B. Brown, Co. H; Joseph Edwards, Co. I; R. Camp- bell, Co. B; H. Weiser, Co. C; Thomas Irwin, Co. K; James Rider, Co. B; Jacob Deitrich, Co. D; Robert Wallace, Co. F; Elias Britton, John Holman, John Mc- Lean, John Cochran, William Hickey, John H. Shaffer, Joel Lins, Co. A; L. Deitrich, J. D. Casher, Joseph Ber-
linger, Co. D; William Reasons, Thomas Clemens, James Regans, James Mercer, R. B. Thompson, Co. F .; Murt Brennan, Patrick Boran, E. L. Shissler, Co. F; Howard Jones, Joshua Reed, Co. G; Charles Eberle, Lewis Au- rand, Jonathan Dillet, Co. H; Frank E. Ringer, William Kramer, Co. I; John Gillinger, Oliver W. Schwartz, Da- vid Houser, Co. K.
Missing .-- A. Wren, Co. B .; Jacob Wigner, Co. B .; Mike Lavell; William Auchenback, Co. F.
ON THE 18TH OF JUNE, 1864.
Killed .- Simon Devlin, Co. F .; Thomas Davis, Co. H .; Arthur L. Gray, Co. K.
Wounded .- Ben. Williams, Co. I .; Henry Schreyer, Francis M. Stretham, James W. Sterner, William Drei- blebis, Jos. Dreiblebis, Co. A .; Gilbert Graham, Co. C; Jos. Lindermut, Co. D .; Chris. Seward, Samuel T. De Frehn, Jacob Ruchwein, Charles R. Koch, Co. K.
ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES REPORTED BY COMPANY COM- MANDERS TO JANUARY, 1865.
Killed .- David B. Brown, Co. H .; William Levison, Co. C .; John F. Dentzer, Co. K .; Lewis Hessinger, Co. A .; Abraham A. Acker, John Whitaker, Co. C .; Henry Darwood, Daniel Okron, Co. D .; Daniel Boyer, John Danagh, Co. E .; William Smith, Co. F .; William Simp- son, Co. G .; James Heiser, Co. I .; John F. Dentzer, Co. K.
Wounded .- Joseph H. Hoskins, Co. F .; James Clark, Co. C .; William Laubenster, Co. K .; George Bowman, Co. D .; Joseph Rareg, Co. B .; Samuel Clemens, William J. Morgan, Robert Penman, John Mercer, Co. E .; Henry Fry, Co. H .; Lewis R. Loye, Israel Britton, Jabez Mc- Farlan, Co. A .; William R. Brooks, Henry Shoppel, John Yonker, Co. B .; Andrew Dunleavy, William Demerce, Robert Rogers, Co. O .; Jas. L. Baum, Jacob Derr, Nathan Kessler, John L. Werkil, Co. D .; Cornelius Dress, Patrick Grant, William McElrath, John McRay Daniel E. Reedy, Abraham Sigemund, Anthony Wade, John Watson, Co. E .; William Duffy, William Bell, Hamilton Hause, Co. F .; Patrick Cunningham, John Kauer, Patrick Galligan, Charles H. May, Co. G .; Job Hirst, John Lloyd, William Schneider, Samuel T. Skeen, Co. H .; Isaac Boltz, Charles H. Good, Martin Dooley, Thomas J. Reed, Jos. Gilbert, John Umbenhocker, Ben- jamin Williams, Henry Goodman, Co. I .; John Bartolet, Ephraim Whetstone, Co. K.
Missing .- O. A. J. Davis, Co. I .; Samuel Wallace, Co. C .; Henry C. Graeff, Co. D .; Robert Paden, Co. F .; Lewis H. Sterner, Frank W. Simons, Samuel Schollen- berger, Co. A .; John E. Bubeck, Gardner Bell, Jacob Hammer, Thomas Griffiths, William Stevenson, Co. B .; Murt Brennan, Charles Dintinger, William Larkin, Co. C .; George W. H. Cooper, William H. Williams, Daniel Deitrich, Co. D .; John Dooley, Edward Maginnis, Co. E .; William Fulton, Joseph Finbey, William Moore, Michael Walsh, William Koehler, David Miller, Elijah De Frehn, Co. F .; Patrick Grant, Nicholas Gross, Joshua Reed, Co. G .; Henry Jones, Joseph Moore, John Hallady, Philip Heffren, Co. H .; Patrick Crowe, Joseph Cobus, Lucian Monbeck, Nathan Neifert, Henry A. Neyman, William Weirs, Co. I .; George Cross, Thomas Leonard, John Patry, Thomas Fogarty, Co. K.
CHARGE AT PETERSBURG, APRIL 2ND, 1865.
Killed .- George W. Gowen; John Homer, Co. B; Daniel D. Barnet, Co. E; David McCloir, Co. F; James Ring, William Donnelly, George Uhl, Co. H; Albert Mack, Albert Zimmerman, Wesley Boyer, Co. I.
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Wounded .- Henry Reese, Co. F; William Auman, Co. G; Thos. H. Silliman, Co. H; John Watkins, Robert Campbell, William H. Ward, Co. B; Henry Rothenber- ger, Co. D; William J. Wells, Co. E; P. Radelberger, Co. H; James Nicholson, Co. C; Levi Derr, Co. D; Wm. D. Morgan, Co. E; John Devlin, Co. F; John Adams, Co. A; Robert Jones, Co. B; George C. Seibert, Jasper Goodavaunt, Albert Kurtz, James T. Martin, Paul Dehne, Co. C; Aaron Wagner, Jacob Schmidt, E. McGuire, Joseph Buddinger, Chester Phillips, Thos. Whische, Co. D; Wm. C. James, Robert Meredith, Frederick O. Goodwin, Thomas Hays, Co. E; James Densey, John Crawford, Co. F; Peter Bailey, John Droble, Patrick Daley, Nicholas Feers, Thomas Howell, Thomas Smith,
John Wright, George Kane, Co. G; Willoughby Lentz, Geo. E. Lewis, Benjamin Koller, Henry C. Matthews, Co. H; Jonathan Mowery, Charles C. Wagner, Joseph Shoener, John Road, Henry Goodman, Co. I; S. Hoff- man, Benjamin Kline, Paul Snyder, Jacob Erbert, David Phillips, John Williams, John Windermouth, Co. K.
Missing .- Isaac L. Fritz, Co. B; John McElrath, Co. E; James McReynolds, Co. I; James Hanan, Co. C; Geo. W. James, Co. E; William Reppert, Michael King- sley. Nicholas Stephens, Lewis Kteckner, Henry Kinker, Daniel Hurley, Co. B; Samuel Kessler, Co. D; David McGeary, John O'Neil, Co. E; Albert Fisher, Co. F; Patrick Galligan, Co. G; James Mullen, Theodore Kett, John Oats, Thomas J. Reed, Jacob Reichmine, Co. I; William Pelton, John Marshal, George Shaners, Co. K.
MORTUARY RECORD.
Killed .- Colonel George W. Gowen. Major Joseph A. Gilmour died of wounds.
COMPANY A.
Killed or Died of Wounds .- John Springer, B. G. Otto, John Brobst, John H. Leiser, James Williams, Lewis M. Robinhold, Isaac Otto, John J. Huntzinger, Abel C. F. St. Clair, Lewis Messenger, Henry Simpson, George Betz, Simon Snyder, George Airgood.
Died of Disease .- William Miller, John N. Spreese, Bernard West, David Kruger, John Ruff, George Bright, Richard Lee, Peter Zimmerman, Nelson Simons, David Houser, Samuel Schollenberger.
COMPANY B.
Killed or Died of Wounds .- John H. Hussey, John Homer, Reuben Robinson, David J. Davis, L. M. Reese, Alexander Prince, Michael Divine, John Williams, Wil- liam Hill, Matthew Hume, Frederick Knittle, Laurentus C. Mose, Daniel Wary, John Deitz, John Coats, Nicholas Shitehour, Samuel Heckman, Christian L. Laner, Wil- liam Kissinger.
Died of Disease .- Thomas Davidson, Isaac Fifer, Abe Forrer, Thomas Connell, John Robson, Abraham Wads. worth, William Schwartz, Thomas G. Williams, drowned.
COMPANY C.
Killed or Died of Wounds .- William Levison, John Whitaker, John Weiser, Barney Getler, Daniel Brown, Abraham A. Acker, Michael Mahan.
Died of Disease .- A. F. Frazier, Daniel Berghard, Thomas McEvoy, Joseph Lorr, Edwards Daniels, Pat- rick Farrell, Michael Crinbin, Charles Dintinger.
COMPANY D.
Killed or Died of Wounds .- Charles Miller, George Kamer, William Bambrick, Alva J. Jeffries, John Sullivan, |
Henry Williamson, Thomas Kinney, Jonathan Kaufman, Henry Dorward, Daniel Okon.
Died of Disease .- Alexander Fox, Henry Graeff, J. H. Dorr, Andrew Spear, Andrew Klock, Addison Seaman, Mattis Shaefer, William H. Smith, John Dietrich, Solo- mon Eyster, David Miller, C. Philip Beckman, Charles E. Hesser, Jonas Z. Raber.
COMPANY E.
Killed or Died of Wounds .- William Cullen, Thomas Tosh, John Broadbent, Lawrence Farrell, David Wil- liams, John Major, Daniel Boyer, John Danagh, Daniel Barrett, William Reasons, James Reagan, James Shields, Daniel E. Rudy, murdered; Anthony Wade accident- ally shot; Valentine Frantz, suicide.
Died of Disease .- John Morton, James P. Farrell, Thomas Major, William Evans, George Welsh, Patrick Rogers.
COMPANY F.
Killed or Died of Wounds .- William Hopkins, John Powell, Henry Jenkins, John J. Morrison, David F. Shiel, John Morrissey, Lewis Woods, Richard Williams, Patrick Doolin, Henry McCann, Edward G. Pugh, Wil- liam Smith, Horace F. Straub, Isaac Lewis, John Brad- ley, David McCloir, Israel Manning, Andrew Werner, Simon Devlin.
Died of Disease .- William Brereton, Charles Tries- bach, Daniel Fenstermaker, J. Evans, Jacob Wagner, Elijah De Frehn, William Fulton, Frank Queeny, Peter Litchfield.
COMPANY G.
Killed or Died of Wounds .- Curtis C. Pollock, H. C. Jackson, Alexander Govan, William Smith, Charles Timmons, John Fame, William Williams, James Allison, William Simpson, John Armstrong, J. Howard Jones, James R. Spencer.
Died of Disease .- Philip L. Drehl, Henry Burnish, Edward McCabe, Charles Clark, Charles Hesser.
COMPANY H.
Killed or Died of Wounds .- Samuel B. Laubenstein, David B. Brown, Joseph Reed, John Sponsler, Charles Harrigan, William Nagle, Thomas Kelly, Samuel Pettit, Joseph Weise, Abraham Brewster, George W. Morey, Jefferson W. Byerle, James Mullholland, Anthony Gal- lagher, Thomas Davis, Charles Driesbach, William A. Millet, Joseph Chester, Job Hirst, James King, William Donnelly, George Uhl, Joseph Alexander.
Died of Disease .- William T. Garrett, Charles C. Hinkle, R. A. Jenkins, Charles Knorr, Thomas Lewis, Charles O. DeLong, Isaac Bannon, John Donnelly, Ed- ward Edwards, Lewis W. Kopp, William D. Lloyd, P. Heniran, Charles Aurand.
COMPANY I.
Killed or Died of Wounds .-- B. B. Shuck, Joseph Edwards, George H. Gressang (drowned), Lewis V. Focht, Charles F. Leizer, Jonas Haldman, Charles Weaver, Henry J. Ege, William J. Price, Benjamin B. Kershner, George Dresh, James Herser, John Clark, Jerry Willoner, James Bower, Lewis Beerblehamer, Isaac K. Beltz, Albert Zimmerman, Abert Mack, Wesley Boyer.
Died of Disease .- Alexander Boone, Charles E. Weber, Reuben Watt, Lewis J. Garber, Daniel J. Kehl, Daniel Mayer.
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COMPANY K.
Killed or Died of Wounds .- R. D. Filbert, Daniel Moser, George Dentzer, John W. Henn, Jacob Lantz, Nathan Rich, Arthur L. Gray, John L. Dentzer.
Died of Disease .- Patrick Handley, Peter Boyer, Pe- ter Burke, George F. Maines.
CHAPTER XIX.
RECORDS AND ROLLS OF THE FIFTIETH AND FIFTY-
SECOND REGIMENTS.
OMPANIES A and C of the 50th regiment were recruited in Schuylkill county. Its or- ganization took place September 25th, 1861, with B. C. Christ, of this county, colonel ; and on the 2nd day of October it went to Wash- ington, and thence on the 9th to Annapolis. On the 19th it sailed on transports for the Carolinas. On the night of November ist a gale was encountered off Cape Hatteras, in which one of the ves- sels was only saved from loss by the efforts of the soldiers. after the masts had been cut away, everything thrown overboard, and she had been abandoned by the crew.
The regiment first encamped near Hilton Head, but on the 6th of December it went to Beaufort, where on the night after its arrival it had its first fight with the rebels, whom it drove from the island. On the Ist of January, 1862, it was engaged in force for the first time at the battle of Coosaw, where a rebel fort was destroyed.
In the demonstration on Charleston, in May, 1862, Colonel Christ, with his regiment and some other troops, went to Pocotaligo to burn the railroad bridge there. The only access to the place was over a narrow causeway, through a marsh, and a bridge from which the plank had been removed. Captain Parker of this regiment volun- teered to lead his men across on the "stringers " of the bridge, which he did, though the feat cost him his life, for "he fell pierced by three bullets while cheering his men on the perilous passage." Although the bridge was not burned, a large force was drawn from Charleston, against which General Hunter was then operating.
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