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In July the regiment was ordered to Fortress Monroe, and thence to the support of General Pope in Virginia. It was engaged two days at the second Bull Run battle, and lost heavily, but it drove the enemy in every en- counter. The regiment with its brigade was severely shelled near Centerville, and was sharply engaged at the battle of Chantilly. It was again engaged at South Mountain September 14th, and at Antietam on the 17th. At Fredericksburg it was not actively engaged, though it witnessed the battle.
Sherman in his campaign to Jackson. In the action at that place Lieutenant-Colonel Brenholtz, in command of the 50th, was killed.
On the roth of August the 50th returned to Kentucky and thence to Knoxville. Its force was then reduced to eighty men, nearly all of whom were suffering from ma- larial disease. The rest were in hospitals. In October it was sent with its corps to repel an invasion of East Tennessee. It was in action, but its loss was not great. Soon after its return it went to aid in checking the ad- vance of Longstreet from Chattanooga, but was compelled to fall back. It was engaged at Campbell's station, where the enemy was held in check for a time. On the 29th of November it assisted in the defense of Saunders, and skirmished with the rear of the enemy after the siege was raised, camping at Blaine's cross-roads. At this place almost the entire regiment, on the Ist of Jan- uary, 1864, re-enlisted and was ordered to Nicholasville, a distance of 200 miles, which it accomplished in ten days.
The sufferings of the men on this march were almost incredible. On their arrival they received their veteran furlough.
On the 20th of March they went to Annapolis, where their numbers were recruited, and on the 5th of May reached the field at the Wilderness, where they were en- gaged, losing seventeen killed and fifty-three wounded and missing. They were again engaged at Spottsylvania Court-house, where they charged with their brigade and carried the heights, with a loss in killed, wounded and missing of 120 men. They were again engaged on the 12th, and daily for some days afterward. For more than a month from the 21st of June the regiment was engaged in picket duty before Petersburg. It was or- dered to the mine on the 29th of July to support the as- saulting troops, but with them was forced back. On the 19th of August it went to the Weldon Railroad, where it was attacked and lost some in killed and wounded. It was actively engaged at the front till the month of Oc- tober, when 147 recruits were received and it went into camp for two weeks for drill. During the month of No- vember it went into winter quarters, where it remained till the next spring. It was engaged in the operations of the army early in April, 1865, and was among the first regiments that reached Petersburg on its fall. It partici- pated in the ceremony of laying the corner-stone of the national monument at Gettysburg, and in due time was mustered out of the service.
The muster roll: of the Fiftieth contained the following names from Schuylkill county.
REGIMENTAL OFFICERS.
Colonel, B. C. Christ. Quartermaster, Albert Jones. Assistant quartermasters-John S. Eckel, Charles J. Needler. Surgeon, David G. Mckibben. Drum-major, Henry A. Hoffman. Fife major, Daniel Koop.
COMPANY A.
After General Burnside was superseded in Virginia, the 50th went west and took part in the siege of Vicks- Officers .- Captain, J. B. Brar.dt. First lieutenant, burg, and after the fall of that place was with General | Samuel R. Schwenk; second, Edward F. Wiest. Ser-
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; eants-Henry J. Alspach, Henry Brodt, Samuel Schwalm, Jacob Zimmerman, Daniel Hoffa. Corporals-David J. Alspach, William J. Snyder, John Heisler, Franklin H. Barnhart, John Schreffler, Daniel Troutman, Simon B. Bleiler, Solomon Wiehry. Clerk, Bejamin Focht. Mu- sicians, Jacob Lehman, William J. Schuckert. Wagoner, Joshua Greenawalt.
Privates .- Nicholas Adams, Cyrene Bowman, William F. Bowman, Charles Biehl, David Ballen, William Blanch- ford, John Bixler, William H. Bleiler, John Bower, Chas. Blessing, Elias Bixler, Jonathan Brenner, James Burns, Peter Brum, Edward Carl, William Clark, Martin Can- non, Michael Cannon, John R. Dieter, Isaac Derker, Henry Deibler, William H. Delcamp, Jonathan Doubert, Thomas Dawson, William Doubert, Benjamin Davis, Samuel Engel, James F. Ellenbaum, Augustus Erdman, Elias Engel, Jacob Engel, Jacob F. Ferree, John Fuller, Christian Frankhouser, Jonas Faust, Isaac Feindt, Patrick Flinn, Frank Fox, John Flinn, Peter Grow, William Herb, William J. Hesser, Benjamin Hartzog, Jonathan Harter, Samuel Hoffa, John J. Herring, Henry Hoyer, Isaac Houtz, Benjamin Herman, Andrew Herb, Edward Har- ner, Jacob Herbst, Daniel Hoffa, Patrick Joice, Philip F. Kauffman, Samuel W. Kauffman, Samuel Kaercher, Daniel Klinger, Joel Kramer, Charles J. Kneedler, Anthony Keiser, George Lester, John J. Laudenslager, Jacob Luhlasser, Henry Lengel, August F. Miller, John D. Manning, Elias Minnich, Alexander McLaughlin, Israel Morgan, Robert McClellan, Michael Mochan, Jonathan Miller, Augustus Mellon, Charles Muckenstom, Peter S. Otto, Levi Osman, Aaron Osman, Patrick O'Neil, Robert Pace, John Raber, Wiliiam Rothermel, Daniel Riegel, Harrison Runyon, Jonas P. Reigel, David Reese, Richard Rahn, Aaron Schofstall, John D. Schearer, Hiram Straw, Jacob Starr, Abraham Snyder, Jacob Stark, Emanuel Schweikert, Edward Thomas, John Unger, Uriah Wenerich, August Weisner, Isaac Wolff, Daniel D. Weaver, Franklin Wiehry, Philip A. Wiest, Michael Wolf- gang, Andrew Williams, Bursey Wight.
Re-enlisted veterans and recruits:
Isaac Artz, Daniel Binkley, Charles Beach, Jacob Boyer, Philip Boyer, Edward Bixler, Martin Bressler, Franklin Bressler, Jackson Bixler, Joseph Clouser, Ed- ward W. Clark, Harry Christ, Daniel Delcamp, Jacob Dressler, Isaac H. Dornsife, Joseph Delcamp, Levi Dodge, Jeremiah W. Dornsife, Philip Deitrich, Lenniary Erdman, Peter Fox, Joel Godshall, Noah Geist, Joel Honenstine, John Henry, Jacob Henry, Simon Klauser, Lewis Krebs, Peter F. Lucas, Hiram Michael, John H. Maurer, Joseph Otto, Abraham Phillips, Benjamin F. Pinkerton, John Steckley, Jonathan B. Stutzman, John Seifert, Daniel Stoop, Abraham F. Starr, Nathaniel Stutzman, Augustus F. Schreiber, Abraham K. Schwenk, Henry Shadel, Jacob Shade, D. H. Snyder, A. K. Schwenk, Elias T. Troutman, Emanuel Troutman, Francis K. Wiest, Hiram K. Wiest, Samuel B. Wiest, Michael Wolf, John K. Zerby, John H. Zin- merman, George Zimmerman, Lewis Zimmerman.
COMPANY B.
George Hiney, William Hiney.
COMPANY C.
Officers .- Captain, D. F. Burkert. First lieutenant, George W. Brumm; second, John F. Saylor. Sergeants -William H. Mennig. L. Becker, William H. Hiney, James Saylor, William Hill. Corporals-Augustus Mel- lon, C. Brown, D. Randenbush, S. Losch, L. Eckert, G. H. Hoffman, R. Bechtel. Drummer, J. Helms. Fifer, J. Graeff. Wagoner, L. Schwartz.
Privates .- Elias Berger, Augustus Berger, John G. W. D. Brisons, Jonathan Brener, Gotlieb Bergert, Benjamin Brown, G. W. Brumm, George Cake, Henry W. Deibler, John Doudle, Peter Dunkle, George Donnar, Samuel Eckley, Emanuel Eckel, William Emrick, Isaac Eckert, Richard Fahl, Frank Fenstermacher, Jacob Guertler, Alexander Garrett, Aaron W. Gilbert, George Hiney, Samuel Hoffman, William Hoffman, George Heebner, Jacob Harbst, Jacob Hehn, Henry Hehn, Henry Hill, Joseph Handell, James K. Helms, Stoughton Keihner, Jonas W. Kremer, George Klingner, Charles Knarr, Ben- jamin Knarr, Josiah D. Lehman, Joseph Long, John Little, Lewis Long, Thomas Lloyd, James K. Levan, Henry B. Miller, Daniel Murie, George Moyer, Patrick McCollough, Daniel McGlann, Patrick Molloy, Edward Marland, Charles Mecinstorn, Charles Oswald, Edward Oswald, Israel Oswald, William Patten, Morgan Pugh, Peter Powell, George Reed, John Ryan, Frederick Scheck, George R. Schwenk, Jacob Scheck, George Simpson, A. Shirk, Enoch Shaeffer, Peter Steinbach, Alexander Williams, Franklin Wise, William Wilder- muth, Patrick Williams, William Wagner.
Re-enlisted veterans and recruits :
Officers .- Captain, Daniel F. Burkert. First lieuten- ant, William H. Hiney; second, John Eckel. Sergeants- William Hill, Augustus Mellon, Charles E. Brown, David Roudenbush, James H. Levan. Corporals-Samuel A. Losch, Levi Eckert, Alexander P. Garret, Henry Hill, George Schwenk, John Dowle. Musicians-Henry B. Miller, Volney Bell, Clinton McGibbins, Wm. H. Gens- ler.
Privates .- Samuel Agley, Gottlieb Burkert, Elias Ber- ger, William Baker, Albert Bartlett, L. Baker, Charles Burkert, Daniel Berger, George Bousman, Jacob Bene- dict, Alpheus Comber, Rolandus Correll, George Cake, Henry Dibler, Peter Dankle, Peter Dilcomb, Emanuel Eckle, John Eckert, William Eckert, Isaac Eckert, John N. Eckert, Daniel Everhart, Peter Fritz, John Fritz, Christian Gulliver, William D. Guertler, Jacob Getler, Samuel Hoffman, William Hoffman, Jerome Hoffman, Henry Hehn. Edward Heebner, George Heebner, Jacob Hehn, William Hehn, Romandes Harner, Stoughton Kiehner, William J. Koch, Garret Kerrigan, Charles Knarr, Benjamin Knarr, Josiah Lehman, Adam Lloyd, Thomas Lloyd, George W. Lloyd, Joseph Long, William G. Losch, George Moyer, Patrick McCullough, John McHargne, John B. Martz, Samuel Martz, Daniel Martz, Charles Oswald, Israel Oswald, Edward Oswald, Thomas Rupp, Edward Rieger, George Reed, Michael Riley, John Ryan, John Reed, Albert Reigan, Franklin Rein- heimer, Franklin Sharon, Charles Shoppell, Adam Schwab, Samuel Schwenk, Frederick Scheck, Jacob Scheck, William Sirles, Daniel Sullivan, William Tyson, Irvin Tyson, William Williams, Charles Williams, Patrick Williams, Levan Warner, William Wagner, William Wil- termuth, Josiah Wright.
Recruits under the call of July, 18th, 1864:
Jacob Bender, Henry Burns, Louis Boyer, Franklin Burns, William Bretz, George W. Brown, Joseph Correll, Henry B. Christian, Charles Eiler, Marks E. Eckert, Mahlon Garby, David Hulebush, Andrew Krebs, Isaac Knarr, George Knarr, John L. Lendal, Jacob Linder- muth, William Merker, Henry B. Mills, Edward Mar- land, George Myer, Martin Poots, Lewis B. Raber, John Seifert, Lewis Sayman, Paul Sheck, John Sweeney, Wil- liam B. Safert, John Smith, William Shugart, Augustus Wall, Thomas Walises, Samuel Wasner.
Under the call of December 19th, 1864:
David Black, Franklin E. Fisher, William Koch, Charles Kearney, Peter Paul.
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COMPANY D .- Thomas P. Davis.
COMPANY E .- Benjamin Roberson.
COMPANY F .- Lieutenant Albert Huntzinger.
COMPANY 1 .- John Mackey, James Gaskins, Corporal William Cole, John Deniston, John A. Bush, Josiah Wright.
COMPANY K .- Daniel Hilbert, Jacob K. Clauser.
CASUALTIES IN THE FIFTIETH.
In the battles of Bull Run (second) and Chantilly:
COMPANY C .- Killed: George W. Kinley and Edward Haemer. Wounded : D. Berket, Jonas Kremer, George Simpson, Peter Powell, Samuel Hoffman, Garret Garri- gan, Benjamin Knarr, Dennis Mellery, John Martin, Geoge Schwenk. Missing: Jacob Getler, Charles Knarr, Franklin Wise, Edward Marl, Henry M. Diebler.
COMPANY A .- Killed : John Heisler, Peter S. Otto, Edward Hamer. Wounded : Henry Brodt, Samuel Schwalm, David J. Alspach, Nicholas Adams, John Bix- ler, Cyrene Bowman, John Herring, Daniel Hoffa, Henry Hower, William Hesser, Andrew Herb, William Bliler, Emanuel D. Faust, August Erdman, Samuel Kauffman, Alexander McLaughlin. Missing : Benjamin Herman, Levi Ossman, Philip A. Wiest.
In the battles of South Mountain and Antietam:
COMPANY C .- Killed: Richard Fahl, Daniel McGlenn. Wounded: Augustus Berger, Jeremiah Helms, Jonathan Branner, Samuel Agley, John Graif, William Patten, Franklin Fenstermacher, Jacob Hehn.
COMPANY A .-- Killed : E. Warner. Wounded : S. Schwalm, William Biller.
At Campbell's Station and Knoxville :
Killed: Emanuel Faust, Co. A. Wounded: Henry Dieble, James Birnie. Co. A; M. Mckeon, Co. D; A. Gift, Co. E ; Wm. Cole, Co. I ; H. Geehler, Co. H.
In the battles of the Wilderness, and subsequent en- gagements up to June 6th, 1874 :
COMPANY A .- Killed: Henry Faust, Simon Bergle. Wounded .- Benjamin Focht, Wm. H. Delcamp, Geo. Lester, Jacob Henry, Conrad Earl, Jackson Bixler, Dan. Hoffa, Nathaniel Rickert, Emanuel Swikert, Elias Trautman, Michael Wolfgang, Daniel Delcamp, John D. Shearer, Augustus V. Schuber, Michael Wolf, Lewis Zimmerman, Abraham Starr, Nathaniel Stutzman, Isaac Artz, Aaron Ossman, Cornelius Schlegel, Harrison Wal- ton, Philip Dietrich, Jonathan Hearter, John Zimmerman, August Weisner, Benjamin Herman, Joel Kramer, Edward Bixler, Wm. F. Clark, Peter Fox, Jonathan P. Stutzman, Joel Stronecker, Sam. B.Wiest, Benj. T. Pinkerton, Patrick Joice, Abraham Schwenk. Missing and Prisoners: Uriah Wenerick, Hiram Stern, David Balton, Edward W. Clark, Josiah Saltzer, Daniel Stein, Hiram R. Wiest, Daniel R. Burkley.
COMPANY C .- Killed: Wm. H. Hill, Michael Riley, Levan J. Warner, Sam. Martz, Dan. Evert, Jacob Bene- dict, Thomas Lloyd, Franklin Sharer, John Reed, Eman- uel Eckert, Albert Bartolet. Wounded: Levi Eckert, Wm. Eckers, Peter Fritz, Christ Gulliver, Wm. Hoffman, George Lloyd, Adam Lloyd, John Mehargue, Charles Shappell, Adam Lehwab, Irvin Tyson, Josiah Wright, D. T. Burkert, Augustus Mellon, Chas. Oswald, Wm. Wildermuth, Henry M. Diebler, Josiah D. Lehman, Gott- lieb Burkert, Henry Hill, Wm. H. Hiney, George Cake, Wm. Koch, Lafayette Baker, John Eckert, Jacob Hehn. Missing : David Raudenbush, John Dowdle, Samuel Agley, Elias Berger, Peter Dankle, Wm. Guertler, Henry
Hehn, Wm. Hains, Garrett Kerrigan, Dan. Sullivan, William Williams.
MORTUARY RECORD.
COMPANY A .- Killed or died of wounds: John Heisler, William H. Delcamp, Peter S. Otto, Edward Harner, Emanuel Faust, Henry Faust, Simon Reigle, Jacob Hen- ry, Conrad Carl, John D. Manning (murdered). Died of disease: David G. Alpach, Nathaniel Stutzman, Robert McClelland, D. Towney.
COMPANY C .- Killed or died of wounds: William II. Hill, Michael Riley, Levan J. Warner, Sam Martz, Dan Evert, Jacob Benedict, Thomas Lloyd, Franklin Sharer, John Reed, Emanuel Eckert, Albert Bertolet, James Golles, Jeremiah Helms. Died of disease: Lucian Schwartz.
FIFTY-SECOND REGIMENT.
About fifty citizens of Schuylkill county were mem- bers of this regiment, which was organized in October, 1861. The present chief magistrate of the State was the lieutenant colonel of this regiment at its organization. It spent the winter of 1861-62 in camp at Washington, perfecting itself in drill and discipline. On the 28th of March, 1862, it left camp and went by transport to New- port News. It was one of the first regiments to enter Yorktown after its evacuation by the rebels.
It went forward with the army and was engaged at Fair Oaks and Seven Pines. During the remaining oper- ations on the Chickahominy it was constantly on active duty, and did efficient service. During the latter part of the summer and the autumn of 1862, the 52nd occupied the fortifications of Yorktown, and drilled as heavy ar- tillery.
In December the regiment went south, and in the lat- ter part of January, 1863, want to Port Royal. Thence in April it moved up the North Edisto, but after some perils at sea it landed at Beaufort. July 9th, with other troops, it went up Stone river to make a diversion in fa- vor of General Gilmore, who was preparing for the bom- bardment of Morris Island. Thence after some skirm- ishing it went to Folly Island, and was engaged in the long siege of Fort Wagner.
In December a large portion of the regiment re-enlist- ed and received their furlough. After its return it was for some time engaged in skirmishing among the sea islands. In June, 1864, the 52nd took an active part in the attack on Fort Johnson, in which one hundred and twenty-five were made prisoners. The assault was well executed, but failed for want of support.
During the summer and autumn of 1864 the 52nd did duty on Morris Island as heavy artillery. In the follow- ing winter it acted as boat infantry in picketing Charles- ton harbor.
In February, 1865, a detachment from this regiment entered the deserted Fort Sumter and city of Charles- ton.
The men from Schuylkill county in this regiment were:
Wesley Cummings, John Fairfield, Joseph Reed, Charles O'Harra, John Brennan, Edward W. Collahan, Henry C. Niese, James Donevan, Abraham Butts, David Jeremiah, Joseph Dale, Joseph Shivelhood, Thomas Thomas, James
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THE FIFTY-FIFTH REGIMENT.
Davis, Captain Beaton Smith, Samuel Williams, Erastus Sowers, Charles Lucas, Ralph Sowers, William Jones, Lieutenant William H. Hughes, Sergeant B. F. Jones, Law- rence Giles, Gerhard Welter, Albert Senef, Captain John Jones, jr., Lieutenant John J. Hennessy, Michael Hene- gan, Edward Ryan, James Carman, Henry J. Banks, Jesse Fegley, Elias K. Faust, Edward L. Hubler, Aaron Lamberson, Jeremiah Messersmith, Henry Neifert, Mich- ael O'Donnel, James McGarr, John Brennan, Patrick Burke, John Butler, James Cleary, Michael W. Donahoe, James Donahoe, Thomas Dalton, Patrick Donnelly, Pat- rick Donahoe, Walter Fitzgerald, Stephen Horan, James H. Horan, Richard Kealey, Thomas Naughton, Henry Padden, Christopher Ready.
CHAPTER XX.
THE FIFTY- THIRD, FIFTY-FIFTH AND FIFTY-SIXTH PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENTS.
HE 53d was one of the regiments that sprang to arms for the defense of the State on its second invasion, in 1863. Companies C, F, H and I were from this county. The regi- ment was stationed at Reading during its term of service.
FIFTY-FIFTH REGIMENT.
In the summer and autumn of 1861 this regiment, of which Company E was from this county, was recruited. Among the field officers the county was represented by Frank T. Bennet. It was sent to Port Royal, S. C., in December, and did guard duty there till February, 1862. Thence it went to Edisto Island, where the scattered companies were often attacked. In autumn it went on an expedition to destroy the Savannah Railroad, and was engaged at Pocataligo bridge, losing twenty-nine killed and wounded. Among the killed was Captain H. C. Bennet, of this county. It was then stationed at Beau - fort, doing picket duty for a year. January Ist, 1864, a majority of the men re-enlisted, received their furlough and returned recruited to the maximum strength. It went to Virginia in April, and during the remainder of its service it was engaged in operations in the vicinity of Richmond and Petersburg. It was many times in action and suffered severe losses. It was mustered out at Pe- tersburg, August 30th, 1865.
Company B contained John Layman and Frank Kem- merer; Company C William Wagner, and Company F James Fowler.
COMPANY E.
The muster roll of this company as it left Schuylkill county is as follows:
Officers .- Captain, Horace C. Bennett. First lieuten- ant, George H. Hill; second, John Slotterback. Ser- geants-Winfield Bensaman, George Slotterback, Henry
C. Bensaman, George Parry, Henry E. Snyder. Cor- porals-John McClay, James Miller, Michael Murray, Miles Rourke, Charles Fritchley, John Deitrich, William Challenger, Daniel Chester. Drummer, George Allen.
Privates .- Dennis Adams, John Booth, John S. Ban- nan, Matthew Beggs, John Baird, Jacob Berger, Daniel Billman, James Campbell, John Campbell, Patrick Come- ford, Daniel Conway, Edward Coyle, James Caton, John Condron, Patrick Churchfield, Daniel F. Dengler, Patrick Delaney, William Derr, Owen Finety, George Foulk, William Fowler, Jacob Fluge, Alexander Fairley, John Gehrer, Francis Gallagher, Andrew Govan, John Harri- son, Robert Hay, Henry Hepler, William Hay, George Haas, John Haas, David Hughs, John J. Jones, William Kuehn, William Kuehn, jr., James Kelter, Patrick Lynch, John Lawrence, John Lantz, Mortimer Langton, John Maggee, Thomas Maggee, Daniel McAllister, Peter Mur- phy, John Mohan, James McFarlane, Michael McNa- mara, Francis Munday, William Maggee, Patrick Mc- Donough, John McCain, John Madden, James O'Donnel, James O'Kane, John Paden, Robert Pease, Patrick Rafferty, Arthur Rogers, Monroe Reed, Peter Reitz, Thomas Sharp, George Smith, Thomas Tobin, James Tobin, Hiram Thomas, Luke Welsh, John Wormal, John Wormwood, Joseph F. Welsh, David Wier, John B. Wagner, William Williamson, Samuel D. Watkins, Aaron Yoder, George Zernholt.
Re-enlisted veterans and recruits:
Captain, George H. Hill. Corporal, William Fowler. Privates: Philip Ansty, John S. Bannan, Daniel Billman, Solomon Billman, Craymer, Thomas Conway, Patrick Churchfield, Arthur Connery, George Dunlap, John Dormer, John McCann, Thomas Patten, Luke Welsh.
CASUALTIES OF THE 55TH.
From the 6th to the 16th of May, 1864, inclusive :
COMPANY E .- Killed : George Stone, Peter Reitz Michael McNamarra, Theodore Weiser. Wounded : J. Slotterback, W. Benseman, John McLay, Daniel Chester Miles Rourke, Jacob Fluge, Andrew Govan, John Mad- den, Henry Aumet, Chas. H. Kantner, David Wier, Thomas Wilson, George Raudenbush, Jas. Wood, Wm. P. Maggee, James S. Campbell, Haly Wren, Chas. Fritz- ley, Daniel Lodge. Wounded and Missing : John Mag- gee, James Tobin, William Kuehn, Aaron Yoder, Daniel Billman, Solomon Billman, John McCann, Luke Welsh, John Booth, Philip Anstee, Thomas Conway, Robert Reed, James McFarlane, George Dunlop, Thomas Patten, David Hughes, Edward Coyle, Patrick Churchfield.
May 20th : Killed : John Welsh. Wounded : Fredrick Reed and Thos. Sharp. Missing in Action : John S. Bannan, Rose- wald and Stephens.
June 3d :
Killed : Edward Lewis. Wounded : Wm. Challinger, Michael Murray, S. D. Watkins, Geo. Smith, Michael Guldin, John Fry, Still Hull. Missing : Patrick Delaney, WVm. Williamson.
September 29th:
Killed: James Robinson, Co. C. Wounded: George H. Hill, Co. E; Thomas Howe, Co. G; Josiah Hissong, Co. H; Frank P. Berger, Co. B; D. Meyers, Co. F; Charles Long, Co. G; David Lines, Co. K; G. T. Barnacle, Francis Warner, Michael Hussa, Co. A; Samuel Startzer, Co. B; Michael Golden, G. N. Kise, Co. E; George Dike, B. B. Black, Jacob Shank, John Strain, Henry S. Swartz, Philip Breidenbach, George Walters, Co. F; J. Stiffer, Co. G; Charles Stoke-
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man, George Ganehow, Hiram Matthews, Edmund Fisher, Co. H; Matthew Garland, Co. I; Cornelius Mock, F. H. Luther, Co. K. Wounded and Missing: John O'Neill, Co. I; A. Flanigan, Harry E. Eisebise, Co. G; Paul Mock, Co. I; Rufus Mitchell, Co. C; Sylvanus B. Summerville, Co. D; Stephen Walker, Solomon Fetter- man, Co. F; John Lane, Harry Sharts, Co. G; Alfred Ruggles, Charles Bisbin, Edwin Hughes, Co. I. Missing: Barney Adair, Co. F; Michael Murray, Co. E; D. Black, Co. G, John B. Mock, Co. K; Emanuel Frælich, Co. B; George Zeinhelt, Co. E; D. Kennedy, Co. F; John Bar- tlebaugh, Co. I; John Christ, Co. K; Michael Bock, Co. A; James Tyson, Jacob Snyder, Amos Stout, George Strickler, Joseph Dike, Elias Howe, William Telle, Fi- dele Birer, Co. B; William A. Vance, Co. C; Daniel Mer- rich, Co. D; Hiram Thomas, John Jeffries, James Mur- phy, Co. E; Harrison Overdorff, William Cochrane, Wil- liam P. Patterson, Co. F; Joseph Wilders, C. Rush, Wil- liam Smith, Co. G; H. B. Stick, John A. Moyer, Co. H; John Barr, Philip McCormick, Lawrence, Co. I; John Roch, Cyrus Gephart, Andrew Plucker, John Palmer, Co. K.
MORTUARY RECORD.
COMPANY E .- Killed or Died of Wounds: Horace C. Bennett, George Stone, Peter Ritz, Michael McNamarra, Theodore Weiser, John Welsh, Edward Lewis, John Padden (accidentally). Died of Disease: William Fowler, Lewis Lewis, John S. Bannan, George S. Yinnell, John Jones, Co. B; Cirter Rogers, Co. C.
FIFTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.
This regiment was organized in the autumn of 1861. Company K was recruited in part in Schuylkill county. In March, 1862, it went forward to Washington and entered on duty in Virginia. It shared the fortunes of the army in that State during the summer and was in the Maryland campaign in the autumn. It was also in the campaigns of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Get- tysburg, at which last place it had the honor of opening the battle. It was with the army in Virginia during the subsequent operations of 1863. In the following March a portion of the men re-enlisted and received their fur- lough. They returned in April, 1864, and soon engaged in the Wilderness campaign. The regiment was en- gaged in the subsequent operations around Petersburg and participated in the final campaign. Its reputation as a regiment was hardly surpassed by that of any other in the service.
Company C included Michael Haley, Company D John Delaney, Company E Dennis Adams and Thomas Row, and Company K the following:
Captain David Mitchell, Asst. Quar. Preston Rossiter, Sergeant Robert B. Kane, Corporal George W. Rose, Corporal William Barnum, Francis Dickerson, Isaac B. Jones, James A. Hetherington, Philip Cortier, William Stevenson, George Allison, Nicholas Curren, Harrison Smith.
CASUALTIES.
Previous to the actions on the Weldon Railroad:
Wounded-Ira N. Bennet, Samuel Shaw, George Alli- son, Michael Maher, John Flanaakers, William Bowers, William H. Reynolds, Washington Trout, William N.
Roeport, Michael Luby, Daniel Hess, Reuben Seccolty, Cabren Waltz, James Albert, Edward Warren, Cyrus Madanies, Solomon Benker, Henry W. Barkely.
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