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COMPANY G-BROWN INFANTRY,
Was recruited at Canonsburg by Capt. John Fraser, Professor of Mathematics at Jefferson College. Under his command the follow- ing families sent forty-seven sons to the army : John Gaston, 4; Thomas Jackson, 4; James Ryan, 4; Harmon M. Peck, 4; Sa- muel L. Hughes, 3; Samuel Stewart, 3; Rev. Wm. Smith, 3; John Paxton, 3; Dr. Stewart, 3; Mrs. Hallas, 3 ; James Coleman, 3; John Brady, 2; Hugh Huston, 2; Samuel R. Cook, 2; W. H. McNary, 2; Wm. Black, 2.
Capt. John Fraser was elected Aug. 22, 1864; promoted to Lieut .- Col. July 4, 1863. He was succeeded by Capt. W. H. H. Bing- ham the same day, who was promoted to Major of U. S. Volunteers Aug. 1, 1864. His successor was Capt. John F. Wilson, elected Oct. 10, 1864, and died April 14, 1865, of wounds received in battle. Capt Wilson N. Paxton was elected April 16, 1865, and honorably discharged as Ist Lieut. May 15, 1865, and he was suc- ceeded by Capt. John R. Paxton May 16, 1865, who was mustered out with the company May 31, 1865.
Ist Lieut. W. H. H. Bingham, elected May 22, 1864, and pro- moted to Captain.
Ist Lieutenant Wilson N. Paxton, elected Aug. 22, 1864, and promoted to Captain.
1st Lieut. John R. Paxton, elected April 16, 1865, and promoted' to Captain .!
2d Lieutenant Wilson N. Paxton, elected Aug. 22, 1862, and promoted to 1st Lieut.
2d Lieut. Jos. W. McEwen, elected Aug. 22, 1862, killed at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863.
2d Lieut. Alex. M. Wilson, elected March 4, 1863, killed at Get- tysburg July 2, 1863.
2d Lieut. John R. Paxton, elected Oct. 14, 1864, and promoted! to 1st Lieut.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS .- Alex. M. Wilson, Ist Sergeant; Jasper E. Brady, Jr., 2d Sergeant ; T. J. Weaver, 3d Sergeant ; Benjamin Black, 4th Sergeant; James Voltenburg, 5th Sergeant, K .; James M. Patton, Ist. Corporal; David L. Taggart, 2d Corporal ; E. H. Martin, 3d Corporal ;: John R. Mitchell, 4th Corporal ; Dunning Hart, 5th Corporal; G. Harold McGinnis, 6th Corporal; John F. Wilson, 7th Corporal; Bankhead B. Barr, 8th Corporal.
PRIVATES .- James Allison, Wm. Armstrong, James Armstrong, John! Arnold, Simon Arnold, Boyd E. Atkinson, John Barr, James L. Berry, w .:; John M. Berry, David Berry, David W. Boyd, David Boyce, Josiah Car -- roll, Stephen Champ, A. A. Coleman, Eli Crawford, James M. Crawford .. Vincent Crawford, James S. Daggs, John C. Davis, George Davis, Charles: R. Donaldson, Wm. G. Donaldson, E. G. Emery, Alexander Gaston, E .; John Gilkeson, John L. Gow, Levi Griffith, w. ; James W. Griffith, Wm. I. Greer, George Grier, James Hamilton,* D. ; David Havelin, Wm. A.
* Died of typhoid fever, September 23d.
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Helt, Joseph Hemphill, James Himmeger, John W. Hogdens, Frank Ijams, J. B. Johnson, Wm. H. Jackson, James B. Jackson, Robert S. Jackson, Cornelius D. B. Kirk. James P. Kerr, Wm. A. Kerr, Joseph Lawson, Wm. H. Lanum, James Lynn, James S. McGlumphey, w .; Samuel B. McBride, G. W. McGibbony, Robert R. McJunkin, John W. McMeans, T. M. McNary, John McNutt, John R. Mitchell, Joseph L. Moore, George R. Murray, Robert B. Parkinson, John R. Paxton, Wm. J. P. Patton, Thomas A. Perrine, David B. Phillips, Wayne J. Phillips, James W. Pollock, William Pollock, James S. Rankin, James G. Sloan, William Sheets, John Speer, Robert L. Speer, R. L. Stewart, John M. Stewart, Wm. B. Stewart, John T. Sumney, David Sumney, James Thomas, Cyrus Townsend, John M. Watson, James P. Weaver, Joshua Weaver, Thomas Weaver, Joseph Wilson, Hugh Wier, David White, James Young.
Company G returned to Canonsburg, June 8, 1865, and was received at the college chapel by an address from Rev. Dr. Riddle W. McDaniel, Esq., and Rev. F. Collier. The original roll was called by - - Pollock, O. S., and as the roll-calling proceeded the absent one was accounted for ; but of the one hundred and three men all did their duty nobly, save one who deserted. They afterwards adjourned to Briceland's hotel, and partook of supper, and also were refreshed at Capt. Paxton's house.
COMPANY K.
Capt. William A. F. Stockton was elected Aug. 22, 1862, appoint- ed Brigade Major April 9, 1865, and mustered out with company May 31, 1865.
First Lieutenant Alexander Sweeney, Jr., elected April 22, 1862, and served until mustered out.
Second Lieutenant William B. Cook, elected August 22, 1862, and honorably discharged May 17, 1865.
PRIVATES .- Edward Alexander, Jas. B. Allison, Abraham Andres, Peter Andres, James Arthrus, Jas. S. Berryhill, Milton R. Boyd, Benjamin B. Buchanan, D. J. Butterfoss, Lazarus Briggs, George W. Carter, Jesse Carter, Thomas J. Carter, Andrew Chester, w .; Isaac W. Chrisholm, Silas Cooke, James Cochran, Joseph Corbin, David W. Corbin, Ezra Conway, Benjamin H. Cummins, Andrew B. Davis, Michael Daugherty, John Day, Henry Dickson, Isaac Donaldson, Robert B. Dungan, Benjamin F. Earnest, John Fulton, James H. Fordyce, Joseph C. Frazier, John F. Gardner, William M. Geary, J. Smith Graham, Martin Grim, Joseph Guess, George A. Hanlin, William Hanlin, Benjamin F. Hawthorn, Thomas C. Hays, John Henderson, Robert W. Hull, George W. Johnston, Robert Lyle, James C. Lyle, James K. P. Magill, John Makeown, John Marshall, John Mar- shall, D. ; John D. McCabe, John A. McCalmot, Robert McClurg, James K. McCurdy, Benjamin Mccullough, Harrison McConnell, Owen McElfish, Robert A. Meldoon, John Meloy, Norris Metcalfe, William H. Miller, Isaac Miller, J. J. Morris, George Morrow, Enoch Mountz, John W. Nickerson, Colin R. Nickerson, James L. Noah, Thomas L. Noble, William Porter, Wm. R. H. Powelson, Benjamin F. Powelson, William Lewis Pry, Robert A. Pry, David McC. Pry, George Ralston, William M. Rea, William Ruff- ner, William Scott, Henderson Scott, Nathaniel Seese, Samuel K. Shindles,
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George Sprowls, Jesse M. Sprowls, Oliver Staley, George Star, William Stollard, John Toppin, Robert Virtue, Ulysses Wheeler, Thomas Wilkin, James Worstell, Marshall Wright.
152D REGIMENT-3D PENNSYLVANIA ARTILLERY,
Was organized at Harrisburg and Philadelphia for three years' ser- vice, October 8, 1862, and was mustered out July 11, 1865.
In Company K of this regiment were J. P. Charlton, Samuel C. Wolf, Edward Mouck, and Robert F. Cooper, of Washington County. R. F. Cooper was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, but died shortly afterwards.
159TH REGIMENT, COMPANY H-14TH PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY,
Was organized by Capt. John J. Shutterly, of Canonsburg, who was elected Captain Nov. 24, 1862, and resigned Oct. 2, 1863.
Henry McMurray, of Washington County, was elected Ist Lien- tenant June 5, 1865, and honorably discharged Oct. 27, 1865 ; he had previously been elected 2d Lieutenant Oct. 2, 1863. His suc- cessor as 2d Lieutenant was James B. Johnson, who was honorably discharged July 31, 1865.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS .- Henry McMurray, O. S. ; Benj. F. Craig, Quartermaster ; Samuel Ruth, Commissary ; Colton Donavan, Ist Duty ; Alfred W. Murray, 3d ; James Chaney, 4th; James Barker, 5th ; James B. Johnston, 3d Corporal ; David Orr, 4th Corporal; James McAdoo, 7th Corporal.
PRIVATES .- John Brown, James Campsey, Simon Donovan, Frank C. Forbes, Jonathan Fox, John Gilmore, Edward McGlaughlin, Thomas J. McPeak, Wilson McMurray, Sylvester McElfish, Sylvanus McAdoo, Andrew McPeak, Thomas Odey, George Ryan, James Sims, James Secs, George W. Trussel, Jonathan R. Wilson, William Wilson, Thomas White, James White.
The above were from Washington County; the remaining officers and soldiers from other counties and Virginia. The regiment was under the command of Col. James M. Schoonmaker.
This regiment was in the following battles: Winchester, Cedar Creek, Fisher's Hill, Lynchburg.
154TH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA DRAFTED MILITIA COMPANY.
This company was drafted for nine months' service October 16, 1862, and was composed of one hundred and nine men. We give a list of the officers and non-commissioned officers and privates who resided in Washington County. The non-commissioned officers were appointed December 1, 1862.
OFFICERS .- John B. Hays, Captain; Samuel T. Griffith, Ist Lieutenant ; Jos. S. McBribe, 2d Lieutenant.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS .- James Blythe, Orderly Sergeant; John T. Roberts, 2d Sergeant ; John Park, 3d Sergeant ; Benjamin K. Kennedy, 4th Sergeant; Samuel M. Decker, 5th Sergeant; Andrew M. Welch, Ist
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Corporal; Cyrus A. Foster, 2d Corporal; Samuel Davidson, 3d Corporal; Wm. Boon, 4th Corporal ; John Bell, 5th Corporal; James P. Young, 6th Corporal; Joel England, 7th Corporal; Hagan H. Arnold, 8th Corporal.
PRIVATES .- Benjamin A. Ayres, Thomas Baldwin, James Caldwell, James Cavanaugh, Isaac B. Coates, Freegrift C. Cole, Samuel T. Decker, Nelson Ely, Henry A. Foster, Simon R. Hixenbaugh, William Hurley, Frank Ken- ner, F. Kalterlee, David Martin, John B. Miller, Carson Malone, Gilbert C. Marshall, Jonathan Morris, Hugh B. Mckinley, Edward Mellon, Hugh McCoy, Davis Olds, Tyre Robinson, Thomas W. Ross, Robert C. Sheplar, J. Taylor Simpson, Thomas M. Stewart, F. Scriber, Thomas Shanafeet, James P. Young.
COMPANY K OF THE 161ST REGIMENT (16TH CAVALRY).
This company we referred to when giving the history of Captain Work's company.
It was organized under the command of Captain R. W. Par- kinson, October 25, 1862; he resigned April 12, 1863, and was succeeded by Lieutenant Jonathan R. Day, April 30, 1863, Lt. Day having filled the office of Ist Lieutenant from its organization. Upon the promotion of Lieutenant Day, Henry Granville was elect- ed November 20, 1862, who served until February 20, 1863, when Edmund Dunn was elected Ist Lieutenant February 21, 1863, and served until the company was mustered out August 11, 1869. 2d Lieutenant Alexander A. Gunn served as such from its organization until February 27, 1863, when he resigned, when Luther Day was elected ; but he being killed in action December 1, 1864, J. Newton Minton was elected December 2, 1864, and regularly mustered out August 11, 1865. Lieutenant Jonathan R. Day was appointed Ad- jutant of this regiment October 18, 1862; Francis J. Lemoyne, M. D., Surgeon.
This regiment participated in the following engagements: Kellys- ford, Middleburg, Ashby's Gap, Gettysburg, Shepherdstown, Sulphur Springs, Bristoe's Station, Mine Run, Todd's Tavern, Hawes' Shop, Fortifications of Richmond, Trevillian Station, St. Mary's Church, Deep Bottom, Ream's Station, Boydton Road, and Stony Creek Station.
OFFICERS .- R. W. Parkinson, Captain; J. R. Day, Ist Lieutenant; A. A. Gunn, 2d Lientenant.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS .- E. Dunn, Orderly Sergeant; L. Day, Ist Sergeant; C. H. Mc Vay, 2d Sergeant; A. H. Miller, 3d Sergeant; M. Woods, 4th Sergeant; W. S. Craft, 5th Sergeant; S. D. Waddie, Commis- sary Sergeant; N. D. Chutter, Quarter-Master Sergeant; J. N. Minton, 1st Corporal ; G. F. Simpson, 2d Corporal ; T. J. Penn, 3d Sergeant; G. W. McDavid, 4th Corporal ; G. W. Conger, 5th Corporal; O. L. Garrett, 6th Corporal ; J. Dunn, 7th Corporal; J. England, 8th Corporal ; Wm. D. Carroll, Ist Bugler ; S. Saunders, 2d Bugler.
PRIVATES .- D. Archer, J. Ackley, J. Brooks, S. Birch, G. Baldwin, J. Baldwin, O. G. Boord, W. Chester, R. Chester, N. Cheese, D. Cooper, J. Craft, H. Cranville, J. Caldwell, O. Conklin, J. Cracraft, S. Carter, J. Car- ter, A. Clutter, G. W. Clutter, J. Dailey, H. P. Day, S. Denny, J. Denny,
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J. M. Dilley, J. Dickson, H. Dickson, J. Dewbery, J. Dougherty, A. Frazier, B. Fry, A. H. Hewit, J. Hazlett, H. Howell, J. Hanna, M. Jones, E. Low- ery, W. Lewis, H. Little, N. Little, William Lyon, w .; G. W. Hays, Louis Kendall, N. Lightner, S. Lindley, E. Mattox, J. W. Miller, B. Marshman, R. Marshman, T. J. Marshal, S. McDaniel, M. McMahon, Wm. Mendlen, C. Mcars, I. Milligan J. W. Milligan, J. Milligan, S. Pipes, S. Potter, W. Pot- ter, M. Patterson, S. Porter, J. Post, J. Roney, J. Z. Riley, J. Riley, A. Stillwell, J. Saunders, J. B. Sheets, J. P. K. Smith, w .; J. Stewart, J. Throgmorten, A. Teagarden, S. Winget, F. Winget, J. Wright, J. Walker, J. Wilson, S. Wilson.
185TH REGIMENT, 22D CAVALRY REGIMENT,
Was organized at Cumberland, Md., February 22, 1864 ; its history fully given after the roll of this company.
RINGGOLD CAVALRY,
Roll of Ringgold Cavalry, Company A, of the Ringgold Cavalry Battalion of Washington County .- This company was commanded by Captain John Keys, and takes rank from June 6, 1861. Its term of service was three years, and assigned to the 22d Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry, organized February 25, 1864.
Captain John Keys, mustered into service October 2, 1861, died November 10, 1863. 1st Lieutenant Henry A. Myers was elected October 2, 1861, and promoted to Captain November 12, 1863, and afterwards to Major Ist Lieutenant James P. Hart was promoted November 12, 1863, and on March 27, 1864, elected Captain and mustered out with Company A, 3d Prov. Cavalry October 31, 1865. 1st Lieutenant Henry Anisansel, who resigned and was commis- sioned by Gov. Pierrepont, of Virginia, to raise a regiment of cavalry, of which he served as Colonel. Captain Farrabees' company was in this regiment. 2d Lieutenant James P. Hart was elected Octo- ber 2, 1861, and promoted to Ist Lieutenant. 2d Lieutenant John Holland was elected November 12, 1863; March 17, 1864, elected 1st Lieutenant, and mustered out August 23, 1864. 2d Lieutenant Geo. Gass was elected March 17, 1864, and Ist Lieutenant August 24, 1864. 2d Lieutenant Thomas Nutt was elected August 24, 1864.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS .- Samuel B. Holland, Quarter-Master Ser- geant ; Joseph E. Abell, Company Commissary Sergeant ; John Holland, Ist Sergeant; Geo. Gass, 2d Sergeant; Adam Wickersham, 3d Sergeant ; Thomas Nutt, 4th Sergeant; Hopkins Moffitt, 5th Sergeant ; Wm. Par- shall, Ist Corporal; Joseph Householder, 2d Corporal ; Stephen P. Beatty, 3d Corporal; Isaac P. Dawson, 4th Corporal; Hugh P. Hedge, 5th Cor- poral; Chauncey R. Dover, 6th Corporal ; James Robinson, 7th Corporal, John Streiner, 8th Corporal.
MUSICIANS .- Napoleon B. Rigden and William M. Morrison.
BLACKSMITH .- Jacob Dickson.
WAGONER .- William Harford.
PRIVATES .- Alexander Artist, Joseph E. Abell, John L. Abell, Lewis Arthur, Thomas C. Buckingham, George W. Brevard, Madison Blackburn,
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George Baumgarner, Samuel D. Bane, Sample S. Bane, William A. Bane, Patrick Bane, William Charlton, Samuel Conditt, John S. Corbitt, John Crouch, James Crouch, Michael H. Core, James A. Dudgeon, Angier Dobbs, Andrew J. Davis, Chancey R. Dever, John Z. Davis, Jas. Dorsey, John W. Elwood, Andrew S. Frazer, William H. French, Andrew J. Floyd, David W. French, Franklin Fitzsimmons, John Gregg, K .; Ivin Gregg, K .; James Gray, John W. Gray, Andrew B. Grant, L. Geo. Grant, Antuban Hill, John Hunter, Jacob Hoover, Michael Hemler, David A. Huston, Francis M. Hirst, David Hart, W. W. Holland, Wm. Hartranft, K. ; James A. Harrison, Thomas Kerns, Samuel Kerns, Christian Kinder, Christian Krepps, T. ; John S. Lever, Harrison Linn, Thomas M. Linn, John Linn, Jas. H. Lever, Joseph Lever, William Lafferty, Thompson Mckinley, John McGovern, Andrew J. Manning, John D. Manning, John A. Meeks, Henry Mitchell, William Mason, Joseph B. Morton, James McDow, Thomas P. Morton, James McBride, John M. Myers, Henry C. McJenkin, Lewis Noel, Ben. S. Province, George E. Parshall, James Patterson, Jacob L. Pierce, James S. Parshall, Amos Queen, Daniel Rhorer, James Robinson, Leonard A. Roberts, Thomas Reeves, T .; A. B. Richardson, w. ; James Robinson, K. ; John M. Sinclair, Christian Snyder, K. ; George W. Snyder, K .; Herman Sherholtz, Frank Smith, Elliot, F. Weaver, Francis M. White, David D. Williams, L. Williams, Thos. Williams, Israel Youmans, Harvey H. Young.
In connection with this and the six succeeding cavalry companies we will state that the Ringgold Battalion, under the command of Major John Keys, was comprised of seven companies, viz: Ringgold Cavalry, commanded by Captain John Keys; Keystone Cavalry, commanded by Captain George T. Work; Washington Cavalry, by Captain A. J. Greenfield ; Beallsville Cavalry, by Captain H. H. Young ; Patton Cavalry, by Captain A. J. Barr; La Fayette Cavalry, by Captain A. V. Smith ; and Independent Cavalry, by Captain M. W. Mitchener. These companies were a part of the 185th Regiment (22d Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment), which was organized February 25, 1864, with the following officers : Jacob Hig- gins, Colonel ; A. J. Greenfield, Lieutenant-Colonel; Geo. T. Work, Elias S. Troxall, Henry A. Myers, Majors; J. G. Isenberg, Adju- tant; W. E. Bailey, Quartermaster; S. Webster French, Acting Commissary Sergeant ; W. C. Phelps, Surgeon ; W. R. Lynch and S. M. Finley, Assistant Surgeons.
On June 19, 1865, the Beallsville Cavalry, at that time com- manded by Captain Hugh Keys, and the Independent Cavalry, by Captain James Y. Chessround, were mustered out of service at New Creek, Virginia; the remaining companies consolidated with the 163d Regiment (18th Pennsylvania Cavalry) June 24, 1865, and designated the 3d Regiment Pennsylvania Provisional Cavalry, and were finally mustered out of service at Cumberland, Maryland, Oc- tober 31, 1865.
The companies in the 185th Regiment were numbered as follows : Capt Keys, A; Captain Greenfield, B; Captain Work, C; Captain Young, D; Captain Chessround, E; Captain Barr, F; Captain Smith, G.
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NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF OFFICERS .- Robert A. Laird, Sergeant-Major ; Samuel T. Dodd, Hospital Steward; John Reynolds, Assistant; David Hoyt, Quarter-Master Sergeant, Levi Scott, Chief Bugler ; Wm. Ritchey, R. B .; Dr. Z. B. Kent, Veterinary Surgeon ; John W. Cook, R. S.
WASHINGTON CAVALRY COMPANY
Was mustered into the service of the United States Aug. 19, 1861, and assigned to the 22d Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry, which was organized March, 1864, its term of service being three years. It was Company B in this regiment.
OFFICERS .- A. J. Greenfield, Captain ; John Dabinett, Ist Lieut .; G. W. Jenkins, 2d Lieut.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS .- James M. Weaver, Q. M. Sergeant; W. Brown, Orderly Sergeant; Armour Thompson, Ist Sergeant; Joseph W. Hill, 2d Sergeant ; Theodore Day, 3d Sergeant; Samuel Sinclair, 4th Ser- geant ; Ross Adams, Ist Corporal; Eli Moffit, 2d Corporal; Hardman Gantz, 3d Corporal ; Wm. Worcester, 4th Corporal ; Wm. Shaffer, 5th Cor- poral ; Harvey Kinder, 6th Corporal ; Hiram Sargent, 7th Corporal ; Tho- mas Sargent, 8th Corporal.
PRIVATES .- Andrew Axten, John Ashman, Albert Allen, Harrison Ben- nington, W. F. Booth, D. M. Barnett, Frederick Branner, James P. Brock, David Claffey, Theodore Dwyer, Samuel Drumm, Silas Drumm, Stephen A. Day, Harrison Deems, John A. Dage, James S. French, Benj. Fitzen- burg, Patrick Grace, Peter Hickman, Hugh H. Horn, J. W. Hendricks, Jacob Horn, Henry Haler, Thomas Jackson, Joseph Knight, Jacob Kline- felter, George Lap, Geo. H. Murray, Nicholas Miller, Thomas Mason, Samuel Moore, Henry Myers, Clark Newcomer, J. A. Nichols, W. H. Plymire, Samuel Potter, Charles Rogers, Samuel J. Rogers, Andrew Smith, Henry Storer, John H. Smith, Amos Smith, James B. Sinclair, Charles Sinclair, W. H. Statters, Demas S. Snyder, Edmund Stone, Lewis Upper- man, Abraham Vanvoorhis, Wm. H. Watkins, William Wright, James White, Thomas Welsh, John West, James M. Weaver, w.
Capt. Greenfield, being promoted to Lieut .- Colonel of the 185th Regiment, was succeeded by 2d Lieut. Geo. W. Jenkins, who was elected Feb. 28, 1864, and mustered out with the company Oct. 7, 1864.
Lieut. Dabinett remained with Company B from its organization to its mustering out.
Lieut. Jenkins being promoted to the captaincy Feb. 25, 1864, Lieut. Wm. Brown was elected 2d lieut., and mustered out Oct. 7, 1864.
On November 26, 1864, the Washington Cavalry was reorga- nized by the election of the following officers : Captain, W. E. Griffith ; 1st Lient., J. B. Henderson; 2d Lieut., Joshua B. Deems. The officers served until mustered out, October 31, 1865.
WINFIELD HUSSARS, AFTERWARDS CALLED KEYSTONE CAVALRY.
On the 25th July, 1862, Capt. George T. Work was authorized by Governor Curtin to raise a company of cavalry for the United
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States' service. Capt. Work applied himself diligently to the re- cruiting of men, and on the 10th of August following so successful was he in the undertaking that he divided the company by giving Capt. Parkinson fifty of his recruits, and again filled up his com- pany to the requisite number; and on the 6th of September was mustered into service by Capt. Ludington, at Washington.
This company was attached to the 22d Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (term of service for three years), which regiment was or- ganized March, 1864, under Col. Geo. D. Bayard, of McCall's division. It was Company I in this regiment. When the Ringgold Battalion was organized it became Company C.
OFFICERS .- George T. Work, Captain ; C. J. McNulty, Ist Lieutenant; Robert C. Welch, 2d Lieutenant.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS .- Joseph J. Lane, Ist Sergeant ; Joseph Porter, Quartermaster ; Joseph C. Hunter, C. S .; S. W. French, Ist Duty Sergeant, Wm. R. Galbreath, 2d Duty Sergeant ; Wm. L. Oliver, 3d Duty Sergeant; Wm. Jamison, 4th Duty Sergeant; David Scott, 5th Duty Sergeant; Thomas Stewart, Ist Corporal; Samuel S. Armstrong, 2d Corporal; Samuel C. Brownlee, 3d Corporal; Abraham H. Wilkin, 4th Corporal; James C. Smith, 5th Corporal; Milton S. Davis, 6th Corporal ; Samuel Donaldson, 7th Corporal ; Robert G. Rush, 8th Corporal ; Samuel C. Forester, Blacksmith ; John S. Thornburg, Farrier; Levi Scott, 1st Bugler ; C. B. Mckeever, 2d Bugler; Edward Linton, Wagoner.
PRIVATES .- Samuel C. Adams, Thomas Algeo, Joseph Armstrong, Ab- salom Ashbrook, D. ; Stephen P. Bane, John F. Bell, Charles Black, Fran- cis M. Bolles, Robert Boon, Joseph W. Brownlee, Wm. Burke, DIS. ; William Barnett, Thomas Campsey, George R. Chambers, John S. Clark. Daniel L. Crider, P .; Thomas B. Craig, Wm. H. Cowan, Charles C. Colee, John L. Cummins, David S. Cummins, Wm. Delaney, Thomas E- Dowler, Hawthorn Dunkle, Michael Essick, Richard Fisher, Joseph Ful, ler, Benjamin Fuller, John Gardner, David Griffith, Joseph Guinea, Robert Henderson. William Hair, George Hardee, Hiram Headley, Peter Hoy, John W. Huston, J. Joshua Hunter, Henry Johnston. Samuel F. Kelly, Frederick Kitsner, Lemuel Laggett, Edward P. Linn, Jacob Loughman, Robert Loughman, William McCarty, Alex. W. McConnel, Archibald McClelland, James McFait, Ebenezer McGuffin, John McEwen, George W. Mitchell, John F. Milligan, Andrew Means, Edward C. Miller, Richard Mountz, John H. Murray, Robert D. Nesbit, Thomas B. O'Do- nald, Warren Joseph Oliver, John Patterson, Henry Pense, Hugh Porter. Robert G. Rush, Wm. H. Rose, David H. Ralston, George W. Ramsey, David Rizer, Washington Ritchey, Wm. C. Richards, Wm. Sears, James Stewart, James B. Semult, Richard P. Shipley, John G. Stewart, Joseph Starr, James Smith, K. ; Adam A. Thornburg, Samuel Turner, Thomas J. White. Wm. T. White. Daniel H. Wilson, Samuel Williamson, Wm. Wood- burn, James R. Woodburn.
Capt. G. T. Work, promoted to Major September 6, 1862 ; his successor, Lieut. C. J. McNulty, elected Feb. 25, 1864, and hono- rably discharged June 1, 1865; his successor, Lieut. Robert C. Welch, elected March 3, 1865, and honorably discharged May 18, 1865.
Lieut. McNulty having been elected captain, Lieut Welch was
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elected Ist Lieut. Feb. 25, 1864, and his successor was Joseph J. Lane, elected Nov. 26, 1864; he was succeeded by Lieut. Wm. R. Galbraith March 3, 1865, and mustered out with company Oct. 31, 1865.
Lieut. Welch being promoted Joseph J. Lane succeeded him as 2d Lieut. Feb. 25, 1864, and served until Dec. 25, 1869, when Wm. R. Galbraith was elected.
BEALLSVILLE CAVALRY
Was organized in Washington, September 2, 1862. John H. Bu- chanan promoted to 2d Lieutenant and took charge of a military school in Philadelphia, and subsequently officered in South Carolina and Florida. It was mustered into the service of the United States September 6, 1862, under the command of Captain Harvey H. Young. From 1862 to the organization of the 185th Regiment (22d Pennsylvania Cavalry), they were known as the Ringgold Cavalry Battalion.
We give the names of the officers and men of Company D.
OFFICERS .- H. H. Young, Captain ; Hugh Keys, Ist Lieutenant; Felix H. Crago, 2d Lieutenant.
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS .- Isaac M. Regester, Ist Sergeant ; Gideon H. Hawkins, Quartermaster, D .; David M. Snyder, Commissary ; Robert Galbraith, Ist duty Sergeant; Wm. H. Wickersham, 2d duty Sergeant John N. Horn, 3d duty Sergeant; Emmer H. Hill, 4th duty Sergeant; James M. Quivey, 5th duty Sergeant, P .; James A. S. White, 1st Corporal; Thomas W. Lynch, 2d Corporal; Joseph Jennings, 3d Corporal; Alex- ander C. Powell, 4th Corporal ; John L. Cock, 5th Corporal; Cyrus Hoffman, 6th Corporal ; Benjamin F. Floyd, 7th Corporal ; Ellis B. Gregg, 8th Corporal; George W. Dougherty, Ist Bugler, D .; Wm. H. Crago, 2d Bugler; William Sheets and Christopher Long, Farriers; Adah Crough, Wagoner.
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