History of York County Pennsylvania, Volume I, Part 64

Author: Prowell, George R.
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: J. H. Beers
Number of Pages: 1372


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On April 21 Colonel Benjamin F. Butler, commanding the Eighth Massachusetts Regiment, arrived at Perryville on the Sus- quehanna, being unable to reach Washing- ton through Baltimore. His regiment moved on flat boats to Annapolis and reached Washington the following day. Two weeks later he was sent with his regi- ment to Baltimore. The railroad bridges had been rebuilt and trains passed from Harrisburg through York and Baltimore to the national capital. While Butler did not place the city in a state of siege his gallant conduct compelled the secessionists to re- scene was a very impressive one. The main quiet, and for his skill and strategy he grand jury the next day recommended that was made a major general of volunteers. the commissioners appropriate $10,000,


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which was promptly done. Hanover and was charged with guarding the lines of Wrightsville made liberal appropriations, communication with Washington and oper- aggregating about $15,000 in all. The Legislature subsequently ratified these pro- ceedings. ating against the Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley. On the 16th of June, Patterson left Chambersburg on a forward movement and, having crossed the Poto- mac on July 2, the regiment encamped at Martinsburg, Virginia. His army kept pushing the Confederates steadily south- ward beyond Bunker Hill, and on July 16, Patterson made a demonstration in force and struck the enemy's main line. On July 17, the term of the Sixteenth Regiment having expired, it marched to Harper's


The attack on Fort Sumter was the open- ing of hostilities between the two sections of the Union. Soon afterward four more states seceded, making in all eleven to form the Confederate States of America. The news. of the progress of the war was watched with eager interest. Pennsylvania became one of the border states. The quota of sixteen regiments for the three months' service, was soon furnished by the Ferry, where the men boarded cars for Keystone State. At first it was believed Harrisburg and were mustered out July 26.


that the war would end in a few months, but the Battle of Bull Run, fought on July 21, 1861, gave encouragement to the south and a long war was imminent. It was then that Lincoln called for troops to serve for three years, or during the war. Pennsyl- vania showed her loyalty and furnished in all 366,000 men for the defence of the Union. Before the war had ended, a division of 9,000 troops for nearly three days occupied the town of York. The story of the part taken by York County in one of the greatest wars of modern times, is best told in the history of the different regiments with which York County troops served.


SECOND REGIMENT.


The Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Vol- unteers, in the three months' service, was organized at Harrisburg. April 21, 1861, nine days after the attack on Fort Sumter, Frederick Stambaugh, of Chambersburg, was appointed colonel, Thomas Welsh, lieu- tenant-colonel, and James Given, major. On April 21, the regiment was sent to Cockeysville, Maryland, to aid other com- mands in guarding bridges along the North- ern Central Railroad. Two days later, it returned to York and while quartered at Camp Scott, the York Rifles, under Captain George Hay, became Company K of this Camp Scott was a training post for undis- ciplined soldiers. The Second Regiment remained here until June I, and was then sent to Chambersburg, where it became part of the Second Brigade, Second Divi- sion, of General Patterson's Army, which


When Company K returned to York the men were welcomed by the ringing of bells. firing of cannon, speeches and a banquet. Most of its members afterward enlisted in other regiments, largely in the Eighty- seventh Pennsylvania.


The following is the muster roll of the York Rifles, which became Company K of the Second Regiment :


Officers .- Captain-George Hay. First Lieutenant- John W. Schall. Second Lieutenant-Jacob Emmett, Jr. Sergeants-John Albright, Philip Peiffer, Oliver P. Stair, Emanuel Smith. Corporals-Edward F. Smith, Charles W. Stubbins, William C. Getz, Albert A. Welsh. Musicians-Samuel Simons, Zachariah Zimmerman.


Privates-John Bush, Ferdinand Buckingham, George N. Barnitz, Adam Bein, Charles Busey, William Clap- per, Daniel Cooks, John Dennes, John A. Epply, George W. Feistell, David Fox, Emanuel Foust, Ambrose Foust, Matthew Foose, George Greysley, Andrew J. Gotwalt, Frederick Ginter, Lewis Hoffman, Soloman R. Haugh, Joseph W. Houghes, Peter Hubert, Charles F. Hauck, Charles Harkins, Joseph Harman, Joseph A. Heidler, John Kise, Robert W. Keech, Daniel Landis, Augustus Loucks, Jacob Lehr, Franklin Morgan, John McIllvaine (M. D.), Peter K. Myers, Henry Marks, Jeremiah Oliver, David Reese, Samuel Ruth, William Ranson, George Rudisill, William A. Reisinger, Jacob Smith, Robert Smith, Daniel Spangler, Charles F. Stro- man, William H. Smyser, Martin Selack, Charles A. Shetler, Jacob Smyser, Henry Smallbrook, Isaac C. Simmon, George C. Stroman, William Seyfert, Henry Seipe, John N. Taylor, William H. Tomes, Charles Wolf, Alexander C. Ward, John F. Williams, Harrison C. Wiest. John Willy, Henry Young, Daniel Zellers, Joseph Zeudlick, Franklin Zerger.


SIXTEENTH REGIMENT.


The Sixteenth Regiment, Pennsylvania regiment. At this early period in the war, Volunteers, answered the first call of Presi- dent Lincoln for troops. It was organized at Harrisburg, May 3, 1861, by the election of Thomas A. Ziegle, of York, as colonel. He had a good military record in the Mexi- can war and for twelve years had been cap- tain of the Worth Infantry, a noted military


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organization of York. George J. Higgins was chosen lieutenant-colonel, and Frank T. Bennet, major; A. Hiestand Glatz, of York, quartermaster; Charles Garretson, assistant-quartermaster.


Soon after organization, the Sixteenth Regiment was brought to Camp Scott, at York, and remained here, engaged in drill and discipline, until June 8. Before its de- parture to the seat of war, the regiment was presented with a flag by the ladies of York, and then proceeded to Chambersburg, where it was placed in the Fourth Brigade, First Division, of General Patterson's army, which was preparing to move into the Shenandoah Valley. The regiment crossed the Potomac at Williamsport, proceeded to Martinsburg, and from thence to Bunker Hill, near Winchester, Virginia, and drove in Johnston's advance guard. The regi- ment then made a forced march to Harper's Ferry, the enemy's pickets retreating before them, and encamped at Charlestown, on the 17th of June. It remained in this position until the expiration of the three months term of service. Although in constant ex- pectation of meeting the enemy. General Patterson's army was not engaged in battle. The Sixteenth Regiment, at Charlestown, was within hearing distance of the battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861. It was mustered out of service at Harrisburg. July 30.


The Worth Infantry, Company A. York Voltiguers, Company H. Marion Rifles, of Hanover. Company F, and Hanover Infan- try, Company G, served in this regiment. They were all York County troops. These four companies had existed for several years before the war opened. and were quick to respond to Lincoln's first call for troops.


The following is the muster roll of the Worth Infantry, which entered this regi- ment as Company A :


Officers .- Captain-John Hays. First Lieutenant- Solomon Myers. Second Lieutenant-John M. Deitch. First Sergeant-Jacob Stough. Second Sergeant-Elias Spangler. Third Sergeant-William F. Frank. First Corporal-Jacob I. Young. Second Corporal-William H. Albright. Third Corporal-Lewis Small. Fourth Corporal-Zacharialı Knaub. Musicians-George H. Brierman, Henry Zorger.


Privates-William Baum, John W. Baum, Charles M. Brannon, Frederick Banstean, Frederick Breidling, Henry Birnstock, William H. H. Craver, Murray I. Cross, Samuel S. Crull, William R. Crull, Leonard Doll, Edwin C. Duncan. David Everhart. Joseph H. Ensign, George S. Frey, John J. Frick, Charles J. Fox, Albert


Ford, Samuel Funk, Charles E. Gardner, George W. Glessner, H. E. F. Grubb, Oscar K. Harris, John Haslup, Henry Hemple, John Hoelle, Joseph Ilgenfritz, David F. Ilgenfritz, Edward Kraber, John Klinedinst, Benjamin I. King, Gabriel Marks, Christian Miller, George Moore, William F. Moorehead, Peter Nickel, George Rabine, Frederick Reinhart, William Reisinger, George H. Ropp, Charles F. Ropp, Alexander H. Rupert, Samuel Rudy, Harrison Stair, George C. Stair, Samuel H. Spangler, George I. Spangler, William A. Spangler, Charles A. Strack, Charles H. Stallman, William Swartz, David Sirp. John Smeltzer, John Shirey, John Strickler, Alex. A. Strickler, Philip M. Shive, Lewis M. Smith, Edward L. Shroeder, Henry I. Test, Lewis Thomas, Daniel L. Welsh, Franklin 1. Welsh, Christian Yenser.


The following is the muster roll of the Marion Rifles, of Hanover, which entered this regiment as Company F :


Officers .- Captain-Horatio Gates Myers. First Lieu- tenant-Joseph Renaut. Second Lieutenant-Jacob W. Bender. Sergeants-Alfred Mckinney, William Troup, George Koehler, Henry Houser. Corporals-Adam Klink, Abraham Baker, Henry Trone, Andrew Miller, Musicians-Silar Gengling, Lewis Renaut.


Privates-William Allwood, Jerome Adams, Thomas Brown, Henry P. Bittenger, William Bair, Israel Bob- litz, Henry Carr, Henry F. Constine, Jeremiah Car- baugh, Lewis Cline, George Colbeg, Jacob Doll, Martin Diehl, Henry A. Eckenrode, Charles Fiscus, John Gross, Franklin Gipe, James Grimes, William Guinlittle, Ham- ilton S. Grim, Joseph Grim, Nicholas Hahm, George Jones, William Klunk, Daniel Keesey, Anthony Klunk, William Low, John Low, Daniel Lookabaugh, Adam McKinney, John McElroy, William McFarland, Michael Mulgrew, Jerome McWilliams, John Martin, Jacob D. Neiderer, Pius Neiderer, Alexander Parr, Rolandus Roland, Adam Robling, Adam Reiling, William Rhine- dollar, Edward Slagle, William Staman, John Soule, Reuben Stonesifer, Calvin Simpson, Peter Schuck, James Stewart, Daniel Weaver, William White, George Warner, John Wheeler, Jackson Winterode, Daniel Wit- myer.


The following is the muster roll of the Hanover Infantry, which became Company G of the Sixteenth Regiment :


Officers .- Captain-Cyrus Diller. First Lieutenant- Henry Morningstar. Second Lieutenant-Joseph S. Jenkins. Sergeants-Michael Harmon, Isaac Wagner, John Shanesy, Joel Henry. Corporals-Adam Morn- ingstar, William Shuman, George E. Yingling, Joseph A. Slagle. Musicians-Simon J. Diller, Thomas L. Wirt.


Privates-Theodore Bair, William A. Beard, Walter F. Beard, Peter Butt, Martin Buehler, William Bupp, Frederick M. Boyer, William Collins, John Divine, Samuel Dillen, John A. Eline, John S. Forest, Henry Fleming. Leo Gleason, Sebastian Grimm, Henry Hub- ley, Michael Herman, John Kouck, John H. Krook, Daniel Kneidler, Levi King, Adam King, George Liv- ingston, Jacob Low, George Luttenberger, George Long, Charles Mowery, Charles Myers, Joseph Mckinsey, Matthias Mann, Henry C. Metzger, William Newman, John Petry, Rufus Parr, Peter Reaver, George Ritzel, Jacob Runk, John Spence, David Shull, William Sickel, George Sickel, Henry Stine, Andrew G. Shull, Daniel F. Stair, Jacob H. Shriver, Franklin Steininger, Henry Schrall, John Simpson, Michael Schrum, Thomas Say- ers, Franklin Sharp, Edward H. Snyder, Conrad Sny- der, Gustavus Trone, Abraham Test, George W. Walker, Michael Wise, Samuel Witter, John Wagner, Andrew Wolf, George W. Welsh, Christian Wagner.


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The following is the muster roll of the further service. The regiment participated York Voltiguers, which became Company. in the battle of Antietam, and in Crawford's H of the Sixteenth Regiment :


Officers .- Captain-Theodore D. Cochran. First Lieu- tenant-Michael Gallagher, Jr. Second Lieutenant- Andrew D. Yocum. Sergeants-John A. Ettinger, Jacob Sheets, William E. Patterson, Charles D. Henry. Corporals-Henry Buckingham, Jacob Buckmurster, Andrew J. Fulton, John W. Carey. Musicians-Isaac Rudisill, Andrew Z. Frey.


Privates-Samuel B. Bair, James F. Barnitz, Jolin Barnmiller, Jesse Beck, John Beers, Oram G. Blake, Thomas Z. Bevise, Matthias Bloom, Jacob Cooks, Eman- uel C. Coleman, George Dietz, Johannas Deckling, Samuel Evans, John Engles, William Giroy, John Hagan (first), John Hagan (second), Henry Huebner, Jerome Heidler, Jacob Hauck, Paul Herman, William Ilgen- fritz, Jonathan Kersey, John H. Keesey, Daniel G. Keesey, Oliver Keesey, John Kendig, Frederick Kline- felter, Frantz Kettles, Frank Kettling, George Knodle, Harrison Keesey, Benjamin Leber, Henry Leibenight, Jacob Marver, Henry C. Miller, John Miller, Abraham Myers, Sigmond Myers, Joseph Motter, James C. Mc- Guire, William H. McCauley, John Michael, Thomas J. Montgomery, Samuel F. Neoin, Edward Ness, Edward Owens, William Owens, Morris Parvell, John Rapp, Henry H. Riley, Martin Richard, Eli Ream, Jeremiah T. Reary, John Stough, Charles Snyder, Samuel Saylor, Franklin Stallman, John Schellenberger, William Schriver, Nathaniel Thompson, Henry Weidner, Pat- rick Wbaling, Peter K. Yost.


THIRTIETH REGIMENT.


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The Thirtieth Regiment, First Pennsyl- vania Reserves, was organized at West Chester, on June 9, 1861, by the election of R. Biddle Roberts, of Pittsburg, colonel ; Henry M. McIntire, lieutenant-colonel. and Lemuel Todd, of Carlisle, major. Com- pany D of this regiment was recruited in York and Lancaster Counties. The regi- ment was mustered into the service of the United States at Camp Carroll, Baltimore, Maryland, July 27. It was assigned to McCall's brigade of the Pennsylvania Re- serves, near Washington, on August 30, and during the Peninsular campaign, in FORTY-FIRST REGIMENT. 1862, served in Reynold's division of the Second Corps, commanded by Fitz John The Forty-first Regiment, Twelfth Penn- sylvania Reserves, was organized at Camp Curtin, in June, 1861. John H. Taggart, of Philadelphia, was chosen colonel; Samuel N. Bailey, of Dillsburg. lieutenant-colonel ; Peter Baldy, major, who succeeded Bailey as lieutenant-colonel upon the resignation of the latter, March 4, 1862. Company G of this regiment was recruited in York County and commanded by Charles W. Diven, who was promoted major of the regiment, April 19, 1864. In the fall of the same year he was chosen colonel of the Porter. It engaged the enemy in fierce contest at Mechanicsville on June 26. In this battle the regiment lost seven killed and twenty wounded. It took an active part in the battle of Gaines' Mills on June 27, where it came to the support of Duryea's New York Zouaves. After the battle of Malvern Hill, Colonel Roberts and his men received the commendations of their divi- sion commander for gallantry. In a con- test at Nelson's Farm, Captain Hess was mortally wounded, and Lieutenant-Colonel McIntyre was wounded and disabled for Two Hundredth Regiment in the one year's


division took part in the hardest fighting of the second day in the battle of Gettysburg. During the year 1864 it served in the Army of the Potomac, under Grant, in the move- ment upon Petersburg and Richmond. The First Reserves took rank as one of the best trained regiments in the army.


The following is a muster roll of Com- pany D :


Officers .- Captains-George H. Hess, William G. Wasson. . First Lieutenant-William H. Trapnel. Sec- ond Lieutenant-David Warfel, Amos W. Sourbeer. Sergeants-Samuel Pickel, Charles K. Wasson, Abra- ham J. Taylor, George M. D. Lemmon, Elias Funk, John R. Courtney. Corporals-Lindley M'Clune, Franklin Sourbeer, Jacob Shaub, John Gilbert, William Bruce, Jacob Finney, John F. Dablor, Henry Pickel, William Lafferty. Musicians-William Klineyoung, Jacob Diffenderfer.


Privates-William Allison, James Boyle, Miller Brady, John Beichall, John Bechtold, William J. Bowers, Wil- liam Brown, Abraham Bruebecker, Barzilles Briggles. James Barbew, Amos Bushorn, Mark Beatty, Jacob Byers, E. M. Clark, James Cresswell, Samuel Campbell, Frederick Davis, Joseph Deitrick, Charles Dern, Joseph Flick, Aaron Fralick, John Ferguson, Charles R. Grosh, T. L. Graham, Samuel P. Groff, Samuel Gordon, Gott- lieb Garner, Valentine Hoffman, Hiram Hughes, John Hill, Amos Hoak, John B. Heble, Amos Harmer, David Heiney, Samuel Herr, Aldus Hawthorne, Jacob Hiller. Charles Homberger, George Heiny, David Hamilton, Amos Haverstick, Jacob Harnish, Christian Henninger, Israel Jacobs, Amos Johnson, Jacob Johnson, John W. Kise, Francis Kelborne, Joseph Knight, Lemon Kline, Charles B. King, Daniel Kauffman, Jesse M. Kughn, Uriah H. Love, George Lanning, George Miller, Isaac Musser, John Maynard, John M'Farland, Samuel M'Farland, William M'Coy, Peter M'Bride, Michael M'Cabe, William Norris, Samuel Ohrnite, William Peek. Freeman Powers, John Rhoads, John Reed, Sam- uel Robison, John Sourbeer, Henry Shoff, Franklin Smith, Robert Scott, Charles D. Trippie, William Tweed, John W. Urban, Benjamin F. Urban, Frederick Vierling, Samuel White, Robert Wertz, William Wright, William J. Webb, Hiram Will, Zachariah Wilhelm, Urie Wilson, William Williamson.


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service, and commanded it in the attack on Alfred E. Lewis, who had recently been Fort Steadman and in the siege of Peters- . admitted to the York County Bar, recruited burg. The Twelfth Reserve Regiment served with its division in the Peninsular campaign with gallantry. At the battle of Charles City Cross Roads, Lieutenant Wil- liam W. Arnold, of Company G, was killed. The regiment was conspicuous for its valor at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and under General Crawford, at Gettysburg, per- formed important service in the second day's battle at Little Round Top. It took part under Grant in the Wilderness cam- paign until its term of service had expired on June 11, 1864, shortly after the battle of Cold Harbor. The re-enlisted men re- mained in the service until the end of the war. The following is the muster roll of Company G:


Officers .- Captain-Charles W. Diven. First Lieu- tenants-William W. Arnold, George Huber, James K. Miller. Second Lieutenant-Nathan Carman. First Sergeant-George W. Ebaugh. Sergeants-Henry Gise, John Conway, Isaac D. Culmerry, George C. Bush, James L. M'Clure. Corporals-Jeremiah Waltmeyer, Henry Balsi, George Writer, Ambrose Ensminger, Jacob Shannon, John D. Campbell, Charles Halmer, Augustus L. Hursh, Hiram Kendig, Eli Harnish, Daniel D. Bailey, Christian S. Wagner. Musicians-Jacob Eppley, John Embeck, Daniel Repman.


Privates-George Albert, Levi Akin, Paris W. Albert, Washington Alexander, William Bettinger, Michael Berger, John Bishop, Frederick Bongey, Samuel Bren- eman, Hugo L. Bush, George B. Brown, Solomon Bar- lin, Winfield S. Duffield, John A. Duffield, Amos Day, Wilson Everal, William Eaton, William R. Eaton, David Ehrman, William C. Fox, John B. Fry, Arthur E. Ful- ton, James Feltenberger, William B. Fox, John Grantz, William Gibbs, Arnum Geglor, Lewis Grove, Henry Gable, Moses Gardner, Henry Gegler, Nicholas B. Heim, Solomon C. Hampson, George Hardy, Michael Haley, Cornelius Hoover, Henry Harman, Jacob Hanafius, James Isenberg, Frederick Ingles, Andrew Kinter, Jacob Kaylor, George Keeny, George W. Lowe, Chistian C. Leib, Washington Laird, Ira E. Lowe, Tolbert Lowe, John A. Marks, Archibald M'Monagle, Edward Mack- inson, Wesley M'Leary, William Myers, James Morri- son, George Messamore, Charles Montgomery, William Mentzberger, Charles Moyer, James Martoe, James Os- born, Jeremiah Parson, John Rohabaugh, David Shirk, Augustus Shaefer, Joseph Shaefer, Robert Stevenson, James Stevenson, Orlando Simpson, Charles Stewart, George W. Smith, Henry Smith, Richard Sneath, George F. Streading, Samuel Skipper, John Tennis, David Torbit, John Waltemeyer, William Wetzel, Adam Waltemeyer, Washington Williams, John Wisser, Lewis Waltemeyer, Thomas H. White, Peter Whalen, Henry Zorger.


FORTY-THIRD REGIMENT.


The Forty-third Regiment, First Penn- sylvania Artillery, was organized at Harris- burg in June, 1861, in answer to the first call of President Lincoln for troops. Charles T. Campbell was chosen colonel.


Battery E, in York. Early in August the regiment was sent to Washington and went into camp near the government arsenal, where it was armed and equipped, receiving horses for the batteries, and a supply of ammunition. The regiment when formed was composed of ten batteries, in all sixty guns, each battery containing more than one hundred men and about sixty horses. The batteries were assigned to different commands in which they served for a term of three years. Major Lewis retired from the service July 29, 1862. Batteries C, D, E, and H served in the Peninsular cam- paign in 1862, in Couch's division, Fourth Corps, under General Keyes. On August II, 1862, Thomas G. Orwig, of York County, was promoted to captain of Bat- tery E, to take the place of Theodore Mil- ler, resigned. Batteries C and D accom- panied McClellan's army in the Antietam campaign, while Batteries E and H re- mained on garrison duty at Yorktown, Vir- ginia.


During the spring of 1863, Battery E was on duty with the Army of the James, and rendered valuable service in the attack on Drury's Bluff, and in furnishing and manning the guns at Fort Harrison. During the siege of Petersburg, and indi- rectly of Richmond, the battery served under General Weitzel. In the attack on the enemy's forts on the Williamsburg road, near Seven Pines, it was hotly en- gaged, and in the memorable siege events of 1865, it was kept in daily practice upon the enemy's works. Upon the evacuation of Richmond, on April 3, it had the honor of being the first battery that entered the city. The batteries of the brigade had received orders to hasten forward, and in a spirit of honorable rivalry, Battery E at- tained the head of the column and actually passed the skirmish line in front, reaching the capital before the enemy's flag was pulled down, and by its timely arrival, hastening the retreat of his rear guard, charged with firing the town, and staying the execution of the order. After the sur- render of Lee's army, the battery was de- tached from corps duty, and with Battery A, was ordered to report to Colonel Brady, under whom it was engaged in dismantling


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Confederate works, and removing and ship- ping ordnance and ordnance stores. On the 4th of July, it was relieved from duty and ordered to turn in its guns and horses to the ordnance officer stationed at Rich- mond. From thence it embarked for Philadelphia, where, on the 20th of July, it was mustered out of service.


The following is the muster roll of Bat- tery E:


Officers .- Major-Alfred E. Lewis. Captain-Jacob M. Barr. Major-Theodore Miller. Captains-Thomas G. Orwig, Henry Y. Wildey. First Lieutenants-Ab- ingdon W. Minich, John Hardy, Benjamin M. Orwig, William H. Kilgore. Second Lieutenants-Frank C. Choate, William C. Wick, John Hassler, Gustavus Reel- ing, John Perrin. Sergeants-John Gnaw, Jedediah D. Lincoln, David Givens, James O. Blauvelt, John Miller, George Miller. James A. Fish, Joshua E. Price, Charles D. Elliott, Albert W. Goff, Henry Greybill, Jacob S. Bernheiser, John Hoggs, Isaac I. Kenyon, Fordyce A. Lyman, H. W. Strawser, George W. Cripps, Daniel W. Styles. Corporals-T. W. Fullerton, William Wilson, Charles Anderson, George N. Tuttle, Fleming Mathews, John R. Foust, William McGuirk, William Tateman, Harlow Moon, James Wereham, Ephiriam Oakley, Francis Rick, Barton Beck. H. D. Gochemus, Tilghman Jacoby, C. A. Keampher, Joseph R. Miller, Andrew D. Townsend, George B. Barkley, Patrick Kane, H. E. Ebenshade, John Flannegan, Howard Smith. Buglers- Adam Seeger, Charles T. Seitz, William G. S. Allen, John Harris. Artificers-Joseph W. Bryant, Allen Stoner, Edward B. Hart, Stephen Redson.


Privates-James Armstrong, Henry Armpriester, George Auble. William Auble, Frederick Arneck, Eras- tus Ames, Robert A. Anderson, Patrick Allen, James Barnes, Milton Bassett, Silas T. Bemus, Silas Beerup, Andrew F. Birch, Stephen Blanchard, Thomas R. Blau- velt, Edward O. H. Boose, Henry L. Boyce. Joseph Broher, George W. Broadbent, Henry P. Brown, Joseph E. Brown, Jacob Butt, Eli H. Burt, Hollis Barrett, Daniel Berke, William Brien, John H. Benson, Robert Burnett, Henry Beck, Thomas Boyle, Patrick Breen, William H. Blake, Penfield Burchinal, Adam Byen, Byron Burr, Curtis Beebe, Curtis Buly, Charles Bet- tinger, Hosea M. Benson, John M. Clark, Andrew J. Clark, Philip Coyle, Jacob Cover, George W. Cogley, C. Cunningham, William O. Combs, John Cox. Charles Clark, Lorentus S. Cole, William F. Cline, Hart Cole, Samuel Craig, Theodore Denaere, Andrew Derringer, Andrew Day, Charles Deem, Edward DeForce, Melvin P. Demick, Eli Ditman, Daniel Donohue, William Dull, Robert Davis, Frederick Diehl, Daniel Daniels, Daniel A. Everett, Isaac R. Eaton, Houser Finton, Thomas J. Fisher, Andrew Fizell, Henry Forrey, Daniel Fry, Mat- thew Fry, John Fry, Henry Frickman, Wilson Frew, James Frederick, Edgar M. Foster, John Fischer, Thomas Farron, Washington Frankford, Abner Fols- mer, George B. Franklin, Richard Groff, Augustus Gin- gerick. Jacob Gurdiger, Daniel Gallagher, William Gaul, Nicholas Gay, Thomas Grey, Jacob H. Grooner, John Guilman, R. M. Grubb, Barton Herr, John A. Hetrick, Henry Horn, George Horn, William T .Heazlett, Jacob Hengst. John Haines, Wesley Hinkle, John Harkey, James Hickey, Edmund Hart, Patrick J. Harrington, Michael Innebest, Barton A. Jacobs, Edward Jacobs, Henry Jennings, John Jarvis, Ireneous Jones. Lawrence Kauffman, George W. Kline, Edward Kipp, John Kuhns, Henry Long, John Lorenz, William Lloyd, James S. Leiser, Peter Lever, Philomen C. Lovell, George La- fayett, Edwin Lyman, William H. Larraba, Henry Mar-




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