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The Thirty-sixth Regiment, or Seventh Re- serve, contained one company (B) of Perry County soldiers, and a considerable number of men of the same county in Companies A and II. There were also Mifflin and Juniata County men serving in the same companies. The regi- ment was organized in the carly part of the summer of 1861, under command of Colonel Elisha B. Harvey, of Wilkesbarre, and was rendezvoused at Camp Wayne, near West Ches- ter, where it was fully clothed, armed and equipped by the State. It remained at this camp until the 21st of July, when it moved to Washington, D. C., by way of Harrisburg. At the capital city it was encamped on Meridian Hill, where, on the 27th, it was mustered into the United States service for three years. On the 2d of August it marched to Tenallytown, Md., and there encamped with the other regi- ments of the Reserve Division of General Mc- Call. It was assigned to duty in the Second Brigade, commanded by General George G. Meade, afterwards commander of the Army of the Potomac.
At Tenallytown and vicinity the regiment remained with the division, employed in drill and picket duty until the 9th of October, when it crossed the Potomac and marched to " Camp Pierpont," at Langley, Va., where it remained during the entire winter of 1861-62. On the
10th of March, 1862, the Seventh, with the division, broke camp and marched in the expec- tation of taking part in a grand attack on the enemy's stronghold at Manassas, but the advance disclosed the fact that the hostile force had withdrawn from the front, and thereupon the Seventh, with the other Reserve regiments marched back to the vicinity of Alexandria, where the division was assigned to the First Army Corps, under General Irwin McDowell. The regiment went into camp at Fairfax Station, and remained until April 9th, when it advanced with the division to Manassas Junction, and thence, on the 17th, to Catlett's Station. On the 11th of May it moved to Falmouth, on the Rappahannock, and after remaining there nearly a month, embarked (June 9th) on transports and proceeded to White House, Va., advancing thence to the line of the Chickahominy, on the right of the Army of the Potomac, there being attached to General Fitz John Porter's (Fifth) army corps.
The first battle of the Seventh was that of Mechanicsville, or Beaver Dam, which was fought by the Reserves against a greatly superior force of the enemy, on the afternoon of Thursday, the 26th of June. In this engagement the Seventh held for six hours a position of extreme peril, and through the night succeeding the conflict, held the field as a rear guard, to watch the move- ments of the enemy, and within fifty yards of his line. An hour before daybreak it was with- drawn from this dangerous position, and retired with the other troops of the Reserve down the Chickahominy to the uneven ground around Dr. Gaines' mansion and mill, where General Fitz John Porter had decided to post his corps and stand for battle. In the engagement which followed in the afternoon of the same day- known in history as the battle of Gaines' Mill- the Seventh fought desperately, being called on three times to resist charges of the enemy, and sustaining a loss of nearly half its numbers in killed and wounded.
Early in the morning (Saturday, June 28th) succeeding the battle the regiment, with its brigade, crossed to the south side of the Chicka- hominy, and late in the same night took the road to Savage Station and, by way of White
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Oak Swamp, to Charles City Cross-Roads-the Reserves having in charge the entire reserve artillery of the Army of the Potomac and a drove of two thousand five hundred cattle. It was nearly noon on Sunday, the 29th, when the Seventh crossed White Oak Swamp bridge, and ten o'clock at night when it reached Charles City Cross-Roads. In the morning of the 30th it was drawn back nearly two miles and re- mained quietly resting until afternoon, when the line (of which the Seventh formed the ex- treme right) was suddenly and fiercely attacked, and a general engagement followed, in which the Seventh took a conspicuous part, fighting until darkness closed the struggle. The loss of the regiment in that series of battles was over three hundred in killed, wounded and missing, leaving only about two hundred to answer the regimental roll-call. The Seventh was not or- dered into the battle of Malvern Hill, which occurred on the following day, but moved with the other regiments to Harrison's Landing, on the James, and there occupied a fortified camp for about six weeks, during which time it crossed the James to the southern shore, with the brig- ade, to cut down the woods and burn the build- ings of Edmund Ruffin, which had sheltered a large body of the enemy, who, in the night of July 31st, had opened a furious cannonade from that point, for the purpose of destroying the Union transports and stores collected on the north shore of the river at the Berkeley Landing.
On the 15th of August the regiment was, with others, embarked on transports and pro- ceeded, by way of Fortress Monroe and the Potomae River, to Acquia Creek Landing, ar- riving there on the 17th and marching thence to Kelly's Ford, on the Rappahannock, thus becoming for the time a part of General John Pope's Army of Virginia, in which command it took part in the battle of Second Bull Run, August 29th and 30th, losing very heavily. At Chantilly, on the following day, the Seventh was not engaged, and immediately afterwards, at the close of the campaign, it moved to a camp at Munson's Hill, Va., whence, on the 7th of September, it moved with the army across the Potomac and encamped at Meridian Jill, Washington, Two days later it marched
north through Maryland, and again met the enemy at South Mountain in the battle of the 14th of September. Two days later it joined in the opening of the first day's battle (Sep- tember 16th) at Antietam, and on the 17th par- ticipated in that great conflict with the greatest steadiness and gallantry, and winning and re- ceiving the warm commendation of Major- General Sumner.
On the 26th of October the Seventh, with its brigade, crossed the Potomac at Berlin and marched to Warrenton, Va. It arrived there on the 6th of November and remained until the 16th, when it moved with the army to the line of the Rappahannock and, on the 19th, encamped with the Reserves at Belle Plain. In the preparations for the battle of Fredericks- burg it crossed the river on the 12th of Decem- ber, taking a position below the town, from which it advanced to the charge, capturing a large number of prisoners, but sustaining a loss of seventy-eight killed and wounded, among the latter being Lieutenant John Q. Snyder, of Company B, whose wound resulted in the loss of a leg. On the 15th the regiment recrossed the Rappahannock, and on the 16th again oc- cupied its old camp at Belle Plain, which be- came its winter-quarters until February 7th, when it was moved to Upton's Hill and re- mained there until April 14th, when it was stationed at Camp Convalescent. In June, 1863, it returned to Alexandria and remained there, engaged principally in guard and proyost duty, during the succeeding summer, fall and winter.
On the opening of the spring campaign of 1864 the Seventh was ordered to prepare for active operations. On the 18th of April it marched to Manassas, whence, on the 2d of May, it advanced to the Rapidan, crossing the stream on the 3d and camping that night in the Wilderness, near the old battle-ground of Chancellorsville. On the 5th it became en- gaged with the enemy, and, becoming separated from its supports in the tangled copses of the Wilderness, the larger part of the regiment (two hundred and seventy-two officers and men) were captured and made prisoners of war by the Confederates. They were immediately
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marched to the rear, at Orange Court-House, and thence to Lynchburg, Va., whence the ofli- wer's were sent to Macon, Ga. (and subsequently to Charleston, S. C.), and the privates to the horrible prison-pen at Andersonville, Ga., where sixty-seven of them died. A larger number still died at the prison-camp at Florence, S. C.
The capture of the principal part of the regiment in the Wilderness closed its military career. There were left one hundred and ten officers and men (including recruits), who were placed under command of Captain Samuel B. King, of Company H, who had just returned from recruiting service in Pennsylvania. This small body of men, representing the Eleventh Regiment, remained in the field until after the action at Bethesda Church, when (their term having expired) the remaining original mem- bers returned with the Reserve Division to Harrisburg and thence to Philadelphia, where they were mustered out of service June 16, 1864.
COMPANY B, PERRY COUNTY .- The roll of the Perry County company of the Seventh Re- serve Regiment is here given, viz. :
John Jameson, captain, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; wounded at Antietam September 14, 1862; resigned November 11, 1862.
John Q. Snyder, captain, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years promoted to first lieutenant Novem- ber 11, 1861; to captain November 11, 1862; wounded with loss of leg at Fredericksburg De- cember 13, 1862; discharged on surgeon's cer- tificate April 9, 1863.
H. Clay Snyder, captain, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; promoted to first lieutenant March 28, 1863; to captain July 21, 1863 ; discharged August 15, 1863.
George K. Schall, first lieutenant, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; resigned November 11, 1861. John Deitrick, first lieutenant, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; promoted to sergeant May 11, 1861 ; to second lieutenant March 1, 1863; to first lieutenant July 20, 1863 ; dismissed May 3, 1864. W. H. Dieffenbach, second lieutenant, mustered in May 4, 1861; three years ; promoted to sergeant July, 1862; to second lieutenant July 31, 1863; brevetted first lieutenant March 13, 1865; captured May 30, 1864; discharged March 12, 1865.
Amos W. Hetrick, first sergeant, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; killed at Gaines' Mill June 27, 1862.
Henry H. Winters, first sergeant, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; promoted to first sergeant June
26, 1862; discharged October, 25, 1862, for wounds received at Bull Run.
John J. Hamilton, first sergeant, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; promoted to corporal May 1, 1862; to sergeant December 1, 1862; to first ser- geant August 1, 1863; mustered out with com- pany June 16, 1864.
Benjamin Huff, sergeant, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; promoted to corporal March, 1863; to sergeant January 1, 1864; captured May 5, 1864; discharged June 13, 1865; veteran.
William H. Portsling, sergeant, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; wounded at Gaines' Mill June 27, 1862; promoted to sergeant March 28, 1863; captured at Wilderness May 5, 1864; trans- ferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864; veteran.
J. W. Eshelman, sergeant, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate, date unknown.
Samuel Haas, sergeant, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; promoted to sergeant May 1, 1862; discharged on surgeon's certificate January 21, 1863.
H. McCracken, sergeant, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; promoted to sergeant September 1, 1863; mustered out with company June 16, 1864. John Grimes, sergeant, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; promoted to sergeant January 1, 1864; mustered out with company June 16, 1864. William Newkirk, corporal, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; killed at Gaines' Mill June 27, 1862. James Hebel, corporal, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; promoted to corporal March 28, 1863; trans- ferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864; veteran. Philip Klinger, musician, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864 ; veteran.
T. Kirkpatrick, musician, mustered in July 18, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate January 29, 1862.
Matthew Adams, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; discharged on surgeon's certificate October 11, 1862; re-enlisted January 21, 1864; died at Alexandria, Va., March 5, 1864.
Michael W. Bowers, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; mustered out with company June 16, 1864.
Lewis Bitting, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate March 3, 1863.
John B. Boyer, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; discharged on surgeon's certificate October 23, 1862.
Elias Beaumont, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; transferred to One Hundred and
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Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864; veteran.
William Billman, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1861.
Joseph C. Blakely, private, mustered in February 25, 1861, three years; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1861.
Edward Bowers, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; missing in action at Bethesda Church, Va., May 30, 1864.
George W. Brown, private, mustered in July 18, 1861, three years; killed at Gaines' Mill June 27, 1862. John Chamberlain, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; wounded at Charles City Cross- Roads June 30, 1862; absent at muster out.
John Cluck, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; wounded with loss of leg at Fred- ericksburg December 13, 1862; discharged De- cember 10, 1863.
William HI. Dewalt, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 16, 18644.
John Deemer, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate November, 1861.
John Derr, private, mustered in January 28, 1862, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate May 20, 1862.
James C. Duffy, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864 ; veteran.
Leonard Deitrick, private, mustered in January 28, 1862, three years; captured May 5, 1864; dis- charged, date unknown.
William Free, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; mustered out with company June 16, 1864. George Foley, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; discharged on surgeon's certificate December 7, 1862.
George Grissinger, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate December 20, 1862.
John W. Glaze, private, mustered in January 28, 1862, three years; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864.
Charles Gebhart, private, mustered in July 18, 1861, three years ; transferred to Battery A, Forty-Third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, January 23, 1862.
Stephen F. Glaze, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; captured May 5, 1864; died at Andersonville ; veteran.
Andrew H. Griffin, private, mustered in May 4, 1861,
three years; missing in action at Wilderness May 30, 1864; veteran.
John S. Hain, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; mustered out with company June 16, 1864. John C. Hebel, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; mustered out with company June 16, 1864.
John F. Hassinger, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; mustered out with company June 16, 1864.
Jacob Huggins, private, mustered in July 18, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 16, 1864.
Jonathan Hilbert, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps February 15, 1864.
James Heckard, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate December 18, 1862.
John W. Holmes, private, mustered in September 20, 1861, three years ; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864; veteran.
David Hebel, private, mustered in December 31, 1863, three years; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864.
Frederick H. Harmon, private, mustered in February 9, 1864, three years ; wounded, with loss of arm, May 11, 1864; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864.
Calvin R. Harmon, private, mustered in February 9, 1864, three years ; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volun- teers May 31, 1864.
Newton C. Harmon, private, mustered in February 9, 1864, three years; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volun- teers May 31, 1864.
Alfred Ilebel, private, mustered in. December 31, 1863, three years ; missing in action at Bethesda Church May 30, 1864.
Jacob Holman, private, mustered in January 28, 1862, three years; prisoner from May 30, to No- vember 26, 1864; discharged February 27, 1865. Leonard Keiser, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate October 8, 1862.
William Keagy, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; discharged September 26, 1862, for wounds received at Charles City Cross-Roads.
William T. Keller, private, mustered in September 18, 1861, three years ; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volun. teers May 31, 1864.
John S. Laning, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 16, 1864.
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James Larzelier, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 16, 1861.
Daniel Liddie, private, mustered in July 18, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 16, 1864.
Solomon Leitzel, private, mustered in July 18, 1861, three years ; discharged on surgeon's certificate May 20, 1862.
Thomas Lowe, private, mustered in September 18, 1861, three years; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864; veteran.
Isaac R. Lenhart, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864; veteran.
William Lindsey, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment May 31, 1864; veteran.
Jacob Light, private, mustered in February 23, 1864 three years; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864.
Jeremiah Liddie, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; missing in action at Wilderness May 5, 1864 ; veteran,
Benjamin E. Liddic, private, mustered in January 28, 1862, three years; missing in action at Wil- derness May 5, 1864; veteran.
William Miller, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 16, 1864.
Thomas McConnell, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; mustered out with company June 16, 1864.
C. MeGlaughlin, private, mustered in January 28, 1862, three years; discharged on surgeon's cer- tificate November 2, 1862.
Lewis Myers, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate July 8, 1862.
John Monroe, private, mustered in July 18, 1861, three years; discharged October 10, 1862, for wounds received at Charles City Cross-Roads.
John A. McKnight, private, mustered in September 18, 1861, three years ; discharged on surgeon's cer- tificate March 3, 1862; re-enlisted January 28, 1864; missing in action at Wilderness May 5, 1861.
George Matchett, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; missing in action at Wilderness May 5, 1864; veteran.
James MeGlaughlin, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; died at Annapolis, Md., Oc- tober 27, 1862.
Joseph Potter, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; absent, sick, at muster out.
Rudolph Preisler, private, mustered in May 25, 1861, three years; wounded May 11, 1864; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Penn- sylvania Volunteers May 31, 1861; veteran.
Silas Portzling, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; died at home, in Snyder County, Pa., No- vember 29, 1863.
Christopher C. Reen, private, mustered in May 1, 1861, three years ; wounded at Second Bull Run; discharged on surgeon's certificate April 30, 1863. Frederick Reen, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; wounded at Second Bull Run; dis- charged on surgeon's certificate April 30, 1863.
Frederick Rinehart, private, mustered in January 28, 1862, three years; wounded with loss of arm; discharged on surgeon's certificate, date unknown. Israel Ritter, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; transferred to One Hundred and Nine- tieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864; veteran.
Elias Rice, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; captured May 5, 1864; died at Anderson- ville September 3, 1864, grave 7716.
Jacob Shoemaker, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 16, 1864.
David P. Sheibley, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 16, 1864.
Henry H. Shuler, private, mustered in July 18, 1861, three years; wounded; mustered out with com- pany June 16, 1864.
James P. Sheibley, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; wounded at Charles City Cross- Roads June 30, 1862; mustered out with company June 16, 1864.
Joseph Stevens, private, mustered in January 28, 1862, three years; discharged on surgeon's cer- titieate, date unknown.
James Snyder, private, mustered in May 25, 1861, three years ; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864; veteran.
George Smith, private, mustered in May 25, 1861, three years; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864 ; veteran.
Jeremiah J. Stailey, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; captured May 5, 1864; mus- tered out May 11, 1865.
David Shatto, private, mustered in May 25, 1861, three years; died at Washington, D. C., October 4, 1863.
Richard Tagg, private, mustered in May 25, 1861, three years; discharged November 14, 1862, for wounds received at Antietam September 17, 1862. Robert Temple, private, mustered in January 28, 1862, three years; transferred to Veteran Re- serve Corps November 6, 1863.
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William Ulsh, private, mustered in February 25, 1864, three years; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volun- teers May 31, 1864.
Wesley Vandling, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate December 10, 1862.
William Wingard, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; wounded; absent, sick, at muster out.
Elias Welsh, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; wounded at Charles City Cross-Roads June 30, 1862 ; absent, in hospital, at muster out. William Weikell, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; absent, sick, at muster out.
G. W. Williamson, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate ; date unknown.
Joseph Winters, private, mustered in May 25, 1861, three years; discharged September 5, 1862, for wounds received at Gaines' Mill.
Cyrus Williamson, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; discharged on surgeon's certificate, March 3, 1863.
John Wagner, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; discharged on surgeon's certificate March 3, 1863 ; re-enlisted January 28, 1864; miss- ing in action May 5, 1864.
J. W. Williamson, private, mustered in February 5, 1864, three years; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volun- teers May 31, 1864.
Alfred Wolf, private, mustered in February 13, 1864, three years; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864.
Isaiah D. Winters, private, mustered in January 28, 1862, three years; missing in action in Wilder- ness May 5, 1864; discharged, date unknown; veteran.
P. E. Williamson, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; died September 20, 1862, of wounds received at South Mountain.
William Walker, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years.
John Zitch, private, mustered in May 4, 1861, three years ; discharged on surgeon's certificate Feb- ruary 11, 1863.
FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT.
The Forty-second Regiment, otherwise known as the " Bucktails," or the " Kane Rifle Regi- ment of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps," which, in its formation, was intended to in- elude only companies of skilled marks- men, selected chiefly from the lumbering dis- triets of the State, was recruited in the spring
of 1861 (largely through the efforts of Thomas L. Kane, brother of Dr. Kane, the famous Arctic explorer), and was rendezvoused at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, where it was duly organ- ized under command of Colonel Charles J. Biddle, the lieutenant-colonel being Thomas L. Kane, who was afterwards promoted to brigadier-general.
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