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Peter Walker, David W. Wilson, Philip Wyning. Daniel Zimmer.
"In the numerous battles in which it took part, and from disease, Company A lost the following :
"Killed-Capt. W. J. Clyde: Sergt. Sam- uel T. Hadden: Corporals Daniel Y. Sals- giver, John E. Sadler, William C. McKee; Privates Charles S. Bender, Isaac Bowersock, James W. Brooks, Hugh Crawford, Jonathan Chambers, John G. Depp, John P. Imler, Robert S. Michaels, William McHenry, Wil- liam H. Swisher, Henry Sutter. Daniel Zim- mer.
"Died-Sergt. Allen H. Naylor; Corpor- als Levi P. Frampton, James L. Clyde ; privates, John Beck, William P. Crist, John W. Corey, James Henry, Joseph W. Hickox, William Hutchison, George M. Johnston, Wil- liam Leech, Thomas Means, Robert H. Marsh, John Marsh, William S. Perry, John R. Stewart, E. S. Simpson, Jacob Sutter. Fred. Rhinehart. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps-J. Henry, Christopher Sutter, David W. Wilson."
"Company B was recruited chiefly in Brook- ville and vicinity, mainly by Capt. John C. Dowling, who commanded it until he fell at Fair Oaks, when he was succeeded by Capt. S. A. Craig, who on account of wounds had to give up the command to Capt. W. S. Barr, who in turn for the same cause had to yield it to Capt. Joseph C. Kelso, who led it through the subsequent hard fights until the final muster out.
"Captains, John C. Dowling, S. A. Craig, W. S. Barr, Joseph C. Kelso ; first lieutenants, R. J. Nicholson. Richard J. Espy, John A. Mc- Lain; second lieutenant, Judson J. Parsons ; first sergeants, William Fox, William N. Pearce, Samuel H. Mitchell ; sergeants, John E. Barr, Hiram Wing, William Lucas, An- thony Kreis, George Heiges, James C. Dow- ling, John J. Geary ( Geasy), William English, Robert Miller; corporals, John J. Champion, MeCurdy Hunter, Samuel Hunter, Joseph Baughman, Wellington Johnston, Nathan D). Carrier, Andrew J. Cochran, David R. Porter, Robert G. Wilson, Benjamin Ramsey. J. M. Thompson, Philo Winsor; musician. M. L. Spottswood. Privates. Benjamin Arthurs, Peter Allwell, Charles G. Anderson, William Anderson, William D. Black, Liberty Burns, Sibley Bennett, Joseph Booth, Joseph B. Bow- dish, William Bish, Lafayette Burge, Samuel Cable, Alfred Cable, William Covert, Joseph Coon, Thomas J. Champion, David D. Demott. Jonathan Dixon, M. G. De Vallance, MI. L.
De Vallance, Mathew M. Dowling, John Dun- kelburg, Joseph A. Geer, Amos Goup, John W. Guthrie, Cyrus Geer, Robert Gilmore, Michael D. Grinder, Jackson Gearheart, Jacob M. Haugh, James L. Holliday, Adam W. Haugh, Thomas Hildreth, Emanuel Haugh, James Hopkins, Edward Hartman, Joseph Harriger, Augustus Haugh, John Hawthorn, William H. Jackson, John Jacox, Frederick Jackson, William Kelly, Solomon C. Kelso, George Keyser, Winfield S. Lucas, Joseph Lawhart, Lewis Leitzell. John Love. David Lanker, Frederick Miller, William Milligan, Courson Miller, William C. Miller, Michael Miller, Solomon McManingle, Charles S. McCauley, Joseph E. H. McGary, William McCutcheon, William McCaskey, Jesse McElhose, Barton A. Nicholson, John Ossewandle, \sa M. Pres- ton, Jesse Penrose, Benjamin F. Rhodes, James A. Robinson, William Riddle, Edward Reigle, Philip Rockwell, William Reede. Daniel C. Rockwell. Lewis Rhodes, John Shreckengost, John Shirey, Joseph S. Stine, George Shick, William K. Stevenson, Chauncey Shaffer. Jacob Siverling, George W. Smith, Samuel Stormer, George W. Saxton, Samuel Shaffer, Philip Taylor, John Taylor, James Taylor, B. D. Vasbinder, Gustavus Verbeck, Joseph Wil- liams, John B. Wensel, Oliver Woods, Francis Winters, John Webster, Philip Young.
"Killed-Capt. John C. Dowling; Sergts. Samuel H. Mitchell, Anthony Kreis, James C. Dowling. George Heiges; Corporals Welling- ton Johnston, Nathan D. Carrier, Andrew J. Cochran; Privates Benjamin Arthurs, Peter Allwell, Amos Goup, John W. Guthrie, Thomas Hildreth, William H. Jackson. Cour- son Miller, Charles S. McCautley, B. A. Nichol- son, Asa M. Preston. William Reed, John Taylor, Joseph Williams.
"Died-Sergt. John J. Geasy; Privates Liberty Burns, Joseph Bouch, Adam W. H laugh. Emanuel Haugh. William C. Miller, Joseph E. II. McGary. Dan C. Rockwell, John Shirey, Joseph F. Stine. Died in Rebel prisons-Sibley Bennett, Jonathan Dixon.
"Transferred to V. R. C .- Capt. S. A. Craig. Benjamin Ramsey, Thomas J. Champion, David Lanker, John Webster. To Eighteenth U. S. I .- David R. Porter, Robert G. Wilson, Samuel Shaffer.
"Company C was raised in Clarion county. Only the following men from Jefferson county were in its ranks: Sergeants, Samuel Latti- mer, John Il. Pearsall ; corporals, Eli 11. Chil- son, Isaac Lyle, James W. Spears. William Hipple ; privates, E. P. Cochran, M. G. De Val- lance, Perry C. Fox, John C. Johnston, Ami
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Sibley, Francis Smith, James Woods, William Hipple, killed.
"Company D was recruited in Jefferson and Clearfield counties. The only officers from · Jefferson county were Lieut. Charles J. Wilson and Capt. William Kelly, Captain Kelly, who rose from the ranks, being promoted captain November 26, 1864. He shared all their battles and dangers with the company, and finally brought them home. The following list comprises the men from Jefferson county, with those who were killed in battle, died of wounds and disease, or were transferred to other organizations :
"Captain, William Kelly ; second lieutenant, Charles J. Wilson ; sergeants, George O. Riggs, William C. McGarvy, Milton Craven, Ebenezer Bullers (of Hazen), John C. John- ston, Isaac M. Temple; corporals, John R. Shaffer, Danicl R. Snyder, James H. Green, Gilbraith Patterson, Darius Vasbinder, D. H. Paulhamus, Andrew J. McKown, Milton J. Adams, Benjamin F. Alexander, Amos Ash- kettle; privates, Eben O. Bartlett (of Rich- ardsville), Philip Black, Daniel Bowers, David Bell. Richard Bedell (of Richardsville), Silas Boose, Asa Bowdish, Byron H. Byrant (of Brockwayville), John S. Christie, Isaiah Corbet (of Falls Creck), James R. Corbet, Samuel Criswell, Andrew Christie, Joel Clark, Eli B. Clemson, William Dunn, Charles Graham, William Griffith, Andrew Ilender- son, John Hilliard, Lyman Higby, Nathan B. Ilipple, James Kelly, John Knarr, Henry Keys (of Schoffners), John Klinger, Edward Knapp, James Murphy, Malvin Munger, Arch. F. Mason, James Mc.Atee, Samuel McFadden. William McKelvy, Reid McFadden (of Schoffners), Samuel Mclaughlin, John Mc- Laughlin, Irwin Mccutcheon, Benjamin New- com, William Pennington, George Plotner. Josiah V. Reppard. William Riddle, Charles B. Ross, Joseph Rensell, John Robinson, Solomon B. Riggs, William M. Riggs (of Richardsville). Andrew Sites, George Smith, Gershon Saxton, William Shaffer, William Smith, Henry Shaffner, Perry Smith (of Richardsville), W. H. Saxton, Isaac Solly. Almon Spencer, James Thompson, Gabriel Vasbinder (of Hazen), William Wilson, Henry C. Wycoff, George Wilson (of Hazen), Ellis Wilson.
"Killed-Samuel Criswell, William Pen- nington, George Plottner, William Riddle. Charles B. Ross, Gershon Saxton, William Shaffer, John Wilson. Died-Corporal Daniel R. Snyder; Privates David Bell. Andrew Christie, John Hilliard, Henry Shaffner, Jo-
seph Rensell. Died in Rebel prison-William Smith.
"Transferred to V. R. C .- Silas Bouse, Lyman Higby. W. N. Riggs, W. H. Saxton, to Tenth Regiment, U. S. I.
"Company F was principally recruited in Indiana and Clearfield counties by the gallant and lamented Capt. Robert Kirk, who fell at Chancellorsville. The only officer from Jef- ferson county was Lieut. Henry P. McKillip. The following list comprises the men front Jefferson county, with deaths, transfers, etc. : "First lieutenant, Henry P. McKillip; second lieutenant, Ogg Neel; sergeants, John M. Brewer. Robert Doty, John W. Smith, John Hendricks, Elijah Pantall, Jonathan Brindle, Joshua Pearce ; corporals, John N. Means, Thomas Neil; privates, William H. H. An- thony, James D. Anthony, John W. Bryant, John H. Bush, John W. Brooks, Charles Berry, William A. Chambers. Peter Depp, Henry H. Depp, Philip B. Depp, John P. Dunn, James Dunn, Samuel Edwards, Henry A. L. Girts, Jonathan Himes, William S. Hen- dricks, Isaac Ilendricks. James Hopkins. Thomas M. Hauck, Samuel Hannah, Charles Klepfer, John Kelly, Charles Lyle, Scott Mitchell, William C. Martin, George Moore, John Miller, James A. Minish, James Mc- Carthy, Robert McMannes, Samuel A. Mc- Ghee, William T. Neil, Thomas Orr. Jackson Piper. David R. Porter, Adam Reitz, Irwin Robinson, James W. Shaffer, Isaac Smith, David Simpson, Charles Smouse, Henry Shaffer. Peter C. Spencer, William H. Wilson, David Williard, George W. Young.
"Killed-Jacob L. Smith, Robert Doty, John W. Smith, W. 11. Fl. Anthony, Peter Depp, Joseph Hill, Charles Lyle, Charles Smouse, David L. Simpson, William H. Wilson, David Williard. Thomas Orr. Died-Henry H. Depp. Charles Klepfer, Robert McMannes, David R. Porter, George W. Young, William C. Martin. Died in Rebel prison-John Kelly.
"Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps- Elijah Pantall. Jonathan Brindle, James Aul. William A. Chambers ; to First United States Cavalry-H. A. L. Girtz.
"Company G was recruited principally from the southwestern townships, from the sturdy. honest German yeomanry of the county, and on the day of their departure for the front rendezvoused at Ringgold, where a large crowd had assembled to sce them off, and from which point the farmers took them in wagons to Kittanning, where they took the cars.
"Capt. John A. Freas, who first commanded
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the company, resigned December 24, 1861, and Lieut. John M. Steck was promoted captain. and commanded it until he was obliged, on account of ill health, to resign, April 12, 1863. when Captain Woodward succeeded him until October 8, 1864, when, his time having ex- pired. Capt. Jacob H. Freas took charge of the company and was mustered out with it.
"Captains, John A. Freas, John M. Steck, Woodward. Jacob H. Freas ; first lieutenants, Charles B. Coon. Benjamin M. Stauffer ; second lieutenants, Harvey McAninch, E. H. McAninch, Edward P. Shaw ; first sergeant, Peter Slagle; sergeants, Jackson Hettrick, Jacob Swab, Philip II. Freas, George W. Taylor. George W. Hawthorn, Adam Himes, James W. Walker, Henry Crooks, Andrew J. Monks, John Startzell; corporals. David Kellar, Hiram J. Milliron, William H. Lucas, John M. Fike, Daniel Parsons, William H. Smith, James F. Miller. William Aikens, George Saucerman, John A. Swartz, David C. Swineford, William F. Green, Isaac Hughes ; privates, George Blystene, Samuel D. Barnett, Robert Baughman, Perry Brink. George Beer, Daniel Blose, Jacob Campbell, William Cobb, Robert Davidson, Jacob Dibler, John Dover- spike, Emanuel Eisenhart, Adam Fike. Jacob Freedline, George W. Geist, Samuel Geist, I. N. Hinderliter, William E. Hawthorn, Wil- liam Hartman, Francis F. Hawthorn, David Harp. Jacob Harp, Joseph K. Hawthorn, John Harwick, William A. Hadden, Jacob Harsh- berger, Samuel Henderson, William A. Haines. David Haugh, Jacob Hilliard, Frank P. Het- trick, William Jenkins, Michael Kellar, Wil- liam D. Kane, Elijah Kellar, George W. Kinsel, Henry H. Kiehl, Henry N. Milliron, William Means, Jacob Necce, James Orr, William D. Orts, Joseph Plyter, Richard J. Parsons, William Plyter, Robert Patterson, Anthony Peters, John Richards, Daniel Ritch- ards, Isaac Reitz, Joseph Reed, Harvey Rowan, Henry Raybuck, Adam Raybuck, John D. Rhodes, Caleb E. Stewart, John P. Smith, Daniel Shaffer, Michael Strawcutter, Philip Shrauger, John Snyder, Conrad Shorf- stall, Peter Snepp. Garrett B. Shrauger, Wil- liam Słagle, David Snowden, Samuel Smith, John Smith, Nathan P. Sprankle, Frederick B. Sprankle, Martin V. Shaffer, James L. Shaffer, Andrew J. Timblin, Daniel Under- coffer, Thomas M. Watson, Alexander Wiley, Watson Young, Edward W. Young.
"Killed-Sergt. G. W. Hawthorn; Corpor- als' Daniel Parsons, William II. Smith : l'rivates George W. Geist, Daniel Ritchards, Isaac Reitz, Joseph Reed, Philip Shrauger,
John Snyder, Conrad Shoafstall (Shorfstall). "Died-Sergts. Adam Himes, James W. Walker, Henry Crooks; Corporals John A. Swartz, William Aiken. George Saucerman, David C. Simpson. Privates, Jacob Campbell, William Cobb. Samuel Geist, William Hart- man, David Harp, Francis F. Hawthorn, Jacob Harp. Joseph K. Hawthorn, William Jenkins, Richard J. Parsons, Thomas M. Watson, Wat- son Young. Died in Rebel prisons-James F. Millen. Michael Kellar, James Orr.
"Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps- Lieut. A. J. Monks; John Doverspike, Jacob Friedline, David Haugh, Jacob Hilliard, John D. Rhodes, James L. Shaffer.
"Company H was recruited principally in the townships of Winslow, Washington and Snyder. Captain Tracy, of Rockdale Mills, who had assisted largely in recruiting the com- pany. soon resigning, the command devolved upon Capt. John C. Conser, who bravely com- manded them until he fell at Boydton, when he was succeeded by Capt. Tilton C. Reynolds, who shared their fortunes until the final muster out.
"Captains, Artemas H. Tracy, John C. Con- ser, Tilton C. Reynolds; first lieutenants, Thomas K. Hastings, George Van Vliet, Sam- uel Jones; second lieutenants, George W. Crosley, Josiah E. Miller; first sergeant, Mathias Bankert; sergeants, George Sharp, Adam Miller, George D. Mosier, E. L. Evans, Benjamin L. Johnson, Mathew Miller, Joseph F. Green, James Millen, Forbes Kilgore, Irvin R. Long : corporals, James Penfield, Samuel G. Moorhead, Henry Grant, James Truhy, John K. Moore, Philip N. Tapper, Samuel Preston, E. S. Holloway, John Neil, John St. Clair ; privates, Jesse N. Atwell, James Bailly, Lewis Boyington, Hamilton F. Burris, Stephen S. Briggs, John Buchanon, George Britton, William Blystone, Jesse Cole, Peter Cox, Joseph L. Conn, Charles H. Clinton, George A. Clark, Daniel G. Carl, Hugh Conn, Jacob Dickey, Ebenezer Dailey, Samuel C. Dewoody, Jolin Denberger, John Foust, Jacob Foust, Robert Feverly, Robert Fleming, William H. Farren, William Foust, Casper Gillnet, Har- vey Groves, William Green, John L. Groves, George W. Ilarding, Thomas Hutchinson, William J. Heckman, Benjamin F. Haymaker, James Harbenger, George Howlett, George P. Hartzell, William J. Henderson, Andrew Hoak, Moses Ishman. Archie Jones, George W. Keck, Sampson Kirker, William Kerp, Thomas Kessner, John Kerker, Edward Lewis, James R. London, George W. Luke, Henry L. Lindsey, George Montgomery, David B.
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Moore, W. S. Mattock, Henry C. Moore, James Mulkins, James Moore, William Menser, Nelson Munger, Joseph F. Millen, Michael Miller, Robert Morrison, William Mulkins, James MeCutcheon, James MeGeary, John McDonald, R. McAdams, Sr., David McKibbin, John McKean, William McKean, James McGhee, W. H. Mclaughlin, William McClelland, Noble McClure, John Nelson, John Osborne, George G. Rickard, Wash- ington Rhoades. Albert Reynolds, Robert Rager, Gilbert P. Rea, Thomas W. Rea, Joseph Rutter, James H. Reed, John W. Rea. George Shick, William C. Smith, Daniel Sharp, John Soliday, Oliver Smith, Ami Sibley. H. H. Sparks, Robert Spur, Andrew S. Smith. Henry Stevenson, Hiram P. Sprague, Peter Sharp, William Smith, Joseph Tedlie, Anthony Tory, John Thomas, William S. Whiteman, George Winklebauch, George Walch, George W. Warnock, William Walch, Peter B. Wensell, Adam Wensell, Dex- ter F. Wilson, George Yount, Edward W. Young.
"Killed-Capt. John C. Conser; Lieut. George W. Crosley ; Sergt. James Millen ; Cor- poral John Neil; Privates George A. Clark, Daniel G. Carl, William Foust. John L. Groves, George Howlett, Robert Morrison, John Nelson. Joseph Rutter, Hiram P. Sprague. Peter Sharp. George Yount.
"Died-Sergts. Forbes Kilgore, Irvin R. Long: Privates William Blystone. Hugh Conn, William J. Henderson. Archie Jones, John Kerker, William Mulkins, William Mc- Clelland, James II. Reed, John W. Rea. Joseph Tedley, George Winklebauch, Edward W. Young. Died in Rebel prisons, Sergts. Joseph F. Green, Michael Miller.
"Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps- Thomas W. Rea, Dexter F. Wilson, E. S. Holloway, John Crossman, R. C. McAdams.
"Company I was composed principally of men from Brookville and the adjacent town- ships, and was mainly recruited by Capt. Silas 1. Martin, who, on account of sickness in his family, was obliged to resign March 10, 1862. Upon his resignation Capt. James Hamilton was selected from the Thirty-eighth Pennsyl- vania ( Ninth Reserves), to command the company, and when he gloriously fell at the Wilderness, the command devolved upon Capt. Oliver C. Redic, of Clarion county, and upon his promotion to lieutenant colonel Capt. Ilenry Galbraith succeeded him, and remained with the company, sharing all its battles and dangers, until its final muster out. The muster rolls below give all the men from Jefferson 12
county, with a list of those killed, died of wounds or disease, and those transferred to other organizations :
"Captains, Silas J. Martin, Henry Galbraith : first lieutenant, Isaac N. Tuller ; second lieu- tenants, Hugh Brady, Robert I. Boyington, John H. Kennedy ; first sergeants, John Ma- giffin, George Van Vliet ; sergeants, John Douglass, James L. Paul, Benjamin Pollyard, James C. Quinter, Isaiah E. Davis, Joseph Kin- near. Mathias Manner, James Nicholson; cor- porals, Henry Shaffer, Daniel A. Friedline, Frederick Trapp, David Criswell, Andrew Edinger, James C. Gilson. Henry Rhoads, James Moorhead, Stephen Sartwell, Henry K. Mitchell, William Toye, John W. Man- ners ; privates, Isaac Allen, Ethan Allen, Wil- liam Armstrong. Daniel A. Brown, Edwin Black, Jesse Bump, John Blosser, George Boyer, James R. Bennett. John Burgess, Wil- liam Burford, Emery E. Brown, Andrew Campbell, Mathew L. Cochran, William Campbell, William A. Crawford, Simeon Chapman, William Christie, Nathaniel Car- baugh, William Cowan, William Chapman, William Courtney, George W. Christie, H. A. Davis, Aaron Douglass, Samuel C. Davis, James Doyle, Jacob Edwards, Peter Fye. Oliver Graham, William H. Gray, George Graham, James F. Hawthorn. George How- ard, Abram F. Hunter, Samuel S. Howser, Samuel Hogue, William E. Hawthorn, David Hawthorn, John Hillman. Joel Horn. George C. Hopkins, James R. Hoover, George W. Ilettriek, Henry J. Hawthorn, Samuel A. Ilunter, Harrison Hogue, Silas Irwin, Harry Ickes, John R. Johnson, Thomas Jolly, Henry Kennedy, Levi Knight, John Koch, Benjamin F. Lerch, John C. Moorhead, Robert C. Mil- len. David R. Matson. R. S. Montgomery, William Miller, Jacob J. Mauk, William A. Millen, John A. Mikle, Jacob Moore, William H. Manners, Edward I. Miller, Eli C. Mc- Laughlin, William McDonald, Alexander Mc- Donald, William O'Donnel, James O'Neal, John Royer, Chapman Rose, Eli Roll, Joseph Ronke. John S. Smith, James Stroup, Jacob Snowden. Riley Siverly, Fred L. Swentzell, Enos Shirts, Henry Smith, John O. Spencer, Samuel Stroup, Henry Shirley. Joseph Stumph, Jamies W. Shields, John J. Sherman, Hugh M. Steel, James Shaffer, George J. Shultz. George Thomas, Mathias Thompson, Henry Toye, Samuel Tingley, William Vande- vort, James Warey, . Thomas Woodward, Henry Yount, Isaac Yount.
"Killed-Sergts. Isaiah E. Davis, Joseph Kinnear, Mathias Manner; Corporals James
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Moorhead, Stephen Sartwell, James R. Ben- nett ; Privates John Burgess, William Chap- man, William Courtney, James R. Hoover, George W. Hettrick, H. J. Hawthorn, Samuel A. Hunter, Silas Irvin, John R. Johnson, D. R. Matson, R. S. Montgomery, Philip Ritchie, Enos Shirts, Mathew Thompson, Isaac Yount. "Died-Sergt. James Nicholson; Corporals H. K. Mitchell, William Toye, John W. Man- ners; William Burford, George W. Christic, Samuel Hogue, Harrison Hogue, Levi Knight, John Koch, Benjamin F. Lerch, William Mil- ler, Jacob Mauk, William .\. Millen, William McDonald, James O'Neil, Henry Smith, John O. Spencer, Samuel Stroup, Thomas Wood- ward.
"Transferred to V. R. C .- Sergt. James C. Quinter, John Hillman, Joel Horn, George J. Shultz, James Shaffer; transferred to U. S. army-George C. Hopkins.
"Company K was recruited in Indiana county, but Jefferson county furnished some of its most gallant officers, Capt. A. C. Thomp- son, who was disabled at the second battle of Bull Run, and Capt. James Miller, who after- wards rose to be colonel of the regiment. The only Jefferson county men in this company were :
"Captains, Albert C. Thompson, James Mil- ler; first lieutenant, John G. Wilson; first sergeants. John Gold, Thomas K. Hastings ; sergeants, Robert T. Pattison, John T. Swisher, James H. May ; corporal, James M. Torrence ; privates, George M. Bouch, John Baker, Samuel Benner, Hugh C. Craven, Z. T. Chambers, Alpheus B. Clark, James D. Frampton, Samuel McAdoo, Samuel Rhoads, John Stiver, Jesse J. Templeton, Henry Wyn- ing.
"Killed-Sergts. Robert T. Pattison, John T. Swisher.
"Died-Hugh C. Craven, James D. Framp- ton, Jesse J. Templeton."
To epitomize the regimental history: The One Hundred and Fifth Regiment, Pennsyl- vania Volunteer Infantry, known as the "Wild Cat Regiment," was mustered in at Pittsburgh, September 9, 1861, for three years, Col. Amor A. MeKnight commanding. He was killed at Chancellorsville, Va., and was succeeded by Col. C. A. Craig, who also fell, at Deep Bottom, Va. The next ranking officers were Lieutenant Colonel Greenawalt, who died of wounds received at the Wilderness, and Lieut. Col. Levi B. Duff, invalided from wounds with loss of leg, at Petersburg, Va., hence the com- mand devolved upon Col. James Miller, who brought the regiment home to Pittsburgh July
10, 1865. On June 23. 1865, the regiment marched in the grand review in Washington, and was mustered out of service on July 11, 1865, after serving three years and ten months, at Washington, D. C.
The One Hundred and Fifth Regiment served in the First Brigade, First Division, Third Army Corps, until after the battle of Gettysburg, when the Third was consolidated with the Second Corps, and the One Hundred and Fifth was put in the Second Division of the Second Corps.
JESSE JAMISON TEMPLETON
Jesse Jamison Templetou was born in Brookville, Pa., February 20, 1846, and died in the hospital of the Eleventh Pennsylvania Cavalry, at Fortress Monroe, Va., of congestion of the brain, on the 26th of March, 1862, aged sixteen years, one month, six days. He was a private in Capt. A. C. Thomp- son's Company, K, 105th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers; was enlisted at Indiana, in 1861, and joined the regiment with a squad of enlisted men and taken to Camp Jameson by Captain Altman, who was then captain of this company.
During its term of service the regiment took part in the following engagements : York- town, April, 1862; Williamsburg, May 2, 1862; Fair Oaks, May 31-June 1, 1862; the
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Orchards, June 25, 1862; Glendale, June 30, 1862; Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862; Bristoe Station, August 28, 1862; Second Bull Run, August 29, 1862 (where the regiment was specially complimented by General Kearny for its gallantry) ; Chantilly, September I, 1862; Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; Chancellorsville, May 2 and 3, 1863; Gettys- burg, July 2 and 3, 1863; Wapping Heights, July 24, 1863; Auburn, October 13, 1863; Kelly's Ford, November 7, 1863; Payne's Farm (Locust Grove), November 27, 1863 ; Mine Run, November 28, 1863; Wilderness, May 5, 6 and 7, 1864; Po River, May 10 and II, 1864; Spottsylvania, May 12 to 15, 1864; North Anna, May 23 to 25, 1864; Cold Har- bor, June 2, 1864; Petersburg, June 16 to 18, 1864; Petersburg, June 20, 1864 ; Petersburg, June 22 to July 26, 1864: Deep Bottom, July 26 to 29, August 15 and 16, 1864: Poplar Grove Church, October 2, 1864; Boydton Plank Road, October 27, 1864; before Peters- burg, March 25 and 30, 1865; before Peters- burg, April 2, 1865; near Farmville, April 6 and 9. 1865.
The One Hundred and Fifth was "one of the forty-five regiments of infantry in the United States service designated as the fight- ing regiments, viz .: 'those having lost in killed in battle two hundred and over.'
The loss by battle and disease, as officially reported, was fourteen officers killed in battle and two hundred and ninety-five men killed and died of disease, making a death roll of three hundred and nine. One hundred and ninety-nine were reported missing.
Since the close of the war the death of thirty-three officers, including Colonel Miller, and one hundred and six enlisted men, have been reported. Of the ten men who went out as captains in the regiment, all are dead.
The first reunion of the regiment was held and the One Hundred and Fifth Association formed at Brookville, Pa., October 7, 1879. On that occasion the following field and staff officers were present: Lieut. Cols. W. W. Corbet (of Brookville), Oliver C. Redic ( of Butler, Pa.), and Levi B. Duff (of Pitts- burgh) : Adjt. Hillis Mckown (of Pitts- burgh) ; Surgeon Adam Wenger (of Concord, Ill.) ; Chaplain D. S. Steadman (of Union City, Pa.); Hospital Steward Charles D. Shrieves (5421 Jefferson street, Philadelphia, ' Pa.). Members of the band: John F. Strat- tan (Navy Yard, Washington, D. C.) ; John A. Guffey (Eureka Springs, Ark.) ; Lott J. Leech (Chicora, Pa.) ; John Weir ( Indiana, Pa.); James A. McClelland (Sigel, Pa.).
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