PA Civil War
Civil War History in Montgomery County, PA
PA Civil War Soldiers of Montgomery CountyBean, Theodore W., History of Montgomery County, 1884.
The violent conflict of political opinion which culminated in a breach of the public peace on the 19th of April, 1861, was sectional in its character. The cause which evoked the long and acrimonious discussion involved a system of civilization with questionable commercial values, and the overthrow of domestic institutions to which the people of the Southern States had become attached by interest, inclination and climate. An "irrepressible conflict" suddenly became an "impending crisis," followed by the shock of arms. Northern statesmen of rare sagacity and long experience in public life were blinded by their delusive hopes, and predicted a short struggle and easy triumph over the insurgents. The haughty and impetuous spirit of Southern leaders underrated the sturdy manhood and marvelous resources of the North, and, with more zeal than prudence, precipitated hostilities, the magnitude of which awakened the civilized powers of the world to the importance of the conflict. Both sections sadly failed in their estimate of the relative strength and endurance of the combatants. The South obtained an early advantage in the first battles fought, and entitled themselves to the rights of belligerents, compelling the national government to treat with them as equals in war. The doctrine of a peaceable dissolution of the national government, intended by its founders to be perpetual, was strangely confounded with the rights of revolution, and dissenting minorities, to fatally obstruct the popular will as expressed by the national legislature, naturally took refuge behind the indefinite reserved powers of the States. A well-marked difference of opinion always existed in reference to the Constitution of the United States, and interpretations of the fundamental law by courts of last resort were not always accepted by the people as final. Early instances of the spirit of revolt, incident to all new, forms of government, were experienced in the Shay Rebellion of 1784, in the Whiskey Insurrection of 1791, the Hartford Convention of 1814, and the attempted nullification of 1833. Slight wrongs, real or imaginary, such as induced violence and resistance to the existing government, readily yielded to wise councils and the prompt suppressive measures of the national government. But when a great evil, such as the enslavement of four millions of human beings, became a subject of political controversy, sectionalizing thirty millions of people; the North uncompromising in its hostility to the institution, the South wedded to it; the North insisting, by its majorities, upon union and universal freedom, the South fiercely maintaining the right to peaceably secede and establish a rival republic, - these conflicting theories, agitated by astute statesmen through a formation period of fifty years, without significant or well settled precedent, - in view of such a contention, it will not, perhaps, be the subject of historical amazement that amicable adjustment defied the best efforts of political economists, and that brutal and terrible agencies of war were necessarily invoked to settle the dispute and vindicate the right.
The part taken by the people of Montgomery County during the four years' hostilities will possibly never be fully told. The novel and exciting experience of those who responded to the first call of President Lincoln for three months' troops was memorable, if not so important as that which resulted from the long terms of enlistments following the disaster at Bull Run on the 21st day of July, 1861. The great uprising of the North which quickly succeeded the fall of Fort Sumter was a national impulse, and the movement of men to the defense of the capital was through an excited and indignant populace. Great as the perils of war were known to be, they were extravagantly magnified at the time, and the anxiety and solicitude for those who were the first to march was shown by every household in the county. Few among those who witnessed the memorable scene of the departure of the Fourth Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers from Norristown, on the morning of April 20, 1861, will ever forget the event. The several companies from the borough had been hastily recruited to their maximum. Many of the members being residents of the rural districts, had hastened to town, signed the roll, and, returning to bid the dear ones good-by, thoroughly aroused the plain country-folks, hundreds of whom came trooping into town, "to see them off."
Fort Sumter had fallen, its brave defenders had gallantly resisted the skillfully devised preparations made for its reduction, the flag of our country had been shot down, and although not a single man of the garrison had been killed, yet the loyal manhood of the North felt that the great wrong and insult must be promptly avenged. No response to country's call was ever more promptly made by more patriotic men than those who filled the first quota of seventy-five thousand troops. True it is, in the light of the terrible struggle that subsequently ensued, the service now seems inconsiderable, but history will always accord to those who were first in the field of peril' a distinguished honor. Those who were present when the regiment was in line in front of the court-house surrounded by thousands of our best citizens and the families of those in the ranks, will recall the intense excitement that prevailed. The painful solicitude of the hour was deepened as the impassioned and eloquent words of the Hon. Daniel Smyser, then president judge of the district, fell upon attentive ears from the steps of the court-yard. The word country had a new and deeper significance for the men of that generation than was ever felt before. The beautiful flag presented to these gallant men by the ladies of the county was felt to symbolize hopes and interests paramount to all other considerations, and for the time being all difference of political opinion was subordinated to an exalted love of country. Men of all political opinions were requested to "put out their flags," and it is due to truth to say that in deference to public sentiment, that stood not upon trifles, the request was complied with. The youth and manhood of the county were well represented in the rank and file of the command, and after receiving the public assurance of magistrate and people that their conduct was commended, and come what might, they would receive the hearty support of their friends, they wheeled into column, and to the quick time of stirring martial music, amidst the ringing of bells, the cheers of thousands of men, and tokens of love and admiration of their devoted countrywomen, they marched through the town to Bridgeport, where they took the cars for Harrisburg. The following condensed statement contains the material facts of the short experience of the organization:
Fourth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.4th Regiment
- The Fourth Volunteer Regiment originated in the First Regiment, Second Brigade, Second Division of the State militia, organized under the militia act of 1858. It consisted of six companies and had a full regimental organization, the officers holding State commissions. In response to the call of the President, a public meeting was held at Norristown, Montgomery Co., on the 16th of April, at which the feeling of patriotic devotion to the cause of the government was emphatically displayed, and resolutions were passed pledging assistance to the families of such as volunteered. On the following day the services of the militia regiment were tendered to the Governor for the term of three months, and were accepted on condition that the command would report in Harrisburg within four days. The officers immediately commenced the enrollment of recruits, and at the expiration of the time appointed some six hundred men from Montgomery County and vicinity were ready to move.
The excitement and gloom incident to their departure can only be felt by a people unused to war. All business was suspended, and the whole population appeared upon the streets. Flags were provided by the ladies of Norristown, which were presented with appropriate ceremonies. On Saturday, April 20th, the command proceeded by rail to Harrisburg, and reached Camp Curtin at two o'clock P. M. It was the intention to have remained in camp till a sufficient number of men could have been procured from Montgomery County to fill the regiment to its maximum number; but the urgent necessities of the government rendered this purpose impracticable, and orders were issued to form a regiment immediately from such companies as were in camp. This order had the effect to change the command from a militia to a volunteer organization.
An election was accordingly held, which resulted in the choice of the same field officers as those holding the militia commissions, which were as follows: John F. Hartranft, of Norristown, colonel; Edward Schall, of Norristown, lieutenant-colonel; Edwin Schall, of Norristown, major. Charles Hunsicker was appointed adjutant.
Scarcely was the organization completed when marching orders were received. Leaving Camp Curtin on the evening of the 21st of April, the regiment proceeded by rail to Philadelphia, where it was ordered by General Patterson to report to Colonel Dare, of the Twenty-third. Taking one company of his own and the Fourth Regiment, Colonel Dare proceeded by rail to Perryville, Md., and took possession of the town, making such disposition of the troops as would prevent, a surprise.
On the following day General Patterson ordered the regiment to proceed without delay to Washington. Immediate application was made to Colonel Dare for transportation by steamer to Annapolis, the route by Baltimore being then closed. Not feeling secure from capture, Colonel Dare only gave transportation for one wing of the regiment, which embarked under command of Colonel Hartranft. Arriving at Annapolis, the troops were disembarked and quartered in the buildings belonging to the Naval Academy, by order of Major-General Butler, then in command of the town. The left wing, under command of Major Schall, was detained several days at Perryville for the security of the port.
It was expected that the men would be fully clothed, armed and equipped at Harrisburg before marching. But when the urgent appeals came from Washington for troops, it was not the time for the patriotic citizen-soldier to hesitate, and the regiment marched without uniforms or equipments, the men being armed with muskets, and provided with ammunition, which they were obliged to carry in their pockets. Clothing was sent to the regiment on the 28th of April, but not until some time in June were proper uniforms supplied.
In pursuance of orders, the regiment proceeded, on the 8th of May, to Washington, and was quartered in the Assembly buildings and in a church near by. Transportation and camp and garrison equipage not having been supplied by the State or national government, the regiment was prevented from going into camp. The close confinement of the men in crowded quarters soon produced its legitimate results. Sickness, which, up to this time, had been scarcely known in the regiment, now began to prevail to a considerable extent. As soon as tents were received it was at once established in camp, about two miles from the city, toward Bladensburg. When the necessary equipage was furnished regimental drills and inspections were commenced, and vigorous measures taken to make the regiment effective. On the 24th of June it was ordered to Alexandria, in anticipation of an attack by the enemy, and was soon after placed in camp on Shuter's Hill, where the regular drills and inspections were resumed.
On Sunday, June 30th, at two o'clock in the morning, the pickets of the regiment, stationed on the old Fairfax road, under command of Lieutenant M.R. McClennan, were attacked by about thirty of the enemy. They were repulsed by our pickets, only three in number, who killed Sergeant Haines, previously a clerk in the Treasury Department at Washington. Three others of our pickets on the outer post, intending to go to the rescue of their comrades, came in contact with the enemy's force, in which Thomas Murray was killed and Llewelyn Rhumer was severely wounded. The third, dropping upon the ground, escaped without injury, the enemy, in the excitement and darkness, passing over him. The trails of blood, discovered in the morning, showed that they had likewise suffered in the encounter.
The evidences on every hand pointed unmistakably to an early advance of the army. Inspections were careful and minute. All surplus baggage was sent to the rear, together with knapsacks and overcoats, the men retaining only their blankets. The Fourth Regiment was assigned to the First Brigade, Third Division* of McDowell's army. The division moved from camp by the Fairfax road, reaching Sangster's Station on Thursday evening. The enemy set fire to his stores and retreated, as the column advanced. Firing was heard in the direction of Blackburn's Ford, occasioned by Colonel Richardson's reconnaissance in that direction. On Friday the division moved to Centreville, where the entire army of McDowell lay encamped. On Saturday, the 20th of July, the question of muster out was freely agitated, the term of enlistment expiring on the following day. Desirous of retaining the regiment in his command till the anticipated battle should be fought, General McDowell issued an order, making the following appeal:
"The General commanding has learned with regret that the time of service of the Fourth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, is about to expire. The services of the regiment have been so important, its good conduct so general, its patience under privation so constant, its state of efficiency so good, that its departure at this time can only be considered an important loss to the army. Fully recognizing the right of the regiment to its discharge and payment, at the time agreed upon, the agreement of the government in this respect, the General commanding, nevertheless, requests the regiment to continue in service for a few days longer, pledging that the time of muster out of service shall not exceed two weeks. Such members of the regiment, as do not accede to this request will be placed under the command of proper officers, to be marched to the rear, mustered out of service, and paid, as soon as possible, after the expiration of the term of service."
Differences of opinion prevailed in the regiment upon the question of compliance with this request. While many were willing to re-enlist for two weeks longer, some were desirous of being mustered out in accordance with their contract with the government. When it was ascertained that unanimity of sentiment was not likely to be secured, it was decided by the commanding general that to break up the organization and to take a fragment of the regiment into battle would hot be prudent; orders were accordingly issued for its muster out of service. Several causes conspired to create an aversion to remaining. The regiment had been subject, during its service, to hardships which are, perhaps, inseparable from new and hasty organization, but which bore somewhat heavily upon the men, a detail of which it is unnecessary here to give. It was at a time, too, when great activity prevailed in the organization of new regiments for the three years' service, the officers of this regiment having already taken steps for making new organizations, in which considerable strife was manifested to get the trained men. Their decision was, accordingly, made more with reference to their own advantage and that of their officers than to any ulterior results.
General McDowell, when he found himself defeated in the battle which ensued, looking about for some causes to which he could attribute his failure, towards the close of his official report drags in this regiment for a share of blame, to whose service he had no more rightful claim, and whose conduct he could no more justly censure, than that of the regiment a week or a month earlier discharged.
The subsequent history of the men composing this regiment dispels any doubt that may, at the time, have been raised of the rectitude of their intentions Under the command of the lieutenant colonel, it marched to Washington, from whence it was taken by rail to Harrisburg, where it was soon after mustered out of service. But measures were immediately taken for the organization of new regiments, in which the men immediately enlisted for the war, and fully attested on the bloody fields of Fredericksburg and Antietam, and in numberless hard-fought battles of the war, their patriotism and their valor.
The colonel of the regiment (since major general), John F. Hartranft, desiring to remain with the army of McDowell, offered his services, and was assigned to duty on the staff of Colonel Franklin, commanding the First Brigade. In the terrible ordeal to which the division of Heintzelman was exposed, and when the regiments were broken and disorganized by the heat of the enemy's fire, Colonel Hartranft rendered invaluable aid in holding the men to their duty, and in rallying the regiments which had been thrown into confusion.
Captain Cook, of Company K, also remained, serving on the staff of Colonel David Hunter, and was officially commended for his gallantry.
FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS.
John F. Hartranft, col.; Edward Schall, col.; Edwin Schall, maj. Charles Hunsicker, adjt.; W.H. Yerkes, quartermaster; James B. Dunlap, surgeon Charles W. Rodgers, assist.-surgeon; T.W. McDaniels, chapl.; Martin Malony, sergt.-maj.; William M. Mintzer, quartermaster-sergt.
REGIMENTAL BAND.
D.H. Stubblebine (leader), Edmund Smith, Alfred Caldwell, Samuel Weis, George Evans, Daniel Ruch, Ephraim Hale, James Longan, Jacob F. Gauger, Alpheus Mixell, John Peterman, Andrew Peterman, Hammond Winters, William Gibson.
COMPANY A.
Recruited at Norristown, Montgomery Co. Mustered in April 20, 1861. William J. Bolton, capt.; Joseph K. Bolton, 1st lieutenant; William S. Ensley, 2d lieutenant; Abraham L. Ortlip, 3d lieutenant; George W. Guss, 1st sergt.; John A. Wills, 2d sergt.; Thomas B. Garner, 3d sergt.; William T. Roberts, 4th sergt.; Samuel S. Fries, 1st corp.; George Keen, 2d Corp. C. Jones Iredell, 3d corp.; Charles A. Yost, 4th corp.; William A. Lambert, Samuel G. Doud, musicians.
Privates.
Samuel Aikens, John Brookes, Edwin Boyer, David D. Bath, Benjamin Banks, George T. Carpenter, George Culp, John Deem, James M. Doud, George W. Dehaven, William C. Ensley, William P. Earle, Jonathan T. Ely, Jonathan B. Ellis, Augustus Feather, John P. Fitzgerald, Charles H. Fitzgerald, Sylvester Garner, Theodore Gilbert, Abraham Hartranft, Joseph Holt, John Jordan, John M. Johnson, Major L. Jenkins, John Jones, Benjamin F. Knipe, Henry S. Kelley, John S. Kelley, Thomas Kelley, Abraham H. Kirkbride, John Kanause, George H. Kulp, Elijah Lewis, Michael Lightcap, John S. Moore, William L. Mather, Joseph R. Moyer, William McCoy, James McCartney, William B. Nungesser, Reese Pugh, John Richards, Robert Roberts, George M. Randall, Thomas J. Reiff, Jacob Robbins, John Shoffner, George W. Shoffmmer, John Y. Shainline, Mifflin Smedley, James C. Saylor, Josiah Saylor, Charles Sutch, Henry H. Shainline, Abraham B. Sutch, Jacob H. Stephens, James Spencer, Henry S. Smith, Adam R. Slemmer, Theodore Selah, Isaiah Smedley, Valentine Schrack, Mathias T. Server, William H. Shainline, Benjamin Thompson, Henry Tippen.
COMPANY B.
Recruited at Norristown, Montgomery Co. Mustered in April 20, 1861. Robert E. Taylor, capt.; Thomas Magee, 1st lieutenant; M. Robert McClennan, 2d lieutenant; Lane S. Hart, 1st sergt.; William H. Griffith, 2d sergt. Lorenzo D. Shearer, 3d sergt.; George M. Coler, 4th sergt.; Joseph C. Reed; David W. Roberts, 1st corp.; Thomas C. Simpson, 2d corp.; John H. Kirkbride, 3d corp.; Israel W. Hart, 4th corp.
Privates.
George F. Altemus, Jacob Alker, James Ashburn, Howard Bruce, Jeremiah W. Buck, Isaiah B. Buck, Egbert B. Buzby, Jno M. Boyer, Harrison Bickle, Daniel W. Clemer, John H. Cou1ston, George N. Corson, Samuel H. Detweiler, Charles Earls, John E. Essick, Charles B. Evans, Thomas S. Ewing, Allen H. Fillman, J. Isett Freedley, Charles E. Frease, Jacob Fitzwater, Rotert Grimes, Ellridge G. Griffith, James W. Hahn, Philip Hahn, Jr., Ivens R. Hansell, James B. Heebner, John Heenan, Frank A. Hart, Edward Hocker, Henry C. Hughes, Davis Hunsicker, George W. Henderson, John H. Jacobs, Henry Jacobs, Ferdinand P. Kirkbride, Samuel A. Kugler, Charles A. Keyser, Daniel Linker, Enos Mowder, Samuel Markley, Samuel Miller, J. Benton Major, William Montgomery, Courtland McCarte, Marshall McCurte, Samuel C. McCombs, William Neiman, William W. Owen, John Rodenbaugh, George A. Reiff, Charles A. Reiff, William S. Rapine, Samuel P. Stephens, John Spencer, Adam J. Schrack, Samuel R. Shupe, Lewis J. Syckle, Samuel J. Shearer, Paul A. Smith, Barclay Thomas, John M.H. Tomlinson James H. Wilson, Benjamin Young.
COMPANY C.
Recruited at Pottstown, Montgomery Co. Mustered in April 20, 1861.
John R. Brooke, captain; William S. Hobert, first lieutenant; Joseph Umstead, second lieutenant; Charles Malsberger, first sergeant; William B. Stanford, second sergeant; Mahlon S. Ludwig, third sergeant; Henry F. Butz, fourth sergeant; Benjamin F. Guest, first corporal; John H. Root, second corporal; George Sheets, third corporal; William M. Rankin, fourth corporal; Edmund Guest, William Antrim, musicians.
Privates.
John Auchey, George W. Butz, Lewis H. Bickle, Octavius S. Bull, John A. Beadencup, Jacob Bower, Samuel Buckwalter, John Corbett, Esler G. Dawson, Samuel Dehart, Abraham Dearoff, Myers Daly, Jacob W. Dechant, James M. Engle, Jacob L. Fitz, Michael F. Fryer, Evan Fryer, Frank Fair, Paul Frick, David I. Geiger, Charles L. Geiger, William M. Hobart, Abraham Hesser, John Hendricks, John Heft, Albert Hoffman, Enos Hoffman, William Hunsicker, William Kirkpatrick, Abraham Kirst, John L. Kupp, Adam Lessig, Samuel Lacey, William G. Lesher, Washington H. Lachman, Thomas Mauger, Andrew Missimer, Jonah M. Neiman, Nathaniel Potts, William S. Potts, John T. Potts, David M. Phillips, John Reinard, Dewees W. Roberts, John J. Scholl, Peter E. Skean, Charles Simpkins, Joseph Spong, Jacob Schanely, George W. Seigfried, Charles C. Smith, John R. Sample, Rees B. Thompson, George Vandersycle, James Walters, Abraham H. Weir, Henry Wamback, William H. Willaner, William S. Wells, Daniel B. Weand, Isaac L. Yergey, William Yergey, Thomas Yergey, Leidv J. Yohn.
COMPANY D.
Recruited at Norristown, Montgomery Co. Mustered in April 20, 1861 Reuben T. Schall, captain; Charles Hansell, first lieutenant; David Schall, second lienenant; Hiram Lysinger, first sergeant; Samuel Painter, second sergeant; Samuel Fair, third sergeant; John Fair, fourth sergeant; Jesse S. Batchelder, first corporal; Andrew Fair, second corporal; Joseph Bell, third corporal; Henry Foreman, fourth corporal A.D. Earl, Adam Zinnel, musicians.
Privates.
John H. Bond, John Boaz, John Brant, John Beal, Francis Burk, Samuel Cloward, James Conway, Patrick Cumming, Irvin Craighton, A.P. Custer, Freeman Davis, Isaac Dehaven, John Dougherty, John Earl, John H. Fleck, James M. Griffith, Jacob Gauss, Joseph Garess, William Geist, James R. Griffith, Theodore Gratz, Charles Griffith, John Geyer, Joshua Hollowell, William Jenkins, Jesse Keeler, Samuel Kay, Thomas A. Kelly, James Kulp, David Lougherty, George Lightcap, Andrew Leedom, David B. Markley, Thomas McDuefus, Julia McCoy, Alexander McCrea, Samuel Mills, Harry McVaugh, Levi B. Nail, Harry Nail, Nathun Orner, John F. Parker, Samuel Peters, Thomas Smith, Thomas Shuck, Bernard Sherdin, Calvin Schall, Henry Stitler, James Seaman, William Stitch, Charles Stewart, William Shine, Owen Tompkins, Isaac Tolan, Jacob Tompkins, George Tippen, Arnold Vanfossen, Jr., Mills Williamson, Philip Wampold, John Wildsmith, Henry White, Charles A. Wentz, J.E. Wagner, A.G. Wright.
COMPANY E.
Recruited at Norristown, Montgomery Co. Mustered in April 20, 1861. George Amey, captain: Richard T. Stewart, first lieutenant; James P. Butler, second lieutenant; David Knipe, first sergeant; Henry Nuss, second sergeant; William Eastwood, third sergeant; John Gilligan, fourth sergeant; William R. Wager, first corporal; William Biggs, second corporal; George F. Fisher, third corporal; Charles Jones, fourth corporal; Thomas Lounck, John Childs, musicians.
Privates.
Samuel Augge, George W. Baker, Charles Barnes, George Bright, Jacob Basin, William Carey, John F. Carroll, Edwin C. Custard, Joseph Crady, Robert Docherdy, Michael Delaney, Thomes Doud, Denny Dimond, William Enos, John F. Fisher, Charles Ford, Jacob F. Fisher, Hiram C. Fisher, Henry Furlong, William Grew, Nathan Grew, Thomas Gardner, John Gardner, Joseph P. Hendricks, Isaac Hucheron, William Hallman, David Henan, James Hollinger, Benjamin Johnson, Owen Lear, Daniel Lysinger, Joseph Larrison, Thomas Lockard, Albert list, Charles K. Lookens, John McDaid, William McDaid, F. McFadden, Thomas McEwen, George W. Miller, Aaron Moore, Michael Mooney, Thomas Murray, Antrim Master, Jonas Moyer, Charles O'Neele, James Powers, John Quinn, William Quinn, David Reily,, Francis Ruch, Llewelyn Rhumer, Charles H. Rhumer, Mathias Shoemaker, John Smith, Elias Springer, Robert Steward, Francis Tomany, William Uncufter, Patrick Vaghn, Isaac Varney, George Workiser, John Welsh, John Williams.
COMPANY I.
Recruited at Norristown, Montgomery Co. Mustered in April 20, 1861. William Allabaugh, capt.; Lewis Ramsey, 1st lieutenant; Charles S. McGlathary, 2d lieutenant; Joseph Rylands, 1st sergt.; Thomas Jones, 2d sergt.; Daniel Streper, 3d sergt.; George Y. Hansell, 4th sergt. George H. Smith, 1st corp.; Charles Durham, 2d corp.; John H. White, 3d corp.; Benjamin Uelele, 4th corp.; William Hinkle and Edwin R.W. Sickles, musicians.
Privates.
John Badman, William Barry, John Bennet, Edward Bonter, James H. Buck, Charles Carn, James Carter, Thomas Chilling, William R. Cox, Simon Clinberger, Harry Davis, Samuel Deen, George Dehaven, Henry Dehaven, Michael Dillon, John Dougherty, George Emory, George J. Eckhorn, Jacob Erney, Nathan Fornwalt, Jacob Fulner, Christian Geicel, Jacob W. Geiger, William M. Geiger, William R. Gilbert, Christian Gancer, Alexander Gotwalt, John Graham, Samuel Hallman, Jacob L. Hoover, Edward C. Jones, David Kane, Patrick Keven, John W. Lamsbach, William Lath, George Lowry, Sylvester Makens, Allen Martin, William H. Martin, George Mercer, John Meris, Hugh McClane, Nathan McColly, Joshua McCool, Patrick McDade, Jones Munshower, William B. Nichols, James Phillips, Abraham Printz, Nathan H. Ramsey, Andrew J. Reed, Charles Rodebaugh, George Rodebaugh, Samuel Rodebaugh, George K. Roberts, William Robinson, Patrick Rogan, David Schrack, J.W. Shuttleworth, Samuel Slingluff, Benjamin R. Still, William F. Thomas, Thomas B. Vanfossen, George W. Whishlar, George W. White.
COMPANY K.
Recruited at Norristown, Montgomery Co. Mustered in April 20, 1861. Walter H. Cook, capt.; Henry K. Weand, 1st lieutenant; Charles V. Fisher, 2d lieutenant; David H. Connard, 1st sergt.; Noah B. Brown, 2d sergt.; Peter A. Brown, 3d sergt.; Sidney Brown, 4th sergt.; Frank L. Wagner, 1st corp.; Joseph K. Corson, 2d corp.; Frank Hart, 3d corp.; Daniel M. Yost, 4th corp.; William M. McGowen and Samuel Moore, musicians.
Privates.
Philip Badman, Silas Baker, Jonas Beckwith, George W. Bush, Bernard Canney, John A. Carr, Thomas N. Carr, George E. Chadwick, Isaac Conway, William Corner, Charles T. Dager, Reuben Dehaven, Henry Edwards, Augustus Fye, Francis Flanigan, James Gilmer, John Grundy, George Harkins, Samuel Hart, Joseph H. High, Richard Kelly, Enoch B. Kirby, George Kutz, Terance Landy, John Marple, Thomas Mars, Archibald McCorkle, Stephen McCloskey, William McGlathery, John McGowen, William McMain, James Maiden, John Miller, John Moore, Thomas Magee, John S. Nuss, William Ogden, John O'Neill, Joseph Palmer, Hiram Phipps, Stephen Phipps, James Pierce, William W. Potts, Allen Quarmby, Ivens Rambo, Nathaniel Rhoads, Robert W. Scarlett, Tobias Schmearer, Walter Scott, John Sheetz, Charles Sidders, David Signet, Richard Street, Charles Styer, John Styer, Jonathan Swallow, John Ward, William B. Weaver, Charles A. Weland, Clarence W. Wills, William W. Wills, Jr., Abraham Wood, James Wood.
NOTE. - "Colonel Hartranft, of the Fourth Pennsylvania Regiment, accompanied me to the field as aid-de-camp. His services were exceedingly valuable to me, and he distinguished himself in his attempts to rally the regiments, which hod been thrown into confusion." - Col. W.B. Franklin's official report, First Brigade, Third Division, sMontgomerys i. vol. ii., "Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies," p. 406.
For the greater convenience of reference, the history of the military organizations identified with Montgomery County will be continued in the chronological order of their formation and departure for the seat of the war. Where companies have been organized and become attached to regiments, it is due to those accredited to the county that an account of their services be related, as the same has been officially preserved in the history of the regiments of which they were a part. They appear as follows:
The Forty-Fourth Regiment (First Pennsylvania Cavalry)44th Regiment
entered the service for the term of three years. Company B was recruited in Montgomery County, and was trained for the distinguished service which it experienced by Colonel George D. Bayard,* a graduate of West Point United States Military Academy, class of 1856. He early distinguished himself as a fearless cavalry leader, and would undoubtedly have become a division and corps commander had he not fallen mortally wounded at the battle of Fredericksburg, Va., in December, 1862, while in command of a brigade of cavalry. Of the twenty-two regiments of cavalry organized in Pennsylvania during the great Rebellion, not one regiment was wholly recruited and accredited to a single city or county. Men volunteering for this arm of the service were of a class accustomed to the use of horses or had a fondness for them.
Some excellent troops were formed of young horsemen from our large cities and inland towns, but most of the companies were recruited in the country districts. As a general rule, the men of this arm of the service were of the best material and made excellent soldiers. But in the mass of men who were hastily recruited and sent forward as substitutes in the latter part of 1863 to 1865 there were many unfitted for the cavalry service. Under the rules and regulations of the War Department in force at the time, the maximum number of men for a troop or company of cavalry was one hundred. Twelve companies composed a regiment. These companies were further organized into squadrons of two companies each, and the six squadrons were formed into three battalions. Three regiments generally formed a brigade, though sometimes four and even five regiments were united in the same brigade, but this was only in cases where commands had become decimated. Two brigades generally formed a division, and the three divisions operating with the Army of the Potomac constituted the cavalry corps. This branch of the public service was first organized by Major-General Joseph Hooker when he assumed command of the Army of the Potomac in the winter of 1863.**
The artillery assigned to the cavalry were mounted and known as "Horse Artillery," and, with the exception of Martin's Independent Battery of New York, were detached from the regulars. The proportion of artillery was one battery to each brigade. The guns used were twelve-pounder Napoleons and the Griffin six-pounder rifled guns. Most of the latter were made at Phoenixville, Pa. The cavalry were armed with sabre, Colt's revolving pistol and Sharp's carbine. Many of the troops in 1864 were supplied with the Spencer carbine, "seven-shooters." They were the most destructive arm of the kind in use. In the campaigns of 1864 -65 the cavalry frequently fought dismounted, and owing to the superior arms in use, they were uniformly victorious, inflicting a heavy loss of life upon the enemy. Company B of the First Pennsylvania Cavalry was the pioneer organization of horsemen from Montgomery County. It was composed of a class of men representing the intelligence and patriotism of the Schuylkill Valley, and left the county under the command of Captain Owen Jones, of Lower Merion. The regiment was one of the most distinguished of Pennsylvania Reserves, and always ranked among the best in the famous cavalry corps of the Army of the Potomac. The public service of the regiment from its muster in to the surrender of Lee at Appomatox was fully shared by Company B. It is therefore due to the men who composed it, and their descendants, that the essential facts of history connected with the regimental organization be preserved.
COLONEL OWEN JONES, who, from early manhood until his death, was one of the most prominent and honored citizens of Montgomery County and of the State of Pennsylvania, was a son of Jonathan and Mary (Thomas) Jones, and a descendant of Edward Jones, who was a native of Wales, and came thence to Pennsylvania nearly two centuries ago, settling on lands purchased from William Penn and which forms part of the estate that has been held in the Jones family from that time until the present. A larger portion of the property which descended through successive generations to Colonel Owen Jones came into possession of his ancestors through the marriage of a son of the original settler, Edward Jones, with a daughter of Thomas Wynne, Speaker of the first Colonial Assembly of Pennsylvania, who took up lands adjoining those of Edward Jones. By that marriage the Wynne and Jones lands became united in one estate, which, in honor of the Wynne family, received the name which it still bears, - Wynnewood.
In the Wynnewood mansion, on this estate, Owen Jones was born, December 29, 1819. On reaching the proper age, and having passed through a preparatory course of study, he entered the University of Pennsylvania, where, in due time, he was graduated, and commenced the study of law in the office of William M. Meredith, of Philadelphia. At the conclusion of his law course he was admitted to the bar in Philadelphia and soon afterwards (May 19, 1842) was also admitted to practice in Montgomery County. But having a preference for the pursuit of agriculture, rather than for the practice of his profession, he gave his attention chiefly to the former, becoming deeply interested in the raising of fine stock and in everything tending to the promotion of improvement in methods of farming. In 1845 he became the purchaser of property in West Philadelphia belonging to the Warner estate, which afterwards had a remarkable rise in value, and became known as the "drove-yard property."
In 1856 Mr. Jones received the Democratic Congressional nomination for the Fifth District, which then embraced Montgomery County and some of the northern wards of Philadelphia. He was elected and served in Congress from December, 1857, to March 4, 1859. Prior to his election to Congress he had served, under appointment by Judge Thomas Burnside, as member of a commission charged with the duty of adjusting the basis of State taxation for the district composed of the counties of Montgomery and Bucks.
On the breaking out of the great war of the Rebellion, in April, 1861, he immediately became prominent as one of the most earnest and active supporters of the government and the Union. Under the legislative act of May 15th of that year, providing for the formation of the "Reserve Volunteer Corps of the Commonwealth," to include one regiment of mounted men, he at once commenced the raising of a company of cavalry, which he recruited almost entirely at his own private expense. The company, which was made up of men of Lower Merion and adjoining townships, was soon filled and moved to the rendezvous at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, where it became Company B of the First Pennsylvania Cavalry. It was afterwards designated as the Forty-fourth Regiment of the State volunteer forces and placed under command of Colonel George D. Bayard. Prior to this (August 5, 1861) Captain Owen Jones, of Company B, had been promoted to the grade of major. In September the regiment moved from Camp Curtin to Tenallytown, Md.,whence, on the 10th of October, it crossed the Potomac River into Virginia. A few weeks later it first saw actual service in the battle of Dranesville, where it took a leading part in the attack, which resulted in the complete rout of the enemy.
On the 3d of January, 1862, upon the resignation of Lieutenant-Colonel Jacob Higgins, Major Owen Jones was advanced to the higher grade, and in the following May he was promoted to the colonelcy of the regiment, Colonel Bayard having been made a brigadier-general.
While under command of Colonel Jones the First Cavalry performed severe and continuous service, and fought gallantly in a great number of engagements, among the principal of which were those of Hartwood Church, Woodstock, Harrisonburg, Port Republic, Front Royal, Cross-Keys, Grovton, Robertson's River, Strasburg, Cedar Mountain, Chantilly, Second Bull Run, Falmouth and finally the great battle of Fredericksburg (December 11 to 13, 1862), where Colonel Jones, acting as brigadier-general, commanded a full cavalry brigade, occupying a position on the extreme left and in the advance of General Franklin's corps. In that battle General Bayard was killed.
In January, 1863, about one month after the battle of Fredericksburg, Colonel Jones, with his regiment, took part in the famous, but profitless, "Mud March" of General Burnside's army up the Rappahannock, and then, after three days of severest, toil, along impassable roads, back to their former position. This was the last of the military operations in which Colonel Jones participated. On the 30th of January, 1863, he resigned his commission and left the service. To his country he had done his whole duty, and had done it well. From the officers and men who served under him he had won the full measure of that respect and love, which soldiers always give to a brave, generous and humane commander. On all the muster-rolls of Pennsylvania, or of the great Union army, there could not be found the name of a truer patriot or a more gallant and conscientious officer than Colonel Owen Jones.
Returning from the army to his beautiful home at Wynnewood, Colonel Jones resumed the peaceful vocations which had been interrupted by his departure for the field of war. In these pursuits and in the enjoyments of domestic life he continued through a further period of nearly fifteen years, which brought him to the close of his honorable and useful career. Early in the evening of December 25, 1878, he set out from his home alone and on foot, intending, in company with his near neighbor, Mr. Wister, to spend the evening in a social way at the house of their mutual friend, Dr. George Gerhard. On leaving home he directed his coachman to call for him at the doctor's house at ten o'clock. At that hour the man went with the carriage, according to directions, but, on reaching Dr. Gerhard's, was told that Colonel Jones had not been there. He then proceeded to the house of Mr. Wister, where he inquired for the colonel, but received the same answer. A search was then made along the way that Colonel Jones was supposed to have taken, and about an hour later his body was found, lying face downward, lifeless and cold, within fifty yards of Dr. Gerhard's residence. His death had evidently been instantaneous and the result of apoplexy. The remains were interred in the family vault at Laurel Hill. The funeral was attended by a large concourse of people, among whom were a number of those who had been his companions-in-arms and many of the leading men of Pennsylvania. His death was deeply mourned by all who knew him, and by none outside the family more sincerely than by the worthy poor, to whom he had always been a friend and liberal benefactor.
Colonel Owen Jones was married, November 4, 1841, to Mary, daughter of Isaac W. Roberts. Their children were four in number, - Emily R., Owen Glendower, Annie and J. Aubrey Jones, the last-named being now the only survivor. He resides with his mother in the Wynnewood family mansion, where his father was born and which was his home during all the years of his life.
FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS.
George D. Bayard, col., mustered in Aug. 27, 1861; wounded at Dranesyule, Va., Nov. 22, 1861; promoted to brig.- gen. May 5, 1862; killed at Fredericksburg Dec. 13, 1862.
Owen Jones, col., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted from capt. Co. B to maj. Aug. 5, 1861; to lieutenant-col. Oct. -, 1861; to col. May 5, 1862; res. Jan. 30, 1863.
John P. Taylor, col., mustered in Aug. 10, 1861; promoted from Capt. Co. C to lieutenant col. Sept. 15, 1862; to col. March 2, 1863; to brevet brig.-gen. Aug. 4, 1865; must. out with regiment Sept. 9, 1864.
Jacob Higgins, lieutenant-col., mustered in Aug. 28, 1861; promoted from capt. Co. G Aug. 18, 1861; res. Oct. 8, 1861.
Sylv. D. Barrows, lieutenant-col., mustered in Aug. 11, 1861; promoted from 1st lieutenant Co. D to maj. Nov. 15, 1861; to lieutenant-col. May 5, 1862; res. Sept. 15, 1862.
David Gardner, lieutenant-col., mustered in Sept. 27, 1861; promoted from capt. Co. U to maj. Nov. 23, 1862; to lieutenant-col. Feb. 10, 1863 must. out with regiment Sept. 9, 1864.
Thomas S. Richards, maj., mustered in Aug. 5, 1861; promoted from capt. Co. M May 5, 1862; res. Nov. 22, 1862.
Josiah H. Ray, maj., mustered in Aug. 16, 1861; promoted from Co. F March 1, 1862; res. Feb. 23, 1863.
William T. McEwen, maj., mustered in Aug. 10, 1861; promoted from capt. Co. C Feb. 23, 1863; wounded at Brandy Station, Va., June 9, 1863 res. Oct. 17, 1863.
Richard J. Falls, maj., mustered in Jan. 3, 1862; wounded July 28. 1864 transferred to batt. Sept. 3, 1864; com. lieutenant-col., Nov. 11, 1864 not mustered; discharged Jan. 3, 1865.
James M. Gaston, maj., mustered in Aug. -, 1861; promoted from capt. Co. I March 1, 1863; must. out Aug., 1864.
Charles C. Townsend, adjt., mustered in Nov. 22, 1862; promoted from hosp. stew. Nov. 22, 1862; res. June 14, 1863.
William P. Lloyd, adjt., mustered in Sept. 1, 1861; promoted from 1st lieutenant Co. E Sept. 1, 1863; must. out with regiment Sept. 9, 1864.
C.L. Buffington, bvt. adjt., mustered in Aug. 12, 1861; promoted from 1st lieutenant Co. E to Batt. adjt. Feb. 19, 1862; must. out Sept. 10, 1862.
William S. Foster, bvt. adjt., mustered in Sept. 6, 1861; promoted from sergt. Co. K March 1, 1862; must. out Sept. 9, 1862.
William Bayard, bvt. adjt., mustered in March 1, 1862; discharged Sept. 1, 1862. Job H. Cole, bvt. adjt., mustered in Aug. 5, 1861; promoted from 1st sergt. Co. M May 5, 1862; must. out Sept. 11, 1862.
Richard R. Corson, q.m , mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted from sergt. Co. B to quartermaster Sept. 17, 1861; to Capt. and assist. quartermaster May 23, 1862.
George H. Baker, quartermaster, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted from corp. Co. B to quartermaster sergt. Sept. 28, 1861; to quartermaster May 5, 1862; must. out with regiment Sept. 9, 1864.
William Shadelman, c.s., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted from sergt. Co. B to quartermaster-sergt. May 5, 1862; to 1st lieutenant and c.s. Oct. 22, 1862; res. Jan. 28, 1863.
Henry A. Wood, c.s., mustered in Aug. 16, 1861; promoted from private Co. F to com. sergt. June 22, 1862; to 1st lieutenant and c.s. Jan. 27, 1863; must. out with regiment Sept. 9, 1864.
David Stanton, surgeon, mustered in Aug. 27, 1861; promoted to surgeon U.S. Regiment army Nov. 24, 1862.
Gurdon B. Hotchkin, surgeon, mustered in Dec. 4, 1861; promoted from assist. surgeon Nov. 24, 1862; must. out with regiment Sept. 9, 1864.
J.B. Finney, assist. surgeon, mustered in Aug. 27, 1861; res. Sept., 1861.
Samuel Alexander, assist. surgeon, mustered in Aug. 27, 1861; killed at Dranesville, Va., Nov. 26, 1861.
S.W.H. Calver, assist. surgeon, mustered in June , 1862; res. Aug. 2, 1862.
Hiram N. Kelly, assist. surgeon, mustered in Dec. 17, 1862; res. Jan. 21, 1863.
L.E. Atkinson, assist. surgeon, mustered in Jan. 24, 1863; transferred to batt. Sept. 3, 1864; discharged Sept. 5, 1864.
R.H. Tuft, assist. surgeon, mustered in July 6, 1863; transferred to batt. Sept. 3, 1864; and to 2d Regiment Prov. Cav. June 17, 1865.
J. Harvey Beale, chaplain, mustered in Sept. 1, 1861; must. out with regiment Sept. 9, 1864.
Jacob Wolf, vet. surgeon, mustered in Aug. 13, 1861; promoted from private Co I 1, 1863; must. out with regiment Sept. 9, 1864.
George W. Seigrist, sergt.-maj., mustered in Aug. 10, 1861; promoted from quartermaster sergt. Co. C to sergt.-maj. Sept., 1861; to 2d lieutenant Co. I Nov. 23, 1861.
Henry C. Beamer, sergt.-maj.; promoted to sergt.-maj. Feb. 17, 1862; to 1st lieutenant Co. G July 17, 1862.
William McCue, sergt.-maj.; appointed sergt.-maj. May 8, 1862; discharged on surgeon certif. Sept 29, 1862.
George J. Geiser, sergt.-maj.; promoted to sergt.-maj. Sept. 29, 1862; to 2d lieutenant Co. G April 12, 1863.
John Hamilton, sergt.-maj., mustered in July 25, 1861; promoted from sergt. Co. A May 1, 1863; must. out with regiment Sept. 9, 1864.
George W. Fincher, quartermaster-sergt., mustered in July 30, 1861; promoted from private Co. L Nov. 1, 1862; transferred to batt. Sept. 3, 1864; promoted to 2d lieutenant Co. L, batt., Sept. 13, 1864; to 1st lieutenant Co. F, batt., March 19, 1865 must. out by consolidation June 20, 1865; veteran.
John McCahan, com. sergt., mustered in Aug. 28, 1861 promoted from private Co. G Feb. 28, 1862; must. out with regiment Sept. 9, 1864.
Joseph Deveney, hosp. steward; appointed hosp. steward Sept. 6, 1861 transferred; not on muster-out roll.
Ernest Conzler, hosp. steward must. out Aug. 28, 1861; promoted from private Co. G Oct., 1861; transferred to U.S. regular army Nov. 24, 1862.
Charles Gardner, hosp. steward, mustered in Oct. 20, 1862; promoted from private Co. G Oct. 23, 1862; transferred to batt. Sept. 3, 1864.
William P. Lloyd, hosp. steward, mustered in Sept. 1, 1861; promoted from private Co. G Dec. 18, 1862; to 1st lieutenant Co. E March 22, 1863.
William J. Jackman, hosp. steward, mustered in July 25, 1861; pro from sergt. Co. A Feb. 25, 1863; must. out with regiment Sept. 9, 1864.
Thomas R. Starer, bugler, mustered in Aug. 21, 1861; promoted from corp. Co. I Oct. 16, 1861; discharged by order of War Dept. Oct. 1, 1862.
James P. Landis, bugler, mustered in Aug. 10, 1861; promoted from sergt. Co. C May 1, 1863; wounded June 9, 1863; transferred to batt. Sept. 3, 1864; must. out by special order June 20, 1865; veteran.
John W. Forney, saddler, mustered in July 25, 1861; transferred to batt. Sept. 3, 1864; must. out by special order June 20, 1865; veteran.
COMPANY B.
Recruited at Athensville, Montgomery Co.
Owen Jones, capt., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted to maj. Aug. 5, 1861.
Jacob L. Statlelman, capt., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted from 1st lieutenant Aug. 8, 1861; res. March 26, 1862.
Joseph C. Roberts, capt., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted from sergt. to 2d lieutenant Nov. 25, 1861; to 1st lieutenant Dec. 30, 1861; to capt. March 26, 1862: res. May 8, 1862.
William Litzenberg, capt., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted from sergt. May 20, 1862; wounded at Deep Bottom. Va., July 28, 1864; discharged Sept. 9, 1864, exp. of term.
Theodore Streck, 1st lieutenant, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted from 1st sergt. to 1st lieutenant Aug. 8, 1861; to Capt. Co. H Nov. 25, 1861.
Richard R. Corson, 1st lieutenant, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted from sergt. to 1st lieutenant and quartermaster Sept. 17, 1861.
John Kline, 1st lieutenant, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; pro from 2d to 1st lieutenant Nov. 25, 1861; res. Dec. 30, 1861.
William Buzby, 1st lieutenant, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted from corp. to 1st sergt.; to 2d lieutenant Jan. 3, 1862; to 1st lieutenant March 26, 1862; died at Washington, D.C., May 1, 1864.
George H. Baker, 1st lieutenant, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted from corp. to quartermaster sergt. Sept. 28, 1861; to 1st lieutenant and quartermaster May 5, 1862.
Robert S. Lawsha, 2d lieutenant, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted from sergt. March 26, 1862; wounded May 28, 1864; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
John H. Bevan, 1st sergt., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861: promoted from corp. to 1st sergt. April 1, 1862; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
W.F. Chrisman, quartermaster sergt., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted to corp.; to quartermaster sergt. Feb. 1, 1863; wounded at Culpepper, Va., Sept. 13, 1863; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Daniel H. Titlow, com. sergt., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted from Corp. to sergt. April 5, 1862; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Lewis M. Thomas, sergt., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; discharged on surgeon certif. Feb. 1, 1863,
Adolphus S. Edler, sergt., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Martin Mars, sergt., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted from corp. to sergt. Jan. 14, 1862; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Lem. A. Patterson, sergt., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted to sergt.; discharged on surgeon certif. March 20, 1863.
Joseph Price, sergt., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted from corp. to sergt. Feb. 1, 1863; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
David W. Terrence, sergt., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted from corp. I wounded May 25, 1863; discharged on surgeon certif. July 8, 1861.
John J. Creighton, sergt., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted to sergt.; transferred to batt., 1st Pa. Cav.; veteran.
Samuel Jago, sergt., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted to sergt.; transferred to batt, Sept. 9, 1864; must. out as sergt. Co. M, batt., June 20, 1865; veteran.
George L. Lyle, sergt., mustered in Aug 8, 1861; promoted to sergt.; killed at Malvern Hill, Va., July 28, 1864; veteran.
William Stadelman, sergt., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; promoted to sergt.; to quartermaster sergt. May 5, 1862.
John Anderson, corp., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861.; discharged on surgeon certif. Oct 9, 1861.
Adou. J. Stanley, corp., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; discharged on surgeon Certif. Jan. 19, 1863.
John R. Styer, corp., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; killed at Hawes' Shop, Va. May 28, 1864.
William H. Edler, corp., mustered in Aug. 28, 1862; wounded June 21 1864; transferred to batt., 1st Pa. Cav.
George B. Rambo, corp., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Crawford Yocum, corp., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Kline A. Graver, corp., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
William H. Ramsay, corp., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept 9, 1864.
Joel L. Davis, corp., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Nark R. Hagner, corp., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Henry H. Pyott, Corp., mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Henry Z. Lair, bugler, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; transferred to brigade band Jan. 1, 1863.
Franklin Snyder, bugler, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Morris M. Mattson, bugler, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Privates.
Théo. T. Ashenfelter, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; discharged on surgeon certif. Feb. 26, 1863.
William Adair, mustered in Aug. 26, 1862; transferred to batt. Sept. 9, 1864; must. out in Co. M., batt., June 6, 1865.
Lorenzo D. Black, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sep 9, 1864.
Allen L. Bevan, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Jacob S. Bisson, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
William H. Bowden, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; discharged on surgeon certif. 1862.
John Black, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; transferred to batt. Sept. 9, 1864; veteran.
Charles Bennet, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; transferred to batt. Sept. 9, 1864; veteran.
Francis Blehl, mustered in Oct. 15, 1861; transferred to batt. Sept. 9, 1864.
Amos Baxter, mustered in Aug. 3, 1863; transferred to U.S. navy July 5, 1864.
Fleming Campbell, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Patrick Connell, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; wounded in Pa. July 5, 1863, and at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1, 1864; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Edgar W. Collins, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Jos. S. Cornman, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
James Conrad, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; discharged on surgeon certif. 1862.
Charles Cramer, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; not on muster-out roll.
Peter Davis, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Charles Davison, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Elisha P. Davis, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; discharged on surgeon certif. Jan; 4, 1862.
Jacob H. Dettra, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; discharged on surgeon certif. Feb. 3, 1863.
John Dales, mustered in Sept. 6, 1861; discharged on surgeon certif. 1862.
John L. Dougherty, mustered in May 25, 1863; discharged on surgeon certif. Dec. 8, 1863.
Charles Ford, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; discharged on surgeon certif. Jan. 4, 1862.
Chalkley F. Greger, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Alex. Gotwalls, mustered in Aug. 8. 1861; discharged on surgeon certif. March 20, 1863.
John S. Grant, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Jacob W. Haines, mustered in Aug. 8. 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Thos. P. Hoffman, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
William S. Hampton, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Matthias Hafner, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
William Hutchinson, mustered in Jan. 17, 1864; transferred to batt. Sept. 9, 1864.
Samuel A. Haws, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; killed at Hawes' Shop, Va., May 28, 1864.
George Hampton, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; deserted Nay 25, 1862.
Enos Jacobs, mustered in Aug. 1, 1863; transferred to batt. Sept. 9, 1864.
Justice W. Lutz, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Perry H. Levering, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Robert Lowry, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; transferred to batt. Sept. 9, 1864; veteran.
James McFague, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Lewis Moore, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; wounded July 28, 1864; absent at muster out.
Washington Miller, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; discharged on surgeon certif. Jan. 4, 1862.
Nathan Miller, mustered in Aug. 9, 1861; discharged on surgeon certif. Jan. 4, 1862.
James McClellan, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; disch, on surgeon certif. 1862.
Joseph F. Moore, mustered in July 23, 1862; wounded at Culpepper Sept. 13, 1863 and Barker's Mills June 2, 1864; transferred to batt. Sept. 9, 1864; promoted to 1st lieutenant Co. A, batt., Dec. 13, 1864; must. out June 29, 1865.
Henry C. Moore, mustered in Feb. 27, 1864; transferred to batt. Sept. 9, 1864.
Matthew Michael, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; transferred to batt. Sept. 9, 1864; veteran.
Thomas Mylan, mustered in May 13, 1863; transferred to batt. Sept. 9. 1864.
John Miles, Jr., mustered in Aug. 26, 1862; transferred to batt. Sept. 9, 1864; discharged in Co. M, batt., May 27, 1865.
Robert Maxwell, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; died at Alexandria, Va., April 4, 1862; burial record Dec. 16, 1863, grave 1192.
Howard McAfee, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; killed at Auburn Mills, Va., Oct. 14. 1863.
Philip A. Mower, mustered in Aug. 26, 1862; died July 3, 1864, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June 2, 1864; buried at Philadelphia.
Conrad Maiser, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
James J. McFayne, not on muster-out roll.
John O'Connel, mustered in March 28, 1864; transferred date and place unknown.
Evan J. Paxson, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; transferred to batt. Sept. 9, 1864.
John Quinn, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Charles Quinley, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; discharged on surgeon certif. Jan. 20, 1862.
William H. Rhoads, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
John Ritter, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Charles Robinson, mustered in March 16, 1864; transferred to batt. Sept. 9, 1864.
George Rodebaugh, must, in Aug. 8, 1861; discharged on surgeon certif. 1862.
Wesley A. Solely, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Edward B. Smoyer, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Joseph Smith, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Michael B. Staub, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Isaac W. Smith, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; discharged on surgeon certif. April 15, 1864.
Theodore Shaffer, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; died at Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 1861.
John Smith, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; killed at Auburn Mills, Va., Oct. 14, 1863.
Samuel S. Staiger, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861.
Thomas Swift, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; discharged on surgeon certif., date unknown.
Hamilton Vaughn, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
John V. Vanderslice, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; discharged on surgeon certif. April 20, 1863.
Edward J. Warnock, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
John Yocumn, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; killed at Hawes' Shop, Va., May 28, 1864.
George W. Zinn, mustered in Aug. 8, 1861; must. out with company Sept. 9, 1864.
Fifty-first Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.51st Regiment
- Some time previous to the first battle of Bull Run Colonel Hartranft, who commanded a regiment in the three months' service, applied for and received authority to recruit one for the three years' service. Calling about him many of his old officers and men, the ranks of the new regiment were soon filled with a body rarely excelled for qualities essential to good soldier. With the exception of a few enlistments, Companies A, C, D, F and I were recruited in Montgomery County; E, H and K in Union and Snyder; G in Centre; and B in Northampton. The companies rendezvoused at Camp Curtin, and the regiment was organized by the selection of the following officers: John F. Hartranft, of Montgomery County, colonel; Thomas S. Bell, of Chester County, lieutenant-colonel; Edwin Schall, of Montgomery County, major.
On the morning of the 18th of November the regiment left Camp Curtin, and proceeded by rail to Annapolis, Md., where, beneath the venerable elms of Saint John's College, it was for the first time formed in line, its details made and its arms stacked. Burnside's expedition to North Carolina was now being fitted out, and the best drilled and most reliable of the volunteer regiments were selected for that service. The Fifty-first Pennsylvania was early designated as one. Upon its arrival at Annapolis it was at first quartered in the buildings of the college, and subsequently went into camp on the old French burying-ground. On the 1st of December the camp was moved two miles beyond the city, and for six weeks it was subjected to continuous and laborious drill, during which its efficiency and discipline were rapidly improved, and a foundation laid for its future renown. In the final organization of the corps it was assigned to Reno's brigade.***
On the 6th of January, 1862, the regiment embarked, and on the 9th the fleet, in three squadrons, set sail from Annapolis, and with sealed orders passed out to sea. No sooner had it reached the open ocean than it was overtaken by a succession of violent storms. It seemed as though a tempest had been lurking in the waste of waters ready to burst upon it the moment it should appear. For nearly two weeks, staggering beneath the giant waves, it was swept about at the mercy of the elements. Braving successfully the tempest, it finally passed Hatteras Inlet, and came to anchor in Pamlico Sound. On the morning of the 5th of February the flag-ship "Philadelphia" was anxiously watched as it moved, followed by the fleet, and it soon became evident that Roanoke Island was the destination. At early dawn on the 7th a landing was effected and the movement commenced. The enemy was found strongly posted in earthworks on the northwestern corner of the island, nearly surrounded by an impenetrable swamp, approached in front by a single causeway, which was swept by the guns of the fort. Upon arriving at the edge of the swamp, Reno's brigade was sent to the left to cut off the enemy's retreat south, while Foster was directed to penetrate the swamp to the right of the road, and attack the enemy upon that flank. Hartranft soon found his way completely blocked, and returned upon the track of Foster, leaving two companies of the Fifty-first, which had the advance, still groping in the mire. But before he had reached the lines Foster had already opened upon the enemy with infantry and artillery, and as the regiment came into position on the right of the line, Foster ordered a final charge, and the enemy was driven from his works, and fled in confusion. The demonstration upon the left seemed to heighten the confusion, as he anticipated that his way of retreat was effectually broken. A hot pursuit was immediately made, and the entire force, with numerous heavy guns and small-arms, was captured.
On the 3d of March the regiment embarked for the expedition to Newbern, and on the 4th changed its muskets for Enfield rifles. The fleet sailed on the 11th, and entered the Neuse River on the 12th, anchoring off Slocum's Creek, fifteen miles from Newbern, where, on the following day, the regiment debarked. A portion, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Bell, was detailed to assist in moving the artillery. The rain was descending in torrents, and the roads were soon trodden into a stiff mud, which rendered the movement of the pieces next to impossible. Many of the men lost their shoes, and went into battle on the following day barefoot. But without faltering or pausing by the way, they toiled on over the weary miles, and brought up the pieces in time for the attack. For this important service General Burnside personally thanked Lieutenant-Colonel Bell. In the meantime Colonel Hartranft, with the remaining companies, pushed on with the advance column. Upon its arrival in front of the enemy's earth-works dispositions for attack were made, Foster occupying the right, Reno the left and Parke in support upon the centre. The enemy's line upon the left was masked by timber, and in the thick fog which prevailed the extent of his works was undiscovered. They proved to be of great strength, consisting of "thirteen finished redans" bristling with cannon, protected in front "by an almost impassable morass filled with fallen timber,"(4*) and stretching away far beyond the railroad, where his right was supposed to rest. Foster attacked upon his left; but the enemy concentrating his strength, proved too much for him.
As soon as he could gain his position on the left Reno attacked, and the battle soon became general, raging with great fury for three and a half hours. The Fifty-first had been held in support, and though exposed to a severe fire had not been allowed to return a single shot. General Reno becoming impatient at the delay and at the losses he was sustaining, ordered up Colonel Hartranft for the decisive charge. Forming within a short distance of the rebel intrenchrnents, the regiment was led forward through the ranks of the Fifty-first New York, which cheered the column as it passed to a little hill beyond. General Reno in person, his face beaming with an expression seen only in battle, ordered the charge. With determined valor the regiment rushed down a ravine choked with felled timber, up the opposite bank and, without a falter, carried the redan in front, planting the old flag upon the ramparts. "All this," says General Reno, in his official report, "was gallantly executed, and the enemy fled precipitately from all their intrenchments. Some fifty prisoners were captured in these works, many severely wounded. Upon reaching the rebel intrenchments I was rejoiced to see our flag waving along the entire line of the enemy's works," After setting fire to the railroad bridge and a number of factories, the rebels abandoned Newbern.
Detachments were frequently sent out by General Burnside to reconnoitre and hold important points upon the coast. One was intrusted to Colonel Hartranft, who moved with his regiment into the interior and acquired valuable information. On the 16th of April a force was sent out consisting of the Fifty-first Pennsylvania, Ninth and Eighty-ninth New York, Sixth New Hampshire and the Twenty-first Massachusetts, which proceeded by transports to a point four miles below Elizabeth City, where it landed. Pushing inland about twenty miles, the weary troops came upon the enemy strongly posted. Two companies of the Fifty-first, A and F, Captains Boulton and Hart, were considerably in advance of the main column, and when they had arrived within an eighth of a mile of the rebel line they were suddenly opened upon from the enemy's guns. They were ordered to shelter themselves as best they could and to hold their position. General Reno now led the Twenty-first Massachusetts and the balance of the Fifty-first Pennsylvania through the woods to the right, bringing them into position upon the enemy's left flank, where they immediately opened fire. In the meantime the Ninth New York had taken position on the enemy's left centre, and had prematurely charged upon his guns. The ground was open and, being fearfully exposed, the Ninth was repulsed with considerable loss. The Sixth New Hampshire advanced upon the left, and, with the two companies of the Fifty-first holding the road, kept the enemy well employed upon that part of the line. The Fifty-first had now turned his left flank and was pouring in most deadly volleys.
"In the mean time," says General Reno,
"the Fifty-first Pennsylvania and the Twenty-first Massachusetts kept up an incessant fire upon the rebels, who had now withdrawn their artillery and had commenced to withdraw in good order. The Sixth New Hampshire had steadily advanced in line to the left of the road, and when within about two hundred yards poured in a most deadly volley, which completely demoralized the enemy and ended the battle. Our men were so completely fagged out by the intense heat and their long march that we could not pursue them. The men rested under arms until about ten o'clock P. M., when I ordered a return to our boats, having accomplished the principal object of the expedition, conveying the idea that the entire Burnside expedition was marching upon Norfolk." The loss in the regiment was three killed and twenty-one wounded. The brigade was here commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Bell, and the regiment by Major Schall. On the 30th of June the regiment embarked for Fortress Monroe, but was detained until the 5th of July, when it set sail with the rest of the command, and arrived on the 8th. Here General Burnside commenced organizing the Ninth Corps, destined to win an enviable place in the national armies, and the regiment was assigned to the Second Brigade of the Second Division, composed of the Fifty-first Pennsylvania, Fifty-first New York and the Twenty-first Massachusetts, commanded by General Edward Ferrero.
On the 12th of August Burnside hastened with his command to the support of Pope, and landed at Fredericksburg, whence he pushed forward two divisions to Cedar Mountain, where they formed a junction with General McDowell. The enemy had already made his appearance on the Rapidan, and Ferrero's brigade, under Colonel Hartranft, was sent to guard the fords from Mitchell's Station to Raccoon Ford. Lee's columns soon after arrived in force on the opposite bank, and began to press heavily to gain a crossing, when the brigade was withdrawn, and returning through Stevensburg, recrossed the Rappahannock at Kelly's Ford. Four companies of the Fifty-first were detailed for the rearguard, and held the enemy at bay until so far separated from the main body as to excite serious apprehension for their safety; but they succeeded in bringing in the gun with which they were entrusted and crossed the river in safety losing only a few stragglers. Pope's army, maneuvering for several days, finally formed in line on the old Bull Run battle-ground. Kearny held the right, with Reno on his left. Several battMontgomerys were posted on a commanding ridge, and away to the right was a wood in which the enemy was concentrated in heavy force. The Fifty-first supported these battMontgomerys. On the afternoon of the first day of the battle, the 29th, Lieutenant-Colonel Bell, with a portion of the regiment, was detailed to advance to the picket line in Kearny's front, and remained in this position until the morning of the second day, when it rejoined the regiment, which had been withdrawn during the night. Towards evening our forces, having been driven back, began to move from the field. The line of retreat was along the Centreville road to the right of the position held by Graham's battery. This road was soon completely blocked with the artillery and trains, and much confusion prevailed.
It was a critical moment. The enemy, exulting in his successes, was pushing on to break in upon the column while impeded by its trains, and to crush it in its crippled condition by a single blow. Graham's pieces were admirably posted for its protection, and were already dealing their death-laden volleys upon the advancing foe; but should his supports fail him, his guns would be lost, and our whole left flank exposed. Ferrero saw the necessity of holding these guns at all hazards and of keeping them in full play. Undaunted by the masses of the foe hurled against him, he clung to the ground, and poured in double-shotted canister and rapid rounds of musketry until the enemy's lines were broken and driven in confusion. Again and again they returned to the contest with fresh troops and with renewed zeal; but no valor could withstand the shock of Ferrero's column, and the enemy finally retired, leaving our lines intact and our trains safe. Ferrero, with the Twenty-first Massachusetts, now moved off, and had become separated from the rest of his brigade. The command of the two remaining regiments devolved on Colonel Hartranft.
Retiring across Bull Run, the two regiments filed into the fields to the right of the pike, and bivouacked for the night. In the morning they moved on to Centreville, and rejoined the army. It was soon after discovered that the rebels were in motion to strike the Union column by a movement upon its right and cut off its retreat. Reno's corps was immediately put in motion, with the cavalry in advance, and was soon joined by Stevens and Kearny. Hartranft had the rear of the column, and was moving with two battMontgomerys, though under no orders to support them, when he suddenly found himself confronting the enemy. The two armies were moving on divergent roads, and the lines were here first struck. Seeing that these battMontgomerys were in peril, he instantly ordered them into a commanding position on the left of the road, and drove back the foe. It was nightfall, and a terrible thunder-storm prevailed; but Kearny and Stevens and Reno, three impetuous leaders, immediately forming, moved upon the foe, and fought in the darkness. They knew nothing of his strength and little of the ground, and contended to a great disadvantage; but the enemy was beaten back, which was the principal point, though Kearny and Stevens both yielded up their lives.
At his own request Pope was now relieved of the command of the Army of the Potomac, and McClellan was restored. On the 3rd of September the Ninth Corps moved through Washington, and on the 11th reached New Market, on the Maryland campaign. The passage of the Monocacy was not disputed. On the 12th the command entered Frederick, and had a brisk skirmish with the Cavalry, which was covering the withdrawal of the rebel army, now concentrating in the passes of the South Mountain, which it was determined to hold. Before reaching the mountain Ferrero's brigade moved by a country road leading up to the summit on the left of the Sharpsburg pike. Upon encountering the enemy's lines the Seventeenth Michigan, a new regiment, full of enthusiasm, but little schooled in those cardinal virtues of the soldier imparted by veteran discipline, made a most gallant charge diagonally across the road from left to right, in the face of murderous fire, which swept the ranks at every step, and soon disappeared in the woods beyond. General Reno coming up soon after, and supposing that his regiment had established a line in the woods and was holding the ground it had so gallantly won, ordered Colonel Hartranft to lead his regiment across the open field in the rear of the supposed line, and close up to the edge of the woods. While the regiment was thus moving, and was stretched out upon the march unsuspicious of danger, the enemy suddenly opened upon it from the wood a most withering fire. The Seventeenth Michigan had advanced and driven the enemy, but had neglected to hold its advantage, and the rebels returning, had awaited until the Fifty-first was upon their bayonet ends, when they deliberately opened fire. The column was instantly drawn under cover of the wall that flanks the road, and soon after was deployed to the left of the road, under a fence that stretches at right angles to it. Fire was immediately opened upon the enemy, which was kept up until the ammunition was spent, when it was relieved by the Fifty-first New York, Colonel Potter, lying in close supporting distance. Returning again to the contest, fire was continued until the enemy, finding himself hard pressed on all sides and his position rendered insecure, fled under cover of darkness, and in the morning the columns advanced without opposition. General Reno was killed early in the contest.
The battle of Antietam opened on the afternoon of the 16th of September, General Hooker crossing Antietam Creek and attacking the enemy's left with great impetuosity and the most triumphant success, and was followed up on the morning of the 17th with even greater impetuosity by the commands of Mansfield and Sumner. In the mean time the left and centre of the Union line, stretching away towards the Potomac on the left bank of the creek, remained quiet spectators of the desperate encounter on the right. At nine o'clock on the morning of the 17th, when the struggle upon the right had been four hours in progress, General Cox, in command of the Ninth Army Corps since the fall of Reno, was ordered to advance and carry the stone bridge on the extreme left of the line, firmly held by the enemy.
"The bridge itself is a stone structure of three arches, with stone parapet above, this parapet to some extent flanking the approach to the bridge at either end. The valley in which the stream runs is quite narrow, the steep slope on the right bank approaching to the water's edge. In this slope the road-way is scarped, running both ways from the bridge and passing to the higher land above by ascending through ravines above and below, the upper ravine being some six hundred yards above the bridge, the town about half that distance below. On the hill-side immediately above the bridge was a strong stone fence running parallel to the steam; the turns of the road-way were covered by rifle-pits and breast works made of rails and stone, all of which defenses, as well as the woods which covered the slope, were filled with the enemy's infantry and sharpshooters. Besides the infantry defenses, battMontgomerys were placed to enfilade the bridge and all its approaches." (*****) Against this position, strong by nature, rendered doubly strong by art, the Eleventh Connecticut and Crook's brigade, supported by Sturgis' division, were ordered to the assault. As this force advanced up the open valley by the road which leads along the river-bank to the bridge, it was exposed to so warm a fire from the opposite heights, alive with the enemy, that it was forced to halt and reply. Sturgis' troops reached the head of the bridge, and the Second Maryland and the Sixth New Hampshire charged at double-quick with fixed bayonets; but the concentrated fire of the enemy upon it forced them to fall back. After repeated efforts these regiments were withdrawn. Burnside, nettled at the failure of this attempt and the consequent delay of his columns, and knowing full well in whom he could trust, ordered forward the Fifty-first. General Ferrero dashing up to the regiment, said,
"General Burnside orders the Fifty-first Pennsylvania to storm the bridge." Hartranft, avoiding the road by the river bank, led his men in rear of the heights overlooking the river until he arrived opposite the bridge, when he moved boldly down the slope for the crossing. The instant his men came into the open ground in the valley they received a withering fire from the enemy's well-posted infantry, and many fell. A fence skirting the road proved a serious impediment, and in crossing it the men were particularly exposed. Here fell Captains Bolton and Hart, severely wounded, a serious loss at this juncture. Unheeding the enemy's bullets or the obstruction, by the way, the column moved forward with a determined front, and made straight for the bridge. As they entered, a storm of missiles swept it, but no danger could stay that tide of living valor. Hartranft, who led the way, paused in the midst, and was hastening on the rear of his column when he was joined by Colonel Potter, with the gallant Fifty-first New York. With a shout that rang out above the noise of the battle the two columns rushed forward, and were soon firmly established on the thither bank. The bridge was carried!
A regiment was quickly advanced, and took position on the heights commanding the bridge and its approaches, driving out the enemy and rendering the crossing for infantry secure. The whole corps now advanced rapidly, took position on the heights above the bridge, and immediately advanced to the attack. The Fifty-first was posted on the second range of hills overlooking the creek, some distance below the bridge. Here it was soon hotly engaged with the enemy under cover of a stone wall and in a cornfield on its left. Its ammunition was soon exhausted, and a fresh supply failing to arrive as ordered, the men held their position with the bayonet until relief came. But all this struggle and costly sacrifice was vain. The enemy, relieved by the slackening of the battle on the left and the arrival of a fresh corps from Harper's Ferry, was enabled to concentrate an overwhelming force upon this single corps, and it was forced to yield. The loss of the regiment was one hundred and twenty-five. Among the killed was Lieutenant-Colonel Bell,(6*) a most vigilant officer and most estimable man, and Lieutenants Beaver and Hunsicker. Of the wounded were Captains Bolton and Hart, Adjutant Shorkly, Quartermaster Freedly and Lieutenant Lynch. Upon the fall of Lieutenant-Colonel Bell, Major Schall was promoted to fill the vacancy, and Captain William J. Bolten, of Company A, was promoted to major.
Moving leisurely from the field of Antietam, the army crossed and again proceeded to the Rappahannock. General Burnside, now in chief command, determined to cross the river at Fredericksburg, and seek the foe beyond. Much delay was experienced in bringing up the pontoons, and when they were at length at hand, the enemy had concentrated in his immediate front, and stood ready to dispute the passage and contest the ground on the impregnable heights beyond. General Wilcox was now in command of the Ninth Corps, and on the afternoon of the 13th of December, the day on which the troops under Franklin had attacked on the left, it crossed the river upon the pontoons in front of the town, and advanced by the road leading to the left towards the heights. At a point intermediate between the heights and the town, the brigade, consisting of five regiments, under command of General Ferrero, was deployed to right and left under partial cover. Upon emerging from the town the troops were at once met by the enemy's fire. A steady fire was returned but with little effect, his lines lying close and securely behind his entrenchments. A lime-kiln marks the position where the brigade was deployed, whence it advanced gallantly, in face of a murderous fire, to a position on the left of the line occupied by the Second Corps. On the evening of the 14th, Sunday, one regiment, the Eleventh New Hampshire, was ordered forward on picket, and was hardly in position when Colonel Hartranft received orders to proceed with the remaining four regiments and relieve a division upon the skirmish line. On passing the neighborhood of a hospital some entrenching tools were discovered scattered about, and the men were ordered to take them forward. Arriving upon the line they were directed to throw up a breast-work for their protection. This they at first refused to do, digging not having at this time become fashionable. The command was renewed and the men fell to work, and when they began to see the fruits of their labor they prosecuted it with a will, and by morning of Monday had a good line of works formed. This was the first experience of digging by the Fifty-first. Here the line was under a fierce infantry and artillery fire, and the men were obliged to hug closely their cover. But the enemy manifested no disposition to attack, and after remaining in position until the morning of Tuesday the brigade was withdrawn, and recrossed the river upon the pontoons, which were soon after taken up. The advantages in this engagement were all on the side of the enemy, the attacks in front of the town proving futile; but nevertheless the history of the war furnishes few instances where the mettle of the troops was more severely tested than in the blows aimed at the fastnesses of those frowning heights. The loss was twelve killed and seventy-four wounded.
On the 25th of March, 1863, the regiment was ordered to Fortress Monroe, where it joined the brigade, now consisting of the Fifty-first Pennsylvania, Fifty-first New York, Twenty-first Massachusetts and the Eleventh New Hampshire, and thence proceeded, with two divisions of the Ninth Corps, to Kentucky. At Cincinnati General Burnside met the troops, welcoming them to his new department and encouraging them to deeds of patriotic devotion. The regiment moved by rail to Paris, and was posted successively at Winchester, Lancaster, Crab Orchard and Stanford, principally engaged in holding the interior of the State against the invasions of the raiders Wheeler, Morgan and Pegram.
From Kentucky the corps, under the command of General Parke, was ordered to the support of Grant at Vicksburg. The Fifty-first broke camp on the 4th of June, and arrived in the rear of the great strong hold of the Mississippi on the 14th. Its camp was established in Mill Dale, where little of interest occurred until the 23d, when it was detailed to dig rifle-pits and cut away the woods for the protection of the rear against a rebel army under Johnston, now assuming a threatening attitude. Working-parties were relieved every two hours, and the duty was diligently prosecuted until miles of pits and field-works were constructed and whole forests slashed away. On the morning of the 29th the division was ordered to Oak Bridge, where it relieved a portion of McPherson's corps, and was again employed in fortifying. At ten o'clock on the morning of the 4th of July came intelligence of the fall of Vicksburg, and with it twenty one bags of mail matter for the division, of not less interest, for the moment, than the surrender.
The regiment accompanied Sherman in his campaign to Jackson, and on the 11th arrived upon the enemy's front. It was immediately placed in position on the left of the line in support of the Second Michigan Colonel Humphrey. At eight o'clock on the morning of the 12th a heavy cannonade was opened on both sides, which was kept up during the entire day, the regiment suffering considerable loss. During the night the men were busy digging rifle-pits, at many points within a few yards of the rebel sentries. On the morning of the 14th, after three days and two nights of constant skirmishing and fatigue duty, the regiment was relieved and withdrawn to the rear of the Insane Asylum. On the 15th detachments from several regiments, embracing two companies, F and H, of the Fifty-first, all under command of Major Wright, of the Fifty-first New York, were sent to reconnoitre the left as far as the Pearl River, and ascertain if a crossing could be effected. By accident the command struck the river opposite to the point where the enemy's trains and reserved artillery were parked. The appearance of our troops in this quarter was reported to Johnston, who, supposing it to be a demonstration in force, and fearing for the safety of his army, at once commenced a retreat.(7*) The city was occupied on the 18th, the regiment stacking arms in front of the State-House. Remaining two or three days to complete the work of destruction, Sherman marched back to Vicksburg.
The Ninth Corps now returned to Burnside's command, and went into camp in Kentucky, the Fifty-first leaving the railroad at Nicholasville, and taking post at Camp Nelson. Here it rested and refitted. The service in Mississippi had been very severe. Digging, felling forests, and making forced marches under the burning suns of the south had broken down the health of many a strong man, and had induced fevers peculiar to that region. Colonel Hartranft fell a victim to their influence, and was for a long time prostrated. From Camp Nelson the regiment moved to Crab Orchard, where it received recruits, and thence marched across the mountains, via Cumberland Gap, to Knoxville.
Soon after its arrival it was ordered down the valley to Loudon, where preparations had been made for going into winter-quarters; but scarcely had it arrived when it was ordered back to Lenoir, where it remained several days. Here Colonel Hartranft, who had so far recovered as to take the field, rejoined the regiment, and immediately assumed command of the Second Division of the Ninth Corps. His arrival was opportune. Longstreet, cutting loose from Bragg at Chattanooga, was threatening Burnside with a force thrice his number, and had already arrived in the neighborhood of Loudon. Perceiving his advantage, the rebel chief pushed across the Tennessee, and put his columns in motion for Campbell's Station, a point where several important roads centre, with the design of reaching it in advance of Burnside's forces, and thus cutting off and capturing his whole command. In this he had the advantage of the shortest and most direct road. Burnside discovered his danger just in time to avert it. The Fifty-first was charged with moving Benjamin's heavy battery. The mud was very deep, and the roads, badly cut up by the trains, were next to impassable. All night long the regiment toiled through the mire to bring up the guns. The station was reached in advance of the enemy, and immediately proceeding out upon the Kingston road, Colonel Hartranft deployed his division across it, with his left thrown forward to cover the Loudon road, along which our army and trains were moving. Before these dispositions had fairly been made the head of the rebel column appeared. Held back for awhile by a few mounted infantry, Longstreet soon brought up heavy columns and opened a furious attack. This was met by a destructive and continuous fire from Hartranft's lines, which caused the enemy to recoil in confusion. Steadfastly holding his ground until the remainder of the army and all the trains had safely passed the threatened point, Hartranft withdrew his troops, regiment by regiment, and took position on the left of the new line of battle, which had been formed on a low row range of hills beyond the station. In the mean time Benjamin's battery, which had been brought safely in, took position and did most effective service, engaging and driving the enemy's artillery wherever it made its appearance. So much were the Union forces outnumbered, that the contest was waged with no hope of victory, but only to save the army and its material. Accordingly, successive lines of battle were taken up in advantageous positions, and each was held until forced from it, when the troops retired behind fresh troops that had occupied the next. In this way the enemy was held at bay until dark, when he rested, and Burnside's columns, under cover of darkness, were all brought off safely into Knoxville.
Here the troops were immediately put to fortifying. Ferrero, with the First Division, held the left of the line, with the river upon his flank, and Fort Sanders, an earth-work mounted with Benjamin's guns, in the centre. Hartranft held the right, his line crossing the principal road leading from Cumberland Gap to Knoxville. Upon his right was a mill fed by a small stream. Across this a heavy dam was built, which flooded the ground for a considerable distance around. Upon this lake the right of the line rested securely. For many clays the work of fortifying was prosecuted without cessation. Fortunately, Longstreet delayed his attack until the works were completed and the army was secure. But the troops were exposed to a danger more imperious and fatal than rebel bullets. It was hunger. During all the hardships of the siege the men had been compelled to subsist on meagre rations of a quality hardly capable of sustaining life. The days were counted when even these would fail. Fortunately, before they were numbered, Grant, hayving relieved the army at Chattanooga from its toils, sent a powerful force under Sherman to the support of Burnside, and the siege was raised.
Trains soon after arrived with provisions, and pursuit of the enemy was at once commenced. In this the Fifty-first joined, and came up with the rebel rear-guard at Rutledge, in the valley of the Ho1sten, where skirmishing ensued. Here the pursuit was stayed, and the regiment retired to the neighborhood of Blame's Cross-Roads, where it went into winter-quarters. Still only meagre supplies of food and clothing were received, and the troops suffered much. On the 5th of January the regiment re-enlisted for an additional term of three years, and received orders to commence the homeward march. Poorly clad and short of rations, the men braved the perils of a wintry march across the mountains of East Tennessee, and after enduring untold sufferings and hardships by the way, finally arrived at Camp Nelson, where abundant supplies of food and clothing were received. Pausing a few days at Cincinnati for the preparation of the company rolls, the regiment proceeded to Harrisburg, where it received a veteran furlough. Upon his arrival at Norristown, Colonel Hartranft and the five companies from Montgomery County received a flattering ovation, in which the speaker upon the occasion, Mr. B.E. Chain, said:
"It is to you, colonel, that the regiment owes the character it bears. Your discipline in the camp, your foresight on the march, your coolness, bravery and judgment on the battlefield, have won the confidence and love of your men, and made them heroes in the fight. They knew that you never ordered where you did not lead."
So popular was the regiment at home that it was soon recruited to more than the maximum strength, and upon the expiration of the veteran furlough rendezvoused at Annapolis, Md., where the Ninth Corps was assembling. It was here assigned to the First Brigade of the First Division, consisting of the Fifty-first Pennsylvania, the One Hundred and Ninth New York and the Second, Eighth, Seventeenth and Twenty-seventh Michigan, Colonel Hartranft in command, Lieutenant-Colonel Schall leading the regiment.
Upon the opening of the spring campaign under Grant the Ninth Corps broke camp, and moving through Washington, where it was reviewed by the President, joined the army, and on the 5th of May, crossed the Rapidan. It immediately moved to the front and took position between Hancock and Warren. Hartranft's brigade was upon the centre of the line, and it was with considerable difficulty that it could be got into position. Captain hart, who was now serving upon the staff of the colonel, was ordered to go forward until he found the enemy's skirmishers. Pushing through the thick growth of pines, the first intimation he received of an enemy's presence was a rebel bullet whistling by his ears. The brigade was now led in by regiments, the men creeping through the dense undergrowth as best they could.
"The advance was made," says Colonel Hartranft in his official report,
"with great difficulty, on account of the woods and underbrush, which were on fire. I formed my line, making nearly a right angle facing south and east. The enemy was in force in front of my left. While in this position I received orders from Major-General Burnside to advance and carry the enemy's works. I ordered the advance at ten A.M., holding the Second Michigan in reserve and directing the Seventeenth Michigan to watch well the right flank. The lines moved forward, and I carried the enemy's works and held them for a moment, until a panic seized the left, which brought the whole line back in confusion. I immediately advanced skirmishers from the Second and Seventeenth Michigan, also moved the Seventeenth more to the left, and on these regiments re-formed my line. In this charge many prisoners were taken from the enemy, but lost perhaps an equal number." In the afternoon the brigade again advanced, but encountered stern resistance, and lost many in killed and wounded. On the 7th the line was again moved forward, breast-works were thrown up and considerable skirmishing ensued.
On the morning of the 9th the brigade was withdrawn and moved to the Ny River, where the enemy was soon found. A crossing was effected on the 12th, and the rebels, after a stern resistance, were driven back. In this engagement six companies of the Fifty-first were deployed as skirmishers, supported by the remaining four, and gallantly carried the wooded heights in their front, compelling the enemy to burn a house in which he had taken shelter, and retire. To date from this battle, Colonel Hartranft was promoted to brigadier-general, Lieutenant-Colonel Schall to colonel, Major Bolton to lieutenant-colonel, and Captain Hart to major. From the 12th to the 18th the line of the brigade remained substantially unchanged, the enemy hugging closely their works, ready at any moment to repel an attack. Upon the withdrawal of the brigade from the position occupied on the 27th a few men, belonging to the Fifty-first, engaged upon the picket line, could not be brought in, and fell into the hands of the enemy. A succession of movements by the left flank brought the brigade to Cold Harbor on the 1st of June. At six o'clock on the morning of the 3d the brigade advanced with orders to retake the line from which the enemy had driven our troops on the previous day. Potter's division advanced at the same time on the right. In the face of a terrific fire of infantry and artillery, the lines rushed forward, routed the enemy, and were soon well established within two hundred yards of his main line, where, in a re-entrant angle of his own works, he had four guns. These proved of little value to him, as they were so closely watched by our sharpshooters that it was impossible for the gunners to work them. In this charge, at the head of his column, Colonel Schall was killed, and was succeeded in command by Lieutenant-Colonel Bolton. The boss here, as in the preceding battles of the campaign, was very heavy, but for want of data cannot be given.
Crossing the Chickahominy and the James, the Ninth Corps arrived in front of Petersburg on the 17th, and at once engaged the enemy. General Hartranft's brigade made a most gallant charge in face of a galling fire of the rebel artillery, suffering heavy loss.
On the following day it was again engaged upon the railroad cut in front of the locality afterwards selected for the mine, and gained a position in close proximity to the enemy's works, which was held and fortified. So close to the rebel line was this position that it required unceasing vigilance to hold it, and for seventeen successive days and nights an unceasing fire of musketry was kept up, one-third of the men being constantly employed. After a few days' respite it was again returned to the vicinity of its old position, where it remained until the explosion of the mine. On the day previous it was relieved and ordered to form part of the storming column. When the explosion took place it advanced, and two companies had reached the brink, when General Hartranft, who was in the crater, finding that more troops were already in than could be used, ordered it back. In this perilous advance Colonel Bolton was severely wounded, and the command devolved on Major Hart. The brigade was again put upon the line fronting the crater, where it remained for a few days, when it was relieved and passed to the rear out of harm's way. Here it remained in camp until the 19th of August, when it was ordered to the support of Warren, on the Weldon Railroad. Crawford's division formed the connecting link between Hancock and Warren, a distance of a half mile. Upon this the enemy fell in heavy force and captured the greater portion of it, making a dangerous gap, and exposing Warren to imminent peril. Hartranft, who was lying in supporting distance, and judging by the sound of battle that our forces had been dispersed, though not under orders, magnanimously moved to the rescue, and by interposing his brigade and by stubbornly holding his ground, saved the day. A permanent lodgment was thereby made upon the Weldon road, which had been one of the enemy's chief lines of supply.
In the subsequent operations of the brigade the Fifty-first, under command of Colonel Bolton, participated, engaging the enemy at Poplar Spring Church, at Ream's Station, at Hatcher's Run and in the final attack on the 2d of April, which resulted in the evacuation of Richmond. On the 27th of July, after four years of arduous service, extending over the whole line from the Atlantic to the Mississippi, it was mustered out of service at Alexandria, Va.
FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS.
John F. Hartranft, col., mustered in July 27, 1861; promoted to brig.-gen. June 5, 1864; to brevet maj.-gen. March 25, 1865.
William J. Bolton, col., mustered in Aug. 16, 1861; promoted from capt. Co. A to maj. Sept. 17, 1862; to col. June 26, 1864; to brevet brig.-gen. March 13, 1865; must. out with regiment July 27, 1865.
Thomas S. Bell, lieutenant-col., mustered in July 27, 1861; killed at Antietam Sept. 17, 1862.
Edwin Schall, lieutenant-col., mustered in July 27, 1861; promoted from maj. to lieutenant- col. Sept. 17, 1862; killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864.
William Allebaugh, lieutenant-col., mustered in Aug. 16, 1861; promoted from Capt. Co. C to lieutenant col. April 23, 1865; to brevet col. March 13, 1865; must. out with regiment July 27, 1865.
Lane S. Hart, maj., mustered in Sept. 2, 1861; promoted from capt. Co. F to maj. July 21, 1864; discharged Dec. 17, 1864, for wounds received at Weldon Railroad Aug. 19, 1864.
Joseph K. Bolton, maj., mustered in Aug. 16, 1861; promoted from capt. Co. A to maj, Jan, 15, 1865; must. out with regiment July 26, 1865.
Daniel P. Bible, adjt., mustered in Oct. 30, 1861; res. June 5, 1862.
George Shorkley, adjt., mustered in Nov. 16, 1861; promoted from 1st lieutenant Co. H to adjt. June 6, 1862; to capt. Co. H April 22, 1864.
Martin L. Schock, adjt., mustered in Sept. 9, 1861; promoted from 2dl lieutenant Co. E to 1st lieutenant and adjt. May 2, 1864; discharged Nov. 2, 1864, for wounds received in action.
Jacob H. Santo, adjt., mustered in Nov. 16, 1861; promoted from 2d lieutenant
Co. H to 1st lieutenant and adjt. Jan. 15, 1865; mustered out with regiment July 27, 1865.
John J. Freedley, quartermaster, mustered in Aug. 15, 1861; promoted from 1st lieutenant Co. C Oct. 17, 1861; res. May 11, 1863.
Samuel P. Stephens, quartermaster, mustered in Oct. 16, 1861; promoted from sergt. Co. F to com. sergt. Nov. 16, 1861; to quartermaster May 13, 1863; must. out with regiment July 27, 1865.
J.A. Livergood, surgeon, mustered in Sept. 14, 1861; transferred to 101st Regiment P.V. Nov. 20, 1861.
John A. Hosack, surgeon, mustered in Oct. 15, 1861; transferred from 101st Regiment P.V. Nov. 20, 1861; res. July 30, 1863.
William C. Shurlock, surgeon, mustered in March 9, 1864; must. out June 5, 1865.
Manning F. Bowers, surgeon, mustered in June 22, 1865; must. out with regiment July 27, 1865.
James D. Noble, assist. surgeon, mustered in Sept. 14, 1861; res. July 21, 1862.
John B. Reinholdt, assist. surgeon, mustered in Aug. 1, 1862; must. out June 5, 1865.
Charles S. Duffell, assist. surgeon, mustered in Aug. 4, 1862; must. out Nov. 16, 1864. exp. of term.
James Cress,assist surgeon, mustered in Feb. 11, 1865; must. out with regiment July 27, 1865.
Daniel U. Mallory, chapn., mustered in Oct. 17, 1861; rev. July 27, 1861; recom. April 8, 1864; discharged by S.O., Sept. 2, 1864.
Levi. W. Shingle, sergt.-maj., mustered in Sept 13, 1861; promoted from sergt. Co. C Jan. 14, 1865; must. out with regiment July 27, 1865; veteran.
Curtin B. Stoneroad, sergt.-maj., mustered in Oct. 17, 1861; promoted to 2d lieutenant Co. G June 25, 1864.
George C. Gutelius, sergt.-maj., mustered in Sept. 9, 1861; promoted to 2d lieutenant Co. E Jan. 14, 1865; veteran.
Louis Cartuyvel, quartermaster-sergt., mustered in Oct. 17, 1861; must. out with regiment July 27, 1865; veteran.
Christopher Wyckoff, quartermaster-sergt., mustered in Oct. 16, 1861; promoted from cor. Co., F to quartermaster-sergt. Dec. 12, 1863; discharged by special order March 5, 1865; veteran.
Levi Bolton, com. sergt., mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; promoted from corp. Co. A Dec. 3, 1861 must. out with regiment July 27, 1865; veteran.
Thomas H. Parker, com. Sergt., Sept. 28, 1861; promoted from 1st sergt. Co. I to com. sergt; to capt. Co. I Dec. 2, 1864; veteran.
Allen H. Filman, com. sergt., mustered in Oct. 16, 1861; promoted to 2d lieut, Co. F July 22, 1864; veteran.
Martin H. Dunn, hosp. steward, mustered in Oct. 16, 1861; must. out with regiment July 27, 1866; veteran.
Edward D. Johnson, principal musician, mustered in April 4, 1863; must. out with regiment July 27, 1865.
COMPANY A.
Recruited at Norristown.
William J. Bolton, capt., mustered in Aug. 16, 1861; promoted to maj. Sept. 17, 1862.
Joseph K. Bolton, capt., mustered in Aug. 16, 1861; promoted from 1st lieutenant to capt. Sept. 17, 1862; to maj. Jan. 15, 1865.
John H. Coulson, capt., mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; promoted to 2d lieutenant May 3, 1864; to 1st lieutenant Oct. 1, 1864; to Capt. Jan. 15, 1865; must. out with company July 27, 1865; veteran.
Abraham L. Ortlip, 1st lieutenant, mustered in Aug. 16, 1861; promoted from 2d to 1st lieutenant Sept. 17, 1862; res. April 20, 1864.
John S. Moore, 1st lieutenant, mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; promoted from 1st sergt. to 2d lieutenant Sept. 17, 1862; to 1st lieutenant May 3, 1864; killed at Wilderness May 6, 1864; buried in Wilderness burial grounds.
Benjamin P. Thompson, 1st lieutenant, mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; promoted from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut, June 25, 1864; to lieutenant April 11, 1865; must. out with company July 27, 1865; veteran.
Edward L. Evans, 2d lieutenant, mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; promoted from sergt. to 2d lieutenant Jan. 13, 1885; must. out with company July 27, 1865; veteran.
Osman Ortlip, 1st sergt., mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; must. out with company July 27, 1865; veteran.
Isaac E. Filman, sergt., mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; must. out with company July 27, 1865; veteran.
Charles M. Henniss, sergt., mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; must. out with company July 27, 1865; veteran.
Washington Smith, sergt., mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; promoted from corp. to sergt. Jan. 13, 1865; must. out with company July 27, 1865; veteran.
James O'Neill, sergt., mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; promoted from corp. to sergt. April 11, 1865; must. out with company July 27, 1865 veteran.
Jacob H. Moyer, sergt., mustered in Sept, 12, 1861; died July 12, 1864, of wounds received at Cold Harbor June 3, 1864; veteran.
Robert Supplee, sergt., mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; died at Weaverton Hosp., Md., Oct. 27, 1862.
Jesse Herbster, Corp., mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; must. out with company July 27, 1865; veteran.
George S. Buzzard, Corp., mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; must. out with company July 27, 1865; veteran.
Jonathan B. Ellis, corp., mustered in March 30, 1864; must. out with Company July 27, 1865.
Hiram C. Lysinger, corp., mustered in Feb. 18, 1864; must. out with company July 27, 1865.
Amandus Garges, Corp., mustered in Feb. 16, 1864; must. out with company July 27, 1865.
John Getman, corp., mustered in Feb. 16, 1864; must. out with company July 27, 1865.
Henry Dickenson, corp., mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; promoted to corp. June 3, 1865; must. out with company July 27, 1865; veteran.
James W. Doud, corp., mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; promoted to corp. June 23, 1865; must. out with company July 27, 1865; veteran.
John S. Jones, corp., mustered in Sept. 18, 1861; discharged by G.0. June 2, 1865.
Daniel Lare, corp., mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; must. out Sept. 11, 1864, exp. of term.
Frank H. Mills, corp., mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; killed at Cold Harbor June 3, 1864; veteran.
George Vebele, Corp., mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; died June 18, 1864, of wounds received at Cold Harbor June 3, 1864.
John Adams, corp., mustered in April 27, 1864.
Joseph White, Corp., mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; died at Middletown, Md., Sept. 15, 1862, of wounds received at South Mountain Sept. 14, 1862.
Abraham Butz, corp., mustered in Sept 12, 1861; discharged April 21, 1863.
John C. Brannon, comp., mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; died at Newbern, N.C., May 21, 1862.
Levi Bolton, Corp., mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; promoted to com. sergt. Dec. 3, 1864.
John W. Shillick, musician, mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; must. out with
company July 27, 1865; veteran.
William Barringer, musician, mustered in Feb. 6, 1865; must. out with company July 27, 1865.
Edward D. Johnson, musician, mustered in April 4, 1863; transferred to Co. C, date unknown.
Privates.
Henry Abbott, mustered in Sept. 23, 1864; drafted; discharged by G.O. June 2, 1865.
Henry Alter, mustered in Sept. 20, 1864; drafted; discharged by G.O. June 2, 1865.
George B. Baker, mustered in Feb. 23, 1864; must. out with company July 27, 1865.
James W. Baten, mustered in Feb. 29, 1864; must. out with company July 27, 1865.
Henry Backus, mustered in Oct. 12, 1864; must. out with company July 27, 1865.
Albert Barndt, mustered in Feb. 6, 1865; must. out with company July 27, 1865.
Samuel S. Buzzard, mustered in Feb. 15, 1865; must. out with company July 27, 1865.
Benjamin F. Bolton, mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; must. out Sept. 11, 1864; exp. of term.
Samuel Bargert, mustered in Sept. 22, 1864; drafted; disch, by G.O. June 2, 1865.
Elijah Block, mustered in Sept. 22, 1864; drafted; discharged by G.O. June 2, 1865.
James Block, mustered in Sept. 22, 1864; drafted; discharged by G.O. June 2, 1865.
Jonas Beam, mustered in Sept. 20, 1864; drafted; discharged by G.O. June 2, 1865.
Joseph S. Burkhart, mustered in Sept. 20, 1864; drafted; discharged by G.O. June 2, 1865.
William Brown, mustered in Sept. 20, 1864; drafted; discharged by G.O. June 2, 1865.
William Barr, mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; discharged by G.O. May 12, 1865; veteran.
James M. Baker, mustered in Feb. 24, 1864; discharged by G.O. July 11, 1865.
Thomas J. Bolton, mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; discharged on surgeon certif. Feb. 25, 1865; veteran.
Jonathan Brooks, mustered in Oct. 16, 1861; transferred to Co. G, date unknown.
George Bodey, mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; died at Warrenton Junction, Va., May 2, 1864; veteran.
Henry Boyer, mustered in Feb. 8, 1864; died at Annapolis, Md., May 4, 1864.
John Bare, mustered in Feb. 20, 1864; died at Washington, D.C., May 20, 1864, of wounds received at Wilderness May 6, 1864.
George W. Berks, mustered in Feb. 16, 1864; captured May 27, 1864; died at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 24, 1864. grave 11,434.
William Backer, mustered in Sept. 20, 1864; drafted; died at Philadelphia, Pa., July 1, 1865.
Archibald W. Berks, mustered in Feb. 29, 1864.
Benjamin Brownell, mustered in Aug. 18, 1864.
George Bond, mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; died at Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 20, 1861.
James Bolton, mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; discharged June 24, 1863.
Jacob Bennett, mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; discharged Dec. 2, 1862.
Irwin Barndt, mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; transferred to Vet. Res. Corps Nov. 8, 1863.
Gotlieb Bellman, mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; died Nov. 19, 1862.
William H. Carrier, mustered in Oct. 10, 1864; must. out with company July 27, 1865.
Enos Case, mustered in Feb. 27, 1865; must. out with company July 27, 1865.
John Claycomb, mustered in Sept. 27, 1864; substitute; discharged on surgeon certif. Dec. 23, 1864.
Richard N. Capwell, mustered in Sept. 22, 1864; drafted; discharged by G.O. June 2, 1865.
Henry Constable, mustered in Sept. 20, 1864; drafted; discharged by G.O. June 2, 1865.
Henry Collego, mustered in Sept. 21, 1864; drafted; disch, by G.O. June 2, 1865.
William Carney, mustered in Jan. 8, 1864; died Aug. 19, 1864; buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, Long Island.
Davis Campbell, must, in Sept. 12, 1861; disch, June 28, 1863.
John Clare, mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; transferred to Batt. K, U.S. Art., Oct. 27, 1862.
James Clare, mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; killed at Antietam Sept. 17, 1862.
Benjamin F. Doud, mustered in Jan. 18, 1865; must. out with company July 27, 1865.
Samuel C. Doud, mustered in Jan. 24, 1865; must. out with company July 27, 1865.
Franklin Delinger, mustered in March 29, 1865; must. out with company July 27, 1865.
Joseph H. Divers, mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; must. out Sept, 11, 1864, expiration of term.
Thomas Doud, mustered in Sept. 12, 1861; must. out Sept. 11, 1864, expiration of term.
A. Druckenmiller, mustered in Oct. 16, 1864; discharged by G.O. June 2, 1865.
Samuel Delinger, mustered in Feb. 6, 1865; discharged by G.O. June 13, 1865.
Daniel Dried, mustered in Sept. 20, 1864; drafted; discharged by G.O. June 2, 1865.
Jacob H. Derr, mustered in Feb. 28, 1864; died May 28, 1864, of wounds received at Spottsylvania Court-House May 12, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Simon Dobson, mustered in Sept. 23, 1864; died April 3, 1565, of |
