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Second Regiment, Company A

2nd Regiment
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Recruited in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Mustered in April 20, 1861
Mustered out July 24, 1861

2nd Regiment, Co. A

Captain
Housum, Peter B.

1st Lieutenant
Stitzel, George

2nd Lieutenant
Taylor, K. Shannon

1st Sergeant
Cochran, Thomas G.

2d Sergeant
McDowell, Samuel M.

3rd Sergeant
Smith, Adam

4th Sergeant
Lambert, Bruce

1st Corporal
McDowell, Allison

2d Corporal
Myers, Thomas

3rd Corporal
Snyder, John F.

4th Corporal
Pensinger, John F.

Musician
Shinefield, Frederick,
Donavan, Francis

Private
Aughinbaugh, James,
Batner, Frederick
Burkholder, Jeremiah
Crawford, Walton B.
Cobaugh, William D.
Cansler, Ernest
Cook, James B.
Ditzler, Franklin D.
Darmer, Peter
Dunborrow, Thomas
Eyster, George S.
Ecenrode, James E.
Flanagan, Henry A.
Flack, George W.
Fisher, Robert B.
Fisher, Lewis
Finefrock, Ephraim
Fairbrother, Edward
Fortescue, Francis
Fortescue, Henry C.
Ferry, Edmund
Gaff, John
Gairick, John D.
Goetman, George
Hoke, David
Houser, George S.
Hardin, Richard
Hullinger, John N.
Hullinger, J. Courtney
Huber, Abraham A.
Harmony, William
Huntsberger, John B.
Jones, John W.
Johnston, John B.
King, John
Ludwig, George J.
Ludwig, George
Lutz, Jacob
McGuigan, Justinus
Metz, John F.
Miles, Jacob W.
Merklein, Thomas W.
McCurdy, Robert C.
Myers, Peter
Monatto, Louis
Newman, David W.
Neely, John
Over, William D.
Price, William A.
Peiffer, John F.
Senseny, Josephus
Sample, John C.
Stevens, Alanson J.
Shartzer, David
Shuman, James
Stouffer, Samuel A.
Seiders, John A.
Weldy, Samuel A.
Walker, John C.
Wagoner, John P.
Wallace, David
Whitstone, Allison
Washabaugh, Edgar
Yeager, Franklin

Roster Source: Bates, Samuel P. (Samuel Penniman), 1827-1902.: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5; prepared in compliance with acts of the legislature, by Samuel P. Bates.

2nd Regiment

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