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Second Regiment, Company B

2nd Regiment
Additional Companies, Bios, Organization & Service

2md Regiment
Additional Companies, Bios, Organization & Service

Recruited in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania

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

2nd Regiment, Co. B

Captain
Doebler, John Biography

1st Lieutenant
Miles, George Biography

2d Lt
Welsh, George W.

1st Sergeant
Rodes, Benjamin

2d Sergeant
Landis, Alexander C.

3rd Sergeant
Thomas, Joseph,

4th Sergeant
Cook, George

1st Corporal
Melvin, Harry

2d Corporal
Hoffman, D.L.

3rd Corporal
McCauley, Hary

4th Corporal
Brown, Porter J.

Musician
Ackerman, Peter
Stoner, John,
Private
Aker, William
Borland, James
Brotherton, H.R.
Baker, George W.
Bryson, John W.
Cordes, Harry
Coleman, Lawson
Dorty, Peter
Dailey, George W.
Elser, John
Fisher, John
Forney, Emanuel H.
Flack, Alexander
Fentiman, William
Frederick, John N.
Gipe, Franklin
Hardy, Samuel
Hardy, Isaac
Harmony, Michael
Hicks, John
Hershberger, John
Hazelett, William T.
Heneberger, William
Hutton, Harrison
Jones, Charles
Jones, John
Kline, Frank
King, John
Ladd, Julius C.
Lowman, Martin
Martin, I.H.
McGeehan, James
Moore, Robert M.
McCurdy, Alexander
McLaughlin, Edward G.
Monath, Edward
McGuigan, A.C.
Prosser, Alexander
Perrie, Jeremiah
Pence, William H.
Pence, John
Riley, Dennis
Ridgeley, John
Spence, Hamilton
Seabrooks, George
Stratton, Theophilus
Swuninska, John
Smith, Jeremiah
Seabrooks, Henry
Snively, Lark
Smith, Robert
Shanebrook, Charles
Shearer, Walker
Smith, John W.
Snider, Peter A.I.
Smith, William T.
Snider, Peter
Shoemaker, Samuel
Uglow, Samuel
White, John S.

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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