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Fifth Regiment, Company I

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Recruited in Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Mustered in April 21, 1861
Ringgold Infantry

5th Regiment, Co. I

Captain
George J. Lawrence

First Lieutenant
Charles N. Brumm

Second Lieutenant
Samuel Richards

First Sergeant
Thomas D. Griffith

Second Sergeant
Frederick Gunther

Third Sergeant
John L. Williams

Fourth Sergeant
Thomas Robertson

First Corporal
William H. Jones  

Second Corporal
George Parry  

Third Corporal
Joseph Forney

Fourth Corporal
John Evans      

Musician
Richard K. Levan
Neil S. Maclay

Privates
Allen, George  
Allen, Samuel
Auld, David
Ball, William   
Beadle, Joseph    
Benseman, Henry C.
Benseman, Winfield
Bower, David     
Burgert, Jacob    
Chalfant, Isaac P.
Chester, Daniel 
Christian, Daniel
Cholar, Charles
Crawford, John
Dennis, Lewis    
Dewalt, Reuben      
Dier, William   
Eby, Peter D.    
Forney, Alfred C.  
Forney, Richard      
Geiger, John       
Goodfellow, John
Haines, Benjamin
Haines, Charles W.
Hesser, William
Hindson, George B.
Howells, Watkins
Hopkins, William
Jefferson, John   
Jenkins, Raymond A.
Jones, David J. 
Joy, Thomas        
Keller, Charles O.
Lawrence, James D.
Lee, Lewis       
Levens, James
Levy, David       
Lovett, John  
Manning, James 
Maggison, William
Markert, Amor  
Mason, William D. H.
Morgans, Joseph 
McNeil, George 
Owens, Henry     
Parry, John    
Peel, William S.
Redner, William       
Reese, George   
Reese, Henry      
Reese, Stephen    
Shilthorn, Michael
Silver, John S.
Snyder, Henry E.
Sterner, Albert W.
Smith, Joseph  
Taylor, William E.
Taylor, William H.
Thirlwell, John W.  
Trayer, Theodore P.
Watkins, Frederick   
Webster, William 
Wigmore, Sampson
Wiitman, Jacob  
Wythes, George W.
Wythes, Joseph H.
Zimmerman, Jacob

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.

Contributed by George Rapp

5th Regiment

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