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PA Civil War Volunteer Soldiers

Fifth Regiment, Company K

5th Regiment
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Recruited in Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Mustered in April 20, 1861
United States Zouaves

5th Regiment, Co. K

Captain
George Seigrist

First Lieutenant
Peter Hill     

Second Lieutenant
William Leitz

First Sergeant
Francis Briam     

Second Sergeant
Louis Lacher    

Third Sergeant
Bartholomew Galbrath

Fourth Sergeant
Charles H. Sweeny

First Corporal
Martin Hilt       

Second Corporal
Sigismond Stalder

Third Corporal
Michael Klein  

Fourth Corporal
Philip Hilry   

Musician
Tonny Fennings  
John Zaeh      

Privates
Auth, Constantine 
Arhort, Thomas   
Bedner, William  
Beidner, Rudolph 
Bretthaner, Frederick
Brown, Samuel F.
Clark, Richard       
Demitt, Henry    
Eberly, Max       
Eberley, Charles 
Fisher, Adolph  
Friesel, William H.
Fisher, Robert     
Frederick, Henry   
Gabriel, Anton   
Goldstrom, Leopold  
Gegal, George L.
Hoffman, Charles  
Heid, Augustus     
Herber, Marous       
Kauffman, Adam     
Kleis, Jacob    
Kreiner, Henry    
Krauss, Henry 
Kaltenbach, John
Kimble, Charles  
Kracht, Herman   
Marx, William   
Meyer, William     
Miller, William
Myer, August 
Mike, Charles      
Meifaith, Gotleib 
Malt, Michael  
Nerdhart, Charles
Neroman, Henry    
Oswald, Morach    
Paulus, Jacob      
Pfeffer, Joseph 
Pearson, Alfred
Paulus, Bernhard    
Rendtling, Henry
Smitz, Christian
Sintenis, Frederick
Scheideman, Anton
Steinbach, John
Stinger, Oscar N. 
Smitz, Peter            
Stamm, Herman   
Smith, John W.    
Schirmer, Casper  
Storg, Valentine
Stelz, Henry  
Seibert, Joseph
Schneider, Henry
Scheifle, Charles
Stalder, Sigismond  
Stooker, Albrecht
Trube, Henry        
Ungeroth, Henry  
Weber, John     
Young, John      
Zang, Peter
Zorg, Vincenne

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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