PA Civil War Volunteer Soldiers
Eighth Regiment, Company B
8th Regiment
Additional Companies, Bios, Organization & Service
Recruited in Moscow, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Mustered in April 23, 1861
Covington Fencibles
8th Regiment, Co. B
Captain
Hiram S. Travis
First Lieutenant
Frank Wambacker
Second Lieutenant
Sanford G. Coglizer
First Sergeant
Jacob Swartz
Second Sergeant
John F. Savers
Third Sergeant
John W. Fike
Fourth Sergeant
Delton F. Miller
First Corporal
Benjamin J. Stephens
Second Corporal
David Weldy
Third Corporal
George Weldy
Fourth Corporal
Warren Breemer
Musician
Paul Debler
William Miller
Privates
Albro, William
Austin, Shadrach G.
Austin, Richard
Aten, James R.
Bird, John
Bender, Adolph
Brennan, Thomas
Barclay, Matthias
Barnes, George
Benson, Thomas L.
Cooper, Nicholas
Curtis, Nodiah
Chrisman, George
Clouse, Charles
Colvin, Horatio V.
Conner, Thomas R.
Davenport, Henry L.
Davenport, James T.
Felts, Horatio P.
Gilchrist, Samuel
Hoover, Lorenzo D.
Hinds, Henry M.
Hurley, Michael W.
John, Frederick
Kiser, Abraham
Kilpatrick, Samuel
Knapp, Joseph
La France, William
La France, Joseph
Le Compt, Benjamin
Murring, Westbrook
Martin, Ezra B.
McGeuigan, James
McDoherty, James S.
Nogle, Herbert M.
Powell, Levi
Robinson, David
Rhodes, Thomas P.
Roach, James A.
Rhodes, Morris H.
Rockwell, William R.
Rodgers, Benjamin F.
Ryan, G. William
Rease, William
Scott, Richard H.
Smith, Freeman
Switer, Francis
Smith, Robert
Stalbert, Merrit
Swan, Nelson
Sterling, David C.
Sherwood, Obediah
Scott, Jerome
Shaffer, John
Sayers, Vincent J.
Smith, John
Sylich, Milton
Tanfield, John A.
Tompkins, Levi B.
Wallace, Joseph W.
Wilber, Chester
Wood, Patrick
Yarrington, Dorman A.
Yeager, Spencer
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
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