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PA Civil War Volunteer Soldiers

Eighth Regiment, Company G

Recruited in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Mustered in April 23, 1861
Wyoming Jaeger Rifles

8th Regiment, Co. G

Captain
George N. Reichard

First Lieutenant
John N. Treffeisen

Second Lieutenant
Gustavus E. Hahn

First Sergeant
George W. Smith

Second Sergeant
Joseph Harold

Third Sergeant
Christopher Walther

Fourth Sergeant
Jacob Goeby

First Corporal
Christian Treffeisen

Second Corporal
Andreas Haussam

Third Corporal
Henry Katzenbacker

Fourth Corporal
John Marr

Musician
William Kaiser
Frederick Andrie

Privates
Adrien, Christian
Burkhardt, Max
Braehl, Henry
Boehm, Benedict
Bohne, Peter
Bauman, John
Bach, Frederick
Blair, Michael
Brandt, Maurice
Bickle, Matthew
Dieffenbach, Lewis
Easterle, Jacob
Early, Franklin
Engel, Charles
Frauenthal, Abraham
Firestine, Charles
Futtrer, Conrad
Fritz, George
Frey, Zeno
Glessner, Philip
Goebz, Jacob
Gersting, Frederick
Gerlitz, Nicholas
Grapp, Jones
Hansam, Andrew
Harfman, Henry
Haiwish, John
Hartman, Joseph
Haugg, Emile
Hess, Philip
Helfrick, Nicholas
Ittel, Lorenzo
Joachim, Anton
Jayne, Thomas
Klinghammer, Anton
Korff, Rudolph
Killian, John
Loomis, C. F.
Long, Charles
Loettler, Fritz
Luckhardt, Jacob
Mowery, John
Mahler, Jacob
Mathews, John
Mehlmann, Morton
Mitz, Florian
Oppel, John
Peter, John
Riester, William
Russ, Henry
Ruebenach, Matthew
Sengfelder, John
Schmitt, Frederick
Shearer, Frederick
Schmalst, Ernst
Schaule, William
Sittig, Joseph
Snyder, Michael
Woolbert, Albert C.
Weiss, Christian
Wench, Jacob
Wern, Conrad
Wassmuth, Justus
Zibb, Conrad

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

8th Regiment

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