PA Civil War Volunteer Soldiers
Eighth Regiment, Company I
Recruited in Brookville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Mustered in April 24, 1861
Brookville Rifles
8th Regiment, Co. I
Captain
Amor A. McKnight
First Lieutenant
John Hastings
Second Lieutenant
Herman Kretz
First Sergeant
William J. Clyde
Second Sergeant
Albert C. Thompson
Third Sergeant
Abram M. Hall
Fourth Sergeant
Winfield Barr
First Corporal
Steele S. Williams
Second Corporal
Richard J. Espy
Third Corporal
Augustus C. Craig
Fourth Corporal
William J. Bair
Musicians
James L. Holliday
George Bowdish
Privates
Anderson, Samuel
Black, Albert
Bryant, Fernando C.
Bryant, Milo L.
Benner, Samuel
Bowdish, Joseph
Covil, Sylvanus T.
Clingensmith, Josiah
Craig, Alfred
Craig, Joseph
Chittestor, Niman
Coe, Daniel L.
Clark, William T.
Cravner, Simon P.
Depp, Samuel W.
Darrow, John
Dolphin, John
Elliott, John
Fox, Henry B.
Fails, Horace
Gilbert, John L.
Garrison, Lorenzo S.
Groover, Leonard A.
Gallagher, John S.
Gilmore, Robert
Hetrick, George W.
Hibler, Samuel
Hall, James
Hall, Thomas L.
Hart, Randall
Hetrick, Paul
Henry, Robert A.
Henderson, Joseph B.
Jones, Jared
Johnston, Wellington
Kinley, Daniel
Long, Thomas
Matson, Wilmarth
Moore, James H.
Murphy, Joseph K.
McCauley, Robert T.
McCullough, David R.
Morehead, James
McFadden, Levi
McFadden, Shannon
McAninch, Elijah
Ohls, George
Osman, William
Prevo, John
Pierce, William N.
Persall, John W.
Robinson, Robert J.
Stivers, John
Steck, Francis H.
Spottswood, Thaddeus T.
Toye, William
Taylor, Alexander
Verbeck, Gustavus
Warner, Robert
Walkup, Joseph N.
Weaver, Amos
Williams, Mark H.
White, Alexander C.
Warner, Hiram
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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