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One Hundred and Sixteenth Regiment, Company C

116th Regiment
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Recruited in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

116th PA Regiment Co. C
Part of the famous Irish Brigade
Name Rank Date of Muster Into Service Remarks
John Teed Captain August 26, 1862 Captured at Gettsburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; commissioned Major, April 8, 1864, not mustered; discharged November 28, 1864
William J. Burk Captain August 14, 1862 Captured at Williams' Farm, Va., June 22, 1864; promoted from Sergeant Major to 1st Lieutenant, January 28, 1865; to Captain, February 13, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Seneca G. Willauer 1st Lieutenant August 26, 1862 Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; promoted to Captain Company A. March 1, 1863
Henry D. Price 1st Lieutenant July 5, 1862 Promoted from 2nd Lieutenant Company A, March 1, 1863; commissioned Captain, April 8. 1864, not mustered; killed near Petersburg, Va., October 27, 1864
Thomas Gray 1st Lieutenant August 2, 1862 Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; promoted from Sergeant, February 13, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
John B. Parker, 1st 2nd Lieutenant August 26, 1862 Resigned March 21, 1863
William H. Tyrrell 2nd Lieutenant August 12, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant Company K, May 1, 1863; resigned August 12, 1863
Abraham L. Detweiler 2nd Lieutenant August 11, 1862 Promoted to Corporal; to Sergeant; to 2nd Lieut., November 9, 1863; commissioned 1st Lieutenant, April 8, 1864, not mustered; wounded near Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864; discharged December 23, 1864
William Chambers 1st Sergeant July 9, 1862 Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 2, 1864; commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, June 1, 1865, not mustered; absent, in hospital. at muster out
William H. Bibighaus 1st Sergeant August 562 Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant Company D, March 1, 1863; died June, 1863
Francis Malin 1st Sergeant August 13, 1862 Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863
Jacob Carl Sergeant August 11, 1862 Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Va, May 12, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 15, 1865
Jefferson Carl Sergeant August 14, 1862 Promoted from Corporal, December 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Henry McElroy Sergeant July 31, 1862 Wounded at Ream's Station, Va., August 25, 1864; promoted from Corporal, February 13, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Anthony Matter Sergeant August 11, 1862 Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Thomas M. Rowland Sergeant July 12, 1862 Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
William H. Stewart Sergeant July 12, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Elhannan W. Price Sergeant August 1, 1862 Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862, not on muster-out roll
Fran'n B. Missimer Sergeant August 1, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
George K. Bryan Corporal August 12, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 3, 1865
William Anderson Corporal July 10, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Andrew McLaughlin Corporal August 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
William Price Corporal August 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Willougby F. Bickle Corporal August 12, 1862 Prisoner from August 25, 1864, to May 17, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
John Eckart Corporal August 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
John Blackburn Corporal August 12, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Henry Marshall Corporal February 12, 1864 Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; transferred to Company E, June 2, 1865
William H. Brooks Corporal August 12, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
James E. Stout Corporal July 29, 1862 Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862, and at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863, not on muster-out roll
William Reynolds Corporal July 29, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
William E. Martin Corporal August 5, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
SaMcl J. Willauer Corporal August 11, 1862 Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; not on muster-out roll
Henry C. Roberts Corporal August 13, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Michael B. Schaffer Corporal July 23, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
James Stewart Corporal August 18, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
John Lehman Musician July 22, 1863 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Philip Clause Musician July 7, 1862 Transferred to Company A, date unknown
T. W. Vannaman Musician August 18, 1862 Promoted to Principal Musician, date unknown
Lewis Ritch Musician August 12, 1862 Wounded in action, October 1, 1862; discharged, date unknown
Albright, Charles Private August 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Bowlin, Michael Private August 25, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Branson, Samuel Private August 22, 1862 Absent, sick, at muster out
Barth, Charles G. Private February 11, 1864 Transferred to Company E, June 2, 1865
Braddish, Stephen Private March 29, 1864 Transferred to Company E, June 2, 1865
Byarly, James Private March 17, 1864 Transferred to Company E, June 2, 1865
Biddle, George W. Private August 5, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Bartle, Lewis Private August 13, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Blankanbiller, William Private August 15, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Collins, Charles Private August 12, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Curran, Patrick Private February 16, 1864 Wounded at Five Forks, Va., March 31, 1865; transferred to Company E, June 2, 1865
Cosgrove, Edw. P. Private September 25, 1863 Drafted; wounded at Five Forks, Va., March 31, 1865; transferred to Company E, June 2, 1865
Curry, Richard Private July 25, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Cauler, William Private August 4, 1862 Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; not on muster-out roll
Dehaven, William Private August 12, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 9, 1865
Deener, Henry Private July 15, 1862 Absent, sick, at muster out
Donald, George Private April 5, 1864 Transferred to Company E, June 2, 1865
Dugan, Hugh Private July 14, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Davisson, Theo. H. Private August 28, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Davis, Richard W. Private July 25, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
English, John Private February 9, 1864 Discharged by General Order, July 24, 1865
Ginther, Joseph Private August 14, 1862 Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; transferred to Company 13, 18th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, June 17, 1865
Gibson, William Private July 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Gallagher, William Private August 6, 1862 Died December 29, of wounds received at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; buried Military Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Gliden, John Private August 2, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Gosser, John Private January 20, 1865 Not on muster-out roll
Higgins, James B. Private June 25, 1862 Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Heimnan, William Private August 25, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Hurley, Dennis Private August 28, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Haney, Cornelius Private July 30, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Harrison, Glenn Private July 30, 1862 Killed at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862
Heffner, Anthony Private August 2, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Hendricks, A. S. Private August 5, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Hunter, Samuel D. Private August 5, 1862 Promoted to Sergeant Major, January 28, 1865
Houp, John Private August 27, 1862 Killed near Deep Bottom, Va., August 14, 1864
Joyce, Patrick Private August 25, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Jones, James L Private March 18, 1864 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, June 7, 1865
Jefferson, F. A. Private August 23, 1862 Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; not on muster-out roll
Kollar, John Private August 28, 1862 Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Klyse, Henry Private August 13, 1862 Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Kramer, Charles Private March 16, 1864 Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864; transferred to Company E, June 2, 1865
Kelly, Joseph Private April 17, 1864 Wounded and missing in action at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864
Kane, Thomas J. Private August 5, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Kelly, William Private August 13, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Lubeck, Henry Private August 27, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Litch, Benjamin Private July 29, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Landenberger, A. Private August 2, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Landis, Allen Private August 4, 1862 Died at Philadelphia, Pa., October 2, 1864
Landis, Aaron J. Private August 11, 1862 Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Mooney, William Private August 14, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Marquett, Mahlon Private August 5, 1862 Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; not on muster-out roll
Major, David E. Private August 18, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
McNulty, Michael Private August 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
McCann, Bernard Private July 28, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 17, 1865
McCall, Andrew Private August 18, 1862 Transferred to Company B, 12th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, June 28, 1865
McGranahan, James Private February 14, 1864 Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; transferred to Company E, June 2, 1865
McGinn, John H. Private February 12, 1864 Transferred to Company E, June 2, 1865
McLamara, Patrick Private July 29, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Neander, Joseph Private August 18, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
O'Rourke, Francis Private February 25, 1864 Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864; transferred to Company E, June 2, 1865
Patrick, John M. Private August 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Parker, John B., 2nd Private July 12, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Palmer, William R. Private August 18, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Phillips, Frederick Private April 12, 1864 Transferred t Company K, 11th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, August 18, 1865
Ramick, Jacob Private August 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Reinhart, David Private August 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Rhoads, John C. Private August 11, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Roxburgh, T. W. Private August 16, 1862 Wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, and at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Rodgers, John Private June 14, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Rhoback, David Private August 18, 1862 Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; absent at muster out
Rimby, John Private February 22, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 5, 1865
Rowland, Peter H. Private July 22, 1862 Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863, not on muster-out roll
Reilly, Michael Private August 15, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Robinson, John Private August 19, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Smith, John G. Private August 15, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Smith, Thomas Private July 21, 1862 Prisoner from October 14, 1863, to October 17, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 9, 1865
Smith, William S. Private July 28, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Spain, Patrick Private July 31, 1862 Absent, sick, at muster out
Smith, Augustus Private August 18, 1862 Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Spencer, Michael Private August 30, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Sutherland, Henry Private August 23, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Towers, George Private August 13, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 3, 1865
Tully, Henry J. Private January 29, 1864 Missing in action at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 17, 1865
Trealfall, George D. Private April 7, 1864 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, August 26, 1865
Thompson John Private August 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Tierney, Thomas Private August 11, 1862 Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; not on muster-out roll
Ulrick, Daniel Private July 23, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Wilt, Henry Private August 4, 1862 Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Wright, John Private August 7, 1862 Discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865
Wheeler, George Private August 23, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, June 28, 1865
Wilt, George Private February 4, 1864 Transferred to Company E, June 2, 1865
Weadley, Henry Private March 28, 1864 Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, May 12, 1864; transferred to Company E, June 2, 1865
Wilson, Samuel Private August 5, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Wickham, James Private August 6, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Whiting,Stephen D. Private August 8, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Whitmeyer, David Private August 13, 1862 Died at City Point, Va., September 27, 1864
Young, William A. Private August 19, 1862 Prisoner from May 5, 1864, to April 21, 1865; discharged by General Order, August 11, 1865
Young, William Private March 17, 1864 Transferred to Company E, June 2, 1865
Yocum, Joseph W. Private August 25, 1862 Transferred to Company I, date unknown
Zellers, George Private August 8, 1862 Not on muster-out roll


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.







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