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116th Regiment
Additional Companies, Bios, Organization & Service
Recruited in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
116th PA Regiment Co. H
Part of the famous Irish Brigade
Name
Rank
Date of Muster Into Service
Remarks
John Smith
Captain
September 1, 1862
Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; discharged by Special Order, January 27, 1863
David W. Megraw
Captain
March 2, 1864
Promoted to Major, January 28, 1865
Robert J. Alston
Captain
February 23, 1864
Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864; promoted from 1st Lieutenant, February 13, 1865; commissioned Major, June 3, and Lieutenant Colonel, June 4, 1865, not mustered; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
George A. Henry
1st Lieutenant
June 11, 1862
Promoted from 2nd Lieutenant, September 2, 1862; dismissed November 22, 1862
Francis T. Quinlan
1st Lieutenant
September 1, 1862
Promoted from 1st Sergeant, September 16, 1862; to Captain, Company B, March 7, 1863
Jacob Foerst
1st Lieutenant
February 22, 1864
Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 5, 1864; promoted from Sergeant to 1st Sergeant, July 1, 1864; to 1st Lieutenant, February 14, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Richard H. Wade
2nd Lieutenant
August 8, 1862
Promoted from Quarter Master Sergeant, November 1, 1862; to
Quarter Master, January 26, 1863
Thomp'n W. Smith
2nd Lieutenant
March 2, 1864
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 8, 1864
Robert P. Brown
1st Sergeant
February 11, 1864
Promoted from Sergeant, February 14, 1865; mustered out
with Company, July 14, 1865; Vet
John A. Graham
Private
February 15, 1864
Died at Alexandria, June 18, of wounds received
at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; grave 2, 135
John Fairley
1st Sergeant
July 15, 1862
Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Henry Mertz
Sergeant
February 25, 1864
Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, May 18, 1864; promoted from Corporal, July 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865; Vet
David C. Jackson
Sergeant
February 6, 1864
Promoted from Corporal, December 1, 1864; mustered
out with Company, July 14, 1865
David Powell
Sergeant
February 25, 1864
Promoted to Corporal, September 1, 1864; to Sergeant, December 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865; Vet
John A. Gray
Sergeant
February 8, 1864
Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, May 12, 1864; promoted from Corporal, August 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Frederick Shaur
Sergeant
February 8, 1864
Died July 31, of wounds received at Petersburg,Va., June 24, 1864; buried National Cemetery, Arlington
Henry W. Case
Sergeant
February 27, 1864
Died August 13, of wounds received at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington
Bernard McCahey
Sergeant
July 10, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
William Keiper
Sergeant
July 7, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
John Welsh
Sergeant
August 19, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
William Kelly
Sergeant
August 19, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
William Springer
Corporal
February 8, 1864
Promoted to Corporal, October 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
John Ward
Corporal
October 14, 1864
Promoted to Corporal, December 1, 1864; mustered
out with Company, July 14, 1865
Frederick D. Rasp
Corporal
February 6, 1864
Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Joseph Gaber
Corporal
February 16, 1864
Promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
John Robbins
Corporal
February 22, 1864
Promoted to Corporal, June 6, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
James T. Tompkins
Corporal
February 23, 1864
Wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out; Vet
William H. Barker
Corporal
February 8, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865; Vet
William Wallace
Corporal
February 26, 1864
Promoted to Corporal, December 1, 1864; discharged
by General Order, June 3, 1865
John Futton
Corporal
February 13, 1864
Promoted to Sergeant Major, June 6, 1865
John Wertz
Corporal
February 13, 1864
Killed at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 18, 1864
George Seip
Corporal
February 24, 1864
Captured at Ream's Station, Va., August 25, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C., November 8, 1864
John Duffey
Corporal
July 30, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Alexander Edgar
Corporal
July 8, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Robert J. Fitzgerald
Corporal
July 13, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
John D. Myers
Corporal
July 9, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Horace Greenleaf
Corporal
July 8, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Nicholas Martin
Corporal
July 24, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Charles J. Dougherty
Corporal
July 25, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Thomas McNeice
Corporal
August 21, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
James Slavin
Corporal
August 29, 1862
Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Alexander Mahan
Musician
July 17, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Anderson, Robert
Private
February 4, 1864
Prisoner from August 25, 1864, to March 4, 1865; discharged by General Order, August 7, 1865
Anderson, Joseph
Private
July 11, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Anderson, William P.
Private
July 26, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Atkinson, Franc. C.
Private
August 19, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Awes, Lewis
Private
February 18, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Berwick, Alex
Private
February 26, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865; Vet
Brown, John
Private
February 11, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Black, Josiah B.
Private
February 25, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Bennett, James
Private
August 2, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Beaty, Samuel
Private
March 31, 1864
Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Beiter, Rudolph
Private
February 11, 1864
Died June 23, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington
Beilhartz, John
Private
February 27, 1864
Capt'd at Williams' Farm,Va., June 22, 1864; died at Andersonville, October 14, 1864; grave, 10,943
Bowser, James W.
Private
February 15, 1864
Missing in action at Spottsylvania Court House,
Virginia, May 12, 1864
Buckley, Michael J.
Private
February 25, 1864
Deserted March 4, 1865
Brown, Isaac
Private
July 9, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Brewer, George C.
Private
July 11, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Barris, William
Private
July 22, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Boyle, Michael
Private
March 7, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Caine, George W.
Private
February 9, 1864
Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Clifford, Charles
Private
February 22, 1864
Promoted to Sergeant Major, June 4, 1865
Carroll, James
Private
February 18, 1864
Missing in action at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864
Curry, John H.
Private
July 15, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Cummings, John
Private
August 19, 1862
Transferred to Company F, date unknown
Casey, John M.
Private
February 15, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Cutinar, Charles
Private
July 16, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Clementine, John
Private
February 20, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Cook, Lewis C
Private
February 24, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Cox, Richard
Private
February 11, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Devine, Dennis
Private
February 4, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Door, John
Private
February 15, 1864
Died at City Point, Va., February 15, 1865
Delaney, Patrick
Private
July 9, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Dubois, George
Private
July 12, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Daly, Roderick
Private
July 8, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Davis, James
Private
July 21, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Develin, Michael
Private
July 25, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Develin, Thomas
Private
August 13, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Dawson, John
Private
February 23, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Diebold, Peter
Private
February 3, 1864
Wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864, not on muster-out roll
Emanuel, John
Private
February 3, 1864
Wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Fence, William
Private
February 23, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Eagan, James
Private
February 22, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Fence, Suffley
Private
February F 22, 1864
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 7, 1865
Freidle, John S.
Private
February 27, 1864
Captured at Ream's Station, Va., August 25, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C., December 25, 1864
Fletcher, James
Private
August 29, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Foster, John W.
Private
July 10, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Fisher, Joseph
Private
August 5, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Frazier, George F.
Private
February 22, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Ford, Jeremiah
Private
February 15, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Gibbons, Richard
Private
February 4, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Gillespie, Samuel S.
Private
September 21, 1864
Killed at Five Forks, Va., March 31, 1865
Guinan, Peter
Private
July 9, 1862
Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Glasgow, Matthew
Private
July 30, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Gorman, William
Private
August 4, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Geary, William
Private
July 21, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Gates, John
Private
July 21, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Golder, John
Private
August 19, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Gunk, Conrad
Private
February 15, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Hamilton, Thomas A.
Private
February 10, 1864
Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 2, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Hausburg, Joseph S.
Private
February 5, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Harlan, John
Private
February 6, 1864
Discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865
Haughy, John
Private
February 11, 1864
Died July 25, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864
Hathaway, William E.
Private
July 11, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Himes, James
Private
August 16, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Hewitt, Charles
Private
July 21, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Harron, William
Private
August 23, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Hayden, Patrick
Private
August 23, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Holmes, James
Private
February 20, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Johnston, Alex
Private
February 17, 1864
Wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 3, 1865
Keeney, Patrick
Private
February 18, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Kelley, Michael
Private
February 11, 1864
Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12,
1864; discharged by General Order, June 7, 1865
Kinchner, John
Private
July 29, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Kendel, Jacob
Private
August 19, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Kelley, Charles.
Private
February 24, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Lefevre, Calvin J.
Private
February 10, 1864
Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, May 12, 1864; transferred to Company C, 14th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps; died at Washington, D. C., July 4, 1865
Leonard, Frank
Private
February 16, 1864
Captured at Petersburg, Va., June 22, 1864; died at Lynchburg, September 10, 1864
Logue, Frank
Private
July 21, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Lott, William L.
Private
August 2, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Lutz, John L.
Private
July 14, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Liver, John P.
Private
August 14, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Mink, Andrew J.
Private
January 13, 1864
Absent, sick, at muster out
Mercer, William
Private
February 6, 1864
Absent, sick, at muster out
Miller, Winfield S.
Private
February 15, 1864
Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 18, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Maul, Alexander
Private
February 15, 1864
Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 18, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Medsker, George
Private
February 29, 1864
Prisoner from June 22, 1864, to March 30, 1865; discharged by General Order, July 24, 1865
Marshall, Alexander
Private
February 9, 1864
Missing in action at Spottsylvania Court House, May 12, 1864
Murphy, John
Private
August 15, 1862
Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Murphy, Joseph
Private
July 30, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Morris, Owen
Private
July 29, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Mills, Charles
Private
August 22, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
McIntyre, Stephen.
Private
February 18, 1864
Wounded at Tolopotomy, Va., May 31, 1864, and at Five Forks, March 31, 1865; absent, in hospital, at mustered out
McLaughlin, J. B.
Private
February 17, 1864
Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; discharged by General Order, May 26, 1865
McCarty, Charles
Private
February 8, 1864
Captured at Ream's Station, Va., August 25, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C., January 10, 1865
McCullough, David
Private
September 1, 1862
Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
McQuaid, Thomas
Private
August 29, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
McGonigal, Henry
Private
July 15, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
McNight, Henry
Private
August 16, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
McMullin, James
Private
August 19, 1862
Not on muster-out-roll
McGinty, Hugh
Private
August 22, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
McCarty, Daniel
Private
August 30, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
McGurick, Lawrence
Private
August 29, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
McFarland, Peter
Private
February 5, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
McGuire, Thomas
Private
February 6, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Niblo, George
Private
August 19, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Polly, John
Private
February 14, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Puhl, John
Private
February 8, 1864
Wounded at Five Forks, Va., March 31, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 5, 1865
Puhl, Nicholas
Private
February 25, 1864
Prisoner from August 18, 1864, to February 28, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Pack, Jacob
Private
February 12, 1864
Missing in action at Petersburg, Va., June 15, 1864
Parker, Robert
Private
August 9, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Quinn, Charles A.
Private
August 10, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Rilley, Philip
Private
February 25, 1864
Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Ritchie, Edward
Private
February 29, 1864
Absent, sick, at muster out
Rosier, Edward H.
Private
March 7, 1864
Absent, sick, at muster out
Ralston, William G.
Private
September 21, 1864
Discharged by General Order, June 3, 1865
Ross, William A.
Private
February 16, 1864
Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 2, 1864; discharged by General Order, July 31, 1865
Rushworth, George
Private
July 15, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Rodgers, Willets
Private
August 19, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Russell, Lewis
Private
August 5, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Stark, Robert
Private
February 16, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Shields, John
Private
March 26, 1864
Absent, sick, at muster out
Steenburg, Charles
Private
February 1, 1865
Discharged by General Order, August 9, 1865
Stewart, Robert
Private
April 15, 1864
Absent, wounded. at muster out
Shultz, Isaac
Private
February 10, 1864
Killed near Darbytown Road, Va., October 8, 1864; burial record, October 18, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, City Point, sec. E, div. 2, grave, 151
Swisher, John
Private
March 1, 1864
Died at Philadelphia, Pa. July 31, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864
Seifritz, Matthias
Private
February 11, 1864
Died at Alexandria, Va., September 8, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864
Shoeffer, Joseph
Private
July 15, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Stevens, John L.
Private
July 10, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Shannon, Thomas
Private
July 10, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Simpson,Stephen E.
Private
July 15, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Small, John E.
Private
July 31, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Shinn, Thomas A.
Private
August 13, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Smith, Charles
Private
July 14, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Stephenson, William
Private
February 13, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Shaffer, Thomas
Private
February 25;'64
Not on muster-out roll
Stewertt, William H.
Private
February 9, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Sikes, Samuel
Private
February 9, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Thomas, Alonzo C.
Private
April 14, 1864
Absent, sick, at muster out
Tompkins, John W.
Private
February 27, 1864
Discharged by General Order, May 24, 1865
Torpie, John
Private
February 6, 1864
Missing in action at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864
Worsenborger, I.
Private
February 6, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Walker, Theodore A.
Private
July 20, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Whelan, James
Private
August 29, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Willoughby, E. B.
Private
July 3, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Wood, George H.
Private
July 21, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Wilson, David
Private
August 7, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Wood, Charles
Private
August 19, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Wall, James
Private
August 23, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Webb, William H.
Private
August 29, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
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.