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116th Regiment
Additional Companies, Bios, Organization & Service
Recruited in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
116th PA Regiment Co. K
Part of the famous Irish Brigade
Name
Rank
Date of Muster Into Service
Remarks
John O. O'Neill
Captain
September 1, 1862
Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; transferred to 22nd Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, April 4, 1863
John R. Weltner
Captain
April 7, 1864
Discharged by Special Order, June 22, 1865
Patrick Casey
1st Lieutenant
September 1, 1862
Died at Philadelphia, Pa., November 9, of wounds received October 7, 1862
James D. Cope
1st Lieutenant
March 17, 1864
Captured at Williams' Farm, Virginia, June 22, 1864; commissioned Captain, June 22, 1865, not mustered; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Bernard Loughery
2nd Lieutenant
September 3, 1862
Discharged May 12, to date January 27, 1863
Zadock B. Springer
2nd Lieutenant
April 7, 1864
Captured at Ream's Station, Virginia, August 25, 1864; commissioned Quarter Master, June 3, 1865, not mustered; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
James E. Joliff
1st Sergeant
March 31, 1864
Wounded at Five Forks, Va., March 31, 1865; absent, in hospital, at muster out
E. K. Crathamel
1st Sergeant
July 31, 1862
Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; not on muster-out roll
Samuel A. Clear
Sergeant
February 29, 1864
Promoted from Corporal, May 29, 1864; mustered
out with Company, July 14, 1865
William H. Semboner
Sergeant
February 29, 1864
Promoted to Sergeant, April 16, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
James Collins
Sergeant
February 29, 1864
Promoted from Corporal, December 26, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Alexander Chisholm
Sergeant
February 29, 1864
Promoted from Corporal, June 1 1864; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Edward Pence
Sergeant
February 29, 1864
Died at Annapolis, Md., June 24, of wounds received at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864
Thomas P. Crown
Sergeant
August 4, 1862
Transferred to Company A, January 26, 1863
Joseph Slinker
Sergeant
August 1, 1862
Transferred to Company A, January 26, 1863
Daniel Root
Sergeant
August 1, 1862
Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
William H. Tyrrell
Sergeant
August 12, 1862
Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; promoted to 2nd Lieutenant Company C, May 1, 1863
Stephen S. Beckett
Corporal
March 7, 1864
Promoted to Corporal, April 16, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Lloyd Patterson
Corporal
March 30, 1864
Promoted to Corporal, June 4, 1864; mustered
out with Company, July 14, 1865
Andrew J. Seese
Corporal
March 3, 1864
Promoted to Corporal, March 16, 1865; mustered
out with Company, July 14, 1865
George W. Ganoe
Corporal
April 1, 1864
Promoted to Corporal, June 2, 1865; mustered
out with Company, July 14, 1865
William H. Nycum
Corporal
February 29, 1864
Captured-promoted to Corporal, June 2, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Ephraim Keim
Corporal
February 24, 1864
Promoted to Corporal, June 2, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
George J. Cruise
Corporal
March 30, 1864
Wounded at Tolopotomy, Va., May 31, 1864, and at Five Forks, March 31, 1865; transferred to Company G, 18th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, August 14, 1865
Timothy McInerney
Corporal
March 13, 1864
Wounded at Five Forks, Va., March 31, 1865; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Robert J. Brownfield
Corporal
February 29, 1864
Died June 12, of wounds received at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington
Thomas Wallace
Corporal
August 7, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Eugene Brady
Corporal
August 15, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Michael J. McKenna
Corporal
August 11, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
George P. Snyder
Corporal
August 6, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Charles McLaughlin
Corporal
July 29, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
George Mahaftey
Corporal
August 5, 1862
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, date unknown
John Remanter
Corporal
August 6, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Joseph Hudson
Corporal
August 8, 1862
Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Daniel Rodgers
Musician
August 16, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
George Allen
Musician
August 22, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Allaman, Jacob
Private
February 29, 1864
Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Allingham, Robert
Private
June 28, 1862
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Bolen, Albert W.
Private
March 23, 1864
Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865; Vet
Bagshav, John H.
Private
February 15, 1864
Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, at Ream's Station, Va., August 25, 1864, and at Five Forks, March 31, 1865; absent, in hospital, at mustered out
Bailes, Andrew J.
Private
February 29, 1864
Wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, June 7, 1865
Bricker, William P.
Private
March 31, 1864
Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, 1864
Boyd, Parks
Private
March 31, 1864
Killed at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864
Burkholder, C.
Private
March 31, 1864
Died of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June3, 1864
Bell, Henry J.
Private
March 23, 1864
Missing in action at Spottsylvania Court House, Va.,
May 12, 1864; Vet
Boylan, John C.
Private
August 28, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Barker, Thomas
Private
August 28, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Bishop, Albert S.
Private
August 19, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Burns, John
Private
August 13, 1862
Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Berrell, Charles
Private
August 11, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Bibbs, Morris
Private
March 7, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Brooks, Oliver
Private
February 29, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Blair, Alfred, Jr
Private
February 29, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Campbell, John
Private
March 31, 1864
Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Chisholm, Daniel
Private
February 29, 1864
Wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 9, 1865
Chalfant, John W.
Private
March 22, 1864
Discharged by General Order, June 5, 1865
Crawford, Daniel C.
Private
February 29, 1863
Killed at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 18, 1864
Conn, William A.
Private
March 31, 1864
Killed at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 18, 1864
Clemmer, Michael
Private
March 31, 1864
Killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864
Cavanaugh, James
Private
August 20, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Coffey, Bernard
Private
August 2, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Dean, Hezekiah
Private
February 29, 1864
Wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Ditmore, Wm H.
Private
March 3, 1864
Discharged by General Order, June 28, 1865
Dean, Stephen H.
Private
March 0, 1864
Wounded and captured at Ream's Station, Va., August 25, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C., December 3, 1864 burial record, December 13, 1864
Dougherty, Edward
Private
August 19, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Duming, Hugh
Private
August 29, 1862
Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Davis, John
Private
August 29, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Edwards, Thomas
Private
February 20, 1864
Discharged by General Order, June 19, 1865
Ellinger, Emanuel
Private
August 4, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Fisher, Michael
Private
March 30, 1864
Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, May 18, 1865
Frazier, Albert
Private
March 23, 1864
Discharged by General Order, June 10, 1865
Finegan, Peter
Private
August 29, 1862
Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Farrell, John
Private
September 2, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Gilmore, Levi
Private
March 30, 1864
Died at Alexandria, Va., July 17, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864; grave, 2,413; Vet
Glendenning, Robert
Private
March 31, 1864
Wounded and captured at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 18, 1864; died July, 1864
Gallagher, Martin
Private
August 14, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Garoh, Thomas
Private
August 16, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Green, Charles
Private
February 29, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Hart, John
Private
February 28, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Hall, Henry
Private
March 23, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Hagar, William
Private
March 30, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Hayden, John R.
Private
March 23, 1864
Wounded at Spottsylvania, Court House, Va., May 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Hayan, George W.
Private
February 29, 1864
Killed at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864
Hall, William
Private
March 23, 1864
Died, date unknown
Haynan, Joseph J.
Private
February 29, 1864
Died March 27, 1864; burial record, Thomas Hayman, died at Alexandria, Va., March 29, 1864, grave, 1,692
Haus, John
Private
March 30, 1864
Capt'd at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864; died at Andersonville, Ga., August 1, 1864; grave, 4,474
Hutchinson, Scott
Private
February 29, 1864
Died July, 1864
Hull, Abraham
Private
March 23, 1864
Died June 23, 1864
Hull, John J.
Private
March 23, 1864
Died, date unknown
Hanlon, William
Private
August 19, 1862
Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Hickey, Michael
Private
August 2, 1862
Transferred to U. S. Artillery, September, 1862
Horner, William
Private
August 11, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Harr, James
Private
August 29, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Hughes, James
Private
September 1, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Inks, John H.
Private
February 24, 1864
Died June 15, of wounds received at Tolopotomy, Va., May 31, 1864; buried National Cemetery, Arlington
Jordan, Joseph A.
Private
February 29, 1864
Transferred to Company A, 10th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, July 29, 1865
James, Francis
Private
August 13, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Kearns, John
Private
February 24, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Killgore, War. S.
Private
March 1, 1864
Missing in action at Spottsylvania Court House,
Va., May 12, 1864; Vet
Kunkle, George
Private
August 4, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
King, James L.
Private
July 25, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
King, Daniel
Private
August 23, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Lehman, Elias
Private
March 31, 1864
Absent, sick, at muster out
Luckey, John W.
Private
February 29, 1864
Prisoner from August 1, 1864, to March 13, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Luckey, Joshua
Private
February 29, 1864
Died April 8, 1864
Long, Charles
Private
August 22, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Long, James
Private
August 23, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Logue, James
Private
August 19, 1862
Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Logue, Daniel
Private
September 1, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Leister, William
Private
August 28, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Murray, James
Private
March 1, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Mallory, John D.
Private
March 31, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Moore, John
Private
March 29, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Morrison, Ross
Private
March 30, 1864
Wounded at Po River, Va., May 10, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 7, 1865
Maust, Jacob
Private
March 3, 1864
Died at Alexandria, Va., March 8, 1864; burial record, March 29, 1864; grave, 1,689
Martin, John
Private
August 28, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Merrick, Joseph
Private
August 7, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Munson, John H.
Private
July 28, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Mahaffey, Henry
Private
August 8, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Miles, George H.
Private
August 12, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
McDonald, John
Private
March 1, 1864
Discharged by General Order, June 26. 1865
McICuen, John
Private
February 29, 1864
Discharged by General Order, May 2, 1865
McClean, Rich. S.
Private
February 29, 1864
Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 18, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 13, 1865
McDowell, Andrew
Private
August 6, 1862
Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
McIlhenney, John
Private
August 12, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
McFadden, Thomas
Private
August 13, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
McGiveney, William
Private
August 23, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
McVey, Hugh
Private
August 13, 1862
Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; transferred to Company D, January 26, 1862
McGinty, Hugh
Private
August 19, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Neal, Henry O.
Private
March 31, 1864
Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12,
1864; mustered out with Company, July 14,'65; Vet
O'Brian, Thomas
Private
August 29, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
O'Brian, William
Private
September 2, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
O'Brian, John
Private
August 13, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
O'Hara, John T.
Private
August 28, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Oliver, James
Private
March 9, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Prettyman, Jacob
Private
February 29, 1864
Absent, sick, at muster out; Vet
Powers, John
Private
August 29, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Price, Edward
Private
February 29, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Quinn, James
Private
August 12, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Ryan, Isaac L.
Private
February 12, 1864
Absent, sick, at muster out
Rylan, John
Private
. March 8, 1864
Absent, sick, at muster out
Rifle, David J.
Private
February 29, 1864
Killed at Williams' Farm, Va., June 22, 1864
Rathburn, Milton
Private
February 29, 1864
Killed at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864
Roe, Robert
Private
September 2, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Sampsell, Simeon
Private
March 28, 1864
Absent, sick, at muster out
Savage, Edmund
Private
March 23, 1864
Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864; absent at muster-out
Shipley, William D.
Private
March 31, 1864
Discharged by General Order, June 2, 1865
Smith, James
Private
March 31, 1864
Killed at Spottsylvania Court House,Va., May 2, 1864; on
record, died at Annapolis, Md., August 24, 1864
Smith, Joseph J.
Private
February 29, 1864
Killed at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864
Smith, John W.
Private
February 29, 1864
Died June 14, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington
Sickels, Daniel
Private
February 29, 1864
Wounded and captured at Spottsylvania Court House. Va., May 12, 1864; died at Andersonville, Ga., July 9, 1864; bu. record, July 19, 1864; grave, 3,586
Sweeney, John
Private
August 19, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Sweeney, Michael
Private
August 23, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Sheean, John
Private
August 15, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Sheets, Jonathan
Private
February 29, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Toner, John
Private
February 17, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Taylor, Benjamin
Private
March 23, 1864
Died May 5, 1864; buried Military Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Tierman, John, Jr
Private
February 29, 1864
Missing in action at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864
Thorndell, Thomas T.
Private
March 7, 1864
Wounded and missing in action at Five Forks, Va., March 31, 1865
Tully, Patrick
Private
August 14, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Townsend, Egbert
Private
August 16, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Tracy, Edward
Private
September 1, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Torbert, Ed. W.
Private
September 2, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Umble, Newton
Private
April 1, 1864
Captured at Ream's Station, Va., August 25, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C., October 19, 1864
Whitaker, Warren
Private
February 8, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Whoolery, William
Private
February 29, 1864
Mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865
Williams, Thomas B.
Private
February 29, 1864
Wounded at Po River, Va., May 10, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 13, 1865
Watson, Aaron S.
Private
February 29, 1864
Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 24 1865
Wilson, John
Private
September 1, 1862
Transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Wallace, William A.
Private
August 5, 1862
Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; transferred to Company D, January 26, 1863
Wilson, Thomas
Private
September 1, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Williams, John
Private
July 25, 1862
Died February 9, 1863
Wilkinson, Thomas
Private
September 2, 1862
Not on muster-out roll
Wood, John W.
Private
February 29, 1864
Not on muster-out roll
Yauger, Charles
Private
March 23, 1864
Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 14, 1865; Vet
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.