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PA Civil War > Regiments > 117th > Co. C

PA Civil War Volunteer Soldiers

Thirteenth Cavalry, One Hundred and Seventeenth Regiment , Company C

117th Regiment
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Recruited from Philadelphia, Allegheny, Cumberland and Lycoming Counties, Pennsylvania

13th Cavalry, 117th PA Regiment Co. C

FIRST	M	LAST	RANK	CAPTURED	DESERTED	DIED	COMMENT	BURIALREC
Joseph	H.	Adams	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Amos	D.	Ailes	Corp				transfer to Co L, date unknown
James		Alexander	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Thomas		Allen	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Thomas	F.	Allen	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Samuel		Allrease	Blacksmith				not on muster out roll
John		Alston	Pvt		18630820
Stephen		Anderson	Pvt				not on muster out roll
John		Anthony	Pvt				not on muster out roll
John	H.	Bailey	Pvt		18630831
Albert		Baker	Pvt			18640802		bur Antietam MD, grave 361, lot D, sec 26
David	M.	Baker	Pvt			18640831
William		Baker	Pvt				not on muster out roll
John	B.	Barr	Pvt				not on muster out roll
William		Barry	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Potter		Batherst	Pvt
J.		Beck	Pvt					bur Winchester VA, lot 18
John		Benkerman	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Eugene	A.	Bergard	Pvt				not on muster out roll
John	W.	Berks	1st Lieutenant				promoted to Capt, Co K 1/23/1865
Cyrus		Betts	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Alexander		Bigger	Pvt		18630730
David		Bottorf	Pvt			18650212	died Salisbury NC
William		Bottorf	Pvt
John		Bourdatt	Pvt				not on muster out roll
John		Branagan	Pvt				transfer to Co E, date unknown
Jeremiah		Breckbill	Pvt
Samuel		Brenneman	Pvt		18630831
Benjamin	F.	Bretz	Sgt				promoted to Corporal then sgt.
J.	M.P	Brookens	Pvt
Walter		Brown	Pvt		18630831
Lorenzo		Bugard	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Thomas	W.	Burke	Pvt
Lawson		Calman	Pvt
John		Campbell	Pvt
James		Carey	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Patrick		Casey	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Thomas		Chance	Pvt				transfer to Co L, Feb 1864
John		Chapman	Pvt		18630831
George		Clark	Pvt				died, date unknown	bur Mt Kalma Cem., Harrisburg PA
Josiah		Clay	Pvt
Benjamin	F.	Clouser	Pvt
Jacob		Coble	Pvt
Jesse		Coble	Blacksmith
William		Cochran	Pvt				transfer to Co L, Feb 1864
Patrick		Collopy	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Adam	G.	Conver	Pvt
Joseph		Coolar	Pvt				transfer to Co L, date unknown
Benjamin	F.	Corbin	Sgt				promoted from corporal 5/1/1865	Andersonville # 40642
Charles		Craft	Pvt		18631130
Edward		Craft	Pvt
John		Cramer	Corp			18641013	died at Washington DC	bur Arlington Nat Cem, Washington DC
John		Crow	Pvt				not on muster out roll
John		Cunningham	Pvt
Richard		Curran	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Cordilla	V.	Darrow	Pvt		18641130
Martin		Donovan	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Daniel		Dougherty	Pvt				not on muster out roll
John		Dougherty	2nd Lt				not accounted for
Alexander		Douglass	Pvt
Thomas		Duffy	Pvt		18630831
William		Dugan	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Robert		Dunlap	Pvt		18630930
Alexander		Dupont	Bugler				not on muster out roll
F.	S.	Earley	2nd Lt
James	A.	Elliott	Corp	18640624			capt St Marys Church VA
George		Ely	Pvt
Jacob		Engles	Corp				promoted to corp
James	G.	Evans	Pvt				transfer to Co L, date unknown
John	J.	Everest	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Francis	P.	Farrall	Pvt				not on muster out roll
David		Fields	Pvt
John		Fields	Corp				not on muster out roll
William		Finnegan	Pvt				not on muster out roll
William		Fissel	Pvt
Daniel		Foalk	Pvt				not on muster out roll
George		Foose	Com Sgt
John		Foose	Pvt
David		Ford	1st Sgt				transfer to Co I, date unknown
Frederick		Foster	Pvt				not on muster out roll
William	H.	Fratts	Pvt
Jacob	H.	Fuller	Pvt			18641125	died Salisbury NC
Martin		Gallagher	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Robert		Geisse	Pvt				transfer to Co L, date unknown
Mark	A.	Giles	Q.M.Sgt
Patrick		Gorman	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Daniel		Gotshall	Pvt
John	A.	Green	Pvt
Abner		Greenhalgh	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Robert	M.	Grey	Pvt
William		Griffith	Pvt			18641029	died Salisbury NC
Jeremiah		Groonray	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Adam	J.	Guissinger	Corp				transfer to Co L, date unknown
Samuel		Haney	Pvt
Thomas		Harper	Pvt			18650106	died Petersburg VA	bur Poplar Grove Nat Cem, div D, sec D, grave 246
Patrick		Harrin	Pvt
Andrew		Hayes	Pvt		18630721
John		Hentzline	Pvt
Daniel		Hetrick	Pvt
John		Hitner	Pvt				not on muster out roll
George		Hodges	Pvt
Reuben		Homan	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Thomas	J.	Humes	Pvt
Bertram		Ilgenfritz	Pvt
Joel	J.	Jackson	Corp				not on muster out roll
Lingle		Jerome	Pvt
Henry		Jones	Pvt
Hiram		Jones	Corp				promoted to corp
John		Jones	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Lawrence		Kain	Pvt				transfer to Co L, date unknown
Arnst		Kaler	Pvt
Edward		Kelly	Pvt				not on muster out roll
George	W.	Kenady	Pvt
Alfred	W.	Kenyon	1st Lieutenant				promoted from sgt 12/30/1864
Isaac	A.	Kenyon	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Dennis		Kilhool	Pvt				detached to Batt. D, 2nd US Artillery.
George		Kimball	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Jno.	P.E	Koepping	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Alexander		Kough	Pvt				deserted, date unknown
Michael		Kullmartin	Corp				not on muster out roll
John		Lafferty	Pvt				transfer to Co L, date unknown
Ferd		Lalumire	Pvt				not on muster out roll
James		Lece	1st Lieutenant
Charles		Leey	Saddler				not on muster out roll
John	M.	Lego	Pvt	18640929			prisoner until 3/3/1865
John, Sr		Lego	Pvt
William	T.	Lego	Pvt
Peter		Lehman	Pvt
Lewis	C.	Leschy	Corp				promoted to corp
John	L.	Lightle	Bugler
William		Loards	Pvt			18641108	died Salisbury NC
Henry	C.	Lutz	Pvt
Timothy		Lynch	Pvt				transfer to Co L, date unknown
Timothy		Mahony	Pvt				not on muster out roll
David		Marks	Pvt			18641209	died Salisbury NC
Thomas		Marks	Pvt				transfer to Co L, date unknown
James	R.	Marsh	Pvt				transfer to Co L, date unknown
William	H.	Marsh	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Allen		Maxwell	Pvt				transf to Vet Res Corps 1/10/1865
James, Jr		McCann	Capt
John		McCartney	Bugler
Daniel		McCarty	Pvt		18630802
Andrew		McClain	Pvt				not on muster out roll
William	C.	McCormick	1st Sgt				promoted to sgt 7/1/1865
James		McDonald	Pvt
John	A.	McDonald	Sgt				transfer to Co L, date unknown
Caleb		McKinney	2nd Lt				promoted from sgt Co G 12/4/1864
And		McMayhood	Pvt
John		McQuaid	Corp				not on muster out roll
William		Miers	Pvt
Frederick		Miller	Pvt
William	M.	Missimer	Capt
James		Monrod	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Henry		Montgomery	2nd Lt				not accounted for
C.	H.	Moore	Pvt			18641013		bur Andersonville GA, grave 10,825 ?
Ephriam	G.	Moore	Pvt			18650102	died Salisbury NC
Evan		Morgan	Pvt		18630721
Josephus		Morgan	Pvt		18630930
Thomas	S.	Morris	Pvt				not on muster out roll
William		Mortorf	Pvt	18640916		18650223	died Danville VA
Dominic		Murphy	Pvt				transfer to Co A, date unknown
Aaron		Myers	Pvt		18631003
Cornelius		Myers	Pvt				not on muster out roll
George	W.	Myers	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Isaac		Nagle	Pvt		18630930
Edwin	M.	Nash	Pvt
George		Nash	Pvt
Isaac		Newbury	Pvt
Hugh		O'Donald	Pvt
Michael		O'Donnell	Pvt				transfer to Co L, date unknown
Isaac		Parsons	Pvt		18631002
John	M.	Patton	Pvt				not on muster out roll
John		Peters	Pvt
John		Petry	Pvt
William		Petry	Pvt
William	H.	Phillips	Pvt				not on muster out roll
John		Power	Sgt				not on muster out roll
Franklin		Powet	Sgt				promoted to Corporal then sgt.
Daniel		Quiggley	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Thomas	J.	Quiggs	Capt				commission revoked 8/29/1862
James		Quinn	Pvt
Emanuel		Richards	Pvt
Henry		Robinson	Pvt
Josiah		Romalia	Pvt
Henry		Rondland	Pvt				not on muster out roll
William	T.	Rutledge	Sgt				promoted from corporal 3/1/1865
Abraham		Sacks	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Jacob	P.	Shroy	Pvt			18641228	died Salisbury NC
John		Smeigh	Pvt		18630721
John		Smith	Pvt				not on muster out roll
John	B.	Smith	Pvt				transfer to Co L, date unknown
William	B.	Smith	Corp				transfer to Co L, date unknown
John		Sones	Pvt		18631003
Robert	H.	Souson	Pvt	18640601			capt Cold Harbor VA
William	H.	Spangler	Pvt
Andrew	C.	Spanogle	2nd Lt				discharged by surgeon
William		Steel	Saddler
Benedict		Stevens	Pvt				deserted, date unknown
James		Stifller	Farrier				[name may be spelled wrong]
John		Stoddart	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Henry	S.	Strawser	Corp				promoted to corp
John		Taylor	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Wesley		Taylor	Pvt			18640816		bur City Point Nat Cem, sec 3, div 4, grave 158
John		Temple	Pvt					Macon Co., MO, in 1890 census only. Not listed in muster rolls.
Arch		Thompson	Pvt		18640718		deserted, returned 1/24/1865
Joseph		Thompson	Pvt				not on muster out roll
Samuel		Tilford	Pvt
James		Turner	Corp				not on muster out roll
John	A.	Turner	Sgt				transferred to Co L, date unknown
Michael		Wagner	Pvt			18641221	died Annapolis MD	bur United States General Hospital Cemetery
James		Watson	Pvt				not on muster out roll
John		Wayarl	Pvt				not on muster out roll
George	D.	Weddle	Pvt
William		West	Corp				promoted to corp
A.	J.	Williams	Corp
James		Williams	Pvt
Rudolph		Wilmore	Pvt		18631003
Dennis	G.	Wilson	Pvt				not on muster out roll
James		Wilson	Pvt			18640526	died Andersonville GA	grave 1,387. Andersonville # 11387
John	T.	Wilson	Corp	18640916			prisoner until 3/8/1865
Henry	S.	Woodring	Sgt				promoted to Corporal then sgt.
John		Wunch	Corp				promoted to corp
Christopher		Yager	Pvt

Contributed by Harold Hand Jr, author of One Good Regiment
-- First Regimental History of the 13th Pa Cavalry --
. See his Help Locating Civil War Records

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