Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War

Look for your ancestors in this PA genealogy database of American Civil War soldiers - infantry, cavalry & artillery rosters, histories, biographies, draft, journals, letters, medal of honor recipients, prisoners of war (POWs), & pensions of our Pennsylvania military ancestors. Use this free Pennsylvania database to help with your genealogy search.

Search Millions of Original Historical Documents

FIRST NAME

LAST NAME

STATE

RECORD TYPE

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

PA Civil War Volunteer Soldiers

Thirteenth Cavalry, One Hundred and Seventeenth Regiment, Company H

13th Cavalry, 117th PA Regiment Co. H

FIRST	M	LAST	RANK	WOUNDED	CAPTURED	MISSING	DESERTED	DIED	COMMENT	BURIALREC
Nathaniel		Altland	Pvt
James		Arment	Sgt
Milton		Badmon	Pvt						deserted March 1863
William		Barnett	Pvt
Thompson		Beatty	Pvt
George		Berry	Pvt		18640815				prison till 2/27/1865
Jonathan		Billig	Pvt					18640721	capt, died Andersonville GA	grave 3,694. Andersonville # 13694
Joseph		Brady	Pvt				18621224
George	S.	Brock	Pvt							Andersonville # 40609
Robert		Brown	Corp						discharged by surgeon
Daniel		Caldwell	Sgt						promo to 2nd Lt, Co E
Ezekiel		Caldwell	Sgt						promo from Pvt
William		Calomel	Pvt
William		Clark	Pvt						deserted November 1862
Alfred		Clellan	Pvt
Daniel	H.	Clemmer	Pvt
James		Conlen	Pvt
Jesse		Conway	Pvt
Isaac		Cook	Pvt
John	U.	Cox	Pvt					18640612	capt, died Andersonville GA	grave 1,873. Andersonville # 11873
George		Craft	Pvt						deserted November 1862
John		Crawford	Corp						promo to Corp
Martin		Culp	Corp						promo to Corp
John		Cunius	1st Sgt						promo to Sgt, 1st Sgt, 2nd Lt on 2/13/65
Edwin	C.	Custer	Pvt		18621012				prisoner till 4/2/1865
John		Davis	Pvt
Jehu.		Deeds	Pvt					18640612	capt, died Andersonville GA	grave 12,575. Andersonville # 22575
John		Deeds	Pvt					18640701	died City Point VA
Joseph		Deem	Pvt
Charles		Doahne	Pvt
Sylvester		Dodge	Pvt
William		Dougherty	Pvt
Eli		Ebert	Pvt						capt, date unknown
Samuel		Ellinger	Pvt						capt, died Andersonville, date unknown	Andersonville # 30100
William		Ellinger	Blacksmith
William		Falls	Pvt
Augustus		Fie	Pvt							Andersonville # 43092
John		Gasting	Pvt						died Philadelphia PA, October 1862
Richard		Germon	Pvt
Daniel		Gilbert	Pvt
A.	H.	Glassmier	1st Lieutenant						promo frm 1st Sgt then to Capt (not mus)
Charles		Goodell	Pvt						absent without leave at muster out
Nadel	D.	Gully	Sgt						promo from Corp
Thomas		Gully	Pvt					18640528	killed Hawes Shop VA
William		Hader	Pvt						not on muster out roll
Michael		Hanley	Pvt
John		Haslett	Pvt
Philip		Hayden	Pvt						deserted December 1862
Godfrey		Henry	Pvt
Felix		Hilferty	Pvt
Ignatius		Hock	Corp						promo to Corp
Joseph		Hollinger	Pvt
Robert		Holmes	Pvt					18640609	capt, died Andersonville GA	grave 1,768. Andersonville # 11768
August		Hook	Pvt
Algernon		Hoover	Pvt
Lewis		Huntzinger	Pvt
William	P.	Jett	Pvt						transfer to Western Army, date unknown
Asbury		Johnson	Pvt
Jesse		Jones	Pvt
Reuben		Keely	Pvt
Henry	S.	Kelly	Sgt					18640530	capt, died Andersonville GA	grave 238. Andersonville # 10238
John		Kelly	Bugler
Thomas		Kelly	Pvt					18640812	capt, died Andersonville GA	grave 5,443. see Doughertys diary, p:75. Anders. # 15443
Alexander		Keys	Corp						capt, died Andersonville, date unknown	Andersonville # 15154
Joshua		Kidd	Pvt
John		Kline	Capt					18640528	killed Hawes Shop VA
Lewis		Klinger	Pvt						absent sick at muster out
William	M.	Lathrop	Pvt					18630709		bur Hampton VA, grave 11, sec A, row 15
George		Leinberg	Pvt					18641208	capt, died Salisbury NC
John		Leonard	Pvt
Isadore		Luisch	Saddler
John		Lutz	Corp						promo to Corp
Joshua	D.	Lutz	Corp		18631012				promo to Corp, prison till 4/21/1865
Solomon		Lutz	Pvt						discharged by surgeon
Isaac	Z.	Lysinger	Sgt					18650206	killed Hatchers Run VA
Gideon		Mase	Pvt						deserted August 1863
Jesse		Mattson	Pvt	18640528				18640701	wounded at hawes shop
James		McCarty	Pvt
Joshua		McCool	Pvt
Alex		McDonal	Pvt
William		McElroy	Pvt						capt, date unknown	Andersonville # 20155
Robert		McKechney	Sgt						promo from Pvt
Charles		McKnight	Pvt						deserted December 1862
John		Metzgar	Pvt
Daniel		Miller	Pvt					18640329	capt, died Andersonville GA	grave 225. Andersonville # 10225
Nathan		Miller	Pvt		18640428				prisoner till 11/20/1864
Samuel		Miller	Pvt
Washington		Miller	Pvt
John	M.	Morgan	Pvt						disch for wds, loss of leg, date unknown
Charles		Moss	Sgt						promo from Pvt
George		Munshower	Pvt						deserted November 1862
William		Murphy	Sgt						promo from Corp
James		Murray	Pvt
Samuel		Owens	Pvt
Thomas		Parker	Pvt						not on muster-out rolls
John		Phillips	Pvt
John		Porter	Pvt						deserted November 1862
Lewis	W.	Preston	Pvt
Daniel		Raffensparger	Pvt
Lewis		Rambo	Pvt
Matthias		Rhodes	Pvt					18640822	capt, died Richmond VA
Joseph		Roberts	1st Lieutenant
George		Rodebaugh	Pvt						absent sick at muster-out
Henry		Rosenberry	Pvt					18640604	capt, died Andersonville GA	Grave 1,624. Andersonville # 11624
Henry		Sheetz	Pvt
Luke		Sherd	Sgt						died, date unknown
Matthias		Shoemaker	Sgt					18640601	capt, died Andersonville GA	grave 1,543. Andersonville # 11543
Frank		Showalter	Pvt
Tobias		Shuler	Sgt						promo from Pvt
Samuel		Shupe	Pvt						discharged by surgeon
John		Sigmond	Pvt
Charles		Smith	Pvt						deserted December 1862
Edward	F.	Smith	2nd Lt						promo from Sgt
Frank		Smith	Pvt
Godfrey		Smith	Pvt						absent sick at muster-out
William		Snyder	Corp					18640522	died Baltimore MD	bur National Cem., Loudon Park
Alexander		Stevens	Pvt
Adam		Stout	Pvt						discharged, date unknown
Henry		Sutton	Pvt						deserted August 1863
Henry	F.	Swank	Pvt						(Henry Franklin Schwenk ?)
George		Swearer	Pvt					18640604	capt, died Andersonville GA	Grave 1,605. Andersonville # 11605
Andrew		Temple	Pvt					18640210	Died of wounds, Petersburg VA	Poplar Grove Nat Cem, Div D, Sec D, grave 186
Jeremiah		Terpening	Pvt
William	S.	Thomas	Pvt						transferred to co e, date unknown
Daniel		Unger	Pvt
Roderick		Vanderbilt	Pvt						not on muster-out rolls
Harrison		Wallace	Pvt					18640531	capt, died Andersonville GA	Grave 1,525. Andersonville # 11525
John	S.	Walters	2nd Lt		18640929				capt Wyatts Farm VA
Oliver	S.	Weeks	Sgt						discharged by surgeon
Adam		Weigert	Pvt					18641027	killed at south side railroad
W.	W.	Wheatley	Pvt
John	C.	Williams	Pvt						capt, died Andersonville GA	Andersonville # 30101
Joseph		Wolff	Pvt					18640604	capt, died Andersonville GA	Grave 941. Andersonville # 10941
Charles		Woller	Pvt						deserted December 1862
George		Zollers	Pvt
Thomas		Zollers	Pvt
Valentine		Zollers	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

117th Regiment

Co. A | Co. B | Co. C | Co. D | Co. E | Co. F | Co. G | Co. H | Co. I | Co. K | Co. L | Co. M | Unassigned Men | Officers | History

Footnote.com Civil War Databases

Search for your Ancestors in Original NARA Documents

Civil War Records
Original documents relating to the American Civil War, slavery, and the confederate states. (Free Trial)

Naturalization Records
Many Civil War soldiers were recruited from overseas. Search for their naturalization records to learn where they were born & more.

Ancestry.com Civil War Databases

Build your FREE Family Tree
Start your family tree online and receive free access to the largest collection of historic records and family trees online including:

Civil War Research Database
Interlinked records of Civil War soldiers.

Civil War Pension Index
Use the index to order Civil War Pension records from NARA which can provide huge amounts of genealogy data. Learn more
Military Databases
The largest collection of U.S. military records available online. More than 90 million names and 700 databases!

Pennsylvania Databases
Search the Pennsylvania Ancestry Databases.

Historic Newspapers
Read about the Civil War as it happened. Read the stories of PA soldiers killed, injured, missing, POWs, letters home, draft lists, battles, and more.

Special Veterans' 1890 Census
Lists the veteran's name or widow's name, rank, year of enlistment, and year of discharge.

Start your Family Tree to receive free access!

Civil War Research

Civil War Research
Want to find out if your ancestor was a Civil War soldier? Follow these research ideas.