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Thirteenth Cavalry, One Hundred and Seventeenth Regiment , Company I

13th Cavalry, 117th PA Regiment Co. I

FIRST	M	LAST	RANK	WOUNDED	CAPTURED	MISSING	DESERTED	DIED	COMMENT	BURIALREC
William		Adams	Pvt	18640818				18650827	Wounded at Deep Bottom	Died at Philadelphia PA
Zachary		Adkinson	Pvt
Abraham		Altwood	Pvt					18640329		bur Andersonville GA, grave 224
Charles		Ambler	Pvt					18640909	capt, died Andersonville GA	Andersonville # 18232
Michael		Aultz	Blacksmith
David		Baird	Pvt						discharged by surgeon
Frederick		Beckelman	Pvt
Thomas	H.	Benham	Pvt						deserted, date unknown
Samuel		Birkmyer	Pvt			18650418			missing in action at durham station
David		Bishline	Pvt					18640624		bur Arlington VA, grave 62, sec E, row 5, block 2
Isaac	P.	Blackemore	Sgt		18640624
Jonas		Books	Pvt
James		Boyd	Pvt						absent sick at muster-out
Jacob	P.	Boyer	Corp	18641027					wounded at South Side RR
Abraham		Brawley	Pvt		18640923
Thomas		Bright	Pvt
Charles		Brown	Pvt						not on muster-out roll
Francis		Brown	Pvt
James		Brown	Pvt						deserted, date unknown
Jonathan		Brown	Pvt						not on muster-out roll
Oliver	H.	Brucks	Pvt		18640624				capt St Marys Church
H.	H.	Bumgardner	Pvt
Samuel		Byer	Pvt		18640923
Timothy	A.	Byrnes	Capt
John		Cameron	Sgt
Charles	B.	Capewell	Pvt
John	S.	Cathcart	Pvt						not on muster-out roll
Thomas		Chambers	Pvt						deserted, date unknown
John		Chevers	Pvt						not on muster-out roll
Charles		Clements	Pvt						deserted, date unknown
Andrew		Cochran	Pvt						deserted, date unknown
Seymour		Coleman	Pvt						deserted, date unknown
Samuel		Coles	Corp
John		Cummings	Sgt						deserted, date unknown
John	W.	Curran	Pvt
James		Davies	Pvt
James	C.	Davis	1st Sgt						discharged by surgeon
John		Dillen	Pvt						not on muster-out roll
James		Dixon	Pvt						absent sick at muster-out
Patrick		Doran	Pvt						not on muster-out roll
John		Dorcey	Pvt						not on muster-out roll
Louis		Dorr	Pvt
Benedict	W.	Dugan	Pvt
George		Dunbar	Pvt						not on muster-out roll
Eugene		Dunehower	Pvt
Robert		Dunsmore	Pvt
James		Eaton	Pvt
Martin	H.	Ellinger	Pvt						discharged by surgeon
George	W.	Elliott	Pvt
Matthew		Elliott	Pvt
John	S.	Eltonhead	Pvt						deserted, date unknown
Alexander		Ewing	Pvt
David		Ford	Sgt
Christian		Fortney	Pvt
Henry		Frederick	Corp
John		Fries	Pvt						discharged by surgeon
Bernard	P.	Garvin	Pvt						born about 1841 in Ireland	bur Adcock Cem., Hope Mills, NC
Christopher		Gratton	Sgt
George		Grier	Pvt
August		Gunther	Pvt						not on muster-out roll
Frederick		Gunther	Pvt						deserted, date unknown
A.		Harrington	Pvt					18640717		bur City Point VA, grave 73, sec D, div 4
Daniel		Hawk	Pvt
James		Hayden	Pvt						deserted,date unknown
John		Healds	Pvt						deserted,date unknown
John		Heary	Pvt			18650418			missing in action at durham station
James		Henry	Pvt						deserted,date unknown
John		Hewitt	Pvt
Maurice		Hickey	Sgt						expiration of term
John	S.	Hollis	Pvt		18631013				capt Sulphur Springs VA
Samuel		Hoover	Pvt
John		Hunter	Pvt
Edward		Inglert	Pvt
Cyrus	E.	Irwin	Pvt						transf to co d, date unknown
John		Jackson	Pvt						deserted, date unknown
John	J.	Jacoby	Pvt						transf to vet res corps 9/20/1864
George	W.	Jeffries	1st Sgt					18630212	died Winchester VA
Charles	W.	Johnson	Pvt		18640612				prisoner until Dec13, 1864
John		Johnson	Pvt						deserted, date unknown
James		Kane	Sgt					18630101	Died at Point of Rocks MD
Theodore		Kempin	Pvt						discharged by surgeon
Jacob		Knupp	Pvt
Patrick		Lochran	Pvt						deserted, date unknown
Thomas		Lovett	Pvt
Michael		Maddigan	Pvt
George	R.	Maguire	1st Lieutenant
Jacob		Matter	Pvt
H.	H.	McBarron	Pvt	18650413					wounded at raleigh nc
James		McCarty	Pvt
Patrick		McCarty	Pvt
James		McDermott	Sgt						deserted, date unknown
William		McGill	Pvt		18640618
Owen		McGrath	Pvt						deserted, date unknown
Lewis		McMakin	2nd Lt
Jacob		Mickey	Pvt					18650508	died Smithville NC
Edwin	H.	Miller	Pvt						absent sick at muster-out
Emanuel	S.	Miller	Pvt
James	M.	Miller	Pvt
John		Miller	Q.M.Sgt
Joseph	S.	Miller	Pvt
Charles	A.	Mintzer	Pvt
Samuel		Morey	Pvt							bur Union Cem., Mays Landing NJ
William	H.	Morris	Pvt
John		Mullegan	Pvt					18650212		bur National Cem., Loudon Park, Baltimore MD
John		Mullen	Corp						expiration of term
Andrew	G.	Murphy	Pvt					18640907	capt, died Andersonville GA	Grave 8,027. Andersonville # 18027
John	M.	Murphy	Pvt						absent on detach serv at muster-out
John		Old	Pvt
Joseph		O'Mealy	Pvt						not on muster-out roll
Simon		O'Neil	Pvt
Charles		Ott	Com Sgt
Adam	R.	Patton	Pvt						died Newbern NC, May 1865
John	M.	Patton	Blacksmith						expiration of term
Charles		Perry	Pvt					18650525	drowned Fayetteville NC
Charles		Peters	Pvt						deserted, date unknown
David		Pickell	Pvt					18641011	Died in Washington DC	Arlington Nat Cemetery
Charles		Powell	Pvt
John	M.	Powell	Pvt
Bernard		Quigley	Pvt						not on muster-out roll
Robert		Quirns	Pvt
Thomas		Rafferty	Pvt					18641208	capt, died Salisbury NC ?
Biddle		Reeves	Sgt
Bartley	E.	Riley	Pvt
William		Ringelben	Sgt
Robert		Roarty	Corp
George	W.	Robinson	Bugler
Theodore	P.	Rockafellow	Pvt
Michael		Romelbacker	Blacksmith						not on muster-out roll
B.		Rose	Pvt					18640813		bur Andersonville GA, grave 5,537. Andersonville # 15537
Andrew		Rupp	Pvt		18631013				capt Jefferson VA	Andersonville # 22018
George		Saxer	Pvt						not on muster-out roll
Reuben		Schneck	Pvt
Stephen	O.	Seedy	Pvt					18650206	killed at hatchers run va
James	A.	Shoop	Pvt
Nicholas	J.	Smith	Corp
Paul	K.	Smith	Pvt		18640901
Samuel		Smith	Corp
Thomas		Smith	Pvt						deserted, date unknown
William	H.	Smith	Pvt						not on muster-out roll
Joseph		Spotts	Pvt						deserted, date unknown
G.	W.	Springfield	Pvt						dishon disch november 1864
Thomas		Stell	Pvt
Henry		Swartz	Pvt
John	C.	Sweeney	Pvt						discharged by surgeon
John	F.	Taylor	Pvt					18640509	capt, died Andersonville GA	Grave 1144. see Doughertys diary, p:44. Anders. # 11144
Eugenus		Tibbs	Pvt
John	H.	Tippets	Sgt						transf to vet res corps 9/20/1864
Bernard		Toland	Pvt					18640429	capt, died Andersonville GA	Grave 785. see Doughertys diary p:37. Anders. # 10785
Judson		Turrell	Pvt						disch by surgeon november 1862
David		Valentine	Pvt						capt, died Andersonville GA	Buried at Richmond VA
Daniel		Vannote	Pvt
William		Voppel	Pvt						deserted, date unknown
John		Walker	Pvt						absent sick at muster-out
William	P.	Walter	1st Sgt
Thomas	A.	Warne	Q.M.Sgt						disch by surgeon, april 1863
Charles	H.	Weatherly	Sgt						deserted, date unknown
Charles	A.	White	1st Lieutenant						discharged by surgeon
Albert		Whitefield	Sgt						not on muster-out rolls
Thomas	H.	Whitman	Pvt						disch by general ordr
Charles		Wilson	Pvt						not on muster-out roll
John	P.	Wyman	Pvt						deserted, date unknown

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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