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

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Thirteenth Cavalry, One Hundred and Seventeenth Regiment , Company K

13th Cavalry, 117th PA Regiment Co. K

FIRST	M	LAST	RANK	WOUNDED	CAPTURED	MISSING	DESERTED	DIED	COMMENT	BURIALREC
Alexander		Akin	Pvt						never joined company
Jacob	W.	Andrews	Pvt
Jerry		Ashton	Pvt						deserted September 1862
Andrew		Benner	Pvt
Archibald	W.	Berks	Pvt
John	W.	Berks	Capt
Charles		Birkheimer	Pvt
Johnson		Boyle	Pvt
William		Brooks	Pvt						deserted September 1862
William		Brown	Pvt
Thomas	S.	Buk	Pvt					18650325	died Wilmington NC
Smith		Buller	Corp
Thomas		Burns	1st Sgt
George		Butler	Pvt
Sylvester		Caldwell	Pvt
John	W.	Campbell	Blacksmith
James		Canning	Pvt
Fifield		Chatterton	Pvt						deserted April 1863
John		Clark	Bugler						deserted January 1863
John	E.	Clark	Pvt						deserted October 1862
James		Clarke	2nd Lt
Richard		Clifford	Pvt
Jones		Comley	Pvt					18640202
John	P.	Conard	Corp						died Springville, Bucks Co., PA
Stephen		Connors	Pvt						deserted December 1864
Joseph		Coombs	Corp
William	W.	Corson	2nd Lt
John		Cross	Pvt
Har'n	T.	Croxton	Corp						absent with leave at muster-out
William	H.	Cuthburt	Pvt						deserted August 1863
John		Davis	Pvt						never joined company
William		Day	Pvt						deserted October 1862
Elwood		Delaney	Pvt
John		Delaney	Pvt						deserted December 1862
Amos	A.	Dillen	Pvt					18640829	died Washington DC	bur National Cem., Arlington VA
Walter	B.	Donley	Pvt
William		Edwards	Pvt					18630223	died Winchester VA
John	T.	Ewing	Pvt
Francis	P.	Farrell	Pvt
John	A.	Fernwalt	Pvt
Henry	M/N	Fetters	Sgt					18640906	Drowned at Point of Rocks 2/23/63 ?	Captured, died at Andersonville GA 9/6/64, Grave 8006. 18006
Henry		Fisher	Sgt
Moses		Flood	Pvt
Philip	P.	Flood	Blacksmith
James		Fury	Pvt
Joseph		Gardner	Pvt						deserted December 1862
Russell	W.	Gearey	Pvt						deserted June 1863
William		Gettis	Pvt
William	C.	Gordon	Bugler						died of wnds in Warminster PA
William		Grimwood	Pvt
Samuel		Groff	Pvt						absent sick at muster out
William	H.	Groff	Pvt
Perry		Halderman	Pvt
Charles	S.	Hamilton	Com Sgt				18630612
Andrew		Hannah	Pvt						never joined company
Taylor	W.	Harper	Pvt
Henry		Harris	Pvt
Hiram	H.	Hart	1st Sgt						discharged by surgeon
John		Hickman	Pvt
Benjamin		Hilborn	Pvt
George		Hoffstetter	Pvt
George	E.	Howard	Pvt						deserted August 1863
John		Howarth	Pvt
Edwin		Hutchison	Pvt
John		Kennedy	Pvt						never joined company
George	W.	King	Pvt
Robert		King	Corp
Jackson		Lard	Pvt		18631013				capt Sulphur Springs VA
Isaac	N.	Latch	Pvt						absent sick at muster out
Thomas	N.	Leech	Sgt						capt, died Andersonville GA
Morris		Ludwick	Pvt						deserted January 1863
Ira		Lyle	Pvt
John		Mahon	Pvt						died Baltimore MD, May 1863
Jesse	E.	March	Pvt
Marion		Matson	Pvt					18630429	killed Fishers Hill VA
A.	J.	Maxham	Pvt					18641204	died of wds	bur U.S.Gen. Hosp. Cem., Annapolis MD
Hugh		McDevitt	Pvt						never joined company
Thomas		McDonald	Pvt
Abraham	S.	McDowell	Sgt					18640624	killed at st marys church
William		McIlvain	Pvt
Samuel		McKinney	Pvt
Henry		Mehrer	Pvt
Henry		Meyer	Pvt						deserted May 1863
Andrew		Miller	Com Sgt						disch by surgeon, date unknown
John	J.	Miller	Pvt						transf to Vet Res Corps, date unknown
Nicholas		Miller	Pvt						absent sick at muster out
Lewis		Minster	Pvt
Henry		Moore	Pvt
William		Newman	Pvt							bur Millville NJ
Sibley		Oliver	Pvt					18640712	died of wds rcvd in action
Joshua		Paine	Q.M.Sgt						discharged, date unknown
Jas.	D.	Patterson	Sgt						to 2nd lt co e feb 13 1865
Edward		Pierce	Pvt
John	H.	Pine	Corp		18640929				capt Wyatts Farm VA
Bernard		Quinn	Corp
William		Ramsey	Pvt				18630612
George		Reed	Q.M.Sgt
William		Reed	Pvt
William	H.	Rhodes	Pvt
Jerry		Rirrl	Pvt
Joseph		Roach	Pvt				18640528
William		Rodkey	Pvt
James		Rothwell	Pvt						deserted September 1862
James		Rox	Pvt						not on muster out roll
Samuel		Rudolph	Corp					18640530	capt, died Andersonville GA	Grave 1,485. Andersonville # 11485
Lewis	A.	Saxer	Corp
John		Scoville	Pvt
Richard		Seed	Corp	18631013					w at jefferson, abs in hosp at m/o
Andrew		Sharkey	Pvt					18631231	died Washington DC	bur Military Asylum Cemetery
Jonas		Sharkweiler	Sgt
Charles	S.	Shaw	Pvt						transf to Vet Res Corps, date unknown
Joseph		Shean	Pvt						never joined company
Timothy		Shean	Pvt						never joined company
Lewis		Shiffler	Pvt						never joined company
Christopher		Shultz	Pvt
Frederick		Shultz	Corp					18640817	capt, died Andersonville GA	Grave 5,965. Andersonville # 15965
Jones		Sibley	Pvt
William	R.	Sinn	Pvt					18630601	died Winchester VA	bur National Cem., lot 9
Benjamin		Smith	Pvt
James		Smith	Pvt
Joseph	S.	Smith	Pvt
S.	A.	Sollenberger	1st Lieutenant
John		Stanton	Pvt						deserted October 1862
John		Steward	Pvt						deserted October 1862
William		Stewart	Pvt		18640528				capt Hawes Shop VA
Horace	K.	Stillie	1st Lieutenant
And.		Strawbridge	Pvt
John	S.	Struthers	Capt						discharged by surgeon
John	L	Syfrit	1st Sgt					18640214	died Warrenton VA
Samuel		Taylor	Com Sgt
Howard	H.	Terry	Corp					18641229	died Huntingdon Valley PA
Ferdinand		Thomas	Pvt						transfer to Co F, date unknown
William		Turner	Pvt						transf to Vet Res Corps, date unknown
Abraham		Tyson	Pvt
Charles		Warren	Pvt						never joined company
Edw.		Waterworth	Pvt		18640929				capt Wyatts Farm VA
Samuel		Wertz	Pvt
Alexander		White	Pvt				18650405
Robert		Wilky	Pvt
Anthony		Wise	Pvt						promo to Reg'l Q.M.Sgt
Levi		Witters	Pvt
Isaac		Wolf	Pvt						disch by surgeon
Jacob		Wright	Pvt						absent sick at muster out

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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