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One Hundred and Forty-second Regiment, Company A

142nd Regiment
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Recruited in Mercer County, Pennsylvania

142nd PA Regiment Co. A

Charles H Flagg Capt September 01, 1862 Killed at Gettysburg, Pa, July 2,1863
Joshua W Howell Capt August 30,1862 Promoted from Corporal to Captian, 5/1/1864
Mustered out with company, May 29,1865
Jeremiah Hoffman 1st Lieutenant September 01, 1862 Coin Capt July 4, 1863 not mus-disch 11/21/
for wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa 7/1/63
John W Dissinger 1st Lt September 02, 1862 Pr fro Sgt Sept 21, 64mus out with co 5/29/65
Cyrus K Campbell 2nd Lt September 01, 1862 Commissioned 1st Lieutenant, July 4, 63 not mustered
discharged March 9. 1863 for wounds received
at Fredericksburg, Va. Dec 13,1862
Samuel Decker 1st Sgt August 30,1862 Pr to 1st Sgt Sept 1, 64 com 2nd LieutenantNot mus.
out with company, 5/29/1865
Albert G Ink 1st Sgt August 30,1862 Mis in action at Fredericksburg, Va 12/3/62
Wm G Garrett 1st Sgt September 24,1862 Died Aug 26, of wounds received at Petersburg
Va, June 18, 1864.
John P Williams Sergt August 30,1862 Pr to Sgt, Oct 1, 64 mus out with Co 5/29/65
David R Samuel Sergeant August 30,1862 Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 7/15/1863
Solomon W Strohm Sergeant September 01, 1862 Discharged April 27, 1863 for wounds received
Fredericksburg, Va, Dec 13, 1862
George W Brink Sergt August 30,1862 Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. Dec 13, 1862
transferred to company D, 18th reg, VRC, Aug
15,1863-disch. by General Order, June 29, 1865
Alpheus Cutler Sergt August 30,1862 Transferred to Vet. Res Corps, Nov 16, 1863
Charles Steel Corp August 30,1862 Pr to Cor, Mar 1, 63-mus out with Co, 5/29/65
John P Grifiths Corp August 30,1862 Promoted to Corporal, April 1863-captured at
Wilderness, Va, May 5,1864.
George Strickler Corp September 01, 1862 Pr to Corp Feb 3, 65-mus out with co 5/29/65
John T Reed Corp September 01, 1862 Pr to Cor, Mar 1, 65-rn us out with co 5/29/65
Martin L Burtch Corp August 30,1862 Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Mar 1, 63
James D Giddings Corp August 30,1862 Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 1/16/63
John G Silkworth Corp August 30,1862 Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 1/19/63
Edward Mehlman Corp September 01, 1862 Wd at Gettysburg, Pa July 1, 1 863-tr to V R C
Mar, 1865, disch by General Order, 6/26/65
Isaac Gisner Corp August 30,1862 Wd. at Gettysburg, Pa July 1,63 tr to V R C
date unknown-disch by G 0 June 26,1865.
Win. Fastnought Corp August 30,1862 Died at Frederick, Md. Nov 16, 62, burial record
Oct 28, 62-buried in Mt Olivet Cemetery.
Nathan Allen Corp August 30,1862 Promoted to Corporal, Aug 18, 64-died Feb 7,
at City Point, Va, of wounds rec. at Dabney's
Mill, Feb 6, 1865
James V Staley Corp September 28, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, May 11, 1863-died at
Petersburg, Va. Nov 30, 1864.
Lewis Wagner Corp August 30,1862 Deserted September 1862
Thomos Prothero Muc August 30,1862 Mustered out with company, May 29,1865
Burkey, Charles K Private September 25,1862 Mustered out with company, May 29,1865
Bevan, Lewis Private August 30,1862 Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Oct, 1862
Bickel, Abraham Private September 01, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's cert, Dec 14, 1862
Bickle, Henry Private September 01, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's cert, Apr 9,1864
Cammer, Chester Private August 30,1862 Mustered out with company, May 29,1865
Cooper, William Private August 30,1862 Discharged on Surgeon's cert, March 16,1863
Cool, John Private August 30,1862 Tr to Co G, 12 Reg VRC Feb 11, 1864 dis
charged by General Order, June 29, 1865
Conrad, John Private August 30,1862 Mis in action at Fredericksburg, Va. 12/13/62
Davis, John R Private August 30,1862 Mustered out with company, May 29,1865
Davis, Samuel Private September 01, 1862 Mustered out with company, May 29, 1865
Decker, Charles Private August 30,1862 Mustered out with company, May 29,1865
Decker, Oliver Private August 30,1862 Disch. Feb 29,1863 for wounds received at
Fredericksburg, Va. Dec 13,1862
Dunlap, John Private August 30,1862 Discharged on Surgeon's certivicate, Feb 1863
Davis, Youngs Private August 30,1862 Transferred to Vet. Res. Corps-date unknown
Doolebohn, John Private September 01, 1862 Transferred to Vet Res. Corps-date unknown
Donley, James E Private September 24,1862 Transferred to Signal Corps-date unknown.
Dupple, Samuel Private September 01,1862 Died 7/24 of wds rec at Spottsylvania C. H.,
Va, May 12, 1864-bu in Nat Cem, Arlington
Evans, Watkin Private August 30,1862 Mustered out with company, May 29,1865
Evans, Jenkin Private August 30,1862 Killed at Fredericksburg, Va, Dec 13, 1862
Fitzgerald, Edward Private August 30,1862 Discharged on Surgeon's certividate, 3115/64
Garrett, Henry M Private September 01, 1862 Mustered out with company, May 29,1865
Garber, Peter Private September 01, 1862 Discharged 3/24 for wounds received at
Fredericksburg, Va, Dec 13, 1862
Gisner, Jacob Private August 30,1862 Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 1/18/64
Griest, George Private September 01, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 2/3/63
Gruver, Thomas Private August 30,1862 Discharged on Surgeon's cert., May 15,1865
Hale, Denzimore N Private August 30,1862 Mustered out with company, May 29,1865
Hampton, William Private August 30,1862 Captured at Petersburg, Va, Jan 24,1865
disch. by General Order, May 26,1865
Heisey, David Private September 01, 1862 Mustered out with company, May 29,1865
House, John Private August 30,1862 Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va Dec 13, 62
absent, in hospital, at muster out
Holvey, John Private August 30,1862 Discharged on Surgeion's cert-date unknown.
Hass, Merritt Private August 30,1862 Discharged to Vet. Reserve Corps, Jan j, 1865
Jones, William D Private August 30, 1862 Discharged by special order, Nov 15,1864
Johnson, William Private August 30,1862 Deserted December 3,1862
Jones, Meredith Private August 30,1862 Deserted July 1, 1863
Kendell, Wm H Private August 30, 1862 Mis in action at Fredericksburg, Va 12/13/62
Laird, William Private August 30,1862 Wounded and captured at Fredericksburg, Va
12/13/62-died at Richmond, 1/3/1863
Lutringer, Benj Private August 30,1862 Wounded and captured at Fredericksburg, Va
Dec 13,1862-died Richmond, Jan 14,1863
Miller, Lewis Private September 01,1862 Wounded at Dabney's Mills, Va, Feb 6, 1865-
discharged by General Order, June 7,1865
Meredith, Thomas Private August 30,1862 Discharged March 4,1863 for wounds receivec
at Fredericksburg, Va, Dec 13, 1862
Morgan, John Private August 30,1862 Discharged January 23,1863.
Morris, Reuben Private August 30,1862 Discharged January 13, 1863
McLean, John Private September 01,1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate 6/21/63
McCamley, Zuray Private August 30,1862 Killed at Fredericksburg, Va, Dec. 13,1862
McNellis, Barney Private August 30,1862 Deserted-date unknown.
Nagle, John S Private February 03,1865 Transferred to I 90th reg PV, May 29,1865
Peters, William Private September 01, 1862 Mustered out with company, May 29,1865
Phillipi, William Private September 01,1862 Missing in action at Gettysburg, Pa 7/1 /1 863
Smith, Samuel Private September 01, 1862 Mustered out with company, May 29,1865
Steinmetz, George Private September 01, 1862 Mustered out with company, May 29,1865
Seiders, Michael Private September 01,1862 Prisoner from May 5,1864 to May 14,1865
Mustered out with company, May 29, 1865
Souders, Jacob Private September 01, 1862 Discharged by special order, Sept 15,1864
Seagrist, Jonas Private September 01, 1862 Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa, July 1, 1863
trans to Vet Res Corps, Jan 1, 1865
Seiders, William H Private September 02, 1862 Transferred to CoA, 6th Vet Reserve Corps,
Jan 15, 1 864-disch bt Gen Order, July 6,1865
Shortz, Lewis Private August 30,1862 Transferred to Vet. Reserve Corps, 2/15/64
Scott, George G Private August 30,1862 Wounded and captured at Fredericksburg, Va.,
Dec 13,1862-died at Annapolis Md 2/22/63
Seiders, John Private September 01, 1862 Captured-died at Andersonville, Ga. July 10,
1864-grave, 3, 632
Smith, Henry Private September 01,1862 Killed at Fredericksburg, Va, Dec 13,1862
Smith, Peter Private September 01, 1862 Killed at Gettysburg, Pa, July 1, 1863
Smith, Nicholas Private August 30,1862 Killed at Fredericksburg, Va Dec 13,1862-
burial record, died at Richmond, 12/31/1862
Sheets, Levi Private September 01, 1862 Died at Washington, D C Feb 7,1863-buried in
Military Asylum Cemetery
Vanbuskirk, William Private August 30,1862 Killed at Gettysburg, Pa, Jul 1,1863-buried
in National Cemetery, section B, grave, 35
Walters, Richard S Private August 30,1862 Disch on Surg cert, Jan 19, 63 re-enlisted
3/30/64-tr to I 9oth reg PV5/29/1 865-Vet
Weiscarrier, Aud Private August 30,1862 Killed at Gettysburg, Pa July 1,1863
Wilson, Alexander C Private September 01, 1862 Deserted, date unknown

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