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PA Civil War Volunteer Soldiers

Sixteenth Regiment, Company K

Recruited in Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Mustered in April 23, 1861
Schuylkill Guards

16th PA Regiment Co. K

Captain
Frank T. Bennett

First Lieutenant
Horace C. Bennett

Second Lieutenant
William E. Kline

First Sergeant
Andrew Liddle

Second Sergeant
Edward Jones

Third Sergeant
Thomas Steel

Fourth Sergeant
John McGurle

First Corporal
Michael Comerford

Second Corporal
Isaac Reed

Third Corporal
Daniel Schollenberger

Fourth Corporal
John Murray

Musician
John Jones
Robert N. Ferguson

Privates
Brereton, William
Berger, John
Bennan, William
Brennan, Patrick
Black, Joel
Conner, James, 1st
Chalenger, William
Cantwell, James
Cooper, William
Connor, James, 2nd
Dunlap, Thomas
Davis, John B.
Davidson, John
Fitschler, Carl
Foley, William
Foust, Nicholas
Fowler, William
Forbes, James
Ford, Jacob
Faster, George
Grant, Andrew
Garrett, John
Hughes, Michael
Hay, William
Henry, John
Hutchison, Robert
Hughes, Daniel
Hinch, Frederick
Hoar, John
Heffner, John
Johnson, James
Judge, John
Johnson, John H.
Kerran, James
Killraue, James
Kautner, George
Landy, Michael
Mathews, John
Morgan, david W.
Morris, George
Minuis, George
McDonald, John
McCullock, James
Nixon, William I.
Nolin, John
Pace, Robert
Prosser, Joseph
Rhodes, Thomas
Robertson, William
Rice, Frederick
Simpson, Thomas
Schofield, James
Snody, James
Sutton, John
Spencer, Joseph
Slocum, Samuel
Stonehouse, John
Taylor, Charles N.
Thomas, Thomas M.
Waters, Benjamin A.
Wormel, John
Welsh, James H.
Williams, John
Zimmerman, Joseph

Roster Source: Bates, Samuel P. (Samuel Penniman), 1827-1902.: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5; prepared in compliance with acts of the legislature, by Samuel P. Bates.

Contributed by George Rapp

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