PA Civil War Volunteer Soldiers
Seventy-seventh Regiment, Company A
77th Regiment
Additional Companies, Bios, Organization & Service
Recruited in Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Mustered out December 6, 1865
77th Regiment, Co. A
Captain
Samuel R. McKesson |
Discharged February 3, 1863 |
| John E. Walker |
Wounded at Stone River, Tenn., December 31, 1862; promoted from1st
Lieutenant to Captain, May 15, 1863; killed near Atlanta, Ga., August 5,
1864 |
| Albert G. Stark |
Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, August 2, 1862; to 1st Sergeant,
February 15, 1863; to 1st Lieutenant., August 24, 1863; to Captain, September 8,
1864; wounded at Resaca, Ga., May 16, 1864; resigned July 7, 1865 |
| Washing'n Skinner |
Promoted to Sergeant, July 5, 1864; to 1st Lieutenant., September 8, 1864; to
Captain, August 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
1st Lieutenant
David F. Daihl |
Promoted to Corporal, August 1, 1863; to Sergeant, November 1,1864; to
1st Sergeant, September 1, 1865; to 1st Lieutenant., October 4, 1865; wounded at
Nashville, Tenn., December 8, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 6,
1865; Vet |
2nd Lieutenant
Joseph Thomas |
Promoted to Captain, Company H, March 21, 1862 |
| Arthur Bennett |
Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2nd Lieutenant, March 31, 1862; discharged by
Special Order, February 2, 1863 |
| William Eaker |
Wounded at Liberty Gap, Tenn., June 25, 1863; promoted to Sergeant,
February 5, 1864; to 1st Sergeant, November, 1864; to 2nd Lieutenant, September 1,
1865; mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet |
1st Sergeant
Ellwood B. Reese |
Wounded at Atlanta, Ga., July 20, 1864; promoted to Corporal, March 1,
1865; to Sergeant, July 1, 1865; to 1st Sergeant, October 5, 1865; mustered
out with Company, December, 1865; Vet |
| John W. Bryson |
Promoted from Sergeant to 1st Sergeant, September 1, 1863; mustered out,
October 10, 1864, expiration of term |
| David B. Miller |
Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1862; to Sergeant, May 1, 1863; to 1st
Sergeant, February 5, 1864; killed near Marrietta, Ga., July 4, 1864; Vet |
Sergeant
Joseph Fisher |
Promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1865; to Sergeant, August 1, 1865; mustered
out with Company, December, 1865; Vet |
| George Stailey |
Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1865; to Sergeant, October 5, 1865;
mustered out with Company, December, 1865; Vet |
| John A. Borland |
Promoted to Corporal, August 1, 1865; to Sergeant, November 1, 1865;
mustered out with Company, December, 1865; Vet |
| Martin St. Clair |
Promoted to Corporal, June 10, 1865; to Sergeant, November 22, 1865;
mustered out with Company, December, 1865; Vet |
| William H. Pensinger |
Promoted to Sergeant, February 5, 1864; discharged by Special Order,
April 12, 1865; Vet |
| David E. Stoner |
Wounded at Franklin, Tenn., November 30, 1864; promoted to Corporal, May
1, 1865; to Sergeant, October 1, 1865; mustered out, October 7, 1865,
expiration of term |
| Christ. Burkholder |
Promoted to Sergeant, May 29, 1864; discharged by General Order,
November 21, 1865; Vet |
| Samuel S. Ramsey |
Promoted to Corporal, February 5, 1864; to Sergeant, April 1, 1865;
discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 17, 1865; Vet |
| Jacob Sites |
Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1865; to Sergeant, November 1, 1864;
wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863, Franklin, Tenn., November
31, 1864; and prison from November 30, 1864, to April 28, 1865; discharged
by General Order, June 3, 1865; Vet |
| John J. Forsyth |
Promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1865; to Sergeant, September 1, 1865; died
September 29, 1865; buried 6 miles northwest of Victoria, Texas; Vet |
| Oliver J. Gamble |
Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, September 1, 1863; capt'd at
Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863; died at Andersonville, August 21,
1864; grave, 6,384; Vet |
| Frederick Sharp |
Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1865; to Sergeant, May 1, 1865; died at
Green Lake, Texas, July 28, 1865; Vet |
Corporal
Randall Childers |
Promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1865; absent on furlough at muster out; Vet |
| Jacob Lackey |
Wounded at Franklin, Tenn., November 30, 1864; promoted to Corporal,
July 1, 1865; mustered out with company, December 6, 1865 |
| Frank Patterson |
Promoted to Corporal, September 1, 1865; mustered out with company,
December 6, 1865 |
| Thomas Laywell |
Promoted to Corporal, October 15, 1865; mustered out with Company,
December 6, 1865; Vet |
| Harrison Norris |
Promoted to Corporal, October 15, 1865; mustered out with Company,
December 6, 1865; Vet |
| William Hockersmith |
Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1865; mustered out with Company,
December 6, 1865; Vet |
| William Bradley |
Wounded near Atlanta, Ga., August 5, 1864; promoted to Corporal,
November 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| William H. Gonder |
Promoted to Corporal, November 22, 1865; mustered out with Company,
December 6, 1865 |
| John Betz |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 26, 1865; Vet |
| John F. Pensinger |
Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1865; discharged on Surgeon's
Certificate, April, 1865; Vet |
| Jeremiah Row |
Wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863, and at Franklin, Tenn.,
with loss of arm, November 30, 1864; discharged June 9, 1865; Vet |
| John W. Bowman |
Promoted to Corporal, February 5, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve
Corps, September 2, 1864; discharged by General Order, September 7, 1865;
Vet |
| Milton M. Horton |
Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 2, 1864; discharged by
General Order, September 7, 1865; Vet |
| Frederick Berkle |
Died January 9, 1865, of wounds received at Nashville, Tenn., December
8, 1864 |
| James Rouzer |
Promoted to Corporal, February 1, 1863; captured at Chickamauga, Ga.,
September 19, 1863; died while in prison, date unknown |
| John Row |
Promoted to Corporal, August 15, 1865; died October 6, 1865; buried 6
miles north-west of Victoria, Texas;Vet |
| Stephen 0. Skinner |
Captured at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; died at
Andersonville, December 4, 1864; grave, 12,218 |
| Timothy Sullivan |
Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1862; captured; died at Andersonville,
Ga., July 25, 1864 |
| James Cannon |
Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1862; deserted April 1, 1863 |
Musician
Benjamin Purvin |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Samuel Butler |
Discharged by General Order, June 22, 1865 |
| Jeremiah Cooper |
Promoted to Principal Musician, October 13, 1861 |
| Francis M. Donovan |
Promoted to Principal Musician, October 11, 1861 |
Private
Angermiller, Henry |
Discharged by General Order, September 25, 1865; Vet |
| Atherton, James B. |
Discharged August, 1862 |
| Ainsworth, George |
Died at Madison, Ind., December 24, 1864; Vet |
| Agen, Patrick |
Died at Green Lake, Texas, July 28, 1865 |
| Barnett, Robert |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet |
| Barnes, John |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Bourke, William |
Wounded at Nashville, Tenn., December 16, 1864; mustered out with
Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Bernd, Charles |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Beck, Samuel |
Discharged by General Order, October 18, 1865; Vet |
| Brower, Henry |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 21, 1862 |
| Butler, Solomon |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 6, 1864 |
| Bush, William |
Mustered out, October 10, 1864; expiration of term |
| Brumbaugh, Joseph |
Mustered out, October 10, 1864; expiration of term |
| Bence, George W. |
Wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 27, 1864; discharged on Surgeon's
Certificate, April 28, 1865 |
| Boyles, William |
Transferred to Regimental Band, October 11, 1861 |
| Bastian, Henry |
Captured at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863; died at Danville, Va.,
March 25, 1864 |
| Brumbaugh, C. N. |
Died at Green Lake, Texas, July 31, 1865 |
| Brightstine, Martin |
Discharged, date unknown |
| Carroll, John |
Absent, in arrest, at muster out |
| Cook, Thaddeus |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet |
| Carbaugh, Theo. |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 28, 1862 |
| Crall, John |
Mustered out, October 10, 1864; expiration of term |
| Curley, John |
Discharged May 19, 1865, for wounds received at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.,
June 27, 1864 |
| Crooks, John M. |
Mustered out, October 10, 1864; expiration of term |
| Cochran, Thomas G. |
Promoted to Commissary Sergeant, October 11, 1861 |
| Cressler, Charles H. |
Promoted to Hospital Steward. October 11, 1861 |
| Colter, James |
Killed at Dallas, Ga., May 27, 1864; Vet |
| Cease, Hiram |
Died at Camp Fry, Ky., February 24, 1862 |
| Craig, James |
Died August 27, 1863; buried at Stone River, Tenn. |
| Chase, Lewis |
Deserted November 30, 1864 |
| Diggins, Jesse |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Ditch, Frank |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Delp, Francis N. |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Drepperd, Amos |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Dusinger, Samuel |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Dingwalt, A. C. |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 24, 1865 |
| Ditch, David |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 22, 1863 |
| Ditch, John |
Discharged by General Order, July 19, 1865 |
| Doyle, Paul |
Died at Chattanooga, Tenn., August 30, 1864 |
| Embly, William |
Wounded at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864; transferred to 1st reg. U. S.
Eng., July 29, 1864; Vet |
| Essom, John |
Died at Nashville, Tenn., March 29, 1862 |
| Emory, William |
Deserted June 30, 1863 |
| Fiddler, James |
Absent, on furlough, at muster out |
| Feagley, Henry A. |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Fraker, John W. |
Discharged for wounds received at Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, July 20,
1864; Vet |
| Feehr, Adam |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 18, 1862 |
| Forsyth, Thomas |
Discharged by General Order, June 22, 1865 |
| Fogle, George |
Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, October 31, 1863 |
| Foy, Nail |
Died at Hallettsville, Texas, November 3, 1865; Vet |
| Flack, George |
Deserted December 31, 1862 |
| Gaetz, William W. |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Gladfelter, Samuel |
Discharged by General Order, November 6, 1865 |
| Gallagher, John |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 7, 1863 |
| Gallagher, Carl |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, date unknown |
| Gordon, John |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, August 9, 1862 |
| Giles, James |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 15, 1862 |
| Goulden, Michael |
Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865 |
| Gross, John C. |
Killed at Franklin, Tenn., November 30, 1864 |
| Gardner, Henry |
Discharged, date unknown |
| Griffin, James |
Discharged, date unknown |
| Harrison, Thomas |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Hahn, John |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Hamnbright, George |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Hardsock, Peter |
Wounded at Kingston, May 19, 1864, and at Dallas, Ga., May 29, 1864;
mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet |
| Hauser, George W. |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet |
| Hollman, Samuel |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Hess, Christian |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Huber, Maris |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Hull, John |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 24, 1862 |
| Hendricks, Nathan |
Discharged on Sureon's Certificate, August 9, 1863 |
| Houck, McKinsey |
Wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863; mustered out, March 8,
1865; expiration of term |
| Houck, John |
Discharged by General Order, June 22, 1865 |
| Holmes, John |
Died at Louisville, Ky., April 1, 1864 |
| Henakle, Henry |
Captured; died at Richmond, Va., January 8, 1864 |
| Herr, Joseph |
Died September 5, 1865; buried six miles northwest of Victoria, Texas |
| Inerst, Charles |
Deserted June 30, 1863 |
| Keebaugh, John |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Kerr, Robert |
Wounded at Stone River, Tenn., and Chickamauga, Ga.; mustered out with
Co., December 6, 1865; Vet |
| Keller, William |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Klugh, Horace H. |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Kedtrick, Edward |
Discharged April 8, 1865, for wounds received near Atlanta, Georgia,
August 5, 1864; Vet |
| Karcher, Anton |
Died September 2, 1865; buried six miles northwest of Victoria, Texas |
| Lippincott, James |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet |
| Lessig, David |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 24, 1862 |
| Lortz, John |
Mustered out, October 10, 1864; expiration of term |
| Lynn, John |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 5, 1865 |
| Leaphart, James C. |
Discharged by General Order, May 16, 1865 |
| Laubaugh, George F. |
Promoted to Quarter Master Sergeant, October 11, 1861 |
| Loutenshlater, A. |
Died at Murfreesboro, Tenn., September 26, 1863, of wounds received at
Liberty Gap, Tenn., June 25, 1863 |
| Lortz, Jacob |
Died at Chattanooga, Tenn., March 10, 1864, of wounds received at
Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863; buried at Chambersburg, Pa. |
| Matthaes, Julius |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Monroe, James C. |
Absent, sick, at muster out |
| Myers, Henry |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Myers, William |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Mechtly, William H. |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Metzger, Christian |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Mahaffy, Joseph |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 21, 1862 |
| Mort, Allen |
Discharged Jantiary 15, 1864, for wounds received at Battle Creek,
Georgia, July 22, 1863 |
| Martin, David |
Died at Nashville, Tenn., March 23, 1862 |
| Mellville, Henry |
Not on muster-out roll |
| McEllwee, Thomas E. |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet |
| McMarminon, Thomas |
Mustered out, November 4, 1864; expiration of term |
| McEllwee, Thomas J. |
Wounded and missing at Shiloh, Tenn., April 7, 1862 |
| Nauman, William |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Neely, David |
Killed at Kingston, Ga., May 19, 1864 |
| Nugent, Patrick |
Died at Victoria, Texas, October 30, 1865; Vet |
| Nunemaker, William |
Died at Chattanooga, Tenn., August 15, of wounds received August 5,
1864; Vet |
| Purvins, John |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet |
| Pittman, Samuel |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet |
| Pensinger, David N. |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Pensinger, Jere'ah |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Purvins, James |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Rynn, John |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Row, Jacob |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Reacherd, George |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Rider, Joseph |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Reinhold, Samuel |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Rintz, Philip |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Rintz, Robert |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Rodgers, William |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Risley, Bartley |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, May 24, 1862 |
| Rock, John |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 12, 1863 |
| Rice, Jonathan |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October, 1862 |
| Rodgers, James B. |
Wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 19, 1861; discharged by General
Order, September 27, 1865; Vet |
| Rook, Samuel H. |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 1, 1865; Vet |
| Poyer, Jacob |
Died at Camp Wood, Ky., January 4, 1862 |
| Rushford, John |
Discharged, date unknown |
| Renninger, Frederick. |
Missing in action, date unknown |
| St. Clair, Samuel |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet |
| Short, Michael |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet |
| Seilhamer, George |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet |
| Shuman, Philip |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet |
| Snyder, John |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Sullivan, Patrick |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Suders, John |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Suders, George |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Suders, Samuel |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Swisher, Peter |
Wounded at Nashville, Tenn., December 16, 1864; mustered out with
Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Smith, Jackson |
Wounded at Stone River, Tenn., December 31, 1862; mustered out, October
10, 1864; expiration of term |
| Stumbaugh, GeorgeW. |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 21, 1862 |
| Senseny, Christian |
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 21, 1862 |
| Shields, James |
Discharged by General Order, June 8, 1865 |
| Stouler, Isaac |
Discharged June 9, 1865, for wounds received at Nashville, Tenn.,
December 8, 1864; Vet |
| Shillits, William |
Mustered out, October 7, 1864; expiration of term |
| Suders, George |
Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 31, 1864 |
| Spong, Joseph |
Died at Louisville, Ky., March 2, 1862 |
| Stoner, Samuel |
Died at Tuscumbia, Ala., July 15, 1862 |
| Spangler, James |
Died at Murfreesboro, Tenn., June 9, 1864 |
| Sherlock, Stephen |
Deserted July10, 1865 |
| Sneal, George |
Not on muster-out roll |
| Troutman, Peter |
Discharged March 27, 1865, for wounds received at Dallas, Ga., May 27,
1864; Vet |
| Trenary, Hcnry T. |
Wounded and missing at Stone River, Tenn., December 31, 1862 |
| Ulrick, Henry |
Discharged by General Order, June 9, 1865 |
| Warner, George W. |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865 |
| Weaver, John W. |
Absent, sick, at muster out |
| Wilson, William |
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet |
| Warner, Johnson |
Mustered out with company, December 6, 1865 |
| Waid, Samuel |
Mustered out, October 10, 1864, expiration of term |
| Wolf, John |
Mustered out, October 10, 1864; expiration of term |
| Warfield, Samuel |
Discharged by General Order, August 7, 1865 |
| Waddles, John |
Killed at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863 |
| Williams, John |
Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, October 31, 1863 |
| Welsh, Michael |
Killed at Atlanta, Ga., August 5, 1864 |
| Wallace, John |
Died at Chambersburg, Pa., February 19, 1864; Vet |
| Wood, John A. |
Died at Nashville, Tenn., December 18, 1863 |
| Wetzel, John |
Captured at Chickamauga, Ga., December 10, 1863; died while prisoner,
date unknown |
| Wineman, James |
Capt'd at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863; died at Andersonville,
August 23, 1864; grave, 6,530 |
| Wickline, Thomas E. |
Captured at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863; died while prison,
date unknown |
| Wright, Jeremiah |
Missing in action, date unknown |
| Young, Daniel |
Transferred toVeteran Reserve Corps, April 30, 1865; Vet |
| Yardley, Joseph |
Not on muster-out roll |
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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