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PA Civil War Volunteer Soldiers

Eighty-seventh Regiment, Company I

Recruited in Adams County, Pennsylvania

87th PA Regiment Co. I

Captain
Thad'us S. Pfeiffer
Willialm H. Lanius

1st Lieutenant.
Anthony W. Martin
Edward F. Coe

2d Lt.
James Hersh
Robert K. Slagle

1st Sergeant
George Dash
Edward D. Strough
Findlav I. Thomas
Zeph. E. Hersch
Christ'n W. Kelma

Corporal
Wm. D. Hornback
Charles Burns
Augustus Weigert
Pius D. Miller
Milton J. Yeager
Frank M. Peters
Jacob Harman
Daniel Deker

Musician
David A. Yount
Daniel H. Karnes
Henry Miller

Private
Adams, George
Altrogge, Bernard
Brashears, Alex'r.
Baum, William
Eankard, Ephraim
Collins, Nelson
Crosta, Charles
Diehl, Lewis H.
Demsey, Matthew
Eline, Pius
Felty, George F.
Fleming, George
Fleming, Henry
Fellers, James A.
Fried, Joseph
Fisher, James C.
Green, Frederick
Grove, Albert D.
Grove, Joseph
Hale, John
Heltzell, Daniel
Herr, Edward R.
Howle, Charles
Habermehl, Chas.
Houck, John A.
Hoover, Joseph
Jenich, Adolph
Kineman, Jacob
Kahlbaugh, John
Logan, James
Luckenbaugh, W.
Lefever, William
Long, James A.
Lane, Joshua
Little, William G.
Markle, Levi
Martin, Charles
Martz, John H.
Mowrey, Elias
Myers, Howard C.
Martz, Samuel V.
Motter, Henry
Motter, John G.
Mummert, Andrew
Montgomery, Thos.
McIntyre, Peter
McMasters, Solo'n.
McElroy, Joseph
McIlvain, Thos. J.
McAvoy, Frank
McManus, Alex'r.
Noel, John A.
O'Donnell, Robert
Perlitz, William
Rickrode, Frank
Rickrode, John
Rahter, Adolphus
Rahter, Benjamin
Rickrode, Pius H.
Roberts, Albert
Rooney, James
Reidhinger, Fred'k
Randolph, William
Shrom, Henry
Sherman, George
Stauffer, Luther C.
Stonesifer, Joseph
Swope, Henry
Schriver, George W.
Sayers, Thomas
Shrom, John C.
Schmuck, John
Snyder, John
Shanefelter, Jacob
Sheets, Samuel
Thomas, David N.
Wilt, Jeremiah
Weishert, Adolph
Yeatts, William B.
Younir, William
Yeaer, Elias
Zeigler. Philip
Zinmmernman, Alb't

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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