PA Civil War Volunteer Soldiers
The Civil War Draft of 1863
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
This is excerpted from a book on Schuylkill County in the Civil War, printed in the year 1865.
In July, 1863, President Lincoln issued a proclamation ordering a draft for five hundred thousand men to fill up the armies of the Union.
The draft for the Tenth District, composed of Schuylkill and Lebanon counties, commenced in Pottsville on Wednesday, Sep. 23, 1863. The drawing was done by a blind man named William DOUBERT, of Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County. The drafting-box was on a table on a platform, placed in full view of spectators, adjoining the Provost Marshal's office. The committee of citizens invited to be present, were Samuel HUNTZINGER, William F. MORTIMER, Robert F. WEAVER, Hon. Strange L. PALMER, Hon. Solomon FOSTER, J. Franklin HARRIS, Oliver IBERSON, Daniel H. LEIB, and Jacob KOHLER.
The draft was made in the following manner: The Deputy Marshall, John M. MARK, of Lebanon County, turned the wheel and the blind man drew the names out. The latter passed them over to the Commissioner, John H. KINPORTZ, of Lebanon who read the names, the clerk at the same time entering them in a book.
The drawing took place in the order of sub-districts laid down and the number of names drawn for Schuylkill County was 3,334.
DRAFTED MEN WHO ENTERED THE SERVICE - The following is a list of names
of drafted men who entered the service. Total: 72
BLAKELEY, John BOYER, John BLEW, Charles H.
BRININZER, Jacob BECKER, John BRETZ, Daniel
CRANEY, John CARTWRIGHT, Jacob Jr. CAMPBELL, Owen
CLARK, Patrick COLLIER, William H. COSGROYE, Edward P.
CANFIELD, Michael DULIVANT, Patrick DEINER, Martin
DRY, Mordecai FRONT, Washington GORMAN, Malachi
GIBSON, Franklin GANGWALL, R. GEIGER, John
GARBER, John GEARY, James HAGERTY, James
HALSHAFER, Jacob HENDERSON, Charles JONES, John
JONES, John KLINE, John KLAUSER, Peter
KESSINGER, Solomon KELLY, Christopher KLINGEMAN, Jacob
KNOBELOCK, Christian LAWRENCE, Isaac LICH, George
LONG, Andrew LITTLE, George MENNIG, Edward
MURRAY, MARTIN MILLS, William MC KEEVER, William
MOYER, George D. MILLER, Jonathan MC KEON, James
MURRAY, James NEIHEISER, William O'HARA, John
PURCILL, Patrick RUPERT, John S. RABEWOLD, Michael
REICHARD, Michael REED, William L. SEITZINGER, Henry
SHEHAN, Michael SNYDER, Charles W. SNYDER, Charles
SHINGLER, John SNOWDEN, Martin SWENK, Henry
SEARLS, Nelson (colored) SMITH, Jonathan SMITH, Patrick
SHIRK, William SNYDER, Jacob TIERNY, Stephen
TRAINER, Charles WELLER, William WILSON, Charles
WARD, William WHETSTONE, P. G. WILLIAMS, John
WHETSTONE (enlisted prior to draft)
DRAFTED MEN WHO FURNISHED SUBSTITUTES -
The following is a list of the names of drafted men who furnished substitutes:
ACHENBACH, William ACHENBACH, William ADAMS, Daniel D.
ALLEN, George Jr. ALLSPACH, Henry BATTESBY, John
BARDER, George BALTENWEG, Frederick BAKER, Thomas
BALDY, Peter P. BACHERT, William BANKER, John
BACHERT, William M. BARRANG, Joseph BATDORF, John P
BANNAN, Francis B. BAST, Jeremiah BAHM, Benjamin
BARRALL, Daniel G. BERNER, Ludwig BELTZ, George
BERGER, Daniel BERGER, Isaac BERGER, Harrison
BERKHEISER, Henry D. BECKER, Joseph BECKER, David
BERRY, John BERGER, Levi BERGER, William
BEATTY, James B. BEABILHEIMER, Charles BISHOP, Conrad
BOWE, Banks BOE, Daniel BOWERS, Henry
BOSBYSHELL, Charles A. BOBST, Henry C. BORTZEL, Peter
BOYD, Thomas BORDY, Joseph Jr. BOYER, Benjamin
BOYER, Samuel C. BOYER, Irwin BRIGHT, Joseph F.
BROOKS, Edward BRYANT, John BREESE, Hamilton
BRAUSE, George BRADLEY, John BRETZ, Benjamin
BRUMMER, Lewis H. BRUNNER, David BREISCH, Adam
BREISCH, Henry BREINERD, Solomon BROWN, William
BROWN, Peter BROWN, Joseph BROWN, Michael
BUCK, Henry BUCK, Joseph BURK, Gannon
BURNS, William BURNS, Andrew BUTLER, James
BURGER, Henry S. BURKERT, Elijah P. BYERSMITH, Joseph
BYERLY, William CAIN, Edward CARTER, Frank
CAUGHLIN, John CAREY, Michael CARTY, James
CARROLL, John CHRIST, John H. CHRISMAN, R. S.
CLAY, John CLEMENS, David CLAUER, Jacob
COYNE, Thomas COONAN, Edward COLLAHAN, Thomas
COLLAHAN, Patrick COLLAHAN, Thomas COLEMAN, John
CONRAD, F. W. COLLINS, Peter COUGHLIN, John
CONNER, Michael CONNOR, Thomas Jr. CORCORAN, Mich.
CONFER, Jacob CONNIFF, Patrick COX, Benjamin
CURRAN, James CURRY, Thomas CUMMINGS, B. F.
DAUBERT, Franklin DAVIS, Robert B. DAVIS, Ebenezer
DENGLER, Charles DEWALD, George DEWALD, William
DETWEILER, Peter C. DEIBERT, John DENTER, George
DE TURK, Samuel G. DICE, John DINDINGER, Henry
DILLEN, Patrick DOHERTY, Michael DOLAN, Thomas
DOLAN, Michael DOWNING, Henry DONEHUE, W. W.
DONALDSON, John DORAN, Patrick DOOLING, Patrick
DRUMHELLER, Linery DRESS, George DRESS, Michael
DREIBEL, Albert DUFFY, Thomas DUDLEY, Benjamin
DUNDORE, Levi DUNN, Robert DUNN, Owen
EASTON, Robert EBERLY, Valentine EBLING, Albert
EBLING, Thomas ECKROTH, Solomon ECKEL, Albert D.
EDMONDS, Henry EILER, Frank EILFR, Charles
ELDRINGHAM, Mathias EAIS, Robert ERB, Joseph
EVANS, John EVANS, John FAHL, James
FAHL, Jonas FAHL, Joseph FAHL, David
FAUST, Charles FAlSE, Andrew FARRELL, John
FEAHRER, Franz FETHEROLF, Daniel FERRY, John
FEGLEY, Daniel FEY, Conrad FISHER, John
FISTER, James H. FISK, Pliny FINNEGAN, Patrick
FINNEGAN, Patrick FIDLER, Richard FIDLER, George
FIELD, Levi FLYNN, Patrick FLANAGAN, Peter
FLANIGAN, James FOX, C. A. FORD, Patrick
FOELLER, John FRANTZ, Henry FRY, William
FREDERICK, Michael FREED, George FREDERICI, Edwin
FRITZ, David FULMER, Charles FURGESON, Thomas
GAUGER, Joseph GAUGLER, John GARIS, Philip
GEHRES, John F. GERMAN, John GILLINGHAM, Joseph
GILDNER, John GLOVER, James GLOVER, Robert A.
GORDON, George W GORDON, William GOWEN, Franklin B.
GORMAN, Patrick GRAY, James Jr. GROSS, Aaron
GROSS, Charles GROUSE, Samuel GRESSLE, Matthias
GRIMES, Edward GRIFFITH, Thomas GUNDERMAN, Wil.
GULDIN, Michael GULDNER, William HASSEL, Charles
HALDEMAN, John HAIN, David HAMMER, Christian
HAESELER, Francis HAGNER, William HALDEMAN, Gide.
HAUSER, John G. HARBIG, Conrad HETHERINGTON, Thomas
HEISLER, Lewis HEISLER, Franklin HElTER, William S.
HElM, Jonas HENDERSON, James HILL, Charles M.
HILL, John HORAN, James HOUSER, Nathan
HOUSER, Noah HOHAN, Peter HOLSHOE, Josiah
HOPKINS, John HOFFMAN, Francis HOFFMAN, Thomas
HOFFMAN, John HUTTON, William HONAKER, Christopher
HOUTZ, Reuben HORNING, Washington HOWARD, Benjamin
HUNTSINGER, Paul J. HUNTZINGER, William HUFNAGLE, Silas
HUHN, Henry IMPCHWEILER, Lorenz JAMES, John R.
JEFFERIES, Samuel JOHN, Francis JOHNSON, Robert
JONES, Samuel JONES, Richard JUNGKURTH, Ernst
KARCHER, Josiah H. HElM, George L. KALB, Jacob
KEILMAN, George KERSCHNER, William KELLER, Christian
KELLEY, Daniel KELLY, Daniel KELLY, Michael
KELLY, John KESSLER, Charles KENNIG, Patrick
KENNEDY, Peter KENNEDY, Charles KENNEDY, Reuben
KERSHNER, Frank KIEFER, Edward KINTZLE, Thomas H.B.
KINTZLE, George W. KINTZLE, Henry B. KLINGER, Alexander
KLOCK, Jacob KLECKNER, Solomon KLINE, John
KNAPP, George KOCH, John KOCH, Henry
KOLB, Philip KOPP, John KOENIG, Samuel M.
KOEHNIG, Samuel Jr. KRELL, Peter KRAMER, William A.
KRAMER, Adam KRAUSER, Daniel H. KREBS, Andrew
KRAMER, Jacob LANDIG, Jacob Jr. LAUTENBACHER, Charles
LANGTON, Peter LARKIN, James LAWRENCE, Frank C.
LEWIS, John Jr. LEFFLER, Samuel LESSIG, James B.
LEWIS, George F. LEOPOLD, A. LEDDY, Mark
LIDDLE, David LILLY, Oliver W. LINK, Paul
LILL, Jacob LLOYD, William Jr. LLOYD, Henry
LONGACRE, David S. LONGABAUCH, Samuel LOOKENBILL, Reuben
LORAH, John LUCKINS, John LUSCH, Nicholas
LUTZ, Simpson LUCKENBILL, William MARTZ, Solomon
MARTZ, Daniel F. MATZ, John B. MAYBERRY, William
MAYBERRY, Emanuel MASON, William MATTERN, Charles
MAURER, Lewis MAUGER, George K. Mc ADAMS, Frank
MC ARDLE, Bernard MC CONNEL, James Mc CONNEL, James
MC CORMICK, Patrick MC CORMICK, Thomas Mc CULLOGH, Patrick
MC CABE, John MC CANE, Patrick Mc CARTY, William
MC CANLEY, Neal MC DONALD, Allen Mc GOVERN, Philip
MC GOVERN, John MC GUIGAN, Patrick Mc HUGH, John
MC KNOWLES, George MC WILLIAMS, Daniel MEEHAN, John
MEISBERGER, Michael MECK, Charles MECK, Samuel
MEDLAR, Morgan F. MENGLE, Nathan MERRICK, Michael Jr.
MERRICK, Anthony MILLER, William MILLER, Daniel
MILLER, Benjamin MILLER, Simon MILLROY, Michael
MINSKER, Benjamin MILNES, William Jr. MITCHELL, Samuel
MORRIS, Daniel MORRIS, Henry MORAN, Robert
MORAN, Patrick MOHAN, John MORGAN, Jacob
MOLL, William F. MOORHEAD, Alexander MOMBERGER, Charles
MOYER, Franklin MOYER, Morgan MOYER, Joseph
MOYER, Lewis MOYER, Enoch MOYER, George
MOYER, Lewis MULL, Michael MURRAY, Jeremiah B.
MURPHY, Franklin MUNDAY, James MULLEN, John
MULLEN, Hugh NAUGHTON, Patrick NEY, John
NEIFERT, Joseph NICHTER, John F. NOLAN, Michael
NOLAN, James OBENHAUS, Daniel OHL, Edward
ORTH, Ernst OROWAY, C. J. P. OSCHMAN, William
OVERFIELD, Charles OSAWALD, Peter OSMAN, Eregood J.
O'BRIAN, Edward O'BRIAN, Matthew O'BRYAN, William
O' CONNORS, Patrick O'DONNEL, Hugh O'DONNELL, Bernard
O'NEAL, Michael PAXSON, George PARVIN, William J.
PALSGROVE, James PATTERSON, Thomas L. PEALE, Edward
PEIFER, Levi PHILIPS, William PHILLIPS, David
PHILLIPS, Robert PLAPPERT, Ignotz POTSDAMER, Tobias
PORTZEL, Andrew PRESMAN, Joseph PRICE, J. F.
PURCELL, Richard QUERIN, Peter RAUDENBUSH, Henry
RANDALL, W. M. RABER, Nicholas RAUDENBUSH, Joshua
RATTIGAN, Daniel REPP, Henry REMELY, Thomas
REICH, George REBER, Benneville REICHARD, Aaron
REIGEL, Joshua REICHELDERFER, Roland REIGEL, Jacob
REED, Solomon REYNOLDS, Patrick REHRER, James
RHOADS, William S. RICH, Clifford RICHARDS, Henry
RICHARD, Charles RICKERT, John R. RIDGWAY, D. J.
ROGERS, John ROGERS, Thomas RODGERS, James R.
ROAN, John ROSSER, Henry ROEHRIG, Charles
RUMP, John RUDY, William B. SAYLOR, Charles P.
SAYLOR, 0. L. SASSAMAN, William SCHUEY, Levi
SCHAAF, Joseph SCHNELL, George SCHUYLER, Benjamin
SCHRINER, John SCHOCK, Adam SCHUGAR, John
SCHWENK, Joseph SCHWENK, Daniel SELTZER, William
SELTZER, Francis SHOCK, Jacob B. SCHUGAR, John
SHOENER, John SHARP, Hugh SHIELDS, Hugh
SHOLLEY, John SHADLE, John SHETTLEWORTH, Joseph
SHOLLENBERGER, B. V. SHAEFFER, George SHELLHAMMER, Samuel
SHOEMAKER, Samuel SHOENER, Charles F. SHAEFFER, Thomas
SHAPPELL, James SHULTZ, Balzer SLATTERY, Francis
SLY, William SMITH, William B. SMITH, Gordon
SMITH, Martin SMITH, Thomas SMITH, George A.
SMOLLEITZ, Peter SNYDER, Baird SOTZIN, William
SORTMAN, Henry SPACHT, John STEIGERWALD, H. D.
STEPHENSON, Michael STERNER, Jeremiah H. STERNER, Henry
STALLER, Daniel STEPHENS, John R. STOUT, James
STEAF, Michael STAHL, George STATZMAN, John
STINE, Jonas S. STEIN, Daniel SWEENY, Hugh
SWASEY, Clark TETER, Benjamin THOMPSON, Louis C.
TREIBLEY, William TROUT, Jacob TRACY, Henry W.
TREZISE, Walter ULRICH, Nicholas VARDY, William
VASTINE, Rufus VAN HORN, Reuben VOUTE, William F.
VOLLMAN, Philip VOLK, Christian WADLINGER, John
WALTERS, William WALTER, Jacob WALSH, Thomas
WAGNER, Valentine WAGNER, Thomas WAGNER, Andrew
WAGNER, Charles WATKINS, Thomas WALDNER, Adam
WERTLEY, Philip WETZEL, D. S. WENTZEL, George
WELDER, Peter WEILER, Daniel L. WEISS, Joseph
WELSH, James WEIHING, John WEIMAR, Ephraim
WHITTY, John WHITE, Peter WHITNEY, Frank
WISE, Francis K. WILK, Benjamin M. WOMMER, Jacob
WOLFF, Rev. D. W. WORTZ, Philip WOOD, Joseph
WOODNUTT, Charles WORMKESSEL, Daniel WOLFF, Wallace W.
WOSTER, Henry WREN, Hale WRIGHT, Thomas P.
YOST, Charles YOST, Samuel M. YODER, William L.
YOCUM, John H. ZIMMERMAN, William ZIMMERMAN, William
ZIMMERMAN, William L. ZIMMERMAN, John S. ZIMMERMAN, Joseph
ZIMMERMAN, George ZIMMERMAN, J. M. ZIMMERMAN, Henry
ZEHNER, Charles ZEHNER, David
DRAFTED MEN WHO PAID COMMUTATION -
The following is a list of the names of drafted men who paid commutation.
ACKERMAN, Clement ALBRIGHT, Thomas CALDWELL, William
CANFIELD, Thomas APPLEGATE, Joseph J. ATHANOTHOL, Jacob
ARTZ, Aaron ARTZ, Moses ARTZ, Edward
BUCKLEY, William BOLTZ, Levi BROWN, Fred. J.
BROWN, William BROWN, David BRETZ, John
BURKE, John BLEW, Edward BANKER, Lewis
BACHUS, Israel BOYD, James BANER, George
BILLMAN, Thomas BILLMAN, Daniel BEAK, Moses
BECKER, Elias BARR, Moses BARR, Percival
BARR, Solomon BARR, Gideon BERGER, William
BERGER, Reuben S. BARTHALS, Felix BROSINE, Henry J. K.
BRENNAN, Thomas BRENNAN, Andrew BRENNAN, Patrick
BANCROFT, Thomas B. BURNS, Joseph BOLIG, Joseph
BIERMAN, Philip BESTER, Christian BOWMAN, Christian
BRITT, Edward BEBHAM, Peter BATTINGER, John
BOYLE, John BIND, Benjamin BOON, Thomas
BEARMAN, John BARRY, William CABELY, Zechariah
CHRISTOPHER, Edward CARRIL, Thomas CUMMINGS, Hugh
CRUIKSHANKS, William COBELY, John CAMPBELL, Patrick
CALLERY, Patrick DECK, Jonathan Z. DEWEES, F. P.
DEVINE, Peter DEVINE, Patrick DEAKER, Joseph
DUFFY, James DEIBERT, Henry DEIBERT, Daniel
DOWNING, George W. DALTON, George DORMER, James
DYKE, James DONDLE, Alexander DREISBACH, Benjamin
DILLMAN, William DOHERTY, John DORNBACH, Gorlech
DYER, William DEVITT, William DINGER, Augustus
DOLAN, Patrick DOLAN, Patrick DE FREHN, Elijah
DIETRICH, Neri EVAGLESLY, James EBERT, Jonas
ERD, Michael EVANS, Richard EVANS, Theopholus
EVANS, Isaac ERNST, Martin EVERLY, Peter
EINSHWEILER, Jacob ENGLISH, William FREDERICK, John
FRIAR, Daniel FRY, Thomas FEATHER, Joseph
FARROW, Thomas FAUST, Solomon M. FOLK, Samuel
FETHEROFF, Peter FORNEY, Jacob W. FISHER, William
FISHER, Daniel FISHER, Hiram H. FERGUSON, John
FOLEY, Michael FOOSE, Daniel GARRET, Frank H.
GOWAN, Peter GROSS, Fred GILBERT, Nathan
GRUPE, William CATIN, Thomas CAMPBELL, Samuel
CORE, John CLARK, Philip CHRIST, Henry
CLAUER, Franklin GEBBART, Henry GEIGER, William
GALLAGHER, William H. GOTTSHALL, Henry GOTSHALL, Lewis
HART, Patrick HEISENBERGER, Martin HOWELS, Samuel
HIGGINS, Michael HERRING, Cornelius HERRING, John R.
HERRING, Paul HEFFNER, Lewis HAAS, David
HAAS, Jacob HUGHES, John R. HEID, William D.
HEISER, Edward HOMMAS, Thomas HERBACH, Christian
HEAD, John HURLEY, Peter HILL, Isaac
HELLENTHAL, Nicholas HARTNER, Joseph HARRIS, Stephen
HARTING, John HOSKINS, Edward HAGAN, James
HEPLER, Jacob L. HOCH, George HARE, James
HERRICKS, Edward HOPKINS, William M. HIRNE, Benneville
HEISLER, Edwin HUMMEL, David HACK, George
HEIM, Jacob HORNING, Fred L. HORNING, Samuel
HUNTZINGER, Franklin HARNEY, George W. HOPPSDENER, William
HEFFNER, John W., Sr. IVES, Chancey JOHNSTON, G. W.
JONES, Joseph JOY, Thomas JEFFRIES, David
KNARR, Aaron H. KESSLER, Elias KIMMEL, George
KRAMER, H. KEHLER, William Z. KLINE, Jacob
KANTNER, Joseph KIMMEL, Jacob F. KLINGERMAN, John
KLEBER, Lewis KISSINGER, Levi KERKESLAGER, Joseph
KELLEY, John KEATING, William KEELER, Patrick
KIMMEL, Edward KOONS, Christ KRIDER, Israel
KRAMER, Joseph KOHLER, John KLEIBENSTEIN, George
KRAUSE, Jacob KRAMER, Daniel A. KRAMER, Ephraim
KRAMER, Jonathan F. KERSHNER, Jonathan KRAMER, John
KNESE, H. KEENEY, Samuel KERDONER, Anthony
KENNEDY, Edward KINNEY, Michael LATMER, Gideon
LONGACRE, Jacob LEAN, Anthony LARING, John
LUCKINS, Thomas LESSIG, William A. LONDENFELD, William
LAKE, James LIVERMORE, Horace P. LEE, Patrick
LUKE, Emil LUDES, Mathias J. LYNCH, Edward
LYNCH, Abraham LAPF, Joseph LYNN, Daniel
LYONS, Timothy LINDERMUTH, William MARS, George
MERVINE, Lewis MOSER, Ebenezer MOSER, Elias
MASON, W. D. H. MANNING, Israel MILLER, E. B.
MILLER, Solomon MILLER, Tilghman MILLER, Edward
MINNICH, Henry METZINGER, John MORAN, James
MUDEY, Peter F. MUSKET, John MALEY, Matthew
MEDLAR Lewis MARCH, John MATZ, Francis L.
MOYER, Jackson MOYER, Samuel MOYER, Henry D.
MOYER, Jacob MOYER, Julius MOYER, Joseph
MOORE, Henry MOORE, Thomas MC CUE, (n.r.)
MC CABE, Patrick MOURLEY, Gotlieb MAURER, George
MAYBERRY, William MINNING, William MINNIG, Levi
MC LAUGHLIN, Patrick MULL, Michael MORRIS, George
MARTIN, Patrick MITCHELL, Job MC GANY, John
MORAN, Thomas MADARY, Uriah NEISHWENDER, Michael E.
NICHOL, Ernst C. NAUS, John OCHR, Daniel
OWENS, William OLIVER, Ralph OESTREICH, Rudolph
O~BRIAN, Martin O'HARRE, Bernard OBERLIES, Charles
OYSTER, John POWERS, Lawrence PATTEN, James
PURCELL, James PARKER, Samuel H. POTTIEER, Frank
PATRIDGE, Thomas PRESCOTT, Christian PERCIL, James
QUINN, Henry QUIRK, Thomas QUINTER, John
REX, Reuben REINER, Gabriel ROWLAND, John
RUTH5 Franklin REUBEN, Henry RUSE, George
REDDINGTON, John RILDER, Joseph REILLY, Francis
RYAN, Terrence ROW, Tobias REESE, William
REYNOLDS, Michael REED, John H. REED, Elijah
REED, Daniel RICHARDS, Joseph RODER, Elias
REICH, Frederick RYAN, James ROWE, William
RUDY, Hugh RAHN, Abel RAMALY, Nathan
STUTZMAN, Israel SHADLE, John STRAUCH, Daniel
SORTMAN, Joseph STEELE, Jared STRAUB, Joseph
SCHLEGEL, Solomon STRUSSER, Daniel SMITH, Daniel
SMITH, William SMITH, Albert SMITH, John A.
SMITH, Peter SMITH, Owen SNYDER, Ephraim
SNYDER, David SNYDER, Jacob D. SNYDER, Samuel L.
SNYDER, Daniel L. SCHLEMMER, Christian STEPHENSON, James
SELIGMAN, Emanuel SYKES, Benjamin STERLING, William
SIMMONS, Phillips SHEAD, Jonathan SELIGMAN, Joseph
STINE, Jonas SHELLENBERG, Henry SCHWANK, Joseph
SCHLOUCH, Samuel SHUMAN, William SCHLOUCH, Rudolph
STACK, Joseph SCHWEITZER, William SHIELDS, David
SHIREY, Edward STINE, Henry SUECH, Henry
SWARTZ, Jonathan STERNER, Charles STERNER, Franklin
SPEICHER, John STEIGERWALD, Gideon SPARKS, John L.
SHIFFERSTEIN, Henry SICKELS, John, Jr. SCOTT, James
SHOMPER, Christian SHOFFSTALL, Joseph A. SCHNOPE, Simon P.
SCHNOB, Jacob SPANGLER,William SHOENER, David
SAYLOR, Harry M. J. SAYLOR, Clarkson SCHWARTZ, Samuel
STAUFFER, Joseph THOMAS, John M. THOMAS, David T.
TAPPE, August THOMPSON, David TEROLF, Elim
UPDEGRAVE, John VEITH, John WILD, John
WOOLCOCK, Thomas WATKINS, Edward WATKINS, David
WEIR, Robert WILCOX, D. H. WARLOW, James
WELSH, William J. WAGNER, Peter WILLIAMS, James
WHITTAKER, Patrick WILLIAMS, David WALKER, John
WOOLCOCK, Edward WEIRICH, Nicholas WOLFGANG, Daniel
WOOLLIS, John E. WALTERS, William WHETSTONE, E. M.
WEIKEL, John D. WETZELL, L. Peter WILLIAMS, William M.
WHETSTONE, Samuel YOUNGFLEISCH, Christian ZIMMERMAN, Peter
ZIMMERMAN, William ZERBY, George ZERBY, Edward
ZERBY, Reuben ZERBY, Jacob ZELL, George
Immediately upon the return of the three months' volunteers, Col. James NAGLE, Col. Henry L. CAKE, Col Benjamin C. CHRIST and Col. George C. WYNKOOP, of Schuylkill County, received authority to raise regiments "for three years, of the war." Recruiting became active, and during the months of August, September and October, 1861, the drum and fife of recruiting officers were seldom idle in our streets, while their rendez-vous were almost as numerous as our stores. In addition to the volunteer officers, several officers of the regular army were here, and did quite a brisk business. We hazard nothing in saying that in the space of three months, over three thousand men were recruited in this County.
Col. NAGLE's Regiment, the Forty-Eighth, P. V., was encamped at Harrisburg, while being organized, and was composed entirely of Schuylkill County companies.
Col. CAKE's Regiment, the Ninety-Sixth, P. V., also composed of Schuylkill County companies, was encamped at Pottsville, until November.
Col. CHRIST and Col. WYNKOOP encamped their Regiments, the Fiftieth, P. V. and Seventh Pennsylvania Cavalry, at Harrisburg. These Regiments were only partially made up of companies from this County.
Single companies and individuals from the County, were scattered through other Regiments of the State.
On Monday, September 2nd, 1861, the Citizens' Cornet Band, numbering twenty-five members, left Pottsville for Harrisburg, to join Col. NAGLE's Regiment.
Roster Source: PA Archives
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