Band

48th Pennsylvania

Regimental Band

Roster and Descriptive List 

Abraham Nagle: Date of Enlistment: 10/1/1861; Pr. Mus.; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order; 2nd Lieutenant: 39th Pennsylvania Emergency Militia, July-August 1863; born: January 4, 1838; died August 30, 1899, at age 61 and buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery, Pottsville, PA. 

Abraham Nagle
[From The Story of the Forty Eighth by Joseph Gould]

James Sterner: Date of Enlistment: 10/1/1861; Pr. Mus.; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order

W.H. Hinkley: Date of Enlistment: 9/17/1861; Pr. Mus.; Date of Discharge: 7/17/1865; Transferred to Company A; Veteran

William H. Hinkley
[Hoptak Collection] 

John W. Souders: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Lead Band; Age at Enlistment: 31; Height: 5'6; Complexion: Light; Eyes: Light Blue; Hair: Brown; Occupation: Clerk; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order

James Aikman: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 28; Height: 5'10; Complexion: Dark; Eyes: Light Blue; Hair: Dark; Occupation: Machinist; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order; Possibly Born: 6/9/1832; Died: 5/2/1906; Buried: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Pottsville. PA.

John Aikman: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 19; Height: 5'8; Complexion: Dark; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Auburn; Occupation: Machinist; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order; Died: 3/11/1918

William Birt: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 32; Height: 5'3; Complexion: Light; Eyes: Hazel; Hair: Auburn; Occupation: Tailor; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order

Albert F. Bowen: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 20; Height: 5'3; Complexion: Dark; Eyes: Grey; Hair: Dark; Occupation: Clerk; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order

Fred. J. Brown: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 24; Height: 5'4; Complexion: Dark; Eyes: Grey; Hair: Light; Occupation: Druggist; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order

John Cruikshank: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 21; Height: 5'7; Complexion: Dark; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Light; Occupation: Machinist; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order

Wm. J. Feger: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 23; Height: 5'7; Complexion: Light; Eyes: Hazel; Hair: Black; Occupation: Linsmith; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order; Buried: Union Cemetery, Schuylkill Haven, PA

James W. Garrett: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 18; Height: 5'6; Complexion: Dark; Eyes: Grey; Hair: Light; Occupation: Printer; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order

John George: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 20; Height: 5'6; Complexion: Dark; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Light; Occupation: Miner; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order; Died: 10/23/1905

Charles A. Glenn: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 19; Height: 5'9; Complexion: Light; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Auburn; Occupation: Printer; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order

William A. Gore: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 21; Height: 5'8; Complexion: Dark; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Light; Occupation: Printer; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order

Edward Luther Haas: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 23; Height: 5'6; Complexion: Dark; Eyes: Grey; Hair: Dark Brown; Occupation: Carpenter; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order; Possibly: Born: 11/20/1838 in Danville, PA; Died: 11/19/1916 in Scranton; Buried: Jacob’s Church Cemetery, Shamrock, Northumberland County, PA.

John F. Hays: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 26; Height: 5'9; Complexion: Light; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Brown; Occupation: Machinist; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order

Charles Hinning/Hemming: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 26; Height: 5'6; Complexion: Light; Eyes: Grey; Hair: Dark; Occupation: Miner; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Enlistment: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order; Died:1906

William Hyland Hodgson: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 19; Height: 5'6; Complexion: Dark; Eyes: Grey; Hair: Light; Occupation: Printer; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order; Born: 12/11/1841; Died: 2/21/1872; Buried: Odd Fellows’ Cemetery, Pottsville, PA.

Daniel Kopp: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 45; Height: 5'8; Complexion: Light; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Dark; Occupation: Miner; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order

George W. Lee: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 19; Height: 5'5; Complexion: Light; Eyes: Grey; Hair: Light; Occupation: Miner; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order; Died: 6/27/1916

Charles T. McDaniel: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 20; Height: 5'4; Complexion: Dark; Eyes: Grey; Hair: Light; Occupation: Boatman; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order; Born: 1840; Died: 10/10/1926 in Massillon, Ohio; Buried: Massillon City Cemetery, Massillon, OH.

Nicholas MacArthur/McArthur: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 42; Height: 5'10; Complexion: Dark; Eyes: Grey; Hair: Brown; Occupation: Miner; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order; Died: 11/28/1892; Buried: Shamokin Cemetery, Shamokin, PA.

William A. Maize: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 21; Height: 5'6; Complexion: Light; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Auburn; Occupation: Clerk; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/186; Notes: Discharged by General Order; Born: 12/19/1839; Died: 12/12/1874; Buried: Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, PA.

Levi Nagle: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 26; Height: 5'8; Complexion: Dark; Eyes: Grey; Hair: Dark; Occupation: Printer; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order; Died: 12/29/1908 in Washington, D.C.; Buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Pottsville, PA.

Levi Nagle
[From The Story of the Forty Eighth by Joseph Gould] 

Thomas Severn: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 19; Height: 5'6; Complexion: Light; Hair: Dark; Eyes: Dark; Occupation: Printer; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order; Born: 11/17/1841; Died: 7/10/1925 in St. Cloud, FL; Buried: Mount Peace Cemetery, St. Cloud, FL.

Charles Slingluff: Date of Enlistment: 8/24/1861; Musician; Age at Enlistment: 20; Height: 5'5; Residence: Dark; Eyes: Hazel; Hair: Black; Occupation: Printer; Residence: Pottsville; Date of Discharge: 8/18/1862; Notes: Discharged by General Order; Born: 1840; Died: 10/13/1918 in Norristown, PA; Buried: Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, PA.