Soldiers of the 48th: Five Quick Profiles. . .

Since I began this blog dedicated to the 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in November 2006, I've written a good number of posts entitled "PROFILES," with each one focusing on the life of a particular soldier. Most of these Profiles pieces, however, have focused on the regiment's commissioned officers, and when I first launched this site I said that I wanted to focus on both the officers AND the enlisted men equally. Looking back through my Archives, it seems that I have paid more attention to those who wore the shoulder bars of colonel, major, captain, or lieutenant. Of course, because there is usually a great deal more information readily available on the officers, it has been easier for me to focus on them when doing a Profiles piece. But today, I randomly selected five soldiers who served in the 48th PA who did not advance into the ranks of the commissioned officers. Each one, however, does have a fascinating story to tell, and each one, of course, was equally as brave as the regiment's highest ranking officers.

* * * * * * * * * * Sergeant Daniel Donne, Company G

Donne enlisted in September 1861 into Company G, 48th PA. He stood 5'9" in height, had blue eyes and light hair. His occupation was listed as "Roller," and his hometown was Mechanicsburg, PA. Donne served throughout the four years of the war, advancing to the rank of sergeant, and was mustered out as a "Veteran" on July 17, 1865.

Corporal Alexander Govan, Company G

Alexander Govan, an engineer from Palo Alto, Pennsylvania, was just 18 years old when he enlisted as a private in Company G, 48th PA Volunteers. After surviving the battles of 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania, Govan, who had been promoted to corporal, was killed in action at the battle of Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864.

Private David Griffiths, Company F

David Griffiths left his job as a coal miner in the summer of 1861 and enlisted as a private in Company F, 48th PA, a company recruited largely from the aptly-named coal mining community of Minersville. He was shot through the chest and severely wounded at the battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862, but was able to return to the regiment. He was mustered out as a "Veteran" in July 1865.

Private Daniel Ohnmacht

When he enlisted as a private in February 1864, Daniel Ohnmacht was just eighteen years of age. He stood just over 5'2" in height, and was employed as a shoemaker who resided in Pottsville. He was mustered out of service in July 1865.

Sergeant Theodore Pletz, Company I

Twenty-four-year-old Theodore Pletz, a tailor from the small town of Middleport, was mustered in as a corporal in Company I, 48th PA in the summer of 1861. He was wounded and listed as Missing In Action at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run in August 1862. Pletz did find his way back to the regiment, and was mustered out as a "Veteran" in the summer of 1865.

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As I continue to update this blog every week or so, I hope to continue telling the story of the 48th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry one soldier, and one post at a time. . .

If anyone has photographs of soldiers who served in the 48th PA and would like to share, and perhaps see them featured in an upcoming "Profiles" piece, please send me a line. . .

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Letters Home. . . Lt. Curtis Pollock Describes the Battle of Fredericksburg

I've been busy lately transcribing the Civil War letters of Lieutenant Curtis C. Pollock, who, throughout the war, wrote hundreds of 'em to his mom and dad in Pottsville. These letters are a treasure-trove of good information not only on the doings of the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry, but on a Civil War soldier's life as well.

One of the best letters was penned just a few days after the battle of Fredericksburg, and I thought I would share it with you. . .This particular letter is quite lengthy, and I have edited it for this post. I have also added text, which you will find in [italicized Brackets].

Curtis C. Pollock

He was 18 when he enlisted as a corporal in 1861, but he rose quickly through the ranks (owing a lot to his father's influence and political connections) to the rank of 1st Lieutenant, of Company G. He was an incredibly brave young man, and in June 1864 was mortally wounded at Petersburg, Virginia.

Camp near Fredericksburg
December 18, 1862
My dear Ma
Today a week ago [December 11, 1862] we marched off about half a mile from our present camp expecting to cross the river at once but were halted there. All day we laid in mud about three inches deep and listened to the artillery firing which was kept up incessantly all day. Towards evening we were ordered back to camp and hardly got there and our things off before we were ordered to fall in again and off we started to cross the river but we had not got farther than the place where we had lain all day when the order was countermanded again and back we went to camp. We slept very comfortably and were aroused before daylight to get ready to cross. We had not more than eaten our breakfast before the order came and on we started, this time in earnest. When we arrived at the bridge we found it already to cross. We crossed at the upper bridge, where they had two [pontoons] down. I see by the papers that this is called the lower bridge, but in fact it is the upper one being at the upper end of town. Well we got safely across, though the Rebs fired a few shells at us while crossing and though they fell into the river it was too far up to injure any of us.
As soon as we crossed we were formed in line of battle along the shore and afterwards we marched up into the street to let other troops take our places. We laid in the street about half an hour when we were again moved forward to the gardens behind the house, here we laid nearly all day and the men wandered all over town bringing in tobacco, etc of which they found in abundant supply in the town and as they were out of money and no way to get it, it was very acceptable. They also brought a number of books, some very handsomely bound and works of the best authors. Co. G got a complete set of Waverly novels, very finely bound in muslin. I have one of them. I did not run around much being afraid of the regiment moving. In one very handsomely furnished home a ball struck a piano and knocked it from the corner, in which it was standing to the center of the room and destroying it entirely.
Everything was apparently left in great haste and the men could be seen walking around with every imaginable article of household goods. One man brought into camp a large doll. . . others had lace, shawls, silk dresses and in fact everything. I was told that a man belonging to one of the batteries found a whole set of silver and carried it off. [The looting of Fredericksburg before the battle is a well-known though regrettable episode of the Civil War. It seems as if the men of the 48th ran off with their fair share of plunder].
About four o’clock we were marched down the street nearest the river to about the middle of the town and halted just in front of where a whole block of houses had been burned to the ground, nothing was left of them but the tall chimneys and the smouldering embers. Here we had orders to bivouac for the night and as we could not light any fires the men made their coffee and cooked their evening meal on the burning ruins. Soon after dark one of the chimneys fell down with a loud crash and as the men were lying all around under them at every little there was we all supposed two or three must be badly injured, if not killed, but by good fortune all the men got out but one, who was not seriously injured, he being near the bottom. [One member of Co. B was, indeed, killed by the collapse of a chimney that night].
Soon after this I changed my bed, having made it close to the fire, and not wanting any [chimney] to fall on me, I moved to the other side of the road. It was quite cold, and I laid down to try and go to sleep. I do not know how long I slept, but I got awake feeling very cold, and, hearing a great deal of commotion around I got up and saw a crowd around one of the fires, and on asking what it meant, learned that another chimney had fallen down and hurt another man. I jumped up and went over. The doctor was there and I could tell by his face that he was seriously injured. He was carried off to the hospital but died before morning. It was too cold to go to sleep again so I sat up on a narrow drawer and fell asleep with my head on my hands, but I had hardly got to sleep before the drawer gave way and I fell into the fire and burned my wrist slightly. It did not take me long to get out of it, I tell you. Well, after that there was no more sleep for me that night.
Saturday morning rose as stated in the papers. About 10 o’clock we moved down the street to the lower end of town and laid there until about one o’clock. (The infantry firing commenced about 12), when we were moved out through town towards the firing. When we arrived at the outskirts of the town we were order to remain there in reserve, while the rest of the Brigade went out. We laid down behind a stable for some time, when one of the staff officers reported the rebels going to charge, and then we were ordered to support the men already out. We started off on a double quick across the fields and as soon as the Rebs saw us they commenced pouring in their shells thick and fast, but we kept on and by our going at double quick we escaped a great many of their shells, which otherwise would have fallen directly in our ranks. Gen. Sturgis complimented us very highly on the manner in which we went up and said it was the best line he ever saw go into a fight.
After a run of about a quarter of a mile we reached the place where the infantry was firing. they were posted behind a small hill and were firing over the hill at the Rebs who were behind a stone wall at the bottom of the hill, on the top of which they had their breast works, and near the stone fence ran a small creek between them and us. We were lying down behind the hill for a few minutes waiting for a Regiment to fire all their ammunition before we relieved them. When they were through we went up to the brow and commenced well, we fired away, but could not tell whether we did any damage or not. We were relieved by other troops who had come up while we were firing, and we went back out of the road. There was a regiment coming up soon after we were through firing (163 N.Y.) and as soon as they saw some of us some them fired right into us, taking us I suppose for Rebels, but after a great waving of flags on our part, they ceased firing and came up. They paid pretty dearly for their firing at us, for the Rebs seeing them stop dropped several shells right in their ranks and put them in great confusion. When they fired into us it killed two men, lying right at my feet, but never scratched me.
As soon as it was dark, we were marched back to town to get another supply of ammunition, and on the road we got mixed up with some other regiment and I lost my company. We went back to the place where we were the night before and, had hardly half the regiment but Col. Pleasants soon came up with the remainder. I went in the house that Col. J.K. Sigfried was quartered in and slept very comfortably.
Sunday morning we got up with the expectation of fighting again, and in fact it was rumored that Gen. Burnside had ordered the 9th A.C. to take the fortifications by storm, but we were lying around all day, in suspense afraid to leave for fear the regiment might move.
I slept in the same place that I did the night before, and the family who were living in the cellar came up occasionally and as there were two very pretty, and interesting young ladies who sang remarkably well, we managed to spend a very pleasant evening.
Monday morning came and we all were wondering what Burnside intended to do. We all thought it was folly to attempt to take the position which the Rebels held and we were getting anxious about lying around the town exposed to their artillery firing. The papers say so much about the men eager for the fray, but to tell the truth, you will not come across one man in the whole army who is not heartily tired of the whole thing and would like to see it settled any way at all. I thought I could see from the various movements about town that we were going to evacuate. The ambulance trains were running all day beside men carrying wounded men over the river on litters, old bed ticks, mattresses, chairs and in fact everything they could lay their hands on. This was kept up from morning until dark and I was told that the night before they were working quite as hard. Soon after dark we were marched off down the street the same way we went on Saturday and stopped at the same place. then the Colonel called the company commanders together and told us we were to go up to the outskirts of town and occupy the houses. We were to make loop holes through them large enough for one man to shoot through. From this I thought we were to direct the attention of the Rebs to the front while the remainder of the army went around and attacked them on the flank. but we had hardly got the work done when we were ordered to fall in again and marched back to town and over the same pontoon we crossed on before and marched up to our old camp. Thus ended the five days fight before Fredericksburg. There were some charges made on their fortifications but none got any farther than the creek. I was very glad we did not have to charge as we would have been almost entirely cut up. I believe that the position they hold is impregnable when attacked on the front.
We found our old shanty all knocked to pieces and for the first night we slept in with some of the men. But now we have one of our own again and much better and larger than the first. We have fine large fire places in it and warms it up finely. Lieut. Jackson was detailed to take a party over the river to bury the dead, and he tells us he has seen as much war as he wants to—He saw General Stuart and several other Rebel celebrities.
I commanded Company D and lost two men killed and two wounded. Co. G lost but one man wounded in the arm, not as the rebels could see, when each brigade left town and could have full sweep at them from that time until they got all the way up and under the shelter of the hill. Some regiments coming up you could see the shells bursting directly in their ranks and knocking men in all directions. Our regiment suffered less than most of the others and the reason of it is, I think that we went at it more systematically and did not get excited. Lieut. Jackson had a very narrow escape, a shell bursting directly in front of him and the powder burnt his neck and hands without doing any further injury.
It was quite cold last night but we slept very comfortably in our new house The weather was very mild all the time we were over the river, or the men would have suffered severely. We are getting along very well and are in good spirits, and the only thing we want to see is the war over. I think you will be pleased with this letter and about the only think that kept me at it so long was the thoughts of it pleasing you so much. I have had to stop and rest myself several times during the writing, but I have at last got it through and I am very glad of it.
With much love to all I remain your affectionate son,
C.C.P.

Returning Home. . .

Veteran in a New Field~by Winslow Homer

My colleague Mannie at http://www.volunteersinparks.blogspot.com/ has posted an excellent blog on Civil War art, and has inspired this particular post of mine. I do agree with Mannie's assessment that most modern day Civil War art: "All too often. . .seems overly influenced by stills captured of overweight and overwrought reenactors plying their hobby in painstakingly accurate uniforms under ideal lighting conditions." I would add also that there seems to be lot of paintings depicting Martin Sheen dressed as Robert E. Lee, or Steven Lang portraying Stonewall Jackson, and Jeff Daniels as Joshua L. Chamberlain.

I agree also with Mannie that the finest Civil War painting is Veteran in a New Field by Winslow Homer. Simply put: I love this painting. And seeing it on Mannie's blog has once again struck a chord with me. I've long wondered what it must have been like for these veterans to return to their homes after the guns fell silent. It seems that for all the tens of thousands of books written about the war, this aspect of it has remained relatively untouched. So, in the spirit of these soldiers returning home I decided to focus this post on the final days of the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry as recorded in the regimental histories.

The 48th Pennsylvania fought its final battle on April 2, 1865, at Petersburg, Virginia, but remained in the field until late July, when the regiment was officially mustered out of service. The veterans of the regiment did participate in the Grand Review through the streets of Washington on May 22, 1865, an event never-to-be-forgotten by the soldiers in the ranks. Joseph Gould recorded that "It was a noble spectacle, as, with the President and Cabinet and the foreign ministers around them, Gen. Grant and other noted generals looked down on these bronzed veterans who had moved at their bidding, and had been the instruments to execute their will, as the hosts of the Rebellion were pressed back, the Republic rescued from destruction." For two days this might army marched," wrote Gould. "Great and touching memories clustered around them, for they marked the final steps of the wondrous path they had trod for four years. Soldiers and officers had become endeared to each other by a common toil, a common danger, and a mutual triumph. They had never failed in the hour of peril. Manly men were they all, who had stood shoulder to shoulder on many hard-fought fields. Not one drooping banner had been disgraced--on the contrary they were covered all over with noble inscriptions, the mere mention of which was a history of gallant deeds. Although the air was tremulous with triumphant music and loud shouts, a sad, mournful feeling filled all hearts as the swiftly marching columns disappeared in the distance, for they were parting forever. But over all swelled emotions of joy, that the Union was saved--the country rescued from ruin, and a happy, united people would, ere long, forget the past, in the enjoyment of peace and prosperity. Gould then finished with an appropriate verse: "And so at last when the fighting was done/And the battle-scarred banners were furled,/The men who had lived by the sword and gun/Must find a new task in the world."

The Grand Review

Organized in the summer months of 1861, the 48th Pennsylvania served for four years and throughout that time saw some of the war's heaviest fighting at such places as 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. An estimated 1,860 men served for a time in the ranks, and well over 300 of this number never returned home. On July 17, 1865, the 48th Pennsylvania ceased to exist as the surviving members of the regiment were officially mustered out of service. The men boarded train cars that same day and made their way to Harrisburg where they arrived on July 18. They remained here for four days, "the officers perfecting their final reports, and properly winding up the affairs of the regiment." At last, the soldiers once again boarded the train cars on July 22 and headed for their homes in Schuylkill County. Oliver C. Bosbyshell recorded the sentiments on the veterans while on their way back: "Oh how sweet the word to the brave fellows who had been spared through so many and great dangers! Home, blessed name, so soon to be realized! How the hearts of the men on that train throbbed as each mile carried them nearer and nearer to the sacred place! Many could have hugged the trainmen when 'Reading' was shouted into the cars! And then the welcome towns of Hamburg, Port Clinton, Auburn, and Schuylkill Haven flew by--and then every man on his feet ready to spring to the ground as Pottsville was reached, where great crowds roared, cheered and cried such a hearty welcome, all knew it was HOME!"

It must have seemed as if the entire county had turned out to welcome home the survivors of the 48th Pennsylvania. Grand receptions were held; music and a sea of American flags welcomed the 300 or so veterans of the 48th PA who arrived home that afternoon. Wrote Bosbyshell: "The meetings of the wives and children, with their husbands and fathers, were in many instances touching, in all joyful."

But as the celebrations came to a close, these men, these veterans of so many blood-stained fields, were forced to leave their soldiering days behind and try to return to some sense of normalcy. They were surrounded now not by their comrades in blue on some damp and dreary field, but by their families and loved ones in their warm homes. No reveille sounded early the next morning. No drilling, no Manual of Arms, no marches, no Guard Mounting lay ahead. No hardtack and salt pork for breakfast. No waiting now for the mail and the hopes of letters from loved ones. It must have been indescribable for these men to make the adjustment back to civilian life. And as the days, and in many instances, the hours passed with them now back at home, they all returned to their "New Fields," as Winslow Homer put it. Back to the coal mines, back to the clerk positions, and back to the farms. . .

This is why I love the Homer painting so much. It captures much more than just a man with a scythe.

Schuylkill County Civil War Deaths

On this Memorial Day, I could not think of a more appropriate post than to list the names of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, soldiers who gave their lives during the American Civil War. It is quite a lenghty post, with well over six hundred names, but it is instructive. Too often when discussing the Civil War, we simply state casualty numbers without seriously thinking about just how many lives were lost and how many were shattered. The names below, which are listed alphabetically, were those of men from just one small county in east-central Pennsylvania. And do keep in mind that this is not a comprehensive list. We all know how spotty Civil War records can be, and this list does not include the names of those men, scores perhaps hundreds, whose lives were cut far too short by war-related sickness and injury and passed away after the guns fell silent. Because this blog focuses on the 48th Pennsylvania, I have bolded their names in the list below.

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· Abraham Acker: Co. C 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action at Petersburg, June 23, 1864
· John A. Ailer: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, May 22, 1864
· William Ainsworth: Co. M 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Killed in Action May 1864, Marietta, Georgia
· George Airgood: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, August 15, 1864
· James Albright: Died September 6, 1863, Cincinnati
· Joseph Alexander: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action June 1864
· 2nd Lt Alexander Allison: Co. C 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, May 5, 1863
· Sgt. George Allison: Co. K 56th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, May 23, 1864
· James Allison: Co. G 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 23, 1864
· Corporal John Allison: Co. C 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville
· Sergeant David Alspach: Co. A 50th Pennsylvania; Died August 14, 1861, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
· George Anspach, Co. A 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry
· John Armstrong: Co. G 48th Pennsylvania; Died in Washington, November 12, 1862
· Jacob Arnold: Co. D 28th Pennsylvania
· Charles Aurand: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Died in Pottsville February 9, 1865
· Philip Baddorff: Co. G 96th Pennsylvania; Died June 8, 1864, Washington, D.C.
· Clarence Bailey: Co. E 129th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, December 13, 1862, Fredericksburg
· Wm. Bambrick: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, September 12, 1862
· Isaac Bannon: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Died July 26, 1864, Alexandria, Virginia
· Daniel D. Barnett: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, April 2, 1865, Petersburg
· Albert Bartolet: Co. C 50th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Lewis Beableheimer: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, July 26, 1864
· Sergeant Thedore Beck: Co. D 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died January 17, 1865
· William Becker: Co. D 96th Pennsylvania; Died November 9, 1862, Hagerstown, Maryland
· C. Phillip Beckman: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Died February 9, 1865, Baltimore
· Isaac Beltz: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, August 10, 1864
· Jacob Benedict: Co. C 50th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Capt. Horace Bennett: Co. E 55th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, October 22, 1862, Pocataligo, South Carolina
· John S. Bennett: Co. E 55th Pennsylvania; Died October 11, 1864, Andersonville Prison
· Abraham Benscoter: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 12, 1864, Spotsylvania
· J. Bensinger: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Died January 15, 1864, Savannah, Georgia
· Conrad Berdel: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Died October 8, 1862
· Thomas Bergen: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Died October 26, 1862, Washington, D.C.
· George Betz: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 17, 1864, Washington, D.C.
· James Betz: Co. G 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Henry H. Bickley: Co. E 10th New Jersey; Died of Wounds Received in Action, August 23, 1864
· Christian Bidel: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, September 15, 1862
· S. Bishop: Co. C 96th Pennsylvania; Died October 27, 1864, Andersonville Prison, Georgia
· Sgt. James Black: Co. B 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Killed in Action, May 1864, Marietta, Georgia
· John Black: Co. D 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, May 29, 1863
· Michael Bleckle: Co. B 96th Pennsylvania; Died December 4, 1861, Alexandria, Virginia
· 1st Sergeant Michael Boland: Co. F 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 27, 1862, Gaines’ Mill
· Frederick Boltz: Co. F 184th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 10, 1864
· James Boner: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 22, 1864
· Alexander Boone: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Died August 11, 1862, Fredericksburg
· Daniel Boran: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Died February 5, 1865, Washington, D.C.
· Thomas Boran: Co. B 6th Pennsylvania Reserves; Killed in Action, September 14, 1862, South Mountain
· Corporal William Bowers: Co. K 56th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 1864
· John Bowler: Co. I 96th Pennsylvania; Died March 7, 1865, Pottsville
· Daniel Boyer: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, October 5, 1864, Pegram’s Farm,
· George Boyer: Co. F 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died September 30, 1864, Andersonville Prison
· Peter Boyer: Co. K 48th Pennsylvania; Died October 22, 1862, Cressona
· Wesley Boyer: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, April 2, 1865, Petersburg
· John Bradley: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 1864
· James Brassington: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 7, 1864
· George W. Bratton: Co. G 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died March 5, 1863, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
· James Brennan: Co. A 129th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville
· William Brennan: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· William Brerton: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Died December 12, 1861, Fort Clarke, North Carolina
· George Bright: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Died January 1863, Philadelphia
· John Broadbent: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 17, 1862, Antietam
· John Brobst: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Died 9/17/1862 of Wounds Received in Action at 2nd Bull Run
· Simon Brobst: Co. G 96th Pennsylvania; Died August 24, 1862
· 2nd Lt. David B. Brown: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 5, 1864, Petersburg
· William H.H. Brown: 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died October 29, 1863
· Louis A. Bruns: Co. C 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 5, 1864, Wilderness
· Andrew Bucher: Co. B 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Peter Burke: Co. K 48th Pennsylvania; Died November 14, 1862, Frederick
· Henry Burnish: Co. G 48th Pennsylvania; Died December 20, 1862, Pottsville
· Lieutenant Thomas Burns: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action near Winchester
· Charles Burton: Co. D 96th Pennsylvania; Died August 8, 1862, Harrison’s Landing
· Jefferson Byerle: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 17, 1864, Petersburg
· Chris. Cammersel: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Daniel Campbell: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 14, 1864
· Thomas Campbell: Co. D 96th Pennsylvania; Died October 23, 1862, Pottsville
· Sergeant Francis Canfield: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 27, 1862, Gaines’ Mill
· James Canfield: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Died December 14, 1862, Point Lookout
· Conrad Carl: Co. A 50th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· John Carr: Co. D 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, September 19, 1862, Bukettsville, Maryland
· Sgt. Dennis Carroll: Co. F 96th Pennsylvania: Died of Wounds Received in Action, August 3, 1862
· Michael Carroll: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Died January 6, 1863, Pottsville
· William Casey: 81st Pennsylvania; Died June 1862, Yorktown, Virginia
· Charles Chaundy: Co. B 96th Pennsylvania; Died June 1862, New Hampton, New York
· Joseph Chester: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, May 24, 1864, Fredericksburg
· John Clarey: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, October 12, 1862
· Charles Clark: Co. G 48th Pennsylvania; Died in Annapolis, Maryland
· John Clark: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 8, 1864
· Lieutenant George Byron Clayton: 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died July 6, 1863
· John Coalts: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, April 2, 1865, Petersburg
· Jno. Coffield: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Died November 11, 1864, Richmond
· John C. Cole: 43rd United States Colored Troops; Killed in Action, August 1864, Petersburg
· John Collins: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Died January 13, 1863
· Thomas Connell: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Died December 18, 1862
· Michael Connery: Co. F 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 27, 1862, Gaines’ Mill
· Charles Henry Cook: Co. G 96th Pennsylvania; Died January 17, 1864
· William Corby: Co. D 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 3, 1863, Cold Harbor
· S. Cover: Co. D 96th Pennsylvania; Died December 1, 1862, Richmond
· Lieutenant O’Neal Coyle: Co. I 96th Pennsylvania; Died August 22, 1862, Point Lookout
· Michael Crintin: Co. C 48th Pennsylvania; Died November 29, 1864, Salisbury Prison, North Carolina
· Gabriel Crow: Co. G 129th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville
· Lieutenant William Cullen: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 17, 1862, Antietam
· Martin Dacy: Co. B 6th Pennsylvania Reserves; Killed in Action, December 13, 1862, Fredericksburg
· Joseph Dale: 52nd Pennsylvania
· John Danagh: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 30, 1864, Pegram’s Farm
· Edward Daniels: Co. C 48th Pennsylvania; Died November 1, 1862, Alexandria
· Thomas Davidson: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Died November 28, 1861, Fort Clarke, North Carolina
· Corporal David J. Davis: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· John Davis: United States Navy; Died December 1862
· Robert Davis: Co. K 76th Pennsylvania; Died June 1862
· Thomas Davis: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 18, 1864, Petersburg
· Corporal Henry Deets: Co. F 50th Pennsylvania; Died March 12, 1863, Washington, D.C.
· Elijah DeFrehn: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Died December 30, 1864, Salisbury Prison, North Carolina
· Jesse DeFrehn: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Died May 30, 1863, White Oak Church, Virginia
· Jacob Deiter: Co. I 101st Pennsylvania
· John Deitrich: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Died March 22, 1864
· John Deitz: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Phil. DeLaney: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Died April 26, 1863
· Corporal Jeremiah Delay: Co. H 81st Pennsylvania; Killed in Action
· Cpl. Wm. H. Delcamp: Co. A 50th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, May 7, 1864
· Corporal George Delker: Co. C 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Charles DeLong: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Died May 8, 1864, Bristoe Station, Virginia
· George Dentzer: Co. K 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 17, 1862, Antietam
· John Dentzer: Co. K 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, December 28, 1864, Petersburg
· James Devine: 32nd Tennessee; Died of Wounds Received in Action
· Simon Devlin: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June18, 1864, Petersburg
· Philip Diehl: Co. G 48th Pennsylvania; Died December 3, 1861, Hatteras Island, North Carolina
· Charles Dintinger: Co. C 48th Pennsylvania; Died February 11, 1865, Salisbury Prison, North Carolina
· Michael Divine: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, December 13, 1863, Fredericksburg
· Patrick Divine: Captain Richards’s Cavalry; Killed in Action, April 1862, Fredericksburg
· Frank Dolan: 69th New York; Died of Wounds Received in Action, January 13, 1863
· Thomas Dolan: Co. F 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died of Wounds Received in Action, December 1862, Tennessee
· Patrick Dollard: Co. H 31st Pennsylvania (2nd Reserves)
· John Donnelly: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Died April 21, 1864, Annapolis, Maryland
· William Donnelly: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, April 2, 1865, Petersburg
· Patrick Doolin: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Corporal J.H. Dorr: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Died January 1863, Washington, D.C.
· Henry Dorward: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 1864
· John Doughtery: Co. D 96th Pennsylvania; Died December 23, 1862, Hagerstown, Maryland
· Lt. John Doughtery: Co. F 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 14, 1862, South Mountain
· Charles Dreisbach: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania
· George Dresh: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 1864, Cold Harbor
· Marcus Drew: Captain Jones’s Guard; Died October 2, 1862
· Mark Drifoos: Co. G 96th Pennsylvania; Died December 23, 1861, Washington, D.C.
· Samuel Dunlap: Co. F 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died 1862, Tennessee
· Lieutenant J.A. Dunston: Co. C 105th Pennsylvania; Died August 26, 1863, Gettysburg
· Emmanuel Eckert: Co. C 50th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Henry Eckler: Co. B 96th Pennsylvania; Died June 21, 1862, Pine Grove, Pennsylvania
· Edward Edwards: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Died April 23, 1864, Annapolis
· James Edwards: Co. B 129th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, December 13, 1862, Fredericksburg
· 1st Lt. Joseph Edwards: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, July 2, 1864
· Henry J. Ege: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action May 12, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Isaac Eiler: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Died August 7, 1862, New York
· 1st Lieutenant Ernst Ellrich: Co. B 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action June 27, 1862, Gaines’ Mill
· John Eplin: 132nd Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, December 13, 1862, Fredericksburg
· Christian Ernst: 11th Pennsylvania Reserves
· Emmanuel Esterheld: Co. K 76th Pennsylvania
· J. Evans: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Died March 3, 1863, Washington, D.C.
· William Evans: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Died June 22, 1864, Philadelphia
· Edward Eveland: Co. E 28th Pennsylvania; Died May 10, 1863, Aquia Creek
· Daniel Evert: Co. C 50th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Solomon Eyster: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Died August 22, 1864, Philadelphia
· John Farne: Co. G 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, November 8, 1862
· James Farrall: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Died September 25, 1862, Washington, D.C.
· John Farrell: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville
· Lawrence Farrel: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Patrick Farrell: Co. C 48th Pennsylvania; Died September 21, 1864, Washington, D.C.
· Emmanuel Faust: Co. A 50th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, Campbell’s Station, Tennessee, November 16, 1863
· Henry Faust: Co. A 50th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Patrick Fay, Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, October 22, 1862
· Cpl. J. Felterman: Co. G 129th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, December 13, 1862, Fredericksburg
· Daniel Fenstermacher: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Died February 11, 1863, Washington, D.C.
· Patrick Ferns: Co. F 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 27, 1862, Gaines’ Mill
· Sergeant Joseph Ferree: Co. G 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Joseph Fessler: Co. B 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville
· Capt. Henry A.M. Filbert: Co. K 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action , August 29, 1862, 2nd Bull Run
· Sergeant Roland D. Filbert: Co. K 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 29, 1862, 2nd Bull Run
· Amos Fisher: Co. A 88th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 1864
· Samuel Fisher: Co. C 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Corporal John Flanaakers: Co. K 56th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 1864
· Sergeant James Fleming: Co. I 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Killed in Action, Big Shanty, Georgia
· Corporal Lewis V. Focht: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 17, 1862, Antietam
· Abe Forrer: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Died August 7, 1862, New Bern, North Carolina
· Joseph Foster: Co. D 5th Wisconsin
· Corporal William Fowler: Co. E 55th Pennsylvania; Died April 2, 1864, Beaufort, South Carolina
· Lieutenant Alexander Fox: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Died December 1, 1861, Fortress Monroe
· Captain William Fox: Co. K 127th Virginia; Killed in Action, December 13, 1862, Fredericksburg
· Martin Foyle: Co. I 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 27, 1862, Gaines’ Mill
· Valentine Frantz: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Died April 28, 1864, Fort Albany, New York
· Corporal A.T. Frazier: Co. C 48th Pennsylvania; Died October 14, 1862, Alexandria, Virginia
· Sergeant William Freast, Co. C 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville
· Peter Fries: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville
· Henry Fry: Co. I 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry
· William Fulton: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Died February 11, 1865, Salisbury Prison, North Carolina
· Anthony Gallagher: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 18, 1864, Petersburg
· Lewis Garber: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Died April 23, 1862, Annapolis, Maryland
· Sergeant William T. Garrett: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Died November 23, 1861, Fortress Monroe
· Samuel Gaskins: Died September 18, 1864
· Charles Getighe: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Died July 24, 1862
· Barney Getler: Co. C 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 29, 1862, 2nd Bull Run
· James Gillespie: Co. A 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Killed in Action, December 1862, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
· Joseph Gilmour: Major 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 9, 1864, Georgetown
· Patrick Glennon: Co. F 96th Pennsylvania; Died December 20, 1862, Hagerstown, Maryland
· Elijah Gloss: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Died March 25, 1862, Alexandria
· Levi Gloss: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 27, 1862, Gaines’ Mill
· James Golles: Co. C 50th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 1864
· Corporal James Gough: Co. D 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Corporal Alexander Govan: Co. G 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 23, 1864
· George W. Gowen: Colonel 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, April 2, 1865, Petersburg, Virginia
· 1st Lieutenant Henry C. Graeff: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Died March 26, 1865, Pottsville
· Arthur Gray: Co. K 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 17, 1864, Petersburg
· Lieutenant George Gressang: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Died August 12, 1862
· Stephen Gross: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Died August 12, 1862, Fortress Monroe, Virginia
· Thomas Haines: Co. G 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 14, 1862, South Mountain
· Jonas Haldeman: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action November 29, 1863, Knoxville
· Joseph Halderman: Co. I 96th Pennsylvania; Died August 1864, Washington, D.C.
· John Haley: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, September 15, 1862
· John Haley: Co. F 96th Pennsylvania; Died December 26, 1862, Philadelphia
· John Haley, Jr.: Co. F 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1862, Spotsylvania
· Michael Haley: Co. K 56th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 19, 1864, Petersburg
· John W. Hall: Co. C 96th Pennsylvania; Died August 1, 1862, Harrison’s Landing
· Corporal Patrick Handley: Co. K 48th Pennsylvania, Died October 25, 1862, Washington, D.C.
· Corporal Frank Hanley: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Died October 29, 1862, Bakersville, Maryland
· Henry Hanley: Co. C 96th Pennsylvania; Died December 1862
· John T. Hannum: Adjutant 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 1864
· Edward Harner: Co. A 50th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action August 29, 1862, 2nd Bull Run
· Jacob Harrill: Co. K 56th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 1864
· Henry Harris: 36th Pennsylvania (7th Reserves); Killed in Action
· Henry Harrison: Battery A 5th Pennsylvania Artillery; Killed in Action
· Corporal Albert Hartline: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, 5/3/1863, Chancellorsville
· John T. Hazzard: Co. L 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died February 16, 1863, Annapolis
· Samuel Heckman: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 12, 1864
· Henry Hehn: 9th Pennsylvania
· Cpl. J.B. Heiser: Co. H 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Killed in Action, December 23, 1864, Gordonsville, Virginia
· James Heiser: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 30, 1864
· Corporal John Heisler: Co. A 50th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 29, 1862, 2nd Bull Run
· Joseph Heisler: Co. A 129th Pennsylvania; Died January 1863
· Jeremiah Helms: Co. C 50th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, September 27, 1862
· Michael Henegan: Co. K 52nd Pennsylvania; Killed in Action
· P. Heneran: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Died November 25, 1864
· John W. Henn: Co. K 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Jacob Henry: Co. A 50th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, May 7, 1864
· Ord. Sgt. George S. Herring: Co. H 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Killed in Action, December 23, 1864, Gordonsville, Virginia
· Charles Hesser: Co. G 48th Pennsylvania; Died July 8, 1864, Washington, D.C.
· Charles F. Hesser: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania
· Lewis Hessinger: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 22, 1864, Petersburg
· Edward Hetherington: Battery I 2nd Pennsylvania Artillery; Died September 20, 1864, David Island Hospital, New York
· James Higley: Co. I 96th Pennsylvania
· Cpl. John H. Higley: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, August 21, 1863, Point Lookout, Maryland
· James Hill: Co. G 96th Pennsylvania; Died July 24, 1864
· William Hill: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, December 13, 1862, Fredericksburg
· Orderly Sergeant William Hill: Co. C 50th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Sgt. Charles Hinkle: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Died November 23, 1861, Hatteras Island, North Carolina
· Job Hirst: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, July 3, 1864
· Sergeant Charles F. Hoffman: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Died March 31, 1863, Pottsville
· Barth. Hoffy: Co. F 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Jos. T. Holdeman: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, August 24, 1864
· Michael Hollahan: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, September 22, 1862, Burketsville, Maryland
· John Holman: Co. E 129th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville
· Sergeant John Homer: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, April 2, 1865, Petersburg
· Corporal William Hopkins: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 29, 1862, 2nd Bull Run
· Sgt. Thomas Houck: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 8, 1863, Pottsville
· Sergeant Silas Hough: 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Killed in Action, April 2, 1865
· David Houser: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Died July 1864, City Point Hospital
· Henry Hoy: 107th Pennsylvania; Died April 2, 1865
· James Hughes: Co. D 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 27, 1862, Gaines’ Mill
· Matthew Hume: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Lt. William Hume: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 30, 1864, Washington, D.C.
· John J. Huntzinger: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· 2nd Lt. Henry Clay Jackson: Co. G 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 12, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Adam James: Co. M 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Killed in Action, May 1864, Marietta, Georgia
· Thomas H. James: 1st New York Cavalry; Killed in Action, October 3, 1864, Berryville, Virginia
· Alva F. Jeffries: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 17, 1862, Antietam
· Corporal Henry Jenkins: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 29, 1862, 2nd Bull Run
· James Jenkins: Battery F 5th United States Artillery; Died November 1862
· R. A. Jenkins: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Died December 24, 1862, Washington, D.C.
· Sergeant Benjamin Franklin Jones: Co. I 52nd Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, Fair Oaks, Virginia
· Cpl. Gomer Jones: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 14, 1862, South Mountain
· J. Howard Jones: Co. G 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, July 13, 1864
· John Jones: Co. B 55th Pennsylvania; Died August 26, 1864
· John M. Jones: Co. A 129th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, December 13, 1862, Fredericksburg
· Sergeant John R. Jones: Co. I 15th New Jersey; Killed in Action, May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville
· Joseph Jones: Co. F 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died March 1862, Bardstown, Kentucky
· Wm. A. Jones: Co. F 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died of Wounds Received in Action, December 1862
· James B. Kane: 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died January 1863
· Daniel Karcher: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Died November 28, 1861, Georgetown
· Jno. Kauffman: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· J.F. Keefer: Co. B 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Philip Keeley: 107th Pennsylvania; Died April 1, 1865
· Daniel J. Kehl: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Died June 26, 1864
· John Kelly: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Died October 10, 1862, New York
· Luke Kelly: Co. D 96th Pennsylvania; Died March 26, 1864, Palo Alto, Pennsylvania
· Martin Kelly: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville
· Patrick Kelly: Co. I 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 14, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Thomas Kelly: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 29, 1862, 2nd Bull Run
· Sergeant Francis Kemp: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Patrick Kennedy: Co. F 96th Pennsylvania; Died February 7, 1862
· Benjamin B. Kershner: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 1864, Cold Harbor
· Lewis Kershner: Co. D 198th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, March 31, 1865, Petersburg
· William Kind: Co. C 96th Pennsylvania; Died August 2, 1862
· James King: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, April 2, 1865, Petersburg
· Thomas Kinney: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, December 13, 1862, Fredericksburg
· William Kissinger: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, May 24, 1864
· Levi D. Kistler: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Died September 30, 1862
· William Klass: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville
· Charles Knerr: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Died December 7, 1862
· Frederick Knittle: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Reuben Kline: Co. B 129th Pennsylvania; Died January 8, 1863; Falmouth, Virginia
· Andrew Klock: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Died June 30, 1862
· Charles Francis Koch: 25th Michigan; Died April 7, 1863, Bowling Green, Kentucky
· Charles Kolb: Killed in Action, October 19, 1864, Cedar Creek, Virginia
· Henry P. Koons: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 14, 1862, South Mountain
· Joel Koons: Co. H 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Killed in Action, August 1864
· Lewis W. Kopp: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Died October 1, 1864, Washington, D.C.
· David Krieger: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Died September 1862, Washington, D.C.
· William H. Kuhns: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Died June 15, 1862, Hanover, Virginia
· William Kutz: Co. B 96th Pennsylvania; Died February 4, 1862, Alexandria, Virginia
· 2nd Lieutenant Samuel B. Laubenstein: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Jacob Lauby: Co. K 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 1864, Cold Harbor
· Christian Lauer: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 10, 1864
· Jno. Lawler: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Died March 11, 1863, White Oak Church, Virginia
· Thomas Lawler: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Capt. George Lawrence: Co. A 129th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, January 1, 1863, Fredericksburg
· John Lebo: Co. I 56th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 1864
· Richard Lee: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Died March 1864, Pottsville
· John H. Leiser: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 29, 1862, 2nd Bull Run
· Charles F. Leizer: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 29, 1862, 2nd Bull Run
· George Andrew Lerch: Co. H 129th Pennsylvania; Died November 11, 1862, Fredericksburg
· Corporal William Levison: Co. C 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, January 1, 1865, Petersburg
· Edward Lewis: Co. E 55th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 20, 1864
· Isaac Lewis: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 17, 1864, Petersburg
· Lewis Lewis: Co. E 55th Pennsylvania; Died April 2, 1864, Hampton Hospital, Virginia
· Thomas Lewis: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Died April 2, 1864, Philadelphia
· Peter Litchfield: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Died June 1864
· Thomas Lloyd: Co. C 50th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· William D. Lloyd: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Died January 19, 1865, Washington, D.C.
· Sgt. Peter Longwell: Co. B 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Killed in Action, May 1864, Marietta, Georgia
· Joseph Lorr: Co. C 48th Pennsylvania; Company C 48th Pennsylvania; Died October 29, 1862, Alexandria, Virginia
· Samuel McAffee: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania: Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Patrick McAllister: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 14, 1862, South Mountain
· Edward McCabe: Co. G 48th Pennsylvania; Died November 12, 1862, Washington, D.C.
· Henry McCann: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Robert McClelland: Co. A 50th Pennsylvania
· David McCloir: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, April 2, 1865, Petersburg
· Captain Robert McCormick: 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died December 1864, Bardstown, Kentucky
· Edward McDonough: Died July 23, 1862
· Thomas McEvoy: Co. C 48th Pennsylvania; Died January 14, 1862, Camp Winfield, North Carolina
· Hugh McFadden: Co. B 56th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 1864
· Patrick McGee: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Died September 25, 1863, Philadelphia
· John McGovern: Killed in Action, Yorktown, Virginia
· Patrick McLaughlin: Co. F 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Killed in Action, May 1864, Marietta, Georgia
· Barney McMichael: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 14, 1862, South Mountain
· Samuel McMinnzie: Co. C 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 14, 1862, South Mountain
· Michael McNamara: Co. E 55th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Albert Mack: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, April 2, 1865, Petersburg
· John Mackey: Co. I 50th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 4, 1864, Washington, D.C.
· William Madara: Co. C 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville
· John Madison: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Died July 23, 1862, Harrison’s Landing, Virginia
· George F. Maines: Co. K 48th Pennsylvania: Died November 30, 1862, Hatteras Island, North Carolina
· 1st Sergeant Robert Maingay: Co. D 118th Pennsylvania; Died November 24, 1862, Falmouth
· John Major: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 17, 1864, Petersburg
· Thomas Major: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Died October 31, 1862, Washington, D.C.
· John Maley: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action
· William Mangold: Co. B 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, May 25, 1864, Philadelphia
· Israel Manning: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, May 1864
· John D. Manning: Co. A 50th Pennsylvania; Died April 14, 1864, Annapolis, Maryland
· Alexander Martin: Co. C 96th Pennsylvania; Died August 6, 1862, Harrison’s Landing, Virginia
· Lewis J. Martin: Major 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 14, 1862, South Mountain
· Thomas Marshall: Co. F 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 25, 1864
· Alonzo Martz: Co. I 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died April 13, 1864, Camp Curtin, Harrisburg
· Josiah Matthews: Co. F 109th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 25, 1864, Dallas, Georgia
· Samuel Martz: Co. C 50th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Sergeant William Mayberry: Co.E 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville
· William H. Medlar: 81st Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, Fredericksburg
· John S. Meredith: Co. H 137th Pennsylvania; Died March 11, 1864, Washington, D.C.
· John Merrill: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Died October 29, 1863, Warrenton, Virginia
· John Menear: Co. E 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died May 11, 1862
· Albert Meyer: 9th New York; Died December 25, 1861, Baltimore
· John Michael: Co. E 129th Pennsylvania; Died January 6, 1863
· Aaron Miller: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, September 20, 1862
· Benjamin Miller: 6th United States Cavalry
· Charles Miller: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 29, 1862, 2nd Bull Run
· David Miller: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Died November 6, 1864, Annapolis, Maryland
· Jeremiah Miller: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, January 2, 1863
· John H. Miller: Co. L 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died May 8, 1862, Yorktown, Virginia
· William Miller: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Died November 26, 1861, Hatteras Island, North Carolina
· William Millett: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Died September 7, 1861, Harrisburg
· Thomas Millington: Co. A 129th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, December 13, 1862, Fredericksburg
· Michael Mohan: Co. C 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, May 20, 1864, Washington, D.C.
· Corporal Edward Monckler: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Died July 17, 1862, Baltimore
· John Mor: Co. I 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, July 26, 1862
· George W. Morey: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 17, 1864, Petersburg
· John Morrissy: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· John J. Morrison: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, October 23, 1862, Washington, D.C.
· John Morton: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Died September 5, 1862, Alexandria
· Corporal Daniel Moser: Co. K 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 17, 1862, Antietam
· Sergeant Emmanuel Moyer: Co. H 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Killed in Action, August 1864
· Laurentus C. Moyer: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Solomon Moyer: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· James Mulholland: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 17, 1864, Petersburg
· Archibald Muller: Co. K 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Killed in Action, May 1864, Marietta, Georgia
· Sergeant John F. Mundy: Co. F 109th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 25, 1864, Dallas, Georgia
· Sgt. James Murray: Co. H 81st Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 25, 1864, Weldon Railroad
· George Nagle: Co. B 96th Pennsylvania; Died January 9, 1864; Washington, D.C.
· George Nagle: Co. G 107th Pennsylvania
· William Nagle: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 29, 1862, 2nd Bull Run
· Michael Nash: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Died March 19, 1862
· Michael Naus: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Died August 13, 1863, New Baltimore, Virginia
· Daniel Nayer: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Died August 22, 1864, City Point, Virginia
· Cpl. Charles Newton: Co. D 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, May 3, 1863
· John Nicholas: Co. A 129th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, December 13, 1862, Fredericksburg
· John C. Niese: Co. B 129th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, December 13, 1862, Fredericksburg
· William Nixon: Co. I 96th Pennsylvania
· Corporal Charles Norrigan: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Chauncey K. Nugent: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, July 27, 1864
· Hugh B. Nugent: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 27, 1862, Gaines’ Mill
· Martin O’Brien: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action May 12, 1864, Spotsylvania
· William O’Brien: Co. I 96th Pennsylvania; Died January 12, 1862
· Tim O’Connor: Co. I 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 14, 1864
· John O’Donnell: Co. H 81st Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, July 1, 1862
· Daniel Okon: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 1864
· B.G. Otto: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, October 15, 1862
· Isaac Otto: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Peter Otto: Co. A 50th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action August 29, 1862, 2nd Bull Run
· George W. Overbeck: Co. G 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died November 2, 1862
· Patrick Owens: Co. I 96th Pennsylvania; Died October 21, 1861, Pottsville
· John Padden: Co. E 55th Pennsylvania; Died October 17, 1861, Harrisburg
· George H. Payne: Co. H 129th Pennsylvania; Died December 25, 1862, Falmouth, Virginia
· Samuel Petit: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 29, 1862, 2nd Bull Run
· Augustus Pfaltzgraf: Band 96th Pennsylvania
· Martin Pike: Co. D 41st Pennsylvania (12th Reserves)
· Sergeant William Place: Co. E 72nd Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 17, 1862, Antietam
· Amos Poff: Co. F 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry
· 1st Lt. Curtis C. Pollock: Co. G 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 23, 1864
· Lieutenant W.K. Pollock: 1st United States Artillery; Died August 4, 1863, Beaufort, North Carolina
· Degenhart C. Pott: 112th Pennsylvania; Died March 10, 1864
· Corporal John Powell: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, May 12, 1864
· William Price: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 1864, Cold Harbor
· William W. Price: Co. G 129th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, December 13, 1862, Fredericksburg
· Alexander Prince: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 18, 1862, Antietam
· William Henry Pritchard: Co. E 78th Pennsylvania; Died October 31, 1862, Nashville, Tennessee
· Thomas Probert: Co. B 129th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville
· Edward G. Pugh: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 23, 1864
· Frank Queeney: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Died August 30, 1862
· Charles Quinn: Died of Wounds Received in Action, 1864
· George Rahn: Co. A 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry
· Jonas Z. Raber: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania
· George Ramer: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, September 6, 1862
· Thomas K. Rausch: Co. C 2nd Iowa; Killed in Action, August 20, 1864, Atlanta, Georgia
· Thomas Rease: Co. D 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 14, 1862, South Mountain
· William Reasons: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania, Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 23, 1864, Annapolis, Maryland
· Edward Reber: Co. B 129th Pennsylvania; Died January 12, 1863, Falmouth, Virginia
· Lt. Francis M. Reed: Co. L 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Killed in Action, June 27, 1863, Duck River, Tennessee
· John Reed: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Died October 3, 1862, Fort Wood, New York
· John Reed: Co. C 50th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Sergeant Joseph Reed: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, November 16, 1863, Campbell Station, Tennessee
· Joshua Reed: Died May 18, 1865
· Daniel E. Reedy: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 1864
· L.M. Reese: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 29, 1862, 2nd Bull Run
· James Regan: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 23, 1864, Annapolis, Maryland
· Daniel Reighard: Co. C 48th Pennsylvania; Died November 11, 1861, Camp Hamilton, Virginia
· Simon Reigle: Co. A 50th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Henry Reinhart: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Died March 23, 1863, White Oak Church, Virginia
· George Rice: Co. K 67th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 1864
· 1st Sergeant Joseph Rich: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 27, 1862, Gaines’ Mill
· Nathan Rich: Co. K 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 17, 1864, Petersburg
· Samuel Burkhart Richland, Jr.: Co. G 173rd Pennsylvania; Died February 12, 1863, Norfolk, Virginia
· August Richter: Co. C 96th Pennsylvania; Died September 1, 1862, Fort Wood, New York
· Michael Riley: Co. C 50th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Corporal William Rineaehl: Co. B 96th Pennsylvania; Killed May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Peter Ritz: Co. E 55th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· John Roseberry Roads: Co.M 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died October 22, 1863, Durant Station, Iowa
· Reese W. Roberts: Co. L 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry
· Captain James Robertson: Co. I 22nd Iowa, Killed in Action, May 22, 1863, Vicksburg, Mississippi
· Lewis Robinhold: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864, Spotsylvania
· Cpl. Reuben Robinson: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, December 13, 1862, Fredericksburg
· William Morris Robinson: 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died of Wounds Received in Action, August 21, 1864, Jonesboro, Georgia
· John Robson: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Died December 20, 1862, Sharpsburg
· Alexander Rogers: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 27, 1862, Gaines’ Mill
· Arter Rogers: Co. C 55th Pennsylvania; Died September 1862, Beaufort, South Carolina
· Patrick Rogers: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Died March 25, 1865, Washington, D.C.
· Conrad Romanus: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Died September 7, 1862, New York
· John Ruff: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Died December 1862, Washington, D.C.
· John Ryan: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, September 22, 1862
· Samuel Sager: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Michael Sands: Co. D 96th Pennsylvania; Died March 20, 1863, Pottsville
· Corporal Nathan Santee: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Died October 8, 1862
· McCoy Sargeant: Co. G 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, September 27, 1862
· Thomas Scanlan: Co. I 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville
· Corporal James Schofield: Co. D 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville
· Samuel Schollenberger: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Died January 15, 1865, Salisbury Prison, North Carolina
· Lucian Schwartz: Co. C 50th Pennsylvania
· William Schwartz: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Died June 26, 1864
· Daniel Schwenk: Co. N 28th Pennsylvania; Died October 1861
· Addison Seaman: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Died July 16, 1862
· Joseph L. Seiders: Co. I 118th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action
· John Sentman: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 14, 1862, South Mountain
· John W. Sennett: Co. B 53rd Pennsylvania; Died December 12, 1864, Salisbury Prison, North Carolina.
· James Sexton: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Franklin Sharer: Co. C 50th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Mattie Sheafer: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Died August 4, 1862
· James Shields: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Died February 26, 1864, Silver Creek, Pennsylvania
· William Shissler: 8th Michigan; Died of Wounds Received in Action, September 7, 1862
· Nicholas Shitehour: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, January 1863, Washington
· Cornelius Shovelin: Co. D 96th Pennsylvania; Died December 17, 1862, White Oak Church, Virginia
· Capt. Benjamin B. Shuck: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, July 27, 1864
· Nelson Simons: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Died July 5, 1864, Minersville
· Henry Simpson: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action
· Henry C. Simpson: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 27, 1862, Gaines’ Mill
· William Simpson: Co. G 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 23, 1864, Shady Grove Church
· Martin Sipe: Co. C 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 14, 1862, South Mountain
· Corporal John H. Slingluff: Co. A 138th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action May 6, 1864, Wilderness
· Alexander Smith: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· George Smith: Co. E 147th Pennsylvania; Died July 21, 1863, Milford, Delaware
· Sergeant Harrison K. Smith: Co. K 56th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, July 1863, Gettysburg
· Hugh Smith: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Died January 8, 1863, Washington
· William Smith: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 23, 1864, Shady Grove Church
· William Smith: Co. G 48th Pennsylvania: Died of Wounds Received in Action, September 14, 1862
· William H. Smith: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Died April 7, 1864, Annapolis, Maryland
· Frederick Snyder: Co. E 151st Pennsylvania Died May 11, 1863, Wind Mill Point Hospital, Virginia
· Joseph Snyder: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Died October 8, 1862, Burkettsville, Maryland
· Simon Snyder: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 16, 1864
· John Southam: Died August 1862, Helena, Arkansas
· Andrew Spear: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Died April 15, 1862, New Bern, North Carolina
· James R. Spencer: Co. G 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, May 31, 1864
· William Sponsaler: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Died May 20, 1862, Baltimore
· Corporal John Sponslor: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, November 29, 1863, Knoxville, Tennessee
· John Spreese: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Died January 21, 1862, Hatteras Island, North Carolina
· John Springer: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, October 3, 1862
· Abel. C.T. St. Clair: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· John H. Stedham: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 12, 1864, Spotsylvania
· William Steel, Co. A 124th Illinois; Died August 7, 1863, Vicksburg, Mississippi
· Henry Sterner: Co. B 96th Pennsylvania; Died August 12, 1862, Point Lookout, Maryland
· Francis M. Stidham: Died of Wounds Received in Action, July 1864, Annapolis, Maryland
· John Stodd: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Captain Thomas Stodd: Died March 11, 1864
· George Stone: Co. E 55th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Henry Stonefield: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 27, 1862, Gaines’ Mill
· William C. Stookey: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Died October 5, 1862
· Horace Straub: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 17, 1864, Petersburg
· Elias Strasser: Co. G 96th Pennsylvania; Died May 9, 1862
· Henry Stubbelbine: Co. C 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 2, 1863
· Nathaniel Stutzman: Co. A 50th Pennsylvania; Died May 22, 1864, Washington
· John Sullivan: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, October 8, 1862
· Thomas Sullivan: Co. D 107th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 17, 1862, Antietam
· Edward Sweeney: Died August 25, 1864, Washington, D.C.
· David F. Thiel: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action May 1864
· Capt. Edward Thomas: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, May 14, 1864
· Evan Thomas: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville
· William Thompson: Co. G 96th Pennsylvania; Died December 18, 1862
· Charles Timmons: Co. G 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action September 17, 1862, Antietam
· James E. Tobin: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Died October 9, 1862, Fairfax, Virginia
· James N. Tobin: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Died January 17, 1862, Glen Carbon, Pennsylvania
· Sergeant Thomas Tosh: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, July 7, 1864, Washington, D.C.
· D. Towney: Co. A 50th Pennsylvania; Died September 1862, Washington, D.C.
· Oliver G. Treichler: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action September 14, 1862 South Mountain
· Charles Treisbach: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Died July 1, 1862, New Bern, North Carolina
· Frank Treon: Co. G 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action September 14, 1862, South Mountain
· Philip Troy: Co. H 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Killed in Action, August, 1864
· George Uhl: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action April 2, 1865, Petersburg
· Jonas Vanderslice: Co. D 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, July 16, 1864, Philadelphia
· Otto G.H. Vogel: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action September 14, 1862, South Mountain
· Anthony Wade: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 8, 1864
· Abraham Wadsworth: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Died December 18, 1862, Port Carbon, PA
· Sergeant Benjamin B. Wagner: Co. G 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Jacob Wagner: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Died January 3, 1865, Pottsville
· Levan J. Warner: Co. C 50th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Daniel Wary: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Reuben Watt: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Died March 31, 1864, Annapolis
· Charles Weaver: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, December 5, 1863, Knoxville, Tennessee
· Charles E. Weber: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Died December 5, 1863, Knoxville, Tennessee
· Joseph Weise: Co. H 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, November 27, 1863, Knoxville, Tennessee
· John Weiser: Co. C 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 29, 1862, 2nd Bull Run
· Theodore Weiser: Co. E 55th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· George Welsh: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Died February 6, 1865, Salisbury Prison, North Carolina
· John Welsh: Co. E 55th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 20, 1864
· Corporal R. Welsh: Co. F 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 27, 1862, Gaines’ Mill
· William Welsh: Co. A 67th Pennsylvania; Died January 4, 1862
· Frank Wentzel: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Died August 12, 1862
· Andrew Werner: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 1864
· Lieutenant Edward Wertley: Co. H 129th Pennsylvania; Died November 30, 1862
· Charles Wessner: Co. K 96th Pennsylvania; Died March 5, 1863, Sharpsburg, Maryland
· Bernard West: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Died May 1, 1862, New Bern, North Carolina
· Joseph Whelan: Co. F 96th Pennsylvania; Died March 25, 1862
· John Whitaker: Co. C 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 23, 1864, Petersburg
· William Wicklam: Co. I 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 14, 1862, South Mountain
· Daniel Wiehry: Co. L 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry; Killed in Action
· Frank Wiehry: Killed in Action
· Isiah Wilbur: Co. K 56th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, August 1864
· A. Wilkes: Co. B 96th Pennsylvania; Died June 30, 1864, Savannah, Georgia
· David Williams: Co. E 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, June 1, 1864, Cold Harbor
· James Williams: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, December 13, 1862, Fredericksburg
· John Williams: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, December 13, 1862, Fredericksburg
· Richard Williams: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Samuel Williams: Co. G 96th Pennsylvania; Died December 17, 1862
· Thomas D. Williams: Co. D 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 14, 1862, South Mountain
· Thomas G. Williams: Co. B 48th Pennsylvania; Died August 1862
· William Williams: Co. G 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· 1st Lieutenant William D. Williams: Co. F 184th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 8, 1864
· Henry Williamson: Co. D 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, December 13, 1862, Fredericksburg
· Jerry Willouer: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 22, 1864
· James Wolfinger: Co. C 96th Pennsylvania; Died July 7, 1862 Hill Cates Farm, Virginia
· William Woodring: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Lewis Woods: Co. F 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 1864
· Asher Woomer: Co. E 129th Pennsylvania; Died March 1863
· Frank Workman: Co. G 96th Pennsylvania: Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Joseph Workman: Co. G 96th Pennsylvania; Died June 9, 1864
· Corporal Josh Workman: Co. G 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· William R. Wren: Co. K 19th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died April 22, 1865, Jefferson Barracks Hospital, Missouri
· Jacob Wright: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Lieutenant Nicholas Wynkoop: 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Killed August 21, 1862, Gallatin, Tennessee
· George Yinchell: Co. E 55th Pennsylvania; Died January 15, 1865, Salisbury Prison, North Carolina
· Alexander Yost: Co. C 96th Pennsylvania; Died September 12, 1862, Fort Wood, New York
· Joseph Yost: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Died October 29, 1863, Warrenton, Virginia
· Nicholas Yost: Co. A 96th Pennsylvania; Died of Wounds Received in Action, June 7, 1864
· Charles B. Zeigler: Co. H 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, September 14, 1862, South Mountain
· Sergeant William Zigler: Co. E 96th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action, May 10, 1864, Spotsylvania
· Albert Zimmerman: Co. I 48th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action April 2, 1865, Petersburg
· David Zimmerman: Co. E 129th Pennsylvania; Killed in Action May 3, 1863, Chancellorsville
· Joseph Zimmerman: Co. F 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Died November 29, 1862, Nashville
· Peter Zimmerman: Co. A 48th Pennsylvania; Died March 1864, Annapolis, Maryland

Nicholas Mitsock: 1927-1957

Today, Sunday, May 27, 2007, marks the 50th year since my grandfather, Nicholas Mitsock, was killed in a mine collapse. I regret to say that I don't know that much about him. He was a first generation American, was a good baseball player and dancer, and served in World War II. Like many in Schuylkill County, he found work in the coal mines. On May 27, 1957, he headed off to work as he would have any other day but shortly after entering the mines that morning, an explosion collapsed the walls and my grandfather, with a few others, was trapped. He was only 29 years old. With my 29th birthday coming up in September, it's hard to believe that my grandfather was so young when he died. He left behind a widow, my grandmother Baba, and five children, including my mom, who was six years old when her dad was killed. Of course, I never did get a chance to meet him but still I have missed him. I suppose we would be planning his 80th Birthday Party this year if he were still around.

Coal Miner's Statue, Minersville, Pennsylvania

Soldiers of the 48th: Captain James K. Helms, Co. D

James Kellerson Helms, the son of Peter & Lucy Helms, was born on June 11, 1841, in Myerstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The family moved to Philadelphia, where James was educated at the public schools. Then, in 1857, the family settled in Schuylkill Haven, in southern Schuylkill County. Here James found work as a teacher. He was two months shy of his twentieth birthday when the American Civil War began in April 1861. Like many of the young men from Schuylkill Haven, Helms volunteered his services, and shortly after the commencement of hostilities, he was mustered in as a private in the 6th Pennsylvania Volunteers. The 6th PA was a three-month unit that spent its time in the Shenandoah Valley, under the command of General Robert Patterson. After Helms's three-month enlistment expired in late July, he signed up to serve in Company D, 48th Pennsylvania. Mustered in as a sergeant, Helms proved to be a very good soldier. He stood 5'7" in height, had a fair complexion, dark eyes, and light hair. Helms fought bravely at 2nd Bull, South Mountain, and Antietam in the late summer of 1862. During the latter battle, Helms was informed that his younger brother, Jeremiah Helms, the drummer for Company C, 50th PA, had fallen seriously wounded. James made his way to the Sherrick House where his brother was being cared for. There was nothing to be done, however, and young Jeremiah passed away on September 24, 1862, at the age of 16, one of the youngest casualties at Antietam. Jeremiah enlisted against his parents' wishes, and despite being mustered in as the company drummer, he was known to set his drum down, pick up a musket, and march along with the advanced ranks. James's father, Peter Helms, traveled to the Antietam battlefield to retrieve the body of his son, Jeremiah.

Peter Helms

Father of Capt. James K. Helms, 48th PA & Pvt. Jeremiah Helms, 50th PA

The Miners' Journal, Schuylkill County's leading newspaper, recounted the sad events in its October 12, 1862, issue:

On last Tuesday a week, Jeremiah Helms, the youngest son of Mr. Peter Helms of Schuylkill Haven, and a member of Company C, 50th regiment, P.V. was interred at Myerstown, Lebanon County, his former residence, in the presence of a large concourse of mourners and friends. . . .His father brought the Corpse home from the late battlefield of Antietam, where he was mortally wounded on the 17th ult. while nobly battling with the enemy in defense of those dear rights which every freeman should enjoy. He was shot through the head with a Minie ball in line of the eyes. He was perfectly sensible for the first seven days of his suffering, and able to walk about. Thus he lingered, with out a murmur, bearing his pain like a true soldier, with Christian fortitude, until the morning of the 27th, only the day previous to his father's arrival, when he breathed his last and became another victim of this cursed Rebellion and sacrifices at the star of his country's choicest blessing, liberty & freedom. He fell a noble hero martyr to the cause he so much loved to defend. His comrades bear testimony of his soldierly conduct, always cheerful and prompt in performance of his duty. He fought well at the battles of Pocataligo, S.C., Bull Run, Chantilly, Va., and South Mountain and Antietam, Md. He prevailed for some time upon his parents to go to war: they could not at first consent to his going on account of his youth, but seeing that he was fired a zeal of patriotism that was pure and noble, permission was given. . . .He is the youngest of three brothers, all of whom have enlisted in defense of the Union, at the respective ages of 16, 18, and 20 years. After the battle of Bull Run he was heard in earnest prayer, upon bended knees in his tent. In his last letter, which was after the battle of South Mountain, he wrote his parents not to feel uneasy about him, that he was fighting for the Lord, as well as for the protection of the Star and Stripes. . . .His brother James, who is a member of the 48th P.V. visited him during his suffering, when he told him that [James] should return to his regiment and do valiant service, that he was beyond recovery. He also told his nurse the same, Morgan Pugh of Minersville, and that by his kind and unceasing attentions towards him he (Pugh) only prolonged his suffering, as he could not recover. He seems to have been resigned to his fate, and satisfied to die as a proud defender of his insulted country.

After the death of his brother, James did indeed return to his regiment. He fought at Fredericksburg, and throughout the 1863 campaigns in Kentucky and Tennessee. Throughout his time in the 48th, Helms advanced through the ranks, being promoted to 2nd lieutenant, and the to 1st lieutenant. Surviving the slaughter at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, James Helms was seriously wounded in the leg in June 1864 at Petersburg. He was sent home to recover. It would prove to be a long convalescence and the wound would never completely heal. He was discharged on a surgeon's certificate on October 19, 1864. On July 22, 1864, during his recovery, Helms was promoted to the rank Captain, in recognition of his gallantry and good service.

James Helms spent the remaining years of his life in Schuylkill Haven. He married Amanda Kantner and soon began a family. A photograph of three of Helms's children follows:

He was elected as a Justice of the Peace, and held this position until his death. He served on the borough council and was a member of the local school board. Helms also remained active in veteran's affairs, and on February 8, 1867, founded the Jere K. Helms Post 26 of the Grand Army of the Republic, in honor of his younger brother, who was mortally wounded five years earlier at Antietam. He also served as the National and State President of the Patriotic Orders Sons of America.

James K. Helms died on July 23, 1893, at just fifty-two years of age. He was buried in Schuylkill Haven's Union Cemetery.

Several years ago, The Patriotic Order, Sons of America, published Captain James Helms's Civil War Diaries. Copies can be obtained by contacting the P.O.S. of America, Research & Service Center, Valley Forge, PA 19481.
{The Miners' Journal article on the death and burial ofJeremiah Helms is found in Stu Richards's great book on Company C, 50th Pennsylvania Infantry}