Roster: Regimental Band

When I first began this blog on the 48th Pennsylvania, I promised I would provide the full muster and descriptive rolls for the regiment. Now here we are nearly six months later, and I have not yet posted a single roster! So today I will start, and I will start with the 48th Pennsylvania's Regimental Band, which was in existence for a little less than one year.

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At the outset of the Civil War, it was quite common for each regiment to be complemented by a regimental band, usually consisting of 12-16 musicians. The band of the 48th Pennsylvania ultimately consisted of 24 members. Mustered into service in late August 1861, it would entertain the regiment with its martial airs until August 18, 1862, when, by General Order of the War Department, regimental bands were done away with. Returning home to Pottsville, some members of the 48th's band reenlisted into any one of the ten companies, becoming a drummer, fifer, et cetera.

William Hinkley, Abraham Nagle, and James Sterner were listed as the band's "Principal Musicians," while John W. Souders was listed as the "Band Leader."

Joseph Gould, in his regimental history of the 48th, wrote that when the band was discharged, "We were all very sorry to part company with our excellent band and missed it sadly." Oliver Bosbyshell, in his history of the regiment, asked an important question about the discharge of the band. "The instruments," wrote the former major, "were the property of the regiment, having been purchased through contributions made by the various companies, during its occupancy of Hatteras; so, now, what to do with these instruments became a question. It was finally agreed to permit the band to take them home, and there to place the in the hands of three trustees, Messrs. Frank Pott, F.B. Kaercher and Joseph Derr, all of Pottsville, who were respectfully desired to have a care to the regiment's interest in them." However, Bosbyshell concluded, "These gentlemen are all dead, and of the most difficult questions to be answered is, Where are these instruments now?"

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Muster Roll and Descriptive Record:

The 48th Pennsylvania's Regimental Band

Aikman, James: 8/24/1861; Musician; 28 years old; Height: 5’10”; Dark Complexion; Light Blue Eyes; Dark Hair; Machinist; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Aikman, John: 8/24/1861; Musician; 19 years old; Height: 5’8”; Dark Complexion; Blue Eyes; Auburn Hair; Machinist; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Birt, William: 8/24/1861; Musician; 32 years old; Height: 5’3”; Light Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Auburn Hair; Tailor; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Bowen, Albert: 8/24/1861; Musician; 20 year old; Height: 5’3”; Dark Complexion, Gray Eyes; Dark Hair; Clerk; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Brown, Frederick J: 8/24/1861; Musician; 24 years old; Height: 5’4”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Druggist; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Cruikshank, John: 8/24/1861; Musician; 21 years old; Height: 5’7”; Dark Complexion; Blue Eyes; Light Hair; Machinist; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Feger, William J.: 8/24/1861; Musician; 23 years old; Height: 5’7”; Light Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Black Hair; Linsmith; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Garrett, James W.: 8/24/18681; Musician; 18 years old; Height: 5’6”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Printer; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

George, John: 8/24/1861: Musician; 20 years old; Height: 5’6”; Dark Complexion; Blue Eyes; Light Hair; Miner; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Glenn, Charles A.: 8/24/1861; Musician; 19 years old; Height: 5’9”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Auburn Hair; Printer; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Gore, William A.: 8/24/1861; Musician; 21 years old; Height: 5’8”; Dark Complexion; Blue Eyes; Light Hair; Printer; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Haas, Edward L.: 8/24/1861; Musician; 23 years old; Height: 5’6”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Dark Brown Hair; Carpenter; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/24/1862

Hays, John F.: 8/24/1861; Musician; 26 years old; Height: 5’9”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Brown Hair; Machinist; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/24/1862

Hinkley, W.H.: 9/17/1861; Principal Musician; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Hinning, Charles: 8/24/1861; Musician; 26 years old; Height: 5’6”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Dark Hair; Miner; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Hodgson, William H.: 8/24/1861; Musician; 19 years old; Height: 5’6”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Printer; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Kopp, Daniel: 8/24/1861; Musician; 45 years old; Height: 5’8”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Dark Hair; Miner; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Lee, George W.: 8/24/1861; Musician; 19 years old; Height: 5’5”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Miner; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

McDaniel, C.T.: 8/24/1861; Musician; 20 years old; Height: 5’4”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Boatman; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

MacArthur, Nicholas: 8/24/1861; Musician; 42 years old; Height: 5’10”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Brown Hair; Miner; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/24/1862

Maize, William A.: 8/24/1861; Musician; 21 years old; Height: 5’6”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Auburn Hair; Clerk; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Nagle, Abraham: 10/1/1861; Principal Musician; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Abraham Nagle

Levi Nagle (Post-War)

Nagle, Levi: 8/24/1861; Musician; 26 years old; Height: 5’8”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Dark Hair; Printer; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Severn, Thomas: 8/24/1861; Musician; 19 years old; Height: 5’6”; Light Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Printer; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Slingluff, Charles: 8/24/1861; Musician; 20 years old; Height: 5’5”; Dark Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Black Hair; Printer; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Souders, John W.: 8/24/1861; Lead Band; 31 years old; Height: 5’6”; Light Complexion; Light Blue Eyes; Brown Hair; Clerk; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

Sterner, James: 10/1/1861; Principal Musician; Pottsville; Discharged from Band: 8/18/1862

The 48th/150th: "Another Season of Quiet Fell On The Troops:" October-November 1864

There is surprisingly little written or known about the actions of the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry during the Fall of 1864 and Winter of 1864-1865, and perhaps this is because the regiment was largely inactive during this period. There were no great campaigns or sanguinary battles; instead, the war-weary and mud-covered soldiers remained hunkered down in the trenches surrounding Petersburg, doing their best to deflect the boredom and monotony, and doing their best to avoid the incoming shells and Confederate sharpshooters' bullets.

 

Harpers' Weekly Depiction of Life in the Petersburg Trenches

 

 

On the final day of September, 1864, the 48th participated in the Battle of Peebles's Farm and, for its efforts, lost 55 casualties. Most of these losses--a total of 43 men--were taken prisoner and were, by now, enduring the hell that was life in a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp at Salisbury Prison. Sixteen would perish during the captivity. Their story was told in the previous post.

 

The men who made it safely through the action at Peebles's Farm returned to their place in the trenches and to the realities of this new kind of trench warfare. Most of October passed quietly, with the men strengthening their fortifications and keeping a leery eye on the Confederate troops just across that no-man's-land between the lines.  At the end of the month, the regiment participated in the demonstration against the Boynton Plank Road but only in a supporting capacity. Following this, "Another season of quiet fell on the troops," said Oliver Bosbyshell.

 

It was during this time that the regiment bid adieu to those officers and men who, earlier that year, chose not to re-up or re-enlist and with the expiration of their original three-year term of service, these men received their honorable discharges and headed home, their soldiering days were over. Those who remained in the service no doubt longed and wished for the day when they, too, would be making that long journey back to their families and friends in Schuylkill County. The big topic of debate was "when" this joyful day would arrive. On November 18, the regiment held a mock election. Ten days earlier, Lincoln had secured re-election, triumphing over Democratic challenger George McClellan. Lincoln would have won again if they counted the 48th's votes; Lincoln scored 200 votes; McClellan received 30. With Lincoln's victory, many on both sides were now fully convinced that it was only a matter of time before the Confederacy foundered and folded and threw down its arms. Deserters in ragged uniforms of gray and butternut continued to flock into Union lines and, as Joseph Gould, wrote, "They were a sad looking lot, their appearance indicated the hollow condition of the rebellion. They all expressed views that proved to the hopelessness of their cause and were glad to quit."

 

Yet there were also many boys in blue who sought escape from life in the army; several of those who were caught were paraded in front of the men, who had been drawn up in line, and publicly executed. On October 14, for example, Charles Merlin of the 2nd Maryland Infantry met his end at the hands of a firing squad. The soldiers of the 48th were ordered up to witness this sad spectacle, this tragic pageant. Gould remembered it vividly in his regimental history: "The division was formed in an open square and, at nine o'clock in the morning, the prisoner was brought from his place of confinement, accompanied by the Chaplain. A band led the procession, playing a funeral march. In the rear of the band was a file of guards, then the prisoner, then four men bearing his coffin, and after the coffin, another file of guards. The procession marched all around the inside of the square to the open end, where the grave had been dug. Here the band was dismissed, the coffin placed near the open grave, and the prisoner then listened to the charges, findings and sentence read to him by the provost marshal. He was then left with the Chaplain, who seated him upon his coffin, bandaged his eyes, prayed with him, shook him by the hand and walked to the head of the square. A detail of twelve men with eleven muskets, loaded with ball, and one with blank cartridge, were drawn up within twenty-five paces of the victim. . . .The muskets were loaded by a sergeant and distributed to the men. . . .At the word "fire" from the officer in charge of the squad, the poor fellow fell back upon his coffin, riddled with the bullets of his comrades. The division was then marched by the body, whilst it still lay upon the coffin, and it was a pitiful sight to witness."

 

 

Execution of A Civil War Soldier
from Frank Leslie's The Soldier in our Civil War (1893)



 

 

The Rest of The Army Reviews the Corpse
from Frank Leslie's The Solider in our Civil War (1893)

 

 

 

Pitiful, indeed, and intended to send a message to the rest of the men who may have been contemplating desertion. It did not seem to work, though, for as Gould recorded, three days later, six men of 6th New Hampshire deserted. One month later, in mid-December, the 48th was once again drawn up to witness more executions, this time, though, it was via hanging and not firing squad. Two soldiers from the 179th New York had been apprehended while attempting to desert and, once more, Gould described the macabre pageant: "A gallows had been erected near division headquarters, and the troops were all formed about it. The prisoners were marched past the division on to the gallows; one of the men coolly smoking a cigar. They were led on the trap; the findings and sentence read to them; black caps placed on their heads; and the drop fell. As the trap fell, on which they stood, their names, company and regiment, and the caused for which they were executed, were seen painted in bold letters, so that all could be plainly read. The execution was very artistically performed; and, after the division was marched past the suspended bodies, we were conducted to camp."

 

Such was life in this civil war . . . 

The Formation of the 48th Pennsylvania

In July 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued a call for 300,000 volunteers to serve for “three years, or the course of the war,” whichever came first. To help meet Pennsylvania’s quota, Governor Andrew G. Curtin, on August 14, 1861, authorized Colonel James Nagle of Pottsville to raise and recruit a regiment of three-year volunteers. Nagle resolved to raise this regiment from the towns and townships of Schuylkill County, and, to this end, he enlisted the help of ten men who set up recruiting stations throughout the county. Two of Nagle’s younger brothers, Daniel and Philip, set up recruitment offices in Pottsville, as did James Wren, Henry Pleasants, and Joseph Gilmour. Daniel Kaufman drew volunteers from Port Clinton and Tamaqua, while recruits from Middleport and Orwigsburg signed up under John R. Porter. William Winlack set up his recruiting office in Silver Creek and New Philadelphia, while Joseph Hoskings signed up men from Minersville. Volunteers from Schuylkill Haven and Cressona enlisted under Henry A. Filbert. All of these men, including Colonel Nagle and his brothers, had experience leading troops in the three-months’ service (April-July 1861). Within a matter of weeks, 1,010 men had volunteered to serve in Colonel Nagle’s regiment.

“As rapidly as men were secured,” recorded Oliver Bosbyshell, “they were forwarded to Camp Curtin, in Harrisburg, where the regiment rendezvoused.” On September 19, 1861, these 1,010 volunteers from Schuylkill County were mustered into service as the 48th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. A few weeks earlier, on September 2, the Citizens’ Cornet Band of Pottsville, numbering 25 musicians, left the Schuylkill County seat for Harrisburg, where they were mustered in as the regimental band.

All recruits, on arriving at Camp Curtin, underwent medical examinations and were then “equipped and assigned to their respective companies.” “Drills were instituted by the squad and company, and twice during its stay at Camp Curtin regimental drills were had,” wrote Bosbyshell.

On September 20, 1861, Governor Andrew Curtin presented the regiment with two flags. The first was presented on behalf of the state, while the other was purchased for the regiment by John T. Werner, a prominent Pottsville attorney, whose son signed up to serve in Captain Dan Nagle’s Company D. Upon the blue canton of this Pottsville flag, which cost Mr. Werner $60.00, was inscribed a fitting motto:
In The Cause Of The Union, We Know No Such Word As Fail

On September 28, after the regiment arrived at Fortress Monroe in Virginia, Colonel Nagle, thanked Mr. Werner for his generous gift in a letter to the Miners’ Journal, Pottsville’s leading newspaper:
“I desire to acknowledge. . .the receipt of a beautiful Flag, forwarded and presented to my Regiment by our fellow-townsmen, John T. Werner, ESQ. We feel very grateful to him, and return our most sincere thanks for the beautiful National Flag he saw fit to present us with—the flag we all swore to defend, and I have every reason to believe that the 48th will do its duty; believing our cause just, and trusting in Him who rules all nations and armies, we will be able to have our National emblem once more floating proudly over the whole of our beloved country.”


Field and Staff
48th Pennsylvania
September 1861

Colonel: James Nagle
Lieutenant Colonel: David A. Smith (Resigned 11/1/1861)
Major: Joshua K. Sigfried
Adjutant: John D. Bertolette
Quartermaster: James Ellis
Surgeon: David Minis
Assistant Surgeon: Charles T. Reber
Chaplain: Samuel Holman

Company Commanders
48th Pennsylvania
September 1861

Company A: Captain Daniel B. Kaufman (Port Clinton & Tamaqua)
Company B: Captain James Wren (Pottsville & St. Clair)
Company C: Captain Henry Pleasants (Pottsville)
Company D: Captain Daniel Nagle (Pottsville)
Company E: Captain William Winlack (Silver Creek & New Philadelphia)
Company F: Captain Joseph Hoskings (Minersville)
Company G: Captain Philip Nagle (Pottsville & St. Clair)
Company H: Captain Joseph Gilmour (Pottsville)
Company I: Captain John R. Porter (Middleport & Orwigsburg)
Company K: Captain Henry A. Filbert (Schuylkill Haven & Cressona)

"With Hearts of Steel, They'll Stand The Field. . ." A Previously Unknown Song Composed by Private David Hamilton, 48th Pennsylvania

 

 

Little is known about Private David Hamilton of Company E, 48th Pennsylvania. He volunteered in late November 1861 and was mustered into service on December 9. The muster rolls held at the state archives list his age at 44, while another source gives his age as 35. Either way he was among the older enlisted soldiers in the regiment. He stood 5'6" in height, had a Light Complexion, Sandy Hair, and Blue Eyes. He was a farmer by profession who made his home somewhere in Schuylkill County. The regimental roster provided in Joseph Gould's regimental history states that Private Hamilton was "Sick in Hospital" in December 1862 and that when the regiment disbanded in July 1865 he was simply "Not on muster out roll." There is no pension file for Hamilton and, indeed, no service records for a "David Hamilton" in the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry. Whether Hamilton was discharged and sent home or if he succumbed to his illness we simply do not know.

 

We do know, however, that David Hamilton liked to compose poetry and songs. One of his works, entitled "Song for the 48th P.V.V." is currently held at the United States Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and can be read here.

 

And just yesterday, a previously unknown song composed by Hamilton appeared for sale on ebay. This one has no formal title, simply "Song Composed by David Hamilton, Co. E 48th Reg. P.V." From the contents, it is likely this one was written in either late 1861 or early 1862.

 

Please click here to view the entire listing and to see images of the song. The following is a transcription, with Hamilton's original spelling intact:

"SONG COMPOSIED BY DAVID HAMILTON, Co. E, 48th REG, PV "COME ALL YOU GALLANT VOLLINTERS & I PRAY YOU LEND A EAR
AND I WILL NOT DETAIN YOU LONG WITH WHAT YOUR GOING TO HEAR
I'M PROUD TO SEE SO MANY HERE BRAVE NOBLE HEARTED MEN
THAT HAS COME FORTH OUT FROM THE NORTH THEIR COUNTRY TO DEFEND
2 VERSE
YOU'V LEFT YOUR LOVING HAPPY HOMES ALL DANGERS FOR TO BRAVE
YOU'V LEFT YOUR LOVING WIFES AND BABES YOUR COUNTRY FOR TO SAVE
YOU'V LEFT YOUR AGED PARENTS, DEAR YOUR SWEETHEARTS NEW DOES MOURN
BECAUSE YOUR NOBLE SPIRITS FELT THE STARS AND STRIPES WERE TORN
3 VERSE
I CANNOT PRAISE YOU AS I SHOULD FOR WORDS I CANNOT FIND
I CANNOT PRAISE YOU AS I WOULD ALTHOUGH ITS ON MY MIND
BUT CHILDREN YET THAT IS UNBORN WILL TELL IT DAY TO COME
OUR NOBLE FATHERS BLED  AND DIED FOR THIS OUR HAPPY HOME
4TH
BUT THEIR IS SOME THAT GAVE THEIR NAMES TO JOIN US IN THE WAR
BUT WHEN THE PEORIED DID ARRIVE FOR THEM TO MARCH AWAY
THEY SYGHED AND SAID WE ARE AFFRAID AT HOME WE'RE BOUND TO STAY
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SOME OF THEM CAME TO HARRISBURG AND TARRIED THREE DAYS
THEY EAT OUR BISCUIT AND OUR SOUP OUR PICKLED PORK AND PEAS
BUT WHEN THEY DID OUR CANNONS SEE THEY LOOKED IN GREAY DISMAY
LIKE COWARDLY DOGS THEY HID THEIR TAILS AND QUICKLY RAN AWAY
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SUCH CHIKEN HEARTS WE DO DISDAIN WEE WILL HAVE NONE OF THEM
IF THEY WERE MUSTERED IN OUR RANKS THEY WOULD US SPELT TO SHAME
WEE  WANT NO COWARDS IN OUR BANDS THAT WOULD OUR COLOURS FLY
WEE CALL FOR VALIOUR HEARTED MEN WHO ARE NOT AFFRAID TO DIE
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THE PENNSYLVANIA FORTY-EIGHT ARE LIKE MEN OF RENOWN
THEY ARE NOT AFFRAID TO GIVE THEIR AID TO PUT REBELLION DOWN
WITH COLONEL NEAGLE AT THEIR HEAD HIS NAKED SWORD IN HAND
THRAUGHT THE LAND HE'LL LEAD HIS BAND THE UNION TO DEFEND
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TO SEE THIS REGIMENT ON PARADE HOW MARTIAL THEY APPEAR
ALL ARMED AND DRESSED IN UNIFORM THEY LOOK LIKE MEN OF WAR
THEY ARE THE BOYS THAT FEAR NO NOISE WHERE THUNDERING CANNON ROAR
WITH HEARTS OF STEEL THEY'LL STAND THE FIELD ALL ON THE SOUTHERN SHORE.
9TH VERSE
THEIRS ONE THING I WOULD LET YOU KNOW ERE I CONCLUDE MY SONG
A SPLENDID BAND OF MUSIC TO THIS REGT DOES BELONG
THEIR TUNES ARE SWEET AND PLAYED COMPLEET TIS CHARMING THEM TO HEAR
ON DRILLING GROUND THEY SWEETLY SOUND ALONG OUR FRONT AND REAR
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THE NEXT DOES COME THE FIFES AND DRUMES THEY PLAY WITH MERRY GLEE
AS THEY ADVANCE OUR FRONT ALONG THEY MARCH MOST GALLANTLY
THEY PLAY BOTH SWETT AND MERRILY AND KEEPS TO EQUAL TIME
THEY SOME TIMES PLAY US DIXIES LAND AND BONNY CROSSED THE RHINE
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NOW BROTHER SOLDIERS I DO FEEL MY RHYME IS AT AN END
I HOPE EACH GALLANT SOLDIER WILL THE STARS AND STRIPES DEFEND
AND WHEN THIS WAR IS AT AND END IF EVER WE GET HOME
I HOPE THE GALLANT FORTY-EIGHT WILL ADD ANOTHER SONG. END  

"The Last Sad Honors:" The Funeral of General James Nagle

Brigadier General James Nagle

James Nagle was a remarkable man. He organized a milita company at the age of 18, fought in the Mexican-American War as a captain of infantry, and, during the Civil War, raised, organized, and commanded no less than four regiments of Pennsylvania volunteers. A brigadier general, he also led a brigade at the battles of 2nd Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, and Fredericksburg. Had it not been for the heart disease that forced his resignation from the army in May 1863, he no doubt would have risen to division command, and, perhaps to major general.

He never attended West Point, or received any type of formal military training, but in camp and on the battlefield, he was, nontheless, a more than competent officer.

But the military was not his whole story. He was also a faithful husband and the devoted father of seven. When not in the army, he worked for his housepainting and wallpaper-hanging business, and served a term as sheriff of Schuylkill County. He was also on the Pottsville School Board, and was a member and then president of the borough council.

Despite all of this, Nagle remains a forgotten figure. For all the tens of thousands of books published on the American Civil War, it seems strange that there are those who still dwell in the vast halls of historical obscurity. And James Nagle, regrettably, is one of them.

During his short life, he was able to accomplish much, and in Schuylkill County he was an esteemed and respected figure. Testament to the high regard in which he was held was his funeral, held on Saturday, August 25, 1866. He died the previous Wednesday, August 22, at 4:00 a.m., in his Pottsville home, surrounded by his family. He was only 44 years old when he died.

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The Miners' Journal, Schuylkill County's leading newspaper, described at length the funeral of Brigadier General James Nagle. It is reprinted below:

General James Nagle.-Sincere sorrow pervaded this community on Wednesday morning last, when the fact of Gen. Nagle’s death became known. The sad event was not unexpected, for he had suffered for years from disease of the heart and liver, and during the past few weeks it was evident to his friends that he was succumbing to the attacks of adversaries too powerful for medicine to combat successfully. He died on Wednesday morning at 4 o’clock at his residence in this Borough. A brave soldier of two wars; a good citizen; an estimable man, has passed away. While the memory of his worth will remain green in the memories of this community in which so many years of his useful life were spent, his name will be inscribed with honor on the pages of his country’s history.

The Funeral of Gen. James Nagle. The remains of Gen. Nagle were interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery on Saturday afternoon last with military honors.
During the morning the Ringgold Band of Reading, which had volunteered to play on the occasion, the Ashland Veterans, Capt. McLaughlin, and the Cumbola Nagle Guards reached the borough to attend the funeral. At noon Capt. Binder of Philadelphia, a companion-in-arms of Gen. Nagle in the Mexican War, having been in the same Regiment, Gen. Albright of Carbon County, and Major Bertolette of Reading, also arrived to assist in playing the last sad honors to the remains of the dead soldier.
The body was viewed by hundreds before the hour of moving from the late residence of the deceased General. The corpse was attired in citizens’ dress, and rested in a coffin furnished by Mr. John Kalbach, Centre Street opposite the Union Hotel. It was made of walnut covered with black cloth, and the ornamentation was faultless, reflecting great credit on the taste of the maker. A silver plate on the lid bore the General’s name and age. The entire workmanship was the subject of much and just commendation. When the coffin was placed in the hearse it was covered with a silk national flag with a black rosette in each corner. On the top rested the sword which was presented to Gen. Nagle by the citizens of Schuylkill County, after his return from Mexico.
About 3 o’clock the cortege moved from the house in the following order, left in front:

Hydranlian Fire Company
American Hose Company
Humane Hose Company
Good Intent Fire Engine Company
Cumbola Nagle Guards
Washington Artillery Company
Ashland Veterans
Grant Zouaves, Pottsville
Ringgold Band, Reading
Soldiers Central League, Pottsville
Detachment of Soldiers in Mexican War
Who were in Gen. Nagle’s Company, bear-
Ing the old Company flag.
Officiating Clergy
Hearse
Pall Bearers—Gen. Wm. W. Duffield, Gen. Geo. C.
Wynkoop, gen. H. Pleasants, Gen. Albright,
Gen. J.A. Hennessy, Col. J.M. Wetherill
Horse and Groom
Mourners
Mounted Officers in Uniform
Gen. J.K. Sigfried and Staff

The cortege which contained about six hundred persons, moved over the following route: From house to Market Street; down market to Centre; down Centre to Mahantango; up Mahantango to Clay; down Clay to Howard Avenue; down Howard Avenue to the Cemetery.
All places of business were closed during the passage of the funeral train, and many houses along the route were clothed in mourning while flags were suspended at half mast and craped. The streets were filled with silent and mournful spectators. Minute guns were fired from Lawton’s Hill until the cortege reached the Cemetery.
The religious services at the grave were conducted by Rev. Mr. McCool, rev. Mr. Cook and Rev. Mr. Billheimer. Mr. McCool delivered an impressive discourse, in which he dwelt at length upon the life, character, and services of Gen. Nagle. It was listened to attentively by the large concourse of persons present, which must have numbered between two and three thousand.
The last military honors were paid by the Grant Zouaves who fired three vollies over the grave.
The military then returned to Centre Street, where the line was dismissed.
It was one of the largest and most imposing funerals ever seen here, the entire community evincing sincere sorrow at the loss of an estimable citizen, a brave soldier, a patriot, whose career will ever be referred to with pride by our citizens, and whose memory will be cherished while our hills endure.

143 Years Ago Today. . .

. . .General James Nagle, organizer of the 48th Pennsylvania, passed away at the age of forty-four. He died in his home early that Wednesday morning, around 4:00 a.m., surrounded by his family.

The Pottsville Miners' Journal printed the following obituary, as well as an account of the general's funeral, which was held on Saturday, August 25, 1866.

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General James Nagle.-Sincere sorrow pervaded this community on Wednesday morning last, when the fact of Gen. Nagle’s death became known. The sad event was not unexpected, for he had suffered for years from disease of the heart and liver, and during the past few weeks it was evident to his friends that he was succumbing to the attacks of adversaries too powerful for medicine to combat successfully. He died on Wednesday morning at 4 o’clock at his residence in this Borough. A brave soldier of two wars; a good citizen; an estimable man, has passed away. While the memory of his worth will remain green in the memories of this community in which so many years of his useful life were spent, his name will be inscribed with honor on the pages of his country’s history.
General Nagle was born in Reading, Pa., on the fifth of April, 1822, and was at the time of his death 44 years, 4 months, and 17 days old. From youth up his tastes were military. In 1842 he organized in Pottsville, where he resided, the Washington Artillery Company. When war was declared against Mexico, he, among the first, tendered the services of his Company, which were accepted. The Company left Pottsville on the 5th of December, 1846, for Pittsburgh, Pa., and was mustered into the United States service as Company B, 1st Pennsylvania Regiment. Gen Nagle, with his Company, was engaged during the entire siege of Vera Cruz, and rendered efficient service. In the Battle of Cerro Gordo he acted as Major of his Regiment. He with his Company and three others of the Regiment, was stationed at Perote Castle, to keep communication with Vera Cruz open, while the army under Gen. Scott, advanced. June 20, 1847, he assisted to route a force of guerillas at Lahoya. October 9, 1847, he fought at Huamantla; on the 12th at Puebla, and on the 19th at Atlixco. In each engagement the enemy was routed with heavy loss. Subsequently he entered the City of Mexico with his Regiment, remained there several weeks, and finally was stationed at San Angel until the close of the war. He was mustered out of the service with his Company at Philadelphia, July 27, 1848. The Company reached Pottsville on the 28th, where it and its commander were received with enthusiasm.
Soon after the return of Gen. Nagle a valuable sword was presented to him by the citizens of this County, as a mark of their appreciation of his services in Mexico.
In 1852 he was elected Sheriff, and subsequently Brigade Inspector and Colonel.
Gen. Nagle was warmly identified with military matters in this County up to the commencement of the Rebellion in 1861, when he was commissioned of the Sixth Pennsylvania (three months) Regiment. He was in the skirmish of Falling Waters. During this term of service he secured the confidence of his superior officers and was complimented by them.
In August, 1861, he organized the Forty-eighth Penna. Regt. for “three years of during the war” of which he was commissioned Colonel. He served with his Regiment at Fortress Monroe, Hatteras Island, and Newbern, and commanded with gallantry, judgment, and discretion, the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, in the Second Battle of Bull Run. Soon after the battle, he was recommended by Gen. Reno for promotion to Brigadier-General. The appointment was made by President Lincoln. Subsequently, Gen. Nagle was in the battles of Chantilly, South Mountain, and Antietam, and the Brigade greatly distinguished itself. In the carrying of Antietam Bridge which Gen. McClellan. . . . . . . the day, Gen. Nagle’s Brigade performed an important part and was especially complimented.
At Amisville in a skirmish, Gen. Nagle with his Brigade, drove the rebels. In the first battle of Fredericksburg the Brigade fought bravely under its commander and sustained a heavy loss.
Subsequently Gen. Nagle served with his Brigade in Kentucky, until May, 1863, when in consequence of suffering from disease of the heart, which finally caused his death, he was compelled to resign much to the regret of General Sturgess and the troops that Gen. Nagle commanded.
At home rest and absence from the excitements and exposures of the field had a beneficial affect, and his health became so much improved that when Gen. Lee commenced his invasion of Pennsylvania in June, 1863, Gen. Nagle organized the Thirty-ninth Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia, for the emergency an was commissioned Colonel of it. He was mustered in July 6, went to the front, was assigned to command a Brigade, and was mustered out August 3, 1863.
In 1864, Gen. Nagle organized the One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Pennsylvania Regiment, for the Hundred days’ service. He was commissioned Colonel July 31,and ordered to Baltimore. He subsequently commanded all of the troops at Mankin’s Woods-about 8000-and guarded the approaches to the City until the expiration of his term of service. He was mustered out November 5, 1864.
This sums up a military service eventful and honorable. At the time of his death, Gen. Nagle was President of the Council of this borough.

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The Funeral of Gen. James Nagle. The remains of Gen. Nagle were interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery on Saturday afternoon last with military honors.
During the morning the Ringgold Band of Reading, which had volunteered to play on the occasion, the Ashland Veterans, Capt. McLaughlin, and the Cumbola Nagle Guards reached the borough to attend the funeral. At noon Capt. Binder of Philadelphia, a companion-in-arms of Gen. Nagle in the Mexican War, having been in the same Regiment, Gen. Albright of Carbon County, and Major Bertolette of Reading, also arrived to assist in playing the last sad honors to the remains of the dead soldier.
The body was viewed by hundreds before the hour of moving from the late residence of the deceased General. The corpse was attired in citizens’ dress, and rested in a coffin furnished by Mr. John Kalbach, Centre Street opposite the Union Hotel. It was made of walnut covered with black cloth, and the ornamentation was faultless, reflecting great credit on the taste of the maker. A silver plate on the lid bore the General’s name and age. The entire workmanship was the subject of much and just commendation. When the coffin was placed in the hearse it was covered with a silk national flag with a black rosette in each corner. On the top rested the sword which was presented to Gen. Nagle by the citizens of Schuylkill County, after his return from Mexico.
About 3 o’clock the cortege moved from the house in the following order, left in front:
Hydranlian Fire Company
American Hose Company
Humane Hose Company
Good Intent Fire Engine Company
Cumbola Nagle Guards
Washington Artillery Company
Ashland Veterans
Grant Zouaves, Pottsville
Ringgold Band, Reading
Soldiers Central League, Pottsville
Detachment of Soldiers in Mexican War
Who were in Gen. Nagle’s Company, bear-
Ing the old Company flag.
Officiating Clergy
Hearse
Pall Bearers—Gen. Wm. W. Duffield, Gen. Geo. C.
Wynkoop, gen. H. Pleasants, Gen. Albright,
Gen. J.A. Hennessy, Col. J.M. Wetherill
Horse and Groom
Mourners
Mounted Officers in Uniform
Gen. J.K. Sigfried and Staff

The cortege which contained about six hundred persons, moved over the following route: From house to Market Street; down market to Centre; down Centre to Mahantango; up Mahantango to Clay; down Clay to Howard Avenue; down Howard Avenue to the Cemetery.
All places of business were closed during the passage of the funeral train, and many houses along the route were clothed in mourning while flags were suspended at half mast and craped. The streets were filled with silent and mournful spectators. Minute guns were fired from Lawton’s Hill until the cortege reached the Cemetery.
The religious services at the grave were conducted by Rev. Mr. McCool, rev. Mr. Cook and Rev. Mr. Billheimer. Mr. McCool delivered an impressive discourse, in which he dwelt at length upon the life, character, and services of Gen. Nagle. It was listened to attentively by the large concourse of persons present, which must have numbered between two and three thousand.
The last military honors were paid by the Grant Zouaves who fired three vollies over the grave.
The military then returned to Centre Street, where the line was dismissed.
It was one of the largest and most imposing funerals ever seen here, the entire community evincing sincere sorrow at the loss of an estimable citizen, a brave soldier, a patriot, whose career will ever be referred to with pride by our citizens, and whose memory will be cherished while our hills endure.

The Union's First Defenders: The Logan Guards

The Logan Guards was a militia company founded in 1858 in Lewistown, the seat of Mifflin County in central Pennsylvania. A public meeting held in August 1858 established the constitution and by-laws of the company and immediately thereafter John B. Selheimer was elected its captain.

The company was quickly organized and it was not long before it was brought up to strength. Company and squad drills were conducted nearly every night at the company’s headquarters, an unfinished brick building on Logan Street, which had originally been intended for a church, but was now converted into an armory and drill room. Assisting Selheimer and his lieutenants in drilling the recruits were two other militia officers from nearby areas: Captain Henry Zollinger of Perry County, who would later lead a company in the 49th Pennsylvania, and Captain William Irwin, a Mexican-American War veteran who held command of the Juniata Guards of Mifflin County. Irwin would later serve in the Logan Guards and rise to brigade commander’s rank in the Civil War.

Even before the firing upon Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, Captain Selheimer offered the services of the Logan Guards to Governor Andrew Curtin, of Pennsylvania. On April 16, and in response to Lincoln’s first-call-to-arms, Curtin summoned the Logan Guards to Harrisburg. The company immediately responded and by the following morning, had arrived in the state capital where it was joined by Ringgold Light Artillery, National Light Infantry, Washington Artillerists, and Allen Infantry.

Together with these four other companies, the Logan Guards would march into history the following day—April 18—when they arrived in Washington, first in defense of the Union. They shared in the dangerous march through Baltimore, in which several of these Pennsylvanians shed the first blood of the war, and would spend their thirty-days’ term of service mainly at Fort Washington, along with Pottsville’s Washington Artillerists.

Near the end of July, the Logan Guards were mustered out of service and the men began their journey home. Private William McKay described the journey home: “Having been mustered out of the United States service and received our pay in gold, we astonished the citizens of Harrisburg by our soldierly appearance and exemplary conduct. We arrived home safely. The entire population turned out to receive us and we received a perfect ovation. The citizens and the ‘Slemmer Guards’ received us with all the honors, the members thereof being of the most respectable families. A bounteous and never-to-be-forgotten dinner was provided for us in the Court House, and speeches of welcome were made and responded to, after which we broke ranks and the old Logan Guards ceased to have an organized existence.”

Yet the war was just beginning. Most of the men who marched off to war with the Logan Guards reenlisted that summer of Summer of 1861 and many would go on to great laurels and distinction in the Civil War. Indeed, no less than thirty-three Logan Guards would rise to commissioned officers’ rank. Among the notable were Thomas Hulings, William Irwin, Joseph A. Matthews, and William Galbraith Mitchell, who would become one of Major General Winfield Scott Hancock’s most trusted aides.

The following is the roster of the Logan Guards, complete with a brief record of their subsequent wartime service.

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The Logan Guards

Captain John B. Selheimer

Lieutenant Colonel, 25th PA

1st Lieutenant Thomas M. Hulings

Colonel, 49th PA; Killed in Action At Spotsylvania, 5/10/1864

2nd Lieutenant Robert W. Patton
Major, 131st PA
3rd Lieutenant William H. Irwin

Colonel, 49th PA; Brigadier General

1st Sergeant Joseph A. Matthews
Major, 46th PA; Colonel, 128th PA; Bvt. Brigadier General
Sergeant Joseph S. Waream
Captain, Co. K, 131st PA
Sergeant Henry A. Eisenbise
Lieutenant, 45th PA; Captain, Co. A, 46th PA (Twice prisoner of war)
Sergeant William B. Weber
Adjutant, 46th PA; Captain, Co. A, 46th PA
Sergeant Chauncey M. Shull
Corporal, 2nd I, 83rd PA
Quartermaster Sergeant David Wasson
Commissary Sergeant William T. McEwen
Major, 1st PA Cavalry
Corporal Elias Eisenbise

Captain, Co. F, 107th PA

Corporal Porter P. Butts
Corporal John M. Nolte
Captain, Co. A, 46th PA
Corporal Frederick Hart
Sergeant, Co. F, 107th PA; Killed at Gettysburg, 7/1/1863
Fifer Samuel McLaughlin
Drummer William Hooper
Sergeant, Co. A, 46th PA; Mortally Wounded, Chancellorsville, Died 5/5/63

Privates

Jesse J. Alexander

Corporal, Co. C, 1st PA Cavalry
William E. Benner
Robert Betts

Private, Co. C, 1st PA Cavalry
William H. Bowsman

Private, Co. A, 46th PA; Captured at Winchester, 5/25/62; Released
James D. Burns

Quartermaster Sergeant, Co. A, 20th PA Cavalry
Jeremiah Cogley

2nd Lt. U.S. Marines
Emmanuel Cole

Henry Comfort

Corporal, Co. A , 4th PA (1862 Militia)
Samuel Comfort

2nd Lieutenant, Co. A, 4th PA (1862 Militia); Private, Co. C, 78th PA
William R. Cooper

Private, 76th PA
William Cowden

Private, Co. A, 46th PA; Killed at Cedar Mountain, 8/9/1862
Franklin D’Armit

Thomas Dewees

Private, Co. A, 1st PA Cavalry; Private, Co. F, 16th PA Cavalry
James Eckeberger

Captain, Co. C, 49th PA
George W. Elberty

Sergeant-Major, 46th PA
W. Asberry Elberty

Musician, Co. A, 4th PA (1862 Militia); Co. A, 36th PA (1863 Militia)
Joseph Bingham Ferrerr

Daniel Fessler

Stevens’s Battery (Independent, Battery E), PA Artillery
Abraham Files

Private, Co. D, 131st PA
Owen M. Fowler

Captain, U.S.C.T.
George M. Freeborn

William H. Freeborn

Captain, Co. B, 49th PA; Mortally Wounded at Fredericksburg while laying Pontoons;

Died 8/20/1863
Joseph A. Frichthorn

Sergeant, 78th PA
George Hart
Private, 78th PA
James W. Henry
Sergeant, 149th PA
John Hughes
Private, Co. C, 20th PA Cavalry; Died of Disease
John T. Hunter
Captain, 1st U.S.C.T.; Mortally Wounded, Fort Wagner, SC
James M. Jackson
Private, 12th U.S. Infantry
John W. Jones
Sergeant, Co. F, 107th PA; Wounded at Fredericksburg
Henry F. Kaiser

Jonathan S. Kauffman

Private, 131st PA
Thomas Kinkade

Private, Co. A, 46th PA; Died at New Market of Wounds, 5/11/1862
John Langton

Private, Mann’s Independent Company, (1862 Militia)
Charles Laub (Lamb)

Sergeant, 1st DC Volunteers; Died of Disease
Elias Link
Private, Co. A, 46th PA; Died at Harpers Ferry, 11/11/1862
George J. Loff

Samuel B. Marks

1st Lieut., Co. A, 4th PA Militia (1862)
Robert A. Matthews

William McCay (McCoy)

Private, Co. F, 107th PA
William McEwen
John A. McKee

Captain, Co. A, 4th PA Militia (1862)
William McKnew

Private 24 54th PA
John S. Miller

Private, Co. K, 131st PA
Joseph A. Miller

Private, 2nd Co., 78th PA
William Mitchell

Captain, 49th PA; Chief-of-Staff to General Winfield Scott Hancock

Robert Morten
Corporal, 22nd PA Cavalry; Killed in Action, 1864
John Nail (Nale)
Corporal, Co. F, 107th PA; Died 10/9/62 of wounds received at Antietam
Robert Nelson
Private, Co. C, 6th PA Militia (1862)
William A. Nelson
1st Sergeant, Co. K 131st PA; Captain Co. K, 36th PA Militia (1863)
Thomas A. Nurse
Corporal, Co. A, 46th PA; Killed at Antietam, 9/17/1862
John M. Postlethwait
Musician, 49th PA Band
Joseph W. Postlethwait
Musician, 49th PA Band
James Price
Henry Printz
1st Sergeant, Co. A, 46th PA; Lieut., 205th PA
James Rager (Roger)
Private, Co. D, 49th PA; Died of Disease, 5/11/1864
Bronson Rothrock
Corporal, Co. A, 46th PA
Nathaniel W. Scott
Corporal, Co. C, 1st PA Cavalry; Died 7/2/1863 in Libby Prison, from
Wounds received at Brandy Station
William Sherwood
Captain, Co. F, 49th PA
Augustus Smith
Sergeant, Co. F, 107th PA; 1st Sergeant, 22nd PA
James T. Smith
49th PA
Theodore Smith
Sergeant, Co. K, 131st PA; Private, 2nd Co., 78th PA
George A. Snyder
Private, Co. K, 131st PA; Private, 2nd Co., 78th PA
Lucien T. Snyder
Charles W. Stahl
Private, Co. A, 4th PA Militia (1862)
Francis Sterrett
2nd Lieutenant, Co. D, 107th PA
Gideon M. Tice
Sergeant, Co. A, 4th PA Militia (1862); Private, 2nd Co., 79th PA
Thomas M. Utley
Adjutant, 4th PA Militia (1862); Adjutant, 36th PA Militia (1863); Clerk in War
Department
Henry G. Walters
Gilbert Waters
Captain, Co. L, 9th PA Cavalry; Killed in Action, 6/28/1863
David B. Weber
1st Lieutenant, Co. K, 131st PA; Corporal Co. C, 78th PA
Franklin H. Wentz

Captain, Co. F, 107th PA; Wounded at Gettysburg, 7/1/1863

David Wertz
Died of rheumatism, 1862
George White
Corporal, Co. C, 1st PA Cavalry; Wounded, 5/9/64; Captured, 6/21/64;
Released; Believed to have died of wounds
Phillip Winterod
Private, Co. D, 49th PA; Killed in Train Accident
Edwin Ziegler
Captain, Co. G, 107th PA; Major & Brevet Lt. Col., 107th PA

Roster: Company A

Last week I began posting the rosters of the 48th Pennsylvania, and I began with the Regimental Band. Today, I present to you the full and complete roster and muster roll of Company A. It is quite lengthy (there were over 180 soldiers who served in Company A during the war), but it does contain a soldier's date of enlistment, age at enlistment, height, complexion, eye color, hair color, occupation, place of residence, and a brief service record. This information was garnered from the 48th's Regimental histories, from Samuel P. Bates's History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, and, primarily, from the regimental muster rolls archived at the Pennsylvania State Archives. I plan to post one company's full and complete roster per month, so stay tuned.

Company A, 48th Pennsylvania, was recruited largely from Port Clinton, Tamaqua, and surrounding townships in southern Schuylkill County.

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Company A

48th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry

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Captain

Daniel B. Kaufmann:
9/17/1861; 29 yrs.; 5’9”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Black Hair; Dispatcher; Enlisted as Captain; Dismissed from Service: 8/1/1864

Henry Boyer:
9/17/1861; 27 yrs.; 5’8”; Dark Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Black Hair; Hotel Keeper; Port Clinton; Enlisted as 2nd Lt.; Promoted from 2nd Lt. to 1st Lt.: 9/29/1862; Promoted to Captain: 8/27/1864; Discharged: 10/1/1864, Expiration of Term of Service

Albert C. Huckey:
9/17/1861; 22 yrs.; 5’8”; Dark Complexion; Blue Eyes; Light Hair; Machinist; Port Clinton; Wounded: Spotsylvania, 5/12/1864; Enlisted as a Sgt.; Promoted from Sgt. to 1st Sgt. to 2nd Lt.: 9/3/1864; Promoted to Captain: 10/30/1864; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran

1st Lieutenant

Abiel H. Jackson:
9/17/1861; 27 yrs.; 5’8” Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Brown Hair; Machinist; Port Clinton; Enlisted as 1st Lt.; Resigned: 9/29/1862

Lewis B. Eveland:
9/17/1861; 23 yrs.; 5’7”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Brakesman; Port Clinton; Enlisted as a Sgt.; Promoted from Sgt. to 2nd Lt.: 9/29/1862; Promoted to 1st Lt.: 8/27/1864; Discharged: 10/1/1864: Expiration of Term of Service

William Taylor:
9/17/1861; 30 yrs.; 5’8”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Brown Hair; Boatman; Port Clinton; Enlisted as a Sgt.; Promoted from Sgt. to 1st Lt.: 10/30/1864; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran

2nd Lieutenant

Price, Henry H.:
9/17/1861: 21 yrs; 5’10”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Brown Hair; Chair Maker; Ashland; Wd. 9/17/1862 Antietam; Enlisted as a Private; Promoted to Sgt. to 2nd Lt.: 10/30/1864; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran

Orderly Sergeant

Benjamin G. Otto:
9/17/1861; 27 yrs.; 5’8”; Blue Eyes; Light Hair; Carpenter; Port Clinton; Enlisted as 1st Sgt.; Wounded: 2nd Bull Run, 8/29/1862; Died of Wounds: 10/15/1862

1st Sergeant

Seltzer, Abraham F.:
9/17/1861: 24 yrs.; 5’6”; Dark Complexion; Blue Eyes; Sandy Hair; Farmer; New Ringgold; Enlisted as a Private; Promoted to 1st Sgt.; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran

Sergeant

Honsberger, Henry C.:
9/17/1861; 21 yrs.; 5’4”; Dark Complexion; Blue Eyes; Dark Hair; Teacher; McKeansburg; Enlisted as a Private; Promoted to Sgt. Major, to Adjutant; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran

John Taylor:
9/17/1861; 25 yrs.; 5’8”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Dark Hair; Boatman; Port Clinton; Wounded: 2nd Bull Run, 8/29/1862; Enlisted as a Corporal; Promoted to Sgt.; Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate: 6/27/1865; Veteran

Gallagher, John:
9/17/1861; 18 yrs.; 5’6”; Dark Complexion; Blue Eyes; Dark Hair; Farmer; Centeville; Enlisted as a Private; Promoted to Corporal; Promoted to Sgt.; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran

Frederici, Franklin:
9/17/1861; 18 yrs.; 5’7”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Light Hair; Farmer; Auburn; Enlisted as a Private; Promoted to Corporal; Promoted to Sgt.; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran

Honsberger, Jacob S.:
9/17/1861; 20 yrs.; 5’4”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Blacksmith; McKeansburg; Enlisted as a Private; Promoted to Corporal; Promoted to Sgt.; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran

Heckman, Monroe:
9/17/1861; 21 yrs.; 5’8”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Shoemaker; Berks County; Enlisted as a Private; Promoted to Corporal; Promoted to Sgt.: 6/28/1865; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran

Milton B. Nice:
9/17/1861; 43 yrs.; 5’10”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Sandy Hair; Horse Jockey; Port Clinton; Enlisted as a Sgt.; Discharged: 12/9/1862

Corporal

Brandenburg, Charles:
9/17/1861; 42 yrs.; 5’8”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Dark Hair; Mason; Port Clinton; Enlisted as a Private; Promoted to Corporal; Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate: 3/3/1865; Veteran

Cochran, John:
9/17/1861; 21 yrs.; Port Clinton; Enlisted as a Private; Promoted to Corporal; Discharged by General Order: 6/7/1865

Perry, Richard B.:
8/19/1862; 18 yrs.; Port Clinton; Enlisted as a Private; Promoted to Corporal; Discharged by General Order: 6/7/1865

Eveland, James S.:
9/17/1861; 20 yrs.; 5’6”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Light Hair; Blacksmith; Port Clinton; Enlisted as a Private; Promoted to Corporal; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran

Meck, James:
9/17/1861; 19 yrs.; 5’9”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Yeoman; Port Clinton; Enlisted as a Private; Promoted to Corporal; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran

Boyer, Thomas B.:
9/17/1861; 19 yrs.; 5’10”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Yeoman; Port Clinton; Enlisted as a Private; Promoted to Corporal; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran

Krueger, Charles:
9/17/1861; 23 yrs.; 5’8”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Boatman; Port Clinton; Wounded: Antietam, 9/17/1865; Enlisted as a Private; Promoted to Corporal; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran

Moyer, Samuel B.:
Enlisted as a Private; Promoted to Corporal; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran

John Little:
9/17/1861; 42 yrs.; 5’9”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Dark Hair; Yeoman; Port Clinton; Enlisted as a Corporal; Not on Muster-Out Roll

Huckey, William J.:
2/17/1864; 18 yrs.; 5’10”; Light Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Laborer; Port Clinton; Enlisted as a Private; Promoted to Corporal: 6/8/1865; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865

Bond, George:
3/3/1864; 19 yrs.; 5’6 ¾ “; Medium Complexion; Grey Eyes; Brown Hair; Blacksmith; Pottsville; Enlisted as a Private; Promoted to Corporal: 6/8/1865; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865

Kershner, Jacob:

2/17/1864; 22 yrs.; 5’9”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Light Hair; Laborer; Born: Schuylkill County; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Enlisted as a Private; Promoted to Corporal; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865

John S. Bell:
9/17/1861; 25 yrs.; 6’0”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Farmer; Drehersville; Enlisted as a Corporal; Not on Muster-Out Roll

Joseph B. Carter:
9/17/1861; 22 yrs.; 5’9”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Dark Hair; Overseer; Tamaqua; Enlisted as a Corporal; Wounded: Fredericksburg, 12/13/1862; Died of Wounds

Brobst, John:
9/17/1861; 23 yrs.; 5’7”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Dark Hair; Farmer; Berks County; Enlisted as a Private; Promoted to Corporal; Wounded: 2nd Bull Run, 8/29/1862; Died of Wounds

John J. Huntzinger:
9/17/1861; 23 yrs.; 5’10”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Carpenter; Auburn; Enlisted as a Corporal; Killed in Action: Spotsylvania, 5/16/1864; Veteran

Francis M. Stidham:
9/17/1861; 21 yrs; 6’0”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Chair Maker; Port Clinton; Enlisted as a Corporal; Wounded in Action; Died of Wounds, 7/10/1864

Peter Zimmerman:
9/17/1861; 24 yrs.; 5’7”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Dark Hair; Cabinet Maker; Tamaqua; Enlisted as a Corporal; Died: 4/11/1864, Annapolis, MD

Musicians

Sterner, James W.:
Musician; 9/17/1861; 20 yrs.; 5’8”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Yeoman; Port Clinton; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran

Hinkley, William H.:
Musician: 9/17/1861; 18 yrs; 5’4”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Sandy Hair; Bar Keeper; Tamaqua; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran

McFarland, Jabez:
Musician: 2/22/1864; 19; 5’10”; Light Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Dark Hair; Gunsmith; Born: Gilford, North Carolina; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865

PRIVATES

Adams, John: 3/9/1864; 22 yrs.; 5’3 ½”; Dark Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Dark Hair; Cigar Maker; Born: Berks County; Enlisted: Pottsville; Wounded in Action; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Airgood, George: 9/17/1861; 27 yrs.; 5’6”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Farmer; Landingville; Wounded: Fredericksburg, 12/13/1862; Wounded: Petersburg; Died of Wounds: 8/15/1864
Albright, George: 9/17/1861; 36 yrs.; 5’10”; Dark Complexion; Blue Eyes; Brown Hair; Yeoman; Tamaqua; Born: Wurtenberg, Germany; Transferred to Company B, 4/22/1864
Ash, James: 2/29/1864; 24 yrs.; 5’5”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Brown Hair; Shoemaker; Born: Northumberland County; Enlisted: Pottsville; Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate: 5/24/1865
Bachman, William: 3/3/1864; 21 yrs.; 5’10”; Fair Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Brown Hair; Laborer; Born: Germany; Enlisted: Pottsville; Deserted: 3/15/1865
Baker, James: 6/16/1863; 22 yrs.; Transferred to Veteran’s Reserve Corps; Date Unknown
Bankes, Daniel M.: 2/17/1864; Transferred to Company B; 4/22/1864
Becker, James: 2/17/1864; 19 yrs.; 5’9; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Brown Hair; Laborer; Born: Schuylkill County; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Deserted, Returned: 10/15/1864; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Beltz, William: 2/17/1864; 18 yrs.; 5’8”; Light Complexion; Dark Eyes; Light Hair; Yeoman; New Ringgold; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Bensinger, George: 3/13/1865; 43 yrs.; 5’8 ½”; Medium Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Black Hair; Laborer; Pottsville; Absent, Sick at Muster Out
Berger, William A.: 9/17/1861
Betz, George: 8/19/1862; 18 yrs.; Wounded: Antietam, 9/17/1862; Wounded: Petersburg, 6/17/1864; Died of Wounds
Betz, William: 9/17/1861; 18 yrs.; 5’8”; Light Complexion; Dark Eyes; Light Complexion; Yeoman; New Ringgold; Wounded: 2nd Bull Run, 8/29/1862; Discharged on Account of Wounds: 10/31/1862
Booth, William: 2/17/1864; 21 yrs.; 5’5”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Light Hair; Moulder; Born: England; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Boyer, Samuel B.: 9/17/1861; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran
Briegel, George: 9/17/1861; 23 yrs.; 5’8”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Boatman; Auburn; Died in Philadelphia: 1/4/1863
Britton, Elias: 9/17/1861; 25 yrs.; 5’6”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Miller: Auburn; Wounded: 2nd Bull Run, 8/29/1862; Absent, Sick at Muster Out; Veteran
Britton, Israel: 9/17/1861; 20 yrs.; 5’5”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Dark Hair; Farmer; Tamaqua; Wounded: 2nd Bull Run, 8/29/1862; Deserted: 3/15/1865; Veteran
Brooks, William R.: 2/19/1864; Transferred to Company B: 4/9/1864
Brown, John: 3/8/1864; Transferred to Company B: 4/9/1864
Carter, Thomas: 3/1/1864; 20 yrs.; 5’11”; Dark Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Dark Hair; Machinist; Pottsville; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Cochley, John: 9/17/1861
Cochran, John: 2/1864; Died near Cold Harbor, Virginia: 1864
Cummings, Benjamin F: 9/17/1861; 29 yrs.; 6’0”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Conductor; Tamaqua; Never Joined Company
Dailey, Patrick: 9/17/1861; 35 yrs.; 5’11”; Dark Complexion; Blue Eyes; Brown Hair; Boatman; Port Clinton
Davis, Henry: 9/17/1861; 21 yrs.; 5’4”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Wheelwright; Port Clinton; Missing in Action: 2nd Bull Run, 8/29/1865; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865; Veteran
Day, James: 9/17/1861; 41 yrs.; 5’10”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Grey Hair; Miller; Schuylkill Haven; Discharged for Disability
Deitrich, Jacob: 9/17/1861; 28 yrs.; 5’6”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Yeoman; Port Clinton
Demmorce, William: 6/18/1863; Transferred to Company C: 4/8/1864
Dintinger, Charles: 3/2/1864; 18 yrs.; 5’8 ½”; Dark Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Brown Hair; Teamster; Pottsville; Transferred to Company C: 8/21/1864
Dreibelbeis, Benjamin: 9/17/1861; 18 yrs.; 5’4”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Yeoman; New Ringgold; Wounded: Antietam, 9/17/1862; Discharged by General Order
Dreibelbeis, Benjamin F.C.: 5/25/1863; 18 yrs.; 5’4 ½”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Dark Hair; Farmer; Schuylkill County; Discharged: 6/22/1865
Dreibelbeis, Joseph: 5/25/1863; 17 yrs.; 5’4”; Fair Complexion; Black Eyes; Dark Hair; Farmer; Schuylkill County; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Dreibelbeis, William:
Dreibelbeis, W.H.: 7/7/1863; 19 yrs.; 5’9”; Dark Complexion; Black Eyes; Black Hair; Laborer; Schuylkill County: 7/17/1865
Eckroth, Samuel: 9/17/1861; 21 yrs.; 5’6”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Dark Hair; Yeoman; New Ringgold; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran
Eddinger, William: 9/17/1861; 19 yrs.; 5’8”; Dark Complexion; Blue Eyes; Sandy Hair; Farmer; New Ringgold; Deserted, Returned; Absent, Sick, at Muster Out
Ely, Frederick: 2/17/1862; 21 yrs.; 5’6”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Brakesman; Born: Lehigh County; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Ferg, Christian: 3/30/1864; 27 yrs.; 5’4”; Dark Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Dark Hair; Moulder; Born: Germany; Cressona; Discharged by General Order: 7/13/1865
Gallagher, Edward: 2/17/1864; 20 yrs.; 5’0”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Light Hair; Miner; Schuylkill County; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Captured: Died in Andersonville Prison: 8/21/1864
Goodhart, Adam: 9/17/1861; 35 yrs; 5’8”; Dark Complexion; Blue Eyes; Dark Hair; Engineer; Port Clinton; Discharged from Hospital
Goodman, Charles: 9/17/1861; 26 yrs.; 5’7”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Boatman; Port Clinton; Discharged: 9/28/1864, Expiration of Term of Service
Greenawald, Abram: 18 yrs.; 5’3”; Dark Complexion; Blue Eyes; Brown Hair; Laborer; Pottsville; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Griffith, Thomas: 3/3/1864; 21 yrs.; 5’4 ½”; Dark Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Dark Hair; Blacksmith; Born: England; Enlisted: Pottsville; Transferred to Company B: 4/18/1864
Haas, Jordan C.: 9/17/1861; 19 yrs.; 5’7”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Dark Hair; Saddler; Ashland; Discharged from Hospital; Reenlisted; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran
Haker, John: 3/2/1864; 22 yrs.; 5’3 ½”; Dark Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Brown Hair; Miner; Pottsville; Transferred to Company B: 4/18/1864
Haldeman, Franklin: 3/3/1864; 18 yrs.; 5’4 ¼”; Light Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Brown Hair; Bar Tender; Pottsville; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Haus, Philander: 2/17/1864; 22 yrs.; 5’6”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Brown Hair; Miner; Born: Schuylkill County; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Heck, John: 9/17/1861; 34 yrs.; 5’5”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Yeoman; Ashland; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran
Hein, William Jacob: 9/17/1861; Transferred to Company C: 4/22/1864; Veteran
Heiser, William F.: 1862; 16 yrs.; 5’6”; Light Complexion; Brown Eyes; Black Hair; Farmer; Schuylkill County; Wounded: Fredericksburg, 12/13/1862; Not On Muster-Out Roll
Hendricks, George: 1/16/1864; 38 yrs.; 5’5”; Fair Complexion; Grey Eyes; Sandy Hair; Brakesman; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Discharged by General Order: 7/13/1865
Hessinger, Lewis: 9/17/1861; 18 yrs.; 5’7”; Light Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Yeoman; New Ringgold; Killed in Action: Petersburg: 6/22/1864; Veteran
Hile, Hiram: 2/13/1864; 19 yrs.; 5’9”; Dark Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Dark Hair; Laborer; Born: Schuylkill County; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Hillegas, Charles: 3/1/1864; 22 yrs.; 5’7”; Dark Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Dark Hair; Cabinet Maker; Pottsville; Discharged on Account of Wounds Received in Action: 6/27/1865
Hine, Willoughby: 2/17/1864; 21 yrs.; 5’7”; Dark Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Brown Hair; Farmer; Born: Berks County; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Hoffman, Silas: 2/29/1864; 40 yrs.; 5’5 ¾”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Brown Hair; Laborer; Born: Berks County; Enlisted: Pottsville; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Holman, John: 3/1/1864; 21 yrs.; 5’10 ¼”; Fair Complexion; Grey Eyes; Brown Hair; Laborer; Born: England; Pottsville; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Honsberger, M.T.: 3/16/1862; 18 yrs.; 5’4”; Light Complexion; Brown Eyes; Light Hair; Laborer; Schuylkill Haven; Discharged: 3/16/1865, Expiration of Term of Service
Houser, David: 4/7/1864; 24 yrs.; 5’4”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Black Hair; Laborer; Born: Schuylkill County; Enlisted: Pottsville; Died at City Point, Virginia: 7/4/1864
Hummel, John: 9/17/1861
Jones, Charles: 12/4/1862; 44 yrs.; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Jones, William K.: 9/17/1861
Kaufman, William: 2/19/1864; 19 yrs.; 5’10 ¼”; Dark Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Brown Hair; Farmer; Born: Schuylkill County; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Keller, Benjamin: 9/17/1861; 21 yrs.; 5’7”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Blacksmith; Ashland; Discharged: 9/17/1864, Expiration of Term of Service
Kerst, Henry: 8/24/1862; 21 yrs.; Discharged by General Order: 6/7/1865
Kerst, Willis L.: 9/17/1861; 18 yrs.; 5’4”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Boatman; Port Clinton; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran
Kleckner, James: 2/17/1864; 18 yrs.; 5’5”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Light Hair; Carpenter; Born: Schuylkill County; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Kline, Benjamin: 1/30/1865; 23 yrs.; 5’7”; Light Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Brown Hair; Boiler Maker; Berks County; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Knapp, William: 10/29/1862; 43 yrs.; Port Clinton; Absent, Sick at Muster-Out
Koch, Daniel H.: 2/17/1864; 19 yrs.; 5’7”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Brown Hair; Laborer; Port Clinton; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Koch, William H.: 9/17/1861; 21 yrs; 5’9”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Painter; New Ringgold; Discharged: 9/17/1864, Expiration of Term of Service
Koenig, Franklin: 9/17/1861; 19 yrs.; 5’6”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Light Hair; Yeoman; Port Clinton; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran
Kramer, Jacob Coleman: 9/17/1861; 28 yrs.; 5’7”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Horse Jockey; Tamaqua; Deserted, Returned 12/6/1864; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran
Kuret, Newry: 9/17/1861; Not On Muster-Out Roll
Lee, Richard: 10/17/1863; 38 yrs.; 5’7”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Brown Hair; Teamster; Born: England; Pottsville; Died in Pottsville: 8/21/1864
Leiser, Daniel: 9/17/1861; 19 yrs.; 5’9”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Yeoman; New Ringgold
Leiser, John H.: 9/17/1861; 20 yrs.; 5’5”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Yellow Hair; Yeoman; New Ringgold; Killed in Action: 2nd Bull Run, 8/29/1862
Lins, Elias: 1/12/1864; 18 yrs.; 5’3 5/8”; Dark Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Black Hair; Boatman; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Lins, Franklin: 2/6/1865; 25 yrs.; 5’4”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Brown Hair; Laborer; Born: Schuylkill County; Enlisted: Pottsville; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Lins, Joel: 1/16/1864; 20 yrs.; 5’4 ½”; Fair Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Brown Hair; Laborer; Born: Bucks County; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Absent, Sick at Muster-Out
Lins, Nathan: 2/6/1865; 22 yrs.; 5’3”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Dark Hair; Laborer; Born: Schuylkill County; Enlisted: Pottsville; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Liser, Daniel: 2/17/1864; Wounded: 2nd Bull Run, 8/29/1862; Transferred to Company C: 8/21/1864
Liser, Morgan: 2/17/1864; 25 yrs.; 5’10”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Brakesman; Born: Schuylkill County; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Livingston, George: 9/17/1861; 25 yrs.; 6’2”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Boatman; Port Clinton; Captured; Died in Libby Prison, 2/14/1864
Loye, Lewis: 2/22/1864; 19 yrs.; 5’8”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Brown Hair; Laborer; Born: Berks County; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
McGuire, Bernhard: 9/17/1861; 21 yrs.; 5’5 ½”; Sandy Complexion; Grey Eyes; Black Hair; Boatman; Pottsville; Not On Muster-Out Roll
McLain, John: 9/17/1861; 18 yrs.; 5’5”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Boatman; Port Clinton; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran
McLain, Robert: 9/17/1861; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran
Mallard, Marcus: 2/1864; Deserted, Date Unknown
Marshall, Joel: 9/17/1861; 22 yrs.; 5’6”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Farmer; New Ringgold; Wounded: 2nd Bull Run, 8/29/1862; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran
Martin, Joseph: 9/17/1861; 34 yrs.; 5’8”; Dark Complexion; Blue Eyes; Dark Hair; Boatman; Berks County; Enlisted: Port Clinton; Not On Muster-Out Roll
Martin, William: Waggoner: 9/17/1861; 42 yrs.; 5’4”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Car Builder; Clinton County; Enlisted: Port Clinton; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran
Meck, David: 3/30/1864; 23 yrs.; 5’2 ½”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Brown Hair; Laborer; Born: Berks County; West Brunswick Township; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Meck, William: 9/17/1861; Not On Muster-Out Roll
Meck, William H.: 8/11/1862; 19 yrs.; Discharged by General Order: 6/7/1865
Medlar, John C.: 2/17/1864; 22 yrs.; 5’8”; Fair Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Brown Hair; Farmer; Born: Schuylkill County; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Miller, George: 9/17/1861; 25 yrs.; 5’7”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Light Hair; Carpenter; Drehersville; Discharged, Date Unknown; Reenlisted: 2/4/1864; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran
Miller, William: 9/17/1861; 19 yrs.; 5’4”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Brown Hair; Yeoman; Port Clinton; Died at Hatteras Island, North Carolina: 11/21/1861
Morganroth, Levi: 9/17/1861; Not On Muster-Out Roll
Morton, Monroe: 3/29/1864; 24 yrs.; 5’5 ½”; Dark Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Brown Hair; Butcher; Born: Schuylkill County; Enlisted: Pottsville; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Moyer, Benjamin: 9/17/1861; 35; 5’6”; Dark Complexion; Blue Eyes; Dark Hair; Yeoman; Berks County; Not On Muster-Out Roll
Moyer, Jacob M.: 2/22/1864; 32 yrs.; 5’6”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Brown Hair; Laborer; Born: Schuylkill County; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Moyer, Jacob W.: 2/17/1864; 21 yrs.; 5’6”; Fair Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Brown Hair; Brick Layer; Born: New York; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Mumma, Isaac: 3/6/1865; 39 yrs.; 5’10”; Medium Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Black Hair; Laborer; Born: Cumberland County; Enlisted: Pottsville; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Neeley, Andrew: 9/17/1861; 18 yrs.; 5’4”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Boatman; Port Clinton; Transferred to Company C: 4/8/1864; Veteran
Neeley, William: 9/17/1861; 38 yrs.; 5’8”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Light Hair; Yeoman; Port Clinton; Wounded:2nd Bull Run, 8/29/1862; Transferred to Company C: 4/8/1864; Veteran
Otto, Isaac: 9/17/1861; 20 yrs.; 5’9”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Light Hair; Boatman; Port Clinton; Killed in Action: Spotsylvania, 5/12/1864
Peter, John: 9/12/1864; 40 yrs.; 5’9”; Light Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Dark Hair; Shoemaker; Born: Germany; Discharged by General Order: 6/7/1865
Pugh, John: 9/17/1861; 26 yrs.; 5’4 ½”; Dark Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Dark Hair; Moulder; Pottsville; Wounded: 2nd Bull Run, 8/29/1862; Discharged on Account of Wounds
Ramer, George: 9/17/1861; 31 yrs.; 6’2”; Fair Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Carpenter; Ashland; Died in Georgetown, D.C.: 9/6/1862, Most Likely Due to Wounds Received at 2nd Bull Run, 8/29/1862
Reese, Lewis M.: 9/17/1861; Not On Muster-Out Roll
Reichelderfer, Jonathan: 3/2/1864; 18 yrs.; 5’0 ½”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes, Brown Hair; Laborer; Pottsville; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Richard, Philip: 1/5/1864; 18 yrs.; 5’2 7/8”; Fair Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Brown Hair; Printer; Born: England; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Rinker, Charles: 1/30/1865; 19 yrs.; 5’4”; Medium Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Dark Hair; Laborer; Schuylkill County; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Robinhold, Lewis M.: 2/17/1864; 30 yrs.; 6’3”; Dark Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Dark Hair; Blacksmith; Born: Schuylkill County; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Killed in Action: Spotsylvania, 5/12/1864
Ruff, John: 9/17/1861; 39 yrs.; 5’7”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Yeoman; Tamaqua; Died in Washington, D.C.: 12/13/1862
St. Clair, C.A.T.: 2/27/1864; 19 yrs.; 4’11”; Fair Complexion; Grey Eyes; Dark Hair; Laborer; Schuylkill County; Killed in Action: Spotsylvania, 5/12/1864
Schaeffer, John: 2/17/1864; 21 yrs.; 5’5”; Fair Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Laborer; Bucks County; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate: 5/19/1865; Veteran
Schreyer, Henry: 9/17/1861; 24 yrs.; 5’7”; Light Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Boatman; Port Clinton; Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate: 3/27/1865: Veteran
Seltzer, Francis: 3/2/1865; 35; 5’3”; Light Complexion; Blue Eyes; Light Hair; Bartender; Pottsville; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Shaffer, John W.: 3/9/1864; 39 yrs.; 5’6 ½”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Brown Hair; Carpenter; Born: Lancaster; Enlisted: Pottsville; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Shantz, William: 3/9/1865; 17 yrs.; 5’1 ¾”; Medium Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Brown Hair; Boatman; Pottsville; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Shenk, John: 9/17/1861; Not On Muster-Out Roll
Shickram, Augustus: 9/17/1861; 36 yrs.; 5’5”; Dark Complexion; Blue Eyes; Light Hair; Carpenter; Port Clinton; Discharged: 8/29/1864, Expiration of Term of Service
Shollenberger, Samuel: 2/18/1864; 18 yrs.; 5’0”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Carpenter; Berks County; Enlisted: Pottsville; Captured: Died in Salisbury Prison, 1/16/1865
Sigfried, Jacob: 3/2/1864; 26 yrs.; 5’5 ¾”; Fair Complexion; Blue Eyes; Brown Hair; Horse Dealer; Born: Schuylkill County; Enlisted: Norristown, Pennsylvania; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Sigfried, Jonas: 2/17/1864; 28 yrs.; 5’11”; Dark Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Black Hair; Blacksmith; Born: New York City; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Simon, Frank W.: 9/17/1861; 21 yrs.; 5’3”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Sandy Hair, Slater; Port Clinton; Absent, Sick at Muster Out
Simon, Morgan: 9/17/1861; 18 yrs.; 5’5”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Boatman; Port Clinton; Wounded: 2nd Bull Run, 8/29/1862; Not On Muster-Out Roll
Simon, Nelson: 9/17/1861; 22 yrs.; 5’9”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Yeoman; Port Clinton; Died in Minersville: 7/5/1864
Simpson, Henry: 9/17/1861; Not On Muster-Out Roll
Sittler, Nathan: 2/17/1864; 37 yrs.; 5’11”; Dark Complexion; Black Eyes; Dark Hair; Laborer; Born: Berks County; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Smith, Lewis: 2/10/1864; 18 yrs.; 5’4”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Laborer; Born: Berks County; Enlisted: Reading; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Smith, Thomas P.: 9/17/1861; 45 yrs.; 5’7; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Grey Hair; Berks County; Enlisted: Port Clinton; Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate: 2/13/1865: Veteran
Snyberger, Nicholas: 2/22/1864; 19 yrs.; 5’7”; Dark Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Brown Hair; Laborer; Born: Berks County; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Snyder, Henry: 9/17/1861; 23 yrs.; 5’11”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Black Hair; Carpenter; Berks County; Enlisted: Port Clinton; Discharged: 2/9/1862
Snyder, Simon: 9/17/1861; 20 yrs.; 5’8”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Yeoman; Berks County; Died: 6/16/1864 of Wounds Received in Action
Spreese, John V.: 9/17/1861; 25 yrs.; 5’7”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Shoemaker; West Penn Township; Died: 1/21/1862 at Hatteras Island, North Carolina
Springer, Jesse: 9/17/1861; 20 yrs.; 5’9”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Yeoman; Hecla; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865: Veteran
Springer, John: 9/17/1861; 24; 5’9”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Yeoman; Hecla; Died: 10/9/1862 of Wounds Received in Action
Stahlnecker, John: 9/17/1861; Not On Muster-Out Roll
Stahlnecker, Obediah:
Steel, David: 9/17/1861; 45 yrs.; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Yeoman; Port Clinton; Discharged at New Bern, North Carolina: 6/28/1862
Sterner, Lewis: 5/9/1864; 21 yrs.; 5’7 ½”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Brown Hair; Laborer; Born: Schuylkill County; Enlisted: Pottsville; Died 4/11/1865 in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
Wagner, Frederick: 2/17/1864; 37 yrs.; 5’10 ½”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Black Hair; Miller; Born: Berks County; Enlisted: Philadelphia; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Weibels, John: 9/17/1861; 30 yrs.; 5’5”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Light Hair; Shoemaker; Port Clinton; Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate: 2/3/1865; Veteran
Weikel, Henry: 3/9/1865; 17 yrs.; 5’3 ½”; Light Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Light Hair; Laborer; Born: Reading; Enlisted: Pottsville; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Weiser, Samuel: 9/17/1861; Not On Muster-Out Roll
Wentzell, Franklin: 9/17/1861; 23 yrs.; 5’1”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Boatman; Schuylkill County; Died 8/12/1862: Drowned in Potomac River
West, Bernard: 9/17/1861; 40 yrs.; 5’4”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Dark Hair; Carpenter; Tamaqua; Died 5/12/1862 in New Bern, North Carolina
Whetstone, Simon: 3/3/1864; 19 yrs.; 5’10”; Fair Complexion; Blue Eyes; Brown Hair; Laborer; Born: Carbon County; Enlisted: Pottsville; Mustered Out: 7/17/1865
Whitaker, John: 9/17/1861; 18 yrs.; 5’2”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Light Hair; Boatman; Port Clinton; Transferred to Company C: 4/8/1864; Veteran
Williams, James: 9/17/1861; 20 yrs.; 5’6”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Light Hair; Boatman; Port Clinton; Berks County; Killed in Action: Fredericksburg, 12/13/1862
Williams, Oliver: 9/17/1861; 21 yrs.; 5’8”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Light Hair; Teamster; Ashland; Mustered Out: 9/19/1864: Expiration of Term of Service
Youser, John F.: 9/17/1861; 27 yrs.; 5’8”; Dark Complexion; Dark Eyes; Dark Hair; Never Joined Company
Yunker, John: 3/2/1864; 36 yrs.; 5’6”; Dark Complexion; Grey Eyes; Brown Hair; Engineer; Born: Germany; Enlisted: Pottsville; Transferred to Company B: 4/9/1864
Zeigler, James W.: 9/17/1861; 37 yrs.; 5’7”; Light Complexion; Grey Eyes; Yellow Hair; Yeoman; Berks County; Discharged: 6/28/1862 at New Bern, North Carolina
Zeigler, Joseph: 2/19/1864; 22 yrs.; 5’4”; Light Complexion; Hazel Eyes; Brown Hair; Laborer; Schuylkill County; Enlisted: Pottsville; Transferred to Company D: 4/11/1864