CIVIL WAR

The following is a list of drafted men of Columbia County. This list was published in the local paper dated September 26, 1863. These were the names drawn at Troy, PA on the 17th of September. The names will be broken down by township. **Will denote possibly incomplete listings.

Anyone with similar information for Columbia County is welcome to have it added to these pages.

Bloom Township    Montour Township    Fishing Creek Township    Centre Township
Greenwood Township    Catawissa Township    Locust Township    Hemlock Township
Jackson Township    Sugarloaf Township    Orange Township    Franklin Township
Maine Township    Conyngham Township    Pine Township    Briar Creek Township
Scott Township    Mifflin Township    Benton Township    Madison Township
Mount Pleasant Township    Roaring Creek Township    Beaver Township

Bloom Township

Ben F. BrooksGeo. W. Rathbun
Peter S. RishelJames Burt
Thos. J. Mayhew (col'd)   Jonathan R. Dimm
Tobias HenryHenry Kersty
Miles FryJacob Shafer
John DeilyIsaiah W. McKelvy
Samuel A. RitterAbraham Perry
Hiram W. ThorntonJenry J. Krumm
Charles A. MoyerWm. Surles
Daniel LeacockJesse C. Tate
Jacob F. FoxJames M. Thornton
Samuel ShafferAlbert Surles
A. B. ErasmusJohn A. Beach
John GilroyHenry Fornwalt
Wm. StaleyB. H. Vannatter
Michael M. SnyderRudolph H. Ringler
Thos. H. CullenHenry B. Wells
Samuel S. Miller (col.)Herman Smith
Thos. Hawkins (col.)Wm. Hughes
Robt. C. FruitJohn Brobst
Frank P. DrinkerHarris J. Sheep
James RogersGeo. W. Gormer
Josiah RalstonPhilip C. Whitenight
Joseph WeaverGeo. Moyer
Wm. W. KeiferNelson McCarty
John ColemanWm. Price
Jeremiah CooperIsaac Crawford
Wm. RitchieHenry Shipton
Jer. S. FahringerC. G. Barkley
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Montour Township

Moses EnleyJames Irwine
George LinnEmanuel Lazarus
Evan LavisJohn Clarke
Richard Francis   Noah Mouser
Andrew R. Roth   Reuben Rouch
Jesse WertmanEdward Strosser
Wesly FlemingC. L. Spencer
Alfred Irwiue
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Fishingcreek Township

Michael WennerJackson McHenry
Daniel WennerJohn Bender
Wesley EvansFred Hartman
William EdgarPeter J. Weaver
Mathias KramerIsaac Lauderbauch
Silas McHenryJohn J. Fuller
Emanuel EdgarElisha Trimmer
George LazarusWilson McMichael
John DepoHarmon Labor
Daniel GolderAlexander Yaple
Hiram KarnsEzra Chapin
Hiram N. Ammerman   Wm. B. Kester
Elias M. LaubauchCharles Eyer
Henry SitlerDaniel Pealer
Wm. M. StokerElias Wenner
Samuel ThomasUriah McHenry
Wm. SanteeWm. Eyer
Elisha EmoryElisha K. Robbins
Ellis StokerJohn Trexler
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Centre Township

John W. ClarkWesly Hess
Peter M. BooneHugh Wenner
Josiah H. NagleEmanuel Sitler
Levi RemlyWm Deitrich
Samuel NeyhardJesse Hoffman
Thos. W. FryDaniel Baker
Freeman SitlerMordica Millard
Wm. Hidlay Jr.Henry Sidle
Isaac GroverJohn A. Hill
Charles KelchnerLyman Croup
Andrew C. Hagenbuch   John DeLong
Morris B. FreasJohn Neyhard
Thos. W. HagenbuchJacob W. Lohman
Thos. Cain
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Greenwood Township**

Edwin JohnC. R. Watts
John E. HeacockWm. R. Mather
Wm. McEwenJohn S. Mather
Daniel PattersonAbm Seybert
Alfred KlinePeter H. Girton
Hugh FairmanHiram Albertson
Wm. PattersonJohn C. Richart
T. M. PottsAllen Harvey
L. H. ParkerAbraham Drailblepiece
Geo. B. ThomasJames V. Gillespy
Jackson Robbins   Thomas Mather
Henry HumphriesAvery O. Smith
Jesse HaymanJohn Robbins
(P?)eston KlineWm. F. McEwen
Abraham E. Kline   Alfred Heacock
John CromleyJ.G. Girton
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Catawissa Township

David StrouseAlexander Hide
Geo. HollenbackWalter Scott
Geo. BreischWm. Cleywell
Pinkerton DrumhellerCharles Gaumer
Easick KernsThos. Barry
Wm. T. ShumanBeny S. Reifsnyder
Stephen B. RahnEphriam Kramer
Clinton W. HarderJacob Miller
Edward G. HartJohn Fitzgerald
Daniel CleywellDavid Snyder
Wm StrouseFleming Jacoby
Lewis HeyhurstTobias D. Barninger
John MartzWm. Richards
Peter Fenstermaucher   John H. Butz
Geo. R. Hayhurst
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Locust Township

Abraham RoopJacob L. Artley
Wm. GearhartWebb Thomas
Reuben FahringerJohn G. Roup
Jacob MellickWm. Helwig
George BoyerJonathan Rishel
John BillegJohn Holdren
Nathan Costenbader   Wm George
John OliverHenry K. Bare
Amos YeagerPeter H. Long
James BrofeeJacob Helwig
Alfred MarksBenneville Wary
Henry H. RoadsWm. W. K. Wilson
Daniel K. LockhardGeorge Leiby
Wm. ThomasSamuel Price
John EvelandCharles H. Gable
John H. HowellGeo. W. Kreisher
Francis H. KernDavid. Helwig
Wm. Tyson
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Hemlock Township

John S. NeyhartEnoch P. Evans
David ShaferJackson Leidy
Henry C. GrotzVivian Stephens
Hiram GirtonHenry W. Wagner
Lafyette FaustJoseph K. McMichael
Wm. ApplemanJohn C. Folk
Michael WhitenightHugh F. McBride
Joseph WaltersEmanuel Somers
Hiram ReeseLewis Hartman
John ApplemanSam Werkheiser
Jacob WerkheiserDaniel Yocum
Geo. W. FaustGeorge Hooper
George IvyWm. Harris
Ralph IvyMathew Tubby
Wm. PurselIsaac N. Leidy
Amos B. HartmanJacob Andes
Boyd GirtonSanford Shoemaker
Sidney S. Shoemaker
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Jackson Township

Charles C. Mausteller   Edward Roberts
George GettyFranklin Hamlin
Daniel S. YoungBenj. Savage
Thomas H. RobbinsJohn Blecker
George W. FarverWashington Knouse
George Remely
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Sugarloaf Township

Elijah HessPhilip Hess
Mathias FritzLowrie Cole
Samuel HessJohn Dilts
Eli FritzWm. Kitchen
Frank Masteller  Elias Fritz
Josiah R. FritzJesse Herrington
Wm. MastellerShadrack Hess
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Orange Township

Jasper KlineOrville A. McGargle
James B. HarmanJoseph A. Henrie
Monross S. HayhurstDavid R. Appleman
Alfred H. KisnerThos F. Schuyler
Franklin KeiferJoseph C. Hughes
Thomas RuckleAndrew C. Bidleman
David E. HaymanRobt. G. Paden
John BeagleCharles Allabach
Samuel A. Sharpless  Sidney C. Williams
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Franklin Township

Peter M. BeaverWm. Teeple
Samuel ShulerJackson Cleaver
Marshal Hendershot  Aaron Loreman
Peter S. FordWm. Huber
Samuel HoaglandDavid Reader
Clinton SterlingWellington Clark
Noah CritzBenj. Zimmerman
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Maine Township

David S. BrownDaniel Kline
Wm. KlineNathan Knapp
Erastus ShumanWm. Fisher
Charles ShumanGeorge Gauster
Daniel MillerUriah Berninger
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Conyngham Township**

David CampJohn Mensinger
James MaddenDavid Evans
Alexander W. Ren (?)  Henry Eckerling
James ClearyChristian Saner (?)
William JamesJohn Snyder
Martin LoughlinPatrick Flannegan
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Pine Township

Thomas YoungJahn Faus
Shadrack EvesJohn Johnson
Robert PotterEmanuel Bogart
Thom. Y. StackhousePhilip Hartman
Valentine Wintersteen  Montgomery Cox
Ira J. RichartElijah Shoemaker
Elias WattsElias Cornelison
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Briar Creek Township

Levi SitlerGideon Fehnel
Wm RingroseJohn Betz
Warren Vanderhoven  Daniel Kelchner
Silas E. LynnSilas E. Moyer
Peter EckrothDavid Shafer
Peter BachmanHenry Lamon
Charles MillerNelson Stackhouse
Wm. LindenNathan Sitler
Josiah H. MartzHenry Melon
Ira Eatland (?)David Knowse
Emanuel SmithWm. A. Lynn
Joseph D. Haldebrand  Levi Shafer
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ScottTownship

Jackson A. TobiasKimber C. Ent
Geo. W. JohnsonGeo F. Unangst
Daniel A. CreasyJoseph Bucook
Wm G. Girton Nelson S. Tingley
Philip AngelRobt. M. C. Fowler
Robert S. HowellJohn Brown
Harvey JonesLloyd Kressler
Patrick DalyGeo. S. Patterson
Uzal H. EntRobt. S. Ent
Jos H. VansickleJohn W. Shannon
Eli HartmanThos. Meredith
Clark MastellerRobert Patterson
John HartmanJohn Turner
John WhitenightJohn W. Heiser
James LeesButler Edgar
Elias MillsJohn Miller
George BrineValentine Kressler
Joseph L. EvansReuben Sitler
Wm L. CrevelingMason C. Johnson
John KlineCharles S. Fisher
Abm. M. WhiteJohn A. White
Wesley CrawfordNorman S. Pursel
Harman G. Creveling  
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Mifflin Township

John PiferJohn H. Davis
Martin HutchisonHarvey Hess
Albert MillardUriah Spade
Samuel SmithJohn Michael
Jeremiah Kelkner  John F. Creasy
Reuben HouseRudolph Zimmerman
Isaiah FredericiHenry Fulk
John WolfAdam Smith
Isaac LutzWm. Rote
Charles RuxJohn Bond
Albert BrownSilas Mensinger
Samuel MichaelStephen Kirkendall
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Benton Township

Hiram F. Everett   John Keiffer
Miner R. SmithPeter F. Ashleman
Dennison ColeJames Conner
Joel KeifferJosiah H. Kline
Russel KarnesSamuel P. Krickbaum
Samuel HartmanThos. S. Smith
John W. KlineCalb O'bryan
John F. ConnerSilas Karnes
Elias McHenryJoel B. Roberts
Abijah HessGeorge Poust
Phineas Sitler
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Madison Township

Jacob Stoufferthos Jengles
Robert C. Johnson   John Kramer
Morris E. Mastersrussel W. Stout
Alfred PeggJohn D. Ellis
Thomas BallGeo. W. Whitenight
Daniel WelliverCharles Johnson
John ShetlerCyrus Day
David N. WelliverWm. Allen
David HainesTheo H. Runyan
Nicholas F. BarberWm. S. Lomison
Jacob ZeisloftAndrew S. Allen
Joseph R. KisnerFrederick Kramer
James RichardsJames W. Eves
Ezra Eves
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Mount Pleasant Township

Jacob B. DildineJacob Fox
Geo. W. HockIsaac K. Appleman
John H. WhiteWm. Johnson
John C. MordonMichael Hock
Thos. S. LorowWesley Hittle
Andrew J. M Carty  B. F. Kesler
Martin KlineWm. Oman
Franklin MillerW. W. Kline
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Roaring Creek Township**

Harvy P. CheringtonJohn Mowry
Charles MenschGeorge Kreisher
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Beaver Township**

Henry HoffmanHenry (Hinterhter??)
Aaron DriesbachJosiah Johnson
Daniel Longenberger  Michael Mumy
Wm. McFeeThomas Hoffman
Joseph SingleyReuben Henninger
Henry SwankJohn Deats
John HenningerWashington Fry
John HostlerPhilip Mumy
Wm. McFeeFranklin Schell
Frank ShumanThomas Miller
Edward SchellJames Prescott
William BerryGeorge Dreisbach
Nathan ErwineDavid Erwine
John HawkAaron Johnson
Daniel SingleyLevi Feaster
Thomas DandoDaniel Swank
Charles Hotz
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