8th Cavalry
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Company A
|
Name |
Rank |
Date of Muster |
Term/ |
Remarks |
| Wm. H. Forrest | Captain | September 19, 1861 |
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Commissioned Major, September 21, 1862; not mustered; discharged August 28, 1863 |
| Chas. E. Fellows | Captain | September 4, 1861 |
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Promoted from 2d Lt. Company L, June 21, 1862; to Captain, December 23, 1863; mustered out with Company, September 22, 1865 |
| Alex. M'Callum | 1st Lt. | September 10, 1861 |
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Promoted to Captain company E, March 7, 1862 |
| Henrv Gailen | 1st Lt. | September 18, 1861 |
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Promoted from 2d Lt. company H, March 19, 1862; resigned June 23, 1862 |
| Fred'k J. R. Collin | 1st Lt. | September 17, 1861 |
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Promoted from 2d Lt., August 31, 1863; discharged September 26, 1864 |
| Edwin P. Dace | 1st Sergeant | August 21, 1861 |
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Promoted from Sergeant, January 8, 1864; mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Benj. H. Taylor | Quarter Master Sergeant | August 28, 1861 |
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Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Hiram C. Strunk | Commissary Sergeant | August 30, 1861 |
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Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, October 4, 1861; to Commissary Sergeant, August 26, 1862; mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Sam'l R. Steward | Sergeant | August 21, 1861 |
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Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Wm. A. White | Sergeant | August 30, 1861 |
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Promoted from Corporal, August 26, 1862; mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Wm. C. Nolan | Sergeant | September 4, 1861 |
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Promoted from Corporal, August 26, 1862; to Sergeant, April 14, 1863; mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Charles H. Cooper | Sergeant | August 21, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, September 10, 1862 |
| Wm. M'Millan | Corporal | August 28, 1861 |
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Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1861; mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Robert M'Bride | Corporal | September 6,, 1861 |
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Promoted to Corporal, February 20, 1862; mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Andrew J. Hoover | Corporal | August 30, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, December 6, 1862 |
| Wm. C. Rumford | Corporal | September 3, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, August 1, 1862 |
| Jacob Sirncox | Corporal | October 18, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, March 5, 1862 |
| Henry M'Micken | Corporal | September 16, 1862 |
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Promoted to 1st Lt. company M, December 31, 1863 |
| Felix Tomany | Farrier | September 16, 1861 |
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Died at Acquia Creek, Va., Juine 6, 1863 |
| Milfred Green | Blacksmith | October 18, 1861 |
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Promoted to Blacksmith, November 5, 1861; mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Atkins, James | Private | August 28, 1861 |
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Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Bush, Eugene | Private | February 9, 1865 |
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Discharged by General Order, July 12, 1865 |
| Brockley, Bernard | Private | August 1, 1861 |
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Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Bailey, Jacob | Private | October 18, 1861 |
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Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Byrley, John B. | Private | August 21, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, October 14, 1862 |
| Boozer, Vernon T. | Private | August 21, 1861 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Bogmyre, Henry | Private | February 5, 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Barnes, Edward | Private | December 30, 1863 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Buckley, George | Private | May 10, 1864 |
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Not accounted for |
| Butler, John F. | Private | May 10, 1864 |
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Not accounted for |
| Bostick, William | Private | September 2, 1861 |
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Deserted September 2, 1861 |
| Burton, George W. | Private | September 9, 1861 |
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Transferred to company K, date unknown |
| Curran, Peter | Private | August 28, 1861 |
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Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Canly, Arthur | Private | August 1, 1861 |
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Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Collins, John | Private | August 19, 1861 |
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Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Curtz, David H. | Private | October 18, 1861 |
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Not accounted for |
| Cramini, And. J. | Private | August 28, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, December 25, 1862 |
| Carr, M'Lees. | Private | September 6, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, August 12, 1862 |
| Cooper, Edwin W. | Private | October 26, 1863 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Crosby, John | Private | September 2, 1864 |
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Not accounted for |
| Conness, John | Private | May 10, 1864 |
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Not accounted for |
| Carter, John | Private | August 21, 1861 |
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Died at Philadelphia, Pa., March 7, 1862 |
| Carr, Michael | Private | September 2, 1861 |
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Deserted September 2, 1861 |
| Carr, James W. | Private | August 31, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, July 21, 1863 |
| Copeland, Russell | Private | September 5, 1861 |
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Discharged October 10, 1864, expiration of term |
| Charles, John | Private | September 2, 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Collins, Frank | Private | October 5, 1864 |
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Not accounted for |
| Donnelly, John | Private | September 19, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, March 6, 1863 |
| Davis, Thomas H. | Private | September 16, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, June 24, 1862 |
| Edwards, John H. | Private | October 18, 1862 |
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Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Fager, Theodore H. | Private | September 9, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, August 2, 1862 |
| Fisher, Charles | Private | March 11, 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Firth, Joseph | Private | September 6, 1862 |
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Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April 15, 1863 |
| Fitzpatrick, Ter'ce. | Private | August 28, 1861 |
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Deserted September 2, 1861 |
| Gantt, Peter | Private | October 18, 1862 |
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Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Gantley, John | Private | March 1, 1864 |
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Not accounted for |
| Gutschall. Wm. T. | Private | September 4, 1862 |
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Died at Point Lookout, Md., August 6, 1862 |
| Griffin, William | Private |
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Deserted September, 1861 | |
| Gregory, Samuel | Private | August 21, 1861 |
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Not accounted for |
| Glenn, John | Private | September 1 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, February 19, 1863 |
| Gleich, August | Private | September 29, 1861 |
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Transferred to company K, date unknown |
| Givens, James | Private | September 3, 1861 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Hays, John B. | Private | August 28, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, May 30, 1862 |
| Hughes, Patrick H. | Private | September 9, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, September 10, 1862 |
| Heiser, James H. | Private | August 21, 1861 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864; Veteran |
| Hays, David B. | Private | September 6, 1861 |
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Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 15, 1864 |
| Hamilton, Henry B. | Private | September 4, 1861 |
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Deserted September, 1861 |
| Henry, Roseberry | Private | September 3, 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Higins, Henry | Private | September 2, 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Hamilton, Peter | Private | July 19, 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Hardy, John | Private | February 9, 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Hardy, Thomas | Private | February 5, 1864 |
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Deserted February 12, 1864 |
| Hines, Thomas | Private | February 22, 1865 |
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Transferred to Company L, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 |
| Ingram, Robert L. | Private | October 18, 1861 |
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Mustered out with company, May 28, 1865 |
| Johnson, William | Private | October 18, 1861 |
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Mustered out with company, May 28, 1865 |
| Jones, Charles F. | Private | September 6, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, September 5, 1863 |
| Jackson, James | Private | March 10, 1864 |
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Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 15, 1864 |
| Jenkins, John C. | Private | August 28, 1861 |
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Died December 24, 1862, buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pa. |
| Johnson, James K. | Private | September 7, 1861 |
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Transferred to company K, date unknown |
| Kennedy, Orlando | Private | September 3, 1861 |
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Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Keyser, Samuel | Private | August 30, 1861 |
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Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Kerr, Robert A. | Private | August 28, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, July 6, 1862 |
| Kerrigan, James | Private | March 1, 1864 |
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Not accounted for |
| Kepner, Robert B. | Private | August 28, 1861 |
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Not accounted for |
| Kennedy, Thos. J. | Private | October 18, 1862 |
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Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 15, 1864 |
| King, Samuel | Private | October 27, 1864 |
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Not accounted for |
| Kelly, John P. | Private | September 3, 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Kelly, Patrick | Private | September 7, 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Kines, William | Private | September 3, 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Lobb, Isaac | Private | August 12, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, March 5, 1862 |
| Lewis, Benjamin B. | Private | March 8, 1864 |
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Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 15, 1864 |
| Lewis, Samuel | Private | May 4, 1864 |
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Not accounted for |
| Lewis, Samuel | Private | May 4, 1864 |
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Not accounted for |
| Myers, Philip | Private | October 18, 1861 |
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Not accounted for |
| Moore, Washington | Private | August 21, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, April 7, 1863 |
| Miller, Christian | Private | 1864 |
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Not accounted for |
| Maxey, Alfred | Private | August 21, 1861 |
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Transferred to company E, date unknown |
| Myers, Joseph L. | Private | October 18, 1864 |
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Captured July 4, 1863; died at Richmond, Va., September 22, 1863; buried in Nat. Cemetery, section B, division 1, grave, 4 |
| Medara, Joseph | Private | August 21, 1861 |
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Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, May, 1864 |
| Moore, Charles F. | Private | .September 2, 18621 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, April 7, 1863 |
| Mooney, Bernard | Private | September 6, 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Murphy, Wm. P. | Private | October 18, 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| M'Carty, Jerry | Private | October 18, 1861 |
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Not accounted for |
| M'Lane, Wiliam | Private | August 28, 1862 |
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Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| M'Dougal, Alex'r. | Private | August 28, 18621 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, September 10, 1863 |
| M'Williams, Edw'd. | Private | September 3, 1861 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864-Veteran |
| M'Williams, James | Private | August 30, 1861 |
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Deserted March 1, 1862 |
| M'Lees, William | Private | August 28, 1862 |
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Deserted September 2, 1861 |
| Owen, James | Private | May 2, 1864 |
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Transferred to company C, date unknown |
| Ottmer, Peter | Private | August 28, 1862 |
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Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 15, 1864 |
| Palterer, Stephen R.. | Private | September 10, 1861 |
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Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Printz, George | Private | August 21, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Mach 5, 1862 |
| Robinson, Claud H. | Private | August 30, 1861 |
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Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Rivis, Leonard | Private | September 3, 1861, |
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Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 15, 1864 |
| Roser, John | Private | September 2, 1861 |
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Transferred to company K, date unknown |
| Rice, James E. | Private | September 17, 1861 |
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Not accounted for |
| Reinert, Henry F. | Private | August 29, 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Rauch, Charles | Private | September 3, 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Riley, John | Private | October 18, 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Spang, Andrew J. | Private | October 18, 1861 |
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Not accounted for |
| Smith, Philip | Private | August 30, 1861 |
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Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Swift, James A. | Private | August 28, 1861 |
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Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Searles, John M. | Private |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, April 15, 1862 | |
| Shoemaker, Robert | Private | October 18, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, March 5, 1862 |
| Stokes, Patrick | Private | October 18, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, January 31, 1864 |
| Smiley, Jonat'n M. | Private | September 6, 1861 |
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Prisoner from June 30, 1864, to April 29, 1865; discharged June 14, 1865 |
| Smith, Henry | Private | September 9, 1861 |
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Captured June 30, 1864; discharged December 28, 1864 |
| Surch, John | Private | July 23, 1861 |
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Deserted, date unknown |
| Sinclair, Wm. B. | Private | August 31, 1861 |
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Transferred to company K, date unknown |
| Stevenson, John | Private | September 5, 1861 |
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Transferred to company K, date unknown |
| Smith, Daniel P. | Private | September 9, 1861 |
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Deserted September 9, 1861 |
| Shaffer, David | Private | September 2, 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Sheehan, James | Private | October 13, 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Stevens, Charles | Private | February 16, 1865 |
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Transferred to company F, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 |
| Tonney, Mahlon | Private | September 7, 1861 |
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Transferred to company K, date unknown |
| Thomas, Evan | Private | September 11, 1861 |
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Transferred to company K, date unknown |
| Thornton, Thomas | Private | February 16, 1865 |
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Transferred to company F, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 |
| Vanholt, Thomas | Private | September 1861 |
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Discharged on writ of habeas corpus, October 2, 1861 |
| Winner, Edwin W. | Private | August 28, 1861 |
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Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864 |
| Williams, Geo. W. | Private | September 3, 1861 |
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Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, April 27, 1863 |
| Yeager, Theo. | Private | September 9, 1861 |
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Not accounted for |
| Young, Benjamin | Private | September 2 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Young, Daniel | Private | September 2 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Young, Nelson | Private | September 2 1864 |
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Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864 |
| Yartley, John M. | Private | February 29, 1864 |
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Not accounted for |
Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.
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