178th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers


Company E

Recruited in Lancaster County

Name

Rank

Date of Muster
Into Service

Remarks

Jacob E. Barr Captain November 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Levi Myerst Lt. Captain November 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
George W. Downer 2d Lt. June 20, 1861 Promoted from Sergeant, Company F, 40th Regiment P. V., December 6, 1862; discharged May 5, 1863
Benjamin F. Daily 2d Lt. December 12, 1862 Promoted from 1st Sergeant, May 15, 1863; mustered out with Company, July 27. 1863
Jesse Rehm Sergeant November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
William Lyle Sergeant November 8. 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Adam Dellet Sergeant November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Ehrman Huber Sergeant November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Obed Bauman Corporal November 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Samuel F. Kendig Corporal November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
H. M. Breneman Corporal November 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Harrison Shue Corporal November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Levi Neff Corporal November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Uriah H. Douglass Corporal November 8, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, March l, 1863; mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Samuel Shreiner Corporal November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Adam B. Sharr Corporal November 8, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, March, 1863; mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Adams, Isaac Private November 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Adams, Frederick Private November 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Bender, Joseph Private November 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Brown, John Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Burrows, George Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Brubaker, Hiram Private November 7, 1862 Discharged, date unknown
Buch, Elias Private November 7, 1862 Discharged, date unknown
Blinensderfer, John Private November 7, 1862 Discharged, date unknown
Bruggert, John E Private November 7, 1862 Deserted November 10, 1862
Campbell, John Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Cooper, Samuel Private November 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Carpenter, Geo. H. Private November 7, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 3, 1863
Carr, John Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 9, 1862
Doebler, Jacob Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Doester, Ephraim Private November 7, 1862 Deserted December 1, 1862
Davis, Peter F. Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 9, 1862
Fishel, Daniel Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Felter, Jacob Private November 7, 1862 Deserted November 9, 1862
Fowler, Charles Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 9, 1862
Gontner, Cyrus Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Complany, July 27, 1863
Guteakunst, Wm. Private November 7, 1862 Discharged on writ of habeas corpus, date unknown
Hull, Edwin Private November 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Hydecker, Amos Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Hydecker, John Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Hess. Philip Private November 7, 1862 Discharged on writ of habeas corpus, date unknown
Hainsey, Jacob Private November 7, 1862 Discharged, date unknown
Hartranft, Henry Private November 7, 1862 Discharged, date unknown
Harner, Abraham Private November 7, 1862 Deserted Decernber 1, 1862
Hess, Jacob Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 9, 1862
Idle, William Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Johnston, Tobias Private November 7, 1862 Discharged, date unknown
Johnston, Jacob Private November 7, 1862 Discharged, date unknown
Jones, William Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 9, 1862
Johnston. Thomas Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 10, 1862
Jones, John Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 9, 1862
Kauffman, Henry Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Kohles, Simon Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Krimes, Henry Private November 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Kling, Frederick Private November 7, 1862 Discharged on writ of habeas corpus, date unknown
Kibler, Francis H. Private November 8, 1862 Deserted December 4, 1862
Kryder, Joseph K. Private November 4, 1862 Deserted November 6, 1862
Lane, Cornelius Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 9, 1862
Minich, Andrew Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Morton, John Private November 11, 1862 Deserted November 12, 1862
Mulligan, John Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 9, 1862
M'Donald, Jos. R. Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
M'Cullough, Mich'l. Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Neidmyer, William Private November 4, 1862 Deserted November 6, 1862
Newhart, David P. Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 10, 1862
Ottinger, John Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 9, 1862
Pfeiffer, John W Private November 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Ritter, Jacob Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Ryan, John Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 9, 1862
Roberts, Andrew Private November 7, 1862 Deserted November 8, 1862
Rey, Charles Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 9, 1862
Rhoads, Solomon Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 12, 1862
Rouch, John Private   Deserted, date unknown
Shaefer, William Private November 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Shaeffer, Urias M. Private November 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Sheetz, Peter Private November 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Stauter, Samuel Private November 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Small, Jacob J. Private November 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Souders, Henry J. Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Shofe, John Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Shlepder, John Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Stauffer, Christ. K. Private November 8, 1862 Discharged, date unknown
Sheitzer, John H. Private November 8, 1862 Discharged; date unknown
Schmidt, Charles Private November 8, 1862 Deserted Novemrber 9, 1862
Shultz, Gottlieb Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 9, 18l62
Simpson, George Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 9, 1862
Showaller, Elias Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 9, 1862
Stark, Elias S. Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 10, 1862
Ulrich, Joseph B. Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 9, 1862
Weidman, Henry F. Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Weidman, Jacob Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Westheaffer, Jacob Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Wissler, Jacob Private November 8, 1862 Mustered out with Company, July 27, 1863
Watts, James Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 10, 1862
Wilmington, James Private November 8, 1862 Deserted November 9, 1862
Walters, George Private November 8, 1862 Deserted Novemrber 9, 1862
Yohn, Martin Private November 8, 1862 Discharged, date unknown
Zwally, Henry K. Private November 7, 1862 Discharged, date unknown

Source:  Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865 , Harrisburg, 1868-1871.

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