Chapter 2
Armstrong County in The War of the Rebellion
40th Regiment – Eleventh Reserve
FORTIETH REGIMENT — ELEVENTH RESERVE.
Company G of this organization was from Armstrong (the Independent Blues of
Apollo) and the others from adjoining or near counties. Most of the companies
were raised for the three months service, but failing of acceptance still
preserved their organizations, and when the call for the reserve corps was
issued marched to the rendezvous at Camp Wright, near Pittsburgh. On July 1,
1861, the regiment was organized by the choice of the following officers:
Thos. F. Gallagher of Westmoreland county, colonel; James R. Porter of Indiana
county, lieutenant-colonel, and Samuel M. Jackson of Armstrong county, major.
The regiment already mustered into the service of Pennsylvania was mustered
into the service of the United States, nine hundred strong, at Washington, on
June 30. Soon after it was placed in the reserve camp at Tenallytown, where
the men were drilled until they were proficient in all movements and the use
of arms. Their skill proved of inestimable value on many a contested field.
The regiment was assigned to the second brigade of the reserve corps. In the
month of September it was sent to Great Falls to picket the Potomac from a
short distance below to a point six miles above, and while engaged in that
duty Company G obtained its first experience with the enemy in a skirmish.
From Tenallytown the regiment moved with the division and took position in
line with the army beyond Langley, Va., where it subsequently went into winter
quarters. The Fortieth was present at the battle of Mechanicsville, and fought
bravely at Gaines Mill, only to be taken prisoners at the close. The men were
sent to Richmond, and thence to Belle Isle, where they remained until August
5, when they were released. The regiment, greatly reduced by battle and the
diseases consequent to imprisonment, reassembled at Harrison’s Landing, and
thence to Gainesville, where it joined the main body of Pope’s army, and
engaged in the second Bull Run campaign. In the battle of Gainesville upon
August 29 and 30, the Eleventh reserve took a prominent part. Subsequently it
was engaged in the battles of South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg,
Gettysburg, Bristoe Station, Rappahannock Station, New Hope Church, Wilderness
and Bethesda Church. The regiment was mustered out at Pittsburgh, June 13,
1864.FIELD AND STAFF.
Colonel Samuel M. Jackson, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; pro. from Capt. Co. G. to
Major July 2, 1861; to Lt. Col. Oct. 8, 1861; to Col. April 10, 1863; to Bt.
Brig. Gen. March 13, 1865; m. o. with reg. June 13, 1864.Major James P. Speer, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; pro. from Capt. Co. G to Major
May 28, 1863; to B. Lt. Col. march 13, 1865; dis. August 27, 1863 for wounds
received in action.COMPANY G.
OFFICERS.
Capt. Samuel M. Jackson, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; pro. to Major July 8, 1861.
Capt. James P. Speer, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; wounded at Gaines Mill June
27, and Fredericksburg Dec. 13, 1862; pro. to Major May 28, 1863.Captain James H. Mills, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; pro. from Corp. to 1st Sergt.
July 2, 1861; to Capt. Aug 17, 1863; to Bt. Major and Bt. Lt. Col. March 13,
1865; m. o. with company*(7)1st Lieutenant Jospeh F. Cline, m. i. s. June 29, 1861; res. Dec. 27, 1861.
1st Lieutenant John F. Jackson, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; pro. from Corp. to
Sergt. Nov. 1, 1862; to 2nd Lt. Sept. 22, 1863; to 1st Lt. march 4, 1864; to
Bt. Capt. March 13, 1865; m. o. with company.2nd Lieutenant Walter F. Jackson, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; killed at South
Moutain Sept. 14, 1862.1st Sergeant Samuel T. Stewart,, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; pro. from Sergt.
Jan. 1, 1862; killed at South Mountain Sept. 14, 1862.1st Sergeant Andrew G. Mehaffey, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; pro. to 1st Sergt;
dis. on surgeon’s certificate March 26, 1863.1st Sergeant Wm. J. Ford, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; pro. to Corp. Aug. 17,
1861; to Sergt. Jan. 1, 1862; to 1st Sergt. Sept. 23, 1863; m. o. with
company.Sergeant Daniel Jack, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; m. o. with company.
Sergeant John A. Speer, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; dis. on surgeon’s
certificate May 17, 1862.Sergeant Richard P. Jack, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; died at Camp Pierpont,
Va., Feb. 15, 1862.Sergeant James Johnson, m. i. s. June 5, 1861; pro. to Sergt.; killed at
South Mountain Sept. 14, 1862.Sergeant George S. Gourley, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; pro. from Corp.; killed
at Antietam Sept. 17, 1862.Sergeant A. K. Vantine, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; trans. to 190th reg. Pa.
Vol. June 1, 1864; vet.Sergeant Henry C. Trout, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; pro. from private July 1,
1863; m. o. with company.Sergeant Samuel Maguire, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; pro. from private Dec. 1,
1863; wounded May 6, 1864; absent at m. o.Corporal Levi Shauer, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; trans. to Marine Corps — date
unknown.Corporal John A. Shearer, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; died at Alexandria, June,
1862.Corporal Thomas Young, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; killed at Gaines Mill June
27, 1862.Corporal Robert W. Hunter, m. i. s. July 5, 1861; dis. on surgeon’s
certificate May 1, 1862.Corporal Geo. W. Maguire, m. i. s. June 22, 1861; dis. on surgeon’s
certificate April 28, 1863.Corporal Wm. Artman, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps Feb.
16, 1864.Musician Hugh F. Forbes, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; trans. to 190 reg. Pa. Vol.
June 1, 1864; vet.Musician D. D. P. Alexander, m. i. s. June 8, 18l61; m. o. with company.
PRIVATES.
Armstrong, Robt. G., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; m. o. with company.
Arnold, James D. m. i. s. June 8, 1861; m. o. with company.
Anderson, Andrew J., m. i. s. July 9, 1861; dis. on surgeon’s certificate
Feb. 2, 1863.Artman, James W., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps Feb. 16,
1864.Anderson, Alonzo, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; died at Richmond, Va., Aug. 24,
1862.Beatty, Robt., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; m. o. with company.
Brunton, James M., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; wounded at Bethesda Church May
30, 1864; absent at m. o.Bovard, Charles, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; dis. on surgeon’s certificate April
2, 1862.Brown, Johnson W., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; dis. on surgeon’s certificate
Sept. 8, 1862.Bovard, Joseph H., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; trans. to 190th reg. Pa. Vol.
June 1, 1864, vet.Beobout, James A., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; killed at Antietam Sept. 17,
1862.Bentley, Frank, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; killed June 30, 1862.
Cupo, W. D., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; m. o. with company.
Colver, Jacob H., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; dis. on surgeon’s certificate
June, 1862.Coulter, Thos. B., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; dis. on surgeon’s certificate
March 10, 1863.Cline, Wm. F., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; trans. to 190th reg. Pa. Vol. June 1,
1864, vet.Carney, Johnson, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; killed at Gaines Mill June 27,
1862.Crofut, Charles M., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; killed at Gaines Mill June 27,
1862.Cunningham, W. B., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; killed at Gaines Mill June 27,
1862.Duffield, Calvin, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; m. o. with company.
Duff, John R., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; trans. to 190th reg. Pa. Vol. June 1,
1854, vet.Edgar, John S., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; trans. to Bat. B, 5th U. S. Art.,
Feb. 25, 1864, vet.Faulk, David, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; m. o. with company.
Fulton, Henry B., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; dis. on surgeon’s certificate Feb.
2. 1863.Fuller, John A., m. i. s. June 8, 1661; trans. to 190th reg. Pa. Vol. June
1, 1864, vet.Fry, George, m. i. s. Sept. 2, 1862; trans. to. Vet. Res. Corps Sept. 1,
1863.Foster, James S., m. i. s. June 8, 1862; died at Craney Island Aug. 24,
1862.Gamble, John M., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; dis. on surgeon’s certificate Oct.
10, 1862.Gallagher, Graves, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; killed at Gettysburg July 2,
1863.Huey, Sam’l, m. i. s. July 10, 1861; dis. on surgeon’s certificate March
27, 1863.Hawk, David A. m. i. s. June 8, 1861; trans. to 7th reg. U. S. Inf. Oct.
1862.Harper, Washington, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; killed at Gaines Mill June 27,
1862.Howell, Wm. W., m. i. s. Sept. 6, 1861; died Dec. 25, 1872, of wounds
received at Fredericksburg; buried in Military Asylum cem., D. C.Ivory, Andrew, m. i. s. Sept. 11, 1861; dis. on surgeon’s certificate May
19, 1863.Jack, John, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; trans. to 4th reg. U. S. Inf. Oct.,
1862.James, Thomas, m. i. s. July 10, 1861; killed at South Mountain Sept. 14,
1862.Jack, Geo. E., m. i.s. Sept. 21, 1861; died at Richmond, Va. Dec. 22, 1862,
of wounds received at Fredericksburg.Kunkle, John S., m. i. s. June 3, 1861; m. o. with company.
Klingensmith, A., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; m. o. with company.
Klingensmith, H., m. i. s. Sept. 21, 1861; prisoner from May 5, 1864, to
Feb. 27, 1865; dis. March 5, 1865.Lieblang, Wm. N., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; dis. on surgeon’s certificate May
6, 1863.Marsh, Fred’k P., m. i. s. July 19, 1861; m. o. with company.
McIlwain, James X. m. i. s. June 8, 1861; m. o. with company.
Mann, David R. P., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; dis. on surgeon’s certificate
Dec. 31, 1862.Maguire, James N., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; trans. to 190th reg. Pa. Vol.
June 1, 1864; vet.Marsh, Geo. J., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; died at Washington, D. C., of wounds
received at Fredericksburg Dec. 13, 1862.Maguire, Washington, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; killed at Gaines Mill June 27,
1862.Nolder, John, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; prisoner from May 5, 1864, to March 4,
1865, dis. March 10, 1865.Ogden, Thomas, m. i. s. Sept. 1861; dis. date unknown — minor.
Patterson, James A., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; wounded at Spottsylvania
court-house May 10, 1864; absent at m. o.Potter, Samuel L., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; prisoner from May 30 to Nov. 26,
1864; dis. Dec. 3, 1864.*(7)Rutter, Wm., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; trans. to 190th reg. Pa. Vol. June 1,
1864; vet.Rutter, James, m. i. s. July 19, 1861; died at Richmond, Va., Jan. 9, 1863,
of wounds received at Fredericksburg.Scott, John W., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; m. o. with company.
Stuart, David G., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; m. o. with company.
Shauer, Simon P., m. i. s. Sept. 10, 1861; died Aug. 4, 1862; buried in
Prospect Hill cem., York, Pa.Sweeney, Charles, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; trans. to 190th reg. Pa. Vol. June
4, 1864; vet.Scott, Wm. D., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; trans. to 190th reg. Pa. Vol. June 1,
1864; vet.Sarver, Labanah, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; killed at South Mountain Sept. 14,
1862.Shauer, Peter, m. i. s. June 8, 1861; killed at Gaines Mill June 27, 1862.
Taylor, David L., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; trans. to 190th reg. Pa. Vol. June
1, 1864; vet.Toomey, John, m. i. s. June 5, 1861; prisoner from May 5, to Dec. 6, 1864;
dis. Dec. 12, 1864.Withington, W. H. m. i. s. June 8, 1861; dis. on surgeon’s certificate
March 12, 1863.Williamson, A. J., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; mis’d in action at Bethesda
church May 30, 1864; trans. to 190th reg. Pa. Vol. June 1, 1864; vet.Williamson, J. D., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; trans. to 190th reg. Pa. Vol.
June 1, 1864; vet.Withington, A. W., m. i. s. July 23, 1861; trans. to Bat. L 5th U. S. Art.
October, 1862.Whitlinger, B. F., m. i. s. June 20, 1861; killed at South Mountain Sept.
14, 1862.Young, James M., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; m. o. with company.
Young, Wallace W., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; killed at Gaines Mill June 27,
1862.Young, Henry, m. i. s. July 24, 1861; killed at Bristoc Station, Va., Dec.
29, 1863.Zimmerman, A. L., m. i. s. June 8, 1861; dis. on surgeon’s certificate Dec.
19, 1862.Zimmerman, C. L., m. i. s. June 20, 1861.
Source: Page(s) 60-100, History of Armstrong County,
Pennsylvania by Robert Walker Smith, Esq. Chicago: Waterman, Watkins &
Co., 1883.
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