6th Pennsylvania Cavalry
Company L

|
Name |
Rank |
Date of Muster |
Term/ |
Remarks |
| Charles L. Leiper | Captain | September 7, 1861 |
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Promoted from 1st Lt., Company C to Captain, November 20, 1862; wounded at Beverly Ford, Va., June 9, 1863 and at Old Church, Va., May 30, 18664; promoted to Major, September 1, 1864 |
| Charles B. Coxe | Captain | November 20, 1862 |
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Promoted from 1st Lt., Company K to Captain, September 12, 1864 and to Major, March 22, 1865 |
| Edwin L. Tevis | 1st Lt. | October 10, 1861 |
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Promoted from 2nd Lt., Company C, November 20, 1862; discharged, April 17, 1863 |
| Lewis Miller | 1st Lt. | October 5, 1861 |
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Captured May 10, 18664; promoted from Sergeant, June 22, 1864; commissioned Captain March 10, 1865 but not mustered; killed in action, date unknown |
| Thompson Lennig | 2nd Lt. | September 13, 1862 |
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Promoted to 2nd Lt., November 20, 1862; commissioned 1st Lt., April 18, 1863, not mustered; captured at Beverly Ford, Va., June 9, 1863; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 11, 1864 |
| William R. Wright | 2nd Lt. | December 17, 1864 |
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Promoted to Adjutant, March 22, 1865; Vet |
| William Scott | 2nd Lt. | September 9, 1861 |
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Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 7, 1864; promoted from priv., Company C, to 2nd Lt., March 20, 1865 and to 1st Lt., Company C, May, 19, 1865; Vet |
| Edward J. Hazel | 1st Sergeant | September 9, 1861 |
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Promoted from priv., Company C, to 1st Sergeant and 1st Lt., Company C, May 19, 1865; Vet |
| James Conner | 1st Sergeant | August 18, 1862 |
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Promoted from Sergeant, March 27, 1865; wounded in action, March 30, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865 |
| Andrew L. Lanigan | Quarter Master Sergeant | August 22, 1862 |
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Promoted to Sergeant Major, March 11, 1864 |
| Robert Breckenridge | Quarter Master Sergeant | August 24, 1861 |
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Promoted from priv., Company A, to Corporal and Quarter Master Sergeant; wounded May 31, 1864; deserted, January 1865; Vet |
| James Bates | Sergeant |
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Wounded, October 9, 1864; not accounted for; Vet | |
| Peter B. Dermott | Sergeant | September 16, 1862 |
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Transferred to Company H, date unknown |
| John F. Roberts | Sergeant |
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Not accounted for | |
| Alexander Shannon | Sergeant |
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Not accounted for | |
| John Algie | Sergeant |
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Wounded at Trevilian Station, Va., June 11, 1864; not accounted for | |
| Michael Kirk | Sergeant | August 24, 1861 |
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Promoted from priv., Company A; wounded and captured at Beverly Ford, Va., June 9, 1863; discharged August 1864, expiration of term |
| Robert Henderson | Sergeant | August 16, 1862 |
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Promoted to Sergeant; wounded November 9, 1863; transferred to Company H, date unknown |
| Benjamin F. Hartley | Sergeant |
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Promoted to Sergeant; not accounted for | |
| Thomas G. Sharp | Sergeant |
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Promoted to Sergeant; not accounted for | |
| Frederick Shinn | Sergeant | September 16, 1862 |
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Discharged by General Order, June 6, 1865 |
| Charles Antrim | Sergeant |
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Not accounted for | |
| Michael Brady | Sergeant |
|
Not accounted for | |
| John Erricson | Sergeant |
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Wounded May 30, 1864; not accounted for | |
| Ellwood Morris | Sergeant |
|
Not accounted for | |
| Charles Evans | Sergeant |
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Not accounted for | |
| William O. Moll | Blacksmith | August 18, 1864 |
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Not accounted for |
| James Wilson | Blacksmith |
|
Not accounted for | |
| George Ward | Bugler |
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Not accounted for | |
| Osborne Scott | Saddler |
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Wounded August 1864; not accounted for | |
| Algie, John | Private | February 21, 1865 |
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Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865 |
| Alexander, William P. | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Armour, John A. | Private |
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Wounded, May 30, 1864; not accounted for | |
| Auld, William | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Brannon, Hugh | Private | September 6, 1861 |
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Captured May 10, 1864.; Vet |
| Baird, Winfield S. | Private |
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Wounded May 10, 1864; not accounted for | |
| Best, Thomas W. | Private |
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Wounded June 9, 1863 at Beverly Ford, Va.; not accounted for; Vet | |
| Bodine, Francis C. | Private |
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Wounded June 11, 1864 at Trevilian Station, Va.; not accounted for | |
| Bennett, Joseph | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Bitner, John | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Bullinger, Jacob | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Barnes, Charles | Private |
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Captured June 17, 1864 | |
| Cross, Jacob | Private | February 3, 1865 |
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Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865 |
| Casay, John | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Copprick, Norris | Private |
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Deserted, November 1864 | |
| Custis, William H. | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Clements, James | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Connor, William | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Conrad, Ernest | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Donnelly, James | Private | February 26, 1864 |
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Prisoner from May 9, 1864 to April 24, 1865; discharged June 12 to date May 25, 1865 |
| Davis, Reese F. | Private |
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Killed in action, May 31, 1864; buried in Arlington National Cemetery | |
| Davis, Charles | Private |
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Captured June 17, 1864 | |
| Fenton, Thomas | Private | August 25, 1862 |
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Discharged by General Order, June 9, 1865 |
| Fisher, John B. | Private | February 27, 1865 |
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Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865 |
| Fitzcharles, William L. | Private | March 31, 1864 |
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Transferred to Company A, date unknown |
| Fitzgerald, William | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Galligher, Benjamin F. | Private | January 7, 1864 |
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Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865 |
| Gunmere, William G. | Private | October 2, 1862 |
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Promoted to Sergeant Company G, date unknown |
| Grimly, Albert | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Garber, Jacob | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Grimly, Washington | Private |
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Captured May 9, 1864. | |
| Hutchinson, W. A. | Private |
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Wounded at Trevilian Station, Va., June 11, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, August 16, 1865 | |
| Hendrickson, John R. | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Hoffman, Henry | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Hill, Rutian R. | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Jerem, John | Private | August 19, 1861 |
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Transferred to Company A, date unknown |
| Johnson, Henry E. | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Johnston, William | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Johnston, Charles | Private |
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Captured July 15, 1864 | |
| Kessler, William | Private | February 26, 1864 |
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Prisoner from June 12, 1864 to April 28, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 21, 1865 |
| Kelly Patrick | Private |
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Wounded, August 1, 1863; not accounted for | |
| Klemroth, Edgar | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Kyle, Richard | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Klim, Charles L. | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Kennedy, Henry J. | Private |
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Captured May 10, 1864; died at Millen, Ga., sect. A, grave 192 | |
| Lavrey, Daniel | Private | January 13, 1864 |
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Not accounted for |
| Leiper, John H. | Private |
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Wounded May 11, 1864; not accounted for | |
| Longstreth, Morris | Private | January 5, 1864 |
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Transferred to Company K, date unknown |
| Lynch, Andrew | Private |
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Captured at Brandy Station, Va. August 3, 1863; died at Andersonville, Ga., April 14, 1864, grave 549 | |
| Miller, Joseph E. | Private | January 1, 1864 |
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Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 7, 1864; transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865 |
| Myers, Theodore | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Mazy, Joseph | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Miller, John H. | Private |
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Wounded June 11, 1864 at Trevilian Station, Va.; not accounted for | |
| Malsberger, Charles | Private |
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Wounded June 11, 1864 at Trevilian Station, Va.; not accounted for | |
| Mintzer, Andrew | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| McDevitt, William | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| McGovern, Henry | Private |
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Wounded June 9, 1863 at Beverly Ford, Va.; not accounted for; Vet | |
| McDermott, James | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Norris, James | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Oram, George A. | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Oram, William J. | Private |
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Captured June 12, 1864 at Trevilian Station, Va. | |
| Odenheimer, John N. | Private | December 30, 1863 |
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Captured June 1, 1864 |
| Plankinton, Horace | Private |
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Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865 | |
| Page, Davis | Private | January 21, 1864 |
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Not accounted for |
| Preist, Jonathan | Private |
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Wounded May 12, 1864 at Yellow Tavern, Va.; not accounted for | |
| Price, Noah A. | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Price, Ambrose | Private | April 26, 1864 |
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Not accounted for |
| Ritner, John | Private | March 1, 1865 |
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Not accounted for |
| Rechter, Frederick | Private |
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Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865 | |
| Robbins, Charles B. | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Rheimett, Samuel | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Ridgeway, Eli | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Runenaff, Charles | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Richards, John | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Robb, Charles | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Stevens, Charles | Private | February 26, 1864 |
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Deserted; returned; transferred to Scott's Battery |
| Schwartz, Joseph | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Shehen, Edward | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Steveson, George | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Stevenson, William | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Simons, Richard | Private |
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Wounded at Mechanicsville, Va.; not accounted for | |
| Stirk, Ephraim | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Sykes, George | Private |
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Wounded May 7, 1864 at Wilderness, Va.; not accounted for | |
| Seypes, George | Private | January 21, 1864 |
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Wounded May 7, 1864 at Wilderness, Va.; not accounted for |
| Sailor, George M. | Private |
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Wounded and captured June 9, 1863 at Beverly Ford, Va. | |
| Symonton, John | Private |
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Wounded and captured June 9, 1863 at Beverly Ford, Va. | |
| Saunders, John L. | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Smith, John W. | Private | August 24, 1861 |
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Transferred to Company A, date unknown |
| Short, John M. | Private |
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Wounded June 9, 1863 at Beverly Ford, Va.; not accounted for; Vet | |
| Sherwood, James H. | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Simons, Robert M. | Private | August 24, 1861 |
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Transferred to Company A, date unknown |
| Trobridge, Daniel P. | Private | March 30, 1864 |
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Discharged by General Order June 6, 1865 |
| Town, Theodore N. | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Underkoffer, Rufus | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Wells, John B. | Private | September 30, 1862 |
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Discharged by General Order May 25, 1865 |
| Wahl, John | Private |
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Not accounted for | |
| Wentzell, Edward G. | Private | August 26, 1861 |
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Transferred to Company A, date unknown |
| Yerger, George W. | Private | March 8, 1864 |
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Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865 |
Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.
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