56th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Company K
Recruited in Schuylkill and Susquehanna Counties

Name

Rank

Date of Muster
Into Service

Term/
Years

Remarks

David Mitchell Captain March 3, 1862
3
Resigned December 10, 1862
Edson S. Warner Captain March 3, 1862
3
Promoted from 1st Lt., February 3, 1863; resigned February 27, 1863
Ira N. Burritt Captain March 3, 1862
3
Promoted from 2d to 1st Lt., February 3, 1863; to Captain February 27, 1863; wounded at Gettysburg, Wilderness, and Weldon Railroad; discharged November 21, 1864
Lemuel Shaw Captain April 18, 1862
3
Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt., February 9, 1864; to 1st Lt., September 22, 1864; to brevet Captain, December 2, 1864to Captain, March 20, 1865; died April 11, of wounds received March 29, 1861
Benj. C. Stoddard Captain October 2, 1861
3
Promoted from 1st Lt. Company A, June 17, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Daniel F. Krebs 1st Lt. March 6, 1862
3
Not on muster-out roll
Loren Burritt 1st Lt. March 7, 1862
3
Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt., February 3, 1863; to 1st Lt., April 1, 1863; to Major, 8th Regiment U. S. Colored Troops, November 7, 1863
J. T. Hutchinson 1st Lt. September 9, 1861
3
Promoted from Sergeant to 1st Lieut., December 6, 1863; discharged September 21, 1864
Allen M'Call 1st Sergeant March 30, 1864
3
Commissioned 1st Lt., April 1, 1865; not mustered; promoted from Sergeant, May 17, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Isaac R. Jones Sergeant March 6, 1864
3
Commissioned 2d Lt., April 1, 1865; not mustered;mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Henry Barkley Sergeant February 14, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Philip K. Blecker Sergeant September 26, 1863
3
Drafted; promoted from Corporal, April 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1S65
V. M. Stonebraker Sergeant March 6, 1864
3
Promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1865; to Sergeant, May 17, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Geo. F. Guier Sergeant March 5, 1864
3
Commissioned 1st Lt., March 20, 1865; transferred to N. C. S., October 3, 1864; Vet
Preston Rossiter Sergeant March 21, 1862
3
Died, date unknown
Harrison Smith Sergeant March 29, 1862
3
Killed at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863
John L. Venanken Sergeant April 19, 1862
3
Died May 12, 1864, of wounds received in action
Henry W. Drake Corporal March 6, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Joseph L. Morris Corporal September 25, 1863
3
Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Orrin W. Baxter Corporal January 25, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Frederick Keiser Corporal January 29, 1864
3
Promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Michael Lutz Corporal March 22, 1864
3
Promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Rich'd B. Potter Corporal January 28, 1864
3
Promoted to Corporal, June 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Jos. D. Richards Corporal March 27, 1864
3
Promoted to Corporal, June 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Wm. Dearnester Corporal September 26, 1863
3
Drafted; promoted to Corporal, May 17, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Solomon Wolf Corporal March 27, 1862
3
Died, date unknown, of wounds received at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863
Cyrus N. Maxfield Corporal January 23, 1864
3
Discharged June 16, 1865; Vet
Annspauch, Isaac Private September 25, 1863
3
Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Albert, James Private March 31, 1862
3
Died May 26, 1864, of wounds received at Spottsylvania C. H., May 12, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Allison, George Private February 15, 1864
3
Died, date unknown, of wounds received at Spottsylvania C. H., May 12, 1864; Vet
Any, Theodore L. Private  
 
Wounded at Gettvsburg; not on muster-out roll
Banner, Adam Private September 25, 1863
3
Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Brown, George Private July 27, 1863
3
Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Bottorff, Reuben Private February 14, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Brown, Josiah I. Private March 7, 1864
3
Absent, sick, at muster out
Boyer, Henry F. Private September 25, 1863
3
Drafted; discharged by General Order, July 24, 1865
Best, Jonathan Private March 15, 1865
1
Drafted; absent, sick, at mnster out
Barney, Charles Private September 25, 1863
3
Drafted; prisoner from May 6, 1864, to March 12, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 29, 1865
Bucker, Solomon Private September 25, 1863
3
Drafted; discharged by General Order, May 13, 1865
Bonner, John Private June 2, 1863
3
Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, June 5, 1864; discharged by Special Order, July 1, 1865
Bowen, William Private January 30, 1864
3
Died May 14, 1864, of wounds received in action; Vet
Bradshaw, E. M. Private February 13, 1864
3
Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Burnham, Wm. J. Private  
3
Wounded; not on muster-out roll; Vet
Chase, Wm. J. Private January 30, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Crow, Patrick Private February 13, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Carey, Daniel Private February 3, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Carey, Eleazer Private February 13, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Cress, William Private March 15, 1865
1
Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Craig, David R. Private December 19, 1861
3
Mustered out, expiration of term
Carrington, Rich'd Private September 26, 1863
3
Drafted; discharged by Special Order, September 25, 1865
Coy, Asa Private February 17, 1862
3
Died at Annapolis, Md., June 17, 1862
Clark, Joseph D. Private  
3
Not on muster-out roll
Cotchie, Philip Private  
3
Not on muster-out roll
Colvin, Jared B. Private  
3
Commissioned 1st Lieutenant, November 22, 1864, not mustered; not on muster-out roll
Dodson, C. K. Private February 13, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Dever, Daniel Private January 12, 1864
3
Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Driscol, Jerry C. Private April 19, 1862
3
Died June 17, 1862
Deemur. William Private  
3
Not on muster-out roll
Devine, Hiram Private  
3
Discharged, date unknown
Dixon, Frank Private  
3
Not on muster-out roll
Doud, William Private  
3
Discharged, date unknown
Druckemiller, Chas. Private  
3
Not on muster-out roll
Eldridge, Wm. H. Private  
3
Discharged, June, 1862
Ellis, John H. Private  
3
Not on muster-out roll
Fager, Andrew J. Private July 24, 1863
3
Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Fenstemaker, Edw. Private September 26, 1863
3
Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out
Gray, George R. Private September 25, 1863
3
Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Goss, Edward A. Private February 14, 1864
3
Absent, sick, at muster out; Vet
Gleason, Stephen Private February 27, 1862
3
Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 2, 1864
Garvey, James Private  
3
Not on muster-out roll
Hughes, George W. Private January 27, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Harrison, D. W Private March 2, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Eunsinger, Her. B Private April 2, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Hundertmark, H. Private March 15, 1865
3
Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Hughs, Thomas W Private September 10, 1862
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 11, 1863
Herlinger, Mat. H. Private December 13, 1861
3
Mustered out, December 13, 1864; expiration of term
Herlinger, Sam'l W.
3
December 13, 1861
3
Mustered out, December 13, 1864; expiration of term
Hockenberry, G. W Private November 6, 1861
3
Transferred to battery B, 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, date unknown
Hess, Daniel Private September 25, 1863
3
Died June 20, 1864, of wounds received at Spottsylvania C. H., May 10, 1864; buried at Alexandria, Va., grave, 2,192
Heatherington, Jas. Private  
3
Died, date unknown
Heimback, Charles Private  
3
Not on muster-out roll
Jewett, Allen Private January 29, 1862
3
Died at Alexandria, Va., Jute 23, 63, of wounds received in action
James, Shadrac Private  
3
Not on muster-out roll
King, Thomas Private January 14, 1864
3
Killed in action, June 18, 1864
Kane, Robert Private March 24, 1862
3
Mustered out, March 23, 1865; expiration of term
Kerr, Christian Private March 28, 1862
3
Mustered out, April 5, 1865; expiration of term
Kauffman, Isaac Private September 23, 1863
3
Drafted; discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865
Knight, George W. Private January 19, 1864
3
Substitute; discharged by General Order, June 22, 1865
King, Morris Private  
3
Not on muster-out roll
Lynn, Daniel Private March 15, 1865
3
Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Loregrow, John Private September 25, 1863
3
Drafted; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, December 5, 1864
Lindsay, Ezra D. Private  
3
Discharged, date unknown
Linsernere, Monroe Private  
3
Not on muster-out roll
Lynch, Harvey W. Private  
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, date unknown
Mason, John Private October 25, 1862
3
Transferred to Vet. Reserve Corps, May 1, 1864
Morrison, John Private September 25, 1863
3
Drafted; transferred to U. S. Navy, date unknown
Morris, Edward Private  
3
Not on muster-out roll
Maher, Michael Private  
3
Not on muster-out roll
M'Kinny, Chester Private March 25, 1862
3
Died at Knoxville, Tenn., date unknown
O'Grady, John Private February 14, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Otis, Leander Private  
3
Not on muster-out roll
Perkins, Julius G. Private February 27, 1862
3
Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Perkins, Charles L. Private  
3
Not on muster-out roll
Prothro, Morgan Private  
3
3Not on muster-out roll
Richards, Lemuel Private March 27, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Ranagan, William Private April 25, 1863
3
Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Reynolds, Wm. H. Private  
3
Not on muster-out roll
Rhinevault, Syl'r P. Private  
3
Not on muster-out roll
Rose, George Private  
3
Discharged for wounds, loss of arm, received at Union
Richards, Charles F. Private  
3
Not on muster-out roll
Rogers, Jonathan Private  
3
Not on muster-out roll
Snyder, Philo J. Private February 21, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Swisher, Andrew J. Private February 2, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Smothers, DeWitt C. Private March 15, 1865
1
Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Smith, Christian Private March 15, 1865
1
Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Sanders, James E Private April 5, 1862
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, December 9, 1862
Slade, James Private March 24, 1862
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, date unknown
Stevenson, William Private March 24, 1862
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 2, 1862
Smith, Jonathan Private September 24, 1863
3
Drafted; discharged by General Order, June 15, 1865
Smith, Lewis Private September 25, 1863
3
Drafted; transferred to Camp Chase, Ohio, date unknown
Stanford, John W. Private March 15, 1865
1
Drafted; discharged by General Order, July 19, 1865
Spaulding, Edward Private September 24, 1863
3
Discharg;ed by General Order, June 5, 1865
Sanders, Benj. F. Private  
3
 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, date unknown
Sands, Theodore Private  
3
 Not on muster-out roll
St. Clair, George W. Private     Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, date unknown
Thompson, John J. Private February 24, 1862
3
Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Tinilin, James E. Private March 15, 1865
1
Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1. 1865
Trout, Washington Private September 24, 1863
3
Drafted; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
Updegraph, Theoph. Private March 15, 1865
1
Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Vaughan, John Private August 19, 1862
3
Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Vergason, Newell J. Private  
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, date unknown
Wetman, Gottlieb Private September 25, 1863
3
Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Wagner, John Private March 15, 1865
1
Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Whethill, Henry B. Private March 15, 1865
1
Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Wetzel, John F. Private March 15, 1865
1
Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Westbrook, John Private February 27, 1862
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 28, 1863
White, William Private February 27, 1862
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, date unknown
Whitford, Adney J. Private March 28, 1864
3
Discharged April 26, 1864; Vet
Wally, Colvin Private November 16, 1861
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 11, 1865
Walters, David Private February 3, 1862
3
Mustered out, February 10, 1865; expiration of term
West, John D. Private October 22, 1863
3
Drafted; discharged by General Order, June 8, 1865
Wilbur, Charles Private February 27, 1862
3
Transferred to battery B, 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, date unknown
Wehr, Samuel Private February 10, 1862
3
Died at Harrisburg, 1862
Wilbur, Isaiah S. Private February 13, 1864
3
Killed in action, August 20, 1864; Vet
Wishey, Andrew J. Private March 15, 1865
1
Discharged by General Order, July 6, 1865
Warren, Edward Private March 5, 1864
3
 Not on muster-out roll

Source:  Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.

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