71st Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company A
Recruited at Philadelphia

Name

Rank

Date of Muster
Into Service

Remarks

Isaac J. Wistar Captain May 21, 1861 Promoted to Lt. Colonel, May, 1861
John Markoe Captain May 21, 1861 Promoted from 2d to 1st Lt., July 19, 1861; to Captain, October 22, 1861; wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862; promoted to Lt. Colonel, June 1, 1862
R. Penn Smith Captain May 28, 1861 Promoted from Adjutant to Captain, August, 1862; to Major, November 1, 1863
Charles C. White Captain May 21, 1861 Promoted from 1st Lieutenant Company L to Captain, November 1, 1862; discharged March 8, 1863
John M. Steffan Captain May 28, 1861 Promoted to 1st Lt. and Captain, June 5, 1863; killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863
John Benker 1st Lt. May 21, 1861 Promoted to Captain, Company B, October 1, 1861
Thomas J. Ashton 1st Lt. January 23, 1862 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant, January 23, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, August, 1862
Henry S. Carson 1st Lt. May 21, 1861 Promoted from 2d Lt. Company F, March 1, 1863; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 1, 1863
Joseph S. Watt 1st Lt. July 10, 1861 Promoted from Sergeant, Company D to 2d Lt., June 5, 1863; to 1st Lt., January 20, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
George C. Whitecar 2d Lt. July 8, 1861 Promoted to 1st Lt. Company D, June 5, 1863
Elwood D. Quigley 2d Lt. July 1, 1861 Transferred from Company L, September 1, 1862; promoted from Sergeant to 1st Sergeant, March 1, 1863; to 2d Lt., May 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
John F. Smith 1st Sergeant May 21, 1861 Transferred to Company P, August, 1861
Byron C. Davis 1st Sergeant May 21, 1861 Transferred to Company F, March 1, 1863
Francis M. Snow Sergeant May 21, 1861 Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, January 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
George R. Vanaken Sergeant May 24, 1861 Promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1862; to Sergeant, September 1, 1862; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Aaron M'Cormack Sergeant May 21, 1861 Discharged by Special Order, September 23, 1863
John T. Thatcher Sergeant May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July, 1862
William S. Moore Sergeant May 21, 1861 Promoted to Hospital Steward, June 1, 1861
James P. Lyle Sergeant July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Peter Cunningham Sergeant July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Hamilton S. Duval Sergeant July 1, 1861 Died at Washington, D. C., December 9, 1862
William Holmes Sergeant July 1, 1861 Died at Washington, D. C., January 3, 1863
And'w J. Williams Corporal May 24, 1861 Absent, in hospital, at muster out
William A. Clair Corporal May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, December 9, 1862
Wm. H. Schaffer Corporal May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate. May 26, 1862
Hugh A.Dougherty Corporal July 1, 1864 Transferred to Company E, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; Vet
Henry Gossman Corporal July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Joseph Long Corporal July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Lewis H. Sweeny Corporal July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Wm. R. M'Kimm Corporal May 21, 1861 Killed at Ball's Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861
Allen, Samuel Private May 24, 1861 Absent, sick, at muster out
Allen, Henry H. Private May 21, 1861 Discharged March 26, 1862, for wounds received at Ball's Bluff, Virginia, October 21, 1861
Abel, Samuel W. Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; Vet
Armstrong, Jacob T. Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Apple, John Private   Drafted; transferred to 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Buliner, Benjamin Private May 24, 1861 Wounded, with loss of leg, September 17, 1862; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Brown, George A. Private May 25, 1861 Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Burns, Joseph Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 30, 1863
Brinkerhoff, Henry Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 10, 1862
Babnew, Joseph Private July 1, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 16, 1863
Brandan, Simon W. Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Baker, George W. Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Boyer, Noah Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V.. June 12, 1864
Booth, Harry Private July 1, 1861 Killed at Ball's Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861
Bowers, William H. Private May 21, 1861 Deserted August 4, 1862
Bradley, John Private July 1, 1861 Deserted December 27, 1862
Braman, George W. Private July 8, 1861 Deserted December 11, 1862
Clements, Michael Private May 21, 1861 Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Cox, William H. Private May 21, 1861 Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Cochran, George W. Private May 24, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, May 29, 1862
Conner, Charles Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, December 8, 1862
Corson, John Private May 25, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, May 9,, 1862
Clements, Christian Private May 21, 1861 Discharged November, 1862, for wounds received at Ball's Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861
Corson, Thomas S. Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; Vet
Clinton, Henry C. Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Carrol, John Private April 4, 1864 Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Cunningham, R. J. Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; Vet
Cundy, Elijah Private November 20, 1862 Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Chorlton, John Private July 1, 1861 Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Campbell, Hugh Private July 1, 1861 Deserted October 31, 1862
Dougherty, Geo. W. Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 12, 1862
Dougherty, Henry Private July 1, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 1, 1863
Douglass, John Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; Vet
Dryfous, Jacob Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Dougherty, Edw'd. Private July 3, 1863 Drafted; transferred to Company G, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Daniels, Samuel B. Private May 21, 1861 Killed at Peach Orchard, Va., June 29, 1862
Dawson, Robert Private July 1, 1861 Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Danford, Wash'n. Private May 21, 1861 Deserted December 13, 1862
Ellis, Frank Private May 21, 1861 Discharged November 1862, for wounds received at Ball's Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861
Eckert, John Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Ernest, George W. Private July 1, 1861 Died at York, Pa., October, 1862
Edelf, Emanuel Private May 21, 1861 Deserted October 10, 1861
Foster, Charles J. Private July 1, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate. November 27, 1863
Fogle, James E. Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Flood, Benjamin Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Fisher, William Private May 21, 1861 Deserted June 25, 1862
Fricker, Alphonzo Private May 21, 1861 Deserted November 4, 1862
Furner, James Private May 21, 1861 Deserted October, 1862
Finnen, Hugh Private April 14, 1864 Deserted May 4, 1864
Gilbert, George Private July 8, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, November 17, 1862
Gordon, Joseph Private May 21, 1861 Discharged by Special Order, June, 1862
Greenwood, Robert Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate,August, 1861
Galbraith, James Private May 21, 1861 Died at Philadelphia, Pa., November, 1862
Garritty, James Private July 1, 1861 Died July 18, of wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, sec. B, grave, 43
Hopkins, Simeon F. Private May 21, 1861 Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Hall, William M. Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, December 19, 1862
Hangary, Jacob H. Private July 1, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 15, 1862
Hubbard, John H. Private July 1, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 9, 1863
Hibbs, George W. Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June, 1862
Hooper, George W. Private May 21, 1861 Discharged for wounds received at Ball'sBluff,Va., October 21, 1861
Hewitt, Richard Private July 1, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, November, 1862
Huplitz, Alfred J. Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; Vet
Haigh, Thomas Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Hastings, David C. Private February 6, 1864 Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Hooper, Andrew J. Private May 21, 1861 Killed at Ball's Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861
Hand, Thomas Private July 1, 1861 Died December 27, of wounds received at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, Washington, D. C.
Harris, William Private February 25, 1864 Killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 9, 1864
Hunter, James Private May 21, 1861 Deserted June 25, 1862
Johnson, Bern'd W. Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Kerns, Alexander Private May 21, 1861 Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Klingler, Mattw P. Private May 21, 1861 Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Kirby, Henry Private May 21, 1861 Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
King, George W. Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 9, 1863
Keyser, John Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 30, 1861
Kennedy, John S. Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Korndaffer, Philip Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Kelly, Edward Private April 14, 1864 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Kenyon, John Private April 20, 1864 Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Kewman, Anthony Private May 21, 1861 Deserted August 3, 1861
Lister, Asa Private July 1, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 25, 1863
Little, James R. Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Lipsett, John Private May 21, 1861 Deserted October 5, 1862
Lauer, William M. Private July 1, 1861 Deserted October 10, 1862
Mays, William Private May 21, 1861 Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Myers, Geo. W. F. Private May 25, 1861 Absent, in arrest, at muster out
Morris, William J. Private May 25, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon Certificate, date unknown
Metkiff, Thomas Private May 25, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 6, 1863
Monk, Andrew J. Private July 1, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 7, 1863
Miller, John Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, November 9, 1863
Miller, William B. Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12. 1864
Miller, James Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Murphy, Michael Private May 21, 1861 Deserted February 7, 1862
Marr, Alexander Private July 1, 1861 Deserted October 23, 1862
Mintzer, Henry B. Private July 1, 1861 Deserted October 10, 1862
M'Gaw, Joseph Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
M'Ewan, John Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
M'Geague, Thomas Private July 1, 1861 Killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864
M'Grady, William Private May 21, 1861 Deserted June 25, 1862
M'Kenney, Thos. R. Private July 1, 1861 Deserted October 10, 1862
M'Laughlin, Henry Private July 1, 1861 Deserted April 21, 1864
Niell, John F. Private May 21, 1861 Absent, on detached duty, at muster out
Niles, Horace L. Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 12, 1862
Nellis, Thomas Private July 1, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 24, 1863
Orchard, Charles F. Private July 10, 1861 Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; Vet
Price, George R Private May 21, 1861 Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; Vet
Peterson, Thos. J. Private July 1, 1861 Died at New York, October 1, 1862
Pillings, Thomas Private May 21, 1861 Killed at Antietam, September 17, 1862
Palmer, Robert Private May 21, 1861 Deserted September 1, 1862
Parker, James Private May 21, 1861 Deserted June 25, 1862
Reyboul, Louis Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 10, 1863
Rogers, John Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 14, 1862
Ruddick, Charles Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 6, 1862
Reardon, Charles Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Russell, Samuel Private July, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Reed, John C. Private July 1, 1861 Deserted October 30, 1862
Rookstool, Samuel Private July 8, 1861 Deserted January, 1863
Stokes, Theodore Private May 21, 1861 Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Smith, Henry F. Private May 21, 1861 Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Siner, David S. Private May 25, 1861 Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Spellburk, Henry J. Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 2, 1862
Scheetz, George Private July 8, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 24, 1863
Slater, William J. Private April 14, 1864 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 1, 1864
Stoup, George Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June, 1862
Sole, Thomas J. Private May 21, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; Vet
Stackhouse,Thos.Y. Private May 21, 1861 Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; Vet
Simpson, John Private July 1, 1861 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Stewart, John Private April 12, 1864 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Steele, David Private April 21, 1864 Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Steinmetz, Wm. H. Private July 1, 1861 Died August 3, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, Antietam, Md., section 26, lot E, grave, 499
Shirley, George Private May 21, 1861 Deserted September 1, 1861
Sealey, William Private July 1, 1861 Deserted September 26, 1862
Taylor, John Private May 21, 1861 Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Taylor, Edward B. Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 10, 1862
Timmins, Philip K. Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 11, 1863
Thompson, George Private April 2, 1864 Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Truesdale, John Private   Transferred to 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Vandegrift, Allen Private May 21, 1861 Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Wighan, Edward Private May 21, 1861 Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Wisner, Albert Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 30, 1862
Worthington, G. W. Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 13, 1863
Walton, Lewis Private July 1, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon Certificate, date unknown
Weyser, Theodore Private May 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 1, 1862
Wilbur, Ambrose I. Private April 16, 1864 Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Weysser, George W. Private May 21, 1861 Transferred to CompanyF, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; Vet
Whitehead, Robert Private July 8, 1861 Died at Washington, D. C., December, 1862
Watts, George B. Private May 21, 1861 Deserted December 15, 1861
Zepp, Thomas Private May 21, 1861 Transferred to Company D, December, 1861

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

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