8th Regiment
U. S. Colored Troop
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Name |
Rank |
Date of Muster into Service |
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| John S. Cooper | Captain | November 2, 1863 | Wounded at Chapin's Farm, Va., September 29, 1864; discharged by Special Order, November 12, 1864 |
| Frank H. Evans | Captain | December 21, 1863 | Promoted from Adj., December 9, 1864; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| T. J. Goldsborough | 1st Lt. | November 29, 1863 | Killed at Olustee, Fla., February 20, 1864 |
| Wilson Camp | 1st Lt. | November 20, 1863 | Promoted from 2d Lt., Company C, September 23, 1864; to Captain Company I, February 28, 1865 |
| Jas. D. Henderson | 1st Lt. | December 10, 1864 | Promoted from 2d Lieut., April 22, 1865; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Andrew F. Ely | 2d Lt. | October 10, 1863 | Resigned March 30, 1864 |
| Harry A.Thompson | 1st Sergeant | August 14, 1863 | Promoted from Sergeant, February 14, 1864; mustered out with Company,November10, 1865 |
| James Jones | Sergeant | August 15, 1863 | Mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Daniel Scott | Sergeant | August 13, 1863 | Promoted from Corporal, May 8, 1865; mustered out with Company, November10, 1865 |
| Wm. Robinson | Sergeant | August 15, 1863 | Promotedfrom Corporal, May 20, 1865; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Daniel Mortimore | Sergeant | August 15, 1863 | Died at Beaufort, S. C., March 4, 1864, of wounds received in action |
| Jacob G. Jackson | Sergeant | October 5, 1863 | Killed at Olustee, Fla., February 20, 1864 |
| Solomon Williams | Sergeant | July 28, 1863 | Killed at Chapin's Farm, Va., September 29, 1864 |
| William Ennells | Sergeant | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; died at Point of Rocks, Va., May 16, 1865 |
| Philip Dill | Corporal | September 25, 1863 | Substitute; promoted to Corporal, November 21, 11, 1864; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| William H. Reed | Corporal | September 12, 1863 | Drafted; proinoted to Corporal, November 21, 1861; nlustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| William G. Hays | Corporal | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; promoted to Corporal, November 21, 1864; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| David O'Brian | Corporal | August 14, 1863 | Drafted; promoted to Corporal, February 5, 1865; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Ekerd Toker | Corporal | August 14, 1863 | Drafted; promoted to Corporal. April 28, 1865; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Robert Jackson | Corporal | September 15, 1863 | Substitute; promoted to Corporal, April 28, 1865; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| John Sipple | Corporal | October 2, 1863 | Promoted to Corporal, May 8, 1865; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Andrew M. Harris | Corporal | September 25, 1863 | Substitute; killed at Olustee, Fla., February 20, 1864 |
| William Wilson | Corporal | July 20, 1863 | Drafted; died at Spring Hill, Va., September 16, 1864 |
| Matthew Boyd | Corporal | September 12, 1863 | Substitute; died at Fortress Monroe, Va., March 30, 1865 |
| William Loatman | Corporal | September 26, 1863 | Substitute; promoted to Corporal, May 8, 1865; died at New Orleans, La., September 11, 1865 |
| Joseph Woodson | Musician | October 2, 1863 | Mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Juan Despenow | Musician | September 12, 1863 | Substitute; nustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Anderson, James | Private | August 14, 1863 | Drafted; killed at Olustee, Fla., February 20, 1864 |
| Benson, John E. | Private | September 29, 1863 | Substitute; absent, sick, at muster out |
| Boyd, Amos J. | Private | September 5, 1863 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Brinton, Jacob | Private | September 12, 1863 | Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out |
| Brooks, William | Private | Dropped from the rolls, August 3, 1865 | |
| Brown, John | Private | Dropped from the rolls, August 3, 1865 | |
| Black, Ephraim | Private | August 18, 1863 | Drafted; died at Point of Rocks, Va., December 24, 1864 |
| Bradley, John | Private | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; died at Jacksonville, Fla., September 15, 1864 |
| Burick, James | Private | January 5, 1865 | Substitute; deserted September 18, 1865 |
| Cannan, Livin | Private | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Clay, Henry | Private | March 23, 1865 | Mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Coffery, August G | Private | September 15, 1863 | Substitute; absent, sick, at muster out |
| Cox, William | Private | March 13, 1865 | Mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Curry, John A. | Private | March 13, 1865 | Mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Cunningham, Har. | Private | August 14, 1863 | Drafted; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 11, 1864 |
| Catlin, Alfred | Private | October 3, 1863 | Died at Camp Wm. Penn, Phila., Pa., November 10, 1863 |
| Chandler, William | Private | September 28, 1863 | Substitute; accidentally killed at Petersburg, Va., September 19, 1864 |
| Clark, Henry | Private | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; died at Fortress Monroe, Va., October 6, 1864, of wounds received in action |
| Craig, Peter J. | Private | September 28, 1863 | Substitute; killed at Olustee, Fla., February 20, 1864 |
| Crawford, George | Private | September 30, 1863 | Substitute; killed at Olustee, Fla., February 20, 1864 |
| Callahan, James | Private | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; deserted January 16, 1864 |
| Davis, John | Private | September 12, 1863 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Duker, Shadrach | Private | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Davis, John | Private | September 29, 1863 | Substitute; discharged by General Order, June 1. 1865 |
| Elliott, John | Private | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; died at Fortress Monroe, Va., July 4, 1865 |
| Fisher, Caleb | Private | September 30, 1863 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Fitch, Nathan | Private | December 20, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Fiddeman, Horace | Private | September 29, 1863 | Substitute; killed at Olustee, Fla., February 20, 1864 |
| Gregg, William A. | Private | October 1, 1863 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 20, 1865 |
| Green, Reuben | Private | August 14, 1863 | Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out |
| Griffin, Samuel | Private | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Gould, William | Private | Dropped from the rolls, August 3, 1865 | |
| Green, Samuel | Private | August 14, 1863 | Drafted; died at Ringgold Barracks, Texas, September 17, 1865 |
| Guy, Joseph | Private | August 14, 1863 | Drafted; died at Santiago, Texas, July 29, 1865 |
| Harris, Abraham | Private | September 12, 1863 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Harrison, Henry | Private | January 20, 1865 | Mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Henry, John | Private | December 29, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Henry, Philip | Private | August 15, 1863 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Hitchings. Charles | Private | October 2, 1863 | Mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Hoard, John | Private | January 19, 1865 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Howard, William | Private | March 19, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Harris, Daniel | Private | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; discharged by General Order, June 10, 1864 |
| Harris, William H. | Private | September 13, 1863 | Drafted; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 8, 1864 |
| Haywood, James | Private | August 15, 1863 | Drafted; discharged by General Order, date unknown |
| Hopkins, Jonathan | Private | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; died at New Orleans, La., August 9, 1865 |
| Hudson, Charles | Private | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; killed at Olustee, Fla., February 20, 1864 |
| Harnell, John | Private | January 24, 1865 | Substitute; deserted April 21, 1865 |
| Jones, John, 1st | Private | September 18, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Jones, John, 2d | Private | January 26, 1865 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Jones, Peter | Private | January 11, 1865 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Jinks, James E. | Private | January 17, 1865 | Mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Johnson, Theodore | Private | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; died at Fortress Monroe, Va., March 18, 1865 |
| Kelly, David | Private | August 14, 1863 | Drafted; discharged by General Order, June 10, 1865 |
| Lewis, Robert E. | Private | January 16, 1865 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Lewis, William | Private | October 2, 1863 | Mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Loggins, Milford | Private | October 4, 1863 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Lewis, Dickinson | Private | September 14, 1863 | Discharged September 30, 1865; expiration of term |
| Long, Joseph | Private | September 30, 1864 | Substitute; discharged September 30, 1865; expiration of term |
| Ludlow. Henry | Private | August 14, 1863 | Drafted; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, August 2, 1864 |
| Lewis, William H. | Private | September 30, 1863 | Substitute; died at Wilmington, Del., February 1, 1864 |
| Lockwood, Harr'n. | Private | September 28, 1863 | Substitute; captured died at Andersonville, Ga., October 5, 1864; grave, 10,379 |
| Mason, Thomas | Private | September 30, 1863 | Substitute; mustered out with Company. November 10, 1865 |
| Melix, John | Private | August 14, 1863 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Miller, Charles | Private | January 10, 1865 | Substitute; miustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Morgan, Orange | Private | September 13, 1864 | Mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Murdock, Dansby | Private | January 28, 1865 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Moreland. Peter W. | Private | September 30, 1864 | Substitute; absent, sick, at muster out |
| Miller, Jtusephus | Private | October 5, 1863 | Drafted; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 3. 1865 |
| Martin, Charles | Private | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; killed at Olustee, Florida, February 20, 1864 |
| Miller, Peter.. | Private | October 5, 1863 | Substitute; died at Philadelphia, Pa., November 7, 1864, of wounds, with loss of arm, received in action |
| M'Allister, Antho'y. | Private | October 4, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| M'Henry, Samuel | Private | September 14, 1864 | Mustered out witih Company, November 10, 1865 |
| M'Kenney, Brayl'k. | Private | November 10, 1864 | Substitute; absent, sick, at muster out |
| M'Call, John | Private | November 15, 1861 | Substitute; died at Chapin's Farm, Va., January 28, 1865 |
| Nutless, Elijah | Private | October 1, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Nuburne, William | Private | October 6, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Nicholas, Abraham | Private | October 1, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Procter, Charles | Private | October 14, 1864 | Mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Pirdew, Mathew | Private | October 3, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Parker, Jas. K. A. | Private | October 10, 1864 | Substitute; died at Ringgold Barracks, Texas, August 1, 1865 |
| Raub, William | Private | October 1, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Robins, Jothn. | Private | October 1, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Roland, Spencer | Private | October 6, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Roney, Robert. | Private | October 2, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Russ, George | Private | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; ius. s out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Rudd, John | Private | November 15, 1863 | Drafted; absent, sick, at iiuster out |
| Raissins, Charles | Private | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; died at Tallahassee, Florida, April 15, 1864, of wounds received in action |
| Ricks, Toby | Private | January 21, 1865 | Substitute; deserted April 6, 1865 |
| Sadler, James | Private | October 14, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Sharp, William | Private | September 30, 1863 | Substitute; nustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Smyth. Charles | Private | November 16, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Scott, Elias | Private | October 3, 1863 | Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out |
| Scott. Jackson | Private | December 15, 1863 | Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out |
| Steward, Levi | Private | October 6, 1864 | Substitute; absent, sick, at muster out |
| Sharp, Noah | Private | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; discharged by General Order, June 3, 1865 |
| Swiggert. Samuel J. | Private | September 20, 1863 | Substitute; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 29, 1864 |
| Scott, William A | Private | August 14, 1863 | Drafted; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., July 4, 1864; grave, 2,864 |
| Stevenson, William | Private | September 25, 1863 | Substitute; killed at Chapin's Farm, Va., September 29, 1864 |
| Taylor, Levi J | Private | October 2, 1863 | Mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Thompson, Milford | Private | January 1, 1865 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Thompson, Jas. W. | Private | December 27, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Tribbet, Jame | Private | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Townsend, John | Private | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out |
| Thomas, Stephen | Private | August 15, 1863 | Drafted; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., September 9, 1864; grave, 8,279 |
| Vick, Monroe | Private | September 20, 1863 | Drafted; discharged September 30, 1865; expiration of term |
| Wadkins, James | Private | November 17, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Williams, Edward | Private | November 22, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Williams, John | Private | July 20, 1863 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Wilson, John F. | Private | October 4, 1863 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Wilson, Wiliam | Private | December 5, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Witton, Dee | Private | December 27, 1864 | Substitute; mustered out with Company, November 10, 1865 |
| Walker, Joseph | Private | January 4, 1865 | Substitute; died at Ringgold Barracks, Texas, September 17, 1865 |
| Whitaker, Alex | Private | August 13, 1863 | Drafted; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., July 2, 1864; grave, 2,790 |
| Williams, Curtis | Private | December 24, 1864 | Substitute; deserted July 14, 1865 |
Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.
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