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Civil War History of Berks County PA

Extracted from the book History of Berks County,; Montgomery, Morton L., 1886. pp.186-249.

LIST OF COMPANIES FROM BERKS COUNTY IN CIVIL WAR.

The following eighty-seven companies of men were enlisted from Berks County and mustered into the service of the National Government in the Civil War. Eleven of the companies included men which were accredited to other counties. Reckoning all the men together in the companies named and in the unclassified alphabetical arrangement following them, it can be asserted that at least eight thousand five hundred men of our county were engaged in the great and successful struggle for the preservation of the Union:-

THREE MONTHS' SERVICE, 1861.

Twenty-fifth Regiment

Ringgold Light Art., Jas. McKnight, Captain

First Regiment

Co. G, Reading Artillerists, George W. Alexander, Captain

Fifth Regiment

Co. H, Union Light Inf., Frank M. Cooley, Captain

Seventh Regiment

Co. C, Wash. Art., Isaac Schroeder, Captain; Co. D, Penn. Art., George S. Herbst, Captain; Co. G., Reading Rifles, Albert F. Rightmyer, Captain

Fourteenth Regiment

THREE YEARS' SERVICE, 1861-64.

Thirty-second Regiment (3d Reserves).

Co. A, Reading Artillerists, Jacob Lenhart, Jr., Captain; Co. D, Mechanics' Infantry, William Briner, Captain; Co. F, Wash. Guards, Washington Richards, Captain

Thirty-sixth Regiment (7th Reserves).

Co. I (Berks and Lebanon Cos.), Joseph G. Holmes, Captain

Forty-fourth Regiment (1st Cavalry).

Co. L, Reading Troop, J.C.A. Hoffeditz, Captain; Co. M, Reading Cavalry, Thomas S. Richards, Captain

Forty-sixth Regiment

Co. E, Reading Rifles, Cornelius Wise, Captain

Forty-eighth Regiment

Co. D (Berks and Schuylkill Cos.) Daniel Nagle, Captain

Fiftieth Regiment

Co. B, Ellsworth Zouaves, Hervey Herman, Captain; Co. E, Reading Light Infantry, William H. Diehl, Captain; Co. H, Union Light. Infantry, Thomas S. Brenholtz, Captain

Fifty-fifth Regiment

Co. B, Wash. Legion, John C. Shearer, Captain

Fifty-ninth Regiment (2nd Cavalry).

Co. K (Berks and Phila. Cos.), Stephen H. Edgett, Captain

Seventieth Regiment (6th Cavalry).

Co. G, Reading Dragoons, George E. Clymer, Captain

Seventy-fourth Regiment-

Eightieth Regiment (7th Cavalry).

Co. L (Berks and Northumberland Cos.), Charles C. McCormick, Captain

Eighty-third Regiment

Co. I (Reading and Harrisburg Co.), Robt. W. McCartney, Captain

Eighty-eighth Regiment

Co. A, Junior Fire Zouaves, George W. Knable, Captain; Co. B, Neversink Zouaves, Henry R. Myers, Captain; Co. H, Union Guards, David A. Griffith, Captain

Ninety-third Regiment

Co. B, Union Zouaves, John E. Arthur, Captain; Co. G, Coleman Rifles, Alex. C. Maitland, Captain; Co. K, David C. Keller, Captain

Ninety-sixth Regiment-

One Hundred and Fourth Regiment

Independent Battery, George W. Durell, Captain

NINE MONTHS' SERVICE, 1862-63.

One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Regiment

Co. A, Wash. Infantry, L. Heber Smith, Captain; Co. B, Muhlenberg Infantry, William McNall, Captain; Co. E, Beading Artillerists, William H. Andrews, Captain; Co. H, Felix Light Guard, John Kennedy, Captain; Co. I, Reading Iron Works Guard, Richard H. Jones, Captain; Co. K, City Guard, George Newkirk, Captain

One Hundred and Fifty-first Regiment

Co. E (Ontelaunee), Jacob S. Graff Captain; Co. G (Bernville), Levi M. Gerhart, Captain; Co. H (Upper Tulpehocken), William K. Boltz, Captain; Co. I (Berks and Schuylkill Cos.), William L. Gray, Captain; Co. K (Longswamp), Jas. W. Weida, Captain

VOLUNTEER MILITIA OF 1862.

Second Regiment

Eleventh Regiment

Twentieth Regiment

DRAFTED MILITIA OF 1862- NINE MONTHS' SERVICE.

One Hundred and Sixty-seventh Regiment

One Hundred and Seventy Ninth Regiment

Co. I, Amos Drenkel, Captain; Co. K, John B. Wagoner, Captain

VOLUNTEER MILITIA OF 1863.

Thirty-first Regiment

Forty-second Regiment

Forty-eighth Regiment

Co. G, Joseph G. Holmes, Captain

Fifty-third Regiment

Co. A, Richmond L. Jones, Captain; Co. B, Felix Guards, Jacob Lehman, Captain; Ringgold Light Art., William C. Ermentrout, Captain

ONE HUNDRED DAYS' SERVICE, 1864.

One Hundred and Ninety-fourth Regiment

Co. I, Henry E. Quimby, Captain

One Hundred and Ninety-fifth Regiment

Co. A, Henry D. Markley, Captain; Co. B, Harrison Maltzberger, Captain

One Hundred and Ninety-sixth Regiment

George S. Rowbotham, Captain

ONE YEAR'S SERVICE, 1864-65.

Two Hundred and Fifth Regiment

Co. B, Joseph G. Holmes, Captain; Co. E, William F. Walter, Captain; Co. H, Franklin Schmehl, Captain

One Hundred and Ninety-eighth Regiment

Co. D, Isaac Schroeder, Captain; Co. G, William L. Guinther, Captain

One Hundred and Ninety-second Regiment

Co. F, John Teed, Captain

PRESIDENT'S CALL FOR TROOPS.- The Civil War was begun on the morning of the 12th of April, 1861. The military forces of South Carolina, under the leadership of General Robert Beauregard, then began to fire upon Fort Sumter, which was under the command of Major Robert Anderson. The President of the United States, finding the laws of the country opposed and the execution thereof obstructed in seven Southern States** "by combinations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings or by the powers vested in the marshals by law," issued a proclamation on the 15th day of April, 1861, calling for seventy-five thousand militia of the several States of the Union, "in order to suppress said combinations and to cause the laws to be dully executed;" and therein he appealed "to all loyal citizens to favor, facilitate and aid this effort to maintain the honor, integrity and existence of our national Union, and the perpetuity of popular government and to redress the wrongs already long enough endured." A call was made on Pennsylvania for sixteen regiments. Two regiments were wanted with in three days, inasmuch as the city of Washington was entirely unprotected and a sudden dash upon it was strongly threatened.

FIRST COMPANIES.

Among the first troops to respond to this call were the Ringgold Light Artillery (Captain James McKnight) of Reading, the Logan Guards (Captain J.B. Selheimer) of Lewistown, the Washington Artillery (Captain James Wren) and the National Light Infantry (Captain McDonald) of Pottsville, and the Allen Rifles (Captain Thomas Yeager) of Allentown.

On January 21, 1861, Major-General William H. Keim (then surveyor-general of Pennsylvania, from Reading), with characteristic sagacity, advised Captain McKnight that the services of his company*** would probably soon be needed,(4*)and counseled him to hold them in readiness for immediate service. From that time till April 16th almost daily drills were practiced. On the 22nd of February they were in readiness to obey marching orders. The dispatch announcing the attack on Fort Sumter found the company at drill at some distance from the city. The effect was electrical. All were impatient to move to the defense of the flag.

On the morning of the 16th of April, marching orders were received from Governor Curtin; and, on the afternoon of the same day, the company moved by the Lebanon Valley Railroad to Harrisburg, where it arrived at eight o'clock in the evening.(5*)The company numbered one hundred and eight men, fully armed and equipped as light artillery. On reporting at the Executive Office (the Governor being absent in Washington) orders were sought from the Secretary of War (Simon Cameron), who telegraphed that the company be forwarded by the earliest train. This order was, later in the day, countermanded by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.(6*)

The five volunteer companies named were mustered into the service of the United States at Harrisburg for three months, and departed for Washington by railroad, on the 18th of April, at nine o'clock A.M. They arrived at Baltimore at one o'clock A.M. They were under the necessity of marching about two miles through the city, from Bolton to Camden Station. On leaving the cars, a battalion was formed in the following order: Fourth Artillery (regulars); Logan Guards; Allen Rifles, of Allentown; Washington Artillery and National Light Infantry, of Pottsville; with the Ringgold Artillery bringing up the rear. As the column was forming near Bolton Station, the police of Baltimore appeared in large force, headed by Marshall Kane, and followed by a mob, who at once commenced an attack upon the volunteers, countenanced by a portion of the police, who had been sent to give safe conduct through the city. Orders were given to the men to preserve their temper, and to make no reply to anything that should be said to them. At the command "forward," the mob commenced hooting, jeering and yelling, and proclaimed, with oaths, that the troops should not pass through their city to fight the South.

Arriving near the centre of the city, Pemberton, with his regulars,(7*)filed off toward Fort McHenry, leaving the volunteers to pursue their way through the city as well as they could. At this juncture the mob were excited to a perfect frenzy, breaking the line of the police, and pushing through the files of men, in an attempt to break the column. Every insult that could be heaped upon the troops was offered, but no word of reply was elicited. The officers and men marched steadily on toward Camden Station. At every step the mob increased till it numbered thousands of most determined and desperate men.

As the volunteers were boarding the train at the station, the angry mob hurled a shower of bricks, stones and clubs into their disorganized ranks, fortunately, however, inflicting only slight injuries. In the midst of the confusion, an attempt was made to detach the engine from the train and run it away. This was only prevented by the determined character of the engineer and his assistants, who drew revolvers and threatened to shoot any who dared to make the attempt. At length, amidst the demoniac yells of the crowd, the train moved off, carrying the volunteers safely beyond the reach of their desperate assailants.(8*) They arrived in Washington at seven o'clock in the evening.(9*)Arms, ammunition and equipments were furnished and the work of barricading the Capitol was commenced immediately. Squads of the rebel soldiers were then drilling on the opposite side of the Potomac River in full view of the Capitol. It having been ascertained on the 23d of April that an attempt would be made to capture Washington by way of the arsenal and the navy-yard, the "Ringgold Artillerists" were ordered to report to Captain Dahlgreen, at the navy-yard. Three twelve-pound howitzers were assigned to them, with which they were expected to defend the place.(10*)Excepting a detachment of twelve men, detailed to guard the "Short Bridge," the entire command was required to man these guns. On the 25th a sergeant and six men were detailed to serve as a guard on the steamer "Powhatan," which was dispatched to make a reconnoissance down the Potomac for the purpose of searching for obstructions and of ascertaining if forts were being erected along the river. On the 26th the company were ordered to duty at the Capitol; and on the 10th of May the Secretary of War assigned them to duty at the Washington Arsenal, where they remained till the expiration of their term of service, excepting a short interval, when they were detailed to mount guns in the forts about Washington. They were mustered out at Harrisburg.

These first five companies were justly entitled to the first place in the First Regiment of the Pennsylvania troops; but they were not organized till after twenty-four regiments, which succeeded them in the service, had been organized and fully equipped, when they became part of the Twenty-fifth and last regiment for the three months' service. Henry L. Cake, of Pottsville, was elected colonel of this regiment. But these companies, serving in Fort Washington, did not see their regiment or colonel. Nearly two months of the three for which the had enlisted passed by before they received adequate clothing or camp equipage from either the State or the national government; and many of the men were excused from duty because of their partial nakedness.(4*)

RINGGOLD LIGHT ARTILLERY (THE FIRST COMPANY).

"HARRISBURG, April 15, 1861,

"Captain James McKnight:

"Bring your command to Harrisburg by first train. If any of the men need equipments, they will be provided here by the General Government. Lose no time.

"By order of the Governor,
"ELI SLIFER."

This dispatch was received by Captain McKnight at 11.20 A.M., April 16th. By the first train after its receipt, the Ringgold Light Artillery, one hundred and one men, took passage, fully uniformed, armed and equipped, for Harrisburg, and reached there at eight o'clock P.M. They at once reported for duty to the secretary of the State, (the Governor being absent at Washington,) who, by telegram to the Secretary of War at Washington, reported the Ringgold Light Artillery at Harrisburg, awaiting orders. The Secretary of War telegraphed in answer,-

"Push forward the company by first train."

This telegram, conveying orders to march, was transmitted by the secretary of the commonwealth to Captain McKnight. Orders in obedience thereto were then issued to the command, to take the train for Washington at three o'clock A.M., April 17th. If these orders had not been countermanded, the Ringgold Light Artillery would undoubtedly have reached Washington safely in advance of all troops from Pennsylvania and elsewhere, and before the Logan Guard and the companies from Pottsville reported at Harrisburg. At midnight, however, the order to march was countermanded(12*) in the following counter-order:

"HARRISBURG, APRIL 16, 1861.

"Captain James McKnight:

"You will please delay your march to Washington until ordered by the Governor.

"Respectfully yours,
"ELI SLIFER."

"Last night about eight o'clock, the Ringgold Artillery, Captain James McKnight, numbering one hundred men, arrived. They took up quarters at Herr's Hotel. They are a fine body of men and are fully prepared and determined to do their whole duty in the present crisis. Our citizens welcomed them with cheers."

"On the afternoon of the day of the President's proclamation for seventy-five thousand men, the Secretary of War telegraphed the call to the Governor of Pennsylvania, and it was telegraphed to all parts of Pennsylvania. Among the first to respond was the Ringgold Artillery, Logan Guard, Washington Artillery, National Light Infantry and Allen Rifles. On reporting at the Executive office- the Governor being absent in Washington- orders were sought from the Secretary of War, who telegraphed to push company forward in earliest train. That order, for prudential reasons, was almost immediately countermanded by the Secretary of the Commonwealth."

"We give below a list of the companies that arrived last night: Washington Artillery, Pottsville, Captain Wren, one hundred and ten men; National Light Infantry, Pottsville, Captain McDonald, one hundred and four men; Allen Infantry, Allentown, Captain Yeager, sixty-four men."

"The Logan Guard were in line and ready to march at 10 P.M. of the 16th of April, and move to the station, but for lack of transportation did not reach Harrisburg till the morning of the 17th.

"The two Pottsville companies under marching orders left Pottsville on the 17th, and arrived in Harrisburg at eight o'clock in the evening."

"I commanded the Ringgold Light Artillery, from the year 1850 until June 14, 1861, when I was appointed to a captaincy in Fifth United States Artillery.

"On or about the 21st day of January, 1861, I was visited by William H. Keim, then surveyor-general of the State of Pennsylvania and major-general of the Fifth Division Pennsylvania Militia.

"The general first meeting me in a public place at my residence,(13*)stated that he had a subject of much importance and great secrecy in regard to which he desired to advise me, and requesting at the same time that I would suggest some place to which we could both retire, where the nature of the communication which he was about to make to me would be unheard by others. We then both withdrew to a private apartment.

"The general then proceeded to state that the government was in possession of facts tending to develop an intention on the part of the rebels to seize Washington on the 22nd of February, and not, as was at first supposed, upon March 4, 1861. He came to me, (he further stated,) by direction and under the orders of Governor Andrew G. Curtin, commander-in-chief of the Pennsylvania Militia, who had commissioned him to select from the best volunteer organizations of the State such companies as could be relied upon, if the emergency should arise and who would be ready to move upon twenty-four hours' notice.

"Upon satisfying the general, not only of the willingness but also of the ability of my command to start whenever desired, he then and there directed me to consider myself and command as under orders.

"The general about the same time imparted similar information to other volunteer organizations of this county.

"My orders, coming as they did from the commander-in-chief of the Pennsylvania troops, were so imperative in their nature and admitted of so little delay that I immediately set about perfecting and equipping my command for active field duty. The same day upon which my orders were received, the company was divided into squads for the purpose of more effective drilling, which was continued uninterruptedly, (save on Saturdays and Sundays,) up to the day before we left for Harrisburg, April 16, 1861. The drills were not confined to the service of the guns and the duties incident to drivers and the care of horses; the men were also well instructed in the use of the sabre, the only legitimate arm of defense of an artilleryman when dismounted and away from his guns.

"During the month of January, a number of the leading citizens having been apprised of the secret orders under which my command was placed, purchased for the use of the men one hundred overcoats,(14*) which were worn on the 22nd of February at a general parade of the company. On the 15th day of April, 1861, whilst at drill some three miles from the city, intelligence was received of the proclamation of the President of the United States calling for seventy-five thousand men.

"The Governor of the state was immediately telegraphed that the Ringgold Light Artillery was ready to move without any delay whatever. I then suspended drill, returned to the city, and, after directing a certain signal to be sounded upon receipt of orders, dismissed the command.

"HARRISBURG, April 16, 1861.

"'To Captain James McKnight:

"'Bring your command to Harrisburg by first train. If any of the men need equipments and arms they will be provided here by the General Government. Lose no time.

"By order of the Governor.

"ELI SLIFER.'

"At noon of the same day, forty minutes after the receipt of the order, the command declared itself ready to move at one o'clock P.M.

"A committee having been appointed to make all arrangements for transportation, reported that after conferring with G.A. Nicolls, general superintendent of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, they were advised by him to take the regular passenger train at six o'clock P.M., as a special, being subject to unavoidable delay, would in all probability not reach Harrisburg until after the arrival of the regular train.

"Acting upon this advice, I left Reading with my command, numbering one hundred and one men, fully armed and equipped, on the evening of April 16, 1861, at six o'clock, reaching Harrisburg at eight o'clock."

THREE MONTHS' SERVICE.

FIRST SOLDIERS FROM BERKS COUNTY IN CIVIL WAR.

RINGGOLD LIGHT ARTILLERY.

FIRST REGIMENT.

FIFTH REGIMENT.

SEVENTH REGIMENT.

The Seventh Regiment was organized at Camp Curtin on April 22nd. It was encamped for over a month at Chambersburg. On June 8th it moved southwardly. It was stationed at Williamsport on the 19th, and whilst there, late in the evening of that day, an alarm was raised which caused the whole brigade (Third) to be called to arms and formed into line of battle; but, beyond distant picket-firing, nothing further was heard. On July 2nd it began the march to Martinsburg. On the way it confiscated the contents of an extensive flour-mill, (a large amount of grain and flour and one hundred and fifty barrels of whiskey), the owner having been a captain in the rebel army. Shortly afterward it was encamped at Charlestown, where it remained, without special incident, until ordered to Harrisburg, where it was mustered out of service in the latter part of July. The following three companies were recruited in Berks County:

COMPANY C.- Recruited at Friedensburg, Berks County, and mustered in April 23, 1861:

Isaac Schroeder, captain.

Henry R. Myers, first lieutenant.

Peter Y. Edelman, second lieutenant.

Franklin B. Laucks, first sergeant.

Henry S. Boyer, second sergeant.

William C. Baker, third sergeant.

Reuben Kaufman, fourth sergeant.

Isaac Pott, first corporal.

George Foos, Jr., second corporal.

Jeremiah H. Hauck, third corporal.

John C. Steckline, fourth corporal.

Peter H. Hauck and George A. Eltz, musicians.

Privates- Enoch Adam, Benneville Angstadt, Edwin S. Bear, Aaron Bright, Thomas Best, William D. Brown, Edmond Y. Bock, Alexander Bigger, John H. Clemmens, Washington G. Dengler, John G. Dengler, Edward Draher, Wellington Egel, Joseph Eberhardt, John Fiese, Joel Ginder, Celestial Good, Caleb Gallagher, Harrison Gechter, Charles Hafer, Israel Hafer, Daniel Hunter, Jas. H. Harner; Henry Hauck, Jacob Holm, Henry H. Harbold, Samuel B. Jones, Frederick Kindly, David Keller, Ebenezer C. Lell, Henry R. Laucks, Jacob Link, Nathaniel Lindermuth, Jeremiah Lotz, Daniel Meek, Aaron Moyer, Frederick Mohle, Seyer Melot, John Madary, Peter Maurer, Mahlon A. McNoldy, William Poorman, Charles Rothermel, Ginder Rank, Daniel Rothenberger, Henry Sheaffer, Jacob F. Schild, Henry Schroeder, Zachariah Swavely, Isaac Sider, Henry Schmeck, Michael R. Shultz, Frederick H. Sener, Jacob Trexell, Albert S. Tool, William Voght, Amos Wentzel, Jonathan Wentzel, John Weidner, Daniel Wentzel, John Williams, Aaron Yoder, Solomon Yeakle.

COMPANY D.

Recruited at Pleasantville, Berks County, and mustered in April 23, 1861:

George S. Herbst, captain.

Samuel Baus, first lieutenant.

Joel Ruppert, second lieutenant.

Charles G. Kline, first sergeant.

Abraham Ruppert, second sergeant.

Peter Shafer, third sergeant.

Edward F. Reed, fourth sergeant.

John J. Nash, first corporal.

William Hassler, second corporal.

Jacob Shafer, third corporal.

Lenhard Swizhard, fourth corporal.

Joel Frederick and Elias Angstadt, musicians.

Privates.- Benjamin Angstadt, Abner Brutzman, Henry Bobb, Henry Beck, Abraham Bobb, Marcus Bean, Franklin Burns, Henry Boyer, William Bouchat, Simon Clouser, Levi Clouser, William Cleaver, Daniel Crackens, Jacob Drezer, David H. Delcamp, William Dreyer, Peter Eck, Samuel Eckert, Robert Engel, Francis Fisher, William Foreman, Benjamin Goodwin, George Hewett, William Hassler, Jonas Hassler, Joel R. Housman, Joseph Harris, George F. Hungerford, George Hummel, Edward Harper, Charles Hatner, Henry Kash, George Kemp, John List, John S. Leeds, Franklin Lins, Daniel Moyer, George Moore, Michael Miller, James A. Murron, John Mitchell, C. Henry Mathew, David Paul, Franklin Reidenauer, John Reimer, William Roland, Francis Rothenberger, George Richards, Julius Shafer, Franklin Specht, Amos Syler, Daniel Staufer, D. George Sellers, Paul Simon, Simon Stout, H. John Sowers, Michael Sulvier, William Souder, Albert Stewart, Albert Sides, Levi Strunk, Ephraim Updegrove, Joseph Wibel, Daniel Yoder,

Peter Yoder.

COMPANY G.

Recruited at Reading, Berks County, and mustered in April 23, 1861:

Albert F. Rightmyer, captain.

Cornelius Wise, first lieutenant.

Jacob H. Worth, second lieutenant.

John G. Ulrich, first sergeant.

Anthony Heller, second sergeant.

Abraham Latshaw. third sergeant.

William Runyeon, fourth sergeant.

Jacob Ege, first corporal.

William H. Dehart, second corporal.

Thomas Craton, third corporal.

George Hart, fourth corporal.

Gideon Ginder and Henry Benneville, musicians.

Privates.- John C. Anthony, Charles Bachman, Marks Bechtel, Sidney Bank, William Brown, James Boyer, Augustus Burkert, William Boone, William Breneiser, Fillermachus Berkert, Daniel D. Baker, James Berstler, Samuel T. Baker, William Clymer, Aaron Deem, Edward Dyer, John Denhard, George Dougherty, Stephen Edgar, Reuben Freas, Martin S. Goodhart, George W. Grant, William Graul, Levi Hildebrand, Henry A. Haak, William Heifert, Augustus Hauck, Samuel H. Jones, George L. Knupp, William Kline, Samuel Kissinger, John C. Kribbs, John S. Ludwig, William A. Lewis, William Mohr, George Miller, John Mergert, William Murphy, Russel Miller, George Obenhauser, Obediah R. Priestley, Henry J. Penrose, Marion Rauck, Simon M. Rush, Isaac E. Robinson, Damon Steuben, Albert A. Simon, William Sands, Damon Shultz, Jacob Spotz, John R. St. Clair, Henry Siegfried, Alfred J. Stout, James E. Stout, John Taylor, Francis Thomas, James H. Vandeever, James D. Whitman, George Wunder, Oliver B. Wilson, Frank B. Wilson, Godfrey Weller, John A. Walker, John Whitman.

FOURTEENTH REGIMENT.

The Fourteenth Regiment was organized at Camp Curtin on April 30th. Richards McMichael(15*) was elected lieutenant-colonel, and Joseph A. McLean major of the regiment. Both were from Reading. It was encamped at Camp Johnston, in Lancaster, till June 3d, having been thoroughly drilled during this interval; and subsequently it marched to Chambersburg, Hagerstown, Sharpsburg, Martinsburg, Bunker's Hill and Harper's Ferry, doing picket and guard duty, and making various expeditions to encounter the enemy. Whilst at the latter place the term of enlistment expired and it was accordingly ordered to Harrisburg. On its way it encamped and remained two weeks at Carlisle, where it was mustered out of service. Harrisburg was then full of returning troops. A large proportion of this regiment re-enlisted in various military organizations of Pennsylvania. It included two companies from Berks County.

COMPANY A.

D.A. Griffith, captain.

J.A. McLean, first lieutenant.

E.J. Rauch, second lieutenant.

J. Phillippi, first sergeant.

Amos Arnold, second sergeant.

H. Missimer, third sergeant.

F.W. Berg, fourth sergeant.

Thomas Gabriel, first corporal.

G.W. Rapp, second corporal.

S. Dampman, third corporal.

Bentley Smith, fourth corporal.

H. Goodhart and Francis Bauer, musicians.

Privates.- John Armstrong, Moses Burns, Joseph Bauman, Daniel Bosler, John H. Brookins, Matthias Bell, Nelson Bell, Joseph Chalfant, William Cook, Bartholomew DeVoute, Charles M. Diehm, Jacob Finkbone, Augustus Farrel, Daniel Finkbone, Samuel Fix, Henry Getrost, Leonard Getz, Aaron Goodman, Emanuel Gottschall, Gotlieb Hiller, John S. Hindman, John H. Hassinger, George M. Hayes, Jacob Houder, James High, Samuel Husk, Benjamin Hummel, Benjamin Klemmer, Nicholas Kramer, Daniel Kerper, William R. Lewis, William Large, William Lawrence, Joseph Lawrence, Levi Miller, Charles Miron, Joel May, Charles Noland, George Pollam, Henry Quimby, Charles Riegel, Milton Roy, Henry Regenfuss, Ephraim Smeck, Harrison Stieff, Robert Simon, Charles Smith, Nicholas Smith, F.B. Shalters, Jr., A.S. Seaman, Henry Sailor, Henderson Sample, James A. Shultz, Cyrus Trout, Urias Traite, James Toole, James M. Thompson, Van Tassel, Frederick Ulmer, Cornelius Uxly, Peter Wolf, Edwin Whitman, Philip Weidner, Samuel Zellers.

COMPANY E.

Recruited at Womelsdorf, Berks County, and mustered in April 24, 1861:

John C. Shearer, captain.

John T. Schoener, first lieutenant.

William G. Moore, second lieutenant.

George N. Steach, first sergeant.

Cyrus Oberly, second sergeant;

Henry Weighman, third sergeant.

William Weinhold, fourth sergeant.

James Gaul, first corporal.

Henry Gutwald, second corporal.

Levi Bennethum, third corporal.

Eli Dougherty, fourth corporal.

John Daniels and Cyrus Heffelfinger, musicians.

Privates.- James Ayres, Henry Arnold, Samuel Arnold, Samuel Barket, William Bennethum, Charles Bennethum, John Brechbill, Jonathan Bennethum, John Clouser, Peter Capp, Jacob Deppen, David Dissinger, Levi Dehart, Isaac Fiddle, William Fink, Charles Folk, William Fry, William Gast, Henry Haywood, Henry Harp, William Honies, Mandon Hawk, Reuben Hendricks, John Hampton, Frederick Hoffman, William Himmelreich, John Haas, Samuel Klahr, Israel Koch, George W. Kuhns, Henry P. Kautz, Henry Kohler, William Lash, John H. Liveringhouse, Benjamin Lash, Lawrence Meek, Elias Moyer, William Madary, Samuel Mathew, Thomas McGuire, Augustus Milligsock, Peter Muskness, Milton B. Nice, Lew Owens, Samuel Parsons, Frederick Putt, Jas. Pollum, James Reinhart, Henry Rosenberger, Jeremiah Russell, Isaac Rose, Isaac Scholl, Emanuel Stout, Zadoc Smith, Michael Shaffer, William W. Seidel, William Strouse, James Seidel, Daniel Spotz, Cyrus Ulrich, Peter Wise, William H. Wenrich, Levi Wise, George Weiser, William H. Wells, Samuel Whitaker, Percival Zechman.



GENERAL WILLIAM H. KEIM was born at Reading on June 13, 1813. He was the eldest son of Benneville Keim, the President of the Farmers' Bank for a number of years, Mayor of Reading for three terms, and a prominent and enterprising business man of the county. His mother was Mary High, a daughter of General William High, a wealthy farmer of Cumru township, at "Poplar Neck," and a man prominent in the military affairs of the county.

At the age of twelve years he entered the Military Academy at Mount Airy, near Philadelphia, which, during its active existence, was one of the foremost educational institutions in the United States, and was graduated with honor in 1829. Upon returning home he entered the store of his father, which was then one of the largest general hardware-stores in Reading, and continued actively engaged in this pursuit for nearly thirty years- the greater part of the time as a proprietor of a large store in co-partnership with his brother, John H. Keim. Besides the store business, he encouraged enterprises generally for the development of Reading.

His early military training gave him a natural taste for military affairs, and he found a field for its gratification in the volunteer service of the State Militia. Before the age of seventeen years, he was an Orderly Sergeant of the "Washington Grays," and in 1837 he became Captain- succeeding his cousin, Captain Daniel M. Keim. He was promoted rapidly till 1842, when he was elected Major-General of the Fifth Division of Penna. Vols., which was composed of Berks, Lebanon, Dauphin and Schuylkill Counties. In that year he took a prominent part in the Military Encampment held at Reading, which was an eventful occasion in the history of military affairs in this county. Among other distinguished military men, General Winfield Scott was in attendance. In 1844, during the terrible religious riot at Philadelphia, he was ordered to assist in quelling the disturbances, which resulted in loss of life and property. He was under Gen. Robert Patterson, Senior Major-General in the State. The good opinion, which General Keim's command had won, was justly expressed in the following extract from General Order, No. 30, issued by General Patterson, when the detachment of the Fifth Division was relieved until further orders:
    "The Major-General further desires to express his knowledge of their exemplary and soldier-like deportment while under his command. He will at all times be happy to serve with such troops. Berks County may well be proud of her volunteer soldiery."

His services in organizing our local militia and in bringing them under proper discipline were both untiring and successful, thereby placing them in the front rank of the volunteer soldiers of the State.

In 1848 he was elected to the office of Mayor of Reading for one term. He was the second Mayor of the city. He had been nominated and run as the Whig candidate in the previous year, but a third candidate in the field, who ran independently, caused his defeat. Several years afterward, he took great- if not the principal- interest in establishing at Reading time" Pennsylvania Military Institute," for the purpose of enabling young men to obtain education in military matters. In November, 1858, he was elected to represent Berks County in Congress, to fill the vacancy till March following, caused by the resignation of Hon. J. Glancy Jones. In October, previously, Jones had been defeated in a campaign for re-election by John Schwartz, through a coalition of Republicans and Independent Democrats. When Jones resigned to accept the mission to Austria, this political feeling was still active, and it resulted in the election of General Keim as the Republican candidate against Joel B. Wanner, the Democratic candidate. He was the first and the only Republican elected to represent this district in Congress. In 1859 he was elected Surveyor-General of the State for the term of three years. At that time he also held the office of Major-General of militia.

In 1860, whilst at Harrisburg, after the result of the Presidential election in favor of the Republican party had become known, General Keim suggested to Governor Curtin that the commonwealth be put in a condition of defense, inasmuch as the signs of discontent indicated civil strife; and he recommended in that behalf a general encampment of the militia of the State. Governor Curtin accepted this timely suggestion, and, in pursuance of an order by him, an encampment was held at York, in the beginning of September, 1860, with General Keith as the chief in command. In January following, upon visiting his home at Reading, he called upon Captain James McKnight, who commanded the Ringgold Light Artillery, a company of volunteers in his brigade, and asked him to keep his company in readiness so as to be able to respond promptly to any order that might be given. Through this notice, the Ringgold Light Artillery came to be the first company that responded to the President's call for troops and reported for duty at Harrisburg in April, 1861. General Keim offered his services when the crisis arose, and Gov. Curtin appointed him to a command of State troops under the first requisition of the President. Major-General Robert Patterson commanded the Pennsylvania line, which was composed of two divisions, and served for three months in the campaign on the Upper Potomac. The headquarters were at Chambersburg, and General Keim was in command of the Second Division. On June 15th, this army was encamped at Hagerstown, and on July 2nd, it crossed the Potomac into Virginia.

A force under "Stonewall" Jackson was met shortly afterward at "Falling Waters," but after a skirmish it fell back, and its camp at Hoke's Run was occupied. On July l5th, the army advanced from Martinsburg to Bunker's Hill; and on the 17th Charlestown was reached. By that time the term of service of many of the regiments expired and orders for their muster out were issued. The column was so much weakened thereby that it withdrew to Harper's Ferry.

After the campaign on the Upper Potomac, General Keim received from the President the appointment of Brigadier-General of National troops; and then resigning the office of Surveyor-General, he was ordered to join the Army of the Potomac. His brigade was attached to General Casey's division of General Keyes' corps, and was sent to Fortress Monroe, where, under the command of General McClellan, it advanced towards Richmond. At the battle of Williamsburg, (one of the most severe contests of the war), General Keim distinguished himself. Although too sick to be on duty, he could not be prevented from leaving the hospital, mounting his horse and leading his brigade on the field. His coolness, judgment and great bravery during the action were conspicuous. Though under fire nearly the whole time, he was perfectly calm. A bomb fell almost under his horse. Every one about him turned pale from fear. The explosion covered him with mud. After the battle, General McClellan called on him, complimented him for the great service which he had rendered, and ordered him to the post of honor in advance of the army. But the excitement incident to this battle aggravated his illness and he was obliged to ask for a furlough. This was granted and he returned to Harrisburg, where his family had taken up a temporary residence. Unfortunately, his health was too far gone, and he died on May 18, 1862, in the very prime of life and usefulness, aged forty-eight years. The news of his death produced a profound sensation of regret throughout the Army of the Potomac. General McClellan was deeply affected by the loss of this faithful commander, and he, on May 26th following, issued a General Order announcing his death and complimenting his faithful, patriotic services to his country, which was read to every regiment in the army. His remains were brought to Reading, and buried with military honors in the Charles Evans Cemetery.

A public meeting of citizens was held on May 20, 1862, for the purpose of expressing regret over General Keim's death. A committee- of which Hon. J. Pringle Jones, ex-president judge of the county, was chairman- reported appropriate resolutions, including, among truthful sentiments, the following high tribute:

"For long years, a prosperous merchant, we knew him as one whose praises were on all men's tongues, as well for enterprise in business and liberality in promoting the good of the community, as for indulgence to those who were his debtors, and for the exercise of a wide charity to the poor. We knew him, too, when misfortune overtook him, and we know with what honor and honesty and with what fortitude he passed through the dark days of adversity. In the varied relations of his private life he was greatly beloved; and in his death our city and county have lost a citizen whose modest deportment, exemplary conduct, public spirit and sterling integrity endeared him most deservedly to the people."

THREE YEARS' SERVICE.

The insurrection having been too powerful to be suppressed by the first display of military authority, the President issued a second proclamation, calling upon the States to furnish two hundred thousand men who were to be enlisted for three years. The response was prompt and vigorous. The quota of men from Pennsylvania was soon filled by the patriotic impulses of her people.

The following companies comprise time men from Berks County who enlisted as volunteers for three years:

Company A, 32nd Regiment, Captain Jacob Lenhart, Jr.

Company D, 32nd Regiment, Captain William Briner.

Company F, 32nd Regiment, Captain Washington Richards.

Company I, 36th Regiment, Captain Jerome Myers.

Company L, 44th Regiment, Captain J.C.A. Hoffeditz.

Company M, 44th Regiment, Captain Thomas S. Richards.

Company E, 46th Regiment, Captain Cornelius Wise.

Company D, 48th Regiment, Captain Henry Nagle.

Company B, 50th Regiment, Captain Hervey Herman.

Company E, 50th Regiment, Captain William H. Diehl.

Company H, 50th Regiment, Captain Thomas S. Brenholtz.

Company B, 55th Regiment, Captain John C. Shearer.

Company K, 50th Regiment, Captain Charles Chauncey.

Company G, 70th Regiment, Captain George E. Clymer.

Company G, 74th Regiment, Captain William J. Bart.

Company L, 80th Regiment, Captain Charles C. McCormick.

Company I, 83rd Regiment Captain Robert W. McCartney.

Company A, 88th Regiment, Captain George W. Knabb.

Company B, 88th Regiment, Captain Henry A. Myers.

Company, H, 88th Regiment, Captain David A. Griffith.

Company B, 93rd Regiment, Captain John E. Arthur.

Company G, 93rd Regiment, Captain Alexander C. Maitland.

Company K, 93rd Regiment, Captain David C. Keller.

Company G, 96th Regiment, Captain James N. Douden.

Company D, Captain George W. Durell.

THIRTY-SECOND REGIMENT.

The Thirty-second Regiment included companies A, D and F, from Berks County, the other companies being from Bucks and Philadelphia Counties. It was mustered into the United States service at Harrisburg, on July 27, 1861, after an experience of two months in drilling in camp near Easton.

It was immediately ordered to Washington; and after remaining there till August 2nd, proceeded to Tennallytown, a village six miles northwest from the Capitol, and was there encamped with other troops. While in camp the regiment was drilled, and assisted in erecting Fort Pennsylvania, which was a formidable and very important earthwork. On October 9th it moved over the Potomac and encamped near Langley in the army line stretching nearly twenty miles along the Virginia shore. Here they did skirmishing, picketing and drilling.

On March 10th, 1862, it moved with the "Army of the Potomac" in search of the enemy. On April 10th it was taken by rail to Manassas Junction with the brigade (second), and thence proceeded to a point opposite Fredericksburg. Whilst there the troops were reviewed by President Lincoln. From this point they marched down the Rappahannock, arriving at the White House on the 11th of May, where the 2nd brigade checked the enemy's movements, and repulsed an attack upon the train of the Reserves. On May 13th they were within a few miles of Richmond, occupying the extreme right and in advance of the main line; there they were attacked by the enemy, and held their ground against vastly superior numbers, resting upon the field at night. At 2 A.M. on the following morning the regiment was relieved. In withdrawing from the field, it passed under a heavy fire from the enemy by which it suffered some loss. At Gaines' Mill, the division, including this regiment, was held in reserve; but the enemy soon broke through the first line, and for two hours the regiment was left to bear the brunt of the fierce assault of the enemy, when it was relieved by other troops. Its conduct in this battle was highly praised by General Meade upon the field. On May 15th the regiment was withdrawn across the Chickahominy, and in June following it was engaged in the battle of Gaines' Mill, which was fought by McClellan to save the material of his army. On June 29th it was posted on picket duty toward Richmond. In an engagement there, the regiment was sent Forward to feel the enemy, and was received with a withering fire of musketry.

While the whole line was engaged a supporting regiment mistook the 32nd Regiment in the smoke of battle for the enemy, and opened fire upon its ranks, throwing the men into disorder and causing them to break; but they did not leave the field. At 11 o'clock in the night of that day the division was withdrawn and marched to Malvern Hill, and afterward to Harrison's Landing, where it was encamped until August 1st following.

After the Army of the Potomac was ordered to evacuate the Peninsula, the 32nd Regiment moved to Warrenton after passing other points, and there, on August 24th, was formed in line of battle, but without entering an engagement. Subsequently the regiment was engaged in a battle at Hall's Hill, near Manassas Junction, and its loss was severe; and at Antietam, on the 16th and 17th of September, where they fought for hours until relieved by other troops. Fifty-one of their number were killed and wounded in this battle. In October, November and December they moved toward Fredericksburg, where they were engaged in battle on the 13th of December. During the charge upon the enemy the regiment maintained its position with great firmness, and was among the very last to retire. It lost there in killed, wounded and missing, one hundred and twenty-eight men.

After marching to several places without an engagement it moved to the defenses of Washington on February 8th, where it was attached to the 22nd Army Corps. There it was given an opportunity to rest and recruit its ranks, having been greatly reduced by severe fighting and by long and fatiguing marches. It remained here until January 6th, 1864, when it was ordered to duty in West Virginia, under General Sickel. The regiment was then commanded by Major William Briner, and with other troops (Fourth Reserves) did picket duty on the roads in the vicinity of Martinsburg during January; and after marching and counter-marching for about a week for the purpose of finding the enemy and guarding against surprise, in which the men were completely exhausted by loss of sleep and much exposure, they again performed picket duty on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near Martinsburg until March 29th, when they moved to Harper's Ferry. In the beginning of April they proceeded across the Allegheny Mountains to Grafton and thence to the Kanawha Valley; there this regiment was placed under the command of Captain Jacob Lenhart, Major William Briner having been sent to the hospital at Grafton, on account of severe injury on his right hand. On the 6th of May they had a lively skirmish with the Sixtieth Virginia troops at Princetown and during the next two days had a long march of thirty miles to the gap in Walker (or Cloyd) Mountain, near Shannon bridge. On May 9th they had an engagement near by, in which the enemy was routed; there Captain Lenhart was wounded and the command of the regiment devolved upon Captain Robert Johnson. In the charge upon the enemy's works the regiment had three color-bearers shot down. After considerable marching they halted at Meadow Bluff on May 19th. In this time they had much skirmishing with the enemy; and every night a strong guard was posted around the camp to avoid surprise. The men suffered much from hunger, and many were without soles on their shoes. On May 22nd they moved to Millville, near Louisburg, and while there their term of service expired. In pursuance of orders they proceeded via Pittsburg to Philadelphia, where they were mustered out of service on June 17, 1864.

COMPANY A.

This company was recruited at Reading, and mustered, out June 17, 1864, except where otherwise mentioned.

Jacob Lenhart, Jr., Captain, mustered in June 7, 1861; wounded at Cloyd Mountain, May 9, 1864.

Jacob Lehman, 1st lieutenant, mustered in June 7, 1861 discharged by order of War Dept., Aug. 19, 1862.

Michael Walters, 1st lieutenant, mustered in July 28, 1861; discharged Sept. 15, 1863.

Amos N. Seitzinger, 1st lieutenant, mustered in June 7, 1861; promoted to 2nd lieutenant Sept. 26, 1862; to 1st lieutenant Oct. 26, 1863.

Jeremiah A. Clouse, 2nd lieutenant, mustered in June 7, 1861; resignedFeb. 20, 1862.

Sebastian Eckle, 2nd lieutenant, mustered in June 7, 1861; resignedJuly 18, 1862.

Daniel Setley, 2nd lieutenant, mustered in June 7. 1861; promoted to 1st sergeant Nov. 1, 1862; to 2nd lieutenant Oct. 24, 1863.

John S. Painter, 1st sergeant, mustered in June 18, 1861; promoted to 1st sergeant Nov. 1, 1863.

Jacob C. Esterly, 1st sergeant, mustered in June 7, 1861 discharged on surgeon's certificate Oct. 31, 1862.

George Mosser, lst sergeant, mustered in June 7. 1861; promoted to sergeant Nov. 1, 1862.

Lewis Griffith, 1st sergeant, mustered in June 7, 1861; promoted to sergeant Nov. 1, 1862.

Henry K. Mull, 1st sergeant, mustered in June 7, 1861; promoted to sergeant Nov. 1, 1862.

Charles Fredericks, 1st sergeant, mustered in June 7, 1861; discharged on surgeon's certificate Dec. 31, 1862.

John Wittich, 1st sergeant, mustered in June 7,1861; discharged on surgeon's certificate June 14, 1862.

Richard Yeager, 1st sergeant, mustered in July 9, 1861 transferred to 3d brig., 2nd div. dept. West Va., June 6, and to 54th Regiment July 4, 1864.

Francis D. Nagle, 1st sergeant, mustered in June 7, 1861; killed at White Oak Swamp, June 30, 1862.

Henry Kenler, corporal, mustered in June 18, 1861; promoted to corporal July 1, 1862.

Peter Hartenstein, corporal, mustered in June 7, 1861; promoted to corporal March 1, 1863.

William J. Smith, corporal, mustered in June 7, 1861; promoted to corporal Nov. 1, 1862.

Henry W. Esser, corporal, mustered in June 7, 1861; promoted to corporal Nov. 1, 1862.

Flarian Harbach, corporal, mustered in June 7, 1861; discharged on surgeon's certificate Feb. 28, 1863.

Henry J. Richards, musician, mustered in June 7, 1861. John D. Hertzog, musician, mustered in June 7, 1861; mustered out as private.

Privates
Jacob D. Augstadt, mustered in June 7, 1861. James D. Ash, mustered in June 18, 1861; discharged on surgeon's certificate

John Bedencup, mustered in June 7, 1861.

Richard Boone, mustered in June 7, 1861.

John Broadhurst, mustered in June 7, 1861.

Benjamin Brady, mustered in Sept. 23, 1862; discharged, on surgeon's certificate Aug. 24, 1863.

Henry Bowman, mustered in June 7, 1861; transferred to 54th Regiment P. V. July 4, 1864; veteran.

John H. Babb, mustered in June 7, 1861; wounded and pris. at Cloyd Mountain, West. Va., May 9, 1864; mustered out May 30, 1865.

James Calvert, mustered in June 18, 1861.

Samuel Derr, mustered in June 18, 1861.

William Degroat, mustered in Feb. 19, 1862; transferred to 3d brig. 2nd div. dept., West Va., June 6, and to 54th Regiment P. V. July 4, 1864.

David English, mustered in July 20, 1861; killed at Fredericksburg Dec. 13, 1862.

Andrew Fegely, mustered in June 7, 1861.

Samuel B. Frey, mustered in June 7, 1861.

James A. Fix, mustered in June 7, 1861; discharged on surgeon's certificate Feb. 23, 1863.

Allen M. Frey, mustered in Feb. 1, 1864; transferred to 3d brig., 2nd div. dept. West Va., June 6, and to 54th Regiment P. V. July 4, 1864.

Daniel Greaff; mustered in June 7, 1861.

David J. Goodman, mustered in June 7, 1861.

Jacob Ganster, mustered in June 7, 1861; discharged on surgeon's certificate Feb. 13, 1863.

Joseph Good, mustered in July 18, 1861; discharged on surgeon's certificate Feb. 28, 1863.

Frederick Garst, mustered in July 28, 1861; discharged on surgeon's certificate

Albert S. Greth, mustered in June 7, 1861; transferred to 54th Regiment P. V. July 4, 1864; veteran.

Henry A. Harner, mustered in June 7, 1861.

George Hodern, mustered in June 7, 1861.

John Hodern, mustered in June 7, 1861.

Lewis Hart, mustered in July 28, 1861; discharged on surgeon's certificate Oct. 17, 1861.

Peter F. Holland, mustered in June 7, 1861.; discharged on surgeon's certificate Oct. 29, 1861.

Marks D. Haws, mustered in July 18, 1861; transferred to 3d Brig., 2nd Div. Dept., West Va., June 6, and to 54th Regiment P. V. July 4, 1864.

Harrison Harbach, mustered in July 20, 1861; transferred to 3d Brig., 2nd Div. Dept. of West Va., June 6, and to 54th Regiment P. V. July 4, 1864.

William P. Holland, mustered in June 7, 1861; transferred to 54th Regiment P. V. July 4, 1864; veteran.

Albert S. Henershotz, mustered in June 7, 1861; transferred to 54th Regiment P. V. July 4, 1864; veteran.

Daniel Harbach, mustered in July 20, 1861; died at Washington, June 7, 1862; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery (US Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery ), District of Columbia

Andrew Jackson, mustered in June 7, 1861; killed at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862.

Christian J. Koch, mustered in June 7, 1861.

John Koch, mustered in June 7, 1861.

Francis Kocher, mustered in June 18, 1861.

Jacob S. Kunsman, mustered in June 7, 1861; wounded at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862; absent, in hospital, at muster out.

Samuel S. Kissinger, mustered in July 18, 1861; discharged on surgeon's certificate Nov. 18, 1862.

Henry C. Keehn, mustered in July 18, 1861; transferred to 54th Regiment P. V. July 4, 1864; veteran.

Lewis Kershner, mustered in July 19, 1861; transferred to 3d Brig., 2nd Div. Dept. West Va., June 6, and to 54th Regiment P. V. July 4, 1864.

Augustus Marquat, mustered in July 18, 1861; discharged on surgeon's certificate Oct. 28, 1863.

Henry G. Milans, mustered in Sept. 9, 1861; wounded and ordered to report to the adj.-gen.'s office, Washington.

Patrick Murphy, mustered in Feb. 11, 1862; transferred to 3d Brig., 2nd Div. Dept. West. Va., June 6, 1861, and to 54th Regiment P. V. July 4, 1864.

William McDonough, mustered in June 18, 1861; wounded at Gaines' Mill, June 27, 1862; absent, in hospital, at muster out.

Peter McQuaid, mustered in June 18, 1861.

John McDonough, mustered in June 18, 1861; discharged on surgeon's certificate June 26, 1863.

Hugh McGettigan, mustered in July 28, 1861; discharged on surgeon's certificate Dec. 7, 1862.

Charles Neebe, mustered in July 18, 1861.

John O'Neal, mustered in June 7, 1861; wounded and prisoner at Cloyd Mountain, West Va., May 9, 1864; mustered out Sept. 23, 1864.

Henry Otten, mustered in June 7, 1861; died at Smoketown, Va., Oct. 12, 1862, of wounds received at Antietam Sept. 17, 1862.

James B. Old, mustered in July 18, 1861; killed at Cloyd Mountain May 9, 1864; veteran.

William Peters, mustered in June 7, 1861.

Abraham Perry, mustered in Feb. 17, 1862; discharged on surgeon's certificate Nov. 4, 1862.

Levi Richards, mustered in July 28, 1861.

Augustus Rhein, mustered in June 7, 1861.

Levi B. Rhoads, mustered in June 7, 1861.

John Rork, mustered in June 18, 1861.

Ludwig Rupp, mustered in June 18, 1861.

Emanuel Richards, mustered in June 7, 1861; discharged on surgeon's certificate Jan. 16, 1863.

Nicholas Ribble, mustered in July 18, 1861; killed at White Oak Swamp June 30, 1862.

Charles Schroth, mustered in June 7, 1861.

Ephraim Z. Sellers, mustered in June 7, 1861.

Henry S. Smith, mustered in June 7, 1861.

William Stiffenburg, mustered in June 7, 1861.

Albert S. Stautler, mustered in June 7, 1861; discharged on surgeon's certificate June 2, 1862.

James A. Schofield, mustered in June 7, 1861; discharged on surgeon's certificate Feb. 9, 1863; transferred to 54th Regiment P. V.; veteran.

Frederick Saylor, mustered in July 20, 1861.

James Salada, mustered in Sept. 23, 1862; transferred to 3d Brig., 2nd Div. Dept. West Va., June 6, and to 54th Regiment P. V. July 4, 1864.

Charles Schaneberger, mustered in July 20, 1861; transferred to 3d Brig., 2nd Div. Dept. West Va., June 6, 1861, and to 54th Regt P.V. July 6, 1864.

Daniel Shafer, mustered in June 7, 1861.

William Warner, mustered in June 7, 1861.

Charles Weber, mustered in June 7, 1861.

A. Weidenhamer, mustered in June 7, 1861.

Jonas Youse, mustered in June 7, 1861.

John R. Yeich, mustered in June 7, 1861.

John M. Yohn, mustered in June 7, 1861; transferred to 54th Regiment P. V. July 4, 1864; veteran.

COMPANY D.

THIRTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.

FORTY-FOURTH REGIMENT (FIRST CAVALRY).

FORTY-SIXTH REGIMENT.

COMPANY E.

FORTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT.

FIFTIETH REGIMENT.

COMPANY E.

COMPANY E.

FIFTY-FIFTH REGIMENT.

FIFTY-NINTH REGIMENT.

SEVENTIETH REGIMENT.

COMPANY G.

SEVENTY FOURTH REGIMENT.

COMPANY G.

COMPANY G.

EIGHTIETH REGIMENT.

EIGHTY-THIRD REGIMENT.

COMPANY I.