6th Pennsylvania Cavalry Company H – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

6th Pennsylvania Cavalry

Company H

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Term/ Years	Remarks
Benoni Lockwood	Captain	October 12, 1861	3	Commissioned major, September 30, 1863, not mustered; discharged, March 15, 1864
William White	Captain	November 29, 1862	3	Promoted from 1st Lt., Company D, April 11, 1864; mustered out October 11, 1864
Bernard Herkness	Captain	September 14, 1861	3	Promoted from 1st Lt., Company C, December 20, 1864; to major, March 22, 1865
J. H. Workman	Captain	October 2, 1861	3	Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; promoted from 1st Lt., Company M, May 13, 1865; discharged June 20, 1865
Charles E. Cadwalader	1st Lieutenant	October 3, 1861	3	Promoted to Captain, Company D, May 18, 1862
Henry Winsor, Jr.	1st Lieutenant	October 14, 1861	3	Promoted from 2nd Lt., Company G, to 1st Lt., May 18, 1862
John Hendricks	1st Lieutenant	October 9, 1861	3	Promoted from 2nd Lt. Company E, March 1, 1863; discharged February 5, 1865
Edward Whiteford	1st Lieutenant	May 28, 1863	3	Promoted from 2nd Lt. Company E to 1st Lt., March 19, 1864; to Commissary, December 16, 1864
Samuel R. Colladay	1st Lieutenant	February 7, 1865	3	Promoted to Captain, Company E, March 23, 1865
J. M. Odenheimer	1st Lieutenant		3	Promoted from 2nd Lt., Company M, May 30, 1865; discharged June 20, 1865
Daniel B. Hertz	1st Lieutenant	October 23, 1861	3	Promoted from priv., Company E, to 2nd Lt., March 20, 1865; to 1st Lt., May 19, 1865; transferred to Company I, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
William Odenheimer	2nd Lieutenant	October 12, 1861	3	Promoted to 1st Lt., Company M, November 20, 1862
George W. Pepper	2nd Lieutenant	November 20, 1862	3	Promoted to 2nd Lt., November 20, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 23, 1863
James W. McIlhenny	2nd Lieutenant		3	Promoted from Sergeant Major December 22, 1864; to Quarter Master, March 20, 1865
Alexander S. Van Beck	1st Sergeant	September 24, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
John Mell	1st Sergeant	August 8, 1861	3	Promoted from priv., Company G, to Corporal, to Sergeant, January 1, 1865, to 1st Sergeant, May 27, 1865; discharged June 20, 1865; Vet
Samuel Eggman	Quarter Master Sergeant	October 8, 1861	3	Discharged 1864, expiration of term
William Moore	Sergeant	September 30, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Harrison Cutter	Sergeant	September 24, 1861	3	Deserted, date unknown
William A. Tarrance	Sergeant	September 4, 1861	3	Transferred to Company H, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
William Davidson	Sergeant	September 24, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Wilson F. Smith	Sergeant	August 8, 1862	3	Prisoner from August 5, 1864 to March 25, 1865; discharged by General Order June 15, 1865
Peter B. Demott	Sergeant	September 16, 1862	3	Wounded in action, June 9, 1863; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Charles T. Haines	Sergeant	January 8, 1863	3	Wounded in action, May 30, 1864; discharged by General Order June 20, 1865
Jacob B. Gregar	Corporal	October 10, 1861	3	Discharged 1864, expiration of term
Henry L. Parker	Corporal	September 26, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
John P. Smith	Corporal	September 30, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Jacob Marple	Corporal	September 24, 1861	3	Discharged 1864, date unknown
John Hendricks	Corporal	October 9, 1861	3	Promoted to 2nd Lt., Company E, November 20, 1862
David Hoover	Corporal	October 16, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Charles H. Rumer	Corporal	October 21, 1861	3	Discharged 1864, expiration of term
Joseph W. Roberts	Corporal	November 16, 1864	3	Promoted to Corporal, December 31, 1864; discharged by General Order June 20, 1865
James Holmes	Corporal	November 16, 1864	3	Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1865; discharged by General Order June 20, 1865
Abraham Wauger	Corporal	March 31, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order June 20, 1865
Thomas H. Barnes	Corporal	October 10, 1861	3	Wounded in action, June 11, 1864; mustered out, October 18, 1864, expiration of term
John L. Mower	Corporal	October 5, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal; discharged 1864, expiration of term
John A. Flinn	Blacksmith	September 25, 1861	3	Discharged 1864, expiration of term
William Dager	Saddler	September 26, 1861	3	Killed at Brandy Station, Va. date unknown
John L. Thomas	Bugler	September 23, 1861	3	Discharged 1864, expiration of term
Christian Reininger	Bugler	September 23, 1861	3	Discharged 1864, expiration of term
Argue, William L.	Private	October 5, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Ashmead, Edwin A.	Private	October 2, 1861	3	Discharged 1864, expiration of term
Ashmead, Oliver G.	Private	October 16, 1861	3	Died at New York, September 30, 1862
Ash, Robert F.	Private	December 30, 1861	3	Discharged December 1864, expiration of term
Biggard, David A.	Private	October 12, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Brady, Benjamin B.	Private	September 24, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Brennen, Patrick	Private	October 10, 1861	3	Discharged 1864, expiration of term
Brown, Alonzo	Private	September 25, 1861	3	Died, date unknown
Burk, John	Private	October 7, 1861	3	Died, June 5, 1864. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery
Butler, Cloud	Private	October 16, 1861	3	Transferred to Company K, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
Bilger, Samuel	Private	October 7, 1861	3	Deserted, October 14, 1861
Beecher, George	Private	January 1, 1864	3	Deserted, date unknown
Baynes, John T.	Private	March 15, 1864	3	Not accounted for
Cavanaugh, Charles	Private	October 7, 1861	3	Deserted, date unknown
Carns, Charles	Private	October 14, 1861	3	Discharged 1864, expiration of term
Conroy, Frank	Private	October 9, 1861	3	Died, date unknown
Curtis, James	Private	October 2, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Connor, James	Private	October 8, 1861	3	Deserted, October 14, 1861
Craft, Stewart C.	Private	March 10, 1865	1	Discharged by General Order June 20, 1865
Crawford, George	Private	February 26, 1864	3	Killed by guerrillas, August 13, 1864
Cain, Anthony	Private	March 9, 1865	1	Transferred to Company D, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Clineff, Henry	Private	January 24, 1863	3	Not accounted for
Collins, Robert	Private	August 5, 1862	3	Not accounted for
Davison, Morris	Private	October 4, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Diamond, James	Private	September 23, 1861	3	Deserted, October 20, 1861
Daws, Francis	Private	February 28, 1865	1	Not accounted for
Devlin, Joseph	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Discharged 1864, expiration of term
Eddleman, George C.	Private	October 22, 1861	3	Died, August 9, 1862
Emery, Frank	Private	October 14, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Faust, Charles	Private	October 9, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Flud, Moses	Private	October 14, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Foley, John	Private	September 27, 1861	3	Discharged 1864, expiration of term
Frost, Henry	Private	October 11, 1861	3	Deserted, date unknown
Fritzinger, James	Private	September 25, 1861	3	Deserted, October 10, 1864
Geisel, Christian	Private	September 30, 1861	3	Died, date unknon, of wounds received May 12, 1864
Grafly, Milton C.	Private	September 27, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Golden, Martin T.	Private	April 2, 1864	3	Transferred to Company K, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Gordan, John	Private	April 4, 1864	3	Not accounted for
Halpin, James	Private	September 27, 1861	3	Deserted, date unknown
Harper, George H.	Private	October 19, 1861	3	Died, date unknown, of wounds received at Trevilian Station, Va., June 11, 1864
Holmes, James	Private	September 28, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Howarth, Aedengo	Private	October 9, 1861	3	Died at Philadelphia, Pa., July 17, 1862
Hoffman, Henry	Private	April 7, 1864	3	Transferred to Vet. Res. Corps, August 29, 1864. Discharged by General Order, September 20, 1865
Hoover, Jacob L.	Private	October 16, 1861	3	Discharged 1864, expiration of term
Jones, Nathan H.	Private	October 10, 1861	3	Transferred to Company K, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
Josephs, Augustus	Private	October 10, 1861	3	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863
Johnson, William	Private	April 12, 1864	3	Not accounted for
Jordan, Griffith	Private	September 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Killing, Christian	Private	October 2, 1861	3	Killed in action, date unknown
Klein, Frederick	Private	September 30, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Kunz, John	Private	October 8, 1861	3	Transferred to Company K, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
Keister, John N.	Private	June 8, 1863	3	Transferred to Company K, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
Lubbock, Francis E.	Private	October 9, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Landis, Ephraim	Private	February 27, 1865	1	Transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Lynn, Charles	Private	May 7, 1865	1	Transferred to Company E, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Lynch, Gilbert J.	Private	October 1, 1862	3	Not accounted for
Magee, James	Private	September 24, 1861	3	Promoted to 2nd Lt., Company G March 20, 1865; Vet
Marple, Amos	Private	September 24, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Miller, Lewis	Private	October 5, 1861	3	Promoted to Sergeant Company L, date unknown
Moffatt, Isaac F.	Private	October 7, 1861	3	Promoted to 1st Lt., Company K, September 26, 1864-V
Morgan, David H.	Private	October 10, 1861	3	Killed at Brandy Station, Va. date unknown
Moore, Joseph W.	Private	September 23, 1861	3	Died, June 9, 1864 of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., May 30, 1864. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery
Malone, Thomas W.	Private	February 27, 1864	3	Transferred to Vet. Res. Corps,date unknown. Deserted September 24, 1865; dishonorably discharged, May 7, 1868 to date September 24, 1865
Matlack, A. J.	Private	September 12, 1862	3	Transferred to Vet. Res. Corps, date unknown. Discharged by Gen. Order June 20, 1865
Moore, Mordecai	Private	March 10, 1865	1	Transferred to Company D, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Mack, Henry	Private	August 7, 1863	3	Not accounted for
Martin, Joshua B.	Private	March 3, 1864	3	Not accounted for
Markin, Wilkie	Private	July 29, 1863	3	Wounded, date unknown. Not accounted for
McDermott, M. H.	Private	September 25, 1861	3	Discharged 1864, expiration of term
McCord, Augustus	Private	February 2, 1865	1	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
McNamee, Thomas	Private	August 16, 1862	3	Discharged expiration of term
McGrann, John	Private	July 30, 1864	1	Not accounted for
Needles, Albert	Private	May 30, 1863	3	Discharged by General Order May 25, 1865
Newton, William	Private		3	Not accounted for
O’Daniels, Robert	Private	August 16, 1864	1	Not accounted for
Pfleiger, John	Private	August 26, 1862	3	Discharged expiration of term
Quinn, Richard	Private	October 2, 1861	3	Died, October 31, 1862
Robeson, Howard	Private	September 27, 1861	3	Discharged 1864, expiration of term
Robins, William H.	Private	October 2, 1861	3	Died, date unknown
Rodenbaugh, Samuel	Private	September 26, 1861	3	Died, date unknown
Rodenbaugh, George	Private	September 30, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Ramsey, Charles	Private	October 17, 1861	3	Deserted, October 20, 1861
Rogers, Dennis	Private	August 28, 1862	3	Transferred to Vet. Res. Corps, date unknown. Discharged by Gen. Order June 26, 1865
Rasmus, Andrew J.	Private	February 20, 1865	1	Transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Rank, Uriah M.	Private	February 9, 1865	1	Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Reese, George	Private	April 8, 1864	3	Not accounted for
Rutherford, Richard T.	Private	February 22, 1864	3	Not accounted for
Shields, Charles	Private	September 25, 1861	3	Killed at Trevilian Station, Va. June 11, 1864
Saxon, Theodore	Private	October 7, 1861	3	Transferred to U. S. Navy, date unknown
Simpson, John P.	Private	October 2, 1861	3	Discharged 1864, expiration of term
Smith, William	Private	September 30, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Stims, Richard	Private	October 14, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Staley, Tyson	Private	October 15, 1861	3	Promoted to 1st Sergeant, Company M, date unknown
Sackett, Winfield S.	Private	August 16, 1864	1	Not accounted for
Stevens, Thomas	Private	February 9, 1865	1	Not accounted for
Shull, George W.	Private	December 8, 1861	3	Discharged 1864, expiration of term
Strouse, Richard T.	Private	October 14, 1861	3	Discharged 1864, expiration of term
Small, James	Private	August 7, 1863	3	Discharged, date unknown
Steele, Edward	Private	September 3, 1863	3	Discharged, date unknown
Thomas, Oliver	Private	October 16, 1861	3	Died, date unknown
Trexler, William E.	Private	October 3, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, 1862
Taylor, James	Private	October 9, 1861	3	Discharged, September 18, to date August 7, 1865
Turner, Charles	Private	August 29, 1864	1	Discharged by General Order June 22, 1865
Tolmish, Patrick	Private	March 9, 1865	1	Transferred to Company D, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Tell, Daniel W.	Private	September 20, 1863	3	Not accounted for
Toland, Robert	Private	April 7, 1864	3	Not accounted for
Vose, John D.	Private	October 15, 1861	3	Deserted, date unknown
Veazey, Edward F.	Private	March 11, 1865	1	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Wagner, Isaac	Private	September 30, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal Company M, 1862
Wattis, George	Private	September 30, 1861	3	Wounded, date unknown. Not accounted for
Wilson, Thomas	Private	September 30, 1861	3	Discharged 1864, expiration of term
Willard, George L.	Private	September 26, 1861	3	Deserted, October 1864
Wylie, James	Private	September 28, 1861	3	Deserted, date unknown
Worral, James H.	Private	September 30, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Walker, John	Private	March 10, 1865	1	Transferred to Company D, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Whaley, Thomas	Private	April 12, 1863	3	Killed at Cold Harbor, Va., 1864

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

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