8th Cavalry
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Company C
Name |
Rank |
Date of Muster |
Term/ |
Remarks |
Peter Keenan | Captain | August 19, 1861 | Promoted to Major, October 15, 1862 | |
Paul L. Goddard | Captain | September 24, 1861 | Promoted from Adjutant, October 15, 1862; discharged September 5, 1864, expiration of term | |
Benjamin A. Phifer | Captain | September 17, 1861 | Promoted from 1st Lt. Company D, December 20, 1864; commissioned Major, July 1, 1865; not mustered; transferred to Company D, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24,1865 | |
C. J. Wickersham | 1st Lt | August 19, 1861 | Promoted to Captain Company K, March 1, 1862 | |
Wm. J. Latta | 1st Lt | September 11, 1861 | Promoted to Captain Company I, July 21, 1862 | |
John G. Giles | 1st Lt | August 1, 1861 | Promoted from Sergeant Major, December 24, 1863; discharged September 28, 1864; expiration of term | |
David W. Davis | 1st Lt | October 1, 1861 | Promoted from 2d Lt. Company M, December 30, 1864; transferred to Company E, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Wm. F. Miller | 2d Lt. | August 19, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Lt. Company G, March 13, 1862 | |
Emor Walton | 2d Lt. | October 4, 1861 | Promoted from private Company M, July 16, 1862; resigned January 12, 1863 | |
John E. Kane, Jr. | 2d Lt. | August 1, 1861 | Promoted from Sergeant Major, May 6, 1863; to 1st Lieut. Company H, August 31, 1863 | |
Isaac Drake | 1st Sergeant | August 19, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Sergeant; commissioned 2d Lt., July 1, 1865; not mustered; transferred to Company F, 161st reg. P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Chas. H. Mihlbaner | 1st Sergeant | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Wm. B. Harlan | Quarter Master Sergeant | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company E, 161st reg. P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Samuel W. Yeager | Commissary Sergeant | September 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company L, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Florent W. Gighon | Sergeant | August 19, 1861 | Commissioned 2d Lt., March 10, 1865; not mustered; not acc’d for | |
James Poulton | Sergeant | September 24, 1861 | Discharged by General Order, July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Geo. W. Finbrook | Sergeant | September 19, 1861 | Discharged by General Order, July 24, 1865; Vet | |
James Clark | Sergeant | September 24, 1861 | Transferred to Company L, 161st reg. P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
William H. Pike | Sergeant | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
C. Z. Bookhamer | Sergeant | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Michael Malony | Sergeant | August 19, 1861 | Promoted from Corporal, May 1, 1865; discharged by General Order, July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Patrick Kearney | Corporal | August 1, 1861 | Transferred to Company D, 161st reg. P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Barkley J. Stagner | Corporal | September 24, 1861 | Not accounted for; Vet | |
Howard Kelley | Corporal | September 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company D, 161st reg. P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Frank B. Rhoads | Corporal | August 28, 1862 | Promoted to Corporal, June 1, 1863; discharged by General Order, June 17, 1865 | |
John Green | Corporal | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company D, 161st reg. P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
H. J. Reifsnyder | Corporal | September 24, 1861 | Captured October 12, 1863; discharged by General Order, January 30, 1865; Vet | |
John A. Glant | Corporal | August 19, 1861 | Promoted from Bugler; transferred to Company D, 161st reg. P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Zadock Bowen | Corporal | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
John George | Corporal | August 19, 1861 | Promoted to Sergeant Company I, date unknown; Vet | |
Joseph Andrews | Corporal | August 19, 1861 | Discharged September 2, 1864; expiration of term | |
George H. Dace | Corporal | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Wilson Mahon | Corporal | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for; Vet | |
Bernard Carlin | Corporal | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Patrick Henry | Corporal | August 19, 1861 | Promoted to Corporal, August 1, 1862; transferred to Company D, 161st reg. P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Edward Earley | Bugler | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Fred’k C. Heistley | Blacksmith | September 15, 1864 | Discharged by General Order, June 17, 1865 | |
Daniel Heebner | Farrier | October 4, 1861 | Discharged by General Order, July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Charles D. Benner | Farrier | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company F, November, 1864 | |
John C. Uttz | Saddler | October 4, 1861 | Discharged by General Order, July 24, 1865; Vet | |
William R. King. | Bugler | August 19, 1861 | Promoted to Regimental Saddler, date unknown; Vet | |
Andrews, Robert | Private | August 19, 1861 | Missing in action, June 24, 1864 | |
Andrews, David W. | Private | August, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, February 26, 1862 | |
Allen, George C. | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Applebaugh, Geo. | Private | August, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Bates, Edward T. | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company D, 161st reg. P. V., July 24,1865; Vet | |
Best, George | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company F, 161st reg. P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Baker, George | Private | August 19, 1861 | Captured August 23, 1864; transferred to Company D, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Britmer, George | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Benner, Adam | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Brown, Isaac | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Berkelback, Wm. | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Bowan, John | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Bancroft, William | Private | February 14, 1865 | Not accounted for | |
Eradway, John T. | Private | February 8, 1865 | Transferred to Company D, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Buckman, Eug’e R. | Private | February 8, 1865 | Not accounted for | |
Blaker, Benj. T. | Private | February 21, 1865 | Transferred to Company D, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Cox, Wiilliam | Private | August 19, 1861 | Died at Lynchburg, Va., July 26, 1865; Vet | |
Cunningham,David | Private | February 16, 1864 | Transferred to Company D, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Carrigan, James | Private | February 29, 1864 | Transferred to Company D, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Clafy, James | Private | September 5, 1864 | Discharged by General Order, June 17, 1865 | |
Connelly, Henry | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Campbell, Edward | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Casperson, Edward | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Conklin, Samuel H. | Private | August 1, 1861 | Transferred to Company I, date unknown; Vet | |
Conner, Patrick | Private | February 14, 1865 | Not accounted for | |
Chestnut, Thomas | Private | February 22, 1865 | Transferred to Company D, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Duckworth, David | Private | March 1, 1864 | Transferred to Company D, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Devens, Henry | Private | May 4, 1864 | Discharged by General Order, June 27, 1865 | |
Davis, John | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Dike, David | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Daily, William A. | Private | August 19, 1861 | Promoted to 2d Lt. Company M, June 14, 1862 | |
Deimer, George | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Duckw6rth, Frank | Private | February 2, 1865 | Transferred to Company D, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Donnelly, Thomas | Private | October 27, 1864 | Transferred to Company D, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Donovan, Timothy | Private | February 17, 1865 | Transferred to Company F, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Ettilnger, Nathaniel | Private | September 23, 1861 | Transferred to Company D, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Ennis, James | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company H, date unknown | |
Ennis, William W. | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company H, date unknown | |
Ery, John | Private | August 19, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, September 1, 1862 | |
Ervin, Philip | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Ennis, John | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Edelen, Edward J. | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Ewell, George | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Evans, Joseph | Private | February 14, 1865 | Not accounted for | |
Ely, Samuel L. | Private | February 8, 1865 | Not accounted for | |
Edwards, Richard | Private | February 23, 1865 | Transferred to Company D, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Eisenbrey, Leh’n L. | Private | February 15, 1865 | Transferred to Company D, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Franklin, Chas. W. | Private | August 19, 1861 | Discharged, date unknown | |
Franklin, Jos. B. | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company H, date unknown | |
Fisher, Henry | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company M, date unknown | |
Fricke, John E. | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company M, date unknown | |
Finch, John J. | Private | February 14, 1865 | Discharged by General Order, July 7, 1865 | |
Fralick, William | Private | February 13, 1865 | Transferred to Company D, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Fuller, Henry C. | Private | February 2, 1865 | Transferred to Company D, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Groff, William S. | Private | October 4, 1861 | Captured October 12, 1863; died at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Mo., May 28, 1865 | |
Gillespie, John | Private | August 29, 1864 | Discharged by General Order, June 17, 1865 | |
Gamble, Edward | Private | February 27, 1864 | Transferred to Company D, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Gary, John | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company D, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Green, William | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Granighan, James | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Gray, George | Private | August 22, 1865 | Not accounted for | |
Herr, Ferdinand | Private | August 28, 1862 | Discharged by General Order, June 17, 1865 | |
Horn, George | Private | February 26, 1864 | Transferred to Company D, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Hannon, Michael | Private | July 23, 1861 | Transferred to Company E, 161st reg. P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Henry, Samuel | Private | August 29, 1861 | Missing in action June 11, 1864 | |
Hunter, William | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company H, date unknown | |
Hugg, Andrew | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company H, date unknown | |
Haggerty, James | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company H, date unknown | |
Heim, Harry | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Hagen, John | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Henry, John P. | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Hanlin, Thomas | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Haines, Lewis M. | Private | February 8, 1865 | Transferred to Company E, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Houser, Michael | Private | February 13, 1861 | Transferred to Company E, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Higgins, Noah | Private | February 14, 1861 | Transferred to Company E, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Hall, George C. | Private | February 7, 1865 | Transferred to Company E, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Jobson, John A. | Private | July 23, 1861 | Transferred to Company E, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Jones, Albert | Private | February 21, 1865 | Transferred to Company E, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Jones, James E. | Private | January 5, 1864 | Not accounted for | |
Kee, William | Private | February 26, 1864 | Transferred to Company E, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Kerr, William | Private | September 24, 1861 | Transferred to Company L, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Kimball, Frederick | Private | August 19, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, January 12, 1863 | |
Kinzey, John | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Kendrick, Joseph | Private | August 19, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, September 29, 1862 | |
Kepler, Joseph E. | Private | February 20, 1865 | Transferred to Company E, 161st reg. P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Ludy, Urias | Private | August 28, 1862 | Discharged by General Order, June 17, 1865 | |
Lewis, Samuel | Private | May 4, 1864 | Transferred to Company E, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Lynch, James | Private | August 19, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, October 6, 1862 | |
Lehman, Samuel | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Martin, Andrew | Private | September 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company H, date unknown | |
Marks, Lawrence | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company E, 161st reg. P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Mullen, John | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company E, 161st reg. P. V., July 24,1865; Vet | |
Martin, John | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Martin, George W. | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Megram, John | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Moyer, William | Private | March 2, 1864 | Captured May 19, 1864; died at Andersonville, Ga., September 5, 1864; grave, 7,875 | |
M’Gettigen, Thos | Private | May 4, 1864 | Deserted; returned; transferred to Company E, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
M’Cartney, James | Private | August 19, 1861 | Prisoner from August 15, 1864, to February 28, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 28, 1865; Vet | |
M’Fadden, Charles | Private | July 23, 1861 | Transferred to Company E, 161st reg. P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
M’Ginley, John | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
M’Cullough, M. | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
M’Govern, Frank | Private | February 2, 1865 | Transferred to Company E, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Nunemaker, Israel | Private | March 10, 1864 | Died April 29, 1865; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington | |
Ott, Edward H. | Private | February 26, 1864 | Promoted to Hospital Steward, date unknown | |
O’Neal, Peter | Private | February 29, 1864 | Not accounted for | |
Owen, James | Private | May 2, 1864 | Transferred to Company M, date unknown | |
Pollock, Andrew | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company H, date unknown | |
Pettis, William | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Ryan, Joseph | Private | September 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company E, 161st reg. P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Ryan, William D. | Private | September 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company E, 161st reg. P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Richards, Thos. J. | Private | October 4, 1861 | Captured at Savage Station, Va., July 1, 1862 | |
Reidenauer, Jer. R. | Private | October 4, 1861 | Deserted October 7, 1861; returned December 16, 1863; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged, September 13, 1865 | |
Reidenauer, D. R. | Private | September 23, 1861 | Deserted; returned; transferred to Company E, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Roberts, Crispin | Private | March 1, 1864 | Transferred to Company E, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Rhoads, William | Private | October 24, 1861 | Deserted; returned; transferred to Company E, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Rhoads, William | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company F, 161st reg. P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Repass, Milton B. | Private | September 6, 1864 | Discharged by General Order, June 17, 1865 | |
Rusk, James | Private | February 2, 1865 | Transferred to Company E, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Selkirk, William | Private | August 19, 1861 | Wounded in action, June 11, 1864; not acct’d for; Vet | |
Sheaffer, George | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company D, 161st re-. P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Shadle, Tilman | Private | August 19, 1861 | Discharged May 27, 1865; Vet | |
Sloan, Joseph | Private | August 19, 1861 | Wounded at Trevilian Station,Va., June 11, 1864; transferred to Company F, 161st reg. P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet | |
Sullivan, Cornelius | Private | August 19, 1861 | Wounded in action, November 9, 1864; transferred to Company F, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24. 1865; Vet | |
Sands, James D. | Private | August 27, 1862 | Discharged by General Order, June 17, 1865 | |
Sailor, Franklin | Private | August 27, 1862 | Discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865 | |
Smith, George W. | Private | February 26, 1864 | Not accounted for | |
Shade, Charles | Private | August 27, 1862 | Deserted October 24, 1863 | |
Sewell, Reuben | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Sanders, Henry | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company H, date unknown | |
Sherriek, Geo. W. | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Stinger, Joseph | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Slawter, Daniel | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company H, date unknown | |
Schweitzer, Charles | Private | February 4, 1865 | Transferred to Company F, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Smith, Ziba B. | Private | February 14, 1865 | Transferred to Company F, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Sterner, Nathan | Private | February 23, 1865 | Transferred to Company F, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Tobin, Richard | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company I, date unknown; Vet | |
Voke, William | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Ward, John | Private | March 10, 1864 | Discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865 | |
Williams, Joseph | Private | August 19, 1861 | Missing in action, June 4, 1864; Vet | |
Wilson, John | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Wells, Moses | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Wells, James | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Wood, Oliver | Private | August 19, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, date unknown | |
Williams, Edward | Private | August 19, 1861 | Discharged October 10, 1864; expiration of term | |
Ward, John | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company H, date unknown | |
Walto, George M. | Private | August 19, 1861 | Not accounted for | |
Walto, Mahlon | Private | August 19, 1861 | Died at Washington, D. C., February 28, 1862 | |
Williamson, Chas. | Private | August 19, 1861 | Transferred to Company H, date unknown | |
Wilson, Ebenezer C. | Private | February 3, 1865 | Discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865 | |
Walton, Samuel | Private | February 8, 1865 | Transferred to Company F, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Wallace, Robert | Private | February 23, 1865 | Transferred to Company F, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865 | |
Watts, Hiram | Private | August, 1862 | Died at Alexandria, July 5, 1865; grave, 3,283 | |
Young, Michael | Private | October 10, 1861 | Transferred to Company F, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865; Vet |
Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.