23rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company H – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

23rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company H

Name	Rank	Date of Muster into Service	Term/ Years	Remarks
Francis Keyser	Captain	August 12, 1861	3	Discharged by Special Order, September 28, 1863
James M. Craig	Captain	August 24, 1861	3	Promoted from 2d to 1st Lieut., January 1, 1863; to Captain, November 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Job T. Hickman	1st Lt.	August 24, 1861	3	Promoted to 2nd Lieut., January 1, 1863; to 1st Lieut., January 1, 1864; mustered. out with Company, September 8, 1864
Fred’k P. Backus	1st Lt.	October 31, 1861	3	Resigned March 18, 1862
John E. Collins	1st Lt.	August 12, 1861	3	Resigned October 31, 1861
Henry A. Marchant	1st Lt.	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred to Company F, May 1, 1862
James M. Linnard	1st Lt.	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted to Captain Company G, January 1, 1863
Alexander D. Bailie	2d Lt.	August 12, 1861	3	Resigned May 1, 1862
James Spence	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal, December 1, 1862; to Sergeant, August 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
John S. Linton	Sergeant			Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1863; to Sergeant, August 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Francis M. Worth	Sergeant	August 20, 1861	3	Prisoner of war; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1, 1864
Stephen Palmore	Sergeant	August 13, 1861	3	Promoted to 1st Lieut. Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 9, 1864; Vet
Thos. H. Michals	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864; Vet
Cornelius Lukens	Sergeant			Transferred to Company, 2d Regiment P. V., August 10,’1864; Vet
Samuel F. Bolton	Sergeant	September 21, 1861	3	Killed at battle of Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862
Anthony Schaffer	Corporal	August 10, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1863; wounded at Cold Harbor, June 1, 1864; in hospital at muster out
James Fullerton	Corporal	August 15, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal, August 1, 1864
Geo. S. Slaysman	Corporal	August 24, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal, August 1, 1864
David H. Uber	Corporal	August 20, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal, August 1, 1864
John Gallagher	Corporal	September 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Company E, 22d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864; Vet
William L. Uber	Corporal	August 20, 1861	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, February 1, 1864
George W. Palmer	Corporal	November 1, 1861	3	Transferred to U. S. Navy, April 1, 1864; Vet
John Boyle	Corporal	November 1, 1861	3	Killed in battle of Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862
Wm. H. Garwood	Corporal	August 13, 1861	3	Deserted November 17, 1861
William Beatty	Corporal	August 13, 1861	3	Deserted November 17,1861
George Howell	Musician	September 15, 1861	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864
Andrews, James C.	Private	August 10, 1861	3	Deserted at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1862
Bothwell, John	Private	August 20, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Brinker, Henry P.	Private	August 24, 1861	3	Absent, on detached service, at muster out
Bell, George R	Private	August 10, 1861	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864; Vet
Brown, James C.	Private	August 10, 1861	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864; Vet
Barry, Samuel	Private	January 5, 1864	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864
Black, Charles	Private	January 23, 1864	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864
Bastian, William	Private	August 5, 1861	3	Deserted November 17, 1861
Berringer, Wm.	Private	September 24, 1861	3	Deserted January 20, 1863; returned and deserted again, July 21, 1863
Cavanagh, Wm. H	Private	August 18, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Campbell, James	Private	September 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 18, 1861
Crear, Henry H.	Private	August 10, 1861	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864; Vet
Coates, Henry	Private	August 24, 1861	3	Transferred to Company B, 23d Regiment P. V., March 15, 1862
Craig, David R.	Private	August 24, 1861	3	Transferred to Company K, 23d Regiment P. V., October 31, 1862
Canning, John	Private	August 20, 1861	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864; Vet
Childs, Stephen	Private	August 10, 1861	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864; Vet
Cronin, John	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Killed by accident, October 20, 1862
Dufford, James	Private	August 24, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Delaney, Michael F.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 28, 1863
Davis, Theodore	Private	August 16, 1861	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864; Vet
Dewald, Reuben	Private	August 26, 1861	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23,1864; Vet
Dyer, Francis	Private	August 13, 1861	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864; Vet
Dubarry, Rob. S.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred to Company K, 23d Regiment P. V., December 1, 1861
Dougherty, Wm.	Private	August 10, 1861	3	Deserted January 20, 1863
Earle, James C.	Private	Aug, 14, 1863	3	Deserted September 1, 1863
Farrell, William	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Deserted August 9, 1861
Forsyth, Colin.	Private	September 3, 1861	3	Mustered out September 24, 1864
Glenn, John L.	Private	August 24, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Griffith, John	Private	August 19, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 15, 1863
Granger, William	Private	January 28, 1864	3	Deserted February, 1864
Hough, William	Private	August 23, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 3, 1863
Harris, William	Private	August 10,61	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 17, 1862
Haviland, John	Private	September 1, 1862	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864
Hagan, Barnett	Private	January 15, 1864	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864
Hughes, Patrick	Private	January 24, 1864	3	Transferred to Company F, 23d Regiment P. V., February 1, 1864
Haley, Patrick	Private	September 6, 1861	3	Killed at battle of Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Heiler, Frank	Private	August 15, 1861	3	Deserted January 20, 1863
Helfitch, George	Private	August 15, 1861	3	Deserted August, 1862
Hardcastle, James	Private	August 20, 1861	3	Deserted May, 1862
Johnson, John G.	Private	August 10, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Jenkins, Benjamin	Private	August 20, 1861	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864; Vet
Tones, Benjamin	Private	September 1, 1862	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864
Kelly, John	Private	August 10, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 15, 1863
Kelley, William	Private	August 10, 1861	3	Deserted August, 1862
Kane, Thomas	Private	January 23, 1864	3	Deserted May 1, 1864
Landis, John	Private			Died December 18, 1864; buried at Hampton, Va.
Lant, John A.	Private	September 11, 1861	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864
Linton, William	Private	September 1, 1861	3	Killed at battle of Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Lewis, Edward	Private	August 13, 1861	3	Deserted August, 1862
M’Crossin, David	Private	August 11, 1861	3	Deserted January, 1863
M’Carty, Patrick	Private	August 10, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal, August 1, 1862; to Sergeant, July 17, 1864; reduced August 1, 1864
Mickle, Adin B.	Private	August 10, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Michals, Joseph	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 12, 1862
Michals, Wm. B.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 12, 1862
Milford, W. W.	Private	September 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864
Morris, Henry W.	Private	November 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 12, 1863
Munday, Cornelius	Private	September 6, 1861	3	Died August 19, 1862, of wounds received at Fair Oaks
Myers, Thomas	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Killed at battle of Cold Harbor, Va., June 1, 1864; Vet
Mack, George W.	Private	November 1, 1861	3	Deserted September 10, 1863
M’Cafferty, James	Private	August 15, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
M’Dermott, Philip	Private	September 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
M’Kenna, James	Private	September 1, 1861	3	Absent, in hospital, at muster out
M’Guire, Charles	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 15, 1862
M’Grey, William	Private	September 1, 1862	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864
M’Kinley, Henry	Private	August 10, 1861	3	Deserted August, 1862
M’Ewen, Lawrence	Private	August 15, 1861	3	Deserted January, 1863
Mann, Thomas	Private	August 20, 1861	3	Deserted August, 1862
Pommer, G.A.	Private	August 10, 1861	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864; Vet
Palmer, De Witt	Private	August 20, 1861	3	Transferred to Company., 23d Regiment P. V; August 23, 1864.Vet
Robinson, William	Private	September 6, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Ruby, William	Private	February 20, 1862	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 26, 1862
Roach, John	Private	August 20, 1861	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864; Vet
Riley, Benjamin S.	Private	July 28, 1861	3	Transferred to Company R, 23d Regiment P. V., December 1, 1861
Reeves, Howell	Private	September 1, 1861	3	Died at Washington, February 4, 1862; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Risley, Annanias	Private	August 15, 1861	3	Deserted May 27, 1864
Staismore, William	Private	September 1, 1861	3	Deserted September 10, 1863; returned January 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Smith, James N.	Private	August 15, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 23, 1863
Smith, Sherwood B.	Private	September 24, 1861	3	Transferred to Company E, August 23, 1864
Slaysman, Chas. R.	Private	August 24, 1862	3	Transferred to Company E, August 23, 1864
Steele, Washington	Private	August 20, 1861	3	Transferred to Company E, August 23, 1864; sentenced to Dry Tortugas
Schall, Anthony	Private	September 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Company E, August 23, 1864; Vet
Stillwell, Cyrus	Private	July 13, 1863	3	Transferred to Company E, August 23, 1864
Stutzeribach Emil	Private	August 10, 1863	3	Transferred to Company E, August 23, 1864
Schenck, Adam	Private	July 15, 1863	3	Killed at battle of Cold Harbor, Va., June 1, 1864
Smith, William H.	Private	September 14, 1861	3	Died June 28, 1864, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1, 1864; buried in National Cem, Arlington
Smith, Charles	Private	September 6, 1861	3	Deserted January, 1863
Sands, David	Private	September 20, 1861	3	Deserted September, 1863
Sodan, Robert	Private	September 20, 1861	3	Deserted July 3, 1863
Smith, Frederick	Private	January 23, 1864	3	Deserted February 15, 1864
Sweeney, John	Private	January 28, 1864	3	Deserted February 15, 1864
Tripner, George C.	Private	August 10, 261	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 18, 1863
Truxall, George	Private	January 13, 1863	3	Transferred to Company E, 23d Regiment P. V., August 23, 1864
Urnstead, William	Private	August 10, 1861	3	Died July, 1862, of wounds received at Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862
Wallace, James	Private	August 29, 1861	3	Transferred to Company K, 23d Regiment P. V., December 1, 1861
Young, George	Private	August 15, 1861	3	Deserted December 28, 1862

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

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