51st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company A – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

51st Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company A

Contributed by Steve Maczuga,
The Pennsylvania Civil War Project

Last Name	First Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Bolton	William J.	Captain	August 16, 1861	Promoted to Major on September 17, 1862.
Bolton	Joseph K.	Captain	August 16, 1861	Promoted from 1st Lt to Captain on September 17, 1862 to Major on January 15, 1865.
Coulston	John H.	Captain	September 12, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lt on May 3, 1864 to 1st Lt on October 1, 1864 to Captain on January 15, 1865 – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Ortlip	Abraham L.	1st Lt.	August 16, 1861	Promoted from 2d Lt to 1st Lt on September 17, 1862 – resigned on April 20, 1864.
Moore	John S.	1st Lt.	September 12, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt on September 17, 1862 to 1st Lt on May 3, 1864 – killed at Wilderness on May 6, 1864 – buried in Wilderness burial grounds.
Thompson	Benjamin P.	1st Lt.	September 12, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt on June 25, 1864 to 1st Lt on April 11, 1865 – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Evans	Edward L.	2d Lt.	September 12, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt on January 13, 1865 – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Ortlip	Osman	1st Sergeant	September 12, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Fillman	Isaac E.	Sergeant	September 12, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Henniss	Charles M.	Sergeant	September 12, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Smith	Washington	Sergeant	September 12, 1861	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant on January 13, 1865 – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
O’Neill	James	Sergeant	September 12, 1861	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant on April 11, 1865 – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Moyer	Jacob H.	Sergeant	September 12, 1861	Died on July 12, 1864 of wounds received at Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864.
Supplee	Robert	Sergeant	September 12, 1861	Died at Weaverton Hospital, Md on October 27, 1862.
Herbster	Jesse	Corporal	September 12, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Buzzard	George S.	Corporal	September 12, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Ellis	Jonathan B.	Corporal	March 30, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Lysinger	Hiram C.	Corporal	February 19, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Garges	Amandus	Corporal	February 16, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Getman	John	Corporal	February 16, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Dickenson	Henry	Corporal	September 12, 1861	Promoted to Corporal on June 3, 1865 – mustered out with Company on July 29, 1865.
Doud	James W.	Corporal	September 12, 1861	Promoted to Corporal on June 23, 1865 – mustered out with Company on July 29, 1865.
Jones	John S.	Corporal	September 12, 1861	Discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Lare	Daniel	Corporal	September 12, 1861	Mustered out on September 11, 1864 at expiration of term.
Mills	Frank H.	Corporal	September 12, 1861	Killed at Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864.
Vebele	George	Corporal	September 12, 1861	Died on June 18, 1864 of wounds received at Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864.
Adams	John	Corporal	April 27, 1864	Deserted on June 22, 1865.
White	Joseph	Corporal	September 12, 1861	Died at Middletown, Md on September 15, 1862 of wounds received at South Mountain, Md on September 14, 1862.
Butz	Abraham	Corporal	September 12, 1861	Discharged on April 21, 1863.
Brannon	John C.	Corporal	September 12, 1861	Died at Newbern N.C. on May 21, 1862.
Bolton	Levi	Corporal	September 12, 1861	Promoted to Commissary Sergeant on December 3, 1864.
Shillick	John W.	Musician	September 12, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Barringer	William	Musician	February 6, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Johnson	Edward D.	Musician	April 4, 1863	Transferred to Company C – date unknown.
Abbott	Henry	Private	September 23, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Atler	Henry	Private	September 20, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Baker	George B.	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Baten	James W.	Private	February 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Backus	Henry	Private	October 12, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Barndt	Albert	Private	February 6, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Buzzard	Samuel S.	Private	February 15, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Bolton	Benjamin F.	Private	September 12, 1861	Mustered out on September 11, 1864 at expiration of term.
Bargert	Samuel	Private	September 22, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Block	Elijah	Private	September 22, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Block	James	Private	September 22, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Beam	Jonas	Private	September 20, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Burkhart	Joseph S.	Private	September 20, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Brown	William	Private	September 20, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Barr	William	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged by General Order on May 12, 1865.
Baker	James M.	Private	February 25, 1864	Discharged by General Order on July 11, 1865.
Bolton	Thomas J.	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on February 25, 1865.
Brooks	Jonathan	Private	October 16, 1861	Transferred to Company G – date unknown.
Bodey	George	Private	September 12, 1861	Died at Warrenton Junction, Va on May 2, 1864.
Boyer	Henry	Private	February 8. 1864	Died at Annapolis, Md on May 4, 1864.
Bare	John	Private	February 20, 1864	Died at Washington, D.C. on May 20, 1864 of wounds received at Wilderness on May 6, 1864.
Berks	George W.	Private	February 16, 1864	Captured on May 27, 1864 – died at Andersonville, Ga on October 24, 1864 – grave 11,434.
Backer	William	Private	September 20, 1864	Drafted – died at Philadelphia, Pa on July 1, 1865.
Berks	Archibald W.	Private	February 29, 1864	Deserted on February 27, 1865.
Brownell	Benjamin	Private	August 18, 1864	Deserted on June 22, 1865.
Bond	George	Private	September 12, 1861	Died at Harrisburg, Pa on October 20, 1861.
Bolton	James	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on June 24, 1863.
Bennett	Jacob	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on December 2, 1862.
Barndt	Irwin	Private	September 12, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps on November 8, 1863.
Bellman	Gotleib	Private	September 12, 1861	Died on November 19, 1862.
Carrier	William H.	Private	October 10, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Case	Enos	Private	February 27, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Claycomb	John	Private	September 27, 1864	Substitute – discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on December 23, 1864.
Capwell	Richard N.	Private	September 22, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Constable	Henry	Private	September 20, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Collego	Henry	Private	September 21, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Carney	William	Private	January 8, 1864	Died on August 19, 1864 – buried in Cypress Hill Cemetary, Long Island, Ny.
Campbell	Davis	Private	September 12, 1861	Deserted on August 13, 1862 – returned – discharged on June 28, 1863.
Clare	John	Private	September 12, 1861	Transferred to battery K, U.S. Artillery on October 27, 1862.
Coulston	James	Private	September 12, 1861	Killed at Antietam on September 17, 1862.
Doud	Benjamin F.	Private	January 18, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Doud	Samuel G.	Private	January 24, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Delinger	Franklin	Private	March 29, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Divers	Joseph H.	Private	September 12, 1861	Mustered out on September 11, 1864 at expiration of term.
Doud	Thomas	Private	September 12, 1861	Mustered out on September 11, 1864 at expiration of term.
Druckenmiller	A.	Private	October 16, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Delinger	Samuel	Private	February 6, 1865	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 13, 1865.
Dried	Daniel	Private	September 20, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Derr	Jacob H.	Private	February 28, 1864	Died on May 28, 1864 of wounds received at Spotsylvania Court House on May 12, 1864 – buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Dobson	Simon	Private	September 23, 1864	Died on April 3, 1865 of wounds received at Petersburg, Va on April 1, 1865.
DeHaven	Isaac	Private	September 12, 1861	Transferred to battery K, U.S. Artillery on October 27, 1862.
Evans	Charles B.	Private	February 26, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Ecker	Daniel	Private	October 10, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Eckhart	George	Private	January 27, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
English	Harrison	Private	January 30, 1865	Discharged by General Order on June 20, 1865.
Frease	Samuel H.	Private	January 14, 1864	Wounded at Spotsylvania Court House on May 12, 1864 – absent at muster out.
Farrell	Thomas	Private	February 17, 1864	Wounded at Spotsylvania Court House on May 12, 1864 – discharged by General Order on July 24, 1865.
Fried	John G.	Private	January 5, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Florey	John	Private	September 17, 1864	Discharged by General Order on June 20, 1865.
Fisher	Lewis C.	Private	September 27, 1864	Discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Foos	Israel	Private	September 22, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Findley	Archibald	Private	September 20, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Foucht	Henry	Private	September 30, 1864	Substitute – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Frease	Jesse	Private	February 20, 1864	Killed at Spotsylvania Court House on May 12, 1864.
Fix	Charles	Private	September 12, 1861	Died at Philadelphia, Pa on June 18, 1864 of wounds received at Spotsylvania Court House on May 12, 1864.
Foreman	Samuel	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on January 29, 1863.
Foreman	Nathan	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on February 18, 1863.
Franklin	Lindsey R.	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on March 4, 1863.
Gross	John	Private	March 3, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Gearhart	Joseph	Private	March 13, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Gilbert	Theodore	Private	September 12, 1861	Mustered out on September 11, 1864 at expiration of term.
Gauker	Israel	Private	September 22, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Grey	Jeremiah	Private	September 12, 1861	Died on May 16, 1864 of wounds received at Spotsylvania Court House on May 14, 1864 – buried in Wilderness Burial Grounds.
Goodwin	Benjamin	Private	August 18, 1862	Deserted on August 30, 1863.
Geisinger	Frederick	Private	October 7, 1864	Substitute – deserted on May 30, 1865.
Goodwin	Jonathan	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on December 2, 1862.
Hoffman	William	Private	September 12, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Hansell	Charles S.	Private	September 12, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Herbster	William	Private	February 25, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Huguenin	George A.	Private	October 17, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Hildreath	Allen	Private	March 13, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Hunsinger	Charles G.	Private	January 27, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Hamill	Patrick H.	Private	September 12, 1861	Mustered out on September 11, 1864 at expiration of term.
Harner	William H.	Private	September 20, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Hallman	Edward	Private	February 25, 1864	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps on March 4, 1865.
Haines	Samuel	Private	February 25, 1864	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps on March 4, 1865.
Horff	William	Private	February 15, 1864	Captured on August 21, 1864 – died at Salisbury, N.C. on November 3, 1864.
Hood	Daniel	Private	February 25, 1864	Deserted on December 27, 1864.
Hausell	Charles S.	Private	September 12, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Hayberry	Charles	Private	September 12, 1861	Transferred to battery K, U.S. Artillery on October 27, 1862.
Heard	William	Private	September 12, 1861	Killed at Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862.
Henniss	John	Private	September 12, 1861	Transferred to battery K, U.S. Artillery on October 27, 1862.
Irwin	Isaac M.D.	Private	February 20, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Jordan	John H.	Private	September 12, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Jones	Ralph	Private	February 20, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
James	Wilson	Private	January 25, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Johnson	Jesse	Private	September 12, 1861	Mustered out on September 11, 1864 at expiration of term.
Johnson	Isaiah T.	Private	February 25, 1864	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps on March 4, 1865.
Jones	Samuel H.	Private	September 12, 1861	Captured at Clinch Mountains, Tenn on December 13, 1863.
Jones	Abraham	Private	September 12, 1861	Captured at Clinch Mountains, Tenn on December 13, 1863.
Johnson	Asb’y M.	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on September 8, 1862.
Jones	Benjamin D.	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on January 4, 1863.
Kulp	Jacob W.	Private	January 13, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Kelley	Barney	Private	February 6, 1865	Deserted – returned – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Kellichner	Edwin	Private	September 12, 1861	Mustered out on September 11, 1864 at expiration of term.
Keller	Jacob	Private	September 22, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Keyser	Charles	Private	September 12, 1861	Died on September 30, 1862 of wounds received at Antietam, Md on September 17, 1862.
Keyser	Lewis T.	Private	September 12, 1861	Deserted on November 1, 1862.
Kilpatrick	William	Private	September 12, 1861	Died at Harrisburg, Pa on December 1, 1861.
Lake	Lucius	Private	October 10, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Lewis	Joseph N.	Private	September 12, 1861	Mustered out on September 11, 1864 at expiration of term.
Linck	Christian	Private	September 12, 1861	Deserted on July 4, 1863.
Murray	Charles A.	Private	February 8. 1864	Absent, undergoing General Court Martial at Auburn, NY.
Moyer	Joseph	Private	October 8, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Mason	William	Private	February 4, 1865	Absent, sick, at muster out.
Morton	Thomas	Private	September 12, 1861	Mustered out on September 11, 1864 at expiration of term.
Miller	Samuel J.	Private	September 20, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Mattis	Lewis	Private	March 16, 1864	Killed at Petersburg, Va on July 8, 1864.
Mattis	Nelson Y.	Private	February 25, 1864	Captured on July 30, 1864 – died at Danville, Va on January 10, 1865.
Myers	Lewis	Private	February 17, 1864	Died on July 18, 1864 at Philadelphia, Pa of wounds received at Petersburg on June 17, 1864.
Mack	Alexander	Private	August 1, 1864	Deserted – date unknown.
Maguire	James	Private	September 12, 1861	Killed at Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862.
Markley	Jacob W.	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on March 21, 1863.
M’Combs	Samuel	Private	February 12, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
M’Kane	William	Private	October 17, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
M’Grail	Thomas	Private	October 10, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
M’Mullen	James T.	Private	September 23, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
M’Lain	Henry	Private	February 25, 1864	Captured on August 21, 1864 – died at Salisbury, N.C. – date unknown.
M’Glinchey	James	Private	January 6, 1865	Deserted on January 30, 1865.
M’Dade	Washington	Private	September 12, 1861	Killed at Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862.
M’Gugan	Daniel	Private	September 12, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps on November 8, 1863.
M’Micken	David	Private	September 12, 1861	Killed at Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862.
M’Kane	Andrew	Private	September 12, 1861	Deserted on February 23, 1863.
Nunheimer	William	Private	February 12, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Noll	Randolph	Private	September 22, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Nathans	Lewis	Private	January 26, 1865	Discharged by General Order on June 6, 1865.
Nyce	Monroe	Private	September 12, 1861	Deserted on March 29, 1863.
Oster	Jacob	Private	September 12, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Parvin	Ephraim	Private	February 20, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Parker	Samuel G.	Private	October 4, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Pinch	Harvey	Private	September 12, 1861	Died at Annapolis, Md on March 30, 1864.
Pinch	Winfield	Private	September 12, 1861	Transferred to battery K, U.S. Artillery – date unknown.
Quinlan	Edward	Private	September 12, 1861	Killed at Columbus, Ohio on March 30, 1863.
Reed	William	Private	March 4, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Richard	John	Private	February 18, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Richard	James	Private	October 8, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Reily	James	Private	October 12, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Richard	David	Private	January 5, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Rittenhouse	Jacob	Private	September 12, 1861	Mustered out on September 11, 1864 at expiration of term.
Roberts	Robert	Private	September 12, 1861	Mustered out on September 11, 1864 at expiration of term.
Rogers	Albert	Private	January 25, 1865	Discharged by General Order on May 25, 1865.
Raunzahn	David	Private	September 22, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Raudebaugh	Lemuel	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on December 27, 1861.
Reed	Daniel	Private	September 20, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Smith	John D.	Private	September 12, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Supplee	Joseph	Private	February 26, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Saylor	John	Private	February 10, 1864	Wounded at Spotsylvania Court House on May 12, 1864 – absent at muster out.
Schafer	John	Private	January 14, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Stover	Abraham D.	Private	March 4, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Shelley	Austin	Private	January 27, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Shriner	John W.	Private	August 24, 1864	Absent, in arrest for desertion at muster out.
Shelley	Enos	Private	January 27, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Strayer	Samuel	Private	September 20, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Settler	Frederick	Private	September 22, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Stearns	Jacob	Private	March 29, 1864	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps on March 4, 1865.
Scheets	Charles	Private	September 17, 1861	Transferred to Company G – date unknown.
Sweeney	Jacob	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company G – date unknown.
Smith	George	Private	February 4, 1864	Died on May 28, 1864 of wounds received at Wilderness on May 6, 1864 – buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Smith	Henry	Private	February 15, 1864	Died on May 14, 1864 of wounds received at Spotsylvania Court House on May 12, 1864.
Sander	Adolph	Private	September 12, 1861	Died at Harrisburg, Pa on November 10, 1861.
Schrack	David	Private	September 12, 1861	Died at Beaufort, N.C. on July 12, 1862.
Sickel	Edwin R.W.	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on December 22, 1862.
Schock	Theodore	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on November 22, 1862.
Selah	Thomas	Private	September 12, 1861	Deserted on December 13, 1862.
Sensenderfer	Solomon	Private	September 12, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps on November 8, 1863.
Shade	Israel	Private	September 12, 1861	Deserted on December 11, 1862.
Shade	John	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on January 2, 1862.
Somerlot	William	Private	September 12, 1861	Killed at Antietam on September 17, 1862.
Stout	Daniel	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on December 29, 1862.
Tillson	Sinclair	Private	October 7, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Turner	John	Private	September 23, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Toy	Charles	Private	August 28, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on November 22, 1864.
Winters	Enos	Private	February 18, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Welsh	John	Private	January 23, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Weeber	Jonathan	Private	February 22, 1864	Discharged on March 6, 1865 for wounds received in action.
Williams	Adam B.	Private	September 23, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Wadsworth	Michael	Private	September 20, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Widger	George	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on November 14, 1862.
Wood	Harry O.	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on April 28, 1863.
Widger	Andrew	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on October 17, 1862.
Yeager	Adam W.	Private	September 12, 1861	Killed at Petersburg, Va on July 15, 1864.
Yunker	Charles	Private	October 27, 1861	Wounded and captured at Spotsylvania Court House on May 12, 1864.
Zearfoss	Joseph H.	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged by order of the War Department on January 27, 1865.
Zeigrist	John	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate on February 6, 1863

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

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