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

51st Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company B

Contributed by Steve Maczuga,
The Pennsylvania Civil War Project

Last Name	First Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Bell	Ferdinard W.	Captain	August 20, 1861	Killed at Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862.
Nicholas	Daniel L.	Captain	August 20, 1861	Promoted from 2d Lt to Captain on December 14, 1862 to Brevet Major on March 13, 1865 – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Genther	John H.	1st Lt	August 20, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Stocker	Valentine	1st Lt	January 1, 1864	Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 1st Lt on October 30, 1864 – mustered out with Company on July 30, 1865.
Burrell	Robert M.	2d Lt.	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on May 2, 1864.
Meeker	John W.	2d Lt.	January 1, 1864	Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt on October 30, 1864 – mustered out with Compan on July 27, 1865.
Apple	Samuel A.	1st Sergeant	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Beam	John W.	Sergeant	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Stocker	Alson	Sergeant	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Swazer	Conrad	Sergeant	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Knauss	Charles S.	Sergeant	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Osterstock	William J.	Sergeant	August 20, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Arndt	George W.	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps on September 27, 1863.
Wein	John M.	Corporal	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Barnett	Philip A.	Corporal	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Johnson	George	Corporal	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Ackerman	Milton	Corporal	February 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Schock	Enos	Corporal	February 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Knapp	Samuel F.	Corporal	January 1, 1864	Promoted to Corporal on May 1, 1865 – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Schooly	Henry	Corporal	February 24, 1864	Promoted to Corporal on July 7, 1865 – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Ackerman	Benjamin F.	Corporal	February 2, 1864	Promoted to Corporal on July 3, 1865 – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Delaney	Matthew	Corporal	January 1, 1864	Captured at Spotsylvania Court House and prisoner from May 12, 1864 to April 21, 1865 – discharged by General Order on May 29, 1865.
Ackerman	Thompson	Corporal	January 1, 1864	Discharged – date unknown.
Moore	Samuel	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Transferred to 11th Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers on January 16, 1864.
Bullman	Edward	Corporal	January 1, 1864	Killed at Wilderness on May 6, 1864.
Moser	George W.	Corporal	January 1, 1864	Died at Washington, D.C. on June 13, 1864.
Knauss	John D.	Musician	March 7, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Neigh	Almer	Musician	February 25, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Ackerman	Josiah	Private	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Apple	Edward	Private	February 26, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out.
Arnold	Joseph	February 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 30, 1865.
Albert	William	Private	September 1, 1861	Captured – died at Danville, Va on January 12, 1864.
Ackerman	John F.	Private	February 22, 1864	Killed at Petersburg, Va on July 31, 1864 – buried in 9th Army Corps Cemetery, Meade Statioin, Va.
Ackerman	Harrison	Private	January 1, 1864	Killed at Spotsylvania Court House on May 13, 1864.
Andrews	William	Private	March 28, 1864	Deserted on May 27, 1864.
Buzzard	Adam	Private	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Brunner	John W.	Private	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Bachman	William H.	Private	February 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Bowman	William L.	Private	February 24, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Burns	John	Private	February 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Boswell	George	Private	March 7, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Bring	Sebastian	Private	March 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Birbing	James	Private	March 21, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Brittain	William H.	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Buck	John H.	Private	March 26, 1864	Mustered out on April 11, 1865 at expiration of term.
Bowes	John	Private	October 10, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Butz	William H.	Private	September 26, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order – date unknown.
Bullman	Jackson	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Bond	Philip	Private	March 29, 1864	Killed at Wilderness on May 6, 1864.
Brook	Jonathan	Private	September 16, 1861	Captured on August 21, 1864.
Brown	Charles	Private	February 5, 1864	Not on muster-out roll.
Bridges	James	Private	August 8, 1864	Not on muster-out roll.
Colbrath	William	Private	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Cheney	Jeremiah	Private	January 20, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Curtz	Philip	Private	January 24, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Crocket	Israel	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Clifton	Allen J.	Private	October 10, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Coff	John	Private	September 27, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order – date unknown.
Crawford	George	Private	September 16, 1861	Prisoner from December 14, 1863 to March 1, 1865 – mustered out on March 6, 1865 at expiration of term.
Chambers	Charles H.	Private	February 26, 1864	Not on muster-out roll.
Dutter	Reuben	Private	March 30, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Deihl	William H.	Private	October 10, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Deihl	John H.	Private	October 10, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Dulott	George	Private	October 10, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Dutt	Courtland	Private	October 10, 1861	Prisoner from December 14, 1863 to February 26, 1865 – mustered out on March 3, 1865 at expiration of term.
Dole	Uriah	Private	October 26, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order – date unknown.
Dean	George	Private	July 29, 1864	Discharged by General Order – date unknown.
Draher	William	Private	March 9, 1864	Died on June 21, 1864 of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va.
Delley	Lawrence H.	Private	Augsut 8, 1864	Deserted – date unknown.
Everett	William D.	Private	March 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Everett	Joel L.	Private	March 29, 1864	Deserted on October 17, 1864.
Furich	Henry	Private	March 28, 1864	Wounded at Petersburg on June 20, 1864 – absent, in hospital at muster out.
Frautz	Peter	Private	October 18, 1861	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Fay	Gabriel	Private	January 19, 1865	Wounded – absent, in hospital at muster out.
Gregory	Henry	Private	March 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Gosner	Jacob W.	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Gerhart	Daniel H.	Private	March 11, 1864	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on December 25, 1864.
Gamber	Jacob	Private	September 27, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order – date unknown.
Gosner	Charles N.	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Signal Corps on August 1, 1863.
Godley	John B.	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company D on April 30, 1864.
Group	Lewis	Private	February 26, 1864	Captured on August 20, 1864 – died at Richmond, Va on September 27, 1864.
Haas	Jacob	Private	February 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Haas	William	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Hill	Edward	Private	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Hardy	Edward	Private	March 31, 1864	Wounded at Spotsylvania Court House on May 12, 1864 – absent, in hospital at muster out.
Hufsmith	William	Private	March 26, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Hixon	Theodore F.	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Henning	Michael	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Hiney	Charles	Private	September 26, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order – date unknown.
Haines	Jeremiah	Private	September 27, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order – date unknown.
Halstead	John A.	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to 11th Regiment, New Hamphire Volunteers on January 16, 1864.
Henning	William	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Judge	John	Private	January 16, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Kresge	Reuben	Private	September 16, 1861	Drafted – discharged by General Order – date unknown.
Kustetor	John	Private	September 27, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order – date unknown.
Knauss	Christian	Private	September 27, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order – date unknown.
Kresge	Emanuel	Private	March 29, 1864	Died at Philadelphia, Pa on November 7, 1864.
Kross	Lewis	Private	February 26, 1864	Not on muster-out roll.
Lee	John A.	Private	March 28, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Lee	John	Private	February 1, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Leary	Thomas	Private	January 25, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Lottig	Aaron	Private	October 10, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Miller	Thomas P.	Private	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Myers	Christian B.	Private	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Myers	Peter	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Mettler	Philip M.	Private	February 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Meixell	Henry	Private	March 30, 1864	Captured at Wilderness on May 6, 1864 – absent at muster out.
Moore	William	Private	October 13, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Moser	Thomas	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Miller	Thomas	Private	March 29, 1864	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on May 15, 1865.
Miller	John	Private	March 21, 1865	Deserted – date unknown.
M’Donald	Patrick	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
M’Fall	Titus	Private	February 25, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
M’Keighan	Wilson	Private	February 2, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Nicholas	T.J.	Private	September 27, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order – date unknown.
Newsbaum	Charles	Private	October 8, 1864	Substitute – deserted on December 14, 1864.
Nugent	John	Private	March 21, 1865	Substitute – deserted on July 2, 1865.
Obenholzer	John	Private	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Paul	George	Private	March 28, 1864	Wounded at Wilderness on May 6, 1864 – absent at muster out.
Poff	Henry	Private	October 10, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Rauch	William	Private	March 30, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Reigle	John B.	Private	March 6, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Rickets	Thomas P.	Private	October 10, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Ricker	Charles	Private	October 10, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Raub	Joshua	Private	October 10, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Ruff	Adam	Private	March 28, 1864	Deserted on July 28, 1864.
Reed	Charles	Private	February 15, 1864	Deserted on November 25, 1864.
Seibert	John	Private	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Sharp	Charles	Private	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Scott	Peter	Private	February 24, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Scott	Henry	Private	February 26, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Samuels	Henry	Private	February 17, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Snyder	Andrew	Private	February 26, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Snyder	Edwin P.	Private	March 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Stocker	William	Private	February 25, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Smith	Stephen	Private	February 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Shook	Abraham	Private	March 26, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Samsell	John S.	Private	February 18, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Searfass	Simon	Private	March 31, 1864	Discharged by General Order on July 18, 1865.
Searfass	William	Private	March 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Steinhoff	Henry	Private	March 10, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Schooley	John H.	Private	February 24, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Snedeker	James	Private	March 28, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out.
Sweeney	Jacob H.	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Sheets	Charles	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Slator	Thomas	Private	March 26, 1862	Mustered out on March 27, 1865 at expiration of term.
Smith	William A.	Private	March 26, 1862	Mustered out on March 27, 1865 at expiration of term.
Shick	William	Private	August 20, 1864	Discharged by General Order – date unknown.
Seiple	John H.	Private	February 22, 1864	Discharged by General Order on May 15, 1865.
Steiner	Rudolph	Private	March 30, 1864	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps on January 9, 1865.
Strattford	William F.	Private	August 5, 1862	Killed at Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862.
Stone	John	Private	February 24, 1864	Deserted on November 26, 1864.
Stewart	William	Private	March 7, 1864	Not on muster-out roll.
Snyder	William L.	Private	July 25, 1864	Not on muster-out roll.
Titus	Joseph	Private	February 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Tomer	William	Private	March 31, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Thompson	Henry	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Thatcher	Aaron	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to 11th Regiment, New Hamphire Volunteers on January 16, 1864.
Unangst	Thomas	Private	January 1, 1864	Died at Easton, Pa on February 20, 1864.
Vannatta	Daniel W.	Private	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Woodring	Nicholas	Private	March 28, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Williamson	Thomas	Private	January 17, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Wacht	Gabriel Z.	Private	January 25, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Willower	Reuben	Private	April 14, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Weidnecht	John	Private	October 10, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Weidnecht	S.C.	Private	October 10, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Woodring	Hiram	Private	October 10, 1861	Mustered out on October 9, 1864 at expiration of term.
Warner	Henry	Private	March 28, 1864	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on March 16, 1865.
Walters	George	Private	January 1, 1864	Discharged by special order on March 31, 1865.
Warner	Samuel	Private	September 27, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order – date unknown.
Werkeiser	Cyrus	Private	January 1, 1864	Killed at Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864.
Wilson	John	Private	January 26, 1865	Deserted on July 2, 1865.
Wilson	Isaac	Private	March 5, 1865	Not on muster-out roll.
Young	Lewis H.	Private	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Zamaria	Stelio	Private	January 24, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.

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

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