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

51st Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company C

Contributed by Steve Maczuga,
The Pennsylvania Civil War Project

Last Name	First Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Allebaugh	William	Captain	August 16, 1861	Promoted to Lt Colonel on April 23, 1865.
Thomas	William F.	Captain	September 13, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt on September 19, 1862 to 1st Lt on May 13, 1864 to Captain on April 24, 1865 – mustered out with Company on July 24, 1865.
Freedley	John J.	1st Lt.	August 16, 1861	Promoted to Regimental Quartermaster on October 17, 1861.
Hunsicker	Davis	1st Lt.	August 16, 1861	Promoted from 2d to 1st Lt on October 17, 1861 – killed at Antietam, Md on September 17, 1862.
Lynch	Thomas J.	1st Lt.	October 2, 1861	Promoted from 2d to 1st Lt on September 19, 1862 – died on May 13, 1864 of wounds received at Spotsylvania Court House.
Smith	George H.	1st Lt.	September 13, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt on August 8, 1864 to 1st Lt on April 25, 1865 – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Fair	John W.	2d Lt.	September 13, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant to 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt on May 17, 1865 – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Ramsey	Nathan H.	1st Sergeant	September 13, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant to 1st Sergeant on May 17, 1865 – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Miller	Benjamin F.	Sergeant	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Smith	Montgomery	Sergeant	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Undercofler	Peter	Sergeant	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Gilbert	William R.	Sergeant	September 13, 1861	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant on May 17, 1865 – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Shingle	Levi W.	Sergeant	September 13, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant Major on January 14, 1865.
Kevin	Patrick	Sergeant	September 13, 1861	Killed at Wilderness on May 6, 1864.
Eastwood	William	Sergeant	September 13, 1861	Discharged on January 10, 1863.
Fair	Samuel	Sergeant	September 13, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lt of Company D in October 1861.
Robinson	William	Corporal	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Umstead	John C.	Corporal	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Lightcap	Henry H.	Corporal	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Reed	Andrew J.	Corporal	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Lynch	Hugh	Corporal	November 9, 1862	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Sill	Benjamin R.	Corporal	September 13, 1861	Promoted to Corporal on May 1, 1865 – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
M’Clain	Hugh	Corporal	September 13, 1861	Promoted to Corporal on May 17, 1865 – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Bean	William	Corporal	September 13, 1861	Promoted to Corporal on May 25, 1865 – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Grim	Andrew J.	Corporal	September 13, 1861	Died on June 6, 1864 of wounds received in action – buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Kooker	William	Corporal	September 13, 1861	Killed at Petersburg, Va on June 17, 1864.
Cornog	Joseph	Corporal	September 13, 1861	Killed at Petersburg, Va on June 17, 1864.
Kane	David	Corporal	September 13, 1861	Killed at Antietam on September 17, 1862.
Hart	Samuel	Corporal	September 13, 1861	Sentenced by General Court Marshall to Rip-Raps in August 1862.
Johnson	Edward D.	Musician	April 4, 1863	Promoted to Principal Musician on March 1, 1865.
Allen	Thomas	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out on September 13, 1864 at expiration of term.
Bell	Andrew J.	Private	August 16, 1863	Missing at North Anna on May 27, 1864.
Briggs	Christopher	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Black	William F.	Private	October 8, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Bryn	William M.	Private	October 8, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Bryant	Charles	Private	April 1, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Barclay	Robert	Private	March 27, 1865	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Brautlinger	John	Private	February 6, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Barry	William	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out on September 13, 1864 at expiration of term.
Breish	George W.	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out on September 13, 1864 at expiration of term.
Bruner	Jacob	Private	March 25, 1865	Died at Alexandria, Va on May 20, 1865.
Brown	Richard	Private	March 2, 1864	Deserted – date unknown.
Baum	Levi	Private	September 13, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps in September 1863.
Creamer	John	Private	January 20, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Cook	John J.	Private	February 16, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Cook	Thomas R.	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out on September 13, 1864 at expiration of term.
Condon	James	Private	September 27, 1864	Discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Carson	Michael	Private	March 21, 1865	Substitute – deserted on April 4, 1865.
Custer	Abraham	Private	September 13, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate – date unknown.
Deeds	Albert	Private	February 14, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Dillon	Michael	Private	September 13, 1861	Missing at Spotsylvania Court House, Va on May 12, 1865.
Davis	John T.	Private	February 22, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out.
Dillon	Patrick	Private	March 8, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Darling	John	Private	January 12, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Davis	Henry	Private	September 13, 1861	Discharged – date unknown – for wounds received in action.
Dean	Samuel	Private	September 13, 1861	Died at Charleston, S.C. on September 20, 1864.
Dougherty	Michael	Private	March 3, 1864	Died at Alexandria, Va on September 20, 1864.
Duffy	John	Private	October 11, 1864	Substitute – deserted on October 26, 1864.
De Haven	Reuben	Private	September 13, 1861	Died on July 10, 1863.
Detwiler	Joseph	Private	September 13, 1861	Discharged – date unknown – for wounds received in action.
Davis	Thomas	Private	September 13, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate – date unknown.
Espenship	H.D.	Private	February 24, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Espenship	W.L.	Private	April 3, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Espenship	Enos D.	Private	March 4, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Elliott	James W.	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Emery	John E.	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Egolf	Samuel	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Espenship	David	Private	September 13, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on September 20, 1864.
Erhard	Henry	Private	February 22, 1864	Died at Alexandria, Va on July 19, 1864.
Emery	Simon P.	Private	September 13, 1861	Killed at Antietam on September 17, 1862.
Fizone	Jacob	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Fox	William H.R.	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Fox	Charles R.	Private	September 13, 1861	Absent, on furlough at muster out.
Fox	Franklin R.	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Force	Emanuel	Private	February 15, 1864	Absent, in arrest, at muster out.
Fitzpatrick	Patrick	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Farrell	John	Private	January 12, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Fry	Samuel J.	Private	February 27, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Favinger	Josiah M.	Private	February 22, 1864	Discharged on July 6, 1865 for wounds received in action.
Fillman	Oliver A.	Private	September 13, 1861	Discharged in March 1863 for wounds received in action.
Ferrington	Matthew	Private	September 13, 1861	Discharged – date unknown.
Fry	Henry H.	Private	September 13, 1861	Killed in front of Petersburg, Va – date unknown.
Gunn	William	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Grubb	Franklin	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Green	Joseph	Private	October 14, 1864	Substitute – absent, wounded at muster out.
Gross	Marcus A.	Private	January 26, 1865	Absent, in arrest, at muster out.
Gunn	James	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out on September 13, 1864 at expiration of term.
Gilland	William	Private	September 20, 1864	Drafted – discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on December 21, 1864.
Gunter	Henry	Private	September 20, 1864	Drafted – killed at Petersburg, Va on February 18, 1865.
Gibbs	William	Private	March 24, 1865	Substitute – deserted on April 4, 1865.
Garner	Eli	Private	September 13, 1861	Died at Harrisburg, Pa on November 12, 1861.
Gross	Marcus	Private	September 13, 1861	Absent, in arrest, at muster out.
Hallman	Jesse	Private	February 16, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Hauff	Frederick	Private	October 10, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Hotchkiss	William	Private	October 8, 1864	Substitute – absent, wounded at muster out.
Holden	George	Private	October 14, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Hamilton	Elwood	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Hoover	Jacob	Private	September 13, 1861	Discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Hunt	James	Private	September 13, 1861	Discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Hendricks	Franklin	Private	September 13, 1861	Killed at Petersburg, Va on June 17, 1864.
Hughs	Henry C.	Private	September 13, 1861	Transferred to Company D – date unknown.
Hallowell	John	Private	September 13, 1861	Died from wounds received at Antietam on September 17, 1862.
Hartenstein	Val’e	Private	September 13, 1861	Captured – dead in rebel prison.
Inglis	Robert A.	Private	March 8, 1863	Discharged by special order on November 25, 1864.
Jago	Henry	Private	September 13, 1861	Absent, wounded, at muster out.
Johnson	Benjamin	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Johnson	John	Private	February 14, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Jones	Edward C.	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out on September 13, 1864 at expiration of term.
Johns	Frederick W.	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out on September 13, 1864 at expiration of term.
Kevin	George	Private	July 13, 1863	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Keely	Jacob	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Keeler	William	Private	March 20, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Kooker	Benjamin	Private	September 13, 1861	Missing at Spotsylvania Court House, Va on May 12, 1865.
Kelley	Peter	Private	February 14, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Kevin	Joshua A.	Private	September 13, 1861	Captured – died at Andersonville, Ga on September 25, 1864.
Kile	Abraham	Private	September 13, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate – date unknown.
Lightcap	George W.	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Leach	Joseph	Private	October 14, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Latham	James N.	Private	March 27, 1865	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Lape	Abraham	Private	August 30, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Lath	William H.	Private	September 13, 1861	Died on October 3, 1862 – buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, D.C.
Lynch	Thomas J.	Private	September 13, 1861	Killed at Spotsylvania Court House on May 12, 1864 – buried in Wilderness Burial Grounds.
Morgan	Griffith E.	Private	March 4, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Miller	George	Private	March 23, 1865	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Miller	Andrew	Private	February 16, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Myers	Peter	Private	February 11, 1864	Deserted on May 12, 1864.
Murphy	James	Private	September 13, 1861	Died on October 20, 1862 – buried in National Cemetery, Newbern N.C.
Mercer	George	Private	September 13, 1861	Not on muster-out roll.
Munshower	William	Private	September 13, 1861	Not on muster-out roll.
M’Dade	Patrick	Private	January 14, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
M’Devitt	James	Private	January 21, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
M’Manamy	Charles	Private	January 18, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
M’Veigh	Nathaniel	Private	March 1, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
M’Gill	John H.	Private	October 12, 1864	Substitute – transferred to 201st Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers on February 3, 1865.
M’Ginley	George	Private	September 13, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps – date unknown.
M’Faul	John	Private	October 14, 1864	Substitute – killed at Petersburg, Va on February 13, 1865.
M’Bride	Owen	Private	September 13, 1861	Deserted – date unknown.
M’Manamee	Jeremiah	Private	September 13, 1861	Deserted on May 1, 1863.
M’Mullin	Michael	Private	September 13, 1861	Killed at Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862.
M’Mullin	John	Private	September 13, 1861	Deserted on May 1, 1863.
Newman	George	Private	September 19, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Ostrander	Eli H.	Private	September 1, 1864	Discharged by General Order on July 13, 1865.
O’Neal	Andrew J.	Private	September 13, 1861	Prisoner from May 7, 1864 to April 25, 1865 – discharged by General Order on May 24, 1865.
Paul	Sylvester	Private	October 4, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Peters	John H.	Private	March 8, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Pickup	George	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Pfifer	Charles	Private	February 8, 1864	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on June 9, 1865.
Parson	John C.	Private	February 1, 1865	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on July 1, 1865.
Plunkett	John	Private	September 13, 1861	Deserted in 1862.
Peters	Michael	Private	September 13, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate – date unknown.
Rogan	Patrick	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Rinker	Jacob B.	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Roeder	Lewis	Private	March 10, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Read	John	Private	February 14, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Radebaugh	Charles	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out on September 13, 1864 at expiration of term.
Rogers	Allen	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out on September 13, 1864 at expiration of term.
Robinson	Morris	Private	September 13, 1861	Died at Newport News, Va on June 15, 1862.
Springer	John M.	Private	March 4, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Smith	Charles	Private	March 27, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Shaner	Washington M.	Private	February 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Schmearer	C.B.	Private	February 27, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Sullivan	Thomas	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Sullivan	James	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Spare	David R.	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Sherman	John	Private	April 12, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Shearer	Samuel J.	Private	September 13, 1861	Absent, in arrest at muster.
Sortman	Henry	Private	October 7, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Stout	George	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Smith	Benjamin F.	Private	February 22, 1865	Discharged by General Order on June 23, 1865.
Shaffer	Jacob W.	Private	February 16, 1865	Discharged by General Order on July 5, 1865.
Steltz	William C.	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out on September 13, 1864 at expiration of term.
Sloop	Hilary	Private	March 23, 1864	Captured – died at Andersonville, Ga on June 10, 1864.
Stoflet	Philip	Private	February 16, 1864	Captured – died at Wilmington, N.C. on March 29, 1865.
Sullivan	Patrick	Private	September 13, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate – date unknown.
Snyder	John	Private	September 13, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate – date unknown.
Sweeney	George	Private	September 13, 1861	Killed at Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862.
Tommay	Stephen	Private	February 14, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Tochler	Abraham	Private	March 2, 1864	Discharged on April 15, 1865 for wounds received in action.
Tinney	Michael	Private	February 6, 1865	Discharged by General Order on June 9, 186.
Trumbull	George B.	Private	October 8, 1864	Substitute – deserted on October 26, 1864.
Temperly	Thomas	Private	September 13, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate – date unknown.
Umstead	Jacob H.	Private	March 7, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Underkoffer	H.	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Upright	John	Private	March 21, 1864	Killed at Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864.
Walt	Abraham	Private	September 13, 1861	Absent, wounded, at muster out.
White	Charles	Private	March 3, 1864	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate – date unknown.
Weight	Jeremiah	Private	September 21, 1864	Drafted – discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on December 23, 1864.
Walters	Jacob	Private	April 4, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Wood	Henry P.	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Waters	James	Private	March 3, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Yerger	Mark L.	Private	September 13, 1861	Absent, wounded, at muster out.
Young	Henry K.	Private	March 27, 1865	Substitute – 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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