62nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company G – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

62nd Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company G

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Frank C. O’Brien	Captain	July 31, 1861	Resigned October 3, 1862
William Kennedy	Captain	July 31, 1861	Promoted from 1st Lt. to Capt., October 3, 1862; wound at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862, and Spottsylvania C. H., May 12, 1864; mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Scott C. M’Dowell	1st Lt	July 31, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 1st Lt., October 4, 1862; killed at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863
William Phillips	Captain	July 31, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt., July 11, 1862; to 1st Lt., September 3, 1863; died June 3, 1864, of wounds received at Spottsylvania C. H.. May 12, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Adam E. Smith	2d Lt	July 31, 1861	Resigned July 10, 1862.
Charles Seibert	2d Lt	July 31, 1861	Promoted to Corporal., July 11, 1862; to Sergeant, September 26, 1862; to 1st Sergeant, October 4, 1862; to 2d Lt., April 27, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 13, 1864.
Nicholas Seibert	1st Sergeant	July 31, 1861	Wounded at Gaines’ Mill, Va., June 27, 1862; promoted to Corporal, January 22, 1862; to Sergeant, July 11, 1862; to 1st Sergeant, April 26, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 13, 1864
Walter H. Beeson	1st Sergeant	July 31, 1861	Died at Richmond, Va., July 10, 1862, of wounds received at Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862
James J. Ricketts	Serg’t.	July 31, 1861	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, December 30, 1862; mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Joseph Minck	Serg’t.	July 31, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, July 11, 1862; to Sergeant, April1, 1863; mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Frank Fisher	Serg’t.	July 31, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, July 11, 1862; to Sergeant, April 1, 1863; mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Thomas Hammill	Serg’t.	July 31, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, July 11, 1862; to Sergeant, April 26, 1864; mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
James P. Green	Serg’t.	July 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, December 29, 1862
Joseph J. O’Brien	Serg’t.	July 31, 1861	Promoted to Commissary Sergeant, March 22, 1864
Jacob Myers	Serg’t.	July 31, 1861	Died July 9, 1863, of wounds received at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, section C, grave, 29
Alonzo Kelly	Corporal	July 31, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, October 4, 1862; mustered out with company, July 13, 1864.
Geo. B. Gissinger	Corporal	July 31, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, December 30, 1862; mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Jacob C. Roll	Corporal	July 31, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, September 1, 1862; mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Amos S. Messimer	Corporal	July 31, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, December 28, 1863; mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Adam Moffit	Corporal	July 31, 1861	Wounded at Gaines’ Mill, Va., June 27, 1862, and Petersburg, June 18, 1864; promoted to Corporal, December 28, 1863; mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Andrew J. Bell	Corporal	July 31, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, February 25, 1864; mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Isidore Murr	Corporal	July 31, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, April 26, 1864; mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
John Y. C. Bell	Corporal	July 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, September 26, 1862
Robert Erwin	Corporal	July 31, 1861	Discharged for wounds received at Gaines’ Mill, Va., June 27, 1862
Henry R. Clowes	Corporal	July 15, 1863	Drafted; Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
George A. Stewart.	Corporal	July 31, 1861	Deserted July 2, 1863
Chas. P. M’Killip	Corporal	July 31, 1861	Missing at Gaines’ Mill, Va., June 27, 1862
Alex. Spenier	Corporal	July 31, 1861	Missing at Gaines’ Mill, Va., June 27, 1862
John Bryan.	Musician	July 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, November 11, 1861
Charles Hill	Musician	July 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, March 3, 1862
Agnew, James C.	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged; date unknown
Adams, Robert	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, January 2, 1863
Andre, Rudolph	Private	July 16, 1863	Drafted; transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Buchanan, Geo. W.	Private	July 16, 1863	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, November 11, 1861
Benedict, Willis T.	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, December 11, 1863
Brown, Francis	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, June 19, 1862
Brown, David	Private	July 31, 1861	Wounded at Gettysburg; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 15, 1864
Brown, Samuel E.	Private	July 15, 1863	Drafted; transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Brown, Thomas	Private	July 15, 1863	Drafted; transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Barnhart, Gabriel	Private	July 16, 1863	Drafted; transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Bannon, William	Private	July 16, 1863	Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Bulinger, Jas. F.	Private	July 16, 1863	Died May 24, 1863, of wounds received at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, Washington, D. C.
Barnes, Samuel H.	Private	July 16, 1863	Died at Philadelphia, Pa., January 18, 1863
Boyd, Solomon	Private	July 16, 1863	Died October 2, 1861
Bell, Thomas	Private	February 12, 1862	Died August 10, 1862, of wounds received at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862
Bortmass, John C.	Private	February 21, 1864	Killed at Spottsylvania C. H., May 12, 1864
Bruner, John F.	Private	March 4, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Caldwell, John	Private	July 31, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Chapman, John B.	Private	July 31, 1861	Mustered out with company, July 13, 1864.
Caughey, And’w D.	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, April 2, 1862
Cocher, Jacob	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, November 1, 1862
Camp, John	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, October 22, 1862
Corson, George	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, October 9, 1861
Christy, Oliver M.	Private	July 31, 1861	Drafted; Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Christy, William’n	Private	July 16, 1863	Drafted; Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Christy, Andrew P.	Private	February 25, 1864	Mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Clark, Samuel	Private	July 15, 1863	Drafted; Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Campbell, John	Private	July 16, 1863	Drafted; Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Campbell, James E.	Private	July 16, 1863	Drafted; Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Campbell, Jos. A.	Private	February 29, 1864	Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Campbell, Chas. M.	Private	February 25, 1864	Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Campbell, Rob’t F.	Private	February 25, 1864	Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Connor, Stephen	Private	July 31, 1861	Died May, 1862
Chapman, William	Private	July 31, 1861	Died October 13, 1861
Cross, Samuel	Private	July 31, 1861	Missing at Spottsylvania C. H., May 12, 1864
Crocker, Samuel	Private	July 31, 1861	Deserted August 22, 1862
Comerford, Frank	Private	July 31, 1861	Deserted July 15, 1863
Davies, John	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged-date unknown
Davis, John	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged November 19, 1862, for wounds received at Gaines’ Mill, Va., June 27, 1862
Donahue. James	Private	August 27, 1863	Substitute; discharged March 7, 1864
Dolan, Thomas	Private	July 31, 1861	Deserted; date unknown
Dunbar, Charles	Private	July 31, 1861	Deserted December 26, 1862
English, Thomas	Private	July 31, 1861	Mustered out with company, July 13, 1864.
Edwards, Samuel	Private	July 31, 1861	Mustered out with company, July 13, 1864.
Ehin, Adamn	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, September 20, 1861
Evans, John	Private	July 31, 1861	Deserted July 15, 1863
Fisher, Abel	Private	July 31, 1861	Wounded at Gaines’ Mill, Va., June 27, 1862; mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Fisher, John	Private	August 22, 1863	Substitute; Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Farley, Andrew	Private	September 26, 1863	Substitute; Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Ferguson, Robert W.	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, February 12, 1863
Fries, George S.	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged February 21, 1863, for wounds received at Gaines’ Mill, Va., June 27, 1862
Fawcett, William J.	Private	July 31, 1861	Killed at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862
Fisher, Matthias	Private	July 31, 1861	Died September 6, 1861
Force, Cline	Private	July 15, 1863	Drafted; died May 19, 1864, of wounds received at Spottsyivania C. H., Va., May 10, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Gazzam, Edward	Private	July 31, 1861	Mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Gracey, John	Private	July 31, 1861	Mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Grier, Samuel L.	Private	July 16, 1863	Drafted; Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Gilchrist, Geo. W.	Private	February 25, 1864	Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Graham, George W.	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, August, 1861
Groves, John T.	Private	July 31, 1861	Died December 24, 1862, of wounds received at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, Washington, D. C.
Green, James	Private	July 31, 1861	Deserted July 15, 1863
Horst, Louis	Private	July 31, 1861	Mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Henry, Andrew G.	Private	July 16, 1863	Drafted; Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Hutchinson, And. M.	Private	February 25, 1864	Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Hutchinson, Jno. M.	Private	February 25, 1864	Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Hill, Isaac C.	Private	February 25, 1864	Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Hill, Richard K.	Private	February 25, 1864	Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Hem, Charles C.	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, March 28, 1863
Hazlett, William	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, June 3, 1863
Harper, Jeremiah	Private	July 16, 1863	Drafted; discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, November 16, 1863
Hutchison, Fergus	Private	March 10, 1864	Died May 13, 1864, of wounds received at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864
Jones, William	Private	July 31, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out
Jamison, Cyrus L.	Private	July 14, 1863	Drafted; transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Johnson, Hiram	Private	February 25, 1864	Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Kennedy, Sam’l B.	Private	July 1, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant Major-date unknown
Kauffman, James	Private	July 16, 1863	Drafted; Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Lefease, David W.	Private	July 15, 1863	Drafted; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; buried in Wilderness burial grounds
Mecoy, Joseph	Private	July 31, 1861	Mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Murtian, Robert C.	Private	July 16, 1863	Drafted; Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Miller, George E.	Private	July 16, 1863	Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Marsh, Theodore	Private	February 1, 1862	Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Myers, Jacob	Private	July 31, 1861	Died July 9, 1863, of wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863
Meurer, Christian J.	Private	July 31, 1861	Died May 21, 1864, of wounds received at Wilderness, Virginia, May 5, 1864
M’Candless, Jas. W.	Private	July 16, 1863	Drafted; transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
M’Combs, David W.	Private	July 16, 1863	Drafted; transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
M’Ilvain, Andrew	Private	February 25, 1864	Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
M’Curdy, Alexan’r	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged November 29, 1862, for wounds received at Gaines’ Mill, Virginia, June 27, 1862
M’Govern, John E.	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged December 5, 1862, for wounds received at Malvern Hill, Virginia, July 1, 1862
M’Call, Samuel	Private	July 10, 1863	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, November 19, 1863
M’Coy, William	Private	July 31, 1861	Killed accidentally at Cairo, Ill., May, 1862
M’Masters, Jacob	Private	July 31, 1861	Deserted July 2, 1863
M’Campbell, Chas.	Private	February 25, 1864	Not on muster-out roll-Vet.
Orr, Joseph	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged November 10, 1862, for wounds received at Gaines’ Mill, Virginia, June 27, 1862
Phelan, William P.	Private	July 31, 1861	Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Pierce, Louis C.	Private	February 26, 1864	Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Potter, James W.	Private	July 16, 1863	Substitute; discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, November 20, 1863
Patterson, William	Private	July, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, October 28, 1862
Pare, Richard V.	Private	July 31, 1863	Deserted-date unknown
Reed, Smith	Private	July 31, 1863	Mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Rodgers, Robert M.	Private	July 31, 1863	Mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Russell, Felix	Private	March 8, 1864	Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864; Vet
Ruth, Thomas	Private	July 31, 1863	Discharged April 3, 1863, for wounds received at Gaines’ Mill, Va., June 27, 1862
Ruth, Samuel	Private	July 31, 1863	Killed at Wilderness, May 8, 1864
Reese, Jenkin	Private	July 31, 1863	Deserted July 15, 1863
Stewart, John	Private	July 31, 1863	Mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Sullivan, Charles	Private	July 31, 1863	Mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Stewart, Martin S.	Private	February 25, 1864	Transferred to 155th regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Shorgert, Peter	Private	July 16, 1863	Drafted; transferred to 155th regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Stormp, Anthony	Private	July 14, 1863	Drafted; transferred to 155th regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Sutton, Nelson	Private	July 16, 1863	Drafted; transferred to 155th regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Shakley, William	Private	February 25, 1864	Transferred to 155th regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Sias, Alfred J.	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, December 23, 1861
Sias, George W.	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged August 27, 1862, for wounds receivedat Gaines’ Mill, Va., June 27, 1862
Stevens, Oliver P.	Private	July 31, 1863	Deserted March 21, 1862
Thompson Geo. W.	Private	July 31, 1863	Mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
Timblin, Wrm. J.	Private	February 27, 1864	Transferred to 155th regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Thompson, Thos. T.	Private	July 31, 1863	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, October 9. 1861
Themason, Thomas	Private	July 31, 1863	Died June 5, 1864, of wounds received at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Trimbling, James	Private	February 25, 1864	Died May 26, 1864, of wounds received at Wilderness, Va., May 8, 1864; buried at Alexandria, grave, 1,939.
Wilson, Joseph	Private	July 31, 1861	Mustered out with company, July 13, 1864
White, William	Private	July 14, 1863	Drafted; transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Waler, Joseph A.	Private	July 14, 1863	Drafted; transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Wik, John C.	Private	February 25, 1864	Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Wills, Hiram H.	Private	March 19, 1864,	Transferred to 155th Regiment P. V., July 2, 1864
Woreberger, Isaac	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, April 6, 1863
Wagner, John D.	Private	July 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, June 18, 1862
Williams, George	Private	July 31, 1861	Deserted date unknown
Wasson, William A.	Private	February 26, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Zeither, Christian	Private	July 31, 1861	Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; Mustered out with company, July 13, 1864

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

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