79th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company H – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

79th Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company H

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Michael H. Locker	Captain	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Major, November 9, 1862
Abraham Godshalk	Captain	September 12, 1861	Promoted from 2d to 1st Lt., March 1, 1862; to Captain, November 9, 1862; wounded, with loss of leg, at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863; resigned March 9, 1864
Ambrose Gable	Captain	September 5, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt., March 1, 1862; to 1st Lt., November 9, 1864; to Captain, June 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1864
William Pillips	1st Lt.	September 9, 1861	Resigned January 13, 1862
Chester S. Hubley	1st Lt.	September 5, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt., November 11, 1862; to 1st Lt., June 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Frederick Rice	2d Lt.	September 14, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant, April 22, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Adam W. Shutt	1st Sergeant	September 7, 1861	Mustered out with Company, J uly 12, 1865; Vet
Jacob K. Snyder	1st Sergeant	September 5, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant Major, date unknown; Vet
Henrv Reed	Sergeant	September 9, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
William Powell	Sergeant	September 6, 1863	Mustered out with Company, July 12,1865; Vet
James G. Root	Sergeant	September 6, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Isaac Cox	Sergeant	September 14, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Joseph H. Forrest	Sergeant	September 6, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Hiram Witer	Corporal	September 9, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
George Selvert	Corporal	September 14, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12,1865; Vet
Christian Aston	Corporal	September 12, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 1, u 1265; Vet
Daniel W. Herr	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Calvin Smith	Corporal	September 7, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
John Campbell	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
John R. Jeffries	Corporal	April 14, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
John B. Morton	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Discharged by General Order, July 19, 1865; Vet
Wm. F. Dostman	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Killed at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863
William K. Patton	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Died at Murfreesboro, Tenn., January 13, 1863; of wounds received in action
Michael Kilburn	Corporal	September 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 5, 1863
Ephraim Lauch	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Died at Nashville, Tenn., January 1, 1863; of wounds received in action
George Kane	Corporal	September 9, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, December 31, 1863
David Wynholt	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, February 29, 1864
John Kautz	Musician	September 11, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, -March 10, 1862
Adams, David M.	Private	September 11, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 22, 1862
Brunner, Casper	Private	February 9, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Butler, James	Private	January 18, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Bish, Jacob	Private	March 8, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Burrell, Jacob	Private	February 15, 1865	Substitute; discharged by General Order, August 4, 1865
Brooks, David S.	Private	September 5, 1861	Captured; died at Andersonville, Georgia, July 12, 1864; grave, 1,872
Burk, George	Private	February 14, 1865	Deserted June 22, 1865
Balsev, John K.	Private	September 5, 1861	Killed at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862
Brooks, James	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 3, 1864
Barr, David	Private	September 9, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Bleecher, Martin	Private	September 9, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 8, 1863
Bowman, Joseph	Private	September 12, 1861	Died at Stone River, Tennessee, June 1, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, grave, 241
Bartle, Benjamin	Private	September 14, 1861	Deserted November 19, 1862
Brown, Willliam	Private	September 14, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, October 1, 1863
Brown, John W.	Private	*September 16, 1861	Died at Perryville, Kentucky, October 26, 1862, of wounds received in action
Bair, Samuel	Private	September 16, 1861	Killed at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862
Carney, Thomas	Private	February 14, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Craig, John	Private	February 7, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Cheeseman, Chas.	Private	February 14, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Cane, Willliam	Private	February 15, 1865	Deserted July 2, 1865
Clark, Benjamin	Private	September 11, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Clark, Price	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 14, 1863
Clark, James	Private	March 9, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Dire, Joseph	Private	March 3, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Dirk, Jonathan	Private	March 7, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Diehl, Charles	Private	March 3, 1865	Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Drum, John A. J.	Private	September 16, 1861	Capt’d; died at Charleston, S. C; date unknown
Dugan, John	Private	September 9, 1861	Discharged March 3, 1865
Doebler, John	Private	September 13, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 14, 1863
Drum, Samuel	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, December 31, 1863
Elliott, George	Private	September 9, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Eberly, John	Private	August 14, 1863	Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Ehrisman, James B.	Private	September 12, 1861	Promoted to Prin. Musician, November 1, 1864; Vet
Fornev, Adam	Private	March 8, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Funk, Joseph M.	Private	March 8, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Fowler, James	Private	February 11, 1865	Substitute; absent, sick, at muster out
Fields, James	Private	September 14, 1861	Killed at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862
Greybill, Philip	Private	September 12, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Garvin, Christian	Private	March 7, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Glazier, Willliam	Private	March 8, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Groff, Isaac	Private	September 9, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out; Vet
Gill, Patrick	Private	February 15, 1865	Deserted June 20, 1865
Gangway, Jacob	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Green, Adam	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864; expiration of term
Hoover, Jacob	Private	September 9, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Hubley, Isaac	Private	February 24, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Hoffman, Fred’k M.	Private	March 7, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Handley, James L.	Private	March 8, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Hellman, Wash’n	Private	February 22, 1865	Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Houp, Arnold	Private	February 21, 1865	Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Hedden, Wayne	Private	February 14, 1865	Discharged by General Order, June 30, 1865
Hart, Oram	Private	September 9, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Harvey, Martin	Private	September 9, 1861	Died at Stone River, Tennessee, April 2, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, grave, 314
Hoffman, Willliam	Private	September 9, 1861	Discharged October 3, 186; expiration of term
Hartenstein, Ed. H.	Private	September 10, 1861	Transferred to Marine Brigade, January 1, 1863
Hartruft, Amos	Private	September 11, 1861	Killed at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862
Hart, George C.	Private	; 1861	Killed at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863
Iverson, Willliam	Private	February 4, 1865	Substitute mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Jones, Levi S.	Private	September 12, 1861	Killed at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862
Jeffries, Thomas R.	Private	April 14, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
King, Henry	Private	April 14, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Kane, George	Private	September 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
King, Zachariah	Private	February 3, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Kautz. John	Private	September 5, 1862	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Klinedist, James	Private	March 4, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Kauffman, John C.	Private	March 8, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Kendall, David M.	Private	February 21, 1865	Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Koons, Washington	Private	February 22, 1865	Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Kurtz, George W.	Private	*September 5, 1862	Deserted May 1, 1864
Kautz, Jacob	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Kimper, George	Private	September 9, 1861	Died at Louisville, Ky., June 3, 1862
Kautz, Henry	Private	September 9, 1861	Died at Nashville, Tenn., October 27, 1863
Keller, Henry	Private	September 9, 1861	Died at Louisville, Ky., February 28, 1862; buried in National Cemetery, section A, range 14, grave, 8
Kendrick, Benj.	Private	September 16, 1861	Died at Perryville, Ky., October 15, 1862, of wounds received in action
Leisey, Elhanan	Private	September 11, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 30, 1863
Leisey, Edward A.	Private	September 7, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1863; expiration of term
Lawrence, George	Private	September 9, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 15, 18612
Mattern, Christian	Private	September 12, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Madden, John	Private	September 14, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Myers, Benjamin	Private	February 3, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Moore, John O.	Private	January 19, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Miller, George N.	Private	March 7, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Muth, John	Private	March 8, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Miller, John L.	Private	March 8, 1865	Substitute; discharged by General Order, July 14, 1865
Manerall, David	Private	February 10, 1865	Died at Beaufort, S. C., March 30, 1865
Mooney, Francis	Private	February 7, 1865	1Deserted June 4, 1865
Mason, Neil	Private	February 15, 1865	Deserted June 20, 1865
Myers, George	Private	September 5, 1861	Transferred to Marine Brigade, October 1, 1863
Mills, Joseph	Private	September 11, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 14, 1863
M’Cullough, S. F.	Private	January 19, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
M’Ginn, Charles	Private	February 16, 1865	Deserted June 22, 1865
M’Mahon, John	Private	February.16, 1865	Deserted June 20, 1865
M’Devitt, John	Private	September 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate. July 2, 1862
Ninlow, James A.	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Overdorf, Joseph	Private	September 5, 1862	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Overdorf, Samuel	Private	January 18, 1865	Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Ott, Daniel	Private	February 21, 1865	Discharged by General; Order, date unknown
O’Donnell, Mort	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 2, 1862
Patterson, Anthony	Private	March 7, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Posser, Jacob	Private	February 22, 1865	Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Potts, John	Private	September 9, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 14, 1863
Phillips, Benjamin	Private	September 11, 1861	Deserted July 31, 1864
Robinson, Obed L.	Private	September 6, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Rhodes, Wash.	Private	January 25, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Rice, Maris	Private	March 18, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Rambo, Henry	Private	March 7, 1865	Substitute mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Renninger, Fred.	Private	January 25, 1865	Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Rebuck, George	Private	February 22, 1865	Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Reichard, Jonas	Private	March 8, 1865	Substitute; discharged by General Order, July 3, 1865
Ringwalt, Thos. J.	Private	September 16, 1861	Captured; died at Andersonville, Ga.
Reese, Albert	Private	August 8, 1864	Deserted June 26, 1865
Rhodes, Edwin H.	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 25, 1862
Reese, Joseph	Private	September 9, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Reese, Lewis.	Private	September 20, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Rice, Henry	Private	September 14, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, February 29, 1864
Rocks, Thomas	Private	January 26, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Smith, Augustus	Private	March 8, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Smuller, James	Private	September 11, 1861	Wounded March 19, 1865; disclarged by General Order, July 19, 1865; Vet
Steele, Benjamin F.	Private	August 23, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 9, 1865
Shuck, Jeremiah	Private	February 22, 1865	Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Swartz, Charles B.	Private	September 6, 1861	Prisoner from September 20, 1863; to February 24, 1865; discharged April 26, to date March 1, 1865
Shugars, Emanuel	Private	February 24, 1864	Died at Nashville, Tenn., January 15, 1865
Stoneseifer, Joshua	Private	April 19, 1864	Died near New York, May 3, 1865; buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, L. I.
Sloam, Benj. K.	Private	September 5, 1861	Died at Woodsonville, Ky., February 14, 1862
Spece, John	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 24, 1863
Skiles, John K.	Private	September 5, 1861	Transferred to U. S. Signal Corps, October 22, 1863
Shrum, Samuel	Private	September 11, 1861	Deserted October, 1862
Steigerwalt, George	Private	September 12, 1861	Died at Perryville, Ky., October 20, 1862, of wounds received in action
Steigerwalt, Rich.	Private	September 12, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Stewart, Henry	Private	September 16, 1861	Died October 16, 1862, of wounds received in action; buried in National Cemetery, Perryville, Ky., section F, grave, 19
Tritle, Luther F.	Private	February 21, 1865	Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Tritle, Jacob	Private	February 21, 1865	Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Trimble, Alex	Private	September 9, 1861	Transferred to 1st Regiment U. S. Engineers, August, 1864; Vet
Toulen, John	Private	February 9, 1865	MDeserted June 4, 1865
Trostle, Abraham	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged December 2, 1864, expiration of term
Trostle, Jacob	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged December 2, 1864, expiration of term
Todd, Edwin	Private	September 9, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, February 29, 1864
Trimble, Geo. W.	Private	*October 25, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 1, 1863; discharged by General Order, July 13, 1865
Warfel, Cyrus	Private	March 30, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Woods, Wm. W.	Private	*January 10, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Wickhain, Thomas	Private	February 14, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Wilter, Stephen	Private	February 21, 1865	Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 12, 8s65
Williams, Joseph	Private	February 14, 1865	Substitute; absent, in arrest, at muster out
Wynholt, Absalom	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Wesley, Thomas	Private	September 9, 1861	Died at Perryville, Ky., November 19, 1862, of wounds received in action
Wolf, Constantine	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged October 5, 1864; expiration of term
Wann, John M., Jr.	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged October 5, 1864, expiration of term
Weitzel, Casper.	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’sCertificate, June, 18, 1862
Witmer, Daniel	Private	September 18, 1861	Died at Louisville, Ky., October 24, 1862, of wounds received in action;- buried in National Cemetery, section A, range 32, grave, 17
Wilhelm, John	Private	August 27, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 14, 1863
Watson, Edward	Private	March 9, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Yeager, Henry	Private	January 30, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865

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

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