55th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Company E
Name |
Rank |
Date of Muster |
Term/ |
Remarks |
Horace C. Bennett | Captain | September 27, 1861 | 3 | Killed at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862 |
George H. Hill | Captain | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Promoted from 1st Lieutenant to Captain, December 1, 1862; to Major, May 3, 1865 |
William W. Moore | Captain | December 31, 1861 | 3 | Promoted from Sergeant Major to 2d Lt., September 25, 1864 to 1st Lieut., November 23, 1864; to Captain, May 22, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
John Slotterback | 1st Lt. | September 27, 1861 | 3 | Promoted from 2d Lieut., December 1, 1862; resigned August 16, 1864 |
Daniel Chester | 1st Lt. | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant; to 1st Sergeant, March 20, 1865; to 2d Lt., April 17, 1865; to 1st Lt., May 22, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
Winfield Benseman | 2d Lt. | October 23, 1862 | 3 | Promoted from 1st Sergeant, October 23, 1862; commissioned 1st Lieut., August 17, 1864, not mustered; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 24, 1864 |
William Challenger | 2d Lt. | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant; to 1st Sergeant, May 5, 1865; to 2d Lt., May 25, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
Henry E. Snyder | 1st Sergeant | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Promoted from Sergeant; died June 4, 1864; buried at Hampton, Va.; Vet |
John M’Lay | 1st Sergeant | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant; to 1st Sergeant, June 5, 1864; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 16, 1865; Vet |
Miles Rourke | lst Sergeant | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, June 5, 1864; to 1st Sergeant, June 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
John Magee | Sergeant | December 2,61 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal; to Sergeant, March 20, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
Jacob Fluge | Sergeant | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, April 12, 1864; to Sergeant, May 5, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
Henry Hepler | Sergeant | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, December 26, 1864; to Sergeant, June 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
Daniel M’Allister | Sergeant | December 2, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, March 18, 1865; to Sergeant, June 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
Geo. Slotterback | Sergeant | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 22, 1863 |
James Miller | Sergeant | October 17, 1861 | 3 | Promoted from Corporal, April 22, 1863; died at Beaufort, S. C., July 15, 1863 |
John Lawrence | Corporal | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, January 8, 1864; wounded in action, April 25, 1864; absent at muster out.; Vet |
Joseph F. Welsh | Corporal | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, March 20, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
John Miles | Corporal | July 22, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; promoted to Corporal, May 5, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
G. W. Rowdenbush | Corporal | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, June 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Frank Zimmerman | Corporal | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, June 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
John Wormald | Corporal | January 11, 1862 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, June 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
Thomas Steel | Corporal | March 8, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, June 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
John Deitrick | Corporal | September 26, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 1, 1862 |
Wm. Iuehn. Jr. | Corporal | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 29, 1865; Vet |
Sam’l D. Watkins | Corporal | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1864; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 20, 1864; Vet |
Aaron Yoder | Corporal | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1864; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 8, 1865; Vet |
Wm. Fowler | Corporal | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Died April 3, 1864; buried at Beaufort, S. C.; Vet |
George Zeinehelt | Corporal | December 2, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, January 5, 1864; captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., June 16, 1865; Vet |
W. S. Sterner | Musician | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Philip Merkel | Musician | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Allen, George | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
Anderson, George | Private | September 24, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Anstey, Philip | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Adams, Dennis | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 4, 1862 |
Aumit, Henry | Private | July 21, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged by General Order, June 7, 1865 |
Billman, Solomon | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Brown, Samuel C | Private | July 20, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out |
Baird, John | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, September 26, 1864, expiration of term |
Beggs, Matthew | Private | September 5, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, September 27, 1864, expiration of term |
Benseman, H. C. | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, September 9, 1864, expiration of term |
Burger, Jacob | Private | September 5, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, September 9, 1864, expiration of term |
Booth, John | Private | January 11, 1862 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 20, 1865; Vet |
Bannan, John S. | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Captured; died at Andersonville, October 10, 1864; Vet |
Brown, Peter | Private | October 18, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to U. S. Navy, April 26, 1864 |
Billman, Daniel | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Missing at Drury’s Bluff; Va., May 16, 1864; Vet |
Condron, John | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
Churchfield, P. | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Captured; paroled; absent at muster out; Vet |
Campbell, J. S | Private | October 20, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; wounded in action, May 13, 1864; absent at muster out |
Conway, Thomas | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Connery, Arthur | Private | February 1, 1865 | 1 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Campbell, James | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 2, 1863 |
Campbell, John | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, September 9, 1864, expiration of term |
Cofran, Alphonzo | 3 | October 2, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 19, 1864 |
Comerford, Patrick | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 22, 1862 |
Conway, Daniel | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, September 24, 1864, expiration of term |
Caton, James | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Deserted March 1, 1864; Vet |
Chambers, Hugh | Private | March 8, 1864 | 3 | Deserted March 9, 1864 |
Coyle, Edward | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Missing at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; Vet |
Derr, William | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865; absent at muster out |
Dormer, John | Private | April 7, 1865 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Dunlop, George | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Doll, Peter-Paul | Private | September 4, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 25, 1864 |
Dengler, Daniel F. | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Died July 20, 1864, of wounds received at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; buried at Hampton, Va. |
Delaney, Patrick | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Missing at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864 |
Frithlie, Charles | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
Finerty, Owen | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 2, 1863 |
Finn, Francis | Private | January 31, 1865 | 1 | Wounded accidentally, March 4, 1865; discharged by General Order, May 23, 1865 |
Forbes, James | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 27, 1864 |
Ford, James | Private | October 3, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; captured at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 18, 1864; escaped May 8, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 15, 1865, to date May 21, 1865 |
Foulke, George | Private | September 4, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 27, 1862 |
Fry, John | Private | October 19, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 20, 1865 |
Fairlie. Alexander | Private | September 27, 1861 | 3 | Deserted; date unknown |
Gehrer, John | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
Govan, Andrew | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
Gahla, William | Private | September 27, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 29, 1863 |
Gallagher, Francis | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 6, 1865; Vet |
Guldin, Michael | Private | July 20, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate. May 17, 1865 |
Haas, George | Private | September 27, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, September 26, 1864, expiration of term |
Haas, John | Private | September 27, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, October 20, 1864, expiration of term |
Harrigan, John | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, November 30, 1864, to date August 28, 1864, expiration of term |
Hasfeld, Charles | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 15, 1864; Vet |
Hay, Robert | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, October 20, 1864, expiration of term |
Hay, William | Private | September 4, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, September 26, 1864, expiration of term |
Hughes, David | Private | October 31, 1861 | 3 | Captured at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; mustered out, December 29, 1864, to date October 31, 1864, expiration of term |
Hull, Still | Private | September 25, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged by order of War Department, date unknown |
Hughes, John | Private | October 2, 63 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to U. S. Navy, April 26, 1864 |
Irving, George | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Jeffries, Jacob | Private | May 27, 1864 | 3 | Discharged by General Order. May 23, 1865 |
Johnson, Charles | Private | October 2, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to U. S. Navy, April 26, 1864 |
Jones, John | Private | October 15, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted; date unknown |
Jones, John C. | Private | October 3, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted May 4, 1864 |
Jeffries, John A | Private | May 27, 64 | 3 | Missing in action, at Chapin’s Farm, Virginia, September 29, 1864 |
Kelley, James | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Wd. in action, June 16, 1864; absent at mustered out |
Kantner, Charles H. | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Killrain. James | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Kelter, James | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate. June 6, 1865; Vet |
Kise, George W. | Private | July 21, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 9, 1865 |
Kuehn, Wm., Sr. | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Died February 27, 1864; Vet |
Lodge, Daniel | Private | September 23, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; wounded in action, May 14, 1864; absent at muster out |
Lees, Eli | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
Levi, Bernard H. | Private | September 23, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out |
Langton, Mortimer | Private | September 27, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 21, 1862 |
Lantz, John | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 4, 1862 |
Lynch, Patrick | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, September 9, 1864, expiration of term |
Levens, Edward | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Killed in action near Bermuda Hundred, Virginia, May 26, 1864 |
Lewis. Lewis | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Died August 2, 1864, of wounds received at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; buried at Hampton, Va. |
M’Cann, John | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
Manning, James | Private | October 20, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Morgan, Charles | Private | September 25, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Murray, Michael | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Martin, Henry G. | Private | September 22, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; absent, sick, at riuster out |
Madden, John | Private | September 27, 1861 | 3 | Disch. on Surgeonis Certificate, date unknown |
Magee, Thomas P. | Private | December 2, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 18, 1863 |
Magee, William | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 17, 1864; Vet |
M’Donough, Pat’k. | Private | September 27, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, December 10, 1864, to date September 27, 1864, expiration of term |
Miller, John | Private | October 1, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged by General Order, August 19. 1865 |
Mohan, John | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, September 9, 1864, expiration of term |
Monday, Francis | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 20, 1861 |
Murphy, Peter | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 25, 1863 |
M’Farland, James | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Captured; died at Andersonville, Georgia, July 31, 1864; grave, 4,414 |
M’Namara, Mich’l. | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Killed at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; Vet |
M’Lay, Neal S. | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Principal Musician, May 1, 1865 |
Moore, William W. | Private | December 31, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Sergeant Major, November 4, 1863; Vet |
M’Donnell, James | Private | September 30, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted August 31, 1864 |
M’Guinty, James | Private | October 3, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted November 19, 1864 |
Nolen, Thomas | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
O’Kane, James | Private | September 27, 1861 | 3 | Deserted July 2, 1863; returned September 20, 1864; discharged by General Order, August 26, 1865 |
O’Brien, Wm. S. | Private | July 23, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted June 13, 1864 |
O’Donnell, James | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Deserted March 1, 1864; Vet |
Peace, Robert | Private | October 31, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, October, 15, 1864, expiration of term |
Paden, John | Private | September 4, 1861 | 3 | Killed accidentally at Harrisburg, Pa., October 15, 1861 |
Parry, George P | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Sergeant Company C, September 27, 1864; Vet |
Peterson, Lewis. | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Deserted October 2, 1861 |
Patton, Thomas | Private | March 8, 1864 | 3 | Captured at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864, died, date unknown; buried at Millen, Ga., section A, grave, 130 |
Rheel, Frederick | Private | July 22, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out |
Robinson, Joseph | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Rheel, Ferdinand | Private | September 27, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 1, 1863 |
Reed, Monroe F. | Private | September 27, 1861 | 3 | Died January 26, 1864; buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, Long Island; Vet |
Reed, Robert | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Captured; died May 17, 1864, of wounds received at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; buried at Richmond, Va.; Vet |
Reitz, Peter | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Killed at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; Vet |
Rodgers, Arthur | Private | August 2, 1861 | 3 | Died August 28, 1862; buried at Beaufort, S. C. |
Roudenbush, F. | Private | March 8, 1864 | 3 | Died June 16, 1864, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June 4, 1864 |
Rafferty, Patrick | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Deserted March 1, 1864; Vet |
Rodgers, John | Private | October 1, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted May 4, 1864 |
Sneddin, David | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
Sharp, Thomas | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, September 9, 1864, expiration of term |
Shultz, Frederick | Private | September 23, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown |
Stevens, Roswald | Private | September 25, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged by General Order, May 16, 1865 |
Stone, George | Private | October 2, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; killed at Swift Creek, Va., May 9, 1864 |
Strong, Henry | Private | July 22, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., October 4, 1864; grave, 10,299 |
Smith, George | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 1, 1865; Vet |
Smith, John | Private | October 19, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April 1, 1865 |
Sabus, Edward | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Not on muster-out roll |
Thomas, Thomas | Private | March 8, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Troxall, Arthur | Private | October 15, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Thomas, Hiram | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Captured; died at Minersville, Pa., April 12, 1865; Vet |
Tobin, James | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., October 11, 1864; grave, 10,735 |
Wagner, John Z. | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
Wood, James | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Wounded in action; absent at muster out |
Wilson, Thomas | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Wier, David | Private | August 28, 1861 | 3 | Captured at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; escaped; mustered out May 19, 1865, to date November 23, 1864, expiration of term |
Welch, John | Private | July 20, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; killed near Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864 |
Williams, John | Private | September 23, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; died May 25, 1864, of wounds received at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; buried at Hampton, Va. |
Weiser, Theodore | Private | April 4, 1864 | 3 | Captured; died at Richmond, Va., August 8, 1864, of wounds received at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 1, 1864 |
Wren, Holey | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, May 15, 1865 |
Welsh, Luke | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Missing at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; Vet |
Williamson, Wm. | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Missing at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; Vet |
Williams, W. S. | Private | October 3, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; missing at Drury’s Bluff; Va., May 16, 1864 |
Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.