71st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company C – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

71st Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company C

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Charles W. Smith	Captain	May 21, 1861	Promoted to Major, July 19, 1861
Edw’d D. Baker, Jr.	Captain	May 21, 1861	Promoted to Captain, July 19, 1861; discharged September 30, 1861
William E. Otter	Captain	October 1, 1861	Killed at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861
Charles S. Newlin	Captain	August 30, 1861	Promoted from Adjutant, February 15, 1862; resigned July 29, 1862
Bern’d J. M’Mahon	Captain	February 15, 1862	Promoted from 1st Lieutenant Company F, November 1, 1862; discharged by Special Order, October 29, 1863
William A. Todd	1st Lt.	May 21, 1861	Dismissed October 17, 1862
E. Carlyle Norris	1st Lt.	November 1, 1862	Promoted to Captain Company G, March 1, 1863
Jacob S. Devine	1st Lt.	August 9, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant Major to 2d Lieut., January 1, 1863; to 1st Lieut., March 1, 1863; captured at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; commissioned Captain, October 29, 1863, not mustered; mustered out, March 21, 1865
William H. Kerns	2d Lt.	May 21, 1861	Captured at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861; mustered out as supernumerary, October 31, 1861
Huber Bastion	2d Lt.	May 21, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lieutenant, May, 1862; mustered out as supernumerary, February 5, 1863
Henry A. Harding	1st Sergeant	May 21, 1861	Discharged by Special Order, September 3, 1863
Charles Corey	1st Sergeant	May 21, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lieutenant Company I, January 1, 1863
Thomas J. Rush	1st Sergeant	May 21, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lieutenant Company I, August 7, 1861
Isaac E. Tibben	1st Sergeant	August 6, 1861	Transferred to Company D, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Byron C. Davis	1st Sergeant	May 21, 1861	Transferred to Company A, October, 1862
Robert H. Green	Sergeant	May 21, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, January, 1862; to Sergeant, November, 1862; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
W. H. Grevemeyer	Sergeant	May 21, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, October, 1862; to Sergeant, December, 1862; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
H.. W. Buchanan	Sergeant	August 23, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, November, 1862; to Sergeant, March 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Daniel Garman	Sergeant	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 31, 1861
Henry Frazer	Sergeant	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July, 1861
Harry Shantz	Sergeant	May 21, 1861	Discharged by Special Order, October 23, 1862
Alva L. Morris	Sergeant	May 21, 1861	Discharged, date unknown
William H. Fry	Sergeant	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August, 1861
James J. Burns	Sergeant	August 6, 1861	Transferred to 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
William H. Lane	Sergeant	May 21, 1861	Killed at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861
Alban T. Paist	Sergeant	May 21, 1861	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
John M. Pratt	Sergeant	August 6, 1861	Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
John S. Gardiner	Corporal	May 21, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, November, 1862; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
James M’Ewan	Corporal	May 21, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, November, 1863; wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Edward Hanna	Corporal	May 21, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1864; wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Matthew Biggins	Corporal	August 61, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, February, 1863; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Stanley Smith	Corporal	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July, 1861
Joseph M. Sloan	Corporal	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May, 1862
Thomas Harrop	Corporal	August 6, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 17, 1862
Jacob M’Mahon	Corporal	August 6, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 30, 1862
Jacob Craigh	Corporal	August 6, 1861	Transferred to Company D, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Samuel A. Smith	Corporal	August 6, 1861	Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Benj. T, Dickson	Corporal	August 23, 1861	Transferred to 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Richard F. Rea	Corporal	March 17, 1864	Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; Vet
Jesse Hill	Corporal	August 6, 1861	Captured at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; died at Richmond, Va., September, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, Belle Island
James Coggsville	Corporal	May 21, 1861	Killed at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861
Andrew J. Lloyd	Corporal	May 21, 1861	Killed at Peach Orchard, Va., June 29, 1862
Edward Douglass	Musician	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August, 1861
Thomas Buckley	Musician	August 6, 1861	Transferred to Company D, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
John C. Maxwell	Musician	July 1, 1861	Deserted December 11, 1862
Albright, Joseph S.	Private	July 10, 1861	Discharged, date unknown, to accept promotion
Alloway, James	Private	August 29, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, July 1, 1863
Alexander, Luc’n B.	Private	May 21, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 1, 1863
Allen, George	Private	August 6, 1861	Transferred to Company D, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Anderson, William	Private	August 6, 1861	Transferred to Company E, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Beckman, Thos. J.	Private	August 29, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Black, William	Private	September 8, 1861	Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Burrows, Jos., Jr.	Private	May 21, 1861	Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Bendell, Israel	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 30, 1862
Brown, Samuel R.	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April, 1862
Burnside, Robert	Private	August 6, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 5, 1862
Bennett, Wm. H.	Private	August 23, 1861	Transferred to Company D, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Butterworth, Benj.	Private	February 1, 1864	Transferred to Company E, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; Vet
Brady, John	Private	July 1, 1861	Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Brewster, Wm. A.	Private	August 6, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, November, 1863
Burrows, Wm. N.	Private	December 13, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, November, 1863
Brown, George L.	Private	May 21, 1861	Transferred to Company P, August, 1861
Brown, Girard A.	Private	May 21, 1861	Killed at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861
Brown, David Paul	Private	May 21, 1861	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Beidleman, Geo. W.	Private	May 21, 1861	Died March 14, 1864
Betson, John K.	Private	May 21, 1861	Deserted July 27, 1861
Byers, William N.	Private	May 21, 1861	Deserted June 29, 1862
Callahan, James	Private	August 23, 1861	Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Clark, George	Private	August 23, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 21, 1863
Clark, Robert	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August, 1861
Cole, John	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September, 1862
Carpenter,Frank W.	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 12, 1862
Carpenter, Edw’d G.	Private	May 21, 1861	Dischargedon Surgeon’s Certificate, May 12, 1862
Clark, Lewis	Private	January 5, 1864	Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V.. June 12, 1834; Vet
Chambly, Barth’w.	Private	September 18, 1861	Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Connelly, Albert	Private	May 21, 1861	Killed at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861
Clift, Samuel G.	Private	May 21, 1861	Died of wounds received at Fair Oaks, Va., June 1, 1862
Dornan, George W.	Private	May 21, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Dardine, Evan F.	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 1, 1862
Dakin, Reuben E.	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September, 1861
Dunn, David C.	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 2, 1862
Dyson, James	Private	August 6, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 5, 1862
Degaw, Francis M.	Private	August 6, 1861	Transferred to Company I, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Dougherty, Hugh	Private	August 6, 1861	Transferred to Company E, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Dunlavy, Henry	Private	May 21, 1861	Transferred to Company H, 69th Regiment P. V.. June 12, 1864; Vet
Davis, George W.	Private	May 21, 1861	Killed at Ball’s Bluff. Va., October 21, 1861
Davis, Henry R.	Private	August 6, 1861	Died November 2, 1862
Edgar, James	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 26, 1862
Epstein, Joseph B.	Private	August 23, 1861	Deserted March 16, 1863
Etzdorff, Herman	Private	August 23, 1861	Deserted September 17, 1862
Fleck, John	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 3.’62
Flood, Arthur J.	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged March 4, 1863, for wounds received at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Force, John E.	Private	October 14, 1863	Drafted; transferred to Company E, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Fisk, John B.	Private	May 21, 1861	Transferred to Company I, August, 1861
Gibson, Joseph	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August, 1861
Gillen, Emanuel	Private	February 16, 1864	Captured at Ball’s Bluff. Va., October 21, 1861; transferred to 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; Vet
Gilbert,Benjamin F.	Private	August 23, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 4, 1864
Groom, George W.	Private	May 21, 1861	Transferred to Company G, November, 1862
Gravenstein, Jas. L.	Private	May 21, 1861	Killed at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861
Hufty, James C.	Private	May 21, 1861	Captured at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861; absent, sick, at muster out
Heston, Geo. W.	Private	May 21, 1861	Captured at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Higgins, Sam’l W.	Private	August 6,1861	Wounded at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862, and Spottsylvania C. H.,Va., May 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Humes, William B.	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 19, 1862
Hayman, Joshua V.	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 10, 1861
Heck, John	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September, 1861
Howitt, Frank	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August, 1861
Hargrave, James	Private	August 6, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 31, 1861
Hunter, William	Private	August 23, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 15, 1863
Hickman, John F.	Private	May 16, 1861	Transferred to battery F, 43d Regiment P. V., November 23, 1863
Hayes, Thomas	Private	February 25, 1864	Transferred to Company D, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; Vet
Hanmond, John T.	Private	August 6, 1861	Transferred to Company D, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Handy, David	Private	June 8, 1861	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Harrington, Peter	Private	August 23, 1861	Deserted June 21, 1863
Hughes, Peter J.	Private	August 23, 1861	Deserter August, 1862
Irvin, John	Private	August 23, 1861	Deserted August, 1862
Jones, George W.	Private	August 23, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Jones, George H.	Private	July 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 9, 1862
Kroll, Ernest J.	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 13, 1862
Kirk, George W.	Private	August 6, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 14, 1862
Kensella, James	Private	August 23, 1861	Transferred to 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Kline, John.	Private	September 23, 1863	Drafted; transferred to Company B, 69threg. P.V., June 12, 1864
Knight, Harry W.	Private	June 28, 1861	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Lockart, John	Private	August 6, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 17, 1863
Lewis, James	Private	July 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeons Certificate, May 12, 1862
Lechler, William H.	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 12, 1862
Lorenz, Felix	Private	May 21, 1861	Transferred to Company E, August, 1861
Mason, William G.	Private	May 21, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Morrison, James	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February, 1863
Mallech, William	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 3, 1863
Massey, George D.	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 5, 1863
Miller, John W.	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged to accept promotion, date unknown
Miller, John Z.	Private	August 6, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 2, 1863
May, Michael	Private	August 23, 1861	Transferred to 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Merchant, James	Private	August 23, 1861	Transferred to Company D, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Morris, Francis	Private	September 18, 1861	Transferred to Company D, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Maxwell, David A.	Private	September 18, 1861	Transferred to 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Mullen, William J.	Private	December 13, 1861	Wounded and captured in action, June 29, 1862; transferred to U. S. Navy, date unknown
Matlack, Henry R.	Private	May 21, 1861	Died August, 1862, of wounds received at Fair Oaks, Virginia
Mullineaux, Sam’l.	Private	May 21, 1861	Killed at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861
Maxwell, James	Private	May 21, 1861	Killed on picket, June 8, 1862
Marsh, Morris D. C.	Private	May 21, 1861	Deserted December, 1861
M’Cleary, Alexan’r.	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 5, 1862
M’Bride, Joseph	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 4, 1862
M’Bride, John	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Shrgeon’s Certificate, August, 1862
M’Gee, William	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July, 1861
M’Kenna, William	Private	August 23, 1861	Transferred to Company D, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
M’Quaid, Michael	Private	March 26, 1864	Transferred to Company D, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; ; Vet
Nichuals, Rich’d P.	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 1, 1862
Norton, James	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August, 1861
Nichuals, Joshua L.	Private	May 21, 1861	Captured at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861; died at Richmond, Va., December, 1861
Nichols, Thomas H.	Private	May 21, 1861	Deserted February 1, 1862
O’N’eil, Roger	Private	August 23, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 1, 1862
Owens, Richard	Private	February 11, 1864	Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; Vet
O’Donnell, Michael	Private	August 6, 1861	Died October. 1862
Parker, John M.	Private	May 21, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Porter, Charles L.	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August, 1861
Potter, Robert H.	Private	May 21, 1861	Killed at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861
Perkins, John J.	Private	July 15, 1861	Captured at Gettysburg, Pa.; died November 19, 1863; buried at Richmond, Virginia
Quigley, Philip	Private	September 26, 1863	Drafted; transferred to Company B, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Redfield, Henry C.	Private	May 21, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out
Rogers, Charles	Private	May 21,’6]	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August, 1861
Roberts, William	Private	May 21, 186l	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate. June11, 1863
Rembaugh, A. C.	Private	July 1, 1861	Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Reading, Daniel	Private	August 23, 1861	Transferred to Company I, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Rea. William J.	Private	August 23, 1861	Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Smith, Arthur J.	Private	May 21, 1861	Captured at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861; discharged to receive promotion, U. S. Colored Troop, February 27, 1864
Stockton, Thos. H.	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August, 1861
Snyder, George C.	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April, 1862
Scott, William J.	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April, 1862
Simmons, John H.	Private	March 31, 1864	Transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; Vet
Slater, Samuel	Private	May 21, 1861	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Stewart, Charles	Private	May 21, 1861	Deserted June, 1861
Tyndale,William E.	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 3, 1862
Thurgaland, Henry	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 3, 1863
Thorn, Robert	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June, 1861
Thornton, William	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August, 1862
Tack, Oliver P.	Private	May 21, 1861	Killed at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 2, 1861
Thompson, Robert	Private	August 6, 1861	Died August 8, 1862
Taney, Washington	Private	August 6, 1861	Died October 31, of wounds received at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Vanderslice, George	Private	July 10, 1861	Deserted August, 1861
Wheeler, Alfred	Private	August 23, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September, 1862
Wilson, William L.	Private	August 6, 1861	Transferred to Company I, 69th RegimentP. V., June 12, 1864
Williamson, John	Private	August 6, 1861	Transferred to Company H, July 29, 1862
Wack, John M.	Private	July 15, 1861	Transferred to Company H, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Williams, John	Private	September 25, 1863	Drafted; transferred to Company F, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Watson, William G.	Private	May 21, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 1, 1863
Wallin, Robert F.	Private	May 21, 1861	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863
Walton, George T.	Private	May 21, 1861	Deserted May 22, 1861
Young, Edward E.	Private	May 1, 1861	Captured at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Yerger, August E.	Private	May 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 23, 1862
Young, William T.	Private	August 6, 1861	Died April 10, 1863
Ziegler, John C.	Private	August 6, 1861	Died October 5, 1862

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

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