139th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company E – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

139th Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company E

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
J. M. Sample	Captain	September 1, 1862	Died July 16, of wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; buried in Mt. Union Cemetery, Allegheny City, Pa.
Israel V. Hoag	Captain	September 1, 1862	Promoted from 2d to 1st Lieut., July, 18, 1863; to Corporal, November 25, 1863; discharged by Special Order, January 23, 1864
Andrew S. Warner	Captain	September 1, 1862	Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 1st Lt., November 2, 1863; to Captain, July 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Isaac A. Pearce	1st Lt.	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Salem Heights, Va., May 3, 1863; promoted to Chaplain, September 5, 1863
D. Le F. Crawford	Private	September 1, 1862	Promoted from Sergeant Major, July 1, 1864; to Adjutant, October 22, 1864
William F’orrest	Private	September 1, 1862	Promoted from Sergeant, December 2, 1864; captured at Petersburg, Va., March 27, 1865; discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865
Hugh G. Owens	1st Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1863; to Sergeant, July 1, 1863; to 1st Sergeant, December 3, 1864; wounded at Opequan, Va., September 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Abram Tonis	Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Promoted from Corporal, June 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
David W. Young	Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Promoted from Corporal, November 1, 1863; wounded at Fisher’s Hill, Va., September 22, 1864, and at Petersburg, April 2, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
John Burkit	Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1862; to Sergeant, July 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Sam’l L. Saulsbury	Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, March 13, 1863; to Sergeant, December 3, 1864; wounded at Opequan, Va., September 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
James A. Boyd	Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1S63; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April 10, 1864
Robert G. Johnston	Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; died at Washington, D. C., June 11, 1864
Thomas W. Pratt	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Michael Anderson	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, July 15, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 14, 1865
Samuel A. Gray	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864; promoted to Corporal, September 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
George W. Belles	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, December 3, 1834; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Erastus C. Smith	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Salem Heights, Va., May 3, 1863; promoted to Corporal, May 18, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Jack Smith	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 25, 1865
Frank S. Decker	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 23, 1864; discharged by General Order, July 10, 1865
Edwin M. Kerr	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 9, 1865; discharged by General Order, July 3, 1865
John H. Anderson	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Died at Apollo, Pa., January 14, 1864
James H. Cochran	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Killed at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; buried in Burial Grounds Wilderness
Chas. S. Whitworth	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; killed at Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864
Thompson C. Kerr	Musician	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Rob’t C. Alexander	Musician	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Albertson. Jas. G.	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged, date unknown
Ammeon, Nicholas	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 2, 1865
Anderson, Wash’n	Private	September 1, 1862	Killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864;buried in National Cemetery, section A
Bair, David	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Bash, John	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Bail, George W.	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Spottsylvania, C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; discharged by General Order, May 19, 1865
Bricker, Asher	Private	September 1, 1862	Transferred to Signal Corps, December 12, 1863
Bryan, Benjamin	Private	September 1, 1862	Died at Philadelphia Pa., July 28, of wounds received at Petersburg. Va., June 18, 1864
Bail, Wm. M.	Private	September 1, 1862	Died June 22, of wounds received at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington
Chapman, John J.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Conner, James W.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Cochran, Kelly D.	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 23, 1862
Cooper, Columbus	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February18, 1863
Cupps, Lewis B.	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 14. 1863
Camachan, Elias D.	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May,5, 1864; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 19, 1865
Craig, William D. D.	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted June 11, 1863
Davis, Thomas C.	Private	September 1, 1862	Miustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Dawson, Wm. R.	Private	September 1, 1862	Died May 23, of wounds received at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864
Eakman, Jacob B.	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Salem Heights, May 3, 1863, and at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 28, 1864
Ford, David	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Freetly, David B.	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Salem Heights, May 3, 1863, and at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Freshwater, Reub’n.	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted December 13, 1862
Gray, Henry F.	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Fort Stevens, D. C., July 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Graham, James S.	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Salem Heights, Va., May 3, 1863; prisoner from October 14, 1863, to March 5, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
George, Wesley	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 23, 1864
Guthrie, John C	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Cold Harbor, June 3, and at Opequan, Va., September 19, 1864; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 12, 1865
Hobson, Wesley K.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Hildebrand, Syl. F.	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 7, 1865
Hutchison, R. S	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; promoted to Sergeant Major, April 10, 1865
Holler, John	Private	September 1, 1862	Never joined Company
Jones, John	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Joseph, William	Private	September 1, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 18, 1865
Johnston, James	Private	September 1, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, October 26, 1863; discharged by General Order, July 20, 1865
Kerr, John T.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Kintz, Nicholas D.	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Wilderness. May 5, and at Opequan, Va., September 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Kerr, Hugh	Private	September 1, 1862	Died September 18, of wounds. received at Fort Stevens, D. C., July 12, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Kavanaugh, John	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted July 2, 1865
Lininger, John	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Lapish, Alfred	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted July 2, 1863
Miller, Joseph	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Mercer, Samuel	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 22, 1863
Moore, Robert J.	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted October 1, 1863
M’Elveny, William	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 20, 1865
Osbourne, Samuel	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged by Special Order, March 5, 1864
Rumbaugh, James	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Risher, William G.	Private	September 1, 1862	Died July 15, of wounds received at Fort Stevens, D. C., July 12, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Rose, William	Private	September 1, 1862	Never joined Company
Shirley, John A.	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Wilderness, May 5, 1864, and at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Shonhart, Francis	Private	September 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Slusher, Augustus	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 1, 1863; burial record, died January 29, 1863; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Stiveson, James	Private	September 1, 1862	Transferred to Company E, 9th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, January 9, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 26, 1865
Stevenson, James M	Private	September 1, 1862	Transferred to Company E, 9th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, January 10, 1865; discharged by General Order, July 19, 1864
Spicher, Samuel L.	Private	September 1, 1862	Killed at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864
Sproal, William	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted June 17, 1863
Thompson, John D.	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; discharged by General Order, May 20, 1865
Tillis, Joshua L.	Private	September 1, 1862	Died February 5, 1863; buried in Burial Grounds, Wilderness, Va.
Torrence, Daniel V.	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted June 17, 1863
Verner, Alfred	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 28, 1863
Withington, H. W.	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 6, 1865
Wilmot, Paul	Private	September 1, 1862	Captured near Salem Heights, Va., May 5, 1863; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Wilson, Stuart C.	Private	September 1, 1862	Captured near Salem Heights, Va., May 5, 1863; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Wilson, Andrew J.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Wilmot, Amos J.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, i865
Wilson, Jesse B.	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, January 14, 1863
Wright, Thomas	Private	September 1, 1862	Killed at the Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864

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

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