47th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company D – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

47th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company D

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Henry D. Woodruff	Captain	August 31, 1861	Promoted to Captain, August 31, 1861; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
George Stroop	Captain	August 31, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lt., August 31, 1861; to Captain, November 14, 1864; commissioned Major, March 30, 1865, not mustered; discharged June 2, 1865
George Krosier	Captain	August 31, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 1st Lt., September 22, 1864; to Captain, June 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Sam’l S. Auchmuty	1st Lt.	August 31, 1861	Promoted to 1st Lt., August 31, 1861; mustered out September 18, 1864, expiration of term
George W. Clay	1st Lt.	August 31, 1861	Promoted from Corporal to 2d Lt., January 30, 1865; to 1st Lt., June 2, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Jesse Meadeth	2d Lt.	August 81, 1861	Promoted to 1st Sergeant, January 30, 1864; to 2d Lt., July 5, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
James Crownover	1st Sergeant	August 31, 1861	Promoted to 1st Sergeant, July 5, 1865; wounded and captured at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864; exchanged November 25, 1864; commissioned 2d Lt., August 31, 1864, not mustered; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
John G. Miller	Sergeant	August 31, 1861	Captured at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864; exchanged July 22, 1864; promoted Sergeant, September 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
John V. Brady	Sergeant	August 31, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, September 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Isaac Baldwin	Sergeant	August 31, 1861	Wounded at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864, and at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; promoted to Sergeant, January 20, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Theodcre R. Troup	Sergeant	August 31, 1861	Promoted, to Sergeant, July 5, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
William R. Fertig	Sergeant	August 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 6, 1862
Henry Heikel	Sergeant	August 31, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Alex. D. Wilson	Sergeant	August 31, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Frank M. Holt	Sergeant	August 30, 1861	Died at Washington, D. C., October 28, 1861
Edward Harper	Corporal	August 31, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Jacob P. Baltozer	Corporal	August 31, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, September 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
John E. D. Roth	Corporal	August 31, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, September 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Noble Henkle	Corporal	August 31, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, September 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
William Powell	Corporal	August 31, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, September 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Benj. F. Shaffer	Corporal	August 31, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, January 30, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
William D. Hays	Corporal	August 31, 1861	Promoted; to Corporal, April 15, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
James Downs	Corporal	August 31, 1861	Prisoner from April 9, to July 22, 1864; promoted to Corporal, July 5, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Jas. T. Williamson	Corporal	August 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 5, 1862
Cornelius Stewart	Corporal	August 31, 1861	Mustered out, September.18, 1864, expiration of term
Samuel’ A, M. Reed	Corporal	August 31, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
George Rahm	Musician	November 26, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
William, P. Weaver	Musician	September 11, 1861	Discharged by order of War Dep’t, April 1, 1863
Francis Brown	Musician	September 20, 1861	Deserted September 16, 1864
Albert, James E.	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Anthony, John M.	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Anthony, Benj. F.	Private	August 31, 1861	Transferred to Signal Corps, 1863
Acker, Joseph	Private	October 6, 1862	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 10
Bender, Amos .	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Brady, William F.	Private	January 25, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Baltozer, Benj. F.	Private	February 2, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Brady, Atkinson M.	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Beady, Leonard W.	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Baskins, James C.	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Bowing, Ephraim	Private	July 29, 1864	Transferred from Company I, 12th Regiment Pa. Cavalry, January 26, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Blain, Lewis	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Barnes, William H.	Private	January 17, 1862	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Barton, Uriah	Private	May 15, 1864	Transferred from 12th Regiment Pa. Cavalry, January 26, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Bullard, Aaron	Private	June 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Blanchard, Hamil’n.	Private	June 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Berrier, George	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Biceline, Joseph	Private	September 11, 1861	Mastered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Baltozer, George W.	Private	‘August 15, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Bullard, John	Private	April 5, 1864	Transferred to Company I, October 23, 1864
Bryan, Albert C.	Private		Died at Philadelphia, January 27, 1865
Carpenter, Thos. B.	Private	January 25, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Clouser, William H.	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Glouser, John D.	Private	March 1, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Clay, John B.	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Clouser, Ephraim	Private	August 31, 1861	Wounded and captured at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864; exchanged November 25, 1864; mustered out, date unknown
Charles, Eli B.	Private	August 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 21, 1864
Clouse, William	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Charles, Jacob	Private	September 11, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Collins, William	Private	September 11, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Coulter, William H.	Private	September 11, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Crook, David	Private	October 15, 1864	Transferred to 11th Regiment P. V., April 13, 1865
Donahoe, John F.	Private	January 2, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Diller, Oliver P.	Private	February 25, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Dill, Washington	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864r, expiration of term
Deitzinger, John	Private		Died at Philadelphia, January 18, 1863
Ewing, William H.	Private	September 11, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 26, 1862
Earhart, William	Private	August 15, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Egolf, John F.	Private	January 30, 1862	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 9, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 10
Fertig, Frankln M.	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Foreman, Henry	Private	August 31, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Foreman, Levi	Private	February.19, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Frank, David R.	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Foltz, William	Private	March 1, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Foltz, Michael	Private	March 2, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Foltz, George W.	Private	March 1, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Foltz, Henry W.	Private	March 7, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Foley, George	Private		Died at Philadelphia, April 23, 1864
Foose, Samuel	Private	June 12, 1863	Deserted June 1, 1865
Gohn, Samuel	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Gibson, George H.	Private	March 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Hearshey, Wm. A.	Private	January 27, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Harper, Martin	Private	August 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 28, 1862
Humes, Alexander	Private	September 11., 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Harper, Wm. G.	Private	August 15, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Haas, John W.	Private	January 25, 1864	Mustered out by General Order, September 25, 1865
lsett, George S.	Private	August 31, 1861	Died at Key West, Fla., May 16, 1862
Jordan, Anthony	Private	March 20, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Jordan, Anthony	Private	September 11, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 10, 1863
Jury, George W.	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Jones, Harrison	Private	September 2, 1861	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864
Kirkpatrick, Wm.	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Kosier, William S.	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Kochendeffer, Geo.	Private	March 1, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Keim, John	Private	November 27, 1863	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 14, 1864
Keim, Abraham F.	Private	January 31, 1865	Mustered out, May 23, 1865
Kosier, Jesse	Private	August 31, 1861	Died October 31, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Antietam, section 26, lot D, grave, 377
Kern, Samuel M.	Private	August 31, 1861	Died, while prisoner, at Camp Tyler, Texas, June 12, 1864; Vet
Leary, Jeremiah	Private	December 29, 63	Transferred to U. S. Marine Corps, April 4, 1865
Lickel, Simon	Private	November 26, 1863	Deserted June 3, 1865
M’Carty, Timothy	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
M’Croskey, James	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
M’Kee, William A,	Private	February 9, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Mysel, George	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Myers, John C.	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
M’Clure, Wm. H.	Private	November 26, 1862	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
M’Cully, John	Private	November 27, 1863	Mustered out, November 4, 1865
Messimer, Josiah	Private	March 1, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Messimer, Geo. W.	Private	March 1, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Messimer, Lemuel	Private	March 1, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Myers, Joseph	Private	August 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 15, 1864; Vet
Myers, Amonn	Private	August 22, 1864	Transferred from Company I, 12th Regiment Pa. Cavalry, January 21, 1865; mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Mays, William	Private	August 31, 1861	Died at New Orleans, La., March 30, 1864; Vet
Musser, Alexander	Private	August 31, 1861	Killed at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862
Mehaffee, Andrew	Private	August 30, 1861	Deserted June 3, 1865
Newkirk, Reub. H.	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
O’Neil, Hugh	Private	September 11, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Prothro, Frederick	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Petre, Peter	Private	August 31, 1861	Wounded at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Peterson, Aaron	Private	February 23, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Powell, Andrew	Private	August 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November, 1862
Power, Washinn A.	Private	August 26, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Porter, Robert	Private	November 26, 1863	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 1, 1865
Powell, Solomon	Private	August 31, 1861	Captured at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864; died, while a prisoner, at Pleasant Hill, La., June 7, 1864; Vet
Powell, John, Jr	Private	August 31, 1861	Died at Key West, Fla., August 29, 1862
Powell, Daniel, Jr	Private	August 31, 1861	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; Vet
Raffensperger, S.	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Rhoads, William H.	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Reynolds, John W.	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Rigler, George H.	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Robinson, Wm. H.	Private	August 31, 1861	Died at Key West, Fla., April 4, 1862
Reynolds, Jesse D.	Private	September 24, 1861	Died at Fort Jefferson, Fla., May 11, 1863
Rose, David	Private	November 26, 1863	Deserted June 3, 1865
Shannon, Ellis	Private	August 31, 1861	Musterect out witl Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Sailor, Cyrus J.	Private	August 31, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Stall, Abraham	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Smith, Albert G.	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Shaffer, Jesse	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Smith, Wiliam J.	Private	November 28, 1863	Prison from April 9, to July 22, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1856; Vet
Sower George	Private	March 1, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Smith, William D.	Private	March 6, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Sellers, Joseph M.	Private	August 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 3, 1862
Smith, James	Private	August 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 26, 1862
Shaffer, William	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Stites, William D.	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Shaver, Joseph B.	Private	August 15, 1862	Wounded at Pleasant ill, La., April 9, 1864; mustered out, June 1, 1865, by General Order
Snyder, Emanuel	Private	September 11, 1861	Died at Liverpool, Pa., February 8, 1863
Small, Jerome Y.	Private	August 31, 1861	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 25; Vet
Souder, William	Private	November 27, 1863	Deserted June 1, 1865
Shaffer, Michael	Private	February 29, 1864	Transferred from Company I, 12th Regiment Pa. Cavalry, January 27, 1865; deserted June 2, 1865
Stroop, William J.	Private	March 7, 1865	Deserted June 3, 1865
Swartz, Daniel	Private	February 27, 1864	Mustered out, December 25, 1865
Tagg, Richard	Private	January 26, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Tagg, James D.	Private	September 2, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Topley, George W.	Private	August 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 7, 1862
Tagg, Wilson	Private	September 1, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Wite, Wesley M.	Private	February 11, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Weimer, Samuel	Private	February 24, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Weiand, Benjamin	Private	August 31, 1861	Absent, in hospital, at New Oreans, La.
Wright, Thomas	Private	August 31, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Woodrow, James	Private	*August 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 12, 1862
Work, Washington	Private	August 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July, 1862
Wantz, John	Private	September 11, 1861	Mustered out, Setpember 18, 1864, expiration of term
Williams, And’w J.	Private	August 27, 1864	Mustered out, June 1, 1865, by General Order
Wetzel, William	Private	January 17, 1862	Mustered out, January 19, 1865, expiration of term
Work, Andrew	Private	August 31, 1861	Died at Washington, D. C., February 22, 1862; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery
Wantz Jonathan	Private	August 31, 1861	Died at Pleasant Hill, La., June 17, 1864, while a prisoner
Wagner, Samuel’	Private	August 31, 1861	Wounded at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864; lost at sea by foundering of U. S. steamer “Pocahontas,” May, 1864
Zook Daniel	Private	August 2 31, 1861	Discharged May 17, 1865, by General Order

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

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