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

47th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company I

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Coleman, A. G. Keck	Captain	August 30, 1861	Promoted to Captain, August 30, 1861; resigned February 22, 1864
Levi Stuber	Captain	August 30, 1861	Promoted to 1st Lt., August 30, 1861; to Captain, August 1, 1864; to Major, May 22, 1865
– Theodore Mink	Captain	August 30, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt., September 19, 1864; to 1st Lt., November 3, 1864; to Captain, May 22, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Allen Lawall	1st Lt.	August 30, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt., January 1, 1865; to 1st Lt., May 30, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
James Stuber	2d Lt.	August 30, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lt., August 30, 1861; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Wm. H. Haltiman	2d Lt.	August 30, 1861	Wounded at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864; promoted from Sergeant to 1st Sergeant, January 1, 1865; to 2d Lt., May 27, 1865; died at Pineville, S. C., July 23, 1865; Vet
Wm. H. Meyers	1st Sergeant	August 30, 1861	Wounded at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864, and at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, September 19, 1864; to 1st Sergeant, May 27, 1865; commissioned 2d Lt., July 25, 1865, not mustered; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Edwin, Keiser	Sergeant	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Edwin Kemp	Sergeant	August 30, 1861	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, September 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Thomas N. Burke	Sergeant	August 30, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, September 19, 1864; to Sergeant, July 11, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Owen Kuder	Sergeant	October 16, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, June 2, 1865; to Sergeant, July 11, 1865; mustered out, October 15, 1865, expiration of term
Charles Nolf	Sergeant	August 30, 1861	Killed accidently at Key West, Fla., June 9,62
Thomas J. Kerr	Corporal	July 1, 1863	Promoted to Corporal, July 2, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Stephen Hettinger	Corporal	March 15, 1864	Promoted to Corporal, June 2, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Israel F. Hartzell	Corporal	March 15, 1864	Promoted to Corporal, June 2, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Joseph Hettinger	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, July 11, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Charles H. Dankle	Corporal	January 26, 1865	Promoted to Corporal, July 11, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Jefferson Kunkle	Corporal	March 31, 1864	Promoted to Corporal, July 11, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Alvin J. Hartzell	Corporal	November 23, 1863	Transferred from Company B, April 16, 1864; promoted to Corporal, July 11, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Henry Miller	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
D. H. Nunemacher	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1862; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
T. W. Fitzinger	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
John W. H. Diehl	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, May 17, 1863; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Francis Deifer	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, November 29, 1862; mustered out, September, 18, 1864, expiration of term
Joseph Kramer	Corporal	September 10, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, April 21, 1865; mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Allen Knauss	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, September 19, 1864; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 7, 1865; Vet
William Frack	Corporal	September 24, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1862; killed at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864
Mich’l Fitzgibbons	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, April 21, 1865; deserted May 31, 1865; Vet
Tilghman H. Desh	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, April 21, 1865; deserted June 1, 1865; Vet
Benj. Huntzberger	Corporal	January 14, 1864	Promoted to Corporal, April 21, 1865; deserted June 1, 1865; Vet
Julius Benkhart	Musician	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Wippolett Benkhart	Musician	September 10, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, May 1, 1865
Allenspach, Frank	Private	March 24, 1865	Absent, sick, at muster out
Acher, George	Private	August 30, 1861	Deserted May 31, 1865; Vet
Anderson, Theo.	Private	August 30, 1861	Deserted September 2, 1861
Burger, William	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Bush, John	Private	January 5, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Bayne, William	Private	February 15, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Bullard, John	Private	April 5, 1864	Transferred from Company D, October 23, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Baker, Theodore	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864; expiration of term
Baker, William	Private	October 2, 1862	Mustered out, October, 1865, expiration of term
Bondenschlager, J.	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 29, 1862
Baumeister, Wm.	Private	August 30, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, May 12, 1864
Bartholomew, John	Private	August 30, 1861	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; Vet
Burns, John	Private	March 7, 1865	Deserted June 1, 1865
Barre, William	Private	August 30, 1861	Deserted September 2, 1861
Cole, James B.	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 15, 1862
Colvine, Augustus	Private	February 15, 1865	Transferred to Company C, March 20, 1865
Clemons, John	Private	August 30, 1861	Deserted September 2, 1861
Driesbach, Wm. H.	Private	October 2, 1862	Mustered out, August 1, 1865
Dreisbach, Edwin	Private	August 30, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Drawbaugh, T. T.	Private	July 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Dias, John	Private	January 25, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Drester, Frederick	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 22, 1862
Dillingham, Sam’l.	Private	November 18, 1862	Transferred from Company H, 14th Regiment Pa. Cavalry; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 11, 1865
Druckenmiller, L.	Private	August 30, 1861	Killed at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862
Deitrick, Conrad	Private	August 30, 1861	Deserted May 31, 1865; Vet
Dopstadt, Peter	Private	March 7, 1865	Deserted June 2, 1865
Eckhart, Enos	Private	January 30, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Ellis, Willim	Private	August 30, 1861	Died at Beaufort, S. C., August 2, 1862
Fetzer, Walter P.	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Freeman, Joseph	Private	March 10, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Farrell, Francis	Private	March 10, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Fenstemaker, W.	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Fetzer, Owen	Private	August 30, 1861	Died at New Orleans, La., April 19, 1864
Foy, Isaiah	Private	August 30, 1861	Deserted September 2, 1861
Gross, John	Private	February 18, 1864	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Gross, Charles	Private	February 29, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out
Gutthard, Henry	Private	February 13, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Great, Alexander	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Genstenlichter, A.	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Gross, George T.	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July30, 1862
Guth, Samuel	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 20, 1864
Gilbert, Allen P.	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Gildner, Francis	Private	August 30, 1861	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 10; Vet
Gross, Solomon	Private	February 8, 1864	Deserted June 2, 1865
Hunsberger, Eli K.	Private	January 16, 1864	Absent, in arrest, at muster out
Henry, Charles	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Hangen, Granv’le D.	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Hawk, Joseph	Private	February 25, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Hawk, David C.	Private	April 1, 1864	Died at New Orleans, La., July 28, 1865
Hiller, Albert	Private	March 7, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Hartzell, George W.	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Henry, William F.	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Henry, Uriah	Private	February 9, 1863	Deserted June 2, 1865
Kramer, Daniel	Private	October 2, 1862	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; absent, sick, at muster out
Kraft, Levi	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 12, 1864
Kiper, Edwin	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Kraff, Xaver	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Kaucher, Charles	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Knerr, David F.	Private	September 10, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Krechlo, Solomon	Private	August 30, 1861	Transferred to Captain Snyder’s Company, 1st U. S. Artillery, November 27, 1862
Klotz, Charles	Private	October 29, 1862	Transferred to Company H, December 7, 1862
Knauss, Elvin	Private	August 30, 1861	Died at New Orleans, La., August 3, 1864
Lewis, Ogdon	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Lutz, Samuel	Private	December 2, 1863	Transferred from Company B, April 16, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Lawall, John J.	Private	September 17, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Lynd, Peter	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18. 1864, expiration of term
Lefler, Franklin	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, October 30, 1864, expiration of term
Lost, David	Private	August 30, 1861	Died at Camp Griffin, Va., October 29, 1861
Lutz, James	Private	November 23, 1863	Transferred from Company B, April 16, 1864; killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864
Mench, William	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 14, 1864
Miller, Harris’n W.	Private	January 14, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Matzkowsky, Chas	Private	February 25, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Martin, William	Private	August 30, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19;, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Miller, Oscar	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 20, 1864, expiration of term
M’Hose, Aaron	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
M’Cabe, Sylvester	Private	January 17, 1862	Mustered out, January 17, 1865, expiration of term
Moyer, Jesse	Private	September 17, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Morrell, Leander	Private	October 23, 1864	Transferred from Company H, 14th Regiment Pa. Cavalry; mustered out, October 22, 1865, expiration of term
Miller, Philip W.	Private	November 20, 1863	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April 3, 1865
Metz, Jeremiah	Private	August 30, 1861	Killed at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862
M’Intire, John	Private	August 30, 1861	Deserted September 2, 1861
M’Laughlin, Wm.	Private	March 8, 1865	Deserted May 26, 1865
M’Keever, Nicholas	Private	August 30, 1861	Deserted June 1, 1865; Vet
Newhart, Jacob	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Noss, Samuel	Private	July 1, 1863	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 12, 1864
Petre, Jacob	Private	November 24, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Pretz, Alfred C	Private	September 10, 1862	Transferred to 2d Florida Cavalry, March 31, 1864
Rowan, Cornelius	Private	November 24, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Rhoads, George	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Rockell, Joseph	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Reed, William	Private	March 20, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Robertson, Jas. C.	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged by order of War Dep’t., January 27, 1862
Radeline, William	Private	February 19, 1864	Died, at Charleston, S. C., October 25, 1865
Roth, Marcus	Private	February 13, 1865	Deserted June 2, 1865
Reuvenbach, S. M.	Private	August 30, 1861	Deserted September 2, 1861
Stephens, Milton H.	Private	August 39, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Swartz, William	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Stein, Levi	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Snyder, Reuben	Private	February 25, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Seber, Jacob	Private	December 24, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Shaffer, David	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 22, 1862
Spinner, Henry D.	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 27, 1863
Snaveley, Henry C.	Private	January 16, 1862	Mustered out, January 17, 1865, expiration of term
Scarbecker, Fred’k.	Private	November 23, 1862	Transferred from Company H, 14th Regiment Pa. Cavalry; mustered out, November 22, 1865, expiration of term
Sasserman, Chas. G.	Private	October 2, 1862	Mustered out, October 2, 1865, expiration of term
Schweitzer, Gottlieb	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Smith, William	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864; expiration of term
Smith, Samuel	Private	;. September 10, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Schechterly, Step’n	Private	September 10, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Smith, Charles	Private	March 7, 1865	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 14, 1865
Sigfried, Frank. W.	Private	August 30, 1861	Transferred to Captain Snyder’s Company, 1st United States Artillery, February 26, 1863
Stick, Francis	Private	August 30, 1861	Died at New Orleans, La., June 20, 1864; Vet
Stiyder, Jonas	Private	August 30, 1861	Died on board of the steamer M’Clellan, July 8, 1864; Vet
Schlagle, Henry J.	Private	February 24, 1864	Captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., January 13, 1865; burial record, December 28, 1864
Stephens, Joseph	Private	November 5, 1862	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864
Smith, Frederick	Private	August 30, 1861	Died at Fort Tyler, Texas, May 4, 1864
Schlochter, Isaiah	Private	August 30, 1861	Deserted September 2, 1861
Stockslager, Peter M.	Private	August 30, 1861	Deserted September 2, 1861
Sage, Clinton	Private	March 10, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Schoittz, Levi	Private		Died at Philadelphia, March 14, 1864
Trickler, Edwin F.	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Trask, Henry	Private	March 6, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Transue, John L.	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Troxell, John	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Troxell, Israel	Private	September 10, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Vansyckel, James	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Vansyckel, Daniel	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Weider, Eli	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Walter, William	Private	January 4, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Weil, Harrison	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Weil, Henry W.	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company,December 25, 1865; Vet
Weiser, Gideon	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Weiser, Henry W.	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Wipkey, William	Private	October 18, 1861	Mustered out, October 30, 1864, expiration of term
Wierbach, Samuel	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Wannermaker, D.	Private	September 10, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Warner, Lewis	Private	August 30, 1861	Transferred to Captain Snyder’s Company, 1st United States Artillery, November 27, 1862
Xander, Francis	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Xander, Nathaniel	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Yonkert, Joseph	Private	February 2, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Yeager, Peter	Private	January 4, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Zigler, Thomas	Private	August 30, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 26, 1865; Vet
Zieg, Frederick	Private	October 23, 1862	Transferred from 14th Regiment Pa. Cavalry; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 11, 1865

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

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