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

47th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company K

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
George Junker	Captain	August 21, 1861	Promoted to Captain, September 17, 1861; died at Hilton Head, S. C., October 25, 1862, of wounds received at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862
Charles W. Abbott	Captain	September 17, 1861	Promoted to 1st Lt., September 17, 1861; to Captain, October 22, 1862; to Lieut. Colonel, January 3, 1865
Matthias Miller	Captain	September 17, 1861	Promoted from Corporal to 1st Sergeant, January 1, 1864; to 2d Lt., August 1, 1864; to Captain, January 4, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
David H. Fetherolf	1st Lt.	September 17, 1861	Promoted from 2d to 1st Lieutenant, May 2, 1863; mustered out, November 17, 1864, expiration of term
Franklin Beisel	1st Lt.	September 17, 1861	Promoted from Corporal to 1st Sergeant, August 1, 1864; to 1st Lt., January 23, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Alfred P. Swoyer	2d Lt.	September 17, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt., May 2, 1863; killed at Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864
Elias F. Benner	2d Lt.	September 17, 1861	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, September 14, 1864; to 2d Lt., January 23, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
George J. Scherer	1st Sergeant	September 17, 1861	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, November 6, 1864; to 1st Sergeant, January 24, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
John Bischoff	Sergeant	September 17, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, January 24, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Samuel Kunfer	Sergeant	September 17, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, September 19, 1864; to Sergeant, January 24, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Samuel Reinert	Sergeant	September 17, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; promoted to Corporal, August 1, 1864; to Sergeant, October 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
William Landis	Sergeant	September 17, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, September 19, 1864; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; promoted to Sergeant, October 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Peter Reinmiller	Sergeant	September 17, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Conrad Volkonand	Sergeant	September 17, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Phaon Guth	Sergeant	October 2, 1862	Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term
Wm. H. Burger	Sergeant	September 17, 1861	Died at Philadelphia, November 5, 1865, of wounds received at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; Vet
Edwin Moyer	Sergeant	September 17, 1861	Deserted November 25, 1864; Vet
Manoh Carl	Corporal	September 17, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
C. Weidenbach	Corporal	September 17, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, September 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Edwin Person	Corporal	February 9, 1864	Promoted to Corporal, September 26, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
William Hinkle	Corporal	*March 29, 1864	Promoted to Corporal, April 21, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
John Saylor	Corporal	February 23, 1864	Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Nathan Handwerk	Corporal	March 7, 1864	Promoted to Corporal, October 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Amos Slutter	Corporal	March 29, 1864	Promoted to Corporal, October 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
George Kruck	Corporal	September 17, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Lewis Benner	Corporal	September 17, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Martin Guth	Corporal	October 2, 1862	Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term
Joseph Frack	Corporal	October 2, 1862	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out, June 22, 1865
William Knerr	Corporal	October 2, 1862	Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term
Wm. Sebubard	Corporal	September 17, 1861	Deserted September 19, 1861
Daniel Fritz	Musician	September 17, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 29, 1862
Amend, Valentine	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Amey, Benjamin	Private	October 2, 1862	Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term
Acher, Charles	Private	November 5, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 19, 1865
Barr, William	Private	February 8, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Berkernoyer, Peter	Private	February 10, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Boger, Francis	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Bower, Charles	Private	March 15, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Breinig, Henry A.	Private	February 21, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Backman, Joseph	Private	October 29, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 16, 1861
Bornschier, M.	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Barber, Wm. H.	Private	July 26, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Boger, Tilghman	Private	August 26, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Breisch, Tilghman	Private	October 2, 1862	Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term
Brecht, William	Private	September 17, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 1, 1864
Berliner, Lewis	Private	September 17, 1861	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 10; Vet
Bower, John	Private	December 2, 1863	Not on muster-out roll
Carl, William	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Cope, Peter	Private	March 21, 1864	Mustered out by General Order, June 22, 1865
Dankle, Francis	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Delp, George	Private	August 11, 1863	Drafted; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Dottery, John	Private	December 2, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Druckenmiller, E.	Private	September 17, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 18, 1864
Diehl, Alfred	Private	October 29, 1862	Mustered out, October 28, 1865, expiration of term
Dackratt, Daniel D.	Private	August 14, 1861	Promoted to Principal Musician, September 1, 1863
Dipple, Lewis	Private	September 17, 1861	Died at Key West, Fla., April 27, 1862
Datzius, Philip W.	Private	February 29, 1864	Died at Portsmouth Grove, R. I., November 9, 1864
Eastman, Wm.	Private	February 14, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Erbe, Werner	Private	September 17, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 1, 1864
Frey, William	Private	March 2, 1865	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Fisher, Charles	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Fersch, John F.	Private	September 17, 1861	Discharged out Surgeon’s Certificate, March 11, 1864
Ferg, Paul	Private	September 17, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 20, 1862
Freas, Joseph	Private	March 10, 1865	Mustered out by General Order, September 14, 1865
Fisher, Rudolph	Private	September 17, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 29, 1862
Fegely, Harrison	Private	December 2, 1863	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; transferred to Company E, 21st Regiment, 1st Battery, Veteran Reserve Corps, January 17, 1865
Frederick, Edward	Private	October 2, 1862	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; died at Fort Jefferson, Fla., February 16, 1862
Fiesel, Gottleib	Private	September 17, 1861	Died at Hilton Head, S. C., November 9, 1862, of wounds received at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862
Gulty, John	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Glichler, Benedict	Private	February 8, 1864	Mustered out by General Order, May 19, 1865
Geesey, Jacob	Private	October 12, 1864	Mustered out, October 11, 1865, expiration of term
Gerrett, Matthias	Private	December 2, 1863	Died at New Orleans, La., May 22, 1864
Gross, Edwin	Private	December 15, 1863	Died at Charleston, S. C., October 30, 1865
Grimm, Charles	Private	February 23, 1864	Deserted July 11, 1864
Hartzog, Jacob F.	Private	September 17, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 24, 1863
Heiney, Charles	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Heller, William P.	Private	August 26, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Handwerk, Harri’n	Private	October 2, 1862	Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term
Houser, Edward	Private	October 2, 1862	Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term
Hantz, Henry	Private	October 18, 1864	Mustered out, October 19, 1865, expiration of term
Hinderer, John	Private	September 17, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 1, 1864
Heckman, Wm. A.	Private	August 14, 1861	Promoted to Principal Musician, September 1, 1863
Houser, Paul	Private	October 2, 1862	Drowned from steamer “Pocohontas,” June, 1864
Haglegans, Nicho’s	Private	September 17, 1861	Killed at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864; Vet
Hoffman, George	Private	October 29, 1861	Died at Annapolis, Md., February 21, 1865
Hull, Jacob	Private	May 2, 1865	Transferred from 159th Regiment Pa. Vol., May 2, 1865; mustered out, December 25, 1865
Kase, George	Private	December 2, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Kelter, Abraham	Private	February 15, 1865	Mustered out with Companv, December 25, 1865
Kelter, William S.	Private	February 16, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Keller, Edward	Private	February 16, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Knerr, John W.	Private	February 15, 1865	Absent, on detached duty, at muster out
Knerr, James E.	Private	February 15, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Knell, Frederick	Private	September 17, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 9, 1863
Koffler, John	Private	September 17, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 7, 1863
Kentzler, Jacob	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Koldhoff, John	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Krause, Anthony	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Keiser, John	Private	October 2, 1862	Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term
Kilmore, George	Private	September 17, 1861	Killed near Berryville, Va., September 5. 1864
Kloiz, Moses F.	Private	December 15, 1863	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 9
Kolb, John	Private	September 17, 1861	Died at Baltimore, Md., October 21, 1864; Vet
Kolb, Hiram	Private	September 17, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek. Va., October 19, 1864; deserted, November 27, 1864; Vet
Klotz, David	Private	November 5, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 1, 1864
Landrock, Julius	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out with Company. December 25, 1865; Vet
Leonhard. William	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Leibensperger, W. A.	Private	March 15, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Long, Daniel H.	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Long. Lewis	Private	December 2, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Leb, Elias	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Long, Amandus	Private	September 17, 1861	Died at Key West, Fla., March 29, 1862
Leonhard, George	Private	September 17, 1861	Died at Key West, Fla., April 19, 1862
Louis, Joseph	Private	September 17, 1861	Died at Hilton Head, S. C., October 23, 1862, of wounds received at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862
Landes, Abraham	Private	September 17, 1861	Died at Hilton Head, S. C., October 23, 1862, of wounds received at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862
Long, Solomon H.	Private	March 15, 1864	Died at New Orleans, La., August-21, 1864
Metzger, Harrison	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Metzger, Jonas	Private	October 18, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Miller, Lewis	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Miller, Peter	Private	February 17, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Moser, John	Private	February 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Madder, Samuel	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out, September 18 1864, expiration of term
Metzger, Lewis	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Muthard, Alfred	Private	October 10, 1864	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Moesner, David	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out by General Order, August 21, 1865; Vet
Muench, Martin	Private	September 17, 1861	Died at Key West, Fla., July 22, 1862
M’Connell, John	Private	September 17, 1861	Killed at Pocotaligo, S. C. October 22 1862
Madder, Jacob	Private	September 17, 1861	Died of wounds received at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864
M’Farland, Patrick	Private		Died at Fort Jefferson, Fla., September 16, 1862
Noll, William	Private	September 17, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Nagle, Conrad	Private	September 17, 1861	Died at Alexandria,Va., August 23, 1864, grave, 2,604; Vet
Nessler, Frederick	Private	September 17, 1861	Died at Key West, Fla., August 20, 1862
Preston, Charles	Private	December 17, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Ready, Elias	Private	*September 17, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 26, 1861
Reifinger, Martin	Private	December 2, 1863	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 3, 1864
Romig, Henry S.	Private	December 2, 1863	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 11, 1865
Resch, Charles	Private	September 17, 1861	Died at Baton Rouge, La., August 18, 1864; Vet
Richder, Charles	Private	November 5, 1862	Died at Baltimore, Md., September 1, 1864
Schrank, William	Private	September 17, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S.C., October 22, 1862; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Semmel, David	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Shoemaker, Benj.	Private	December 2, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Shoemaker, Wm. H.	Private	December 2, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Seip, Lewis G.	Private	February 19, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Sourewine, Tilgh’n	Private	September 17, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out
Snyder, John G.	Private	February 15, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Snyder, Wm.	Private	February 15, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Stahly, Levi	Private	April 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Strauss, Paul	Private	September 17, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Strauss, Daniel	Private	March 15, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Strauss, Evan	Private	February 14, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Strauss, James	Private	September 17, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Sterner, William	Private	February 14, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Snyder, Andres	Private	September 17, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 3, 1862
Sackenheimer, F.	Private	September 17, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 1, 1862
Schimpf, John	Private	September 17, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Scholl, John	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Schick, William D.	Private	October 2, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 4, 1865
Smith, Alfred	Private	March 3, 1864	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 19, 1865
Schearer, William	Private	September 17, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 15, 1864; Vet
Savitz, Henry	Private	October 2, 1862	Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term
Schlicher, William	Private	October 2, 1862	Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term
Smith, Franklin	Private	October 10, 1864	Mustered out, October 9, 1865, expiration of term
Seiger, James	Private	October 29, 1862	Mustered out, October 2, 1865, expiration of term
Stout, Charles	Private	October 29, 1862	Mustered out, October 28, 1865, expiration of term
Sigle, John G.	Private	March 2, 1864	Mustered out by General Order, November 14, 1865
Schneck, Lewis	Private	December 15, 1863	Killed at Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 10
Schuchard, John	Private	September 17, 1861	Died at Hilton Head, S. C., October 24, 1862, of wounds received at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862
Schirer, Augustus	Private	September 17, 1861	Died at Key West, Fla. April 5, 1862
Siegler, Josiah	Private	May 28, 1864	Deserted January 24, 1865
Toole, Henry S.	Private	October 17, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, July 8, 1865
Ulrich, Christopher	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Wasser, Lewis	Private	February 21, 1865	Mustered out with Company December 25, 1865
Weil, James D.	Private	March 2, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Wagner, Levi	Private	February 4, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Woodring, Samuel	Private	September 17, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Wieland, Christ’n F.	Private	February 27, 1864	Promoted to Assistant Surgeon, December 13, 1864
Wolf, Samuel	Private	September 17, 1861	Killed at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864
Walberd, William	Private	September 17, 1861	Died at New Orleans, La., April 30, 1864
Zellner, Benjamin	Private	December 15, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet

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

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