51st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company D – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

51st Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company D

Contributed by Steve Maczuga,
The Pennsylvania Civil War Project

Last Name	First Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Schall	Edward	Captain	August 16, 1861	Resigned on April 14, 1863.
Hollman	Lewis	Captain	August 16, 1861	Promoted from 1st Lt to Captain on April 14, 1863 – transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps on August 6, 1864.
Owen	William W.	Captain	October 16, 1861	Promoted from 1st Lt of Company F to Captain on September 1, 1864 – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Gilligan	John	1st Lt.	September 20, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant to Lt on August 12, 1864 – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Fair	Samuel	2d Lt.	September 13, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant of Company C to 2d Lt in October 1861 – died on September 21, 1862 of wounds received in action.
Swallow	Jonathan	2d Lt.	September 20, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt on September 21, 1862 – resigned on March 15, 1864.
Fizone	Isaac	2d Lt.	September 20, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lt on May 3, 1864 – killed at Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864.
Long	David	2d Lt.	September 20, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt on June 25, 1864 – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Powell	John	1st Sergeant	September 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Foreman	Henry	1st Sergeant	September 20, 1861	Discharged on March 24, 1865 for wounds received in action.
Dignan	William	1st Sergeant	September 20, 1861	Killed at Petersburg, Va on June 18, 1864.
Jenkins	William D.	Sergeant	September 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
M’Nulty	John	Sergeant	September 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Grey	John R.	Sergeant	September 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Davis	Freeman S.	Sergeant	September 20, 1861	Mustered out on September 19, 1864 at expiration of term.
Thompson	Walter M.	Sergeant	September 20, 1861	Mustered out on October 15, 1864 at expiration of term.
Clair	Penrose W.	Sergeant	August 16, 1862	Discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Bennett	Edwin	Sergeant	September 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on November 14, 1862.
M’Coy	John L.	Corporal	September 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Fair	Andrew	Corporal	September 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Dunn	John	Corporal	September 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Powers	James	Corporal	September 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Murphy	Nicholas	Corporal	September 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
List	Albert	Corporal	September 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Sutch	John	Corporal	September 20, 1861	Mustered out on September 19, 1864 at expiration of term.
Beal	John	Corporal	September 20, 1861	Mustered out on September 19, 1864 at expiration of term.
Yocum	Isaac N.	Corporal	July 31, 1862	Discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Smith	William W.	Corporal	September 20, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps on March 23, 1865.
Tolan	Isaac	Corporal	September 20, 1861	Deserted on September 31, 1864.
Bowman	George W.	Corporal	September 20, 1861	Died on February 4, 1862.
Wood	Albert	Musician	September 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Lauback	William S.	Musician	October 14, 1861	Died at Newport, R.I on July 27, 1865.
Anderson	Joseph	Private	September 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Aronimer	Albert	Private	March 25, 1865	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Ackers	William	Private	August 8, 1864	Discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Andrews	Thomas	Private	September 26, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Boyd	Thomas	Private	April 5, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Beswick	Charles	Private	June 2, 1863	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Bumgardner	Lewis	Private	March 5, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Browning	Thomas	Private	February 29, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out.
Buehler	George	Private	October 12, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Bancurt	Jonathan	Private	September 22, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Bodey	William H.	Private	March 3, 1864	Died at Washington, D.C. on May 16, 1864 of wounds received in action.
Blakeney	Charles	Private	February 3, 1864	Died at York, Pa on April 8, 1865.
Barrett	George	Private	March 25, 1865	Substitute – deserted on June 17, 1865.
Bayle	John W.	Private	September 20, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps on September 3, 1863.
Clark	Samuel L.	Private	February 28, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Cramer	James	Private	January 5, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Clare	Jefferson C.	Private	February 6, 1864	Missing at Spotsylvania Court House, Va on May 12, 1865.
Creighton	Noble	Private	September 20, 1861	Wounded at Wilderness on May 6, 1864 – absent at muster out.
Carnog	Addison	Private	February 24, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Clark	William H.	Private	October 13, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Colpetzer	John	Private	October 13, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Cook	William B.	Private	September 26, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Cassedy	Jeremiah	Private	August 5, 1862	Captured – died at Salisbury, N. C. on December 4, 1864.
Creighton	Erwin	Private	September 20, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps on November 6, 1863.
Conway	James	Private	September 20, 1861	Died on January 16, 1862.
Croutharnel	Adam	Private	September 20, 1861	Deserted on July 4, 1863.
Dunbar	Thomas	Private	February 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Deihl	William F.	Private	February 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Doan	William F.	Private	September 26, 1864	Drafted – discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on September 29, 1864.
Diamond	Patrick	Private	September 14, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on May 9, 1862.
Dehaven	John	Private	September 11, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on February 21, 1863.
Davis	Charles	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on June 5, 1862.
Dewees	William	Private	September 4, 1861	Deserted on December 11, 1861.
Eilenburg	William	Private	October 13, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Essick	William	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on January 12, 1864.
Evans	John	Private	September 23, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Easton	Walter	Private	September 20, 1864	Drafted – killed accidentally on April 8, 1864.
Earle	John	Private	August 31, 1861	Discharged in 1863 for wounds, with loss of arm, received at Antietam on September 17, 1862.
Furlong	Henry	Private	February 13, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Fisher	James	Private	October 12, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Fleming	Hugh	Private	October 12, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Forbes	Michael	Private	September 27, 1864	Drafted – discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on December 21, 1864.
Fisher	Hiram C.	Private	August 25, 1862	Discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Fisher	Harman G.	Private	September 20, 1861	Mustered out on September 19, 1864 at expiration of term.
Frank	Barnard	Private	September 23, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Fizone	Mordecai	Private	March 5, 1863	Discharged by General Order on June 27, 1865.
Ferguson	William	Private	March 25, 1865	Substitute – deserted on April 3, 1865.
Fleck	John R.	Private	September 20, 1864	Discharged by special order on July 21, 1865.
Faulkner	William	Private	September 9, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on November 29, 1862.
Gartner	John	Private	March 25, 1865	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Grey	Alfred R.	Private	September 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Godley	John B.	Private	September 16, 1861	Killed at Petersburg, Va on July 6, 1864.
Geanger	Frank	Private	March 25, 1865	Substitute – deserted on April 3, 1865.
Guyer	John	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on February 21, 1863.
Guyder	John	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on May 21, 1862.
Gillian	Hector	Private	September 20, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps on November 15, 1863.
Hudson	William	Private	March 25, 1865	Substitute – absent, sick at muster out.
Hammond	John	Private	April 3, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Hagan	Patrick	Private	August 23, 1863	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Hummell	Calvin	Private	February 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Hunt	Daniel	Private	February 19, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Hager	William H.	Private	September 26, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Hixon	Theodore	Private	September 20, 1861	Transferred to Company B on October 9, 1864.
Houser	Joseph	Private	March 25, 1865	Substitute – deserted on July 12, 1865.
Hayberry	George	Private	September 20, 1861	Died on October 18, 1862 of wounds received at Antietam.
Haines	Henry	Private	September 20, 1861	Deserted – date unknown.
Horan	Michael	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on December 31, 1861.
Henshall	John	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on December 31, 1861.
Hamberger	William	Private	September 20, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps on November 6, 1863.
Johnson	John	Private	September 20, 1861	Missing at Spotsylvania Court House, Va on May 12, 1865.
Jones	Warren	Private	March 28, 1864	Discharged by General Order on July 6, 1865.
Kane	John	Private	February 24, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Kobba	Frederick	Private	September 26, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Keppler	William	Private	October 12, 1864	Substitute – deserted on June 14, 1865.
Kelley	James	Private	March 25, 1865	Substitute – deserted on June 13, 1865.
Kay	Samuel	Private	September 20, 1861	Killed at South Mountain on September 14, 1862.
Lancaster	John	Private	March 25, 1865	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Lukins	Elwood	Private	September 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Lysinger	Charles	Private	September 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Lybig	Jonathan	Private	October 14, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Lindner	Samuel	Private	September 22, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Lewis	Richard	Private	September 20, 1861	Died on August 11, 1863.
Lonsdale	John W.	Private	September 20, 1861	Killed at Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862.
Magee	William	Private	April 1, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Montgomery	T.J.	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Moode	Lemuel	Private	February 15, 1864	Captured at North Anna on May 27, 1864 – absent at muster out.
Mauchey	Joseph	Private	October 14, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Myers	Joseph	Private	September 26, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Moore	Henry C.	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged by General Order on May 11, 1865.
Messersmith	J.H.	Private	September 22, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Michaels	John A.	Private	October 8, 1864	Substitute – deserted on June 3, 1865.
Magee	John	Private	September 20, 1861	Killed at Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862.
M’Namara	Patrick	Private	February 13, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
M’Dade	Samuel	Private	September 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
M’Dade	William	Private	February 14, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
M’Dade	Daniel	Private	February 16, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
M’Kenna	Peter	Private	March 9, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
M’Loughlin	James	Private	October 13, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
M’Cluskey	Barnard	Private	August 8, 1864	Discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
M’Curry	James	Private	March 25, 1865	Substitute – discharged by General Order on July 11, 1865.
M’Kenna	James	Private	September 20, 1861	Killed at Petersburg, Va on June 21, 1864.
M’Connell	Owen	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged in 1863.
M’Querness	James	Private	September 20, 1861	Killed accidentally on August 10, 1863.
M’Meekin	Thomas	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on June 11, 1863.
M’Manamy	William	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on March 4, 1863.
M’Coy	Uriah	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on December 31, 1863.
M’Kessick	Hugh	Private	September 20, 1861	Deserted on July 4, 1863.
Norris	Robert	Private	September 20, 1861	Deserted on December 11, 1861.
O”Neil	Dennis	Private	February 28, 1865	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
O’Donnell	Barnard	Private	September 20, 1861	Died at Norristown, Pa. on March 10, 1864.
Olenwine	George	Private	March 2, 1864	Died at Washington, D.C. in May 1864.
Peasley	David	Private	February 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Peterson	William	Private	October 13, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Price	Amos M.	Private	September 27, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Porter	Alfred	Private	March 25, 1865	Substitute – deserted on April 3, 1865.
Pollock	William	Private	September 12, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on May 29, 1862.
Rafferty	William	Private	October 8, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Robinson	Robert	Private	September 27, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Rhode	Henry	Private	February 29, 1864	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on September 27, 1864.
Raifsnyder	William	Private	November 1, 1861	Transferred to Company K on November 11, 1864.
Roshon	John	Private	August 24, 1862	Died at Petersburg, Va on August 22, 1864.
Rex	Owen	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on June 23, 1863.
Richards	John	Private	September 20, 1861	Died on September 26, 1862 – buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Reider	Jacob	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on May 1, 1862.
Rhoads	Thomas	Private	March 25, 1865	Substitute – deserted on July 11, 1865.
Smith	Nathan	Private	March 26, 1865	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Smith	Thomas D.	Private	September 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Stafenmayer	Jacob	Private	February 24, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Spotts	Joseph	Private	February 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Schlunkofer	George	Private	March 25, 1865	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Staunton	Ever’t H.	Private	October 13, 1864	Substitute – wounded at Petersburg, Va on December 8, 1864 – absent at muster out.
Sands	Jacob	Private	October 13, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Schnier	Conrad	Private	October 6, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Smedley	Isaiah F.	Private	September 20, 1861	Mustered out on September 19, 1864 at expiration of term.
Smedley	Hunter	Private	September 20, 1861	Mustered out on September 19, 1864 at expiration of term.
Smedley	Mifflin	Private	September 20, 1861	Mustered out on September 19, 1864 at expiration of term.
Smith	Alfred	Private	September 20, 1861	Mustered out on September 19, 1864 at expiration of term.
Sarba	John	Private	October 12, 1864	Substitute – discharged by General Order on May 27, 1865.
Smith	Winfield S.	Private	February 25, 1864	Discharged by General Order on May 16, 1865.
Schall	William P.	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged by special order on January 31, 1864.
Sarba	Joseph	Private	October 21, 1861	Transferred to Company K on November 11, 1864.
Sourwine	Paul L.	Private	March 2, 1864	Died at Harrisburg, Pa on May 22, 1864.
Showalter	William H.	Private	September 20, 1861	Killed at Wilderness on May 6, 1864.
Smith	William	Private	March 25, 1865	Substitute – deserted on June 13, 1865.
Sharpe	Samuel	Private	September 20, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps on November 6, 1863.
Smedley	Benjamin	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on June 23, 1862.
Sutch	Thomas B.	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on May 21, 1862.
Sutch	Benjamin	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on February 13, 1862.
Sutch	Henry	Private	September 20, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps on November 15, 1863.
Shafer	George	Private	September 20, 1861	Died on January 22, 1862.
Smith	Albert	Private	September 20, 1861	Mustered out at expiration of term.
Tyge	Anthony	Private	September 23, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Thomas	George W.	Private	September 26, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on June 13, 1865.
Thorp	Stephen	Private	June 2, 1863	Discharged by General Order on May 24, 1865.
Vanfosser	Hiram	Private	September 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Valentine	Aaron	Private	September 27, 1864	Drafted – discharged by General Order on July 25, 1865.
Warst	John H.	Private	March 27, 1865	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.
Wampold	Philip	Private	September 20, 1861	Captured at North Anna on May 27, 1864 – absent at muster out.
Wherle	Andrew	Private	March 5, 1864	Captured at North Anna on May 27, 1864 – absent at muster out.
Ward	John	Private	September 29, 1864	Discharged by General Order on June 2, 1865.
Widger	Charles	Private	September 20, 1861	Mustered out on September 19, 1864 at expiration of term.
Walters	Jackson H.	Private	February 26, 1864	Discharged by General Order on June 29, 1865.
Wannamaker	Taylor	Private	March 27, 1865	Substitute – discharged by General Order on July 14, 1865.
Weidknecht	John	Private	October 10, 1861	Transferred to Company B on October 9, 1864.
Weidknecht	Samuel	Private	October 10, 1861	Transferred to Company B on October 9, 1864.
Weidner	William H.	Private	September 20, 1861	Died at Newbern, N.C. on April 16, 1862.
Weidner	Josiah	Private	September 20, 1861	Died at Harrisburg, Pa on December 2, 1861.
Whitehead	James	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on January 16, 1863.
Workheiser	George	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on December 2, 1862.
West	Joseph	Private	October 14, 1864	Substitute – deserted on June 3, 1865.
Ward	Hugh	Private	February 16, 1865	Deserted on June 21, 1865.
Yost	Daniel B.	Private	February 29, 1864	Wounded at Spotsylvania Court House on May 12, 1864 – absent, in hospital at muster out.
Yerkis	David H.	Private	February 26, 1864	Killed at Wilderness on May 6, 1864.
Yeager	Francis	Private	September 20, 1861	Deserted on June 17, 1864.
Yarnell	George W.	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate on May 4, 1863.
Zerner	Franz E.	Private	October 12, 1864	Substitute – mustered out with Company on July 27, 1865.

Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.

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