54th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company A – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

54th Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company A

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Term/ Years	Remarks
John P. Suter	Captain	August 6, 1861	3	Mustered out, December 15, 1864, expiration of term
John L. Decker	Captain	September 5, 1861	3	Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 1st Lt., December 14, 1864; to Captain, February 12, 1865; commissioned Major, April 3, 1865; not mustered; discharged by General Order, May 31, 1855; Vet
Allen K. Babcock	1st Lt.	August 6, 1861	3	Mustered out, October 28, 1864, expiration of term
John M’Cune	1st Lt.	February 10, 1864	3	Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt., December 14, 1864; to 1st Lt., March 1, 1865; commissioned Captain, April 3, 1865; not mustered; discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Daniel N. Jones	2d Lt.	August 6, 1861	3	Mustered out, October 28, 1864, expiration of term
David R. Bryan	1st Sergeant	February 10, 1864	3	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant; to 1st Sergeant, December 14, 1864; commissioned 1st Lieut., April 3, 1865; not mustered; discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Geo. F. Randolph	1st Sergeant		3	Not on muster-out roll
Benj. F. Spangler	Sergeant	February 10, 1864	3	Promoted from private; mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
William Stern	Sergeant	February 10, 1864	3	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant; commissioned 2d. Lt., April 3, 1865; not mustered; discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Edward P. Ditzler	Sergeant	February 10, 1864	3	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant December 14, 1864; discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
John B. M’Clellan	Sergeant	February 10, 1864	3	Promoted to Sergeant; discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Emory Fisher	Sergeant		3	Not on muster-out roll
W. H. H. Barkley	Corporal	February 1, 1862	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Fred’k S. Dysert	Corporal	February 10, 1862	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
W. H. Fredericks	Corporal	January 1, 1864	3	Promoted to Corporal; mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
William Helzel	Corporal	February 10, 1864	3	Promoted to Corporal; mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Joseph B. Shaffer	Corporal	February 10, 1864	3	Promoted to Corporal, December 14, 1864; discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
George S. Attig	Corporal	February 10, 1864	3	Promoted to Corporal, December 14, 1864; discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
William Keiper	Corporal	February 10, 1864	3	Promoted to Corporal, December 14, 1864; discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
John M’Bride	Corporal	February 10, 1864	3	Promoted to Corporal, December 14, 1864; discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
D. G. M’Cullough	Corporal	February 10, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
John Gough	Corporal		3	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Hiram Smith	Corporal		3	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
James F. Alien	Corporal	February 10, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Adam G. Fockler	Musician	February 10, 1864	3	Promoted to Principal Musician, date unknown; Vet
James Herrington	Musician		3	Not on muster-out roll
Albright, Peter	Private	March 12, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Andrews, Rich’d K.	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Arnold, William H.	Private	January 21, 1865	1	Discharged by General Order, June 17, 1865
Barnhart, Henry	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Barclay, Charles	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Blough, Henry	Private	November 3, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Benfor, John L.	Private	September 1, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Bennett, Aaron	Private	March 17, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Brown, Thomas	Private	January 21, 1865	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Bittner, Thomas G.	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Boyer, Martin	Private	February 13, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Bowman, Jacob	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Bowman, Samuel	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Bryan, John	Private	February 29, 1864	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
Butler, Nathaniel	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Bray, John	Private			Not on muster-out roll
Bittner, Joshua F.	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Bryan, William	Private	March 8, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, July 25, 1865
Carrols, William H.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Absent, sick, at muster out; Vet
Callihan, Jacob R.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Callihan, David	Private	August 23, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Caulfield, William	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Carr, Michael	Private	November 14, 1863	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Conner, James P.	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Clark, Isaac N.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Cohn, Jacob	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Conner, John	Private	August 10, 1864	1	Not on muster-out roll
Durbrow, George	Private	November 4, 1863	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Donnelly, Martin	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Dimond, James	Private	October 27, 1862	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865
Duncan, George S.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Dill, Leonard A.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Davis, John	Private	November 14, 1863	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Donahue, Charles	Private	October 28, 1863	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Davis, Benjamin L.	Private	October 21, 1861	3	Mustered out, November 3, 1864, expiration of term
Davis, Eleazer	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Decker, Isaac A.	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Edmonds, William	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Edwards, David R.	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Fowler, George W.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Fisher, John W.	Private	January 19, 1865	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865
Fisher, John	Private	February 9, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Firestone, Martin	Private	February 20, 1864	3	Captured June 18, 1864; died, date unknown Vet
Findley, David	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Findley, Robert H.	Private			Not on muster-out roll
Glass, Jacob A.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Garwood, Allen L.	Private	August 13, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Good, Daniel	Private	November 2, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Gouchnour, F. M.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Garson, William V.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Griffiths, Newton	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll
Gray, Robert	Private		3	Deserted February 6, 1862
Gallagher, Thomas	Private		3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Harrison, Charles	Private	October 4, 1862	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865
Howard, Levi G.	Private	October 20, 1862	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865
Hartzel, Jacob	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Howard, James F.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Harker, James H.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Houck, Charles	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Hissong, John	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Horner, Jacob B.	Private	November 3, 1862	3	Captured July 24, 1864; discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Hochstetler, Conrad	Private	March 12, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Helsel, John F.	Private	March 4, 1865	1	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Hutzell, Jacob	Private	January 7, 1862	3	Captured May 15, 1864; died, date unknown
Harris, William	Private		3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 18, 1862
Haede, Andrew	Private	January 1, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll
Hemminger, Geo. I.	Private	February 20, 1864	3	Promoted to Corporal Company G, date unknown; Vet
Howell, Franklin	Private	April 2, 1862	3	Prisoner from October 19, 1864, to February 17, 1865; discharged April 27, 1865
Jones, William T.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
James, Jacob	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
James, James	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown;Vet
James, Thomas	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Jones, John	Private	October 21, 1861	3	Prisoner from June 2, to November 26, 1864; discharged February 2, 1865, to date November 30, 1864; expiration of term
Keiper, Goswin	Private	February 8, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Keefer, Jacob	Private	October 7, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865
Klinesmith, James	Private	October 21, 1861	3	Mustered out December 9, 1864, to date October 21, 1864, expiration of term
Kooken, Samuel	Private		3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 12, 1862
Kahoe, John	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Lightner, William	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Lightner, George W.	Private	February 1, 1862	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Little, John	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Lightner, James	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Captured July 19, 1864; discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Lightner, Michael	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Prisoner from October 19, 1864, to April 28, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 21, 1865; Vet
Lightner, Samuel	Private	January 1, 1862	3	Not on muster-out roll
Lindsey, William	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Matthews, Jos. W.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Miller, M. D.	Private	February 29, 1864	3	Captured October 19, 1864; mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Minnick, Benj. F.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Mickey, James	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Mulberry, W. H.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown; Vet
Morgan, William	Private		3	Died at Sir John’s Run, VA, April 27, 1862
Matthews, Wm. F.	Private		3	Detailed to regimental hospital, November 14, 1861
M’Kinney, David	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
M’Elvoy, Daniel	Private	January 21, 1865	1	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
M’Clure, Consor	Private	March 1, 1862	3	Mustered out, expiration of term
M’Bride, Edward	Private	January 4, 1865	1	Deserted June 10, 1865
M’Lane, William	Private	October 4, 1861	3	Transferred to company F, date unknown
Oglesby, Isaac	Private	August 22, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, June 24, 1865t
Oldharn, Henry	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Orom, Albert	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Penrod, Franklin	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Powell, David	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Captured July 24, 1864; discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Powell, Jacob	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Captured July 24, 1864; died, date unknown
Peck, Arthur	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Captured June 8, 1864; died, date unknown; Vet
Potts, Thomas P.	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 31, 1862
Price, William	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Riley, Charles W.	Private	February 9, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Roland, William	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Roland, William	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Roberts, John	Private	August 16, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll
Sease, William L	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Wounded in action, September 19, 1864; discharged by General Order, October 14, 1865; Vet
Smith, Charles E.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Smith, Conrad C.	Private	February 9, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Sharp, William J.	Private		1	Discharged by General Order, June 9, 1865
Schrenck, Joseph	Private	January 19, 1865	1	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Singley, William	Private		3	Died at Washington, D. C., March 9, 1862
Spires, Wesley	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Stearn, John B.	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Schnably, Isaac D.	Private	September 12, 1862	3	Captured; Died September 18, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga. grave, 9,119
Thomas, John W.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Thomas, John	Private		3	Died at Danville, Va., January 5. 1865
Watkins, Edmund	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Williams, Thos. G.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Mustered out with company, July 15, 1865; Vet
White, Sylvanus	Private	February 27, 1864	3	Absent, sick, at muster out; Vet
Wright, John	Private	September 6, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Watkins, James J.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Williams, John	Private	October 21, 1861	3	Prisoner from July 25, 1864, to February 22, 1865; mustered out March 27, 1865, to date February 26, 1865
White, John	Private	January 21, 1865	1	Not on muster-out roll

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

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