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

54th Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company B

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Term/ Years	Remarks
John H. Hite	Captain	September 3, 1861	3	Discharged May 4, 1864
John Cole	Captain	September 3, 1861	3	Promoted from 1st Lt., March 26, 1864; mustered out, September 16, 1864, expiration of term
Lewis Rehr	Captain	October 22, 1861	3	Promoted from 1st Lt. Company F, November 30, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
John H. Benford	1st Lt.	March 5, 1864	3	Promoted from 1st Sergeant, March 27, 1862; mustered out, September 17, 1864, expiration of term
Harry C. Baer	2d Lt.	September 3, 1861	3	Discharged January 15, 1864
Sylvester Colborn	2d Lt.	March 5, 1864	3	Promoted from Sergeant, April 3, 1864; killed at New Market, Va., May 15, 1864
Joseph Peck	2d Lt.	May 16, 1864	3	Promoted from Sergeant, July 2, 1864; died October 19,1864, of wounds received in action
John W. Burgien	2d Lt.	September 2, 1862	3	Commissioned 1st Lt., April 3, 1865; not mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Andrew C. Nagle	1st Sergeant	October 22, 1861	3	Promoted from Sergeant Company K, date unknown; commissioned 2d Lt., April 3, 1865; not mustered; discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
William F. Gilby	Sergeant	November 5, 1863	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Augustus G. Ritter	Sergeant	October 22, 1861	3	Promoted from Corporal, Company K, date unknown; mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Adam Wilson	Sergeant		3	Not on muster-out roll
Charles W. Pugh	Sergeant		3	Not on muster-out roll
Hallowell Taylor	Sergeant	September 27, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, May 24, 1865
Benjamin Dilley	Sergeant	December 2, 1861	3	Prisoner from February 22, 1864, to April 21, 1865;discharged by General Order, May 27, to date May 15, 1865
Moses Bahney	Corporal	January 1, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Wm. H. Youndt	Corporal	October 22, 1861	3	Killed at Petersburg, April 2, 1865; Vet
David Kercher	Corporal	March 11, 1864	3	Died of wounds received at High Bridge, Va. April 6, 1865
William Riffle	Corporal		3	Not on muster-out roll
Jacob Naugle	Corporal		3	Not on muster-out roll
G. M. Holderbaum	Corporal		3	Not on muster-out roll
B. F. Mealey	Corporal		3	Not on muster-out roll
Herman Baldwin	Corporal		3	Not on muster-out roll
Wesley M. Young.	Corporal		3	Died October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, Va.-lot 10
H. D. Whisker	Corporal		3	Died at Harrisburg, November 15, 1861
John Brant	Corporal		3	Not on muster-out roll
Edward Paetzel	Corporal	September 23, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, June 8, 1865
Edward C. Deilly	Corporal	January 2, 1862	3	Prisoner from February 2, 1864, to May 17, 1865 ; mustered out, May 25, to date May 17, 1865
Geo. WT. Finkley	Corporal	January 2, 1862	3	Not on muster-out roll
Wm. H. Blank	Corporal	February 25, 1862	3	Reduced, and transferred to Company F, date unknown
Ackerman, John	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Altfather, Wm. F.	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Ackerman, Edward	Private	December 27, 1862	3	Transferred to Company H, date unknown
Baldwin, Solomon	Private	February 27, 1864	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Barth, Henry	Private	August 13, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Bey, Jacob	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Bryning, Samuel	Private	December 31, 1863	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Baldwin, John W.	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Barnet, Nicholas	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Benford, Jacob P.	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Bennet, Frank	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Bennet, Hiram	Private		3	Died at Harrisburg, November 26, 1861
Berkey, Henry S	Private	March 12, 1864	3	Transferred to Company H, date unknown; Vet
Bieber, Frederick	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Bills, Francis	Private	March 12, 1864	3	Transferred to Company I-date unknown; Vet
Blair, William F.	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Bowers, Josiah.	Private	March 12, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Bruch, Joseph	Private	February 6, 1862	3	Transferred to Company C, date unknown; Vet
Boyer, Jonathan	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Transferred to Company G, date unknown; Vet
Bitting, Joseph	Private	October 22, 1861	3	Transferred to Company C, date unknown; Vet
Blair, John P.	Private	February 22, 1862	3	Mustered out, May 1, 1865, to date expiration of term
Carver, John W.	Private	July 28, 1861	3	Deserted; returned; discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Conway, William	Private	September 4, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, June 24, 1865
Cardiff, Ebenezer	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Transferred to Company H, date unknown; Vet
Collins, Mark	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Cook, James A.	Private	March 12, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Cook, John	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Crissey, William	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Croyl, Albert	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Custer, Emanuel	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Transferred to Company H, date unknown; Vet
Custer, John A	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, August 9, 1865; Vet
Coffin, George	Private	March 23, 1864	3	Wounded at Petersburg, April 2, 1865; discharged by General Order, May 26, 1865
Douler, Michael	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Wounded in action, date unk’n; absent at muster out; Vet
Diehl, Edward	Private	August 17, 1864	1	Discharged by General Order, June 24, 1865
Darrohn, Abram F.	Private	August 29, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Dengler, Henry	Private	September 30, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Ehine, Daniel	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Ellis, Willis	Private	September 30, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, June 24, 1865
Eichelberger, H.	Private	December 2, 1861	3	Deserted; returned; deserted again, date unknown
Fetzer, Charles A.	Private	December 4, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Frederick, Benj. F.	Private	October 22, 1861	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Fuchs, Herman	Private	March 7, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Faith, Abraham.	Private	September 17, 1861	3	Deserted February 5, 1862; returned December 8, 1862; not on muster-out roll
Ferner, Reuben	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Fisher, John	Private	September 17, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, August 16, 1862
Fisher, Cyrus	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Fleegle, Edward	Private		3	Died at Annapolis, Md., December 4, 1864; Vet
Foose, William	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Fry, Chauncey	Private	March 12, 1864	3	Transferred to Company H, date unknown; Vet
Fry, Tilghman	Private	January 2, 1862	3	Transferred to Company F, date unknown; Vet
Gangawer, Rich’d.	Private	December 13, 1861	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Greenwood, Lewis	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Gruber, Wm. H.	Private	October 4, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Geigor, John.	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Geisel, Samuel	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Ginder, John	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Grof, Frederick	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Greer, James	Private	January 25, 1862	3	Not on muster-out roll
Hayworth, John	Private	October 29, 1863	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Huffmaster, Henry	Private	March 23, 18641	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Hillegas, David	Private	February 27, 18641	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Hahn, John	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Henry, George L.	Private	December 4, 1861	3	Captured October 19, 1864; discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Heller, William A.	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Hammer, John	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Hammer. Samuel	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Hicks, Larue M..	Private	September 17, 1861	3	Promoted to Commissary Sergeant, February 28, 1862; discharged September 16, 1864, expiration of term
Hicks, Josiah B.	Private		3	Deserted April 8, 1862
Hinemerger, H	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Hite, Hezekiah	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Holsopple, Jon’n	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Hoover, Jacob	Private		3	Deserted November, 1861
Hendricks, George .	Private	February 16, 1863	3	Discharged by General Order, July 17, 1865
Kern, John	Private	February 29, 18641	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Keck, Simon	Private	October 22, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Kepler, Sylvanus	Private	September 25, 1862	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Koch, Addison W.	Private	September 25, 1862	3	Captured May 15, 1864; discharged by GeneralOrder, May 31, 1865
Kramer. James	Private	April 25, 1862	3	Deserted; returned; discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Kelchner, William	Private	August 30, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Keller, Peter	Private	March 18, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Koontz, John	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Knepper, Wm. P.	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Lester, Peter S.	Private	October 2, 1862	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Long, Washington	Private	October 28, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Loag, James	Private	September 6, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, June 24, 1865
Lugg, John	Private	February 26, 1864	3	Died May 6, 1865, of wounds received in action
Lambert, C. F.	Private	TD>	3	Not on muster-out roll
Lape, John	Private		3	Captured-died at Richmond, Va., November 2, 1862
Larimer, Alex’r.	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Lohr, Cyrus.	Private	March 12, 1864	3	Promoted to Corporal Company I, March 8, 1865; Vet
Lohr, Edward J	Private		3	Died August 9, 1864; buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md
Lohr, Hiram	Private	March 12, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Lohr, Noah	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Luke, Jerome	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Liston, Jesse	Private	September 22, 1862	3	Transferred to Company, date unknown
Leberknight. H.	Private	February 22, 1862	3	Mustered out, May 1, 1865, to date expiration of term
Ling, Benjamin	Private		3	Deserted April 24, 1862
Lockwood, Alex’r.	Private	March 17, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll
Moyer, Lando R.	Private	September 25, 1862	3	Mustered out with conpany, July 15, 1865
Miller, Edwin V.	Private	February 29, 18641	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Martin, John	Private	September 3, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, June 24, 1865
Miller, Alvin H.	Private	April 4, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Moyer, Charles P.	Private	October 22, 1861	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Miller, Charles H.	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Miller, Josiah L.	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Mostoller, John W.	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Miller, Henry G.	Private	September 29, 1862	3	Not on muster-out roll
Miller, Will’by D.	Private	December 7, 1861	3	Transferred to Company A, date unknown
Miller, Noah	Private	March 12, 1864	3	Transferred to Company E, date unknown
M’Donald, Steward	Private	September 8, 1862	3	Not on muster-out roll
Neide, John	Private	September 4, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Noll, Clement	Private	February 14, 1864	3	Captured October 19, 1864;discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Nash, Max	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll
Offerman, Ferd	Private	March 7, 18641	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Osmond, John F.	Private	October 22, 1861	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
O’Neal, Samuel	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Oyler, George	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Peck, Samuel	Private		3	Deserted October, 1861
Penrod, Hiram J.	Private	February 22, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Penrod, Edward	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Poorbaugh, Elias	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Pugh, John H.	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Rickert, Ferdinand	Private	November 21, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Rheinhard, David	Private	March 6, 1865	1	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Raible, Bernard	Private	February 13, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Rex, Archibald	Private	December 2, 1861	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Row, Henry	Private	December 2, 1861	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Roberts, Geo.	Private	October 12, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, June 24, 1865
Rayman, Alex’r	Private	September 17, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certiticate, August 16, 1862
Ringler, Franklin	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Rhoads. Edward W.	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Sanville, Francis	Private	February 3, 1862	3	Prisoner from May 9, 1864, to March 1, 1865; discharged May 4, 1865
Sassaman, Lewis	Private	October 22, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Stout, Thomas C.	Private	September 23, 1862	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Stehler, Edwin	Private	February 18, 18641	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Shields, James	Private	February 20, 1864	3	Deserted; returned; mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Sigfried, James W.	Private	October 4, 1862	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Schleiffer, John	Private	March 7, 1864	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Sourwine, Jeremiah	Private	March 15, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Schneider, William	Private	August 28, 1862	3	Transferred to Company H, date unknown
Sigfrtied, Jeremiah	Private	February 9, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Smith, Edwin	Private	January 9, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Smith Willoughby	Private	October 22, 1861	3	Discharged byGeneral Order, May 31,1865; Vet
Synnaman, H.	Private	August 27, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, June 24, 1865
Synnaman, Thomas	Private	August 27, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, June 24, 1l65
Shaw, William	Private	September 9, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, June 24, 1865
Shank, Herman	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Slick, William	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Schneider, Henry	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Spangler, Abraham	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Transferred to Company H, date unknown; Vet
Spangler, Franklin	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Spangler, George	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Spangler, James K.	Private	February 25, 1864	3	Transferred to Company H, date unknown; Vet
Spangler, John J.	Private	October 10, 1861	3	Prisoner from January 13, to December 13, 1864; mustered out March 21, 1865, to date December18, 1864, expiration of term
Shaffer, Harrison	Private	August 25, 1862.	3	Discharged by General Order, July 5, 1865
Spangler, Jonathan	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Simmons, Henry J.	Private	August 30, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, July 8, 1865
Spangler, Oliver	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Smith, John	Private	September 22, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, June 10, 1865
Spahr, Enos	Private	February 1, 1862	3	Prisoner from April 6, to 9, 1865; discharged by General Order, May. 5. 1865
Thomas, James P.	Private	September 10, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Thompson, C.	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Thompson. James	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Uhl, Solomon	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Weiss, Joseph A.	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Weiss, Francis S.	Private	December 2, 1861	3	Absent, wounded, at muster out; Vet
Weaver, Edward	Private	November 4, 1863	3	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Warbold, T.	Private	October 25, 1861	Private	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865; Vet
Wamkessel, M.	Private	October 15, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Wilt, James.	Private	October 22, 1861	3	Discharged by General Order, May 3, 1865; Vet
Weiss, Daniel	Private	March 15, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Wagner, John	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Will, Charles	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Will, Daniel W.	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Wilson, Herman	Private	March 12, 1864	3	Transferred to Company H, date unknown; Vet
Woy, John A	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Woy, Theodore	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Promoted to Corporal Company H, date unknown; Vet
Wilson, William	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Werr, Jacob	Private	December 13, 1861	3	Transferred to compan C, date unknown; Vet
Weiss, James	Private	December 2, 1861	3	Prisoner from February 2, 1864, to April 23, 1865; discharged May 16, 1865 to date April 30, 1865
Wynkoop, Samuel	Private	October 4, 1862	3	Not on muster-out roll
Wambold, Henry	Private	September 25, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Zimmerman, F.	Private	July 14, 1863	3	Not on muster-out roll
Zimmerman, David	Private		3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, November 26, 1861
Zorn, Edward	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll
Zorn, Jeremiah	Private		3	Not on muster-out roll

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

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