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

54th Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company K

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
R. Newhard	Captain	December 13, 1861	Resigned September 8, 1863
Henry C. Wagner	Captain	October 22, 1861	Promoted from 1st Lieutenant, October 22, 1863; mustered out, November 10, 1864, expiration of term
Levi Quier	1st Lt.	December 13, 1861	Promoted from 2d Lt., October 22, 1863; to Quarter Master, January 1, 1864
Allen J. Brader	1st Lt.	October 22, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant, January 1, 1864; discharged March 15, 1865
Henry O. Keiper	2d Lt.	October 22, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, January 1, 1864; mustered out, November 10, 1864, expiration of term
Lewis Rehr	1st Sergeant	October 22, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant Major, February 28, 1862
Ed. D. Albright	Sergeant	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Andrew C. Nagle	Sergeant	October 22, 1861	Promoted to 1st Sergeant Company B, date unknown; Vet
Tilghman George	Corporal	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
William H. Dech	Corporal	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Augustus Ritter	Corporal	October 22, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, Company B, date unknown; Vet
Charles H. Roney	Corporal	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Henry Freid	Corporal	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Wm. R. Slemmer	Corporal	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Walter H. Kuntz	Corporal	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Daniel F. Mertz	Corporal	October 22, 1861	Deserted October 6, 1862
James Wilt	Musician	October 22, 1861	Transferred to Company B, date unknown; Vet
Joseph H. Weiss	Musician	October 22, 1861	Transferred to Company E, date unknown; Vet
Adair, Samuel M.	Private	July 29, 1861	Discharged by General Order, January 7, 1865
Albright, T. S.	Private	October 22, 1861	Died at Harrisburg, Pa., November 26, 1861
Bitting, Joseph, 1st	Private	October 22, 1861	Transferred to Company B, date unknown; Vet
Bitting, Joseph, 2d	Private	October 22, 1861	Died, date unknown; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, Va., lot 27
Becker, John	Private	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Bitting, John	Private	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Brunt, Frederick	Private	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Bertram, Fred’k.	Private	November 21, 1861	Deserted December 23, 1861
Bright, Reuben	Private	December 13, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Bollinger, Jacob	Private	December 27, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Bruch, Joseph	Private	February 6, 1862	Transferred to Company B, date unknown; Vet
Blummer, John A,.	Private	February 14, 1862	Not on muster-out roll
Carlin, Benjamin	Private	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Coffel, Henry	Private	October 22, 1861	Captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., October 30, 1864; grave, 11,656
Darrohn, Jer. J.	Private	November 6, 1861	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Donnelly, Hugh	Private	November 6, 1861	Deserted July 8, 1862
Donnelly, Pat’k. H.	Private	November 6, 1861	Deserted July 8, 1862
Denstatte, Henry	Private	December 13, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Druckemiller, H.	Private	December 13, 1861	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Drop, Charles	Private	October 22, 1861	Died at Harrisburg, Pa., November 28, 1861
Darrohn, A. F.	Private	August 29, 1862	Transferred to Company B, date unknown
Dannenhouer, F. J.	Private	August 5, 1864	Discharged by General Order, May 23, 1865
Evans, Monroe	Private	November 6, 1861	Deserted August 26, 1862; returned January 8, 1864; dishonorably discharged, November 14, 1864
Eberhard, T. S.	Private	February 27, 1862	Deserted April 9, 1862
Frederick, Gideon	Private	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Frederick, Benj. F.	Private	October 22, 1861	Transferred to Company B, date unknown; Vet
Fatzinger, Allen V.	Private	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Furshman, Henry	Private	October 22, 1861	Deserted December 16, 1861
Fetzer, Charles A.	Private	December 4, 1861	Transferred to Company B, date unknown; Vet
Frantz, John	Private	December 26, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Guth, Mosess	Private	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Gangawer, Rich’d	Private	December 13, 1861	Transferred to Company B, date unknown; Vet
Gruber, Wm. H.	Private	October 4, 1862	Transferred to Company B, date unknown
Helfrick, A. J.	Private	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Heeb, John	Private	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Heck, Adam .	Private	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Huls, Benjamin	Private	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Hittel, Daniel E.	Private	November 6, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Henry, George L.	Private	December 4, 1861	Transferred to Company B, date unknown; Vet
Hillegas, Henry	Private	December 7, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Hansler, John G.	Private	December 7, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Hillegas, Charles	Private	December 25, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Hillegas, Nathaniel	Private	January 4, 1861	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Hillegas, David	Private	February 27, 1862	Transferred to Company B, date unknown
Huff, Henry	Private	September 25, 1862	Not on muster-out roll
Hullmeyer, Max J.	Private	February 12, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Joice, John	Private	February 6, 1862	Deserted July 8, 1862
Koch, Addison W.	Private	September 25, 1862	Transferred to Company B, date unknown
Keck, Simon	Private	October 22, 1861	Transferred to Company B, date unknown; Vet
Kane, John	Private	November 21, 1861	Died at Catasauqua, Pa., April 27, 1862
Kramer, James	Private	February 6, 1862	Deserted May 25, 1862
Keeder, Benj. F.	Private	January 13, 1862	Not on muster-out roll
Kern, John	Private	February 29, 1864	Transferred to Company B, date unknown; Vet
Kessler, Sylvanus	Private	September 25, 1862	Transferred to Company B, date unknown
Kressler, Wm. H.	Private	September 2, 1862	Not on muster-out roll
Latzer, Lewis	Private	October 22, 1861	Captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., January 17, 1865
Lester, Tilghman J.	Private	December 4, 1861	Wounded October 19, 1864; mustered out, December 12, 1864, expiration of term
Miller, Allen A.	Private	October 22, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, April 24, 1862
Miller, Franklin	Private	October 22, 1861	Captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., October 27, 1864; grave, 11,542
Moses, George F.	Private	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Moyer, Charles P.	Private	October 22, 1861	Transferred to Company B, date unknown; Vet
Mertz, Lewis H.	Private	November 6, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Miller, Willou’y D.	Private	December 7, 1861	Transferred to Company B, date unknown; Vet
Morrow, James	Private	February 6, 1862	Not on muster-out roll
Miller, Edwin N.	Private	February 29, 1864	Transferred to Company B, date unknown; Vet
Moyer, Lando R.	Private	September 25, 1862	Transferred to Company B, date unknown
M’Hose, Edward D	Private	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
M’Intire, Henry	Private	August 13, 1862	Captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., February 28, 1865
Osmond, John F.	Private	October 22, 1861	Transferred to Company B, date unknown; Vet
Oberley, Joseph	Private	February 3, 1862	Mustered out, April 27, 1865, to date February 3, 1865, expiration of term
Pauli, Charles	Private	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Romig, Franklin S.	Private	November 6, 1861	Died August 8, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, Antietam, Md., section 26, lot F, grave 630
Rickert, Ferdinand	Private	November 21, 1861	Transferred to Company B, date unknown; Vet
Roth, Francis M.	Private	December 4, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Romig, John A.	Private	December 4, 1861	Deserted June 14, 1862
Roth, Edwin H.	Private		Deserted April 9, 1862
Remehly, Gideon	Private	March 17, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Sullivan, John	Private	January 14, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Smith, Willoughby	Private	October 22, 1861	Transferred to Company B, date unknown; Vet
Sassaman, Lewis	Private	October 22, 1861	Transferred to Company B, date unknown; Vet
Shindel, Edward M.	Private	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Spear, William	Private	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Stengelie, William	Private	November 6, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Seip, James M.	Private	November 21, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Storch, Philip	Private	December 7, 1861	Deserted June 14, 1862
Smith, Edwin	Private	January 9, 1862	Transferred to Company B, date unknown; Vet
Stewart, John M.	Private		Deserted April 9, 1862
Spar, Enos	Private	February 1, 1862	Transferred to Company B, date unknown
Stine, Thomas C.	Private	September 15, 1862	Transferred to Company E, date unknown
Stout, Thomas C.	Private	September 23, 1862	Transferred to Company B, date unknown
Schleider, Jacob C.	Private	September 25, 1862	Not on muster-out roll
Seigfried, James W.	Private	October 4, 1862	Transferred to Company B, date unknown
Walp, Benjamin	Private	October 22, 1861	Died at Harrisburg, Pa., November 14, 1861
Walmbold, Tilgh’n.	Private	October 22, 1861	Transferred to Company B, date unknown; Vet
Weinsheimer, J. F.	Private	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Walter, Oliver F.	Private	October 22, 1861	Died at Hilton Head, S. C., November 30, 1864
Weiss, Amos M.	Private	October 22, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
White. Jacob H.	Private	November 6, 1861	Mustered out, December 9, 1864, to date November 6, 1864, expiration of term
Wolf, David	Private	November 21, 1861	Mustered out, December 19, 1864; , to date November 21, 1864, expiration of term
Werr, Jacob	Private	December 13, 1861	Transferred to Company B, date unknown; Vet
Weitzell, Henry	Private	December 13, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Weiss, Joseph F. S.	Private	December 23, 1861	Transferred to Company F, date unknown; Vet
Weaver, John B.	Private	February 24, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Wittemeyer, Sam’l.	Private	February 3, 1862	Not on muster-out roll
Weber, Ignatz	Private	January 17, 1862	Not on muster-out roll
Walmbold, Henry	Private	September 25, 1862	Transferred to Company B, date unknown
Youndt, William H.	Private	October 22, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, Company B, date unknown; Vet
Yons, Amandus	Private	March 10, 1865	Not on muster-out roll

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

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