admin 55th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Company B
|
Name |
Rank |
Date of Muster |
Term/ |
Remarks |
| John C. Shearer | Captain | October 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, November 7, 1864; expiration of term |
| Frank. Z. Deppen | Captain | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal; to Sergeant, April 4, 1864; to 1st Sergeant; to 1st Lt., April 14, 1865; to Captain, June 9, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Geo. M. Parsons | 1st Lt. | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, September 22, 1864; expiration of term |
| Elijah B. Smith | 1st Lt. | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, April 4, 1864; to Sergeant, July 1, 1864; to 2d Lt., April 14. 1865; to 1st Lt., June 9, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Adam M. Parsons | 2d Lt. | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Resigned February 7, 1862 |
| Thos. G. Hughes | 2d Lt. | September 17, 961 | 3 | Promoted from 1st Sergeant, February 10, 1862; died at Hilton Head, S. C., August 8, 1862 |
| V. S. Bloomhall | 2d Lt. | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Promoted from Sergeant, August 10, 1862; resigned September 22, 1864 |
| John H. Kendall | 2d Lt. | February 3, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1864; to 1st. Sergeant, April 14, 1864; to 2d Lt., July 10, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| James B. Ayres | 1st Sergeant | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Killed at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; Vet |
| Samuel Klahr | Sergeant | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Geo. L. Burkhart | Sergeant | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Commissioned 1st Lieutenant, September 24, 1864, and Captain, November 7, 1864, not mustered; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Wm. Fessler | Sergeant | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Promoted from Corporal, April 4, 1864; to Sergeant, March 20, 1865; wounded April 6, 1865; absent at mustered out; Vet |
| Win. Reninger | Sergeant | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal to Sergeant, April 15, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| George Shaffer | Sergeant | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal; to Sergeant; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 23, 1865; Vet |
| Wm. H. Wenrich | Sergeant | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Died at Beaufort, S. C., July 5, 1863 |
| Wm. G. Smith | Sergeant | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Died at Harrisburg, Pa., March 16, 1864 |
| Eber Kelley | Corporal | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Franklin Berger | Corporal | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 20, 1865; Vet |
| Joshua Howe | Corporal | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, April 4, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Geo. W. Miller | Corporal | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, March 20, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| M. M. Kalbach | Corporal | February 9, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, April 15, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Geo. Farenbach | Corporal | February 2, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, April 15, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| John Mohn | Corporal | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, July 23, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Jacob Reiff | Corporal | October 5, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; promoted to Corporal, July 23, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Franklin Kern | Corporal | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 8. 1863 |
| Wm. D. Shearer | Corporal | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 27, 1865; Vet |
| E. J. Froelich | Corporal | February 5, 1864 | 3 | Captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., November 25, 1864 |
| Samuel Startzer | Corporal | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Died June 16, 1865; buried in Hollywood Cemetery. Richmond, Va.; Vet |
| John Garber | Corporal | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Killed at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; Vet |
| Henry B. Dewald | Musician | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Geo. W. Hackman | Musician | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Althouse, Reuben | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Artz, Levi | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Auran, John | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 6, 1865 |
| Arnold, Jonathan | Private | October 14, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to Company C, April 27, 1864 |
| Aulenbach, Jno. A. | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Capt’d; died at Andersonville, Ga., July 24, 1864 |
| Artz, James | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Deserted March 12, 1864 |
| Beckey, Isaac | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Berenes, Otto | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Beirer, Fidel | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Binner, Cyrus | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Bickhart, John | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Breniser, Isaac | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Brady, Augustus | Private | February 24, 1864 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, July 20, 1865 |
| Burket, Peter | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Killed at Drury’s Bluff, May 16, 1864; Vet |
| Bechtel, Benjamin | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Drowned at West Point, Va., May 29, 1864 |
| Brown, John | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Died July 20, 1864; burial record, July 17, 1864, at Hampton, Va. |
| Bodicher, Daniel | Private | January 1, 1864 | 3 | Died at Hampton, Va., June 28, 1864, of wounds received in action; Vet |
| Baker, Jeremiah | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Died August 7, 1864; Vet |
| Brady, William | Private | October 2, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted June 1, 1864 |
| Blacher, Andrew | Private | March 2, 1864 | 3 | Prisoner from September 29, 1864 to March 9, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 13, 1865 |
| Carr, William | Private | February 15, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Caten, Peter | Private | October 7, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to Company C, April 27, 1864 |
| Clouse, John M. | Private | February 9, 1864 | 3 | Killed at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864 |
| Devil, Charles | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Dewald, Elijah | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Dillen, James | Private | January 28, 1865 | 1 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Darnbach, Anthony | Private | March 4, 1865 | 1 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Daumiller, George | Private | July 26, 1864 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865 |
| Decrone, John | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 24, 1863 |
| Davis, Thomas. | Private | October 5, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; died at Hampton, Va., August 30, 1864 |
| Ely, James | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 26, 1863 |
| Eick, John | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Transferred to Ist reg. U. S. Artillery, May, 1863 |
| Fry, William H. | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Feather, William R | Private | February 2, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Foucht, William J. | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Absent, sick, at muster out; Vet |
| Fink, John | Private | August 13, 1864 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865 |
| Fry, Isaac S | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865 |
| Fink, William | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Grimes, Peter | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Gregg, Thomas | Private | February 9, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Groff, Adam | Private | February 12, 1864 | 3 | Mustered. out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Grime, Cyrus W | Private | February 2, 1864 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, May 24, 1865 |
| Granger, Edw’d H. | Private | July 20, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to Company C, April 27, 1864 |
| Grimes, John | Private | February 4, 1864 | 3 | Died May 11, 1864; burial record, May 17, 1864, at Beaufort, S. C. |
| Gay, Nathaniel | Private | 3 | Deserted September 8, 1861 | |
| Grimm, Charles | Private | January 19, 1865 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, May 3, 1865 |
| Hine, Jacob S | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Hoffner, William | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Hickey, Patrick | Private | October 2, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Howe, Elias | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Hackman, Abr’m. | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 4, 1864 |
| Heft, Samuel | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Died June 11, 1864, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June, 1864 |
| Hawk, Wm. | Private | September 16, 1861 | 3 | Died July 26, 1864, of wounds received in action; buried at Hampton, Va. |
| Hughes, Jos. W. | Private | April 15, 1862 | 3 | Promoted to Hospital Steward, June 3, 1862 |
| Idle, William | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Jones, John J. | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Died at Beverly, N. J.. August 27, 1864 |
| Katen, James | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30.1865; Vet |
| Kline, Martin. | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Kenney, John | Private | February 22, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Kintzey, Augillia | Private | February 23, 1865 | 1 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Kissinger, Joseph | Private | February 4, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Kemmerer, Frank | Private | February 27, 1865 | 1 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Keller, John C. | Private | February 3, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Keiffly, John | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Disch. on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 6, 1865; Vet |
| Kern, Franklin | Private | February 24, 1864 | 3 | Discharged on surgeon’s Certificate, March 24, 1865 |
| Katterman, George | Private | September 5, 1864 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865 |
| Kline, Abr’m F. | Private | February 15, 1864 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 21, 1865 |
| Koons, Jacob | Private | February 13, 1864 | 3 | Died June 12, 1864, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June, 1864 |
| Katterman, Benj. | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Killed at Petersburg, July 27, 1864; Vet |
| Kinard, Abraham | Private | July 21, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; died at Philadelphia, Pa., July 21, 1864 |
| Klopp, Benneville | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Not on muster-out roll |
| Lorah, Martin H. | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Layman, John | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Langton, John | Private | October 2, 63 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Legg, John W. | Private | October 5, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to Company C, April 27, 1864 |
| Leonard, Robert | Private | October 7, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted June 1, 1864 |
| Madary, Wm. H | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Muck, Barney | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Manderbach, Wm. | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Moyer, John G. | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Mohn, Richard. | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Mathew, John A | Private | February 12, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Moyer, Geo. N | Private | February 5, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Moroney, John | Private | October 29, 1861 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to Company C, April 27, 1864 |
| Machmer, Isaac | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Died June 11, 1864; burial record, June 6, 1864 of wounds received at Bermuda Hundred, Va.; buried at Hampton, Va.; Vet |
| Miller, Franklin J. | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Died June 26, 1864; of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. |
| Minder, Jacob | Private | July 20, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; died June 10, 1864, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June, 1864 |
| Menderbach, Morris | Private | February 16, 1864 | 3 | Died at Point of Rocks, Va., November 14, 1864 |
| Mahonay, Cornelius | Private | October 7, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted September 7, 1864 |
| Miller, William R. | Private | September 5, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to principal musician, November 1, 1864 |
| Nicholas, John K. | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Died July 11, 1864, of wounds received in action, June 17, 1864; buried at Hampton, Va. |
| Norris, John | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Accidentally killed at Edisto Island, S. C., June 21, 1862 |
| Oberdorf, Henry | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Killed at Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864 |
| Putt, Frederick | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Price, Moses | Private | February 12, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Putt, Franklin | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Killed at Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864 |
| Paffenberger, A. | Private | March 3, 1864 | 3 | Died August 31, 1864; buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, L. I. |
| Rittenhouse, Josiah | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1864; Vet |
| Reifsnyder, James | Private | February 12, 1864 | 3 | Absent, sick, at muster out |
| Rathman, John | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Rudy, Charles | Private | February 19, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Reisher, Theodore | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 16, 1863 |
| Reifsnyder James | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 2, 1863 |
| Reisher, Charles T. | Private | September 20, 1864 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865 |
| Rambo, Joseph | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, October 6, 1864; expiration of term |
| Ruby, George | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, August 29, 1864; expiration of term |
| Rich, Daniel | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, July 1, 1863 |
| Robinson, James C. | Private | September 29, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to Company C, April 27, 1864 |
| Ryan, Thomas | Private | October 2, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to Company C, April 27, 1864 |
| Reichert, Samuel | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Died September 12, 1862; burial record, September 23, 1862, at Beaufort, S. C. |
| Ruth, Michael K. | Private | February 12, 1864 | 3 | Killed at Petersburg, June 18, 1864 |
| Reifsnyder, Wm. | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Died July 30, 1864, of wounds received in action; Vet |
| Rohrer, Henry F. | Private | February 3, 1864 | 3 | Died near Richmond, Va., July 9, 1865 |
| Rhotenberger, H. | Private | 3 | Deserted September 17, 1861 | |
| Stamm, John T | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Strickler, George | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Swarlens, John | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Showalter, H. A. | Private | February 20, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Steffey, Benjamin | Private | February 16, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Steffey, John | Private | February 16, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Snyder, Henry | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Deserted; returned; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Sheppard, John | Private | December 14, 1864 | 1 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Smith, Joseph | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 16, 1863 |
| Shearer, George | Private | 3 | Transferred to Company __, at Camp Curtin, Pa., October 1, 1861 | |
| Salada, Francis | Private | February 3, 1864 | 3 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown |
| Summers, Joseph | Private | October 2, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to Company C, April 27, 1864 |
| Spicher, Moses | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Died at Beaufort, S. C., July 22, 1863 |
| Strawbridge, Israel | Private | July 21, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; died December 18, 1863; burial record, March 22, 1864, at Beaufort, S. C. |
| Seidle, James A | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Died at Beaufort, S. C., April 10, 1864 |
| Stutzman, Wm | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Killed at Petersburg, June 18, 1864; Vet |
| Schoeneck, Jacob | Private | October 20, 1861 | 3 | Died July 9, 1864, of wounds received in action; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. |
| Snyder, Jacob A | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., February 5, 1865 |
| Stout, Amos R. | Private | February 9, 1864 | 3 | Captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., February 22, 1865 |
| Steffy, Amos | Private | 3 | Deserted September 10, 1861 | |
| Steffy, Christian | Private | August 6, 1864 | 1 | Not on muster-out roll |
| Tyson, Thomas | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Tole, Philip | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Discharged by General Order. June 25, 1865 |
| Tyson, William | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 2, 1863 |
| Tyson, James | Private | January 25, 1864 | 3 | Captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., December 13, 1864 |
| Ulrich, Cyrus | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Valentine, Geo. H. | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Wiggins, James | Private | January 23, 1865 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Wartman, Jonat’n | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Wood, Sylvester | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Wilhelm, John | Private | February 20, 1864 | 3 | Absent, sick, at muster out |
| Williams, W. S | Private | February 17, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Weiant, David S. | Private | February 25, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Weidner, John | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Wounded June 19, 1864; absent at muster out |
| Weike, Joseph | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Williams, William | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Disch. on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 6, 1865; Vet |
| Walters, Frederick | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 9, 1863 |
| Weinberger, Peter | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 7, 1863 |
| Weike, Levi A. | Private | March 1, 1864 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865 |
| White, Joseph | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June, 1864 |
| Walton, Thomas | Private | July 24, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to Company C., April 27, 1864 |
| Wilson, George | Private | October 3, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to Company C., April 27, 1864 |
| Weike, Adam | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864 |
| Weidner, James | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Died September 3, 1864, of wounds received in action; buried at Hampton, Va. |
| Weinhill, Peter | Private | September 17, 1861 | 3 | Not on muster-out roll |
| Young, Jacob S. | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.