admin 55th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Company D
|
Name |
Rank |
Date of Muster |
Term/ |
Remarks |
| Thos. H. Lyons | Captain | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 26, 1863 |
| Solomon S. Metzger | Captain | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted from Adjutant, August 3, 1863; wounded at Cold Harbor, Virginia,, June 3, 1864; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 2, 1864 |
| Wm. G. Moore | Captain | October 1, 1862 | 3 | Promoted from 2d to 1st Lt., July 1, 1863; to Captain, October 23, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| James Metzger | 1st Lt. | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Adjutant, January 1, 1862 |
| John F. Schoener | 1st Lt. | November 25, 1862 | 3 | Resigned June 25, 1863 |
| John D. Horn | 1st Lt. | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted from Sergeant to 1st Sergeant; to 2d Lt., September 9, 1864; to 1st Lt., October 24, 1864; commissioned Captain, September 27, 1864, not mustered; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| B. Francis Babcock | 2d Lt. | April 30, 1862 | 3 | Resigned July 31, 1862 |
| John H. Barnhart | 2d Lt. | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted from 1st Sergeant, August 6, 1863; killed at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864 |
| John B. Amos | 2d Lt. | October12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1862; to Sergeant, October 4, 1862; to 1st Sergeant, September 9, 1864; to 2d Lt., June, 1865; commissioned 1st Lt., June 12, 1865, not mustered; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Thos. H. Farber | 1st Sergeant | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, October 4, 1863; to Sergeant, September 26, 1864; to 1st Sergeant, June 18, 1865; commissioned 2d Lt., June 12, 1865, not mustered; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Jas. F. Van Horn | Sergeant | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1864; to Sergeant, September 27, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| James E. Moore | Sergeant | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, March 15, 1865; to Sergeant, June 7, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Samuel J. Diehl | Sergeant | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, May 16, 1864; to Sergeant, June 12, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| And. J. Penrose | Sergeant | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, October 27, 1864; to Sergeant, June 18, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| William Bowman | Sergeant | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 4, 1862 |
| John Swartz | Sergeant | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal; to Sergeant; to 2d Lt., 30th Regiment U. S. Colored Troops, December 30, 1864; Vet |
| Henry Wigaman | Sergeant | September 2, 1862 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1864; to Sergeant, March 15, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| Wm. A. Boor | Sergeant | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted from Corporal; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, 1865; Vet |
| Orrin G. Vickroy | Sergeant | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal to Sergeant; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 26, 1864; Vet |
| Jerome Leonard | Sergeant | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, October 4, 1862; to Sergeant, January 1, 1864; died June 18, 1864; burial record, August 11, 1864, of wounds received in action; buried at Hampton, Va.; Vet |
| Henry Diehl | Corporal | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, June 7, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| James Murphy | Corporal | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, June 7, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Jacob Shenefelt | Corporal | February 16, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, June 12, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Wm. C. Dorsey | Corporal | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, June 12, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Jacob Deppen | Corporal | January 17, 1865 | 1 | Promoted to Corporal, June 12, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Samuel Gardner | Corporal | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, June 12, 1865; mustered out with company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Philip Leonard | Corporal | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, June 18, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Jacob Peck | Corporal | October 12, 61 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 4, 1862 |
| William Hartley | Corporal | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant 2d Regiment U. S. Colored Troop |
| Daniel H. Edenbo | Corporal | September 2, 1862 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, May 16, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| Henry Har | Corporal | September 2, 1862 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, July 16, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| Wm. Arnold | Corporal | September 26, 1862 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| David W. Prosser | Corporal | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, December 19, 1864; prisoner from May 16, 1864, to April 28, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 15, 1865, to date May 18, 1865; Vet |
| Samuel Kennedy | Corporal | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1864; killed at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; Vet |
| Wilson Spidle | Corporal | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, October 4, 1862; died July 10, 1864, of wounds received at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; buried at Hampton, Va.; Vet |
| Henry Gottwalt | Corporal | September 2, 1862 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, October 4, 1862; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., July 6, 1864, grave, 2,955 |
| Edward E. Mower | Musician | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| J. H. Stoutenour | Musician | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| H. Y. Arnold | Musician | December 30, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, December 30, 1864; expiration of term |
| Arnold, Theo. J. | Private | September 2, 1862 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| Arnold, Henry H. | Private | September 26, 1862 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| Adams, Solomon | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Died at Edisto Island, S. C., June 25, 1862 |
| Aulenbach, James | Private | September 22, 1862 | 3 | Died July 20, 1864; burial record, August 13, 1863, at Point Lookout, Md. |
| Burket, Jacob | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Bose, John | Private | October 10, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Bollman, David R | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Bright, Lewis | Private | October 14, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out |
| Bennethum, J. | Private | September 26, 1862 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| Billman, Adam H. | Private | September 26, 1862 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| Betz, Franklin | Private | September 26, 1862 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| Brant, Shannon | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 9, 1865 |
| Bessie, Adolph | Private | March 11, 1862 | 3 | Promoted to 2d Lt. 3d Regiment U. S. Colored Troop, July 7, 1863 |
| Buxton, Geo. W. | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, January 29, 1863 |
| Boughter, David | Private | November 18, 1861 | 3 | Transferred to 50th Regiment P. V., date unknown |
| Burket, Philip | Private | February 29, 1864 | 3 | Died April 18, 1864; burial record, March 11, 1864, at Harrisburg, Pa. |
| Bennett, Jacob | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., September 11, 1864, grave, 7,477; Vet |
| Benethum, George | Private | September 2, 1862 | 3 | Captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., August 5, 1864, grave, 4,752 |
| Bechtel, Daniel | Private | September 22, 1862 | 3 | Captured; died at Andersonville, Ga. July 23, 1864, grave, 3,821 |
| Boyle, John | Private | October 14, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted May 4, 1864 |
| Croil, James A. | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Cain, John | Private | October 15, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; wounded in accident, June 3, 1864; absent at muster out |
| Crouse, Henry | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, January 24, 1863 |
| Cole, John | Private | October 15, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted September 3, 1864 |
| Diehl, John | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Dibert, David | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 14, 1865 |
| Diehl, Espy | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., October 23, 1864, grave, 11,350 |
| Diehl, Daniel | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Died July 30, 1864; burial record, July 20, 1864, at Hampton, Va. |
| Dagenfelt, Joseph | Private | October 15, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., August 28, 1864 |
| Derrimer, Henry | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Deserted October 14, 1861 |
| Engle, Charles | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Died November 7, 1862; burial record, at Beaufort, South Carolina, November 11, 1862 |
| Fisher, Andrew | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Deserted October 2, 1864; arrested October 4, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Furlong, Edward | Private | October 15, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out |
| Fidler, Lewis W. | Private | September 2, 1862 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| Fidler, Isaac M. | Private | September 2, 1862 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| Fidler, James | Private | September 2, 1862 | 3 | Died at Beaufort, S. C., April 15, 1864 |
| Gardner, John | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Gillcum, Michael | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Good, George | Private | February 9, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Gramas, John | Private | September 30, 1862 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| Gardner, Adam | Private | February 27’64 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, May 26, 1865 |
| Gibson, James W. | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 3, 1865 |
| Gordon, Jeremiah | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 2, 1862 |
| Gladwell, George W. | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Died June 20, 1865; buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pa. |
| Hartzell, Frank | Private | February 18, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Hammond, Oliver | Private | October 17, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Hogan, James | Private | November 17, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 27, 1864 |
| Harbaoh, John | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Died at Beaufort, S. C., September 27, 1863 |
| Hull, Samuel | Private | October 16, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; missing at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864 |
| Hogan, John | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Deserted February 29, 1864; Vet |
| Holt, William | Private | October 14, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted April 28, 1864 |
| Ingoldsby, Lawr’ce | Private | October 14, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted April 27, 1864 |
| Johnson, Edward | Private | October 14, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to battery E, 3d Regiment United States Artillery, May 4, 1864 |
| Koontz, George | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Kapp, James M. | Private | September 26, 1862 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| Knox, Otho S. | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, October 18, 1864, expiration of term |
| Keeffe, Joseph | Private | November 5, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, October 18, 1864, expiration of term |
| Kegg, Jacob | Private | February 12, 1862 | 3 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown |
| Kenyon, Matthias | Private | October 14, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted April 27, 1864 |
| Lyberger, Henry G. | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Wounded in action, May 15, 1864; absent at muster out; Vet |
| Lininger, Albert | Private | February 23, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Lashley, Henry C. | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, October 26, 1864, to date October 12, 1864, expiration of term |
| Lashley, Daniel | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, October 22, 1864, expiration of term |
| Little, David | Private | September 2, 1862 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| Lair, Moses | Private | November 12, 1861 | 3 | Transferred to 1st Regiment U. S. Artillery, 1863 |
| Linninger, Win. P. | Private | September 22, 1862 | 3 | Captured; died at Richmond, Va., date unk’n |
| Long, Levi | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Died July 27, 1862, of wounds received accidentally, buried at Beaufort, S. C. |
| Lewis, Franklin | Private | October 14, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted April 27, 1864 |
| May, Daniel S. | Private | February 29, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Mullin, Alexander | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Absent, sick, at muster out; Vet |
| Mickey, Rankins | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Deserted; returned; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Miller, Nelson B. | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865 |
| M’Enespy, James B. | Private | March 29, 1864 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown; Vet |
| Mower, John H. | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 28, 1864 |
| Murphy, Elias | Private | September 26, 1862 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 12, 1865 |
| May, Joseph | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, October 18, 1864, expiration of term |
| Mower, Abraham C. | Private | November 2, 1862 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, 1863 |
| Mower, Alex. C. | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Promoted to Principal Musician, December 27, 1864; Vet |
| Murphy, Philip | Private | December 20, 1861 | 3 | Died at Edisto Island, S. C., July 12, 1862 |
| M’Vicker, Clay | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Died April 18, 1864; burial record, April 24, 1864; buried at Beaufort, South Carolina |
| Moser, William S. | Private | February 29, 1864 | 3 | Died at Hampton, Va., July 14, 1864 |
| Miller, Matthew | Private | September 26, 1862 | 3 | Missing at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864 |
| M’Crossin, John | Private | October 6, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted April 26, 1864 |
| Newman, John | Private | September 12, 1862 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| Nottingham, Wm. | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Prisoner from May 16, to November 17, 1864; mustered out, November 22, 1864, expiration of term |
| Norton, James | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 17, 1863 |
| Neff, William S. | Private | September 26, 1862 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| Oyler, William | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Oyler, Abraham | Private | October 30, 1862 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 3, 1865, to date May 26, 1865 |
| Phillips, Scott | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Parsons, William | Private | September 26, 1862 | 3 | Discharged by General Order. June 11, 1865 |
| Phillips, Daniel | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 20, 1861 |
| Ressler, William | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Riley, William | Private | March 2, 1864 | 3 | Wounded in action, June 3, 1864; absent at muster out |
| Ruby, Washington | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865, to date May 18, 1865 |
| Risling, John | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate. October 29, 62 |
| Riley, Edward | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Died at Beaufort, S. C., September 30, 1862 |
| Ruby, John | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Died at Gloucester Point, Va., April 29, 1864 |
| Reed, Andrew J. | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Died November 17, 1864; buried near Bristoe Station, Va. |
| Ritchey, Adam | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Deserted April 21, 1862 |
| Richards, Jeremiah | Private | October 3, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted April 26, 1864; arrested and executed by sentence of General Court Martial, March 27, 1865 |
| Straney, Edward | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Slickl, Nicholas | Private | February 18, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Stahlevy Henry | Private | September 23, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Shenefelt, Henry | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Smith, Henry D. | Private | September 26, 1862 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| Smith, Isaac B. | Private | September 26, 1862 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| Smith, Benjamin S. | Private | September 26, 1862 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
| Steckman, Levi | Private | February 18, 1864 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, 1865 |
| Smith, Philip | Private | October 12,1861 | 3 | Mustered out, November 23, 1864, expiration of term |
| Swartz, Francis | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Transferred to 1st Regiment U. S. Artillery, 1863 |
| Summerville, S. B | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Died October 10,1864, of wounds received at Chapin’s Farm, Va., September 29, 1864; buried in U. S. General Hospital, No. 2, Cemetery, Annapolis, Md.; Vet |
| Summerville, A. | Private | October 26, 1862 | 3 | Captured; died, October 31, 1864; buried at Millen, Ga., section B, grave 2 |
| Squint, Henry D. | Private | September 2, 1862 | 3 | Captured; died May 1.8,1864; burial record, May 27, 1864, at Richmond, Va. |
| Stickler, Samuel | Private | October 12, 1861 | Captured; died June 18, 1864; burial record, May 18, 1864, at Richmond, Va. | |
| Smith, Jasper W. | Private | September 26, 1862 | 3 | Captured; died at Richmond, Va., May 20, 1864 |
| Smith, Jesse | Private | February 29, 1864 | 3 | Died May 27, 1864, of wounds received at Drury’s Bluff, Va., May 16, 1864; buried at Hampton, Va. |
| Snoeberger, David | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Died January 5, 1863; buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, Long Island |
| Semler, Reuben J. | Private | December 20, 1861 | 3 | Died June 9, 1864, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864 |
| Shine, James | Private | July 20, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; deserted May 3, 1864 |
| Thompson, Jere | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Prisoner from May 16, to November 19, 1864; mustered out, January 18, 1865, to date November 24, 1864, expiration of term |
| Thompson, John | Private | October 14, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; missing at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864 |
| Warner, Pius | Private | October 12, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865; Vet |
| Weisel, William W. | Private | February 27, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| Walters, David | Private | February 29, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, August 30, 1865 |
| White, James S. | Private | September 2, 1862 | 3 | Died May 29, 1864; burial record, June 14, 1864, of wounds received in action; buried at Hampton, Va. |
| Wenrick, Daniel | Private | September 23, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., December 8, 1864 |
| Yost, Francis F. | Private | September 26, 1862 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865 |
Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.