58th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company A – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

58th Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company A

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Montgom’y Martin	Captain	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Major, January 1, 1862
Edward L. Brown	Captain	January 1, 1862	Resigned June 11, 1863
Thomas J. Leiper	Captain	October 19, 1861	Promoted to Adjutant, May 1, 1862; to Captain, September 9, 1863; mustered out, October 24, 1864, expiration of term
William H. Taylor	Captain	September 16, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant, Company K to 1st Lt., November 29, 1864; to Captain, December 26, 1864; resigned May 7, 1865; Vet
Henry Metcalf	1st Lt.	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Captain, Company B, October 19, 1861
John R. Goodman	1st Lt.	September 16, 1861	Promoted from 2d to 1st Lt., May 1, 1862; resigned January 31, 1863
Joseph E. Johnson	1st Lt.	December 19, 1861	Promoted from 2d Lieutenant, Company D, January 31, 1863; wounded at Ft. Harrison, Va., September 29, 1864; promoted to Captain, Company B, November 13, 1864
William H. Dexter	1st Lt.	September 16, 1861	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, May 1, 1862; to 1st Sergeant, May 1, 1864; to 1st Lt., February 14, 1865; commissioned Captain, May 5, 1865, not mustered; resigned July 13, 1865; Vet
William Slifer	1st Lt.	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, June 28, 1863; to Sergeant, January 1, 1864; to 1st Sergeant, April 11, 1865; to 1st Lieut., July 25, 1865; commissioned Captain, January 23, 1866, not mustered; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
William H. Swire	2d Lt.	September 16, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant, May 1, 1862; mustered out, November 7, 1864, expiration of term
James G. Place	1st Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, September 6, 1862; to Sergeant, March 1, 1865; to 1st Sergeant, September 1, 1865; commissioned 1st Lt., January 23, 1866, not mustered; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Wm. Anderson	1st Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 18, 1863
William F. Jester	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, February 27, 1863; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
John Brown	Sergeant	December 30, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, May 3. 1863; to Sergeant, August 17, 1865; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Benjamin Graden	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, May 3, 1863; to Sergeant, August 17, 1865; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Thomas Schofield	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Promoted from Corporal, May 1, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 1, 1863
Charles Harman	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 5, 1864, expiration of term
B. Ogden Loxley	Sergeant	September 5, 1861	Promoted to 1st Sergeant Company B, March 1, 1862
Calvert Cardwell	Sergeant	September 12, 1861	Promoted to Commissary Sergeant, February 21, 1863
J. Dorsey Ash	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Deserted September 16, 1861
Hamilton Gillon	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1862; to Sergeant. March 3, 1863; deserted August 20, 1865; Vet
Samuel Blythe	Sergeant	September 20, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, March 1, 1865; deserted August 20, 1865; Vet
Samuel Anderson	Corporal	November 6, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, Jul 16, 1863; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Samuel Bry	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1862; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Oliver Jacobs	Corporal	October 15, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, September 13, 1864; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
John M’Closkey	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, December 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
James Stewart	Corporal	November 18, 1861	Deserted; returned; promoted to Corporal, August 17, 1865; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Dennis Morton	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal. September 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
David Sanders	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 14, 1862
Edward Develin	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, June 3, 1863; mustered out, November 1, 1864, expiration of term
Samuel R. Crooks	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, August 16, 1863; mustered out, September 13, 1864, expiration of term
Henry H. Muller	Corporal	October 4, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, July 16, 1863; mustered out, October 3, 1864, expiration of term
George Dunbar	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1862; mustered out, September 10, 1864, expiration of term
Alva Z. Rogers	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant Company B, March 1, 1862
James Maguire	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Deserted December 16, 1861
Philip Kerrick	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, March 18, 1865; deserted August 20, 1865; Vet
James Graden	Musician	September 24, 1861	Mustered out with Company, January 2-, 1866; Vet
Win. A. Stewart	Musician	August 21, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
Anderson, John N.	Private	December 16, 1864	Substitute; mustered out, December 15, 1865, expiration of term
Adams, Thomas	Private	September 16, 1861	Deserted September 16, 1861
Bruton, William	Private	September 17, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 23, 1862
Boyd, John	Private	November 6, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 29, 1863
Brown, Francis	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 1, 1863
Brophy, James	Private	December 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 24, 1863
Blakeley, Robert	Private	October 11, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
Baker, Andrew P.	Private	September 19, 1864	Drafted; discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
Burk, Michael	Private	August 25, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 6, 1865
Britt, James	Private	September 16, 1861	Killed at Chapin’s Farm, Va., September 29, 1864; Vet
Burk, Thomas	Private	August 28, 1862	Captured at Chapin’s Farm, Va., September 29, 1864; died at Richmond, Va., February 28, 1865
Barnes, Oscar C.	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company B, March 1, 1862
Bennett, Francis C.	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company B, March 1, 1862
Burk, Samuel	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company B, March 1, 1862
Benthar, Charles	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company B, March 1, 1862
Belcher, Augustus	Private	September 5, 1861	Promoted to Quarter Master Sergeant, September 14, 1864; Vet
Bird. George	Private	September 16, 1861	Deserted September 16, 1861
Broderick, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Deserted September 16, 1861
Britton, William	Private	September 16, 1861	Deserted August 14, 1864; Vet
Byron, Peter	Private	November 11, 1864	Substitute; deserted August 20, 1865
Clark, Hamilton	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 20, 1862
Cassedy, Patrick	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 13, 1863
Crossen, William	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 29, 1863
Crowther, Richard	Private	August 21, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 29, 1863
Carren, Richard	Private	December 7, 1861	Mustered out, December 7, 1864, expiration of term
Cain, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 12, 1864, expiration of term
Callen, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, October 6, 1864, expiration of term
Collison, Joseph	Private	October 7, 1861	Mustered out, October 6, 1864, expiration of term
Calhoun, Thomas	Private	August 28, 1862	Transferred to U. S. Navy, May 4, 1864
Custried, Chas. M.	Private	October 3, 1864	Drafted; mustered out, October 15, 1865, expiration of term
Crowell, Clark	Private	November 5, 1864	Substitute; mustered out, November 7, 1865, expiration of term
Cushman, John	Private	November 2, 1864	Substitute; mustered out, November 7, 1865, expiration of term
Camp, Reuben T.	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company B, March 1, 1862
Collins, George	Private	September 16, 1861	Deserted September 16, 1861
Currey, Albert	Private	September 16, 1861	Deserted September 16, 1861
Dickinson, Miles	Private	March 29, 1865	Absent, on detached duty, at muster out
Devine, Joseph	Private	August 22, 1864	Substitute; discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
Doran, James	Private	September 19, 1864	Drafted; discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
Deavor, Benjamin	Private	September 29, 1864	Substitute; discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
Dicker, George	Private	September 23. 61	Mustered out, September 23, 1864, expiration of term
Dunbar, Joseph	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 10, 1864, expiration of term
Decker, George L.	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company B, March 1, 1862
Deegan, John B	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to battery D, 4th U. S. Artillery, September 16, 1862
Davis, Benjamin G.	Private	December 16, 1864	Substitute; deserted August 20, 1865
Elliot, George	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 13, 1864, expiration of term
Everman, Geo. H.	Private	March 17, 1865	Deserted August 20, 1865
Fitzpatrick, Mich’l.	Private	March 2, 1865	Mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866
Feeney, John	Private	August 27, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
Fravis, John	Private	August 21, 1862	Missing at Chapin’s Farm, Va., September 29, 1864
Fryer. Thomas J.	Private	August 21, 1862	Deserted June 26, 1863
Grugan, Henry	Private	July 25, 1864	Substitute; died at Hampton, Va., August 18, 1865
Gorman, William	Private	August 26, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 6, 1865
Grief, John	Private	November 2, 1864	Substitute; mustered out, November 7, 1865, expiration of term
Grant, James	Private	August 28, 1862	Died February 11, 1863, of wounds received in action, February 10, 1863
Gearhart, Reuben	Private	September 16, 1861	Died at Staunton, Va., September 3, 1865; Vet
Gervan, Charles	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company B, March 1, 1862
Grant, John G.	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company B, March 1, 1862
Green, Richard	Private	November 5, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 15, 1865; Vet
Galligher, Patrick	Private	November 7, 1861	Deserted March 7, 1862
Hammis, John	Private	August 11, 1864	Substitute; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866
Hoover, Benjamin	Private	November 11, 1864	Substitute; mustered out, November 16, 1865, expiration of term
Hornby, John	Private	March 17, 1865	Mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866
Huston, Samuel	Private	September 17, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 11, 1863
Holstead, Elisha	Private	September 28, 1864	Drafted; discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
Hanna, John	Private	October 1, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 6, 1865
Hicks, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 11, 1864, expiration of term
Hardy, Charles	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 25, 1864
Hevcrly, Chas. W.??	Private	October 3, 1864	Drafted; mustered out, October 15, 1865, expiration of term
Hummer, Jacob	Private	October 3, 1864	Drafted; mustered out, October 15, 1865, expiration of term
Hardy, Thomas	Private	September 17, 1861	Died at Washington, N. C., March 5, 1864
Henly, John	Private	September 15, 1861	Transferred to Company B, March 1, 1862
Hitchcock, Thos. B.	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company B, March 1, 1862
Hoffa, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company K, March 1, 1862
Hested, Joseph T.	Private	September 5, 1861	Promoted to Hospital Steward, March 1, 1862
Hanson, Jos. M., Jr	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company C, March 1, 1862
Hinchey, Edward	Private	September 23, 1861	Transferred to 14th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, February 13, 1865; Vet
Hembury, Josiah	Private	September 5, 1861	Transferred to Company K. October 1, 1863
Higgins, Francis	Private	September 16, 1861	Deserted September 16, 1861
Highley, John	Private	September 23, 1861	Deserted August 4, 1864; Vet
Ink, Emery	Private	August 31, 1864	Substitute; discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
Johnson, Emil	Private	August 9, 1864	Mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866
Kelickmer, Daniel	Private	October 4, 1864	Drafted; mustered out, October 15, 1865, expiration of term
Kasson, Charles B.	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company B, December 21, 1862
Littlewood, Harry	Private	August 25, 1862	Transferred to U. S. Signal Corps, September 19, 1863
Laycock, William	Private	November 6, 1861	Transferred to Company F, March 1, 1864; Vet
Langdon, Philip	Private	September 11, 1861	Transferred to Company D, March 1, 1862
Langdon, William	Private	September 16, 1861	Deserted March 1, 1862
Lalla, Bernard	Private	November 15, 1864	Substitute; deserted December 21, 1864
Lindenmuth, Frank	Private	October 4, 1864	Drafted; deserted August 20, 1865
Mercer, Reddick	Private	January 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866
Molloy, James	Private	October 1, 1862	Died July 14, 1863, of wounds received at Bachelor’s Creek, N. C., May 23, 1863; buried in Old Cemetery, Newbern, N.C.
Miller, Charles	Private	October 4, 1861	Captured; died at Richmond, Va., October 29, 1863
Miller, Joseph .	Private	October 4, 1864	Drafted; died at Hampton, Va., August 18, 1865
Moffat, William A.	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company B, March 1, 1862
Mooney, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company B, March 1, 1862
Manning, Timothy	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company D, March 1, 1862
Martin, James	Private	November 14, 1861	Deserted August 7, 1864; returned April 1, 1865; deserted again, August 20, 1865; Vet
M’Grath, Frank	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 16, 1864, expiration of term
M’Kinsey, Isaac	Private	October 25, 1864	Substitute; mustered out, October 25, 1865, expiration of term
M’Laughlin, J. W.	Private	August 26, 1864	Substitute; discharge by General Order, July 10, 1865
M’Laughlin, Jacob	Private	September 26, 1864	Drafted; discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
M’Laughlin, Wm.	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 1, 1863
M’Cann, William	Private	September 16, 1861	Killed at Petersburg, June 24, 1864
M’Coy, James	Private	October 3, 1864	Drafted; drowned in Chesapeake Bay, March 11, 1865
M’Kown, Nath’l A.	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company B, March 1, 1862
M’Mullen, Patrick	Private	October 10, 1864	Substitute; deserted December 17, 1864
M’Andrews,Patrick	Private	December 14, 1864	Substitute; deserted August 20, 1865
News, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, Sept, 11, 1864, expiration of term
Omensetler, Wm. S.	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out wit Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Odell, William	Private	September 26, 1864	Substitute; discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
O’Conner, Patrick	Private	December 2, 1861	Transferred to Company F, March 1, 1864; Vet
Perrin, William, Jr.	Private	October 3, 1864	Drafted; discharged by General Order, June 2, 1865
Porte, John M.	Private	September 27, 1861	Mustered out, September 26, 1864, expiration of term
Pratt, John	Private	November 4, 1864	Substitute; mustered out, November 7, 1865 expiration of term
Pierce, Absalom	Private	November 5, 1864	Substitute; mustered out, November 7, 1865, expiration ofterm
Patterson, William	Private	September 16, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 5, 1864
Pandorf, Fred’k M.	Private	September 6, 1861	Promoted to Corporal Company B, March 1, 1862
Persur, John E.	Private	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal Company B, March 1, 1862
Potter, Chester B.	Private	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal Company B, March 1, 1862
Porter, James	Private	September 16, 1861	Deserted August 20, 1865; Vet
Porter, Francis R.	Private	November 6, 1861	Deserted Auust 20, 1865; Vet
Reed, Bradford	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 27, 1862
Richard, Henry	Private	October 3’64	Drafted; mustered out, October 15, 1865, expiration of term
Schofield, William	Private	September 18, 1861	Mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Shields, Edward	Private	September 18, 1861	Mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Smith, Elias D.	Private	September 18, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 28, 1862
School, Thomas	Private	September 30, 1861	Discharged on Sureon’s Certificate, August 4, 1863
Stephens, John W.	Private	September 19, 1864	Drafted; discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
Stevens, Lafayette	Private	September 20, 1864	Drafted; discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
Schofield, Benjamin	Private	August 27, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 6, 1865
Slicer, George	Private	October 18, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 5, 1864
Schofield, Robert	Private	August 10 64	Discharged by General Order, June 28, 1865
Stover, Michael	Private	October 3, 1864	Drafted; mustered out, October 15, 1865, expiration of term
Sibert, James	Private	November 5, 1864	Substitute; mustered out, November 7, 1865, expiration of term
Scott, William	Private	September 16, 1861	Died at Philadelphia, March 1, 1862
Schock, Charles.	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company B, March 1, 1862
Snyder, Nicholas	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company B, March 1, 1862
Smith, Neal	Private	December 13, 1864	Substitute; deserted March 9, 1865
Smith, David	Private	August 21, 1862	Disharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 28, 1863
Twiggs, Alexander	Private	September 25, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 8, 1865
Thomas, Wm. J.	Private	August 25, 1862	Killed at Petersburg, August 9, 1864
Tilsord, Lyman	Private	September 16, 1861	Died at Philadelphia, Pa., February 13, 1862
Techten, Samuel C.	Private	August 27, 1862	Transferred to U. S. Signal Corps, September 19, 1863
Taylor, Benjamin	Private	December 9’61	Deserted December 4, 1864; Vet
Uprichard, William	Private	November 29, 1861	Deserted December 4, 1864; Vet
Vantine, William	Private	September 16, 1861	Killed in action, April 29, 1863
Vaughen, Daniel	Private	September 16, 1861	Died at Washington, N. C., December 25, 1863
Williams, Smith	Private	October 21, 1862	Absent, sick, at muster out
Wyatt, Thomas G.	Private	March 17, 1865	Mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866
Whittam, John	Private	September 15, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
West, John P	Private	August 25, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
Wood, John M.	Private	August 2, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
Wilson, Charles	Private	September 28, 1864	Substitute; mustered out, November 7, 1865, expiration of term
Wagoner, Henry	Private	December 16, 1864	Substitute; mustered out, December 16, 1865, expiration of term
Watson, Norman	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Company B, March 1, 1862
Whittaker, William	Private	September 5, 1862	Transferred to Company F, March 1, 1864
Weldon, Jacob E.	Private	November 11, 1861	Deserted June 30, 1862
Wasson, George	Private	November 4, 1864	Substitute; deserted January 27, 1865
Zeigler, Alexander	Private	October 20, 1864	Substitute; deserted August 20, 1865

Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865, Harrisburg, 1868-1871,

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