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

58th Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company E

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
John C. Backus	Captain	December 7, 1861	Resigned February 12, 1863
T. J. Hoskinson	Captain	September 1, 1861	Promoted from 1st Lieutenant to Captain, March 1, 1863; resigned September 9, 1864
Philetus M. Fuller	Captain	October 4, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant to 1st Sergeant, March 1, 1863; to 1st Lt., December 1, 1864; to Captain, December 3, 1864; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Chas. D. Webster	1st Lt.	October 1, 1861	Promoted from Private to Sergeant, February 18, 1862; to 2d Lt., July 11, 1862; to 1st Lt., May 1, 1863; to Captain and Assistant Quarter Master, U. S. Volunteers, October 21, 1864
Sylvanus Holmes	1st Lt.	December 7, 1861	Promoted to Adjutant, February 20, 1862
Frank W. Davis	1st Lt.	November 8, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1862; to Sergeant, March 1, 1863; to 1st Sergeant, November 22, 1864; to 1st Lt., December 22, 1864; discharged June 14, 1865; Vet
Sam’l B. Sartweell	2d Lt.	December 7, 1861	Resigned July 11, 1862
DeWitt C. Kinsman	2d Lt.	October 1, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, December 7, 1861; to 1st Sergeant, October 1, 1862; to 2d Lieutenant, March 1, 1863; mustered out, December 7, 1864, expiration of term
Solomon Pontius	1st Sergeant	February 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1862; to Sergeant, December 1, 1864; to 1st Sergeant, January 1, 1865; commissioned 1st Lieutenant, June 14, 1865; not mustered; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
W. W. Richardson	Sergeant	October 1, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1862; to Sergeant, December 1, 1864; commissioned 2d Lieut., January 23, 1866; not mustered; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Joseph H. Cobbett	Sergeant	October 1, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, August 30, 1864; to Sergeant, January 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Amos M. Preston	Sergeant	October 29, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, October 31, 1864; to Sergeant, February 6, 1865; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
George W. Farr	Sergeant	October 4, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1865; to Sergeant, August 17, 1865; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866; Vet
John Shaftsburg	Sergeant	December 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 18, 1862
Theo. M. Clark	Sergeant	December 7, 1861	Mustered out, December 7, 1864, expiration of term
William A. Moore	Sergeant	December 7, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, March 3, 1862; to Sergeant, September 18, 1862; discharged for promotion, August 17, 1864
Melvin Hall	Sergeant	February 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1862; to Sergeant, January 1, 1865′; wounded in action, September 29, 1864discharged by Gen. Order, July 21, 1865; Vet
Wm. E. Derning	Sergeant	October 9, 1861	Promoted to Cor., October 1, 1864; to Sergeant, August 12, 1865; discharged by General Order, August 19, 1865; Vet
Charles D. Gilbert	Sergeant	December 7, 1861	Mustered out, December 8, 1864, expiration of term
Robert Walters	Corporal	February 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1865; mustered out with company, January 24, 1866; Vet
John Lorson	Corporal	September 26, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1865; mustered out with company, January 24, 1866; Vet
William Grigsby	Corporal	February 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1864; mustered out with company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Alfred B. Loop	Corporal	October 11, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, February 26, 1865; mustered out with company, January 24, 1866; Vet
James A. Saurwine	Corporal	December 12, 1864	Substitute; promoted to Corporal, August 1, 1865; mustered out with company, January 24, 1866
David C. Brown	Corporal	October 1, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, August 17, 1865; mustered out with company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Warden H. Gary	Corporal	September 26, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, September 1, 1865; mustered out with company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Robert A. D. Golin	Corporal	December 7, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1862; mustered out, December 7, 1864, expiration of term
John Toony	Corporal	November 2, 1864	Substitute; promoted to Corporal, November 9, 1864; mustered out, November 9, 1865, expiration of term
James G. Booth	Corporal	February 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, December 1, 1864; deserted August 1, 1864; Vet
Nelson S. Grinnel	Corporal	December 7, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1862; deserted August 22, 1864; Vet
Fayette E. Patterson	Corporal	February 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, February 29, 1864; deserted August 26, 1864; Vet
David Quirk	Corporal	December 7, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1862; deserted August 22, 1864; Vet
Allen Tibbits	Corporal	December 7, 1861	Deserted August 22, 1864; Vet
James H. Deal	Musician	October 4, 1862	Mustered out, October 9, 1865, expiration of term
Marcus M’Millan	Musician	December 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 18, 1862
Robert Reed	Musician	December 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 16, 1863
App, John	Private	August 29, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 17, 1865
Albert, Lambert	Private	November 3, 1864	Substitute; mustered out, November 9, 1865, expiration of term
Blanchard, Sam. S.	Private	October 1, 1861	Wounded in action, September 22, 1864; mustered out with company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Bush, Silas G.	Private	September 26, 1861	Mustered out with company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Behans, Frederick	Private	November 3, 1864	Substitute; mustered out, November 3, 1865, expiration of term
Brown, Christop’r C.	Private	December 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 10, 1862
Brown, Walter G.	Private	December 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 26, 1862
Brown, Eli H.	Private	December 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 10, 1863
Brown, Isaac	Private	December 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 16, 1863
Buchanan, O. P.	Private	February 28, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 10, 1863
Brockam, Adam	Private	October 4, 1861	Wounded, with loss of leg, September 29, 1864; discharged June 23, 1865; Vet
Boylan, Nathan	Private	December 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 16, 1862
Bonler, Joseph	Private	October 30, 1864	Substitute; mustered out, November 9, 1865, expiration of term
Baker, Henry	Private	December 7, 1861	Died at Washington, D. C., July 25, 1863
Beckwith, Geo. Wr.	Private	December 7, 1861	Died July 16, 1864, of wounds received June 30, 1864; buried at Hampton, Va.; Vet
Britt, Michael	Private	November 3, 1864	Substitute; deserted September 28, 1865
Brewer, Nelson J.	Private	February 1, 1862	Deserted August 22, 1864; Vet
Chadwiek, J. B.	Private	October 12, 1861	Mustered out with company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Cross, Joseph L.	Private	February 1, 1862	Mustered out with company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Calkins, James	Private	December 29, 1863	Mustered out with company, January 24, 1866
Case, Dennis	Private	March 30, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster-out
Clark, Albert	Private	December 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 10, 1862
Coryell, Joseph B.	Private	December 7, 1861	Mustered out with company, April 28, 1866; Vet
Clearwater, Wm.	Private	February 20, 1862	Mustered out with company, May 17, 1862
Case, Dennis	Private	February 28, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 17, 1862
Corwin, Oscar B.	Private	December 7, 1861	Transferred to battery D, 4th U. S. Artillery, date unknown
	Private	December 7, 1861	Discharged February 14, 1863
	Private	December 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 17, 1863
Clark, E. Judson	Private	December 7, 1861	Mustered out, December 7, 1864, expiration of term
Cross, Levi M.	Private	March 30, 1864	Discharged March 28, 1865, for wounds received in action, September 29, 1864
Crosby, James H.	Private	October 1, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 10, 1865; Vet
Culp, Cornelius S.	Private	December 7, 1861	Died at Hampton, Va., June 5, 1863
Curtin, Thomas	Private	November 3, 1864	Substitute; deserted March 12, 1865
Campbell, Levi N.	Private	December 7, 1861	Deserted August 22, 1864; Vet
Derhimer, Lewis	Private	December 13, 1864	Substitute; absent, sick, at muster out
Delaney, Patrick	Private	November 3, 1864	Substitute; mustered out, November 9, 1865, expiration of term
Deadle, Jacob	Private	November 1, 1864	Substitute; mustered out, November 9, 1865, expiration of term
Dickeman, Sam’l P.	Private	December 7, 1861	Died at Newbern, N. C., August 29, 1863
Dorsey, John	Private	November 4, 1864	Substitute; deserted August 22, 1865
Evans, Sylvester W.	Private	December 7, 1861	Mustered out, December 7, 1864, expiration of term
Evans, George W.	Private	August 29, 1862	Prisoner from October 27, 1864, to March 1, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Evans, Levi	Private	November 29, 1864	Substitute; mustered out, December 1, 1865, expiration of term
Ellis, Alfred	Private	October 29, 1861	Promoted to Commissary Sergeant, November 1, 1864; Vet
Eddy, James C.	Private	December 7, 1861	Deserted August 22, 1864; Vet
Foster, Willard W.	Private	March 30, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out
Foster, Orlando	Private	March 30, 1864	Died at Bermuda Hundred, Va., July 15, 1864
Foster, Charles H.	Private	February 1, 1862	Deserted February 4, 1862
Foster, Sullivan	Private	March 30, 1864	Deserted November 12, 1864
Glover, John	Private	September 26, 1861	Wounded in action, September 29, 1864; absent at muster out; Vet
Gates, Reuben	Private	March 30, 1864	Wounded in action, September 29, 1864; mustered out with company, January 24, 1866
Gould, Beverly	Private	December 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 4, 1862
Green, Leonard S.	Private	December 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 20, 1863
Green, Ephraim	Private	January 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 16, 1863
Goodwin, Aaron A.	Private	December 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 16, 1863
Gilbert, Hiram S.	Private	February 28, 1862	Mustered out, March 3, 1865, expiration of term
Green, John H.	Private	December 7, 1861	Died at Harrisburg, Pa., December 27, 1861
Goodwin. Sam L.	Private	December 7, 1861	Died at Portsmouth, Va., July 29, 1862
Green, Michael	Private	November 2, 1864	Substitute; deserted March 12, 1865
Herring, Henry	Private	September 26, 1861	Wounded in action, September 29, 1864; absent at muster-out;Vet
Hansch, Fred. E.	Private	November 11, 1864	Substitute; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866
Hopkins, Edwin J.	Private	December 7, 1861	Transferred to batt’y L, 4th U. S. Artillery, October 27, 1862
Houk, John R.	Private	February 28, 1862	Transferred to batt’y L, 4th U. S. Artillery, October 27, 1862
Hanson, Boyd R.	Private	December 7, 1861	Transferred to batt’y L, 4th U. S. Artillery, October 27, 1862
Hutchison, Geo. W.	Private	December 7, 1861	Transferred to batt’y L, 4th U. S. Artillery, October 27, 1862
Hall, George W.	Private	December 7, 1861	Died June 1, 1864, of wounds received June 5, 1864; buried at Alexandria, Va.; grave, 2,144; Vet
Hahey, Hugh L.	Private	February 28, 1862	Captured October 27, 1864; died at Annapolis, Maryland, March 13, 1865
Hammon, Patrick	Private	November 2, 1864	Substitute-; deserted December 6, 1864
Hannessy, Price	Private	October 28, 1864	Substitute; deserted August 22, 1865
Jewett, Myron	Private	February 1, 1862	Mustered out with company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Jackson, George	Private	November 16, 1864	Substitute; deserted February 8, 1865
Jones, Charles H.	Private	November 3, 1864	Substitute; deserted September 12, 1865
King, George W.	Private	December 7, 1861	Discharged on writ of habeas corpus, January 25, 1862
Kellogg, Edgar B.	Private	December 7, 1861	Transferredto batt’y D, 4th U. S. Artillery, November 8, 1862
Kilpatrick. E. C.	Private	December 7, 1861	Mustered out, December 7, 1864, expiration of term
Kelly, James	Private	November 4, 1864	Substitute; mustered out, November 9, 1865, expiration of term
Lawton, Solomon<	Private	October 1, 1861	Mustered out with company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Loop, George W.	Private	August 29, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September, 1864
Merrick, Wmn. F.	Private	December 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 10, 1862
Marsh, Newton F.	Private	December 7, 1861	Discharged by order of Sec’y of War, April 20, 1862
Marsh, Jesse	Private	December 7, 1861	Prisoner from October 11, 1863, to April 29, 1865discharged by General Order, June 10, 1865
Morse, George	Private	November 16, 1864	Substitute; deserted May 1, 1865
Manhart, Carl	Private	August 31, 1864	Substitute; deserted August 17, 1865
M’Intosh, Geo. L.	Private	December 7, 1861	Transferred to batt’y D, 4th U. S. Artillery, November 10, 1862
North, Wm. A. D.	Private	December 7, 1861	Mustered out, December 7, 1864, expiration of term
Niles, John S.	Private	January 1, 1862	Died at Harrisburg, Pa., January 26, 1862
Pierce, Francis W.	Private	December 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 20, 1862
Richardson, James	Private	Robertson, And. J.	Mustered out with company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Robertson, And. J.	Private	February 14, 1862	Mustered out with company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Robins, John W.	Private	September 26, 1861	Mustered out with company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Rifle, Amos	Private	February 1, 1862	Mustered out with company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Robbins, Orlando	Private	December 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 22, 1862
Robbins, Joseph J.	Private	December 7, 1861	Mustered out, January 9, 1865, expiration of term
Reese, Morgan	Private	August 24, 1864	Substitute; discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
Rifle, Andrew J.	Private	December 7, 1861	Died at Fortress Monroe, Va., November 16, 1864
Roades, Philip	Private	December 7, 1861	Transferred to Company H, July 1, 1862
Robbins, S. V. R.	Private	December 7, 1861	Transferred to Company G, September 1, 1862
Sweney, Peter B.	Private	November 2, 1864	Substitute; mustered out with Company, January 24, 1866
Strobridge, M.	Private	December 7, 1861	Discharged by order of War Dep’t, November 10, 1862
Strobridge, H. A.	Private	February 28, 1862	Discharged by order of War Dep’t, November 10, 1862
Slack, William R.	Private	March 30, 1864	Discharged by General Order, May 19, 1865
Shultz, Jacob	Private	November 1, 1864	Substitute; discharged by General Order, May 30, 1865
Sidebottom, Rob’t.	Private	September 23, 1864	Substitute; discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
Swartz, Josiah	Private	November 4, 1864	Substitute; mustered out November 9, 1865, expiration of term
Spence, Wm. M.	Private	August 26, 1864	Substitute; died at Point of Rocks, Va., March 28, 1865
Short, Temple	Private	December 7, 1861	Deserted August 22, 1864; Vet
Smith, Delos	Private	December 7, 1861	Deserted August 22, 1864; Vet
Tabbott, George S.	Private	December 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 23, 1864
Tibbits, Joseph	Private	March 30, 1864	Died June 14, 1864, of wounds received June 5, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington. Va.
Turner, August J.	Private	September 26, 1861	Transferred to U. S. Navy, May 1, 1864; Vet
Vanatter, Edie P.	Private	October 2, 1861	Mustered out with company, January 24, 1866; Vet
Vangorder, H. H.	Private	February 28, 1862	Died at Bachelor’s Creek. N. C.. March 4, 1863
Vannatta, Daniel	Private	January 1, 1862	Died in M’Kean county, Pa., October 14, 1864; Vet
Wartrous, W. F.	Private	March 30, 1864	Mustered out with company, January 24, 1866
Wood, David	Private	February 28, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 28, 1863
Weed, Abram	Private	September 4, 1864	Substitute; died at Fortress Monroe, Virginia, May 27, 1865
Webber, Michael	Private	December 7, 1861	Transferred to Company E, 3d Regiment N. Y. Cavalry, July 17, 1863
Woodward, Isaac	Private	November 4, 1864	Substitute; deserted May 1, 1865

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

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