63rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company A – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

63rd Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company A

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Term/ Years	Remarks
J. M. C. Berringer	Captain	August 1, 1861	3	Dismissed July 26, 1862
William Smith	Captain	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862; promoted from 2d Lieutenant, July 26, 1862; killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863
William P. Hunker	Captain	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted from Quarter Master Sergeant to 1st Lt., July 26, 1862; to Captain, May 4, 1863; mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Samuel L. Pedan	1st Lt.	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted to 1st Sergeant, July 5, 1862; to 2d Lt., July 26, 1862; to 1st Lt., July 1, 1863; discharged November 2, 1863
Isaac Mills	1st Lt.	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt., July 5, 1863; to 1st Lt., March 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Wm. N. Haymaker	2d Lt.	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted to Quarter Master, March 5, 1862
Albert O. Laufman	2d Lt.	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted to 1st Sergeant, November 1, 1861; to 2d Lt., March 5, 1862; discharged July 26, 1862
James C. Quinter	1st Sergeant	December 10, 1863	3	Transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
John A. Young	Sergeant	October 9, 1861	3	Promoted to Sergeant Major, June 3, 1863
Daniel Oskins	Sergeant	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862; promoted to Corporal, December 7, 1862; to Sergeant, November 24, 1863; mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Frank Shafer	Sergeant	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted from Corporal, March 10, 1862; prisoner from May 12 to November 30, 1864; discharged February 16, 1865
James L. Paul	Sergeant	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted from private to Corporal; to Sergeant; transferred to Company D, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
George Gibson	Sergeant	August 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
Rudolph J. Martin	Sergeant	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 2, 1862
Isaac M’Keag	Sergeant	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 24, 1863
John Haymaker	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded at Nelson’s Farm, Va., June 30, 1862; promoted to Corporal, July, 1863; mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Thos. M. Shannon	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal, February, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Aaron Culbert	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded May 5, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
John M’Cutcheon	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Robert Murray	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Wilderness, May, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, City Point, Va., section D, div. 1, grave, 127
John M. Kindig	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
James Miller	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864; Vet
Charles A. M’Cosh	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862; transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
Jesse Morris	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 12, 1863
Jacob R. Long	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 18, 1862
George Hoerr	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 20, 1864
Wm. H. Morrow	Muscian	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 26, 1862
John Montgomery	Musician	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 21, 1862
Adams, John W.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Anderson, J. M.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 8, 1862
Bates, Robert	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Barnett, Milton H.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862; mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Bitner, William F.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862; transferred to 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
Boyle, John	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862, and at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863; transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
Bickerton, John	Private	July 16, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.
Becker, John	Private	September 7, 1863	3	Drafted; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864; transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.
Boyd, Oliver P.	Private	July 11, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.
Bulger, John	Private	February 26, 1864	3	Transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.
Brown, Andrew J.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 27, 1862; drafted July 10, 1863; deserted May 7, 1864
Burns, Patrick	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Deserted August 13, 1862
Burkey, David	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Died at Fair Oaks, Va., June 24. 1862
Bercher, W.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed in action, May 23, 1864
Barr, R.	Private		3	Missing at Wilderness, Va., May 7, 1864
Campbell, Robert	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Cleeland, Wm. W.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Colston, George	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
Cable, Samuel	Private	February 12, 1864	3	Transferred to Company B, 99th Regiment P. V.
Cable, Alfred	Private	February 12, 1864	3	Transferred to Company B, 99th Regiment P. V.
Creighton, James	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Paroled prisoner; deserted May, 1863
Craig, Hezekiah	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Died at Fair Oaks, Va., June 23, 1862
Detrick, Samuel	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Dowler, Eli Rt.	Private	August 1, 1862	3	Transferred to Signal Corps, April 1, 1864
Deal, F.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., August 17, 1864; grave, 6,017
Davidson, William	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 24, 1862
Delp, James O.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Transferred to 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
Davis, Francis	Private	February 22, 1864	3	Transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.
Dempsey, John H.	Private	February 27, 1864	3	Captured; died at Richmond, Va., July 10, 1864, of wounds received at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864
Davis, Thomas	Private	February 22, 1864	3	Transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.
Dunbar, Francis	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged December 30, 1862, for wounds received at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Eagleson, Matthew	Private	July 11, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.
Fry, Jacob	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Fry, Alpheus	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded May 23,1864; mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Fair, James	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
Free, Samuel	Private	February 27, 1864	3	Transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.
Fleming, John	Private	July 10, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.
Funk, E. N.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed in action, May 23, 1864
Free, David	Private		3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 11, 1863
Geiger, Peter	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded June 18, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Gaterman, Henry T.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Died at Philadelphia, Pa., August 24, 1862
Gracey, James	Private	July 11, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.
Glenn, Robert H.	Private	February 27, 1864	3	Transferred to Company B, 105th Regiment P. V.
Gardner, Henry	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 13, 1862
Geer, Washington	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 20., 1863
Green, Lawson	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 17, 1864
Haymaker, Mich’l	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Heisley, Abraham	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Absent, on detached service, at muster out
Hare, James	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
Hollenback, George	Private	September 30, 1862	3	Transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.
Huck, John	Private	February 27, 1864	3	Transferred to Company H, 105th Regiment P. V.
Hamilton, Samuel	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 25, 1862
Haltzhouse, Christ.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., September 18, 1864; grave, 9,123
Hadden, Thomas	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 27, 1862
Hutton, James	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Died at Fair Oaks, Va., June 7, 1862
Hoffman, Frank	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 2, 1862
Hessy, Matthias	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Missing in action, August 29, 1862
Hays, Wm. W.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, December 9, 1863
Holly, John H.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Died May 24, 1863, of wounds received at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863
Hammill, Peter	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862; deserted October 20, 1862
Jameson, Jonathan	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862; transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.
Kenny, Thomas	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 21, 1861
Kunkle, Cyrus	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 14, 1863
Linton, Robert J.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Leech, J. W.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864
Lehmire, John	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Died November 8, 1862; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Ludwick, David B.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Nelson’s Farm, Va., June 30, 1862
Linderman, Aaron	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Died December 15, 1863, of wounds received November 26, 1863; buried at Alexandria, Va., grave, 1,198.
Lowry, Nathaniel	Private	August, 1861	3	Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Miller, Andrew	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863
Murphy, James	Private	August 7, 1862	3	Transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.
Marquett, Henry	Private	September 4, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.
Mitchell, Matthew	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Died at Yorktown, Va., June 2, 1862
Maxwell, James	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Miles, James	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 17, 1862
Miller, Thomas	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corp, September 1, 1863
Moffitt, Henry	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged December 12, 1862, for wounds received at Fair Oaks, Va., May 30, 1862
Morris, J. W.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 11, 1863
Morris, William	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged November 21, 1862, for wounds received August 29, 1862
M’Williams, Rob’t.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
M’Coy, Cornelius	Private	September 10, 1863	3	Drafted; wounded and captured, May 12, 1864; died at Richmond, Va., July 23, 1864
M’Atee, James	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded in action, August 29, 1862; transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
M’Cullough, James	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
M’Cutcheon, Irwin	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
M’Kelvy, William	Private		3	Transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
M’Neal, Samuel	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Petersburg, Va., June 22, 1864; Vet
M’Kibben, David	Private	February 27, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll
M’Clelland, Wm. J.	Private	February 18, 1864	3	Killed at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864
M’Cutcheon, C. W.	Private	May 11, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll
M’Fadden, Jas. A.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted to Hospital Steward, 61st Regiment P. V.
M’Cune, John	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with company, May 28, 1865; died at Annapolis, Md., May 6, 1862
M’Taggart, John	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
O’Neill, James	Private	September 4, 1861	3	Substitute; transferred to Company K, 105th Regiment P. V.
Painter, Samuel	Private	February 29, 1864	3	Captured; died at Andersonville, Georgia, July 17, 1864; grave, 3,445
Parry, David	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Died February 4, 1863
Ryan, John A.	Private		3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 28, 1863
Scott, Martin	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Stout, Samuel	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862; absent, sick, at muster out
Smith, George W.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
Scott, Robert	Private	February 10, 1864	3	Transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
Sneer, Herman	Private	September 4, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.
Stiles, George J.	Private	September 4, 63	3	Drafted; transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.
Shull, Robert	Private	August 19, 1862	3	Transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.
Shipley, Samuel K	Private	September 4, 1863	3	Substitute; transferred to Company A, 105th Regiment P. V.
Shawl, James A.	Private	February 27, 1864	3	Transferred to Company H, 105th Regiment P.V.
Sallady, Frederick	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Shafei, Harry	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Shilling, Frederick	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Thompson, Harry D.	Private	July 15, 63	3	Drafted; transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.
Trout, James R.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged September 29, 1863, for wounds received at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Thompson, Jos. M.	Private	August, 1861	3	Killed near Yorktown, Va., April 11, 1862
Tomer, Henry I.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged September 20, 1862, for wounds received at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Trout, W. Dallas	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 29, 1862
White, Samuel H.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862 mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Wolford, Joseph	Private	August 1, 61	3	Transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
White, Henry	Private	July 11, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company A, 99th Regiment P. V.
Ward, John L	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 24, 1863
West, Lewis A.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 7, 1863
Wilson, Johnston	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Wilson, William	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged November 25, 1862, to enlist in Regular U. S. Army/TD
Young, Joseph	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Died at Chesapeake Hospital, 1862
Yemny, Yost	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Died, date unknown

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

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