68th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company E – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

68th Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company E

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Henry Luchenbach	Captain	September 1, 1862	Dismissed March 5, 1863
Francis M. Tietzen	Captain	September 1, 1862	Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 1st Lt., December 4, 1863; to Captain, February 5, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
James Shields	1st Lt.	September 1, 1862	Commissioned Captain, March 25, 1863, not mustered; died May 5, 1863, of wounds received at Chancellorsville, Virginia, May 3, 1863
Samuel Wardlaw	1st Lt.	September 1, 1862	Promoted fr. Sergeant to 1st Sergeant, September 1, 1863; to 1st Lt., March 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
John Keenan	2d Lt.	September 1, 1862	Commissioned 1st Lt., March 25, 1863, and Captain, May 5, 1863, not mustered; resigned January 2, 1864
Joseph Hammel	1st Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, April 1, 1864; to 1st Sergeant, April 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
Henry S. Rexrath	Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, January 25, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
John Moore	Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, October 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
Charles Keim	Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Died of wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863
George Poole	Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, February, 1863; killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863
John Reynolds	Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Sergeant Major, February 17, 1863
Wm. H. Walker	Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Died May 30, 1863, of wounds received at Chancellorsville, Virginia, May 3, 1863
William Wood	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, October 1, 1862; mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
John L. Harvey	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
Charles L. Oberly	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1864; mustered. out with Company, June 9, 1865
Chas. A. Comly	Musician	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
Joseph W. Rtussell	Musician	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 27, 1862
Arent, Henry	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, S162
Burton, George L.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
Brown, William C.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
Brown, James	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 21, 1863
Bayshaw, William	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 23, 1862
Bentz, Henry	Private	September 1., 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
Curry, Williams	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted; returned; mustered out with Company, June 9, 865
Cardwell, William	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
Callahan. John	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 27, 1862
Cochran, Thomas	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
Crawford, Alex	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
Donovan, Thos. V.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
Devine, Hugh	Private	September 1, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, November 28, 1863l discharged by General Order, July 24, 1865
Desmer, Lewis	Private	September 1, 1862	Died at Falmouth, Va., April 2, 1863
Devine, Andrew	Private	September 1, 1862	Died, date unknown
Duff, James	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
Dougherty, George	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
Dean, Mark	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
Foster. Stanford H.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
Fritz, William	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
Fullam, Michael	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
Gleason, John	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
Goodyear, Luke	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted, date unknown
Harper, Henry G.	Private	September 1, 1862	Killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863
Johnson, John	Private	February 16, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Jordon, John	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted May 13, 1863
Jordon, William	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
Kiken, Samuel	Private	September 1, 1862	Absent, sick, a muster out
Kannen, John	Private	August 28, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, June, 1864; discharged by General Order, July 5, 1865
Keely, John	Private	August 28, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
Lesage, Francis	Private	August 28, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
Limburgh, Thos.	Private	August 8, 1862	Absent, sick, at muster out
Lindsay, Joseph.	Private	August 28, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
Lambert, Peter	Private	August 28, 1862	Deserted December 22, 1862
Lumb, John W.	Private	August 28, 1862	Deserted October, 1862
Miller, Charles.	Private	August 28, 1862	Transforred to Veteran Reserve Corps, December 15, 1863; discharged August 28, 1865; expiration of term
Marklev, John	Private	August 28, 1862	Killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863
Meyer, Joseph	Private	August 28, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
Matheson, George	Private	August 28, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
M’Mulkin, Dennis	Private	September, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 24, 1862
M’Ginty, Edward	Private	September 1, 1862	Died of wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa.
M’Kinna, Francis	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
M’Nulty, John	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted December 22, 1862
M’Menarnon, E.	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
M’Fadden, James	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted May 13, 1863
M’Gouldrick, M.	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
M’Clellan, Jas. A.	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
Pierce, John	Private	September 1, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, February 6, 1865; discharged by General Order, July 26, 1865
Plattner, Matthias	Private	September 1, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, November 2, 1864
Poley, George	Private	September 1, 1862	Captured May 11, 1864; died at Andersonville, Ga., date unknown
Pike, William	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
Richardson, W. G.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
Richards, And. J.	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certiicate, March 22, 1863
Richards, George	Private	September 1, 1862	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863
Ramsey, John K.	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
Ryen, Peter	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
Shannon, John	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
Schultz, Michael	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
Snyder, Peter.	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted; returned; mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
Saddler, John J.	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 13, 1863
Scott, Charles	Private	September 1, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 2, 1863
Schiliinger, Martin	Private	September 2, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
Sheridan, Michael	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
Weston, W.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
Walker, John G.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 9, 1865
West. Andrew I	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 27, 1863
Wright, Joseph L.	Private	September 1, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, November 28, 1863; discharged by General Order, July 31, 1865
Walls, William	Private	September 1, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 15, 1864
Weltham, William	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862

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

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