69th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company A – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

69th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company A

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
James Duffy	Colonel	September 2, 1861	Promoted to Major, May 1, 1863
John M’Hugh, 2d	Colonel	August 23, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lt., November 10, 1862; to 1st Lt., May 1, 1863; to Captain, April 6, 1864; wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
John M’Hugh, 1st	1st Lt.	August 23, 1861	Promoted to Captain, Company B, May 1, 1863
Thomas P. Norman	1st Lt.	August 19, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant Major. to 1st Lt., July 1, 1863; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; commissioned Captain, September 15, 1863, not mustered; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 9, 1864; discharged August 15, 1864
James Dunn	2d Lt.	September 1, 1861	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
James Cole	2d Lt.	October 31, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lt., May 1, 1863; dismissed June 12, 1863
Patrick Moran	1st Sergeant	August 23, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, June 1, 1863; to Sergeant, November 1, 1863; to 1st Sergeant, December 31, 1864; commissioned 1st Lt., June 16, 1865, not mustered; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Stephen Dooley	Sergeant	August 23, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, May 5, 1863; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Thomas Gunning	Sergeant	January 5, 1864	Promoted to Sergeant, February 1, 1864; commissioned 2d Lt., June 16, 1865, not mustered; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Francis Cassidy	Sergeant	August 19, 1861	Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; promoted to Corporal, August 1, 1864; to Sergeant, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Thomas Standing	Sergeant	August 23, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, August 1,64; to Sergeant, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
Ralph Rickaby	Sergeant	August 23, 1861	Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; discharged August 26, 1864; expiration of term
James White	Sergeant	October 31, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 1, 1863
Edward Bushill	Sergeant	August 23, 1861	Died at Alexandria, Virginia, November 7, 1864, grave, 2,863; Vet
Patrick Healey	Sergeant	October 31, 1861	Died at Falmouth, Virginia, April 24, 1863
Martin Healey	Sergeant	October 31, 1861	Deserted May 5, 1863
Barthol’w. Conway	Corporal	August 23, 1861	Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; promoted to Corporal, August 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
George Mullen	Corporal	January 5, 1864	Wounded at Boydton Road, Va., October 27, 1864; promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet
James Berry	Corporal	September 30, 1863	Promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Francis Belflow	Corporal	August 23, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, June 1, 1864; captured June 12, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 5, 1865; Vet
William F. Moore	Corporal	July 1, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out
John Green	Corporal	September 30, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 13, 1865
Joseph Healey	Corporal	October 31, 1861	Discharged December 13, 1862, for wounds received at Savage Station, Va., June 28, 1862
John H. Williams	Corporal	February 25, 1864	Transferred to Company I, February 27, 1865
William Donavan	Corporal	October 31, 1861	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863
Farrell J. M’Govern	Corporal	October 31, 1861	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863
William Walton	Corporal	October 31, 1861	Deserted July 11, 1863
Daniel Kennedy	Musician	March 23, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
George C. Sanders	Musician	October 31, 1861	Died at Camp Observation, Md., January 22, 1862
Robert Jenkins	Musician	October 31, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Allgerd, Fenton	Private	July 22, 1863	Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out
Armstong, Wm.	Private	Â	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 18, 1864
Allen, Charles	Private	October 31, 1861	Wounded at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 18, 1864
Amon, James	Private	December 31, 1861	Died at Point Lookout, Md., August 20, 1862
Apple, Nathan	Private	July 22, 1863	Died at Beverly, N. J., October 14, 1864
Benson, Franklin	Private	September 25, 1863	Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out
Barritt, James J.	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April, 1863
Barbin, Wm. M.	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 19, 1863
Bastion, Robert	Private	October 31, 1861	Transferred to Company H, December 18, 1861
Behney, Melchoir	Private	September 25, 1863	Captured June 22, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, June 1, 1865
Bevonstead, Fred’k.	Private	October 31, 1861	Died August 6, of wounds received at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, section C, grave, 86
Blanch, Thomas	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted October 30, 1862
Briggs, And’w J.	Private	January 13, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Berry, John	Private	March 31, 1864	Killed near Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864
Black, Andrew J.	Private	November 10, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Beam, Daniel	Private	May 25, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Clark, Patrick	Private	September 24, 1863	Drafted; captured August 25, 1864; absent, with leave, at muster out
Courtney, James	Private	April 12, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out
Cardell, Arthur	Private	October 31, 1861	Absent, on detached service, at muster out
Cooper, Henry	Private	February 22, 1864	Absent, wounded, at muster out
Cassidy, Philip	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 5, 1862
Crooks, Robert	Private	October 31, 1861	Wounded at Fredericksburg. Va., December 13, 1862l transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 30, 1863
Curtin, John	Private	March 11, 1864	Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 1, 1865; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 20, 1865; Vet
Cooley, Merrick D.	Private	March 30, 1864	Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 16, 1865
Crowley, Daniel	Private	October 31, 1861	Accidentally killed near Germantown, Pa., December 1, 1863
Collins, Daniel	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted July 1, 1862
Castello, Barthol’w.	Private	August 23, 1861	Deserted September 1, 1861
Coleran, William	Private	August 23, 1861	Deserted September 1, 1861
Conner, James	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted February 28, 1862
Cullin, John	Private	August 23, 1861	Deserted April 15, 1864; Vet
Cochlan, Michael	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted February 28, 1862
Corson, Charles D.	Private	April 1, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Collins, John	Private	April 1, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Carpenter, John	Private	April 1, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Carland, Robert	Private	March 21, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Carpenter, Morris	Private	March 21, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Dunn, John	Private	October 31, 1861	Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; absent, sick, at muster out
Denney, Daniel	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 1, 1863
Devine, James	Private	February 25, 1864	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 16, 1864
Doyle, Patrick J.	Private	October 31, 1861	Died at Camp Observation, Md., March 15, 1862
Donahue, Peter	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted November 30, 1862
Devir, John	Private	February 9, 1864	Deserted April 15, 1864; Vet
Donnally, Peter	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted July 1, 1862
Daniels, George	Private	April 1, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Ellis, John	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 3, 1862
Eckart, John	Private	October 31, 1861	Captured at Ream’s Station, Va., August 25, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C., October 28, 1864
Edmonston, Wm.	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted February 26, 1862
Fisher, John	Private	September 9, 1861	Absent, on detached service, at muster out
Flood, John	Private	August 23, 1861	Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out; Vet
Frazier, Daniel	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 21, 1863
Forbis, William	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate; date unknown
Fay, Michael	Private	October 31, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lt. Company D, May 1, 1863
Flanigan, James	Private	October 31, 1861	Died at Alexandria, Va., April 26, 1862; burial record, December 8, 1863; grave, 1,122
Fyans, Thomas	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted July 1, 1863
Farley, Henry	Private	March 28, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Fray, George	Private	March 21, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Foster, Thomas A.	Private	March 31, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Foley, Thomas	Private	March 31, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Gallagher, Charles	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 16, 1863
Griffiths, Robert	Private	Â	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 19, 1863
Geary, Michael	Private	September 15, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 13, 1865
Granlees, Moses	Private	March 1, 1864	Killed at Hatcher’s Run, Va., February 5, 1865; Vet
Gornman. Milton	Private	July 22, 1863	Killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 12, 1864
Gillett, Charles	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted August 28, 1862
Gilligan, Patrick	Private	August 23, 186	Deserted December 9, 1861
Goss, Michael	Private	March 31, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Henry, William	Private	September 25, 1864	Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out
Huntley, Joseph	Private	July 1, 1861	Absent, wounded, at muster out
Harris, L. M.	Private	March 31, 1865	Sub.-absent, on detached service, at muster out
Henry, John C	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 27, 1862
Harvey, John, Sr.	Private	October 31, 1861	Died at Alexandria, Virginia, November 15, 1863, grave, 1,059
Harvey, John, Jr.	Private	October 31, 1861	Killed at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, section D, grave, 72
Hans, George H.	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted July 5, 1863
Hutchinson, Edw’d.	Private	August 23, 1861	Deserted September 5, 1861
Hewitt, Patrick	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted July 15, 1863
Holmes, Edward J.	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted July 1, 1862
Harden, Edward	Private	March 21, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Hickey, John	Private	March 25, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Henry, John	Private	March 30, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Jackel, Henry	Private	July 30, 1863	Drafted; captured June 12, 1864; wounded at Boydton Road, Va., October 27, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Kennedy, John B.	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 22, 1862
Kennedy, Michael	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 22, 1862
Kirkland, William	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 18.’63
Kane, James	Private	October 31, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 1, 1863
Kent, Patrick	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted January 20, 1863
Keyes, William	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted, date unknown
Kennedy, Thomas	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted September 2, 1862
Kivett, Peter B.	Private	March 28, 1864	Discharged by General Order, September 25, 1865
King, Francis	Private	March 21, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Kennick, James	Private	March 25, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
King, William	Private	March 31, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Lynch, Terrence	Private	September 20, 1864	Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Lorenz, Felix	Private	July 1, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out
Linne, Frederick	Private	October 31., 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 16, 1863
Lawler, James	Private	October 31, 1861	Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Leary, Dennis	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted February 28, 1862
Morley, John	Private	September 24, 1863	Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Michen, Cornelius	Private	April 13, 1864	Discharged by General Order, July 31, 1865
Moore, Thomas	Private	April 14, 1864	Captured June 23, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out
Moore, Florence	Private	April 12, 1864	Captured at Ream’s Station, Va., August 25, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out
Morgan, John	Private	September 25, 1863	Substitute; absent, sick, at muster out
Murray, James	Private	September 25, 1863	Drafted; dishonorably discharged, July 2, 1865
Murray, Martin	Private	September 25, 1863	Drafted; absent, wounded, at muster out
Mahaffy, William	Private	May 28, 1861	Deserted-returned-absent, sick, at musterout
Murphy, Thomas	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 7, 1863
Moore, Edward L.	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 12, 1861
Morrison, Robert	Private	October 31, 1861	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, section B, grave, 17
Meany, David	Private	August 23, 1861	Deserted September 16, 1861
Martin, James	Private	March 21, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
M’Laughlin, John	Private	March 13, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
M’Adams, Peter	Private	June 28, 1863	Captured at Ream’s Station, Va., August 25, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out
M’Gowan, Dennis	Private	August 23, 1861	Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out; Vet
M’Arthur, John	Private	February 12, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out
M’Ginness, John	Private	September 25, 1863	Drafted; captured June 22, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
M’Aleer, Hugh	Private	August 23, 1861	Discharged, August 26, 1864; expiration of term
M’Laughlin, Rich’d.	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged, date unknown, for wounds received at “‘Mt.,” Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
M’Gill, Thomas	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 4, 1863
M’Kenna, Patrick	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, 1861
M’Kenna, Thomas	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 3, 1862
M’Donald, Dennis	Private	December 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 4, 1863
M’Garrigle, James	Private	August 24, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 19,1863
M’Cabe, Patrick	Private	August 31, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 13, 1865
M’Caulay, Robert	Private	February 13, 1864	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 17, 1865
M’Call, William	Private	October 31, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
M’Geehan, William	Private	October 31, 1,	Died at Philadelphia, Pa., March 25, 1862
M’Peake, Martin	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted October 30, 1862
M’Kenna, John	Private	March 10, 1864	Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; deserted February 9, 1865
M’Carty, Daniel	Private	April 1, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
M’Guire, James	Private	April 1, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
M’Andrews, James	Private	April 1, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
M’Veigh, William	Private	November 1, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
M’Closkey, James	Private	September 14, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
M’Carty, James	Private	March 21, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
M’Kay, James	Private	March 21, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
M’Connell, James	Private	October 21, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Nolan, Patrick	Private	August 23, 1861	Deserted September 17, 1861
Nicholson, Frank	Private	March 25, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Nixon, Charles	Private	April 14, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Nugent, William	Private	March 30, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
O’Neil, James	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 29, 1862
O’Brien, Patrick	Private	October 31, 1861	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, section C, grave, 16
O’Brien, William	Private	October 31, 1861	Died July 19, of wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863
O’Conner, Patrick	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted February 26, 1862
Potts, John	Private	January 19, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Payton, James	Private	March 25, 1864	Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; deserted July 11, 1864
Quigley, John	Private	October 31, 1861	Wounded at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, November 15, 1863
Rummell, Gottlieb	Private	April 12, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Ross, John	Private	September 24, 1863	Substitute; absent, sick, at muster out
Ream, Christopher	Private	July 11, 1863	Drafted; captured June 22, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out
Reiley, Thomas	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 4, 1862
Rylie, John M.	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 24, 1861
Rittamair, William	Private	October 31, 1861	Died at Point Lookout, Md., November 4, 1862; burial record, October 26, 1862
Reynolds, Richard	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted July 17, 1863
Ryan, Daniel	Private	.February 2, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Syler, Leonard	Private	September 26, 1863	Drafted; captured at Ream’s Station, Va., August 25, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Saunders, Joseph	Private	September 26, 1863	Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Spotts, Francis	Private	September 24, 1863	Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out
Streets, Geary	Private	April 14, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out
Smith, Robert M	Private	Â	Drafted; absent, on detached service, at mustered out
Stopp, Robert M.	Private	Â	Drafted; discharged by General Order, August 3, 1865
Simpson, Hugh	Private	October 31, 1861	Died at Point Lookout, Md., August 9, 1862
Shand, Cyrus	Private	September 26, 1863	Drafted; died at Washington, D. C., June 3, 1864
Seymore, Joseph	Private	March 21, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Shadfolt, Abraham	Private	March 21, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Sullivan, Thomas	Private	February 2, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Templing, John	Private	September 24, 1863	Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out
Thompson, Geo. D.	Private	March 15, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Twomey, Thomas	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 18, 1862
Titus, William	Private	September 25, 1863	Drafted; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., July 14, 1864
Udell, George	Private	February 12, 1864	Killed at Hatcher’s Run, Va., March 25, 1865
Whitney, Davis E.	Private	October 19, 1863	Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Williams, Fred’k.	Private	September 26, 1863	Substitute; absent, sick, at muster out
Wilson, James	Private	September 26, 1863	Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out
Weiler, William	Private	September 24, 1863	Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Wilson, John	Private	May 28, 1861	Absent, by senence of General Court Martial, at mustered out
Winer, Joseph	Private	April 7, 1862	Absent, wounded, at muster out
Waters, John	Private	April 8, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Watson, James	Private	January 19, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Williams, Geo. B	Private	September 26, 1863	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 18, 1865
Wilson, John	Private	October 31, 1861	Promoted to Hospital Steward, February 15, 1865; Vet
Walsh, John	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted October 23, 1862
Wilt, Charles	Private	October 31, 1861	Deserted November 1, 1862
Welsh, John W.	Private	March 31, 1864	Not on muster-out roll.

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

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