72nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company A – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

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72nd Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company A

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Samuel Roberts	Captain	August 10, 1861	Promoted to Major, July 28, 1862
Andrew C. Supplee	Captain	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company L, date unknown; commissioned Major, November 28, 1863, not mustered; died at Philadelphia, July 27, 1864
Edwin A. Good	1st Lt.	August 10, 1861	Discharged November 12, 1862
John C. Dobleman	1st Lt.	August 10, 1861	Promoted from 2d Lieutenant, Company L to 1st Lieut., May 1, 1863; to Captain, Company H, May 1, 1863
James V. Schreiner	1st Lt.	August 10, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant, Company L to Ist Lieut., February 27, 1863; discharged May 10, 1864
William Wilgus	1st Lt.	August 10, 1861	Promoted to 1st Sergeant, November 1, 1862; to 1st Lt., July 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
A. W. Peabody	2d Lt.	August 10, 1861	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Henry Russell	2d Lt.	August 10, 1861	Promoted from Quarter Master Sergeant to 2d Lt., January 25, 1863; discharged July 28, 1863
John Esher	1st Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant, July 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Robert Stewart	1st Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lieutenant, Company D, May 1, 1863
Edmund A. Curtis	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Joseph Dietrich	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Benj. O. Champion	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Wilson M’Namee	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Abraham Lower	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Discharged by Special Order, August 5, 1863
Lewis B. Greiner	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 6, 1863
Frederick Clopp	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 23, 1863
George Mulick	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 14, 1863
Sutton Jones	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lieutenant, Company E, January 1, 1863
Edw’d B. Whitaker	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lieutenant, Company G. May 1, 1863
Albert B. Lapsley	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lieutenant, Company H, May 1, 1863
George Hoffman	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Killed at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864
John Gartland	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
John W. Anderson	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 25, 1862
Peter H. Hanley	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Deserted December 14, 1861
C. Alonzo Leavan	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Deserted August 31, 1863
George Tietgen	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
George Brown	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Howard Williams	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
George Blight	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Charles P. Young	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 17, 1863
Edward Megary	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 3, 1862
Doran Quick	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 22, 1863
William Elliott	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17. 1862
Adam Neuman	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
Michael L. Kelly	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 25, 1862
Ed. O. Skelton	Musician	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 27, 1863
George Merkle	Musician	August 10, 1861	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Ackley, Alonzo	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 28, 1862
Abell Henry	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 24, 1861
Alkire, Andrew J.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1862
Auner, Joseph G.	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863
Adams, George W.	Private	April 12, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Byrne, Sylvester	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Bateman, Amos	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Buzard, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Buckious, Wm. H.	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 5, 1863
Broadhurst, Henry	Private	February 5, 1864	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Bitting, John H.	Private	August 10, 1861	Captured at Spottsylvania Court House, Va, May 10, 1864; mustered out, March 8, 1865, expiration of term
Cooper, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Calhoun, Samuel	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 1, 1862
Cleaver, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
Cole, Henry	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1862
Carpenter, R. P.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1862
Counsellor, Elijah	Private	August 25, 1862	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Curnan, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Clark, Wm. W.	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, section C, grave, 21
Counsellor, J.	Private	August 10, 1861	Missing at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Causden, George	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted January 21, 1862
Ceary, Dennis	Private	May 24, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Crosby, John	Private	April 8, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Coyle, John	Private	April 8, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Detwiler, Wm. I.	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Deal, Abraham	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1862
Donahue, William	Private	March 28, 1862	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864; Vet
Dempsey, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Captured at Wilderness, Va,, May 5, 1864; mustered out, October 3, 1864, expiration of term
De Young, Theo.	Private	August 10, 1861	Captured at Petersburg, Va., June 22, 1864; mustered out, June 16, 1865, expiration of term
Davis, Samuel H.	Private	April 8, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
English, Henry	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Esher, Conrad S.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1862
Edgar, Wm. M’M.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1862
Elkins, Albert	Private	April 19, 1864	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Esher, Linden B.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Emert, George F.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1862
Edwards, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Esler, Joseph	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863
Evans, Tyson	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed, at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Felton, George W.	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Field, Robert A.	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 17, 1863
Foster, Abraham	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 11, 1863
Fgulds, Aaron	Private	February 6, 1864	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Flanagan, Richard	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted December 28, 1863
Fleming, James	Private	April 4, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Foster, William	Private	April 7, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Giles, Edmund	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Graham, George W.	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 29, 1863
Giler, Andrew	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1862
Griffith, Samuel	Private	March 31, 1864	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Givney, James	Private	April 14, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Haring, Thomas	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Huffnagle, George	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Himes, Martin	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 6, 1863
Huffnagle, Fred’d.	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 16, 1863
Hempshire, W.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1862
Homeyard, Robert	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
Haggerty, Wm.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
Holzer, Henry S.	Private	February 16, 1864	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Henner, Philip	Private	April 19’64	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Hammond, Wm.	Private	April 6, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Head, Patrick	Private	April 4, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Jackson, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
James, Edwin	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Johnson, Samuel A.	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 31, 1862
Jones, Evan	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Poolesville, Md., September 8, 1861
Kane, George	Private	August 10, 1861	Transfered to Company E, November 17, 1862
Kreamer, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
Kelly, Patrick M.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1862
Keifer, Michael F.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1862
Katz, Charles	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted March 27, 1862
Keaton, John W.	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted March 24, 1863
Lafferty, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864; Vet
Lewis, John	Private	March 7, 1864	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Loudenstein, Wm.	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Poolesville, Md., February 7, 1862
Louis, Charles	Private	April 14, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Mack, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Miller, Wesley	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 14, 1863
Malone, Edward A.	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 5, 1863
Maxwell, James	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
Mills, Alexander	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1862
Murray, James	Private	February 5, 1864	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Mintzer, Abraham	Private	August 10, 1861	Captured at Petersburg, Va., June 22, 1864; died while prisoner, date unknown; buried at Millen, Ga., section A, grave, 158
Meeker, Stephen	Private	April 28, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Murphy, James	Private	April 11, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Murray, Edward	Private	April 7, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
M’Arinna, Edward	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to battery M, 2d Regiment United States Artillery, date unknown
M’Intosh, Charles	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
M’Intosh, Alex’r.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1862
M’Vaugh, Franklin	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1861
M’Devitt, Matthew	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted December 25, 1861
Ottey, William T.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864; Vet
Piper, Henry H.	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Painter, Nicholas	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Painter, John T.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1862
Pike, Theodore	Private	August 10, 1861	Missing at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Price, George W.	Private	August 10, 1861	Missing at Petersburg, Va, June 22,1864; transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864; Vet
Rasn, William A.	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Roscoe, James	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Ryan, Martin	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Rushworth, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Rodebaugh, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 8, 1863
Rosenfelt, Nathan	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
Redefer, John K.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
Boussel, William	Private	April 19, 1864	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Rowland, Benjamin	Private	February 15, 1864	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V.,July 19, 1864
Rush, Lewis	Private	September 28, 1863	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Roach, Thomas	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E November 17; 1862
Rorer, Elwood	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Fredericksburg Va., December 13, 1862
Riley, John	Private	April 11, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Stone, George A.	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Stitt, John H.	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Skillman, Theodore	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 11, 1863
Stewart, Charles	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 1, 1863
Smith, William C.	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 27, 1863
Stalder, Jacob	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to 1864 Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864; Vet
Shoner, Frederick	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1862
Scrmucker, Henry	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1862
Stainrook, David	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1862
Steptoe, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Company E, November 17, 1862
Summers, Aaron	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Shaw, Albert J.	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Skelton, James R.	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Savage Station, Va., June 29, 1862
Shaw, Augustus	Private	Aug 1, 1861	Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; burial record, died January 17, 1863; buried at Point Lookout, Md
Stewart, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted August 11, 1862
Smith, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 29, 1861
Siegler, John	Private	April 11, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Smith, Thomas	Private	April 7, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Smith, James	Private	April 8, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Trullinger, Isaac	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Wright, Edmund	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Wood, A.	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Weiser, Reuben	Private	August 1861	Killed at Savage Station Va., June 29, 1862

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

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