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

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72nd Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company C

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Peter H. Willitts	Captain	August 10, 1861	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
John Lockhart	Captain	August 10, 1861	Promoted from 1st Lt., November 1, 1862; commissioned Major, July 30, 1864, not mustered; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Michael Coste	1st Lt.	August 10, 1861	Promoted from 2d Lieut., November 1, 1862; killed at Bristoe Station, Va., October 14, 1863; burial record, died October 19, 1863; buried at Alexandria, Va., grave, 1,011
Frederick Coppes	1st Lt.	August 10, 1861	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, May 9, 1862; to 1st Lieutenant, December 11, 1863; captured; discharged September 9, 1864
James Walker	2d Lt.	August 10, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant, November 1, 1862; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, August 6. 1863
George C. Gordon	1st Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; promoted to 1st Sergeant, December 11, 1863; captured; mustered out, March 1, 1865, expiration of term
George L. Hess	1st Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863
Fred’k Middleton	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Promoted from Corporal, December 11, 1863; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
William B. Wagner	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; promoted to Corporal, December 11, 1863; to Sergeant, February 26, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Thomas Shields	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Promoted from private, June 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Janed Meller	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, December 11, 1863; to Sergeant, July 21, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Henry Hiltner	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 16, 1862
Edmund A. Curtis	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; to Company A, July 19, 1864
Thos. De Marbias	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862 to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864; Vet
Richard Sparks	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa,, July 3, 1863
George Chambers	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Killed at Petersburg, June 17, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, City Point, Va., sec. D, div. 1, grave, 125
James Reaney	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, December 30, 1862; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Robert Jeandell	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, December 11, 1863; mustered out with, Company, August 24, 1864
Romine Hoover	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, July 21, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
David P. Mellor	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, July 21, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Charles Davis	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, July 21, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 21, 1864
Samuel Shubort	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; promoted to Corporal, July 21, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Wm. Silverthorne	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, July 21, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
George W. Mood	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; promoted to Corporal, July 21, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 24, 1864
Charles F. Hill	Corporal	August 26, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, December 30, 1862; missing in action, date unknown
Joseph Pritchett	Corporal	October 1862	Promoted to Corporal, December 11, 1863; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., January 3, 1865; grave 12,388
John Snyder	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 16, 1862
William H. Allen	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., June 8, 1862
John Huttenlock	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Killed at Savage Station, Va., June 29, 1862
Theodore Saylor	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, section A, grave, 2
Theodore Strayline	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863
Charles A. Taylor	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Killed at Petersburg, Va., June 22, 1864; burial record, July 22, 1864; buried near Fort Hell, Va.
Joseph Gray	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 18, 1862
Henry Markland	Musician	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Robert Whitely	Musician	August 10, 1861	Promoted to Principal Musician, March 1, 1863
Abrams, George W.	Private	August 10, 1861	Captured; died December 15, 1864; buried in U. S, General Hospital Cemetery, Annapolis, Md.
Aldred, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 11, 1863
Anderson, Theo. W.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; discharge on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 19, 1864
Alsebrook, Samuel	Private	April 5, 1864	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Abrams, John M.	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 7, 1861
Addleton, Thomas	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 1, 1861
Banfield, James	Private	August 10, 1861	Prisoner from June 22, to November 21, 1864; mustered out, February 24, 1865, expiration of term
Bishop, Albert	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; deserted; returned; prisoner from June 22, to December 16, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 21, 1865
Baker, Daniel	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 21, 1863
Baldwin, Vining B.	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out, August 10, 1864, expiration of term
Biatteau, Philip	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 25, 1863
Blake, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 9, 1861
Cox, Isaac	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 3, 1863
Cornish, Andrew J.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 19, 1863
Collat, Lewis	Private	December 16, 1862	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Colgan, Joseph	Private	September 18, 1862	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Cress, Edmund J.	Private	August 26, 1862	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Carpenter, James	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; to 183d Regiment P. V.. July 19, 1864; Vet
Class, George W.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 18624 killed at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864
Cook, Henry M.	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 1, 1861
Connelly, Frank	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1 1862; deserted January 8, 1863
Dougherty, Wm.	Private	August 10, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out
Duling, Timothy	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 16, 1863
Delaney, John J.	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 7, 1863
Dewees, John H.	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted June 8, 1862
Ellick, Philip	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 3, 1863
Eldridge, William	Private	October 18, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862, to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Engle, Charles	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 9, 1861
Floyd, John S.	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Fenstermacher, H.	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 11, 1863
Freeman, David S.	Private	August 15, s62	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862, to 183d Regiment P. V., July 14, 1864
Farren, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Died of wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863
Gray, Robert	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Gallagher, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged, date uknown
Gorman, Michael	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 2, 1863
Galleger, Michael	Private	October 29, 1862	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863
Gruner, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 10, 1861
Genn, William	Private	April 2, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Harris, Christian	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 28, 1863
Hoffner, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on-Surgeon’s Certificate, November 28, 1863
Husbands, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 29, 1862
Hoover, Albert	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 26, 1862
Himes, Joseph E.	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out, August 10, 1864; expiration of term
Hunt, William T.	Private	August 26, 1862	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Harp, William F.	Private	August 26’62	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Howe, James	Private	April 7, 1864	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Harrison, Wm.	Private	August 10, 1861	Died October 29, 1862; buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, N. J.
Halloway, Albert	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted December 17, 1861
Harmen, George H.	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted February 3, 1862
Hesley, Jacob	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted January 2, 1862
Ingraham, Wm,	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; discharged, date unknown
Isaacs, Henry	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; discharged, date unknown
Johnson, John J.	Private	August 10, 1861	Died of wounds received at Savage Station, Va., June 29, 1862
Jones, Henry	Private	October 29, 1862	Deserted July 1, 1863
Kelley, James	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Keyser, Andrew J.	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 30, 1861
Kelly, Thomas	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 19, 1862
Lindsay, Joseph	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 14, 1862
Lindsay, Joseph, Jr.	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 16, 1862
Lex, Charles	Private	August 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 26, 1862
Lambert, Thomas	Private	August 10, 1861	Died of wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863
Marshall, Thomas	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Milligan, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Mench, Abraham	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out, August 10, 1864, expiration of term
Morgan, William	Private	August.10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 4, 1863
Mickle, Charles	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 2, 1864
Mellor, Frederick	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Savage Station, Va., June 29j 1862
Mickle, George	Private	September 5, 1862	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, section F, grave, 6
Marks, Philip	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted July 1, 1863
Moore, John D.	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted July 14, 1862
M’Cauley, James	Private	August i0, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
M’Intyre, George	Private	August 9, 1862	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
M’Aleer, Philip	Private	August 10, 1861	Died of wounds received at Antietam, Maryland, September 17, 1862
M’Calister, John S.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; died of wounds received at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864
Nichols, James	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Nehling, George W.	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged, date unknown
Off, Gustavus	Private	September 3, 1862	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862, to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Press, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Powers, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged, date unknown
Pugh, John M.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862 to 183d Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, July 19, 1864; Vet
Pierson, George W.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to U. S. Navy, April 21, 1864
Peacock, Benj. E.	Private	October 3, 1862	Died at Philadelphia, Pa., January 24, 1864
Robinson, Robert	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Randolph, Thomas	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 3, 1863
Ray, Joseph M.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; discharged, date unknown
Rexroth, Augustus	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out August 10, 1864, expiration of term
Ray, Michael.	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 20, 1863
Riddell, Joseph T.	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Fair Oaks, Virginia, June 8, 1862
Riche, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Died at New York, June 17, 1862
Robb, John A.	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Savage Station, Virginia, June 29, 1862
Riddle, Crawford	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted June 18, 1862
Roberts, George	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; deserted June 25, 1863
Simpson, Arthur	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Smith, Geo. Firman	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Smith, Peter	Private	August 10, 1861	Captured; died at Andersonville, Georgia, July 31, 3864; grave, 4.372
Steward, Wesley	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 10, 1861
Smith, Jacob	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 17, 1863
Smith, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged, date unknown
Smith, George F.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; discharged, date unknown
Smith, William K.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; discharged, date unknown
Stevens, Frederick.	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 17, 1863
Schuyler, Sam. A.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 24, 1863
Shultz, Henry	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted; returned; transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 19, 1864
Smith, Thomas M.	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., June 8, 1862
Senneff, Isaac	Private	September 13, 1862	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863
Simpson, James	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 9, 1861
Simpson, Robert	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 9, 1861
Solaman, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 18, 1862
Tees, Peter	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863
Urnstead, Charles	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 24, 1863
Whildin, Samuel O.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Walker, Edward	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Whitmore, Thomas	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Willits, Charles B.	Private	August 10, 1861	Missing in action, date unknown
Whitaker, George	Private	August 10, 1861	Captured, date unknown; paroled March 9, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 21, 1865
Wickwire, Joseph	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 8, 1862
Work, Isaac	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 19, 1863
Weiser, John J.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 12, 1862
White, John A.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred from Company M, November 1, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 23, 1863
Welch, Henry	Private	March 9, 1862	Transferred from Company M. November 1, 1862, to 183d Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, July 19, 1864
Woods, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Died at Harrison’s Landing, Va., July, 1862
Weaver, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 19, 1861

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

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