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

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72nd Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company I

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Henry A. Cook	Captain	August 10, 1861	Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, December 20, 1863
Frederick A. Myers	Captain	August 10, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, September 19, 1862; to Sergeant, December 15, 1862; to 1st Sergeant, January 20, 1863; to lst Lt., September 19, 1863; to Captain, February 8, 1864; wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 22, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 21, 1864
James J. Griffith	1st Lt.	August 10, 1861	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863
Francis A. Fabre	1st Lt.	August 10, 1861	Promoted to 1st Lt., February 8, 1864; deserted April 19, 1864
Rich. L. R. Shreve	2d Lt.	August 10, 1861	Promoted to 1st Lt., Company B, May 1, 1863
Jacob Glenn	2d Lt.	August 10, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant Company H, May 1, 1863; killed at Petersburg, Va., June 22, 1864
John Boon	1st Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, December 15, 1862; to Sergeant, January 1, 1863; to Ist Sergeant, February 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Henry B. Pluck	1st Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Discharged by order of Secretary of War, January 16, 1863
John Ott	1st Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 1, 1864
Philip J. Taylor	1st Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 26, 1862
Charles G. Weed	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
James Campbell	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, December 15, 1862; to Sergeant, January 1, 1863; discharged, date unknown
Aaron M. Levering	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, November 2, 1861; to Sergeant, February 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Thomas P. Smith	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 29, 1862
George C. Warner	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Transferred to 183d Regiment. P. V. July 20, 1864; Vet
Joseph Aikens	Sergeant	August 10, 1861	Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13. 1862
M. V. B. Faunce	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Jesse W. Mewes	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, July 30, 1863; mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Joseph Dickhart	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 24, 1862
William Clark	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 7, 1863
Frederick A. Cole	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 24, 1863
William Wilson	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 11, 1863
Andrew Moore	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 27, 1863
Henry Boyle	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Discharged by order of Secretary of War, September 26, 1863
Samuel S. Walters	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Transferred to 183d Regiment. P. V., July 20, 1864; Vet
Nathaniel Rhoads	Corporal	March 6, 1862	Transferred to 183d Regiment. P. V., July 20, 1864
Charles Dunlap	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Died at Camp Observation, Md., June 10, 1862
Edward Huber	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Killed at Antietam, Md. September 17, 1862; buried in National Cemetery, sec. 26, lot A, grave, 102
William H. Brown	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Died December 26, of wounds received at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
John Skinner	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 14, 1862
Peter Assie	Corporal	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 15, 1862
Samuel Irvin	Musician	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 28, 1862
Philip Cook	Musician	October 31, 1861	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 20, 1864
Francis Grady	Musician	March 10, 1862	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 20, 1864
Baird, Joseph	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted; returned; absent, at Dry Tortugas, Florida, at muster out
Blakely, Joseph	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted; returned; absent, in confinement, at muster out
Brown, George	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged, date unknown, for wounds received at Antietam. Md., September 17, 1862
Bowman, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged by order of Secretary of War, July 9, 1862
Brown, James	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 29, 1862
Bowers, William T.	Private	August 10, 1862	Transferred to Signal Corps, December 1. 1863
Becthel, Benjamin	Private	October 31, 1861	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 20, 1864
Bowers, John L.	Private	August 10, 62	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 20 64
Barger, William	Private	August 10, l61	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Boyer. Charles	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 6, 1831
Bonnafon, Chris.	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted June 14. 1862
Brink, Samuel	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted May 2, 1863
Crankshaw, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Crawford, Charles	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 10, 1862
Conway, James	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 19, 1862
Childress, Wm. T.	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 22, 1862
Crow, Hugh	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 1, 1863
Crossin, Robert	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, November 1, 1863
Coleman, William	Private	October 31, 1861	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 20, 1864
Campbell, Daniel	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Cottrell, Edwin	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Clement, James P.	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted May 31, 1862
Clark, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 15, 1862
Devine, Bernard	Private	August 10, 1861	Wounded at Wilderness, Virginia, May 6, 1864; absent at muster out
Doman, Samuel	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Devitt, Charles	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged by order of Sec’y of War, December 19, 1862
Doman, Thomas	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 12, 1862
Duckstein, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 10, 1863
Dunlap, John W.	Private	February 3, 1864	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 20, 1864
Dawson, Willia	Private	August 10, 1862	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Dunkinfield, Geo.	Private	August 10, 1862	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, section C, grave. 18
Davison, Charles	Private	August 10, 1861	Died at Morrisville, Va., November 7. S1863
Dotter, Albert H.	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Doring, Nelson	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 28, 1862
Edge, John, Sr.	Private	August 10, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out
Elwine, George M.	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 21, 1864
Ehret, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 5, 1862
English, Michael	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 25, 1863
Evans, William	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 16, 1863
Einnechter, Henry	Private	October 31, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 26, 1863
Edger, Gustavus	Private	August 10, 1861	Died at Camp Observation, Md., February 9, 1862
Foster, James	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Foster, Jonathan	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Fullerton, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; discharged, date unknown
Foley, Richard	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 4, 1864
Fresh, Julius	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 29, 1864
Fields, Thomas W.	Private	August 17, 1862	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 20, 1864
Fisher, Walter J.	Private	February 9, 1864	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 20, 1864
Faunce, James G.	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted Deceber 11, 1862
Green, Henry	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 11, 1863
Gardiner, John	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 24, 1863
Gamer, Samuel S.	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 31, 1863
Garton, Joseph	Private	February 22, 1862	Deserted May 5, 1864
Hale, Thomas	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Harbison, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out
Heneffer, Joseph	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Humphries, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged, date unknown, for wounds received at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Hance, Charles	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 24, 1862
Hollingsworth, J.	Private	August 10, 1861	Died October 22, of wounds received at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862; buried in National Cemetery, section 26, lot D, grave, 445
Hubell, Edward	Private	August 10, 1862	Died January 4, 1863, of wounds received at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Hughes, George	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted August 28, 1862
Jacobs, William	Private	August 13, 1862	Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Krips, Philip	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Krider, Edward	Private	August 10, 1861	Died at Philadelphia, Pa., April 22, 1862
Leslie, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Long, Samuel C.	Private	August 10, 1861	Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 1, 1864; absent at muster out
Lafferty, Willialn	Private	November 6, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 31, 1864
Lehr, Jacob	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 15, 1864
Laird, Howard	Private	August 10, 1861	Died at Camp Observation, Md., February 6, 1862
Lesher, Lewis	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864
Monk, Alexander	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 18, 1862
Maniner, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 15, 1862
Moore, Robert	Private	October 31, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 9, 1863
Myers, William K.	Private	September 6, 62	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 15, 1864
Miller, William	Private	October 31, 1861	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 20, 1864
Miller, Jacob	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864
M’Lees, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
M’Millian, Charles	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted; returned; absent, in confinement, at muster out
M’Ginnis, James	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 23, 1862
M’Carthy, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 4, 1863
M’Donald, And. J.	Private	September 17, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, August 1, 1863
Newton, Alex’r.	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 15, 1862
O’Neil, Peter	Private	August 10, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out
O’Brine, Dennis	Private	September 6, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 23, 1863
Peacock, James	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 11, 1862
Pluck, Charles	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 12, 1863
Palmer, John C.	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to 183d Regiment. P. V., July 20, 1864; Vet
Rapp, Joseph E.	Private	August 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 24, 1864
Reid, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17. 1862
Rever, Jacob	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862; buried in National Cemetery, section 26, lot A, grave, 97
Reibel, Jacob	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted June 15, 1862
Story, James	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 5, 1863
Shantz, Edward	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Sayers, William	Private	October 31, 1861	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 20, 1864
Semler, Henry	Private	October 31, 1861	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 20, 1864
Smith, Henry	Private	October 31, 1861	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 20, 1864
Steinman, Jacob C.	Private	March 30, 1864	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., June 20, 1864
Schutler, Bernard	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Schrack, Wm. K.	Private	August 10, 1861	Died July 5, of wounds received at Gettvsburg, Pa., July 2, 1863
Seipher, Lewis	Private	August 10, 1861	Killed at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864
Skinner, William	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted December 11, 1862
Timney, Charles	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, August 1, 1863
Thompson, Wm. B.	Private	March 6, 1862	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 20, 1864
Tafford, William B.	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 9, 1861
Woodrow, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 26, 1863
Wagner, Michael	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, February 11, 1864
Wildemore, Jacob	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, February 11, 1864
Wentz, John A.	Private	March 27, 1864	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 20, 1864
Weed, William H.	Private	October 31, 1861	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V., July 20, 1864
Wenzell, John	Private	August 10, 1861	Deserted October 15, 1862
Zern, George	Private	August 10, 1861	Transferred to 183d Regiment P. V. July 20, 1864

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

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