79th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company B – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

79th Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company B

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
David Miles	Captain	September 5, 1861	Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, October 8, 1862
J. H. Druckemiller	Captain	September 5, 1861	Promoted from 1st Lieutenant, October 9, 1862; resigned April 23, 1863
Wm. S. M’Caskey	Captain	September 5, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt., October 9, 1862; to 1st. Lt., April 10, 1863; to Captain, July 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Edgar H. Benedict	1st Lt.	December 7, 1861	Promoted from 2d Lt., October 9, 1862; dismissed January 16, 1863
W. Blickenderfer	1st Lt.	September 5, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt., April 10, 1863; to 1st Lt., July 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
John B. Lebkicker	2d Lt.	September 5, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant, June 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
David S. Irwin	1st Sergeant	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Scott P. Lytle	1st Sergeant	September 5, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant Major, April 23, 1865; Vet
Geo. W. Frim	Sergeant	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
George W. Rea	Sergeant	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Rudolph Souder	Sergeant	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
John F. Leech	Sergeant	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
William T. Clark	Sergeant	September 5, 1861	Promoted to Commissary Sergeant, January 24, 1865; Vet
Joshua Bennett	Sergeant	September 5, 1861	Killed at Bentonvilie, N. C., March 19, 1865; Vet
William T. Rote	Sergeant	September 5, 1861	Died at Decherd, Tenn., July 15, 1863;
William Lint	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 186; Vet
Frederick N. Milley	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Andrew Kapp	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
John W. Keller	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Benj. F. Smeltz	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
George L. Danner	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 22, 1865; Vet
T. P. Chamberlain	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 20, 1865; Vet
David Glouner	Private	September 5, 1861	Died at Raleigh, N. C., April 17, 1865, of wounds received in action; Vet
Michael Coyle	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., September 12, 1864; grave, 8,512
Fred’k. H. Sener	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Died at Perryville, Ky., October 24, 1862, of wounds received in action
George W. Derby	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Eli Cramer	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Killed at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862
Charles W. Wiley	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Discharged October 5, 1864, expiration of term
John A. Keller	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Died at Perryville, Ky., November 3, 1862, of wounds received in action
Wm. H. Hartman	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Died at Louisville, Ky., December 20, 1861
George W. Zeeher	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Transferred to U. S. Signal Corps, October 26, 1863
John W. Hubley	Musician	March 31, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
William Barton	Musician	September 5, 1861	Prisoner from September 19, 1863; to March 30, 1865; discharged May 31, 1865
Ayers, Edwin	Private	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Arntz, John	Private	August 8, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Alfred, Thomas	Private	January 23, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Andrews, Charles	Private	February 7, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Boas, Peter	Private	September.5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12,1865; Vet
Blantz, Willliam	Private	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Booth, Zachariah S.	Private	February 27, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Berkehyser, Chris.	Private	April 5, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Blickenderfer, H.	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Blantz, Matthias	Private	August 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Buckies, Charles	Private	February 6, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Barr, Jacob K.	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged by General Order, July 3, 1865; Vet
Blantz, Martin	Private	August 22, 1864	Captured March 10, 1865
Buckies, Wm. N.	Private	February 16, 1865	Discharged by General Order, August 14, 1865
Behmer, Benjamin	Private	September 5, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out
Bear, John	Private	September 17, 1861	Captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., August 12, 1864; grave, 5,391
Brown, Daniel	Private	September 10, 1864	Killed at Bentonville, N. C., March 19, 1865
Bruck, Brazil W.	Private	February 16, 1865	Deserted June 29, 1865
Bear, Abraham	Private	September 5, 1861	Killed at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862
Bear, Henry	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 5, 1862
Barker, John	Private	September 5, 1861	Died at Chattanooga, Tenn., January 8, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, grave. 302
Bowman, Willliam	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 12, 1863
Black, Frank.	Private	September 5, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, August 1, 1864
Brown, David	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 18, 1862
Burns, W.*infield S.	Private	January 30, 1865	Discharged by General Order, May 23, 1865
Cramer, August B.	Private	January 7, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Cole, Abraham	Private	April 14, 1864	Absent, in arrest, at muster out
Clark, John	Private	April 14, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out
Carpenter, John	Private	April 13, 1864	Prisoner from March 19 to April 2, 1865; discharged June 13, 1865
Clark, Willliam R.	Private	March 25, 1864	Discharged by General Order, May 23, 1865
Callahan, John	Private	February 14, 1865	Deserted June 29, 1865
Carpenter, Isaac A.	Private	September 5, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, February 29, 1864
Cramer, John	Private	September 5, 1861	Died at Nashville, Tenn., December 20, 1863;
Conner, John	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Cogley, Joseph M.	Private	September 19, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 20, 1864
Chambers, John	Private	July 13, 1863	Transferred to Brigade Band, September 6, 1863;
Deader, Henry	Private	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Dorwart, Benj. F.	Private	February 27, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Deckert, Abraham	Private	February 22, 1864	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 3, 1865
Decker, Levi G.	Private	September 5, 1861	Captured; died at Danville, Va., February 14, 1864
Dissinger, Francis	Private	August 22, 1864	Captured; died at Goldsboro, N. C., April 3, 1865
Dostman, Jonas	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Ditzler, Abraham	Private	September 5, 1861	Died at Murfreesboro, Tenn., March 6, 1863;
Ditnderfer, Jno. G.	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon Certificate, date unknown
Duchman, Jacob S.	Private	September 5, 1861	Transferred to 77th Regiment P. V., October 1, 1861
Dunbar, H. W.	Private	March 26 64	Not on muster-out roll
Evans, Fred’k J.	Private	January 31, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Eckert, Willliam	Private	I September 5, 1861	Killed at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862
Finefrock, Willliam	Private	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Fleishman, George	Private	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Feagley, Henry	Private	April 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Flagg, James D.	Private	January 12, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Fletterer, Jacob	Private	January 26, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Franciscus, John	Private	February 23, 1864	Absent, on detached service, at muster out
Flick, Andrew J.	Private	September 5, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 15, 1865; discharged by General Order, August 1, 1865; Vet
Frymyer, Willliam	Private	February 26, 1864	Died at Nashville, Tenn., September 25, 1864
Fraunfelter, James	Private	February 17, 1865	Deserted June 29, 1865
Fletter, Jacob	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Fisher, Benjamin	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864; expiration of term
Forrest, Henry	Private	March 26, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Gibble, Chambers	Private	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Greenly, Amos	Private	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Geist, Samuel H.	Private	September 1, 1864	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 10, 1865
Gallaher, James R.	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 20, 1864
Getz, Jacob	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 15, 1862
Hoover, John	Private	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Habecher, Reuben	Private	April 21, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Howester, Henry	Private	April 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Houser, Frank	Private	February 27, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Hollinger, David	Private	September 3, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Hambright, W. F.	Private	January 24, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
H-ambright, John J.	Private	February 25, 1865	Discharged by General Order, July 13, 1865
Habecker, Abra’m.	Private	April 13, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Huey, Robert	Private	September 6, 1861	Promoted to Commissary Sergeant, October 18, 1861
Hunt, John	Private	April 23, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Harrison, Frank.	Private	January 7, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Jones, John	Private	June 27, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Judge, John W.	Private	April 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Johnson, Charles S.	Private	February 7, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Johnson, John	Private	January 23, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Kittel, Jacob	Private	February 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
King, David	Private	February 25, 1864	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 9, 1865
Kichline, Thomas	Private	February 17, 1865	Discharged by General Order, June 5, 1865
Kittel, George	Private	February 29, 1864	Killed at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 22, 1864
Kelly, John M.	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged November 18, 1861
Kelly, Henry	Private	September 9, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 11, 1862
Koffroad, Henry	Private	September 16, 1861	Died at Stevenson, Ala., October 17, 1863;
Kaiser, August	Private	February 18, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Lush, Francis M.	Private	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Lutz, Henry	Private	February 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Loucks, George	Private	February 6, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Lutz, John C.	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged by General Order, July 19, 1865; Vet
Loucks, Willliam F.	Private	January 25, 1865	Dishonorably discharged, June 3, 1867, to date July 12, 1865
Loucomer, Jacob	Private	September 5, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, February 29, 1864
Leibley, George	Private	September 11, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864; expiration of term
Landis, Daniel F.	Private	September 27, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Landis, Jacob J.	Private	September 7, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864; expiration of term
Millisock, August	Private	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Milley, John P.	Private	February 24, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Martin, John	Private	February 26, 1864	Died at Kingston, Ga., July 22, 1864
Miley, Addison	Private	February 26, 1864	Died at Chattanooga, Tenn., July 28, 1864, of wounds received in action; buried in National Cemetery, grave, 111
Moser, Lewis	Private	February 14, 1865	Deserted June 29, 1865
Musketruss, Sam’l.	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864; expiration of term
Myers, Philip	Private	September 7, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, February 29, 1864
Mythaler, Albert	Private	September 12, 1861	Killed at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862
Miller, David	Private	September 17, 1861	Died at Columbia, Tenn., May 4, 1862
Mitchel, John	Private	March 26, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
M’Caskey, Cyrus D.	Private	January 25, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
M’Nalley, Richard	Private	February 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
M’Veigh, John	Private	February 3, 1865	Discharged by General Order, July 3, 1865
M’Rea, James	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 4, 1863
M’Queeny, Wm.	Private	September 21, 1861	Captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., May 9, 1864; grave, 969
Nagle, Michael	Private	September 11, 1861	Killed at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863;
Offenbaugh, Fred’k.	Private	September 5, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Overdeer, Horace J.	Private	September 11, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 6, 1864
Peasterly, George	Private	February 24, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Pethick, Francis B.	Private	July 23, 1863	Absent, sick, at muster out
Pinkerton, Wm. C.	Private	September 9, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 23, 1862
Palm, Jacob	Private	September 17, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 2, 1862
Plantz, Matthias	Private	August 22, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Plantz, Martin M.	Private	August 22, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Quinn, Sylvester	Private	January 27, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Rutter, John C.	Private	March 31, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Redman, Jacob T.	Private	April 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Reidenbach, Aaron	Private	April 12, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Remick, John	Private	September 11, 1861	Discharged, date unknown; re-enlisted August 27, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Reist, Augustus	Private	September 10, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1862
Ruth, Samuel	Private	September 10, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Reeves, George A.	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged by General Order, July 19, 1865; Vet
Rittenhouse, G. W.	Private	January 1, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out
Rea, Willliam M.	Private	February 2, 1865	Discharged by General Order, May 21, 1865
Riley, George	Private	April 1, 1864	Killed at Bentonville, N. C., March 19, 1865
Roadman, William	Private	September, 1, 1861	Wounded discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 5, 18612
Ross, Harrison	Private	September 9, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January, 1863;
Siverd, Samuel C.	Private	April 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Seachrist, Daniel W.	Private	February 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Seachrist, John	Private	April 5, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Sealor, Isaac F.	Private	August 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Slaymaker, Sam’l.	Private	April 12, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Stanter, Aaron	Private	April 10, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Stanter, Charles	Private	January 23, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Seutman, John	Private	February 2, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865
Smeltz, Robert C.	Private	Â	Absent at muster out
Siverd, Jacob	Private	September 5, 1861	Promoted to Principal Musician, November 3, 1864; Vet
Shirk, Jacob K.	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 12, 1863
Stark, Jacob W.	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 17, 1863
Sides, Emanuel	Private	September 9, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 26, 1863
Sherer, Benj. M.	Private	September 11, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 15, 1862
Sweizer, Lewis	Private	September 14, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 3, 1862
Souder, Jacob	Private	September 16, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Shied, Peter	Private	January 31, 1865	Discharged by General Order, May 23, 1865
Stewart, Frank E.	Private	January 30, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Tool, Cyrus	Private	September 5, 1861	Died at Atlanta, Ga., October 26, 1864; Vet
Thackaray, Wm. H.	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 10, 1862
Theis, Ernest	Private	September 11, 1861	Killed at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862
Ulrick, Andrew	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Wagoner, Peter	Private	July 5, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Warfel, Benj. F.	Private	April 5, 1864	Discharged by General Order, July 6, 1865
Waters, Francis	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 6, 1864
Wilson, Edward	Private	March 26, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Young, Peter	Private	September 5, 1861	Killed at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863

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

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