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

79th Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company E

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
M. D, Wickersham	Captain	October 1, 1861	Promoted to Asst. Quarter Master U. S. Volunteers, April 7, 1864
Sam’ L. Hartman	Captain	October 1, 1861	Promoted from 2d to 1st Lt., February 2, 1864; to Captain, May 9, 1864; discharged on Surgeon Certificate, May 18, 1865
Wm. P. Leonard	1st Lt.	September 28, 1861	Discharged September 24, 1863
Edwin M’C. Boring	1st Lt.	September 17, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant, June 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Stephen S. Clair	2d Lt.	September 20, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant, April 22, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
John W. Bones	1st Sergeant	September 19, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Jacob J. Byers	Sergeant	October 4, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Michael Bongart	Sergeant	September 24, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Wm. H. Bookman	Sergeant	September 23, 1861	Promoted from Corporal, May 1, 1865; discharged by Special Order, November 10, 1865; Vet
Christian H. Mayer	Sergeant	October 1, 1861	Discharged October 5, 1864, expiration of term
Gabriel S. Erb	Sergeant	October 1, 1861	Prisoner from September 20, 1863; to December 13, 1864; discharged February 27, 1865, to date December 13, 1864
Elias W. Hollinger	Sergeant	September 23, 1861	Died at New York, April 19, 1865; Vet
And’w W. Snavely	Sergeant	October 2, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 29, 1862
Martin Bachman	Sergeant	September 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate. February 22, 1863
Jacob H. Oberlin	Corporal	September 21, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Thos. B. Hambleton	Corporal	September 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Isaac R. Lively	Corporal	September 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Amos S. Brown	Corporal	September 30, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Philip Dornes	Corporal	September 21, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Luther Davish	Corporal	October 7, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Peter S. Keller	Corporal	September 20, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Jacob L. Reitzel	Corporal	September 24, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1865; discharged by Special Order, November 10, 1865; Vet
David Imhoff	Corporal	October 1, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
J. Sultzenberger	Corporal	September 30, 1861	Killed at Bentonville, N. C., March 19, 1865; Vet
Cyrus W. White	Corporal	September 21, 1861	Killed at Bentonville, N. C., March 19, 1865; Vet
Charles E. Wise	Corporal	September 23, 1861	Died at Nashville, Tennessee, February 22, 1863; of wounds received in action
Daniel L. Erb	Corporal	September 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 19, 1862
Henry Bamberger	Corporal	September 20, 1861	Died at Munfordsville, Ky., March 5, 1862
Jacob H. Witmeer	Corporal	September 23, 1861	Discharged, date unknown
John F. Wolf	Corporal	September 24, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Edw’d Edwards, Jr	Corporal	September 19, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September, 1863
Wm. Hogendobler	Musician	September 20, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Samuel H. Clair	Musician	*September 26, 1861	Died at Nolin, Ky., December 5, 1861
Arndt, Francis H.	Private	September 24, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Acherly, Jacob	Private	January 2, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Amick, Thomas	Private	February 23, 1865	Drafted; deserted June 14, 1865
Brennon, Thomas	Private	February 16, 1865	Substitute; discharged by General Order, July 15, 1865
Brewderly, Geo. P.	Private	September 19, 1861	Discharged September 5, 1864
Brewderly, Jos. A.	Private	September 19, 1861	Discharged September 6, 1864
Buckins, Wm. H.	Private	September 27, 1861	Prisoner from March 4, to April 3, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 9. 1865; Vet
Bucher, Samuel	Private	February 23, 1865	Drafted; discharged by General Order, May 29, 1865
Bundel, Charles E.	Private	January 17, 1864	Promoted to Hospital Steward, July 21, 1864
Braily, John	Private	February 17, 1865	Substitute; deserted June 17, 1865
Bones, Benjamin F.	Private	September 23, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Bennett, Silas	Private	October 8, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 2, 1862
Baughman, Wm. D.	Private	September 23, 1861	Died at Louisville, Ky., February 9, 1862; buried in National Cemetery, sec. A, range 8, grave, 20
Buckwvalter, I. E.	Private	September 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December, 1862
Buchter, Jesse	Private	September 23, 1861	Deserted October, 1862
Brandt, Michael H.	Private	September 30, 1861	Died at Nashville, Tennessee, January 20, 1863, of wounds received in action
Barton, John H.	Private	October 7, 1861	Discharged October 7, 1864, expiration of term
Bleacher, John M.	Private	September 30, 1861	Died at Bowling Green, Ky., March, 1863
Balmer, Cyrus	Private	September 21, 1861	Deserted October 8, 1862
Carter, John H.	Private	September 26, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Carrigan, Samuel S.	Private	January 26, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 129 1865
Clarr, Henry	Private	November 14, 1864	Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Clark, John	Private	September 21, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
Doerstler, Jere’h H.	Private	September 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Domes, Martin	Private	April 11, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Dickey, Samuel	Private	February 14, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Dietrich, John	Private	March 3, 1864	Discharged by Special Order, November 10, 1865
Diberd, Adam	Private	February 23, 1865	Drafted; discharged by General Order, May 29, 1865
Diberd, Jonathan	Private	February 23, 1865	Drafted; discharged by General Order, May 29, 1865
Deip, George M.	Private	October 1, 1861	Prisoner from September 20, 1863; to February 26, 1865; discharged April 26, to date March 3, 1865
Deffibaugh, David	Private	February 23, 1865	Drafted; deserted June 14, 1865
Delp, Francis M.	Private	September 30, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; date unknown
Delp, David	Private	1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 7, 1863
Eberly, John W.	Private	October 1, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Erb, Peter S.	Private	September 27, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Evans, Henry F.	Private	February 14, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Esbenshade, Benj.	Private	October 1, 1861	Captured at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863; discharged October 5, 1864, expiration of term
Fry, Jeremiah	Private	March 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Fisher, Bernard R.	Private	January 5, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Fridy, Joseph I.	Private	September 20, 1861	Promoted to Quarter Master Sergeant, February 10, 1864; Vet
Fritz, John	Private	April 1, 1864	Died at Nashville, Tenn., August 2, 1864, of wounds received at Atlanta, Ga., July 23, 1864
Feiney, Thomas	Private	February 15, 1865	Substitute; deserted June 25, 1865
Gara, Isaac N.	Private	March 6, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Greider, Tobias H.	Private	March 6, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Gibbons, Patrick	Private	February 13, 1865	Substitute; deserted June 17, 1865
Greenawalt, Eph’m	Private	September 23, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 8, 1862
Greider, John H.	Private	October 1, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, December 3, 1863
Glouner, Elin	Private	October 4, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January, 1863
Haldeman, Abra’m	Private	May 23, 1863	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Haney, John	Private	August 5, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Harmon, Charles	Private	January 10, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Hawthorn, Levi H.	Private	March 18, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Heiritze, Willliam	Private	March 19, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Haug, Jacob	Private	March 9, 1865	Substi:utemustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Hartman, Matthew	Private	September 24, 1861	Wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 22, 1864; absent at muster out; Vet
Heller, David B.	Private	April 11, 1864	Absent, without leave, at muster out
Harmon, John	Private	January 10, 1865	Absent, in arrest, at muster out
Herr, John S.	Private	March 12, 1865	Absent, in arrest, at muster out
Homberger, Henry	Private	December 24, 1863	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 3, 1865
Herr, Thaddeus S.	Private	September 21, 1861	Died at Louisville, Ky., February 4, 1862
Harman, Philip	Private	September 27, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 1, 1863
Homnberger, And. D.	Private	September 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 3, 1862
Helm, Daniel M.	Private	September 25, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 28, 1861
Harvey, John S.	Private	August 5, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Imler, Alexander	Private	February 23, 1865	Drafted; discharged by General Order, June 27, 1865
Judy, Reuben	Private	February 19, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Jones, Ferrill A.	Private	October 1, 1861	Killed at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862
Kniceley, Jos. H.	Private	March 17, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Keiser, George	Private	March 13, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Krum, Augustus L.	Private	March 29, 1864	Discharged by General Order, August 28, 1865
Kise, Abel B.	Private	January 14, 1864	Discharged by General Order, July 9, 1865
Kohl, Willliam	Private	September 22, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Kreider, Isaac H.	Private	October 1, 1861	Discharged January 23, 1863; for wounds received in action
Kopp, Andrew M.	Private	September 30, 1861	Died at Louisville, Ky., January 25, 1862
Kendig, Michael D.	Private	October. 8, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 28, 1863
Kochel, Wm.	Private	October 7, 1861	Died at Bowling Green, Ky., December 9, 1862
Klugh, Charles C.	Private	September 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 2, 1862
Long, Adam K.	Private	April 6, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Leib, Willliam F.	Private	April 11, 1864	Mustered out with Company, Jury 12, 1865
Laudenslager, J. G.	Private	March 31, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Long, David M.	Private	January 25, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Lear, Willliam	Private	April 3, 1864	Died at Atlanta, Ga., September 2, of wounds received at Jonesboro, September 1, 1864
Lantz, Willliam W.	Private	September 21, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Lamborn, Wm. T.	Private	September 23,:61	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March, 1863
Lockwood, John H.	Private	September 23, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 24, 1862
Long, Reuben C.	Private	September 30, 1861	Killed at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863
Miller, Benjamin	Private	April 11, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Millbower, Sebas’n.	Private	January 25, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Mountford, Henry	Private	January 14, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Mann, Willliam	Private	February 16, 1865	Substitute; absent, sick, at muster out
Mason, James	Private	February 9, 1865	Substitute; absent, in arrest, at muster out
Mock, Josiah	Private	February 23, 1865	Drafted; discharged by General Order, May 29, 1865
Martin, Edwin R.	Private	September 17,, 1861	Discharged by General Order, July 5, 1865; Vet
Marks, George W.	Private	October 1, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
Myers, Andrew J.	Private	October 1, 1861	Died at Atlanta. Ga., September 3, of wounds received at Jonesboro, September 1, 1864; Vet
Meloney, Thomas	Private	October 1, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 4, 1862
Murr, Jacob	Private	September 23, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 13, 1862
Marks, John N.	Private	October 1, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, December 3, 1863
Moore, Jacob J.	Private	September 30, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
M’Glaughlin, Sam’l	Private	October 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 15, 1862
Nagle, George	Private	September 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Neal, George V.	Private	October 7, 1861	Deserted October 12, 1862
Perry, John S.	Private	September 28, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Peffer, Henry	Private	March 28, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Perry, Abraham	Private	August 3, 1863	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Perry, Daniel	Private	September 13, 1862	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Powell, George W.	Private	August 5, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Paoletti, Arilio	Private	February 13, 1865	Substitute; deserted June 9, 1865
Perry, Levi	Private	September 23, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Roth, Girard	Private	March 31, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Ritchey, Gideon	Private	February 23, 1865	Drafted; discharged by General Order, Auust 14, 1865
Reese, Peter	Private	September 27, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 29, 1862
St. Clair, Henry C.	Private	September 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Stone, John	Private	February 17, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Shickley, Frederick	Private	March 14, 1865	Substitute ustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Shaeffer, Emanuel	Private	March 30, 1864	Absent, wounded, at muster out
Sneath, Benjamin F.	Private	September 27, 1861	Discharged, date unknown; re-enlisted January 14, 1865; absent, in arrest, at muster out
Shirk, John H.	Private	October 1, 1861	Prisoner from September 19, 1863; to March 1, 1865; discharged April 20, to date March 6, 1865
Sultzbach, John E.	Private	April 3, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 14, 1865
Sneath, John W.	Private	March 26, 1864	Discharged January 3, 1865, for wounds received at Jonesboro, Georgia, September 1, 1864
Schricker, George	Private	January 18, 1865	Died January 29, 1865, in General Hospital, N.Y. Harbor
Stauffer, Michael	Private	September 30, 1861	Killed at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862
Schlott, Isaac	Private	September 17, 1861	Deserted October, 1862
Shirk, Samuel P.	Private	October 1, 1861	Discharged January 22, 1863; for wounds rec’d in action
Snord, Ephraim	Private	September 30, 1861	Died at Camp Wood, Ky., January 15, 1862
Sultzenberger, E.	Private	September 24, 1861	Killed at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862
Urban, Benjamin F.	Private	September 23, 1863	Died at Goldsboro, North Carolina, March 24, of wounds received March 23, 1865; Vet
Weller, Jacob W.	Private	January 13, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Walker, Samuel	Private	February 3, 1865	Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Weidman, Daniel	Private	March 28, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out
Wiggins, John F.	Private	March 31, 1864	Absent, on detached service,, at muster out
Wisner, Sig’d. E	Private	September 23, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant Major, February 10, 1864; Vet
Welsh, Patrick	Private	February 13, 1865	Substitutedeserted June 17, 1865
Witmer, Jacob R.	Private	September 26, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 24, 1862
Wolf, Henry B.	Private	September 20, 1861	Died at Chattanooga, Tennessee, October 5, 1863; of wounds received in action
Weller, Fred’k W.	Private	September 23, 1861	Died at Louisville, Ky., January 30, 1862
Witmer, Elias H.	Private	September 27, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Witmer, Henry M.	Private	October 5, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 6, 1863
Zeigler, Ada	Private	September 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12,1865; Vet
Zerphy, Jacob L.	Private	October 1, 1861	Captured; died at Andersonville, Georgia, June 10, 1864; grave, 1,806

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

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