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

79th Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company K

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Jacob D. Gompf	Captain	October 5, 1861	Resigned April 26, 1864
Edward Edgerley	Captain	September 16,’6.1	Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt., November 1, 1862; to Captain, September 11, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
John M. Johnston	1st Lt.	September 28, 1861	Discharged October 13, 1864, expiration of term
William H. Pool	1st Lt.	September 16, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant, April 23, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Rudolph A. Smith	2d Lt.	October 5, 1861	Resigned September 27, 1862
Philip Metzger	2d Lt.	September 17, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant, April 23, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
John Suter	1st Sergeant	September 17, 1861	Wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, June 23, 1864; promoted from Sergeant, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Henry Miller	1st Sergeant	September 24, 1861	Commissioned 2d Lieutenant, August 1, 1864, not mustered; captured; died at Andersonville, Georgia, October 6, 1864; grave, 10,407
John W. Powell	Sergeant	September 23, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Frederick Engle	Sergeant	September 17, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Chas. T. Vernon	Sergeant	October 6, 1861	Promoted from Corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
H. B. Vondersmith	Sergeant	September 8, 1861	Promoted from Corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Samuel Martin	Sergeant	September 17, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 18, 1862
Elias M’Mellen	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 11, 1862
Lawrence Boyle C.	Corporal	October 5, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Daniel Cramer	Corporal	September 24, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, June 29, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
tWm. J. Ettinger	Corporal	October 10, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Peter Miller	Corporal	October 3, 1861	Absent, on detached service, at muster out; Vet
Robert Nicol	Corporal	September 23, 1861	Discharged by General Order, July 21, 1865; Vet
N. Rittenhouse	Corporal	September 23, 1861	Discharged July 25, to date July 12, 1865; Vet
Martin Horst	Corporal	September 24, 1861	Captured at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863; died at Florence, S. C., November, 1864
Henry O’Neil	Corporal	September 21, 1861	Died at Savannah, Georgia, February 9, 1865 of wounds received in action; Vet
John Nagley	Corporal	September 18, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 16, 1865; Vet
Wnm. H. Showers	Corporal	September 17, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 2, 1862
Henry P. Miller	Corporal	October 3, 1861	Died at Stone River, Tenn., March 20, 1863
Geo. W. Bowman	Corporal	September 17, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Adams, Joseph H.	Private	October 2, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12,1865; Vet
Anthony, Jacob F.	Private	January 31, 1865	Deserted June 30, 1865
Althouse, Geo. W.	Private	January 30, 1865	Deserted June 30, 1865
Anderson, Albert	Private	March 16, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Allen, Robert	Private	April 14, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Bouder, Abram	Private	September 23, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12,1865; Vet
Brown, George W.	Private	March 28, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Binkley, Samuel	Private	September 19, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Bittz, John	Private	September 21, 1861	Deserted October 1, 1862
Bouder, David	Private	September 23, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 1, 1862
Carrigan, Eli	Private	July 29, 1864	Discharged by General Order, July 10; 1865
Callaghan, John J.	Private	March 1, 1865	Substitute; deserted June 30, 1865
Charles, Joseph	Private	September 18, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Collins, Willliam	Private	April 18, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Davidson, Jacob	Private	October 1, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Dobler, John	Private	January 30, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Dunkle, Isaac	Private	April 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Dwyer, John	Private	July, 1864	Drafted; absent at muster out
Dawson, George	Private	October 8, 1861	Killed at Bentonville, N. C., March 19, 1865; Vet
Dawson, Stephen J.	Private	March 28, 1864	Died at Newbern, N. C., May 6, 1865 of wounds received at Bentonville, March 19, 1865; buried in National Cemetery
Dunkle, John A.	Private	September 21, 1861	Captured at Chickamauga, Ga.; died at Andersonville, July 19, 1864; grave, 4,202
Docherty, James	Private	March 7, 1865	Substitute; deserted June 30, 1865
Dorwart, Henry P.	Private	September 29, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 22, 1862
Davison, James	Private	October 3, 1861	Discharged October 27, 1864, expiration of term
Douglass, Willliam	Private	September 21, 1861	Killed at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862
Eichman, John	Private	September 27, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Ehler, Henry	Private	February 25, 1864	Discharged by General Order, May 16, 1865
Fortney, George W.	Private	October 8, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out
Finefrock, Henry	Private	August 5, 1864	Died at Chattanooga, Tenn., October 27, 1864
Fitzpatrick, Thos.	Private	September 24, 1861	Died at Chickamauga. Ga., September 20, 1863, of wounds received in action
Garber, Harrison	Private	September 30,61	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Goodman, Geo. W.	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Groff, Andrew	Private	October 6, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Gunion, James E	Private	September 19, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Gorman, John	Private	April 20, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Gramm, Cyrus R.	Private	February 24, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Groff, Elias	Private	August 3, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Glass, Samuel	Private	March 9, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Gable, Willliam B.	Private	February 25, 18614	Discharged by General Order, July 21, 1865
Groff, Willliam F.	Private	August 9, 1864	Drowned in Buck Horn Creek, N. C., April 21, 1865
Griner, George W.	Private	February 29, 1864	Killed at Bentonville, N. C., March 19, 1865
Garber, Jacob	Private	April 21, 1864	Discharged May 17, 1866, to date July 12, 1865
Gillen, Thomas	Private	March 9, 1865	Substitute; deserted, June 30, 1865
Glaub, Jacob	Private	September 28, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 27, 1862
Goodman, Thad. S.	Private	October 8, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 3, 1862
Graham, Robert	Private	September 19, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, August 5, 1863
Greer, Robert	Private	January 11, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Herzog, Frank	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12,1865; Vet
Husson, John	Private	September 24, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Hildebrand, Jacob	Private	August 3, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Houser, John F.	Private	February 13, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Hangans, John	Private	January 31, 1865	Discharged by General Order, July 12, 1865
Harnish, Eli	Private	March 20, 1864	Wounded at Bentonville, N. C., March 19, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 17, 1865
Haas, Charles	Private	October 8, 1861	Discharged October 24, 1864, expiration of term
Hamilton, Wm. H.	Private	September 18, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 3, 1862
Hegens, William	Private	September 24, 1861	Discharged January 16, 1863; for wounds received at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862
Hess, John	Private	September 25, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Homp, William H.	Private	October 10, 1861	Deserted October, 1861
Hoak, Isaac	Private	March 21, 1864	Died at Philadelphia, Pa., March 25, 1864
Heck, Adam	Private	____, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 22, 1862
Irvin, William J.	Private	February 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Jenks, James	Private	March 7, 1865	Substitute; deserted June 30, 1865
Johnson, Clark’n F.	Private	____, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 28, 1863
Killinger, Eanuel	Private	September 28, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12,1865; Vet
Kreider, Christian	Private	September 25, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Kreider, Jacob	Private	September 21, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12,1865; Vet
Kauffman, Isaac	Private	February 26, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Kling, Philip	Private	August 1, 1864	Wounded at Bentonville, N. C., March 19, 1865; absent at muster out
Koble, Benjamin	Private	April 12, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out
Kirchgessner, F.	Private	September 24, 1861	Discharged October 5, 1864, expiration of term
Kunkle, Willliam B.	Private	January 15, 1865	Discharged by General Order, June 21, 1865
Kissinger, Wm. H.	Private	February 27, 1864	Transferred to 77th Regiment P. V., September 18, 1864
Kircher, Valentine	Private	October 2, 1861	Killed at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862
Lanning, Elijah	Private	October 4, 1861	Wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September 20, 1863; discharged October 5, 1864, expiration of term
Lewis, David	Private	April 13, 1864	Killed at Bentonville, N. C., March 19, 1865
Leibel, Franz	Private	September 18, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 3,1862
Like, Joseph	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
Martin, Joseph	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Mlaguire, Bartram	Private	October 8, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Metzger, Amos	Private	February 2, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Metzger, Andrew	Private	February 25, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Mull, Willliam S.	Private	April 10, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Mull, Willliam H.	Private	March 9, 1865	Substitute; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Mathers, Henry	Private	February 24, 1864	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 10, 1865
Marshall, James H.	Private	October 5, 1861	Promoted to Commissary Sergeant, February 12, 1862; Vet
Mast, John	Private	September 23, 1861	Killed at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, June 22, 1864; Vet
Metzger, Amos	Private	September 17,61	Discharged November 4, 1864, to date expiration of term
Macarty, Isaiah W.	Private	September 23, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 7, 1862
Mosser, Martin	Private	September 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 14, 1862
Murray, John	Private	. September 21, 1861	Died at Louisville, Ky., November 20, 1862; buried in National Cemetery, sec. B, range 3, grave, 31
Miller, John B.	Private	April 12, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
M’Comnbs, James	Private	September 25, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
M’Culley, John H.	Private	October 3, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
M’Combs, Aaron	Private	August 24, 1864	Absent at muster out
M’Crabb, Henry A.	Private	September 27, 1861	Wounded at Bentonville, C., March 19, 1865; discharged by General Order, July 21, 1865; Vet
M’Cann, Ephraim	Private	August 1, 1864	Wounded at Bentonville, N. C., March 19, 1865; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 1, 1865
M’Combs, George	Private	September 25, 1861	Deserted September 21, 1862
M’Coy, Francis	Private	October 3, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 2, 1862
Nugent, John	Private	March 9, 1865	Substitulte; mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Pickle, Cyrus W.	Private	January 18, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Peterman, Christian	Private	September 20, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Quinn, Thomas B.	Private	September 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 16, 1862
Rook, George K.	Private	January 24, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Rogers, John	Private	March 31, 1865	Discharged July 25, to date July 12, 1865
Rinkler, Michael	Private	October 2, 1861	Captured at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; discharged May 19, 1865
Rinere, Willliam H.	Private	August 5, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 6, 1865
Roth, Franklin	Private	October 1, 1861	Capt’d at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863; died at Andersonville, Ga., July 1, 1864; grave, 2,735
Reynolds, James	Private	March 9, 1865	Substitute; discharged November 4, to date July 12, 1865
Rudisill, Isaac P.	Private	September 23, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Rupley, Willliam D.	Private	March 30, 1865	Discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865
Selvert, Willliam	Private	September 27, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Selvert, David	Private	September 27, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Sieber, Peter A	Private	September 18, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Shay, Willliam	Private	February 27, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Stock, John	Private	March 25, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Snyder, George E.	Private	February 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Stock, Joseph	Private	August 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Stouffer, Henry	Private	January 23, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Suter, Godfried	Private	February 1, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Smith, David	Private	April 29, 1864	Wounded at Bentonville, N. C., March 19, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 5, 1865
Suter, Rudolph	Private	February 25, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 5, 1865
Smith, Henry	Private	September 24, 1861	Captured at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863; died at Danville, Va., April 24, 1864
Seutman, Henry H.	Private	February 10, 1865	Deserted June 30, 1865
Stevens, Oliver	Private	March 9, 1865	Substitute; deserted June 30, 1865
Sharp, Frank	Private	September 21, 1861	Died at Louisville, Ky., February 4, 1862; buried in National Cemetery, sec. A, range 6, grave, 22
Short, Bernard	Private	October 2, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 21, 1861
Simon, Henry	Private	October 5, 1861	Discharged October 24, 18614, expiration of term
Smith, Francis	Private	October 3, 1861	Died, date unknown
Stahl, Frank	Private	September 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 6, 1863
Swentzel, Henry F.	Private	October 8, 1861	Promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant, February 24, 1863
Sweigart, Martin	Private	October 8, 1861	Discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term
Steele, George W.	Private	February 25, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Tucker, Lewis S.	Private	March 9, 1865	Substitute; discharged by General Order, June 22, 1865
Vernon, Frederick	Private	September 18, 1861	Died at Woodsonville, Ky., January 10, 1863
Vondersmith, J.	Private	March 3, 1865	Discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865
Weaver, Jacob	Private	September 23, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865; Vet
Walker, Edward	Private	February 13, 1865	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Weaver, John	Private	March 4, 1865	Discharged by General Order, June 22, 1865
Wagner, Baltzer	Private	September 21, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 14, 1862
White, Samuel C.	Private	October 4, 1861	Not on muster-out roll
Wire, Willliam H.	Private	September 23, 1861	Died at Stone River, Tenn., March 4, 1863
Weller, Isaac	Private	February 25, 1864	Never joined Company
Wilkin, John	Private	April 4, 1864	Never joined Company
Wilhelm, James A	Private	_____, 1861	Killed at Perryville, Ky., October 8, 1862
Yost, Daniel F.	Private	May 3, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 12, 1865
Zanker, Gottleib	Private	September 21, 1861	Died at Chattanooga, Tenn., September 24, of wounds received at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863; buried in National Cemetery. grave, 385

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

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