140th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company G – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

140th Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company G

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
John Fraser	Captain	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Lieut. Colonel, September 4, 1862
Henry H. Bingham	Captain	August 22, 1862	Promoted from 1st Lt., September 9, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2,1863, at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864, and at Farmville, April 7, 1865; captured at Boydton Plank Road, October 27, 1864; promoted to Major and Judge Advocate U. S. Volunteers, September 20, 1864; brevet Lieut. Colonel and Colonel, and brevet Brigadier General, April 9, 1865; mustered out, July 2, 1866
John F. Wilson	Captain	August 22, 1862	Promoted to 1st Sergeant, May 4, 1863; to 2d Lt., September 1, 1863to Captain, December 10, 1864; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; died at City Point, Va., April 14, of wounds received at Petersburg, March 25, 1865
Wilson N. Paxton	1st Lt.	August 22, 1862	Promoted from 2d Lt., October 7, 1862; captured at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; discharged May 17, 1865
Joseph W. M’Ewen	2d Lt.	August 22, 1862	Promoted from 1st Sergeant, October 7, 1862; killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863
Alex’r M. Wilson	2d Lt.	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Sergeant, September 8, 1862; to 2d Lieut., May 4, 1863; killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1853
John R. Paxton	2d Lt.	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Sergeant, August 7,1863; to 1st Sergeant, September 1, 1863; to 2d Lt. December 10, 1864; commissioned 1st Lt., April 16, and Captain, May 16, 1865, not mustered; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
William Pollock	1st Sergeant	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Sergeant, September 30, 1862; to 1st Sergeant, December 10, 1864; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
James M. Patton	Sergeant	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Sergeant, November 1, 1863; wounded at Robinson’s Cross Roads, Va.; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
JasP. Kerr.	Sergeant	August 22, 1862	Promoted to. Sergeant, June 18, 1864′ mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
David L. Taggart	Sergeant	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, May 16, 1864; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
James L. Berry	Sergeant	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, September 1, 1864; to Sergeant, December 10, 1864; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Jasper E. Brady	Sergeant	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Sergeant, September 9, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Thos. A. Perrine	Sergeant	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Sergeant, April 2, 1863; wounded, with loss of arm, at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 7, 1863
James B. Jackson	Sergeant	August 22, 1862	Transferred to 119th Company, 2d battalion Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, April 26, 1835
Thos. J. Weaver	Sergeant	August 22, 1862	Died at Harrisburg, Pa., September 9, 1862
Benj. B. Black	Sergeant	August 22, 1862	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863
Bankhead B. Barr	Sergeant	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Sergeant, September 1, 1863; died May 18, of wounds received at Wilderness, Va., May 9, 1864
James Voltenburg	Sergeant	August 22, 1862	Wounded at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863; killed at Petersburg, Va., June 17, 1864; buried in Poplar Grove National Cemetery, div. C, see. C, grave, 77
James G. Sloan	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, June 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, May31, 1865
John C. Davis	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, July4, 1864; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
James S. Rankin	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, September 1, 1864; prisoner from July 2, to September 20, 1863; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Ebenezer G. Emery	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
John Gilkison	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, December 10, 1864; wounded at Sailor’s Creek, Va., April 6, 1865; absent, in hospital, at mustered out
Robert L. Stewart	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, December 18, 1864; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Wnm. J. P. Patton	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, March25, 1865; mustered out with Company, May 3l, 1865
Joseph L. Moore	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, June 10, 1863; to Captain and Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers, March 25, 1865; Brevet Major; mustered out, October 11, 1865
Samuel R. Charlton	Corporal	February 6, 1864	Transferred to Company F, 53d Regiment P. V., May 30, 1865
John R. Mitchel	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Transferred to Signal Corps, November 1, 1863
Dunning Hart	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, August 24, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, October 18, 1864
Ebenezer H. Martin	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Transferred to Signal Corps, April 1, 1864
Joseph Wilson	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, June 20, 1864; transferred to Company G, 6th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, February 15, 1865; discharged by General Order, July 14, 1865
Henry G. M’Ginnis	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Died at Falmouth, Va., June 1, 1863
Frank Jones	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1864; killed at Tolopotomy, Va., May 31, 1864
Alexander Gaston	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, June 1, 1864; killed at Petersburg, Va., June 17, 1864; buried in Poplar Grove National Cemetery, division A, section F, grave, 1
David W. Berry	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, July 17, 1864; died July 4, of wounds received in action, June 21, 1864
Robert L. Speer	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, September 1, 1684; died February 19, 1865
Josiah H. Carroll	Musician	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Principal Musician, March 1, 1864
Allison, James	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Arnold, John	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1365
Armstrong, James	Private	August 22, 1862	Wounded, with loss of arm, at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1864; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 14, 1863
Atkinson, Boyd E.	Private	August 22, 1862	Killedl at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863
Arnold, Simon	Private	August 22, 1862	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863
Armstrong, Wm.	Private	August 22, 1862	Killed at Spottsylvania Court House, May 12, 1864
Berry, John M.	Private	August 22, 1862	Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864; transferred to Company A, 18th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, June 28, 1835
Barr, John	Private	August 22, 1862	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863
Boyce, David	Private	August 22, 1862	Killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863
Boyd, David W.	Private	August 22, 1862	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, section F, grave, 55
Coleman, Add’n. A.	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Crawford, Jas. M.	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Champ, Stephen	Private	August 22, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 8, 1864
Crawford, Vincent	Private	August 22, 1862	Died at Falmouth, Va., May 31, 18G3
Crawforcd, Eli	Private	August 22, 1862	Deserted September 7, 1862
Daggs, James S.	Private	August 22, 1862	Wounded at North Anna River, Va., May 24, 1864; discharged May 18, 1835
Dcavis, George	Private	August 22, 1862	Prisoner from July 2, to September23, 1863; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1866
Donaldson, Chas.	Private	August 22, 1862	Died at Parkton, Md., September 17, 1864
Donaldson, Wm. G.	Private	August 22, 1862	Killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863
Gow, John L.	Private	August 2, 1862	Absent, on detached service, at muster out
Griffith, James W.	Private	August 2, 1862	Wounded at North Anna River, Va., May 24, 1864; absent sent, in hospital, at muster out
Greer, William S.	Private	August 22, 1862	Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 26, 1863
Grier, George	Private	August 22, 1862	Died at Falmouth, Va., February 16, 18403
Griffith, Levi	Private	August 22, 1862	Died June 25, of wounds received at Petersburg,..Va., June 18, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington
Havlin, David	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Hinirnegar, James	Private	August 22, 1862	Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; discharged by General Order, May 27, 1865
Hodgson, John V.	Private	August 22, 1862	Prisoner from June 2, 1864, to April 1, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 10, 1865
Helt, William A.	Private	August 22, 1862	Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; discharged by General Order, May 12, 1865
Hemphill, Joseph	Private	August 22, 1862	Transferred to Independent Batt’y C, Pa. Artillery, December 17, 1863
Hamilton, James	Private	August 22, 1862	Died at Parkton, Md., September 23, 1862
Jackson, Robert S.	Private	August 22, 1862	Prisoner from July 2, to December 27, 1863; discharged by General Order, July 1, 1865
Jackson, William	Private	August 20, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 7, 1863
Johnson, Joseph B.	Private	August 22, 1862	Transferred to Signal Corps, April 1, 1864
Kerr, William A.	Private	August 224, 1862	Wounded at Bristoe Station, Va., October 14, 1863; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 21, 1864
Kirk,Cornelius D. B.	Private	August 22, 1862	Wounded at Deep Bottom, Va.; discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865
Lynn, James	Private	August 22, 1862	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, section B, grave, 34
Lawson, Joseph	Private	August 22, 1862	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; reported still alive
Lenom, William I.	Private	August 22, 1862	Wounded and captured at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; died at Andersonville, Ga., August 25, 1861; burial record, October 3, 1864; grave, 10,273
Murray, George B.	Private	August 22, 1862	Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
M’Gibbony, Geo. W.	Private	August 2262	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
M’Glumphy, Jas. S.	Private	August 2, 1862	Wounded at Petersburg, Va., March 25, 1865; absent, in hospital, at muster out
M’Means, John W.	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
M’Nary, Thomas T.	Private	August 2, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
M’Bridle, Samuel B.	Private	August 20, 1862	Discharged on Surgeons Certificate, December 18, 1863
M’Junkin, Robt. R.	Private	August 22, 1862	Died at Parkton, Md., November 6, 1862
M’Nutt, John	Private	August 22, 1862	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, section I, grave, 23
Pollock, James V.	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Phillips, David I.	Private	August 22, 1862	Wounded; discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865
Parkinson, Rob’t B.	Private	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Quarter Master Sergeant October 11 1864
Phillips, Wayne J.	Private	August 22, 1862	Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, November 12, 1863
Speer, John M.	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1335
Stewart, John M.	Private	August 2, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 18065
Sumamey, David H.	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1835
Stewart, William H.	Private	August 22, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 7, 1862
Sheetz, William	Private	August22, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, February 15, 1864
Summey, John T.	Private	August 2, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 20, 1864; discharged by General Order, July 5, 1865
Townsend, Cyrus	Private	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Quarter Master Sergeant, July 13, 1863
Thomas, James	Private	August 22, 1862	Died at Washington, August 18, 1863; burial record, August 12, 1863; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Watson, Jon	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Weaver, Joshua	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
White, David	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Weaver, James P.	Private	August 22, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, November 11, 1863
Weir, Hugh	Private	August 22, 1862	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863
Weaver, Thomas	Private	August 22, 1862	Captured at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; died at Richmond, Va., November 2, 1863
Young, James	Private	August 22, 1862	Transferred to Independent Batt’y C, Pa. Artillery, December 17, 1863

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

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