47th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company A – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

47th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company A

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Richard A. Graeffe	Captain	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Captain, September 1, 1861; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Adolphus Dennig	Captain	September 16, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lt., September 16, 1861; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term; re-commissioned Captain, November 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
James F. Myers	1st Lt.	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Ist Lieutenant, September 16, 1861; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
John H. Stein	1st Lt.	September 16, 1861	Promoted to 1st Lieutenant, February 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
William W. Belles	2d Lt.	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, November 1, 1864; to 2d Lt., January 1, 1865; died at Charleston, S. C., September 9, 1865; Vet
Nicholas Reiser	1st Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, June 10, 1863; to 1st Sergeant, February 1, 1864; commissioned 2d Lt., September 10, 1865, not mustered; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Fran. Mittenberger	Sergeant	January 9, 1862	Promoted to Sergeant. February 1, 1862; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Peter Batt	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, June 10, 1863; to Sergeant, November 3, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Amos Jumper	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, November 3, 1864; to Sergeant, February 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
William Hall	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, January 9, 1865; to Sergeant, July 5, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Frederick Hubel	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 6, 1862
Bernhard Brahler	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, December 1, 1862; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
William Ferer	Sergeant	September 24, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, September 24, 1861; mustered out, November 3, 1864, expiration of term
Charles Glasser	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, December 1, 1862; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Max Slimmer	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, October 29, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Samuel Yonkins	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Levi Fraunfelder	Corporal	December 10, 1861	Prisoner from October 19, 1864, to February 1, 1865; promoted to Corporal, February. 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Reuben Ralder	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, May 14, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Jacob Cohler	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, July 5, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
James Haney	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, July 5, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Frederick Kageley	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1862; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Amandus Sandt	Corporal	December 22, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1864; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 3, 1865; Vet
George Rice	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, July 5, 1865; discharged by order of War Department, September 25, 1865; Vet
William Sweitzer	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, September 16, 1861; died at Morganzia, La., June 24, 1864; Vet
John Savitz	Corporal	December 10, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1864; died December 6, 1864, of wounds received in action; Vet
Jacob Beck	Corporal	January 9, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, February 1, 1862; to Quartermaster Sergeant, March 1, 1862
Adam Lawrence	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, September 16, 1861; transferred to 10th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, March 7, 1865; Vet
Jacob Daub	Musician	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Wm. Williamson	Musician	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Adams, Robert	Private	February 2, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Alder, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Andrews, Michael	Private	December 13, 1861	Died at New Orleans, La., July 14, 1864
Bower, Jacob M.	Private	May 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Barnett, James	Private	February 16, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Bauman, Samuel	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 7, 1862
Bower, Joseph B.	Private	September 24, 1861	Discharged March 12, 1864, by General Order
Bush, Anthony B.	Private	November 18, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 18, 1864
Battaghlia, Daniel	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Borman, William	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Bills, David R.	Private	September 4, 1864	Transferred from 159th Regiment Pa. Vols.; discharged June 1, 1865
Baker, Martin	Private	February 23, 1865	Mustered out July 15, 1865
Bellis, Andrew	Private	September 16, 1861	Died at Key West, Fla., February 23, 1862
Bohn, George	Private	September 16, 1861	Died at New Orleans, La., June 27, 1864
Bower, Thomas J.	Private	May 27, 1864	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot 9
Birdinger, Sam’l. E.	Private	September 16, 1861	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864
Bolian, George	Private		Died at New Orleans, La., June 28, 1864
Beliheimer, Jere’h.	Private	March 28, 1864	Died July 31, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington
Bower, Tobias	Private	May 27, 1864	Died at Philadelphia, January 25, 1865, of wounds received in action; Vet
Bellis, Amandus	Private	February 22, 1864	Died at Natchez, Miss., June 30, 1864
Bower, Lewis	Private	September 19, 1864	Captured October 19, 1864; died while prisoner, March 1, 1865
Brinsinger, John	Private	February 22, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Bush, John	Private	January 5, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Berlin, Elias	Private	February 9, 1864	Not on muster-out roll; Vet
Cohler, John	Private	December 4., 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Cassler, Jacob	Private	May 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Coleman, Charles	Private	February 20, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Crawford, Daniel S.	Private	July 1, 1864	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 29, 1865
Daub, William	Private	February 28, 1865	Mustered out with Company. December 25, 1865
Duffert, Thomas	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged November 29, 1862, to re-enlist in Regular army
Delaney, Michael	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged February 18, 1863, by order of War Department, to re-enlist in Regular army
Danner, Samuel	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Detweiler, Charles	Private	October 13, 1862	Died at Philadelphia, February 12, 1865, of wounds received in action
Deverin, John	Private	February 2, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Eichman, Emanuel	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Everett, John H.	Private	September 18, 1864	Absent, on furlough, at muster out
Engle, Henry	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged November 29, 1862, by order of War Department, to re-enlist in Regular army
Eppler, Martin	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 12, 1864
Eckert, Jacob	Private	January 17, 1862	Mustered out, January 21, 1865, expiration of term
Eppler, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Died at Key West, Fla., June 30, 1862
Eagan, William	Private	April 1, 1865	Discharged May 23, 1865
Fraunfelder, R.	Private	September 18, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Furman; John W.	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged February 18, 1863, by order of War Department, to re-enlist in Regular army
Fahey, Peter	Private	July 29, 1863	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 12, 1864
Fleishhower, Isaac	Private	January 27, 1865	Mustered out, May 19, 1865
Fleisher, Abraham	Private	October 2, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 23, 1864
Finster, Adolphus	Private	September 16, 1861	Committed suicide at Key West, Fla., May 15, 1863
Faber, Allen	Private	February 90, 1865	Died at Washington, D. C., June 7, 1865
Friedewald, Daniel	Private	September 16, 1861	Died at Winchester, Va., December 25, 1864; Vet
Goodyear, Clements	Private	September 18, 1864	Absent, in arrest, at muster out
Gresser, Christian	Private	February 1, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Greening, Edwin T.	Private	November 23, 1862	Transferred from 14th Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Gebhart, Lewis	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Guildner, Solomon	Private	August 26, 1862	Mustered out, June 1, 1865
Goltz, Hugo	Private	January 28, 1865	Mustered out, July 21, 1865
Gatence, Lawrence	Private	October 12, 1863	Killed at Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, Va., lot, 9.
Goodyear, Joseph	Private	August 15, 1864	Died at Charleston, S. C., August 11, 1865
Hare, George	Private	August 15, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Hohn, Lewis	Private	September 18, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Hall, George W.	Private	September 18, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Herbert, Jacob	Private	February 14, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Hartzell, Reuben	Private	February 13, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Hyde, George	Private	February 13, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Harle, Joseph	Private	February 23, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Haldeman, Christ’n	Private	December 13, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 5, 1862
Hawk, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Haffner, Willo’by	Private	October 13, 1862	Mustered out, October 3, 1865, expiration of term
Hohn, Reinhold	Private	September 16,?61	Transferred to 11th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, April 14, 1865
Hahn, Sidney	Private	September 16, 1861	Died at Frederick, Md., August 8, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Antietam, section 26, lot E, grave, 536; Vet
Hoffman, Nicholas	Private	February 5, 1864	Died at Natchez, Miss., June 30, 1864
Hartman, Henry	Private	December 4, 1861	Died at Wilmington, N. C., March 20, 1865
Hay, John Q.	Private	November 5, 1863	Died at Charleston, S. C., September 11, 1865
Henkle, Peter A.	Private	September 16, 1861	Deserted September 20, 1861
Jones, John J.	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 12, 1862
Koenig, Richard	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Knecht, Stephen	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Krotz, Matthias	Private	July 2963, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Kretzler, Missouri	Private	September 18, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Kern, Peter	Private	February 20, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Krouenbetter, John	Private	February 23, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Kohn, Myer	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 12, 1862
Kline, Henry	Private	September 16, 1861	Died at Beaufort, S. C., August 8, 1862
Kline, Joseph	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Keim, Tilghman	Private	January 2, 1862	Mustered out, January 17, 1865, expiration of term
Keiser, Frederick	Private	December 16, 1861	Mustered out, December 23, 1864, expiration of term
Keifer, James M.	Private	January 9, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 15, 1865
Koch, Ambrose	Private	September 16, 1861	Killed at Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864; Vet
Keen, William	Private	October 27, 1864	Died at Cedar Creek, Va., November 1, 1864
Kidd, Edwin	Private	February 1, 1864	Deserted February 3, 1865
Laub, Owen C.	Private	December 11, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Laughran, Wm.	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged by order of War Department, February 18, 1863, to re-enlist in Regular army
Lewis, Peter	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Lazius, Moritz	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Laub, Mahlon	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1861, expiration of term
Lingaman, Henry	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to 90th Regiment P. V.
Lear, Charles	Private	September 16, 1861	Died at Natchez, Miss., July 22, 1864
Loeffelman, Aug’s	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged May 5, 1865; Vet
Like, Albert	Private	March 4, 1864	Deserted February 3, 1865
Miller, Joseph	Private	June 26, 1863	Prisoner from October 19, 1864, to April 12, 1865; mustered out, July 28, 1865
Muhl, John	Private	September 18, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Meyers, Samuel	Private	February 6, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Moyer, Daniel	Private	June 30, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Muller, George	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 5, 1862
Myers, Joseph W.	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged by order of War Department, February 18, 1863, to re-enlist in Regular army
Messinger, Jos. E.	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 10, 1863
Meyer, Fred’k E.	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Moyer, Stephen	Private	January 15, 1862	Mustered out, January 17, 1865, expiration of term
M’Glinn, Edward	Private	November 24, 1863	Mustered out, July 5, 1865
M’Calla, Daniel	Private	September 16, 1861	Killed at Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 9.
Muck, Anton	Private	September 16, 1861	Deserted September 20, 1861
Meldrum, James R.	Private	September 16, 1861	Deserted January 24, 1863
Miller, Charles	Private	August 26, 1863	Deserted April 23, 1864
Marsh, Francis	Private	September 1661	Deserted November 19, 1864; Vet
Newhaus, Christian	Private	May 13, 1863	Deserted April 18, 1864
Osterstock, Abra’m.	Private	February 29, 1864	Mustered out, June 8, 1865
O’Donald, Thos. H.	Private	February 16, 1865	Deserted February 27, 1865
Paxson, John J.	Private	February 10, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Patterson, Thos. C.	Private	March 25, 1864	Transferred from 14th Regiment Pa. Cavalry, mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Pucker, William	Private	December 13, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 5, 1862
Price, John	Private	February 18, 1864	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 19, 1864
Paulus, Jacob	Private	August 1, 1864	Mustered out, June 1, 1865
Paulus, John	Private	January 1, 1864	Died at Willard’s Point, Va., November 4, 1864
Phleger, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Deserted September 20, 1861
Roesler, Fred’	Private	December 22, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Rupp, John	Private	November 20, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Rewark, Thomas	Private	November 24, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 22, 1865; Vet
Remaly, Samuel	Private	February 9, 1864	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out; Vet
Rarick, Powel	Private	February 10’65	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Rufe, Charles	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to 20th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, April 17, 1865
Ross, John	Private	December 10, 1861	Died at Easton, Pa., April 28, 1865; Vet
Reel, Ferdinand	Private	February 1, 1864	Died at City Point, Va., February 27, 1865
Richardson, W. H.	Private	October 4, 1864	Deserted February, 1865
Strauss, David	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Sleath, Peter C.	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Schweitzer, Edwin	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Sandt, Edwin C.	Private	February 20, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Stem, John	Private	August 9, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Stem, Jefferson	Private	January 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Schlamb, John	Private	September 18, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Sandt, Sidney	Private	February 3, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Sandt, Llewellyn	Private	February 16, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Schofield, Ira	Private	February 16, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25,1865
Sheniger, Fred	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Seigfried, Nathan	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Schmidt, Stephen.	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864 , expiration of term
Sandt, Peter	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 21, 1864, expiration of term
Schlecter, Wm.	Private	September 24, 1861	Mustered out, October 29 1864, expiration of term
Schnable, Charles	Private	December 13, 1861	Mustered out, December 12, 1864, expiration of term
Stortz, Matthias	Private	March 27, 1863	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 30, 1865
Schweitzer, John	Private	January 2, 1862	Mustered out, April 11, 1865, expiration of term
Stump, Charles	Private	February 25, 1864	Mustered out, May 15, 1865
Schmohl, Lewis	Private	July 30, 1864	Mustered out, June 1, 1865
Sponheimer, Lewis	Private	October 29, 62	Mustered out, October 28, 1865, expiration of term
Stocker, Josiah	Private	September 16, 1861	Died at New Orleans, La., May 17, 1864
Sleeper, Josiah	Private	September 16, 1861	Deserted September 20, 1861
Sigman, Theodore	Private	September 24, 1861	Deserted January 27, 1862
Seibert, Benneville	Private	October 2, 1861	Deserted April 18, 1864
Sailor, John	Private	November 24, 1863	Deserted March 21, 1865
Tagg, John	Private	January 26, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Thoman, Andrew	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864; expiration of term
Trabold, Jacob	Private	December 13, 1861	Died at Morganzia, La., June 27, 1864
Unangst, Charles	Private	September 18, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Unangst, John	Private	September 18, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Unangst, Enos	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 5,1862
White, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Warrick, David	Private	September 16, 1861	Absent, in hospital, at muster out
Werkheiser, E.	Private	January 25, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Williamson, F.	Private	September 2, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out
Werkheiser, J. J.	Private	February. 10, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Weidnecht, Chas.	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Walter, Stephen	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Werkheiser, Lewis	Private	September 16, 1861	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemet’y, Winchester, lot, 10; Vet
Williamson, J.	Private	February 25, 1864	Died at Baton Rogue, La., July 13, 1864
Wagner, Henry E.	Private	January 1, 1864	Not on muster-out roll

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

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