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

47th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company B

Recruited at Allentown, Lehigh County

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
E. P. Rhoads	Captain	August 30, 1861	Promoted to Captain, August 30, 1861; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Edwin G. Minnich	Captain	August 30, 1861	Promoted to 1st Lt., August 30, 1861; to Captain, September 19, 1864; killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 9, 146
Wm. H. Kleckner	Captain	August 30, 1861	Promoted to 1st Lt., September 19, 1864; to Captain, January 4, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
H. A. Haltiman	1st Lt.	August 30, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lt., September 19, 1864; to 1st Lt., January 4, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Allen G. Balliet	2d Lt.	August 30, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lieutenant, August 30, 1861; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
R. A. Hilliard	2d Lt.	August 30, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lieutenant, January 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Thos. F. Sourwine	1st Sergeant	August 30, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, September 19, 1864; to 1st Sergeant, January 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Allen Gaumer	1st Sergeant	August 30, 1861	Killed at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862
T. Bergensbock	Sergeant	September 10, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, September 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
John Houck	Sergeant	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Chas. E. Miller	Sergeant	January 9, 1862	Promoted to Sergeant, January 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Franklin Fatzinger	Sergeant	August 30, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, November 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Oliver Hiskey	Sergeant	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Charles Backman	Sergeant	August 20, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, August 1, 1864; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; promoted to Commissary Sergeant, November 1, 1865; Vet
Matthew R. Fuller	Sergeant	August 30, 1861	Deserted August 1, 1864; Vet
Henry H. Kramer	Corporal	September 10, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, June 24, 1864; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
John Eisenhard	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, April 21, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Daniel G. Gerhard	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, October 16, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Chas. H. Knauss	Corporal	September 4, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, October 4, 1865; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1834; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Valentine Fisher	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, October 16, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
T. Reinsmith	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, October 1, 1864; wounded at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
George J. Weiss	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, October 26, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Harrison Geiger	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Promoted to Corporal; November 1, 1864; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December, 25, 1865; Vet
Henry Storch	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Discharged to enlist in Regular army, January 13, 1862
Allen J. Reinhard	Corporal	September 10, 1862	Mustered out, June 1, 1865
Henry A. Schwartz	Corporal	October 16, 1862	Mustered out, October 15, 1865, expiration of term
Francis H. Straehly	Corporal	October 16, 1862	Mustered out, October 15, 1865, expiration of term
Lewis H. Seip	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Wounded at Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; promoted to Corporal, September 19, 1864; dishonorably discharged, October 4, 1865; Vet
John A. Darrohn	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Died at Winchester, Va., November 12, 1864, of wounds received at Cedar Creek, Va., October 4, 1865; Vet
Aaron Fink	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Died at Hilton Head, S. C., November 5, 1862, of wounds received at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862
Thomas Miller	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, September 19, 1864; died at Winchester, Va., October 25, 1864, of wounds received at Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864; Vet
Jesse Remmel	Corporal	August 30., 1861	Died at Key West, Fla., March 29, 1863
Francis Xander	Corporal	August 30, 1861	Killed at Sabine Cross Roads,.Louisiana, April 8, 1864; Vet
James Hamilton	Musician	January 26, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Henry Strominger	Musician	August 30, 1861	Transferred to Company G, September 19, 1861
Adam Garrecht	Musician	January 9, 1862	Deserted June 19, 1864
Alfred Eisenbraum	Musician	August 30, 1861	Died at Georgetown, D. C., October 26, 1861; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Albright, John D.	Private	December 21, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Assenheimer, G.	Private	March 2, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Acker, Cornelius	Private	January 14, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 27, 1862
Apple, John	Private	August 30, 1861	Died at Key West, Fla., March 12, 1862
Apple, Jacob	Private	August 30, 1861	Died at Berryville, Va., September 15, 1864; Vet
Beiber, William	Private	January 24, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Bergensbock, H.	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Bast, Jacob	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, August 21, 1865; Vet
Blumer, Alexander	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Bohlen, Frederick	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Brong, Lewis H.	Private	September 10, 1862	Mustered out, June 1, 1865
Beltz, Henry	Private	August 30, 1861	Died at Key West, Fla., March 1, 1862
Braden, Josiah	Private	February 9, 1864	Died at New Orleans, La., July 9, 1864
Bergensbock, H.	Private	February 11, 1865	Deserted September 27, 1865
Birrv, James	Private	January 24, 1865	Deserted September 8, 1865
Chamberlain, G.	Private	February 2, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Cope, Thomas	Private	January 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Clader, Ephraim	Private	March 14, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Clader, Ephraim	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Deal, George	Private	April 4, 1865	Mustered out, May 23, 1865
Dingler, John	Private	February 13, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Danobn, Joseph	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 24, 1863
Denhard, Edward	Private	September 14, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Diehl, Solomon J.	Private	September 10, 1862	Died at Key West, Fla., June 18, 1863
Detrick, Ambrose	Private	March 2, 1864	Died at Washington, D. C., October 7, 1864
Eggye, Perry	Private	January 9, 1862	Mustered out, January 15, 1865, expiration of term
Fleming, John	Private	January 30, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Ferber, Peter.	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Fries, John	Private	November 18, 1863	Wounded at Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; mustered out, June 29, 1865
Funk, George	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged November 24, 1862, to re-enlist in Regiment army
Fink, Edward.	Private	August 30, 1861	Killed at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864
Geidner, Evan	Private	August 30, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Geist, William	Private	September 4, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Graver, John	Private	January 11, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Gangewere, Wm.	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Ginkinger, Wm. H.	Private	September 14, 1861	Promoted to Commissary Serg’t., September 18, 1861
George, Nathan	Private	August 30, 1861	Died at Hilton Head, S. C., November 14, 1862, of wounds received at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862
Hittle, Daniel E.	Private	February 10, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Hiskey, Franklin	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Horn, John	Private	February 9, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Heckroth, Thad.	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 9, 1864
Housman, Joseph	Private	August 23, 1864	Mustered out, June 1, 1865
Hilliard, Wm. H.	Private	January 14, 1862	Mustered out, January 15, 1865, expiration of term
Hartzel, Alvin J.	Private	November 23, 1863	Transferred to Company I, April 16, 1864
Heebner, Francis Z.	Private	September 14, 1861	Promoted to Quarter Master Sergeant, September 14, 1861
Haltiman, Peter H.	Private	September 10, 1862	Died at Baltimore, Md., November 20, 1864, of wounds received at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864
Hedrick, Levenas	Private	October 12, 1863	Drowned at Morganzia, La., June 27, 1864
Hilliard, Wm. H.	Private	September 14, 1861	Died at Key West, Fla., August 18, 1862
Jacob, George	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Jackson, James A.	Private	February 16, 1864	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 2, 1865
Johnson, John	Private	January 11, 1864	Died at Fortress Monroe, Va., July 27, 1864
James, Thomas	Private	August 30, 1861	Deserted August 6, 1864; Vet
King, John	Private	February 18, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Knauss,Emanuel	Private	November 18, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Kramer, Allen L.	Private	September 9, 1862	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out, May 26, 1865
Knauss, Henry	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Knerr, Levi	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expirationof term
Kramer, Henry	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 11, 1864
King, Howard	Private	January 24, 1865	Mustered out, July 14, 1865
Kein, Phaon	Private	October 29, 1862	Mustered out, October 28, 1865; expiration of term
Kern, William	Private	August 30, 1861	Died at Hilton Head, S. C., October 23, 1862, of wounds received at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862
Kashner, Milton	Private	January 2, 1864	Deserted November 1, 1865
Labar, Alonzo	Private	January 25, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Labar, Leander	Private	February 6, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Leisenring, Martin	Private	August 30, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Lentz, Josiah R.	Private	March 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Leizer, James F.	Private	December 29, 1862	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Lausterer, John D.	Private	October 29, 1862	Mustered out, October 28, 1865, expiration of term
Lutz, James	Private	November 23, 1863	Transferred to Company I, April 16, 1864
Lutz, Samuel	Private	December 2, 1863	Transferred to Company I, April 16, 1864
Labold, Charles	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Mennig, George	Private	January 18, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Miller, Albert	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Miller, Dennis	Private	March 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Morgan, Barnett	Private	February 25, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Miller, Henry	Private	January 18, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Martin, Levi	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, expiration of term
Mennig, Luther	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Mertz, Joseph	Private	August 30,61	Discharged November 24, 1862, to elist inRegular army
Metzgar, Philip	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 11, 1864
Martin, Charles H.	Private	March 1, 1862	Promoted to Sergeant Major, September 1, 1864
Meirknecht, Conrad	Private	August 30, 1861	Died at Charleston, S. C., October 30, 1865; Vet
Nixon, John T.	Private	January 25, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Nunemaker, Geo.	Private	January 18, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Newhard, Allen	Private	August 30, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19, 1864; deserted June 2, 1865; Vet
Osman, Andrew	Private	September 10, 1862	Mustered out, June 1, 1865
Pfeiffer, Charles	Private	February 9, 1864	Wounded at Winchester, Va., September 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Pauley, Henry	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 16, 1864
Pfeiffer, Obediah	Private	January 9, 1862	Wounded, with loss of leg, at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; discharged on Surgeon Certificate, March 16, 1865; Vet
Pammer, Edwin	Private	January 9, 1862	Died at Key West, Florida, August 27, 1862
Ritz, Tilghman	Private	August 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Reichard, George	Private	February 3, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Remmel, Peter	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Remmel, Edwin	Private	November 18, 63	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Reinhard, Christian	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Rhoads, Allen P.	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Rich, George	Private	January 12, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Ruttman, Ernest	Private	August 30, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Rogers, Samuel S.	Private	February 27, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Rogers, Thomas S.	Private	February 27, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Raubenold, J. D.	Private	August 23, 1864	Wounded at Winchester, Va., September 19, 1864; discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865
Reinhard, Henry	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged January 13, 1862, to re-enlist in Regular army
Reichard, Edwin	Private	August 30, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 1, 1864
Repsher, Joseph	Private	February 19, 1864	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864
Rhoads, Franklin	Private	September 10, 1862	Captured at Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C., November 15, 1864; burial record, November 22, 1864
Raymond, Halde’n.	Private	September 4, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; deserted July 11, 1864; Vet
Rogers, William	Private	February 24, 1865	Deserted June 3, 1865
Shaneberger, Geo.	Private	January 19, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Siselof, John	Private	February 2, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Shafer, John E.	Private	February 16, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Smith, William H.	Private	February 17, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Smith, Isaac N.	Private	February 27, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Smith, Barcley	Private	January 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Smith, Benjamin.	Private	February 3, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December-25, 1865
Smith, Franklin B.	Private	February 18, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Smiley, William	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Steidley, Charles	Private	March 7, 1865	Mustered out with Company, Decetnber 25, 1865
Schreiner, Casper	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Schaffer, Hiram	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 19, 1861
Serfass, Aaron	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Seiger, Franklin	Private	August 23, 1864	Mustered out, June 1, 1865
Seigfield, Charles	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Sigman, Marcus	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 6, 1864
Springer, James	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged January 13, 1862, to re-enlist in Regular army
Stuber, William	Private	September 14, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 10, 1863
Stuber, Francis	Private	August 30, 1861	Transferred to Company G, September 19, 1861
Scherer, August. C.	Private	November 24, 1863	Died at Baltimore, Md,, October 28, 1864, of wounds received at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864
Schimpf, John	Private	August 30, 1861	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va.,’October 19, 1864; Vet
Schwenk, Charles	Private	January 9, 1862	Died at Baton Rogue, La., June 20, 1864; Vet
Smith, George	Private	August 30, 1861	Died at Key West, Florida, July 6, 1862
Smith, Joseph	Private	December 28, 1863	Died at New Orleans, La., September 2, 1864
Steffen, Thomas	Private	June 9, 1864	Killed at Winchester, Va., September 19, 1864
Savitz, Charles	Private	August 20, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; deserted September 6, 1865; Vet
Siselof, David	Private	February 2, 1864	Deserted September 27, 1865
Steffen, David	Private	February 26, 1864	Mustered out, January 27, 1866
Trexler, Alien W	Private	February 4, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Trexler, Charles	Private	September 19, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expirationof term
Tice, James	Private	August 30, 1861	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemet’y, Winchester, lot, 10; Vet
Ungerer, Christian	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Van Billard, Oliver	Private	February 20, 1864	Mustered out, May 26, 1865
Van Billard, Martin	Private	February 9, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Wagner, Charles	Private	– December 15, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Wilhelm, Nelson	Private	February 20, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Weiss, William J.	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Wieand, Harrison	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Wieand, John	Private	August 30, 1861	Wounded, with loss of leg, at Pocotaligo, S. C.; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 3, 1862
Wieand, William	Private	September 14, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Wolf, Abraham	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Weil, Harrison	Private	August 30, 1861	Transferred to Company I, October 10, 1863; Vet
Wieand, Benjamin	Private	September 10, 1861	Transferred to Company D, December 15, 1863; Vet
Weiss, John W.	Private	December 31, 1863	Deserted September 6, 1865
Xander, Dallas	Private	February 3, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Young, Franklin	Private	August 30, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Young, Joseph	Private	August 30, 1861	Discharged January 13, 1862, to re-enlist in Regular army
Young, Daniel	Private	February 27, 1864	Transferred to 48th Company Veteran Reserve Corps, March 14, 1865

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

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