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

47th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company C

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
J. P. S. Gobin	Captain	September 2, 1861	Promoted to Major, July 24, 1864
Daniel Oyster	Captain	September 2, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lt., December 13, 1862; to 1st Lt., April 16, 1864; to Captain, September 1, 1864; wounded at Berryville, Va., September 5, 1864, and Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
James Van Dyke	1st Lt.	September 2, 1861	Resigned January 16, 1862
William Reese	1st Lt.	September 2, 1861	Promoted from 2d to 1st Lieutenant, January 14, 1862; discharged April 14, 1864
Wm. M. Hendricks	1st Lt.	September 2, 1861	Promoted to 1st Lt., September 1, 1864; resigned May 9,1865
Christian S. Beard	1st Lt.	September 2, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt., September 1, 1864; to 1st Lt., July 5, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Jacob K. Keefer	2d Lt.	September 2, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lieutenant, July 5, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Samuel Y. Haupt	1st Sergeant	September 2, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; promoted to Sergeant, November 1, 1864; to 1st Sergeant, July 5, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
William Fry	1st Sergeant	September 2, 1861	Promoted to 1st Sergeant, September 1, 1864; prisoner from October 19, 1864, to March 4, 1865; died at Sunbury, Pa., March 28, 1865; Vet
Samuel Eister	Sergeant	September 2, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, December 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
William F. Finck	Sergeant	September 2, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; promoted to Sergeant, April 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
John W. Sniteman	Sergeant	September 2, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1864; to Sergeant, July 10, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Benjamin F. Miller	Sergeant	September 2, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, August 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Peter Smelser	Sergeant	September 2, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon Certificate, June 17, 1864; Vet
William Pyers	Sergeant	September 2, 1861	Wounded at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864; killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 9; Vet
Peter Haupt	Sergeant	September 17, 1861	Died at Hilton Head, November 15, 1862, of wounds received at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862
John Bartlow	Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Sergeant, September 1, 1864; killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 10; Vet
Timothy Snyder	Corporal	September 2, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, September 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
David Sloan	Corporal	June 5, 1864	Promoted to Corporal, December 1, 1864; wounded at Berrysville, Va., September 5, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Michael Dorsing	Corporal	September 2, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, April 22, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Henry Seneff	Corporal	September 2, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, April 22, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
George R. Good	Corporal	September 2, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Stewart Kirk	Corporal	*September 2, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Lloyd G. John	Corporal	February 23, 1864	Promoted to Corporal, August 1,1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
John H. Heim	Corporal	September 2, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
David Snyder	Corporal	October 6, 1864	Promoted to Corporal, August 1, 1865; mustered out, October 5, 1865, expiration of term
Geo. K. Hebler	Corporal	September 2, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; deserted June 1, 1865; Vet
Mark Shipman	Corporal	September 2, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, April, 1865; deserted June 2, 1865; Vet
Samuel Pyers	Musician	March 27, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
John H. Schooley	Musician	January 9, 1862	Discharged by order War Dept’t, April 6, 1863
Henry D. Wharton	Musician	September 2, 1861	Promoted to Commissary Sergeant, July 1, 1865
J. Bolton Young	Musician	September 2, 1861	Died at Washington, D. C., October 17, 1861
Allen, James G.	Private	December 25, 1862	Deserted April 15, 1863
Brown, Henry	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Berry, John	Private	February 24, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Bucher, J. Weiser .	Private	March 8, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December25, 1865
Brosious, Jared	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Brookins, Wm. H.	Private	September 5, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 27, 1862
Billingtop, Sam’l H.	Private	September 17, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July, 1863
Beidler, David S.	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Blain, George P.	Private	November 2S, 1863	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out, May 19, 1865
Beaver, George K.	Private	October 6, 1864	Mustered out, October 5, 1865, expiration of term
Beaver, Daniel	Private	October 6, 1864	Mustered out, October 5, 1865, expiration of term
Beaver, Matthias	Private	October 6, 1864	Mustered out, October 5, 1865, expiration of term
Bortle, George W.	Private	September 2, 1861	Died at Washington, D. C., August 8, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington; Vet
Brown, James	Private	September 2, 1861	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 10
Berger, Martin M.	Private	September 2, 1861	Captured at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C., January 6, 1865
Beaver, Emanuel .	Private	October 6, 1864	Died at Winchester, Va., December 21, 1864
Baker, Edgar	Private	July 29, 1863	Deserted July, 1863
Baker, Joseph	Private	July 29, 1863	Deserted July, 1863
Brown, Zachariah	Private	October 9, 1863	Deserted January 16, 1864
Brannan, William	Private	September 2, 1861	Deserted June 15. 1865; Vet
Bullard, James	Private	June 22, 1864	Deserted July 7, 1865
Colvin, Perry	Private	September 2, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out; Vet
Colvin, Augustus	Private	February 15, 1865	Transferred from Company I, March 20, 1865; mustered out with company, December 25, 1865
Colvin, John D.	Private	September 12, 1861	Transferred to Signal Corps, October 13, 1863
Druckemiller, R. W.	Private	September 13, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Deibert, Seth	Private	October 2, 1862	Killed at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862
Evans, David T.	Private	February 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Ehrie, Charles	Private	October 2, 1862	Mustered out, October 2, 1865, expiration of term
Finck, Abraham J.	Private	November 20, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Firth, John W.	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Fish, Reuben L.	Private	November 28, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Fritz, George	Private	September 2, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July7, 1864
Gensemer, Jerem’h.	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Good, William	Private	November 20, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Gehring, William	Private	November 26, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Gray, Joseph B.	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Green, Jesse G.	Private	December 18, 1863	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; discharged on Surgeon Certificate, February 14, 1865; Vet
Gardner, Jasper B.	Private	September 2, 1861	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 9; Vet
Grubb, Jacob C.	Private	September 2, 1861	Died November 2, 1864, of wounds received at Cedar Creek, Va. October 19, 1864; Vet
Given, Alexander	Private	February 25, 1864	Died December, 1864, of wounds received at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864
Gardner, Jeremiah	Private	March 28, 1864	Died at Philadelphia, April 11, 1864
Hunter, Alfred	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Haas, Henry W.	Private	November 27, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Harp, Charles	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Holman, Conrad	Private	September 2, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; , prisoner from April 8, to July 22, 1864; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Horrel. Robert	Private	February 24, 1864	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 13, 1865
Hill, Richard	Private	September 13, 1864	Transferred from Company E, 14th Pa. Cavalry, February 26, 1865; mustered out, September 17, 1865, expiration of term
Haupt, Freeman	Private	September 2, 1861	Discharged by General Order, December 21, 1863
Herb, Charles K.	Private	November 20, 1863	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 12, 186
Horner, George	Private	September 2, 1861	Killed at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862
Haas, Jeremiah	Private	September 2, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; killed at Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864
Hart, J. S.	Private		Died at New Orleans, La., August 5, 1864
Irvin, Jared C.	Private	February 21,-’65	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Jones, Samuel	Private	June 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
John, George D.	Private	February 23, 1864	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out, July 6, 1865
Kramer, Cornelius	Private	September 2, 1861	Wounded at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 16, 1865; Vet
Kramer, Lorenzo	Private	February 23, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Keiser, Emanuel H	Private	November 27, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Kemble, Isaac	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Kemble, D. W.	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Kramer, Isaac	Private	November 23, 1863	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; discharged on Surgeon Certificate, August 18, 1865; Vet
Kennedy, James	Private	September 2, 1861	Died April 27, 1864, of wounds received at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864; Vet
Kiehl, Theodore	Private	September 2, 1861	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 10
Keiser, Geo. W.	Private	February 20, 1864	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864
Kramer, George .	Private	November 20, 1863	Died on board United States transport “Mississippi”, August 27, 1864
Logan, William	Private	February 21, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Landon, L. K.	Private	September 2, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 3, 1862
Leffer, Charles	Private	October 2, 1862	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; mustered out, June 14, 1865
Larkins, Michael	Private	October 2, 1862	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term
Leinberger, Wm.	Private	October 2, 1862	Transferred to Company A., 1st batt. 21st Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, April 28, 1865
Lothard, Thomas	Private	September 2, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862, and at Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; deserted July 5, 1865; Vet
Miller, Eli	Private	September 2, 1861	Absent, without leave, at muster out; Vet
Miller, Samuel	Private	September 2, 1861	Prisoner from April 8, to July 22, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Munscb, John	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
M’Lane, James W.	Private	November 27, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
M’Cullough, Alex.	Private	February 24, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Maul, Adam	Private	September 2, 1861	Prisoner from May 3, to July 22, 1864; absent, on detached duty, at muster out; Vet
M’Neal, Robert C.	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
M’New, John W.	Private	September 2, 1861	Wounded and prisoner at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864; exchanged July 22, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
M’New, William	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
M’New, Samuel	Private	November 28, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
M’Graw, John	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
M’Ewen, Warren	Private	September 2, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 7, 1862
Miller, George	Private	September 2, 1861	Wounded at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Michael, William	Private	January 23, 1864	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out, May 20, 1865
Matthews, Edward	Private	October 2, 1862	Prisoner from April 8, to July 22, 1864; mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term
Mallick, George	Private	September 2, 1861	Deserted June 1, 1865; Vet
M’Kneal, Francis H.	Private	September 2, 1861	Deserted June 15, 1865; Vet
Millipp, Benj.	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out, December 25, 1865; Vet
Nipple, Thomas	Private	September 2, 1861	Wounded at Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Naylor, David	Private	September 2, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 13, 1865; Vet
Oyster, RiJohn S.	Private	November 20, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
O’Rourke, Richard	Private	September 2, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Otto, John B.	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Plant, William	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Pfeil, William	Private	September 6, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Perez, Raphael	Private	May 20, 1863	Discharged, date unknown
Rhine, James R.	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Rodrigue, Hugh B.	Private	November 27, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Reim, Jacob	Private	February 21, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Randall, P. M.	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Ruffaner, Alex	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Robinson, H. B.	Private	November 28, 1863	Discharged by order of War Department, January 24, 1865; minor
Rish, Joseph	Private	October 6, 1864	Mustered out, October 5, 18G5, expiration of term
Reigle, Samuel M.	Private	September 2, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 9, 1865; Vet
Sunker, John	Private	September 2, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Smith, John W.	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Strong, Adam	Private	February 24, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out
Seaman, Zachariah	Private	February 24, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Seasholtz, Henry C.	Private	February 23, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Seasholtz, Ira	Private	February 23, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Schall, Christian	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Snyder, Isaac	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Stewart, Charles F.	Private	September 2, 1861	Prisoner from October 19, 1864, to March 4, 1865; mustered out, May 29, 1865; Vet
Shiffin, Henry A.	Private	November 27, 1863	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, February, 1865
Smith, Joseph	Private	September 2, 1861	Killed at Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 10
Swinehart, Peter	Private	November 20, 1863	Died December 1, 1864, of wounds received at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864
Sterner, John C.	Private	September 2, 1861	Killed at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864
Thatcher, Ephraim	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Ulrich, Noah	Private	October 6, 1864	Mustered out, October 5, 1865, expiration of term
Vincent, Robert W.	Private	February 26, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Vaun, Frederick	Private	February 24, 1864	Transferred to Company G, December. 10, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Weikle, David	Private	September 2, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out; Vet
Walters, Joseph	Private	September 2, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Walters, Samuel	Private	November 28, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Wolf, Henry W.	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Woodbridge, Theo.	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Whistler, James	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Walls, Benjamin F.	Private	September 2, 1861	Wounded at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Whistler, Samuel	Private	September 2, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Wenrick, Cornelius	Private	November 26, 1863	Mustered out, June 6, 1865
Wetzel, Solomon	Private	October 17, 1864	Mustered out, October 16, 1865, expiration of term
Watson, George C.	Private	September 2, 1861	Died at Key rest, Fla., August 26, 1862
Wolf, Peter	Private	September 2, 1861	Killed at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862
Will, John E.	Private	September 2, 1861	Killed at Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 17; Vet
Walters, Eman’l R.	Private	November 28, 1863	Died at Charleston, S. C., August 20, 1865
Walton, John W.	Private	September 2, 1861	Deserted June 2, 1865; Vet
Wolf, James	Private	September 2, 1861	Deserted February 6, 1863

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

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