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

47th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company E

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Charles H. Yard	Captain	September. 16, 1861	Promoted to Captain, September 16, 1861; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration
Wm. A. Backman	Captain	September 16, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 1st Lt., January 1, 1865; to Captain, February 15, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Lawrence Bonstein	1st Lt.	September 16, 1861	Promoted to 1st Lieutenant, September 16, 1861; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
George A. Diehl	1st Lt.	September 1, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt., January 1865; to 1st Lt., February 15, 1865; discharged on Surgeon Certificate, August 21, 1865; Vet
William H. Wyker	2d Lt.	September 16, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lieutenant, September 16, 1861; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Edw’d W. Menner	2d Lt.	September 16, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va, October 19 1864; promoted to Corporal, April 28, 1864; to Sergeant, March 1, 1865; to 2d Lt., May 27, 1865; commissioned 1st Lt., August: 5, 1865, not mustered; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
George R. Nicholas	1st Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, October 21, 1864; to 1st Sergeant, September 18, 1865; commissioned 2d Lt., August 5,1865, not mustered; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
George Hahn	1st Sergeant	November 30, 1863	Promoted to Sergeant, October 23, 1864; ,mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Adam Ward	1st Sergeant	December 17, 1863	Promoted to Sergeant, January 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Wm. Rockafellow	1st Sergeant	January 14, 1864	Promoted to Corporal, March, 1865; to Sergeant, June 2, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25 1865
Benjamin Derr	1st Sergeant	January 20, 1862	Promoted to Sergeant, September 18, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Owen J. Weida	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Wm. R. Cahi	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, March 5, 1863; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Jacob F. Bonstein	Sergeant	September 19, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, January 25, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 21, 1864
Sam’1 H. Barnes	Sergeant	August 26, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, October 20, 1864; to Sergeant, November 1, 1864; discharged June 1, 1865
Francis A. Parks	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, June 22, 1864; killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 10; Vet
George Steinmetz	Corporal	January 15, 1864	Promoted to Corporal, October 20,1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Thomas Callahan	Corporal	January 28, 1865	Promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
John F. Walton	Corporal	February 6, 1863	Promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Owen Moser	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; promoted to Corporal, May 27, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Moses Jacoby	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, June 2, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Henry Hallman	Corporal	January 26, 1865	Promoted to Corporal, August 2, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
John Woolbach	Corporal	February 16, 1864	Promoted to Corporal, September 18, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Isaac Smith	Corporal	December 17, 1863	Promoted to Corporal, October 13, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
George Twaddle	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 20, 1863
Reuben Weiss	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Wounded in both legs at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 4, 1864
Thomas Lowery	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, December 21, 1862; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Wm. H. Eichman	Corporal	September 10, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, March 5, 1863; wounded and captured at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; returned May 11, 1865; mustered out, June 1, 1865
Thomas Callahan	Corporal	September 19, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, January 10, 1863; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
James Huff	Corporal	November 1, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, June 30, 1862; wounded and prisoner April 9, 1864; exchanged August 29, 1864; captured at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C., March 5, 1865
Peter Lyner	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Died at Hokendauqua, Pa., October 16, 1864; Vet
Frederick J. Scott	Corporal	September 16, 1861	Captured at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; commissioned 2d Lieut., March 20, 1865, not mustered; died at Danville, N. C., February 22, 1865; Vet
William Wilhelm	Musician	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
James Quinn	Musician	September 16, 1861	Died at Charleston, S. C., December 7, 1865; Vet
Adams, William	Private	September 16, 1861	Wounded at Opequan, Va., September 18, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Allen, Peter F.	Private	February 16, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Arnold, Henry L.	Private	June 18, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Arnold, Charles	Private	September 16, 1861	Wounded by accident, November 23, 1864; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 25, 1865; Vet
Bassett, Henry	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Bartholomew, H.	Private	March 31, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Broat, David	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Burk, Isaac	Private	December 17, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Black, John D.	Private	January 25, 1865	Mustered out, August 21, 1865
Brown, Joseph	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Bruch, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Bucher, Andrew	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Beavers, Henry L.	Private	March 30, 1863	Prisoner from October 19, 1864, to March 8, 1865; mustered out by General Order, June 14, 1865
Backman, Henry A.	Private	September 16, 1861	Killed at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862
Berksheimer, M.	Private	September 4, 1862	Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864
Brooks, George W.	Private	February 10, 1864	Died at New Orleans, La., August 12, 1864
Burk, Andrew	Private	September 16, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; died at Frederick, Md., December 3, 1864; Vet
Bullman, Thomas	Private	January 25, 1865	Deserted June 2, 1865
Benedict, George	Private	September 16, 1861	Deserted November 23, 1861
Batt, Samuel	Private	February 2, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Coburn, Henry S.	Private	December 17, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Clark, Edward	Private	January 28, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Callaha, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Cummiskey, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 1, 1862
Cooper, Jeremiah	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Coult, George	Private	September 16, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 16, 1864
Connigan, John	Private	December 17, 1863	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
Clements, Charles	Private	January 25, 1865	Deserted March 18,1865
Creig, James	Private	December 1, 1864	Deserted April 1, 1865
Cramer, John	Private	January 25, 1865	Deserted June 2, 1865
Cooper, Jeremiah	Private	January 28, 1865	Deserted June 2, 1865
Clark, Edward	Private	January 28, 1865	Deserted October 10, 1865
Dean, Jacob	Private	March 2, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Deterline, William	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 1 18,1864, expiration of term
Derr, Nathan	Private	September 16, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 2. 1863
Dewey, Charles	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Dingier, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Wounded at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864; mustered out, September 18, 164, expiration of term
Duffin, Henry	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Edinger, Franklin	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Engle, Joseph	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to 1st U. S. Artillery, December 1, 1862
Frey, Edward A.	Private	March 27, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Fritz, George	Private	February 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Fritz, Gideon	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 2, 1865
Flynn, Peter	Private	January 21, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Frey, Charles H.	Private	September 16, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Falger, George M.	Private	August 26, 1864	Mustered out by General Orders June 1, 1865
Fowler, William H.	Private	August 25, 1862	Mustered out, June 1, 1865
Force, William A.	Private	September 1661	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 10, 1863
Frankenfield, L.	Private	September 19, 1861	Died at Fort Jefferson, Fla., June 22, 1863
Fitzcharles, Benj.	Private	January 24, 1865	Deserted February 5, 1865
Frederick, George	Private	October 28, 1862	Deserted, 1864
Golio, Reuben	Private	January 14, 1864	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out
Graver, Oliver	Private	February 9, 1864	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, 37th Company, 2d battalion, June 30, 1865
Goodwin, John	Private	March 16, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Helwick, William	Private	February 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Horn, Luther	Private	January 28, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Hull, Daniel W.	Private	January 25, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Hughs, James	Private	January 21, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Hahn, George	Private	September 16, 1861	Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 25, 1863
Haney, Jeremiah	Private	February 23, 1864	Discharged, date unknown
Houser, Daniel	Private	August 26, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Horn, Henry H.	Private	January 23, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 9, 1863
Heckman, Adam P.	Private	September 19, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Hudson, Samuel T.	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Huber, David W.	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 20, 62
Haggerty, Jacob	Private	January 4, 1864	Prisoner from October 19, 1864, to March 1, 1865; mustered out by General Order, June 29, 1865
Hubbard, Chas. H.	Private	December 22, 1863	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 17, 1865
Hahn, Richard	Private	September 16, 1861	Killed at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864; Vet
Huber, David W.	Private	December 2, 1863	Died at Easton, Pa., October 18, 1864
Haggerman, Wm.	Private	September 16, 1861	Deserted January 25, 1862
Harkins, Daniel F.	Private	September 16, 1861	Deserted December 20, 1863; Vet
Hartzell. Jacob	Private	January 31, 1865	Deserted June 2, 1865
Ivey, William	Private	September 19, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Ihrie, James	Private	January 20, 1862	Deserted February 7, 1865; Vet
Jones, Benjamin F.	Private	January 20, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
James, William M.	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864; expiration of term
Jacobus, Abraham	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Johnson, W. Scott	Private	April 5, 1863	Promoted to 1st Lt. and Adjutant, September 1, 1864
Kerkendall, Peter	Private	February 2, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Kunker, John	Private	December 19, 1863	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out, May 26, 1865
Kerkendall, J. M.	Private	September 16, 1861	Wounded at Fisher’s Hill, Va., September 22, 1864, and at Charlestown, Va., March, 1865; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 20, 1865; Vet
Kern, Henry	Private	October 29, 1862	Mustered out, October 28, 1865, expiration of term
Kirkuff, Matthias	Private	September 16, 1861	Deserted January 25, 1862
Keaf, Philip	Private	September 16, 1861	Deserted December 20, 1863; Vet
KIrader. John F.	Private	January 9, 1865	Deserted February 5, 1865
Labar, Henry A	Private	February 16, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Lynn, Andrew J.	Private	January 20, 1862	Absent, sick, at muster out; Vet
Long, George	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Lantz, Samuel L.	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 29, 1863
Lantz, Geo. W.	Private	September 16, “61	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Levers, George W.	Private	August 26, 1862	Mustered out bv General Order, June 1, 1865
Lind, John	Private	September 19, 1861	Died at Hilton Head, S. C., October 24, 1862, of wounds received at Pocotaligo, October 22, 1862
Labar, Luther	Private	February 18, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Lamb, Daniel	Private	March 16, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Monday, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Moser, Eli	Private	January 4, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Mover, Henry	Private	September 16, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out; Vet
M’Laughlin, A.	Private	December 21, 1863	Mustered out by General Order, June 17, 1865
Miller, Henry	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Monday. Patrick	Private	October 8, 1862	Mustered out, October 7, 1865, expiration of term
Moore, Grenville	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18,1864, expiration of term
Moser, Lawrence	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, May 1, 1863, to accept promotion
Moser, Philip L.	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 30, 1863
Mickley, John B.	Private	September 16, 1861	Died April 30, 1862
Minnick, Samuel	Private	September 16, 1861	Killed at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862
M’Laughlin. John	Private	September 16, 1861	Died at Easton, Pa., March 31, 1865; Vet
Moser, Franklin	Private	September 16, 1861	Wounded and missing at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; Vet
Meeker, Alvin M.	Private	December 19, 1863	Deserted June 6, 1865; Vet
Ocho, Jacob	Private	September 19, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 19, 1865; Vet
Peterson, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Peterson, William	Private	January 19, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Paxson, William	Private	September 16, 1861	Died at Fort Jefferson, Fla., October 18, 1863
Reed, Calvin	Private	January 30, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Rockafellow, J.	Private	January 14, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Rockafellow, G.	Private	January 15, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Rogers, Jos. A.	Private	December 17, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Rinnick, Jacob	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June, 1864
Rinnick, Henry	Private	September 19, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Richards, J. J.	Private	October 12, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 3, 1865
Rose, George B.	Private	September 16, 1861	Killed at Pocotaligo, October 22, 1862
Simons, Frank	Private	January 25, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Shoeman, John	Private	January 25, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Slayer, Joseph	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Schock, Martin S.	Private	March 5, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Smith, Edward	Private	January 4, 1864	Wounded at Opequan, Va., September 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Smith, Valentine	Private	February 28, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Smith, John	Private	January 25, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Stem, Samuel	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Snyder, Edward E.	Private	September 19, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Spangler, Andrew	Private	January 25, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Steinmetz, Charles	Private	February 5, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Seabold, Fred	Private	January 25, 1865	Mustered out by General Order, June 17, 1865
Shelling, Richard	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Snyder, George	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Smith, George	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to 7th Regiment P. V., May 22, 1862
Snyder, Edward L.	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to 1st U. S. Artillery, December 1, 1862
Snyder, Thomas	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 1, 1864
Shaffer, Charles	Private	August 11, 1862	Deserted December 12, 1864; dishon’y discharged December 25, 1865
Templin, August	Private	February 17, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Tidaboch, John	Private	February 6, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Todd, James	Private	December 17, 63	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Taylor, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 1, 1862
Tice, Joseph A.	Private	September 19, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Tidaboch, John	Private	September 16f, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Tidaboch, Alfred J.	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Troxell, Theodore	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18,1864, expiration of term
Transue, Samuel	Private	September 10, 1862	Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865
Tilton, George L.	Private	September 16, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April 13, 1864
Vogal, George	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term
Wagner, Albert.	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Walters, Joseph E.	Private	November 19, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Wilhelm, John	Private	September 16, 1861	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet
Wolf, Charles	Private	January 31, 1865	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Wright, Wm. H.	Private	December 21, 1863	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865
Ward, William	Private	September 30, 1862	Mustered out, January 23, 1865
Weaver, Josiah	Private	October 8, 1862	Mustered out, October 7, 1865, expiration of term
Warman, Henry	Private	December 17, 1863	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, 1864
Young, George	Private	February 13, 1865	Not on muster-out roll
Zerfass, Bernard	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865

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

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