admin 56th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Company K
|
Name |
Rank |
Date of Muster |
Term/ |
Remarks |
| David Mitchell | Captain | March 3, 1862 | 3 | Resigned December 10, 1862 |
| Edson S. Warner | Captain | March 3, 1862 | 3 | Promoted from 1st Lt., February 3, 1863; resigned February 27, 1863 |
| Ira N. Burritt | Captain | March 3, 1862 | 3 | Promoted from 2d to 1st Lt., February 3, 1863; to Captain February 27, 1863; wounded at Gettysburg, Wilderness, and Weldon Railroad; discharged November 21, 1864 |
| Lemuel Shaw | Captain | April 18, 1862 | 3 | Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt., February 9, 1864; to 1st Lt., September 22, 1864; to brevet Captain, December 2, 1864to Captain, March 20, 1865; died April 11, of wounds received March 29, 1861 |
| Benj. C. Stoddard | Captain | October 2, 1861 | 3 | Promoted from 1st Lt. Company A, June 17, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Daniel F. Krebs | 1st Lt. | March 6, 1862 | 3 | Not on muster-out roll |
| Loren Burritt | 1st Lt. | March 7, 1862 | 3 | Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt., February 3, 1863; to 1st Lt., April 1, 1863; to Major, 8th Regiment U. S. Colored Troops, November 7, 1863 |
| J. T. Hutchinson | 1st Lt. | September 9, 1861 | 3 | Promoted from Sergeant to 1st Lieut., December 6, 1863; discharged September 21, 1864 |
| Allen M’Call | 1st Sergeant | March 30, 1864 | 3 | Commissioned 1st Lt., April 1, 1865; not mustered; promoted from Sergeant, May 17, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Isaac R. Jones | Sergeant | March 6, 1864 | 3 | Commissioned 2d Lt., April 1, 1865; not mustered; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Henry Barkley | Sergeant | February 14, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Philip K. Blecker | Sergeant | September 26, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; promoted from Corporal, April 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1S65 |
| V. M. Stonebraker | Sergeant | March 6, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1865; to Sergeant, May 17, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Geo. F. Guier | Sergeant | March 5, 1864 | 3 | Commissioned 1st Lt., March 20, 1865; transferred to N. C. S., October 3, 1864; Vet |
| Preston Rossiter | Sergeant | March 21, 1862 | 3 | Died, date unknown |
| Harrison Smith | Sergeant | March 29, 1862 | 3 | Killed at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863 |
| John L. Venanken | Sergeant | April 19, 1862 | 3 | Died May 12, 1864, of wounds received in action |
| Henry W. Drake | Corporal | March 6, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Joseph L. Morris | Corporal | September 25, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Orrin W. Baxter | Corporal | January 25, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Frederick Keiser | Corporal | January 29, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Michael Lutz | Corporal | March 22, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Rich’d B. Potter | Corporal | January 28, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, June 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Jos. D. Richards | Corporal | March 27, 1864 | 3 | Promoted to Corporal, June 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Wm. Dearnester | Corporal | September 26, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; promoted to Corporal, May 17, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Solomon Wolf | Corporal | March 27, 1862 | 3 | Died, date unknown, of wounds received at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863 |
| Cyrus N. Maxfield | Corporal | January 23, 1864 | 3 | Discharged June 16, 1865; Vet |
| Annspauch, Isaac | Private | September 25, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Albert, James | Private | March 31, 1862 | 3 | Died May 26, 1864, of wounds received at Spottsylvania C. H., May 12, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. |
| Allison, George | Private | February 15, 1864 | 3 | Died, date unknown, of wounds received at Spottsylvania C. H., May 12, 1864; Vet |
| Any, Theodore L. | Private | Wounded at Gettysburg; not on muster-out roll | ||
| Banner, Adam | Private | September 25, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Brown, George | Private | July 27, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Bottorff, Reuben | Private | February 14, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Brown, Josiah I. | Private | March 7, 1864 | 3 | Absent, sick, at muster out |
| Boyer, Henry F. | Private | September 25, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged by General Order, July 24, 1865 |
| Best, Jonathan | Private | March 15, 1865 | 1 | Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out |
| Barney, Charles | Private | September 25, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; prisoner from May 6, 1864, to March 12, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 29, 1865 |
| Bucker, Solomon | Private | September 25, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged by General Order, May 13, 1865 |
| Bonner, John | Private | June 2, 1863 | 3 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, June 5, 1864; discharged by Special Order, July 1, 1865 |
| Bowen, William | Private | January 30, 1864 | 3 | Died May 14, 1864, of wounds received in action; Vet |
| Bradshaw, E. M. | Private | February 13, 1864 | 3 | Not on muster-out roll; Vet |
| Burnham, Wm. J. | Private | 3 | Wounded; not on muster-out roll; Vet | |
| Chase, Wm. J. | Private | January 30, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Crow, Patrick | Private | February 13, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Carey, Daniel | Private | February 3, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Carey, Eleazer | Private | February 13, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Cress, William | Private | March 15, 1865 | 1 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Craig, David R. | Private | December 19, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, expiration of term |
| Carrington, Rich’d | Private | September 26, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged by Special Order, September 25, 1865 |
| Coy, Asa | Private | February 17, 1862 | 3 | Died at Annapolis, Md., June 17, 1862 |
| Clark, Joseph D. | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| Cotchie, Philip | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| Colvin, Jared B. | Private | 3 | Commissioned 1st Lieutenant, November 22, 1864, not mustered; not on muster-out roll | |
| Dodson, C. K. | Private | February 13, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Dever, Daniel | Private | January 12, 1864 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Driscol, Jerry C. | Private | April 19, 1862 | 3 | Died June 17, 1862 |
| Deemur. William | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| Devine, Hiram | Private | 3 | Discharged, date unknown | |
| Dixon, Frank | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| Doud, William | Private | 3 | Discharged, date unknown | |
| Druckemiller, Chas. | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| Eldridge, Wm. H. | Private | 3 | Discharged, June, 1862 | |
| Ellis, John H. | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| Fager, Andrew J. | Private | July 24, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Fenstemaker, Edw. | Private | September 26, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out |
| Gray, George R. | Private | September 25, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Goss, Edward A. | Private | February 14, 1864 | 3 | Absent, sick, at muster out; Vet |
| Gleason, Stephen | Private | February 27, 1862 | 3 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 2, 1864 |
| Garvey, James | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| Hughes, George W. | Private | January 27, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Harrison, D. W | Private | March 2, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Eunsinger, Her. B | Private | April 2, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Hundertmark, H. | Private | March 15, 1865 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Hughs, Thomas W | Private | September 10, 1862 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 11, 1863 |
| Herlinger, Mat. H. | Private | December 13, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, December 13, 1864; expiration of term |
| Herlinger, Sam’l W. | 3 | December 13, 1861 | 3 | Mustered out, December 13, 1864; expiration of term |
| Hockenberry, G. W | Private | November 6, 1861 | 3 | Transferred to battery B, 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, date unknown |
| Hess, Daniel | Private | September 25, 1863 | 3 | Died June 20, 1864, of wounds received at Spottsylvania C. H., May 10, 1864; buried at Alexandria, Va., grave, 2,192 |
| Heatherington, Jas. | Private | 3 | Died, date unknown | |
| Heimback, Charles | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| Jewett, Allen | Private | January 29, 1862 | 3 | Died at Alexandria, Va., Jute 23, 63, of wounds received in action |
| James, Shadrac | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| King, Thomas | Private | January 14, 1864 | 3 | Killed in action, June 18, 1864 |
| Kane, Robert | Private | March 24, 1862 | 3 | Mustered out, March 23, 1865; expiration of term |
| Kerr, Christian | Private | March 28, 1862 | 3 | Mustered out, April 5, 1865; expiration of term |
| Kauffman, Isaac | Private | September 23, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865 |
| Knight, George W. | Private | January 19, 1864 | 3 | Substitute; discharged by General Order, June 22, 1865 |
| King, Morris | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| Lynn, Daniel | Private | March 15, 1865 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Loregrow, John | Private | September 25, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 5, 1864 |
| Lindsay, Ezra D. | Private | 3 | Discharged, date unknown | |
| Linsernere, Monroe | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| Lynch, Harvey W. | Private | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown | |
| Mason, John | Private | October 25, 1862 | 3 | Transferred to Vet. Reserve Corps, May 1, 1864 |
| Morrison, John | Private | September 25, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to U. S. Navy, date unknown |
| Morris, Edward | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| Maher, Michael | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| M’Kinny, Chester | Private | March 25, 1862 | 3 | Died at Knoxville, Tenn., date unknown |
| O’Grady, John | Private | February 14, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Otis, Leander | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| Perkins, Julius G. | Private | February 27, 1862 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Perkins, Charles L. | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| Prothro, Morgan | Private | 3 | 3Not on muster-out roll | |
| Richards, Lemuel | Private | March 27, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Ranagan, William | Private | April 25, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Reynolds, Wm. H. | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| Rhinevault, Syl’r P. | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| Rose, George | Private | 3 | Discharged for wounds, loss of arm, received at Union | |
| Richards, Charles F. | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| Rogers, Jonathan | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| Snyder, Philo J. | Private | February 21, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Swisher, Andrew J. | Private | February 2, 1864 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865; Vet |
| Smothers, DeWitt C. | Private | March 15, 1865 | 1 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Smith, Christian | Private | March 15, 1865 | 1 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Sanders, James E | Private | April 5, 1862 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 9, 1862 |
| Slade, James | Private | March 24, 1862 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown |
| Stevenson, William | Private | March 24, 1862 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 2, 1862 |
| Smith, Jonathan | Private | September 24, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged by General Order, June 15, 1865 |
| Smith, Lewis | Private | September 25, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to Camp Chase, Ohio, date unknown |
| Stanford, John W. | Private | March 15, 1865 | 1 | Drafted; discharged by General Order, July 19, 1865 |
| Spaulding, Edward | Private | September 24, 1863 | 3 | Discharg;ed by General Order, June 5, 1865 |
| Sanders, Benj. F. | Private | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown | |
| Sands, Theodore | Private | 3 | Not on muster-out roll | |
| St. Clair, George W. | Private | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown | ||
| Thompson, John J. | Private | February 24, 1862 | 3 | Mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Tinilin, James E. | Private | March 15, 1865 | 1 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1. 1865 |
| Trout, Washington | Private | September 24, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown |
| Updegraph, Theoph. | Private | March 15, 1865 | 1 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Vaughan, John | Private | August 19, 1862 | 3 | Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865 |
| Vergason, Newell J. | Private | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown | |
| Wetman, Gottlieb | Private | September 25, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Wagner, John | Private | March 15, 1865 | 1 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Whethill, Henry B. | Private | March 15, 1865 | 1 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Wetzel, John F. | Private | March 15, 1865 | 1 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 1, 1865 |
| Westbrook, John | Private | February 27, 1862 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 28, 1863 |
| White, William | Private | February 27, 1862 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown |
| Whitford, Adney J. | Private | March 28, 1864 | 3 | Discharged April 26, 1864; Vet |
| Wally, Colvin | Private | November 16, 1861 | 3 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 11, 1865 |
| Walters, David | Private | February 3, 1862 | 3 | Mustered out, February 10, 1865; expiration of term |
| West, John D. | Private | October 22, 1863 | 3 | Drafted; discharged by General Order, June 8, 1865 |
| Wilbur, Charles | Private | February 27, 1862 | 3 | Transferred to battery B, 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, date unknown |
| Wehr, Samuel | Private | February 10, 1862 | 3 | Died at Harrisburg, 1862 |
| Wilbur, Isaiah S. | Private | February 13, 1864 | 3 | Killed in action, August 20, 1864; Vet |
| Wishey, Andrew J. | Private | March 15, 1865 | 1 | Discharged by General Order, July 6, 1865 |
| Warren, Edward | Private | March 5, 1864 | 3 | Not on muster-out roll |
Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.