*63rd Regiment Company G – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

63rd Regiment

Company G

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Term/ Years	Remarks
Chas. W. M’Henry	Captain	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted from Sergeant Major, August 20, 1861; discharged November 13, 1862
Isaac Moorhead	Captain	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted from 2d to 1st Lieutenant, June 27, 1862; to Captain, May 19, 1863; killed at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864
S. Hays Cochran	1st Lt.	August 1, 1861	3	Killed near Richmond, Va., June 25, 1862
Jas. S. Williams	1st Lt.	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt., June 27, 1862; to 1st Lt., May 19, 1863; wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Robert Houston	2d Lt.	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted to 1st Sergeant, June 27, 1862; to 2d Lt., May 19, 1863; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 9, 1864
Wm. R. Nicholson	2d Lt.	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted to 1st Sergeant, May 19, 1863; to 2d Lt., July 13, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864; Vet
Aaron W. Gilmore	1st Sergeant	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted to Sergeant, February 20, 1863; to 1st Sergeant, July 13, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
John Cessna	Sergeant	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted to Sergeant, June 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
John M. Thomas	Sergeant	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted to Sergeant, February 24, 1863; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Jno. C. Brookbank	Sergeant	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted to Sergeant, May 19, 1863; wounded at Mine Run., Va., November 27, 1863; muster out with Company, August 1, 1864
Wm. B. Peiffer	Sergeant	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged February 20, 1863
Robert W. Martin	Sergeant	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged February 12, 1863
John Pickel	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
James N. Coulter	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Died, 1864
George A. Cook	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Died July 4, 1862, of wounds received in action
William M. Smith	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged September 17, 1862
Alfred B. Lupher	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged January 1, 1863
Frank H. Johnston	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged, date unknown
Edw’d Wacksmith	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged April 25, 1864
Milton J. Adams	Corporal	March 21, 1864	3	Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., May 12, 1864; captured June 22, 1864; transferred to Company G, 105th Regiment P. V.; Vet
Benj. H. Smith	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal, February 20, 1863; killed at Chancellorsville, Va.. May 3, 1863
Matthew A. Rankin	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal, February 1, 1864; killed at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864
Simon Steffy	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Wm. J. Graham	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal, February 24, 1863; died May 25, 1864, of wounds received in action; Vet
Thos. Q. Martin	Corporal	August 1, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal. February 1, 1864; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864
John Hassinger	Musician	September 9, 1861	3	Died at Washington, D. C., December 25, 1862
Philip Hassinger	Musician	September 9, 1861	3	Died near Alexandria, Va., October 25, 1861
Ashton, Wales D.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Prisoner from June 22, to November 26, 1864; mustered out, December 3, 1864
Armberger, Peter	Private	September 2, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Brown, Robert M.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, I864
Blystone, George	Private	January 18, 1864	3	Wounded at Wilderness, May 5, 1864; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Blystone, William	Private	March 31, 1864	3	Died June 25, 1864, of wounds received at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864
Bleakney, John	Private	July 17, 1863	3	Drafted; wounded June 16, 1864; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Barnett, Samuel D.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Deserted June 30, 1863; returned November 22, 1863; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Boyer, Peter	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged, date unknown
Blystone, Simon	Private	January 4, 1864	3	Killed at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864; Vet
Cooper, Chaun’y G.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Cole, Jesse	Private	February 19, 1864	3	Transferred to Company C, 99th Regiment P.V.
Cox, John R.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged March 26, 1863
Calhoun, Wm. L.	Private	August, 1861	3	Discharged October 9, 1862
Cooper, William	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged, date unknown
Coursin, David W.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Nelson’s Farm, Va., June 30, 1862
Daily, Robert L.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded at Wilderness, May 5, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Davidson, Robert	Private	September 2, 1863	3	Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., May 10, 1864; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Donglass, Asa O.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged, date unknown
Douglass, James D.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged December 24, 1863
Dewoody, Sam’l C.	Private	January 4, 1864	3	Captured June 22, 1864; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
Deim, Christian	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Fulton, Joseph H.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Absent, sick, at muster out
Fulton, Robert A.	Private	September 9, 1862	3	Discharged February 14, 1863
Frailey, Henry	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged September 26, 1862
Frailey, John A.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged April 26, 1863
France, Charles	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Frailey, William	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Frue, Thomas	Private	October 15, 1862	3	Killed at Wilderness, May 6, 1864
Griffin, Curtis C.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Gardner, Daniel M.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Gardner, Joseph	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Green, William F.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
Gates, James	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged September 16, 1862
George, David R..	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Nelson’s Farm, Va., June 30, 1862
Gardner, Jacob	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed near Pohick Church, November 7, 1861
Gress, Henry R.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Died at New Haven, Connecticut, July 3, 1862, of wounds received in action
Hoover, Wm. C.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Henderson, John	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Absent, sick, at muster out
Henderson, And’w.	Private	July 18, 1863	3	Drafted; wounded May 24, 1864; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Hays, Josiah M.	Private	July 16, 1863	3	Drafted; wounded May 6, 1864; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Hoffman, Cornelius	Private	September 2, 1863	3	Drafted; wounded October 26, 1863; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment
Hull, Benjamin W.	Private	July 18, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P. V.
Hoover, Ralston	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Died at Baltimore Cross Roads, Va., June 13;’62
Hays, Samuel S.	Private	February 22, 1864	3	Transferred to Company G, 99th regimeut P..V.
Jones, John F.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, Angust 1, 1861
Jack, Samuel	Private	July 17, 1863	3	Drafted; wounded May 2, 1864; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P,V.
Jackson, Wilder	Private	September 2, 1863	3	Drafted; wounded May 5, 1864; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P..V.
Johnston, James	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged September 20, 1863
Kelly, John	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Chanoellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863
Klugh, Henry	Private	July 18, 1863	3	Drafted; died at Washington, D. C., February 24, 1864
Keppel, William R.	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Killed at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864
Leasure, Sylois	Private	July 18, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company G, 99th reg..V.
Lindsay, James	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged May 1, 1862
Law, Robert C.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged, date unknown
Martin, David C.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Moore, Charles	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Martin, George W.	Private	February 15, 1864	3	Transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Mulberger, Samuel	Private	July 18, 1863	3	Drafted; died July 15, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Moorhead, Sam’l G.	Private	September 5, 1863	3	Drafted; wounded May 6, 1864; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Markel, James	Private	July 18, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company G, 99th reiment P.V.
Martin, Thomas L	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged, date unknown; Vet
Mitchell, David K.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged December 26, 1862
Moore, Cyrus, J.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed near Pohick Church, Va., March 6, 1862; buried at Alexandria, Va.-grave. 1,456
Moore, Andrew J.	Private	March 21, 1862	3	Died May 15, 1864, of wounds received at Wilderness, Va.
Miller, Jacob	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Died March 6, 1863, near Falmouth, Va.
Myers, James S.	Private	March 31, 1864	3	Killed at Wildarness, Va., May 5, 1864
Magee, William	Private	August, 1861	3	Deserted, date unknown
M’Coy, John T..	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged September 26, 1862
M’Coy, Robert B.	Private	January 4, 1864	3	Killed at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; Vet
M’Connell, Hugh .	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Near, Clark	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Killed at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864
O’Sullivan, Philip	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Deserted November 5, 1862
Porter, Ithamer	Private	August’61	3	Absent, sick, at muster out
Porter, Noah W.	Private	December 29, 1863	3	Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Rankin, Joseph P.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Robinson, John A.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; absent at muster out
Rogers, Robert	Private	August 30, 1862	3	Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Rearick, Isaac L.	Private	July 18, 1863	3	Drafted; wounded at Wilderness, Va., June 11, 1864; transferred to Company G. 99th Regiment P.V.
Ritchey, John	Private	July 18, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Russell, Lobin	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged, date unknown
Rhodes, Samuel A,	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged September 29, 1862
Rudler, Joseph	Private	September 2, 1863	3	Drafted; discharged September 23, 1864
Rupert, Alexander	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Died near Orange and Alexandria railroad, Va., April 1, 1864
Sloan, Wm. H.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Shepherd, Edson E.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Saddler, Jacob	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Sell, John A.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Smith, William C.	Private	February 2, 1864	3	Wounded at North Anna, Va., May 23, 1864; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Schick, George	Private	February 15, 1864	3	Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Stoph, Harrison C.	Private	September 2, 1863	3	Drafted; wounded May 23, 1864; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Schemerhorn, M.	Private	September 2, 1863	3	Drafted; wounded October 13, 1863; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Stills, Wilson M.	Private	July 13, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Salada, John	Private	July 13, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
St. Clair, John	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged September 22, 1863
Smith, Adam F.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged April 26, 1863
Smith, Thomas	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged October 1, 1862
Silliberg, John	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Discharged December 24, 1863
Sheets, David F.	Private	March 9, 1862	3	Discharged January 14, 1863
Shall, Simon	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, December 15, 1863
Shiery, David	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Died near Yorktown, Va., May 25, 1862; buried in Citizens’ grave-yard, Annapolis, Md.
Smeltzer, Andrew J.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Capt’d; died at Richmond, Va., date unknown
Sitts, John	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Deserted July 26, 1863
Sharp, Samuel	Private	September 7, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted May 5, 1864
Taylor, George W.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
Thomas, William	Private	July 18, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Thomas, David J.	Private	July 18, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Thompson, Hamp’n.	Private	July 20, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Western army, October 1, 1863
Vensel, Solomon	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Died at Yorktown, Va., May 15, 1862
Wilhelm, August A. G.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Prisoner from May 12, 1864. to March 1, 1865; mustered out March 7, 1865
Wolfkill, George	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863; mustered out with Company, August 1, 1864
Whitman, Wm. S.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P. V.; Vet
Warner, Chas. D.	Private	September 8, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company G, 99th Regiment P.V.
Wilhelm, A. W.	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Died at Philadelphia, Pa., November 11, 1862, of wounds received in action

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

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