71st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company D – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

71st Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company D

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
George L. Ritman	Captain	May 28, 1861	Commissioned Major, July 15, 1862, not mustered; discharged January 16, 1863
George C. Whitecar	Captain	July 8, 1861	Promoted from 2d Lieutenant Company A to 1st Lieutenant, June 5, 1863; to Captain, February 6, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Sylvester S. Greth	1st Lt.	May 28, 1861	Dis. October 17, 1862
Thos. J. Blakeney	1st Lt.	Â	Commissioned Captain, February 18, 1863, not mustered; resigned April 10, 1863
Frederick Everts	1st Lt.	May 28, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt., June 5, 1863; to 1st Lieut., February 6, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Franklin Wade	2d Lt.	May 28, 1861	Promoted to 1st Lieutenant Company N, February 15, 1862
Benjamin F. Hibbs	2d Lt.	May 28, 1861	Died of wounds received at Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 13, 1862
Joseph D. Williams	2d Lt.	May 28, 1861	Killed at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861
Timothy J. Gregory	1st Sergeant	May 28, 1861	Promoted from Corporal to 1st Sergeant, April 13, 1863; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
William Wilson	1st Sergeant	May 28, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant Major, date unknown
Jacob T. Smallwood	1st Sergeant	May 28, 1861	Promoted to 1st Lieutenant Company B, June 5, 1863
George Donnelly	Sergeant	May 28, 1861	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, April, 1863; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
John Heays	Sergeant	May 28, 1861	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, April, 1863; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Thomas O’Kiefe	Sergeant	June 4, 1861	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, May 9, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
William Jeffries	Sergeant	July 1, 1861	Transferred to Company D, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Stiles A. Boughton	Sergeant	August 31, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lieutenant Company I, November, 1862
Joseph S. Watt	Sergeant	July 10, 1861	Promoted to 2d Lieutenant Company A, June 5, 1863
John Teese	Sergeant	May 28, 1861	Killed at Wilderness, Va., May 9, 1864
Samuel D. Knorr	Sergeant	May 28, 1861	Deserted November 2, 1862
Samuel Clawson	Corporal	May 28, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Gustave Everts	Corporal	May 28, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Thomas Palmer	Corporal	May 28, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Wallace Shaw	Corporal	May 28, 1861	Absent at muster out
William Hartley	Corporal	May 28, 1861	Discharged October 12, 1862, for wounds received in action
Burton P. Johnson	Corporal	August 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 22, 1863
John Lightfoot	Corporal	May 28, 1861	Discharged November 2, 1863, for wounds received in action
W. B. M’Carten	Corporal	August 7, 1861	Not accounted for
A. H. Ellwood	Corporal	August 7, 1861	Not accounted for
Elijah R. Hunt	Corporal	May 28, 1861	Died February 26, 1863, of wounds received at Antietum, Md., September 17, 1862
Sewell Randall	Corporal	May 28, 1861	Killed at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861
Lewis Evans	Corporal	May 28, 1861	Died at Philadelphia, Pa., August 27, 1662
Henry E. Peel	Corporal	May 28, 1861	Deserted July 29, 1862
James Eckersly	Corporal	May 28, 1861	Deserted October 9, 1862
Charles Lawrence	Musician	April 22, 1863	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Angleman, George	Private	May 28, 1861	Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
Auckland, George	Private	September 20, 1861	Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Barton, John	Private	May 28, 1861	Absent, on detached duty, at Mnuster out
Barnholt, John	Private	May 28, 1861	Absent at muster out
Boyle, John	Private	May 28, 1861	Absent, in hospital, at muster out
Brett, Emmett	Private	May 28, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 1, 1863
Butterworth, Jas.	Private	May 28, 1861	Transferred to 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Bromily, William	Private	May 28, 1861	Transferred to 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Boyd, George	Private	February 9, 1864	Transferred to Company K, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Bartroff, John P.	Private	September 25, 1863	Drafted; transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Beseninger, Jacob	Private	May 28, 1861	Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Batt, Joseph	Private	May 28, 1861	Died at Harper’s Ferry, Va., November, 1862
Batt, William	Private	May 28, 1861	Captured at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861; died at Richmond, Va., 1861
Brown, William	Private	December 23, 1861	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, section C, grave, 22
Burvis, John	Private	Â	Deserted December 11, 1862
Butcher, Joseph	Private	May 28, 1861	Deserted April, 1862
Clegg, James	Private	May 28, 1861	Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps. November 1, 1863
Carty, Nicholas	Private	May 28, 1861	Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
Candy, Michael R.	Private	May 28, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Cassiday, James	Private	June 25, 1861	Promoted to Commissary Sergeant, date unknown
Crarmshaw, James	Private	February 2, 1864	Transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Carmany, Jeremiah	Private	J September 26, 1863	Drafted; transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Colebaugh, Wm.	Private	September 20, 1861	Transferred to Company K, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Chipman, David	Private	May 28, 1861	Killed at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861
Castor, John	Private	May 28, 1861	Killed at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21, 1861
Castor, Henry	Private	May 28, 1861	Died at Philadelphia, Pa., November, 1862
Chadwick, Robert	Private	J May 28, 1861	Deserted August 19, 1861
Dawson, Isaac	Private	JMay 28, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Dearden, James	Private	May 28, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 25, 1861
Duyree, Charles	Private	JAugust 7, 1861	Discharged, date unknown
Davis, Jesse	Private	September 26, 1863	Drafted; transferred to Company D, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Donnelly, John D.	Private	August 7, 1861	Deserted October 15, 1862
Duein, Timothy	Private	September 26, 1863	Drafted; transferred to Company C, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Dulton, John	Private	August 7, 1861	Deserted October 26, 1862
Dawson, William	Private	August 7, 1861	Deserted October 19, 1862
Dungan, Frank	Private	August 7, 1861	Deserted August 21, 1861
Dreter, John	Private	May 28, 1861	Deserted September 17, 1862
Dunlot. Robert	Private	Â	Deserted, date unknown
Entwistler, Joseph	Private	May 28, 1861	Deserted November, 1861
Evans, John	Private	May 28, 1861	Deserted November, 1861
Fisher, John	Private	May 28, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 16, 1863
Fink, Jacob	Private	May 28, 1861	Transferred to Regimental Band, July 1, 1861
Fulton, John	Private	August 7, 1861	Died October 29, 1862
Ferkler, John	Private	August 7, 1861	Deserted November, 1861
Green, James B.	Private	May 28, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, November 1, 1863
Gurthrie, Adam	Private	May 28, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 15, 1861
Greysen, George	Private	May 28, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 7, 1863
Greenhaigh, John	Private	August 7, 1861	Transferred to Company D, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Gibson, John	Private	May 28, 1861	Died at Philadelphia, Pa., July 4, 1861
Gale, Alexander	Private	Â	Deserted August 19, 1861
Hogan, John	Private	May 28, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Hafer, Charles	Private	May 28, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Hocking, Edward	Private	May 28, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Hooly, Samuel	Private	.May 28, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Hart, George I.	Private	June 1, 1861	Captured at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October21,1861; absent, on detached duty, at muster out
Horn, Abram D.	Private	July 1, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Houseian, August	Private	May 28, 1861	Transferred to Regimental Band. July, 1861
Hayser, George W.	Private	August 7, 1861	Transferred to 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Hafer, Adam	Private	May 28, 1861	Died at Philadelphia, Pa., July 27, 1863
Hartley, Richard	Private	May 28, 1861	Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Huling, James	Private	February 12, 1864	Died near Brandy Station, Va., March 4, 1864
Johnson, John	Private	May 28, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Jones, E. M.	Private	August 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate; date unknown
Jackson, James	Private	Â	Deserted August, 1861
Kohlhind, George J.	Private	August 7, 1861	Transferred to 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Lukens, John B.	Private	May 28, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Landenberg, Sam’l.	Private	May 28, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Lamb, Charles	Private	January 17, 1864	Transferred to 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Little, George	Private	September 23, 1863	Drafted; transferred to Company K, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Lever, George	Private	May 28, 1861	Died at Philadelphia, Pa., August 8, 1862
Layton, Charles	Private	May 28, 1861	Died at New York, October 18, 1862
Lesher, Peter	Private	May 28, 1861	Died July 8, of wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863; buried in Gettysburg National Cemetery, section A, grave, 40
Lehman, Peter	Private	May 28, 1861	Deserted November 1, 1862
Lake. Henry	Private	Â	Deserted, date unknown
Morris, John	Private	May 28, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Matterson, John	Private	May 28, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 30, 1861
Murray, James	Private	September 25, 1863	Drafted; transferred to Company A, 69th Regiment, P. V., June 12, 1864
Murray, Martin	Private	September 25, 1863	Drafted; transferred to Company A, 69th Regiment P. V., June. 12, 1864
Maywood, John	Private	August 7, 1861	Deserted November 2, 1862
Macauley, Robert	Private	February 13, 1864	Transferred to 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Myers, Henry	Private	Â	Deserted October 30, 1862
Magill, Oliver	Private	May 28, 1861	Deserted October 16, 1862
M’Avoy, Joseph	Private	May 28, 1861	Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
M’Kinley, Hugh	Private	May 28, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
M’Laughlin, Mich’l.	Private	May 28, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 25, 1861
M’Muller, Samuel	Private	May 28, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 8, 1863
M’Erlan, Anthony	Private	May 28, 1861	Died at Newport News, Va., September 3, 1862
M’Millan, William	Private	Â	Deserted September 16, 1862
M’Mullen, William	Private	May 28, 1861	Missing at Mine Run, Va., November 26, 1862
Neamond, William	Private	May 28, 1861	Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July3, 1863; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1863
Osbourne, John	Private	September 23, 1863	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 12, 1863
O’Kelley, John	Private	Â	Deserted, date unknown
Patterson, James	Private	May 28, 1861	Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; absent at muster out
Peny, Abraham	Private	May 28, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 22, 1863
Phile, Henry	Private	May 28, 1861	Transferred to 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; Vet
Price, Rudolph	Private	May 28, 1861	Killed at Wilderness, Va., May 6. 1864
Parker, Thomas	Private	September 24, 1863	Drafted; died at Brandy Station, Va., February 25, 1864
Ronley, Edward	Private	July 19, 1863	Drafted; transferred to 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Reed, Charles	Private	Â	Deserted September 16, 1862
Snyder, Oliver	Private	May 28, 1861	Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 9,1864; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Stokes, John	Private	May 28, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Smith, David	Private	July 1, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Sheaner, Joseph	Private	May 28, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 25, 1861
Slocum, Crosby	Private	February 3, 1862	Transferred to Company D, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12 1864
Scott, John	Private	May 28, 1861	Killed at Ball’s Bluff;, Va., October 21, 1861
Smith. Robert	Private	May 28, 1861	Killed at Ball’s Bluff, Va., October 21 1861
Standing, Richard	Private	May 28, 1861	Died at Newport News, Va., September 7, 1862
Seavors, George	Private	May 28, 1861	Deserted October 30, 1862
Strups, Jacob	Private	May 28, 1861	Deserted November 2, 1862
Smith, Richard	Private	May 28, 1861	Deserted November 2, 1862
Stewart, Joshua	Private	May 28, 1861	Deserted September 14, 1862
Taylor, James	Private	May 28, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Thomas, Benjamin	Private	February 12, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 14, 62
Titus, William	Private	September 25, 1863	Drafted; transferred to Company A, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Threlfall, George	Private	May 28, 1861	Deserted October 12, 1862
Udell, George	Private	February 12, 1864	Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., Va.. May 12, 1864; transferred to Company A, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Vaughn, William	Private	July 20, 1863	Drafted; transferred to 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Wells, Henry	Private	May 28, 1861	Wounded at Spottsyivania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Wilson, Joseph	Private	May 28, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 20, 1862
Williams, George	Private	September 26, 1863	Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12 1864; transferred to Company A, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864
Williams, John	Private	September 26, 1863	Missing at Spottsylvania C. H., May 12, 1864; transferred to Company A, 69th re.g. P. V., June 12, 1864
Williams, William	Private	May 28, 1861	Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Williams, Daniel	Private	May 28, 1861	Deserted August, 1861
Wilson, John	Private	May 28, 1861	Deserted December 11, 1862; returned; sentenced to Dry Tortugas by General Court Martial
Williams, Barney	Private	May 28, 1861	Captured November 26, 1862; died at Richmond, Virginia, March 4, 1864
Zepp, Henry	Private	June 12, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 2, 1864
Zepp, Thomas	Private	May 21, 1861	Transferred to Company K, 69th Regiment P. V., June 12, 1864; Vet

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

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