78th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company C – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

78th Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company C

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Term/ Years	Remarks
John M. Brinker	Captain	September 16,1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
David Mohney	1st Lt.	September 16, 1861	3	Resigned January 30, 1863
John Girts	1st Lt.	September 16, 1861	3	Promoted from 2d Lieutenant, April 16, 1863; resigned June 13, 1863
David R. Brinker	1st Lt.	September 16, 1861	3	Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lieutenant, April 21, 1863; to 1st Lieutenant, July 22, 1863; mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
A. S. M’Culloch	2d Lt.	September 16, 1861	3	Promoted from 1st Sergeant, July 22, 1863; mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Andrew Brown	1st Sergeant	September 29, 1861	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet
Win. H. Thomas	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
John G. Wiant	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
George D. Hamm	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company. November 4, 1864
Bernard Keigan	Sergeant	September 29, 1861	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet
Harrison Stahlman	Sergeant	September 16, 1861	3	Killed at Dallas, Ga., May 27, 1864
Reuben Mohney	Corporal	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Caleb W. Allebach	Corporal	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Solomon Altnan	Corporal	September 16, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 27, 1862
Henry J. Gray	Corporal	September 16, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 12, 1864
Wm. H. Miller	Corporal	September 16, 1861	3	Discharged May 14, 1863, for wounds received in action
Peter Keck	Corporal	February 8, 1864	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet
George J. Reese	Corporal	February 1, 1864	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet
David Goodman	Corporal	September 29, 1861	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet
F. S. Hoffman	Corporal	September 29, 1861	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet
James C. M’Bride	Corporal	August 28, 1862	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
John H. Schick	Corporal	August 28, 1862	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
A. G. Workman	Corporal	. September 16, 1861	3	Died at Nashville, Tenn., December 16, 1863
Samuel Lankard	Corporal	September 16, 1861	3	Died at. Chattanooga, Tenn., January 27, 1864, grave, 20
B. Slangenhaupt	Corporal	September 16, 1861	3	Died at Camp Wood, Ky., January 21, 1862
Jacob Shaffer	Musician	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Phineas F. Hatzell	Musician	.September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Altman, Levi	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December. 4, 1862
Ames, James	Private	August 15, 1864 3 Not on muster-out roll
Brinker, William	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Baird, William	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Bartley, William	Private	August 28, 1862	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Burkhouse, Solo’n.	Private	August 28, 1862	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Bell, Leander	Private	February 24, 1864	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Burket, Peter	Private	September 30, 1864	1	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 5, 1865
Connell, Owen	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Crainer, Martin V.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Corenhaver, John	Private	February 2, 1864	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1861; Vet
Campbell, F.	Private	September 29, 1861	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet
Curry, William B	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Died in Clarion County, Pa., June 22, 1863
Dervire, John	Private	Private September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Evans, Thomas	Private	September 29, 1861	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet
Frasier, John	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Forney, Abraham	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Freasier, Wm. H	Private	September 13, 1862	3	Discharged October 26, 1863, for wounds received in action
Ferry, Patrick T.	Private	September 16, 1863	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Friel, Daniel	Private	January 27, 1864	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Franklin, Adam	Private	February 24, 1864	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Farr, George W	Private	March 21, 64	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Guyer, John	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Girts, John M	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Gould, Henry	Private	September 29, 1861	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet
Girts, James R.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Died at Nashville, Tenn., April 14, 1862
Girts, John B.	Private	September 13, 1862	3	Died September 15, 1863, of wounds received in action
Hepler, Samuel	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Hoffer, Samuel A.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Hoffer, William W.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4. 1864
Hepler, Thomas	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 27, 1863
Hilliard, Reuben	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 2, 1863
Himes, Levi	Private	August 28, 1862	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Hetrick, Adam	Private	August 28, 1862	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Hoffer, John	Private	January 15, 1864	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Himes, Joseph C.	Private	May 7, 1863	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Henry, Patrick	Private	September 13, 1862	3	Died at Chattanooga, Tenn., July 15, 1864, of wounds received in action, grave, 140
Hoffman, Zeph’h H.	Private	September 21, 1864	1	Discharged by General Order, August 5, 1865
Horn, John L.	Private	September 21, 1864	1	Not on muster-out roll
Jones, Thomas	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Keller, John H.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Kennedy, Robert E.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Keller, Samuel W.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 12, 1864
Kennedy, Philip	Private	February 4, 1862	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Keel, Henry H.	Private	March 31, 1864	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Keller, Elijah	Private	March 24, 1864	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Klutz, George	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Deserted December 9, 1861
Kelly, Oliver	Private	February 29, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll
Latimer, William	Private	September 16, 1862	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Lowry, Samuel	Private	August 28, 1862	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Mohney, Joseph	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Mohney, Samuel	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Mohney, Adam	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Mohney, Samuel G.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Mohney, Jacob G	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Miller, Jacob	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 26, 1862
Myers, David R. P.	Private	September 29, 1861	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet
Maitland, Alfred.	Private	September 29, 1861	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet
Miller, Henry	Private	August 28, 1862	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Mohney, Lewis	Private	February 29, 1864	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Markle, Francis	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Died at Louisville, Ky., December 14, 1861; buried in National Cemetery, section A, range 2. grave, 19
Montgomery, Gil. S.	Private	March 31, 1864	3	Died at Nashville, Tenn., July 21, 1864, of wounds received at Dallas, Georgia
Millison, Eli	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Died at Camp Wood, Ky., January 11, 1862
M’Miller, James M.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
M’Clelland. Jer. C.	Private	January 14, 4	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet
M’Cue, Martin	Private	October 22, 1863	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
M’Bride, Ed. H. C.	Private	September 22, 1863	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
M’Millan,Harvey M.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Died at Louisville, Ky., November 12,1861; buried in National Cemetery, section A, range 1, grave, 5
M’Millan, William	Private	September 13, 1862	3	Died January 15, 1863, of wounds received at Stone River, Tennessee
Nolf, David H.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Nichols, Albert G.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Nolf, Isaac	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 17, 1863
Nichols, Andrew J.	Private	March 10, 1863	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Nichols, William A.	Private	January 12, 1864	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18. 1864
Orr, William	Private	September 13, 1862	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 14, 1863
Price, John	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Died at Nashville, Tennessee, October 19, 1864, of wounds received in action
Peoples, James	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 1, 1862
Polliard, Daniel	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, October 1, 1863
Palmeter, Luman	Private	September 15, 1863	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Pence, Benjamin J.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Died at Camp Hood, Ky., February 6, 1862
Quinn, Michael	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 4, 1862
Rothrock, R. K	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Prisoner from September 8, 1863, to November 25, 1864; discharged January 18, 1865, to date November 25, 1864
Reese, Lewis	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Rader, Isaac	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 4, 1862
Reese, Edward M	Private	August 21, 1862	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Reed, George	Private	February 4, 1862	3	Died at Nashville, Tenn., January 16, 1864
Roper, William B.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Died at Chattanooga, Tenn., March 11, 1864
Rader, Wm. H. A	Private	July 2, 1863	3	Died at Nashville, Tenn., date unknown
Richards, George	Private	September 21, 1864	1	Discharged by General Order, May 30, 1865
Shellenberger, G.W.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Shlangenhaupt, G.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Shultz, Henry J.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Schick, Adam M.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Silvis, William	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Storvers, Simeon	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Shannon, John S.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Schick, Reuben M.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon Certificate, June 1, 1862; re-enlisted March 29, 1864; transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Schick, John	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 1, 1862
Shannon, James E.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 11, 1862
Stokes, Simon	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 13, 1863
Silvis, Amos	Private	September 13, 1862	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 18, 1864
Schick, Adam	Private	September 29, 1861	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet
Silvis, Jeremiah	Private	September 29, 1861	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1834; Vet
Shindledecker, A.	Private	August 21, 1862	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Sherman, John	Private	August 21, 1862	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Schick, John R.	Private	August 21, 1862	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Slocum, A. G. C.	Private	August 28, 1862	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Shannon, Geo. B.	Private	March 29, 1864	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Schick, William F.	Private	March 9, 1864	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Smish, George M.	Private	January 23, 64	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Stone, Sylvester C.	Private	March 21, 1864	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Spiker, Christian	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Died at Nashville, Tenn., August 31, 1862
Saegers, Lewis	Private	September 16,61	3	Died January 5, 1863, of wounds received at Stone River, Tenn.
Shindledecker, F.	Private	September 21, 1864	1	Discharged by General Order, August 5, 1865
Thompson, David	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Thomas, Jacob	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864
Turner, George W.	Private	October 23, 1863	3	Discharged by General Order, October 13, 1864
Thompson, M’Clain	Private	March 31, 1864	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864
Woodward, West	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 17, 1862
Wiant, Frederick	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, October 1, 1863
Wiant, Jacob	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Killed at M’Lamore’s Cove., September 11, 1863.
Young, John P.	Private	August 28, 1862	3	Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864

Source:Â Â Bates, Samuel P.Â Â History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.

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