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78th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Company K
|
Name |
Rank |
Date of Muster |
Term/ |
Remarks |
| De Witt C. Hervey | Captain | October 12, 1861 | Resigned November 17, 1862 | |
| Joseph B. Smith | Captain | October 12, 1861 | Promoted from 1st Lieut., February 17, 1863; mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Robt. W. Dinsmore | 1st Lt. | October 12, 1861 | Promoted from 1st Lieut., February 17, 1863; mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Matt’w J. Halstead | 2d Lt. | October 12, 1861 | Killed at Stone River, Tenn., January 2, 1863 | |
| Robert M. Smith | 2d Lt. | September 11, 1861 | Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lieutenant, January 2, 1863; to Captain, Company B, December 3, 1864 | |
| Joel Crawford | 1st Sergeant | October 12, 1861 | Promoted to Corporal, October 18, 1862; to Sergeant, March 1, 1863; to 1st Sergeant, February 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| William Martin | Sergeant | October 12, 1861 | Promoted from Corporal, March 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| William C. Barnett | Sergeant | October 12, 1861 | Promoted to Corporal, May 26, 1862; to Sergeant, March 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Albert Limkins | Sergeant | October 12, 1861 | Promoted to Corporal, October 18, 1862; to Sergeant, March 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Benjamin Oswald | Sergeant | October 12, 1861 | Promoted to Corporal, May 26, 1862; to Sergeant, March 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Marvin J. Dinsmore | Sergeant | October 12, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 1, 1862 | |
| Ada’m. J. Hastings | Sergeant | October 12, 1861 | Transferred to Signal Corps, June 28, 1864 | |
| William W. Smith | Sergeant | October 21, 1861 | Died January 18, 1863, of wounds received at Stone River, Tennessee | |
| William H. Green | Sergeant | October 12, 1861 | Died at Manchester, Tenn., January 6, 1863; burial record, July 6, 1863, National Cemetery, Stone River, grave, 285 | |
| William P. England | Corporal | October 12, 1861 | Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| James C. Burford | Corporal | October 12, 1861 | Promoted to Corporal, May 27, 1862; mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| H. H. Bengough | Corporal | October 12, 1861 | Promoted to Corporal, May 27, 1862; mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Amos Clayfool | Corporal | October 12, 1861 | Promoted to Corporal, May 27, 1862; mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Thomas Callender | Corporal | October 12, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 10, 1862 | |
| Erastus Pierce | Corporal | October 12, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 8, 1862 | |
| Wm. W. Maxwell | Corporal | September 11, 1861 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet | |
| William H. H. Step | Corporal | September 11, 1861 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864;Vet | |
| Samuel M. Dunn | Corporal | September 13, 1862 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864 | |
| Stuart P. Henry | Corporal | October 12, 1861 | Died January 24, 1863, of wounds received at Stone River, Tennessee | |
| Robert Callender | Musician | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Adams, James | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Alwine, Francis | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Alwine, Lewis | Private | February 24, 1864 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864 | |
| Altman, Hamilton | Private | October 12, 1861 | Died January 3, 1863, of wounds received at Stone River, Tennessee | |
| Aikins, Adam | Private | October 12, 1861 | Died January 20,1863, of wounds received at Stone River, Tennessee | |
| Baney, George H. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Blair, Milton | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Bowser, Hezekiah | Private | October 12, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 10, 1862 | |
| Bowser, William | Private | September 11, 1861 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet | |
| Beal, Peter | Private | February 27, 1864 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864 | |
| Baney, Wm. W | Private | August 25, 1862 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864 | |
| Boner, Samuel C | Private | October 12, 1861 | Died at Louisville, Ky., January 5, 1862 | |
| Bowser, Mark C | Private | October 12, 1861 | Died March 12, 1863, of wounds received at Stone River, Tenn. | |
| Bailey, Wm. C | Private | October 12, 1861 | Deserted December 14, 1862 | |
| Callender, James | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Clayfool, Henry | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Clark, David | Private | September 11, 1861 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet | |
| Cobert, Danie | Private | August 30, 1862 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864 | |
| Copley, David | Private | October 12, 1861 | Died at Knoxville, January 21, 1863, of wounds received at Stone River, Tenn. | |
| Dinsmore, Thos. J | Private | April 1, 1862 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864 | |
| Doty, John C | Private | August 25, 1862 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864 | |
| Davis, David | Private | October 12, 1861 | Died at Nashville, Tenn., October 1, 1862 | |
| Davis, Michael | Private | October 12, 1861 | Died at Louisville, Ky., December 19, 1863 | |
| Dotty, George W. | Private | August 25, 1862 | Died at Louisville, Ky., March 28, 1864 | |
| Edwards, Albert | Private | October 12, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 26, 1862 | |
| Edwards, Adam | Private | October 12, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 26, 1862 | |
| Fiscus, John W. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Absent, sick, since December 31, 1862 | |
| Geary, John WT. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Gibson, Albert | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Gillam, Enoch | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Gilliam, James | Private | September 13, 1862 | Transferred to Vet. Reserve Corps, May 1, 1864 | |
| Hastings, Enoch | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Hindman Charles | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Hooks, Hugh | Private | October 12, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 10, 1862 | |
| Hogan, John W. | Private | December 16, 1863 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet | |
| Hutchison, S. A. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Died at Nashville, Tenn., February 6, 1862 | |
| Hollingsworth, B.F. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Died January 16, 1863, of wounds received at Stone River, Tenn. | |
| Harman, John P. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Died at Murfreesboro, Tenn., April 13, 1863 | |
| Hutchison, J. W. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Died at Green River, Ky., February 17, 1862; burial record, April 13, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, Stone River, Tenn., grave, 100 | |
| Jack, Maurice | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Jack, James W. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 30, 1862 | |
| John, Daniel | Private | October 12, 1861 | Died at Green River, Ky., January 28, 1862 | |
| King, James | Private | October. 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Karnes, Godfrey C. | Private | February 29, 1864 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864 | |
| Lemon, Lobin | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Lloyd, Absalom | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Lvtle, C. W. E. | Private | February 27, 1864 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 164 | |
| Malone, Rodney | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Monroe, James M. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 27, 1862 | |
| Meckling, Laird | Private | September 12, 1862 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 7, 1863 | |
| Moore, William C. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Died at Nashville, Tenn., January 28, 1863 | |
| Minteer, Samuel A. | Private | September 13, 1862 | Died at Nashville, Tenn., December 19, 1863 | |
| M’Clelland, S. M. | Private | September 11, 1861 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet | |
| Painter, John | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Prunkard, John | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Prunkard, David | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Pugh, Jackson | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Painter, Peter A. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 29, 1863 | |
| Painter, Samuel | Private | September 11, 1861 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet | |
| Pugh, Joseph K. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Deserted December 22, 1863 | |
| Rigley, Reuben M. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Transferred to 4th Regiment U. S. Cavalry, December 1, 1862 | |
| Row, Joseph | Private | October 12, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 10, 1862 | |
| Roney, John W. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Transferred to Signal Corps, October 21, 1863 | |
| Rea, Lemuel S. | Private | August 30, 1861 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864 | |
| Richey, Wm. A. | Private | September 1, 62 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864 | |
| Rhodes, John | Private | October 12, 1861 | Died at Louisville, Ky., December 15, 1861 | |
| Saltsgiver, Isaac | Private | October 12, 1861 | Absent, sick, since August 15, 1863 | |
| Shields, Robert | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Sipe, Solomon | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Smith, Richard W. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Smith, Richard H. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Southworth, J. | Private | October 12, 61 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Stuart, George W. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Sumumerville, S. | Private | October 12, 61 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Swartzlander, W. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Strayeik, John K. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 29, 1863 | |
| Step, Levi | Private | September 29, 1861 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864; Vet | |
| Smith, Levi H. | Private | August 28, 1862 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864 | |
| Steele, Samuel | Private | October 17, 1863 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864 | |
| Solinger, Peris. | Private | March 3, 1864 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864 | |
| Spangler, Abram | Private | October 12, 1861 | Died at Green River, K., January 4, 1862; burial record, December 15, 1861, National Cemetery, Louisville, section A, range 3, grave, 1 | |
| Smith, Jacob C | Private | February 2, 1864 | Deserted April 10, 1864; Vet | |
| Unger, John W. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 29,’63 | |
| Wade, John | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Wolff, William B. | Private | October 12, 61 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Wade, Jacob | Private | October 12, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 12, 1863 | |
| Wickenhacker, G. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Promoted to Principal Musician, March 17, 1864 | |
| Wolf, John G. | Private | September 1, 1862 | Transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864 | |
| Wolff, Jacob | Private | October 12, 1861 | Died-date unknown | |
| Young, John | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Younkins, John F. | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 | |
| Younkins, Michael | Private | October 12, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, November 4, 1864 |
Source:  Bates, Samuel P.  History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.