83rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company G – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

83rd Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company G

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Term/ Years	Remarks
Daniel S. Knox	Captain	September 5, 1861	3	Resigned December 30, 1862
George Stowe	Captain	August 28, 1861	3	Promoted from 1st Lieutenant, December 31, 1862; killed at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864
Moses G. Corey	Captain	August 28, 1861	3	Promoted from private to 1st Sergeant; to 2d Lieutenant, August 30, 1862; to 1st Lieutenant, December 31, 1862; to Captain, May 16, 1864; discharged in Company E., September 28, 1864; expiration of term
Thos. J. Van Giesen	1st Lt.	August 28, 1861	3	Promoted from private to 1st Sergeant; to 2d Lieutenant, December 31, 1862; to 1st Lieutenant, May 16, 1864; wounded at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862, and at Petersburg, June 20, 1864; discharged in Company E, September 29, 1864; expiration of term
Daniel W. Clark	2d Lt.	September 6, 1861	3	Promoted to Quartermaster, July 16, 1862
John Herrington	2d Lt.	August 28, 1861	3	Promoted from Sergeant to 1st Sergeant; to 2d Lt., July 16, 1862; killed at Bull Run, Va., August 30, 1862
Benjamin A. Smith	2d Lt.	August 28, 1861	3	Promoted from private to Sergeant; to 2d Lt., June 26, 1864; to Captain, Company E, October 31, 1864; Vet
James P. Siggins	1st Sergeant	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Hanover C. H., Va., May 27, 1862; discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term
Peter Grace	1st Sergeant	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded and prisoner at Gaines’ Mill. Va., June 27, 1862; wounded at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; prisoner at Laurel Hill, May 8, 1864; promoted to 2d Lt. Company E, November 1, 1864; Vet
Levi Burford	Sergeant	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; wounded and prisoner at Laurel Hill, May 8, 1864; discharged February 23, 1865, to date December 12, 1864; expiration of term
John H.Van Giesen	Sergeant	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Gaines’ Mill, Va., June 27, 1862; wounded and prisoner at Laurel Hill, May 8, 1864; died, date unknown
Alexander Holman	Sergeant	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Wm. W. Dimond	Sergeant	August 28, 1861	3	Promoted fror Corporal -discharged March 25, 1863, for wounds reeived at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862
Samuel D. Girt	Corporal	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term
Wm. Lawrence	Corporal	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Gaines’ Mill, Va., June 27, 1862, and at Gettysburg, Pa.; absent, sick, at expiration of term
Jacob P. Steger	Corporal	September 5, 1861	3	Received five wounds at Gettysburg, Pa., and three at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; absent, in hospital, at expiration of term
John T. Watson	Corporal	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Wilderness; discharged September 20, 1864, expiration of term
Hiram Arters	Corporal	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 17, 1863
Hamilton J. Mason	Corporal	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 22, 1863
Jas. L. Huddleson	Corporal	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged November 18, for wounds received at Bull Run, Va., August 30, 1862
M. Francis Vogus	Corporal	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862, and at Laurel Hill, May 8, 1864; promoted to 1st Sergeant, March 18, 1865; mustered out with Company E, June 28, 1865; Vet
And. J. Mitchell	Corporal	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at North Anna, Va.; mustered out with Company E, June 28, 1865; Vet
Jacob T. Shriver	Corporal	August 28, 1861	3	Died June 10, of wounds received at Hanover Court House, May 27, 1862
W. F. Wentworth	Corporal	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862killed at Laurel Hill, May 8, 1864; Vet
Perry Law	Musician	September 2, 1862	3	Discharged in Company E, by General Order, May 29, 1865
Albaugh, William	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term
Albaugh, Wm. B.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Albaugh, Jonathan	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863; discharged in Company G., May 29, 1865
Albaugh, Chas. H.	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Mustered out with Company E, June 28, 1865
Amy, Joseph	Private	January 29, 1864	3	Discharged in Company E, on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 5, 1865
Anderson, John	Private	October 1, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted October 7, 1863
Briggs, Benjamin F.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Hanover C. H., May 27, 1862; discharged March 25, 1863, for wounds received, at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Baskin, Benj. P.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company E, June 28, 1865; Vet
Berlin, John H.	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Wounded and prisoner at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; discharged in Company E, by General Order, May 29, 1865
Brombaugh, J. W.	Private	March 8, 1864	3	Wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; mustered out with Company E, June 28, 1865
Barroff, George	Private	September 26, 1863	3	Wounded at Wilderness, Va.; mustered out with Company E, June 28, 1865
Bromley, James M.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Killed at Bull Run, Va., August 30, 1862
Bromley, Archibald	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Killed at Bull Run, Va., August 30, 1862
Bromley, John M.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Died at Elmira, N. Y., February 18, 1863
Berlin, Eli	Private	September, 1862	3	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1865; buried in National Cemetery, section C, grave, 52
Baskin, Robert C.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Killed at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864
Bailey, Judson	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Dropped from the rolls, June 30, 1864
Carpenter, Lewis S.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term
Crutchlow Thos. H.	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Discharged May 5, 1863, for wounds received at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Crutchlow, John L.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862; discharged December 22, for wounds received at Bull Run, Va., August 30, 1862
Collins, Thomas	Private	February 11, 1864	3	Mustered out with Company E, June 28, 1865
Criswell, Samuel	Private	February 2, 1864	3	Wounded and capt’d at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864
Culbertson, John	Private	March 1, 1864	3	Died October 1, of wounds received at Peeble’s Farm, Va., September 30, 1864
Clemens, John	Private	September 28, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll
Dustin, John A.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; absent, in hospital, at expiration of term
Drane, Samuel	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 24, 1864
Downing, John C.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Gaines’ Mill, Va., June 27, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 28, 1863
Davis, Robert W.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Dickson, Walker	Private	February 3, 1864	3	Wounded at Laurel Hill, May 8, and at Bethesda Church, Va., May 30, 1864; mustered out with Company E, June 28, 1865
Dickson, Joseph	Private	February 5, 1864	3	Wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; died at Washington, D. C., October 10, of wounds received at Peeble’s Farm, Va., September 30, 1864; buried in National Cemetery
Dougherty, John	Private	September 25, 1863	3	Drafted; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Dawson, William S.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Died at Hall’s Hill, Va., December 9, 1861
Davis, James	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Wounded at Gaines’ Mill, Va., June 27, 1862; prisoner from May 5, to December 11, 1864; discharged February 11, 1865, to date December 18, 1864
Davis, Nathan E.	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Dropped from the rolls. June 30, 1864
Eaton, Rinaldo	Private	February 16, 1864	3	Wounded, with loss of arm, at Hatcher’s Run, Va., October 27, 1864; discharged, date unknown
Eaton, Lewis	Private	February 22, 1864	3	Wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; discharged, date unknown
Eaton, Francis	Private	February 22, 1864	3	Killed at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864
Fry, George W.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. ; discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term
Fader, Henry	Private	.October 1, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted October 7, 1863
Green, Hiram L.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 26, 1863
Gibbs, Israel, Jr.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded and prisoner at Laurel Hill, Va., May 1 8, 1864; died at Annapolis, Md., March 12, 1865; buried in U. S. General Hospital Cemetery; Vet
Goheen, Joseph R.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at 2d Bull Run, Va.; transferred to II Veteran Reserve Corps, August 8, 1863
Gillespie, Samuel	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Discharged in Company E, by General Order, May 29, 1865
Gordon, John	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Discharged in Company E, by General Order, June 13, 1865
Hoyt, Samuel	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term
Hunter, Samuel C.	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; absent, in hospital, at expiration of term
Hunter, Moses B.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded and prisoner at Gaines’ Mill, Va., June27, 1862; discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term
Hogue, William	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 27, 1863
Hunter, James	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at 2d Bull Run, Va.; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 3, 1863
Huddleson, George	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 3, 1863; discharged by General Order, July 8, 1865
Hunt, S. Decatur	Private	January 29, 1864	3	Wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; mustered out with company E, June 28, 1865
Hill, Charles A.	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Wounded at Wilderness; discharged in Company E, by General Order, February 25, 1865
Henderson, Samuel	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Died, date unknown, of wounds received at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862
Heath, John N.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Died at Point Lookout, Md., July 29, 1862
Hook, Augustus L.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Killed at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862
Host, Jacob	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Enrolled June 6, 1862 at Tionesta, Pa., age 18; mustered in as Private at Harrisburg; killed at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864
Ikenberg, Adam	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 18, 1863
Ikenberg, Wm.	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 11, 1861
Jolly, John	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Wounded at Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862; Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; Laurel Hill, May 8, 1864, and Peeble’s Farm, Va., September 30, 1864; discharged in Company E, by General Order, June 1, 1865; Vet
Johnson, George C.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Died July 17, 1862
Kerr, James D.	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Discharged September 20, 1864, expiration of term
Krotzer, Charles	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded and prisoner at Wilderness,Va.; promoted to Corporal, June 1, 1865; mustered out with Company E, June 28, 1865; Vet
Knox, James M.	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Discharged in Company E, by General Order, May 29, 1865
Kelly, Darius	Private	February 27, 1864	3	Wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 22, 1865
Kerr, John H.	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Died at Hall’s Hill, Va., October 26, 1861
Kinsler, John F.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Killed at Malvern, Hill, Va., July 1, 1862
Leedom, Jacob B.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term
Lyons, Hiram K.	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term
Lambing, James M.	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 25, 1863
Lyons, William	Private	September 5,, 1861	3	Wounded at Bull Run, Va., August 30, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 19, 1862
Lowrie, Wm. W.	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Killed at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; Vet
Law, Hiram	Private	September 2, 1861	3	Deserted September 7, 1862
Mason, George S.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded and prisoner at Gaines’ Mill, Va., June 27, 1862; discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term
Myers, John	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Gettysburg; discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term
Mater, John H.	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Discharged in Company E, by General Order, May 29, 1865
Millet, Francis	Private	January 29, 1864	3	Discharged in Company E, by General Order, June 2, 1865
Monross, Otis C.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Died May 13, of wounds received at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864
M’Clatchey, J. D.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; absent, in hospital, at expiration of term
M’Calmont, A. T.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Hanover C. H., May 27, 1862, and at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; absent, in hospital, at expiration of term
M’Crea, Chauncey	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
M’Calmont, G. W.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 11, 1862
M’Donald, Wm. W.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 16, 1863
M’Calmont, Silas	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded and prisoner at Gaines’ Mill, Va., June 27, 1862; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 1, 1863
M’Kay, David	Private	September 12, 1863	3	Drafted; mustered out with Company E, June 28, 1865
M’Nutt, George	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Mustered out with Company E, June 28, 1865
M’Lane, Robert W.	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Died at Point Lookout, Md., September 20, 1862
M’Calmont, H. W.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Gaines’ Mill, Va., June 27, 1862; killed at Wilderness, May 5, 1864; Vet
Nellis, Joseph D.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Gettysburg; discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term
Nuss, John	Private	September 5, 1863	3	Drafted; mustered out with Company E, June 28, 1865
Osgood, Robert	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 24, 1862
Purdy, Ephrail T.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term
Pettigrew, Jos. C.	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Wounded at Peeble’s Farm, September 30, 1864; promoted to Sergeant; discharged by General Order, July 25, 1865; Vet
Percival, James C.	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Promoted to 2d Lt. Company E, March 18, 1865
Purdy, James	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Discharged in Company E, by General Order, May 29, 1865
Plowman, T. B.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Killed June 25, 1864
Paddock, Gilbert D.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Died at Washington, D. C., May 24, of wounds received at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington; Vet
Reynolds, Aquilla M.	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term
Reynolds, James S.	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 11, 1863
Rustler, Daniel	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 12, 1863
Range, John S.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Gettysburg; absent, on furlough, at muster out; Vet
Russ, L. H.	Private	September 25, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to U. S. Navy, May 3, 1864
Robison, James	Private	September 28, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to U. S. Navy, May 3, 1864
Root, John G.	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Discharged in Company E, by General Order, May 29, 1865
Reynolds, Carlos P.	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Wounded and prisoner at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; promoted to Corporal, March 18, 1865; mustered out with Company E, June 28, 1865
Rodgers, Henderson	Private	February 23, 1864	3	Wounded at Wilderness, Va.; discharged in Company E, by General Order, June 5, 1865
Ross, John	Private	September 9, 1863	3	Drafted; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864
Rowell, John	Private	July 20, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted October 18, 1863
Rodgers, Isaac	Private	July 20, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted October 7, 1863
Roberts, Henry	Private	July 26, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted March 18, 1864
Siggins, William P.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term
Stewart, George	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 12, 1863
Stanford, Josiah	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 27, 1861
Stroup, Daniel	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company E, June 28, 1865; Vet
Swailes, James	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Transferred to Signal Corps, January 27, 1864
Swisher, Jacob	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 1, 1863
Smith, Jay	Private	February 8, 1864	3	Wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864, and Hatcher’s Run, February 6, 1865; discharged in Company E, by General Order, May 30, l665
Siggins, Isaac W.	Private	March 24, 1864	3	Mustered out with Company E, June 28, 1865
Sweet, Henry J.	Private	February 22, 1864	3	Mustered out with Company E, June 28, 1865
Smith, Henry C.	Private	January 29, 1864	3	Capt’d; died at Andersonville, Ga., June 24, 1864
Stroup, Thomas	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Promoted to Sergeant; discharged in Company E, by General Order, May 29, 1865
Smeger, Andrew J.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Killed at Gaines’ Mill, Va., June 27, 1862
Smith, Samuel	Private	July 7, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted October 18, 1863
Stroup, John W.	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Deserted August 31, 1863
Thompson, Jas. A.	Private	September 5, 1862	3	Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; discharged September 28, 1864; expiration of term
Towner, Horner	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Wounded at Wilderness, Va.; discharged in Company E, by General Order, May 29, 1865
Toner, John	Private	September 3, 1863	3	Drafted; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Turner, Levi	Private	September 8, 1863	3	Drafted; died May 23, 1864
Van Giesen, Chas. C.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term
Van Giesen, Ira	Private	March 1, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll
Walters, Philip	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term
Wentworth, Jos. B.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Captured at Mine Run, Va., November 25, 1863; died at Andersonville, Ga., April 21, 1864; grave, 657
Webber, William	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term
Wentworth, John H.	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 5, 1863
Weant, Nicholas	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 7, 1863
Whitmore, Thos J.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at 2d Bull Run, Va.; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 1, 1863
Watson, Fletcher	Private	September 2, 1862	3	Discharged in Company E, by General 0rder, May 29, 1865
Whisner, Amos M.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Killed at Gaines’ Mill, Va., June 27, 1862
Young, William	Private	September 30, 1863	3	Drafted; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Young, Conrad	Private	September 7, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted March 27, 1864
Young, Thomas	Private	September 30, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted October 18, 1863
Zigler, Charles	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 26, 1863
Zindle, Christopher	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown

Sources:

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

Judson, Amos M., Captain of Company E. History of the Eighty-Third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. Erie, Pennsylvania: B. F. H. Lynn Publisher, 1865.

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