85th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company G – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

85th Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company G

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Isaac M. Abraham	Captain	November 6, 1861	Promoted to Major, April 28, 1864
John A. Gordon	1st Lt.	November 6, 1861	Commissioned Captain, September 8, 1863, not mustered; mustered out with Company, November 22, 1864
John F. Crawford	2d Lt.	November 6, 1861	Resigned March 10, 1864
Benoni S. Gilmore	1st Sergeant	October 15, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, March 1, 1863; to 1st Sergt.; mustered out with Company, November 22, 1864
David R. Graham	1st Sergeant	November 6, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 22, 1862
Marquis L. Gordon	Sergeant	November 6, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1863; to Sergeant, November 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, November 22, 1864
Hiram Gordon	Sergeant	November 6, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, November 1, 1864; absent, on detached service, at muster out
Jesse E. Jones	Sergeant	October 20, 1861	Wounded August 14, 164; promoted to Sergeant, November 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, November 22, 1864
Robert H. Ross	Sergeant	October 22, 1861	Wounded August 30, 1863; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 11, 1864
James R. Core	Sergeant	October 15, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 6, 1863
Benj. F. Campbell	Sergeant	March 17, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1863; to Sergeant. September 1, 164; absent, on detached service, at muster out
Francis M. Rush	Sergeant	November 6, 1861	Died at Hampton, Va., August 19, of wounds received August 16, 1864
Myers P. Titus	Sergeant	October 15, 1861	Died at Hampton, Va., October, 1864, of wounds received in action
William Pitcock	Corporal	November 6, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 21, 1862
Geo. A. Burchinal	Corporal	October 15,61	Died at Yorktown, Va., June 10, 1862
James Sturgis	Corporal	October 15, 1861	Died at Beverly, N. J., November 6, of wounds received August 16, 1864
Harrison H. Hoge	Corporal	November 6, 1861	Died August, 1862; burial record, September 25, 1862, buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, L. I., grave, 437
Thomas S. Knisely	Corporal	November 6, 1861	Died at Suffolk, Va., November 4, 1862
George W. Kenny	Corporal	November 6, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1863; killed at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 20, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, City Point, sec. A, div. 1; Vet
Adam M’Gill	Musician	October 15, 1861	Mustered out with Company, November 22, 1864
Hiram Hickman	Musician	October 15, 1861	Died at Crany Island, Va., September 13, 1862
Atchison, Henry K.	Private	October 15, 1861	Absent, wounded, at muster out
Bare, Baker	Private	November 6, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 29, 1862
Black, Lindsay	Private	January 5, 1864	Wounded August 16, 1864; transferred to Company G, 188th Regiment P. V., June 25, 1865; Vet
Boyd, William	Private	February 12, 1862	Absent, on detached service, at muster out
Bowers, William H.	Private	October 15, 1861	Died at Beaufort, S. C., September 4, 1863, of wounds received in action
Barnes, Jesse.	Private	October 15, 1861	Died May 12, 1862; buried in National Cemetery, Yorktown, Va., section C, grave, 266
Beard, George C.	Private	October 24, 1861	Died April 29, 1862; buried in National Cemetery, Yorktown, Va., section B, grave, 231.
Cline, John L.	Private	October 15, 1861	Wounded September 2, 1863; mustered out with Company, November 22, 1864
Cumley, John G.	Private	October 16, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 9, 1863
Conrad, Alexander	Private	October 15, 1861	Discharged October, 1864, expiration of term
Cole, Jacob	Private	November 6, 1861	Died near Richmond, Va., June 8, 1862
Dean, William	Private	October 24, 1861	Mustered out with Company, November 22, 1864
David, Welles E.	Private	October 15, 1861	Died at White Oak Swamp, Va., June 23, 1862
Dickson, Philaus E.	Private	October 25, 1861	Died at Washington, D. C., May 25, 1862; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery
Eberhart, Martin L.	Private	November 4, 1861	Mustered out vith Company, November 22, 1865
Enrix, Chas. M. B.	Private	October 15, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out
Eberhart, William	Private	February 11, 1862	Absent, on detached service, at muster out
French, Isaac	Private	October 15, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 20, 1863
Greene, William P.	Private	October 15, 1861	Mustered out with Company, November 22, 1864
Graham, Wm. A.	Private	November 6, 1861	Wounded August 16, 1864; mustered out with Company, November 22, 1864
Goodwin, Daniel S.	Private	October 15, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, 1862
Gray, James	Private	October 15, 1861	Discharged November 17, 1864, expiration of term
Gabler, Philarus E.	Private	October 15, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 5, 1863
Graham, John	Private	November 6, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 18, 1862
Griffin, Charles A.	Private	October 15, 1861	Transferred to Signal Corps, September 7, 1863
Gooden, David	Private	February 12, 1864	Transferred to Company G, 188th Regiment P. V., June 28, 1865
Gehoe, Benjamin	Private	November 6, 1861	Died at Hampton, Va., June 14, 1864, of wounds received in action
Gregg, John	Private	November 6, 1861	Deserted November, 1861
Grove, David L.	Private	October 25, 1861	Absent, on furlough, at muster out
Hayden, Caleb F.	Private	November 1, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out
Honsaker, Nicholas	Private	October 15, 1861	Mustered out with Company, November 22, 1864
Harden, John P.	Private	November 6, 1861	Mustered out with Company, November 22, 1864
Hunter, Isaac	Private	October 15, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out
Hayden, Henry M.	Private	October 15, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, 1862
Haney, William H.	Private	March 6, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, 1862
Husk, Frederick	Private	October 15, 1861	Died at Baltimore, Md., July 16, 1862
Husk, James	Private	October 15, 1861	Deserted June 30, 1862
Hoffman, George	Private	November 6, 1861	Deserted November, 1861
Jacobs, Josephus	Private	November 9, 1861	Mustered out with Company, November 22, 1864
Jenkins, Andrew J.	Private	October 22, 1861	Mustered out with Company, November 22, 1864
Kent, John R.	Private	November 6, 1861	Mustered out with Company, November 22, 1864
Kniseley, Geo. W.	Private	November 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July, 1863
Kennedy, Van B.	Private	October 15, 1861	Died at Camp Scott, Va., April 25, 1862
Lloyd, George	Private	October 15, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 21, 1862
Lynn, James F.	Private	October 15, 1861	Died at Harrison’s Landing, Va., July 9, 1862
Lytle, Rolandus	Private	October 15, 1861	Died at Fortress Monroe, Va., August 14. 1862
Martin, David W.	Private	November 6, 1861	Absent, on detached service, at muster out
Meredith, Enrix	Private	October 15, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 22, 1862
Mitchell, Allen W.	Private	October 24, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August, 1862
Moser, John P.	Private	November 6, 1861	Transferred to Company G, 188th Regiment P. V., June 28, 1865; Vet
Murdock, J. H. L.	Private	November 6, 1861	Died at White Oak Swamp, Va., June 28, 1862
Moore, John	Private	November 6, 1861	Died at Washington, D. C., December 6, 1861; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery
Moser, Silas L.	Private	November 6, 1861	Deserted November 18, 1861
M’Donald, John	Private	October 15, 1861	Wounded, with loss of right arm and left hand, July 29, 1863; discharged on Surgeon Certificate, March 7, 1864
M’Gill, William	Private	October 15, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 6, 1863
M’Masters, James	Private	November 6, 1861	Died at Camp Scott, Va., May 10, 1862
Nicholson, J. W.	Private	July 10, 1862	Died at Folly Island, S. C., November 1, 1863
O’Neal, Henry	Private	October 15, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 5, 1863
Pratt, Joseph S.	Private	October 15, 1861	Absent, on detached duty, at muster out
Patton, Henry B.	Private	October 15, 1861	Mustered out with Company, November 22, 1864
Patterson, W. H.	Private	October 15, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 13, 1862
Pratt, Ashabel F.	Private	October 15, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 5, 1863
Pitcock, Owen	Private	November 1, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 16, 1863
Patton, Caleb A.	Private	October 15, 1861	Died at Philadelphia, Pa., July 10, 1862
Phillips, Asberry	Private	November 6, 1861	Died at Chesapeake Hospital, Va., June 10, 1862, of wounds received in action
Rush, John W.	Private	November 6, 1861	Mustered out with Company, November 22, 1864
Ramor, Minor A.	Private	October 15, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 9, 1863
Rush. John D.	Private	November 6, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November, 1861
Reid, Joel	Private	October 15, 1861	Died September 22, 1862; buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, L. I.
Sutton, William A.	Private	October 23, 1861	Absent, in arrest, at muster out
Strickler, John	Private	October 15, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out
Shultz, Israel	Private	November 6, 1861	Discharged November, 1861
Strosnider, Reason	Private	November 6, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November, 1861
Spicer, John	Private	November 7, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 6, 1863
Sturgis, Phineas W.	Private	October 15, 1861	Died at Yorktown, Va., June 2, 1862; buried in National Cemetery, section D, grave, 167
Sturgis, David R	Private	October 15, 1861	Died at Baltimore, Md., May 29, 1862
Titus, Benjamin	Private	October 15, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out
Thomas, Joshua R. H.	Private	November 7, 1861	Wounded August 9, 1863; discharged November 11, 1864, expiration of term
Tell, William	Private	July 30, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 8, 1865
Tannehill, Joseph	Private	October 15, 1861	Died at Morris Island, S. C., August 23, 1863
Utt, William H.	Private	October 15, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 27, 1862
Wilcox, Moses	Private	October 15, 1861	Died at Baltimore, Md., May 20,1862

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

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