131st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company H – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

131st Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company H

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Benj. F. Keefer	Captain	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Robt. S. Maxwell	1st Lt.	August 14, 1862	Died at Falmouth, Va., December 11, 1862
De La F. Green	1st Lt.	August 14, 1862	Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; promoted from 2d Lt., January 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
W. H. Shoemaker	2d Lt.	August 14, 1862	Promoted from 1st Sergeant, January 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Joseph I. Painter	1st Sergeant	August 14, 1862	Promoted from Sergeant, January 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Thomas H. Kistner	Sergeant	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
William Menges	Sergeant	August 14, 1862	Promoted from Corporal, January 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Peter Shuler	Sergeant	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
James Walton	Sergeant	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Miles W. Paul	Corporal	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Oscar E. Forster	Corporal	August 14, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Jeremiah Baker	Corporal	August 14, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Frank P. Coder	Corporal	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Jesse B. Dimn	Corporal	August 14, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
George C. Frantz	Corporal	August 14, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Peter Kistner	Corporal	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
George W. Rishel	Corporal	August 14, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
William Willits	Corporal	August 14, 1862	Died January 25, 1863, of wounds received at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
William Mohr	Musician	August 14, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 2, 1862
Artley, Benjamin	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 3, 1863
Artley, Peter B.	Private	August 14, 1862	Died at Washington, D. C., September 5, 1862
Blaker, Charles W.	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Betts, Simon	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Bruner, William	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Bastian, Huston	Private	August 14, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 12, 1862
Burkhart, John F.	Private	August 14, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 19, 1863
Berger, John	Private	August 14, 1862	Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Bowman, Wash. D.	Private	August 14, 1862	Died January 6, 1863, of wounds received at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Castleberry, W. C.	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Conner, Christopher	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Childs, Oscar M.	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Christine, Robert	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Carter, Christian	Private	August 14, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 27, 1862
Duncan, James	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Diffenderfer, Frank	Private	August 14, 1862	Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Dirnn, Jacob	Private	August 14, 1862	Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Elliott, John	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Eilenberger, Guy	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Elliott, Robert S.	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Flick, Charles	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Flick, Joseph	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Fribley, Wm. W.	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Fry, Stephen.	Private	[August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Flick, Stephen	Private	August 14, 1862	Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Gundrum, Wilson	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Gudykunst, Alph. F.	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Gudykunst, Chas. L.	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Gower, Jacob	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Grant, William	Private	August 14, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 1, 1863
Herlocher, Daniel	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Hill, David O.	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Hutson, James	Private	August 14, 1862	Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; absent, sick, at muster out
Haak, James D.	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Hess, Theodore	Private	August 14, 1862	Absent, sick, at muster out
Hurst, George	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Hess, Benjamin	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Houseknecht, Benj	Private	August 14, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 2,1863
Herlocher, Ellis	Private	August 14, 1862	Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Hartziz, John	Private	August 14, 1862	Died January 1, 1863, of wounds received at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Haak, John M.	Private	August 14, 1862	Died at Acquia Creek, Va., January 23, 1863
Irvine, Albert	Private	August 14, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 13, 1863
Jones, Erastus	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Koons, James	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Kraus, Edgar F.	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Laylon, Henry	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Little, Albert C.	Private	August 14, 1862	Deserted December 27, 1862; returned March 27, 1863; mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Moyer, Hiram	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Marshall, Jacob	Private	August 14, 1862	Captured at Chancellorsville, Va.; mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Menges, Samuel B.	Private	August 14, 1862	Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; absent at muster out
Martinas, George	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Mackey, James	Private	August 14, 1862	Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Magargle, John	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Manly, William	Private	August 14, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 27, 1862
Montgomery, B.	Private	August 14, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 12, 1862
M’Carty, Silas	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
M’Kean, Robert	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Norris, Charles	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Painter, Jacob	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Peters, Philip	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Peternan, Fred. C.	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Quinn, John	Private	doAugust 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Reeder, Merrick	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Resh, Christopher	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Reaser, Amamiah	Private	August 14, 1862	Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Rodman, John	Private	August 14,?62	Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Rook, Eston F.	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Smith, Isaac N.	Private	doAugust 14, 1862	Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Stead, Timothy	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Smith, Frederick	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Shetler, George W.	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Stremmell, Jacob S.	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Shipman, Burtis	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Steck, Frank	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Smith, Robert	Private	August 14, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 14, 1863
Taylor, William C.	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Turner, Jacob B.	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Turner, James	Private	August 14, 1862	Died at Falmouth, Va., December 6, 1862
Updegratf, Solomon	Private	August 14, 1862	Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Webb, John S.	Private	August 14, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 23, 1863
Worthington, D. R.	Private	August 14, 1862	Died at Frederick, Md., December 3, 1862

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

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