139th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company G – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

139th Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company G

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Edward M. Jenkins	Captain	September 1, 1862	Resigned January 19, 1865
Samuel C. Schoyer	Captain	September 1, 1862	Promoted from 1st Lt., January 19, 1863; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 2, 1864; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 6, 1865
Samuel Harper	1st Lt.	September 1, 1862	Promoted from 2d Lt., January 19, 1863; to Quarter Master, November 25, 1864
Frank Goodin	1st Lt.	September 1, 1862	Promoted from Sergeant to 1st Sergeant, October 8, 1862; to 2d Lt., January 19, 1863; to 1st Lt., January 23, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
John Dawson	1st. Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 18, 1864; promoted from Sergeant, May 13, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Sam’1 B. Thompson	1st. Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Promoted from Corporal, January 19, 1863; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; discharged by General Order, May 13, 1865
Cyrus H. Thompson	1st. Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Died at Downsville, Md., October 18, 1863
Robert M’Keon	Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, May 3, 1863; to Sergeant, January 1, 1865; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, and at Fisher’s Mill, September 22, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Solluna Keeffe	Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Promoted from private, October 18, 1862; discharged by General Order, June 5, 1865
Isaac Ambler	Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, April 24, 1863; to Sergeant, December 1, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, and at Flint’s Hill, September 21, 1865;mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
James H. Foster, Jr.	Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 16, 1863
John W. Morrow	Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Promoted from Corporal May 5, 1863; killed at Opequan, Va.. September 10, 1864
Lewis B. Carner	Sergeant	September 1, 1862	Promoted from Corporal, May 5, 1863; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, and at Opequan, September 19, 1864; died November 25, 1864
Joseph L. Biggard	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, May 3, 1863; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 3, 1863, and at Cedar Creek, Va., October19, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Clark Hamilton	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Promoted from Corporal, December 1, 1864; mustered out with Company,June21, 1865
Wm. E. Matthews	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, December 1,1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
David P. Erwin	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1864; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 1, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 12, 1863
James M. Cress	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Died at Washington, D. C., January 5, 1863
Henry Horn	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, August 8, 1863; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864
William M’Gill	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, January 19, 1863; killed at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864
Law. Standacher	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal November 1, 1862; killed at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864
Win. G. Thompson	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, August 8, 1863; killed at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864
Charles G. Weaver	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1862; killed at, Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864
Frank Robinson	Corporal	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, January 19, 1863; deserted July 1, 1863
George M. Gray	Musician	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Edward Foley	Musician	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Alt, Jacob C.	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Adams, David	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 8, 1863
Barnes, Benjamin	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Barnes, John	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company. June 21, 1865
Beehrman, Henry	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Bonham, Madison	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Brooks, Wm. H.	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1865 and at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Bauer, August	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Bennett, Joseph	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Burke, John S.	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 7, 1863
Bradberry, Wm. T.	Private	September 1, 1862	Promoted to Quarter Master Sergeant, July 27, 1864
Baim, William B.	Private	September 1, 1862	Died at White Oalk Church, Va., February 16, 1863
Brushire, Jacob	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted June 27, 1863
Brooks, Sample V.	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
Cook, Bills F.	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Spottsylvania C. HI.. Va., May 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Crees, Jacob	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Fisher’s Hill, Va., September 22, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Cress, Alexander	Private	September 1, 1862	Killed at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864
Davis, Michael	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; discharged by General Order, July 3, 1865
Dawson, James	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Devel, Joseph	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted July 2, 1863
Fuller, Nathaniel R.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Ferguson, Wm.	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged to receive promotion, September 18, 1863
Fisher, John	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted July 2, 1863
Gerwig, Wm. M.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Gowan, John D.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Gopeck, John	Private	August 18, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out
Graling, John	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Gardner, John	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon s Certificate, January 13, 1863
Garrett, Simeon	Private	September 1, 1862	Captured at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1861; died at Andersonville, Ga., September 29, 1864; grave, 9,989
Gallaher, Henry	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
-Gilty, Simnon H.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Herrington, Wm.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Holtzman, Valene	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Harnony, Wm. C.	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 1, 1863
Hastings, David C.	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 21, 1863
Hamilton, James	Private	September 1, 1862	Died September 26, of wounds received at Flint’s Hill, Va., September 21, 1864
Hulings, John S.	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
Herrington, Geo.Y.	Private	June 9, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Johnston, John	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Kane, James S.	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Kennedy, Wm. W.	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on writ of habeas corpus, April 1, 1863
Kahser, John	Private	September 1, 1862	Killed at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864
Lawrence, Edw’d.	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 9, 1863
Lowen, George	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 25, 1864
Minsinger, Wm.	Private	September 1, 62	Mustered out, with Company, June 21, 1865
Mueller, Lewis	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Montgomery, John	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October26, 1862
M’Quillan, Robert	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
M’Dowell, John C.	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 26, 1863
M!Ilwain, War’n. J.	Private	March 7, 1864	Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864; transferred to Company G, 93d Regiment P. V., June 21, 1865
M’Quade, John	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862; returned September, 1864; transferred to Company G, 93d Regiment P. V., June 21, 1865
M’Intyre, Arthur	Private	September 1, 1862	Died at White Oak Church, Va., February 15, 1863
Nicholson, Win. H.	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 5, 1863
Nelson, John M.	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 1, 1862
Owens, Thomas	Private	March 9, 1864	Deserted March 2D, 1865
Prysock, John A.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Parshlev, Joseph L.	Private	September 1,’6’2	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 8, 1863
Parker, John I..	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted June 28, 1863
Roberts Samuel	Private	September 1,1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Roberts, Win. H	Private	September 1, 1862	Dischared on Surgeon s Certificate, February 6, 1863
Ryan, Ambrose D.	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted April 23, 1863; returned September 23, 1864; transferred to Company G, 93d rog. P; V., June 2l, 1865
Rooney, Francis	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted June 27, 1S63
Schaffer, George	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Schaffer, Henry	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Smith, James A.	Private	September 1, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order,.July.3, 1865
Smith, John J.	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 1, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 28, 1865
Snyder, Lewis	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Tite, Oberlin W.	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September 4, 1864; returned January. 1865; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Wacker, Jacob	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted May 23, 1864; returrned January 31, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Weaver, Wendell	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Whalan, Ambrose	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted February 2, 1864; returned May 15, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Whalan, Thos. B.	Private	August 12, 1864	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Williams, Sam’l H.	Private	September 1, 1862	Mustered out with Company, June 21, 1865
Walker, John J.	Private	September 1, 1862	Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; discharged by General Order, December 13, 1864
Winters, Robert	Private	September 1, 1862	Discharged on Surgreon’s Certificate, January 29, 1863
Walker, Sam’l F.	Private	September 1, 1862	Deserted September, 1863

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

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