140th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company H – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

140th Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company H

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Marcus Ormond	Captain	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Chaplain, October 23, 1862
Samuel Cambell	Captain	August 22, 1862	Promoted from 2d Lt., November 1, 1862; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; discharged September 18, 1864
Samuel S. Kerr	Captain	August 22, 1862	Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt., November 6, 1863; to Captain, December 10, 1864; Brevet Major, April 7, 1865; died May 3, of wounds received at Farmville, Va., April 7, 1855
Austin Miller	1st Lt.	August 22, 1862	Resigned August 12, 1863
John B. Vance	1st Lt.	August 22, 1862	Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt., November 1, 1862; to 1st Lt., November 6, 1863; wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, May 12, 1864; discharged by Special Order, September 28, 1864
Addison Lance	1st Lt.	August 22, 1862	Promoted from 1st Sergeant, December 11, 1864; wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Va. May 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Walter I. Lawrence	2d Lt.	August 22, 1862	Promoted from Sergeant, December 1 1864; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
William Thornburg	1st Sergeant	August 22, 1862	Promoted from Sergeant; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Arthur Shields	1st Sergeant	August 22, 1862	Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, October 21, 1864
Joseph Moody	Sergeant	August 22, 1862	Promoted from Corporal, December 24, 1864; absent at mustered out
R. M. Galbraith	Sergeant	August 22, 1862	Promoted from Corporal; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
John G. Robb	Sergeant	August 22, 1862	Promoted from Corporal, February 25, 1865; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
John Mickle	Sergeant	August 22, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, November 15, 1864
William Ewing	Sergeant	August 23, 1862	Discharged, date unknown
T. N. Thornburg	Sergeant	August, 1862	Died July 7, of wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863
J. M. D. Mitchell	Sergeant	22, 1862	Killed at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864; buried in Burial Grounds Wilderness
Gibson Hood	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, October 24, 1864; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
John Purdy	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, October 24, 1864; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Joseph Calhoun	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, December 24, 1864; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Charles M. M’Coy	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, December 24, 1864; -mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
James Finegan	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, December 24, 1865; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Geo. Summerville	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, February 25, 1865; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
John W. Stevens	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Corporal, February 25, 1865; mustered out with Company, May 31, 1864
George Fox	Corporal	August 2, 1862	Missing in action at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864
Thomas J. Miller	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Transferred to 51st Company, 2d batt., Veteran Reserve Corps, October 20, 1864; discharged August 21, 1865, expiration of term
Alexander Greer	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863
Richard M. Crouse	Corporal	August 22, 1862	Died December 14, 1864
John S. Bryan	Musician	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Principal Musician, November 1, 1863
Timothy Shane	Musician	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Richard Shane	Musician	August 22, 1862	Discharged by General Order, July 1, 1865
Frank. D. Kerr	Musician	August 2, 1862	Promoted to 1st Lieut., 1st Regiment Potomac Home Brigade, Md. Cavalry, April 14, 1864; mustered out June 28, 18t65
Adams, Hugh Q.	Private	August 22, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
Adams, John G.	Private	August 22, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 27, 1863
Babb, James B.	Private	August 22, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 22, 1865
Bryerly, Thomas	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 1, 1835
Brunton, Wm. A.	Private	August 22, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Deal, James I.	Private	August 22, 1862	Missing in action at Bristoe Station, Va., October 14, 1863
Byers, Sam’l W.	Private	March 24, 1864	Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864; transferred to Company E, 9th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, July 12, 1865
Boyd, James H.	Private	March 24, 1864	Absent, on detached service, at muster out
Blackmore, John	Private	March 22, 1864	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863
Berlin, Johnson	Private	August 22, 1862	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863
Barnes, Samuel X.	Private	August 22, 1862	Died August 2, of wounds received at Gettysburg; Pa., July 2, 1863
Chapman Samuel	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Cowan, William G.	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Cameron, James	Private	August 22, 1862	Wounded at North Anna River, Va., May 23, 1864; transferred to Company G, 6th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps; date unknown; discharged by General Order, July 14, 1865
Calhoun, William	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Carothers, Wms. M.	Private	August 22, 1862	Transferred to 42d Company, 2d batt., Veteran Reserve Corps, March, 5, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 29, 1865
Crisvell, John	Private	August 22, 1862	Transferred to Company H, 3d Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, March 31, 1864; discharged by General Order, July 8, 1865
Crooks, James	Private	August 22, 1862	Transferred to Independent Battery C, Pa. Artillery, date unknown
Custer, William O.	Private	August 22, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 27, 1863
Cameron, Christ. J.	Private	August 22, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 23, 1863
Carothers, And. A.	Private	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Hospital Steward, U. S. Army, February 12, 1864
Coffey, David B.	Private	February 29, 1864	Discharged April 17, 1865
Cain, George W.	Private	February 22, 1864	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 18, 1865
Campbell, Stewart	Private	August 22, 1862	Died May 29; burial record, June 13, 1864; of wounds received in action; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Conlin, William	Private	August 22, 1862	Died July 21, of wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863
Dornan, James	Private	August 22, 1862	Discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865
Deover, Shaffer	Private	February 22, 1864	Transferred to Company G, 53d Regiment P. V., May 30, 1865
Ewing, Alexander I.	Private	August 22, 1862	Died May 25, 1864, of wounds received in action
Ewing, Henry	Private	August 22, 1862	Died July 21, of wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863
Flanegan, Alex	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Foster, Thomas J.	Private	February 20, 1864	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 29, 1864
Fleegol, Jacob R.	Private	August 22, 1862	Died September 20; burial record, October 7, 1864; of wounds received at Deep Bottom, Va., August 16, 1864; buried at Philadelphia, Pa.
Funkhouser, Ab’m.	Private	March 1, 1864	Killed at Farmville, Va., April 7, 1865
Green, John B.	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Gibb, John C	Private	August 22, 1862	Died August 4, of wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863
Hood, James	Private	August 22, 1862	Absent, sick, at muster out
Hall, John	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Hall, William B.	Private	August 22, 1862	Transferred to 37th Company, 2d batt., Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, June 28, 1865
Hall, Robert	Private	February 22, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 30, 1865
Hamilton, Frank.	Private	February 17, 1864	Transferred to Company G, 53d Regiment P. V., May 30, 1865
Hughs, Thomas	Private	February 29, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 5, 1865
Herron, WVm. W	Private	August 22, 1862	Killed at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864; buried in Wilderness Burial Grounds
Hutchinson, Rob’t	Private	February 25, 1864	Died at City Point, Va., August 8, 1864
Inman, Ezekiel	Private	August 22, 1862	Discharged by General Order, May 27, 1865
Kennedy, William	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Kevan, Samuel	Private	March 31, 1864	Discharged by General Order, May 20, 1865
Keifer, David	Private	August 22, 1862	Killed at Farmville, Va., April 7, 1865
Keifer, Henry H.	Private	February 22, 1864	Died July 14, 1864, of wounds received in action
Laughlin, Robert	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Lathan, Wilson W.	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Lawrence, Jos. W.	Private	August 22, 1862	Promoted to Hospital Steward, September 27, 1862
Lockhart, Silas D.	Private	February 27, 1864	Transferred to Company G, 53d Regiment P. V., May 30, 1865
Lutton, James M.	Private	February 29, 1864	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 6, 1865
Martin, William.	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Melvin, James H.	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Moore, Thomas E.	Private	August 22, 1862	Absent, sick, at muster out
Miller, Andrew R.	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Minesinger, D. M.	Private	August 22, 1862	Transferred to Independent Batt’y C, Pa. Artillery, July 21, 1864
Miller, Samuel W.	Private	August 22, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 23, 1863
Moore, John H.	Private	August 22, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 9, 1863
Minesinger, Sam’l.	Private	February 22, 1864	Transferred to Company G, 53d Regiment P. V., May 30, 1865
Morrison, William	Private	March 31, 1864	Transferred to Company H, 53d Regiment P. V., May 30, 1865
Mahoney, John	Private	March 24, 1864	Transferred to Company G, 53d Regiment P. V., May 30, 1865
Mliller, James	Private	August 22, 1862	Died October 26, 1864; buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, L. I.
Moore, Thomas	Private	February 22, 1862	Died at City Point, Va., January 1, 1865
Metts, William	Private	March 28, 1864	Killed at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864
Miller, Gabriel	Private	February 26, 1864	Not accounted for
M’Kibban, Alex.	Private	August 22, 1863	Absent, sick, at muster out
M’Cready, Thos. S.	Private	August 22, 1863	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 14, 1863
M’Henry, Wash’n.	Private	August 22, 1863	Missing in action at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863
M’Clure, James M	Private	March 22, 1864	Transferred to 109th Company, 2d batt., Veteran Reserve Corps, January 1, 1865; discharged by General Order, September 19, 1865
M’Creary, William	Private	August 22, 1862	Died May 18, 1864, of wounds received in action
Phillips, James M.	Private	August 22, 1862	Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; absent at muster out
Parks, William J.	Private	August 22, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 30, 1863
Parkinson, Wm.	Private	February 27, 1864	Transferred to Company G, 53d Regiment P. V., May 30, 1865
Ramsey, Wm. A.	Private	August 22, 1862	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, July 1, 1863
Robb, John A	Private	August 22, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Shingles, Geo. M.	Private	August 22, 1862	Wounded in action, May, 1864; absent at muster out
Swearinger, Sam’l.	Private	August 22, 1862	Mustered out with Company, May 31, 1865
Swearinger, Jos.	Private	August 22, 1862	Absent, on detached service, at muster out
Smart, James P.	Private	August 22, 1862	Wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown; discharged by General Order, July 3, 1865
Scott, David G.	Private	August 22, 1862	Wounded at Hatcher’s Run, Va., December 9, 1864; discharged by General Order, August 14, 1865
Shannon, Alex. W.	Private	August 22, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 23, 1863
Smith, Samuel	Private	March 31, 1864	Discharged by Special Order, October 12, 1864
Standish, Garrett	Private	February 22, 1864	Transferred to Company G, 53d Regiment P. V., May 30, 1865
Summerville, John	Private	February 22, 1864	Transferred to Company G, 53d Regiment P. V., May 30, 1865
Standish, Alfred W.	Private	February 8, 1865	Discharged by General Order, July 17, 1865
Savage, Robert G.	Private	August 22, 1862	Killed at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864
Strouss, James M.	Private	August 22, 1862	Died January 24, 1865, of wounds received at Hatcher’s Run, Va., December 9, 1864
Swaney, Heze’h V.	Private	August 22, 1862	Killed at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864
Torrence, Samuel	Private	February 22, 1864	Wounded in action, with loss of arm; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 12, 1865
Taggart, James A.	Private	August 22, 1862	Killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863
Thornburg, Thos. F.	Private	October 20, 1863	Died December 10, 1864, of wounds received in action
Uncapher, Wm. H.	Private	August 22, 1862	Died at Baltimore, Md., August 12, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, Louden Park
Whims, Jasper	Private	August 22, 1862	Discharged, date unknown
Whims, Newton	Private	August 22, 1862	Promoted to 2d Lt. 23d Regiment U. S. Colored Troops, October 24, 1864
Whims, Joshua K.	Private	August 22, 1862	Wounded at Hatcher’s Run, Va., December 9, 1864; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 20, 1865
Woodrough, Frank	Private	February 22, 1864	Transferred to Company H, 53d Regiment P. V., May 30, 1865
Wherry, William	Private	March 24, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 2, 1865
Whitehill, David R.	Private	August 22, 1862	Killed at Hatcher’s Run, Va., December 9, 1864
Yolton, William	Private	August 22, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Yolton, John	Private	March 29, 1864	Discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865

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

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