147th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company A – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

147th Regiment

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company A

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
John C. Heazlett	Captain	July 11, 1861	Resigned April 24, 1863
George F. Dibel	Captain	August 22, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1862; to Sergeant, March 1, 1863; to 1st Sergeant, May 1, 1863; to 1st Lt. Company I, November 3, 1664; to Captain, April 13, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, July 15, 1865; Vet
Samuel A. Barr	1st Lt.	March 1, 1863	Resigned April 22, 1863
Alexander A. Black	1st Lt.	July 20, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt., March 9, 1863; to 1st Lt., April 22, 1863; commissioned Captain, April 25, 1863; not mustered; discharged by Special Order, November 12, 1864
Samuel Eccles	1st Lt.	July:20, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1863; to Sergeant, July 1, 1864; to 1st: Sergeant, March 1, 1865; to 1st Lieut., May 21, I865; mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Mahlon Ewing	2d Lt.	July 20, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant, May 25, 1863; commissioned 1st Lt., April 2, 1863, not mustered; mustered out with Regiment, July 15, 1865
John H. Cunliffe	1st Sergeant	July 20, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1864; to Sergeant, March 1, 1865; to 1st Sergeant, June 1, 1865; commissioned 2d Lt., July 8, 1865, not mustered; mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
George Seip	1st Sergeant	August 5, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 17, 1862
Gottlieb Lehman	Sergeant	July 20, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, August 1, 1863; to Sergeant, June 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Samuel Miley	Sergeant	July 20, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1865; to Sergeant, June 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Jesse M’Haffie	Sergeant	July 20, 1861	Discharged February 28, 1863, for wounds received at Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862
Henry Z. Benner	Sergeant	July 20, 1861	Discharged September 6, 1864, expiration of term
Nath. B. Thomas	Sergeant	July 20, 1861	Discharged August 15, 1864, expiration of term
Thomas Ward	Sergeant	August 24, 1861	Enrolled into Company L, 28th P. V., August 22, 1861 at age 35; transferred from 28th P. V., October 28, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate at Bolivar Heights, Va., November 25, 1862. Born in England; 5′ 7″, gray hair, light gray eyes, light complexion; occupation: painter
Robert R. Smith	Sergeant	August 5, 1861	Killed at Antietam, September 17, 1862; buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.
Leonard C. Simpson	Sergeant	July 20, 1861	Enrolled at Pittsburgh, July 20, 1861, age 21; transferred from Company L, 28th Regiment P. V., October 28, 1862; promoted to Sergeant, March 13, 1863; killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 2, 1863; physical description: 5′ 8″, dark brown hair, gray eyes, light complexion; occupation: gunsmith
James Lucas	Sergeant	July 20, 1861	Deserted February 25, 1864
John M’Caffrey	Corporal	July 20, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, June 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 15, 1862; Vet
Robert W. Dix	Corporal	July 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Wm. H. Cautlin	Corporal	July 20, 1861	Discharged August 15, 1864, expiration of term
Thomas M. Tatem	Corporal	August 22, 1861	Discharged August 29, 1864, expiration of term
Joseph Graham	Corporal	July 20, 1861	Discharged September 7, 1864, expiration of term
Wm. F. Stedham	Corporal	July 20, 1861	Discharged December 5, 1862
Leander A. Robb	Corporal	July 20, 1861	Discharged November 26, 1862
Andrew W. Jones	Corporal	July 20, 1861	Discharged April 3, 1863
John Kesler	Corporal	July 20, 1861	Discharged August 15, 1864, expiration of term
Benjamin S. Conkle	Corporal	July 20, 1861	Died at Chattanooga, Tenn., May 20, 1864
Jas. B. 0. Horbach	Musician	July 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Patrick Kenney	Musician	July 15, 1863	Drafted; mustered out with Regiment, July 15, 1865
Henry Hanna	Musician	July 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 16, 1863
Andre, Charles	Private	July 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Anderson, Geo. S.	Private	February 22, 1864	Discharged by General Order, July 18, 1865
Anderson, William	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 19, 1862
Baine, George	Private	July 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Buchanan, George	Private	July 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Bryan, Thomas	Private	February 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Bailey, Alvin M.	Private	July 20, 1861	Absent, in hospital, at muster out ; Vet
Burns, John	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 27, 1862
Brinkerman, Henry	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged April 3, 1863
Brown, Samuel	Private	July 15, 1863	Drafted; discharged May 25, 1865
Brocker, Frederick	Private	August 3, 1863	Drafted; transferred to U. S. N., October 25, 1864
Brown, Charles	Private	August 5, 1863	Drafted; deserted September 29, 1863
Broderson, William	Private	August 4, 1863	Drafted; deserted October 4, 1863
Broce, Charles E.	Private	August 4, 1863	Drafted; deserted August 16, 1864
Coil, John F.	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged by General Order, July 15, 1865; Vet
Comer, Henry B.	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged January 4, 1863
Campbell, Edward	Private	August 4, 1863	Drafted; transferred to U. S. Navy, October 25, 1864
Coe, Boyd	Private	August 5, 1861	Killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 2, 1863
Creagher, Chas. A.	Private	July 15, 1863	Killed at Pine Knob, June 15, 1864; buried in Marietta and Atlanta National Cemetery, Marietta, Ga., section 8, grave, 509
Cronan, Patrick F.	Private	July 27, 1861	Died at Dumfries, Va., February 28, 1863
Conner, Harry	Private	August 5, 1863	Drafted; deserted September 29. 1863
Donnan, John P.	Private	February 23, 1864	Discharged by General Order, May 25, 1865
Davis, John	Private	July 20, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, February 4, 1864
Eby, Hiram F.	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged August 15, 1864, expiration of term
Evans, Benjamin	Private	August 23, 1861	Discharged February 17, 1863
Elinme, Daniel I.	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged August 15, 1864, expiration of term
Fickling, Michael	Private	July 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 18653-Vet
Fowkes, George W.	Private	February 25, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Forsythe, Thomas	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 13, 1863
Fickling, Henry	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 4, 1863
Friend, Conrad	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 17, 1862
Fillmuth, Christian	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged April 19, 1863
Fitch, George	Private	July 15, 1863	Drafted; deserted October 8, 1863
Farley, John	Private	August 4, 1863	Drafted; deserted September 29, 1863
Gibson, Edward	Private	July 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Green, Isaac J.	Private	February 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Green, Jacob	Private	March 1, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Garrison, John J.	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Granger, George T.	Private	September 27, 1864	Drafted; transferred to Company I, 57th Regiment P. V., June 15, 1865; died at Philadelphia, Pa., August 27, 1865
Green, William	Private	February 26, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Hart, John	Private	July 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Hill, Richard	Private	July 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Helleman, Thomas	Private	August A 5, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, December 20, 1863
Heckel, Adam	Private	July 26, 1861	Transferred to 1st Regiment U. S. Cavalry, October 1, 1862
Hoelverson, Jacob	Private	August 5, 1861	Died at Wilmington, Del., November 8, 1862
Hunter, Charles	Private	August 4, 1863	Drafted; deserted September 29, 1863
Jones William L.	Private	July 20, 1861	Deserted March 24, 1864; Vet.
Kair, Charles	Private	July 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Kennedy, Joseph	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged August 8. 1864, expiration of term
Kelly, Edward	Private	July 15, 1863	Drafted; deserted September 17, 1863
Lowry, Thomas	Private	July 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Leopold, John	Private	February 29, 1864, Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Lockhart, George E.	Private	March 2, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Lockhart, Wm. A.	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Lutz, George	Private	July 20, 1861	Absent, in hospital, at muster out; Vet
Laughlin,Charles B.	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged August 15, 1864, expiration of term
Malone, George T.	Private	July 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Malone, John	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Montgomery, Thos.	Private	February 13, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Morris, William	Private	August 5, 1863	Drafted; mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Machall, James	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged August 27, 1S64, expiration of term
M’Laughlin, Wm.	Private	July 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
M’Haffie, Hiram	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 4, 1862
Newton, Robert	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 28, 1S63
O’ Donnell, Anthony	Private	July 4, 1863	Drafted; deserted September 29, 1863
Potts, Alfred	Private	July 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Parker, Newton A.	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Potts, James	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Patterson, William	Private	August 3, 1863	Drafted; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
Pierce, Henry G.	Private	July 15, 1863	Drafted; discharged on Surgeon Certificate, October 4, 1864
Parks, Hugh	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged August 15, 1864, expiration of term
Peppard, Rich. W.	Private	July 24, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 20, 1863
Price, Edward	Private	July 04, 1863	Drafted; deserted September 29, 1863
Reeves, Christian	Private	July 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Richey, Samuel.	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865
Riddle, John L	Private	February 24, 1864	Discharged by General Order, July 13, 1865
Ringhoff, Henry	Private	August 5, 1863	Drafted; discharged by General Order, May 26, 1865
Seville, Charles R.	Private	July 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Shephard, William	Private	July 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Schutt, Henry	Private	March 28, 1862	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Shatt, Jacob	Private	July 20, 1861	Deserted January 31; returned May 22, 1865; mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Slatter, Frederick	Private	July 23, 1861	Enrolled July 24, 1861 at Pittsburgh, age 18; wounded in leg at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, at U. S. General Hospital (Camp Letterman), Gettysburg; transferred to Cotton Factory U. S. General Hospital, Harrisburg, July 4, 1863; transferred to U. S. General Hospital, York, April 1864; transferred to U. S. General Hospital, Pittsburgh, June 1864; returned to duty June 14, 1864; discharged April 27, 1865, Goldsboro, N. C., expiration of term of service.
Slip, Henry	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 5, 1863
Smith, Robert C..	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged August 15, 1864, expiration of term
Smith, Thomas B.	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged December 19, 1862
Smith, George W.	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged October 18, 1864, expiration of term
Saylor, George W.	Private	July 20, 1861	Discharged August 29, 1864, expiration of term
Shultz, William H.	Private	August 5, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 20, 1863
Sullivan, James	Private	August 3, 1863	Drafted; transferred to U. S. Navy, October 25, 1864
Sheen, James	Private	August 3, 1863	Drafted; transferred to U. S. Navy, June 29, 1865
Short, Charles E.	Private	July 20, 1861	Killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863
Smith, Peter H.	Private	September 9, 1861	Killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863
Sands, William.	Private	August 5, 1861	Died at Washington, D. C., May 15, 1863, of wounds received in action
Shephard, Wm.	Private	August 4, 1863	Enrolled at Pittsburgh, July 24, 1861, age 22; occupation: saw maker; Drafted; deserted October 3, 1863
Sullivan, Patrick	Private	August 4, 1863	Deserted September 29, 1863
Steward, Edward	Private	July 15, 1863	Deserted September 30, 1863
Thornton, John	Private	August 5, 1861	Enrolled Philadelphia, August 5, 1861, age 22; occupation: shoemaker; brigade wagon guard, August 25-October 1862; detached service as guard to 12th Army Corps ammo wagon train, October 1, 1862-January 9, 1863; re-enlisted 26th December 1863 at Wauhatchie, Tenn., under General Order No. 191, War Department; wounded at Resaca, Ga., May 15, 1864; send to Camp Dennison, U. S. Army General Hospital; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 29, 1864
Thomas, Andrew	Private	December 16, 1863	Promoted to Hospital Steward, May 23, 1865
Ulmer, Nathan H.	Private	August 5, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 20, 1863
Vankirk, Andrew G.	Private	July 30, 1861	Died at Philadelphia, Pa., November 28, 1862
Vanosten, Thomas	Private	August 5, 1861	Drafted; deserted September 29, 1863
Waterman, W. B.	Private	July 20, 1861	Mustered out with Company, July 15, 1865; Vet
Walker, Allen C.	Private	August 4, 1863	Drafted; discharged by General Order, July 9, 1865
Williams, Edw. W.	Private	1863	Drafted; discharged October 23, 1864
Wolf, Milton	Private	July 20, 1861	Died at Aquia Creek, Va., May 15, 1863, of wounds received in action.
Williams, John	Private	August 3, 1863	Drafted; deserted June 27, 1865
Wilson, Robert	Private	August 4, 1863	Drafted; dishonorably discharged October 5. 1865

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