6th Pennsylvania Cavalry Company A – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

6th Pennsylvania Cavalry

Company A

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
William P. C. Treichel	Captain	August 24, 1861	Promoted to Major, January 11, 1864
R. Walsh Mitchell	Captain	September 2, 1861	Promoted from 1st Lt., Company B, March 12, 1864; mustered out October 3, 1864, expiration of term
T. C. Oakman	Captain		Promoted from 1st Lt., Company G, March 27, 1865; transferred to 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Henry P. Muirheid	1st Lieutenant	September 10, 1861	Promoted to Captain, Company G, March 29, 1862
Thomas W. Neill	1st Lieutenant	October 30, 1861	Promoted from 2nd Lt. Company K, November 20, 1862; resigned August 13, 1863
Arthur E. Murphy	1st Lieutenant	August 24, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant Major to 1st Lt., March 1, 1864; killed at Cold Harbor, Va., May 31, 1864
Theodore J. Wint	1st Lieutenant	October 12, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant Company F, June 22, 1864; mustered out September 30, 1864, expiration of term
Michael J. Goldon	1st Lieutenant	October 29, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant Company K, May 7, 1865; transferred to Company A, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
J. Newton Dickson	2nd Lieutenant	October 4, 1861	Promoted to Commissary of Subsistence, April 8, 1862
Samuel Smith	2nd Lieutenant	August 29, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant, Company B. to 2nd Lt., April 8, 1862; to 1st Lt. Company M, February 12, 1863
Richard M. Sheppard	2nd Lieutenant	August 24, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant Major, March 1, 1863; to Quarter Master, March 19, 1864
Martin Hart	1st Sergeant	August 24, 1861	Deserted, 1863
William Kennedy	Sergeant	August 24, 1861	Discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
John Fox	Sergeant	August 24, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, 1862
Lewis H. Danfield	Sergeant	August 24, 1861	Transferred to 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
Harvey Sanderson	Sergeant	August 24, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, 1862
C. P. Krumshield	Corporal	August 24, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown; discharged August 29, 1864, expiration of term
Curles Williams	Corporal	August 24, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Norman L. Smith	Corporal	August 24, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, 1862
Henry R. Burk	Corporal	August 24, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, 1862
Edgar H. Klemroth	Corporal	August 24, 1861	Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
John Simington	Corporal	August 24, 1861	Wounded and captured at Beverly Ford, Va. June 9, 1863; transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
Edmund Mountny	Corporal	August 26, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, 1863
John W. O’Daniels	Corporal	August 26, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant, Company M, 1862
William D. Mullin	Blacksmith	August 24, 1861	Died at Harper’s Ferry, Va. August 25, 1864
Charles W. Kern	Farrier	August 27, 1861	Discharged August 25, 1864, expiration of term
Thomas Curry	Saddler	August 24, 1861	Mustered out, September 19, 1864, expiration of term
William Fox	Bugler	August 24, 1861	Transferred to Company K, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
Robert B. Beers	Bugler	August 26, 1861	Prisoner from June 27 to July 24, 1862; discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Addis, William	Private	August 24, 1861	Deserted, 1862
Adams, William F.	Private	August 24, 1861	Deserted, 1863
Antrim, Charles A.	Private	August 24, 1861	Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
Auld, William	Private	August 24, 1861	Discharged, expiration of term
Allen, Milton H.	Private	August 24, 1861	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Able, Charles B.	Private	March 13, 1865	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Abbott, Thomas	Private	February 16, 1865	Not accounted for
Barlow, Charles W.	Private	August 24, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, 1862
Brady, Michael	Private	August 24, 1861	Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
Bates, James	Private	August 24, 1861	Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
Best, Thomas W.	Private	August 24, 1861	Wounded and captured at Beverly Ford, Va. June 9, 1863; discharged October 4, 1864 for wounds received at Trevilian Station, June 11, 1864; Vet
Barnes, Charles	Private	August 24, 1861	Transferred to Company H, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865; Vet
Breckenridge, Robert	Private	August 24, 1861	Promoted to Corporal, Company L; Vet
Bonsall, John	Private	August 24, 1861	Deserted 1861
Boise, William H.	Private	August 24, 1861	Deserted January 1862
Bates, John	Private	August 24, 1861	Not accounted for
Brown, Charles	Private	March 4, 1865	Transferred to Company E, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Busel, J. H.	Private	March 10, 1865	Transferred to Company I, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Brewnan, John	Private	March 10, 1865	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Ballinger, Frank	Private	March 10, 1865	Transferred to Company A, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Bowen, David	Private	March 3, 1865	Not accounted for
Bayley, Samuel T.	Private	March 3, 1865	Not accounted for
Clark, Francis H.	Private	August 24, 1861	Discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Calahan, Timothy	Private	August 26, 1861	Discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Calahan, Thomas	Private	August 26, 1861	Discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Conner, William	Private	August 24, 1861	Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Curry, Edward	Private	September 23, 1864	Not accounted for
Connelly, Richard	Private	November 21, 1864	Not accounted for
Clark, William	Private	March 6, 1865	Transferred to Company E, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
Clark, John	Private	February 27, 1865	Not accounted for
Calloway, James	Private	February 28, 1865	Not accounted for
Callam, Alexander	Private	March 2, 1865	Transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Davis, John W.	Private	August 24, 1861	Discharged, expiration of term, August 24, 1864
Davis, Charles F.	Private	August 26, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, 1861
Devlin, James	Private	August 26, 1861	Deserted, date unknown; Vet
Devereaux, Patrick	Private	August 26, 1861	Discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Dorsheimer, John S.	Private	March 7, 1865	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Daley, James	Private	October 1, 1864	Not accounted for
Dunn, John	Private	October 24, 1864	Not accounted for
Doubert, Adam	Private	November 1, 1864	Not accounted for
Davis, Joseph	Private	November 21, 1864	Not accounted for
Dunlap, William J.	Private	February 9, 1865	Not accounted for
Devere, John	Private	February 27, 1865	Not accounted for
Ewing, James	Private	March 7, 1865	Transferred to Company E, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Edwards, David	Private	February 8, 1865	Not accounted for
Fulmer, George W.	Private	August 24, 1861	Deserted 1862
Fields, John C.	Private	August 24, 1861	Discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Finn, John G.	Private	August 24, 1861	Discharged, date unknown, for wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa. on July 3, 1863
Fox, William, H	Private	August 26, 1861	Discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Foster, Samuel	Private	March 9, 1865	Transferred to Company A, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Farabe, Oliver	Private	March 9, 1865	Transferred to Company A, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Fitzcharles, William L.	Private	March 31, 1864	Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Fitzpatrick, William	Private	March 6, 1865	Transferred to Company D, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Faran, Joseph	Private	February 27, 1865	Not accounted for
Finley, David	Private	March 3, 1865	Transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Green, Samuel	Private	August 27, 1861	Discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Gannon, Edward	Private	July 10, 1863	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown; discharged by General Order, September 1, 1865
Grace, John	Private	February 25, 1865	Not accounted for
Gobring, William	Private	March 2, 1865	Not accounted for
Glenn, William	Private	March 7, 1865	Transferred to Company E, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Greenhalgh, John	Private	March 4, 1865	Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Gilbert, William	Private	February 9, 1865	Not accounted for
Groff, David W.	Private	March 7, 1865	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Green, Thomas	Private	March 6, 1865	Not accounted for
Gradey, Edwin	Private	February 28, 1865	Not accounted for
Groce, George W.	Private	March 2, 1865	Transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Hill, William R.	Private	August 24, 1861	Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
Holworth, William	Private	August 24, 1861	Not accounted for
Harris, James D.	Private	August 24, 1861	Discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Hardcastle, John T.	Private	August 26, 1861	Discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Hayes, Henry P.	Private	August 27, 1861	Discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Hunter, William	Private	August 27, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Hunter, George	Private	August 27, 1861	Discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Hill, Abraham	Private	March 7, 1865	Dicharged by General Order, June 9, 1865
Heine, Herman	Private	February 28, 1865	Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Hawk, Rudolph	Private	March 7, 1865	Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Hill, Abraham	Private	March 7, 1865	Not accounted for
Henderson, William	Private	February 7, 1865	Not accounted for
Humphreys, James	Private	November 17, 1864	Not accounted for
Holland, Alexander	Private	March 23, 1864	Not accounted for
Hoover, John W.	Private	February 22, 1865	Not accounted for
Hodgkins, George A. S.	Private	March 6, 1865	Not accounted for
Houser, Adam	Private	March 3, 1865	Transferred to Company D, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Heins, Michael	Private	March 6, 1865	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Ingham, John	Private	March 4, 1865	Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Isaac, John	Private	November 17, 1864	Not accounted for
Johnson, Henry E.	Private	August 24, 1861	Transferred to Company E, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
Johnson, John	Private	August 19, 1861	Transferred to Company D, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Jerem, John	Private	August 19, 1861	Transferred to Company D, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
Jobson, William	Private	August 19, 1861	Killed at Beverly Ford, Va. June 9, 1863
Jones, William	Private	November 17, 1864	Not accounted for
Jones, Edmund	Private	November 17, 1864	Not accounted for
Jones, William	Private	May 24, 1864	Not accounted for
Jones, Owen M.	Private	February 28, 1865	Transferred to Company D, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Kenny, John F.	Private	August 24, 1861	Killed at Brandy Station, Va., August 5, 1863. Buried in Cemetery at Culpeper C. H., Va., Block 1, Section A, Row 8, Grave 279
Karr, Isaac	Private	August 24, 1861	Not accounted for
Kirk, Michael	Private	August 24, 1861	Promoted to Sergeant Company L, date unknown
Konegan, Albert	Private	August 24, 1861	Discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Kyle, Richard	Private	January 1, 1864	Tansferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
Kent, George	Private	November 17, 1864	Not accounted for
Keyser, William	Private	February 7, 1865	Not accounted for
Kresge, George	Private	March 6, 1865	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Kent, Daniel	Private	March 9, 1865	Transferred to Company D, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Kegan, James	Private	March 9, 1865	Transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Kunkel, David	Private	March 13, 1865	Transferred to Company D, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Kyle, Robert	Private	February 16, 1865	Not accounted for
Kresge, Paul	Private	March 7, 1865	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Kresge, William F.	Private	March 7, 1865	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Kresge, Perry	Private	March 7, 1865	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Lacy, John, Jr.	Private	August 24, 1861	Deserted, date unknown
Long, Jacob K.	Private	August 24, 1861	Captured, June 1862; discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Lambert, William	Private	August 24, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, 1862
Lenhart, Samuel	Private	August 24, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, 1863
Lear, Henry	Private	February 7, 1865	Not accounted for
Loye, Thomas	Private	November 17, 1864	Not accounted for
Laver, Zenas B.	Private	February 15, 1865	Transferred to Company G, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Lipp, Emanuel	Private	March 7, 1865	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Lynch, John	Private	February 10, 1865	Not accounted for
Maree, William	Private	August 24, 1861	Discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Morris, Elwood	Private	August 24, 1861	Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
Miller, James	Private	November 17, 1864	Not accounted for
Murray, John	Private	November 17, 1864	Not accounted for
Martin, Thomas	Private	November 12, 1864	Not accounted for
Megarze, Francis M.	Private	March 6, 1865	Transferred to Company E, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Mort, Rush	Private	February 27, 1865	Not accounted for
Mack, John	Private	February 16, 1865	Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Moyer, Joseph	Private	March 7, 1865	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
NcNeish, Thomas	Private	March 2, 1865	Transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
M’Laughlin, William	Private	March 7, 1865	Transferred to Company E, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
M’Carty, James	Private	February 4, 1865	Not accounted for
M’Cabe, William	Private	February 4, 1865	Not accounted for
M’Cormick, Michael	Private	August 13, 1864	Not accounted for
M’Handrue, Thomas	Private	November 21, 1864	Not accounted for
M’Ewen, George S.	Private	August 31, 1864	Not accounted for
M’Mann, Michael	Private	October 31, 1864	Transferred to Company K, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
M’Mann, John	Private	March 11, 1865	Not accounted for
M’Cauley, John	Private	March 13, 1865	Transferred to Company A, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
M’Cullen, James	Private	March 13, 1865	Transferred to Company A, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
M’Dermott, John	Private	March 13, 1865	Transferred to Company A, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
M’Clearn, William	Private	March 9, 1865	Transferred to Company D, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Nesbitt, Arthur	Private	August 26, 1861	Deserted 1862
Nelson, John	Private	November 17, 1864	Not accounted for
Old, Daniel C.	Private	August 24, 1861	Not accounted for
O’Meara, William	Private	August 26, 1861	Wounded at Beverly Ford June 9, 1863; discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
O’Donnell, Michael	Private	October 21, 1864	Not accounted for
O’Brien, John	Private	May 13, 1864	Not accounted for
Pinkerton, George	Private	August 24, 1861	Killed at Gaines’ Mill, Va., January 27, 1862
Pickering, Jacob C.	Private	August 24, 1861	Dishonorably discharged January 1862
Powell, Kennett M.	Private	August 24, 1861	Discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Palmer, Joseph	Private	August 24, 1861	Deserted October 21, 1861
Pierson, Thomas	Private	April 8, 1864	Not accounted for
Phillips, Edward	Private	November 17, 1864	Not accounted for
Pager, Joseph	Private	November 21, 1864	Discharged, date unknown
Priest, Jonathan	Private	January 21, 1864	Transferred to Company L, date unknown
Price, John E.	Private	February 16, 1865	Transferred to Company A, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Pierce, Daniel W.	Private	March 6, 1865	Transferred to Company E, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Pratt, James	Private	March 10, 1865	Not accounted for
Russell, Thomas L. P.	Private	August 24, 1861	Captured near Cold Harbor, Va., June 27, 1862; discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Ripley, Edwin	Private	August 24, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Roberts, John T.	Private	January 1, 1864	Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
Riner, Jacob H.	Private	August 22, 1864	Not accounted for
Rush, Sem	Private	March 4, 1865	Not accounted for
Reynolds, Morgan	Private	March 13, 1865	Not accounted for
Robinson, Selwyn L.	Private	March 10, 1865	Transferred to Company D, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Rossiter, Alonzo O.	Private	March 13, 1865	Transferred to Company A, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Spears, William	Private	August 24, 1861	Deserted, 1862
Simons, Robert M	Private	August 24, 1861	Killed near Cold Harbor, Va., May 13, 1864
Stevens, Charles	Private	August 24, 1861	Not accounted for
Soby, Nicholas	Private	August 24, 1861	Discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Smith, John W.	Private	August 24, 1861	Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
Stevenson, Thomas	Private	February 27, 1865	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Schmidt, Henry	Private	April 22, 1864	Not accounted for
Serfass, William H.	Private	March 7, 1865	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Sharp, William P.	Private	February 7, 1865	Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Solley, Edward	Private	February 10, 1865	Not accounted for
Stavin, Andrew	Private	November 17, 1864	Not accounted for
Schroeder, Frederick W.	Private	October 31, 1864	Not accounted for
Sypes, George	Private	January 21, 1864	Transferred to Company L, date unknown
Snyder, Jacob C.	Private	February 22, 1865	Transferred to Company I, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Stein, John	Private	February 13, 1865	Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Shiffer, Amandus	Private	March 6, 1865	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Sanders, Lewis	Private	March 13, 1865	Not accounted for
Taylor, James	Private	August 24, 1861	Deserted April 21, 1863
Tyree, Henry	Private	March 10, 1865	Transferred to Company A, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Thomas, William	Private	March 13, 1865	Not accounted for
Thomas, Irvin	Private	February 27, 1865	Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Thompson, James	Private	March 2, 1865	Transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Tarbett, Henry	Private	March 7, 1865	Transferred to Company E, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Troch, Elias	Private	March 7, 1865	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Vanosten, Thomas	Private	August 26, 1861	Deserted, 1862
Wood, Joseph	Private	August 24, 1861	Deserted, 1861
Wood, James S.	Private	August 24, 1861	Deserted, date unknown
Waterhouse, H. H.	Private	August 24, 1861	Discharged August 24, 1864, expiration of term
Wentzel, Edward G.	Private	August 26, 1861	Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865; Vet
Wallace, Edward D.	Private	August 27, 1861	Deserted October 16, 1861
Welsh, James	Private	October 20, 1864	Transferred to Company I, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Williams, Edward	Private	November 17, 1864	Not accounted for
White, Thomas	Private	November 10, 1864	Not accounted for
Wells, Charles W.	Private	March 6, 1865	Not accounted for
Weiss, George	Private	March 6, 1865	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865
Yantes, James	Private	February 16, 1865	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry June 17, 1865

Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.

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