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

6th Pennsylvania Cavalry

Company C

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Term/ Years	Remarks
Henry C. Whelan	Captain	September 10, 1861	3	Promoted to Major, March 1, 1863
J. Newton Dickson	Captain	October 4, 1861	3	Promoted from Commissary Sergeant, March 1, 1863; resigned January 17, 1864
Albert P. Morrow	Captain	September 9, 1861	3	Promoted from 2nd Lt. Company B, to 1st Lt., November 20, 1862; wounded near Greencastle, Pa., July 3, 1863; promoted to Captain, February 8, 1864; to Major, February 10, 1865
Isaac F. Moffatt	Captain	October 7, 1861	3	Promoted from 1st Lt. Company K, March 23, 1865; transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Charles L. Leiper	1st Lieutenant	September 7, 1861	3	Promoted to Captain Company L, November 20, 1862
Bernard H. Herkness	1st Lieutenant	September 4, 1861	3	Promoted from Sergeant to 2nd Lt., April 1, 1863; to 1st Lt., February 20, 1864; captured, date unknown; promoted to Captain Company H, December 20, 1864
William Scott	1st Lieutenant	September 9, 1861	3	Promoted from 2nd Lt. Company L, May 19, 1865; transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Edwin L. Tevis	2nd Lieutenant	October 10, 1861	3	Promoted to 1st Lt., Company L, November 20, 1862
George Meade, Jr.	Private	November 20, 1862	3	Promoted to Captain and ADC, May 22, 1863
Wesley P. Kennedy	1st Sergeant	September 6, 1861	3	Transferred to 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865; Vet
George H. Howard	1st Sergeant	September 4, 1861	3	Mustered out September 15, 1864, expiration of term
Francis Martien	Quarter Master Sergeant	September 3, 1861	3	Mustered out September 15, 1864, expiration of term
Charles P. Jadwin	Sergeant	September 5, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 1862
James S. Elliott	Sergeant	September 9, 1861	3	Died at Antietam, Md. September 17, 1862
William J. Nichols	Sergeant	September 3, 1861	3	Mustered out September 15, 1864, expiration of term
William P. Markley	Sergeant	September 3, 1861	3	Mustered out September 15, 1864, expiration of term
R. H. T. Leopold	Sergeant	September 10, 1861	3	Mustered out September 15, 1864, expiration of term
Israel Lynn	Sergeant	September 7, 1861	3	Absent, sick, at expiration of term
John A. Walker	Sergeant	September 7, 1861	3	Promoted to Sergeant September 1, 1864; mustered out September 15, 1864, expiration of term
Jeremiah S. Moore	Corporal	September 4, 1861	3	Mustered out September 15, 1864, expiration of term
Andrew J. Young	Corporal	September 4, 1861	3	Mustered out September 15, 1864, expiration of term
Charles Stewart	Corporal	September 4, 1861	3	Died in hospital, 1864; Vet
John Ryan	Corporal	September 4, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, 1863
David N. Catanach	Corporal	September 6, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August, 1863
William J. Humes	Corporal	September 10, 1861	3	Absent, sick, at expiration of term
John A. Lillabridge	Corporal	September 7, 1861	3	Wounded in action, June 12, 1864; discharged, date unknown
Michael Bell	Farrier	September 5, 1861	3	Mustered out September 15, 1864, expiration of term
Charlton L. Bonham	Farrier	September 4, 1861	3	Killed at Middletown, Md., September 14, 1862
John L. Groler	Saddler	September 4, 1861	3	Discharged, 1863
Eugene Egan	Bugler	September 9, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Joshua Harrison	Bugler	September 9, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Matthew F. Greeley	Bugler	September 4, 1861	3	Prisoner from July 27, 1864 to March 2, 1865; mustered out April 21, 1865
Adams, Richard	Private	October 26, 1864	1	Not accounted for
Bartleson, Thomas R.	Private	October 16, 1861	3	Transferred to Company M, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1864; Vet
Booth, John	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Killed at Harrison’s Landing, Va. July 31, 1862
Brannon, Hugh	Private	September 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company L, date unknown; Vet
Boyer, William H.	Private	September 9, 1861	3	Not accounted for; Vet
Bullard, Alexander	Private	May 13, 1864	3	Not accounted for
Brian, William	Private	October 28, 1864	1	Not accounted for
Brewster, Benjamin E.	Private	March 1, 1865	1	Transferred to Company E, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Campbell, Lewis	Private	October 21, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Carey, William	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Promoted to 1st Sergeant, Company M; Vet
Collar, Charles H.	Private	September 4, 1861	3	Killed at Smithfield, Va., August 29, 1864
Colloson, Franklin	Private	September 3, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Callan, William	Private	September 3, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Cook, Harry	Private	September 7, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Conaway, George H.	Private	February 9, 1865	1	Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Coffey, James	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Wounded in action, June 11 and September 1, 1864; absent at expiration of term
Christy, Edwin P.	Private	March 2, 1865	1	Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Cornell, Theodore S.	Private	March 7, 1865	1	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Collins, Walter	Private	March 10, 1865	1	Not accounted for
Coulton, Jackson	Private	March 4, 1865	1	Transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Dempsey, Henry	Private	September 6, 1861	3	Mustered out September 15, 1864, expiration of term
Dwine, Hugh	Private	September 7, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Davis, Thomas	Private	February 16, 1865	1	Not accounted for
Donahue, Patrick	Private	March 1, 1865	1	Not accounted for
Dickeson, George A.	Private	March 7, 1865	1	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Dilks, John	Private	February 9, 1865	1	Not accounted for
Doyle, William	Private	February 9, 1865	1	Not accounted for
Daly, Edward	Private	March 10, 1865	1	Not accounted for
Eckley, Joseph S.	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Transferred to Company M, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1864; Vet
Evans, Lewis S.	Private	September 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company M, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1864; Vet
Eckenberg, Edward	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Evers, John	Private	February 11, 1865	1	Not accounted for
Faust, William P.	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Dishonorably discharged November 1861
Flinn, James	Private	October 17, 1861	3	Deserted October 18, 1861
Farley, William	Private	March 7, 1865	1	Not accounted for
Green, George W.	Private	September 6, 1861	3	Deserted, 1861
Griffin, Thomas	Private	September 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company M, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1864; Vet
Gakeler, Daniel	Private	March 3, 1865	1	Not accounted for
Getty, James	Private	March 2, 1865	1	Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Haldeman, O. J.	Private	September 7, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Harper, William	Private	September 7, 1861	3	Absent on detached service at expiration of term
Hezel, Edward J.	Private	September 9, 1861	3	Promoted to 1st Sergeant, Company L; Vet
Hart, Dennis	Private	September 9, 1861	3	Wounded and captured at Brandy Station, Va., August 1, 1863
Hazzard, Alexander	Private	February 20, 1865	1	Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865
Hays, James	Private	March 10, 1865	1	Not accounted for
Harding, Edward	Private	March 2, 1865	1	Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Hays, Samuel	Private	March 2, 1865	1	Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Hibbert, John	Private	March 7, 1865	1	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Joynt, Lewis	Private	September 4, 1861	3	Not accounted for
James, Henry	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Jacobus, Edward	Private	March 6, 1865	1	Transferred to Company E, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Keen, George W.	Private	March 7, 1865	1	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Lakey, Michael	Private	September 3, 1861	3	Transferred to Company M, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1864; Vet
Lawler, John	Private	September 9, 1861	3	Deserted, June 28, 1863
Lee, Major	Private	February 10, 1865	1	Not accounted for
Magee, Thomas	Private	September 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company K., 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865; Vet
Martin, Benjamin	Private	September 7, 1861	3	Transferred to Company M, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1864; Vet
Moore, James B.	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Murphy, John M.	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Mason, David	Private	September 4, 1861	3	Deserted, September 5, 1861
Mullen, John	Private	March 8, 1865	1	Not accounted for
Meisner, Christopher	Private	March 3, 1865	1	Transferred to Company E, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Murray, John	Private	March 2, 1865	1	Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Murray, George	Private	March 2, 1865	1	Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
McCollum, Samuel	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Not accounted for
McDonnell, Robert	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Discharged on Suregon’s Certificate, date unknown
McCausland, John	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Wounded at Beverly Ford, Va., June 9, 1863; mustered out Spetember 15, 1864, expiration of term
McCann, Joseph	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Mustered out September 15, 1864, expiration of term
McGowan, James	Private	September 9, 1861	3	Transferred to Company A, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865; Vet
McClain, Daniel	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Discharged on write of habeus corpus, September 14, 1861
McCreedy, Edward	Private	February 27, 1865	1	Transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Newlin, Lewis	Private	September 4, 1861	3	Not accounted for; Vet
Neeley, Thomas	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
O’Neill, Patrick	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Not accounted for
O’Reiley, John	Private	September 9, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Pratt, Thomas H.	Private	March 6, 1865	1	Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865
Rush, Andrew J.	Private	September 9, 1861	3	Mustered out September 15, 1864, expiration of term
Robinson, George	Private	September 7, 1861	3	Deserted September 8, 1861
Russum, W.	Private			Transferred to 69th Company, 2nd Batt., Veteran Reserve Corps, discharged June 10, 1865
Robb, Robert	Private	March 6, 1865	1	Not accounted for
Riley, John	Private	March 10, 1865	1	Not accounted for
Stroup, Robert	Private	September 4, 1861	3	Died August 5, 1864; buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; Vet
Staley, Frederick	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Staley, Caleb	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Wounded at Spotsylvania C. H., May 13, 1864; mustered out September 15, 1864, expiration of term
Shalcross, Harrison	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Stevenson, William	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Not accounted for; Vet
Sterrett, John	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Transferred to Company M, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1864; Vet
Sterrett, Wesley	Private	September 6, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Smith, Edward	Private	September 9, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Snyder, Lewis	Private	September 9, 1861	3	Mustered out September 15, 1864, expiration of term
Stackhouse, John C.	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Wounded in action, June 12, 1864; mustered out, September 12, 1864, expiration of term
Stewart, Frank E.	Private	September 3, 1861	3	Deserted, September 4, 1861
Story, Cyrus	Private	February 21, 1865	1	Discharged by General Order, June 11, 1865
Stokes, Joseph	Private	September 1, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865
Stradling, Edward	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Wounded at Smithfield, Va., August 29, 1864; mustered out September 15, 1864, expiration of term
Sewell, Thomas	Private	March 2, 1865	1	Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Smith, Daniel	Private	July 30, 1864	3	Not accounted for
Tyson, Morris	Private	September 3, 1861	3	Wounded in action, June 11, 1864; mustered out September 15, 1864, expiration of term
Thompson, John	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Trexler, John	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Killed at Brandy Station, Va., August 1, 1863
Tarrance, A. William	Private	September 4, 1861	3	Transferred to Company H, October 23, 1861
Vandergrift, John	Private	September 4, 1861	3	Deserted, date unknown
Ward, George	Private	September 7, 1861	3	Wounded and captured at Brandy Station, Va., August 1, 1863
Walton, John	Private	September 9, 1861	3	Killed at Trevilian Station, Va., Jun 11, 1864
Walton, Jacob	Private	September 9, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Wilkins, Jacob	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Wehrung, Jacob	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Died in hospital, July 1862
Wilkins, William	Private	February 21, 1865	1	Discharged by General Order, June 9, 1865
Workman, William	Private	February 8, 1865	1	Not accounted for
Yerk, Jeremiah H.	Private	March 21, 1865	1	Not accounted for

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

You may have missed

198th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company H

198th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company G

198th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company F

198th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company E