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

6th Pennsylvania Cavalry

Company D

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
Joseph Wright	Captain	September 13, 1861	Died at Wilkes Barre, Pa., May 18, 1862
Charles E. Cadwalader	Captain	October 3, 1861	Promoted from 1st Lt., Company H, May 18, 1862, to Brevet Major. and Lt. Colonel, March 13, 1865; mustered out September 17, 1864, expiration of term
Charles A. Vernon	Private	February 19, 1865	Promoted from 1st Lt., Company G, March 22, 1865; transferred to Company D, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Samuel Hazard, Jr.	1st Lieutenant	September 12, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 19, 1862
Joseph H. Clark	1st Lieutenant	October 4, 1861	Promoted from 2nd Lt. Company F to 1st Lt., April 19, 1862; to Capt. Company M, March 16, 1863
William White	1st Lieutenant	November 29, 1862	Promoted from 2nd Lt. to 1st Lt., January 11, 1864; to Captain, Company H, April 11, 1864
Michael Towers	1st Lieutenant	September 26, 1861	Promoted from Corporal, Company I to 1st Lt., April 11, 1864; mustered out September 17, 1864, expiration of term
John Laird	1st Lieutenant	May 7, 1865	Promoted from 2nd Lt., Company G, June 9, 1865; transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Emlen N. Carpenter	2nd Lieutenant	September 13, 1861	Promoted to 1st Lt., Company G, April 15, 1862
John W. Riddle	2nd Lieutenant	September 5, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2nd Lt., to 1st Lt., Company F., November 20, 1862
James Magee	2nd Lieutenant	September 24, 1861	Promoted from Pvt., Company H to 2nd Lt., March 20, 1865; killed near Dinwiddie Court House, Va., March 31, 1865; Vet
David B. Janney	Quarter Master Sergeant	September 5, 1861	Not accounted for
Noonan R. Cox	Sergeant	September 5, 1861	Not accounted for
John Gaiser	Sergeant	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
William J. F. Whyte	Sergeant	September 11, 1861	Died May 31, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Cold Harbor, Va., Section A
William Bunton	Sergeant	September 13, 1861	Not accounted for
Constantine Lippe	Corporal	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Moses V. Carmint	Corporal	September 11, 1861	Not accounted for
Hiram Reynolds	Corporal	September 11, 1861	Not accounted for
James Longshore	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Not accounted for
Charles H. Hall	Corporal	September 5, 1861	Not accounted for
William N. Smith	Corporal	September 18, 1861	Not accounted for
Archer Maris	Corporal	September 13, 1861	Promoted to Quarter Master Sergeant, Company I, date unknown
Isaac Pierce	Corporal	September 12, 1861	Transferred to Company A, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865; Vet
William H. Johnson	Corporal	September 17, 1861	Mustered out September 16, 1861, expiration of term
Patrick Murray	Blacksmith	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Alfred Walker	Saddler	September 17, 1861	Not accounted for
James A. J. Dorff	Bugler	September 11, 1861	Not accounted for
James B. Nailor	Bugler	September 14, 1861	Not accounted for
Apple, Charles A.	Private	September 17, 1861	Not accounted for
Armstrong, John	Private	September 13, 1861	Deserted September 18, 1861
Barrington, William	Private	September 17, 1861	Not accounted for
Barker, Edward	Private	October 4, 1861	Not accounted for
Brown, Thomas	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Butcher, John J.	Private	September 5, 1861	Killed at Trevilian Station, Va., June 11, 1864
Buson, Edwin N.	Private	September 17, 1861	Not accounted for
Beidler, Abraham	Private	September 13, 1861	Not accounted for
Beishlag, John	Private	September 14, 1861	Not accounted for
Byers, Joseph	Private	September 11, 1861	Deserted September 24, 1861
Brinkerd, John	Private	February 24, 1864	Not accounted for
Brinkst, John	Private	March 4, 1865	Not accounted for
Burns, James	Private	February 27, 1865	Transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Backman, Henry	Private	March 7, 1865	Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Cochran, Henry	Private	September 14, 1861	Not accounted for
Carson, Thompson	Private	September 13, 1861	Not accounted for
Compton, Horatio N.	Private	September 5, 1861	Not accounted for
Cassiday, Barney	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Cooper, Charles	Private	September 13, 1861	Not accounted for
Cavenaugh, Robert	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Cope, William	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Clark, Frank P.	Private	September 11, 1861	Discharged on writ of habeas corpus September 13, 1861
Campbell, William F.	Private	February 28, 1865	Transferred to Company E, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Corson, William S.	Private	February 23, 1865	Transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Durgan, John	Private	September 11, 1861	Not accounted for
Donnel, Charles	Private	September 13, 1861	Not accounted for
Durell, William	Private	September 11, 1861	Not accounted for
Durbrow, Charles	Private	September 11, 1861	Not accounted for
Dougherty, Joseph	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Dorsey, Frank D.	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Drumheller, Samuel	Private	September 12, 1861	Promoted to bugler, Company M, date unknown
Doyle, John H.	Private	September 13, 1861	Transferred to Company K, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865; Vet
Davis, David G.	Private	September 13, 1861	Not accounted for
Duffield, Hiram	Private	February 13, 1865	Transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Fries, Frederick P.	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Fitzpatrick, John	Private	September 11, 1861	Transferred to Company G, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865; Vet
Gentner, Frederick	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Giterson, William	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Gilmore, John	Private	February 2, 1864	Not accounted for
Gordon, John	Private	February 28, 1865	Not accounted for
Hess, Thomas	Private	September 5, 1861	Not accounted for
Harmon, Charles J.	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Haas, Henry	Private	September 11, 1861	Not accounted for
Hallowell, Joel H.	Private	September 17, 1861	Discharged by General Order, July 3, 1865
Holm, John T.	Private	September 13, 1861	Not accounted for
Hibler, Wesley	Private	September 13, 1861	Deserted September 24, 1861
Hayd, Henry	Private	March 7, 1865	Transferred to Company D, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Hause, Charles	Private	February 28, 1865	Transferred to Company I, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Hayes, Peter	Private	February 27, 1865	Not accounted for
Haywood, Samuel	Private	February 23, 1865	Transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Johnson, Samuel W.	Private	September 5, 1861	Not accounted for
Johnson, John	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Keyser, Melvin D.	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Kline, Franklin D.	Private	March 4, 1865	Transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
King, Charles B.	Private	February 23, 1865	Transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Lutz, Richard S.	Private	February 23, 1865	Transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Longstreth, Charles H.	Private	February 23, 1865	Transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Minster, Jacob	Private	October 9, 1861	Not accounted for
Mercer, William	Private	September 13, 1861	Not accounted for
Mackey, Thomas	Private	September 13, 1861	Discharged on writ of habeas corpus September 18, 1861
McKenny, David	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
McCarty, Michael	Private	September 13, 1861	Transferred to Company I, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865; Vet
McLaughlin, Barry	Private	September 13, 1861	Not accounted for
McCullough, John	Private	September 11, 1861	Deserted September 24, 1861
McKenny, Thomas	Private	January 15, 1864	Not accounted for
Nelson, William	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Orr, Moses	Private	September 14, 1861	Not accounted for
Orr, Henry	Private	September 14, 1861	Transferred to Company I, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865; Vet
Pierson, Samuel W.	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Proser, Charles	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Pierce, Leonard	Private	September 13, 1861	Not accounted for
Riddell, Samuel S.	Private	September 5, 1861	Not accounted for
Rudolph, John M.	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Ritner, Richard	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Richman, William	Private	September 13, 1861	Not accounted for
Rumbodz, John T.	Private	September 13, 1861	Not accounted for
Rahn, George B.	Private	September 13, 1861	Not accounted for
Riddell, John	Private	September 17, 1861	Deserted September 24, 1861
Stevenson, John A.	Private	September 18, 1861	Mustered out September 16, 1861, expiration of term
Smith, Thomas L.	Private	September 5, 1861	Not accounted for
Stinchfield, J. H.	Private	September 5, 1861	Not accounted for
Swope, Thomas	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Saxton, Edward F.	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Smith, Jacob M.	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Spear, Samuel	Private	September 11, 1861	Not accounted for
Speckler, Jacob	Private	September 30, 1861	Not accounted for
Spellman, Henry W.	Private	September 14, 1861	Not accounted for
Shelly, Henry D.	Private	March 9, 1865	Transferred to Company D, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Strouse, George D.	Private	February 28, 1865	Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Stiles, Jonathan C.	Private	February 23, 1865	Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Sturgess, William H.	Private	February 23, 1865	Transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Turst, Charles W.	Private	September 5, 1861	Not accounted for
Thomas, Charles	Private	September 11, 1861	Not accounted for
Wilgus, Albert C.	Private	September 5, 1861	Not accounted for
Warley, Lewis	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Winstone, Adam	Private	September 13, 1861	Not accounted for
Wilson, Alexander	Private	February 8, 1865	Not accounted for
Waidner, Jacob	Private	February 23, 1865	Not accounted for
Watson, Thomas	Private	February 23, 1865	Not accounted for
Yahn, Jonathan	Private	September 12, 1861	Not accounted for
Yergey, Thomas L.	Private	September 18, 1861	Mustered out September 16, 1861, expiration of term
Young, John	Private	November 11, 1864	Not accounted for

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

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