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

6th Pennsylvania Cavalry

Company L

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Term/ Years	Remarks
Charles L. Leiper	Captain	September 7, 1861	3	Promoted from 1st Lt., Company C to Captain, November 20, 1862; wounded at Beverly Ford, Va., June 9, 1863 and at Old Church, Va., May 30, 18664; promoted to Major, September 1, 1864
Charles B. Coxe	Captain	November 20, 1862	3	Promoted from 1st Lt., Company K to Captain, September 12, 1864 and to Major, March 22, 1865
Edwin L. Tevis	1st Lt.	October 10, 1861	3	Promoted from 2nd Lt., Company C, November 20, 1862; discharged, April 17, 1863
Lewis Miller	1st Lt.	October 5, 1861	3	Captured May 10, 18664; promoted from Sergeant, June 22, 1864; commissioned Captain March 10, 1865 but not mustered; killed in action, date unknown
Thompson Lennig	2nd Lt.	September 13, 1862	3	Promoted to 2nd Lt., November 20, 1862; commissioned 1st Lt., April 18, 1863, not mustered; captured at Beverly Ford, Va., June 9, 1863; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 11, 1864
William R. Wright	2nd Lt.	December 17, 1864	3	Promoted to Adjutant, March 22, 1865; Vet
William Scott	2nd Lt.	September 9, 1861	3	Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 7, 1864; promoted from priv., Company C, to 2nd Lt., March 20, 1865 and to 1st Lt., Company C, May, 19, 1865; Vet
Edward J. Hazel	1st Sergeant	September 9, 1861	3	Promoted from priv., Company C, to 1st Sergeant and 1st Lt., Company C, May 19, 1865; Vet
James Conner	1st Sergeant	August 18, 1862	3	Promoted from Sergeant, March 27, 1865; wounded in action, March 30, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Andrew L. Lanigan	Quarter Master Sergeant	August 22, 1862	3	Promoted to Sergeant Major, March 11, 1864
Robert Breckenridge	Quarter Master Sergeant	August 24, 1861	3	Promoted from priv., Company A, to Corporal and Quarter Master Sergeant; wounded May 31, 1864; deserted, January 1865; Vet
James Bates	Sergeant		3	Wounded, October 9, 1864; not accounted for; Vet
Peter B. Dermott	Sergeant	September 16, 1862	3	Transferred to Company H, date unknown
John F. Roberts	Sergeant		3	Not accounted for
Alexander Shannon	Sergeant		3	Not accounted for
John Algie	Sergeant		3	Wounded at Trevilian Station, Va., June 11, 1864; not accounted for
Michael Kirk	Sergeant	August 24, 1861	3	Promoted from priv., Company A; wounded and captured at Beverly Ford, Va., June 9, 1863; discharged August 1864, expiration of term
Robert Henderson	Sergeant	August 16, 1862	3	Promoted to Sergeant; wounded November 9, 1863; transferred to Company H, date unknown
Benjamin F. Hartley	Sergeant		3	Promoted to Sergeant; not accounted for
Thomas G. Sharp	Sergeant		3	Promoted to Sergeant; not accounted for
Frederick Shinn	Sergeant	September 16, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, June 6, 1865
Charles Antrim	Sergeant		3	Not accounted for
Michael Brady	Sergeant		3	Not accounted for
John Erricson	Sergeant		3	Wounded May 30, 1864; not accounted for
Ellwood Morris	Sergeant		3	Not accounted for
Charles Evans	Sergeant		3	Not accounted for
William O. Moll	Blacksmith	August 18, 1864	3	Not accounted for
James Wilson	Blacksmith		3	Not accounted for
George Ward	Bugler		3	Not accounted for
Osborne Scott	Saddler		3	Wounded August 1864; not accounted for
Algie, John	Private	February 21, 1865	1	Transferred to Company B, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Alexander, William P.	Private		3	Not accounted for
Armour, John A.	Private		3	Wounded, May 30, 1864; not accounted for
Auld, William	Private		3	Not accounted for
Brannon, Hugh	Private	September 6, 1861	3	Captured May 10, 1864.; Vet
Baird, Winfield S.	Private		3	Wounded May 10, 1864; not accounted for
Best, Thomas W.	Private		3	Wounded June 9, 1863 at Beverly Ford, Va.; not accounted for; Vet
Bodine, Francis C.	Private		3	Wounded June 11, 1864 at Trevilian Station, Va.; not accounted for
Bennett, Joseph	Private		3	Not accounted for
Bitner, John	Private		3	Not accounted for
Bullinger, Jacob	Private		3	Not accounted for
Barnes, Charles	Private		3	Captured June 17, 1864
Cross, Jacob	Private	February 3, 1865	1	Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Casay, John	Private		3	Not accounted for
Copprick, Norris	Private		3	Deserted, November 1864
Custis, William H.	Private		3	Not accounted for
Clements, James	Private		3	Not accounted for
Connor, William	Private		3	Not accounted for
Conrad, Ernest	Private		3	Not accounted for
Donnelly, James	Private	February 26, 1864	3	Prisoner from May 9, 1864 to April 24, 1865; discharged June 12 to date May 25, 1865
Davis, Reese F.	Private		3	Killed in action, May 31, 1864; buried in Arlington National Cemetery
Davis, Charles	Private		3	Captured June 17, 1864
Fenton, Thomas	Private	August 25, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order, June 9, 1865
Fisher, John B.	Private	February 27, 1865	1	Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Fitzcharles, William L.	Private	March 31, 1864	3	Transferred to Company A, date unknown
Fitzgerald, William	Private		3	Not accounted for
Galligher, Benjamin F.	Private	January 7, 1864	3	Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Gunmere, William G.	Private	October 2, 1862	3	Promoted to Sergeant Company G, date unknown
Grimly, Albert	Private		3	Not accounted for
Garber, Jacob	Private		3	Not accounted for
Grimly, Washington	Private			Captured May 9, 1864.
Hutchinson, W. A.	Private			Wounded at Trevilian Station, Va., June 11, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, August 16, 1865
Hendrickson, John R.	Private			Not accounted for
Hoffman, Henry	Private			Not accounted for
Hill, Rutian R.	Private			Not accounted for
Jerem, John	Private	August 19, 1861	3	Transferred to Company A, date unknown
Johnson, Henry E.	Private			Not accounted for
Johnston, William	Private			Not accounted for
Johnston, Charles	Private			Captured July 15, 1864
Kessler, William	Private	February 26, 1864	3	Prisoner from June 12, 1864 to April 28, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 21, 1865
Kelly Patrick	Private		3	Wounded, August 1, 1863; not accounted for
Klemroth, Edgar	Private		3	Not accounted for
Kyle, Richard	Private		3	Not accounted for
Klim, Charles L.	Private			Not accounted for
Kennedy, Henry J.	Private		3	Captured May 10, 1864; died at Millen, Ga., sect. A, grave 192
Lavrey, Daniel	Private	January 13, 1864	3	Not accounted for
Leiper, John H.	Private		3	Wounded May 11, 1864; not accounted for
Longstreth, Morris	Private	January 5, 1864	3	Transferred to Company K, date unknown
Lynch, Andrew	Private		3	Captured at Brandy Station, Va. August 3, 1863; died at Andersonville, Ga., April 14, 1864, grave 549
Miller, Joseph E.	Private	January 1, 1864	3	Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 7, 1864; transferred to Company F, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Myers, Theodore	Private		3	Not accounted for
Mazy, Joseph	Private		3	Not accounted for
Miller, John H.	Private		3	Wounded June 11, 1864 at Trevilian Station, Va.; not accounted for
Malsberger, Charles	Private		3	Wounded June 11, 1864 at Trevilian Station, Va.; not accounted for
Mintzer, Andrew	Private		3	Not accounted for
McDevitt, William	Private		3	Not accounted for
McGovern, Henry	Private		3	Wounded June 9, 1863 at Beverly Ford, Va.; not accounted for; Vet
McDermott, James	Private		3	Not accounted for
Norris, James	Private		3	Not accounted for
Oram, George A.	Private		3	Not accounted for
Oram, William J.	Private		3	Captured June 12, 1864 at Trevilian Station, Va.
Odenheimer, John N.	Private	December 30, 1863	3	Captured June 1, 1864
Plankinton, Horace	Private		3	Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Page, Davis	Private	January 21, 1864	3	Not accounted for
Preist, Jonathan	Private		3	Wounded May 12, 1864 at Yellow Tavern, Va.; not accounted for
Price, Noah A.	Private		3	Not accounted for
Price, Ambrose	Private	April 26, 1864	3	Not accounted for
Ritner, John	Private	March 1, 1865	1	Not accounted for
Rechter, Frederick	Private			Transferred to Company C, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865
Robbins, Charles B.	Private			Not accounted for
Rheimett, Samuel	Private			Not accounted for
Ridgeway, Eli	Private			Not accounted for
Runenaff, Charles	Private			Not accounted for
Richards, John	Private			Not accounted for
Robb, Charles	Private			Not accounted for
Stevens, Charles	Private	February 26, 1864	3	Deserted; returned; transferred to Scott’s Battery
Schwartz, Joseph	Private		3	Not accounted for
Shehen, Edward	Private		3	Not accounted for
Steveson, George	Private		3	Not accounted for
Stevenson, William	Private		3	Not accounted for
Simons, Richard	Private		3	Wounded at Mechanicsville, Va.; not accounted for
Stirk, Ephraim	Private		3	Not accounted for
Sykes, George	Private		3	Wounded May 7, 1864 at Wilderness, Va.; not accounted for
Seypes, George	Private	January 21, 1864	3	Wounded May 7, 1864 at Wilderness, Va.; not accounted for
Sailor, George M.	Private		3	Wounded and captured June 9, 1863 at Beverly Ford, Va.
Symonton, John	Private		3	Wounded and captured June 9, 1863 at Beverly Ford, Va.
Saunders, John L.	Private		3	Not accounted for
Smith, John W.	Private	August 24, 1861	3	Transferred to Company A, date unknown
Short, John M.	Private		3	Wounded June 9, 1863 at Beverly Ford, Va.; not accounted for; Vet
Sherwood, James H.	Private		3	Not accounted for
Simons, Robert M.	Private	August 24, 1861	3	Transferred to Company A, date unknown
Trobridge, Daniel P.	Private	March 30, 1864	3	Discharged by General Order June 6, 1865
Town, Theodore N.	Private		3	Not accounted for
Underkoffer, Rufus	Private		3	Not accounted for
Wells, John B.	Private	September 30, 1862	3	Discharged by General Order May 25, 1865
Wahl, John	Private		3	Not accounted for
Wentzell, Edward G.	Private	August 26, 1861	3	Transferred to Company A, date unknown
Yerger, George W.	Private	March 8, 1864	3	Transferred to Company L, 2nd Provisional Cavalry, June 17, 1865

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

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