7th Pennsylvania Cavalry Company B – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

7th Pennsylvania Cavalry

Company B

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
John M. Essington	Captain	November 14, 1861	Captured at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, July 13, 1862; discharged October 17, 1862
William C. Garrett	Captain	November 20, 1861	Promoted from 1st Lieutenant Company H, December 18, 1862; resigned December 18, 1864
Jonas F. Long	Captain	October 27, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant Company K to 1st Lieutenant, June 27, 1864; to Captain, December 16, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865; Vet
Amos B. Rhoads	1st Lt.	November 14, 1861	Captured at Murfreesboro, July 13, 1862; killed at Shelbyville, Tenn., June 27, 1863
John H. Somers	1st Lt.	November 14, 1861	Promoted from lst Sergeant to 2d Lieutenant, May 2, 1864; to 1st Lieutenant, December 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865; Vet
Nathan’l B. Stevens	2d Lt.	November 14, 1861	Resigned March 26, 1862
M. S. M’Fadden	2d Lt.	November 14, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant, May 26, 1862; resigned June 25, 1862
Heber B. Essington	2d Lt.	November 14, 1861	Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lieutenant, June 26, 1862; commissioned 1st Lieut. Company K, March 1, 1864; not mustered; resigned May 2, 1864
Edward P. Irihoff	2d Lt.	January 4, 1864	Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lieutenant, December 8, 1864; to Captain Company E, February 13, 1865
John M. Rich	2d Lt.	August 18, 1863	Promoted from 1st Sergeant Company F, February 13, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
David J. Quaid	1st Sergeant	November 14, 1861	Promoted from Commissary Sergeant, February 13, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865; Vet
Holland J. Marvin	Quarter Master Sergeant	November 14, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant, February 13, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865; Vet
Charles T. Trego	Quarter Master Sergeant	November 14, 1861	Promoted to Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant, December 7, 1864; Vet
George C. Devers	Commissary Sergeant	November 14, 1861	Promoted from Sergeant, February 13, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865; Vet
Jos. W. Hartman	Sergeant	November 14, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865; Vet
William H. Albeck	Sergeant	November 14, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865; Vet
Orlando Wayman	Sergeant	November 14, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865; Vet
Lafayette, Dimmock	Sergeant	November 14, 1861	Promoted from Corporal, February 28, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865; Vet
Charles Trudell	Sergeant	February 13, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Augustus R. Moe	Sergeant	November 14, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June, 1862
James Black	Sergeant		Killed at Monday Creek, Ga., June 20, 1864
Wm. H. Longwell	Sergeant	November l4, 1861	Killed accidentally, May 12, 1864; buried at Chattanooga, Tenn., grave, 284
Henry Evans	Sergeant	October 21, 1862	Not on muster-out roll
William M’Neal	Corporal	November 14, 1861	Promoted from Saddler, February 13, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865; Vet
Edward Warburton	Corporal	February 25, 1864	Promoted to Corporal, December 20, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Chas. B. Litzinger	Corporal	February 26, 1864	Promoted to Corporal, April 4, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
M. M’Andrews.	Corporal	December 24, 1863	Promoted to Corporal, April 4, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Pearson Baker	Corporal	February 18, 1864	Promoted to Corporal, April 4, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
David S. Fox	Corporal	March. 3, 1864	Promoted to Corporal, April 4, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Oliver Helfiger	Corporal	November 14, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April, 1863
Selah J. Farr	Corporal	November 14, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June, 1862
Christian Souter	Corporal	September 22, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 28, 1865
Allen E. Williams	Corporal	October 20, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Henry S. Lamb	Corporal	November 14, 1861	Died at Munfordsville, Ky., March, 1862
Robert L. Pratt	Corporal	November 14, 1861	Died at Louisville, Ky., April. 1862
Henry R. Sechrist	Corporal	November 14, 1861	Killed, accidentally, at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, August 13, 1862
John H. Yeomans	Corporal	August 29, 1862	Died at Cairo, Ill., June 13, 1865, of wounds received in action
William Hagerling	Bugler	February 12, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Joseph Lints	Bugler	November 14, 1861	Deserted May 5, 1862
Isaiah Montanya	Saddler	November 14, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865; Vet
James Taloday	Black’h.	October 28, 1862	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Joseph Andrews	Black’h.	November 14, 1861	Died at Harrisburg, Pa., March 2, 1863
Jacob D. Roe	Black’h.	November 14, 1861	Deserted January, 1862
Ashley, Benj. F.	Private	November 14, 1861	Prisoner from October 1, 1864, to April 21, 1865; mustered out, June 14, 1865; Vet
Anderson, Wm.	Private	February 11, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out
Albeck, John	Private	February 27, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Adams, William T.	Private	April 9, 1862	Transferred to 113th Regiment P. V., March 18, 164
Adams, MartinV. B.	Private	April 9, 1862	Transferred to 113th Regiment P. V., March 18, 1864
Ault, Charles	Private	November 14, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January, 1862
Anderson, Geo. W.	Private	March 8, 1865	Prisoner from October 1, 1864, to April 21, 1865; discharged by General Order, May 19. 1865
Bollman, William J.	Private	February 12, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Burd, George J.	Private	March 8, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out
Baker, Nathan	Private	February 22, 1864	Absent, on furlough, at muster out
Ballsley, Ross S.	Private	February 3, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Brown, Thomas W.	Private	February 3, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 30, 1865
Beach, Freeman	Private	March 28, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Beck, George W	Private	November 14, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out; Vet
Bird, Hiram	Private	March 2, 1864	Captured October 18, 1864
Babcock, Alonzo	Private	November 14, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 18, 1863
Brown, Lafayette	Private	November 14, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 18, 1862
Baldwin, Charles	Private	November 14, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September, 1862
Baldwin, Thomas	Private	November 14, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September, 1862
Benson, Henry	Private	August 12, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Bastin J.	Private	September 22, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June.23, 1865
Benson, Chester	Private	February 16, 1864	Died June 5, 1864
Burks, William	Private	May 2, 1862	Deserted July 13, 1862
Bessey, Peter	Private		Deserted November 6, 1861
Blake, Frank	Private	September 5, 1864	Discharged by General Order, July 1, 1865
Caddick, William	Private	December 24, 1863	Absent, sick, at muster out
Caddick, Thomas	Private	February 2, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Copp, David L.	Private	February 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Cramer, John	Private	September 10, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
Cramer, George W.	Private	November 14, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April, 1863
Cramer, Edwin	Private	November 14, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April, 1863
Cartright, James	Private	November 14, 1861	Transferred to 12th Regiment U. S. Army, December 26, 1862
Cox, Rogers	Private	November 14, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June, 1862
Campbell, James	Private	November 14, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September, 1863
Cook, William	Private	December 14, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January, 1862
Cunningham, Wm.	Private	February 26, 1864	Died at Macon, Ga.. July 5, 1865
Cochran, DeWitt	Private	September 21, 1861	Died at Harrisburg, Pa., December 1, 1861
Cox, Hira W.	Private	September 21, 1861	Captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., August 14; 1864; grave, 5,633
Chapman, Charles	Private	September 21, 1861	Deserted August, 1862
Connors, Patrick	Private	March 10, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Dunlap, Chas. W.	Private	February 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Dykins, Erhman	Private	February 11, 1864	Mustered out with Company. August 23, 1865
Devine, David	Private	November 14, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June, 1862
Devers, Jerome	Private	August 25, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 15, 1863
Dugan, Thomas	Private	March 10, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Daily, John	Private	February 18, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Epley, John	Private	February 25, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Ertnan, Edward	Private	October 864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Freer, George	Private	November 14, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865; Vet
Fitzpatrick, Jas. B.	Private	March 2, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Fulkerson, Nelson	Private	November 14, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June, 1862
Fuller, William A.	Private	December 14, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September, 1862
French, Elijah	Private	September 23, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Forrest. George C.	Private	November 14, 1861	Killed at Murfreesboro, Tenn., July 13, 1862
Grove, Daniel	Private	February 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Gardner, John’n R.	Private	February 26, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Geesey, George W.	Private	February 8, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Gillett, George	Private		Absent, in confinement, at muster out
Gilbreth, Huling	Private	September 20, 1864	Discharged by General Order, May 3, 1865
Gillett, Nelson	Private	December 14, 1861	Mustered out, November 9, 1864; expiration of term
Henders, Wm. F.	Private	November 14, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865; Vet
Haverly, Edwin	Private	February 26, 1864 3 Captured October 14, 1864
Hechimer, Fred’k.	Private	February 26, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Holcomb, Hollis A.	Private	March 28, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Heiser, William F.	Private	February 28, 1864	Mustered out with copipany, August 23, 1865
Hutchinson, Fran’s.	Private	February 25, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Hill, Joseph	Private	February 19, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Hartz, William	Private	March 9, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Hummel, John	Private	February 2, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Hummel Alfred.	Private	February 22, 1864	Prisoner from October 1, 1864, to March 27, 1865; discharged by General Order, July 29, 1865
Hughes, James	Private	February 24, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 14, 1865
Hutchestine, Henry	Private	February 25, 1864	Discharged by General Order, July 1, 1865
Hassen, Arthur	Private	August 12, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Huntingdon, Alfred	Private	November 14, 1861	Killed at Gallatin, Tenn., August 21, 1862
Hartsock, Henry	Private	February 29, 1864	Died at Columbia, Tenn.,June, 1864; bu. record, September 6, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Stone River, section L, grave, 381
Helfiger, William	Private	November 14, 1861	Died at Murfreesboro, Tenn., July 15, 1862
Holland, Edwin D.	Private	May 6, 1862	Deserted June 18, 1862
Hill, William	Private	March 10, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Isenburger, Henry	Private	February 26, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Irvin, William	Private	October 6, 1862	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Jones, Boyd M.	Private	February 8, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Klemmer, Lewis	Private	February 29, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Keyes, Russell	Private	February 26, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out
Klatts, Louis P.	Private	December 24, 1863	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Keeffer, Joseph	Private	February 24, 1863	Discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865
Kean, Thomas E.	Private	February 13, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Keyes, Francis	Private	December 28, 1863	Promoted to Hospital Steward, January 12, 1864; Vet
Kinley, Samuel	Private	February 24, 1864	Discharged by General Order, May 19, 1865
Keeffer, Daniel R.	Private	February 1, 1864	Died at Columbia, Tenn., June, 1864
Kopp, George	Private	March 4, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Logan, Baxter	Private	February 23, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Leonard, Alex’r C	Private	November 14, 1861	Deserted August, 1862
Love, Benjamin	Private		Deserted December 3, 1862
Mattison, Luman	Private	November 14, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 23,1865; Vet
Miaricle, George W	Private	November 14, 1861	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865; Vet
Miller, Henry S.	Private	February 28, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Merritts, Wilian	Private	February 11, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Mvers, Henry.	Private	February 27, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Mahaffey, John	Private	February 27, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Mervine, John C	Private	February 17, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Mulcre, John	Private	October 12, 1862	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Miller, James F.	Private	November 14, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April. 1863
Morgan, Nathaniel	Private	November 14, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April, 1863
Matson, Hiram	Private	October 30, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 30, 1863
Miller, Henry S.	Private	November 14, 1861	Discharged, date unknown
Mattison, Hiram	Private	November 14, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June, 1862
Moore, Seymour D.	Private	November 14, 1861	Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865; Vet
Morrison, Andrew	Private	September 10, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Moore, Jeremiah R.	Private	September 15, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Martin, Benj. J.	Private	November 14, 1861	Killed at Atlanta, Ga., August 12, 1864; Vet
Mackey, Robert R.	Private	February 18, 1864	Deserted December 9, 1864
Metteer, Flavius J.	Private	March 29, 1864	Deserted January 15, 1865
Mulninx, Henry	Private	November 14, 1861	Deserted November, 1862
Malaby, Aaron H.	Private	February 19, 1864	Prisoner from October 1, 1864, to April 21, 1865; discharged by General Order, August 12, 1865
M’Neal, Henry	Private	February 18, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
M’Farland, Albert	Private	April 9, 1862	Absent, sick, at muster out
M’Gill, Wilson	Private	November 14, 1861	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June, 1862
M’Clintock, David	Private	February 22, 1864	Prisoner from October 1, 1864, to April 21, 1865; discharged by General Order, May 19, 1865
M’Neal, Jacob	Private	March 8, 1864	Prisoner from October 1, 1864, to April 21, 1865; discharged by General Order, May 19, 1865
M’Mahan, James	Private	November 14, 1861	Deserted November, 1862
M’Cabe, John	Private	March 10, 1864	Not on muster-out roll
Northrop, Walter	Private	November 14, 1861	Mustered out, October 11, 1864; expiration of term
Ott, John	Private	February 24, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
O’Brien, Matthew	Private	February 29, 1864	Prisoner from October 14, 1864, to April 21, 1865; discharged by General Order, May 12, 1865
Odell, Hanna	Private	February 9, 1864	Deserted January 15, 1865
Prunmer, Wm. H.	Private	March 28, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Patton, John A.	Private	February 11, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Paul, Henry C.	Private	March 10, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Peck, John H	Private	October 11, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Patterson, James	Private	February 6, 1864	Prisoner from October 1, 1864, to April 21, 1865; discharged by General Order, May 19, 1865
Paulhamus, Peter	Private	February 22, 1864	Prisoner from October 1, 1864, to April 21, 1865; discharged by General Order, May 19, 1865
Phelps, Isaac	Private	December 1, 1861	Deserted August, 1862
Plotts, James I.	Private	August 5, 1863	Died at Nashville, Tenn., December 4, 1863
Quigle, George	Private	February 24, 1864	Prisoner from October 14, 1864, to April 23, 1865; discharged by General Order. June 19, 1865
Richey, Thomas W.	Private	February 18, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Reese, Franklin	Private	August 31, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 24, 1865
Striker, Daniel	Private	February 16, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Stanley, Wm. H. R.	Private	February 15, 1864	Discharged by General Order, May 11, 1865
Straub, Edward A.	Private	February 18, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Stepler, Cassius R.	Private	February 26, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Sheck, Frederick	Private	January 11, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Smith, Jacob D.	Private	March 26, 1864	Absent, sick, at muster out
Smith, John	Private	October 12, 1862	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Stoughton, Thomas	Private	August 7, 1864	Discharged by General Order, July 12, 1865
Smith, Russell T.	Private	November 14, 1861	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April 4,1863
Straley, Wesley H.	Private	February 29, 1864	Prisoner from October 1, 1864, to April 21, 1865; discharged by General Order, May 19, 1865
Schwenk, Henry	Private	November 14, 1861	Mustered out, October 11, 1864; expiration of term
Smith, Hiram	Private	April 9, 1862	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October, 1862
Searles, James	Private	November 14, 1861	Died June, 1862
Snord, Hugh H.	Private	November 14, 1861	Died at Columbia, Tenn., August 23, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Stone River, sec. L, grave, 378
Simmons, Harrison	Private	March 1, 1864	Died at Selma, Alabama, March 28, 1865
Sechrist, Joel	Private	November 14, 1861	Deserted August, 1862
Smith, Sam’l E.	Private	December 28, 1862	Deserted April, 1863
Tallada, Joel	Private	November 14, 1861	Absent, sick, at muster out; Vet
Trego, Eli M’Kinty	Private	February 18, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Tate, John	Private	February 18, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865
Trego, William H.	Private	February 22, 1864	Mustered out with Company, August 23, 1865; Vet
Tallada, Jackson	Private	August 30, 1864	Discharged by General Order, June 25, 1865
Tallada, Goodrich	Private	February 29, 1864	Prisoner from October 1, 1864, to March 25, 1865; discharged by General Order, May 19, 1865
Tallada, Henry	Private	November 14, 1861	Died at Eufaula, Alabama, July 31, 1865; Vet
Thomas, Samuel	Private	November 14, 1861	Deserted August, 1862
Volker, Anthony.	Private	February 28, 1864	Died April 2, 1865, of wounds received at Selma, Ala.
Vanderpool, M.	Private	November 14, 1861	Deserted August, 1862
Wilcox, Franklin.	Private	February 25, 1864	Mustered out with Company. August 23, 1865
Warner. Benj. F.	Private	February 26, 1864	Capt’d June 20, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 19, 1865
Warden, Samuel	Private	August 21, 1862	Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Weyman, Ambrose	Private	February 18, 1864	Prisoner from October 1, 1864, to March 25, 1865; discharged by General Order, May 19, 1865
Woodward, Wash.	Private	November 14, 1861	Mustered out; expiration of term
Williams, Lewis P.	Private	November 14, 1861	Died May, 1862; burial record, April 24, 1863; buried at Stone River, Tenn., grave, 73

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

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