8th Cavalry Pennsylvania Volunteers Company A – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

8th Cavalry

Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company A

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Term/ Years	Remarks
Wm. H. Forrest	Captain	September 19, 1861	3	Commissioned Major, September 21, 1862; not mustered; discharged August 28, 1863
Chas. E. Fellows	Captain	September 4, 1861	3	Promoted from 2d Lt. Company L, June 21, 1862; to Captain, December 23, 1863; mustered out with Company, September 22, 1865
Alex. M’Callum	1st Lt.	September 10, 1861	3	Promoted to Captain company E, March 7, 1862
Henrv Gailen	1st Lt.	September 18, 1861	3	Promoted from 2d Lt. company H, March 19, 1862; resigned June 23, 1862
Fred’k J. R. Collin	1st Lt.	September 17, 1861	3	Promoted from 2d Lt., August 31, 1863; discharged September 26, 1864
Edwin P. Dace	1st Sergeant	August 21, 1861	3	Promoted from Sergeant, January 8, 1864; mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Benj. H. Taylor	Quarter Master Sergeant	August 28, 1861	3	Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Hiram C. Strunk	Commissary Sergeant	August 30, 1861	3	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, October 4, 1861; to Commissary Sergeant, August 26, 1862; mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Sam’l R. Steward	Sergeant	August 21, 1861	3	Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Wm. A. White	Sergeant	August 30, 1861	3	Promoted from Corporal, August 26, 1862; mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Wm. C. Nolan	Sergeant	September 4, 1861	3	Promoted from Corporal, August 26, 1862; to Sergeant, April 14, 1863; mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Charles H. Cooper	Sergeant	August 21, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, September 10, 1862
Wm. M’Millan	Corporal	August 28, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1861; mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Robert M’Bride	Corporal	September 6,, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal, February 20, 1862; mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Andrew J. Hoover	Corporal	August 30, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, December 6, 1862
Wm. C. Rumford	Corporal	September 3, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, August 1, 1862
Jacob Sirncox	Corporal	October 18, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, March 5, 1862
Henry M’Micken	Corporal	September 16, 1862	3	Promoted to 1st Lt. company M, December 31, 1863
Felix Tomany	Farrier	September 16, 1861	3	Died at Acquia Creek, Va., Juine 6, 1863
Milfred Green	Blacksmith	October 18, 1861	3	Promoted to Blacksmith, November 5, 1861; mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Atkins, James	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Bush, Eugene	Private	February 9, 1865	3	Discharged by General Order, July 12, 1865
Brockley, Bernard	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Bailey, Jacob	Private	October 18, 1861	3	Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Byrley, John B.	Private	August 21, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, October 14, 1862
Boozer, Vernon T.	Private	August 21, 1861	3	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Bogmyre, Henry	Private	February 5, 1864	3	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Barnes, Edward	Private	December 30, 1863	3	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Buckley, George	Private	May 10, 1864	3	Not accounted for
Butler, John F.	Private	May 10, 1864	3	Not accounted for
Bostick, William	Private	September 2, 1861	3	Deserted September 2, 1861
Burton, George W.	Private	September 9, 1861	3	Transferred to company K, date unknown
Curran, Peter	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Canly, Arthur	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Collins, John	Private	August 19, 1861	3	Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Curtz, David H.	Private	October 18, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Cramini, And. J.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, December 25, 1862
Carr, M’Lees.	Private	September 6, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, August 12, 1862
Cooper, Edwin W.	Private	October 26, 1863	3	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Crosby, John	Private	September 2, 1864	1	Not accounted for
Conness, John	Private	May 10, 1864	3	Not accounted for
Carter, John	Private	August 21, 1861	3	Died at Philadelphia, Pa., March 7, 1862
Carr, Michael	Private	September 2, 1861	3	Deserted September 2, 1861
Carr, James W.	Private	August 31, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, July 21, 1863
Copeland, Russell	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Discharged October 10, 1864, expiration of term
Charles, John	Private	September 2, 1864	1	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Collins, Frank	Private	October 5, 1864	1	Not accounted for
Donnelly, John	Private	September 19, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, March 6, 1863
Davis, Thomas H.	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, June 24, 1862
Edwards, John H.	Private	October 18, 1862	3	Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Fager, Theodore H.	Private	September 9, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, August 2, 1862
Fisher, Charles	Private	March 11, 1864	3	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Firth, Joseph	Private	September 6, 1862	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, April 15, 1863
Fitzpatrick, Ter’ce.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Deserted September 2, 1861
Gantt, Peter	Private	October 18, 1862	3	Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Gantley, John	Private	March 1, 1864	3	Not accounted for
Gutschall. Wm. T.	Private	September 4, 1862	3	Died at Point Lookout, Md., August 6, 1862
Griffin, William	Private		3	Deserted September, 1861
Gregory, Samuel	Private	August 21, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Glenn, John	Private	September 1	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, February 19, 1863
Gleich, August	Private	September 29, 1861	3	Transferred to company K, date unknown
Givens, James	Private	September 3, 1861	1	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Hays, John B.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, May 30, 1862
Hughes, Patrick H.	Private	September 9, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, September 10, 1862
Heiser, James H.	Private	August 21, 1861	3	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864; Veteran
Hays, David B.	Private	September 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 15, 1864
Hamilton, Henry B.	Private	September 4, 1861	3	Deserted September, 1861
Henry, Roseberry	Private	September 3, 1864	1	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Higins, Henry	Private	September 2, 1864	1	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Hamilton, Peter	Private	July 19, 1864	3	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Hardy, John	Private	February 9, 1864	1	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Hardy, Thomas	Private	February 5, 1864	3	Deserted February 12, 1864
Hines, Thomas	Private	February 22, 1865	1	Transferred to Company L, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865
Ingram, Robert L.	Private	October 18, 1861	3	Mustered out with company, May 28, 1865
Johnson, William	Private	October 18, 1861	3	Mustered out with company, May 28, 1865
Jones, Charles F.	Private	September 6, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, September 5, 1863
Jackson, James	Private	March 10, 1864	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 15, 1864
Jenkins, John C.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Died December 24, 1862, buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
Johnson, James K.	Private	September 7, 1861	3	Transferred to company K, date unknown
Kennedy, Orlando	Private	September 3, 1861	3	Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Keyser, Samuel	Private	August 30, 1861	3	Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Kerr, Robert A.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, July 6, 1862
Kerrigan, James	Private	March 1, 1864	1	Not accounted for
Kepner, Robert B.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Kennedy, Thos. J.	Private	October 18, 1862	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 15, 1864
King, Samuel	Private	October 27, 1864	3	Not accounted for
Kelly, John P.	Private	September 3, 1864	1	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Kelly, Patrick	Private	September 7, 1864	3	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Kines, William	Private	September 3, 1864	3	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Lobb, Isaac	Private	August 12, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, March 5, 1862
Lewis, Benjamin B.	Private	March 8, 1864	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 15, 1864
Lewis, Samuel	Private	May 4, 1864		Not accounted for
Lewis, Samuel	Private	May 4, 1864	3	Not accounted for
Myers, Philip	Private	October 18, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Moore, Washington	Private	August 21, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, April 7, 1863
Miller, Christian	Private	1864	3	Not accounted for
Maxey, Alfred	Private	August 21, 1861	3	Transferred to company E, date unknown
Myers, Joseph L.	Private	October 18, 1864	3	Captured July 4, 1863; died at Richmond, Va., September 22, 1863; buried in Nat. Cemetery, section B, division 1, grave, 4
Medara, Joseph	Private	August 21, 1861	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, May, 1864
Moore, Charles F.	Private	.September 2, 18621	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, April 7, 1863
Mooney, Bernard	Private	September 6, 1864	3	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Murphy, Wm. P.	Private	October 18, 1864	3	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
M’Carty, Jerry	Private	October 18, 1861	3	Not accounted for
M’Lane, Wiliam	Private	August 28, 1862	3	Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
M’Dougal, Alex’r.	Private	August 28, 18621	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, September 10, 1863
M’Williams, Edw’d.	Private	September 3, 1861	3	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864-Veteran
M’Williams, James	Private	August 30, 1861	3	Deserted March 1, 1862
M’Lees, William	Private	August 28, 1862	3	Deserted September 2, 1861
Owen, James	Private	May 2, 1864	3	Transferred to company C, date unknown
Ottmer, Peter	Private	August 28, 1862	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 15, 1864
Palterer, Stephen R..	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Printz, George	Private	August 21, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Mach 5, 1862
Robinson, Claud H.	Private	August 30, 1861	3	Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Rivis, Leonard	Private	September 3, 1861,	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 15, 1864
Roser, John	Private	September 2, 1861	3	Transferred to company K, date unknown
Rice, James E.	Private	September 17, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Reinert, Henry F.	Private	August 29, 1864	1	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Rauch, Charles	Private	September 3, 1864	1	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Riley, John	Private	October 18, 1864	1	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Spang, Andrew J.	Private	October 18, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Smith, Philip	Private	August 30, 1861	3	Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Swift, James A.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Searles, John M.	Private		3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, April 15, 1862
Shoemaker, Robert	Private	October 18, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, March 5, 1862
Stokes, Patrick	Private	October 18, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, January 31, 1864
Smiley, Jonat’n M.	Private	September 6, 1861	3	Prisoner from June 30, 1864, to April 29, 1865; discharged June 14, 1865
Smith, Henry	Private	September 9, 1861	3	Captured June 30, 1864; discharged December 28, 1864
Surch, John	Private	July 23, 1861	3	Deserted, date unknown
Sinclair, Wm. B.	Private	August 31, 1861	3	Transferred to company K, date unknown
Stevenson, John	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Transferred to company K, date unknown
Smith, Daniel P.	Private	September 9, 1861	3	Deserted September 9, 1861
Shaffer, David	Private	September 2, 1864	1	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Sheehan, James	Private	October 13, 1864	3	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Stevens, Charles	Private	February 16, 1865	1	Transferred to company F, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865
Tonney, Mahlon	Private	September 7, 1861	3	Transferred to company K, date unknown
Thomas, Evan	Private	September 11, 1861	3	Transferred to company K, date unknown
Thornton, Thomas	Private	February 16, 1865	1	Transferred to company F, 161st Regiment P. V., July 24, 1865
Vanholt, Thomas	Private	September 1861	3	Discharged on writ of habeas corpus, October 2, 1861
Winner, Edwin W.	Private	August 28, 1861	3	Mustered out with company, September 22, 1864
Williams, Geo. W.	Private	September 3, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, April 27, 1863
Yeager, Theo.	Private	September 9, 1861	3	Not accounted for
Young, Benjamin	Private	September 2 1864	3	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Young, Daniel	Private	September 2 1864	3	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Young, Nelson	Private	September 2 1864	3	Transferred to company F, November 15, 1864
Yartley, John M.	Private	February 29, 1864	3	Not accounted for

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

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