23rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Company B – Pennsylvania in the Civil War

23rd Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company B

Name	Rank	Date of Muster into Service	Term/ Years	Remarks
Louis Hildebrand	Captain	August 2, 1861	3	Resigned August 1, 1862
Jesse Simcox	Captain	August 24, 1861	3	Promoted from 1st Lieutenant of Company G, August 31, 1862; dismissed January 11, 1864
Henry G. Fritsch	Captain	August 8, 1861	3	Promoted from 1st Lieutenant Company A, August 8, 1864; transferred to 82d Regiment, P. V., September 14, 1864
George W. Mindil	1st Lt.	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred as Captain to Company R, 23d Regiment, P.V.
Wm. H. Coulston	1st Lt.	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted from 2d Lt., October 20, 1861; resigned July 12, 1862
Joshua S. Garsed	1st Lt.	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant; to 2d Lt., October 20, 1861; to 1st Lt., July 12, 1862; killed at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863
Arthur F. Keene	1st Lt.	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted from Quarter Master Sergeant to 2d Lt., July 15, 1862; to 1st Lt., July 3, 1863; transferred to 82d Regiment, P. V., September 14, 1864
Edw,. W. Lawrence	1st Sergeant	August 2, 1861	3	Reduced to ranks; deserted October, 1862
Wm. R. Peddle	1st Sergeant	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted from Sergeant to First Lieutenant Company A, 157th Regiment P. V., August, 1862
Henry Crease	1st Sergeant	August, 1861	3	Promoted from Sergeant; mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Wm. Justice, Jr.	Sergeant	August 2, 1861	3	Discharged as private, on Surgeon’s Certificate, December, 1861
James M. Stewart	Sergeant	August 2, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June, 1862
Arthur E. Clover	Sergeant	August 2, 1861	3	Deserted December, 1862
B. Frank Paris	Sergeant	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted from Corporal; transferred to Company R, 23d Regiment, P. V.
Charles L. Snively	Sergeant	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted from the ranks; mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Joseph B. Shaw	Sergeant	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted from the ranks; absent, sick, at muster out
Frank A. Connelly	Sergeant	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted from the ranks; transferred to 82d Regiment, P. V., September 14, 1864; Vet
David Lewis	Sergeant	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted from the ranks; mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Edward Howell	Corporal	August 2, 1861	3	Deserted December, 1862
David Gardner	Corporal	August 2, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 1862
Thomas M’Knight	Corporal	August 2, 1861	3	Deserted December, 1862
Horace B. Fraquair	Corporal	August 2, 1861	3	Mustered out, as private, with Company, September 8, 1864
William S. Wilkins	Corporal	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal; deserted August, 1862
Max Lakemeyer	Corporal	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal; killed at Cold Harbor, June 1, 1864
George F. Peifer	Corporal	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal; mustered. out with Company, September 8, 1864
Eugene Bently	Corporal	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal; mustered. out with Company, September 8, 1864
Daniel Graeber	Corporal	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal; mustered. out with Company, September 8, 1864
T. Habbermaker	Corporal	September 3, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal; transferred to 82d Regiment, P. V., September 14, 1864; Vet
Henry M’Connell	Corporal	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal; transferred to 82d Regiment, P. V., September 14, 1864; Vet
Jacob Mayer	Corporal	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal; transferred to 82d Regiment, P. V., September 14, 1864; Vet
Louis Strenner	Corporal	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April, 1863
Bernard Simon	Musician	August 2, 1861	3	Mustered out, as private; with Company, September 8, 1864
Benj. F. Jenkins	Musician	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred, as private, to 82d Regiment, P. V., September 14, 1864; Vet
Henry K. Kim	Musician	January 28, 1862	3	Transferred to 82d Regiment, P. V., September 14, 1864
Adam Mitchel	Musician	September 1, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August, 1862
George W. Blank	Musician	September 1, 1861	3	Prisoner from September 21, 1863, to December 10, 1864; discharged March 15, 1865
Bignall, Attilla G.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Boyer, Samuel	Private	August 10, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to 82d Regiment P.V., September 14, 1864
Bedford, Thomas	Private	August 11, 1863	3	Drafted-transferred to 82d Regiment, P.V., September 14, 1864
Beiger, John	Private	August 8, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to 82d Regiment, P V., September 14, 1864
Bohn, John	Private	September 12, 1862	3	Transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14, 1864
Barbour, James H.	Private	March 31, 1864	3	Transferred to 82d Regiment, P. V. September 14, 1864
Boyd, David	Private	August.2, 1861	3	Killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862
Booy, John	Private	August 2, “61	3	Deserted March, 1862
Bell, David	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Deserted August, 1862
Coates, Henry C..	Private	September 3, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Carty, Henry	Private	September 3’62	3	Transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14 1864
Cohnhoff, Louis	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Deserted August, 1862
Castle, James	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Not on muster-out roll
Drew, Henry G. .	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14, 1864; Vet
Doherty, James J.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14, 1864; Vet
Dorn, Theodore	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps
Dickson, Joseph	Private	September 15, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 1862
Devine, Michael	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Injured by railroad collision, August, 1862; died at Philadelphia, September 9, 1862
Ely, Samuel L.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred to Company R, 23d Regiment P. V.
Eckstein, James	Private	Aug 2, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 1862
Eckert, Oliver J.	Private	September 4, 1861	3	Promoted to Commissary Sergeant of 23d Regiment P. V., March 11, 1862
Fow, Jacob	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14, 1864; Vet
Ferguson, Wm.	Private	August 10, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14, 1864
Fisher, Howard Y.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November, 1861
George, Alexander	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Grouse, Michael	Private	August 10, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14, 1864
Gifford, Edward	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred to U. S. Navy, date unknown
Gamble, Joseph W.	Private	September 14, 1862	3	Transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14,1864
Gillepie, James	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 1862
Gaw, Robert P.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1, 1864
Graham, Thos. J.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Died while prisoner at Harrisonburg, Va., September, 1862
Haw, Charles	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Deserted June, 1862
Hanifen, Wm. H.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Absent, sick, at muster out; Vet
Holworth, Henry	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Holzer, Jacob V.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8,1864
Habbard, Thomas	Private	August 11, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14, 1864
Hahmon, John	Private	August 10, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14, 1864
Harris, Wm. J.	Private	August 9, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14, 1864
Hibberd, George	Private	September 1, 1862	3	Transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14, 1864
Hough, Wm. J.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14,1864; Vet
Hahn, Frank	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August, 1862
Hillebrand, G.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Deserted July, 1862
Hart, Mortime	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Deserted September, 1862
Hasenack, Peter	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Deserted February, 1862
Hoffman, Chas.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Not on muster-out roll
Jones, William E.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Absent, in arrest, at muster out
James, William	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November, 1862
Johnson, W. P.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’Certificate, October, 1862
Keyser, Byron E.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Died at Washington, D. C., February, 1862
Kilpatrick, W. J.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1, 1864
Key, John C.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Deserted August, 1862
Kneese, Jacob	Private	August 11, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted
Leibrick, John	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Absent, sick, at muster out
Lang, Andrew	Private	February 1, 1864	3	Transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September. 14, 1864
Leary, John	Private	September 1, 1862	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps
Lampter, Luis	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March, 1863
Mooney, John	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Morris, Fritz	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14, 1864
Martin, Samuel W.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September, 1861
Martin, Crawford	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July, 1862
Moltzie, Philip	Private	August 7, 1863	3	Drafted; killed at Mine Run, November 31, 1863
Monell, Randolph S.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Deserted July, 1862
Molt, George	Private	August 26, 1862	3	Deserted May, 1864
Miller, George	Private	August 8, 1861	3	Drafted; deserted August, 1863
Miller, Gottlieb	Private	August 7, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted August, 1863
Miller, John	Private	July 27, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted
Miller, William	Private	January 1, 1862	3	Deserted January, 1864
Mattice, Leon	Private	July 18, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted
Mahern, Peter	Private	August 7, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted October, 1863
Megee, John S.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Not on muster-out roll
M’Millan, Robert	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
M’Can, Thos.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Died of wounds received at Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862
M’Connell, John	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Died at Washington, D. C., October, 1861
M’Neal, Samuel F.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Deserted February, 1862
M’Donough, A.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October, 1861
M’Gowan, George	Private	March 18, 1864	3	Deserted April 1, 1864
O’Neil, Dennis	Private	.August 10, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted
Peacock, Henry C.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Paul, James	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps
Poe, Charles A.	Private	April 12, 1864	3	Not on muster-out roll
Quein, Jacob C.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14, 1864; Vet
Ridgay, Wm.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred to Provost Guard, Philadelphia, Pa.
Robinett, Allen M.	Private	September 15, 1862	3	Transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14, 1864
Rehn, Edwin J.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 1862
Ruoff, Henry	Private	September 3, 1862	3	Died at Falmouth, Va., February 15, 1863
Roessler, Henry	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Deserted July, 1862
Sewell, James	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Snowden, Thos. W.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Sproul, James J.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Sharp, Joseph	Private	August 9, 1861	3	Discharged, date unknown
Sooy, John A.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January, 1863
Smith, Geo. W.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Died at Washington, D. C., December, 1861
Smith, John C.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Deserted June, 1862
Selvin, JohnA.	Private	July 17, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted August, 1863
Shaw, Charles L.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May, 1862
Stout, Cornelius M.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June, 1862
Tompkins, John C.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred to Adjutant General’s Office
Thompson, Samuel	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred to Adjutant General’s Office.
Thompson, Sam’l C.	Private	September 4, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Taber, Jos. S. C.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14, 1864; Vet
Thacher, Henry G.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14, 1864; Vet
Thayer, Alvin E.	Private	September 3, 1862	3	Transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14, 1864
Thompson, Chas.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Discharged by civil authority, February, 1863
Tudor, John F.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July, 1862
Thalheimer, Albert	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Prisoner from June 1, 1864, to March 27, 1865; discharged June 10, 1865
Ulrich, John B.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Absent, sick, at muster out
Von Linden, Anton	Private	July 15, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted, date unknown
Weber, George	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Wilkins, Alex. P.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Williams, John	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Absent, sick, at muster out
Wagner, Benjamin	Private	September 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Signal Corps
Weber, Henry	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Died at Washington, D.C., December, 1861
Weaver, John F.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Died at Fair Oaks, Va., June 1, 1862
Weaver, Chas. F.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Deserted October, 1862
Wartenberg, Louis	Private	August 11, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted August, 1863
Williams, Rich’d B.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Deserted June 1, 1862
Watson, George	Private	March 18, 1864	3	Deserted April 1, 1864
Wilson, Edward B.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted to Sergeant Major, June 1, 1862
Waters, Albert H.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted to 1st Lieutenant, Company D, 118th Regiment P. V.
Woodward, E. W.	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Zimmerman, H. C.	Private	September 3, 1861	3	Transferred to 82d Regiment P. V., September 14, 1864; Vet

Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865, Harrisburg, 1868-1871,

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