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

23rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company K

Name	Rank	Date of Muster into Service	Term/ Years	Remarks
Fred’k F. Cavada	Captain	August 6, 1861	3	Resigned July 20, 1862
Henry Rees, Jr.	Captain	August 4, 1861	3	Promoted to Captain Company K, July 20, 1862; mustered out with Company September, 8, 1864
Louis J. Howard	1st Lt.	August 6, 1861	3	Resigned June 5, 1863
Edward B. Wilson	1st Lt.	August 2, 1861	3	Promoted to 2d Lieut., August 31, 1862; to 1st Lieut., September 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
James M. Linnard	2d Lt.	August 2, 1861	3	Appointed 2d Lieut., August 2, 1861; promoted to 1st Lieut. Company H, August 25, 1862
Jas. G. Williamson	2d Lt.	August 24, 1861	3	Promoted from Sergeant, July 1, 1863; died of wounds, June 2, 1864
William H. Nealle	1st Sergeant	August 6, 1861	3	Discharged for wounds, July 17, 1862
Alfred H. Gifford	Sergeant	August 6, 1861	3	Promoted to Sergeant, August 1,1862; mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
George E. Webb	Sergeant	August 6, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 25, 62
Abram Fink	Sergeant	August 6, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 10, 1862
Ira Webster	Sergeant	August 6, 1861	3	Promoted to Sergeant Major, August 31, 1862
John Dinsmore	Sergeant	August 11, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P. V.; Vet
Frederick P. Simon	Sergeant	September 4, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P. V.; Vet
Franklin Smeck	Sergeant	August 13, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P. V.; Vet
Jno. C. M’Laughlin	Sergeant	August 6, 1861	3	Died August 6, 1862
Jas. J. Bolestridge	Corporal	August 6, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal, October, 1862; mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
JesseH. Cornell	Corporal	August 6, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal, September, 1863; mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Alonzo Engleman	Corporal	August 6, 1861	3	Died May, 1863
John Gorman	Corporal	August 6, 1861	3	Promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
John J. Howe	Corporal	August 6, 1861	3	Prisoner from June 1,1864, to April 9,1865; mustered out June 20, 1865; Vet
John F. Hild	Corporal	September 9, 1861	3	Died of wounds, August 1, 1864
Wm. H. Lancashir	Corporal	August 6, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 15, 1861
Maurice L. Spear	Corporal	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P. V.; Vet
G. W. Woodhouse	Corporal	August 6, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 12, 1862
John Zaun	Corporal	August 6, 1861	3	Died of wounds, June 1, 1864
H. G. Edmundson	Musician	August 13, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P. V.; Vet
James K. Millman	Musician	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P. V.; Vet
Daniel Williams	Musician	February 8, 1864	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
Armstrong, H. J.	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Albertson, Levi B.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company R, 23d Regiment P.V.
Allen, John	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Died March 10, 1862; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Armstrong, Chas. E.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Deserted April 28, 1864; Vet
Borland, Jas. W.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Bishop, Edward	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company. September 8, 1864
Bagley, Richard	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 10, 1862
Bulmer, Edward	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, September 25, 1862
Brown, Joseph C.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company M, 23d Regiment P.V.
Bishop, Samuel S.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P. V.; Vet
Bower, George	Private	August 13, 1861	3	Died November 21, 1861
Beardmore, Thos.	Private	September 4, 1861	3	Died of wounds, June 6, 1864
Bryon, Charles H.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Died of wounds, June 1, 1864
Boyle, Isaac	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Deserted April 28, 1864; Vet
Boyd, James	Private			Deserted, date unknown
Barger, Jacob	Private			Died April 27,1865; buried at Portsmouth Grove, Rhode Island
Badger, Augustine	Private	August 10, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted May 5, 1864
Brown, John	Private	August 13, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted September 20, 1863
Brenan, Angus	Private	August 11, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted January 5, 1864
Bohnel, John	Private	July 28, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted August 16, 1863
Bennett, Henry	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
Cooney, James G	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Died of wounds, June 2, 1862
Colgan, James	Private	August 13, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Craig, David K.	Private	August 24, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 1, 1863
Carmines, Thos.	Private	August, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 20. 1862
Carstaire, Robert L.	Private	September 18, 1861	3	Transferred to Company R, 23d Regiment P.V.
Costello, William	Private	December 24, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
Carnahan, Robert	Private	September 6, 1861	3	Mustered out September 13, 1864
Clay, Frank	Private	August 10, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
Caldwell, Andrew	Private	August 6, 1863	3	Died of wounds, May 31, 1862
Collins, James	Private	August 10, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted October 1, 1863
Cummings, Thos.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Not on muster-out roll
Davis, William A.	Private	September 15, 1861	3	Transferred to Company R, 23d Regiment P.V.
Dearon, Howard	Private	September 16, 1861	3	Transferred to 23d Regiment P.V.
Donnelly, James	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P. V.; Vet
Donahey, John	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P. V.; Vet
Duncan, William	Private	August 1, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P. V.; Vet
Davis, Arthur	Private	September 9, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
Davis, Dennis	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, to serve time lost by desertion
Dougherty, Patrick	Private	August 10, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
Dougherty, John	Private	August 10, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
Dugan, James	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Deserted November 15, 1862
Daily, Hiram.	Private	August 30, 1864	1	Not on muster-out roll
Eisenbarth, Edwd.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Died of wounds, June 1, 1864; Vet
Ellis, George F.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Deserted November 26, 1861
Ennis, Isaac H.	Private	August 66, 1861	3	Transferred to Company H, 23d Regiment P.V.
Farran, Wm. J.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Finley, William	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P. V.; Vet
Fox, George F.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Died June 25, 1862
Farron, George W.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Deserted July 20, 1864; Vet
Grindrod, John	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 1, 1862
Graham, Thomas	Private	September 1, 1861	3	Deserted February 12, 1864; Vet
Granello, Geo. W.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
Hall, William H.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 15, 1862
Havens, Joseph	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company A, 23d Regiment P.V.
Hicks, Thomas	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Transferred to Company R, 23d Regiment P.V.
Hamilton, Wilson	Private	August 24, 1861	3	Died of wounds, May 31, 1862
Harp, Jacob	Private	August 2, 1861	3	Died of wounds, June 1, 1864; Vet
Hankins, Geo. J.	Private	February 8, 1864	3	Drafted; deserted July 30, 1864
Hoffman, John F.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Deserted July 30, 1864
Harty, Michael	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Deserted, date unknown
Hamilton, William	Private	July 22, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted May 9, 1864
Hollock, Thomas	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Not on muster-out roll
Illson, Richard	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Died June 15, 1862
Jones, William	Private	September 12, 1861	3	Transferred to Company R, 23d Regiment P.V.
Jaynes, Richmond	Private	August 4, 1864	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
Kreppe, Peter	Private	August 24, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Kelly, James	Private	September 11, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
Kelly, John	Private	August 10, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
Krunnshield, J. H.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Deserted July 26, 1864; Vet
Kaesch, Herman	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Deserted July 12, 1863
Kelly, John T.	Private	August 10, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted May 9, 1864
Kafer, Pierson	Private	July 29, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted April 1, 1864
Kardner, George	Private	July 28, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted August 16, 1863
Lane, Joseph	Private	August 24, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Lewis, Samuel S.	Private	August 24, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Lelarge, William	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Deserted October 17, 1861
Lane, Daniel	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
Murgatroyd, John	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Murphy, Richard	Private	January 7, 1862	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 10, 1862
Maxwell, Charles A.	Private	September 20, 1861	3	Transferred to Company M, 23d Regiment P.V.
Meehan, John S.	Private	February 18, 1862	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
Meehan, Thomas	Private	February 18, 1862	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
Mergenthaler, Chas.	Private	August 1, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company 1, 23d Regiment P.V.
Matlack, Wm. H.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to.Company R, 23d Regiment P.V.
Mason, Daniel	Private	August 10, 1863	3	Drafted; died of wounds, June 1, 1864
Miller, William J.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Deserted October 1, 1862
M’Byrne, Charles	Private	August 13, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
M’Knight. John	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Discharged Qn Surgeon’s Certificate, November 4, 1862
M’Minn, Harry H.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 30, 1861
M’uire, Charles F.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company H, 23d Regiment P.V.
M’Kim, Henry	Private	January 28, 1862	3	Transferred to Company B, 23d Regiment P.V.
M’Combs, Thomas	Private	July 15, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
M’Kim, William	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
M’Kim, Charles	Private	January 28, 1862	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
M’Cleary, William	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Died of wounds, October 6, 1864
M’Clune, Hugh	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Deserted September 30, 1863
M’Chestney, Wm.	Private	August 24, 1861	3	Deserted April 28, 1863
Neill, John	Private	August 11, 1863	3	Drafted; transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
Nelson, William	Private	August 11, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted May 9,1864
Oeschger, Gustavus	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Died February 1, 1862
O’Donnell, Thomas	Private	August 10, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted May 9, 1864
Owens, Henry	Private	July 27, 1861	3	Drafted; deserted August 24, 1863
Priest, Charles	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Powers, Richard	Private	September 19, 1861	3	Transferred to Company R, 23d Regiment P.V.
Platt, John J.	Private	September 20, 1861	3	Transferred to Company R, 23d Regiment P.V.
Pierce, John	Private	August 21, 1862	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P. V.; Vet
Pierson, Joseph	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Deserted September 10, 1862
Pommer, Adolph	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Not on muster-out roll-transferred to Company H, 23d Regiment P.V.
Riley, Benjamin F.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company H, 22d Regiment P.V.
Rodgers, Reading	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Died of wounds, October 6, 1862; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Robinson, Hampton	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Not on muster-out roll
Simpson, George L.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Deserted April 20, 1862
Spear, David.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Simon, Chris’n G.	Private	September 4, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 15, 1862
St. Clair, John	Private	August 15, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 9, 1863
Shultz, Henry	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 12, 1862
Stanford, James G	Private	August 12, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, June 22, 1862
Schreiner, John J.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Discharged August 8. 1864
Starsmore, Willia’s	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company H, 23d Regiment P.V.
Sherman, Franklin	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps
Sterling, Hugh	Private	September 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
Simon, Jacob F.	Private	February 3, 1864	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P.V.
Schmitz, Charles	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Died of wounds, June 1, 1864
Stull, Sidney B.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Deserted December 14, 1861
Smith, Charles	Private	August 1, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted April 20, 1864
Sanderson, Wm.	Private	July 28, 1863	3	Drafted; deserted August 24, 1863
Stull, John	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Deserted October 31, 1862
Umstead, Thomas	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Died July 23, 1862
Vaughn, William	Private	September 5, 1861	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 10, 1862
Van Fleet, Aaron	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Died of wounds, June 1, 1864
Williamson, Jos. M.	Private	August 24, 1861	3	Mustered out with Company, September 8, 1864
Wagner, Wm. H	Private	February 6, 1862	3	Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 6, 1862
Walters, Chas. P	Private	August 30, 1861	3	Transferred to United States Navy
Weir, Henry W.	Private	September 10, 1861	3	Transferred to Company R, 23d Regiment P.V.
Watson, John H.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P. V.; Vet
Wells, John M	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P. V.; Vet
Wright, Chas. H.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Transferred to Company I, 23d Regiment P. V.; Vet
Williamson, Alex	Private	February 26, 1864	3	Died of wounds, June 1,1864
West, John F.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Deserted July 10, 1863
Walker, Samuel J.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Not on muster-out roll
Walker, Joseph E.	Private	August 6, 1861	3	Not on muster-out roll

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

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