Deserters

miscellaneous

William Pritchett is an interesting case. After enlisting, he never reported. His parents attempted to convince lt Closson that he couldn't serve because of eye problems. They later offered someone as a substitute, whom capt Sellers accepted, without authority. He was later arrested as a deserter. I don't know what happened after that. [see letter, Gregory to Thomas, 21 November 1863]

The 91st caught a deserter on Clinton Street in the 13th ward of Philadelphia on 28 December 1861 [see 'The deserters', Philadelphia Inquirer 30 December 1861, page 8].

William Cooper (K) was apparently charged with desertion. Gregory wrote a letter on 28 June 1864 explaining that wounds he received at Chancellorsville kept him away from the regiment for nearly a year, left him in the surgeon's care when he returned, and required him to be returned to the hospital. Gregory claimed Cooper's conduct led him to believe that Cooper's wife's statement is true, and he supported her petition to have the charge of desertion removed. [letter, Gregory to Breck, 28 June 1864]

The 91st received a letter on 13 Aug 63 about someone supposed to be a deserter.

In Sellers' report of 16 Sep 64, 2 men had been gained from desertion.

At least some people were transfered into the regiment as deserters [letter, Sellers, 18 October 1864].

5 privates were declared deserters on 27 Feb 1863: Brown (C) (either Andrew Brown or Conrad Brown), Charles Coe (C) (deserted 31 Jan 63), Thomas Ryan (D), Michael Gallagher (D) (returned 8 Mar 63), and Stewart (D) (either George Stewart or Robert Stewart). One deserter in co.E returned on 14 Sep 64.

Henry Muckafuse (A) was transferred to the 108th PA (11th PA Cavalry), having deserted from the cavalry.

number of deserters

Bates' roster lists 265 men as deserters; these include only those whose final status was "deserter". Also, not all men whose final status was "deserter" are listed as deserters in Bates; some, for example, are listed as not on the muster-out roll.

The company E list of deserters lists 27 deserters. Seven (7) of them were apprehended; four (4) returned under the president's proclamation; and three (3) returned (without any further explanation). The other thirteen (13) apparently did not return.

If this is representative, we should expect to find another 250 or more deserters in the regiment, who returned (voluntarily or after having been captured).

penalty for desertion

Soldiers who returned under the presidential proclamation lost all pay for the time of their absence, were reduced to private if they were non-commissioned officers, and had their term extended to cover the time they had been absent. [Note: the proclamation says the loss of pay should be the only penalty. Why were they demoted?]

Some other soldiers were court-martialed, and some not.

List of known desertions

?

an unnamed private was regained from desertion on 23 Feb 63; held at Fort Delaware 23 Jan 63

Abbott, Peter (K)

sentenced by court martial to lose pay, make good lost time, and be dishonorably discharged for desertion

Adams, William (D)

deserted at Alexandria VA. regained and under arrest 3 Nov 63

reported a deserter on 31 July 1864, because he hadn't returned from a 30-day furlough from Harwood General Hospital, Washington DC

Adams, David (F)

19 Jun 65

Alcorn, George (F)

11 June 1862, from Alexandria VA

Aldridge, William (H)

1 Apr 65

Alhister, Peter (H)

returned from desertion 8 Mar 63
deserted 11 Jul 63

Allison, Joseph (E)

deserted in Alexandria 7 Aug 1862

Anderson, John (H)

never reported after enlisted on 28 Mar 65; dropped as deserter 25 Jun 65

Armstrong, William (I)

11 Dec 61

Auman, Reuben (G)

19 Aug 64 from Mower USA General Hospital Philadelphia PA

Austin, Charles (D)

deserted 4 Nov 61. deserted 16 Mar 64, Philadelphia PA.

Baird, Charles (I)

30 Jan 64, Philadelphia PA

Baker, George (B)

deserted from and transferred back to 19th Mass

Baldwin, Francis (G)

14 Sep 61 from Philadelphia PA

Bales, John (B)

19 Aug 62, at Alexandria VA

Ball, George (A)

16 Jan 64

Banni, James (B)

8 May 1862, Alexandria (enlisted 3 May 62)

Bartells, Henry (C)

21 Jan 62

Bartholomew, John (F)

released from arrest 18 Mar 64, with various deductions from pay, including the reward for catching deserters
deserted 20 Jun 65

Basoli, Antonie (B)

deserted at Camp Chase, PA, 29 Nov 1861

Bayley, Charles (D)

reported returned from desertion, 9 July 65

Bergin, Michael J (E)

deserted May 1863, after Battle of Chancellorsville; joined veterans' reserve corps. He was returned to the regiment in September 1864 (!), tried (by order of the War Dept). found innocent of desertion but guilty of absence without leave, and sentenced to serve 3 months after original term, and lose all pay and allowance for time absent (but this was not to affect his bounty)

Biddle, Isaac (B)

deserted December 1861

Bingham, John (B)

deserted by 31 December 1861

Black, Samuel (H)

deserted 5 Dec 61

Blake, Edwin (K)

1 or 31 May 65, in the field

Blane, John (B)

19 Aug 62

Blazo, Charles (D)

19 Jul 62

Blazo, John (D)

camp near Clouds Mills VA, 20 or 22 Aug 62

Bliss, John (B)

deserted 15 March 1864, from the recruiting rendezvous, at Philadelphia (could not be found when the men were sent to the barracks)

Bloom, Andrew (H)

?

Blum, John (K)

charged with absence with [sic!] leave. He received a furlough on 10 October 1864, to visit his family, because of illness in his family. He didn't return when the furlough expired, and was arrested, and returned to the regiment, on 9 January 1865

Boxberger, John (B)

deserted, by 31 October 1861

Bolin, Jacob (G)

deserted 16 Jun 65 from camp near Washington DC

Bozher, Henry (I)

deserted 27 Apr 64 or 25 Feb 64 at Philadelphia PA

Braceland, Charles (D)

deserted at Alexandria VA

Braceland, Franklin (E)

deserted 18 May 1862. apprehended 7 March 1864. not court martialed; returned to company with loss of pay for time absent, by special order 60, HQ 1st Division 5th Corps (22 April 1864)
deserted a second time 23 June 1864, near Petersburg

Bremen, Henry (I)

24 Mar 1865 (probably)

Broderick, Thomas (H)

never reported after enlisting on 28 Mar 65; dropped as deserter 25 Jun 65

Brosnaham, John (F)

from Camp Chase, 30 or 31 Oct 61

Brown (C) [Brown, Andrew or Conrad Brown]

reported regained from desertion 6 Oct 63

Brown, John (E)

deserted 6 February 1864, at Philadelphia PA

Buck, Jacob (A)

deserted 21 Nov 61. discharged by order of general court martial

Buckley, Henry (I)

enlisted 11 Mar 64; $30 to be deducted from pay for apprehension as deserter. But on 19 Mar 64, Sinex asked that he be released from arrest, because he couldn't get proof Buckley had deserted.
reported deserted on 10 Apr 64
deserted 17 Apr 65

Bunn, Charles (I)

deserted 2 Dec 61, at Philadelphia PA

Burns, James (B)

9 Sep 62, at Camp Whipple, VA

Burton, William (G)

16 Feb 64

Bush, William (I)

30 Dec 61

Buzby, John (G)

25 Jun 65 (didn't return from furlough)

Caffery, James (B)

19 Aug 62

Caldwell, Robert (G)

18 Jun 62 from Philadelphia PA

Callahan, Hugh (E)

deserted 16 Feb 1864, while home on veteran's furlough

Callahan, Patrick (F)

24 Sep 61 at Philadelphia PA

Campbell, James (D)

4 Aug 62

Campbell, Patrick (C)

deserted 8 Oct 62, near Washington DC. returned

Camplain, Lewis (G)

10 Jun 65 from camp near Washington DC

Carberry, James (C)

5 Feb 64

Care, William H (D)

from hospital, 19 Aug 64

Carney, Edward (C)

21 Jan 62

Carpenter, James (B)

dropped as a deserter, 30 June 62

Carroll, John (B)

dropped 1 Jul 64 as a deserter

Carroll, Thomas (D)

deserted at Philadelphia PA

Casey, John (D)

1 July 63

Cavenaugh, William (C)

1 Sep 62

Cavenaugh, William (C)

deserted at Alexandria VA 1 Sep 62 or 31 Sep 62 (possibly the date he was reported deserted)

Chaptman, William (F)

30 Dec 64

Clages, William (C)

deserted at Washington DC on 20 Apr 62 or 1 Jun 62 (which may be the date he was reported deserted)

Clark, James (G)

2 Dec 64 from vidette post in front of Petersburg VA. deserted to enemy

Clark, John (G)

7 Dec 64 while on march to Jarrats Station VA

Clifford, Henry (K)

16 Oct 61

Cline, William (F)

deserted 27 Oct 61

Clonohan, Bernard (118th PA)

He seems to have deserted twice.
By order of General Griffin, he was to forfeit his pay and allowances from 15 February to 26 June 1864, and make good the time he had lost by desertion.
A general court martial sentenced him to forfeit his pay and allowances from 27 August to September 1864, to forfeit $10.00 of his monthly pay for twelve months, to have $14.75 [?] deducted for clothing, and to have $30 deducted for his apprehension.

Clothier, Henry (B)

dropped as deserter 1 Jul 65

Clough, Franklin (A)

deserted on 21 July 1862 from Alexander VA; enlisted illegally in B 129 PA, receiving $50 bounty, and was arrested on 9 Sep 62 at Camp Whipple, near Washington DC

left with wounded after Fredericksburg; deserted 17 Dec 62; returned from desertion 22 Feb 63

Coe, Charles (C)

31 Jan 63

Collin, Jean (B)

dropped from rolls as deserter 1 July 65

Collison, Frank (C)

He deserted, perhaps on 29 April 1864 at Warrenton Junction, Virginia. He was reported deserted from York PA, on 9 June 1864. But on 11 March 1868, he was discharged by general order to date from 10 July 1865.

Condon, Patrick (F)

2 Jun 65

Connelly, William (I)

12 Dec 61

Conner, Henry (G)

7 Dec 64 while on the march to Jarrats Station VA

Conners, Patrick (K)

15 or 16 Dec 61

Conor, John (B)

18 March 1862 (possibly the date he was reported deserted), from Washington DC. he must have returned; he was discharged on surgeon's certificate at Forrest Hall Prison, DC, on 18 December 1863

Conrad, Samuel E (E)

deserted 1 May 1862; returned on 1 December 1863 under the presidential proclamation, lost pay and reduced to ranks from sgt

Conway, William (H)

14 June 63, on the march near Collets Station VA

Cooper, Henry M (I)

3 Jan 62; gained from desertion 26 Apr 63; held at Fort Delaware in arrest; regained from desertion 6 Nov 63.
deserted 30 Jan 64, at Philadelphia PA

Cooley, David (F)

19 Jun 65

Coombe, Gottlieb (I)

10 Oct 61

Creswell, James, Jr (D)

8 or 20 Oct 61

Creswell, James, Sr (D)

13 or 20 Oct 61

Critzer, William (F)

2 Aug 64 from Philadelphia PA (possibly 27 Aug 64)

Crouse, George (K)

deserted 26 Apr 62 from Carroll Barracks Washington DC. returned 20 Aug 63 found guilty of desertion. sentenced to make good all time lost by desertion, to forfeit all pay and allowances that were due him or would become due him, except for necessary food and clothing, and to work at hard labor for two hours each day for the remainder of his service

Daballad, Ashman (B)

dropped as deserter 30 Jun 64

Dailey, Philip (B)

dropped as deserter 30 Jun 64

Darrah, Henry (K)

18 Nov 61

Davenport, Charles (118th PA)

118th PA, transferred to 91st. deserted from hospital in Philadelphia on 1 Apr 62, caught on 15 Aug 64. tried by general court martial, and sentenced to forfeit all pay and allowances due, to forfeit ten dollars per month for twenty months, and to make good the time lost by desertion

Davidson, William (H)

deserted in 1861 from Camp Chase

Dawson, William (H)

2 Mar 64

Deihl, Abel (F)

8 Oct 62 from camp near Sharpsburg MD [perhaps 8 Sep 62]

Deisenberger, George (I)

1 Oct 61

Dell, Francis O (E)

deserted 1 May 1862, at Washington DC; returned in April 1863 under the presidential proclamation, lost pay, and reduced to ranks from sgt. reported regained 3 June, in hospital, Philadelphia; died July 63

Dempsey, Edward (I)

9 Mar 64 or 9 Mar 65, at Philadelphia PA

Dennison, John (K)

deserted 27 Mar 65--never reported

Diamond, Patrick (D)

deserted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Donahue, Francis P (E)

deserted 21 December 1864 or 29 December 1864, at Philadelphia PA. arrested 16 January 1865, Philadelphia PA. tried by court martial, and found guilty of absence without leave; sentence: lose all pay and allowances then due, and make good all time lost by absence, in 91st PA

Donnelly, Patrick (H)

deserted 7 July 63 on the march near Frederick MD

Dougherty, James (D)

deserted 15 Jan 61 [sic]. arrested by military authorities; returned to regiment

Dougherty, John (K)

22 Dec 61

Dougherty, Patrick (F)

28 Sep 61 from Philadelphia PA. "is now in Capt. Frost's Comp. Cal. [illegible word"

Drew, Michael (B)

deserted 8 Oct 62, at Washington, DC. returned

Duemonlon, George (B)

deserted (unknown date)

Dugan, Barney (H)

deserted Oct 61

Durkin, Mark (K)

24 or 25 Jun 65

Dyson, James (A)

according to the muster-out roll he, deserted, unknown date, at Sharpsburg Virginia

in fact, he was discharged on surgeon's certificate on 15 December 1863

Earley, James (A)

18 Feb 64

Eckhardt, Augustus (C)

30 Apr 64 [but he was discharged on 20 Feb 63]

Eisenhart, Conrad (G)

25 June 65 near Washington DC

Erb, John (I)

25 Oct 61

Evans, Charles (C)

possibly deserted at Alexandria, VA, on 8 Oct 62 (but I suspect the report is a mistake)

Farren, John (B)

17 Oct 62

Farvin, Daniel (G)

1 Mar 64 at Philadelphia PA

Feathers, Josiah (G)

deserted 4 Jul 64, at Chambersburg PA. arrested 20 Sep 64; $15 in expenses

Findley, William (F)

25 July 1862, from Alexandria VA. returned to duty 18 Aug 62

Fisher, Jacob (H)

deserted 25 or 26 Aug 62 at Clouds Mills VA

Flasslard, Eli (I)

1 Nov 61

Ford, James (F)

25 Mar 62 from Christian Street Hospital

Fordney, Samuel (C)

deserted while in 118th PA, from Camp Parole on 2 Jan 63. returned 7 April 1865, under the President's proclamation had to make good the time he had missed by deserting

Forsyth, Penrose (A)

reduced to the ranks for being awol and deserting from hospital, 11 Oct 64

Foust, Oscar (F)

deserted from Alexandria VA 11 June 1862; apparently returned

Fraters, Frederick (A)

released from arrest 18 Mar 64, with various deductions from pay, including the reward for catching deserters

Fries, Richard (C)

He reported on 1 April 1863 under the President's proclamation.
He deserted on 14 June 1865.

Fritzinger, James (A)

31 Oct 61 or 29 Sep 61

Fry, Henry (E)

deserted 10 February 1862, at Philadelphia PA

Furgeson, William (C)

1 Jul 65

Gallagher, Michael (D)

declared a deserter on 27 Feb 63, returned 8 Mar 63

Gallagher, Patrick (D)

18 or 24 Mar 64

Garrity, John (E)

left 14 July 1864, apparently from McClellan Hospital, Philadelphia PA; arrested 29 October 1864 at Philadelphia PA, and about 2 November 1864 was delivered to Capt Jacob S Stretch, Provost Martial. originally charged with absence without leave, but at trial he was charged with desertion He pled guilty to the specification, but not guilty to the charge. He was found guilty on both, before a court martial convened at Alexandria Virginia on Monday 19 December 1864, and sentenced: to serve with whatever regiment the commanding general directed, to forfeit all pay and allowances then due him, to forfeit ten dollars per month for the duration of his term, and to make good all time lost by his absence

Gebler, Matthias (H)

deserted 1861 at Philadelphia PA

Geil, John (D)

26 Jan 62 or 8 Oct 61

Gessler, James (C)

reported regained from desertion on 7 Aug 64

Getz, George (G)

returned 3 Aug 64

Gilbert, James (G)

1 Mar 64 at Philadelphia PA

Gilliland, William (F)

deserted 19 June 63 from West Philadelphia Hospital, Philadelphia PA; reported deserted from hospital in Philadelphia PA on 18 Sep 63. returned 19 Nov 63 and reported regained 20 Nov 63

Gillmore, William (E)

deserted 23 May 1865, at Washington DC (According to Bates, he mustered out with his company.)

Goodman, Isaac (F)

released from arrest 18 Mar 64, with various deductions from pay, including the reward for catching deserters

Gorman, Martin (G)

29 Mar 65 (assigned to co. but never reported)

Graham, James (I)

30 Apr or 30 May 65

Grazier, Peter (I)

16 Oct 61

Green, Dennison (K)

30 Nov 61

Griffin, William (K)

13 May 63

Groff, John (K)

deserted 18 September 1862, while on the march from Monocacy to South Mountain; returned 8 Mar 63
deserted on 29 Apr 63 (!?).
awol starting 13 Aug 63. dropped as deserter on 24 Aug 63

Hagerman, William (D)

reported deserted 17 Feb 64

Hagerty, Patrick (F)

deserted 19 Aug 62, Alexandria VA

Hall, Henry (I)

27 Apr 64

Haly, Patrick (I)

20 Apr 65

Hamilton, Lewis (D)

20 Mar 63

Hampton, David (I)

30 Jan 64, Philadelphia PA

Hannaghan, John (D)

31 Dec 61, Philadelphia PA

Harmer, Charles (H)

deserted 23 or 28 Feb 65, by not returning from furlough

Harris, James (I)

deserted 30 May 1865

Harrison, John (K)

22 Dec 61

Harrison, Joseph (F)

deserted soon after enlisting. caught and returned on 3 Jan 64. deserted 4 Jan 62

Harvey, Sylvester J (C)

21 Jan 62

Haughey, Charles (E)

deserted 7 August 1862. apprehended 4 February 1864. lost pay for time absent, by regimental order

Heaveland, Amos (H)

deserted 7 July 63 while on the march near Frederick MD

Heilman, Frederick (I)

8 Jun 62

Heiner, John (I)

5 Nov 61

Helfrick, William (G)

25 Jun 65 from camp near Washington DC

Henderson, William (B)

deserted from Alexandria, apparently on 27 June 1862

Higgins, Francis (G)

reported returned from desertion and absent wounded on 3 Aug 64; I assume the reported desertion is an error

Hinkle, Henry (F)

4 Oct 61, from Camp Chase, Philadelphia PA

Hobson, George (H)

deserted. never reported

Hoffnagle, John (C)

deserted 1 April 1862, at Washington DC. regained from desertion on 23 Sep 63

Hogan, Garret (B)

12 Jul 62

Holly, George (H)

never reported after enlisting on 11 Mar 65; dropped as deserter 25 Jun 65

Hoskins, Sylvester (F)

Nov 61 from Philadelphia PA

Houseman, John (A)

17 Jan 64

Howard, George (I)

24 Mar 65 (or perhaps 24 Apr 65)

Howard, Joseph (I)

deserted 16 Nov 61, from Philadelphia PA

Howarth, George (E)

deserted 25 April 1865, "on the campaign"

Hughes, James (I)

21 Nov 61, at Philadelphia, PA

Hughes, James (C)

21 Jan 62, at Philadelphia PA

Hughes, John (G)

29 Mar 65; assigned to co. but never reported

Hunter, David (C)

24 Feb 64

Hurld, Robert (K)

28 Nov 61

Jackson, Charles (H)

deserted 29 Feb 64, at Philadelphia PA

Johnson, Charles (G)

1 Mar 64

Johnson, George (B)

18 Mar 62, Washington DC

Johnson, George (I)

11 Dec 62

Johnston, William J (B)

dropped as deserter on 30 Jun 64

Justice, George (D)

reported deserted from Chester Hospital on 24 June 1864; reported regained from desertion 14 August 1864

Kane, Barhard (B)

Apr 62

Kearney, William (A)

never reported after enlisting on 18 Mar 64; dropped as deserter on 20 Sep 64

Keely, Alexander (C)

deserted from hospital in Washington DC, reported 24 Aug 63. reported regained 8 Oct 63

Keenan, Michael (I)

4 Oct 61

Keller, George (F)

dropped as deserter on 28 Apr 64, and reported regained on 29 Apr 64

Kelley, William (K)

deserted 31 May 63, from hospital

Kelly, John (G)

29 Mar 65; assigned to co. but never reported

Kenedy, John (I)

released from arrest 18 Mar 64, with various deductions from pay, including the reward for catching deserters

Kennewell, James (G)

29 Mar 65

William Kilburn (G)

deserted 18 Jul 64, Centre County PA; arrested 1 Sep 64

Kinney, Alexander (I)

1 Dec 61

Kneedler, Freeman (E)

deserted 9 [?] March 1865, McClellan General Hospital, Philadelphia. readmitted there on 18 April 1865, from desertion

Knichner, John (C)

20 Jan 62

Knickerbocker, Fredrick (K)

24 or 25 Jun 65

Knowles, Thomas (K)

14 Jan 62

Kountz, Lewis (F)

19 Aug 62, at Alexandria VA

Kreamer, Peter (B)

18 Mar 62, at Washington DC

Lachlin, William (alias James Howard) (I)

16 Jul 62, at Alexandria VA; caught at end of August 1862

1 Sep 62, from Camp Distribution VA; caught 5 July 1864

Lake, Edward (F)

10 or 11 Mar 62 from Camp Chase, Philadelphia, PA

Lampas, Henry (F)

10 Mar 62 from Philadelphia, PA

Laporte, William (A)

deserted from Philadelphia PA on 16 Jan 64

Larner, Thomas (K)

deserted 28 Mar 65 (never reported)

Latier, John (K)

28 Oct 61

Lawrence, William (G)

25 Jun 65

Leater, John (G)

21 Nov 61 from Philadelphia PA

Lindsay, David (C)

deserted 20 Apr 62 or 1 Jun 62 (which may be the date he was reported deserted)

Linkerman, Henry (D)

deserted 30 Jun 63, at Mayersville, VA, while on the march to Gettysburg PA. reported returned from desertion 11 Mar 64

Linnett, Peter (H)

deserted 7 July 63 while on the march near Frederick MD

Lowery, Charles (C)

"frequently deserted", including 1 Jun 62, at Washington DC (returned), and 14 June 1863 while on march near Hartwood [?] Church. reported regained 21 Nov 63

Mackin, Owen (K)

26 Jul 62 at Occequean [?] River VA

Mahoney, James L (E)

deserted 25 April 1865, "on the campaign"

Mallock, Alexander (I)

regained from desertion 16 Dec 1864

Mann, John (H)

8 Oct 62

Manniess, Frank (E)

deserted 18 May 1862, at Washington DC

Manning, Asher (G)

deserted 18 Jul 64, Centre County PA; arrested 1 Sep 64. deserted 27 Oct 64, regained 30 Nov 64.

Manning, Charles (118th PA)

deserted 13 Dec 62; returned 19 May 65. had to make good time lost by desertion (2 years, 2 months, 26 days)

Mansfield, Edward (C)

29 May 62

Marshall, John (B)

dropped as deserter 30 Jun 64

John Martin (E)

reported deserted 26 Feb 64

Martin, Hugh (K)

deserted 23 Mar 62, from Franklin Square Barracks; returned 31 July 62
deserted 30 May 63

Mason, Samuel (B)

deserted 26 Feb 62, from Philadelphia [could this be the date he was reported deserted? perhaps he actually deserted before the regiment left Philadelphia]

Mathews, Francis (E)

deserted 23 Sep 61, at Philadelphia PA

Mathews, William (A)

12 May 64

Mayers, George (G)

17 Sep 62 from camp near Frederick MD; he "kept his pass when on picket on Nolano [?] Ferry Rd near Frederick Md"

McCabe, James (C)

24 Jun 65

McCall, John (I)

10 Nov 61

McCann, John (F)

21 Jun 62, from Alexandria VA. returned to duty 29 June 62

McCartney, James (D)

20 Jul 62, Alexandria VA

McCarty, Dennis (E)

deserted at Falmouth VA, 6 June 1863. caught 24 January 1864. probably reported caught and held in arrest at Fort Mifflin, 2 May 64. tried by court martial. sentenced to forfeit pay and allowances due him, to lose $10 per month for fifteen months, and to make good all time lost by desertion

McCarty, James (K)

13 Sep 62

McClung, William (F)

reported, on 9 Jun 64, deserted from hospital, Wilmington DE. reported regained on 3 Sep 64

McCormick, John (K)

16 Dec 61, at Philadelphia PA

McCormick, John (D)

released from arrest 18 Mar 64, with various deductions from pay, including the reward for catching deserters

McCormick, William (B)

10 Dec 61

McCoy, William (H)

may have deserted 1 Apr 65, at the Battle of Five Forks VA

McDermott, Robert (K)

deserted 19 Jan 62; returned 8 Mar 63

McElerey, Philip (C)

30 Jun 65

McFarland, James (E)

deserted 15 Apr 63 from Camp Parole

McGevvy, William (B)

dropped as deserter 1 Jul 64

McGlin, Thomas (E)

deserted 7 August 1862, at Alexandria VA

McGlinn, Thomas (E)

deserted 7 Aug 62

McGovern, Thomas (F)

20 Jun 65

McGuinn, Thomas (D)

20 Nov 61, at Camp Chase, Philadelphia, PA

McIlvany, Matthew (K)

reported deserted from hospital in Philadelphia PA, 18 Sep 63; reported regained 29 Oct 63

McIntyre, James (H)

deserted 1861 from Camp Chase

McKnight, John (E)

deserted 8 October 1861, at Philadelphia PA

McLaughlin, Hugh (H)

dropped from rolls as deserter 10 Mar 63 (oddly, not reported awol before that). reported returned 24 Apr 63

McNickle, John (C)

deserted at Washington DC 25 Apr 62 or 1 Jun 62 (which may be the date he was reported deserted)

McNulty, Barney (E)

deserted 21 August 1862, at Alexandria VA. returned to duty under president's proclamation on 13 March 1863

McReny, John (D)

15 Oct 61

McVeigh, William (B)

2 Mar 64

McWilliams, Henry (E)

deserted 25 Apr 65, "on the campaign"

McWilliams, Neil (K)

4 Apr 62

Messinger, Enoch (K)

29 Dec 61

Miller, George (H)

deserted; never reported after enlisting on 29 Feb 64. dropped 20 July 64

Miller, William (I)

2 Mar 64, Philadelphia PA

Moffitt, Alexander (I)

19 Jul 62

Montgomery, Ralph B (F)

according to Bates, 11 Jan 1862, and returned 22 May 62 (probably a mistake for the next desertion). 11 June 1862 from Alexandria VA, returned 22 Aug 62. deserted 2 Sep 63 from Alexandria VA. dropped as deserter 12 Mar 64

Mooney, John, Jr (D)

9 Dec 61 or 15 Oct 61

Mooney, Michael Sr (D)

9 Dec 61 or 12 Oct 61

Mootheart, John (B)

returned under presidential proclamation 24 Apr 63
1 Mar 64 (2nd desertion)

Moran, John (I)

16 Oct 61

Morgan, John (I)

2 Nov 61

Morris, Michael (C)

24 Jun 65

Morris, Thomas (C)

reported returned from desertion 2 May 64

Muldoon, Michael (D)

27 Oct 61

Mullen, Michael (I)

24 Apr 65

Mundell, David (I)

20 Jan 62

Murphy, Daniel (K)

deserted 2 Feb 65--never reported

Murray, John (I)

deserted 29 Mar 65--one day after enlisting

Murphy, William

co.D, deserted 27 Oct 61

Neide, Charles

co.D, deserted at Alexandria VA, on 24 Jan 63 arrested by military authorities and returned to regiment 27 February 1864 [?] tried by court-martial, pled guilty of desertion, and sentenced to lose all pay and allowances he wsa due, to serve seven months after the expiration of his term, and to be publicly reprimanded, with the charge and sentence read at first dress parade after the sentence was promulgated (12).

Newman, John (C)

deserted at Alexandria, VA 1 Sep 62 or 31 Sep 62 (possibly the date he was reported deserted)

O'Brien, John (G)

25 Nov 61 from Philadelphia PA

O'Connell, Charles (D)

[uncertain] returned from desertion 6 July 65

O'Connell, Daniel (F)

8 Apr 64. dropped 28 Apr 64

O'Donnell, Morris (F)

Nov 61 from Philadelphia PA

O'Harra, Michael (B)

dropped as deserter 1 July 65

O'Neill, James (C)

24 Jun 65

Osborne, Mark (K)

24 or 25 Jun 65

Parker, Solomon (C)

2 March 1864, Chester PA; reported deserted 1 May 1864

Perkins, John (G)

16 Feb 64 at Philadelphia, PA

Perry, John (K)

1 or 25 Jun 65

Pollard, George (B)

7 Oct 62

Pritchett, William (G)

2 Oct 61 from Philadelphia PA

Quinlan, Richard (A)

3 Apr 62 or 14 Mar 62 or 30 Apr 62, by not returning from a furlough

Rauvaux, William (or Ronvaux) (B)

dropped as deserter 1 July 65

Rayon, George (D)

21 Nov 62 or 15 Oct 61

Rex, Jesse (A)

16 Feb 64

Rider, William (B)

19 Aug 62

Robinson, John L (E)

deserted either 1 June 1864 at Spotsylvania, VA or 10 June 1864 at Philadelphia PA. arrested either 20 December 1864, at Philadelphia PA or 25 December 1864 at Delaware County, PA. sentenced by court martial to lose all pay and allowances now due him and to lose $10 per month for 12 months and to make good all time lost

Robinson, Peter (H)

deserted 1 Dec 61 from Camp Chase

Rodgers, James (B)

deserted 26 Feb 62, at Philadelphia PA

Rodgers, John (A)

never reported after enlisting on 2 March 1864

Rook, James (G)

29 Mar 65; assigned to co. but never reported

Roth, Charles (G)

7 Dec 64 while on the march to Jarrats Station VA

Russell, Abraham (D)

29 Jun 65

Ruths, Frederick (K)

26 Dec 61

Ryan, Thomas (D)

2 Nov 62

Scanlan, John (G)

28 Jan 64

Schmall, Gerhard (K)

deserted on 24 Feb 65--never reported

Scott, Alexander (G)

29 Jun 63, from camp near Frederick City MD, while on the march to Gettysburg PA

Scott, John (H, D)

deserted, unknown date

Scovell, John (K)

24 Dec 61

Savage, George (H)

deserted in 1861 at Philadelphia PA

Seddinger, HB (H)

deserted [Dec] 61 at Philadelphia PA

Sheppard, Samuel (D)

20 Nov 61

Shepherd Jr, Samuel (D)

deserted, perhaps in 1861

Simons, William (K)

24 or 25 Jun 65

Simpson, James (A)

dropped as deserter on 30 Apr 65, regained 17 May 65

Smith, Daniel (B)

arrested as deserter by 2nd DC Vols on 28 Mar 62

Smith, James (G)

1 Mar 64 at Philadelphia PA

Smith, John (I)

24 Apr 65

Smith, Joseph H (E)

deserted 24 July 1864, at Wilmington Delaware. arrested as a deserter on 2 August 1864, and referred to company commander, who returned him to duty without trial

Smith, William H (C)

deserted at Alexandria, VA, 5 June 1862 or 30 June 1862

Solomon, John (A)

2 Apr 62 or 6 May 62

Sourmillen, William (118th PA)

deserted 7 July 1863; returned 23 Nov 63. sentenced by general court martial to two years imprisonment in penitentiary starting 23 [?] Nov 63

Stackhouse, William (D)

deserted 4 or 6 Aug 63, from hospital in Philadelphia. on 16 Aug 63, reported deserted from Gen'l Hosp, Broad & Cherry, Philadelphia. on 8 Oct 63, reported regained from desertion

Stanley, Edwin (C)

23 Jun 65

Stark, Walter (I)

8 Dec 62

Starner, Solomon (G)

10 Jun 65 from camp near Washington DC

Sterling, Paschall (B)

26 Feb 62, at Philadelphia PA

Stewart, James (F)

10 Mar 62, from Philadelphia PA. reported regained from desertion on 29 Mar 64

Stewart, Robert (K)

20 Dec 61

Steward (D) [probably Robert R Stewart; possibly George Stewart]

regained and under arrest 3 Nov 63

Stewart, William G (C)

deserted 8 Oct 62, at Alexandria VA

Stewart, William M (I)

1 Dec 61

Stotsenburg, Jeremiah (118th PA)

deserted. convicted by GCM

Stotsenburg, John (E)

deserted 21 August 1862, at Alexandria VA. returned to duty under president's proclamation, on 13 March 1863

Strang, Isaac (F)

20 Mar 62, from Philadelphia PA

Sutton, James (B)

dropped as deserter 1 Jul 64

Sutton, William (B)

dropped as deserter 1 Jul 64

Sweeny, James (F)

20 Mar 62 from Carroll Barracks, Washington DC

Swire, Elias (B)

14 Sep 62

Tagan, John (E)

deserted 25 April 1865, "on the campaign"

Thompson, John (B)

dropped as deserter 1 Jul 64

Thompson, Robert (B)

19 Aug 62

Thompson, William (K)

24 or 25 Jun 65

Tomlin, Isaiah (C)

27 June 65

Toner, Patrick (I)

2 or 6 Mar 64, at Philadelphia PA

Tout, Matthew (I)

21 Jan 62

Tramak, Antonia (H)

never reported after enlisting on 28 Mar 65; dropped as deserter 25 Jun 65

Trotter, William (H)

deserted in 1861 from Camp Chase

Trump, John (C)

21 Jan 62

Tucker, John (H)

deserted 1861 or 28 Mar 62, at Philadelphia PA

Tyson, Isaac R (H)

Feb 65

Van Buren, Peter (F)

21 June 1862, from Alexandria VA. returned to duty 18 Aug 62

Videl, Marcus (F)

28 Dec 64

Wade, Joseph

He returned under the president's proclamation, possibly while a member of the 118th Pennsylvania.

Walsh, John (F)

dropped 28 Apr 64 from Philadelphia PA

Walters, John (B)

released from arrest 18 Mar 64, with various deductions from pay, including the reward for catching deserters
dropped apparently as deserter 1 Jul 65

Wampole, Wilbur (D)

from hospital, 16 Aug 64

War, William (G)

30 Mar 65; assigned to co. but never reported

Warford, William (A)

1 Nov 64. but regained 2 Dec 64, having been "dropped in error"

Warntz, Mayberry (H)

deserted 27 Apr 63 while on the march to Chancellorsville VA

Warr, Isaac (B)

19 Jan 62

Warnsley, William (I)

on 17 Mar 64, reported enlisted in co. and arrested as deserter

Watkins, James (G)

1 Mar 64 at Philadelphia PA

Watson, George (A)

4 Feb 64

Watson, William (H)

"deserted transferred By order of Col Reiff [?] USA [?]"--perhaps this means that he deserted from the 91st, and when he was regained, he was transferred to another regiment

Weichselbaum, Jacob (K)

19 Jan 62

Weigle, Jeremiah (G)

20 Jun 65 near Washington DC

Wellington, Samuel (H)

deserted 5 Dec 61 at Philadelphia PA

Welsh, Michael (K)

18 Dec 61

West, James (C)

24 Jun 65

Whitlock, William (D)

5 or 8 May 64

Wilkinson, William (F)

2 Sep 63 from Fredericksburg MD

Williams, Griffith (B)

dropped as deserter 1 Jul 65

Williams, John (G)

30 Mar 65; assigned to co. but never reported

Wilson, Charles (H)

never reported after enlisted on 29 Mar 65; dropped as deserter 25 Jun 65

Wilson, James (I)

10 Dec 61

Private Wilson (B) [probably Samuel Wilson (B/D)]

dropped as deserter 3 July 1864, but actually discharged before that

Wonderley, John (C)

23 Jun 65

Wood, John (H)

reported deserted 16 Nov 63. reported returned 20 Nov 63

Wooden, Robert (E)

left his hospital about 29 July 1864, and went to Philadelphia. arrested on 4 September 1864. found guilty of absence without leave, but not desertion. sentenced to forfeit $10 per month for six months, and to make good all time lost by his absence

Wright, John (G)

deserted from camp 8 or 9 Mar 65; returned 12 Mar 65. deserted again 30 Mar 65 from Hatcher's Run

Wyles, Kingsley (F)

11 Jun 62 from Alexandria VA

Yerkes, William (B)

7 Jan 62

Young, Frederick (I)

11 Dec 62

Zane, Henry (F)

deserted for a short time in 1863