Index
- miscellaneous notes
- absent when the regiment mustered out
- accepting commission
- age-related reasons
- death (another file)
- disability or illness (another file)
- discharge (unspecified reason)
- discharge on surgeon's certificate of disability (another file)
- dishonorable discharge
- dismissed
- dropped from the rolls (unspecified reason)
- expiration of term
- missing in action (another file)
- mustered out when the regiment mustered out on 10 July 1865
- not accounted for
- not on muster-out roll
- orders, special and general
- promotion
- resignation
- transfer to another regiment
- transfer to Veterans' Reserve Corps (another file)
- writ of habeas corpus (another file)
Miscellaneous notes
On 31 May 1865, John Graham (E) was ordered to lead men who had been mustered out to the PA rendezvous
I have transcriptions of discharge paperwork relating to pay for William Johnson and Thomas Veach (supplied by Dennis Clowney).
On 17 July 1864, Lentz reported that 12 men from the 91st (4 present, 8 absent) were scheduled to be discharged on 20 Aug 64, and 81 men from the 62nd (44 present, 37 absent) on 9 August.
On 6 October 1864, Sellers reported that no one had been discharged from May through August 1864, and 2 officers and 24 enlisted men (2 & 14 present, 0 & 10 absent) had been discharged in September.
On 1 January 1865, Sellers transmitted paperwork for discharges "recommended by the Board instituted by S. O. 167. Div. Hd Qrs" [letter, Sellers to Bartlett, 1 Jan 65].
On 22 February 1865, Sellers reported that no [?] officers were entitled to be mustered out of service.
[sources include company E descriptive roll, Bates]
According to Bates, Patrick Donnelly (H) deserted, but according to the 1890 veterans' census, he was discharged on 12 Dec 64--since he had served for 3 years, 0 months, and 0 days, perhaps he was discharged because his term of service had expired.
age-related reasons
being under age
[see men released on habeas corpus for what is probably a more complete list]- Bernard Donohue (C)
- Mark Fogel (C), by order of Court of Quarter Sessions
- George Kulp
- John T West (H)
- Cornell Buckley (F)
- Edward Cox (F)
- Samuel Lee (F)
- Michael Cunningham (C), 10 Oct 61, by order of Court of Quarter Sessions
- Mahlon Jones (A), 12 Oct 61
- William Smith (A) 16 Nov 61
- Peter Weaver (K) 1 Dec 61 or 14 Dec 61
- George McNutt (K) 23 Dec 61
- Benjamin Andrew (A) 8 Jan 62
- John Cathcart (D) 14 or 16 Oct 61
being over age
- Wade Laconia, 53
dishonorable discharge
- Robert McDermott (K) 1 May 63
- Peter Abbott (transferred from 62nd PA to co K) 20 October 1864
- George Crouse (K) 27 Apr 65
discharge (unspecified reason)
- Henry AM Jacobs (A), 16 May 1862
- Thomas Ryan (D), Camp Convalescent, 13 Feb 63 [?]
- Henry Mason (A) 2 Nov 63
- John Brown (A), 25 Nov 65, to date from 10 Jul 65
- Jacob Hause (unassigned) 22 Sep 65
- Jeremiah Stottsenburg (I)
- William Moore (E) 2 Apr 65
- Michael Gallagher (D) 20 May 65
- John Horn (C) 31 May 65
- George Lathrop (E) 6 Jun 65
accepting commission
- William Carpenter ordered discharged 28 June 63
- Joseph Jones ordered discharged 28 June 63
- Theodore Snyder ordered discharged 28 June 63
- John Trimble (G) 20 Aug 62, to accept commission in 12th NJ
- William Kintzel (A) 22 March 1864
- John L Graham (E) effective 8 Aug 64, ordered 14 Aug 64
- Theodore A Hope (E) effective 1 Jul 1864
- Adam Murphy (I) requested 9 Nov 64
- George Coster (K) requested 16 Dec 64
- Thomas Walter (A) requested 25 Dec 64
- John Partenheimer (B) requested 1 Jan 65
- William Knapp (B) requested 1 Jan 65
- William Frailey (H) requested 4 Jan 65
- Joseph Gilbert (C) requested 21 Feb 65
- William Letourneau (G) requested 4 Mar 65
- George McMullin (D) requested 4 Mar 65
- David Lentz, to accept commission as captain & AQM 27 Jun 64
transfer to another regiment
- Charles Houghton, to 124th PA as surgeon
various special and general orders
- James A Clark (E) either on surgeon's certificate or by order of General Martindale
- Joseph Lathrop (E) either on surgeon's certificate or by War Dept order
- John L Keever (E) either on surgeon's certificate or by War Dept order
- Jacob Leedy (C) by general order, 11 May 65
- George Fields (F) by special order
- Edward Diver (I) by special order, 21 Nov 61
- William Lockhart (I) by special order 10 May 62
- Abraham Banker (F&S) by general order, 9 Oct 62
- John Tinney (C) by general order 27 Jan 63
- Charles Roberts (G) by spec. order, Maj Gen'l Halleck, 20 Aug 63
- Charles Eckardt (C) at Washington DC by general order 491, Sec'y of War, 4 Nov 63
- William Michiner (D) by special order 25 Mar 64 [lt Carpenter thought he was not "physically capable of performing active military duty in the field"]
- Isaac Knight (F&S) by special order 21 Apr 64
- Andrew J Hill (B) by special order 22 Aug 64
- Arthur Bloomley (A) by general order, 10 Sep 64
- John Lentz, 28 Sep 64, by s.o.323 War Dept AGO
- John Lashly, 16 or 25 Dec 64, by special order
- George Oldmixon (F&S) by special order 27 Mar 65
- George Walter (G) by special order 29 Apr 65
- Montgomery Burr (E) by special order 15 May 65 [according to Bates, not discharge register]
- John Cline (F) by special order 29 Apr 65 or 15 May 65
- Jesse Peters (F) by special order 29 Apr 65 or 15 May 65
- Jacob W Affleback (E) by special order 1 Jun 65
- Henry Sinex (D) by special order 2 Jun 65
- Thomas Taylor (D) by special order 2 Jun 65
- Israel Lazerus (D) by special order 2 Jun 65
- Thomas Speadman (F) by special order 23 Jun 65
- William Kilpatrick (F&S) 9 Oct 62, by general order
- David Meals (G) by general order 29 Apr 65
- Henry Francis (F) 22 Sep 64 (because of physical disability from wounds received in action)
- Joseph Jones 23 Sep 64 by general order, because of physical disability from wounds received in action
- Henry Rodsheadt (I) 2 Nov 64 by general order
- George Cross (A) 4 Nov 1865, dating from 10 July 1865, by general order
- Franklin B Miller (F&S) by general order 31 Dec 64
- William Cooper (K) by general order 6 Jan 65
- John Felix (A) by special order 29 Apr 65
- John Young (F&S) by general order 5 Mar 65 [OAR has dismissed 14 May 63] (for being awol)
- William Egan (H) by general order 13 Mar 65
- Elias Burkett (H) by general order 1 Jun 65 or 30 Mar 65
- John Bender (G) by general order 30 Mar 65
- Oscar Foust (F) by general order 8 Apr 64
- Rinard Anthony (K) by general order May 65
- Christian Eppleman (F) by special order 29 Apr 65 or 15 May 65
- Michael Heavener (F) by special order 29 Apr 65 or 15 May 65
- Theodore Jones (F) by special order 29 Apr 65 or 15 May 65
- Zachariah Schaffer (F), by general order 1 or 15 May 65
- Amos Yeatts (F) by general order 29 Apr 65 or 15 May 65
- Samuel Reed (G) by general order 15 May 65
- William Hewitt (C) by general order 16 May 65
- William Harvey (D) by general order 16 May 65
- James Nelson (D) by general order 16 May 65
- JB Kaeplinger (K) by general order 16 May 65
- Hugh Mullen (E) by general order (from War Dept), 18 May 65 [or 15 May]
- Richard McCarter (D) by general order 19 May 65
- Samuel Stauffer (K) by general order 19 May 65
- William Lofft (C) by general order 20 May 65
- Charles Yeatts (G) by general order 20 May 65
- Thomas Stineman (B) by general order 23 May 65, on surgeon's certificate
- Charles Poulson (E) by general order 23 May 65 [or 3rd]
- Thomas Crozier (H) by general order 23 May 65
- Alexander McDonald (H) by general order 23 May 65 (probably for disability)
- Henry Zane (F) by general order 1 Jun or 23 May 65
- JP Kochersperger (A) by general order 27 May 65
- Jacob Barclay (B) by general order 30 May 65 [or 25 May]
- John Feighter (B) by general order 30 May 65 [or 25 May]
- Martin Imled (or Imler) (B) by general order 30 May 65 [or 25 May]
- William Imled (or Imler) (B) by general order 30 May 65 [or 25 May]
- Alva Bowen (C) by general order 30 May 65
- Michael Miller (C) by general order 30 May 65
- Abner Smoure (C) by general order 30 May 65
- Charles Cline (D) by general order 30 May 65
- Joseph Green (E) by general order, 30 May 65 (order 77, because prisoner of war)
- Joseph Rementer (E) by general order, 30 May 65
- Charles France (A) by general order, 30 May 65
- William Berkheimer (B) by general order, 30 May 65 [or 25 May]
- Daniel Stoner (B) by general order, 30 May 65
- Alexander Ickes (B) by general order 30 May 65 [or 25 May]
- John Heisey (C) by general order 30 May 65
- William Collins (G) by general order 30 May 65
- George Kite (G) by general order 30 May 65
- William H H Dyke (H) by general order 30 May 65
- Joseph Bowen (C) by general order 30 May 65
- Isacher Morgan (G) by general order 30 May 65
- Daniel Shumber (G) by general order 30 May 65
- Joseph Whitaker (G) by general order 30 May 1865
- Jacob Keesey (H) by general order 30 May 65
- Henry Bennett (I) by general order 30 May 65
- Phillip Clark (I) by general order 30 May 65
- Otho Elbin (I) by general order 30 May 65
- Andrew B Hill (I) by general order, 30 May 65
- Thomas Hymes (I) by general order 30 May 65
- Daniel Ickes (I) by general order 30 May 65
- Elisha McGregor (I) by general order 30 May 65
- George Miller (I) by general order 30 May 65
- Samuel Mock (I) by general order 30 May 65
- Samuel Mock (B) by general order 94 War Dept 30 May 65 or 25 May 65
- William Mock (I) by general order 30 May 65
- John Pitman (I) by general order 30 May 65
- Bartly Smith (I) by general order 30 May 65
- Lewis Smith (I) by general order 30 May 65
- Thomas Stackman (I) by general order 30 May 65
- Jas Troutman (I) by general order 30 May 65
- Thomas Walker (I) by general order 30 May 65
- Emanuel Mack (I) by general order 31 May 65
- David Mansfield (F) by general order 1 Jun 64 or 65
- George Martin (F) 1 Jun 65
- John Denning (F) by general order 1 Jun 65
- George Fleming (F) by general order 1 Jun 65
- Hiram Perdue (F) by general order 1 Jun 65
- John Weiser (E) by general order 1 Jun 65
- George Bennett (F) by general order 1 Jun 64 or 1 Jun 65
- James Browning (F) by general order 1 Jun 65
- Isaiah Collins (F) by general order 1 Jun 65
- Asa Johnson (F) by general order 1 Jun 65
- Emanuel Johnson (F) by general order 1 Jun 65
- John J Johnson (F) by general order 1 Jun 65
- William P Johnson (F) by general order 1 Jun 65
- John Leasure (F) by general order 1 Jun 65
- Andrew Pennell (F) by general order 1 Jun 65
- Isaac W Smith (F) by general order 1 Jun 65
- Joseph Snyder (F) by general order 1 Jun 65
- Michael Stufft (G) by general order 1 Jun 65 [uncertain!]
- Robert Wilkinson (F) by general order 1 Jun 65
- John Yake (F) by general order 1 Jun 65
- David Lingenfetter (B) by general order 94 2 Jun 65 or 25 May 65
- Daniel Logue (C) by general order (on surgeon's certificate) 2 Jun 65
- William Unkert (D) by general order 2 Jun 65
- Wade Laconia (E) by general order 2 Jun 65
- Benjamin Shriner (A) 2 Jun 65, by general order
- James Luffberry (A) 2 Jun 65, by general order
- William McKenney (D) by general order 3 Jun 65
- Andrew Gregg (K) by general order 3 Jun 65
- Frederick Reese (D) by general order 5 Jun 65
- Jerome B Jacobs (E) by general order 5 Jun 65
- Adam Imled (or Imler) (B) by general order 6 Jun 65 [or 25 May]
- Herman Kurtz (E) by general order 7 Jun 65 (on surgeon's certificate)
- William H Jeffries (E) by general order 9 Jun 65
- Zachariah Oyler (F) by general order 12 Jun 65
- James Robinson (F) by general order 12 Jun 65
- William Kensil (G) by general order 13 Jun 65
- William Warford (A) by general order 14 Jun 64
- Edwin Burr (B) by general order 14 Jun 65
- Isaac Smith (B) by general order 15 Jun 65
- John Brander (E) by general order 15 Jun 65
- John Aemigh (G) by general order 15 Jun 65
- Elliott McPherson (H) by general order 16 Jun 65
- Har'y Reinhart (K) by general order 17 Jun 65
- Absolam Rice (C) by general order 19 Jun 65
- John Whitaker (I) by general order 19 Jun 65
- George Tewell (F) by general order 1 or 20 Jun 65
- James Wright (C) by general order 21 Jun 65
- Frederick Rhoads (A) by general order 22 Jun 65
- William Bell (D) by general order 22 Jun 65
- Joseph Bennett (F) by general order 22 Jun 65
- James W Beeman (H) by general order 22 Jun 65
- Charles Peterman (D) by general order 23 Jun 65
- William Lechron (C) by general order 24 Jun 65
- Joseph Summers (D) by general order 24 Jun 65
- James Forsythe (D) by general order 24 Jun 65
- George Carrick (F) by general order 1 or 24 Jun 65
- Franklin Wolfinger (H), by general order 24 Jun 65
- James Aarons (F) by general order 1 May 65 or 29 Jun 65
- John Knecht (A) by general order 1 Jul 65
- Lewis Denslow (A) by general order 1 Jul 65
- William Sourmilian (118th PA? D?) by general order 1 Jul 65 ?
- Henry McCool (C) by general order 3 Jul 65
- William Knouse (F) mustered out 5 Jul 65 in accordance with general orders 77, AGO, Washington DC, 28 April 1865
- George Davis (K) by general order 5 Jul 65
- Adam Ickes (I) by general order 6 Jul 65
- Levi Boyer (B) by general order 7 Jul 65
- David Logan (D) by general order 7 Jul 65
- Henry Smith (D) by general order 7 Jul 65
- Henry Wiegle (F) by general order 7 Jul 65
- John Baird (B) by general order 8 Jul 65
- Samuel Malcomson (C) by general order 10 Jul 65
- Adam Deihl (F) by general order 12 Jul 65
- Francis Ford (D) by general order 12 Jul 65
- Freeman Kneedler (E) by general order 12 Jul 65
- Daniel Garn (G) by general order 1 Jun 65 or 12 Jul 65
- Charles Simpson (G) by general order 13 Jul 65
- Jeremiah Nable (H) by general order 13 Jul 65
- Benjamin Reed (C) by general order 15 Jul 65
- Martin Dowd (F) by general order 15 Jul 65
- William Kennedy (H) by general order 17 Jul 65
- William McClane (F) by general order 20 Jul 65
- JK Dernell (I) by general order, 22 Jul 65 (probably from VRC)
- James Finley (D) by general order 24 Jul 65
- David Cline (F) by general order, 27 Jul 65
- John B Buzby (G) by general order, 9 Aug 65, to date from 7 Aug 65
- Emanuel Brown (H) by general order, 9 Aug 65
- Stephen Bachman (H) by general order, 23 Aug 65
- James Harris (I) by general order, 23 Aug 65
- Hugh Green (D) by general order, 25 Aug 65
- Thomas Jay (F) by general order, 1 Jun 65 or 2 Oct 65
- Theodore Hope (E) by general order, 28 Oct 65
- Charles Neide (D) by general order, 11 Dec 65
- Francis Young (A)
- Franklin Collison (C) by general order, 11 March 1868, to date from 10 July 1865
dismissed
- Enoch Brewster (F) 22 Sep 62
- Thomas Thomas (F&S) 14 May 1863, for absence without "reason" [?]
- William Milligan (K) 14 May 1863
dropped from the rolls (unspecified reason)
- William Carpenter (B) 30 Jun 62 as deserter
- John Haines (B) 30 Jun 62
- George Kitchenman (A) 9 Jul 63
- Nicholas Koshland (A) 9 Jul 63
- John Carroll (B) 1 Jul 64 as deserter
- Ashman Daballad (B) 30 Jun 64 as deserter
- Philip Dailey (B) 30 Jun 64 as deserter
- William Johnston (B) 30 Jun 64 as deserter
- John Marshall (B) 30 Jun 64 as deserter
- William McGevy (B) 1 Jul 64 as deserter
- William Sutton (B) 1 Jul 64 as deserter
- James Sutton (B) 1 Jul 64 as deserter
- John Thompson (B) 1 Jul 64 as deserter
- Henry Clothier (B) 1 Jul 65 as deserter
- Jean Collin (B) 1 Jul 65
- Michael O'Harra (B) 1 Jul 65 as deserter
- William Rauvaux (B) 1 Jul 65 as deserter
- John Walters (B) 1 Jul 65 as deserter
- Griffith Williams (B) 1 Jul 65 as deserter
- John Ackerman (G) 10 Dec 61
- Patrick Costello (I) 25 Apr 63 (according to Bates, but probably not)
- John Garden (K) 20 Sep 64
- William McIntyre (K) (probably from VRC)
absent when the regiment mustered out
- Charles Powell, absent
- Henry Ache (A/I) absent sick
- John Augar (A) absent sick
- Joseph Baker (A) awol
- James Clayton (E) absent on detached duty; discharged 14 Jul 65
- Joseph Evans (A) absent sick
- Nicholas Evarts (A) absent
- John Falls (A) absent sick [probably mustered out with regiment]
- Penrose Forsythe (A) absent sick
- Frederick Fraters (A) absent sick
- Charles Hebding (A) absent sick
- James Henesey (A) absent on detached service
- William Hoffman (A) absent sick
- William Jeffries (A) absent sick
- Calvin Jones (A) absent sick
- Philip McElvy (A? C?) may have been absent sick
- William Mitchell (A) absent sick
- James Murray (A) absent sick
- Isaac Peecher (A) absent sick
- Henry Shaeffer (A) absent sick
- Michael Striger (A) absent sick
- Peter Stutz (A) absent sick
- Marcus Ullman (A) absent sick
- David Butler (B) absent sick
- Thomas Conroy (B) absent sick
- Anthony Gally (B) absent on furlough
- Thomas Johnson (B) absent
- William Kells (B) absent
- Samuel Laforge (B) absent on furlough
- William Knapp (B) absent on furlough
- Nicholas Million or Nicholas William (B) absent
- S Mothersbaugh (B) absent
- Jacob Schneller (B) absent sick
- John Smith (B) absent sick
- Henry Weigel (B) absent sick
- Herman Whittie (B) absent sick
- Meriners Baucker (C) absent sick
- Jervis W Edes (C) absent sick
- Charles Hamilton (C) absent
- William Hoover (C) absent sick
- William Townsend (C) absent sick
- William Adams (D) absent in hospital
- John Black (D) absent sick
- Alexander Boyd (D) absent sick
- Joseph Davis (D) absent in hospital
- James Dell (D) absent sick
- Thomas Donahue (D) absent in hospital
- William Hagerman (D) absent sick
- Sylvester Harvey (D) absent in hospital
- Josiah Huntzenburg (D) absent in hospital
- Jerry Ike (D) absent in hospital
- Thomas Keith (D) absent in arrest
- Henry Knause (D) absent
- John McGowan (D) absent on detached service
- Jacob Miller (D) absent in hospital
- Amos Mooney (D) absent in hospital
- David Russell (D) absent in arrest
- John Russell (D) absent in hospital
- George Snyder (D) absent in hospital
- William Sourmillen (D) absent in arrest
- Robert Stewart (D) absent in arrest
- Samuel Weaver (D) absent in hospital
- John Dollaway (E) absent
- Charles Young (E) absent
- Michael McCartney (E) absent on furlough
- Kersey Cook (F) absent sick
- John Kerr (F) absent sick
- John Miller (F) absent sick
- John A Miller (F) absent on furlough
- James Nugent (F) absent (but really discharged on surgeon's certificate?)
- William Price (F) absent sick
- Charles Shilling (F) absent sick
- William Snyder (F) absent sick
- Samuel Syford (F) absent sick
- Thomas Withers (F) absent sick
- Daniel Kelly (G) absent sick
- George W Smith (G) absent
- Thomas Taylor (G) absent
- Harry Beale (H) absent in hospital
- William Carson (H) absent in hospital
- Alma Denis (H) absent sick
- Joseph Little (H) absent on detached service
- George Marriner (H) absent
- Hugh McLaughlin (H) absent
- Louis Boose (I) absent sick
- Samuel Dougherty (I) absent on furlough
- Henry Dunn (I) absent sick
- William Harris (I) absent on furlough
- John Moore (I) absent sick
- Richard Wakefield (I) absent sick
- John Kennedy (I) absent sick
- David Weiss (I) absent sick
- Peter Cressline (K) absent in hospital
- James Freeman (K) absent sick
- Sylvester Jordan (K) absent sick
- Samuel Nicodemus (K) absent wounded
- David Powers (K) absent sick
- Amos Savage (K) absent by sentence of GCM
- Frederick Stotta (K) absent on furlough
- Elisha Stoughton (K) absent in hospital
- William Tucker (K) absent sick
- William Vance (K) absent sick
not accounted for
- James Francis (A)
- Josiah Jackson (A)
- John Johnston (B) [perhaps discharged 2 Jun 62]
- John Casey (C)
- Bernard Donohue (C) [actually discharged because underage]
- Samuel Sheppard, Junior (D) [deserted]
- Patrick Beatty (F)
- Aaron Derr (F)
- Daniel Farren (F) [see Daniel Farvin]
- Samuel Hess (F) [transferred to VRC]
- Henry Lampas (F)
- William Watson (H) (maybe not on muster-out roll)
- Michael Brown (I)
- George Crouse (K)
not on muster-out roll
- John Biddel (B)
- John Boxberger (B)
- Patrick Cail (B)
- James Carpenter (B)
- George Clark (B)
- James Devine (B) [but John Devine (B) was]
- Patrick Diamond (B)
- George Duemonion (B)
- Samuel Greer (B, but actually died while in company D)
- Albert Gibson (B)
- James Huston (B)
- John McCormick (B) [but he's actually William McCormick (B)]
- Charles McGinley (B)
- Patrick Moore (B)
- Thomas O'Bryan (B)
- George Rowan (B)
- John Walton (B)
- John Whitman (B)
- John Horn (C)
- John McNully (C) [actually rejected by Board of Medical Examiners]
- John Murphy (C)
- Simon Steinberger (C)
- Joseph Billheart (D)
- John Bingham (D)
- Thomas Carroll (D)
- Thomas Christy, Jr (D)
- James Duffy (D)
- William Fraiz (D) (see William H Frailey)
- Charles Miles (D)
- William Murphy (D) (deserted)
- George Smith (D)
- George Stewart (D)
- William Watkins (D)
- William Watson (D) [maybe not accounted for?]
- William Weaver (D)
- Maurice White (D)
- John Wray (D)
- George Lathrop (E)
- Edward Johnson (G) (according to Bates; not on any of the regiment's muster rolls)
- Davis Kelly (H) (see David H Kelly (H))
- James Coo (unassigned)
- James Nichols (unassigned)
- Thomas Wilson (unassigned)
for promotion
- Henry Sheaf (D) 22 Aug 62
- Henry Erdman (I), 30 Apr 65
- George Souders (I) 26 May 65
resignation
- Edward Phillips (F) 4 Mar 62
- Ansel Hamburg (A) 3 Jun 62
- Randolph Smith (A) 13 Dec 62
- Charles Brown (H) 22 Feb 62 (?)
- Charles Henry (H) 27 Apr 63
- Stephen Eastwick (H) 22 May 62