91st PA plaque, PA Memorial, Gettysburg

Pennsylvania Memorial, Gettysburg PA

[I have transcribed the text below.]

According to a letter written by Sinex in March 1864, 22 officers and 276 enlisted men (excluding pioneers and musicians) were engaged in the battle.

At least one man listed on the plaque was almost certainly not there: Henry Linkerman (D) deserted on the march to Gettysburg, on 30 June 1863, and apparently did not return until 11 March 1864.

Thanks to Ross Johnson for this picture!


PA memorial, 91st PA plaque

Transcription

Note that twelve men were initially listed on the plaque and later deleted; I have restored their names from the card with the original plaque, and marked them '[deleted]'



[Headquarters]
COLONEL [blank; Edgar Gregory had not returned from his injury]
LT.COL. JOSEPH H SINEX
MAJOR JOHN D LENTZ
ADJUTANT BENJ J TAYMAN
SURGEON ISAAC D KNIGHT
ASST SURGEON WM G KIER
ASST SURGEON [blank]
QR. MASTER DAVID H LUTZ [sic; should be Lentz]
CHAPLAIN [blank]
SERGT MAJOR F B MILLER
Q M SERGT [blank]
COM SERGT J C PARTENHEIMER
HOS STEWARD DAVID B THOMAS
CHIEF MUSICIAN[blank]

CO. A
CAPTAINF H GREGORY
1ST LT.JOHN G BRASS
2ND LT.[blank]
SERGEANTS THOS F WALTERS
JAMES M GORDON
JAMES SIMPSON
CORPORALS WILLIAM BEAVER
SIMEON L ZANE
JOHN BEIDELL
PRIVATES J H ANDREWS
J H BARNES
GEORGE BLAKE
ARTHUR BROMLEY
JACOB BROWNING
E F CHEMIN
F G CLOUGH
JOHN COSTER
F A FERRIES
JACOB P FISHER
EDWARD W FOX
CHAS E FRANCE
FRED FRATERS
HENRY C GORGAS
THOMAS HANNAN
SAMUEL HAUS
CHAS HEBDING
WM HOFFMAN
WM JEFFRIES
CHARLES J KING
G KITCHENMAN
JOHN J KNECHT
C W LEIPOLD
JAMES LUFFBERRY
G H MCNEILL
P McCRISLAND
JAMES McLOON
JOSEPH MAYHEW
E MUCKAFUSE
T PALMER
SAMUEL PEVERDY
ALBERT J QUICK
B REDHEFFER
H G SHAEFFER
JOHN G SMITH
PETER STUTZ
MARCUS ULLMAN
J VANDERSLICE
EDWARD P WOOD
WILLIAM WILSON
FRANCIS R YOUNG
LEWIS P YOUNG

CO. B
CAPTAINA H BOWMAN
1ST LT.MORRIS KAYSER
2ND LT.J A GREGORY
SERGEANTS- JOHN W MOLINYNEUX [sic]
WILLIAM KNAPP
PRIVATES PATRICK BYRNE
JAMES CHISM
THOMAS CONROY
PAT GALLAGHER
EDWARD GAMBLE
JOHN GRAHAM
JOSEPH KEEN
A McDERMOTT
WILLIAM McKEE
JAMES RULON
CHARLES SMITH
ANTHONY TOLAND
DAVID VANCE
JOHN VAUGHEN

CO. C
CAPTAIN
1ST LT. 
2ND LT.E J MAGUIGAN
SERGEANTS JOHN STEWART
CHARLES HIGGINS
JOSEPH GILBERT
CORPORALS AMBROSE BAKER
JAMES TIERNEY
PRIVATES MERINERS BAUCKER
JOHN E COCHRAN
FRANCIS C COLE
JOHN CONNOLLY
SALATHIEL COX
THOMAS DEVERAUX
JOHN DONNELLY
MICHAEL DREW
ANDREW J FRIEND
JOHN HARVEY
THOMAS JOHNSON
LOUIS KUERT
HENRY McCOOL
A McDOUGALL
JOHN McGINNES
WILLIAM McNALLY
WM B MILLER
THOMAS O'NEILL
JOHN POMEROY
JOHN J REYNOLDS
WM G SCHAEFFER
EDWARD SHINKLE
S C SIMPSON
G F STEWART
BENJ VANDEVER
J A WHARTON
MANSFIELD WOOD

CO. D
CAPTAINHORACE B FAUST
1ST LT 
2ND LT 
SERGEANTS GEORGE McMULLIN
JOHN HAMILL
WM H CARPENTER
WM H CHANDLER
CORPORALS JOHN NEVILL
AMOS M MOONEY
ISAAC W THOMAS
CHARLES O'CONNELL
WM V [sic] STACKHOUSE
PRIVATES JOSEPH AMER
THOMAS DONAHUE
JAMES DOUGHERTY
JAMES GAHAGAN
MICHAEL GALLAGHER
WM P HAGERMAN
SYLVESTER HARVEY
J HUNSENBERG
JOSEPH JOHNSON
G W JUSTICE
MATHIAS KIRKOFF
ISRAEL LAZARUS
HENRY LINKERMAN
JOHN McCOY
C MAHONEY
- P J O'CONNOR
JOHN RUSK
HENRY C SINEX
DAVID SKEEN
GEORGE SNYDER
ROBERT H SINEX
THOMAS TAYLOR
WILLIAM TINNEY
JESSE VANCE
JOSEPH WIDDEFIELD
W W WIDDEFIELD

CO. E
CAPTAINMATTHEW HALL
1ST LT.DAVID B BAKER
2ND LT. 
SERGEANTS LEWIS BROPHY
THEODORE A HOPE
SAMUEL S GRIFFITH
CYRUS C CARTLEDGE
JOHN L GRAHAM
CORPORALS SAMUEL BURNS
JOSEPH H SMITH
A MONTGOMERY
MONTGOMERY BURR
PHIL STOTESENBURG [sic]
F D HARRIGAN
PRIVATES JACOB W AFFLEBACK
DAVID BAIRD
[deleted] HUGH CALLAHAN
[deleted] JOHN CALLAHAN
J C CARTLEDGE
JAMES H CLAYTON
JOSEPH CLONNER [sic]
WM DOUGHERTY
WM DOUGHERTY
R ELLINGSWORTH
JOHN H FENN
ANDREW FLEMMING
ALBERTUS GIRARD
WILLIAM GILMORE
WILLIAM GORMAN
JOSEPH GREEN
JOHN J GRIFFITH
JOHN A HENRY
GEORGE W KEEVER
JOHN L KEEVER
DAVID G LENTZ
WILLIAM McGLENCY
ARCHIBALD McKAIN
BARNEY McNULTY
JOHN NULL
JOHN PARKS
- JAMES RAE
JOSEPH REMENTER
THOS D RILEY
WILLIAM RIMICK
JOHN SCOTT
J STOTESENBURG [sic]
GEORGE B TOMLIN
FRANCIS TONER
THOMAS TULLY
ROBERT WOODEN

CO. F
CAPTAIN 
1ST LT.HENRY FRANCIS
2ND LT.WM E MICHAEL
SERGEANTS [deleted] DANIEL O'CONNELL
JOHN R ALLEN
DAVID F MANSFIELD
CORPORALS EDWIN HAUSE
WILLIAM CHAPTMAN
[deleted] JOHN WELCH
PRIVATES J BARTHOLOMEW
ROBERT BOYD
GEORGE CARRICK
THOMAS CARRICK
JOHN H DENNING
GEORGE FLEMMING
HENRY F GRAY
DAVID HALL
SAMUEL H HESS
JOHN G HILSEE
GEO A KELLER
[deleted] WM KRITZER
WM McCLUNG
P McCULLOUGH
THOMAS McGOVERN
WILLIAM MOONEY
R WILKINSON
[deleted] WM WILKISON
JOHN WILLIAMS
HENRY H ZANE

CO. G
CAPTAINELI G SELLERS
1ST LT.J H CLOSSON
2ND LT.H W SHIPLEY
CORPORALS JAMES MOYNEHEN
JOHN EDGAR
- SAMUEL U SELAH
PRIVATES [deleted] EDW J BLANCHE
THOMAS E COYLE
WILLIAM COLLINS
J H DOUGLASS
DANIEL FOLTZ
GEORGE GETZ
R H HOUSTON
GEORGE W KITE
W LETOURNEAU
GEORGE L LLOYD
WILLIAM McCALLA
F B OSBORNE
[deleted] JOHN PERKINS
A R PETERS
THOMAS READ
JOHN SPEAR
MORRIS SWEENEY
DANIEL WOLF

CO. H
SERGEANTGEORGE P FINNEY COMMANDING
SERGEANTSJOSEPH F JONES
WILLIAM H FRALEY
JOHN WOOD
CORPORALS STEPHEN WHINNA
ROBT J ARMSTRONG
PRIVATES HARRY T ANGEL
ALMA DENIS
[deleted] PATRICK DONNELY
WM H H DYKE
JOHN FALLS
JOHN FINK
LOUIS HAPPY
[deleted] CHARLES HARMER
[deleted] AMOS HEAVELAND
DAVID JAMISON
JACOB KEESEY
JOHN KEYS
[deleted] PETER LINNETT
G W MARRINER
G S PHILLIPS
WM C REIFF
W H ROBERTS
ROBT J ROWAN
J L THOMPSON
ADAM WISPERT
WILLIAM WOLF

CO. I
CAPTAIN 
1ST LT. 
2ND LT.JOHN DONNELL
SERGEANTS ADAM MURPHY
ELISHA BUTT
PRIVATES CHAS ARMSTRONG
HENRY DUNN
H W ERDMAN
R C FLETCHER
JAMES HEALY
E B HICKMAN
J H KENNEDY
HENRY P LARGY
J O'DOUGHERTY
ROBERT ROSS
PHILIP TOUHSANT
JACOB WEINERT
DAVID WEISS

CO. K
CAPTAINJOHN F CASNER
SERGEANTS GEO G COSTER
THEODORE SNYDER
ROBERT CHISM
JOHN F CASNER
CORPORALS JOHN M BOYER
THOMAS MARPLE
PRIVATES WILFRED BYWATER
P HARDENBAUGH
JOHN KANE
MICHAEL KANE
WM KIRKPATRICK
D G LEIDHEISER
ELI LEACH
JOHN McCARTY
MATTHEW McFETRIDGE
WM C STACKHOUSE
WILLIAM VANCE
CHAS A WIELAND

- KILLED OR MORTALLY WOUNDED

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