Misc. Chester Co soldiers, serving in the Civil War
Sergt maj Samuel Davis Hunter, 116th P.V; must. in April
5th, 1862; Lieut 6-1-1865; disch by G. O. 6-3- 1865
Qrmr-sergt Joseph Pennypacker, 4th P.R. V.C; must in
8- 19-1861; disch
6-17-1864
Midshipman Rogert N. Griffen, died at sea
Marine Alexander Dougherty
Hospital-Stewards;
Adna S. Gillett, 46th P V; must in 9- 4, 1861; disch 10-2-'64
Wm E Kennedy 104th P V; must in 3-1-'62 disc 3-'65
Musicians
B F Houck, Co K 4th P R V C; must in 6-6-'61; disc 6-'64
Samuel Kennedy, 67th P V; must in 9-23-'61; died at Phila./
5-27-'64
Chas Madden, Co G 1st P.R. V. C; must. in 6-6-'61;disc 6-
13-'64
J T Nicholas, Co G 1st P R V C; must.in 6-6-'61; disc
6-13-1864
Frank A. Tencate, drum-major, USA
Thomas N. Vanaman, Co C, 116th P V; must in 8-18-1862
pro. to principal musician
B F Williams Co K 4th P R V C; must 6-6-'61; disc 6-'64
Captains;
Geo W Ashenfelter, Co K 104th P V; must.1-1-'62;wounded
Fair Oaks, Va 5-31-'1862; disc
5-21-1863
B F Bean 34th P V M; must in 6-29-'63; disc 9-1863
C S Carmack Co E 88th P V; 11-5-'61; disc 12-30-'62 for
wounds received at Antietam, Md 9-17-1862
Henry G Dodge Co C 59th P V; must 9-2-'61; disc 6-24-'64
Nathan A Pennypacker Co K 4th P R V C; must 6-6-'61;
disch 6-1-1861
Emmor K Ramsey Co E 1st N J V; must. in 5-23-61;
prisoner from 5-'64 to 3-'65; disc 7-7-1865
John H Richards Co E 88th P V; must. 9-9-'61 disc 4-'64
Jos Taggart Co G 1st P R V C; must.6-6-'61; wounded at
South
Mountain; disc 6-12-'64
Lieutenants
Matthias P Anderson, 2nd lieut colored infantry
John Covery Co K 176th PV; must. 6-28-'61; killed Antietam, Md
sept 17, 1862
J P Cornett, 1st lieut. Co G 176th PV, must. 11-7-'62; disc
6-28-'65 from Co E, 199th PV and 8-18-'63, from former
1st Lieut R W Hemphill,must. 6-28-'61; disc 8-2-'64
1st lieut Jacob S Kram, 88th PV; must. 88-23-'61; disc 11-22-'64
D M Mattson Co G 88th PV; must 8-24-'61; disc 7-13-'65; vet.
1st lieut Joseph T McCord Co G 1st PRVC; must. 6-6-'61; wounded at
New Market Crossroads; disc 10-7-'62
1st lieut Gerritt S Nichols Co E 88th PV; must. 9-9-'61;
wounded at Antietam, Md 9-17-'62; disc. 10-3-'64
1st lieut Chalkley W Spear Co F; must. 8-9-'62; res. 12-31-'63
2nd lieut Charles Nyce Co K 4th PRVC; must. 9-9-'62; wounded at
Cloyd Mountain 5-9-'64; disc 6-17-'64
2nd lieut Josiah White Co G 1st PRVC; must. 6-6-'61; wounded at
Antietam, Md 9-17-'62; died in Washington, DC, 5-18-'64
of wounds received at the Wilderness
Sergeants
Everett N Anderson 160th PV; must 10-9-'62; disc.
6-21-1865
Charles Armitage Co G 1st PRVC; ;must. 6-6-'61; died at Rappahannock
Station, Va 8-14-'63
Henry W Bland Co H 82nd PV; must 8-31-'61; disc 9-16-'64
Stephen Burns Co K 71st PV; must 6-28-'61; disc 9-16-'64
Wm E Chandler Co G 1st PRVC; must. 6-6-'61; wounded at
Mechanicsville; disc 6-13-'64
Joseph H Clevenstine Co F 150th PV; must 8-19-'62; died 6-12-'64
of wounds received in action
Henry Convery co K 71st PV; must 6-28--'61; transf. 69th PV
6-12-'64; veteran
Thomas Cosgrove Co K 71st PV; must 6-28-'61; killed at Gettysburg
7-3-'63
O P Eaches Co A 28th PVM; must 6-`19-'63; disc 7-28-'63
Joseph G Emery co G 99th PV; must 1861; died 1-2-'63
Harry P Force Co E 88th PV ;must 9-16-'61' disc 6-13-'65;
veteran
Charles Frey Co G 1st PRVC; must 6-6-'61; wounded at
Gettysburg; Trans. to 190th PV, 5-30-'64; veteran
Hamilton Vanderslice Co G 1st PRVC; must 7-12-'61; tran to
190th PV 5-31-'64; veteran
Corporals
Charles Boyer Co E 71st PV; must 8-8-'61 died 12-18-'63 of wounds
received at Missionary Ridge, Tenn 11-25-'63
Aaron L Burke Co D 41st PV; must 6-22-'61; killed at Bull Run
8-30-'62
Wilbur F Carey co H 82nd PV; must 8-29-'61; disc 121-1116-'82 for
wounds received at Malvern Hill 7-1-'62
Privates
John Bare Co A 51st PV; died Washington, DC, 5-24-'64 of wounds
received at Wilderness 5-6-'64
Henry Batt Co 1st PRVC; must 6-6-'64'; killed at Antietam, Md
9-17-'62
Davis M Phillips Co C 4th PV
Captain Michael Towers, Jr 6th Penna Cav.
Maj. A D Price 6th Penna Cav.
extracted from Bates History of the PA Volunteers, 1870 and included in
CHESTER AND ITS VICINITY DEL CO PA, by Martin, 1877;
from CHESTER AND ITS VICINITY DELAWARE CO IN
PA, by Harris (gives names, military standing and Co, and
sometimes their profession and residence after the war)
extracted from Bates History of the Pa Volunteers,
1870;
Dr John M ALLEN joined
Oct 15, 1861, as Surgeon of 54th Regt Pa Vols; mustered out 11-4-1864; Chester
Henry B EDWARDS, Capt Co I, 9th Regt Pa
Vols. mustered out 7-29-1861; a counsellor-at-law; Chester
James G STACCEY 1st Lietu Co I, 9th Vols
April, '61 to July, '61
Wm BLAKELEY, 2nd Lieut Co I, 9th Vols
"
" - a plumber and gas fitter;Chester
Wm Cooper TALLEY May 1, 1861, capt of
Co F, 30th Pa Vols; Col l1-2-1862; mustered out of service 6-13-1864;
Brogadoer Gen of Vols by Brevet, for distinguished services - Editor of the
Delaware Co Democrat; Chester
Samuel A DYER, Capt Co C 30th Pa Vols May
1, 1861; resigned 11-11-1862; reentered service 11-12-1862 as Lieut Col 175th
Pa Vols; Colonel 11-22-1852; honorably disc. 8-1-'63; Chester
Dr Joshua OWEN, Surgeon, 25th Pa Vols,
4-18-1861; mustered out 8-1-1861; physican in Chester
Charles L LEIPER, 1st Lieut Co C 70th Pa
Vols (6th Cav. 9-1-'61)' Ca[t 11-3-1862; Maj 7-14-'64; Lieut Col 1-2-'65; Col
3-2-'65; mustered out with 2nd Provisional Cav. 8-7-1865
Geo W HAWKINS Capt co I 97th Pa Vols
10-29-'61; Lieut Col 9-18-1864; died of wounds in battle Oct 8, 1864
Benj. BROOKE, 2nd Lieut Co I 29th Emergency
Pa Vols 6-23-'63; mustered out 8-1-'63' Capt Co B 203rd Pa Vols 9-12-'64;
Lieut Col 5-3-'65; mustered out 6-22-'65; Saxton, Bedford Co, Pa
Dr G B HOTCHKIN, surgeon 44th Pa Vols
11-12-'62; mustere3d out with regt. 9-9-'64
Dr Isaac T COATES assist. Surgeon 77th Reg
9-19-'65; mustered out 12-6-'65
Rev. Samuel GRACEY Chaplain 6th PA Cav,
70th Regt Pa Vols 11-12-'62; mustered out 8-7-'65
Dr S Chase KING Assist Surgeon 5th Cav
12-31-'61; transf to the 4th, 3-20-'62; resigned 12-5-;62
J Edgar ENGLE pvt in the 97th
Pa Vols ll-27-'61; severly wounded in the throat, lost left arm (taken out at
the socket afater submitting to 3 previous amputations) at the battle of Green
Plains, Bermuda Hundred, VA 5-16-'64; 2nd Lieut Vets Reserve Corps; clerk in
Washington DC
Thomas I LEIPER 1st Lieut 9-13-'61; Adj
58th Pa Vols 5-1-'62; Capt Co A 6-14-'63; honorable disc 10-24-'64;
manufacturer; Chjester (son of SamuelM And Mary B Leiper, of Ridley)
Theodore BLAKELEY 2nd Lieut Co B 58th PA
Vols 9-15-'61; 1st Lieut 1-31-'63; Capt 5-23-'63; killed at the storming of
Fort Harrison, Vak 9-29-'64
Lucius TRUEMAN 1st Lieut Co E 42nd PA Vols
5-20-'51; Quartermaster 190th 6-6-'64 ; mustered out with his regt. 6-28-'65
Joshua E DYER 2nd Lieut Co D 65th PA
Vols 12-8-'64; died in service date unknown
Edwin MATTSON 2nd Lieut Co A 59th Pa Vols
10-1-'62; 1st lieut 5-1-'63; mustered out with co 11-1-'64; Birmingham
Joseph R T COATES 1st Leiut Co C 30th Pa
Vols 5-31-'61; Capt of Co C 11-14-'62; Major by brevet; mustered out 6-13-64
Edward LARKIN 1st lieut Co C 30th Pa Vols
11-14-'62; mustered out 6-13-'64
John H TAYLOR 2nd Lieut Co C 30th Pa Vols
5-31-'61; killed South Mt. 9-14-1862
John M THOMPSON 2nd Lieut Co C 3-th Pa Vols
11-13-1862; mustered out with his regt.
Joseph P DREW 1st Lieut Co F 30th PA Vols
11-1-'62; Capt 10-1-'63; mustered out with his comp.
Henry HUDDLESON 1st Lieut Co F 30th PA Vols
5-30-'61; resigned 8-16-'61
John F GORMAN 2nd LIeut Co F 30th PA
Vols 11-1-'62; 1st Lieut 10-1-'63; mustered out with his comp.
James S PETERS 2nd Lieut co F 30th Pa Vols
5-30-'61; honorably disc. 6-2-'62
John MCDANIELS prom. 2nd Lieut Co F
30th Pa Vols from 1st Serg. 10-1-'63; MIA 5-30-'64
Samuel WILLIAMSON 1st Lieut Co H 65th Pa
Vol 10-14-'62; killed in action at Williamsburg Road
1-15-'63
Wm LEWIS Lieut Col 65th Pa Vols
11-1-'62; disc 4-29-'64
Alisha STETSON Capt Co C 65th Pa Vols
11-1-'62; mustered out 10-10-'64
Wm R THATCHER 1st Lieut Co I 77th Vols
3-30-'62; no co records; regt organized at Pittsburgh 10-15-'61, for 3 years
service; mustered out at Victoria Tx, 10-6-'65
Dr Joseph F Shoemaker, Assist. Surg 88th
Vols 8-15-'62; surgeon of 56th 3-25-'65; mustered out 7-1-'65
J B W AYDELOTT 1st Lieut Co H 95th Vols
10-1-'61; Capt 9-24-'62; mustered out for promotion 7-3-'63
Sketchley MORTON, Jr 1st Lieut Co I
97th PA Vols 11-19-'61, Col Guss, commanding, died in hspital at Hilton Head
SC 11-12-'62 of yellow fever, aged 21 years. son of JUdge Sketchley
Morton, of Sringfield
Geo W DUFFEE 2nd Lieut Co I 97th Pa Vosl
2-5-'64; 1st Lieut 2-6-'64; mutered out with his company
12-28-'64
Annelsey Newlin MORTON 2nd Lieut Co I, 97th
PA Vols 11-19-'61; resigned 4-16-'62 (on medical advice); reentered the
service as pvt in Anderson Cav. (15th PA) 160th Pa 'Vols Oct '62; promoted 1
LIeut of Co I 4-3-'63; mustered out at Nashville, Tenn 6-21-'65; now
conveyaner in Philadelphia
James WILLIAMS 2nd Lieut co I 97th PA Vols
4-16-'62; resigned commission 9-1-'62
W H H GIBSON 2nd Lieut Co I 97th Pa Vols
12-2-'64; mustered out with his company
Geo W MIDDLETON 2nd Lieut co I 97th Pa Vols
12-2-'64; mustered out with his company
Wm S MENDENHALL Capt Co D 97th Pa Vols
9-20-'61(raised Co. D); honorably discharged 10-4-'64; twice wounded and
mustered out on account of his injuries; dealer in Ladies; furnishing
goods, Wilmington Del
Henry ODIORNE 1st Lieut Co D 97th Pa Vols
6-1-'64; Capt 12-3-'64; died of wounds received 1-15-'65....relative of the
Wilcox family of ''Ivy Mills.''
Isaac B TAYLOR 2nd Lieut Co D 97th Pa Vosl
6-1-'64; 1st Lieut 12-3-'64; Capt 2-15-'65; mustered out with command
Geo W WILLIAMS 1st Lieut Co D 97th Pa Vols
9-9-'61; honorably disc 7-29-'63; reentered service 100 days, Emergency Vols
as Capt Co D, 197th
David W ORIOENE 2n Lieut Co D 97th Pa
Vols 9-9-'64; 1st Lieut 1-15-'65; out of service with his
company 8-28-1865
Jesse L CUMMINGS Capt Co G 97th Pa Vols
10-15-'61; resigned 5-5-'62
Caleb HOOPES 1st Lieut Co G 97th Pa Vols
10-15-'61; Capt 10-23-'62; honorably disc
Washington W JAMES Capt Co G 97th PA Vols
5-1-'65;mustered out with command
Gasoway O YARNALL 1st Lieut Co G 87th PA
Vols 10-23-'62; honorably disch
Josiah BIRD 1st Lieut Co G, 97th PA Vols
10-23-'63; honorably disch 1-27-'6 5
Joseph M BORRELL 2nd Lieut of same
10-15-'61; resigned commission 11-13-'63
Wm H EVES 2nd LIeut of same 11-13-'63;
honorably disc from service 11-22-'64
Jeremiah YOAST 2nd Lieut of same 5-1-'63;
mustered out with his company
Wm H HUGHES 2nd Lieut Co I 106th Pa Vols
5-1-'63; mustered out 10-10-'64
Marion LITZENBERG 2nd Lieut Co I 2nd Pa
Artilleryu, 112th Pa Vols 3 year service 3-8-'65; 1st Lieut 11-30-'64
retained in the service with "Freedmen's Bureau"; after disc of
his regt.
Robert MCCOURT 2nd Lieut Co A 113th PA
Vols, 12th Cav, 3 years service, 4-9-'64; hon.disc 12-64
James CLIFF 1st Lieut Co E 119th PA Vols
11-9-'62; Capt 5-12-'64. out with co 6-19-'65
Wm C GRAY Capt Co E 119th Pa Vols
10-1-'62; Maj5-13-'64; Lt Col 5-6-'65; mustered out 6-'65
Simon LITZENBURG Capt Co B 124th Pa Vols
8-6-'62; Lt Col 8-16-'62; out with regt 5-16-'63
John WOODCOCK 1st Lieut Co B 124th
Pa Vols 8-9-'62; Capt 8-16-'62; out of service with his co 5-16-'63; Capt Co
F 29th Emergency Vols 6-20-'63; out with co 8-1-'63
Howard MCILVAIN JR 1st Lieut of Durrell's
Battery 104th Pa Vols, born Oct 26, 1834, mortally wounded at WArrington Va
and Died 11-15-'62; son of Wm and Sarah Morton McIlvain, of REading, and
grandson of the late Aaron and Ann Crosby MOrton of Ridley
Ralph BUCKLEY 2nd Lieut Co B 124th Pa
Vols 8-9-'62; 1st Lieut 8-16-'62; disc with Co; Capt Co I 124th Pa
Vols7-23-'64; mustered out with co. 11-11-'64
W H LITZENBERT 2nd Lieut Co B 124th Pa
Vols 8-16-'62; mustered out with co
Norris L YARNALL Capt Co D 124th Pa Vols
8-11-'62; mustered out 5-16-'63; Lileut Co 29th Emergency Regt 6-23-'63 to 8-3-'63
Joseph PRATT 1st Lieut Co D 124th Pa Vols
8-11-'62; mustered out with his co
I Lawrence HALDEMAN 2nd Lieut Co D 124th
Pa Vols 8-11-'62; Maj 8-18-'62; mustered out with regt
Joseph G CUMMINGS 2nd Lieut Co D
124th Pa Vols 8-16-'62; served tiull exp of term
James BARTON JR Capt Co H 124th Pa Vols
8-15-'62; mustered out of service 5-16-'63; Capt Co A 197th Pa Vols 7-16-'64
to 11-11-'64
Philip D HAINES 1st Lieut Co G 124th Pa
Vols 8-15-'62; mustered out with command
Wm S ABEL 2nd Lieut of same, same record
H MCALLISTER JR 1sat LIeut Co G 160th Pa
Vols 15th Cav 3-1-'63; Capt 5-8-'63; Maj 6-1-'63; Maj 6-1-'65; mustered out
as Capt 6-21-'65
Edwin MIDDLETON JR 2nd LIeut Co G 160th
Pa Vols 5-29-'65; mustered out as 1st Sergt
Archer Nevins MARTIN of Leni Mills 2nd
Lieut Co I 161st Pa Vols 16th Cav 9-23-'62; 1st Lieut 5-21-'63' Capt
6-4-'63; Brevet Maj 3-13-'62; HOnorably disc 5-26-'65; son of Robert L and
Adelaide Nevins Martin, of Levi
Geo W EACHUS Quartermaster 20th Pa Cav
181st Vols 4-1-'86; 3 yr service; mustered out 5-23-'65
E E BARTLESON 2nd Lieut Co F 191st Pa
Vols 4-1-'65; 1st Lieut 4-23-'65; mustered out with 1st Provisional Cav Co
1, 7-13-'65
James C HINKSON 1st Lieut Co A 197th Pa
Vols 7-1-'64; mustered out 11-11-'64
Tomas H BERRY 2nd Lieut of same; record
same
T T WILLIAMS 1st Lieut Co I same ret
and record
James CARRICK 2nd Lieut of same and
same record
R G VANZANT 2nd Lieut Co B 202nd Pa
Vols 9-12-'64; out with Company 6-22-'65
Thomas M ALLEN promoted to 2nd Liuet Co
E 26th Vols 2-22-'62; out 6-18-'64
William L GRUBB Capt Co I 26tj Pa Vols
5-27-'61; resigned from ill health
John F MEEKINS Orderly Serg Co K
5-26-'61; elected 1st Lieut 1-7-'62; Capt 7-15-'62; killed at the second
battle of Bull Run 8-29-'62
James F SEARY entered service as 4th
Searg of Co K 26th Pa Vols 5-'61; 2nd Lieut 7-15-'62;; 1st Lieut 4-1-'63'
Capt 2-4-'64; mustered out of service 6-18-'64
Charles H HANNUM 2nd Lieut age 24, a
carpenter, Concordville, mustered 0-6-'61; promoted to 1st Sergt 7-30-'63;
LIuet 6-1-'64; but was not mustered
John W BROOKS 2nd Lieut age 20
blacksmith, Concordville, mustered as private 9-6-'61 for 3 years;
promoted to Corp for faithful service 10-2-'62; remustered 3-15-'64;
;wounded in action at Foster's Place, Va 5-18-'64; promoted to 2nd Lieut
2-15-'65 for gallant service at Fort Fisher
Philip E HANNYN 1st Sergt agae 21
Concord,;mustered as private 9-8-'61; wounded in action at Foster's Place,
VA, promoted to Sergt 12-5-'64; again wounded in action at Fort
Fisher, 1-15-'65; promoted to 1st Sergt 2-15-'65l mustered out with Co
8-28-'65. Served continuously with Company in all
James Kirkman Co I 24th
Regt militia
James Britton Capt
" "
John Britton 1st Lieut
"
Nathan Van Horn 2nd Lieut "
Benj Brooke, Capt Co G
28th Emeg. Vols 6-23-'63; absent sick wien co mustered out
Frank Fennimore 1st Lieut of
Co G 28th Emerg. Vols 6-23-'63; mustered out with Co 7-27-'63
Samuel L Craig
2nd Lieut Co G Emerg Vols; same record
Matthias Cooper Corp Co
I 60gh Regt 3rd Pa Cav
Wm Hadfield
" "
Geo Phillips
"
"
Edward Crowther
"
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John Oaks saddler
"
"
Privates
"
James Ardis
Wm Brown
John Byram
James W Carroll
Wm Campbell
Michael Curran
Joseph Cook
Joseph Dalton
Henry C Fuller
Eli Hamilton
Wm H Martin
Wm Moore
James McGahey
Wm McGinness
Wm Quinn
John Ramsey
Thos Schofield
Isaac West
Wm T West