8th Pennsylvania Reserves/

37th Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company E

Recruited in Allegheny County

Name
Rank
Date of Muster
into Service
Term/
Years
Remarks
John W. Duncan Captain April, 1861
3
Promoted to Major, June 22, 1861
E. P. Shoenberger Captain . June 22, 1861
3
Promoted from 1st Lt., June 22, 1861; resigned June 16, 1862
William Brooks Captain April 24, 1861
3
Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt.; to Captain, June 20, 1862; mustered out with Company, May 24,1862
John Tagg 1st Lt. April 24, 1861
3
Resigned February 6, 1862
Wm. H. Cochrane 1st Lt. April 24, 1861
3
Promoted from Corporal to 1st Sergeant, July 10, 1861; to 1st Lt., March 13, 1862; mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864
John Steel 2d Lt. April 24, 1861
3
Promoted from Sergeant to 1st Sergeant, March 1, 1862; to 2d Lt., August 1, 1862; mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864
Orwin Cadwalader 1st Sergeant April 24, 1861
3
Promoted from priv. to Sergeant, March 1, 1862; to 1st Sergeant; wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., May 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864
Jas. T. Tompkins Sergeant April 24, 1861
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 9, 1862
John Powell Sergeant April 24, 1861
3
Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant; mustered out with Company,: May 24, 1864
Martin Highlands Sergeant April 24, 1861
3
Promoted to Corporal; to Sergeant, March 1, 1862; paroled prisoner; absent at muster out
Edward Crawford Sergeant April 24, 1861
3
Promoted to Sergeant; transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15,1864; Vet
John Sweeney Sergeant April 24, 1861
3
Promoted to Corporal; to Sergeant; mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864
John Marmie Corporal April 24, 1861
3
Killed at Gaines' Mill, June 27, 1862
Benjamin Tracy Corporal April 24, 1861
3
Died August 20, 1862; buried at Philadelphia
Philip M. Kline Corporal July 11, 1861
3
Mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864
John Cochrane Corporal April 24, 1861
3
Killed at Gaines' Mill, June 27, 1862
Peter Fitzsimmons Corporal June 24, 1861
3
Killed at South Mountain, September 14, 1862
James A. Gray Corporal April 24, 1861
3
Promoted to Corporal, May 5, 1862; mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864
Albert Esters Corporal July 9, 1861
3
Killed at South Mountain, September 14, 1862
Rudolph Evans Corporal July 23, 1861
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 24, 1863
Perry Madara Corporal August 23, 1861
3
Transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15, 1864
David G. Adams Corporal June 2, 1861
3
Mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864
John H. Hawk Musician April 20, 1863
3
Transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15, 1864
Allison, James Private April 24, 1861
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 27, 1862
Atkinson, Peter Private September 4, 1861
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 10, 1863
Byers, Daniel Private April 24, 1861
3
Wounded at Spottsylvania, May 10, 1864; mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864
Brown, James Private July 1, 1861
3
Captured May 8, 1864; recaptured; mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864
Barker, Elijah Private April 24, 1861
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 21, 1862
Brady, Simon Private June 24, 1861
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 7, 1863
Bothwell, Charles Private July 11, 1861
3
Discharged by sentence of General Court March, September 19, 1863
Brown, Ephraim Private June 1, 1861
3
Transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15, 1864; Vet
Barmuth, John Private June 26, 1861
3
Transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15, 1864; Vet
Bailey, John Private April 24, 1861
3
Killed at Antietam, September 17, 1862
Brooks, George W. Private September 4, 1861
3
Killed at South Mountain, September 14, 1862
Creighton, John Private April 24, 1861
3
Died December 1 18,1862, of wounds received in action
Dickerhoff, Michael Private July 9, 1861
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, August 12, 1862
Drum, Peter Private June 5, 1861
3
Transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15, 1864; Vet
Davis, Thomas H. Private June 17, 1861
3
Transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15,1864; Vet
Denning, John Private April 24, 1861
3
Deserted, date unknown
Evars, Edward Private April 24, 1861
3
Died at Camp Pierpont, Va., November 8, 1861
Finnesey, Morris Private June 28, 1861
3
Transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15, 1864; Vet
Grindal, William Private June 27, 1861
3
Mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864
Graham, Francis Private June 24, 1861
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, December 21, 1862
Girty, John Private June 1, 1861
3
Discharge4 on Surgeon's Certificate, June 8, 1863
Gibbins, James Private November 28, 1863
3
Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., May 10, 1864; transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15, 1864
Hoffman, Augustus Private April 24, 1861
3
Mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864
Hall, Henry Private May 15, 1861
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, November 12, 1862
Hand, Lawrence Private July 8, 1861
3
Killed at Antietam, September 17, 1862
Harker, William Private September 5, 1861
3
Killed at South Mountain, September 14, 1862
Higgins, Francis Private July 9, 1861
3
Deserted April 10, 1862
Hessom, Charles H. Private April 24, 1861
3
Transferred to 6th U. S. Cavalry, October 29, 1862
Keirn, Turbett Private April 24, 1861
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 21, 1863
Kelly, Michael Private June 1, 1861
3
Killed at Antietam, September 17, 1862
Kernan, Patrick Private July 9, 1861
3
Killed at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862
Kimerly, John Private June 26, 1861
3
Died, date unknown
Kelly, John Private April 24, 1861
3
Deserted December 13, 1862
Lewis, Thomas Private June 21, 1861
3
Mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864
Leslie, Mark Private July 9, 1861
3
Died March 17, 1864; buried in Allegheny cem'y, Pa.
Le Grande, Wm. Private April 24, 1861
3
Deserted September 7, 1862
Mulvey, Patrick J. Private April 24, 1861
3
Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., May 8, 1864; absent at muster out
Moss, Charles Private April 24, 1861
3
Killed at South Mountain, September 14, 1862
Moore, James Private April 24, 1861
3
Died of wounds, January 19, 1863; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Madara, Henry Private August 23, 1861
3
Killed at South Mountain, September 14, 1862
M'Cluskey, Ed. Private June 26, 1861
3
Died July 16, 1862; buried at Philadelphia
Neely, Joseph Private June 28, 1861
3
Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., May 8, 1864; mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864
Nickle, B. Private     Died October 20, 1864; buried at Beverly, N. J.
Oldham, W. H. Private June 24, 1861
3
Killed at South Mountain, September 14, 1862
Pheasant, Zach Private April 24, 1861
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 6, 1863
Parker, Thomas Private April 24, 1861
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 13, 1863
Piper, John Private June 5, 1861
3
Transferred to 6th U. S. Cavalry, October 29, 1862
Reising, Conrad Private April 24, 1861
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 24, 1862
Reese, William Private April 24, 1861
3
Wounded and missing at South Mountain, September 14, 1862
Robinson, John Private April 24, 1861
3
Died at Fredericksburg, May 14, 1864, of wounds received in action
Richards, John M. Private April 24, 1861
3
Deserted December 13, 1862
Simmons, Chas. H. Private May 28, 1861
3
Mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864
Scott, John Private April 24, 1861
3
Prisoner from May 5, to December 6, 1864; discharged December 12, 1864
Stoner, William Private June 10, 1861
3
Mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864
Shaw, James Private June 27, 1861
3
Transferred to 6th U. S. Cavalry, October 29, 1862
Spencer, James Private April24, 1861
3
Transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15, 1864; Vet
Staubs, George C. Private November 17, 1861
3
Accidentally killed, March 6, 1864; buried at Alexandria, grave, 1,442
Shinton, Thomas Private April 24, 1861
3
Deserted April 23, 1863
Thompson, John Private June 15, 1861
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 17, 1863
Taylor, George Private June 24, 1861
3
Discharged by sentence of General Court Martial, September 19, 1863
Workman, John Private April 24, 1861
3
Mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864
Wagoner, John Private April 24, 1861
3
Discharged January, 1863
Winkleman, Wm. Private April 24, 1861
3
Transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15, 1864; Vet
Warner, Charles Private July 4, 1861
3
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, August 16, 1861
Zook, Charles W. Private August 23, 1861
3
Wounded, with loss of leg, at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, November 15, 1863
Source:  Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865 , Harrisburg, 1868-1871.

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