CHAPTER XXIX
COMPANY K, ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT, P.V.
Enlistment – To the Field – Services – Roll
In August, 1862, Thompson Core recruited a company at Curllsville. August 26 was the day appointed to start for the army, and on that day forty-two men left Curllsville in wagons for Kittanning, which place they reached at six o’clock, P.M. On the 27th the company went on the cars, A.V.R.R., to Pittsburgh, reaching that city about noon. August 29 the men were mustered into the United States service. Captain Core, A.C. Coursin, and J.Z. Brown then returned to Clarion county to recruit; the company having been given quarters at Camp Howe. On the 4th of September the men were uniformed, and taking the train that evening, they reached Harrisburg next morning, September 5, about five o’clock, and proceeded at once to Camp Curtin. On the 7th of September Captain Core, J.Z. Brown, and A.C. Coursin arrived at Camp Curtin with sixteen men for the company, and by reason of Lieutenant Ferguson not having a receipt to show that the other men had been sworn in at Pittsburgh, they were all re-sworn at the time the new men were mustered. On the 9th the company was armed with Vincennes rifled muskets, and assigned to the One Hundred and Forty-eighth Regiment, as Company K. That evening the regiment, under command of Colonel James A. Beaver, started to the field. Captain Core started back to Clarion county to recruit. He returned to the regiment on the 27th of September with twenty-two recruits for Company K, nineteen of whom were from Montgomery county, the captain having recruited them at Harrisburg with the condition that Henry H. Dotts, one of their number, should be second lieutenant of the company. At this time the regiment’s headquarters were at Cockeysville, and Company K was at Glencove, five miles above, all in Maryland. On the 17th of October the company received the advance bounty, twenty-five dollars to each man and two dollars premium. They were paid in bonds. On the 18th the bonds were sent to Baltimore and cashed by the Maryland bank. Rev. Elder, of Clarion, preached to the boys in Camp Beaver on the 3d of November, 1862. November 14 Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. Thomas, presented a flag to the regiment.
On the 9th of December the regiment broke camp and went to Baltimore, thence to Washington, thence to a point opposite Alexandria, ten miles from Washington. After marching, and camping, and enduring wet and cold, the troops reached the army headquarters near Fredericksburg, and were placed in the First Brigade, First Division of Second Corps, and went into winter quarters. The horse racing and other amusements of St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1863, was brought to a sudden close by the rebels opening up a sharp cannonade on our right. The company broke camp, with the regiment, on the 28th of April, and marched to Chancellorsville, where it took part in that terrific struggle.
After this Company K attested its valor on many a well-fought field. The casualties to the company are carefully noted in the roll, having been corrected by Corporal Dennis Conner, to whom the writer is indebted for valuable data. Lieutenant J.Z. Brown was promoted captain July 7, 1864, and on the 27th of October, 1864 Captain Brown with a detachment of one hundred men from the regiment, performed one of the bravest and most successful exploits of the war. They were ordered by General Miles to assault a position of the enemy’s line in front. Bates says: “Having formed his men for the desperate work, just at dusk he dashed forward, thrust aside the dense abattis, drove in the pickets, and scaled the ramparts, carrying a strong work, capturing four commissioned officers and more men than he had led to the encounter. The enemy rallying and turning his artillery upon it from the other forts, finally compelled him to retire, occasioning him considerable loss. For his gallant conduct Cap-Brown was highly commended, and breveted major.” The company was mustered out June 1, 1865.
CORRECTED ROLL OF COMPANY K, ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT P.V.
Thompson Core, captain, August 27, 1862, three years; died June 1, 1864, of wounds received at Po River, Va., May 10, 1864.
Jeremiah Z. Brown, captain, September 7, 1862, three years; promoted from first sergeant to first lieutenant September 8, 1863; to captain July 7, 1864; breveted major October 27, 1864; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
J.B. Ferguson, first lieutenant, September 7, 1862, three years; discharged by order of the president for incompetency, September 8, 1863.
Alexander C. Sloan, first lieutenant, September 7, 1862, three years; promoted from sergeant to first sergeant November 15, 1863; to second lieutenant July 7, 1864; to first lieutenant September 14, 1864; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Henry H. Dotts, second lieutenant, September 26, 1862, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate September 7, 1863.
William S. Mortimer, second lieutenant, September 7, 1862, three years; wounded at Gettysburg July 2, 1863; promoted from sergeant September 8, 1863; wounded at Cold Harbor June 3, 1864; commissioned first lieutenant July 7, 1864; discharged on surgeon’s certificate September 13, 1864.
John Ward, second lieutenant, September 7, 1862, three years; promoted from sergeant September 14, 1864; wounded at Auburn Mills October 14, 1864; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Henry H. Henry, first sergeant, September 7, 1862, three years; promoted from corporal to sergeant December 9, 1862; to first sergeant October 31, 1864; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Abram S. Coursin, sergeant, September 7, 1862, three years; promoted from corporal August 1, 1864; wounded at Po River May 10, 1864; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
James F. McNoldy, sergeant, September 26, 1862, three years; promoted to corporal October 27, 1863; to sergeant August 31, 1864; taken prisoner at Reams’s Station August 29, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out.
James F. George, sergeant, September 7, 1862, three years; promoted to corporal November 15, 1863; to sergeant January 31, 1865; wounded at Po River May 10, 1864; mustered out, with company June 1, 1865.
David R. Crick, sergeant, ,September 7, 1862, three years; promoted to corporal November 15, 1863; to sergeant May 19, 1865; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
James F. Weidner, sergeant, September 26, 1862, three years; promoted to corporal November 15, 1863; to sergeant October 3!, 1864; transferred to V.R.C., Jan. 30, 1865; discharged by general order June 29, 1865.
Isaac N. Sloan, sergeant, September 7, 1862, three years; promoted corporal December 9, 1862; to sergeant September 15, 1864; to sergeant-major May 18, 1865; wounded and taken prisoner at Spottsylvania Court House. May 12, 1864.
Jacob F. Mast, sergeant, September 7, 1862, three years; promoted from corporal November 15, 1863; killed at Po River, Va., May 10, 1864.
William C. Sloan, sergeant, October 2, 1862, three years; promoted from corporal November 15, 1863; killed at Spottsylvania Court House May 12, 1864; buried in Wilderness Burial Ground.
John Fackender, corporal, September 7, 1862, three years; promoted to corporal August 1, 1864; taken prisoner near Fort Morton, Va., October 27, 1864; absent at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Md., at muster out.
Daniel M. Hersh, corporal, September 26, 1862, three years; promoted to corporal August 1, 1864; discharged by general order May 15, 1865.
George G. Walters, corporal, September 7, 1862, three years; promoted to corporal August 15, 1864; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
William Barlett, corporal, September 7, 1862, three years; promoted to corporal October 31, 1864; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Samuel H. Sloan, corporal, September 7, 1862, three years; promoted to corporal October 31, 1864; wounded at Po River May 10, 1864; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Henry Swartsfager, corporal, September 7, 1862, three years; promoted to corporal January 31, 1865; wounded at Po River May 10, 1864; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Dennis Conner, corporal, September 7, 1862, three years; promoted to corporal April 20, 1865; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Anthony Divins, corporal, September 7, 1862, three years; promoted to corporal May 19, 1865; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Ross C. Kirkpatrick, corporal, September 7, 1862, three years; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 2, 1863; transferred to Company D, Fourteenth Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps, February 15, 1864; discharged by general order June 27, 1865.
John E. Carson, corporal, September 7, 1862, three years; promoted to corporal March 15, 1863; died at Point Lookout, Md., June 18, 1863.
Levi W. Gibson, corporal, September 7, 1862, three years; promoted to corporal August 13, 1863; killed at Deep Bottom, Va., August 13, 1864.
Isaac F. Swartsfager, corporal, September 7, 1862, three years; promoted to corporal November 15, 1863; wounded at Cold Harbor June 3, 1864; died at Washington, D.C., April 15, 1865, of wounds received in action.
Hugh S. Neal, corporal, September 7, 1862, three years; killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863.
Abraham R. Coursin, musician, September 7, 1862, three years; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
John A. Lee, musician, September 7, 1862, three years; died at Falmouth, Va., March 15, 1863.
Henry B. Fox, wagoner, September 7, 1862, three years; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Armagost, Christ, private, February 26, 1864, three years; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment P.V. June 1, 1865.
Baird, John F., private, September 7, 1862, three years; absent, sick, at muster out.
Bartley, John, private, September 7, 1862, three years; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps February 15, 1864.
Berkey, Jacob J., private, .September 1, 1863, three years; drafted; died at Stevensburg, Va., December 30, 1863.
Boarts, Philip, private, September 7, 1862, three years; died at Washington, D.C., February 15, 1864; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery.
Botorf, John, private, October 20, 1863, three years; killed at Po River May 10, 1864.
Cullens, Owen, private, September 7, 1862, three years; mustered out with company.
Clover, John C., private; October 16, 1862, three years; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps March 3, 1864; discharged on surgeon’s certificate June 1, 1864.
Carle, Hiram, private, October 29, 1863, three years; substitute; wounded at Petersburg, Va., October 27, 1864; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment P.V., June 1, 1865.
Carle, Bennival, private, October 22, 1863, three years; killed at Po River May 10, 1864.
Corbett, Walter L., private, September 7, 1862, three years; killed at Deep Bottom, Va., August 14, 1864.
Corbett, Munson, private, September 7, 1862, three years; died at Falmouth, Va., December 28, 1862.
Carnathan, Hugh, private, September 7, 1862, three years; taken prisoner at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863; deserted from Parole Camp, Md., October 2, 1863.
Donahue, John, private, September 7, 1862, three years; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Derr, Jacob, private, September 16, 1863, three years; drafted; wounded and taken prisoner at Po River May 10, 1864; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment P.V., June 1, 1865.
Deihl, Josiah, private, October 19, 1863, three years; drafted; taken prisoner at Spottsylvania Court House May 12, 1864; held till April 28, 1865; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment P.V., June 1, 1865.
Divins, William H., private, February 26, 1864, three years; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment P.V., June 1, 1865.
Divins, Thomas M., private, February 26, 1864, three years; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment P.V., June 1, 1865.
Divins, James P., private, February 26, 1864, three years; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment, P.V., June 1, 1865.
Divins, David, private, March 30, 1864, three years; died at New York August 8, 1864; buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, Long Island.
Dorworth, John C., private, February 26, 1864, three years; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment P.V., June 1, 1865.
Dorworth, William H., private, February 26, 1864, three years; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment P.V., June 1, 1865.
Doney, George, private, October 22, 1862, three years; drafted; captured at Spottsylvania Court-house, Va., May 12, 1864; died at Andersonville, Ga., December 1, 1864, grave No. 6568.
Evalin, John, private, August 26, 1862, three years; transferred to Company G, Nineteenth Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by general order July 24, 1865.
Fox, Jacob, private, September 7, 1862, three years; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Faul, Edward, private, September 26, 1862, three years; wounded at Po River May 10, 1864; discharged by general order June 9, 1865.
Flick, John, private, September 7, 1862, three years; died at Windmill Point, Va., January 30, 1863.
Fox, John N., private, September 26, 1862, three years; killed at Deep Bottom, Va., August 15, 1864.
Gries, Joseph, private, September 26, 1862, three years; wounded at Spottsylvania Court-house, Va., May 12, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Green, James, private, March 26, 1864, three years; deserted May 3, 1864; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment P.V.; returned to that company and mustered out with it June 30, 1865.
Huey, Robert, private, September 7, 1862, three years; taken prisoner at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Harriger, John, private, September 7, 1862, three years; discharged by general order June 5, 1865.
Hillegass, Henry, private, September 26, 1862, three years; wounded at Po River, Va., May 10, 1864; discharged by general order June 5, 1865.
Hamm, Joseph, private, September 7, 1862, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate February 12, 1863.
Herrington, Silas H., private, October 30, 1863, three years; substitute; wounded at Spottsylvania C.H., May 12, 1864; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment, P.V., June 1, 1865.
Hoffman, Thomas J., private, October 27, 1863, three years; substitute; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment, P.V., June 1, 1865.
Hessert, George, private, September 26, 1862, three years; wounded at Po River May lo, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps January 1, 1865.
Jacobs, Josiah H., private, September 26, 1862, three years; wounded at Po River May 10, 1864; died at Washington, D.C., June 16, 1864, of wound received in action at Cold Harbor June 3, 1864.
Keys, Evans, private, September 7, 1862, three years; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Krauss, Enos, private, September 26, 1862, three years; wounded at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864; absent in hospital at muster out.
Kluck, Peter, private, October 22, 1863, three years; drafted; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment, P.V., June 1, 1865.
Krotzer, David A., private, February 26, 1864, three years; wounded at Po River May 10, 1864; t
transferred to Thirty-sixth Company, Second Battalion Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by general order September 4, 1865.
Kifer, Andrew J., private, September 7, 1862, three years; wounded at Chancellorsville May 2, 1863; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps February 15, 1864.
Long, Harrison, private, October 28, 1863, three years; substitute; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment, P.V., June 1, 1865.
Lintaman, Josiah, private, October 29, 1863, three years; substitute; taken prisoner at PO River, Va., May 10, 1864; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment, P.V., June 1, 1865.
Latimore, John W., private, September 7, 1862, three years; promoted to corporal; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps February 15, 1864; discharged by general order July 25, 1865.
Myers, John, private, September 7, 1862, three years; wounded at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Magee, Preston M., private, September 7, 1862, three years; mustered out with company, June 1, 1865.
Miller, Andrew J., private, September 7, 1862, three years; captured at Reams’s Station, Va., August 25, 1864; discharged by general order July 20, 1865.
Miller, George W., private, September 7, 1862, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate February 2, 1863.
Mahle, Solomon, private, September 7, 1862, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate April 24, 1863.
Milligan, William, private, February 26, 1864, three years; wounded at Spottsylvania, C.H., May 12, 1864; discharged on surgeon’s certificate March 18, 1865.
Milligan, Joseph private, February 26, 1864, three years; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment, P.V., June 1, 1865.
Merley, Samuel, private, September 1, 1863, three years; drafted; taken prisoner at Boydton Plank Road, Va., October 27, 1864; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment, P.V., June 1, 1865.
Myers, Leander, private, September 7, 1862, three years; killed at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864; buried in Poplar Grove National Cemetery, division A, sec. D, grave 75.
McKinney, Anthony, private, March 31, 1864, three years; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment, P.V., June 1, 1865.
McCormick, Jones, private, September 24, 1863, three years; prisoner at Reams’s Station August 25, 1864; discharged by general order May 24, 1865.
McBride, William, private, February 26, 1864, three years; transferred to Company I, Twelfth Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, January 1, 1865 ; discharged by general order July 21, 1865.
McClure, David, private, March 3, 1864, three years; not on muster-out roll.
Neil, John, D., private, September 7, 1862, three years; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Nulph, Abraham W., private, February 26, 1864, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate February 23, 1865.
Polliard, David, private, September 7, 1862, three years; wounded at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864; absent in hospital at muster out.
Pettet, Oliver W., private, September 7, 1862, three years; wounded at Tolopotomy Creek, Va., May 30, 1864; absent in hospital at muster out.
Pysher, William E., private, September 7, 1862, three years; discharged by general order May 30, 1865.
Phillips, Michael, private, March 31, 1864, three years; missing in action at Reams’s Station, Va., August 25, 1864; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment, P.V., June 1, 1865.
Pritner, George W., private, October 20, 1863, three years; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment, P.V., June 1, 1865.
Price, George, private, September 7, 1862, three years; died May 21, 1863, of wounds received in action May 3, 1863.
Quillman, Reuben, private, September 7, 1862, three years; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Quillman, Daniel, private, September 26, 1862, three years; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Rathfon, John N., private, September 26, 1862, three years; wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by general order June 27, 1865.
Reynolds, Stern, private, September 7, 1862, three years; wounded at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, and at Reams’s Station August 25, 1864; discharged by general order July 8, 1865.
Randolph, James, private, September 7, 1862, three years; taken prisoner at Reams’s Station August 25, 1864; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Reedy, George W., private, September 7, 1862, three years; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Reichart, John W., private, February 26, 1864, three years; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment P.V., June 1, 1865.
Reese, Daniel, private, October 28, 1863, three years; substitute; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., August 25, 1864; grave 6838.
Rothermel, Am’b, private, October 21, 1863, three years; substitute; captured at Reams’s Station August 25, 1864; died at Salisbury, N.C., November 7, 1864.
Shaffer, Lavinus W., private, September 26, 1862, three years; taken prisoner at Tolopotomy Creek May 30, 1864; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Stewart, John, private, September 26, 1862, three years; sent to insane asylum November 1, 1862; absent at muster out.
Slagle, W.L., private, September 7, 1862, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate January 16, 1863.
Smith, Martin, private, September 7, 1862, three years; transferred to ‘Company E, Nineteenth Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, November 1, 1863; discharged by general order July 13, 1865.
Switzer, James H., private, September 7, 1862, three years; transferred to Company E, Nineteenth Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, February 15, 1864.
Stout, John M., private, September 26, 1862, three years; transferred to Company D, Nineteenth Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, March 14, 1864; discharged by general order July 13, 1865.
Sloan, William J.M., private, September 7, 1862, three years; died at Morrisville, Va., September 9, 1863.
Switzer, John, private, October 29, 1863, three years; died at Stevensburg, Va., February 26, 1864.
Salyards, Napoleon B., private, September 26, 1862, three years; wounded at Tolopotomy Creek May 30, 1864; died at City Point, Va., April 2, i865, of wounds received in action.
Tschopp, Bennival, private, October 20, 1863, three years; substitute; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment P.V., June 1, 1865.
Thompson, Denton L., private, September 7, 1862, three years; killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863.
Thomas, Christian, private, September 1, 1863, three years; drafted; died at Stevensburg, Va., January 7, 1864.
Thompson, Benjamin, private, September 7, 1862, three years; killed at Po River, Va., May 10, 1864.
Varner, James, private, September 7, 1862, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate February 18, 1863.
Vanhouter, John, private, February 26, 1864, three years; transferred to Company H, Fifty-third Regiment P.V., June 1, 1865.
Vanhouter, M’Comb, private, February 26, 1864, three years; died at Washington, D.C., October 30, 1864, of wounds received in action at Reams’s Station; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Woods, Lebbeus B., private, September 26, 1862, three years; wounded and captured at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864; discharged by general order June 21, 1865.
Wilson, Robert H., private, September 7, 1862, three years; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Wilson, Uriah, private, September 7, 1862, three years; mustered out with company June 1, 1865.
Woods, David D., private, September 7, 1862, three years; absent, sick,. at muster out.
Wiant, Henry C., private, September 7, 1862, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate April 2, 1864.
Wentzel, Henry W., private, February 26, 1864, three years; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 15, 1864; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third. Regiment P.V., June 1, 1865.
Wiant, George F., private, February 26, 1864, three years; wounded at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third. Regiment P.V., June 1, 1865.
Weckerley, William E., private, February 26, 1864, three years; transferred to Company K, Fifty-third Regiment P.V., June 1, 1865.
Wasser, Melcher, private, September 26, 1862, three years; wounded and captured at Gettysburg; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps February 15, 1864; discharged by general order July 14, 1865.
Wiant, William, private, September 7, 1862, three years; wounded at Chancellorsville May 3, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps February 15, 1864.
Wiant, Abraham C., private, February, 26, 1864, three years; wounded at Po River May10, 1864, and at Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps January 15, 1865.
Woods, John, private, September 7, 1862, three years; died at Stevensburg, Va., March 8, 1864; buried in Culpepper National Cemetery, block I,. section A, row 4, grave 119.
Wonsetler, Adam, private, September 26, 182, three years; killed at Po River, Va., May 10, 1864.
Zeigenfuss, William, private, September 26, 1862, three years; wounded at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
SOURCE: Page(s) 289-299, History of Clarion County, A.J. Davis, A.J.; Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason & Co. 1887
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