CHAPTER XXI
COMPANY C, SEVENTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT, P.V.
Recruiting – Service – Roll of Company
The Seventy-eighth Regiment had the reputation of being one of the best regiments in the war, and Captain Brinker’s was one of its best companies. It was recruited in Clarion county by John M. Brinker, afterwards its captain, and mustered into service September 16, 1861. The regiment was in the Army of the Cumberland. It did some hard service, and it is with regret that the writer finds it impossible to give Company C more than a very brief sketch, on account of not being supplied with particular data with regard to the company. After sharing the hardships and triumphs of the regiment in many a well-fought field, the company was mustered out on the 11th of September, 1865.
Some of the best known names on the roll of this company are Captain Brinker, David Mohney, George D. Hamm, C.W. Allebach, and David Goodman.
The company deserves a more extended notice than this, and it is hoped that some time its achievements may be duly chronicled.
ROLL OF COMPANY C, SEVENTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT P.V.*
John M. Brinker, captain, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
David Mohney, first lieutenant, September 16, 1861, three years; resigned January 30, 1863.
John Girts, first lieutenant, September 16, 1861, three years; promoted from second lieutenant April 16, 1863; resigned June 13, 1863.
David R. Brinker, first lieutenant, September 16, 1861, three years; promoted from sergeant to second lieutenant April 21, 1863; to first lieutenant July 22, 1863; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
A.S. McCulloch, second lieutenant, September 16, 1861, three years; promoted from first sergeant July 22, 1863; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Andrew Brown, first sergeant, September 29, 1861, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864; veteran.
William H. Thomas, sergeant, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
John G. Wiant, sergeant, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
George D. Hamm, sergeant, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Bernard Keigan, sergeant, September 29, 1861, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864; veteran.
Harrison Stahlman, sergeant, September 16, 1861, three years; killed at Dallas, Ga., May 27, 1864.
Reuben Mohney, corporal, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Caleb W. Allebach, corporal, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Solomon Altman, corporal, September 16, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate June 27, 1862.
Henry J. Gray, corporal, September 16, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate February 12, 1864.
William H. Miller, corporal, September 16, 1861, three years; discharged May 14, 1863, for wounds received in action.
Peter Keck, corporal, February 8, 1864, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864; veteran.
George J. Reese, corporal, February 1, 1864, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864; veteran.
David Goodman, corporal, September 29, 1861, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864; veteran.
F.S. Hoffman, corporal, September 29, 1861, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864; veteran.
James C. McBride, corporal, August 28, 1862, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
John H. Schick, corporal, August 28, 1862, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
A.G. Workman, corporal, September 16, 1861, three years; died at Nashville, Tenn., December 16, 1863.
Samuel Lankard, corporal, September 16, 1861, three years; died at Chattanooga, Tenn., January 27, 1864; grave 20.
B. Slaugenhaupt, corporal, September 16, 1861, three years; died at Camp Wood, Ky., January 21, 1862.
Jacob Shaffer, musician, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Phineas F. Hatzell, musician, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Altman, Levi, private, September 16, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate December 4, 1862.
Ames, James, private, August 15, 1864, three years; not on muster-out roll.
Brinker, William, private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Baird, William, private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Bartley, William, private, August 28, 1862, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Burkhouse, Solomon, private, August 28, 1862, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Bell, Leander, private, February 24, 1864, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Burket, Peter, private, September 30, 1864, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate August 5, 1865.
Connell, Owen, private, September 16, 186r, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Cramer, Martin V., private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Copenhaver, John, private, February 2, 1862, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864; veteran.
Campbell, F.W., private, September 29, 1861, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864; veteran.
Curry, William B., private, September 16, 1861, three years; died in Clarion county, Pa., June 22, 1863.
Dervire, John, private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Evans, Thomas, private, September 29, 1861, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864; veteran.
Frasier, John, private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Forney, Abraham, private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Frasier, William H., private, September 13, 1862, three years; discharged October 26, 1863, for wounds received in action.
Ferry, Patrick T., private, September 16, 1863, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Friel, Daniel, private, January 27, 1864, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Franklin, Adam, private, February 24, 1864, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Farr, George W., private, March 21, 1864, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Guyer, John, private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Girts, John M., private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Gould, Henry, private, September 29, 1861, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864; veteran.
Girts, James R., private, September 16, 1861, three years; died at Nashille, Tenn., April 14, 1862.
Girts, John B., private, September 13, 1862, three years; died September 15, 1863, of wounds received in action.
Hepler, Samuel, private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Hoffer, Samuel A., private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Hoffer, William W., private, September 16, 1861, 1three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Hepler, Thomas, private, September 16, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate April 27, 1863.
Hilliard, Reuben, private, September 16, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate October 2, 1863.
Himes, Levi, private, August 28, 1862, three years; transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864.
Hetrick, Adam, private, August 28, 1862, three years; transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864.
Hoffer, John, private, January 15, 1864, three years; transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864.
Himes, Joseph C., private, May 7, 1863, three years; transferred to Company B, October 18, 1864.
Henry, Patrick, private, September 13, 1862, three years; died at Chattanooga, Tenn., July 15, 1864, of wounds received in action. Grave 140.
Hoffman, Zeph’h H., private, September 21, 1864, three years; discharged by general order August 5, 1865.
Horn, John L., private, September 21, 1864, three years; not on muster-out roll.
Jones, Thomas, private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Keller, John H., private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Kennedy, Robert E., private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Keller, Samuel W., private, September 16, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate February 12, 1864.
Kennedy, Philip, private, February 4, 1862, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Keel, Henry H., private, March 31, 1864, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Keller, Elijah, private, March 24, 1864, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Klutz, George, private, September 16, 1861, three years; deserted December 9, 1861.
Kelly, Oliver, private, February 29, 1864, three years; not on muster-out roll.
Latimer, William, private, September 16, 1862, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Lowry, Samuel, private, August 28, 1862, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Mohney, Joseph, private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Mohney, Samuel, private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Mohney, Adam, private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Mohney, Samuel G., private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Mohney, Jacob G., private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Miller, Jacob, private, September 16, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate June 26, 1862.
Myers, David R.P., private, September 29, 1861, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864; veteran.
Maitland, Alfred, private, September 29, 1861, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864; veteran.
Miller, Henry, private, August 28, 1862, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Mohney, Lewis, private, February 29, 1864, three years; transferred to Company B. October 18, 1864.
Markle, Francis, private, September 16, 1861, three years; died at Louisville, Ky., December 14, 1861; buried in National Cemetery, section A, range 2, grave 19.
Montgomery, Gil. S., private, March 31, 1864, three years; died at Nashville, Tenn., July 21, 1864, of wounds received at Dallas, Ga.
Mallison, Eli, private, September 16, 1861, three years; died at Camp Wood, Ky., January 11, 1862.
McMiller, James M., private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
McClelland, Jer. C., private, January 14, 1864, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864; veteran.
McCue, Martin, private, October 22, 1862, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
McBride, Ed. H.C., private, September 22, 1863, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
McMillan, Harvey M., private, September 16, 186r, three years; died at Louisville, Ky., November 12, 1861; buried in National Cemetery, section A, range I, grave 5.
McMillan, William, private, September 13, 1862, three years; died January 15, 1863, of wounds received at Stone River, Tenn.
Nolf David H., private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Nichols, Albert G., private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Nolf, Isaac, private, September 16, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate December 17, 1863.
Nichols, Andrew J., private, March 10, 1863, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Nichols, William A., private, January 12, 1864, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Orr, William, private, September 13, 1862, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate April 14, 1863.
Price, John, private, September 16, 1861, three years; died at Nashville, Tenn., October 19, 1864, of wounds received in action.
Peoples, James, private, September 16, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate June 1, 1862.
Polliard, Daniel, private, September 16, 1861, three years; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps October 1, 1863.
Palmeter, Luman, private, September 15, 1863, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Pence, Benjamin J., private, September 16, 1861, three years; died at Camp Wood, Ky., February 6, 1862.
Quinn, Michael, private, September 16, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate December 4, 1862.
Rothrock, R.K., private, September 16, 1861, three years; prisoner from September 8, 1863, to November 25, 1864; discharged January 18, 1865, to date November 25, 1864.
Reese, Lewis, private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Rader, Isaac, private, September 16, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate December 4, 1862.
Reese, Edward M., private, August 21, 1862, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Reed, George, private, February 4, 1862, three years; died at Nashville, Tenn., January 16, 1864.
Roper, William B., private, September 16, 1861, three years; died at Chattanooga, Tenn., March 11, 1864.
Rader, William H. A., private, July 2, 1863, three years; died at Nashville,. Tenn., date unknown.
Richards, George, private, September 21, 1864, three years; discharged by general order May 30, 1865.
Shellenberger, G.W., private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Shlaugenhaupt, G., private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Shultz, Henry J., private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Schick, Adam M., private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Silvis, William, private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Storvers, Simeon, private, September 16, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Shannon, John S., private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Schick, Reuben M., private, September 16, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate June 1, 1862; re-enlisted March 29, 1864; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Schick, John, private, September 16, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate May 1, 1862.
Shannon, James E., private, September 16, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate April 11, 1862.
Stokes, Simon, private, September 16, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate May 13, 1863.
Silvis, Amos, private, September 13, 1862, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate February 18, 1864.
Schick, Adam, private, September 29, 1861, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864; veteran.
Silvis, Jeremiah, private, September 29, 1861, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864; veteran.
Shindledecker, A., private, August 21, 1862, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Sherman, John, private, August 21, 1862, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Schick, John R., private, August 21, 1862, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Slocum, A.G.C., private, August 28, 1862, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Shannon, George B., private, March 29, 1864, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Schick, William F., private, March 9, 1864, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Smith, George M., private, January 23, 1864, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Stone, Sylvester C., private, March 21, 1864, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Spiker, Christian, private, September 16, 1861, three years; died at Nashville, Tenn., August 31, 1862.
Saegers, Lewis, private, September 16, 1861, three years; died January 5, 1863, of wounds received, at Stone River, Tenn.
Shindledecker, F., private, September 21, 1864, three years; discharged by general order August 5, 1865.
Thompson, David, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Thomas, Jacob, private, September 16, 1861, three years; mustered out with company November 4, 1864.
Turney, George W., private, October 23, 1863, three years; discharged by general order October 13, 1864.
Thompson, McClain, private, March 31, 1864, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
Woodward, West, private, September, 16, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon’s certificate December 17, 1862.
Wiant, Frederick, private, September 16, 1861, three years; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps October 1, 1863.
Wiant, Jacob, private, September 16, 1861, three years; killed at McLamor’s Cove, Ga., September 11, 1863.
Young, John P., private, August 28, 1862, three years; transferred to Company B October 18, 1864.
* Copied from Bates.
SOURCE: Page(s) 218-225, History of Clarion County, A.J. Davis, A.J.; Syracuse, N.Y.: D. Mason & Co. 1887