Fifty-Third Pennsylvania Volunteers
Company "D"


(Transcribed and Submitted by William Beers II)

 

Name
Rank
Date Entered
Remarks

John S M'Kiernan

Captain

Nov 7, 1861

Resigned October 27, 1862

James S Hall

Captain

 

Oct 16, 1861

 

Pr from 1st Lt to Capt Oct 30,1862; Mustered out October 7, 1864

George B Richards

Captain

Oct 16, 1861

Pr from 1st Sgt to 1st Lt 8/20/1864 to Capt 11/2/1864; mustered out with company 6/30/1865 Vet

William M'Kiernan

1st Lt

Oct 16, 1861

Pr from Sgt 10/30/1862; killed at Fredericksburg 12/14/1862 

Thomas Reifsnyder

1st Lt

Nov 7, 1861

Pr from Sgt Major 12/14/1862; discharged 4/9/1864

Robert M Musser

1st Lt

Oct 16, 1861

Pr from Cpl to Sgt to 2nd Lt 8/6/1864; to 1st Lt 11/2/1864; mustered out with company 6/30/1865 Vet

John Howe

2nd Lt

Nov 7, 1861

Resigned November 24,1862

John S Coulter

2nd Lt

Nov 24, 1862

Discharged December 9, 1863

William H Kinkead

1st Sgt

Oct 16, 1861

Pr from Pvt to Sgt 7/1/1864; to 1st Sgt 9/1/1864; mustered out with company 6/30/1865 Vet

Joseph Williamson

1st Sgt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on muster out roll

A P Ammerman

Sgt

Oct 16, 1861

Pr from Pvt to Sgt-- captured 8/25/1864; discharged by G.O. 7/27/1865 Vet

George W Dacey

Sgt

Oct 16, 1861

PPr to Cpl to Sgt 9/1/1864; absent wounded at muster out Vet

Nehemiah Main

Sgt

Oct 16, 1861

Pr to Cpl 7/1/1864; to Sgt 9/1/1864; Mustered out with Company 6/30/1865 Vet

Lewis Beers

Sgt

Oct 16, 1861

Pr from Pvt to Sgt 9/1/1864; mustered out with company 6/30/1865 Vet

Robert Wrath

Sgt

Oct 16, 1861

Transfered to Vet Res Corps 3/16/1864

David Gibbs

Sgt

Oct 16, 1861

Pr to Sgt-killed at Cold Harbor 6/3/1864

Calvin B Wilson

Sgt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

Alfred Weston

Sgt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

Hiram Stetler

Sgt

Oct 16, 1861

Died 2/12/1863 buried in Military Asyulm Cemetery, Washington

James A Main

Cpl

Oct 16, 1861

Pr to Cpl 7/1/1864; mustered out with company 6/30/1865 Vet

Henry Cushard

Cpl

Oct 16, 1861

Pr to Cpl 9/1/1864; mustered out with company 6/30/1865 Vet

William E Beels

Cpl

Oct 16, 1861

Pr to Cpl 1/1/1865; mustered out with company 6/30/1865 Vet

Daniel Bonawitz

Cpl

Apr 4, 1864

Pr to Cpl 1/1/1865; mustered out with company 6/30/1865 Vet

Andrew J Diamond

Cpl

Feb 5, 1864

Absent, wounded at muster out

John Calderwood

Cpl

Oct 16, 1861

Pr to Cpl Missing in action, at Spottsylvania C.H. 5/12/1864 Vet

John D Ganoe

Cpl

Oct 16, 1861

Pr to Cpl discharged 10/1864 for wounds received in action

William Dolph

Cpl

Oct 16, 1861

Transfered to Vet Res Corps 2/15/1864

Thomas T Stiles

Cpl

Mar 13, 1864

Died 10/29/1864 of wounds received in action; buried at City Point Va Vet

William H Denning

Cpl

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

Edmund Fulkerson

Cpl

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

Peter Weber

Musician

Oct 16, 1861

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865 Vet

William W Gill

Musician

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

William Anderson

Pvt

Sept 2, 1864

Substitute; mustered out with company 6/30/1865 Vet

Tenas Byam

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865 Vet

Deitrick Becker

Pvt

Sept 4, 1864

Substitute; wounded 9/13/1864; absent at muster out

Charles Blumm

Pvt

Aug 21, 1863

Drafted; absent sick at muster out

William Betts

Pvt

Feb 11, 1864

Absent sick at muster out

Julius Black

Pvt

Feb 13, 1864

mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Samuel Bonnell

Pvt

Feb 8, 1864

mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Eli R Brooks

Pvt

Mar 27, 1864

mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Henry K Byam

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Captured at Petersburg 6/16/1864; died at Augusta Ga 7/15/1865

Jacob Berge

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Mustered out 11/7/1864; expiration of term

John Beers

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Transfered to Vet Res Corps 2/15/1864

John Beals

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on muster out rolls

Samuel Bailey

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on muster out rolls

George B Beyer

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on muster out rolls

John Barnes

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on muster out rolls

George B Beyer

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Discharged by G.O. 6/17/1865

Chelson S Bonnell

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Died 9/17/1864 buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Friend Cook

Pvt

Mar 5, 1864

Absent, sick, at muster out

J H Cunningham

Pvt

Feb 20, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Thomas Clancy

Pvt

Aug 21, 1863

Drafted, absent, sick, at muster out

William C Carpenter

Pvt

Feb 22, 1864

Absent, sick, at muster out

Samuel C Coulter

Pvt

Feb 22, 1864

Mustered out with company, 6/30/1865

Orian Chandler

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Missing in action at Spottsylvania C. H. 5/12/1864

Isaiah Carter

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate 10/13/1864

John D Cortwright

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Transfered to Vet Res Corps 9/22/1864

James Cotton

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Died 6/14/1864 of wounds received in action-- buried at Philadelphia, PA

John Cantwell

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Deserted 2/1/1864 Vet

Patrick Conner

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Died at Phidelphia PA 7/8/1862

Eugene M Carter

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on muster out rolls

Joseph Darrow

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate 7/6/1864

Major R Debble

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Martin Dodge

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Absent sick at muster out

Charles H Doud

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Absent sick at muster out

John Dellow

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Discharged 10/13/1864 for wounds received in action

Lorenzo M Dowe

Pvt

Jul 26, 1864

Substitute,discharged by General Orders, 5/11/1865

William R Devine

Pvt

Sept 1, 1864

Substitute,discharged by General Order, 63/1865

Charles Dorsey

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

Thomas S Eustice

Pvt

Feb 17, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Franklin Edmiston

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

C H Farnsworth

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Andrew Fogerty

Pvt

Feb 22, 1864 /TD>

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

William H Forbes

Pvt

Feb 15, 1864

Drafted, Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Henry B Foreman

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Discharged by Surgeons certificate 10/8/1864

David Flawd

Pvt

Aug 27, 1861

Substitute, Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Ezra L Fuller

Pvt

Aug 24, 1864

Discharged by G.O. 5/24/1865

Michael Fink

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

Zachariah Flegal

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

Ralph W Grinnell

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Charleston Golt

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Absent sick at muster out

Stephen B Gray

Pvt

Feb 27, 1864

Absent sick at muster out

Thomas G Gibson

Pvt

Feb 2, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Marshall R Grover

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Discharged by Surgeons certificate 6/7/1865

John Graham

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Died 4/19/1864

Joseph Gontz

Pvt

Feb 25, 1864

Killed at Spottsylvania C H VA, 5/12/1864

John Glasgow

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Killed at Fair Oaks 6/1/1862

David M Gibbs

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

Samuel Henderson

Pvt

Aug 16, 1864

Substitute, absent sick at Muster out

Perry Hays

Pvt

Jan 5, 1864

Absent sick at Muster out

Pember Higley

Pvt

Jan 5, 1864

Mustered out with company, 6/30/1865

Jacob Haug

Pvt

Apr 1, 1865

Drafted, mustered out with Company, 6/30/1865

Nyman Haskins

Pvt

Feb 19, 1864

Discharged by G.O. 6/19/1865

Henry Herman

Pvt

Feb 19, 1864

Died 6/25/1864 of wounds received in action, buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

Levi Hann

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Died 2/8/1865 buried at Annapolis, Md

Henry D Hoover

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

Ellis E Howe

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

Thomas J Holler

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

Thomas H Huff

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

C B Johnston

Pvt

Apr 4, 1865

Drafted, mustered out with Company, 6/30/1865

H R Johnston

Pvt

Apr 4, 1865

Drafted, mustered out with Company, 6/30/1865

Thomas Jones

Pvt

Sept 2, 1865

Substitute, mustered out with Company, 6/30/1865

George Jackson

Pvt

Aug 22, 1863

Drafted absent sick at muster out

William W Jefferies

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Died 12/1/1861 buried at Military Asylum Cemetery, Washington DC

Joseph Kirk

Pvt

Aug 22, 1863

Drafted absent sick at muster out

John Kempfer

Pvt

Aug 22, 1863

Substitute discharged by G.O.5/30/1865

Benjaman H Kinsey

Pvt

Feb 2, 1864

Substitute died 4/17/1865 of wounds received in action

Elias Kevse

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

O Perry Krise

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

Michael Keenan

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

Levi Laird

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Mustered out with company, 6/30/1865, Vet

Michael Laffin

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Mustered out with company, 6/30/1865, Vet

Ramanzo S Luce

Pvt

Aug 4, 1864

Absent sick at muster out

Alvin Lawerence

Pvt

Jan 5, 1864

Absent sick at muster out

Richard H Lee

Pvt

Aug 21, 1863

Drafted, absent at muster out

A M Lawerence

Pvt

Mar 21, 1862

Mustered out 3/20/1865. Expiration of term

George L Lyon

Pvt

Aug 22, 1864

Substitute. died 5/3/1865 of wounds received in action, buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

George W Luce

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Died 5/6/1864, buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, Washington, DC

Horatio Libbey

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

A Clark Leyde

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

Joseph M Lucas

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on mustered out rolls

George Morgan

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Absent sick at muster out

John T Morton

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Joseph L Merrick

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

John P Mattey

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Deserted 8/1864 returned 5/1/1865; mustered out with company 6/30/1865

James Murphy

Pvt

Jan 23, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Andrew Miller

Pvt

Mar 6, 1865

Drafted; mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Jeremiah Mahoney

Pvt

Apr l, 1865

Drafted; mustered out with company 6/30/1865

New'n Mumbower

Pvt

Jan 28, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Michael Mason

Pvt

Feb 28, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Michael Mullen

Pvt

Sept 8, 1863

Drafted absent sick at muster out

Alvin A Martin

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Missing in action at Spottsylvania C.H. 5/12/1864

Melvin Murdock

Pvt

Mar 2, 1865

Discharged by General Order, 6/18/1865

Leonard H Merrick

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Killed at Petersburg, 6/17/1864

Jos. H Matthews

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Died 7/11/1864,of wounds received in action, buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, L.I.

Calvin Morris

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Captured-died 7/9/1864 at Ansonville, Ga grave 3065

Deloss Mumford

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Died 6/8/1864 of wounds received at Cold Harbor 6/3/1864

Lorenzo J Murphy

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on muster-out roll

Jacob Miller

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on muster-out roll

Edward Miller

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on muster-out roll

John M'Lanahan

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Charles M'Ness

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Discharged by General Order 6/22/1865

John M'Manus

Pvt

Sept 17, 1863

Drafted, absent at muster out

Robert H M'Caskey

Pvt

Feb 27, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Thomas M'Guire

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Died 1/3/1863 buried in Military Asylum Cemetery D.C.

Madison M'Mullin

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Killed at Fair Oaks 6/1/1862

Charles M'Clain

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on muster-out roll

Vincent Neville

Pvt

Feb 8, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Hugh Needham

Pvt

Feb 24, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Enoch Neville

Pvt

Mar 27, 1864

Absent sick at muster out

William Nelson

Pvt

Apr 24, 1863

Drafted, absent sick at muster out

Robert B Nephew

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Transfered to Vet Res Corps 3/18/1865

David C Nelson

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on muster-out roll

Howard Nulley

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on muster-out roll

George G Oatman

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Discharged by General Order 6/2/1865

Osman Ostrander

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Died 6/4/1864 of wounds received at Cold Harbor 6/3/1864

Peter L Ogden

Pvt

Oct 7, 1861

Died at Annapolis Md, 10/7/1863

George R Peet

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

William B Post

Pvt

Feb 22, 1863

Drafted absent at muster out

Thomas Pegg

Pvt

Aug 22, 1863

Drafted absent at muster out

Richard M Pratt

Pvt

Mar 5, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Samuel Peters

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Mustered out 11/7/1864, expiration of term

Mathias Plank

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Discharged 1/7/1865 for wounds received in action

William Rannscross

Pvt

Jan 28, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

William L Ruble

Pvt

Feb 27, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

John Ransom

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

David Rose

Pvt

Sept 14, 1863

Drafted, absent, sick at muster out

William Radabach

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Mustered out, 11/7/1864 expiration of term

Joseph D Rankin

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Killed at Spottsylvania C.H. 5/12/1864 Vet

William D Raymond

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Died 6/22/1864, of wounds received in action, buried in National Cemetery, Arlington Va

John Rowe

Pvt

Sept 4, 1864

Substitute killed in action, 3/31/1865

William Rogers

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Died 4/1/1865 at City Point Va, of wounds received in action

John Richards

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on muster-out roll

Henry H Ross

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on muster-out roll

Henry Richards

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on muster-out roll

Philip Rogers

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on muster-out roll

William O Simonton

Pvt

Feb 25, 1864

Wounded in action 3/31/1865 discharged by General Order 6/7/1865

Lewis Shafer

Pvt

Sept 12, 1864

Wounded in action 3/31/1865 discharged by General Order 6/7/1865

William O Simonton

Pvt

Feb 25, 1864

Substitute, Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Jacob E Stormfelz

Pvt

Aug 18, 1864

Substitute, Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

Thomas Simpson

Pvt

Jul 27, 1863

Drafted Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

William S Simpson

Pvt

Feb 16, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

William H Stultz

Pvt

Aug 21, 1863

Drafted, absent,sick at muster out

Francis Surdam

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Missing in action at Cold Harbor Va, 6/3/1864

C Schimmerhorn

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 9/26/1864

Alonzo D Stewart

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Wounded in action discharged by General Order 6/5/1865

Solomon Snyder

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Transfered to Vet Reserve Corps 3/18/1865

Theo Stevenson

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on muster-out roll

Daniel Slattery

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Died at Newark, NJ , 2/5/1863

Daniel Slattery

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Died at Newark, NJ , 2/5/1863

Herman Theis

Pvt

Aug 31, 1864

Substitute, mustered out with company 6/30/1865

John G Thompson

Pvt

Feb 9, 1864

Absent, sick, at muster out

John H Thomas

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Died 6/17/1864 of wounds received in action; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington VA

John M Test

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on muster out roll

Jos. Vanbuskirk

Pvt

Jan 5, 1864

Absent, sick, at muster out

A M Vanguilder

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Killed at Spottsylvania C H, 5/12/1864

Clarence A Warren

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

James C Wright

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Wounded at Spottsylvania C H 5/12/1864; absent at muster out

Chas. H Wood

Pvt

Apr 4, 1864

Wounded in action, 3/31/1865;absent at muster out

Charles Wilson

Pvt

Sept 16, 1864

Substitute, absent, sick at muster out

Chas. P Walbridge

Pvt

Jan 26, 1864

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

John P Ward

Pvt

Jan 5, 1864

Absent, sick at muster out

Frederick Willer

Pvt

Mar 28, 1865

Mustered out with company 6/30/1865

William Williams

Pvt

Aug 22, 1863

Drafted, absent, sick at muster out

A Jackson White

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Died 9/17/1862; buried in National Cemetery, Antietam, MD, section 26, lot A, grave 10

Henry Wilcox

Pvt

Oct 16, 1861

Not on muster-out roll

William Young

Pvt

Mar 2, 1865

Drafted, absent, sick at muster out

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