16th Cavalry
Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company A

Name

Rank

Date of Muster
Into Service

Remarks

Seth T. Kennedy Captain October 3, 1862 Promoted to Major, June 13, 1863
Joshua M. Carey Captain October 2, 1862 Prormoted from Quarter Master Sergeant, April 2, 1864; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 8, 1864; transferred to Company C, July 24, 1865
Rob't W. M'Dowell Captain September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Robert H. Atkinson 1st Lt. September 19, 1862 Resigned January 3, 1863
Charles H. Knox 1st Lt. October 6, 1862 Promoted from 2d Lieutenant, January 3, 1863; discharged November 21, 1863
Irving W. Billings 1st Lt. October 4, 1862 Wounded at Parker's Store,Va., November 29, 1863; promoted from 1st Sergeant, April 2, 1864; discharged July 24, 1865
Edmund Dunn 1st Lt. October 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Wm. T. Kennedy 2d Lt. January 3, 1863 Discharged March 4, 1864
Brewer D. Polley 2d Lt. September 6, 1862 Promoted to 2d Lieutenant, May 28, 1864; breveted 1st Lieutenant, March 13, 1865; transferred to Company H, July 24, 1865
George D. Beecher 2d Lt. September 25, 1862 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Adolphus R. Baker 1st Sergeant February 20, 1865 Promoted from private, June 15, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
William Rossell Quarter Master Sergeant August 25, 1863 Promoted from private, March 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Daniel Stauffer Commissary Sergeant September 24, 1862 Promoted from Corporal, June 15, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Lyman H. Lewis Commissary Sergeant September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C; date unknown
James L. Smith Sergeant February 27, 1865 Promoted from private, June 15, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Simon F. Barr Sergeant March 7, 1865 Promoted from private, June 15, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
George G. Menning Sergeant February 25, 1865 Promoted to Corporal, June 15, 1865; to Sergeant, July 15,1865; mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Samuel L. Brown Sergeant October 7, 1862 Promoted from private, June 30, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Cyrus C. Marsh Sergeant February 29, 1864 Promoted from private, June 13, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
John W. Lewis Sergeant September 24, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
George W. Annie Sergeant September 6, 1862 Promoted from Corporal, November 4, 1864November 4, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Henry M. Gardner Sergeant September 6, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, April 3, 1864; to Sergeant, August 31,1864; discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Nicholas Dick Sergeant September 24, 1862 Killed at Hatcher's Run, Va., February 6, 1865
Marvin B. Lyman Sergeant October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Michael Ziester Sergeant September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
William M. Frear Sergeant October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Austin Turck Sergeant September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Jacob F. Mauk Corporal November 5, 1862 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Robert Foster Corporal October 7, 1862 Wounded at Amelia Springs, Va., April 5, 1865; absent, in hospital, at muster out
David S. Barr Corporal March 2, 1865 Promoted to Corporal, July 15, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
John W. Barr Corporal February 20, 1865 Promoted to Corporal, July 15, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Wm. H. H. Morton Corporal January 13, 1864 Promoted to Corporal, July 15, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
John Stoops Corporal March 1, 1865 Promoted to Corporal, July 15, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
William Ley Corporal February 16, 1865 Promoted to Corporal, July 15, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Thomas Bowel Corporal October, 28, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, July 15, 1865; mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
John Colvin Corporal September 24, 1862 Promoted to Hospital Steward, May 1, 1865
J. D. Lancaster Corporal September 24, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Henry Holliday Corporal September 6, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Sylvester M. Benn Corporal September 6, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, January, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Cornelius Ryan Corporal September 6, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Maxwell E. Fulton Corporal September 6, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
John Rossman Corporal September 6, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
William N. Decker Corporal October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
William A. Wright Corporal September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
John Seamans Corporal October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Whitney Briggs Corporal October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Josiah M. Deman Corporal September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Martin V. Townsend Corporal October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Philip A. Carr Bugler March 6, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Samuel Shaffer Bugler February 25, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Edward S. Albee Bugler September 6, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Benjamin Davis Blacksmith January 5, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Robert Enis Blacksmith February 20, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Judson A. Aumick Blacksmith October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Henry Sumner Blacksmith October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Samuel G. Fulmer Saddler October 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Richard A. Charles Saddler September 6, 1862 Wounded at Bristoe Station, Va., October 19, 1863; transferred to Company A, date unknown
Andrews, Lewis Private November 5, 1862 Wounded at Ream's Station, Va., August 23, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Archer, Thomas J. Private October 28, 1862 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Anderson, John Private March 8, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Anton, Alfred Private October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Adams, Harman L. Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Aumick, Harvey A. Private October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Aumick, Silas W. Private October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Brooks, Joseph H. Private September 24, 1862 Deserted December 18, 1862; returned March 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Brown, James Private October 30, 1862 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Bundorf, John Private October 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Burgess, Theron S. Private January 18, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Barkman, Freeman Private March 4, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Brewer, James Private January 13, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Barnes, Alpheus Private January 18, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Burns, William Private February 24, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Bufflapp, Casper Private February 10, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Bennett, Jared A. Private December 29, 1863 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Busher, John Private March 7, 1865 Absent at muster out
Buttermore, Lean'r. Private September 24, 1862 Wounded at Trevilian Station, Va., June 11, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Burt, Russell Private October 27, 1862 Discharged by Special Order, March 28, 1863
Burns, James Private September 6, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 25, 1865
Burns, Charles Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Baker, Charles Private October 3, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Baker, Thomas Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Barr, Thomas W. Private September 27, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Bates, Marvin Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Buck, George Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Briscoe, James Private October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Bedford, Ellis Private October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Britton, Caleb Private October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Coates, Nelson E. Private January 4, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Chapins, John W. Private December 29, 1863 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Craft, George B. Private September 24, 1862 Discharged by Special Order, June 10, 1863
Cook, James L. Private October 27, 1862 Discharged by Special Order, Jauary 20, 1863
Campbell, Chas. G. Private October 27, 1862 Discharged by Special Order, April 4, 1863
Cook, Benjamin L. Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Cook, William W. Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Claffrey, Edward Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Clark, William Private October 1, 1864 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Cooley, Osborne Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Davis, Henry Private March 8, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Day, Alonzo Private February: 24, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Dick, Benjamin Private September 24, 1862 Discharged by Special Order, April 4, 1863
Duff, Jeremia'h. Private September 24, 1862 Died at Washington, D. C., August 8, 1864
Davis, Ira E. Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Decker, Henry W. Private October 2, 1864 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Dymond, James Private October 2, 1864 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Eutsey, John Private February 25, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Eutsey, Jacob Private February 25, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Edick, Amos Private January 1, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Eldercan, Andrew Private January 13, 1864 Absent, in hospital, at miuster out
Everts, William Private February 25, 1864 Absent, sick, at muster out
Foss, Gotleib Private January 29, 1864 Wounded at Hatcher's Run, Va., February 6, 1865; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Fleming, James Private October 17, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Fulton, John Private September 24, 1862 Died at Washington, D. C., December 27, 1864
Foster, Isaac P. Private October 27, 1862 Died at Acquia Creek, Va., March 20, 1863
Forrer, George M. Private February 23, 1865 Deserted July 3, 1865
Faulkner, Harry H. Private September 6, 1864 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Ferry, Harry B. Private October 2, 1864 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Flanagan, Matthew Private March 31, 1865 Not on muster-out roll
Grimm, Henry Private October 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Griffin, John L. Private February 23, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Gibson, James Private March 3, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Grim, John K. Private September 29, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Grim, Joseph Private September 10, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Greenly, Harry V. Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Gilbreath, George Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Hendricks, Corn. Private February 23, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Higgenbotham, S. Private September 24, 1862 Discharged by Special Order, November 7, 1862
Hickson, Francis M. Private January 26, 1864 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, June 30, 1864
Hendricks, Sossa'n. Private February 23, 1865 Deserted July 3, 1863
Houser, Tillman E. Private October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Houser, William Private October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Hubler, John H. Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Hickox, Charles B. Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Hunter, Gideon W. Private February 29, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Hodnot, Thomas C. Private March 2, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Irely, Moses Private February 20, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Johnston, Benj. F. Private October 27, 1862 Deserted July 13, 1863; returned December 10, 1864; mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Johnston, Henry Private January 19, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Johnston, Ephrad's. Private January 5, 1864 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Kelley, Williams Private February 10, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Knickerbocker, J. Private January 13, 1864 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Kessler, Jacob Private February 25, 1864 Discharged by General Order, May 17, 1865
Keltz, Victor L. Private October 28, 1862 Discharged April 3, 1863; died at Annapolis,Md., May 12, 1863
Kelley, John W. Private September 6, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Kieffer, Samuel Private February 29, 1864 Died at Charleston, S. C., September 25, 1864
Kelley, David P. Private September 24, 1862 Deserted August 1, 1863
Kuhns, Newton Private September 27, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Love, Joseph P. Private November 4, 1862 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Lengel, George W. Private February 16, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Levy, David Private February 13, 1865 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Lytle, Robert Private September 24, 1862 Discharged by General Order, April 4, 1863
Leeland, Lafayette Private September 6, 1862 Wounded and captured May 1, 1863; returned May 12, 1863; discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Laughrey, Joseph Private September 24, 1862 Killed at Hawes' Shop, Va., May 28, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Yorktown, section A, grave, 325
Lane, William S. Private October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Myers, Samuel Private February 24, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Maroney, Wm. H. Private March 8, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Merkle, Wm. H. Private October 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Mease, Michael Private February 16, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Moore, Samuel Private January 13, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Moore, Franklin Private December 29, 1863 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Martin, Frederick Private September 24, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 12, 1864
Martin, John Private September 24, 1862 Died at Acquia Creek, Va., July 1, 1863
May, James Private October 17, 1862 Died at Alexandria, Va., October 8, 1864; grave, 2,719
Munsloe, Henry Private September 24, 1862 Deserted November 15, 1862
Moore, William Private .October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Miles, William J. Private October 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Mulnie, Lewis A. Private .October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Murry, Francis Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Madden, Michael Private March 13, 1865 Not on muster-out roll
M'Mannis, John Private March 7, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
M'Mannis, Joseph Private October 17, 1862 Discharged by General Order, May 16, 1865
M'Clintock, L. J. Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Nelson, Charles Private January 27, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Orcutt, Frank W. Private January 13, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Osborne, Henry M. Private October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Paddock, Levi Private March 9, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Pinkerton, H. C. Private February 20, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Phillippi, Charles Private February 20, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Porter, Samuel S. Private September 24, 1862 Promoted to 2d Lieutenant 2d Regiment, Potomac Home Brigade, Maryland Volunteers, June 5,1864; mustered out, September 30, 1864
Patterson, Alfred N. Private September 24, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 16, 1864
Plumley, Jacob B. Private September 24, 1862 Capt'd at Shepherdstown, W. Va., July 16, 1863; died at Richmond, Va., April 5, 1864
Phillips, John F. Private September 24, 1862 Deserted November 3, 1865
Phelps, Otis Private October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Pillow, William R. Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Pickering, Em'lous. Private October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Parks, George W. Private October 2,, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Page, Richard P. Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Richter, Jacob Private February 25, 1864 Wounded; transferred to Company B, date unknown
Reed, George Private February 23, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Rader, David Private February 16, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Robertson, William Private September 13, 1864 Absent at muster out
Reece, Henry D. Private September 24, 1864 Discharged by Special Order, February 17, 1863
Ramsey, James H. Private September 6, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Rhodabarger,Sam'l. Private September 6, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Randolph, Alonzo Private September 6, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 25, 1865
Riggin, Robert C. Private September 24, 1862 Capt'd at Shepherdstown. W. Va., July 16, 1863; died at Richmond, Va., November 2, 1863
Riser, Daniel Private October 25, 1862 Deserted July 8, 1863
Ramsey, John S. Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Reynolds, Philip D. Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Reed, Thomas Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Reese, Richard J. Private March 7, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Swartz, Samuel W. Private February 23, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Saylor, Alfred M. Private February 27, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Shaffer, Leonard D. Private February 25, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Stauffer, John W. Private September 24, 1862 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Stauffer, Cyrus S. Private February 25, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Stauffer, Smith Private September 24, 1862 Missing in action at Shepherdstown, W. Va., July 16, 1863
Shields, Robert Private March 7, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Sullivan, Patrick Private March 7, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Shartel, Lewis C. Private February 16, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Spalding, Dexter Private February 28, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Sheets, William Private March 3, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Shuler, George A. Private March 3, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Shrives, Joseph L. Private January 3, 1864 Absent, in hospital, at muster out
Swartz, Christian Private September 24, 1862 Wounded at Fairfax C. H., Va., May 22, 1863; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, June 30, 1863
Smith, Jacob C. Private September 24, 1862 Died at Harrisburg, Pa.,October 30, 1862
Seighman, George Private September 24, 1862 Captured June 15, 1864; died at Andersonville, Ga., October 14, 1864
Shoup, John Private September 24, 1862 Died at Washington, D. C., December 31, 1863; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery
Shoup, Samuel Private September 24, 1862 Captured in action, June 17, 1864; died at Andersonville, Ga., September 18, 1864; grave, 9,13
Shufelt, Nelson Private September 24, 1862 Deserted November 8, 1862
Stauffer, Anlzi. Private February 25, 1864 Deserted November 10, 1862
Saylor, Joseph B. Private February 23, 1865 Deserted July 3, 1865
Sullivan, Thomas Private September 24, 1862 Deserted July 15, 1863
Smith, Ashbel Private September 24, 1862 Deserted May 15, 1863
Sheets, Urban C. Private March 2, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Sales, Thomas Private October 9, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Shippey, Charles H. Private October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Smith, George Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Squire, Stephen Private October 3, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Steele, John W. Private October 28, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Squire, William N. Private October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Shook, John Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Smith, Reuben Private October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Sutton, Timothy R. Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Templin, Henry W. Private October 27, 1862 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Townsend, Geo. W. Private October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Townsend, Giles Private October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Tiffany, Isaac Private October 2, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Vaughn, Lyman H. Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Winner, George Private March 6, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Williams, Milton Private March 6, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Welsh, Frank Private February 14, 1865 Wounded in action; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Wadsworth, H. E. Private March 4, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Wagoner, Nathan Private February 27, 1865 Mustered out with Company, August 11, 1865
Williams, Robert Private December 26, 1863 Absent, sick, at muster out
Wimer, Isaac Private September 24, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 19, 1864
Wallace, Joseph Private September 18, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, November 9, 1864
Wier, William H. Private September 24, 1862 Transferred to 112th Regiment P. V., December 25, 1862
Wood, William M. Private October 28, 1862 Deserted November 8, 1862
Waters, Thomas S. Private October 3, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Wills, William W. Private October 3, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Wright, John J. Private October 3, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Wright, William H. Private October 3, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Warner, George W. Private October 3, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Wheeler, Robert B. Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Ward, James H. Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Zuver, William Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company C, date unknown
Source:  Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.

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