Virtue ~ Liberty ~ Independence

Adams County Draft, 1863

Transcribed by Shirley Pierce

Held at Chambersburg, August 25, 1863

Berwick: Metzgar, Washington, Fairfax, John, Kaldist, Isreal, McCruly, Hezekiah, Wolf, John M., Kinnamon, Jacob, Motter, Henry, Sowers, John, Jordy, George, Allewell, David, Armstrong, James, Laughman, Abdiel, Wallet, Lewis, Sourbeer, George, Strubenger, Francis, Kesselring, George, Laughman, Samuel, McCoudy, Eli, Flickinger, Jno. H., Mollison, Eli, Linehart, John, Trimmer, Adam, Laughman, Alexander, Wolf, Isaac Jr., Lynard, John, Baker, Andrew.

Butler: Raffensberger, Wm A., Rex, Amos, Slaybaugh, Wm S., Stanour, J. C., Miller, Daniel, Hoffman, Michael, Houck, Jno. A., Haines, John, Brame, Wm D., Wisler, Daniel, Galbraith, Henry, Kratt, Jno. W, K??e, Geo. S, Vandyke, Reuben, Wisler, Emanuel, Fritz, Henry, Gardner, Wm. F., Diehl, J. W, Wolf, Geo. W, Herr, Abraham, Miller, M. L, Deatrick, Samuel, Dicholtz, Jacob, Crum, Jno. of Sol (sic), Slaybaugh, H. R, Houck, Philip L. Encholtz, John S., Leas, Jacob B., Myers, Amos, Griest, Cyrus S., Yeagy, Ephraim, Detrick, J. L., Asper, Jona S., Gardner, H. B.

Conowago: Bledner, William, Rebert, Emanuel, Brown, Lewis, Little, Josephus, Kahler, Henry, Shaffer, Joseph, Myer, Philip, Wallman, Jacob, Zinn, John, Heidter, Jerome, Wertz, George, Eline, David, Stombach, Joseph. V, Hoff, William, Althoff, David, Dellone, Michael, Slagle, Edward C., Eline, Ambrose, Bollinger, Martin, Forney, David, Alewese, Boldin, Shatler, William

Cumberland: McAlister, S. R., Cohean, S. A., Fisher, Stanford, Frey, H. J., Heagy, Wm. H, Butt, W. A., Hoffman, D. D., Sherfy, Raphnel, Culp, Geo. R, Arendt, George, Hootnagel, Jno. W., Snyder, Adam, Weikert, Emanuel, Lott, Henry G., Pitzer, Samuel Jr., Rhode, Samuel, Socks, Jno. N., Plank, John E., Guinn, J. C., Allison, Solomon, Maunshour, Henry, Epley, Henry W., Toot, H. S., Hamilton, John E., Waybright, Ezra, Black, W. G., Carter, Isaac, Beamer, Walter J., Essick, Geo. W., Forney, John S., Patterson, Geo., Johns, Wm., Thompson, Walter, Wisler, Benjamin, Gintling, Frank

Franklin: Wisler, David, Fisher, George, Hart, Peter, Le-t, John W, Sheely, Noah, Mickley, Peter, Myers, Israel, Plank, George, Spangler, Elias, Miller, Alexander, Beels, George F., Bell, John, Staley, James H., Codori, Jacob, Swartz, Henry, Black, Jacob, T-eimier, Augustus, Haines, George, Hartman, Amos, McKenrick, Samuel, McLlvain, Hanson, Ball, Patrick, Sheely, Ephraim, Fritz, Jacob, McCleaf, Robert, Baker, William, Rife, John, Andrew, Bacher, Isaac, Myers, Amos, Irvin, William, Flickinger, Lafayette, Craig, Henry, Beeker, Jacob, Hartman, NoaH., Kife, John, Minter, Adam, Cronister, Henry, McLlhenny, James H., Deardorff, Adam, Chamberlain, Wm. H., Deardorff, Jacob, Shank, David, Moose, George A., Kuhn, Abner D., Bixler, Jesse, Biesecker, Franklin H.

Freedom: Frock, J. D., Weigle, David W., Brenizer, Lafayette, Weigle, Daniel E., Johns, George, Dubs, Frederick, Topper, Joseph, McLadden, Michael Pfoutz, Jno. D., Snyder, Adam, Brown, Joshua T., Heagy, Calvin G., Krise, Milton T., Krise, Calvin P,, Hill, John H., Myers, Henry, Witherspoon, J. P., Kuhn, Reuben F., Scott, George W., Bigham, James, Patterson, John, Wintrode, Henry F., Kemper, Philip, Linn, John A., Bigham, John, Little, David Y., Pfoutz, Chr. L.

Germany: Stark, Lewis H., Baker, Peter, Kierle, Nathaniel G., Revling, Adam, Jones, Andrew B., Keeter, Josiah, Hemler, Henry L., Gouger, Jno., Kemp, Joshua S., Snyder, Wm., Harner, Abraham,Shaunnessy, John, Narr, Jno. H., Crouse, Charles, Lampert, Jer, Arthur, Henry, BittlE., Henry, Yount, Wm., Sasely, Adam, Rinzer, I. O., Barker, Albert F., Shaffer, Jesse, Waltman, Nathaniel, Rider, Gylvestes J., Schwartz, David L., Rahter, Henry, Keefer, W. H., Menges, Israel, Mehring, Jonathan F., Rider, Wm. F, Yount, Geo. W, Gentz, Peter, Weiker, N. P, Yeally, Geo. W, King, Cornelius, Rupert, Adam, Golden, Francis, Riley, Jacob, Kuert, Edward

Gettysburg: Weikert, Joseph, Chrismer, John E., Hoffman, John, Spangler, Michael, Culp, Rufus E., Johns, Isaac L., Plam, Alfred, King, Wm. T., Williams, Samuel, Tyler, Charles, Wilson, James, Myers, George W., Swann, John, Watts, John, Ashbaugh, William H., Orendorff, Jacob, Witherow, Samuel H., Rowe, J. M., Culp, Charles W., Rupp, George, Heilecker, William, Yost, Jacob, Warren, Thaddeus, Reiling, John M., Myers, Jeff J., Thompson, Walter, Vandersloot, Edw. F., Tate, Alexander J., Rupp, William H., Eliott, Robert, Welty, James L., Stanton, Greenbury, Warner, John, Culp, David A., Sellers, Christian, Broadhead, Joseph, Markell, James H., McGee, Daniel, Cress, James, Dyer, James, Utz, Daniel, Tipton, John W., Finney, G. H. Rev., Kitzmiller, David, Hoover, Henry C., Richter, Henry, Dentz, William, Wisotzhey, W. H. H., Tyson, Isaac G.

Hamilton: Deardoff, Geo., Weigle, A. P., Lauck, Amos, Klunk, Henry, Hgenfritz, Samuel, Getz, Jacob, Rudisill, Geo., Petre, Isaac, Deardorff, John, Getz, John, Hartman, Philip, McIlvain, John, Mummert, Geo. M., Wiest, John, Morrison, John, Stambaugh, Jacob, Miller, Jerome, Baker, D L., Baker, Geo.of Dan, Wolf, Joseph, Ruff, Charles H., Allwine, Thomas, Moul, Conrad

Hamiltonban: Baker, Jacob, Sanders, Wm., McGrew, Alex, O'Brien, Wm., McCleaf, Benj., Turner, Wm., Irons, John, Shields, M. P., Cromer, J. W., Rogers, W. C., Hardin, Hammins, Stoops, David, Sanders, Andrew, Izer, William, Smith, S. A., McLaughlin, Andrew, Johns, John, Shully, D. C., Smith, James, Weikert, Wm. H., Buchler, John, Stem, J. P., Butt, Jeremiah, Herringer, George, Pearson, Frank, Kittinger, J. W., Reed, J. M., Cauflman, George, Dixon, Wm. H., Reed, Benjamin

Huntington: Smith, Henry, Daris, Hiram, Snyder, William, Howe, DaviD., Clever, Absolem, Clapper, John, Braim, Henry F., Wierman, John A., Leas, William H., Lerew, George, Miller, Daniel W., Weaver, David, Shadrach, G., Stevens, Weaver, David B., Fitzcharles, Cornelius, Orsburn, John H., Gardner, Franklin, Baker, George, Wolff, Samuel, Cleaver, David, Welsh, George W., Albert, Ephraim, Miller, James H., McElwee, Wm. W., Meals, George W., Gelvin, George, Donnelly, John H., HowE., Howard, Plank, David, Biedman, N. V., Weaver, Samuel, Stevens, Thomas J., Miller, Jacob A., Beales, C. G., Mangers, Henry, Wolff, Jacob, Plank, Samuel, Bahn, Thomas, Yohe, George S., Bream, Jeremiah

Latimore: Winard, Frederick, Fickle, William, Miller, J. W. B., Lerne, Solomon, Fickes, J. W. B., Smith, George, Wolff, George A., Wagner, Solomon, Burkholder, Abraham, Stitzell, Daniel F., Sheetz, Jeremiah, Asper, Isaac B., Heikes, Peter, Koontz, William H., Roads, Augustus, Hoecht, John C., Gardner, Amos, Hooport, Jacob, Myers, Alfred, Smith, Gideon, Albert, Samuel, Smith, Abraham B., Myers, Peter, Heiges, Henry, Drorbaugh, Reuben, Williams, David G., Lenhart, David, Herman, Conrad, Smith, Elisha B., Hoffman, Daniel, Myers, Andrew, Hoffman, William H.

Liberty: Slagle, John, Irving, James W., Riddlemoser, Geo. W., Beard, David J., Finnelrock, David S., Manherty, John, Taylor, James H., Miller, Henre D., Baker, John, Bowling, James, Boyd, A. B., Eritz, Wash., Frunner, Joseph, Kready, Elias, Elker, John, Reymond, Henry, Pecher, Israel, Sites, Geo. F.

Menallen: Henry C RisE., Samuel A Burkholder, John B Cline, W. G. Pauley, Geo. Weaner, Israel Bricker, Solomon Beamer, Benjamin Femoyer, Amos C Rice, Cornelius Weaver, John B. Wank, Luther Cursman, Henry J. M Peters, Andrew Brough, Jacob Thomas, Crysostum Eppleman, Lewis Gainer, Peter Taylor, John Peters, Daniel Knouse, Abel B. Hummer, Henry Bender, James L. Taylor, Samuel Mathews (Col), Joseph J. Garsin, Theodore Jones, Jacob Minter, Amos Yeates, David Shearer, Chas D. Cook, John Taylor, Wm. W. Hewitt, Zack Oyler, Amos Crum, Emanuel Brown, Geo. W. Heller

Mount Joy: Lodosky Hause, Robert C. McKinney, Henry Traver, Aaron Rohnbaugh, Jacob S. Bowers, John Trostle, Wm. Klingle, Emanuel Feeser, Thaddeus Keefer, John Gouf, David L. Smith, Josephus Mills, John W Neal, Levi A. Caskey, Chas L. Taney, John A. Orndorff, JosiahBowers, Chas H----ner, Emauel Warley, Alex Schwartz, Jacob Schaffer, Aaron Sheely, Henry L. Kuntz, Daniel Lightner, Edward Forney, Emanuel Olinger, G. W. Pennington (Col), Jacob Spangler, Jacob M. Rider, Daniel Trostle, Joseph M. Chambers

B>Mount Pleasant: Joseph A. Smith, Daniel Lawrence, Pius H. Fleshman, Joseph Kuhn, John Hartlaub, Edw Liebeastein, Worley Wintrode, Henry Werkert, John Keiser, Wm. H. Hagerman, John T. Stock, Anthony Smith, John Golden, George Wolford, Jerome Noel, Pius Fowler, Frank Redenbaugher, John B Shorb, George Hayden, Agideous Noel, Levi Stock, Francis Overbaugh, D. J. A. Melhorn, Amos Zauble, George Plunkhart, Charles G. Miller, David Stoneseifer, Anthony Smith, Peter Wagaman, Henry Kuhn, Pius Hemler, John Rudisill

Oxford: Anthony Storm, Jacob Peters, Samuel Hoke, George Isencrout, David Hoke, Francis Klunk, Henry Pferffer, Francis Lawrence, M. Gephart, Samuel Diehl, John Getz, Geo. W. Sherman, James Brown, Jeremiah Markle, Charles Senft, S. McTaggart, James R, Gitt, Jacob Q. Slagle, Chas W Diehl, Cornelius Staub, Peter S. Hull, James Blair, F. C. Heitzel, Geo. Robinson (Col), Chas M. Doll, Wm. Ginter, Aaron Smith(Col), Samuel Myers, Amos L. Noel, Chas Flemming, Joseph Yake, Martin Crabill

Reading: Jacob Burtner, Jacob D Brown, P. C/ Hrbolt, Christ King Jr., Wm. Firestone, Peter Pence, Joseph J. NoeL., Eph. Howard, Abraham Brown, Abraham Larew, Edward King, S. H. Taughmbaugh, D. L. Myers, George D. Brown, Samuel Gettys, Levi Mowel, Geo. Fissell (of G), Michael Ernst, Wm. King, Henry Myers (of H), John Roispd, Henry A. Spangler, Wm. H. Dix, John Mummett, J. C. Brown (of G), Abraham Sipe, Geo. S. Bell, Zachariah Stough, Samuel A. Warner, Henry Heiner, Jacob A. Brough, Solomon Miller, Solomon Border, Nath. C. Bender, Israel Firestone, Abraham Jacobs, John Baker (of G)

Straban: Joseph Lease, Daniel H. Forney, Peter Trostle, Daniel Wert, Amos Myers, Samuel A. Hemler, Wm. Funt, Samuel McCreary, Robert McIlhenny, John Kats?, Joseph Harman, Wm. F Freeman, Samuel Mackley, John Snowden, Samuel Shull, Noah F. Hersh, David Holtz, John M. Potorff, Samuel A. Beitler, John Plank, Samuel Wagner, John C. Brooks, Tobias Lochman, John N. Boyer, G. W. Yeagy, Abraham King, John H. McDannel, Wm. F. Shull, John W. Stalcy, Israel Slothour, George Fidler, Philip A Snyder, Philip T. Cashman, James W. Ford, John Snyder

Tyrone: Peter Fidler, Geo. J. Deatrick, Ignatius Winters, George Ritter, John Wolf, Alex Slaybaugh, Wm. Funk, Edwin Bream, Geo. W. Cline, Michael Gise, Abraham Deatrick, John W. Neely, Thomas Sowers, Isaac Group, John F. Houck, Amos Wiggle, John Spangler (of G)

Union:, John H. Starner, Lewis Treasur, W. H.Young, Jacob A. Crumrine, Levi Spangler, Adam Kinemond, John Riffle, Edward Horwickle, David Welsh, Valentine Shibert, John Hofe, John Spangler Jr., Augustus H. Mehring, Jesse K. Wentz, Eph. Bollinger, Jacob H. Crumrine, Uriah Morlock, Jeremiah Bear, W. P. Weaver, Isaac Baschoar, Joseph H. Lefever, Martin Messinger, Jacob G. Basehoar