121st Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers


Company B

Name

Rank

Date of Muster
Into Service

Remarks

Alexander Laurie/Lawrie Captain September 5, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 21, 1863; served in Company A, 17th PA Infantry (3-months unit); applied for a pension on May 18, 1895: Application No. 1,167,045, Certificate No. 944,776; died February 15, 1917 at Lafayette, Ind.
Charles F. Hulse Captain September 4, 1862 Promoted from 1st Lieutenant, November 1, 1863; discharged by Special Order, November 8, 1864
Adam F. Zinnel Captain August 15, 1862 Promoted to 1st Lieut., December 11. 1862; to Captain, December 5, 1864; discharged by Special Order, January 5, 1865
John Iungerich 1st Lt. September 5, 1862 Promoted from 2d Lieut.; to Adjutant, January 1, 1864
Joseph Rylands 1st Lt. August 13, 1862 Promoted from 1st Sergeant, February 22, 1865; commissioned Captain, January 6, 1865, not mustered; mustered out with Company, June 2, 1865
Edward Scherer 1st Sergeant August 15, 1862 Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
George Keen 1st Sergeant September 3, 1862 Died January 5, 1863, of wounds received at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
William Hardy 1st Sergeant August 21, 1862 Killed at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864
Thomas F. Clark Sergeant August 13, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 2, 1865
Edward W. Steffan Sergeant August 29, 1862 Discharged by General Order, May 31, 1865
Wm. H. Whaland Sergeant August 13, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 2, 1865
Thomas Wheeler Sergeant August 11, 1862 Discharged March 4, 1863, for wounds received at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Alex. Cummings Sergeant August 13, 1862 Discharged by Special Order, October 27, 1863
Edward Wheeler Sergeant August 11, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 9, 1865; discharged August 10, 1865, expiration of term
Thomas B. Cave Sergeant August 21, 1862 Transferred to U. S. Navy, April 19, 1864
James Rutherford Sergeant August 20, 1862 Deserted October 28, 1862
Joseph Schaffer Corporal August 12, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 2, 1865
B. V. Markward Corporal August 20, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 2, 1865
John Zinnel Corporal August 29, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 2, 1865
George Koch Corporal August 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 2, 1865
James Slyoff Corporal August 20, 1862 Discharged by General Order, May 13, 1865
R. M. Snodgrass Corporal August 15, 1862 Killed at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Frank Erdman Corporal August 15, 1862 Deserted October 30, 1862
Fred'k Reochard Corporal August 19, 1862 Deserted October 30, 1862
Kilian Grim Musician August 20, 1862 Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Armstrong, Jno. B. Private August 29, 1862 Deserted August 30, 1862
Berg, Simon Private August 15, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 2, 1865
Bergner, Frederick Private August 15, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 2, 1865
Behler, John Private August 15, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 26, 1863
Becker, Valentine Private August 12, 1862 Deserted October 20, 1862
Calliday, Bernard . Private September 3, 1862 Deserted October 30, 1862
Coil, Edward Private August 29, 1862 Deserted October 30, 1862
Dorsey, Peter Private August 20, 1862 Wounded and missing at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864
Dunlop, Charles Private August 20, 1862 Absent, sick, at muster out
Devlin, John Private August 13, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 26, 1863
Eschennick, Geo. A. Private August 12, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 2, 1865
Ehrlick, John Private August 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 2, 1865
Funk, West. Private September 3, 1862 Promoted to Sergeant Major, September 13, 1862
Fostner, Jacob Private August 12, 1862 Deserted October 29, 1862
Geiger, William Private August 13, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 2, 1865
Graf, John F. Private August 13, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 2, 1l865
Geiler, Henry Private August 14, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 26, 1864
Gund, Andrew Private August 28, 1862 Wounded and missing at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Gross, Charles Private August 12, 1862 Deserted October 26, 1862
Hausman, Chas. C. Private August 21, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, October 29, 1863
HIaines, Samuel B. Private August 16, 1862 Promoted to Coin. Sergeant, August 16, 1862
Eille, Charles Private August 15, 1862 Died at Annapolis, Md., March 5, 1863, of wounds received at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Heoleiter, Jacob Private August 15, 1862 Deserted September 4, 1862
Heinivick, John Private August 15, 1862 Deserted October 19, 1862
Johns, Henry T. Private August 29, 1862 Deserted August 30, 1862
Kirchner, Michael Private August 21, 1862 Wounded at Dabney's Mills, Va., February 7, 1865; discharged by General Order, May 16, 1865
Katz, Charles Private August 1.5, 1862 Dischargred by General Order, May 15, 1865
Kinsella, Patrick Private August 14, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, November 13, 1863
Klemet, William Private August 16, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 14, 1864; discharged by General Order, July 14, 1865
Kneebler, Victor Private August 28, 1862 Died January 26, 1863; burial record, January 6, 1863; at Richmond, Va., of wounds received at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862
KIinkade, John Private August 20, 1862 Deserted October 28, 1862
Lantz, Jacob Private September 3, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, July 4, 1864; discharged by General Order, July 27, 1865
Lewis, Harvey Private August 20, 1862 Deserted October 28, 1862
Miller, John Private August 21, 1862 Discharged May 5. 1863, for wounds received at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862
Meyer, Christopher Private August 22, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, October 29, 1863
Murphey, John Private August 28, 1862 Deserted October 29, 1862
Murphey, Thomas Private August 7, 1862 Deserted August 9, 1862
M'Kenna, John Private August 14, 1862 Discharged by-General Order, June 7, 1865
Peters, Charles Private August 12, 1862 Deserted September 1, 1862
Sasse, Henry Private August 13, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 2, 1865
Schefz, Paul Private August 19, 1862 Discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865
Sellers, William Private August 20, 1862 Deserted December 24, 1862; returned March 27, 1865; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Sullivan, William Private August 5, 1862 Died June 1, 1865
Shannon, Edward C. Private August 12, 1862 Killed at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864
Smith, John Private September 2, 1862 Deserted, date unknown
Smith, Philip C. Private August 20, 1862 Deserted October 22,, 1862
Trefz, William Private August 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 2, 1865
Taylor, Alfred Private August 13, 1862 Died November 7, 1863, at Alexandria, Va., grave, 1,043
Wright, James Y. Private August 19, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, October 29, 1863
Wrigley, Alfred Private August 13, 1862 Killed at Dabney's Mills, Va., February 6, 1865
Wilhelm, William Private August 20, 1862 Deserted August 31, 1862
Young, Israel Private August 9, 1862 Died January 8, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Culpepper, Va., block 1, section A, row 5, grave, 163

Source:  Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.

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