47th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Name |
Rank |
Date of Muster |
Remarks |
George Junker | Captain | August 21, 1861 | Promoted to Captain, September 17, 1861; died at Hihon Head, S. C., October 25, 1862, of wounds received at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862 |
Charles W. Abbott | Captain | September 17, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Lt., September 17, 1861; to Captain, October 22, 1862; to Lieut. Colonel, January 3, 1865 |
Matthias Miller | Captain | September 17, 1861 | Promoted from Corporal to 1st Sergeant, January 1, 1864; to 2d Lt., August 1, 1864; to Captain, January 4, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
David H. Fetherolf | 1st Lt. | September 17, 1861 | Promoted from 2d to 1st Lieutenant, May 2, 1863; mustered out, November 17, 1864, expiration of term |
Franklin Beisel | 1st Lt. | September 17, 1861 | Promoted from Corporal to 1st Sergeant, August 1, 1864; to 1st Lt., January 23, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Alfred P. Swoyer | 2d Lt. | September 17, 1861 | Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt., May 2, 1863; killed at Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864 |
Elias F. Benner | 2d Lt. | September 17, 1861 | Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, September 14, 1864; to 2d Lt., January 23, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
George J. Scherer | 1st Sergeant | September 17, 1861 | Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, November 6, 1864; to 1st Sergeant, January 24, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
John Bischoff | Sergeant | September 17, 1861 | Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, January 24, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Samuel Kunfer | Sergeant | September 17, 1861 | Promoted to Corporal, September 19, 1864; to Sergeant, January 24, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Samuel Reinert | Sergeant | September 17, 1861 | Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; promoted to Corporal, August 1, 1864; to Sergeant, October 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
William Landis | Sergeant | September 17, 1861 | Promoted to Corporal, September 19, 1864; wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; promoted to Sergeant, October 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Peter Reinmiller | Sergeant | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term |
Conrad Volkonand | Sergeant | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term |
Phaon Guth | Sergeant | October 2, 1862 | Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term |
Wm. H. Burger | Sergeant | September 17, 1861 | Died at Philadelphia, November 5, 1865, of wounds received at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; Vet |
Edwin Moyer | Sergeant | September 17, 1861 | Deserted November 25, 1864; Vet |
Manoh Carl | Corporal | September 17, 1861 | Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
C. Weidenbach | Corporal | September 17, 1861 | Promoted to Corporal, September 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Edwin Person | Corporal | February 9, 1864 | Promoted to Corporal, September 26, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
William Hinkle | Corporal | *March 29, 1864 | Promoted to Corporal, April 21, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
John Saylor | Corporal | February 23, 1864 | Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Nathan Handwerk | Corporal | March 7, 1864 | Promoted to Corporal, October 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Amos Slutter | Corporal | March 29, 1864 | Promoted to Corporal, October 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
George Kruck | Corporal | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term |
Lewis Benner | Corporal | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term |
Martin Guth | Corporal | October 2, 1862 | Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term |
Joseph Frack | Corporal | October 2, 1862 | Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out, June 22, 1865 |
William Knerr | Corporal | October 2, 1862 | Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term |
Wm. Sebubard | Corporal | September 17, 1861 | Deserted September 19, 1861 |
Daniel Fritz | Musician | September 17, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 29, 1862 |
Amend, Valentine | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term |
Amey, Benjamin | Private | October 2, 1862 | Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term |
Acher, Charles | Private | November 5, 1862 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, May 19, 1865 |
Barr, William | Private | February 8, 1864 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Berkernoyer, Peter | Private | February 10, 1864 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Boger, Francis | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Bower, Charles | Private | March 15, 1864 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Breinig, Henry A. | Private | February 21, 1865 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Backman, Joseph | Private | October 29, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, December 16, 1861 |
Bornschier, M. | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term |
Barber, Wm. H. | Private | July 26, 1862 | Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865 |
Boger, Tilghman | Private | August 26, 1862 | Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865 |
Breisch, Tilghman | Private | October 2, 1862 | Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term |
Brecht, William | Private | September 17, 1861 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 1, 1864 |
Berliner, Lewis | Private | September 17, 1861 | Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 10; Vet |
Bower, John | Private | December 2, 1863 | Not on muster-out roll |
Carl, William | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Cope, Peter | Private | March 21, 1864 | Mustered out by General Order, June 22, 1865 |
Dankle, Francis | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Delp, George | Private | August 11, 1863 | Drafted; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Dottery, John | Private | December 2, 1863 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Druckenmiller, E. | Private | September 17, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, August 18, 1864 |
Diehl, Alfred | Private | October 29, 1862 | Mustered out, October 28, 1865, expiration of term |
Dackratt, Daniel D. | Private | August 14, 1861 | Promoted to Principal Musician, September 1, 1863 |
Dipple, Lewis | Private | September 17, 1861 | Died at Key West, Fla., April 27, 1862 |
Datzius, Philip W. | Private | February 29, 1864 | Died at Portsmouth Grove, R. I., November 9, 1864 |
Eastman, Wm. | Private | February 14, 1865 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Erbe, Werner | Private | September 17, 1861 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 1, 1864 |
Frey, William | Private | March 2, 1865 | Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term |
Fisher, Charles | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term |
Fersch, John F. | Private | September 17, 1861 | Discharged onr Surgeon's Certificate, March 11, 1864 |
Ferg, Paul | Private | September 17, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 20, 1862 |
Freas, Joseph | Private | March 10, 1865 | Mustered out by General Order, September 14, 1865 |
Fisher, Rudolph | Private | September 17, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 29, 1862 |
Fegely, Harrison | Private | December 2, 1863 | Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; transferred to Company E, 21st Regiment, 1st Battery, Veteran Reserve Corps, January 17, 1865 |
Frederick, Edward | Private | October 2, 1862 | Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; died at Fort Jefferson, Fla., February 16, 1862 |
Fiesel, Gottleib | Private | September 17, 1861 | Died at Hilton Head, S. C., November 9, 1862, of wounds received at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862 |
Gulty, John | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Glichler, Benedict | Private | February 8, 1864 | Mustered out by General Order, May 19, 1865 |
Geesey, Jacob | Private | October 12, 1864 | Mustered out, October 11, 1865, expiration of term |
Gerrett, Matthias | Private | December 2, 1863 | Died at New Orleans, La., May 22, 1864 |
Gross, Edwin | Private | December 15, 1863 | Died at Charleston, S. C., October 30, 1865 |
Grimm, Charles | Private | February 23, 1864 | Deserted July 11, 1864 |
Hartzog, Jacob F. | Private | September 17, 1861 | Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 24, 1863 |
Heiney, Charles | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term |
Heller, William P. | Private | August 26, 1862 | Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865 |
Handwerk, Harri'n | Private | October 2, 1862 | Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term |
Houser, Edward | Private | October 2, 1862 | Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term |
Hantz, Henry | Private | October 18, 1864 | Mustered out, October 19, 1865, expiration of term |
Hinderer, John | Private | September 17, 1861 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 1, 1864 |
Heckman, Wm. A. | Private | August 14, 1861 | Promoted to Principal Musician, September 1, 1863 |
Houser, Paul | Private | October 2, 1862 | Drowned from steamer "Pocohontas," June, 1864 |
Haglegans, Nicho's | Private | September 17, 1861 | Killed at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864; Vet |
Hoffman, George | Private | October 29, 1861 | Died at Annapolis, Md., February 21, 1865 |
Hull, Jacob | Private | May 2, 1865 | Transferred from 159th Regiment Pa. Vol., May 2, 1865; mustered out, December 25, 1865 |
Kase, George | Private | December 2, 1863 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Kelter, Abraham | Private | February 15, 1865 | Mustered out with Companv, December 25, 1865 |
Kelter, William S. | Private | February 16, 1865 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Keller, Edward | Private | February 16, 1865 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Knerr, John W. | Private | February 15, 1865 | Absent, on detached duty, at muster out |
Knerr, James E. | Private | February 15, 1865 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Knell, Frederick | Private | September 17, 1861 | Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, May 9, 1863 |
Koffler, John | Private | September 17, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 7, 1863 |
Kentzler, Jacob | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term |
Koldhoff, John | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term |
Krause, Anthony | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term |
Keiser, John | Private | October 2, 1862 | Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term |
Kilmore, George | Private | September 17, 1861 | Killed near Berryville, Va., September 5. 1864 |
Kloiz, Moses F. | Private | December 15, 1863 | Killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 9 |
Kolb, John | Private | September 17, 1861 | Died at Baltimore, Md., October 21, 1864; Vet |
Kolb, Hiram | Private | September 17, 1861 | Wounded at Cedar Creek. Va., October 19, 1864; deserted, November 27, 1864; Vet |
Klotz, David | Private | November 5, 1862 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 1, 1864 |
Landrock, Julius | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out with Company. December 25, 1865; Vet |
Leonhard. William | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Leibensperger, W. A. | Private | March 15, 1864 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Long, Daniel H. | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Long. Lewis | Private | December 2, 1863 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Leb, Elias | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term |
Long, Amandus | Private | September 17, 1861 | Died at Key West, Fla., March 29, 1862 |
Leonhard, George | Private | September 17, 1861 | Died at Key West, Fla., April 19, 1862 |
Louis, Joseph | Private | September 17, 1861 | Died at Hilton Head, S. C., October 23, 1862, of wounds received at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862 |
Landes, Abraham | Private | September 17, 1861 | Died at Hilton Head, S. C., October 23, 1862, of wounds received at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862 |
Long, Solomon H. | Private | March 15, 1864 | Died at New Orleans, La., August-21, 1864 |
Metzger, Harrison | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Metzger, Jonas | Private | October 18, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Miller, Lewis | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Miller, Peter | Private | February 17, 1865 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Moser, John | Private | February 22, 1864 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Madder, Samuel | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out, September 18 1864, expiration of term |
Metzger, Lewis | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out September 18, 1864, expiration of term |
Muthard, Alfred | Private | October 10, 1864 | Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term |
Moesner, David | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out by General Order, August 21, 1865; Vet |
Muench, Martin | Private | September 17, 1861 | Died at Key West, Fla., July 22, 1862 |
M'Connell, John | Private | September 17, 1861 | Killed at Pocotaligo, S. C. October 22 1862 |
Madder, Jacob | Private | September 17, 1861 | Died of wounds received at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864 |
M'Farland, Patrick | Private | Died at Fort Jefferson, Fla., September 16, 1862 | |
Noll, William | Private | September 17, 1862 | Mustered out by General Order, June 1, 1865 |
Nagle, Conrad | Private | September 17, 1861 | Died at Alexandria,Va., August 23, 1864, grave, 2,604; Vet |
Nessler, Frederick | Private | September 17, 1861 | Died at Key West, Fla., August 20, 1862 |
Preston, Charles | Private | December 17, 1863 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Ready, Elias | Private | *September 17, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, November 26, 1861 |
Reifinger, Martin | Private | December 2, 1863 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, August 3, 1864 |
Romig, Henry S. | Private | December 2, 1863 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 11, 1865 |
Resch, Charles | Private | September 17, 1861 | Died at Baton Rouge, La., August 18, 1864; Vet |
Richder, Charles | Private | November 5, 1862 | Died at Baltimore, Md., September 1, 1864 |
Schrank, William | Private | September 17, 1861 | Wounded at Pocotaligo, S.C., October 22, 1862; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Semmel, David | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Shoemaker, Benj. | Private | December 2, 1863 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Shoemaker, Wm. H. | Private | December 2, 1863 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Seip, Lewis G. | Private | February 19, 1864 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Sourewine, Tilgh'n | Private | September 17, 1861 | Absent, sick, at muster out |
Snyder, John G. | Private | February 15, 1865 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Snyder, Wm. | Private | February 15, 1865 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Stahly, Levi | Private | April 1, 1864 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Strauss, Paul | Private | September 17, 1861 | Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Strauss, Daniel | Private | March 15, 1864 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Strauss, Evan | Private | February 14, 1865 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Strauss, James | Private | September 17, 1861 | Wounded at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Sterner, William | Private | February 14, 1865 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Snyder, Andres | Private | September 17, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 3, 1862 |
Sackenheimer, F. | Private | September 17, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 1, 1862 |
Schimpf, John | Private | September 17, 1861 | Wounded at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862; mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term |
Scholl, John | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term |
Schick, William D. | Private | October 2, 1862 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 4, 1865 |
Smith, Alfred | Private | March 3, 1864 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 19, 1865 |
Schearer, William | Private | September 17, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, December 15, 1864; Vet |
Savitz, Henry | Private | October 2, 1862 | Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term |
Schlicher, William | Private | October 2, 1862 | Mustered out, October 1, 1865, expiration of term |
Smith, Franklin | Private | October 10, 1864 | Mustered out, October 9, 1865, expiration of term |
Seiger, James | Private | October 29, 1862 | Mustered out, October 2, 1865, expiration of term |
Stout, Charles | Private | October 29, 1862 | Mustered out, October 28, 1865, expiration of term |
Sigle, John G. | Private | March 2, 1864 | Mustered out by General Order, November 14, 1865 |
Schneck, Lewis | Private | December 15, 1863 | Killed at Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot, 10 |
Schuchard, John | Private | September 17, 1861 | Died at Hilton Head, S. C., October 24, 1862, of wounds received at Pocotaligo, S. C., October 22, 1862 |
Schirer, Augustus | Private | September 17, 1861 | Died at Key West, Fla. April 5, 1862 |
Siegler, Josiah | Private | May 28, 1864 | Deserted January 24, 1865 |
Toole, Henry S. | Private | October 17, 1862 | Mustered out by General Order, July 8, 1865 |
Ulrich, Christopher | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out, September 18, 1864, expiration of term |
Wasser, Lewis | Private | February 21, 1865 | Mustered out with Company December 25, 1865 |
Weil, James D. | Private | March 2, 1864 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Wagner, Levi | Private | February 4, 1864 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865 |
Woodring, Samuel | Private | September 17, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
Wieland, Christ'n F. | Private | February 27, 1864 | Promoted to Assistant Surgeon, December 13, 1864 |
Wolf, Samuel | Private | September 17, 1861 | Killed at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864 |
Walberd, William | Private | September 17, 1861 | Died at New Orleans, La., April 30, 1864 |
Zellner, Benjamin | Private | December 15, 1863 | Mustered out with Company, December 25, 1865; Vet |
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