77th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Company K


Recruited in Lancaster County

Name

Rank

Date of Muster
Into Service

Term/
Years

Remarks

Frederick S. Pyfer Captain December 8, 1861
3
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, January 31, 1863
John C. Shroad Captain December 8, 1861
3
Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 1st Lieutenant,April 19, 1862; to Captain, April 11, 1863; wounded and captured at Chickamauga, Ga.,September 19, 1863; mustered out, March 11, 1865
James A. Haus Captain December 8, 1861
3
Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt, May 1, 1862; to 1stLt., April 11, 1863; to Captain, June 7, 1865; wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September 9, 1863; mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Benjamin H. Ober 1st Lt. December 8, 1861
3
Resigned April 19, 1862
Jacob Pontz 1st Lt. December 8, 1861
3
Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, May 1, 1862; to 1st Sergeant, December 1, 1862; to 1st. Lt., June 7, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet
Jacob S. Dutchman 2d Lt. December 8, 1861
3
Resigned May 1, 1862
George Conrad 2d Lt. December 8, 1861
3
Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lieut., April 11, 1863; wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 19, 1864; mustered out, January 19, 1865, expiration of term
Jefferson White 2d Lt. December 27, 1861
3
Wounded at Liberty Gap, Tenn., June 25, 1863; promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1864; to Sergeant, April 1, 1865; to 2d Lieutenant, June 7, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet
Adam Pontz 1st Sergeant December 8, 1861
3
Promoted to Sergeant, April 1, 1864; to 1st Sergeant, July 7, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet
Henry Gast Sergeant December 8, 1861
3
Promoted to Corporal, June 22, 1863; to Sergeant, April 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet
John Carney Sergeant December 8, 1861
3
Promoted to Corporal, June 22, 1863; to Sergeant, July8, 1865; discharged by General Order, October 10, 1865; Vet
John Donald Sergeant December 8, 1861
3
Wounded at Marietta, Ga., July 3, 1864; promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1864; to Sergeant, July 8, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet
Frederick Shaum Sergeant December 23, 1861
3
Promoted to Sergeant, April 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet
John Obreiter Sergeant December 8, 1861
3
Promoted fror Corporal to Sergeant, December 1, 1863; captured at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863; mustered out, June 21, 1865
Nathan Sturgis Sergeant December 8, 1861
3
Wounded at Chickamuaga, Ga, September 19, 1863; mustered out, December 8, 1864, expiration of term
Henry M. Erisman Sergeant December 8, 1861
3
Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, March, 1864
George L. .Myers Sergeant December 8, 1861
3
Died at Corinth, Miss., May 8, 1862
Franklin Domant Corporal December 8, 1861
3
Promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet
Robert M'Millan Corporal December 8, 1861
3
Wounded at Stone River, Tenn., December 31, 1862; promoted to Corporal,December 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet
Henry White Corporal February 23, 1864
3
Wounded at Liberty Gap, June 25, 1863, and at Franklin, Tenn., November 30, 1864; promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Chas. D. Himmens Corporal February 24, 1864
3
Promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1865; musteredout with Company, December 6, 1865
William Donald Corporal February 16, 1864
3
Promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1865; dischargedby General Order, October 11, 1865
Robert I. Beatty Corporal February 17, 1864
3
Promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1865; discharged by General Order, October 11, 1865
Samuel C. Watson Corporal December 8, 1861
3
Promoted to Corporal, July 8. 1865; mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet
John Canon Corporal February 15, 1864
3
Promoted to Corporal, July 8, 1865; mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Jacob Isenberger Corporal December 8, 1861
3
Promoted to Corporal, April 23, 1863; prisonerfrom September 19, 1863, to February 24, 1865; mustered out, April 24, 1865, to date March 1, 1865
John J. Hartley Corporal December 8, 1861
3
Discharged, expiration of term
Maris Alexander Corporal December 8, 1861
3
Died at Camp Wood, Kentucky, January 16, 1862
David B. Martin Corporal December 8, 1861
3
Deserted January, 1863
Henry Good Corporal December 8, 1861
3
Discharged February 18, 1863
Gottfried Hamman Private  
 
Promoted to Corporal; transferred to Company K; killed at Gettysburg. Submitted by his great-grandson, Charles E, Henry
John Glazier Musician December 8, 1861
3
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet
Jefferson Killian Musician February 24, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Williams Marks Musician December 8, 1861
3
Deserted October 16, 1862
Albright, Jacob Private March 5, 1865
3
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Adams, Henry Private March 1, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Angeimier, Anth'y. Private February 26, 1864
3
Discharged by General Order, June 10, 1865
Axer, Frederick Private December 8, 1861
3
Deserted February 27, 1862
Amstead, WVash'n. Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged; date unknown
Brubacker, David Private December 8, 1861
3
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet
Balzer, Franklin Private December 8, 1861
3
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet
Beam, William A. Private December 8, 1861
3
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet
Buckins, Henry Private March 1, 1865
3
Discharged by General Order, October 6, 1865
Brickner, Freder'k. Private March 7, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Brighton, Augustus Private December 8, 1861
3
Prisoner from September 19, 1863, to April 21, 1865; mustered out, April 22, 1865
Buckins, William Private September 5, 1864
1
Discharged by General Order, May 19, 1865
Broome, Louis H. Private September 5, 1864
1
Discharged by General Order, May 19, 1865
Burroughs, John Private March 7, 1865
1
Died at New Orleans, La., August 8, 1865
Bowman, Wash'n. Private February 28, 1865
1
Deserted June 26, 1865
Buler, Lewis H. Private December 8, 1861
3
Deserted January 22, 1863
Brown, Alexander Private December 8, 1861
3
Killed at Stone River, Tenn., December 31, 1862
Beam, William A. Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged; date unknown; Vet
Booth, George W. Private December 8, 1861
3
Deserted December 31, 1862
Brenum, William Private December 8, 61
3
Died at Nashville, Tenn., May, 1862
Borter, William Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged May 26, 1862
Berk, Henry Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged December 8, 1862
Berger, Abraham Private December 8, 61
3
Discharged December 18, 1863
Bond, Samuel Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged October 16, 1862
Clark, William Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged by General Order, October 18, 1865; Vet
Clark, Thomas H. Private March 7, 1865
1
Died at Nashville, Tenn., May 18, 1865
Chandler, James Private December 8, 1861
3
Deserted October 16, 1862
Carr, Frederick Private March 7, 64
3
Not on muster-out roll
Duchman, Jacob Private February 24, 64
3
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Ditler, Adam Private February 27, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Dieffenderfer, A. Private February 22, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Devert, Amos Private February 28, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Donnel, Augustus Private March 20, 1865
1
Absent, sick, at muster out
Dietz, Frederick Private December 8, 1861
3
Mustered out, May 10, 1865, to date December 8, 1864, expiration of term
Decker, John Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged by General Order, October 18, 1865; Vet
Dommel, Adam Private December 8, 1861
3
Wounded and captured at Chickamauga, Georgia, September 19, 1863; died at Andersonville, October 24, 1864; grave, 11.388
Doman, Francis Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged February 14, 1863
Fisher, Henry Private February 22, 1864
3
Discharged by General Order, October 7, 1865
Fisher, William Private February 27, 1864
3
Died November 27, 1865; buried at Railroad Depot, Victoria, Texas
Frey, Lawrence. Private February 25, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Fehr, John A. Private January 16, 1865
1
Discharged by General Order, August 19, 1865
Forrest, Samuel Private March 6, 1865
1
Deserted August 8, 1865
Flear, John M. Private December 8, 1861
3
Died at Louisville, Ky., February 4, 1862
Flinshback, Aaron Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged December 30, 1864, expiration of term
Firdan, Joseph Private December 8, 1861
3
Died near Corinth, Miss., April 29, 1862
Greenawalt, William
3
December 8, 1861
3
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet
Gembe, Christopher
3
February 22, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Gembe, Franklin Private February 22, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Geiger, John Private February 22, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Gasser, Conrad Private March 9, 1865
1
Discharged by General Order, October 9, 1865
Gallacher, David Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged, 1862
Gilbert, John H. Private December 8, 1861
3
Deserted March 22, 1862
Guthrie, Joseph Private December 8, 1861
3
Promoted to Commissary Sergeant, February 5, 1864; Vet
Geiter, Henry C. Private September 5, 1864
1
Not on muster-out roll
Herr, Mahlon Private December 8'61
3
Wounded at Liberty Gap, Tenn., June 25, 1863, and at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 29,1864; mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet
Hougentoller, Sam'l. Private February 29, 1864
3
Absent, sick, at muster out
Haas, William Private February 3, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Heilman, Frederick Private February 4, 1865
1
Absent, sick, at muster out
Hershey, Ephraim Private February 22, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Huber, Joseph Private April 13, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Hubard, William Private March 1, 1865
1
Discharged by General Order, October 7, 1865
Hall, Carpenter Private December 8, 1861
3
Mustered out, January 10, 1865, to date expiration of term
Hawhsworth, J. J Private February 25, 1864
3
Died September 2, of wounds received at Atlanta, Georgia, July 20, 1864
Hartman, Henry Private March 17, 1865
1
Drowned at Johnsonville, Tenn., June 19, 1865
Hardy, Henry Private March 2, 1865
1
Deserted June 17, 1865
Hays, Joseph Private March 7, 1865
1
Deserted June 17, 1865
Henderson, Wm. Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged October 22, 1862
Hime, Max Weber Private December 8, 1861
3
Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
Hewitt, William Private December 8, 1861
3
Deserted October 16, 1862
Hasley, Casper Private August 2, 1864
3
Not on muster-out roll
Isenberger, Amos Private February 27, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Jordon, James Private December 8, 1861
3
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet
Jones, Henry Private February 25, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Jordon, Thomas Private February 12, 1864
3
Absent, on furlough, at muster out
Jones, Levi Private February 27, 1864
3
Wounded at Atlanta, Georgia, August 5, 1864; discharged June 14, 1865
Jennings, Jacob Private February 22, 1865
1
Died at Lancaster, Pa., September 28, 1865
Kissinger, Wm. H. Private February 27, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Kautz, Jacob Private March 22, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Kahl, John C. Private March 2, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Kautz, John A. Private March 18, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Kautz, James Private February 28, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Killian, Abraham Private March 15, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
King, George Private March 20, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Kautz, James Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged December 30, 1864, expiration of term
Keffer, Peter B. Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged July 2, 1862
Kirkpatrick, John Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged, 1862
Lyons, Jacob Private March 8, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Lechler, Henry Private September 13, 1864
1
Died at Camp Harker, Tenn., May 5, 1865
Lyons, Levi Private February 27, 1865
1
Died at Lancaster, Pa., September 9, 1865
Lewis, Edward T. Private December 8, 1861
3
Deserted May 1, 1864; Vet
Livingston, Wm. S. Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged December 30, 1864, expiration of term
Lentz, Samuel Private December 8, 1861
3
Wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863
LaCroix/Lucroix, William Joseph (Family name spelling submitted by his great-great-great-grandson, Robert A. Valois) Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged September 9, 1862; died October 19, 1906, buried in Friendship Cemetery, Landisville, NJ
Linhart, Henry Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged December 30, 1864, expiration of term
Marshbank, Alex'r. Private December 8, 1861
3
Deserted; returned; mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet
Miller, George F. Private February 26, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Martzell, George W. Private March 2, 1865
1
Absent, sick, at muster out
Mibhsack, Jacob Private March 6, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Mibhsack, Samuel Private Februar 7, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Moss, Emanuel Private March 8, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Myers, George Private February 6, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Miller, Samuel Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged May, 1862
Mackinson, Charles Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged June 27, 1863
MIontgomery, A. Private December 8, 1861
3
Died at Nashville, Tenn., November 6, 1862
Morrissey, William Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged December 23, 1863
M'Cracken, L. Private March 23, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
M'Cune, Alexander Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged March 31, 1663
M'Keever, John Private February 28, 1865
1
Not on muster-out roll
Nagle, John Private February 22, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Nauman, David H. Private March 27, 1865
1
Discharged by General Order, October 17, 1865
Nauman, Jacob H. Private December 8, 1861
3
Died October 2, 1862
Prutzman, Daniel Private March 22, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Pontz, David Private March 9, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Pontz, George Private March 1, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Pontz, John Private February 28, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Prentice, William Private December 8, 1861
3
Wounded at Stone River, Tenn., December 31, 1862; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 1, 1864
Rasp, Daniel Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged by General Order, October 18, 1865; Vet
Richardson, Alex Private February 16, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Ruth, Henry Private February 22, 1864
3
Wounded at Franklin, Tenn., November 30,1864; discharged June 1, 1865
Rice, John Private March 1, 1865
1
Died at New Orleans, La., August 7, 1865
Rose, George Private .December 8, 1861
3
Not accounted for
Reese, David Private December 8, 1861
3
Deserted January 26, 1862
Stewart, Alexander Private December 8, 1861
3
Wounded at Atlanta, Ga., July 26, 1864; mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet
Shaum, George Private December 23, 1861
3
Musteredl out with Company, December 6, 1865; Vet
Shay, Henry Private March 23, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, December, 6, 1865
Shay, Henry Private March 23, 1864
3
Mustered out with Company, December, 6, 1865
Shay, Andrew Private March 1, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Scott, James C. Private February 25, 1865
1
Discharged by General Order, October 18, 1865
Snyder, Lawrence Private March 1, 1865
1
Discharged by General Order, October 18, 1865
Shindle, John Private March 1, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Shindle, Henry Private March 9, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Smith, George W. Private March 27, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Shirk Harrison G. Private February 7, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Stengley, Godfrey S. Private February 25, 1864
3
Discharged by General Order, September 28, 1865
Stewart, Andrew Private February 15, 1865
1
Discharged by General Order, October 18, 1865
Snyder, John Private March 6, 1865
1
Deserted June 17, 1865
Steel, George W. Private February 25, 1865
1
Deserted June 26, 1865
Seachrist, Orlando Private December 8, 1861
3
Died at Nashville, Tenn., February 7, 1863
Shultz, Henry Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged December 30, 1864, expiration of term
Shauffer, Jefferson Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged January 19, 1863
Shollach, Aaron Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged, 1862
Shump, Casper Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged May, 1862
Troyer, George Private March 2, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Taylor, George K. Private December 8, 1861
3
Wounded at Chickamauga, Ga., September 19, 1863; not accounted for
Troyer, William Private September 13, 1864
1
Discharged; date unknown
Watson, William H. Private March 6, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Waltz, Zachariah Private February 1, 1865
1
Mustered out with Company, December 6, 1865
Wise, John Private March 6, 1865
1
Absent, sick, at muster out
Wood, Thomas Private February 4, 1865
1
Discharged by General Order, October 24, 1865
Winer, Michael Private March 6, 1865
1
Died at Camp Harker, Tenn., June 17, 1865
Winour, Wash'n. Private March 1, 1865
1
Died at New Orleans, La., August 2, 1865
Warner, Andrew Private December 8, 1861
3
Discharged, 1862
Weidler, William Private September 5, 1864
1
Not on muster-out roll
Source:  Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865 , Harrisburg, 1868-1871.

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