83d Regiment
Name | Rank | Date of Muster | Remarks |
O. S. Woodward | Captain | August 26, 1861 | Enrolled August 1, 1861; wounded at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; promoted to Colonel, March 26, 1864; wounded at the Wilderness, May 5, 1864; mustered out, September 20, 1864, by reason of consolidation of regiment to battalion. |
Chauncey P. Rogers | Captain | August 26, 1861 | Enrolled at Edinboro, Pa., August 1, 1861; wounded at Gaines' Mill, June 27, 1862, at Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862, and at Peeble's Farm, Va., September 30, 1864; promoted from 1st Lieut., July 8, 1864; to Lieut. Colonel, November 17, 1864; to Colonel, March 6, 1865 |
John P. Kleckner | Captain | September 3, 1861 | Promoted from 2d Lt. Company F, October 31, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 28, 1865; Vet |
Isaac Keck | 1st Lt. | September 8, 1861 | Promoted from 1st Sergeant Company K to 2d Lieut., November 1, 1864; to 1st Lieut., December 28, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 28, 1865; Vet |
Plympton A. White | 2d Lt. | August 26, 1861 | Enrolled at McKean, Erie County, Pa.; wounded at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; transferred to Signal Corps, February 1, 1863; capt'd at Point of Rocks, Md., June 17, 1863; escaped from Libby Prison, Va., February 9, 1864; re-capt'd February 13; died at Charleston, S. C., September 13, 1864 |
Abjah H. Burnett | 2d Lt. | August 25, 1861 | Promoted from Sergeant Company B, December 28, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 28, 1865; Vet |
Robert Gilmore | Sergeant | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Venango Township, Erie County; wounded and capt'd at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864 |
Thomas Robb | Sergeant | August 26, 1861 | Killed at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864 |
Eugene F. Randolph | Sergeant | August 26, 1861 | Wounded at Bull Run, Va., August 30, 1862; promoted to Sergeant, August 31, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 12, 1863 |
Thaddeus H. Bates | Sergeant | August 26, 1861 | Died, date unknown, of wounds received at Gaines' Mill, Virginia, June 27, 1862 |
Asa Freeman | Sergeant | August 26, 1861 | Killed at Malvern Hill, Va,, July 1, 1862 |
David Proudfit | Sergeant | August 26, 1861 | Died at Philadelphia, Pa., August 5, 1862, of wounds received in action |
James A. Lewis | Sergeant | August 26, 1861 | Promoted to Sergeant, December 5, 1861; wounded at Gaines' Mill, Virginia, June 27, 1862; killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863 |
Robert H. Proudfit | Sergeant | August 26, 1861 | Promoted to Sergeant, July 2, 1862; killed at Bull Run, Virginia, August 30, 1862 |
Philander T. Platt | Corporal | August 28, 1862 | Wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; discharged in Company F, by General Order, May 29, 1865 |
Sam'l. H. Patterson | Corporal | August 26, 1861 | Killed at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862 |
Charles S. Cox | Corporal | September 7, 1863 | Absent, sick, at muster out |
John Jacob Smith | Musician | August 26, 1861 | Discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term |
Armbus, Valentine | Private | August 27, 1861 | Enlisted at Harbor Creek, Pa.; wounded at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; disi charged on Surgeon's Certificate, November 8, 1862 |
Austin, Charles W. | Private | August 30, 1862 | Wounded at Gettysburg; discharged in Company F, May 29, 1865 |
Asler, William B. | Private | August 12, 1862 | Not accounted for |
Anderson, John | Private | September 12, 1863 | Drafted; prisoner from August 19, 1864, to March 2, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 21, 1865 |
Bostwick, Chas. H. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 18, 1862 |
Best, James | Private | August 27, 1861 | Captured at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; returned; absent, sick, at muster out; Vet |
Bennett, Wm. L. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at McKean, Pa., August 5, 1861; promoted to 2d Lt. Company F, March 4, 1865; Vet |
Bishop, John B. | Private | September 16, 1861 | Wounded at Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862; and at Gettysburg; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; date unknown |
Botts, Isaac | Private | September 26, 1863 | Drafted; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May, 1864; promoted to Corporal, May 29, 1865; mustered out with Company F, June 28, 1865 |
Barton, Franklin B. | Private | January 26, 1864 | Absent, sick, at muster out |
Barton, Thomas P. | Private | January 26, 1864 | Absent, sick, at muster out |
Backus, Leslie | Private | August 26, 1861 | Died May 20, 1862 |
Bonney, Wilbert | Private | August 26, 1861 | Killed at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862 |
Bryant, James B. | Private | September 11, 1861 | Killed at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864 |
Carty, Michael | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Green Township, Erie County; wounded at Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 11, 1863 |
Coyle, Charles D. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Green Township, Erie County; discharged May 3, 1863, for wounds, with loss of leg, received at Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862 |
Culbertson, Geo. P. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Edinboro, Pa.; discharged October 17, for wounds received at Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862 |
Christ, Lewis | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Youngsville, Pa.; wounded at Gaines' Mill. Va., June 27, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 15, 1863 |
Chadwick, Wm. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Absent, sick, at muster out; Vet |
Crane, Franklin | Private | August 26, 1861 | Wounded at Middleburg, and at Laurel Hill,Va., May 8, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out; Vet |
Cole, Edwin A. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Green Township, Erie County; wounded at Gaines' Mill, June 27, 1862, and at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; promoted to Sergeant; mustered out with Company F, June 28, 1865; Vet |
Clapper, Eugene | Private | August 26, 1861 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 15, 1864 |
Cole, George | Private | August 27, 1862 | Discharged in Company F, by General Order, May 29, 1865 |
Crider, George S. | Private | August 25, 1862 | Promoted to Corporal; mustered out in Company F, May 29, 1865 |
Chick, William H. | Private | September 27, 1863 | Drafted; mustered out with Company F, June 28, 1865 |
Calkins, John W. | Private | January 26, 1864 | Mustered out with Company F, June 28, 1865 |
Clark, Martin R. | Private | March 31, 1864 | Mustered out with Company F, June 28, 1865 |
Coyle, Darius | Private | September 11, 1861 | Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; killed at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, section A, grave, 87 |
Cluckback, Wm. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Not on muster-out roll |
Davis, Elisa W. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Cassewago, Pa.; discharged November 16, for wounds received at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862 |
Day, Julius W. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at McKean, Pa.; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 22, 1864 |
Doane, Lewis A. W. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Green Township, Erie County; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 17, 1862 |
Davy, William H. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Harbor Creek, Pa.; discharged; date unknown |
Doing, Frank | Private | September 16, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Sergeant, March 4, 1865; mustered out with Company F, June 28, 1865; Vet |
Day, Thaddeus | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at McKean, Pa.; wounded at Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862, and at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; promoted to Sergeant Company F; killed at Peeble's Farm, September 30, 1864; Vet |
Davis, Ezra W. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Transferred to Battery G, U. S. Artillery, October 28, 1862 |
Danahy, Dennis | Private | August 26, 1861 | Died at Philadelphia, Pa., August 26, 1862, of wounds received in action |
Daniels, William P. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Died at Philadelphia, Pa., August 26, 1862, of wounds received in action |
Davis, Richard | Private | August 28, 1861 | Deserted December 31, 1862 |
Edick, Abram | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Green Township, Erie County, Pa.; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 10, 1862 |
Evans, Charles | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted Green Township, Erie County; mustered out with Company F, June 28, 1865; Vet |
Etheridge, Moses K. | Private | August 31, 1862 | Mustered out with Company F, May 29, 1865 |
Elliott, John H. | Private | September 25, 1863 | Drafted; captured at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; died at Andersonville, Ga., October 11, 1864, grave, 10,694 |
Fox, William | Private | September 16, 1861 | Absent, in confinement, at muster out |
Farling, Stephen | Private | August 26, 1861 | Discharged August 29, 1861 |
Filer, Wallace | Private | March 30, 1864 | Wounded at Peeble's Farm, Va., September 30, 1865; mustered out with Company F, June 28, 1865 |
Freeman, Ephraim | Private | August 26, 1861 | Killed at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862 |
Foster, Edward 0. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Died at Bedloe's Island, N. Y., May 20, 1862; burial record, May 15, 1862; buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery, L. I. |
Gleetten, Russell | Private | August 26, 1861 | Mustered out in Company F, May 29, 1865 |
Green, H. J. | Private | August 11, 1862 | Wounded and captured at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; discharged in Company F, May, 1865 |
Gilbert, Peter | Private | December 19, 1863 | Wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out |
Groger, Charles | Private | August 26, 1861 | Died ; date unknown, of wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa. |
Godfrey, H. T. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Deserted; date unknown |
Hero, Henry A. | Private | February 23, 1864 | Mustered out with Company, June 28, 1865 |
Hayes, Matthew | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at McKean; discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term |
Hotchkiss, Martin | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Cassewago, Pa.; wounded at Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certiticate, April 10, 1863 |
Hotchkiss, DeWitt | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Cassewago, Pa.; wounded at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 24, 1863 |
Hoffman, Joseph | Private | September 16, 1861 | Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., December 13, 1862; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 15, 1864 |
Helmbrecht, H. C. | Private | September 2, 1862 | Discharged in Company F, May 29, 1865 |
Hull, William S. | Private | September 28, 1863 | Drafted; discharged in Company F, on Surgeon's Certilicate, January 13, 1865 |
Hayes, Mandred | Private | February 23, 1864 | Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1865; mustered out with Company F, June 28, 1865 |
Holt, Eli | Private | February 27, 1864 | Promoted to Corporal; mustered out with Company F, June 28, 1865 |
Jennis, Henry M. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Edinboro, Pa.; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 11, 1863 |
Jackson, David | Private | August 26, 1861 | Transferred to Company I, December 13, 1861 |
Jennings, John S. | Private | September 7, 1863 | Drafted; died June 5, 1865; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia |
Jones, Henry | Private | May 5, 1864 | Dischargd in Company F, May 19, 1865 |
Knerr, Samuel E. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Edinboro, Pa.; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 26, 1863 |
Knerr, George | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Edinboro, Pa.; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 10, 1862 |
Kimmey, Perry | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Meadville, Pa.; wounded at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 13, 1863 |
Kinter, Christian | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Edinboro, Pa.; wounded at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; discharged by special order; date unknown |
Knerr, Samuel | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Edinboro, Pa.; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 26, 1862 |
Kincaid, Joseph | Private | September 4, 1863 | Drafted; promoted to Corporal Company; killed at Peeble's Farm, Va., September 30, 1864 |
Kinter, Christian | Private | August 6, 1863 | Enlisted at Edinboro, Pa.; wounded at Malvern Hill |
King, Truman | Private | August 8, 1863 | Enlisted at Edinboro, Pa.; wounded at Gaines' Mill, discharged September 30, 1862 |
Lemon, W. W. | Private | September 8, 1861 | Wounded at Bull Run, Va., August 30, 1862; discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term |
Lantz, George R. | Private | September 6, 1861 | Never joined Company |
Luther, David H. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Wounded and prisoner at Gaines' Mill, Virginia, June 27, 1862; absent, on furlough, at muster out; Vet |
Lewis, Eber | Private | February 22, 1864 | Promoted to Corporal, May 29, 1865; mustered out with Company F, June 28, 1865 |
Morse, Otis | Private | September 16, 1861 | Dishaged September 20, 1864; expiration of term |
Mawhaney, Wm. H. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Venango, Pa.; wounded at Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 25, 1862 |
Myers, John | Private | July 17, 1863 | Drafted; mustered out with Company F, June 2, 1865 |
Morris, Leander | Private | January 25, 1864 | Absent, wounded, at muster out |
Meeker, Chas. A. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Died at Annapolis, Md., October 4, 1862; buried in United States General Hospital Cemetery |
Marble, David D. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Deserted December 31, 1862 |
M'Kee, George A. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Youngsville, Pa.; discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term |
M'Mahan, Charles | Private | August 20, 1861 | Enlisted at Edinboro, Pa.; wounded at Gaines' Mill; discharged December 27, 1862 |
M'Mann, Chas. W. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Wounded at Gaines' Mill. Va., June 27, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, December 27, 1862 |
M'Gahan, Hiram | Private | August 30, 1862 | Wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864, and at Peeble's Farm, September 30, 1864; discharged in Company F, July 7, 1865 |
Nichols, Charles E. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Died July 6, of wounds received at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; buried in Military Asylum Ceretery, D. C. |
Osgood, Uriah I. | Private | August 27, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 8, 1861 |
Ore, Benjamin | Private | August 25, 1862 | Discharged in Company F, May 29, 1865 |
Osmun, William | Private | August 26, 1861 | Killed at Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862 |
Otis, Ora L. | Private | August 27, 1861 | Died August 11, of wounds received at Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, D. C. |
Phillips, Wm. W. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Girard, Pa.; discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term |
Pratt, William | Private | September 4, 1861 | Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term |
Pier, Sidney | Private | August 26, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 5, 1862 |
Patterson, L. N. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa.; killed at Laurel Hill, Virginia, May 8, 1864 |
Payne, Jonathan | Private | August 26, 1861 | Killed at Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862 |
Quirk, John | Private | September 14, 1861 | Died December 28, 1861; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, D. C. |
Robinault, M. D. | Private | August 6, 1861 | Enlisted at Meadvile, Pa.; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 16, 1862 |
Robinson, Stephen | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Edinboro, Pa.; discharged September 8, 1862 |
Rittenhouse, Frank | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Edinboro, Pa.; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 2, 1862 |
Ring, Truman | Private | August 26, 1861 | Wounded at Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 30, 1862 |
Reider, J. H. | Private | August 27, 1862 | Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa.; promoted to Corporal; discharged by General Order, June 7, 1865 |
Roberts, Charles | Private | February 15, 1865 | Mustered out in Company F, May 29, 1865 |
Rhoades, Peter | Private | September 3, 1862 | Wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; died at Waterford, Pa., December 16, 1864 |
Reberin, Wm. B. | Private | August 11, 1861 | Drafted; absent, sick, at muster out |
Rhodes, John | Private | September 5, 1862 | Mustered out in Company F, May 29, 1865 |
Rollison, Alpheus | Private | September 3, 1861 | Died December 20, 1861 |
Randall, Orange R. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Deserted August 11, 1862 |
Sherrod, Alfred J. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Edinboro, Pa.; discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term |
Schlabach, William | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at McKean, Pa.; discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term |
Stafford, Albert E. | Private | September 11, 1861 | Enlisted at McKean, Pa.; wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term |
Stalker, Charles C. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Harbor Creek, Pa.; wounded at Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862; discharged February 25, 1863 |
Stuyverson, War'n. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted in Green Township, Erie County; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 3, 1863 |
Sanders, Alonzo A. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Girard, Pa.; wounded and missing at Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862 |
Snodgrass, Onslow | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Venango, Pa.; promoted to Corporal; mustered out with Company F, June 28, 1865; Vet |
Stafford, David W. | Private | August 28, 1862 | Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa.; captured at Wilderness, Va.; discharged in Company F, May 29, 1865 |
Strahen, Henry | Private | August 30, 1862 | Promoted to Sergeant; discharged by General Order, May 29, 1865 |
Schlect, Henry | Private | July 22, 1863 | Drafted; mustered out in Company F, May 29, 1865 |
Stafford, Erastus | Private | August 9, 1862 | Mustered out in Company F, May 29, 1865 |
Stowe, Henry | Private | February 23, 1864 | Discharged by General Order, August 23; 1865 |
Sherrod, Sylvester | Private | August 26, 1861 | Died, date unknown, of wounds received at Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862 |
Sweeney, Hugh J. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Killed at Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862 |
Stafford, Aaron | Private | December 31, 1863 | Died at Alexandria, Va., July 8, 1864; grave, 2,345 |
Tate, Samuel | Private | August 26, 1861 | Discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term |
Tanner, Henry | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Edinboro, Pa.; absent, in hospital, at expiration of term |
Thompson, Jas. M. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted in Green Township, Erie County, Pa.; wounded at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 25, 1863 |
Turner, Isaac | Private | September 4, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, November 4, 1862 |
Van Dusen, Charles V. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Edinboro, Pa.; wounded at Gaines' Mill, Va., June 27, 1862; promoted to 1st Lieut. Company F, October 4, 1864; Vet |
Vorse, Sanford M. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Edinboro, Pa., August 18, 1861; wounded at Peeble's Farm, Va., September 30, 1864; promoted to Sergeant; mustered out with Company F, June 28, l865; Vet |
Wood, Silas E. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Edinboro, Pa.; wounded at Gaines' Mill, June 27, 1862; captured at Laurel Hill, Va., May 8, 1864; discharged September 20, 1864; expiration of term |
Wells, John | Private | August 26, 1861 | Discharged September 8, 1861 |
Ward, Andrew R. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Edinboro, Pa.; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, November 24, 1862 |
Wetherbee, David | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Edinboro, Pa.; wounded at Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, August 22, 1862 |
Walden, William C. | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted at Edinboro, Pa.; wounded at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; at Wilderness, May, 1864; and at Petersburg., Virginia, March 30, 1865; discharged July 13, to date June 28, 1865; Vet |
Waid, Lester B. | Private | September 16, 1861 | Enlisted at Meadville, Pa.; missing since June 1, 1864; Vet |
Watson, Charles | Private | July 15, 1863 | Drafted; discharged in Company F, on Surgeon's Certificate, December 4, 1864 |
Wait, Lester J. | Private | February 26, 1864 | Absent, sick, at muster out |
Wetsell, George | Private | February 27, 1864, | Not accounted for |
Wade, Horace F. | Private | March 22, 1864 | Discharged in Company F, on Surgeon's Certificate, May 27, 1865 |
Wade, Lewis | Private | March 1, 1864 | Wounded at Peeble's Farm, Va., September 30, 1864; mustered out with Company F, June 28, 1865 |
Wiard, O. Hyatt | Private | August 26, 1861 | Deserted December 31, 1862 |
Watson, James | Private | September 10, 1863 | Drafted; deserted May 5, 1864 |
Yaple, George | Private | August 26, 1861 | Enlisted in Green Township, Erie County; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, November 10, 1863 |
Sources:Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865 , Harrisburg, 1868-1871.
Judson, Amos M., Captain of Company E. History of the Eighty-Third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. Erie, Pennsylvania: B. F. H. Lynn Publisher, 1865.
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