OFFICERS:

Harte, Henry Samuel
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (mustered out at Berryville upon expiration of term)
Rank In: Captain
Rank Out: Captain
Honors/Service Distinctions: Commissioned as a Captain 30 August 1861. Assigned to detached duty and placed in command of Companies B, G and K from July through early August 1864 while those units awaited transportation in Louisiana; commanded these units through this time in Louisiana and en route to the East Coast aboard the Blackstone until these units rejoined the regiment at Monocacy, Virginia 2 August 1864

Gilbert, Edwin
Alternate Spellings of First Name: Edward, Edwin
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank In: Corporal
Rank Out: Captain
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted from the rank of 1st Sergeant (date unknown). Promoted from the rank of 1st Sergeant to Captain 1 January 1865. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Bartholomew, William Hiram (“W. H.”)
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank In: Sergeant
Rank Out: 1st Lieutenant
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted from the rank of 1st Sergeant to 1st Lieutenant 1 September 1864. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Fuller, George W.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 22 June 1864 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability; died at Fort Jefferson 29 September 1864)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Prior Service: Private, Company F, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry (2 May 1861 -26 July 1861)
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted to the rank of 1st Lieutenant 30 August 1861. Discharged due to disability on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability 22 June 1864. Left behind at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida to convalesce while the regiment sailed for the Washington, D.C. area for additional postings, he died at Fort Jefferson on 29 September 1864; remains were shipped home to Pennsylvania

Bush, Henry H.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 31 March 1862 (died from disease, Fort Taylor)
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant 30 August 1861. Died from Febris Typhoides (typhoid fever) at Fort Taylor in Key West, Florida 31 March 1862

Eagle, Augustus G. (“Gus”)
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Eagel, Eagle
Term of Service: 21 August 1861 – 11 September 1864 (resigned)
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: 2nd Lieutenant
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted from the rank of Sergeant shortly after enlisting. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant 21 April 1862. Assigned to detached duty at Fort Jefferson on 22 July 1862 (after the Battle of Pocotaligo). Awarded furlough on 5 January 1864. Resigned his commission 11 September 1864 upon expiration of his initial term of enlisment)

Lambert, Thomas F.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank In: Privte
Rank Out: 2nd Lieutenant
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted from the rank of Private to Corporal (date unknown). Promoted from the rank of Corporal to Sergeant (date unknown). Promoted from the rank of Sergeant to 2nd Lieutenant 1 January 1865. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Tait, James
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment) Rank In: Private
Rank Out: 1st Sergeant
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted upon re-enlistment from the rank of Private to Corporal 19 October 1863. Promoted from the rank of Corporal to Sergeant 18 September 1864. Promoted from the rank of Sergeant to 1st Sergeant 1 January 1865. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Bush, Benjamin F.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 1 June 1865 (deserted)
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Sergeant
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted from the rank of Private to Corporal 11 September 1864. Promoted from the rank of Corporal to Sergeant 18 September 1864. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Fink, William H.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 15 April 1865 (sustained thigh wound during the Battle of Pocotaligo, South Carolina, 22 October 1862; died from disease, Baltimore)
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Sergeant
Honors/Service Distinctions: Sustained thigh wound during the Battle of Pocotaligo, South Carolina, 22 October 1862. Promoted from the rank of Private to Corporal upon re-enlistment. Promoted from the rank of Corporal to Sergeant 18 September 1864. Died from typhoid pneumonia at the Union Army hospital at Baltimore, Maryland 15 April 1865. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Fuller, Jr., James W.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 9 October 1862 (resigned)
Rank In: Sergeant
Rank Out: Regimental 1st Lieutenant and Regimental Adjutant
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted from leadership role with Company F (Sergeant) to 1st Lieutenant and Regimental Adjutant on central regimental staff 30 October 1861

Glace, William H.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Sergeant

Heberling, John W.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Sergeant
Honors/Service Distinctions: Date(s) of promotion currently unknown

Jones, John L.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (wounded in action and captured as prisoner of war, Battle of Pleasant Hill; mustered out with regiment)
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Sergeant
Honors/Service Distinctions: Wounded in action during the Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana 9 April 1864; taken prisoner by Confederate troops, and held as a prisoner of war (POW) at Camp Ford, a Confederate prison camp near Tyler, Texas. Promoted by his regiment while being held as a POW 18 September 1864; released during a prisoner exchange 24 September 1864. Promoted to the rank of Sergeant 2 June 1865. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Lilby, Joseph J. (see “Lilly, Joseph J.” below)

Lilly, Joseph M.
Alternate Middle Initials: “J”, “M”. Alternate Spellings of Surname Lilby, Lilly
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank In: Corporal
Rank Out: Sergeant
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted from the rank of Corporal to Sergeant 21 April 1865. Veteran Volunteer

Longenhagen, S. W. Franklin (“S. W. F.”)
Alternate Presentations of Name: F. Longenhagen, Franklin Longenhagen, S. W. F. Longenhagen
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – ? (not on muster-out roll as “W. Longenhagen”)
Rank: Sergeant

McHose, Albert H.
Alternate Spellings of Surname: McHoe, McHose
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Sergeant

Rohn, Preston M.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 1 June 1865 (discharged)
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Sergeant
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted from the rank of Private to Corporal upon re-enlistment. Promoted from the rank of Corporal to Sergeant 1 January 1865. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Schwab, Richmond Harrison
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Sergeant
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted from the rank of Private to Corporal 18 September 1864. Promoted from the rank of Corporal to Sergeant 1 January 1865. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Arnold, Franklin
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 15 July 1865 (wounded, Summit Point; discharged at Frederick on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability)
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Corporal
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted to the rank of Corporal (date unknown). Wounded at Summit Point, Virginia 28 March 1865. Discharged at Frederick, Maryland on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability 15 July 1865 due to wounds received at Summit Point in March 1865. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Bush, James M.
Term of Service: 4 December 1863 – 16 October 1865 (mustered out by General Order of the U.S. War Department)
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Corporal
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted from the rank of Private to Corporal 25 April 1865. Mustered out 16 October 1865 by General Order of the U.S. War Department, issued by telegraph 4 May 1865

Cunningham, Robert
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Corporal
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted from the rank of Private to Corporal 2 June 1865. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Eberhard, Augustus T.
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Eberhard, Eberhart, Everhart
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 13 April 1863 (wounded in both legs, Battle of Pocotaligo; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability)
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Corporal
Service Distinctions: Wounded in both legs during the Battle of Pocotaligo, South Carolina 22 October 1862. Discharged at Fort Jefferson, Dry Torguas, Florida on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability 13 April 1863 due to Pocotaligo battle wounds

Longenhagen, George H. (“G. H.”)
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Corporal
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted from the rank of Private to Corporal 2 April 1865. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Torguas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Moyer, Walter
Term of Service: 4 December 1863 – 2 June 1865 (mustered out by General Order of the U.S. War Department)
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Corporal
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted from the rank of Private to Corporal 2 June 1865

O’Brien, Martin
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Corporal
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted from the rank of Private to Corporal 25 April 1865. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Patterson, James E.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Corporal

Ritter, James
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 23 October 1863 (died from disease, Fort Jefferson)
Rank: Corporal
Honors/Service Distinctions: Died from congestive fever (pernicious malaria) at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 2e October 1863

Schwab, Joseph H.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 April 1865 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, Washington, D.C.)
Rank: Corporal
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability at Washington, D.C. for disability. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Tettemer, Spencer
Alternate Given Name Spellings: Spence, Spencer. Alternate Surname Spellings: Tetemer, Tettemer, Tetterman, Tettermann, Tederman, Deiterman, Determer, Detterman, Dueterman, Letterman
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Corporal
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted from the rank of Private to Corporal 2 April 1865. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Florida 19 October 1863)

Van Dyke, Walter Henry (“W. H.”)
Term of Service: 10 September 1862 – 1 June 1865 (discharged by General Order of the U.S. Adjutant General)
Rank: Corporal
Prior Service: Private, Company I, 1st Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry (20 April 1861 – 24 July 1861)
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged 1 June 1865 by General Order No. 53 issued by the U.S. Office of the Adjutant General

Keifer, Simon P. (see “Kieffer, Simon P.” below)

Kiefer, Simon P. (see “Kieffer, Simon P.” below)

Kieffer, Simon P.
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Keifer, Kiefer, Kieffer
Term of Service: 10 September 1862 – 1 June 1865 (discharged by Special Order of the U.S. Adjutant General)
Rank: Musician
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged at Washington, D.C. 1 June 1865 by Special Order No. 53, issued by the U.S. Office of the Adjutant General

Tombler, David
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Musician
Prior Service: Private, Company D, 9th Pennsylvania Infantry (24 April 1861 – 29 July 1861)

Walk, Josiah
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (wounded in action, Battle of Cedar Creek; mustered out with regiment)
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Corporal
Honors/Service Distinctions: Wounded in action during the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia 19 October 1864. Promoted from the rank of Private to Corporal 1 January 1865. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

ENLISTED MEN:

Akroth, Daniel
Term of Service: 18 March 1864 – 9 December 1865 (expiration of term)
Prior Service: Private, Company C, 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry (27 October 1862 – 18 March 1864; transferred from the 14th Pennsylvania to the 47th Pennsylvania)

Andrews, David
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Andrews, Peter
Term of Service: 28 February 1865 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Enlisted for one-year term

Armsberg, George
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Armsberg, Arnsberg
Term of Service: 12 February or 18 March 1865 – 6 September 1865 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private
Prior Service: Private, Company L, 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry (29 August 1861 – 15 August 1864); Private, Company C, 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry (enlisted for one-year term 7 September 1864; transferred from 14th Pennsylvania to 47th Pennsylvania 12 February or 18 March 1865)

Bander, Abraham
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Bander, Bender
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Barnhart, William H.
Term of Service: 18 March 1865 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private
Prior Service: Private, 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry (mustered in to 14 Pennsylvania Cavalry 25 February 1865; transferred from 14th Pennsylvania to 47th Pennsylvania 18 March 1865 by General Order No. 119, issued by the U.S. Office of the Adjutant General, Washington, D.C.)

Bartholomew, Edward
Term of Service: 18 September 1861 – 3 April 1862 (died from disease, Fort Taylor)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Died from Febris Typhoides (typhoid fever) at Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida 3 April 1862

Bartholomew, Pierce
Term of Service: 21 December 1863 – 31 May 1865 (deserted)
Rank: Private

Beidleman, Hiram
Term of Service: 9 February 1864 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Bender, Ernest Franklin
Term of Service: 23 February 1864 – 31 May 1865 (deserted, Camp Brightwood)
Rank: Private
Service Distinctions: Allegedly deserted from Camp Brightwood, Washington, D.C. 31 May 1865

Beers, Stephen
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 13 April 1863 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, Fort Jefferson)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged on a Surgeon’ Certificate of Disability from Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 13 April 1863

Betts, Godfrey
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Betts, Betz
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 8 May 1864 (died from disease, New Orleans)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Although historian Samuel P. Bates indicated that “Godfrey Betz” was discharged on 18 September 1864, this soldier was listed in the U.S. Registers of Deaths of Volunteer Soldiers (meaning he was still serving with the 47th Pennsylvania at the time of his death); he died on 8 May 1864 from chronic dysentery at the Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana

Biege, Alfred
Term of Service: 28 September 1864 – 1 June 1865 (mustered out by General Order)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Substitute private for Anthony Reichley, a draftee from New Castle Township. Paid “a sufficient consideration” for this substitute duty, according to regimental historian Lewis Schmidt, he mustered in on 28 September 1864, and connected with the regiment via the recruiting depot at Camp Russell, Virginia. Mustered out 1 June 1865 by General Order No. 53, issued by the U.S. War Office of the Adjutant General, Washington, D.C.

Bohner, Philip
Term of Service: 8 February 1864 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Boyer, Faustin
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Buss, Charles
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – January 1865 (discharged)
Rank: Private
Prior Service:
Honors/Service Distinctions: Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Buss, Henry
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Sustained frost bite to his feet, resulting in the amputation of several toes. Letter from U.S. War Department 27 September 1886 confirms that charge of desertion reported on muster roll was wrong; he was discharged. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Christ, William
Term of Service: 10 September 1862 – 1 June 1865 (discharged by General Order)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged 1 June 1865 by General Order No. 53, issued by the U.S. Office of the Adjutant General, Washington, D.C.

Clader, William H.
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Clader, Clater
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1864 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Collins, John C.
Term of Service: 18 March 1865 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private
Prior Service: Private, 14 Pennsylvania Cavalry (mustered in to 14th Pennsylvania 15 March 1865; transferred to 47th Pennsylvania 18 March 1865 by General Order No. 119, issued by the U.S. Office of the Adjutant General, Washington, D.C.)

Coulter, Frederick
Term of Service: 25 February 1865 – 31 May 1865 (mustered in for one-year term; deserted from Camp Brightwood)
Rank: Private
Service Distinctions: Joined from recruiting depot at Camp Fairview, Charlestown, West Virginia. Deserted from Camp Brightwood, Washington, D.C. 31 May 1865

Crotts, John N.
Alternate Middle Initials: “N”, “W”
Term of Service: 25 February 1865 – 22 July 1865 (discharged by General Order)
Rank: Private
Prior Service: Private, Company E, 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry (mustered into 14th Pennsylvania 8 September 1864 for one-year term; transferred to 47th Pennsylvania 18 March 1865). Discharged 22 July 1865 from Charleston, South Carolina by General Order No. 119, issued by the U.S. Office of the Adjutant General, Washington, D.C.

Curren, John
Term of Service: 8 February 1864 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Deibert, Michael
Term of Service: 28 September 1864 – 1 June 1865 (mustered out by General Order)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Substitute private. Mustered in for one-year term; mustered out 1 June 1865 by General Order No. 53 of the U.S. Office of the Adjutant General, Washington, D.C.

Dunkle, Samuel
Term of Service: 9 January 1862 – March 1864 (transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Transferred for disability to Veteran Reserve Corps (also known as the “invalid corps”) March 1864

Eagle, Frederick M. (“Fred”)
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Eagle, Engle
Term of Service: 21 August 1861 – 14 March 1862 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, Fort Taylor)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability from Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida 14 March 1862

Eberts, Joseph
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Eberts, Ebertz
Term of Service: 23 February 1864 – 25 December 1865
Rank: Private
Prior Service: Private, Company H, 153rd Pennsylvania Infantry (10 October 1862 – 24 July 1863)
Honors/Service Distinctions: Veteran Volunteer (served previously with the 153rd Pennsylvania Volunteers)

Ebrich, William
Term of Service: 26 January 1863 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Eisenhard, William
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Eisenhard, Eisenhart
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – ? (transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Transferred due to disability to Company I, 20th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps (also known as the “invalid corps”, date currently unknown)

Engel, Augustus
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Engel, Engle
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Engle, Augustus (see “Engel, Augustus” above)

Engle, Frederick (see “Eagle, Frederick” above)

Falk, Henry
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Promoted from the rank of Private to Corporal 18 September 1864. Reduced from the rank of Corporal to Private 24 April 1865. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Fisher, Frederick
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 7 July 1864 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, New Orleans)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged from New Orleans, Louisiana on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability 7 July 1864

Fried, William H.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 26 September 1864 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, Fort Jefferson)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged at Washington, D.C. on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability 26 September 1864. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Fritz, Amandus
Term of Service: 16 February 1864 – 31 May 1865 (deserted, Camp Brightwood)
Rank: Private
Service Distinctions: Deserted 31 May 1865 from Camp Brightwood, Washington, D.C.

Frome, George W.
Term of Service: 23 February 1865 – 25 December 1865 (mustered in for one-year term of service; mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Fry, David A.
Term of Service: 7 March 1865 – 16 August 1865 (died from disease at Charleston)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Joined up with regiment from recruiting depot at Camp Fairview, Charlestown, West Virginia. Died from typhoid fever at Charleston, South Carolina 16 August 1865

Fry, Martin C.
Term of Service: 31 March 1864 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Fuller, Orlando
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private
Subsequent Service: Private, Company D, 28th Pennsylvania Infantry (24 February 1865 – 18 July 1865; mustered out with regiment)

Geho, Addison Kaiser
Alternate Middle Initials: “K”, “R”
Term of Service: 10 September 1862 – 19 October 1864 (killed in action, Battle of Cedar Creek)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Killed in action during the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia 19 October 1864

Geiger, Joseph
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Gethers, Bristor
Alternate Presentations of Name: Bristor Geddes, Bristor Gethers, Presto Garris, Presto Gettes
Term of Service: 5 October 1862 – 4 October 1865 (expiration of term)
Rank In: Under Cook
Rank Out: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Per this soldier’s Civil War Veterans’ Card File entry at the Pennsylvania State Archives, residence at time of enlistment: Allentown, Pennsylvania; occupation at time of enlistment: “Fireman.” Enlisted with the 47th Pennsylvania Volunteers as “Negro undercook” at Beaufort, South Carolina 5 October 1862. Honorably discharged upon expiration of his three-year term of service at Charleston, South Carolina 4 October 1865

Getter, Levi H.
Term of Service: 7 December 1863 – 31 May 1865 (deserted, Camp Brightwood)
Rank: Private
Prior Service: May also have served with the 153rd Pennsylvania Volunteers, according to his obituary

Glick, Thomas B.
Term of Service: 18 September 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Grader, Rainey
Term of Service: 19 February 1864 – 19 October 1864 (killed in action, Battle of Cedar Creek)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Killed in action during the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia 19 October 1864

Gross, Joseph
Term of Service: 8 February 1864 – 17 January 1865 (died from disease, Winchester)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Died from cerebrospinal meningitis or “remittent fever” at the Union Army hospital at Winchester, Virginia 17 January 1865

Guth, John
Term of Service: 19 December 1863 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Haldeman, Edwin
Term of Service: 7 March 1865 – 2 June 1865 (mustered in for one-year term; deserted)
Rank: Private

Haldeman, John F.
Term of Service: 18 September 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Hallenbach, William F. (see “Hollenbach, William F.” below)

Harman, William (see “Herman, William” below)

Hatter, George W.
Term of Service: 8 February 1864 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Heberling, William H.
Term of Service: 11 February 1864 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Heckman, Joseph
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Herman, William
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Harman, Herman
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 24 July 1864 (died from disease-related complications in Natchez, Mississippi)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Died from chronic diarrhea at the Union Army’s General Hospital at Natchez, Mississippi 24 July 1864. (His wife’s affidavit in her widow’s pension application notes the date as 23 July; the U.S. Army’s death ledger indicates the date of death was 24 July 1864.) Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Hesler, Joseph
Term of Service: 27 February 1864 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Hollenbach, William Franklin
Alternate Spellings of Surnane: Hallenbach, Hallenback, Hollenbach, Hollenback
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Holyhauser, Lawrence
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Holyhauser, Hultzheizer, Hultzheizor
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 1 May 1864 (died from disease, New Orleans)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Died from chronic diarrhea at the Union Army’s Barracks General Hospital at New Orleans, Louisiana 1 May 1864. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Houser, Osborn (see “Houser, Osman” below)

Houser, Osman
Alternate Spellings of Given Name: Osborn, Osman. Alternate Spellings of Surname: Hauser, Houser
Term of Service: 18 September 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Houser, William A.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 1 June 1865 (deserted, Camp Brightwood)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Deserted 1 June 1865 from Camp Brightwood, Washington, D.C. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 4 January 1864)

Hultzheizer, Lawrence (see “Holyhauser, Lawrence” above)

Hummel, Henry
Term of Service: 18 September 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Hunsicker, Joseph
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 5 December 1862 (transferred to Company B, 1st U.S. Artillery by General Order)
Rank: Private
Service Distinctions: Transferred by General Order of the U.S. War Department 5 December 1862 to Company B, 1st U.S. Artillery

Jackson, William H.
Term of Service: ? – 19 September 1864 (killed in action?)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Died 19 September 1864 (the same day as the Battle of Opequan, Virginia)

Jacoby, Isaac
Term of Service: 18 December 1863 – 31 May 1865 (deserted, Camp Brightwood)
Rank: Private
Prior Service: Private, Company D, 153rd Pennsylvania Infantry (7 October 1862 – 1 July 1863 as paroled prisoner)
Honors/Service Distinctions: Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Norristown, Pennsylvania 18 December 1863). Deserted 31 May 1865 from Camp Brightwood, Washington, D.C.

Jacoby, Isaac C.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 31 May 1865 (deserted while on furlough)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Absent – 0n furlough since 23 November 1865, and/or deserted 31 May 1865. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Jassum, Abraham
Term of Service: 5 October 1862 – 4 October 1865 (expiration of term)
Rank In: Undercook
Rank Out: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Per this soldier’s Civil War Veterans’ Card File entry at the Pennsylvania State Archives, enrolled for duty “As negro under cook At Beaufort, S.C.” Residence at time of enlistment, Allentown, Pennsylvania; occupation at time of enlistment: Cook. Honorably discharged 4 October 1865 from Charleston, South Carolina upon expiration of three-year term of service

Jassum, Edward (see also “Company H”)
Term of Service: 15 October 1862 – 14 October 1865 (transferred from F to H Company 11 October 1864, mustered out upon expiration of term)
Rank In: Undercook
Rank Out: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Attached initially to Company F upon his enrollment with the 47th Pennsylvania on 15 October 1862, 22-year-old Edward Jassum was initially assigned to kitchen duties. Records indicate that he was officially mustered into military service at the rank of Undercook with the 47th Pennsylvania at Morganza, Louisiana on 22 June 1864, and then transferred to Company H on 11 October 1864. He continued to serve with the 47th Pennsylvania Volunteers until being honorably discharged on 14 October 1865 upon expiration of his three-year term of service

Johnson, James
Term of Service: 23 February 1864 – 25 December 1865 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Jordan, William
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Keim, Reuben H.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Kepner, Jefferson
Term of Service: 27 January 1864 – 11 August 1865 (discharged by General Order)
Rank: Private
Service: Discharged 11 August 1865 by General Order No. 77, issued by the U.S. Office of the Adjutant General, Washington, D.C.

Kerchner, George
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – ? (absent, sick at muster out)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: According to this soldier’s entry in the Civil War Veterans’ Card File at the Pennsylvania State Archives, he was “Absent – Sick left the Company at Snicker’s Gap Va. 7-21-64 not heard from since. Supposed to be Dis. under G.O. #77 A.G.O. W.D. Series of 1865.” Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 4 January 1864)

Kern, Owen
Term of Service: 18 September 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

King, Charles
Alternate Spellings of Surname: King, Koenig
Term of Service: 10 September 1862 – 1 June 1865 (wounded in the arm during the Battle of Pocotaligo, South Carolina; discharged by General Order)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Wounded in the arm during the Battle of Pocotaligo, South Carolina, 22 October 1862. Distinctions: Discharged 1 June 1865 by General Order N0. 53, issued by the U.S. Office of the Adjutant General, Washington, D.C. Sustained gunshot wound to left shoulder sometime during his service tenure

King, George
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

King, Philip
Term of Service: 4 December 1863 – 14 November 1865 (discharged by General Order)
Rank: Private
Service Distinctions: Discharged 14 November 1865 by General Order, issued by the U.S. Office of the Adjutant General and War Department 4 May 1865

Klein, George
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Klein, Kline
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 16 April 1864 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, New Orleans)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged from New Orleans on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability 16 April 1864

Kuhn, Nicholas
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Kuntz, William
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Laub, John
Term of Service: 7 March 1865 – 25 December 1865 (mustered in for one-year term; mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Laubach, Franklin
Term of Service: 25 April 1864 – 1 June 1865 (deserted, Camp Brightwood)
Rank: Private
Service Distinctions: Deserted 1 June 1865 from Camp Brightwood, Washington, D.C.

Laudenschlager, Joel
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Laudenslager, Laudenschlager
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Lehr, Tilghman
Term of Service: 28 March 1864 – 6 June 1865 (deserted, Camp Brightwood)
Rank: Private
Service Distinctions: Deserted 6 June 1865 from Camp Brightwood, Washington, D.C.

Levan, Peter S.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Lilly, Harrison
Term of Service: 30 August 1865 – 25 March 1865 (killed, Summit Point)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Died from gunshot wound to the abdomen at Summit Point, Virginia 25 March 1865. Muster roll indicates he was killed “by Guerrillas.” U.S. Army death ledger indicates date of death was 29 March 1865, and that he died at the regimental hospital. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 22 October 1863)

Lilly, James T.
Term of Service: 28 January 1864 – 31 May 1865 (discharged)
Rank: Private

Lindster, Emory (see also “Medical”)
Occupation at the Time of Enlistment: Druggist
Term of Service: 24 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank In: Private, Company F
Rank Out: Regimental Hospital Steward
Honors: Promoted from service as a Private with Company F to Hospital Steward on central regimental staff 25 August 1861. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida 18 December 1863)

Longenhagen, John K. (“J. K.”)
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Longenhagen, Longenhager
Term of Service: 19 December 1863 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Lucky, John
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Lynn, Alfred
Term of Service: 7 December 1863 – 14 October 1865 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, Baltimore)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability at Baltimore, Maryland 14 October 1865

Markoffer, John
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Markoffer, Merkoffer
Term of Service: 29 October 1862 – 28 October 1865 (expiration of term)
Rank: Musician and Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Awarded $10 in May 1863 for service with the 47th Pennsylvania’s regimental band. Honorably discharged 28 October 1865 from Charleston, South Carolina upon expiration of term

Marsh, Franklin
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Marse, Marsh, Mersch
Term of Service: 18 February 1864 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Marsh, Joseph (see “Mersch, Joseph” below)

McBride, Lawrence
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 22 October 1863)

McCue, Philip
Term of Service: 7 April 1863 – 7 July 1864 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, New Orleans)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability at New Orleans, Louisiana 7 July 1864

Merkoffer, John (see “Markoffer” above and also “Company F”)

Mersch, Franklin (see “Marsh, Franklin” above)

Mersch, Joseph
Term of Service: 23 February 1864 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Metcalf, Isaac
Term of Service: Unknown entry date – 25 December 1864 (captured during the Battle of Cedar Creek, died from disease related complications at Salisbury)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Per the U.S. Quartermaster General’s Roll of Honor No. XIV: Names of Soldiers Who in Defence of the American Union, Suffered Martyrdom in the Prison Pens throughout the South, published 20 February 1868, this soldier served with F Company of the 47th Pennsylvania Volunteers, was captured and held by Confederate forces as a prisoner of war (POW), and died as a POW at the Confederate Army’s prison camp at Salisbury, North Carolina 25 December 1864

Meyers, Uriah
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Meyers, Myers
Term of Service: 16 February 1865 – 25 December 1865 (mustered in for one-year term; mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Michael, Charles H.
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Michael, Michel
Term of Service: 1 September 1862 – 11 December 1864 (taken as prisoner of war (POW), Battle of Cedar Creek; died in captivity at Salisbury Prison Camp)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Captured by Confederate forces during or after the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia 19 October 1864; died from starvation 11 December 1864 while being held as a prisoner of war (POW) at the Confederate prison camp at Salisbury, North Carolina

Michael, Joel
Term of Service: 2 May 1865 – 25 May 1865 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, Washington, D.C.)
Rank: Private
Prior Service: Private, 159th Pennsylvania Volunteers (transferred from 159th Pennsylvania to 47th Pennsylvania 2 May 1865 by General Order No. 119, issued by the U.S. Office of the Adjutant General)
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged from Washington, D.C. on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability 25 May 1865

Miller, Sidney J.
Term of Service: 27 January 1865 – 14 November 1865 (mustered in for one-year term; mustered out)
Rank: Private
Prior Service: Private, Company H, 153rd Pennsylvania Volunteers (10 October 1862 – 24 July 1863)
Service Distinctions: Due to illness, absent from duty since 4 September 1865. Mustered out 14 November 1865 by telegraph order issued by the U.S. War Department 4 May 1865

Minsenberger, Valentine
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 2 April 1862 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, Fort Taylor)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged from Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability 2 April 1862

Moll, George
Term of Service: 10 December 1863 – 25 December 1865
Rank: Private

Moll, William H.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (wounded in action, Battle of Cedar Creel; mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Wounded in action during the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia 19 October 1865. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Moser, Peter
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 24 February 1863 (sustained arm wound, Battle of Pocotaligo; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate 24 February 1863)
Rank: Private
Prior Service:
Honors/Service Distinctions – Service Term 1*: Wounded in the arm during the Battle of Pocotaligo, South Carolina 22 October 1862. Discharged 24 February 1863 on a Surgeon’s Certificate, dated 2 February 1863.
Honors/Service Distinctions – Service Term 2*: Mustered in again with the same company and regiment at Norristown, Pennsylvania 19 December 1863. Absent and sick at New Orleans since 22 July 1864, according to his Civil War Veterans’ Card File entry in the Pennsylvania State Archives. “Supposed to be Dis. Under G.O. #77 A.G.O. W.D. Series 1865.”
* Note: The Civil War Veterans’ Card File in the Pennsylvania State Archives lists this soldier twice (using the different service term data shown above.) Historian Samuel P. Bates also listed this soldier twice on his Company F roster, notating that one solider was discharged on a Surgeon’s Certificate on 24 February 1863 and that another by the same name was “absent, sick at muster out” on 19 December 1863)

Moyer I, William H. (“W. H.”)
Alternate Presentations of Surname: Morse, Moyer (as W.H. Moyer, I or William H. Moyer, I)
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 22 January 1865 (taken as prisoner of war (POW), Battle of Cedar Creek; died in captivity at Florence Prison Camp)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Captured by Confederate forces during or after the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia 19 October 1864; died from starvation 22 January 1865 while being held as a prisoner of war (POW) at the Confederate prison camp at Florence, South Carolina. Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Moyer, II, William H. (“W. H.”)
Term of Service: 18 September 1861 – 4 March 1862 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, “Camp Breman”)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability at “Camp Breman” (probably Camp Brannan), Key West, Florida 4 March 1862

Myers, Uriah (see “Meyers, Uriah” above)

Newhard, Albert J.
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Newhard, Newhart
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Newhard, Daniel
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Newhard, Newhart
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Newhart, Albert (see “Newhard, Albert J.” above)

Newhart, Daniel (see “Newhard, Daniel” above)

O’Brien, John
Alternate Spellings of Surname: O’Brien, O’Brine
Term of Service: 31 August 1861 – 26 October 1862 (sustained gunshot wound to the face, Battle of Pocotaligo; died from wounds at Hilton Head)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Sustained gunshot wound(s) to the face during the Battle of Pocotaligo, South Carolina 22 October 1862. Died from Vulnus Sclopet (gunshot wound) while being treated at the Union Army hospital at Hilton Head, South Carolina 26 October 1862

O’Brien, Michael
Term of Service: 26 January 1864 – 25 May 1865 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, Washington, D.C.)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged at Washington, D.C. on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability 25 May 1865

Offhouse, William
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Reeser, William Schuyler
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Reeser, Reesor, Reiser, Rieser
Term of Service: 16 December 1863 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private
Service Distinctions: Resident of Ohio; enrolled and mustered in at Norristown, Pennsylvania 16 December1863; joined from recruiting depot 9 January 1864

Reinert, Griffin
Alternate Spellings of Given Name: Griff, Griffin, Griffith
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Reinert, Reinhart
Term of Service: 21 December 1863 – 28 December 1864 (wounded in action, Battle of Pleasant Hill; discharged at York on Surgeon’s Certificate)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Sustained a gunshot wound to his jaw during the Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana 9 April 1864. Discharged from the U.S. Army’s General Hospital at York, Pennsylvania on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability 28 December 1864

Reinhart, Griff (see “Reinert, Griffin” above)

Reiser, William Schuyler (see “Reeser, William Schuyler” above)

Remely, Edward
Term of Service: 27 January 1865 – 1 June 1865 (mustered in for one-year term; deserted)
Rank: Private

Rensimer, Edward
Term of Service: 23 February 1865 – 25 December 1865 (mustered in for one-year term; mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Rhoads, Thomas B.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Rieser, William Schuyler (see “Reeser, William Schuyler” above)
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Reeser, Reesor, Reiser, Rieser

Roeder, Aaron
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 5 December 1862 (transferred to Company B, 1st U.S. Artillery by General Order of the U.S. War Department, issued 5 December 1862)
Rank: Private

Rohrbacher, Charles
Term of Service: 10 September 1862 – 1 June 1865 (discharged by General Order)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged 1 June 1865 by General Order No. 53, issued by the U.S. Office of the Adjutant General, Washington, D.C.

Roth, Francis
Term of Service: 18 September 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Savitz, Joseph
Term of Service: 31 March 1864 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Schafer, Francis
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Schafer, Shafer
Term of Service: 23 February 1865 – 25 December 1865 (mustered in for one-year term; mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Schaffer, David
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Schafer, Schaffer, Shafer
Term of Service: 18 December 1863 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Schleppy, Llewellyn J.
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Schleppy, Sleppy
Term of Service: 18 September 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Schmidt, Matthias
Alternate Spellings of Given Name: Mathias, Matthias. Alternate Spellings of Surname: Schmidt, Smith
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Veteran Volunteer

Schreck, John
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 13 April 1863 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, Fort Jefferson)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged from Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability 13 April 1863

Schroeder, Lucian
Term of Service: 12 February 1864 – 25 February 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private
Prior Service: Private, 159th Pennsylvania Volunteers (mustered in 29 May 1865; transferred from 159th Pennsylvania to 47th Pennsylvania 29 May 1865 by General Order No. 119, issued by the U.S. Office of the Adjutant General, Washington, D.C.)

Schrum, Gotlieb
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Seider, John G.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 12 April 1862 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, Fort Taylor)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged from Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida 12 April 1862 on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability

Seigfried, Franklin (see “Siegfried, Franklin” below)

Shafer, David (see “Schaffer, David” above)

Shafer, Francis (see “Schafer, Francis” above)

Sheats, Robert M.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Sholl, Jacob E.
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Scholl, Sholl, Shull
Term of Service: 3 February 1864 – 21 March 1864 (died from disease at Philadelphia)
Rank: Private
Prior Service: Private, Company H, 153rd Pennsylvania Infantry (10 October 1862 – 24 July 1863; received pay for 4 months)
Honors/Service Distinctions: Died from Variola (smallpox) at the U.S. Army’s Islington Lane General Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 21 March 1864

Shireman, Peter
Term of Service: 10 September 1862 -1 June 1865 (discharged by General Order)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged 1 June 1865 from Washington, D.C. by General Order #53, issued by the U.S. Office of the Adjutant General, Washington, D.C.

Siegfried, Franklin
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Seigfried, Siegfried
Term of Service: 26 February 1864 – 31 May 1865 (deserted, Camp Brightwood)
Rank: Private
Service Distinctions: Deserted from Camp Brightwood, Washington, D.C. 31 May 1865

Siegfried, Reuben
Term of Service: 21 February 1865 – 25 December 1865 (mustered in for one-year term; mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Sleppy, Llewellyn J. (see “Schleppy, Llewellyn J.” above)

Smith, Mathias (see “Schmit, Matthias” above)

Smith, Nicholas
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Smith, Samuel
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 12 April 1862 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, Fort Taylor)
Rank: Private
Subsequent Service: Private and Corporal, Company G, 128th Pennsylvania (12 August 1862 – 19 May 1863; promoted from the rank of Private to Corporal 19 August 1862)
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged from Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida 12 April 1862 on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability

Smith, Thomas A.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 14 December 1862 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, Beaufort)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged from Beaufort, South Carolina 14 December 1862 on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability

Snyder, John G.
Term of Service: 10 September 1862 – 1 June 1865 (discharged by General Order, Washington, D.C.)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged at Washington, D.C. 1 June 1865 by General Order No. 53, issued by the U.S. Office of the Adjutant General, Washington, D.C.

Snyder, Mathias
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Veteran Volunteer (re-enlisted at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida 19 October 1863)

Snyder, Samuel
Term of Service: 23 February 1864 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Soltzman, Henry
Term of Service: 8 March 1865 – 25 December 1865 (mustered in for one-year term; mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Trexler, James Allen
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Troxell, James
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Troxel, Troxell
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Veteran Volunteer

Warneck, Conrad
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Warneck, Warnick
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 January 1862 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, Camp Griffin)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Discharged 18 January 1862 from Camp Griffin, Virginia on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability

Weaver, John P.
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Wehle, John (see “Worley, John” below)

Weiss, John
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Weiss, Wise
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 15 July 1864 (wounded in action and captured as prisoner of war, Battle of Pleasant Hill; died in captivity at Camp Ford)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Wounded in action during the Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana 9 April 1864; captured by Confederate forces, march 125 miles to Camp Ford, a Confederate Army prison camp near Tyler, Texas; died from battle wounds 15 July 1864 while being held as a prisoner of war (POW) at Camp Ford. Veteran Volunteer

Werkheiser, Hiram
Term of Service: 7 March 1864 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private

Werner, Levi
Term of Service: 23 February 1864 – 31 May 1865 (deserted, Camp Brightwood)
Rank: Private
Service Distinctions: Deserted from Camp Brightwood, Washington, D.C. 31 May 1865

Wesner, Ambrose
Term of Service: 26 February 1864 – 31 May 1865 (deserted, Camp Brightwood)
Rank: Private
Service Distinctions: Deserted from Camp Brightwood, Washington, D.C. 31 May 1865

White, James M.
Term of Service: 12 1865 – 25 June 1865 (discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability, Savannah)
Rank: Private
Prior Service: Private, 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry (mustered in to 14th Pennsylvania 23 November 1862; transferred 12 March 1865 from 14th Pennsylvania at Camp Fairview, Charlestown, West Virginia to 47th Pennsylvania by General Order No. 119, issued by the U.S. Office of the Adjutant General, Washington, D.C.). Discharged from Savannah, Georgia on a Surgeon’s Certificate of Disability 25 June 1865

Whiteman, Gilbert
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 18 September 1864 (expiration of term)
Rank: Private

Whorley, John (see “Worley, John” below)

Wilson, Franklin H.
Term of Service: 10 September 1861 – 1 June 1865 (discharged by General Order, Washington, D.C.)
Rank: Private
Service Distinctions: Discharged 1 June 1865 at Washington, D.C. by General Order No. 53, issued by the U.S. Office of the Adjutant General, Washington, D.C.

Worley, John
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Wehle, Worley, Worly, Whorley
Term of Service: 30 August 1861 – 16 July 1864 (died from disease, New Orleans)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Died from chronic diarrhea at the Union Army’s St. Louis General Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana 16 July 1864

Worly, John (see “Worley, John” above)

Wuchter, Adam
Term of Service: 27 February 1864 – 24 July 1865 (mustered out by General Order of the U.S. War Department)
Rank: Private
Honors/Service Distinctions: Hospitalized at the U.S. Army’s Mower General Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mustered out from the hospital and 47th Pennsylvania 24 July 1865 “with directions from W.D. [U.S. War Department] dated 5-3-65.”

Youss, George
Term of Service: 16 December 1863 – 25 December 1865 (mustered out with regiment)
Rank: Private