Leah and Charles Roth, circa 1912

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Lithograph courtesy of Mark A. Pflum, President of the Ringgold Living History Association

 

Officers from Lehigh County

  • Lt Col W. W. Hammersley; 8/14/1862; from Capt Co G 8/25/1862; wounded 9/17/1862 at Antietam; discharged on S.C. 1/31/1863
Company D

Recruited at Lehigh County for 9 months service; mustered in August 13, 1862 and if not, first date is muster-in; mustered out May 19, 1863 unless otherwise stated; rank of Private unless otherwise stated; S.C. is discharged on Surgeon's Certificate:

  • Capt John P. Dillinger; 9/2/1862

  • 1st Lt Walter H. Seip; 9/4/1862

  • 2nd Lt William H. Miller; 9/4/1862

  • 1st Sgt Benjamin C. Roth

  • Sgt George Diefenderfer; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Sgt Frederick A. Ruhl; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Sgt Stephen Swartz

  • Sgt Franklin C. Wasser

  • Cpl Ignatz Gresser; Medal of Honor at Antietam

  • Cpl George F. Hawk

  • Cpl Tilghman F. Horn

  • Cpl George Hoxworth

  • Cpl Alonzo Kuntz; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Cpl William G. Moyer

  • Cpl William Henry Sowden; wounded 9/17/1862 Antietam

  • Cpl Abraham Worman; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • James Albright; deserted 9/19/1862; returned 4/22/1865; discharged 7/7/1865

  • Mahlon H. Beary; wounded 9/17/1862 Antietam

  • Henry A. Berger

  • James A. Bieber

  • Allen Blank; wounded 9/17/1862 Antietam

  • Edward Bloss; discharged 3/19/1863 for wounds received 9/17/1862 Antietam

  • Franklin Bloss; killed 9/17/1862 Antietam

  • Frederick A. Boas

  • Franklin Bower

  • Henry A. Breinig

  • Sylvester Burgen; died 3/2/1863 near Stafford Court House VA

  • Henry Burger

  • Dallas Dillinger

  • Victor Faringer; deserted 9/15/1862

  • Lewis Frankenfield; died 3/22/1863 Washington

  • Aaron Frederick; wounded 9/17/1862 Antietam

  • Solomon S. Frederick

  • Daniel Fried

  • Edwin W. Fried

  • Andrew Gangwere

  • John George

  • William Giess

  • Henry B. Good; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Richard Grauff

  • William Graver

  • Phaon Hartman

  • Philip Helweid

  • Stephen A. Henry

  • Peter Hillegass

  • James S. Hoffert

  • James A. Jackson; deserted 9/15/1862

  • J.H.B. Jarrett

  • George Keck; killed 9/17/1862 Antietam

  • Nathan Keiser

  • Rinehart Keiffer

  • William Kern

  • Moses L. Klotz

  • Emanuel Knauss

  • Harrison Knauss

  • J.B. Lichtenwallner

  • James Lutz

  • David H. Maddern; wounded 9/17/1862 Antietam; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • William D. Miller

  • Charles Nagle

  • Henry Nagle; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • John Nagle

  • H. Nunnemaker

  • Henry Peiffer

  • Tilghman Peter; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Henry K. Reiss

  • Jacob Richard

  • Peter Romig

  • Daniel Schleigler

  • John E. Shaffer

  • Jeremiah Siegfried

  • Theodore Siegfried; S.C. 12/22/1862

  • Charles Snyder; wounded 9/17/1862 Antietam

  • Clark Sutton

  • Jeremiah Transue

  • Henry G. Wagner

  • William Wagner

  • Frederick Weaver

  • William W. Weaver

  • James Wetzell

  • Henry Wieand

  • Joseph Yingling

  • John Young
Company G

Recruited at Lehigh County for 9 months service; mustered in August 12, 1862 and if not, first date is muster-in; mustered out May 19, 1863 unless otherwise stated; rank of Private unless otherwise stated; S.C. is discharged on Surgeon's Certificate:

  • Capt W.W. Hammersley; 8/14/1862; Lt Col 128th Reg't 8/25/1862

  • Capt Peter C. Huber; from 1st Lt 9/2/1862; captured 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • 1st Lt Daniel C. Miller; 9/2/1862; from 2nd Lt 9/2/1862

  • 2nd Lt George W. Hamilton; from 1st Sgt 9/18/1862

  • 1st Sgt James A. Lucas; from Cpl 8/18/1862; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Sgt Preston Brock

  • Sgt Solomon H. Kramer; from Cpl 8/18/1862

  • Sgt Benjamin F. Leech; from Cpl

  • Sgt Charles A. Pfeiffer; deserted 9/17/1863

  • Sgt William H. Schlosser; from Cpl 9/18/1862

  • Sgt Henry Weller; killed 9/17/1862 Antietam

  • Cpl Milton H. Dunlap

  • Cpl Lewis Fink

  • Cpl Reuben D. George; Cpl 2/7/1863

  • Cpl David Hollenbach; Cpl 12/31/1862; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Cpl Tilghman J. Keck

  • Cpl Willoughby Knauss; died 11/18/1862 Philadelphia

  • Cpl James R. Roney; Cpl 9/19/1862

  • Cpl Samuel Smith; Cpl 9/19/1862

  • Cpl John W. Stull; Cpl 12/31/1862; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Musician Wellington Martin; 8/14/1862

  • Eli Andreas; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Robert Attreed

  • Joseph Barriss; deserted 9/14/1862; returned; Co D 145th Reg't PVI date unknown

  • Milton W. Beaver

  • Abraham Bechtel

  • George S. Berger; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • J. Berkenmeyer; S.C. 2/9/1863

  • Reuben Bittner; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Tilghman Bloss

  • Thomas J. Brader

  • Henry W. Butz

  • Ira Coffin; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Henry Creitz

  • Lewis Danbert; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Hugh O. Davis; S.C. 1/31/1863

  • Charles Diefenderfer

  • Daniel J. Dillinger

  • Albert Dorward; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • James Eli; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • C. Fenstermacher

  • Andrew Flata; died 11/8/1862 Washington; buried Military Asylum Cemetery

  • Edwin Fritzinger; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • William Fry; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • David Gackenbach; 8/14/1862

  • Thomas F. Good; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • William H. Good

  • L.W.O. Goranflo; died 11/14/1862 Maryland Heights MD

  • William A. Goranflo

  • Aaron Grum; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • William Haas

  • Mandes Henry; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Henry Huber

  • Tilghman Jacoby; died 2/20/1863 near Stafford Court House VA

  • Franklin J. Keck; S.C. 2/14/1863

  • William Kenner

  • Gabriel Kern

  • Jeremiah Kern

  • Alfred Klotz; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Theodore Knauss

  • James Krum; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • James Kunkle; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorville

  • John Lentz; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Jacob Long; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Henry Luckenbill; killed 9/17/1862 Antietam

  • Howard C. Manvill

  • Henry Merkel

  • Daniel F. Mertz; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • William Mertz; died 5/13/1863 Allentown

  • David Miller

  • Meno Miller; died 10/3/1862 Baltimore of wounds received 9/17 Antietam

  • William H. Miller

  • Daniel Moyer; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Franklin Moyer

  • Samuel B. Parker

  • Emanuel Paules

  • David O. Pritchard; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Thomas J. Raynes; deserted 9/4/1862

  • Jonathan W. Reber

  • Paul Rehrig; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Levi F. Reidy

  • William H. Reitz; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Henry G. Richard

  • William J. Richard

  • Franklin S. Ritter; killed 9/17/1862 Antietam

  • Griffith Schindler

  • William Schner

  • Henry Shenton

  • Benjamin F. Smith

  • William G. Smith; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Henry H. Snyder

  • Reuben Sorben

  • Jeremiah Sourwein

  • Henry Stout; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Daniel Strauss

  • John Watt; 8/14/1862

  • John P. Weaver; deserted 9/13/1862; dishonorable discharge 12/18/1864

  • Daniel Weiss; 8/14/1862; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Hiram Wilt; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Henry W. Wint; MIA 5/2/1863 Chancellorsville

  • Thomas Zellmer
Notes

John Watt's family was from Slatington. Along with his parents John and Eliza and brother Thomas, John arrived in America at the Port of New York 20 May 1847. They had sailed on the ship Emblem which had departed from Glasgow. The family was fleeing the Great Famine in Ireland. On 1 October 1866, as a result of his service in the US Army, John was naturalized as a US citizen at the Lehigh County Courthouse, Allentown PA. His brother, Thomas Watt, served with the 67th PA Co D. Thomas died Christmas Day 1891 and is buried at Charles Evans Cemetery at Reading PA. Information from Thomas' great great grandson.

Captain John Dillinger took part in the battles of Antietam and Chancellorsville.  His son, Jacob Dillinger, was a private in Co E, 5th Reg't Emergency Militia 1862. On 9/11/1862, he was detailed to the Division Commissary Department. Information from a relation to the Dillinger line.

Peter Hillegass had a brother, Nathaniel, who was a member of the 54th PA, Co K. He enlisted 1/4/1862. Nathaniel was taken prisoner at Little Cacapon,W.Va.Oct.4,1862 and was confined at Richmond 10/14/1862. He was paroled at City Point VA 11/30/1862, reported to Camp Parole MD 12/2/1862 and was sent to Fort Monroe 12/6/1862. He was discharged 3/11/1864 and reenlisted for three years at Little Cacapon WV on 3/12/1864. Nathaniel was killed at the Battle of Lynchburg 6/18/1864. He was from Allentown PA and was married to Elizabeth Fegley. Information from a family member.

William Henry Sowden was born in Liskeard, England 1/6/1840 and immigrated to America in 1846 with his father. He served from 8/13/1862 to 5/19/1863 and was wounded at Antietam on 9/17/1862. Upon his return to Allentown, he practiced law and was in politics. William died in Allentown 3/3/1907 and is buried at Union (now Union and West End) Cemetery. Information from the Historical Society and sent by a friend.

Ignatz Gresser was a German immigrant who arrived in Allentown in 1851 at the age of 15. A cobbler by trade, he was recruited for nine months service on 8/13/1862. Cpl Gresser received the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy on 9/17/1862 at Antietam for saving the life of Cpl William Henry Sowden. He returned to Allentown after the war where he died in 1921 at the age of 84 and is buried at Union (now Union and West End) Cemetery. Information from a newspaper and sent by a friend.

G. Henry Shenton enlisted as a private 9/1862. Wounded and taken prisoner at Chancellorsville, he escaped and was discharged 5/191863. He entered the National Guard on 7/17/1877, became a 1st Lieutenant on 6/17/1882, Major on 6/6/1885, and Lieutenant Colonel on 23 Jun 1894. Col Shenton was elected "Colonel - Sixth Regiment Infantry - of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, attached to the First Brigade thereof" on 7/6/1899. Henry (Harry) was adopted and there are few clues as to his real parents other than possibly the middle name of Appleby. Information from a descendant.
Reference

Information from History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, Samuel P. Bates, Harrisburg PA, 1869 and History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 1, Lehigh Valley Publishing Co., Allentown PA, 1914.

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