81st PA Volunteers

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Companies G, H, I, and K

Officers from Carbon County

• Col James Miller, 8/8/1861

• Lt Col Eli T. Conner; commissioned Maj 10/1/1861; Lt Col 6/1/1862

• Lt Col Amos Stroh; commissioned Capt 9/16/1861; Lt Col 4/17/1863; resigned

• Maj Thomas McNeish; commissioned 1st Lt Co I 10/15/1861; the West and Maj on Staff Duty, date unknown

• Capt Samuel Shurlock; Sgt Maj 8/1861; Capt Co D 12/9/1861

• Lt John Brelsford; commissioned 1st Lt and QM 5/16/1862; resigned 1863

Mustered September 16, 1861 and if not, first date is muster-in; mustered out June 29, 1865 unless otherwise stated; rank of Private unless otherwise stated; S.C. is discharged on Surgeon's Certificate:

• Capt John W. Pryor; commissioned 1st Lt 9/16/1861; Capt Co D 2/28/1863; resigned due to wounds 1864

• Capt Newton Bieber; Sgt to 2nd Lt 1/1/1862; 1st Lt Co F 2/1/1863; Capt Co C 2/1/1863; discharged 8/24/1863

• Capt John Patton; 2nd Lt 2/1/1863; 1st Lt 2/28/1863; Capt 1864; discharged 1864

• Capt Nathan F. Marsh; Capt Co I 1/7/1865; vet

• Capt John Bond; Capt Co B date unknown; killed 4/7/1865 Farmville; vet

• 1st Lt Aquilla J. Marsh; commissioned 2nd Lt 9/16/1861; 1st Lt Co A 1/1/1862; resigned in 1863

• 1st Lt Lebo Winters; Sgt to 2nd Lt 2/28/1863; 1st Lt date unknown; vet

• 2nd Lt Samuel Peters; killed 6/17/1864 in front of Petersburg; vet

• Lt Peter McGee; Lt Co A 1864; killed 1864 Ream's Station; vet

• George Ackerman; killed 9/17/1862 Antietam

• William Adams; 1864

• Jeremiah Ashback

• Benjamin Bachman; S.C. 5/1863

• Daniel Bachman; S.C. (wounds) 10/1862

• Griffith Bachman; S.C.

• Conrad Baker

• Charles Becker; died 7/12/1862

• John Billinsby; US Art'y date unknown

• George T. Bond; discharged

• Franklin Bowman; discharged 5/1863

• George W. Brelsford; S.C. (wounds)

• William Brittiam

• John Brunner; discharged

• Lewis Brunner

• Harold Bulkley

• Samuel Campbell; discharged

• Josiah Connelly; US Art'y date unknown

• Oliver Crilley; discharged

• William Davis

• Obediah Derr

• Henry Doak

• Nathan H. Dorney

• William Eberts; 1864

• James Edgar; 1862; S.C. (wounds)

• Peter S. Egge; killed 12/13/1862 Fredericksburg

• Stephen Fenstermacher

• Marshall Fields

• Miles J. Frey

• Amon Fritz

• Dennis Gallagher; killed 9/17/1862 Antietam

• Francis Gallagher

• Patrick Gallagher; 1864

• Alfred Gaumer; US Art'y 1862

• Frank Gaumer; 1864; killed 6/1864 Cold Harbor

• George Geary; 1864

• Douglas Geddes; mortally wounded 6/30/1862 Allen's Farm; died at Libby

• Jacob Ginder

• William E. Glace; US Art'y 1862

• Jonathan H. Gombert; discharged

• William Gombert; killed 6/1/1862 Fair Oaks

• Henry Goodman; discharged 10/1862

• John Gormerly; died in 1862

• Condy Haggerty

• James Hammon; discharged from hospital

• Charles Hanuing

• John Haupt; 1864; killed 5/12/1864 Spotsylvania

• Samuel Hawk; 9/6/1861; discharged 12/23/1862; re-enlisted

• George Hollinger, Jr.; vet

• Jacob A. Hollinger

• Ammon Hontz

• Charles Hontz; 1864

• Moses Hontz

• John Horn; S.C. 1862; re-enlisted in 201st Reg't 2/1865

• James F. Howard

• Benjamin F. Keller

• Michael Kirby

• John Kishbach

• Francis Klotz; 1864; killed 5/12/1864 Spotsylvania

• John Koontz

• Wallace Kramer; 1863

• Francis W. Kuebler

• William Line; killed 6/1/1862 Fair Oaks (supposedly the first soldier of Carbon County killed)

• William Lomison; killed 9/17/1862 at Antietam

• Charles Longkammer

• Alfred Lovejoy; S.C. 1862

• William Marsden; discharged in hospital 10/1862

• William Martin

• Henry McGinley

• Michael McGowan; US Art'y date unknown

• James McGowen

• George McIntosh; Vet Res Corps date unknown

• Isaac McLean; vet

• John McClelland; died 6/20/1862 Turner's Hospital

• William McNeal; US Art'y date unknown

• Andrew Meaghan; S.C.

• John E. Mears

• William Meckes

• William Medler; killed 12/13/1862 Fredericksburg

• Alexander Miller; 1864

• Daniel Miller; 1864

• William Miller

• John Moore

• Lewis Moyer; wounded 6/30/1862 Malvern Hill; killed 12/13/1862 Fredericksburg

• William Muckler; mortally wounded 12/13/1862 Fredericksburg; died in hospital

• William Mullen; wounded 6/1/1862 Fair Oaks; killed 9/17/1862 Antietam

• John Newton

• Dennis Nothstein; 1864

• William Nothstein; 1864; killed 5/12/1864 Spotsylvania

• Barney O'Donnell

• Alfred Overholser; died 1862 Newport News

• Lewis Oxrider

• Lewis Pryor

• Nathan Reinsmith; 1864

• Reuben Reinsmith

• Masses Root; 1864

• Charles Rothrock

• Abraham Rough

• Samuel Shaeffer; discharged

• Albert Shive; 1864

• Samuel Shive; 1864; killed 5/12/1864 Spotsylvania

• Monroe Smith

• Peter Smith

• Paul Sollinger; 1864; killed 5/12/1864 Spotsylvania

• Andrew Spinner

• ____ Steinupe

• Frank Strittmaker; vet

• John Thompson; Vet Res Corps date unknown

• Burton N. Tubbs; wounded 7/1/1862 Malvern Hill; died of wound in prison at Richmond

• John Wallace; re-enlisted in 91st PA

• George West

• John West; 1862; vet

• Samuel West; mortally wounded 12/13/1862 Fredericksburg; died at Point Lookout

• William Williams

• Samuel Winterstein

• John Wissner; discharged

• Joseph Wollinger

• Harry Zellner; S.C.

Mustered August 22, 1861 and if not, first date is muster-in; mustered out June 29, 1865 unless otherwise stated; rank of Private unless otherwise stated; S.C. is discharged on Surgeon's Certificate:

• Capt Thomas C. Harkness; Maj 4/17/1863; to Lt Col; resigned

• Capt John C. McLaughlin; commissioned 1st Lt 9/18/1861; Capt Co A 11/14/1862; S.C. (wounds) 6/12/1863

• Capt Thomas Morton; commissioned 2nd Lt 9/18/1861; 1st Lt 11/14/1862; Capt 4/17/1863; resigned 1864

• Capt Thomas C. Williams; 1st Sgt 8/22/1861; 2nd Lt 11/14/1862; 1st Lt 4/17/1863; Capt 4/21/1864; S.C. (wounds)

• 1st Lt William J. Williams; Sgt to 1st Lt 4/21/1864; vet

• Lt Thomas Gallagher; Lt 1865; vet

• Lt Stewart McIntosh; Lt 1865; vet

• 1st Sgt Aaron Henry

• John Bell

• Martin Beltz; died 1862 Newport News

• Hugh Blair; vet

• John Boyd; died 1862 Camp California

• Patrick Boyle; 4th US Art'y 1862; vet

• William Brannan; Invalid Corps date unknown

• Aaron Breish

• John G. Brookmire; 4th US Art'y 1862

• James Burns; 9/9/1861

• James Cadden

• William Casey; died 1862 Yorktown

• John Clark; vet

• William Clemens; 9/9/1861

• Patrick Cokely; US Cav date unknown

• Elijah Cooper; 9/9/1861; Invalid Corps date unknown

• Patrick B. Coyle; 3/21/1862

• David E. Davis; 3/18/1862; died 4/17/1863 near Falmouth VA

• William Delamour; killed 6/30/1862 Charles City Cross Roads

• Jeremiah Delay; killed 6/30/1862 Charles City Cross Roads

• Patrick Donahue; 9/9/1861; vet

• Daniel Dunn; to band; discharged 1862

• William Eddie; 8/9/1862

• Owen Edwards; 3/1862

• William Elliot

• James W. Esbach; died in hospital at David's Island NY

• Jenkins Evans; discharged 1863

• Owen Fisher; mortally wounded 1864 in front of Petersburg; died at Richmond

• Patrick Fitzpatrick; 9/9/1861; died 8/1864 in front of Petersburg

• Charles Fritz; S.C. 1862

• Michael Fritz; mortally wounded 6/30/1862 Charles City Cross Roads

• John Gallagher; S.C. 1863

• Patrick Gallagher (1st); vet

• Patrick Gallagher (2nd); 3/21/1862; discharged 2/11/1863

• James Glenni; mortally wounded 12/13/1862 Fredericksburg

• Patrick Golden; S.C. (wounds) 3/25/1863

• Benjamin Hackett; 4th US Art'y 1862

• Edward Handline; discharged

• John Henry; discharged

• William Hewitt; Vet Res Corps date unknown

• David Hughes; discharged 4/15/1863

• Charles W. Jones; 10/31/1861

• John T. Jones

• James King; captured 1864; exchanged and died while home on furlough

• James Kirk; discharged 2/26/1863

• William Kissner; wounded at Charles City Crossroads; S.C. 6/30/1862

• Hugh Laughry; vet

• James Laughry; 9/9/1861; mortally wounded 5/12/1864; died 5/18

• John S. Lewis; 8/6/1862; S.C. 1863

• Robert Mackey; discharged 1862

• Daniel McCandles; S.C.

• John McFadden; 8/6/1862

• Patrick McLaughlin

• Daniel McLean; S.C.

• Buchanan McMullen

• John McNally; 8/8/1861; discharged 3/31/1863

• Thomas H. Morgan

• Thomas T. Morgan

• Charles Morrison; 4th US Art'y 1862

• Thomas Mulhold; S.C. (wounds)

• Charles Murphy; killed 12/13/1862 Fredericksburg

• James Murphy; S.C.

• James B. Murry; killed 8/25/1864 Ream's Station

• William Nead; S.C. 1863

• John O'Donnell; killed 7/1/1862 Malvern Hill

• John Parker; 3/21/1862

• John Philips

• David Powell; 8/22/1861

• Howell Powell

• John Quigley; discharged

• William Quigley

• John Radcliff; wounded 1862 on the Peninsula; killed 5/3/1863 Chancellorsville

• David Reese

• Thomas Reese; Invalid Corps date unknown

• Edward Reynolds; wounded 5/3/1863 Chancellorsville; mortally wounded 6/12/1864

• Austin Riley

• Robert Roberts; 8/29/1862

• Thomas Robinson

• Andrew Rodgers; killed 6/30/1862 Charles City Cross Roads

• Anthony Ryemiller; killed 6/30/1862 Charles City Cross Roads

• Alexander Snedden; Invalid Corps date unknown

• Vivian Stephens; discharged 9/29/1862

• Ernst Stutz

• Richard Swift; died 1862

• Philip Thomas; Invalid Corps date unknown

• William T. Thomas; S.C.

• John Vaughn; 3/18/1862

• Christopher Wall; S.C. (wounds)

• David Williams

• Hugh Williamson; killed 12/13/1862 Fredericksburg

• Emanuel Zimmerman; killed 12/13/1862 Fredericksburg

Company I mustered October 15, 1861 and if not, first date is muster-in; mustered out June 29, 1865 unless otherwise stated; rank of Private unless otherwise stated; S.C. is discharged on Surgeon's Certificate:

• Capt William I. Connor; S.C. (wounds) 4/22/1863

• Capt David H. Ginder; Sgt to 2nd Lt 2/1/1863; 1st Lt 4/22/1863; Capt 12/1863; killed 6/17/1864 in front of Petersburg

• Capt David J. Phillips; Sgt to 2nd Lt 9/1/1862; 1st Lt and Adjutant 2/1/1863; Capt 4/22/1863; killed 12/1863 Mine Run

• Capt Joseph Webb; from 1st Lt Co A 4/8/1865

• 1st Lt Sidney N. Hawk; Sgt to 2nd Lt 4/22/1863; 1st Lt and Adjutant 1864; killed 5/12/1864 Spotsylvania

• 1st Lt Thomas C. Hawk; 1st Lt 4/17/1862; resigned 11/24/1862

• 1st Lt Thomas McNeish; to Dept of TN and Maj

• 1st Lt Henry Paltzgrove; 2nd Lt 5/13/1864; 1st Lt 1/7/1865; vet

• 2nd Lt Hewitt J. Abbott; Sgt to 2nd Lt 4/17/1862; killed 6/30/1862 Charles City Cross Roads

• Sgt William Moulthorp

• Sgt Oliver R. Pryor; vet

• James P. Ackerman; killed 6/30/1862 Charles City Cross Roads

• Benjamin Arp; vet

• George Arp; S.C.

• Jacob Bartholomew; S.C.; vet

• Edwin Buck; 1863; killed 5/12/1864 Spotsylvania

• Owen Buck; wounded 9/17/1862 Antietam; died 1863

• John Burger; vet

• Theophilus Buskhart; died 1862 on the Peninsula

• John Campbell

• George Conner; died 1861

• Henry Corn; S.C.

• Levi Dreisbach; killed 6/16/1864 in front of Petersburg

• James E. Durbert; discharged and died 1863

• Thomas Everett

• Daniel Faulkner

• Henry Fell

• Thomas Flickinger; wounded 6/30/1862 Charles City Cross Roads; killed 7/3/1863 Gettysburg

• James Gillespie; 1862; S.C. (wounds)

• Peter Glass; S.C.

• Peter Haines; died 1862

• William Haines; discharged; vet

• Charles Hall; S.C.

• Daniel Harris; killed 6/30/1862 Charles City Cross Roads

• Edward W. Hawk; discharged; re-enlisted in 183rd Reg't

• Manville Hinkle; mortally wounded 12/13/1862 Fredericksburg

• Henry Hoffman; S.C.

• Jacob Hopple; mortally wounded 6/30/1862 Charles City Cross Roads; died at Richmond

• James M. Horn; wounded 6/30/1862 Charles City Cross Roads; wounded and captured 8/25/1864 Ream's Station; died 2/11/1865 Andersonville

• William H. Hunsicker; S.C. (wounds)

• Reuben Kemmerer; 1862; discharged

• Charles Kenley; discharged 1862

• Jeremiah F. Kline; S.C. 1863

• Lewis Knause; 1862; to Invalid Corps 1863

• Wallace Kramer

• Frank Kresge; discharged 1864

• David Kugler; died 1862

• Audelburg Kupp; killed 1864 in front of Petersburg

• Lafayette Lauer; captured 8/25/1864 Ream's Station; died 1/27/1865 Andersonville

• Joseph Laurish; died 1862

• Francis Leh; S.C. 1863

• James H. Long; S.C.

• John McMaster

• Samuel Metzger; vet

• Thomas Milham; discharged in 1863

• John Miller; killed 6/30/1862 Charles City Cross Roads

• Mahlon Miller; vet
  Thomas Nathan; killed 6/30/1862 Charles City Cross Roads

• Frederick Owen; S.C.

• Charles E. Peters; killed 12/13/1862 Fredericksburg

• Joseph M. Peters; S.C. (wounds)

• Tilghman Peters; died 1862

• Adam Rader; died 1862

• David Rader; killed 1862 Malvern Hill

• Henry Raver

• Edwin Rehrig; killed 5/3/1863 Chancellorsville

• William Romig; discharged

• Charles E. Ruch; captured 8/25/1864 Ream's Station; died 1/17/1865 Andersonville

• Harrison Setzer; died 1862 Alexandria

• William Shannon; vet

• Joseph Smith; S.C.

• Samuel Smith; killed 6/30/1862 Charles City Cross Roads

• Frank Snyder; vet

• Henry Snyder; vet

• George Stamitz; S.C. (wounds); vet

• John Sterling; vet

• Jacob Strouse; 1863

• Peter Swartwood; S.C. 1862

• William Swob; S.C. (wounds)

• William Taylor; S.C.

• Terrance Timmons; S.C. (wounds)

• George Unfriet; S.C. 1863

• Lorentz Walker; S.C. 1862

• William Watters (Waters)

• Joseph Whiteman; 1862; died 3/1863

• John Whittingham; killed 12/13/1862 Fredericksburg

• Israel Youse

Mustered October 27, 1861 and if not, first date is muster-in; mustered out June 29, 1865 unless otherwise stated; rank of Private unless otherwise stated; S.C. is discharged on Surgeon's Certificate:

• Lt Col William Belford; 2nd Lt 10/27/1861; Lt Col date unknown; discharged 3/3/1863

• Lt Washington Setzer; Lt 1/7/1865; vet

• 2nd Lt Emanuel C. Hoover; killed 8/25/1864 Ream's Station; vet

• Sgt John Williamson; killed 6/30/1862 Charles City Cross Roads

• Sgt Conrad Hoch

• Abraham Andreas; 1862; vet

• John Andreas; 1862; died 12/1862 Falmouth VA

• George Bond; vet

• John Brindle; S.C.

• John Britt; 1864

• William Callaghan; 1864

• John Dougherty; S.C.

• Michael Farley; 1864

• Robert T. Farrow; 1862

• C. Fellows; killed 12/13/1862 Fredericksburg

• J.C. Fritz; discharged 1863

• Lewis Hopkins

• Charles Kelly; 1864

• Samuel Kuehner; 1864

• Penrose Lowers; killed 5/12/1864 Spotsylvania

• Thomas Lutz; died 1862 on the Peninsula

• Joseph Matthews; killed 12/13/1862 Fredericksburg

• Michael Mulherren; 1864

• Daniel Raver

• A. Shoepp; S.C. 1862

• Alexander Stettler; died at Ship Point

• Daniel Washburn; 1862; Vet Res Corps date unknown

• Joseph Washburn; 1862; died

• James West; died 6/11/1864 in hospital; vet

Information on William Kissner from great-great grandson.

John Williamson; from Eckley PA; occupation mule driver; left behind a widow who later remarried and had children. Information from Williamson's widow's descendant.

Nathan Reinsmith served from 3/2/1864-6/6/1865 and was wounded at Spotsylvania. Nathan died 7/8/1934 at Mahoning Valley PA and is buried there at St. John's Cemetery. Information from his great great granddaughter.

John Boyd died of Typhoid Fever 2/6/1862 at Camp California in Alexandria VA and was buried at the National Cemetery there. Information from a cousin.

John Gormerly should actually be John Gormley. Wounded at the Battle of Fair Oaks, he died of wounds received and typhoid fever at Douglass General Hospital in Washington, D.C. on 7/9/1862.  He was buried at the Soldiers and Airman's Cemetery in Washington, D.C. the same day he died. Information from a niece.

Samuel Kuehner was added from information from his granddaughter.  He was enrolled May 3, 1864 to serve three years and discharged June 29, 1865 near Washington, D. C. by special order.  The paper is signed by  First Lieutenant John Graham, Commanding the Company.  Samuel later lived in Penn Township, Carbon County then in Eldred Township, Monroe County , where he farmed. He married twice and had 21 children and is buried in Trachsville Cemetery, Carbon Co.

William Watters was added at the request of a possible descendant. He was born in 1825 and died in 1900. He is buried at Immaculate Conception Parish Cemetery at Jim Thorpe PA where his tombstone states he served with Co I of the 81st.

Ammon Hontz and Moses Hontz were born in Carbon County, sons of Jonas and Sarah (Reinschmidt) Hontz. They enlisted together on 9/5/1861 in Co G, 81st PA Vols. The 81st PA participated in a number of engagements including the Battle of Antietam. On 5/12/1864, Ammon Hontz was wounded at the Battle of Spottsylvania Court House.  On 12/13/1862, Moses Hontz was wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg. Both brothers were discharged with the rank of Private 9/15/1864. Ammon died at Mahoning Township, Carbon County on 3/20/1913 and Moses died at Weissport on 7/11/1907. Both are buried at St. John's Cemetery in Mahoning Township. Information from Moses' great granddaughter.

Information from History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Alfred Mathews and Austin N. Hungerford, Everts and Richards, Philadelphia PA, 1884.

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