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18th Pennsylvania Cavalry
Encampment Courtesy Neil Tanner
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Carbon County,
Pennsylvania
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In proportion to her voting population, Carbon County furnished
more soldiers to the cause than any other county in Pennsylvania. Within 24 hours of
President Lincoln's first call for 75,000 men for 90 days, three companies left for
Harrisburg. Of the soldiers sent to fight the war, 5/8's were killed or wounded in
battle. The official records of the war show twice as many men died of disease than
were killed in battle. However, three times as many soldiers from Carbon County were
killed than died of disease. With so many having given their last full measure, it
can truly be said they served their country honorably and faithfully.
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Regiments
with Men from Carbon County |
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Men
from Carbon County in the 1st NJ Volunteers |
- Pvt John Warner; enlisted 1861; vet
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Men
from Carbon County in the 3rd NJ Volunteers |
-
Charles Buel; enlisted 1864
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Men
from Carbon County in the 4th NJ, 1st Reg't Inf |
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Men
from Carbon County in the 10th NJ Volunteers |
- Pvt George McIntosh; enlisted 1864; captured 5/3/1864 at
the Wilderness; Company A
- Pvt
Lewis H.
Rehrig; enlisted
2/26/1864; captured 8/17/1864 at Winchester; paroled 2/1865; Company D
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Men from Carbon County in
the 36th NJ Volunteers |
- Pvt James Derbyshire; enlisted 10/1864;
Company C
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Men from Carbon County in
the 68thth NJ Volunteers |
- Pvt Joseph Beckhardt; enlisted 8/19/1863;
Company A
- Pvt James Patterson; enlisted
1864; killed 5/3/1864 at the Wilderness; Company G
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Men from Carbon County in
the 4th PA Cavalry |
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Men from Carbon County in
the 6th PA Cavalry |
- Pvt Jacob Ginder; enlisted 3/7/1865; served 3 years with
81st Reg't PA Vols
- Pvt Frank Neith; enlisted 3/7/1865
- Pvt Charles Boyle; enlisted 1861; killed 7/5/1863 at
Fredericksburg; Company C
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Men from Carbon County in
the 11th PA Volunteers |
- Pvt George E.A. Clark; enlisted 8/19/1861; reenlisted
11/1/1863; transferred to 188th PA Vols 5/4/1864; Company B
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Men from Carbon County in
the 18th PA Cavalry |
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Men from Carbon County in
the 28th PA Volunteers |
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Men from Carbon County in
the 48th PA Volunteers |
- Pvt Edward R. West; enlisted 1861; vet
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Men from Carbon County in
the 50th PA Volunteers |
- Pvt Richard Fahl; Company C
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Men from Carbon County in
the 53rd PA Volunteers |
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Sgt Patrick Collins (Callen); enlisted
10/23/1861; captured at Petersburg 8/16/1864; Company E
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Patrick F.
Gildea; enlisted 9/20/1861; Company E; also with Company B, 1st US
Cavalry
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Men from Carbon County in
the 54th PA Volunteers |
- Pvt George Rehig; enlisted 2/15/1864;
Company K
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Men from Carbon County in
the 67th PA Volunteers |
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Pvt John Diehl; killed 6/15/1863 at Winchester; Company D
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Men from Carbon County in
the 72nd PA Volunteers |
- Pvt Henry F. Brown; enlisted 1861; discharged on Surgeon's
Certificate 1863
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Men from Carbon County in
the 73rd PA Volunteers |
- Pvt Jerome Wehley; enlisted 1861; to Chief Bugler; discharged by
order of War Dept. 1862
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Men from Carbon County in
the 96th PA Volunteers |
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Pvt Charles Schaedel; enlisted 1861; died 7/2/1864;
Company E
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Men from Carbon County in
the 98th PA Volunteers |
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Pvt Charles Folkmer; enlisted 1861; died 5/7/1864;
Company H
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Men from Carbon County in
the 108th PA Volunteers |
- Pvt Daniel Davidson; died in service;
Company A
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Men from Carbon County in
the 116th PA Volunteers |
- Pvt Frederick Hosler; enlisted 1864
- Pvt James Kressly; enlisted 1864
- Pvt Lewis Steigerwalt; enlisted 1864
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Men from Carbon County in
the 118th PA Volunteers |
- Pvt Robert Enbody; enlisted 11/17/1863; captured 6/2/1864
at Cold Harbor; at Andersonville to 12/10/1864; discharged 5/1/1865;
Company I
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Men from Carbon County in
the 148th PA Volunteers |
- Pvt John Wells; killed in battle;
Company F
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Men from Carbon County in
the 183rd PA Volunteers |
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2nd Lt Samuel Hawk; reenlisted 12/11/1863 as 1st Sergeant; to 2nd Lt
4/16/1864; wounded 6/16/1864 in front of Petersburg; discharged 7/3/1865;
Company C
- Sgt Edward Hawk; reenlisted 12/11/1863; discharged 7/3/1865;
Company C
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Men from Carbon County in
the 186th PA Volunteers |
- Pvt Bartlett Armbruster; Company
F
- Pvt August Belsner; Company
F
- Pvt Charles Eberly; Company
F
- Pvt Henry Glace; Company
F
- Pvt George Malley; Company
F
- Pvt Thomas Martin; Company
F
- Pvt Robert Moore; Company
F
- Pvt William R. Snyder; Company
F
- Pvt John Sterling; Company
F
- Pvt John Weyhenmeyer; Company
F
- Pvt Israel Briggs; Company
G
- Pvt
Alexander
Johnson; Company
G
- Pvt Lafayette Lefler; Company
G
- Pvt James Warner; Company
G
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Men from Carbon County in
the 188th PA Volunteers |
- Pvt Joel Beers; enlisted 1864;
Company C
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John
Goodhile; enlisted in 1863;
Company E
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Men from Carbon County in
the 199th PA Volunteers |
- Pvt Joseph Eshman; enlisted 8/16/1864;
Company I
- Pvt Joseph Koons; enlisted 8/16/1864;
Company I
- Pvt William Paltzgrove; enlisted 8/16/1864;
Company I
- Pvt Reuben Schnell; enlisted 8/16/1864;
Company I
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Men from Carbon County in
the 201st PA Volunteers |
- Pvt John Horn; enlisted 2/1865
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Men from Carbon County in
the 202nd PA Volunteers |
- Pvt Albert Ackerman; enlisted 2/1865;
Company D
- Pvt Patrick Horie; enlisted 2/1865;
Company D
- Pvt Ira Oliver; enlisted 2/1865;
Company D
- Pvt Thomas Williams; enlisted 2/1865;
Company D
- Pvt Cyrus Loose; enlisted 8/1864;
Company H
- Pvt James Tudor; enlisted 2/1865;
Company H
- Pvt George Williams; enlisted 1/6/1865;
Company I
- Pvt
Levi Ziegenfus, date and company unknow
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Men from Carbon County in
the 5th US Infantry |
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Pvt George Helshaw; enlisted 1861; killed 9/1863;
Company H
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Men from Carbon County in
Battery D, 5th US Artillery |
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Pvt William Warlow
- Pvt David Williams
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Men from Carbon County in
the 4th Regiment Veteran Reserves |
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Pvt Michael Smith; enlisted 1861; died 8/30/1863;
Company D
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Men from Carbon County in
the US Navy |
- Charles Cooper; Asst Engineer
- Nathan Faga; Seaman
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Reference |
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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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Notes |
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Lewis Rehrig was from East Penn
Township, Carbon County. He was added to this page with information provided by a
descendant.
Patrick Collins (Callen) was
wounded at Gettysburg 7/2/1863. After capture at Petersburg, he was released 2/17/1865.
Patrick died 4/10/1915 at his home in Nesquehoning PA and is buried beside his brother,
Cpl Hugh Callan (Callen), who served with the
132nd Reg't PA Vols.
They are buried at Nesquehoning Sacred Heart Cemetery. Information from a
great great grand nephew.
John Goodhile of
Palmerton PA enlisted in 1863 and while his records state he was 19, he
was actually 13. Originally enlisted in the 3rd Heavy Art'y, he was
transferred 4/1/1864 to the 188th. He was discharged in 1864 with Typhoid Fever and died in
1921. He was added to this page with information provided by a
descendant.
Andrew
A Graver of Weissport, Carbon County PA, enlisted in 2/15/1865 and was honorably
discharged from service at Lynchburg VA 7/1/1865. He married Catherine
Henry 9/29/1867 at Parryville PA. Andrew died 4/16/1895 at Weissport.
Information from a
family member.
Nathan
Tanner is buried in the GAR cemetery at Summit Hill PA and also led the GAR
unit in Summit Hill for years. Information from a
great
great grandson.
Alexander
Johnson, according to his
great grandson,
was actually Alexander Johnston of Company H, 186th PA Volunteers.
Francis Crilley, served 6/25/1861-7/20/1864; Co E; died 10/24/1913 at Carbon
County; buried Evergreen, East Mauch Chunk PA, Section H, Lot 99. information
from descendant.
James Crilly, served 8/13/1861-9/6/1864 and 1/13/1865-7/9/1865; died at
Carbon County; buried Immaculate Conception, Coalport, Mauch Chunk Twp PA.
Information from
descendant.
Stephen Ziegenfus was added at the request of a
descendant.
Levi Ziegenfus was added at the request of a
descendant.
Patrick Francis Gildea
was added per information from his
great, great grandson. Born 3/17/1841 County Donegal, Ireland, he married Susan Kelly 11/19/1865
and had four
children. After her death, married Mary Fisher 11/27/1918 and they had two
daughters. He is buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery, E. White Street, Summit
Hill.
Jacob Nuss and
Joseph Nuss were sons of John and Catharine Nuss who lived for some time in
the Summit Hill area and later in Weatherly. Joseph (1843 - 1906) is buried in
Union Cemetery in Weatherly. It seems likely that Jacob is the Jacob Nuss who
died at Antietam on 17 Sept 1862 and is buried at the Antietam National
Battlefield Site at Sharpsburg, MD. I can not be positive it is the same Jacob
Nuss (b. 1838), but he was living in the Summit Hill area in the 1860 census
(age 22) and does not appear on any subsequent census anywhere and the rank and
regiment in the burial record is the same.
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