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IN HONOR OF
my ancestors and family who served in the American Civil War. Through their selfless
devotion to a cause thought just, they have earned my utmost respect. May they always be
remembered and honored.
William Clark Adair; Co
D 14th OH Inf; Born 1840 Morrow Co OH; wounded at Chickamauga; married
Anna Van Buskirk January 18, 1865 Williams Co OH
Daniel Benjamin Beard;
probably IN unit unknown; Born January 30, 1849; married Emma Catherine
Standiford October 3, 1872; died January 14, 1878
Newton L. Beckner; MO Militia; Born July 23, 1840
Indiana; son of Andrew and Nancy (Stucker) Beckner; married Mary Elizabeth
Sherrow October 26, 1862; died 1921
Pvt Elias Bender;
178th and 198th PA Inf; Born February 11, 1838; wounded 1862; son of Aaron and Salome
(Pealer)
Bender; married Rebecca Markle; died March 8, 1921
Pvt Ernst Bender; Co H
153rd PA Inf; Born March 11, 1839 Moore Twp, Northampton Co PA; son
of George and Catherine Elizabeth (Mersch) Bender; married Elizabeth Sabilla Hahn October
31, 1868 Schoeneck, Northampton Co; died November 24, 1920 Nazareth, Northampton Co
Sgt Joshua J. Bender;
Cos B and H 14th IA Inf; Born June 15, 1844 Columbia Co PA; son of Jacob and Mary
(Pealer) Bender; captured April 6, 1862 at Shiloh; married (1) Luella M. Arnold July 21,
1864 Jones Co IA; (2) Ann Elizabeth Richardson 1871; died August 29, 1921 Cedar Rapids,
Linn Co IA; buried Wyoming, Jones Co IA
Pvt Peter Bender; Co H
153rd PA Inf and Co H 2nd PA Cav, 59th PA Vols; Born June 8, 1832 Plainfield Twp, Northampton Co PA; son
of George and Catherine Elizabeth (Mersch) Bender; enlisted September 16, 1862 Moorestown,
Northampton Co in the 153rd; captured July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg; mustered out July 24,
1863 Harrisburg; enlisted and mustered February 18, 1864 for 3 years in 2nd PA
Cav;
mustered out June 16, 1865; married Savilla; died March 8, 1914 at Allentown, Lehigh Co
PA; buried Catasauqua, Lehigh Co
Pvt Jacob William
Luther Bender; Co A 46th IN Inf and Co A 155th IN Inf; Born January 16, 1847 Marion
County OH; son of Peter E. and Elizabeth (Cogley) Bender; enlisted
Rochester, Fulton County IN in Co A 46th IN Inf; mustered out August 21,
1865; married August 2, 1868 Elmira Magee
Pvt David Austin Bowman,
Co H 135th IL Inf; Born circa 1847,
son of Samuel and Lydia (Gordon) Bowman; died 1917
Pvt Adam Brehmer; Co F 29th IN Inf; Born April 16, 1833 Ohio; son of Conrad and Catherine
(Stocker) Brehmer; married Nancy Spencer December 1852; died February 7, 1905 Chehalis,
Lewis Co WA; buried Bremer Cemetery, Bremer WA
Pvt Daniel B. G. Bryant;
145th IN Inf; Born April 17, 1848; son of Amos and Elizabeth (Dine)
Bryant; married Nancy Catherine Stucker March 17, 1870; died 1925
Cpl Lewis B. Clewell; Co
I 153rd PA Inf; Born 1839; son of John Samuel and Catherine (Hahn) Clewell; captured May 2, 1863 at
Chancellorsville; confined at Libby Prison; married
Rebecca Heimer
Pvt Benjamin F. Dreisbach;
Co C 51st PA Inf; Born October 30, 1837 Roaring Creek Twp, Columbia Co
PA; son of Nathan and Sarah (Levan) Dreisbach; married Doretta Distlehurst January 7, 1867
Pvt Charles Scott Dreisbach;
Co F 132nd PA Inf; Born February 27, 1842 Weissport, Carbon Co PA; son of
Daniel and Rebecca Margaretha (Solt) Dreisbach; married Salome Boyer December 25, 1872
Lawrence, Douglas Co KS; died November 30, 1916 Thayer, Neosho Co KS
Daniel Dreisbach; Co G
46th IL Inf; Born November 4, 1827 at Kreidersville, Northampton Co PA;
son of Henry and Elizabeth (Solt) Dreisbach; married Christiana Kratzer;
died of disease March 12,
1863 at Memphis; buried Memphis, Shelby Co TN
Cpl Denis Harrison Dreisbach; Co F 19th PA, Militia of 1862; Born July 21, 1831 Northampton Co PA; son of Daniel
and Rebecca Margaretha (Solt) Dreisbach; married Mary Elizabeth Benner September 5, 1854
Pvt George Peter
Dreisbach;
Co H 67th PA Inf; Born May 21, 1840 Plainfield Twp, Northampton Co PA; son
of Aaron and Mary Ann (Stocker) Dreisbach; captured June 21, 1864 during skirmish at White
House Landing VA; confined at Andersonville where he died of scorbutus November 1
Pvt Joseph Dreisbach; Co
F 132nd PA Inf; Born Carbon Co PA; son of Daniel and Rebecca
Margaretha (Solt) Dreisbach
Pvt Lewis Dreisbach;
129th PA Inf; Born September 3, 1841 Roaring Creek Twp, Columbia Co
PA; son of William and Ellen (Hossler) Dreisbach; married Annie C. Bush; died March 25,
1923 Brandonville, Schuylkill Co PA; buried St. John's Lutheran Church, Brandonville
Pvt Lewis (Ludwig) Dreisbach;
Co G 215th PA Inf; Born June 5, 1834; son of Daniel and Rebecca
Margaretha (Solt) Dreisbach; married Harriet Horn March 17, 1858; died February 13, 1914
Pvt Owen Dreisbach;
Co F 202nd PA Inf; Born 1842; son of Henry and Elizabeth (Solt) Dreisbach;
captured October 25, 1864; married Sabilla Rodgers; died 1898
Pvt Simon Dreisbach; Co
A 4th PA Cav, 64th PA Vols; Born December 11, 1821 Towamensing Twp, Carbon Co PA; son
of Johannes and Elizabeth (Blose) Dreisbach; married Susan Lorish; died circa 1865 of
illness contracted after serving two years in the war; buried Towamensing Church
Pvt Tilghman Dreisbach;
Co F 19th PA, Militia of 1862; Born January 28, 1837 Franklin, Carbon Co PA; son of
Daniel and Rebecca Margaretha (Solt) Dreisbach; married Mary A. Kreamer 1856; died March
24, 1914
Pvt Henry B. Ellis; Co F 144th IN Inf; Married Mary Evalyn Standiford after 1875; died 1880
Levi Evans; PA unit unknown; Married Rebecca Fenstermaker
Pvt George Fidler; Co C
189th OH Inf; Born August 10, 1846 Port Washington, Tuscarawas Co
OH; married Jerusha Ann Stocker September 12, 1869; died March 17, 1924
Pvt John Absolam Ginther;
Co I 13th IA Inf; Born May 5, 1840 Port Washington, Tuscarawas Co OH;
son of John Michael and Rosina (Stocker) Ginther; married Mary E. Nugent 1865; died
October 7, 1922 Sacramento, Sacramento Co CA
Pvt Lewis Franklin Gold;
Co A 153rd PA Inf; Born September 23, 1843; son of Christian and Elizabeth (Knecht) Gold; captured May 2, 1863 at
Chancellorsville; confined at Libby Prison; married
Maria E. Neumoyer December 23, 1866; died July 1, 1906; buried Moravian Cemetery,
Nazareth, Northampton Co PA
Pvt Richard H. Gold; Co
K 153rd PA Inf; Born December 11, 1841; son of Christian and Elizabeth (Knecht) Gold; married Elizabeth Young; died December 20, 1907; buried Fairview Cemetery,
Pen Argyl, Northampton Co PA
Pvt William Gold; Co A
153rd PA Inf; Born between 1837 and 1838; son of Johannes and Maria
Magdalene (Stocker) Gold; killed July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg
Pvt Ashford Good; Co B
36th IA Inf; Born circa 1836 Ohio; son of Isaac and Julianna
(Stocker) Good
Pvt Daniel Good; Co B
36th IA Inf; Born circa 1829 Ohio; son of Isaac and Julianna (Stocker)
Good; captured April 25, 1864 at Mark's Mills AR
Pvt Peter Good; Co B
36th IA Inf; Born September 20, 1827 Ohio; son of Isaac and Julianna
(Stocker) Good; wounded and captured April 25, 1864 at Mark's Mills AR
Pvt Aquilla Gramley; Co
H 55th IL Inf and Co A 116th IL Inf; Born March 27, 1845 Tippecanoe, Fayette Co PA; son of
Michael and Sarah (Stoke) Gramley; married Ruth Ann Hellyer September 9, 1883 Pike Co MO;
died July 6, 1926 Montgomery Co MO
Pvt Giles Washington Gramley;
Co H 55th IL Inf and Co A 116th IL Inf; Born 1847 Indiana Co PA; son of Michael and Sarah
(Stoke) Gramley
Christian Hammersley;
51st OH Inf Musician First Class Regimental Band; Born December 6, 1834; son of Andrew and Catherine
(Stocker) Hammersley; married Sarah Elizabeth Bremer
James Hammersley; 51st
OH Inf Musician First Class Regimental Band; Born January 8, 1842 Port Washington, Tuscarawas Co
OH; son of Andrew and Catherine (Stocker) Hammersley; married Harriet Sperling March 29,
1863 Port Washington; died June 25, 1869 Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co OH
Pvt Joseph Harmony; Co H 1st PA Inf; Born 1841; married Lucinda Sandt April 18, 1889; died
November 21, 1877 Hartville, Stark Co OH
Cpl Calvin S. Heller; Co
G 153rd PA Inf; Born September 14, 1840 Northampton Co PA; son of Amos
and Barbara Heller; died January 27, 1868; buried Old Cemetery at Stone Church,
Northampton Co
Pvt James Washington Heller;
Co D 129th PA Inf; Born 1842 Plainfield Twp, Northampton Co PA; son of
Samuel and Maria Margaret (Gold) Heller; married Anna M. Heckman; died 1888; buried
Greenmound Cemetery, Bath, Northampton Co
Pvt Lewis Faust Heller; Co G 145th PA Inf; Born June 24, 1846 Pennsylvania; son of John and Eliza
(Clark) Heller; killed December 1862 at Fredericksburg
Cpl Valentine Heller; Co
A 153rd PA Inf; Born 1839; son of Samuel and Maria Margaret (Gold)
Heller; married Savilla L. School; died 1899 Hecktown, Northampton Co PA; buried Hecktown
Cemetery
Pvt William Henderson;
Co I 30th OH Inf; Born March 13, 1840 Gnadenhutten, Tuscarawas Co OH; son of
John and Charlotte (Little) Henderson; wounded at Kennesaw Mountain; married Mary Jane
Wiand July 31, 1870 New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas Co; died June 21, 1878; buried Moravian
Cemetery, Gnadenhutten
Capt Joseph J. Hooper;
unit unknown; Born September 11, 1830; son of Jesse and Agnes
(Hayes) Hooper; married Louisa Stocker; died May 18, 1912; buried Converse, Miami Co IN
William Horner; unit unknown, probably IN; Born September 27, 1841; married Mary Evalyn
Standiford March 12, 1865; died March 12, 1875
1st Lt David Moses Huthmacher;
PA unit unknown; Born September 4, 1833 at Effort, Monroe Co PA; son of
David and Catherine (Meixel) Hutmacher; married (1) Barbara Ann Dorsheimer July 2, 1859
Ransom, Luzerne Co PA; (2) Anna Harlos; died December 22, 1909 Ransom
Pvt George W. Kessler; 54th PA Inf; Son of Simon Jacob and Jane Stinson (Marks) Kessler
Pvt Hiram T. Kessler; Co
E 215th PA Inf; Born June 22, 1844 Allentown, Lehigh Co PA; son of
Simon Jacob and Jane Stinson (Marks) Kessler; married Maggie A. Henry December 28, 1870
Pine Station PA
Pvt John Marks Kessler;
Battery H 5th NY Heavy Art'y; Born April 10, 1840 Bethlehem, Northampton Co PA; son of
Simon Jacob and Jane Stinson (Marks) Kessler; enlisted February 18, 1864 at Baltimore MD;
captured October 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek; sent to Lynchburg, then Richmond and finally
November 4, 1864 Salisbury NC; paroled March 3, 1865 at N.E. Ferry NC and sent to Camp
Parole MD; mustered out June 12, 1865; married Mary Ellen Rush October 20, 1868
Watsontown, Northumberland Co PA; died October 22, 1895; buried Watsontown
Pvt William Couts Kimball;
Co A 31st IA Inf; Born June 22, 1832 Guernsey Co OH; son of Washington and
Cynthia Ann (Couts) Kimball; married Barbara Brehmer June 20, 1852; died in service;
buried Harrisburg, Dauphin Co PA
John Peter Kern Kohler;
Assistant Surgeon 153rd PA Inf; Born 1841 Egypt, Lehigh Co PA; married Emma
Balliet; died
May 27, 1866 Egypt of recurrence of typhoid fever contracted during war
Pvt Henry Kuhn; Co A
51st OH Inf; Born July 21, 1841 York Township, Tuscarawas Co OH;
son of John and Mary Catherine (Kuhn) Kuhn; married Mary Jane Haga December 18, 1870; died
July 20, 1878
Pvt Edward Lear; Co E 153rd PA Inf; Born June 29, 1839; son of John and Susan
(Seip) Lear;
married Elizabeth Matilda Sandt December 23, 1865; died April 21, 1934
Edward Lerch; PA unit
unknown; Born February 19, 1824; married Mary Ann Sandt; died
March 21, 1896; buried Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton Co PA
Pvt John S. Lerch; Co B
1st PA Inf; Born July 28, 1838; son of Henry and Maria Anna (Sandt) Lerch; died of typhoid fever July 13, 1861 Frederick City MD; buried Forks Cemetery, Forks
Twp, Northampton Co PA
Sgt John Charles Mack;
Co F 132nd PA Inf; Born April 17, 1840 Cherryville, Northampton Co PA;
son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Graver) Mack; married Sarah A. Remaley September 22, 1865;
died September 21, 1900 Slatington, Lehigh Co PA
Pvt Levi Henry Mann; Co
F 129th PA Inf; Born August 16, 1841 Lower Mount Bethel Twp,
Northampton Co PA; son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Sandt) Mann; mustered August 13, 1862 for 9
months service; married Leonora Kern November 12, 1868; died April 23, 1920; buried Easton
Cemetery, Easton, Northampton Co
Cpl Aaron Jerome Meyers;
Co I 153rd PA Inf; Born August 25, 1838 Plainfield Twp, Northampton Co PA;
son of George P. and Sabina (Stocker) Meyers; enlisted at Wind Gap, Northampton Co
September 25, 1862 for 9 months; mustered October 11, 1862; mortally wounded July 1, 1863
at Gettysburg; died July 6, 1863 Gettysburg, Adams Co PA; buried Plainfield Cemetery,
Plainfield Twp; body brought home by his father
Sgt Joseph Morris; Co A
67th PA Inf; Born June 7, 1840 New York NY; son of Unknown and Mary
(Snyder) Morris; married Louvenah Stocker; died August 4, 1901; buried Church Hill
Cemetery, Upper Mount Bethel Twp, Northampton Co PA
Capt Zachariah D. Morris;
Co H 174th PA Inf; Born October 11, 1825 Lower Mount Bethel, Northampton
Co PA; son of Morris and Susan (Galloway) Morris; married Mary Ayres; died April 4, 1880
Martin's Creek, Northampton Co; buried Church Hill Cemetery, Lower Mount Bethel
Pvt William P. (Fitz) Randolph;
Co K 129th PA Inf; Born January 1, 1842 Easton, Northampton Co PA; son of
William and Catherine (Derr) Fitz-Randolph; married Ellen Bell 1865
Frederick Redenbaugh; unit unknown, probably IN;
son of George and Margaret (Stucker) Redenbaugh; wounded and crippled during the
war
Henry Redenbaugh; unit unknown, probably IN; son
of George and Margaret (Stucker) Redenbaugh; buried Gov. Cemetery Seattle WA
Pvt George Rissmiller;
Co I 153rd PA Inf; Born 1836; son of Jacob and Maria (Hahn) Rissmiller;
wounded July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg
Cpl Aaron Sandt; Co K
153rd PA Inf; Born April 6, 1823; son of Johann George and Elizabeth (Schug)
Sandt; mustered October 11, 1862 Camp Curtain; wounded July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg;
married Ann Marie Snyder; died February 25, 1895 Syracuse, Onandaga Co NY; buried Syracuse
Pvt Aaron Correll Sandt;
Co F 153rd PA Inf; Born February 17, 1843 Lower Mount Bethel Twp, Northampton
Co PA; son of Leonard and Anna (Correll) Sandt; enlisted September 22, 1862; mustered
October 7, 1862 for 9 months; wounded May 2, 1863 at Chancellorsville; sent to Division
Hospital at Brook's Station VA; moved to Carver Hospital at Washington DC and McKinnis
Mansion US General Hospital at Baltimore; most of hospital time for typhoid fever;
mustered out July 24, 1863 Harrisburg; married Anna Caroline Eisenhower April 2, 1864;
died March 5, 1911 Easton, Northampton Co; buried Easton Heights Cemetery, Easton
Cpl Amandus Sandt; Co A
47th PA Inf; Born December 24, 1841 Frost Hollow, Forks Twp,
Northampton Co PA; son of Philip Jacob and Elizabeth (Schweitzer) Sandt; mustered December
22, 1861 Camp Curtain; promoted to Corporal July 1, 1864; shot in hip October 19, 1864 at
Cedar Creek and attended by brother Edwin C. in cellar of a house at the rear; not taken
prisoner as considered too seriously wounded; discharged on surgeon's certificate July 3,
1865; married Ebesena Werkheiser June 21, 1866; died July 25, 1894 Norristown, Montgomery
Co PA; buried Easton Heights Cemetery, Easton, Northampton Co
Pvt Edwin C. Sandt; Co A
47th PA Inf; Born October 25, 1846 Frost Hollow, Forks Twp, Northampton
Co PA; son of Philip Jacob and Elizabeth (Schweitzer) Sandt; mustered February 20, 1864
Camp Curtain; captured October 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek while attending wounded brother
Amandus; imprisoned at Libby and Salisbury NC; paroled and exchanged; rejoined regiment;
mustered out December 25, 1865; married Etna Werkheiser May 26, 1867 Nazareth, Northampton
Co; died July 6, 1900 Easton, Northampton Co; buried Forks Cemetery, Forks Twp
Franklin Washington Sandt;
PA unit unknown; Born April 6, 1845 Upper Nazareth Twp, Northampton Co
PA; son of Jeremiah and Susanna (Kline) Sandt; married Matilda Godshalk December 12, 1864;
died December 1903 Alden, Rice Co KS
George P. Sandt; PA unit
unknown; Born August 12, 1821 Northampton Co PA; son of Leonard
and Anna (Correll) Sandt; married Elvira Butz Kreidler April 15, 1848; died October 4,
1902; buried Forks Cemetery, Forks Twp, Northampton Co
John George Sandt;
probably PA unit unknown; Born August 7, 1834; son of Johann George and
Elizabeth (Schug) Sandt; married (1) Carrie Hopkins; (2) Sarah Paul; (3) Annie
Dulaney;
died September 29, 1909 Montclair, Essex Co NJ
Sgt Peter P. Sandt; Co K
153rd PA Inf; Born June 9, 1824 Frost Hollow, Forks Twp, Northampton Co
PA; son of Philip Jacob and Elizabeth (Schweitzer) Sandt; married Sally Ann Snyder May 15,
1849 Nazareth, Northampton Co; mustered in October 11, 1862 Harrisburg ; killed May 2,
1863 at Chancellorsville; company stationed in woods set afire by artillery shells so it
is believed his body was consumed in fire as never recovered
Samuel Sandt; Surgeon
85th PA Inf and 62nd OH Inf; Born November 17, 1815 Sandt's Eddy, Forks Twp,
Northampton Co PA; son of Johannes and Maria Magdalena (Correll) Sandt; married Susan
Flemming December 23, 1845 Easton, Northampton Co; died September 1, 1902 Easton; buried
Easton Cemetery
Pvt Samuel P. Sandt; Co
A 47th PA Inf; Born April 19, 1844 Northampton Co PA; son of Philip
Jacob and Elizabeth (Schweitzer) Sandt; originally turned down for service and declared
tubercular; mustered September 16, 1861 Camp Curtain under assumed name of Peter
Sandt;
served short time as drummer boy; married (1) Emily C. Lescher; (2) Emma Barnes November
26, 1871; died of heart disease September 2, 1882 Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co PA; buried
Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton Co
Pvt William P. Sandt; Co
E 153rd PA Inf; Born November 21, 1839 Frost Hollow, Forks Twp,
Northampton Co PA; son of Philip Jacob and Elizabeth (Schweitzer) Sandt; mustered October
10, 1862 Camp Curtain
; married Eleanora Uhler August 25, 1860 Easton, Northampton Co; died
October 8, 1889 Forks Twp; buried Forks Cemetery, Forks Twp
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