History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5; prepared in compliance with acts of the legislature, by Samuel P. Bates.

THREE YEARS7 SERVICE. 181 General Hartsuff, at Petersburg. It was stationed at different points, in de. tachments in Chesterfield, Buckingham, Cumberland, Powhattan, and Amelia counties, acting under orders from the Freedmanz s Bureau. On the 30th of August, the regiment was mustered out of service at Petersburg, whence it proceeded to Harrisburg, where it was paid and finally disbanded. FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS. NAE. RANK. DATE OF MUSTER INTO SERVICE. REMARKS. Richard White....... Col.... Dec. 4,'61, 3 Mustered out, Mar. 23, 1865 —expiration of term. Frank T. Bennett... Lt. Col. Dec. 4,'61, 3 Mustered out, Dec. 4, 1864 —expiration of term. James Metzger.........do..... Oct. 12,'61, 3 Promoted from Captain Co. C, May 10, 1865mustered out with regiment, Aug. 30, 1865. John H. Filler........ Major.. Dec. 4,'61, 3 Commissioned Lt. Col., Dec. 21, 1864, and Col.. March 25, 1865-not mustered-mustered out March 23, 1865-expiration of term. George H. Hill..........do..... Aug. 28,'61, 3 Promoted from Captain Co. E, May 3, 1865mustered out with regiment, August 30, 1865. James Metzger...... Adj..... Oct. 12,'61, 3 Promoted fr. 1st Lt. company D to Adj., Jan. 1, 1862-to Captain company C, Nov. 25, 1862. Solomon S. Metzger...do..... Oct. 12,'61, 3 Promoted from 2d to 1st Lt. Co. D, Jan. 1, 1862to Adj., Nov. 25,'62-to Capt. Co. D, Aug. 3,'63. John Gotshall.......... do..... Aug. 28,'61, 3 Pr. fr. 1st Lt. Co. G. Aug. 3,'63-com. Capt. Co. G, Dec. 1, 1864, and Capt. Co. C, May 10, 1865not mus.-mus. out with reg., Aug. 30, 1865. Fred'k M. George... Q. M... Dec. 4,'61, 3 Mustered out, Dec. 14, 1864-expiration of term. James Driskel................ Jan. 1,'64, 3 Promoted from 1st jSgt. Co. A, Feb. 14, 1865mus. out with regiment, Aug. 30, 1865-Vet. David Merritt......... Surg.... Nov. 1,'61, 3 Resigned August 16? 1864. Jer. B. Brandt..........do..... Sept. 17,'64, 3 Pr. from Asst. Surg. 110th reg. P. V., Sept. 17, 1864 —mus. out with regiment, Aug. 30, 1865. J. Sylv'r Ramsey... As. Sur. Nov. 1,'61, 3 Promoted to Surg. 130th reg. P. V., Oct. 14, 1862. Jer. B. Brandt...........do..... Sept. 16,'62, 3 Promoted to Surg. 175th reg. P. V., Jan. 31, 1863. Henry C. Christy..... do..... Aug. 1,'62, 3Promoted to Surg. 58th reg. P. V., Oct. 3, 1863. Charles F. Lauer......do..... June 12,'63, 3 Resigned September 26, 1864. Ovid M. Johnson.......do..... Jan. 2S,'64, 3 Resigned August 17, 1864. John Noetling............do..... Sept. 26,'64, 3 Resigned June 17, 1865. Samuel S. Boyer........do..... Feb. 11,'65, 3 Mustered out with regiment, August 30, 1865. John M'Cosker...... Chap'n Dec. 6,'61, 3 Died at Philadelphia, June 4, 1862. Henry W. Fox........Sr.aj Oct. 11,'61, 3 Promoted from private Co. H to Sgt. Maj., Dec. 4, 1861-to 2d Lt. company K, Oct. 23, 1862. William H. Shorb......do..... Aug. 28,'61, P3 romoted from 1st Sgt. Co. G to Sgt. Maj., Oct. 23, 1862-to 2d Lt. company G, Nov. 4, 1863. William W. Moore.....do..... Dec. 31,'61, 3 Promoted from private company E to Sgt. Maj., Nov. 4,'63-to 2d Lt. Co. E, Sept. 25,'64 —Vet. John C. Geyer.............. Oct. 2,'62, 3 Promoted from private company H to Commissary Sergeant, April 1. 1864-to Sergeant Major, Sept. 25, 1864-to 1st Lieut. Co. C, Mar. 1, 1865. Winm. A. Gilbert.........do..... Sept. 24,'63, 3 Drafted-promoted from private Co. H, May 1, 1865 —mustered out with reg., Aug. 30, 1865. John Lynch............ Q.M.Sr Oct. 30,'61, 3 Promoted from Sergeant Co. A to Q. M. Serg't, Jan. 4, 1862-to 2d Lieut. Co. A, Nov. 8, 1863. Martin V. Sorber......do..... Sept. 20,'61, 3 Promoted from Sergeant Co. I to Q. M. Serg't, Nov. 11,'63-to 2d Lt. Co. I, Sept. 16,'64 —Vet. Daniel M. Wonders...do..... Oct. 2,'62, 3 Promoted from private company H, Sept. 15, 1864-mustered out with reg., Aug. 30, 1865. John H. Kennedy... Com. Sr Aug. 28,'61, 3 Promoted from private Co. A, Sept. 15, 1831reduced and transferred to Co. A, May 10, 1862. John Houston................ Sept. 19,'61, 3 Promoted from Cor. Co. F to Corn. Serg't, May 10, 1862-to 2d Lieut. Co. F, April 6, 1864-Vet. Sam'l Moorhead........do..... Sept. 19,'61, 3 Promoted from Serg't Co. F to Comn. Serg't, Sept. 25, 1864-to 2d Lieut. Co. F, Sept. 29, 1864 —Vet. Win. M. Walker.......do..... Oct. 11,'61, 3 Promoted from Sergeant Co. H, May 1, 1865mustered out with reg., Aug. 30, 1865-Vet. Joseph Keeffe......... Hos. St. Nov. 5,'61, 3 Promoted from private Co. D, Nov. 19, 1861-reduced and transferred to Co. D, June 3, 1862.

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History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5; prepared in compliance with acts of the legislature, by Samuel P. Bates.
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