Pennsylvania 62d Regiment: Company B

62d Pennsylvania Volunteers

Company B: McKee Rifle Cadets (Allegheny County)

62d Pennsylvania Monument at Gettysburg

Company Origins

Recruited in Allegheny County, largely in McKeesport and Birmingham (the name at the time for Pittsburgh's South Side, or community on the southside of the Monongahela). The company was known as the McKee Rifle Cadets, and also the McKeesport Guards. The company mustered in on 22 July 1861.

Company Roster

Officers, Commissioned and Non-Commissioned

Name

Rank(s)

Remarks

James W. Patterson

Captain, Major

Promoted to Major of regiment 15 December 1861; Resigned 10 August 1862.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 42; Occupation: Surveyer; Residence: Allegheny, Pa..; Hair: Dark; Eyes: Hazel; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'7"

William J. Salisbury

2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain

Resigned 20 November 1862

M. M. Felker

1st Sergeant, 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain

Promoted to Captain 20 November 1862; Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 22; Occupation: Caulker; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Auburn; Eyes: Brown; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'10 1/2"
Given name was Matthew.
After the war M. M. Felker established a lumber company in Pittsburgh in partnership with a Mr. Wilson. "Felker and Wilson" remained a prosperous company, employing as many as 60 people, at least through the turn of the century. It occupied four acres between the Pittsburgh, McKeesport, and Youghiogheny Railroad and the river. After his partner's death, Felker remained the sole proprietor.

Samuel A. McKee

1st Lieutenant

Promoted to Captain of Company I, 155th P. V., 23 August 1862. Killed at Petersburg, Va., 16 June 1864, leading a charge upon the outer fortifications. Buried in Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh.
Had previously served in the Mexican War as Captain of a company in the First Regiment, and served as an officer in 3 Civil War regiments. Before he joined the 62d, he was Captain of Company A of the 12th P. V. (a 3 month regiment), which was formed from the Jackson Independent Blues, a military company with roots in both the Mexican War and the War of 1812.
McKee seems to have been in three places at the same time. While the 12th P.V. (3-month) regiment was still in Maryland, McKee must have started serving as 1st Lieutenant of Company B of the 62d and at the same time appears to have started recruiting and organizing the Park Zouaves, the military company that became Company I of the 155th. McKee seemed to have connections. The Park Zouaves was named after a steel magnet, James Park, Jr., presumably the company's financier.
Portrait from Under the Maltese Cross

John A. M. Seitz

Sergeant, 1st Sergeant, 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant

Commended for his action during the Battle of Gettysburg. Serving as aide-de-camp, he was sent by Colonel Sweitzer to communicate with General Barnes, the Division commander, and rode into the enemy's lines on the Peach Orchard road while trying to reach the last place the general had been seen. His horse was shot from under him, and Seitz barely escaped capture. He was able to return on foot to report to Sweitzer both that the General was not to be found and that the brigade was being surrounded. Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 24; Occupation: Nailer; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Black; Eyes: Black; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'8 3/4"
Applied for invalid pension, 6 February 1878.

Thomas D McLean

Sergeant, 1st Sergeant

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

John Adam Erbe

Sergeant, 1st Sergeant

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 21; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Brown; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'7 1/2"
Died in 1913. Buried in Bethel Cemetery, Pittsburgh.

Henry B. McCurry

Sergeant

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

John M. Conner

Corporal, Sergeant

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Died 4 November 1885. Buried in Bethel Cemetery, Pittsburgh.

Peter Beckler

Corporal, Sergeant

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

Robert E Steen

Corporal, Sergeant

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

William E McKee

Corporal, Sergeant

Captured at Gainseville, 27 June 1862, as evidenced by his being listed on register of Prisoners Received at C. S. Prison [Richmond?] on June 27th and 29th, 1862. Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

James McCormick

Corporal

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

Edward E Miller

Private, Corporal

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

Thomas McCully

Private, Corporal

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

M. Baldersberger

Private, Corporal

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

John W. Bennett

Private, Corporal

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

William R. Elliott

Private, Corporal

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Elliott may have lived in Birmingham and worked in a glass factory before the war. Birmingham was the name, then, of a community on the southside of the Monogahela known for its glass blowing industry.

Thomas Lewis

Private, Corporal

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Lewis married Mary Jane Stinger. They had four children born before the war, one born during the war, and three more after the war. Lewis enlisted while he was living in Birmingham where he was a glass worker. Birmingham was the name, then, of a community on the southside of the Monogahela known for its glass blowing industry. Lewis worked in a glass factory both before and after the war. Lewis died in 1874 of a lung ailment brought on by the war. According to his family, Lewis tried to receive compensation for the illnesses he suffered from the government, but his suit was never successful. He is buried in Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh.
A fictional account of Tom Lewis at Gettysburg, entitled "Be Still," was written by Amy B. Crawshaw, a descendant. The story appears to be no longer available on the Web.

August Pfleghar

Private, Corporal

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
According to family records, Pflegher enlisted while he was living in Birmingham where he was a glass worker. Birmingham was the name, then, of a community on the southside of the Monogahela known for its glass blowing industry. He moved to Philadelphia after the war and worked in the glass works there. He then married Salome Hause. She was the daughter of Caspar Hause of Company A of the 96th Pennsylvania Volunteers, Infantry. The Pfleghars had five children, all of whom were born in Philadelphia. They then moved to Millville, New Jersey, to a new glass factory. He died in Millville and is buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery with his wife.

Jacob Pastorius

Corporal

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown.

John Snyder

Corporal

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown. Died 23 April 1878. Buried in Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh

John Hoffman

Corporal

Died 15 December 1861

Thomas D Jones

Corporal

Killed at Gaines Mill

Name	Rank(s)	Remarks
James W. Patterson	Captain, Major	Promoted to Major of regiment 15 December 1861; Resigned 10 August 1862. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 42; Occupation: Surveyer; Residence: Allegheny, Pa..; Hair: Dark; Eyes: Hazel; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'7"
William J. Salisbury	2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain	Resigned 20 November 1862
M. M. Felker	1st Sergeant, 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Captain	Promoted to Captain 20 November 1862; Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 22; Occupation: Caulker; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Auburn; Eyes: Brown; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'10 1/2" Given name was Matthew. After the war M. M. Felker established a lumber company in Pittsburgh in partnership with a Mr. Wilson. "Felker and Wilson" remained a prosperous company, employing as many as 60 people, at least through the turn of the century. It occupied four acres between the Pittsburgh, McKeesport, and Youghiogheny Railroad and the river. After his partner's death, Felker remained the sole proprietor.
Samuel A. McKee	1st Lieutenant	Promoted to Captain of Company I, 155th P. V., 23 August 1862. Killed at Petersburg, Va., 16 June 1864, leading a charge upon the outer fortifications. Buried in Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh. Had previously served in the Mexican War as Captain of a company in the First Regiment, and served as an officer in 3 Civil War regiments. Before he joined the 62d, he was Captain of Company A of the 12th P. V. (a 3 month regiment), which was formed from the Jackson Independent Blues, a military company with roots in both the Mexican War and the War of 1812. McKee seems to have been in three places at the same time. While the 12th P.V. (3-month) regiment was still in Maryland, McKee must have started serving as 1st Lieutenant of Company B of the 62d and at the same time appears to have started recruiting and organizing the Park Zouaves, the military company that became Company I of the 155th. McKee seemed to have connections. The Park Zouaves was named after a steel magnet, James Park, Jr., presumably the company's financier. Portrait from Under the Maltese Cross
John A. M. Seitz	Sergeant, 1st Sergeant, 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant	Commended for his action during the Battle of Gettysburg. Serving as aide-de-camp, he was sent by Colonel Sweitzer to communicate with General Barnes, the Division commander, and rode into the enemy's lines on the Peach Orchard road while trying to reach the last place the general had been seen. His horse was shot from under him, and Seitz barely escaped capture. He was able to return on foot to report to Sweitzer both that the General was not to be found and that the brigade was being surrounded. Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 24; Occupation: Nailer; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Black; Eyes: Black; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'8 3/4" Applied for invalid pension, 6 February 1878.
Thomas D McLean	Sergeant, 1st Sergeant	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
John Adam Erbe	Sergeant, 1st Sergeant	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 21; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Brown; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'7 1/2" Died in 1913. Buried in Bethel Cemetery, Pittsburgh.
Henry B. McCurry	Sergeant	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
John M. Conner	Corporal, Sergeant	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Died 4 November 1885. Buried in Bethel Cemetery, Pittsburgh.
Peter Beckler	Corporal, Sergeant	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Robert E Steen	Corporal, Sergeant	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
William E McKee	Corporal, Sergeant	Captured at Gainseville, 27 June 1862, as evidenced by his being listed on register of Prisoners Received at C. S. Prison [Richmond?] on June 27th and 29th, 1862. Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
James McCormick	Corporal	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Edward E Miller	Private, Corporal	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Thomas McCully	Private, Corporal	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
M. Baldersberger	Private, Corporal	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
John W. Bennett	Private, Corporal	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
William R. Elliott	Private, Corporal	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Elliott may have lived in Birmingham and worked in a glass factory before the war. Birmingham was the name, then, of a community on the southside of the Monogahela known for its glass blowing industry.
Thomas Lewis	Private, Corporal	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Lewis married Mary Jane Stinger. They had four children born before the war, one born during the war, and three more after the war. Lewis enlisted while he was living in Birmingham where he was a glass worker. Birmingham was the name, then, of a community on the southside of the Monogahela known for its glass blowing industry. Lewis worked in a glass factory both before and after the war. Lewis died in 1874 of a lung ailment brought on by the war. According to his family, Lewis tried to receive compensation for the illnesses he suffered from the government, but his suit was never successful. He is buried in Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh. A fictional account of Tom Lewis at Gettysburg, entitled "Be Still," was written by Amy B. Crawshaw, a descendant. The story appears to be no longer available on the Web.
August Pfleghar	Private, Corporal	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. According to family records, Pflegher enlisted while he was living in Birmingham where he was a glass worker. Birmingham was the name, then, of a community on the southside of the Monogahela known for its glass blowing industry. He moved to Philadelphia after the war and worked in the glass works there. He then married Salome Hause. She was the daughter of Caspar Hause of Company A of the 96th Pennsylvania Volunteers, Infantry. The Pfleghars had five children, all of whom were born in Philadelphia. They then moved to Millville, New Jersey, to a new glass factory. He died in Millville and is buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery with his wife.
Jacob Pastorius	Corporal	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown.
John Snyder	Corporal	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown. Died 23 April 1878. Buried in Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh
John Hoffman	Corporal	Died 15 December 1861
Thomas D Jones	Corporal	Killed at Gaines Mill

Musician

Conrad Dittmere

Mustered in 12 September 1861 at Fort Corcoran, Va. Deserted, date unknown
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age: 14; Occupation: Tending Boy; Residence: Birmingham, Pa.; Hair: Light; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'
Memoirs of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania : personal and genealogical, with portraits. (Madison, Wis.: Northwestern Historical Association, 1904) notes that Conrad Dittmer was a "prominent merchant tailor of McKeesport."

Privates

'But who among the private soldiers is named? Have the dead been mentioned except in numbers? Have the cripples been referred to except in the aggregate? Yet it was the rank and file that stood the shock of battle and that gave blow for blow. It was the columns of soldiers that charged the enemy or stood like a rock against fierce assaults. Does history do more with the name of the private soldier than bundle it up with a thousand others and call the combination a regiment?' -- Captain W. J. Patterson, 62d Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment"

Name

Remarks (All mustered in on 22 July 1861, except where noted.)

Thomas Ackerman

Not on muster-out roll
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866 [under Ackerman, Thos]: Age at Enrollment: 24; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5' 3 1/2" Remarks: Deserted at Birmingham, Pa. (date unknown) Rolls show first name as Peter

Samuel J. Alexander

Not on muster-out roll
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 28; Occupation: Nailer; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Red; Eyes: Hazel; Complexion: Light; Height: 5' 8 1/2 " Remarks: Sent to hospital at Philadelphia.
William C. Davis in his book Lincoln's Men (Free Press, 2000) quotes Samuel Alexander on page 58. Alexander wrote on 23 November 23 1861 that he had seen the President the day before yesterday and that Lincoln looked "well and hearty but not very Pritty."

George Beher

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 3 Ocober 1861.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 28; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Gray; Complexion: Light; Height: 5' 7" Remarks: Dis. for disability
Died 13 Mar 1909. Buried in South Side Cemetery
Recorded as George Behers in cemetery.

Jacob Berklebaugh

Absent, in hospital, at muster-out
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 34; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Light; Height: 5' 7 1/2" Remarks: Rolls show last name as Brakelbach, - Beachelbaugh, - Beakelbach.

Daniel Borrett

Killed at Fredericksburg, 13 December 1862.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 25; Occupation: Boat Builder; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Hazel; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5' 9 1/2" Remarks: (A. R. shows last name as Barrett)

William Borrett

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, December 1862
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866 [under Barrett, William]: Age at Enrollment: 19; Occupation: Rolling Mill Man; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Hazel; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5' 5"

Joseph P Brubaker

Not on muster-out roll
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 20; Occupation: Farmer; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5' 6"

James Bryant

Discharged for wounds received at Gaines Mill, 27 June 1862.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 27; Occupation: Puddler; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Sandy; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Light; Height: 5' 4 1/2" Remarks: Rolls show name as Bryant, S. J.

James D. Campbell

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 32; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Dark; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5' 8" Remarks: Rolls show middle enitial [sic] as G.
After the war, he signed up for three years service in the regular army. The oldest child (of ten) of an Irish immigrant window glass maker and business owner, he died unmarried. The father was an active Democrat and director of a Catholic orphan asylum, so it may be likely that the son was a Democrat and a Catholic as well.

John Comp

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 28 January 1863
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 29; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Hazel; Complexion: Light; Height: 5' 8" Remarks: Rolls show last name as Camp.
From Rick Kilby, husband of a descendant of John Comp, who has seen John Comp's full Civil War file: John was discharged at Camp 'News' (or Mews), Falmouth, Stafford, Virginia, after several months of medical care. He had chronic diarrhea which doctors believed was from either TB or hepatitis. John never recovered from the disease and suffered considerably until his untimely death, 26 Dec 1888, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
John continued his trade as glass blower after his discharge at the Keystone Glass Works in Pittsburgh. He moved westward with several other glass blowers until he ended up in Milwaukee. In the early 1880s, he finally petitioned the government for a pension, and had many friends submit affidavits in his behalf to prove that he was unfit to work. The pension was finally awarded and he died a short time after.

His great grandson, Irv Comp, became a professional football player for the Green Bay Packers 1943-1949, and was inducted into the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame.

The family still spells the name, "Comp."

Charles Dittmere

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age: 18; Occupation: Laborer; Residence: Birmingham, Pa.; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'4 1/2 "

John Dougherty

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

Samuel Downs

Died of illness, 3 October 1861

Edward Ensell

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 7 January 1862. Re-enlisted with his son Edward Ensell, Jr., in Company G, 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Completed his service in Company A, 18 Veteran Res. Corps.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 43; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Grey; Eyes: Brown; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'8 1/2"
Married Mary J. Ensell. Died in 1895.

Evan Evans

Absent, in hospital, at muster-out.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 19; Occupation: Miner; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Light; Eyes: Brown; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'8 1/2"
Brother of Reese W. Evans. Born in Wales on18 October 1842 . Never married. Died on 30 June 1879.
Buried in unmarked grave, Anne Ashley cemetery, Munhall, Pa.

Reese W. Evans

Captured at Spottsylvania Court House; Prisoner from 12 May 1864 to 10 December 1864. Held at at Andersonville (and survived). Discharged 23 February 1865, to date 16 December 1864.
Brother of Evan Evans. Born in Wales.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 22; Occupation: Miner; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'8 1/2"
From the Pittsburgh Daily Dispatch Page 5, Tuesday Nov. 9, 1909:
"Policeman Reese Evans, aged 70, a member of the park police force of Northside, and a veteran of the Civil War, died early yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs John Stewart, 1340 Hopkins St. Northside, of paralysis, which he suffered four days ago. He was born in Mercer, South Wales, and was brought to this country by his parents when 3 years old. The family settled in Mckeesport. When the Civil War broke out Mr. Evans enlisted in Co. B, Sixty-Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, recruited here by Colonel Samuel Black. At the Battle of the Wilderness he was captured and sent to Andersonville prison, where he was confined for 11 months. At the close of the war Mr. Evans returned to McKeesport; where he married Miss Mary Ann Morgan in 1867. Later, he and his bride moved to the Northside. Mrs Evans died seven years ago. Previous to becoming a member of the Northside Park Police force, Mr. Evans was for 28 years harbor master for a coal company. He was a member of Post 88, G.A.R.; Union Veteran Legion No. 1, Allegheny Commandery, Knight Templar; Monongahela Lodge No. 269; F. and A.M.; and German Lodge of Odd Fellows No. 64. Funeral services will take place at the family home this evening at 8:30 o'clock. Interment will be made tomorrow in Homestead Cemetery. Two daughters, Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Edwin Alston and a son Charles Evans of the Northside, survive."
From the Pittsburgh Press, Page 13, Mon, 8 Nov., 1909:
"EVANS-At 5 o'clock a.m., Reese W. Evans, died of acute meningitis in his 71st year, at his family home, 1340 Hopkins St., Allegheny. He was a member of Post 88, G.A.R., having served during the civil war in Co. B, Sixty-Second Pennsylvania volunteers: also member of Monongahela Lodge No. 269, F. & A. M., Alleheny chapter and Allegheny commandery of K. T., and Veteran Legion No. 1., Lodge Odd Fellows Gomer No. 64. Services by G.A.R. Tuesday evening at 8:30 o'clock at his late home. Funeral Wed. at 10 o'clock. Burial in Homestead Cemetery, Wed. afternoon."

Listing in the 1880 Census indicates Reese Evans was born in Wales in 1840. In 1880 he was then living in Allegheny City and working as a River man. His wife, aged 36, also born in Wales, was Mary A., and their four children were Mary, 13, David, 11, Charles, 4, and Annie, 6/12. All children were born in Pennsylvania.

Filed for an invalid pension on 13 September 1898.
Thanks to Tom and Marjie Evans for the obituary texts and other biographical information about the Evans brothers.

Oliver G. Fleming

Mustered in on 6 November 1861 at Monroe Hill, Va.; Transferred to Company B, 155th P.V., 3 July 1864. Discharged 1 November 1864, expiration of term.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 28; Occupation: Clerk; Residence: Allegheny Co..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Gray; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5'

Abednego Foley

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 21; Occupation: Rolling Mill Man; Residence: Birmingham, Pa.; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Gray; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'8". Remarks: Rolls show first name as Benjamin.
Died 19 March 1900. Buried in South Side Cemetery, Allegheny County.

Patrick Gilchrist

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

Thomas Granger

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Died 10 June 1912. Buried in Homestead Cemetery.

John R. Green

Died of illness, 27 February 1862

David Harris

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown

Henry Hammersly

Discharged for wounds received at Fredericksburg

G. Hazelbart

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 18 September 1862

Lorenz Heaver

Wounded and captured at Gaines Mill; Died in Richmond, Va., date unknown

Philip Hoerr

Wounded in action, date unknown; Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

Henry Hoop

Mustered in on 19 February 1862; Died, date unknown

John Horn

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

David W. Hutchison

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 20; Occupation: Blacksmith; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Black; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5'9"; Remarks: Rolls show name as Hutchinson and Hutcheson.
Died 12 May 1913. Buried in Anne Ashley cemetery, Munhall, Pa.

Thomas Todd Irwin

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 24; Occupation: Rolling Mill Man; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Light; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Light; Height: 6'1 1/4"
Bates lists him as Thomas F. Irwin. According to descendant David Reeves, Irwin was born in June 1813, in Londonderry, Ireland. Naturalized in Pittsburgh PA on Sept 18, 1838. He married Catherine H. Seitz, 24 June 1847 in Birmingham. They had many children. The family moved to Martin's Ferry, Ohio in 1873. He died 9 July 1898 in Martin's Ferry, and is buried in Riverview Cemetery.

John Israel

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 21; Occupation: Brick Layer; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'9"

Thomas Johnston

Mustered in on 1 February 1864; Not on muster-out roll
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 18; Occupation: Farmer; Residence: Peters Twp. Washington Cojnty [sic] (Born) New York City; Hair: Light; Eyes: Hazel; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'2 1/2"; Remarks: No further record available.

Owen Jones

Captured at Gainseville, 27 June 1862, as evidenced by his being listed on register of Prisoners Received at C. S. Prison [Richmond?] on June 27th and 29th, 1862. Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 18; Occupation: Glass Man; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Black; Eyes: Brown; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'7"

Richard Jones

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 18; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Light; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'6"

Ludwick Keefer

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 18; Occupation: Caulker; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Light; Eyes: Gray; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'8 1/2"; Remarks: Rolls show first name as Ledwick.

O. McKee Kennedy

Killed at Fredericksburg
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 20; Occupation: Miner; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Black; Eyes: Hazel; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5'9"; Remarks: Rolls show middle [sic] name as Oliver.

Antone Kerr

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 19; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Black; Eyes: Black; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5'2 1/2"

Samuel Knarr

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 40; Occupation: Farmer; Residence: Lehigh Co., Pa..; Hair: Grey; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5'6"

William W. Knotts

Discharged, date unknown; Re-enlisted19 February 1864
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: [no personal information listed]
Filed for a invalid pension in October 1868. No widow's pension was filed after his death.
William W. Knotts may be the great grandfather of actor Don Knotts. I have not found enough information about Pvt. William W. Knotts to either confirm or rule this out. However, only one William Knotts appears in the 1860 census in Pennsylvania of an age to have been a volunteer. According to the census William Knotts was born in 1828, married to Ruth, and had five children. This information matches that found in the genealogy for Don Knotts found at Genealogy.com for the fourth generation in his family tree. No middle name or initial is included, but failure to include middle names or initials by census takers was common back then. The fact that there was no widow's pension filed after William W. Knotts died in 1908 actually gives support to the argument that William W. Knotts could be Don's great grandfater, since Ruth Knotts died before her husband William. Without more conclusive evidence, unfortunately, we won't know for sure. Thanks to Dennis Brooke for informing me of the possible link.

Ernest G Krehan

Promoted to Hospital Steward, 5 August 1861
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 24; Occupation: Druggist; Residence: Allegheny County.; Hair: Light; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'6"; Remarks: Rolls spell last name Kreghan.

Adam Kunkle

Wounded at Gettysburg; Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 18; Occupation: Glass Man; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Light; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'5 1/2"

Francis A. Laner

Paroled prisoner; absent at muster-out
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 18; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Light; Eyes: Gray; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'7"; Remarks: Rolls show last name as Lauer.

Charles Larkin

Killed at Spottsylvania Court House, 12 May 1864
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 22; Occupation: Puddler; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Dark; Eyes: Gray; Complexion: Light; Height: 6'1"

G. W. T. Levake

Died December 1862
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 19; Occupation: Puddler; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'6"; Remarks: Rolls show last name as Levaike, George W. F.

James Little

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 21; Occupation: Caulker; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Red; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'7"

John McCullough

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown

Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 47; Occupation: Miner; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Dark; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5'4 1/2"; Remarks: Rolls show last name as McCuley.

John T. McCurry

Discharged for wounds received at Fredericksburg, 13 December 1862.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 29; Occupation: Boatman; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Dark; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'6 1/2"

M. H. McLaughlin

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 18; Occupation: Boat Builder; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Dark; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'6"

Alex McQuade

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 10 March 1862
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 29; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Light; Eyes: Gray; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'8 1/2"; Remarks: Dis. for disability; Rolls show last name a McQuaid.

William Mankidick

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 29; Occupation: Merchant; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Black; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'9 1/2"; Remarks: Rolls spell las name as Mankedick.
1860 Census lists two large Mankedick families in East Birmingham, all but the youngest of whom were born in Prussia.

Christian Moleter

Wounded at Fredericksburg. Died 31 May 1864; Buried in National Cemetery, Arlington
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866 [under Moleter, Christopher]:Age at Enrollment: 21; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Dark; Eyes: Gray; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'4 1/2" 3 [sic] ; Remarks: Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. 12-13-64. Rolls show last name as Moletor.

John Montgomery

Killed at Gaines Mill
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 18; Occupation: Rolling Mill Man; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Red; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'7"

William F. Morgan

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 25 March 1863 [Bates indicates date unknown]. Mustered in as private, Independent Battery H (John I. Nevin's Battery), on 13 August 1864, and mustered out with Battery, June 18, 1865.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 18; Occupation: Box maker; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Light; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'6 1/2"
Some pioneers of Washington County, Pa. : a family history. New Brighton, Pa.: Reader & Son, 1902, indicates that Morgan reenlisted in August 1863 in a Pennsylvania battery of light artillery, for which he served until the end of the war. He was on duty in Washington, DC, when Lincoln was assassinated, and served as one of the guards of honor that accompanied the remains from the White House to the Capitol, where they lay in state. After the war, he was a glass cutter, until 1889 when he moved to Belle Vernon and embarked in a mercantile business.
Died 11 September 1912, according to Proceedings of the 47th Annual Encampment of the Department of Pennsylvania Grand Army of the Republic (Gettysburg, 1913).

Leonard Moritz

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 20; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Black; Eyes: Black; Complexion: Black; Height: 5'6"; Remarks:

Arthur Noble

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 20; Occupation: Roller; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Light; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'8"

James Onslow

Discharged, December 1862

Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 32; Occupation: Printer; Residence: Pittsburgh, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Gray; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'6 1/2"; Remarks: Detailed to Qr. M. Dept. as Express Agt.

1870 Census indicates Onslow was born in Ireland.

Martin Pipher
Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

Martin Race
Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

C Rodenbaugh
Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

John H. Salisbury
Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

Francis Sankey

Missing at Gaines Mill

Matthew Sankey

Died of illness at Hall's Hill, date unknown

Henry Schmink

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown

John Shuman

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown

Albert Smith
Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

George Snyder
Discharged by order of War Department -- minor

Jacob Snyder
Died of illness, 18 October 1861

John Spellman
Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

William Stickaun

Captured at Gainseville, 27 June 1862, as evidenced by "Steckaul (?), W." being listed on register of Prisoners Received at C. S. Prison [Richmond?] on June 27th and 29th, 1862. Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown

J. M. Upperman
Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

James E. Unks

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 5 June 1865.
Filed for invalid pension from state of Indiana in 1881. Only service in 62d is listed, so date of discharge may be in error. No widow's pension was filed.

Thomas Vaughn

Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

William Verner

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 7 January 1862.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 45; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Black; Eyes: Black; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5'6"
Mustered in as Musician according to "United States National Archives. Civil War Service Records [database on-line]

John Wagner
Captured at The Wilderness; Died at Annapolis, Md., 19 March 1865

Leonard Weidner
Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.

Elias Williams

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown

George Williams

Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown

John E. Williams

Wounded and captured at The Wilderness

Joseph Wilson

Absent, on detached duty, at muster-out

Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 23; Occupation: Blacksmith; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'4"; Remarks: Detailed in the Brigade as Blacksmith (absent on detached duty at M. O. Rolls spell last name as Willson.

Joseph Willson mustered in as Musician according to "United States National Archives. Civil War Service Records [database on-line]

Frederick Winkle

Killed at Gaines Mill, 27 June 1862.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 19; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Sandy; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5' 6 1/2"
Mustered in as Drummer according to "United States National Archives. Civil War Service Records [database on-line]

Matthias Zeigler
Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 28; Occupation: Miner; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5' 6 Remarks: Rolls spell first name as Mathias.

Name	Remarks (All mustered in on 22 July 1861, except where noted.)
Thomas Ackerman	Not on muster-out roll Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866 [under Ackerman, Thos]: Age at Enrollment: 24; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5' 3 1/2" Remarks: Deserted at Birmingham, Pa. (date unknown) Rolls show first name as Peter
Samuel J. Alexander	Not on muster-out roll Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 28; Occupation: Nailer; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Red; Eyes: Hazel; Complexion: Light; Height: 5' 8 1/2 " Remarks: Sent to hospital at Philadelphia. William C. Davis in his book Lincoln's Men (Free Press, 2000) quotes Samuel Alexander on page 58. Alexander wrote on 23 November 23 1861 that he had seen the President the day before yesterday and that Lincoln looked "well and hearty but not very Pritty."
George Beher	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 3 Ocober 1861. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 28; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Gray; Complexion: Light; Height: 5' 7" Remarks: Dis. for disability Died 13 Mar 1909. Buried in South Side Cemetery Recorded as George Behers in cemetery.
Jacob Berklebaugh	Absent, in hospital, at muster-out Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 34; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Light; Height: 5' 7 1/2" Remarks: Rolls show last name as Brakelbach, - Beachelbaugh, - Beakelbach.
Daniel Borrett	Killed at Fredericksburg, 13 December 1862. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 25; Occupation: Boat Builder; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Hazel; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5' 9 1/2" Remarks: (A. R. shows last name as Barrett)
William Borrett	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, December 1862 Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866 [under Barrett, William]: Age at Enrollment: 19; Occupation: Rolling Mill Man; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Hazel; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5' 5"
Joseph P Brubaker	Not on muster-out roll Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 20; Occupation: Farmer; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5' 6"
James Bryant	Discharged for wounds received at Gaines Mill, 27 June 1862. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 27; Occupation: Puddler; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Sandy; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Light; Height: 5' 4 1/2" Remarks: Rolls show name as Bryant, S. J.
James D. Campbell	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 32; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Dark; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5' 8" Remarks: Rolls show middle enitial [sic] as G. After the war, he signed up for three years service in the regular army. The oldest child (of ten) of an Irish immigrant window glass maker and business owner, he died unmarried. The father was an active Democrat and director of a Catholic orphan asylum, so it may be likely that the son was a Democrat and a Catholic as well.
John Comp	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 28 January 1863 Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 29; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Hazel; Complexion: Light; Height: 5' 8" Remarks: Rolls show last name as Camp. From Rick Kilby, husband of a descendant of John Comp, who has seen John Comp's full Civil War file: John was discharged at Camp 'News' (or Mews), Falmouth, Stafford, Virginia, after several months of medical care. He had chronic diarrhea which doctors believed was from either TB or hepatitis. John never recovered from the disease and suffered considerably until his untimely death, 26 Dec 1888, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. John continued his trade as glass blower after his discharge at the Keystone Glass Works in Pittsburgh. He moved westward with several other glass blowers until he ended up in Milwaukee. In the early 1880s, he finally petitioned the government for a pension, and had many friends submit affidavits in his behalf to prove that he was unfit to work. The pension was finally awarded and he died a short time after. His great grandson, Irv Comp, became a professional football player for the Green Bay Packers 1943-1949, and was inducted into the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame. The family still spells the name, "Comp."
Charles Dittmere	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age: 18; Occupation: Laborer; Residence: Birmingham, Pa.; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'4 1/2 "
John Dougherty	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Samuel Downs	Died of illness, 3 October 1861
Edward Ensell	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 7 January 1862. Re-enlisted with his son Edward Ensell, Jr., in Company G, 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Completed his service in Company A, 18 Veteran Res. Corps. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 43; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Grey; Eyes: Brown; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'8 1/2" Married Mary J. Ensell. Died in 1895.
Evan Evans	Absent, in hospital, at muster-out. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 19; Occupation: Miner; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Light; Eyes: Brown; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'8 1/2" Brother of Reese W. Evans. Born in Wales on18 October 1842 . Never married. Died on 30 June 1879. Buried in unmarked grave, Anne Ashley cemetery, Munhall, Pa.
Reese W. Evans	Captured at Spottsylvania Court House; Prisoner from 12 May 1864 to 10 December 1864. Held at at Andersonville (and survived). Discharged 23 February 1865, to date 16 December 1864. Brother of Evan Evans. Born in Wales. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 22; Occupation: Miner; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'8 1/2" From the Pittsburgh Daily Dispatch Page 5, Tuesday Nov. 9, 1909: "Policeman Reese Evans, aged 70, a member of the park police force of Northside, and a veteran of the Civil War, died early yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs John Stewart, 1340 Hopkins St. Northside, of paralysis, which he suffered four days ago. He was born in Mercer, South Wales, and was brought to this country by his parents when 3 years old. The family settled in Mckeesport. When the Civil War broke out Mr. Evans enlisted in Co. B, Sixty-Second Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, recruited here by Colonel Samuel Black. At the Battle of the Wilderness he was captured and sent to Andersonville prison, where he was confined for 11 months. At the close of the war Mr. Evans returned to McKeesport; where he married Miss Mary Ann Morgan in 1867. Later, he and his bride moved to the Northside. Mrs Evans died seven years ago. Previous to becoming a member of the Northside Park Police force, Mr. Evans was for 28 years harbor master for a coal company. He was a member of Post 88, G.A.R.; Union Veteran Legion No. 1, Allegheny Commandery, Knight Templar; Monongahela Lodge No. 269; F. and A.M.; and German Lodge of Odd Fellows No. 64. Funeral services will take place at the family home this evening at 8:30 o'clock. Interment will be made tomorrow in Homestead Cemetery. Two daughters, Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Edwin Alston and a son Charles Evans of the Northside, survive." From the Pittsburgh Press, Page 13, Mon, 8 Nov., 1909: "EVANS-At 5 o'clock a.m., Reese W. Evans, died of acute meningitis in his 71st year, at his family home, 1340 Hopkins St., Allegheny. He was a member of Post 88, G.A.R., having served during the civil war in Co. B, Sixty-Second Pennsylvania volunteers: also member of Monongahela Lodge No. 269, F. & A. M., Alleheny chapter and Allegheny commandery of K. T., and Veteran Legion No. 1., Lodge Odd Fellows Gomer No. 64. Services by G.A.R. Tuesday evening at 8:30 o'clock at his late home. Funeral Wed. at 10 o'clock. Burial in Homestead Cemetery, Wed. afternoon." Listing in the 1880 Census indicates Reese Evans was born in Wales in 1840. In 1880 he was then living in Allegheny City and working as a River man. His wife, aged 36, also born in Wales, was Mary A., and their four children were Mary, 13, David, 11, Charles, 4, and Annie, 6/12. All children were born in Pennsylvania. Filed for an invalid pension on 13 September 1898. Thanks to Tom and Marjie Evans for the obituary texts and other biographical information about the Evans brothers.
Oliver G. Fleming	Mustered in on 6 November 1861 at Monroe Hill, Va.; Transferred to Company B, 155th P.V., 3 July 1864. Discharged 1 November 1864, expiration of term. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 28; Occupation: Clerk; Residence: Allegheny Co..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Gray; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5'
Abednego Foley	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 21; Occupation: Rolling Mill Man; Residence: Birmingham, Pa.; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Gray; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'8". Remarks: Rolls show first name as Benjamin. Died 19 March 1900. Buried in South Side Cemetery, Allegheny County.
Patrick Gilchrist	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Thomas Granger	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Died 10 June 1912. Buried in Homestead Cemetery.
John R. Green	Died of illness, 27 February 1862
David Harris	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown
Henry Hammersly	Discharged for wounds received at Fredericksburg
G. Hazelbart	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 18 September 1862
Lorenz Heaver	Wounded and captured at Gaines Mill; Died in Richmond, Va., date unknown
Philip Hoerr	Wounded in action, date unknown; Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Henry Hoop	Mustered in on 19 February 1862; Died, date unknown
John Horn	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
David W. Hutchison	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 20; Occupation: Blacksmith; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Black; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5'9"; Remarks: Rolls show name as Hutchinson and Hutcheson. Died 12 May 1913. Buried in Anne Ashley cemetery, Munhall, Pa.
Thomas Todd Irwin	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 24; Occupation: Rolling Mill Man; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Light; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Light; Height: 6'1 1/4" Bates lists him as Thomas F. Irwin. According to descendant David Reeves, Irwin was born in June 1813, in Londonderry, Ireland. Naturalized in Pittsburgh PA on Sept 18, 1838. He married Catherine H. Seitz, 24 June 1847 in Birmingham. They had many children. The family moved to Martin's Ferry, Ohio in 1873. He died 9 July 1898 in Martin's Ferry, and is buried in Riverview Cemetery.
John Israel	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 21; Occupation: Brick Layer; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'9"
Thomas Johnston	Mustered in on 1 February 1864; Not on muster-out roll Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 18; Occupation: Farmer; Residence: Peters Twp. Washington Cojnty [sic] (Born) New York City; Hair: Light; Eyes: Hazel; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'2 1/2"; Remarks: No further record available.
Owen Jones	Captured at Gainseville, 27 June 1862, as evidenced by his being listed on register of Prisoners Received at C. S. Prison [Richmond?] on June 27th and 29th, 1862. Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 18; Occupation: Glass Man; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Black; Eyes: Brown; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'7"
Richard Jones	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 18; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Light; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'6"
Ludwick Keefer	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 18; Occupation: Caulker; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Light; Eyes: Gray; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'8 1/2"; Remarks: Rolls show first name as Ledwick.
O. McKee Kennedy	Killed at Fredericksburg Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 20; Occupation: Miner; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Black; Eyes: Hazel; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5'9"; Remarks: Rolls show middle [sic] name as Oliver.
Antone Kerr	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 19; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Black; Eyes: Black; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5'2 1/2"
Samuel Knarr	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 40; Occupation: Farmer; Residence: Lehigh Co., Pa..; Hair: Grey; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5'6"
William W. Knotts	Discharged, date unknown; Re-enlisted19 February 1864 Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: [no personal information listed] Filed for a invalid pension in October 1868. No widow's pension was filed after his death. William W. Knotts may be the great grandfather of actor Don Knotts. I have not found enough information about Pvt. William W. Knotts to either confirm or rule this out. However, only one William Knotts appears in the 1860 census in Pennsylvania of an age to have been a volunteer. According to the census William Knotts was born in 1828, married to Ruth, and had five children. This information matches that found in the genealogy for Don Knotts found at Genealogy.com for the fourth generation in his family tree. No middle name or initial is included, but failure to include middle names or initials by census takers was common back then. The fact that there was no widow's pension filed after William W. Knotts died in 1908 actually gives support to the argument that William W. Knotts could be Don's great grandfater, since Ruth Knotts died before her husband William. Without more conclusive evidence, unfortunately, we won't know for sure. Thanks to Dennis Brooke for informing me of the possible link.
Ernest G Krehan	Promoted to Hospital Steward, 5 August 1861 Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 24; Occupation: Druggist; Residence: Allegheny County.; Hair: Light; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'6"; Remarks: Rolls spell last name Kreghan.
Adam Kunkle	Wounded at Gettysburg; Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 18; Occupation: Glass Man; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Light; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'5 1/2"
Francis A. Laner	Paroled prisoner; absent at muster-out Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 18; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Light; Eyes: Gray; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'7"; Remarks: Rolls show last name as Lauer.
Charles Larkin	Killed at Spottsylvania Court House, 12 May 1864 Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 22; Occupation: Puddler; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Dark; Eyes: Gray; Complexion: Light; Height: 6'1"
G. W. T. Levake	Died December 1862 Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 19; Occupation: Puddler; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'6"; Remarks: Rolls show last name as Levaike, George W. F.
James Little	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 21; Occupation: Caulker; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Red; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'7"
John McCullough	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 47; Occupation: Miner; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Dark; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5'4 1/2"; Remarks: Rolls show last name as McCuley.
John T. McCurry	Discharged for wounds received at Fredericksburg, 13 December 1862. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 29; Occupation: Boatman; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Dark; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'6 1/2"
M. H. McLaughlin	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 18; Occupation: Boat Builder; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Dark; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'6"
Alex McQuade	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 10 March 1862 Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 29; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Light; Eyes: Gray; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'8 1/2"; Remarks: Dis. for disability; Rolls show last name a McQuaid.
William Mankidick	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 29; Occupation: Merchant; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Black; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'9 1/2"; Remarks: Rolls spell las name as Mankedick. 1860 Census lists two large Mankedick families in East Birmingham, all but the youngest of whom were born in Prussia.
Christian Moleter	Wounded at Fredericksburg. Died 31 May 1864; Buried in National Cemetery, Arlington Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866 [under Moleter, Christopher]:Age at Enrollment: 21; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Dark; Eyes: Gray; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'4 1/2" 3 [sic] ; Remarks: Wounded at Fredericksburg, Va. 12-13-64. Rolls show last name as Moletor.
John Montgomery	Killed at Gaines Mill Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 18; Occupation: Rolling Mill Man; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Red; Eyes: Grey; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'7"
William F. Morgan	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 25 March 1863 [Bates indicates date unknown]. Mustered in as private, Independent Battery H (John I. Nevin's Battery), on 13 August 1864, and mustered out with Battery, June 18, 1865. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 18; Occupation: Box maker; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Light; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'6 1/2" Some pioneers of Washington County, Pa. : a family history. New Brighton, Pa.: Reader & Son, 1902, indicates that Morgan reenlisted in August 1863 in a Pennsylvania battery of light artillery, for which he served until the end of the war. He was on duty in Washington, DC, when Lincoln was assassinated, and served as one of the guards of honor that accompanied the remains from the White House to the Capitol, where they lay in state. After the war, he was a glass cutter, until 1889 when he moved to Belle Vernon and embarked in a mercantile business. Died 11 September 1912, according to Proceedings of the 47th Annual Encampment of the Department of Pennsylvania Grand Army of the Republic (Gettysburg, 1913).
Leonard Moritz	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 20; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Black; Eyes: Black; Complexion: Black; Height: 5'6"; Remarks:
Arthur Noble	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 20; Occupation: Roller; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Light; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'8"
James Onslow	Discharged, December 1862 Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 32; Occupation: Printer; Residence: Pittsburgh, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Gray; Complexion: Fair; Height: 5'6 1/2"; Remarks: Detailed to Qr. M. Dept. as Express Agt. 1870 Census indicates Onslow was born in Ireland.
Martin Pipher	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Martin Race	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
C Rodenbaugh	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
John H. Salisbury	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Francis Sankey	Missing at Gaines Mill
Matthew Sankey	Died of illness at Hall's Hill, date unknown
Henry Schmink	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown
John Shuman	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown
Albert Smith	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
George Snyder	Discharged by order of War Department -- minor
Jacob Snyder	Died of illness, 18 October 1861
John Spellman	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
William Stickaun	Captured at Gainseville, 27 June 1862, as evidenced by "Steckaul (?), W." being listed on register of Prisoners Received at C. S. Prison [Richmond?] on June 27th and 29th, 1862. Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown
J. M. Upperman	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
James E. Unks	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 5 June 1865. Filed for invalid pension from state of Indiana in 1881. Only service in 62d is listed, so date of discharge may be in error. No widow's pension was filed.
Thomas Vaughn	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
William Verner	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, 7 January 1862. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 45; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Black; Eyes: Black; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5'6" Mustered in as Musician according to "United States National Archives. Civil War Service Records [database on-line]
John Wagner	Captured at The Wilderness; Died at Annapolis, Md., 19 March 1865
Leonard Weidner	Mustered out with company, 13 July 1864.
Elias Williams	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown
George Williams	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown
John E. Williams	Wounded and captured at The Wilderness
Joseph Wilson	Absent, on detached duty, at muster-out Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 23; Occupation: Blacksmith; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5'4"; Remarks: Detailed in the Brigade as Blacksmith (absent on detached duty at M. O. Rolls spell last name as Willson. Joseph Willson mustered in as Musician according to "United States National Archives. Civil War Service Records [database on-line]
Frederick Winkle	Killed at Gaines Mill, 27 June 1862. Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 19; Occupation: Glass Blower; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Sandy; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5' 6 1/2" Mustered in as Drummer according to "United States National Archives. Civil War Service Records [database on-line]
Matthias Zeigler	Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, date unknown Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 28; Occupation: Miner; Residence: Birmingham, Pa..; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Light; Height: 5' 6 Remarks: Rolls spell first name as Mathias.

Not on muster-out roll indicates fate had not been determined at the close of the war, at which time these rolls were made out. Those who died before first battle probably were victims of typhoid fever that became rampant during the fall and winter of 1861/62 while the regiment was stationed at Minor's Hill, Va.

The Veteran Reserve Corps, originally called the Invalid Corps, was the military body to which soldiers were transferred when they were not healthy enough to be sent back to their original unit, but not sick or disabled enough to be sent home.

Sources

Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. Volume III & VIII. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. -- available online through University of Michigan's Making of America series.

Information about burials in Anne Ashley cemetery, Munhall, Pa. is courtesy of researchers John and Linda Asmonga.

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