53rd Pennsylvania Infantry Volunteer Regiment

    The following information is from Samuel P. Bates’ History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865, Volume 3, Harrisburg, PA, 1869, pages 92-134. This particular set of books is kept at the Gettysburg National Military Park Library, Gettysburg, PA 17325. My sincere appreciation goes to Mr. John Heiser, Park Historian. See regimental history below.

FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS

JOHN R. BROOKE, COL

WILLIAM M. MINTZER, COL

RICHARDS MCMICHAEL, LT. COL

GEORGE C. ANDERSON LT. COL

THOMAS YEAGER, MAJOR

S. OCTAVIUS BULL, MAJOR

GEORGE D. PFIFER, MAJOR

CHARLES P. HATCH, ADJ.

SAMUEL H. RUTTER ,ADJ

JACOB RICE, QUARTER MASTER

THEOPH. T. DAVIS, QUARTERMASTER

JOHN FROMBERGER, SURGEON

M. J. M’LOMMPM, SURGEON

GEORGE W. JACKSON, SURGEON

CHARLES W. SPAYD, SURGEON

WILLIAM B. WYNNE, ASST. SURGEON

J. P. BURCHFIELD, ASST. SURGEON

JACOB C. GETCHELL, ASST. SURGEON

DANIEL BARBER, CHAPLAIN

J. R. TAYLOR GRAY, CHAPLAIN

THOMAS REIFSNYDER, SR. MAJ.

G. W. BUTTERWORTH, SR. MAJ.

LEVI J. FRITZ, SR. MAJ.

M. M. BRANNOCK, SR. MAJ.

ALBERT H. HESS, SR. MAJ.

MAHLON S. LUDWIG, QUARTER MASTER SR.

JOHN S. WEAND, QUARTER MASTER SR.

JOHN W. RILEY, QUARTER MASTER SR.

LEWIS R BLAND, COM. SR.

THOMAS E. CLARK, COM. SR.

J. WILSON BARNET, COM. SR.

BENJ. J. CUSHING, COM. SR.

W. W. DENTLER, COM. SR.

ALBERT LORENZ, HOS.ST.

JOHN H. FOLTZ,  HOS. ST.

JOHN CALDWELL,  P’L MUC

REGIMENTAL, BAND

STUBEBLEBINE, D. ,  LEADER OF THE BAND

ALBERT, HENRY, MUC

CHRISTMAN, CHARLES, MUC

COLE, CHARLES, MUC

COLE, HOWARD, MUC

COLE, DELACY, MUC

GUEST, JOHN, MUC

HARNER, SAMUEL, MUC

HENDRICKS, DAVIS, MUC

KERST, JOSEPH, MUC

LONGAN, JAMES, MUC

MALSBERGER, ROBERT,  MUC

MALSBERGER, WILLIAM, MUC

MILLER, ABSALOM, MUC

MEIXELL, ALPHEUS, MUC

PETERMAN, JOHN, MUC

ROYER, EDWIN L., MUC

STUBBELBINE, JOHN, MUC

STUBBELBINE, WILLIAM, MUC

WEAND, MILTON S., MUC

WITTER, R. HAM’D, MUC

COMPANY A

Recruited at Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA.

COMPANY B

Recruited at Chester and Montgomery Counties, PA.

COMPANY C

Recruited at Huntingdon and Blair Counties, PA.

COMPANY D

Recruited at Centre and Clearfield Counties, PA.

COMPANY E

Recruited at Union and Carbon Counties, PA.

COMPANY F

Recruited at Luzern County, PA.

COMPANY G

Recruited at Potter County, PA.

COMPANY H

Recruited at Northunberland County, PA.

COMPANY I

Recruited at Perryville, Juniata County, PA.

Isaac Coldron, Corp.

Samuel Coldron, 2nd Lt.

Nathan Crimmell, Corp.

Thomas Crimmell, Serg’t

Isaac T. Cross, 1st Lt.

Harry S. Dimm, Capt.

Hibb. D. Entriken, Corp.

Harrison Foltz, Corp.

Frank Harb, Corp.

William Harris, Serg’t

Enoch Hastings, Serg’t.

William Heim, Serg’t

Philip Keleley, Serg’t

Israel A. Kline, Serg’t

Henry Landis, Corp.

Jeremiah Latta, Corp.

Jacob Laub, MUC

L. A. Masterson, Corp.

George Meridith, Serg’t.

William Patton, Corp.

George D. Pifer, Capt.

Daniel S. Rice, MUC

Henry Speice, 1st Lt.

James Skinner, Corp.

Jesse Stover, Corp.

Frederick Stroup, 1st Sgt.

William Rogers, Corp.

William Van Ormer, Capt.

John Whitaker, 1st Lt.

William A. Zeiders, Corp. - My Ancestor

PRIVATES, 53rd PA. INF. VOL REG, COMPANY I

Auman, Lucien 

Auman, Michael

Aurant, Samuel 

Armstrong, B. F. 

Ashton, John W. 

Allen, Charles

 

Baily, John J.

Baker, Charles

Barrett, Henry

Bates, Alfred 

Batton, John P. 

Boell, John S. 

Bostwick, Robert 

Bostwick, Samuel 

Benford, Benjamin 

Bowman, William 

Brenner, Joseph

Brisian, Willliam B. 

Brooks, Robert 

Brown, Austin

Brown, Franklin

Browman, James 

Bryant, J. Scott 

Buckton, Steward 

Burk, Thomas 

Burns, Richard 

 

Calahan, James 

Carpenter, J. T.

 Carpenter, G. N., Sr.

Cameron, Allen 

Campbell, William

Carpenter, G. W., Jr.

Clair, George W.

 Clement, Benj. F.

Cox, James 

Crawford, Benj.

Cross, John W.

 

David, Peter

Davis, Theoph. T.

Deichley, Samuel 

Dingman, Henry

Doyle, John

Doughton, William 

Droukey, Alex’r 

Dye, George 

 

Edwards, Geo.W  

Everett. William 

 

Flemons, James 

Ford, Frederick 

Foltz, John H.

Fry, Isaac 

 

Galbraith, James 

George, N. George

Graham, John 

Gross, Nelson 

 

Haggy, David E.

Hadfield, Stephen

Haldeman, Josiah

Hall, William W. 

Hanna, Oliver M.

Harris, Philip

Harris, Benjamin

Hartman, Jonathan

Heizer, David 

Heiser, Henry

Henry, William

  Holman, Joseph P.

Homes, Michael 

 

Irwin, Thomas H. 

 

Jackson, Hiram

Jeffries, Henry E. 

Justin, Edwin G. 

Johnston, Frazier G.

Kaley, Abraham

Kaufman, Sam’l A. 

 

Keeley, Jonathan

Keirst, Francis

Kellelley, Edward

Keyser, Jacob C. 

Kilhulley, Michael

Kleckner, Henry 

Kleckner, Jacob H.

Kline, Joseph

Klutz, Frederick 

Kohoran, Hugh 

Kope, Henry

Knight, William

Krinner, Jacob

 Kurtz, Milton 

Lauer, Amos T. 

Lester, John

Lilly, Jeremiah 

Linzel, Conrad 

 Linkey, Victor

Lowman, Jacob

Long, Robert 

Long, William

Lowery, George

Lucas, John 

Lytle, John G.

 

 Markley, William M.

Mishler, Jacob 

Markle, Henry

Martin, William H.

Martin, Paul

Masters, Frederick

M’Allister, T.A.

M'Daniels, John H.

M’Sorley, Dennis

M’Gahon, Michael 

M’Gee, William 

M’Donald, John S.

Minium, Elias C. 

Miller, Alonzo 

Moore, John A. 

Mowrey, Geo. A. 

Mumford, William H.

 

Nailor, John 

Neights, Levi

 

Oakley, William

O’Donal, Neil 

O’Harra, James 

O’Rourke, Timothy 

 

Patterson, William

Penn, Joseph 

Pisel, William

 

Ramp, John

Rapp, Levi E. 

Reed, James

Reese, Henry

Reese, John

Reesler, Isaac

Remally, Webster

 Rhodes, William H.

Rhone, Jacob 

 Rice, Jacob

Richanbaugh, P. 

Robinson, Isaac

Rohrer, Joseph 

Roush, David 

Rowlan, Henry 

Saylor, Peter K.

Seavill, Samuel C.

Shaffer, Henry K.

Shelden, John 

Shope, Adam

Skinner, Job

Slagel, Frederick  

Smith, Alonzo 

Smith, Jeremiah

Smith, Aaron 

Smith, John 

Steward, John 

Strait, Isaac 

 Stutzenbury R.

Sundy, Jacob W. 

Supplee, Joseph H. 

Swagger, Joseph

 

Toy, Michael

Thomas, John

Try, John 

Tuttle, Jackson

Tyson, William 

 

Walker, George W.

Ward. Caswell B.

Wartz, William H. 

Webster, John

Wesler, William 

 Westfall, Everard O.

Whitton, Robert

Williams, George

Wilkinson, David C.

   

Wilson, Joseph 

Woodward, Eben F.

 

Yeager, Adam 

Youngs, James

Youngman, A. C. 

 

Zahnser, Jacob R.

  Zahnser, Matthias

Zeiders, James K.

COMPANY J

*Pages 127 and 128

COMPANY K

Recruited at Westmoreland County

UNASSIGNED MEN

*Missing from the list above are pages 127-128. They will be added later.

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