17th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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Regimental History and Service Record

  • Also referred to as the 162nd Pennsylvania Volunteers
In Brief

Organized at Harrisburg September to November, 1862. Left State for Washington, D.C., November 25, 1862. Attached to Cavalry Brigade, 11th Corps, Army Potomac, to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to August, 1864, and Army Shenandoah to March, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.---Camp at East Capital Hill, Defenses of Washington, until December, 1862. Skirmish at Occoquan, Dumfries, Va., December 19. Occoquan December 19-20 and 27-28. Frying Pan, near Chantilly, December 29. Wiggenton's Mills February 6, 1863. Kelly's Ford April 28. Chancellorsville Campaign April 26-May 8. Rapidan River April 29. Chancellorsville April 30-May 6. Brandy Station and Beverly Ford June 9. Upperville June 21.

Kelly's Ford July 30-August 1. Brandy Station August 1. Expedition from Leesburg August 30-September 2. Advance to the Rapidan September 13-17. Brandy Station and Culpeper C. H. September 13. Raccoon Ford September 14-16. Reconnaissance across the Rapidan September 21-23. Jack's Shop, Madison C. H., September 22. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Raccoon Ford and Morton's Ford October 10. Stevensburg October 11. Near Kelly's Ford October 11. Brandy Station or Fleetwood October 12. Oak Hill October 15. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Parker's Store November 29. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Kilpatrick's Raid on Richmond February 28-March 4.

Newark or Mallory's Cross Roads June 12. White House or St. Peter's Church June 21. Black Creek or Tunstall Station June 21. Baltimore Cross Road, June 22. Jones' Bridge June 23. Demonstration on north side of the James at Deep Bottom July 27-29. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Toll Gate, near White Post, August 11. Near Newtown August 11. Cedarville, Guard Hill or Front Royal, August 16. Summit Point August 21. Kearneysville and Shepherdstown August 25. Leetown and Smithfield August 28. Smithfield Crossing of the Opequan August 29. Berryville September 6. Sevier's Ford, Opequan Creek, September 15. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Middletown and Strasburg September 20. Near Winchester and Smithfield September 24. Fisher's Hill September 29 and October 1. Newtonia October 11. Winchester November 16. Expedition from Winchester into Fauquier and Loudoun Counties November 28-December 3. Expedition to Gordonsville December 19-28. Madison C. H. December 21. Liberty Mills December 22. Near Gordonsville December 23. Sheridan's Expedition from Winchester February 27-March 25, 1865. Occupation of Staunton March 2. Waynesboro March 2. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Dinwiddie C. H. March 30-31. Five Forks April 1. Scott's Cross Roads April 2. Tabernacle Church or Beaver Pond Creek April 4. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox Station April 8. Appomattox C. H. April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Expedition to Danville April 23-29. March to Washington, D.C., May. Grand Review May 23.

1862

By the call of the President, of the 2d of July, 1862, Pennsylvania was required to furnish three regiments of cavalry. The Seventeenth was one of these, and was recruited:

  • Company A in Beaver County
  • Company B in Susquehanna
  • Company C in Lancaster
  • Company D in Bradford
  • Company E in Lebanon
  • Company F in Cumberland
  • Company G in Franklin
  • Company H in Schuylkill
  • Company I in Perry and in the City of Philadelphia
  • Company K in Luzerne
  • Company L in Montgomery and Chester
  • Company M in Wayne

The companies rendezvoused at Camp Simmons, near Harrisburg, where a regimental organization was effected, on the 18th of October, with the following field officers:

  • Josiah H. Kellogg, Colonel
  • John B. M'Allister, Lieutenant Colonel
  • David B. Hartranft, Major
  • Coe Durland, Major
  • Rueben R. Reinhold, Major.

Colonel Kellogg was a captain in the First United States Cavalry, and a few of both officers and men had served in the Mexican war; but the greater part were unskilled in military duty, being for the most part farmers, lumberman, and mechanics, inured to toil, and fortunately the greater number were unusually good horsemen. A few days after its organization, the regiment moved to Camp M'Clellan, a short distance north of Harrisburg, where sabres and pistols were issued, and a few days later, horses and equipments, and drill was commenced in earnest, Colonel Kellogg putting forth strenuous efforts to perfect its discipline.

On the 25th of November, the regiment moved to Washington, and was encamped for several days on East Capitol Hill, after which it was ordered to the front. On the 22d of December, it reached the town of Occuquan, where Hampton's Legion was encountered, and after a sharp skirmish, was driven and pursued for some distance across the Occoquan Creek. Here, three companies, C, D, and I, under Major Reinhold, were detailed to picket the creek, from Occoquan to Wolf Run Shoals. They were much harassed by roving parties of partisan rangers, and on the 25th and 26th, the right of the line was attacked by a superior force, which was repulsed, and some prisoners taken.

On the 27th, the detachment was ordered to re-join the regiment, which had, in the meantime, advanced to near Stafford Court House, and moved early; but when nearing Neabsco Creek, word was brought that the enemy had attacked at Dumfries, and that column of cavalry and artillery was moving on the Telegraph Road to Occuquan. Major Reinhold immediately countermarched, and taking position on the heights, on the north bank, successfully foiled every attempt of the enemy to cross.

On the following morning, having been reinforced by a detachment of the Second Pennsylvania Cavalry, it crossed the stream to reconnoiter, and fell in with General Stuart's command, which immediately attacked. Being overpowered, it was obliged to retire, and re-crossed the creek.

1863

On the 5th of January, 1863, it re-joined the regiment near Stafford Court House. The Seventeenth was here assigned to the Second Brigade, of the First Cavalry Division, where it was associated with the Sixth New York, Sixth United States, and Eighth Pennsylvania, commanded by Colonel Thomas C. Devlin, in which it served throughout its entire term.

On the 18th of February, companies C, and I, Captain Spera, were ordered to escort duty with General Meade, commanding the Fifth Corps where they remained until after the battle of Chancellorsville, and during the engagement, were kept busy in the transmission of orders.

Only three regiments of cavalry, of which the Seventeenth was one, moved with the columns of Hooker on the Chancellorsville campaign, the major part having been dispatched under Averill and Stoneman, to cut the enemy's communications, and harass his rear. When, on the evening of the 2d of May, the enemy under Jackson had driven the entire Eleventh Corps, and was pushing on victorious to sever the Union Army, and gain its only line of retreat, few troops were in position to stay his course. At this juncture, General Pleasanton, who had been out in advance of the line on the centre, in support of General Sickles, then demonstrating upon Jackson's flank and rear, happened to be returning with the Eighth and Seventeenth Pennsylvania regiments towards the centre, and had reached the breast-works, just as hordes of Jackson's men, who were pursuing the routed Eleventh Corps troops, were approaching that part of the field. Divining the condition of affairs by the evidences of rout in the Union columns, Pleasanton order Major Keenan, of the Eighth, to charge with all his force, and with impetuosity, which he knew was an element of the Major's nature, full upon the head of the rebel advancing column, though he knew that the execution of the order would involve the sacrifice of that gallant regiment. This he did, in order that, by checking for a moment the rebel onslaught, he might gain time to bring his horse artillery into position, and thus interpose some more effectual barrier. "I immediately ran up," says General Pleasanton, "this battery of mine at a gallop, put it into position, ordered it unlimbered, and double shotted, with canister and directed the men to aim at the ground line of the parapet that the Eleventh Corps had thrown up, about two hundred years off. Our artillery, as a general rule, overshoots, and I ordered them to fire low, because the shot would ricochet. I then set to work with two squadrons of the remaining regiments, (the Seventeenth Pennsylvania,) to clear this field of fugitives, and to stop what cannon and ammunition we could, and put them in position; and I managed to get twenty-two guns loaded, double shotted, and aiming on this space in front of us for about a quarter or half a mine, when the whole woods appeared alive with large bodies of men. This was just at dusk. I was going to give the word 'fire,' when one of the soldiers at a piece said: 'General, that is our flag.' I said to one of my aids, 'Mr. Thompson, ride forward there at once, and let me know what flag that is.' He then went to within about one hundred yards, and those people cried out: 'Come on, we are friends.' He started to move on, when the whole line of woods blazed with musketry, and they commenced leaping over this parapet, and charged on the guns; and at about the same time, I saw from eight to ten rebel battle flags run up along the whole line. I immediately gave the order, 'fire,' and the fire actually swept the men away; it seemed to blow those men in front, clear over the parapet...We had this fight between musketry and artillery there for nearly an hour. At one time they got with fifty yards of the guns...There were two squadrons of the Seventeenth Cavalry left. This remaining regiment I had was composed of raw men, new troops, and all I could do with them was to make a show. I had them formed in single line, with sabres drawn, with orders to charge in case the enemy came to the guns. They sat in rear of the guns, and I have no doubt that the rebels took them for the head of a heavy column, as the country sloped back behind them, and they could not see what was back of them."

And thus, was the mad onset of Stonewall Jackson's army checked by artillery, supported by a single line of raw cavalry. It was a trying position for the regiment, but the firm front presented, saved the day, and enabled Hooker to re-form his shattered columns, and once more present an unbroken line. Early in the evening, Sickles' troops came up and took position in support of the guns, and the regiment was relieved. In a general order, issued immediately after the battle, General Pleasanton says: "The coolness displayed by the Seventeenth Pennsylvania Cavalry, in rallying fugitives, and supporting the batteries (including Martin's) which repulsed the enemy's attack under Jackson, on the evening of 2d instant, has excited the highest admiration."

Under Buford and Gregg, the cavalry, on the 5th of June, crossed the Rappahannock at Beverly and Kelly's fords, and boldly attacked the enemy's cavalry, supported by his infantry. The battle raged most of the day. At length, finding that the rebels were moving up an overpowering force, the Union cavalry retired. In this engagement the Seventeenth participated, and in the retreat was of the rear guard, where it was subjected to a heavy artillery fire. Tow days after the battle, the regiment was posted to picket the line of the river, from Beverly Ford to Sulphur Springs, while the main body of the army was marching northward. It was not withdrawn until the 15th, when it re-joined the division. Early on the morning of the 21st, it was formed in line half a mile west of Middleburg, and met the enemy, repulsing his attack, and driving him in the direction of Upperville. When arrived near the town, it was ordered to charge the left flank of the foe, and in executing it, was brought under a heavy fire of his artillery. He was finally driven in confusion.

As General Buford, who commanded the division, moved northward through Maryland and Pennsylvania, he was hailed with demonstrations of rejoicing, an as he entered Gettysburg, was saluted with shouts and patriotic songs. On the night of the 30th, he encamped near the grounds of Pennsylvania College, and on the morning of the 1st of July, moved out by the Cashtown Road. At a distance of a mile and a half from town, he met the enemy in force. Dispositions were immediately made to resist his further advance, and for four hours, and until the arrival of the First Corps, Buford held at bay a third of the entire rebel army. "Buford, with his four thousand cavalry," says General Pleasanton, "attacked Hill, and for four hours splendidly resisted his advance, until Reynolds and Howard were able to hurry to the field, and give their assistance. To the intrepidity, courage and fidelity of General Buford and his brave division, the country and the army owe the field of Gettysburg." As soon as the infantry in force had come up, the cavalry moved upon its flanks, and during the remaining part of the battle, was active in preventing the movement of flanking columns of the enemy, and in protecting the lines of communication with the base of supply. Burford's Division retired to Taneytown, on the evening of the 2d, Westminster on the 3d, and Frederick on the 5th. On the 6th, it encountered the enemy west of Boonsboro, and after a sharp fight, drove him from his position. On the following morning, he renewed the attack, but was again driven, the Seventeenth Pennsylvania and Ninth New York having a severe encounter while upon the skirmish line. Skirmishing continued daily, until the enemy retired across the river, and the campaign was at an end.

The fall campaign was one of great activity for the cavalry. The part taken by the Seventeenth is reflected by the following extracted from Captain Theodore W. Bean's manual of the regiment: "At Raccoon Ford," he says, "you left your horses under shelter, and rushed to the support of your brother comrades in arms, (Fourth New York,) who were gallantly struggling against fearful odds, and under a murderous fire of grape and canister from the enemy, saved them from capture, re-established the line, and held it until relieved by the relieved by the Twelfth Army Corps, for which you received the special commendation of the division commander. In the subsequent movements of the same year, when the wily rebel chief proposed to flank the army of the Potomac, and thus gain possession of the capital, history will accord to the regiment an honorable association with the commands that beat back his advance at Morton's Ford, Stevensburg, Brandy Station an Oak Hill, where, holding the extreme left of the line, you skillfully changed front as a distinctive organization, by direction of your immediate commander, anticipating a well intended surprise, and repulsing, with heavy loss, a reckless charge of cavalry, for which the enemy at that time were notorious. In the counter movements of the campaign, closing with the battle of Bealton Station, and Rickeysville, the occupation of the line on the Rapidan, and the indecisive engagement at Mine Run, the regiment was present bearing its share of the toils, and sustained its proportion of losses, and, with the command, went into winter-quarters on the battle-beaten plains of Culpepper."

1864

The regiment was engaged during the winter in picket duty, holding a long line in the direction of James City. On the 27th of February, 1864, a detachment of two hundred men, under command of Captain Spera, was ordered to report to General Kilpatrick, who, with a force of five thousand cavalry, was about to start on a raid upon Richmond. The command moved on the following day, and at Beaver Dam Station, on the Virginia Central Railroad, the work of destruction was commenced. Here, Hall's Brigade, to which Spera's detachment belonged, was sent to operate on the Fredericksburg Railroad, and at Taylorsville met a superior force of the enemy, which it failed to dislodge; but near Yellow Tavern, on the Virginia Central, effected the destruction of rolling stock, and there re-joined the main column. Kilpatrick approached within two or three miles of Richmond, carrying the outer works, and throwing Shells into the city, but found the forces opposing him too great to overcome, and retired by Meadow Bridge, where a sharp skirmish occurred. At New Kent Court House, the infantry of Butler was met, whence, some days later, the command returned by transports to Alexandria, and thence to its old camp near Culpepper.

At the opening of the spring campaign the brigade moved to Chancellorsville, and on the 6th of May was sent to the Furnace, on the left of the line, where it met the enemy and fought dismounted, foiling numerous attempts by the rebels to turn that flank, being heavily engaged during the entire day. On the following morning it relieved Gregg's Division on the Spottsylvania Road, where the enemy was driven with heavy loss, and at night encamped at Todd's Tavern. On the 8th the fighting was renewed, in which the Seventeenth, holding the Spottsylvania Road, suffered severely. Repeated charges of the enemy were repulsed, and the position held until relieved by the Fifth Corps. On the 9th Sheridan led the cavalry on his grand raid towards Richmond. At Beaver Dam Station many Union prisoners were rescued, and large amounts of rebel stores were destroyed. At Yellow House serious fighting ensued, in which the Seventeenth, dismounted, was of the charging column, and drove the enemy. At night the regiment was put upon the picked line stretching out towards Richmond, reaching near to the rebel fortifications. The First Division repaired Meadow Bridge, which had been destroyed, and in the face of the enemy, with infantry and artillery on the opposite side, the Seventeenth took the lead in crossing, and delivering a most determined charge drove him from his works in confusion. While that battle was raging a severe thunderstorm set in, adding to the terror of the scene. Lieutenant Joseph E. Shultz was killed in the charge. He was short through the heart, expiring almost instantly. Sheridan re-joined the army of the Potomac near Chesterfield Station on the 25th.

Resting but for a day, the cavalry again moved forward, and crossing the Pamunky at New Castle Ferry engaged the enemy, and after several charges drove him from his position. On the 28th two squadrons of the regiment were sent towards Hanover, encountering the enemy's skirmishers and driving them in, and on the 30th, while reaching out to open communication with the left of the army, brought on the battle of Bethesda Church. On the same day the regiment was engaged near Old Church Tavern, where Lieutenant John Anglun, Regimental Quartermaster, was killed, and Captain William Tice wounded. At Cold Harbor the regiment moved dismounted, and in the charge there delivered, held the left of the line. In its first advance it was repulsed and suffered severe loss, but renewing the charge the enemy was routed and driven. He subsequently made repeated attempts to re-capture his lost works, but was ?? often driven back with loss. At daylight of the 1st of June he made desperate assault, determined upon victory. He was allowed to come within short range, when the artillery and repeating carbines were opened on him with terrible effect, the ground being covered with his slain. When relieved by the infantry, Sheridan led his cavalry in the direction of Lynchburg. On the 10th the regiment was sent to the Spottsylvania battle-ground, where, in a field hospital, thirty-five wounded Union soldiers were found in a famishing condition and brought away. On re-joining the column near Trevilian Station, Sheridan was found hotly engaged. The Seventeenth was immediately sent to the front, and during the 11th and the following day was hotly engaged, and the 24th, in each engagement sustaining considerable losses. On the 26th Sheridan crossed the James, but a month later returned to the left bank and moved up towards Richmond. At Ruffin's House the enemy's videttes were found and driven upon his infantry supports. On the morning of the 28th the brigade, dismounted, was sent to dislodge the enemy's infantry from a strong position on commanding ground in front of Ruffin's. Difficult ditches had to be crossed, but pushing resolutely forward it opened fire from the repeating carbines, and though losing heavily, drove him out and occupied his ground. On the following day Sheridan re-crossed the James, and soon after retraced his steps for the purpose of misleading the enemy as to his real strength on the Richmond side. On the 30th he returned to the lines before Petersburg.

Early in August Sheridan was ordered to the command of the army in the Shenandoah Valley, and two divisions of cavalry, the First and Third, were sent to his aid. Upon the arrival of the Seventeenth in the valley, Major Reinhold resigned and was honorably discharged, whereupon Captain Weidner H. Spera was promoted to succeed him. On the 11th of August the cavalry moved towards Newtown, driving the enemy, but at six in the evening found him in position, determined to dispute further advance. The Seventeenth was at the front and was immediately ordered to charge. The enemy offered obstinate resistance, but was finally dislodged and retreated rapidly up the valley. On the 16th the enemy attacked the pickets of the brigade near Front Royal, the Seventeenth holding the center of the brigade line. The division was immediately put in motion and repulsed the over-confident foe, capturing to battle-flags and three hundred prisoners. General Devin, commanding the brigade, was wounded in this engagement. On the 25th the command moved forward Kearnysville, where it came up on the enemy's infantry. Of the battle which ensued, General Sheridan says: "This attack was handsomely made, but instead of finding cavalry his (enemy's) infantry was encountered, and for a time doubled up and thrown into the utmost confusion. . . . This engagement was a mutual surprise, our cavalry expecting to meet the enemy's cavalry, and his infantry expecting no opposition whatever." The Union forces retired in the direction of Shepherdstown, and when near that place the enemy attacked Custer's Division. For the purpose of diverting attention from Custer the Seventeenth was ordered to charge upon the enemy's flank. In column of fours it dashed down a narrow road, and drove a body of his infantry from a wood, creating consternation in his ranks. In this charge Lieutenant James Potter was killed. For three weeks almost constant skirmishing was kept up, the Seventeenth participating in the actions at Smithfield on the 29th, at White Post on the 1st of September, at the Berryville and Buncetown crossing of the Opequan on the 7th, in which Captain Martin R. Reinhold was killed, and at Bunker Hill on the 13th.

Sheridan was now about to assume the offensive. At noon of the 18th the cavalry at Bunker Hill was ordered to break camp and move quietly without sound of bugle, and at mile east of Summit Point encamped for the night, drawing sixty rounds of ammunition per man and sending all regimental baggage and supply trains to Harper's Ferry. At one o'clock on the morning of the 19th reville was sounded, and at two the cavalry moved towards the enemy's entire line, Sheridan having moved to the attack with his entire army. Step by step the ground was disputed. When within half a mile of the Valley Pike, near the station, the enemy was discovered massing his cavalry to dispute the advance of Averill. At this juncture General Devin was ordered to charge with his brigade. With the Seventeenth in advance, the charge was made, and the enemy driven in great confusion towards Winchester, opening the way for a junction of Torbert's and Averell's commands. Moving in line up the pike towards Winchester, the enemy's line was again charged and driven from its position: The fighting was very severe. General Sheridan says in his report: "I attacked the forces of General Early over the Berryville Pike, at the crossing of the Opequan Creek, and after a most desperate engagement, which lasted from early in the morning until five o'clock in the evening, completely defeating him, driving him through Winchester and capturing about two thousand five hundred prisoners, five pieces of artillery, nine battle flags, and most of their wounded."

After the battle the regiment was ordered to report for duty to Colonel Edwards, Post Commander at Winchester, and was employed in guarding against the attacks of guerrillas, and in keeping open communication with the base of supplies. On the 15th of October Major Spera was sent with a detachment to Martinsburg, and while there was ordered to escort General Sheridan to the front, and as with him in that ride rendered famous by the stanzas of T. Buchanan Reed, taking part in the great battle which completely crushed the enemy in the valley, and returned to Winchester with dispatches on the 20th.

Early on the 18th of October Major Spera, in command of a detachment of the Seventeenth Cavalry led his command by Front Royal into the valley of Virginia, and on the 22d met the enemy at White's Ford, driving him, and again on the following day near Gordonsville, where, finding his infantry in heavy force, Torbert was obliged to fall back. The Seventeenth was of the rear guard in the retreat and successfully held the enemy in check, who made repeated attacks. In repelling one of these, Lieutenant Alfred F. Lee was killed. Returning to the vicinity of Winchester he regiment went into permanent quarters, and during the winter was employed in picket and scout duty, detachments being occasionally sent out against roving bands of the enemy. On the 27th of December Colonel Kellogg was honorably discharged, and Lieutenant Colonel Anderson promoted to succeed him, Major Durland being promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, and Captains Luther B. Kurtz and William Thompson to Majors. On the 31st of December the Second Brigade was sent to Lovettsville, in the Loudon Valley, for the protection of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and for guarding the citizens against lawless bands that were constantly committing depredations.

1865

On the 24th of February 1865, Sheridan led the cavalry in a grand raid upon the James River Canal and other rebel communications in rear of Richmond. At Staunton the head of the column began skirmishing with the enemy. On the 6th of March the command reached Scottsville, and the work of destruction commenced. Locks were blown up, and mills and rebel stores were destroyed. The First and Second brigades went to Howardsville, cutting and demolishing the canal and destroying supplies destined for the rebel army. On the 8th the Second Brigade marched via Howardsville, Scottsville, and Flavanna Court House to Columbia, and thence to Goochland Court House, returning during the night to Columbia, continuing the work of destruction. From the James River the command moved upon the Virginia Central Railroad, which was likewise rendered unserviceable, and on the 26th re-joined the army before Petersburg. "There perhaps never was a march," says Sheridan, "where nature offered such impediments and showed herself in such gloom as upon this; incessant rain, deep and almost impassable streams, swamps and mud were encountered and overcome with cheerfulness on the part of the troops that was truly admirable?To every officer and man of the First and Third cavalry divisions I return my sincere thanks for patriotic, unmurmuring, and soldierly conduct."

Sheridan reached the army jus as it was moving on its last campaign, and he at once took the van. At Stony-Creek the cavalry became engaged and the Second Brigade was hastened forward to the support of Davies' Division, which was forced back, the Seventeenth losing a number wounded and missing in the engagement. At daylight of the 1st of April fighting was renewed, the Union lines charging the enemy in his works, the division capturing six hundred prisoners and two battle flags. The loss in the Seventeenth was severe, Captain James Ham being among the killed and Captains English, Donehoo, Reinhold, and Lieutenant Auglun among the wounded. Rapid marching and hard fighting continued until the 6th, when General Ewell, with one wing of the rebel army, was captured. From that point the cavalry kept up a running fight with the enemy's advance until he reached Appomattox Court House, where the whole rebel army was forced to lay down its arms. In securing this joyful result the cavalry, led by Sheridan, contributed largely, the Seventeenth sustaining its hard-earned reputation for gallantry to the last. From Appomattox the regiment returned to Petersburg, and after a week's rest marched to the neighborhood of Washington, where it remained in camp until its final muster out of service, on the 16th of June. A detachment of this regiment was consolidated with parts of the First and Sixth Pennsylvania cavalry regiments, forming the Second Provisional Cavalry, and remained in service until the 7th of August, when it was mustered out at Louisville, Ky. In his farewell order to the Seventeenth, General Devin says: "In five successive campaigns, and in over three score engagements, you have nobly sustained your part. Of the many gallant regiments from your Sate none has a brighter record, none has more freely shed its blood on every battlefield from Gettysburg to Appomattox. Your gallant deeds will be every fresh in the memory of your comrades of the Iron Brigade and the First Division. Soldiers, Farewell!"

Regimental Roster

Field and Staff Officers


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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Regimental Field and Staff Officers
Rank Name City/Town Commission From Muster Date
Colonel [[]] ?, PA ? ?
Josiah H. Kellog Colonel November 19, 1852 Resigned December 27, 1864
James Q. Anderson Colonel September 6, 1862 Promoted from Captain, Company A, to Major, June 13, 1863; to Lt. Colonel, April 30, 1864; to Colonel, January 23, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
John B. M'Allister Lt. Colonel October 7, 1862 Promoted from Captain, Company I, November 6, 1862; resigned May 31, 1863.
Coe Durland Lt. Colonel October 23, 1862 Promoted from Captain, Company M, to Major, November 20, 1862; to Lt. Colonel, February 13, 1865. Breveted Colonel, March 13, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
David B. Hartranft Major October 14, 1862 Promoted from Captain, Company L, November 20, 1862; resigned January 11, 1863.
Reuben R. Reinhold Major October 2, 1862 Promoted from 1st Lieutenant, Company E, October 22, 1862; resigned August 9, 1864.
Weinder H. Spera Major October 24, 1862 Promoted from Captain, Company C, August 10, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Luther B. Kurtz Major October 30, 1862 Promoted from Captain, Company G, February 13, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
William Thompson Major November 1, 1862 Promoted from Captain, Company H, February 13, 1865; breveted Lt. Colonel, March 13, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Perry J. Tate Adjutant September 23, 1862 Promoted from 1st Sergeant, Company E, November 20, 1862; resigned May 31, 1863
James A. Clark Adjutant September 21, 1862 Promoted from 1st Sergeant, Company K, November 6, 1863; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
John Anglun Quarter Master October 2, 1862 Promoted from 1st Lt., Company K, November 21, 1862; killed at Old Church Tavern, Va., May 30, 1864
Edwin A. Bean Quarter Master September 17, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant, Company L, July 22, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Henry M. Donehoo Commissary Sergeant September 6, 1862 Promoted from Private, Company A, November 19, 1862; to Captain, Company B, December 29, 1862
John P. Ross Commissary Sergeant September 6, 1862 Promoted from Commissary Sergeant, Company A, to Commissary Sergeant, November 1, 1862; to Commissary of Subsistance, May 26, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Isaac Walborn Surgeon January 10, 1863 Resigned September 28, 1863
Thad. S. Gardner Surgeon August 2, 1862 Promoted from Assistant Surgeon, 62d Regiment, P. V., October 23, 1863; resigned April 6, 1864
George B. Pomeroy Surgeon April 8, 1863 Promoted from Assistant Surgeon, 110th Regiment, P. V., May 2, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
James B. Moore Assistant Surgeon October 23, 1862 Resigned March 8, 1863
J. Wilson DeWitt Assistant Surgeon April 10, 1863 Discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Henry A. Wheeler Chaplin November 21, 1862 Resigned March 8, 1863
Robert S. Morton Chaplin March 24, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Samuel M. Drew Veterinary Surgeon June 4, 1863 Discharged August 7, to date January 16, 1865
Jerome I. Stanton Sr. Major September 21, 1862 Promoted from 1st. Sergeant Company B, June 10, 1865; mustered out with regiment, June 20, 1865
Isaac N. Grubb Sr. Major September 26, 1862 Promoted from Corporal, Company I, August 23, 1863; to 1st Lt. Company I, July 22, 1864
Stanley N. Mitchell Sergeant Major September 21, 1862 Promoted from Private, Company B, August 1, 1864; to 2d Lt., Company D, December 28, 1864
James Brannon Sergeant September 22, 1862 Promoted from Private, Company M, July 21, 1864; to 2d Lt., Company M, June 10, 1865
George S. Drexler Sergeant September 26, 1862 Promoted from Quarter Master Sergeant, Company I, November 1, 1862; transferred to Company I, August 25, 1864
Thomas H. Boyd Quarter Master Sergeant October 6, 1864 Promoted from Private, Company I, January 1, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
John A. English Commissary Sergeant September 6, 1862 Promoted from Private, Company A, May 24, 1863; mustered out with regiment, June 20, 1865
Henry J. Tarble Hostler September 22, 1862 Promoted from Private, Company M, October 4, 1863; mustered out with regiment, June 20, 1865.
Peter F. Clark Hostler September 21, 1862 Promoted from Private, Company K, March 1, 1864; mustered out with regiment, June 20, 1865
John M. Furman Hostler October 3, 1862 Promoted from Private, Company D, November 20, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 11, 1853
James N. Smith Hostler September 21, 1862 Promoted from Private, Company B, April 8, 1863; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, date unknown.
Thomas Lawrence Saddler September 30, 1862 Promoted from Private, Company K, April 6, 1863; mustered out with regiment, June 20, 1865
William C. Walker Saddler October 3, 1862 Promoted from Private, Company M, November 1, 1862; transferred to Company M, May 26, 1863
James Hyde Chief Bugler February 28, 1864 Promoted from bugler, Company B, November 1, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 21, 1865
Jonathan M. Darrow Farrier September 21, 1862 Promoted from Private, Company B, November 1, 1862; transferred to Company B, May 26, 1863.


Company A


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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company A (Officers)
Rank Name City/Town Commission From
Captain [[]] ?, PA ?
Daniel M. Donehoo Captain September 18, 1862 Discharged by Special Order, December 11, 1862.
James Q. Anderson Captain September 6, 1862 Promoted from 1st Lt., December 11, 1862; to Major, June 13, 1863.
Plus A. English Captain September 6, 1862 Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2 Lt., December 11, 1862; to Captain, March 22, 1864; wounded at Five Forks, Va., April 1, 1865; mustered out with Company G, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
John Sweeney 1st Lt. September 20, 1862 Discharged by Special Order, August 15, 1863.
James Potter 1st Lt. September 6, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant, March 22, 1864; killed at Shephardstown, W. Va., August 25, 1864.
Brice S. Ramsey. 1st Lt. September 6, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lieutenant, December 18, 1864; to 1st Lieutenant, March 10, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865.
David G. Bruce 2d Lt. September 6, 1862 Promoted to 2d Lieutenant, March 10, 1865; mustered out with Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
John M'Caskey 1st Sergeant September 6, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1863; to Commissary Sergeantgeant, May 1, 1864; to Quarter Master Sergeant, January 1, 1865; to 1st Sergeant, March 10, 1865; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Thomas W. Brooks Quarter Master Sergeant September 6, 1862 Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, January 1, 1863; to Quarter Master Sgt; March 10, 1865; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
David Dunn Quarter Master Sergeant September 6, 1862 Promoted from Corporal, November 1, 1863; to Sergeant, November 1, 1864; to Commissary Sergeantgeant, January 1, 1865; to Quarter Master Sgt; date unknown; died on board U. S. Transport, March 18, 1865..
John D. Jones Commissary Sergeant September 6, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 1863; to Sergeant, January 1, 1865; to Commissary Sergeantgeant, March 18, 1865; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
John P. Hoss Commissary Sergeant September 6, 1862 Promoted to Regimental Commissary Sergeant, November 1, 1862.
Daniel Swearinger Sergeant September 6, 1862 Promoted from Corporal, November 1, 1864; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Joseph E. M'Cabe Sergeant September 6, 1862 Promoted from Private, November 1, 1863; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Samuel Cristler Sergeant September 6, 1862 Promoted from Private, November 1, 1863; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Reed Wallace Sergeant September 6, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1865; to Sergeant, March 1, 1865; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Thomas S. Javens Sergeant September 6, 1862 Discharged, December 18, 1862.
Am'h Hendrickson Sergeant September 6, 1862 Discharged, December 10, 1862.
Israel Watterhouse Sergeant January 25, 1864 Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1865; to Sergeant, March 1, 1865; mustered out with Company G, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Frank M. Donehoo Sergeant September 6, 1862 Died at Washington, D. C., January 25, 1863; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery.
John A. Wilson Corp. September 18, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1864; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
John Potts Corp. September 6, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1864; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Michael Caler Corp. September 6, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1865; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
M. M'Zimmerman Corp. September 3, 1864 Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1865; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
David M. Bruce Corp. September 6, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1865; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
John Mowry Corp. September 6, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1865; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Abram A. Hartford Corp. February 26, 1864 Promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1864; wounded at Shephardstown, W. Va., August 25, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
James M. Lourimore Corp. October 10, 1864 Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1865; mustered out with Company G, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Milo Cane Corp. September 6, 1862 Killed on picket, February 6, 1863.
David Hall. Corp. September 6, 1862 Deserted March 18, 1863.
John M'Cluskey Bugler September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
William J. Staub Bugler September 6, 1862 Promoted to Bugler, March 1, 1865; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Alex A. Campbell Blacksmith September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Lveur's Richardson Blacksmith September 6, 1862 Promoted to Blacksmith, January 2, 1863; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Samuel Robertson Blacksmith September 6, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 1, 1863.
Freeman D. Barnes Saddler September 6, 1862 Discharged on General Order, May 1, 1865.

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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company A (Enlisted Men)
Rank Name City/Town Enlistment Date
Private [[]] ?, PA ?
Anderson, Findley Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Anderson, William Private September 6, 1862 Discharged March 15, 1863.
Bruce, George W. Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Boyland, Michael D. Private September 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Beck, William H. Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Braden, Thomas A. Private September 6, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865.
Brooks, John M. Private September 6, 1862 Absent, wounded, at muster out.
Baker, Benjamin Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Company G, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, July 23, 1864; discharged by General Order, July 5, 1865.
Bradley, Oscar A. Private March 10, 1864 Absent, wounded, at muster out.
Boyd, Edmundson Private January 29, 1864 Mustered out with Company G, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Blanchard, H. W. Private October 27, 1861964 Not on muster-out roll.
Craig, George Private August 31, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Calhoun, John Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Campbell, James Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Christy, Thomas S. Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Cooper, William C. Private September 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Collins, Ellwood A. Private September 6, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, December 29, 1863.
Corbus, Daniel R. Private October 7, 1864 Mustered out with Company G, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Crooks, Nathaniel K. Private September 6, 1862 Captured; died at Salisbury, N.C., January 8, 1865.
Duck, George W. Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Duck, John H. Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Dolby, John Private September 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Dutrow, Lewis Private August 24, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Donehoo, Henry M. Private September 6, 1862 Promoted to Com. Sub., November 19, 1862
English, John A. Private September 6, 1862 Promoted to Reg. Commissary Sergeant, May 26, 1863.
Ewing, George Private September 6, 1862 Died at Gettysburg, Pa., July 6, 1863.
Erwine, Curtis Private September 18, 1862 Deserted November 10, 1862.
Fritz, Frederick Private September 3, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Frank, Joseph O. Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Fish, William W. Private December 29, 1864 Mustered out with Company G, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Grove, Joseph Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Gilbert, George Private January 29, 1864 Absent at muster out.
Glendening, John Private February 25, 1864 Mustered out with Company G, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Gamble, Harvey Private September 6, 1862 Died at Washington, D. C., July 10, 1864
Hamilton, David Private September 6, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 24, 1863
Horner, James Private September 6, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 31, 1865.
Hazell, William Private September 29, 1862 Discharged February 6, 1863.
Hann, George W. Private March 25, 1864 Mustered out with Company G, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Hartford, John A. Private February 26, 1864 Mustered out with Company D, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Heister, William C. Private August 23, 1864 Not on muster-out roll.
Kriner, Michael Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Knowles, James S. Private September 18, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 7, 1865.
Kenard, Joseph Private September 6, 1862 Deserted October 10, 1862.
Lutton, Samuel Private September 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Link, Daniel J. Private September 6, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 20 1865.
Langfitt, James C. Private September 6, 1862 Discharged January 19, 1863.
Lindsey, David G. Private September 23, 1863 Drafted; mustered out with Company G, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Livers, Francis D. Private September 3, 1864 Died at Winchester Va., December 24, 1864.
Morris, John R. Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Miller, Godfrey Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Moffitt, John G. Private September 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Miller, James Private September 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Mehaffy, Stewart Private August 6, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Marratta, James Private September 6, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 7, 1865.
Marker, Sampson Private September 6, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 24, 1863.
Minor, Stephen Private September 6, 1862 Discharged January 25, 1865.
Morgan, Calvin Private September 6, 1862 Discharged on General Order, May 24, 1865.
Miller, Leonard Private September 6, 1862 Killed on picket, February 6, 1863.
Martin, John A. Private September 18, 1862 Killed at White House Landing, Va., June 21, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Yorktown, Sec. A, Grave 39.
Miller, Michael Private August 8, 1864 Killed at Fisher's Hill, Va., October 1, 1864.
Marquart, Jacob F. Private January 26, 1864 Died June 26, of wounds received near White House Landing, Va., June 21, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington.
Mercer, David Private February 26, 1864 Died August 13, of wounds received at Newtown, Va., August 11, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, Va., Lot 10.
Matthews, Frank Private October 27, 1864 Not on muster-out roll.
M'Collough, John Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
M'Brier, William Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
M'Coy, Hezekiah Private September 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
M'Coy, John Private September 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
M'Gonigal, James Private September 3, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
M'Dowell, William H. Private September 1, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
M'Mahon, Joshua C. Private September 6, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 22, 1865.
M'Coy, Thomas Private September 18, 1862 Discharged February 17, 1865.
M'Elianey, William Private September 6, 1862 Discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865.
M'Grath, William Private September 28, 1864 Not on muster-out roll.
Nevin, Harper P. Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Noss, William J. Private September 6, 1862 Discharged September 8, 1863.
Niblo, David H. Private September 6, 1862 Died August 12, of wounds received at Newtown, Va., August 11, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, Lot 18.
Phillips, Potts Private September 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Parker, James G. Private September 1, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Parkinson, John T. Private September 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Purvis, Alexander A. Private September 6, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 26, 1864.
Pauley, George W. Private October 27, 1864. Mustered out with Company G, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Potts, Joseph Private September 6, 1862 Died June 9, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, May 31, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Peterson, Edward Private October 27, 1864. Not on muster-out roll.
Russell, Boston S. Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Risinger, Richard W. Private September 6, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 24, 1864.
Reed, William H. Private September 6, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 30, 1863
Ramsey, Milton G. Private February 25, 1864 Captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., January 24, 1865.
Roemer, Nicholas Private March 29, 1864 Captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., December 29, 1864.
Smith, George B. Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Streit, John Private September 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Streit, Benjamin Private September 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Secrist, Abraham Private September 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Simpson, William Private August 30, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Staub, Charles Private August 8, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Stone, Philip Private August 6, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 21, 1865.
Slick, Milton J. Private August 1, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 8, 1865.
Sands, William Private September 6, 1862 Discharged February 2, 1863.
Stoops, James W. Private February 27, 1864 Wounded at Hanover Court House, Va., May 28, 1861; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Smith, John H. Private February 27, 1864 Mustered out with Company G, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Stone, David Private September 6, 1862 Captured; died; date unknown.
Searight, Thomas Private September 18, 1862 Died at Acquia Creek, Va., January 10, 1863.
Searight, Harvey Private September 18, 1862 Died at Acquia Creek, Va., February 28, 1863.
Stanton, Michael Private November 11, 1864 Not on muster-out roll.
Thorn, John Private September 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Thomas, Henry Private September 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Tuttle, J. Hill Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Todd, Thomas Private September 6, 1862 Discharged November 28, 1862.
Wolf, Daniel Private August 24, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
White, Arthur W. Private September 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Withrow, Robert Private September 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Wolf, Jacob Private August 10, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Wolf, Frederick J. Private August 10, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Wetsel, Samuel J. Private August 24, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865.
Wilkinson, John M. Private September 18, 1862 Absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Whitehill, William W. Private February 27, 1864 Mustered out with Company G, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
White, Joseph Private September 6, 1862 Captured; died at Richmond, Va., June 22, 1864.
Whiteill, John Private February 27, 1864 Not on muster-out roll.
Ward, Alexander Private October 29, 1864 Not on muster-out roll.


Company B


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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company B (Officers)
Rank Name City/Town Commission From
Captain [[]] ?, PA ?
David E. Whitney Captain October 20, 1862 Discharged by special order, December 29, 1862.
Henry M. Donehoo Captain September 6, 1862 Promoted from Commissary of Subsistance, December 29, 1862; wounded at Five Forks, Va., April 1, 1865; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Merrick T. Whitney 1st Lt. September 23, 1862 Resigned January 2, 1863.
Warren F. Simrell 1st Lt. September 21, 1862 Promoted from 1st Sergeant, December 15, 1862; to Captain, Company D, July 22, 1864.
W. N. Chamberlain 1st Lt. September 21, 1862 Promoted from Quarter Master Sergeant to 2d Lt., January 11, 1863; to 1st Lt., July 4, 1864; Brevet Captain and Major, March 13, 1865
William A. Larne 2d Lt. October 20, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 13, 1865.
Asa D. Corse 2d Lt. September 27, 1862 Promoted from 1st Sergeant, July 23, 1864; mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment Pro. Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Jerome I. Stanton 1st Sgt. September 21, 1862 Promoted from Quarter Master Sgt., April 1, 1865; to Sergeant Major, June 10, 1865.
Matthew M'Pherson 1st Sgt. September 21, 1862 Killed at Five Forks, Va., April 1, 1865.
James E. Custis Q. M. Sgt. September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, August 1, 1863; to Sgt., January 1, 1865; to Quarter Master Sgt; April 1, 1865; mustered out with company, June 16, 1865.
Dennis Shay Com. Sgt. September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865.
Edward A. French Sgt. September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, August 1, 1863; Sergeant, January 1863; mustered out with company, June16, 1865.
George H. French Sgt. September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, December 18, 1863; to Sergeant, August 1864; mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Edward E. Thayer Sgt. September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, August 1, 1863; to Sergeant, November 1, 1864; mustered out with company June 16, 1865
Martin V. Bisbee Sgt. September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1864; to Sergeant, April 1, 1865; mustered out with company June 16, 1865
William H. Brookins Sgt. September 21, 1862 Promoted from Corporal, January 1863; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., May 31, 1864; transferred to 58th Company, 2d Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, May 30, 1865.
Russell V. Whitney Sgt. September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 13, 1863.
Richard C. DuBois Sgt. September 21, 1862 Promoted to Adjutant 155th Regiment P. V., November 30, 1862.
Erastus Bennett Sgt. September 21, 1862 Died at Washington, D.C., August 23, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington.
Jerry Sivers Corp. September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, September 6, 1864; mustered out with company June 16, 1865
William G. Seamans Corp. September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1864; mustered out with company June 16, 1865
George F. Rezane Corp. September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1865; mustered out with company June 16, 1865
Elisha N. Lord Corp. September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, December 18, 1863; transferred to Company F, 10th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, June 26, 1865.
Freeman P. Whitney Corp. September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, September 6, 1864; captured October 29, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 13, 1865.
Stanley Stone Corp. September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1864; captured December 24. 1864; discharged by General Order, June 13, 1865.
Timothy C. Simpson Corp. September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 12, 1863.
Charles Hamilton Corp. September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 23, 1863.
Thomas D. Caldwell Corp. March 8, 1864 Promoted to Corporal, July 6, 1864; mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865. Vet.
Harry T. Castle Corp. November 17, 1863 Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1865; mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Harvey S. Rice Corp. September 21, 1862 Killed at Trevillian Station, Va., June 12, 1864.
William H. Brown Corp. September 21, 1862 Died of wounds received in action, August 13, 1864.
A. Judson Perigo Corp. September 21, 1862 Died at Alexander, Va., November 20, 1863.
Benjamin W. Barrett Bugler September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
James Hyde Bugler February 28, 1864 Promoted to Chief Bugler, November 1, 1865.
Thomas J. Tailman Black-smith September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Danford H. Newton Black-smith September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Joseph S. Halstead Black-smith September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 12, 1863.
Leroy H. Aldrich Saddler September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Michael J. Julvey Saddler September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 30, 1865.

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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company B (Enlisted Men)
Rank Name City/Town Enlistment Date
Private [[]] ?, PA ?
Albon, Emanuel Private September 24, 1864 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Abbott, Charles Private April 2, 1864 Not on muster-out roll.
Barrett, Luther L. Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Brown Henry Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Bowen, William B. Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Blanding, Herbert Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Barnard, William E. Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Bertholf, Benjamin O. Private September 21, 1862 Discharged on General Order, May 29, 1865.
Barrett, Sabin Private September 21, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 30, 1863; discharged on General Order, July 26, 1865.
Bolin, Plus J. Private March 24, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Brooks, Livingston J. Private September 21, 1862 Killed at Cold Harbor, Va., May 31, 1864.
Bagley, John W. Private September 21, 1862 Died at Fairfax Seminary, Va., June 19, 1863; buried at Alexandria, Grave 849.
Babcock, Andrew J. Private September 21, 1862 Captured; died at Richmond, Va., November 18, 1863.
Brady, John Private October 27, 1864 Not on muster-out roll.
Black, David Private March 24, 1864 Not on muster-out roll.
Carlin, Peter M. Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Carlin, Asa F. Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Corey, Enos W. Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Congle, John W. Private September 27, 1864 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Corwin, Eli E. Private September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 27, 1863.
Conery, John W. Private February 26, 1864 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Conery, James Private February 26, 1864 Died at Hampton, Va., June 28, 1864.
Darrow, Jonathan W. Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Decker, George Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
DeWitt, Isaac M. Private September 21, 1862 Wounded at Todd's Tavern, Va., May 8, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 17, 1864.
Disbro, Jesse C. Private September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, August 18, 1863.
Dana, John C. Private December 7, 1863 Mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Estabrooks, Sylvester H. Private September 21, 1862 Discharged by General Order, May 23, 1865.
Griswold, Daniel L. Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Galoway, Theodore Private September 21, 1862 Discharged by special order, February 10, 1863.
Greggs, Alvin M. Private September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 6, 1864.
Gregg, John M. Private March 8, 1864 Absent at muster out.
Gibb, George Private March 23, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Greek, William Private September 21, 1862 Died at York, Pa., May 18, 1863; buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Hasker, Bernard Private September 4, 1864 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Hart, Isaac Private September 21, 1862 Captured August 13, 1864; discharged by General Order, July 18, 1865.
Howell, John S. Private September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 14, 1865.
Hinkley, Marquis Private September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, August 19, 1863.
Hart, William Private March 29, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Halstead, S. C. Private March 16, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Helmer, Samuel F. Private March 14, 186 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Haggerty, Charles H. Private March 25, 1864 Deserted from Company B, , 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, July 8, 1865.
Hamil, Augustus B. Private March 8, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Horton, Thomas R. Private March 26, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865.
Harrison, Thomas Private March 24, 1864 Not on muster-out roll.
Haley, James Private March 24, 1864 Not on muster-out roll.
Ireland, Elisha Private September 21, 1862 Died in Susquehanna County, Pa., March 25, 1865.
Jenkins, Stephen Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Jones, Charles Private August 27, 1864 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Johnson, Thomas Private March 26, 1864 Not on muster-out roll.
Lake, William H. Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Lee, William Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Leight, Charles A. Private August 19, 1864 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Lamb, George W. Private September 21, 1862 Absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Lord, Drew H. Private September 21, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865.
Lathrop, Zara Private September 21, 1862 Transferred to U. S. Army, November 10, 1862.
Lord, Jerome Private September 21, 1862 Promoted to 1st Lt. 27th Regiment, U. S. Colored Troops, August 8, 1865; mustered out, September 21, 1865.
Lyne, John S. Private March 14, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865. Vet.
Loffler, Charles Private April 25, 1864 Mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865. Vet.
Labar, John Private March 29, 1864 Killed at Trevillian Station, Va., June 12, 1864.
Lyon, Harmon D. Private September 21, 1862 Died at Washington, D. C., Mary 10, 1863; buried in Military Cemetery.
Logan, Edward C. Private February 26, 1864 Deserted April 18, 1865.
Mentzer, Daniel Private September 5, 1864 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Murphy, Frank H. Private August 21, 1864 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Mack, Henry Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Moore, Samuel L. Private August 9, 1864 Prisoner from September 29, 1864, to March 7, 1965; discharged by General Order, June 27, 1865.
Moffitt, Mortimore Private September 21, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 3, 1865.
Mitchell, Stanley N. Private September 21, 1862 Promoted to Sergeant Major, August 1, 1864.
Miller, David H. Private February 11, 1864 Mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865. Vet.
M'Carroll, Samuel L. Private September 21, 1862 Wounded at Opequan, Va., September 19, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
M'Keeby, Theodore Private September 21, 1862 Discharged by General Order, September 7, 1865.
M'Keeby, James B. Private September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 5, 1863.
M'Keeby, William B. Private September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 26, 1863.
M'Donald, Allen W. Private March 24, 1864 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 9, 1864.
M'Connell, Solomon W. Private September 21, 1862 Transferred to U. S. Army, November 10, 1862.
M'Keeby, Samuel Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865. Vet.
Nash, William H. Private September 21, 1862 Killed at Trevillian Station, Va., June 12, 1864.
Oakley, Edward G. Private September 21, 1862 Discharge by General Order, May 25, 1865.
Obrien, John Private August 24, 1862 Died at Philadelphia, Pa., March 28, 1865.
Palmer, William H. Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Payne, George L. Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Plappelt, George Private September 5, 1864 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Rodgers, Francis Private September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 15, 1863.
Round, Amassa N. Private September 21, 1862 Killed at Deep Bottom, Va., July 28, 1864.
Ross, John Private March 14, 1864 Died April 16, 1864; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, Washington, D. C.
Smith, David Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Stoddard, Horace S. Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Sterling, Jabes S. Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Stainer, George T. Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Saunders, James Private August 7, 1864 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Shay, Aaron W. Private September 21, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 28, 1865.
Scott, James H. Private September 21, 1862 Dishonorably discharged, July 15, 1865.
Smith, George B. Private September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 6, 1863.
Stodard, Henry B. Private September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 22, 1864.
Steinbeck, Lewis Private September 21, 1862 Discharged by General Order, May 23, 1865.
Smith, James N. Private September 21, 1862 Promoted to Hospital Steward, April 9, 1863.
Shiver, Francis R. Private February 26, 1864 Mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865. Vet.
Smith, John Private February 12, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865. Vet.
Shearer, Jacob Private March 7, 1864 Absent at muster out.
Swygert, William R. Private March 8, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865. Vet.
Shank, Jacob Private March 12, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 2, 1865.
Snyder, John C. Private March 8, 1864 Killed at Cold Harbor, Va., May 31, 1864.
Stewart, Stanley Private September 21, 1862 Accidentally killed at Winchester, Va., November 29, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Lot 17.
Struble, George Private March 29, 1864 Deserted June 14, 1864.
Sweaney, William Private November 23, 1864 Not on muster-out roll.
Tyler, Henry W. Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with company June 16, 1865.
Tobias, Peter Private March 11, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865. Vet.
Tenant, Walter Private March 24, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865. Vet.
Tenant, Dallas P. Private September 21, 1862 Killed at White House, Va., June 21, 1864; buried National Cemetery, Yorktown, Section A, Grave 103.
Thompson, John C. Private September 21, 1862 Died at Philadelphia, Pa., October 17, 1864.
Tripp, Joseph O. Private March 13, 1864 Died at Washington, D.C., September 17, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Williams, Henry G. Private September 21, 1862 Promoted to 2d Lt. 1st Regiment. U. S. Colored Troops, July 14, 1854; mustered out, September 29, 1865.
Wayman, Harvey B. Private September 21, 1862 Discharged by General Order, April 24, 1865.
Wheaton, Myron Private September 21, 1862 Promoted to Hospital Steward; date unknown.
Welcome, Ezra Private March 14, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865. Vet.
Walker, Thomas Private July 22, 1864 Deserted from Company A, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, July 8, 1865.
Whitney, Harland S. Private September 21, 1862 Died at Hope Landing, Va., April 14, 1863.
Wells, Hezekiah S. Private September 21, 1862 Captured; died at Richmond, Va., October 14, 1864.
Yengst, William Private March 31, 1864 Mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865. Vet.


Company C


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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company C (Officers)
Rank Name City/Town Commission From
Captain [[]] ?, PA ?
Weidner H. Spera Captain October 24, 1862 Promoted to Major, August 10, 1864
Benjamin M. Herr Captain September 27, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt., April 5, 1864; to Captain, October 6, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Cyrus Bentz 1st Lt. October 1 27, 1862 Resigned April 5, 1863
Joseph E. Shultz 1st Lt. October 24, 1862 Promoted from 2d Lieut., November 1, 1863; killed at Meadow Bridge, Va., May 12, 1864
Edward E. Wood 1st Lt. September 27, 1862 Capt'd at Occoquan,Va., December 28, 1862; promoted from Sergeant,July 22, 1864; mustered out with Company G, 2d Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
John L. Bechtle 2d Lt. September 9, 1862 Capt'd at Occoquan,Va., December 28, 1862; promoted to 2d Lt., December 28, 1864; mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
John Enck 1st Sergeant September 27, 1862 Promoted to Quarter Master Sergeant, October 15, 1862; to 1st Sergeant, January 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Barton P. Ream Quarter Master Sergeant September 27, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, October 15, 1862; to Sergeant, January 1, 1864; to Quarter Master Sergeant, January 1, 1865; wounded at Trevilian Station, Va., June 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Samuel N. Lewis Commissary Sergeant September 27, 1862 Captured at Occoquan, Va., December 27, 1862; promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1864; to Commissary Sergeant, July 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
John Caulwell Sergeant September 27, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, August 10, 1863; to Sergeant, May 1, 1864; mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Samuel High Sergeant September 27, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, August 10, 1863; to Sergeant, September 1, 1864; wounded at Trevilian Station, Va., June 12, 1864; mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
William W. Lewis Sergeant September 27, 1862 Promoted to Saddler, October 15, 1862; to Sergeant, September 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Benjamin F. Busser Sergeant September 27, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, October 15, 1864; to Sergeant, January 1, 1865 wounded at Gordonsville, Va., December 23, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Isaac E. Bentz Sergeant October 19, 1862 Promoted to Sergeant, October 15, 1862; wounded at Newtown,Va., August 11, 1864; absent at muster out
Benj. Zentinger Sergeant September 27, 1862 Capt'd at Occoquan,Va., December 27, 1862; promoted to Sergeant, October 15, 1862; died in Lancaster Company, Pa., April 21, 1863
Richard Albright Sergeant September 27, 1862 Promoted to Sergeant, August 10, 1863; died at Brandy Station, Va., January 4, 1864
George Greise Sergeant September 27, 1862 Promoted to Sergeant, October 15, 1862; deserted June 18, 1863
George Rittenhouse Corporal September 27, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, July 4, 1864; mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Henry C. Shirk Corporal September 27, 1862 Wounded at Upperville, Va., June 27, 1863 ; promoted to Corporal, September 1, 1864; mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Jacob Hart Corporal September 27, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, September 1, 1864; mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Elias Killian Corporal September 27, 1862 Wounded at Old Church Tavern, Va., May 30, 1864; promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1865; mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
John E. Wade Corporal September 27, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1865; mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Henry E. Tragor Corporal September 27, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, September 1, 1864; absent at muster out
Aaron Sands Corporal October 17, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1864; mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Wm. H. Annake Corporal January 10, 1864 Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1864; discharged by General Order, Jnne 21, 1865
Jesse Fry Corporal September 27, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, October 15, 1862; drowned at Kelly's Ford, Va., August 10, 1863
Michael Albright Corporal September 27, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, October 15, 1862; deserted November, 1862
Abraham Coldren Bugler September 27, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, October 15, 1862; deserted October, 1862
George W. Wolf Bugler September 27, 1862 Promoted to Bugler, January 1, 1864; mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Israel S. Badorf Blacksmith September 27, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Levi B. Dohner Blacksmith September 27, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865

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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company C (Enlisted Men)
Rank Name City/Town Enlistment Date
Private [[]] ?, PA ?
Adams, Israel Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Ames, Jacob Private August 22, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Ansel, Henry Private September 27, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 23, 1863
Appel, Daniel Private September 27, 1862 Deserted November, 1862
Bingeman, George Private September 27, 1862 Wounded and captured at Occoquan, Va., December 28, 1862; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Brown, Daniel B. Private October 19, 1862 Wounded and captured at Occoquan, Va., December 28, 1862; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Boyer, Jacob Private August 29, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Bentz, Rudolph Private October 19, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 21, 1863
Boyer, Peter Private October 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Brubaker, Sam'l F. Private October 17, 1862 Wounded at Occoquan, Va., December 28, 1862; mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Berntheisel, J. W. Private March 1, 1864 Wounded at Trevilian Station, Va., June 12, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 29, 1865
Britigam, Albert Private March 29, 1864 Wounded at Trevilian Station, Va., June 12, 1864; absent at muster out
Bletz, William Private March 3, 1864 Mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Betz, James Private September 27, 1862 Killed at Cold Harbor, Va., May 31, 1864
Burkholder, H. M. Private September 27, 1862 Died at Washington. D. C., February 1, 1864
Brackbill, Christ'n Private September 27, 1862 Deserted October, 1862
Barnes, William Private March 31, 18644 Not on muster-out roll
Coldren, Addison B. Private August 30, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Carpenter, Clayton Private August 20, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Clark, Edward Private August 23, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Cochran, Jacob Private October 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Crumling, Adam Private October 17, 1862 Captured at Occoquan, Va., December 28, 1862; mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Carpenter, E. G. Private February 17, 1864 Mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Coldren, Jacob Private August 30, 1864 Killed at Gordonsville, Va., December 23, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Culpepper C. H., Va,, block 1, section A, row 11, grave, 379
Coldren, Adam Private August 30, 1864 Died at Baltimore, Md., April 7, 1865; burial record: Philadelphia, Pa.
Coombs, John Private August 11, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Druckenbrod, Jer. Private October 17, 1862 Wounded at Todd's Tavern, Va., May 8, 1864; mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Dougherty, John Private September 27, 1862 Deserted October, 1862
Davidson, Hiram Private March 7, 1864 Died July 21, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Eshelman, Henry Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Eshelman, Samuel Private March 8, 1864 Transferred to Company I, September 24, 1864
Engle, Cyrus Private October 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Eberhart, John Private October 17, 1862 Deserted October, 1862
Flickinger, Joseph Private August 22, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Flickinger, H. S. Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Frankhauser, H. Private September 27, 1862 Killed at Meadow Bridge, Va., May 12, 1864
Foltz, Abraham B. Private August 27, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Foos, John S. Private September 17, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Gerhart, Harrison Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Gerhart, Alex Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Garman, Isaac Private August 22, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Garman, Cyrus Private August 22, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Greenmyer, Joseph Private August 22, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Gerhart, Isaac Private February 27, 1864 Wounded at Trevilian Station, Va., June 12, 1864; mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Garman, Jacob H. Private February 29, 1864 Deserted from Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, July 5, 1865
Glass, Theodore Private March 29, 1864 Mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Garman, Kinzer Private September 27, 1862 Died, date unknown, of wounds received at Meadow Bridge, Va., May 12, 1864
Glass, Henry Private September 27, 1862 Died October 18, 1862
George, David Private September 27, 1862 Deserted November, 1862
Groff, Abraham W. Private October 17, 1862 Deserted January 1, 1863
Harting, Davidson Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Hart, David Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Hilbert, Christian Private October 2, 1862 Wounded at Trevilian Station, Va., June 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Harting, Samuel Private August 29, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Hellinger, Daniel Private August 16, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Hosler, George Private August 25, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Hawk, Isaac B. Private August 23, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Harting, Henry Private September 27, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, November 20, 1862
Hersh, Henry K. Private October 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Heaps, Joseph Private February 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Halk, Henry Private February 29, 1864 Mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Hinkle, Emanuel Private October 17, 1862 Deserted March 15, 1864; returned March 20, 1865; mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Hoigh, Lewis J. Private September 27, 1862 Deserted October, 1862
High, Watson N. Private August 25, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Hart, Daniel Private August 11, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Irwin, George Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Irwin, Henry Private October 30, 1864 Wounded at Gordonsville, Va., December 23, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Joh, Martin Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Jones, William Private September 27, 1862 Wounded at Kearnysville, Va., August 25, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Jacoby, David Private September 27, 1862 Died at Philadelphia, Pa., July 24, 1863
Kemper, Henry Private September 27, 1862 Captured at Occoquan, Va., December 28, 1862; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Krimes, Michael Private August 25, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Kemper, Samuel G. Private September 27, 1862 Prisoner from August 13, 1864, to March 1, 1865; discharged by General Order, July 6, 1865
Kain, Davis Private October 17, 1862 Deserted January 20, 1863
Keller, John Private September 17, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Line, Porter Private August 23, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Landis, Monroe Private August 20, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Laufer, William Private September 27, 1862 Deserted April 18, 1864; returned November 12, 1864; deserted again January 8, 1865
Mentzer, William Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Martin, John Private August 23, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Martin, William Private October 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Martin, John M. Private September 27, 1862 Captured at Ream's Station, Va., J une 25, 1864; died at Andersonville, Ga., September 27, 1864; grave, 9.598
M'Guire, John Private February 27, 1864 Mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
M'Entire, James Private October 17, 1862 Deserted November 1, 1863
Mixdorf, Edward Private September 27, 1862 Transferred to Company I, 24th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown; discharged by General Order, June 29, 1865
Norris, William Private September 17, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Peters, Gibson Private October 17, 1862 Deserted October, 1862
Ruth, Jacob Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Rupp, Benjamin Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Reddig, John A. Private August 22, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Rhoades, Abraham Private August 20, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Rupp, Simon W. Private September 27, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 12, 1863
Rhodes, Barton G. Private September 27, 1862 Prisoner from May 30, to November 20, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 8, 18655
Roberson, Fred'k. Private February 13, 1864 Mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Rote, John Private February 13, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Rissler,Valentine B. Private March 2, 1864 Deserted August 4, 1864
Rauck, Edwin M.S. Private August 25, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Sloan, Edward Private September 27, 1862 Captured at Occoquan, Va., December 28, 1862; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Smith, George Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Showers, James Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Shirk, Reuben L. Private September 27, 1862 Captured at Occoquan, Va., December 28, 1862; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Snyder, William Private September 27, 1862 Captured at Occoquan, Va., December 28, 1862; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Sweigart, Nero Private August 25, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Shinmp, Daniel Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Senger, Jacob Private September 1, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Slott, Samuel B. Private August 23, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Sweigert, Henry Private August 24, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Steffy, Nathaniel Private October 18, 1862 Transferred to 51st Company, 2d batt., Veteran Reserve Corps, November 15, 1863; discharged by General Order, September 19, 1865
Strickler, Jonathan Private September 27, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown
Steigenwalt, John Private August 23, 1864 Discharged by General Order, May 23, 1865.
Sible, John Private March 2, 1864 Died at Washington, D. C., June 13, of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., May 31, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington
Shaffner, Henry Private September 27, 1862 Deserted November, 1862
Shirk, Hiester Private September 27, 1862 Deserted October, 1862
Smith, Franklin Private September 27, 1862 Deserted November, 1862
Steely, Harrison Private September 27, 1862 Deserted November, 1862
Spangler, Jacob Private October 19, 1862 Deserted October, 1862
Stewart, Samuel Private September 17, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Snyder, William Private September 17, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Slott, Byron Private August 30, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Slote, Elijah B. Private August 22, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Turner, Edward Private August 24, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Trago, James D. Private September 27, 1862 Transferred to Company E, 21st Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, July 1, 1865
Urich, Jefferson Private September 27, 1862 Deserted January 1, 1863
Weinhold, Wm. Private September 27, 1862 Discharged March 9, 1865, for wounds received in action
Walter, William Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Wise, James Private August 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Weaver, John E. Private September 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Wentzel, John Private August 20, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Widman, Henry Private October 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Wise, Henry B. Private October 25, 1862 Mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Winters, Benj. B. Private January 22, 1864 Mustered out with Company C, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Weaver, Isaac E. Private August 25, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Young, Christian Private September 27, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, February 11, 1864
Young, Franklin Private September 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Yundt, William Private September 27, 1862 Deserted December, 1862
Zwally, Emanuel Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865


Company D


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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company D (Officers)
Rank Name City/Town Commission From
Captain [[]] ?, PA ?
Charles H. Ames Captain October 28, 1862 Resigned May 22, 1863
Warren F. Simrell Captain September 21, 1862 Promoted from 1st Lieut. Company B, July 22, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Chas. F. Williard 1st Lt. October 4, 1862 Resigned April 7, 1863
Johnson Rogers 1st Lt. October 30, 1862 Promoted from 2d Lieutenant, November 1, 1863; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Stanley N. Mitchell 2d Lt. September 21, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant Major, December 28, 1864; discharged May 15, 1865
Orin W. Emery 1st Sergeant October 28, 1862 Promoted to 1st Sergeant, March 1, 1865; mustered out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Joseph R. Horton Quarter Master Sergeant October 3, 1862 Wounded in action, March 31, 1865; absent, in hospital, at muster out
George A. Lent Commissary Sergeant October 3, 1862 Wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., May 31, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 23, 1863
Amos Congdon Sergeant October 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Wm. R. Vancise Sergeant October 3, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 22, 1862; to Sergeant, April 18, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
James Wilber Sergeant October 3, 1862 Wounded at Smithfield, Va., August 29, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out
James S. Hinds Sergeant October 3, 1862 Discharged April 12, 1863, for wounds received in action
Leroy F. Ward Sergeant October 3, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, December 15, 1863
Geo. D. Mullihan Sergeant October 28, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1864; to Sergeant, August 1, 1864; mustered out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
M. V. B. Rogers Sergeant August 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, April 17, 1864; to Sergeant, February 15, 1865; mustered out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Franklin P. Rogers Sergeant October 3, 1862 AKilled at Occoquan, Va., December 28, 1862
Newcomb Kinney Sergeant October 3, 1862 Promoted to Sergeant, July 1, 1863; killed at Trevilian Station, Va., June 12, 1864
Martin Aumiller Sergeant October 28, 1862 Promoted to Sergeant, January 1, 1863; killed at Aldie, Va., June 22, 1863
Caleb N. Bower Sergeant October 3, 1862 Captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., February 15, 1865
John W. Morley Corporal October 3, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, Julyl, 1864; mustered out with Company,June 16, 1865
Walter French Corporal October 3, 1862 Promoted to Corporal. September 26, 1863; wounded at Front Royal, Va., August 16, 1864; discharged by General Order, January 18, 1866
Hyman Vanduzor Corporal October 17, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, April 17, 1864; discharged by General Order,June 21, 1865
George L. Coffin Corporal October 28, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, April 17, 1864; mustered out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Michael Creswell Corporal October 28, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1864; mustered out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
George R. Allis Corporal March 31, 1864 Promoted to Corporal. November 20, 1864; mustered out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Albert F. Bush Corporal October 28, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, February 28, 1865; mustered out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
James S. Parker Corporal March 31, 1864 Promoted to Corporal, February 15, 1865; mustered out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Suphronus Hill Corporal October 28, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1865; killed in action, February 28, 1865; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, Va., lot 26
George W. Rogers Corporal October 3, 1862 Died at Washington, D. C., July 12, 1863; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery
John E. Burchard Bugler October 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Chas. G. Johnson Blacksmith October 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Samuel Heavner Farrier October 28, 1862 Mustered out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Geo. N. Yarrington Farrier October 3, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
James W. M'Cune Saddler September 12, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865

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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company D (Enlisted Men)
Rank Name City/Town Enlistment Date
Private [[]] ?, PA ?
Antisdale, Fred. L. Private October 3, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 13, 1863
Arnold, George Private October 17, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 17, 1863
Armstrong, E. G. Private October 3, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 15, 1865
Allis, Ithiel J. Private October 28'62 Died at Washington, D. C., July 10, 1863; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery
Alkins, Samuel Private Deserted November 14, 1864
Anthony, Mort. Private October 28, 1862 Deserted November 13, 1862
Burchard, Henry Private October 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Buffington, C. L. Private October 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Brainard, David M. Private October 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Barnett, John F. Private September 5, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Boss, William C. Private October 3, 1862 Transferred to 9th Regiment N. Y. Cavalry, February 20, 1863
Beeman, James Private October 28, 1862 Died at Annapolis, Md., October 13, 1863
Bishop, Stephen C. Private October 3, 1862 Deserted July 6, 1863
Broderick, Daniel Private Deserted November 14, 1864
Conrad, Burton Private October 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Clough, Zaddock K. Private October 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Carroll, William Private July 10, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Conrad, George A. Private October 3, 1862 Transferred to 118th Company, 2d battery, Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown; discharged by General Order, October 2, 1865
Chaffee, Benj. L. Private October 3, 1862 Absent, in hospital, at muster out
Chaffee, Noah P. Private October 3, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 30, 1863
Crispell, Abraham Private March 24, 1864 Discharged by General Order, May 25, 1865
Cunningham, W. P. Private July 14, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 8, 1865
Coldren, Ephraim Private September 3, 1864 Killed at Fisher's Hill, Va., September 29, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot 25
Chandler, Allen Private October 3, 1862 Died at Washington, D. C., July 22, 1863; burial record, May 22, 1863; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery
Camp, Henry J. Private October 28, 1862 Died at Washington, D. C., June 25, 1863; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery
Cotton, Julius Private October 3, 1862 Deserted November 15, 1862
Culpicer, Eli Private October 28, 1862 Deserted November 15, 1862
Cloland, Thomas Private July 26, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Dougherty, Geo. F. Private October 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Davis, Daniel Private July 20, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 17, 1865
Dunlap. Charles M. Private October 3, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, December, 1862
Degaugh, Joseph Private October 3, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 5, 1863
Dixon, Henry Private October 3, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, November 11, 1862
Day, James Private Deserted November 15, 1864
Eshelman, Peter C. Private September 5, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Elliott, William H. Private October 17, 1862 Transferred to 50th Company, 2d battery, Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, May 25, 1865
Furman, John M. Private October 3, 1862 Promoted to Hospital Steward, November 20, 18l62
French, Abisha Private October 17, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 4, 1863
Frederick, William Private October 3, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 6, 1863
Fairchilds. M. A. Private October 3, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, December 19, 1863
Griffis, Thomas Private July 22, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
George, David Private September 3, 1864 Mustered out, with Company, June 16, 1865
Gardner, William Private September 6, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Guttalin, John D. Private July 12, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Glenn, James Private September 19, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Gooley, Peter Private October 3, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 9, 1863
Gooley, John Private October 3, 1862 Transferred to U. S. Army, November 15, 1862
Goff, George W. Private March 18, 1864 Mustered out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Goff, Wilmot Private March 18, 1864 Absent, in hospital, at muster out
Gardner, Michael Private Deserted November 15, 1864
Haugh, Tobias Private September 13, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Hicks, Jasper N. Private August 29, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Horton, Elmer O. Private October 28, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 6, 1863
Hiney, Silas F. Private October 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Henry, David Private July 21, 1864 Mustered out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Hughes, Henry Private March 7, 1865 Mustered out with Company L, 2d,Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Jeremy,Charles W. Private July 26, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16. 1865
Johnson, George Private October 3, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 6, 1863
Jackson, John Private March 29, 1864 Transferred to Company G, 16th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown; discharged by General Order, July 26, 1865
Kugkendall, Miles Private October 3, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 17, 1863
Kirby, James Private October 13, 1864 Mustered out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Kemp, John Private October 18, 1864 Mustered out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Kipple, Joseph S. Private October 28, 1862 Died at Philadelphia, Pa., November 22, 1864
Laush, Hiram Private September 3, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Lurcock, Wm. E. Private October 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Lehr, Henry Private July 26, 1864 Mustered out with comprany, June 16, 1865
Larkin, James Private August 5, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Lunn, Herrick Private October 28, 1862 Died at Acquia Creek, Va., January 16, 1863
Lamareux, S. H. Private October 3, 1862 Died at Portsmouth Grove Hospital, R. I., February 28, 1863
Morley, William Private October 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Meyers, Andrew A. Private September 12, 1864 Prisoner from September 29, 1864, to March 12, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 22, 1865
Murphy, Wilson Private October 3, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 9, 1863
Monday, John Private October 27, 1864 Mustered out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
M'Intire, Calvin C. Private September 8, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
M'Cleary, George Private September 12, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
M'Govern, Joseph Private Deserted March 31, 1865
Neal, Chester Private October 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Noble, William H. Private October 3, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 6, 1863
Oliver, Adam Private October 3, 1862 Prisoner from September 29, 1864. to February 22, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Osborne, Daniel G. Private October 17, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 20, 1864
Price, Watkins Private Julv 21, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Post, Joseph Private October 28, 1862 Mustered out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Pitcher, Sylvanus Private October 3, 1862 Killed at Newtown, Va., August 11, 1864
Price, William Private October 3, 1862 Deserted November 20, 1862
Pitcher, Joel D. Private October 3, 1862 Deserted November 15,1862
Rohan, Peter Private September 9, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Reeser, David Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Rockwell, Chas. H. Private October 3, 1862 Discharged by General Order, July 24, 1865
Rockefeller, Rob't Private October 28, 1862 Mustered out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Reynolds, Ezra E Private February 19, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 9, 1865
Richards, Robert Private October 17, 1862 Deserted November 15, 1862
Slocum, Judson W. Private October 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Stauffer, Daniel F. Private September 5, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Shenk, Philip R. Private September 12, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Spence, John Private July 21, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Sollenberger, David Private September 3, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Stinger, Solomon Private September 13, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Smith, Charles H. Private October 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Smith, John M. Private October 3, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, May 14, 1865
Stanton, Eben E. Private October 3, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 16, 1864
Stanton, Charles W. Private October 3, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 16, 1864; discharged by G.O.,September4, 1865
Smith, Myers Private October 17, 1862 Mlus. out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Stem, Samuel Private October 15, 1864 Mustered out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Shuler, Jacob Private October 3, 1862 Died at Annapolis, Md., January16, 1864; burial record, February 4, 1863
Stanton, James N. Private October 3, 1862 Died at Culpepper C. H., Va., February 14, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, block 1, section A, row 2, grave, 64
Sible, Parker Private October 3, 1862 Died in Bradford County, Pa., Nov., 1863
Tompkins, Ira Private October 3, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 16, 1864
Tousand, John Private October 28, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, June 23, 1863; discharged by General Order, August 21, 1865
Tyrell, Curtis B. Private October 28, 1862 Wounded at Five Forks, Va., April 1, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 7, 1865
Taylor, John Private October 18, 1864 Mustered out with Company L, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Tyrell, Hiram M. Private October 17, 1862 Died January 1, 1863, of wounds received at Occoquan, Va., December 28,1862
Tripp, Henry P. Private October 3, 1862 Died at Giesboro, Md., September 8, 1864; buried in National Cemetery. Arlington, Va.
Tripp, William Private October 3, 1862 Captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., October 26, 1864
Upson, Cyrus Private September, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Verbeck, Philip Private October 17, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 10, 1863
Vandercrook, Dan. Private October 3, 1862 Died at Fairfax Seminary, Va., July 2, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, Alexandria, grave, 875
Valentine, Wm. Private September 6, 1864 Captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., March, 1865; burial record, February 28, 1865, at Richmond, Va.
Welch, Thomas Private August 10, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Wolcott, William R. Private October 3, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Wiles, Alonson Private September 13, 1864 Captured at Fisher's Hill, Va., September 29, 1864; absent, at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Md., at muster out
Wayman, Darius Private October 3, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 2, 1865
Wood, Sylvester W. Private November 11, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Wilber, Perry Private March 29, 1864 Captured at Dinwiddie C. H., Va., March 31, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 21, 1865
Williams, Albert Private October 28, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 9, 1865
Wolcott, Loren B. Private October 3, 1862 Discharged by General Order, May 12, 1865
Wolcott, Joseph Private October 3, 1862 Deserted, date unknown.
Wilson, George Private October 29, 1862 Not on muster-out roll


Company E


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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company E (Officers)
Rank Name City/Town Commission From
Captain [[]] ?, PA ?
William Tice Captain October 27, 1862 Wounded at Old Church Tavern,Va., May 30, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Reuben R. Reinhold 1st Lt. October 2, 1862 Promoted to Major, October 22, 1862
Levi F. Loux 1st Lt. September 26, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant to 1st Sergeant, August 11, 1864; to 2d Lt., November, 1864; to 1st Lt., March 10, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Urias R. Reinhold Private October 27, 1862 Promoted to 2d Lt., November 25, 1862; to Captain Company I, February 13, 1865
Martin R. Reinhold 2d Lt. September 19, 1862 Promoted from 1st Sergeant , November 25, 1862; to Captain, Company I, July 2, 1864
Jesse B. Flickinger 1st Sergeant September 19, 1862 Killed at Five Forks, Va., April 1, 1865
Geo. W. Lininger Quarter Master Sergeant September 19, 1862 Absent, in hospital, at muster out
Aaron E. Killmer Commissary Sergeant October 3, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant, April 13, 1863; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Samuel Groh Commissary Sergeant September 19, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 13; 1863
Henry Ault Sergeant September 19, 1862 Wounded at Opequan, Va., September 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
John Piffer Sergeant September 19, 1862 Promoted from Corporal, March 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Jacob A. Loose Sergeant September 19, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, May 11, 1863; to Serg't, November 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Cyrus Biechy Sergeant September 19, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1863; to Serg't, November 26, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
John Hipp Sergeant September 19, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1863; to Serg't, November 26, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Martin Shaffner Private September 19, 1862 Killed at Stevenson's Depot, Va., November 16, 1864
John Berkhiser Private October 2, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, September 20, 1862; to Sergeant, November 25, 1862; died November 13, 1863
Oliver B. Seigrist Corporal September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 26, 1862; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Samuel Yeingst Corporal September 19, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
E. Lindenimuth Corporal September 19, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 26, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
John Wise Corporal September 19, 1862 Promoted toCorporal, November 26, 1864; mustered out with Company, Julnel6.'65
Benjamin Kesmitz Corporal September 19, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 26, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 6, 1865
Rud. Donmnoyer Corporal September 21, 1862 Accidentally wounded, May 6, 1864; promoted to Corporal, November 26, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
William F. Saltzer Corporal September 19, 1862 Wounded at Hanover C. H., Va., May 28, 1864; promoted to Corporal, November 26, 1864; nmustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
Moses M'Kinney Corporal September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, May 11, 1863; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., May 28, 1864; captured at Berryville, Va., September 24, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C., December 20, 1864
Franklin B. Deck Corporal September 19, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 28, 1863
David Fornwalt Corporal September 26, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; , September 13, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 29, 1865
Jeremiah Mumah Corporal September 19, 1862 Killed at Berryville, Va., September 24, 1864
George Myers Corporal September 19, 1862 Deserted December 1, 1862
Wm. H. H. Weaber Corporal September 19, 1862 Deserted December 1, 1862
A. Donneberger Bugler September 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Henry P. Moyer Bugler September 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
William Shartle Blacksmith September 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
J. J. K. Gittleman Farrier September 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Michael Betz Saddler September 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865

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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company E (Enlisted Men)
Rank Name City/Town Enlistment Date
Private [[]] ?, PA ?
Boddorft, William Private September 19, 1862 Wounded at Five Forks, Va., April 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Border, John Private September 26, 1862 Wounded at Kearnysville, Va., August 24, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Baker, Thomas Private September 9, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Blystone, Abraham Private August 25, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Bitner, George Private August 22, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Beckner, David Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Behney, Jeremiah Private September 19, 1862 Captured at Berryville, Va., September 24, 1864
Bernhart, MIont. Private August 31, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 9, 1865
Burk, John Private September 3, 1864 Captured at Berryville, Va., September 24, 1864
Penner, William Private September 19, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 25, 1863
Burkhiser, Nich's. Private September 26, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 30, 1863
Betz, Henry Private September 19, 1862 Wounded at Trevilian Station, Va., June 13, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 24, 1865
Bedger, John H. Private September 19, 1862 Died in Lebanon county, Pa., August 29, 1863
Boyer, Thomas Private September 26, 1862 Deserted December 1, 1862
Carpenter, Alvin M. Private October 18, 1864 Mustered out with Company E, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Deckhart, John H. Private September 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Donneberger, D Private September 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Dick, Andrew G. Private September 13, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Davis, John Private September 26, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 4, 1864
Dearwechter, Dan'l. Private October 18, 1862 Killed at Berryville, Va., September 24, 1864
Dunmoyer, Lewis Private October 2, 1862 Killed at Cold Harbor, Va, July 2, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington
Duttrey, Frederick Private September 26, 1862 Deserted December 1, 1862
Enck, Joseph Private October 12, 1864 Mustered out with Company E, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Eshelman, Isaac Private October 2, 1862 Died of wounds received in action at Kearnysville, Va., August 23, 1864
Friend, Michael Private September 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Filbert, Franklin F. Private August 23, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Foltz, William A Private September 3, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Fox, Adam Private September 9, 1864 Wounded at Stevenson's Depot, Va., November 16, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Frymoyer, Daniel Private August 24, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Frederick, David Private September 3, 1864 Absent, sick, at muster out
Fisher, Franklin Private September 19, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 13, 1863
Foster, Henry Private August 11, 1864 Discharged by General Order, May 23, 1865
Frederick, Henry Private September 13, 1864 Killed at Stevenson's Depot, Va., November 16, 1864
Firestone, Benj. Private August 22, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Garloft, Benneville Private September 19, 1862 Wounded at Berryville, Va., September 24, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Galebauch, John H. Private September 19, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Garletts, Norman B. Private September 1, 1864 Substitute; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Garnman, Jacob Private September 19, 1862 Captured at Berryville, Va., September 24, 1864
Geib, Henry Private September 19, 1862 Wounded at Stevenson's Depot, Va., November 16, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 9, 1865
Gingerich, John P. Private September 19, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, May 4, 1864; discharged by General Order, July 5, 1865
Horner, William Private August 23, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Hoffman, James Private August 16, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Hummer, Mich'l R. Private August 22, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Hoke, John Private October 26, 1862 Captured at Berryville, Va., September 24. 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C., February 15, 18(65
Hilterbrand, Wm. Private October 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company E, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Howar, John H Private October 18, 1864 Mustered out with Company D, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Hitz, Samuel Private September 26, 1862 Died at Point Lookout, Md., June 8, of wounds received at Meadow Bridge, Va., May 12, 1864
Keller, Cyrus Private September 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Kreider, John B Private September 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Katzaman, Wm. Private September 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Killmer, Jonathan Private September 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Kintzle, Henry S Private August 22, 1864 Wounded at Berryville, Va., September 24, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Kershner, John Private September 19, 1862 Absent, sick, at muster out
Kreitz, Frederick Private September 19, 1862 Wounded at Shepherdstown, W. Va., August 25, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 19, 1865
Kurtz, Henry Private October 16, 1862 Captured at Berryville, Va., September 24, 1864
Kahley, Joseph Private October 16, 1862 Absent at muster out
Kreider, John H. Private September 26, 1862 Deserted December 1, 1862
Knouse, William E. Private September 19, 1862 Deserted July 1, 1863
Miller, Lemuel S. Private September 19, 1862 Wounded in action, September 26, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Morgantyler, M. Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Miller, David H. Private September 3, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Manspeaker, Sam'l. Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Manahan, Hiram Private September 3, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Meckley, Eli Private August 26, 1864 Captured at Berryville, Va., September 24, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C., November 26, 1864
Mease, Jacob W. Private October 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company E, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Murr, Peter Private October 13, 1864 Mustered out with Company E, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Moyer, John A. Private November 23, 1864 Mustered out with Company E, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Metz, John Private September 2, 1864 Deserted from Company E, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, date unknown
Moll, Richard W. Private August 23, 1864 Killed at Stevenson's Depot, Va., November 16, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot 17
Miller, George Private September 19, 1862 Died February 18, 1863
Miller, Reuben Private September 18, 1862 Died March 14, 1863
Miller, John D. Private September 19, 1862 Deserted December 1, 1862
M'Intyre, James Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16; 1865
M'Phern, John Private September 1, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
M'Quade, Henry Private September 19, 1862 Captured at Shepherdstown, W. Va., Aug,. 25, 1864
M'Donough, Benj. Private September 19, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, December 31, 1862
Noll, Isaac Private September 19, 1862 Died January 19, 1864
Noftzger, Gottleib Private September 19, 1862 Deserted December 1, 1862
Osburn, John Private September 19, 1862 Deserted December 1, 1862
Peters, John F. Private September 13, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Ruth, George Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Reck, Joseph Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Rowe, William Private September 3, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Rinehold, Benj. R. Private August 22, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Steiner, Samuel F. Private September 19, 1862 Wounded in action, October 9, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Seyler, Ephraim E. Private September 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Short, Joseph Private September 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Stoll, Jacob Private August 24, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Swisher, Henry Private September 3, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Sheffler, Jeremiah Private September 13, 1864 Wounded at Stevenson s Depot, Va., November 16, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Sergeant, Henry Private September 19, 1862 Absent, sick, at muster out
Shires, John Private September 26, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Spangler, Abner J. Private September 19, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon s Certificate, December 31, 1862
Schlasseman, John Private September 19, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 4, 1864
Siders, George P. Private September 19, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 6, 1863; discharged by General Order, June 29, 1865
Siders, David Private September 19, 1862 Deserted, date unknown
Sell, Edward Private August 26, 1864 Killed at Stevenson's Depot, Va., November 16, 1864
Spangler, Frank. M. Private September 19, 1862 Deserted December 1, 1862
Shultz, John Private September 19, 1862 Deserted December 1, 1862
Tobias, Joseph Private Private September 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Tice, Michael Private September 19, 1862 Wounded at Berryville, Va., September 24, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Vanpossen, Joseph Private September 10, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Wertz, Adam Private September 19,1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Wagner, Isaac Private September 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Wike, Martin Private September 26, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 19, 1865
Woomer, Wm. A. Private September 26, 1862 Absent, sick, at muster out
Walter, Dallas Private August 22, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 19, 1865
Williams, John Private September 1, 1864 Absent at muster out
Woomer, Aaron R. Private September 26, 1862 Killed at Shepherdstown, Va., August 23, 1864
Warner, Jona'n. T. Private October 2, 1862 Deserted July 5, 1863
Yiengst, Henry Private September 19, 1862 Wounded at Meadow Bridge, Va., May 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Zeller, Josiah Private September 19, 1862 Absent, on detached service, at muster out
Zimmerman, John Private September 19, 1862 Transferred to Company D, 11th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, March 15,'1864; discharged by General Order, July 7, 1865


Company F


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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company F (Officers)
Rank Name City/Town Commission From
Captain [[]] ?, PA ?
Charles Lee Captain October 31, 1862, Resigned May 17, 1863
Joel S. Sponsler Captain October 1, 1862 Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt., May 25, 1863; to Captain, March 8, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Theodore T. Tate 1st Lt. October 1, 1862 Resigned March 9, 1863
John K. Beidler 1st Lt. October 31, 1862 Promoted from 2d Lt., May 25, 1863; resigned August 29, 1863
Alfred F. Lee 1st Lt. September 23, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant, March 7, 1864; died at Madison Court House, Va., December 25, of wounds received at Gordonsville, December 23, 1864
John H. Paul 1st Lt. October 1, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant to 2d Lt., March 22, 1864; to lst Lt., March 10, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
James B. Green 2d Lt. September 23, 1862 Promoted from 1st Sergeant, March 10, 1865; discharged August 28, to date June 16, 1865
Perry J. Tate 1st Sergeant September 23, 1862 Promoted to Adjutant, November 20, 1862
Wilson S. Severs 1st Sergeant October 1, 1862 Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, July 1, 1863; to 1st Sergeant, March 27, 1864; died of wounds received at Leetown, Va., August 27, 1864
Amos T. Fisher Sergeant September 23, 1862 Promoted from Corporal, July 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
John. Dull Sergeant September 23, 1862 Promoted from priv., February 12, 1863; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
C. C. Hutchinson Sergeant October 1, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
J. W. Frownfelter Sergeant September 23, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, March 27, 1864; to Sergeant, September 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
John W. Creamer Sergeant September 23, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, February 12, 1864; to Sergeant, December 1, 1864; wounded at Five Forks, Va., April 1, 1865; absent at muster out
Benj. W. Walker Sergeant September 23, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 9, 1863
LeanderV. B. Soper Sergeant September 23 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 15, 1864
Samuel M'Beth Sergeant December 10, 1863 Promoted from private, March 27, 1864; wounded at Berryvillle, Va., September 24, 1864; mustered out with Company M, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Jacob S. Luper Sergeant October 18, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1863; to Sergeant, July 1, 1864; wounded at Berryville,Va., September 24, 1864; mustered out with Company F. 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Daniel Hollinger Sergeant September 23, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1863; to Sergeant, February 12, 1864; killed at Meadow Bridge. Va., May 12, 1864
Emanuel A. Smith Sergeant September 23, 1862 Promoted from Corporal, July 1, 1863; died of wounds received at Berryville. Va., September 24, 1864
John C. M'Bride Corporal September 23, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, July 15, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Abraham J. Zeigler Corporal September 23, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, September 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Benjamin W. Gill Corporal September 23, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, December 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Christian Deitch Corporal September 23, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, December l, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Harrison E. Trego Corporal August 30, 1864 Promoted to Corporal, February 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Jacob Kutz Corporal September 23, 1862 Discharged November 10, 1863
John P. Reily Corporal February 16, 1864 Promoted to Corporal. July 1, 1864; nmustered out with Company F. 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalhr, August 7, 1865
David R. Allen Corporal February 23, 1864 Promoted to Corporal, February 1, 1865; mustered out with Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
William Shaw Corporal September 23, 1862 Accidentally killed at Brandy Station,Va., August 2, 1863
Solomrnon Low Corporal September 23, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, February 24, 1864; died September 11, of wounds received at Shepherdstown, Va., August 25, 1864
M. V. Shoemaker Corporal September 23, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1864; captured at B:rryville, Va., September 24, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C., January 20, 1865
Jacob H. M'Bride Bugler September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
John T. Erisman Bugler September 23, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, December 9, 1863
Wm. H. M' Bride Bugler October 13, 1862 Mustered out with Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
George I. Ginter Blacksmith September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Samuel Stout Blacksmith March 28, 1864 Deserted from Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, June 26, 1865
Wm. H. Weaver Blacksmith September 23, 1862 Died at Winchester, Va, January 2, 1865
John Jennings Saddler October 28, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 17, 1865

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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company F (Enlisted Men)
Rank Name City/Town Enlistment Date
Private [[]] ?, PA ?
Atchison, John Private October 13, 1862 Deserted October 15, 1862
Albright, Jeremiah Private September 23, 1862 Deserted July 15, 1863
Beitler, Henry G. Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Busse, Henry Private October 28, 1862 Mustered out with Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 65
Boyer, Isaac W. Private February 25, 1864 Mustered out with Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Bennett, James Private February 17, 1864 Deserted from Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, July 9, 1865
Bitner, Fritz Private October 21, 1864 Mustered out with Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Burget, John Private February 8, 1864 Killed at Newtown, Va., October 11, 1864
Brown, Joseph Private October 29, 1862 Deserted November 6, 1862
Croman, Jacob G. Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Crider, Joseph Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Corman, Parker Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1S65
Corman, Martin Private August 29, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Coover, Samuel Private August 26, 1864 Prisoner from October 11, 1864, to February 5, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 27, 1865
Carl, David R. Private September 23, 1862 Killed at Brandy Station. Va., October 11, 1863
Clark, William Private October 29, 1862 Deserted November 6, 1862
Davis, Charles H. Private September 1, 1864 Absent, in arrest, at muster out
Darr, Henry Private January 20, 1864 Mustered out with Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Deshong, Francis Private February 29, 1864 Mustered out with Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Deardorfl, Samuel Private October 18, 1862 Killed at Newtown, Va., October 11, 1864
Diller, Thomas J. Private August 24, 1864 Captured at Berryville, Va., September 24, 1864; died at Salisbury, N. C., January 10, 1865
Evilhock, Chas. W. Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Evans, William Private August 30, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1863
Evilhock, Carnel Private October 24, 1862 Killed at Berryville, Va., September 24, 1864
Earnst, John C. Private October 19, 1862 Deserted October 20, 1862
Fagan, John B. Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Finkinbinder, S. Private February 25, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Finkinbinder, Jos. J. Private February 23, 1864 Prisoner from September 24, 1864, to March, 1865; discharged by General Order, July 1, fi65
Flinchbauch, W. B. Private August 30, 1864 Capt'd at Berryville, Va.. September 24, 1864; died at Sllisbury, N. C., January 20, 1865; burial record, December 2, 1864
Ford, William Private October 13, 1862 Deserted November 2, 1862
Galbraith, John H. Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Gamber, William Private August 31, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Glace, Daniel Private October 13, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 20, 1864; discharged by General Order, August 8, 1865
Ginter, Peter Private Died at Baltimore, Md., December 9, 1864; burial record November 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Antietam, sec. 26, lot F, grave, 546
Graham, John Private October 24, 1862 Deserted November 1, 1862
Green, William P. Private September 23, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Hartman, Abraham Private August 31, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Hocker, Levi F. Private September 23, 1862 Prisoner from September 24, 1864, to February 2S, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 28, 1865
Handshell, Daniel Private December 30, 1863 Mustered out with Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Hernise, Michael Private February 29, 1864 Mustered out with Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry. August 7, 1865
Heckendorn, Geo. Private March 28, 1864 Mustered out with Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Hershberger, Amos Private December 30, 1863 Captured at Newtown, Va., October 11. 1864; died at Richmond, January 25, 1865; burial record, January 1, 1865, at Salisbury, N. C.
Harper, Joseph Private October 18, 1862 Deserted October 25, 1862
Hoover, Jacob D. Private October 1, 1862 Deserted October 15, 1862
Jones, Richard Private September 16, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Jones, Thomas Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company. June 16, 1865
Kinard, Aaron B. Private August 30, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Kelly, John Private September 23, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 20. 1864
Kutz, Benjamin D. Private September 23, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps. December 7, 1863
Kintz, Jacob Private October 20, 1864 Mustered out with Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Kauffman, Jno. W. Private September 23, 1862 Died at Brandy Station,Va., February 2, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Culpepper Court House, block I, sec. A, row l, grave, 31
Kutz, David Private September 23, 1862 Died at Coal Landing, Va., March 24, 1863
Latsbaugh, John Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Lyter, Joseph S. Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Low, David Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Lehman, Jacob Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Lesser, John Private September 23, 1862 Discharged December 18, 1863
Lyter, Jacob Private October 1, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 15. 1863
Leidig, Wesley B. Private September 23, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, November 15, 1863
Lyter, John Private September 23, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 18, 1864
Lochard, Rich'd W. Private April 14, 1864 Wounded at Dinwiddie Court House, Va.. March 31, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
Miller, Joseph C. Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Mixell, Jacob Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Mentzer, David Private September 24, 1864 Mustered out with Company. June 16, 1865
Mock, Thomas Private October 21, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, July 20, 1865
Marsh, William A. Private January 14, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Murray, Charles W. Private August 16, 1864 Deserted November 25. 1864
M'Culloch, Jas. M. Private September 23, 1862 Prisoner from May 3, to December 13, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 19, 1865
M'Gag, George W. Private October 1, 1862 Captured at Brandy Station, Va., October 11, 1863; died at Richmond, May 2, 1864
M'Kinney, Wm. H. Private March 16, 1864 Died May 12, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Naugle, George D. Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Nunemaker, Sam'l. Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Naugle, George W. Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Natcher, Charles B. Private September 23, 1862 Deserted March 15. 1863
O'Donnell, James Private October 15, 1864 Killed at Five Forks, Va., April 1, 1865
Price, Henry Private September 3, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Penner, John Private March 8, 1864 Deserted from Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, July 11, 1865
Peterson, Alex Private September 23, 1862 Deserted October 25, 1862
Robinson, Wm. H. Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Ringwalt, Cyrus Private September 23, 1862 Discharged April 10, 1863
Rineheart, John Private October 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Rosenberger, Geo. Private October 21, 1864 Mustered out with Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Ringwalt, Lewis Private September 23, 1862 Killed at Newtown, Va., October 11, 1864
Robinson, John Private August 16, 1864 Deserted November 25, 1864
Raker. Isaac Private September 14, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Russell, James. Private October 29, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Shroyer, John A. Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Shetron, Jacob Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Snyder, Samuel Private August 31, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Sennet, John Private September 23, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, June 26. 1865
Simons, George Private October 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Smith, John Private February 12, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Still, Jeremiah Private March 8, 1864 Prisoner from October 4. 1864, to February 16, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865
Spealman, James A. Private February 29, 1864 Wounded at Berryville,Va., September 24,1864; mustered out with Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Snyder, Pius Private October 17, 1864 Mustered out with Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Spease, Thomas Private September 23, 1862 Died at Washington, D. C., July 12, 1863; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery
Shrover, James O. Private September 23, 1862 Absent, in arrest, at muster out
Stauffer, Emanuel Private September 23, 1862 Captured at Newtown, Va., October 11, 1864; died at Richmond, February 1, 1865
Smith, William Private September 23, 1862 Deserted October 12, 1862
Sour, Jacob L. Private October 1, 1862 Deserted October 25, 1862
Smith, Peter Private October 1, 1862 Deserted October 25, 1862
Slusser, William A. Private January 8, 1864 Deserted November 25, 1864
Stevens, Thomas Private September 9, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Thompson, Wm. R. Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Tritt, William M. Private September 23, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 11, 1864
Warner, Edward H. Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Williams, Samuel Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
White, Henry H. Private September 23, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Walck, Jacob Private August 30, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Weant, William Private August 30, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Weaver, Israel Private September 25, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Wilson, Henry Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Whitmer, Samuel G. Private September 23, 1862 Discharged by General Order, May 16, 1865
Valtz, George L. Private October 20, 1862 Transferred to Company C, 13th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, August 14, 1865
Wolf, John Private October 13, 1862 Mustered out with Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Wilson, William Private February 11, 1864 Discharged bv General Order, June 9, 1865
Wentz, William B. Private October 19, 1862 Deserted July 19, 1864; returned April 1, 1865; deserted from Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, June 26, 1865
Wilson, Samuel L. Private August 13, 1864 Deserted November 25, 1864
Zinn, John H. Private December 30, 1863 Prisoner from Seut. 24, 1864, to February 28, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 27, 1865
Zeigler, David Private March 8, 1864 Mustered out with Company F, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Zug, Abner W. Private September 23, 1862 Died at Windmill Point, Va., February 1, 1863


Company G


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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company G (Officers)
Rank Name City/Town Commission From
Captain [[]] ?, PA ?
Luther B. Kurtz Captain October 30, 1862 Promoted to Major, February 13, 1865
Daniel Snively Captain October 6, 1862 Promoted from 1st Lieutenant, March 10, 1865; discharged by General Order, Junle 21, 1865
HenryG.Bonebrake 1st Lt. September 26, 1862 Promoted fronm 1st Sergeant to 2d Lieutenant, December 28, 1864; to lst Lieutenant, May 28, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 21, 1865
William R. Kreps 2d Lt. October 30, 1862 Resigned February 6, 1864
Jacob Potter 2d Lt. September 26, 1862 Promoted from Quarter Master Sergeant, May 28, 1865; mustered out with Company E, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
John J. Robinson 1st Sergeant September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, October 31, 1863; to Sergeant, April 30, 1864; to 1st Sergeant, April 30, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
James D. Fitz 1st Sergeant September 26, 1862 Died April 9, of wounds received at Five Forks, Va., April 1, 1865; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington
Geo. F. Foreman Quarter Master Sergeant September 26, 1862 Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, October 31, 1863; to Quarter Master Sergeant, April 30, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Peter Pass Commissary Sergeant September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, October 31, 1863; to Comissary Sergeant., April 30, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Daniel Gehr Commissary Sergeant September 26, 1862 Died May 10, 1865; burial record, March 11, 1865; buried in Poplar Grove National Cemetery, Petersburg, Va., division A, section B, grave, 5
Henry Burger Sergeant September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, August 31, 1863; to Sergeant, April 30, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Abraham Shockey Sergeant September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 30, 1864; to Sergeant, April 30, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
William Shelden Sergeant September 26, 1862 Promoted from Corporal, August 31, 1863; to Sergeant; discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
David Royer Sergeant September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, April 30, 1863; to Sergeant, October 31, 1863; wounded and capt'd at Gordonsviile, Va., December 23, 1864
John J. Andrews Sergeant October 13, 1862 Mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August, 1865
John Shockey Sergeant September 26, 1862 Died of wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, section D
William Cooper Corporal September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November30, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Samuel Phraner Corporal September 24, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, December 31, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Joseph Flory Corporal September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal August 31, 1863; wounded in action, March 2, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out
John Strausbaugh Corporal October 15, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, October 31, 1863; discharged by General Order, June 13, 1865
James W. Kipe Corporal March 26, 1864 Promoted to Corporal, November 30, 1864; mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Francis L. Tracy Corporal March 19, 1864 Promoted to Corporal, April 30, 1865; mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
John Lowe Corporal December 25, 1863 Promoted to Corporal, April 30, 1865; mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Joseph Keepers Corporal October 18, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, April 30, 1865; mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
John Nicodemus Corporal September 26, 1862 Died of wounds received at Trevilian Station, Va., June 12, 1864
William Simmons Corporal October 2, 1862 Deserted July 7, 1863
Daniel B. Crouse Bugler September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
William B. Crouse Bugler October 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company G, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Samuel M' Kee Blacksmith September 26, 1862 Promoted to, Blacksmith, October 31, 1863; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
George B. Hawker Blacksmith October 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company G, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Aaron Harnon Farrier October 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company D, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Abraham Mowrey Saddler September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865

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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company G (Enlisted Men)
Rank Name City/Town Enlistment Date
Private [[]] ?, PA ?
Barnes, John Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Bishop, James Private October 15, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Bishop, Samuel Private October 15, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Baer, Jacob D. Private August 24, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16; 1865
Brine, John Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Bowling. Francis Private March 4, 1864 Mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Burket, Emanuel Private September 26, 1862 Killed at Smithfield, Va., August 29, 1864
Cordel, Jacob Private October 2, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Commins, Jamtes B. Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Cover, Alfred Private October 15, 1862 Mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Carle, Charles A. Private October 30, 1862 Mustered out with Company G, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Curley, John W. Private October 24, 1862 Captured; discharged by General Order, June 19, 1865
Coleman, John B. Private October 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company A. 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Cordell, Isaac Private October 7, 1862 Died at Annapolis, Md., October 9, 1864; buried in U. S. General Hospital Cemetery
Cook, Ferdinand Private October 26, 1862 Deserted October 9, 1863
Dickel, Charles Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Detrich, David C. Private September 2, 1864 Prisoner from August 1, 1864, to February 28, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 21, 1865
Deal, Samuel Private September 6, 1864 Discharged by General Order, May 18, 1865
Dixon, James Private October 18, 1862 Died at Washington, D. C., November 28, 1863; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery
Day, George Private October 24, 1862 Deserted January 1, 1863
Dull, Benjamin Private September 26, 1862 Deserted June 29, 1863
Embly, James L. Private September 2, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 21, 1865
Embly, George F. Private September 2, 1864 Deserted November 4, 1864; returned February 13, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 2, 1865
Fitz, John Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Foreman, John F. Private August 24, 1864 Mustered out with conrpany, June 16, 1865
Frye, Jacob I. Private August 29, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Frederick, John H. Private September 10, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Fitz, George Private September 26, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, August 7, 1863
Fitz, Reuben Private September 2, 1862 Transferred to Company B, 12th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, July 1, 1863; discharged by General Order, June 28, 1865
Fitz, Jacob Private October 7, 1864 Mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Funk, George G. Private March 22, 1864 Died at Light House Point, Va., July 3, 1864
Gonder. Samuel Private October 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Gilday, Thomas J. Private November 5, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Gladhill, James O. Private October 18, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 19, 1865
Hovis, Francis E. Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Haddle, Thomas Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Hissong, Jere. P Private September 6, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Hollenberger, V. S. Private October 7, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, June 30, 1863
Hellane, Henry Private December 19, 1863 Discharged by General Order. June 3, 1865
Haugh, William. Private October 2, 1862 Died at Warrenton, Va., February 19, 1864
Hollenberger, Jos. Private October 18, 1862 Died at Chambersburg, Pa., August 14, 1864
Harris, Robert Private October 18, 1862 Deserted January 1, 1863
Jones, David Private October 7, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Keyser, Charles H. Private October 24, 1862 Killed at Todd's Tavern, Va., May 8, 1864
Kelley, James Private October 7, 1862 Deserted January 1, 1863
Kriner, John Private September 26, 1862 Deserted November 21, 1863
Kane, Isaac Private September 6, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Little, Henry Private October 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Liday, George F. Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Loy, Benjamin Private September 3, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Leisenger, L. M. Private October 2, 1862 Discharged by General Order, May 18, i165
Ley, Michael Private October 24, 1862 Died at Winchester, Va., October 20, 1864, of wounds received in action; buried in Presbyterian Cemetery
Laley, John T. Private October 2, 1862 Deserted September 1, 1863
Lee, Thomas Private September 26, 1862 Deserted January 1, 1863
Lamason, John Private September 2, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Minehart, John Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Miller, John H. Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Morehead, David Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Musselman. Jno. C. Private September 19, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Metcalf, Thomas Private October 7, 1862 Absent, sick, at muster out
Morganthal, A. D. Private September 3, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Mowry, William H. Private October 24, 1862 Mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Mickley, John Private September 26, 1862 Killed at Smithfield, Va., August 29, 1864
Miller, Daniel Private September 26, 1862 Killed at Five Forks, Va., April 1, 1865
Morganthal, E. F. Private September 3, 1864 Captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., February 13, 1865; burial record, January 14, 1865
Mowrey, John B. Private October 24, 1862 Died at Mercersburg, Pa., April 8, 1865; buried in Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
Mars, James A. Private September 26, 1862 Deserted January 1, 1863
Miner, James W. Private September 26, 1862 Deserted January 1, 1863
Mooney, William Private October 7, 1862 Deserted April 10, 1864
M'Garvey, James Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
M'Pherran, Samuel Private October 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company G, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
M'Sherry, James Private October 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Niess, Jacob N. Private Augusts 18, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Nicodemus, Jacob Private October 29, 1862 Deserted July 1, 1863
Pennell, William Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Polsgrove, Hezek'h Private October 2, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Price, George B. Private October 2, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, August 24, 1863
Rodgers. Arnold Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Rhogual, Charles C. Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Rha, George Private September 2, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 5, 1865
Rodgers, John Private October 2, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 27, 1865
Richards, James J. Private October 2, 1862 Deserted August 24, 1864; returned January 1, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 14, 1865
Rittler, Clemence Private October 29, 1862 Deserted November 22, 1862
Rock, Samuel Private September 26, 1862 Deserted October 3, 1864
Swisher, William Private October 2, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Strasbaugh, G. A. Private October 15, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Stoner, Joel Private September 6, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Stauffer, Abra'm C. Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Straley, Benjamin Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Stull, William Private September 26, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Swartzbaugh, Dan'l. Private August 16, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Snively, George Private October 18, 1862 Mustered out with Company G, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August'7, 1865
Shaffer, John Private February 5, 1864 Deserted from Company G, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, July 7, 1865
Shaffner, Philip H. Private November 5, 1862 Mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Stull, Peter Private January 14, 1864 Mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Shookey, William Private September 26, 1862 Died May 9, 1863
Snowberger, Benj. Private September 26, 1862 Died March 12, 1863
Sponsler, Jonas Private September 26, 1862 Died November 21, 1862
Shatzer, Christian Private October 2, 1862 Deserted January 1, 1863
Spaulding, Wm. B. Private September 26, 1862 Deserted January 1, 1863
Stoner, John W. Private September 26, 1862 Deserted January 1, 1863
Stoops, Samuel Private September 26, 1862 Deserted October 9, 1863
Swisher, George Private September 26, 1862 Discharged May 1, 1863
Shank, Ephraim S. Private October 2, 1862 Deserted May 21, 1865
Throne, John A. Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Tracy, Henry Private October 7, 1864 Mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Unger, Jacob A. Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Ulwick, John Private September 26, 1862 Capt'd; died at Andersonville, Ga. May, 18064
Vise, Aaron Private October 29, 1862 Mustered out with Company A, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
VanCastle, Joseph Private August 25, 1864 Mustered out with Company G, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Wolf, Peter Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, August 16, 1865
Walters, John Private September 2, 1862 Mustered out with Company, August 16, August 1865
White, John A. Private August 25, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 16, 1865
Walck, Samuel S. Private August 11, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 16, 1865
Walck, Daniel S. Private September 16, 1864 Mustered out with Company, August 16, 1865.


Company H


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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company H (Officers)
Rank Name City/Town Commission From
Captain [[]] ?, PA ?
William Thompson Captain November 1, 1862 Wounded at Shepherdstown, W. Va., August 25, 1864; promoted to Major, February 13, 1865
William J. Allen Captain November 1, 1862 Promoted from 2d to 1st Lt., May 26, 1863; to Captain, March 10, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Baird Snyder 1st Lt. October 1, 1862, Resigned February 25, 1863
Philip Luckner 1st Lt. November 18, 1862 Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt., January 22, 1865; to 1st Lt., March 10, 1865; mustered out with company B, 2d regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
George W. Garrett 2d Lt. September 27, 1862 Promoted from 1st Sergeant, May 26, 1y 63; dis. Jan3; . 12, 1864
Jacob E. Fertig 2d Lt. October 7, 1862 Promoted from Com. Sergeant to 1st Sergeant, January 23, 1865-to 2d Lt., March 10, 1865; mustered out with company L, 2d regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
John Smith 1st Sergeant October 7, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant to Q. M. *Sergeant, December 23, 1864; to 1st Ser., March 11, 1865; mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
George S. Herring 1st Sergeant September 27, 1862 Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, December 7, 1863; to 1st Sergeant, June 30, 1864; killed at Gordonsville, Va., December 23, 1864.
Henry S. Dengler Quarter Master Sergeant September 27, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, October 3, 1863; to Q. M. Sergeant, December 24, 1864; wounded at White House, Va., June 29, 1864; mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Aaron Rubright Commissary Sergeant September 27, 1862 Promoted from Corporal, June 14, 1864; to Sergeant, January 23, 1865-to Comn. Sergeant, March 16, 1865mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Lewis M. Langdon Commissary Sergeant September 27, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, October 3, 186-3; to Sergeantc, 6-October 1, 64to Company Sergeant, January 23, January 23, 1865-died at t. Carmel Church, Va, March 15, 1865
Eberhart Gessler Sergeant September 27, 1862 Promoted from Corporal, October, 1861-mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Thomas Hoch Sergeant September 27, 1862 Wounded at Trevilian Station, Va., June 12, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Bern'd Einsenhuth Sergeant October 7, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, August 26, 1863
Emanuel Moyer Sergeant October 27, 1862 Promoted to Sergeant, June 14, 1864; killed at White House, Va.,.June 21, 1864
William H. H. Brown Sergeant September 27, 1863 Died at Pottsville, Pa., 1863
William J. Rupert Sergeant October 29, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, December 26, 1862; to Sergeant, December 7, 1863; wounded in action, May 6, 1864. and April 6, 1865; mustered out with Company H., 2d regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Daniel D. Kreiger Sergeant October 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, December 7, 1863; to Sergeant, March 16, 1865; mustered out with Company H, 2d regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Daniel M'Mullin Sergeant October 19, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, October, 1864; to Sergeant, March 11, 1865; mustered out with Company H, 2d regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
John C. West Corporal September 27, 1862 Deserted December 1, 1862
John Hoffa Corporal October 7, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, March 16, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 6, 1865
Daniel Hoy Corporal September 27, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, April 7, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
John Ludwig Corporal September 27, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, January 22, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Isaac H. Yarnell Corporal September 27, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, January 23, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Jacob Zimmerman Corporal September 27, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, October 1,1864; discharged by General Order, June 21, 1865
Daniel Strauser Corporal October 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, October 1, 1865; wounded at Gordonsville, Va., December 23, 1864; discharged by General Order, May 22, 1865.
W. B. Zimmerman Corporal October 30, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, December 21, 1864; mustered out with Company H, 2d regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Daniel B. Heiser Corporal October 29, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, March 11, 1865; mustered out with Company H, 2d regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Jacob B. Heiser Corporal September 27, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, October 1, 1864; killed at Gordonsville, Va., December 23, 1864
Sol. S. Obenhauser Corporal September 27, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, October 1, 1864; killed on picket, April 6, 1865; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, Va., lot 35
Charles Daries Corporal September 27, 1862 Discharged December 1, 1862
Levi Werntz Blacksmith October 16, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Daniel Derr Blacksmith September 27, 1862 Wounded at Newtown, Va., August 11, 1864; mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
John Martz Blacksmith October 7, 1862 Transferred to Company H, 9th regiment Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, May 19, 1865
William Rumble Saddler August 29, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Philip Artz Saddler October 7, 1862 Died at Annapolis; Md., November 17, of wounds received at Newtown, Va., August 11, 1864

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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company H (Enlisted Men)
Rank Name City/Town Enlistment Date
Private [[]] ?, PA ?
Bankes, Lewis Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Beaver, Franklin Private September 2, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Bitter, Joseph Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Brennan, Luke Private September 12, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Buchert, John C. Private September 12, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Bankes, George W. Private October 30, 1862 Wounded at Trevilian Station, Va., June 12, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Beaber, Samuel E. Private September 27, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Bolick, Emanuel H. Private September 27, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 3, 1865
Bankes, Jonas Private September 27, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, November 11, 1864
Beadle, Joseph H. Private September 27, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, January 31, 1865
Blechinger, Francis Private October 10, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, March 15, 1863
Baker, Jacob Private October 29, 1862 Mustered out with Company H, 2d regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Blue, Isaac H. Private October 29, 1862 Mustered out with Company H, 2d regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Butler, Francis Private November 17, 1864 Mustered out with Company H, 2d regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Brobst, Joseph M. Private September 27, 1862 Died at Windmill Point, Va., February 2, 1863.
Bradley, Hugh Private September 27, 1862 Deserted September 30, 1862
Benson, James Private November 11, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Cascay, Thomas Private September 12, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Clouser, John P. Private September 27, 1862 Wounded at Smithfield, Va., August 29, 1864; mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Conley, Michael Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Coustemborder, J. Private September 9, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Clark, Charles H. Private November 17, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
De Frehm, Henry Private September 7, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Donty, William Private October 7, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Dautel, George (Thanks to his great-great-grandson, Eric Russell, for submitting the correct of the family name.) Private September 27, 1862 Wounded in action, August 13, 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, June 26, 1865
Derr, Elias Private October 7, 1862 Discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865
Doherty, John Private September 27, 1862 Deserted July 3, 1863
Evans, David Private September 2, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Eyster, Charles M. Private September 27, 1862 Wounded at Shepherdstown. W. Va., August 25, 1865; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, June 28, 1865
Etzel, Godfried Private October 9, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Fetterman, Benjamin Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Finley, James Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Fuhrman, Lewis Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Fisher, Alem B. Private September 2, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Feteroff, Peter Private October 29, 1862 Mustered out with Company H, 2d regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865; mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Gable, Solomon Private August 22, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Glann, David G. Private August 29, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Good, Oliver Private August 22, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Graham, James Private September 12, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Goldman, Oliver Private September 27, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps. January 26, 1864
Gougher, Benneville Private October 29, 1862 Mustered out with Company H, 2d regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Gross, William Private September 27, 1862 Deserted December 1, 1862
Haines, Benneville Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Higgens, Joseph Private August 29, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Haley, Martin Private September 27, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, February 14, 1863
Haley, Thomas Private October 16, 1862 Killed at Shepherdstown, W. Va., August 25, 1864
Hasler, Joseph Private October 19, 1864 Died at Alexandria, Va., December 27, 1864
Herbert, Thomas Private September 27, 1862 Prisoner from August 13 to October 9, 1864; died November 19, 1864
John, Henry T. Private September 2, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Johnson, Lloyd W. Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Klock, Benjamin F. Private September 27, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Kramer, Zachariah Private October 18, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Kreisher, Abraham Private September 3, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Koble, Isaac Private October 14, 1862 Transferred to Company C, 9th regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, September 30, 1863; discharged by General Order, August 12, 1865
Kline, Felix Private September 2, 1864 Killed at Gordonsville, Va., December 23, 1864
Koons, Joel Private September 27, 1864 Killed at Trevilian Station, Va., June 12, 1864
Koppenhoffer, T. J. Private September 27, 1862 Deserted July 3, 1863
Lindenmuth, H. Private August 22, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Lindenmuth, Joseph Private September 27, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, February 17, 1863
Mann, Andrew W. Private August 30, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Markle, William Private October 18, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Marks, Jonas Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Maury, Solomon Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Mears, Commod'e P. Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Michael, Levi Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Miller, Samuel G. Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Morris, Joseph Private August 24, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Mourer, Peter Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Matthews, Chas. G. Private October 7, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Janr. 26, 1863
Merwine, Chas. G. Private September 27, 1862 Wounded at Shepherdstown, W. Va., August 25, 1864; discharged by General Order, May 16, 1865
Michael, William Private October 29, 1862 Absent at muster out
Mulligan, John Private October 10, 1862 Deserted November 10, 1862
Miner, Theodore Private September 9, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
M'Donald, Daniel Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
M'Donald, Michael Private September 12, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Neyre, Charles Private September 12, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Nungesser, Benjamin Private September 27, 1862 Enrolled March 15, 1862 at Ringtown, age 26; mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Numgesser, George Private September 27, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, August 4, 1863
Norris, John G. Private October 19, 1862 Captured at Brandy Station, Va., October 11, 1863; mustered out with Company H, 2d regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
O'Shaughnessey, P. Private September 12, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Parks, Malvin S. Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Phillips, George Private August 23, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Procter, Charles Private October 30, 1862 Deserted November 1, 1862
Potter, John Private November 11, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Raeder, Nathaniel Private August 22, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Rider, Lloyd W. Private September 9, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Rhodes, Franklin Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Riffert, Radiant Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Reed, Elias E. Private September 27, 1862 Wounded at Trevilian Station, Va., June 12, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Ryan, John J. Private September 27, 1862 Deserted July 3, 1863
Schlaseman, J. A. Private September 27, 1862 September 27, 1862
Schlee, Joseph Private September 12, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Schrope, Frank B. Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Summer, Henry Private September 5, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Sell, Isaac Private October 16, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 20, 1864
Shuman, Charles A. Private October 20, 1864 Mustered out with Company H, 2d regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Shuman, Thomas J. Private October 20, 1864 Deserted November 11, 1864; returned January 16, 1865; mustered out with Company H, 2d regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Simmers, Joseph Private October 16, 1862 Mustered out with Company H, 2d regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Schober, Michael Private September 27, 1862 Willed at Shepherdstown, W. Va., August 25, 1864
Snyder, John P. Private September 27, 1862 Killed at Shepherdstown, W. Va., August 25, 1864; burial record, died at Salisbury, N. C., November 24, 1864
St. Clair, James Private October 19, 1862 Deserted November 10, 1862
Simmers, Charles J. Private September 27, 1862 Deserted July 24, 1864
Thomas, Frederick Private August 29, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Troy, Charles B. Private October 29, 1862 Mustered out with Company H, 2d regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Troy, Philip Private October 29, 1862 Died May 9, of wounds received near Chancellorsville, Va., May 6, 1864
Trevena, John Private January 14, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Watkins, Edward Private August 23, 1864 Wounded at Gordonsville, Va., December 2, 1864; mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Weiss, Jonas Private October 30, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Werner, Jacob Private October 14, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Weaver, Joseph H. Private September 27, 1862 Absent, in hospital, at muster out
White, Thomas Private September 27, 1862 Deserted December 1, 1862
Williams, William R. Private September 27, 1862 Deserted December 1, 1862
Yarnell, Samuel Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Yeick, Daniel Private August 15, 1864 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865
Yorkey, Hiram Private September 27, 1862 Mustered out with company, June 16, 1865


Company I


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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company I (Officers)
Rank Name City/Town Commission From
Captain [[]] ?, PA ?
John B. M'Allister Captain October 7, 1862 Promoted to Lieut. Colonel, November 6, 1862
Daniel Beenken Captain October 1, 1862 Promoted from 1st Lt. November 6, 1862; resigned March 28, 1863
Martin R. Reinhold Captain September 19, 1862 Promoted from 2d Lieut., Company E, July 21, 1864; killed near Opequan, Va., September 7, 1864
Urias R. Reinhold Captain October 27, 1862 Promoted to 1st Lt., Company E, February 13, 1865; wounded at Five Forks, Va., April 1, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
And. D. Vandling 1st Lt. October 7, 1862 Promoted from 2d Lt., November 6, 1862; commisisoned Captain, March 26, 1863, not mustered; resigned June 5, 1863
Isaac N. Grubb 1st Lt. September 26, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant Major, July 22, 1864; commissioned Captain, September 8, 1864, not mustered; discharged Janiary 13, 1865, for wounds received in action
John B. Winchester 1st Lt. September 26, 1862 Promoted from 1st Sergeant, March 10, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Lewis W. Orwan 2d Lt. October 3, 1862 Promoted from 1st Sergeant, November 6, 1862; commissioned 1st Lt., March 26, 1863, not mustered; resigned June 8, 1863
Charles H. Gresh 2d Lt. September 26, 1862 Promoted from 1st Sergeant, October 23, 1864; commissioned 1st Lt., September 8, 1864, not mustered; discharged by General Order, July 17, 1865
George W. Orwan 1st Sergeant September 26, 1862 Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, March 1, 1863; to 1st Sergeant, March 11, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
John Sharon Quarter Master Sergeant October 3, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant, January 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
William H. Reed Commissary Segeant September 26, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant, November 1, 1863; commissioned 2d Lt., September 26, 1864, not mustered; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
John M. Fry Sergeant September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1864; to Sergeant, March 11, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Theo. F. Tompkins Sergeant September 26, 1862 Promoted to Sergeant, July 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Silas W. Snyder Sergeant September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 23, 1863; to Sergeant, July 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
William C. Long Sergeant September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1863; to Sergeant, March 11, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
David R. Gussler Sergeant September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1863; to Sergeant, March 11, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Ephraim C. Long Sergeant September 26, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March, 1863
Wm. P. Fairlane Sergeant September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, January 28, 1863; to Sergeant, December 10, 1863; killed at Old Church Tavern, Va., May 30, 1864
David H. Lackey Corporal September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
George O. Neill Corporal September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, July, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Charles Kettle Corporal September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal,October 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Saimuel Risser Corporal September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal,October1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Francis Elauser Corporal September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal,October1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
George W. Black Corporal September 2, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
William L. Cope Corporal September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, March 11, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Edward Mahoney Corporal September 26, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, March 11, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
John C. Kreps Corporal September 26, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 10, 1863
James C. Campbell Corporal September 26, 1862 Killed at White House, Va., June 21, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Yorktown, sec. A, grave, 218
Americ's F. Wickey Bugler September 26, 1862 Captured at Kearnysville, Va., August 24, 1864
John J. Snyder Blacksmith September 26, 1862 Promoted to Blacksmith, August 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Lawrence Sharon Blacksmith October 2S, 1862 Mustered out with Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
William C. Stahl Saddler September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865

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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company I (Enlisted Men)
Rank Name City/Town Enlistment Date
Private [[]] ?, PA ?
Arndt, John J. Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Allen, Thomas Private Deserted from Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, date unknown
Arndt, Abraham Private February 11, 1864 Mustered out with Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Brown, Isaac Private August 8, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Berry, John Private September 26, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Burge, Joseph Private Absent, in hospital, at muster out
Brandt, Daniel Private September 26, 1862 Discharged December 30, for wounds received at Opequan, Va., September 19, 1864
Blain, Jasper. Private September 26, 1862 Discharged for wounds received at Occoquan, Va., December 28, 1862
Best, William T. Private September 26, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, date unknown
Bitting, Henry Private September 26, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 16, 1863
Bradley, Real Private September 26, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, February 21, 1861; discharged by General Order, June 26, 1865
Brewer, George W. Private September 26, 1862 Transferred to Company B, 12th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, February 1, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 28, 1865
Boyd, Thomas H. Private October 6, 1864 Promoted to Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant. January 1, 1865
Bradley, Simeon Private February 11, 1864 Mustered out with Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Burke, John Private July 26, 1864 Deserted from Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, July 6, 1865
Brown, Jacob Private September 26, 1862 Deserted July 9, 1863
Bryan, Samuel Private September 26, 1862 Deserted July 9, 1863
Clever, Jesse Y. Private September 19, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Creamer, Emanuel Private August 8, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Combs, Hosea Private September 26, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 20, 1863
Coulter, Alexander Private September 26, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, May 23, 1865
Cohen, Moses Private September 26, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, May 3, 1865
Cluck, Simmon Private October 7, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, November 5, 1864
Colby, Horace Private September 27, 1862 Transferred to U. S. Army, November 4, 1862
Clark, Charles Private September 26, 1862 Deserted October 17, 1862
Drexler, George S. Private September 26, 1862 Discharged by General Order, May 18, 1865
Drexler, Jacob L. Private September 26, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January, 1863
De Coursey, Wm. Private September 26, 1862 Transferred to U. S. Army, November 2, 1862
Decken, Henry. Private October 12, 1864 Mustered out with Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Eshleman, Samuel Private March 8, 1864 Absent at muster out
Farrell, James Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Fleming, James H Private August 25, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Foley, James Private August 27, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Fry, John Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Fry, William Private September 6, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Fry, David Private September 6, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Fitz, William H, Private September 26, 1862 Discharged by General Order, December 22, 1865
Foley, James Private September 26, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, August 23, 1863
Fox, Henry Private October 27, 1864 Mustered out with Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Fechter, Martin Private Mustered out with Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Freas, Henry C. Private January 6, 1864 Mustered out with Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Fromboy, Antwine Private September 26, 1862 Deserted October 18, 1862
Garman, Peter Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Geiger, Michael Private August 13, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Grage, Jacob Private August 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Graham, Jabez Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Gribble, Reuben Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Grossman, Reuben Private September 26, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Gause, Christopher Private September 26, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 25, 1863
Gardner, Thomas Private April 1, 1864 Discharged by General Order, August 9, 1865
Haas, Henry Private September 26, 1862 Commissioned 2d Lt., March 26, 1863, not mustered; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Hake, Joseph Private August 8, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Harbold, William Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Heffendredk, Jacob Private July 30, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Henderson, Nathan Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company. June 16, 1865
Harbold, Wm., Jr Private September 26, 1862 Prisoner from March 2, to April 2, 1865; discharged by General Order, August 4, 1865
Harbold, Peter Private April 11, 1864 Discharged December 13, for wounds received at Hanover Court House, Va., May 28, 1864
Healy, Joseph Private September 26, 1862 Killed at White House, Va., June 21, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Yorktown, section A, grave, 62
Hippie, Jeremiah Private September 26, 1862 Died of wounds received at Occoquan, Va., December 28, 1862
Haulman, William Private September 26, 1862 Deserted November 5, 1862
Hamilton, Andrew Private September 26, 1862 Deserted October 15, 1862
HIynes, William Private April 5, 1864 Deserted, date unknown
Kallenbach, Otto Private September 12, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Karpf, Charles Private September 20, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Kromling, Reuben Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
King, Daniel Private September 24, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Kreider, Joseph Private August 24, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16. 1865
Kepner, George W. Private September 26, 1862 Captured August 24, 1864; died at Danville, Va., November 23, 1864
K(leckner, Daniel Private September 26, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 29, 1864
Kearns, Lawrence Private July 21, 1864 Deserted from Company I, 2d regiment Provisional Cavalry, July 6, 1865
Kimmel, John Private October 19, 1864 Mustered out with Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Kocher, William Private September 26;, 1862 Died near Falmouth, Va., April 9, 1863
Kennedy, James Private September 26, 1862 Deserted October 13, 1862
Kinney, Alexander Private September 26, 1862 Deserted July 6, 1863
Lamea, John Private August 31, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Lloyd, Michael L. Private August 22, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Long, Jonas Private August 31, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Long, Levi R. Private September 26, 1862 Discharged December 3, for wounds received at Falling Waters, Md, July 14, 1863
Long, Henry F. Private September 26, 1862 Discharged November 7, for wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., May 31, 1864. From The Yankee Gazette, Westietown, Pennsylvania, June 19, 1863, in the article titled "Where Our Boys are in the Army of the Potomatc": "Henry F. Long, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry, June 11-14, picketing the Rappahannock River between Beverly Ford and Sulphur Springs; June 15, night march to Catlett's Station; June 16, marched to near Manassas Junction and Bull Run Creek; June 17, marched to Middleburg and engaged in skirmish with Confederate Cavalry at Aldie, VA.; June 18, engaged in cavalry fighting near Middleburg, VA. at Goose Creek."
Lesh, William W. Private September 26, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Oct 25, 1863
Larkin, Peter Private April 6, 1864 Deserted, date unknown
Mahlan. Frederick Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Moore, Edward Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Maxwell, George W. Private September 26, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, November 9, 1864
Mahoney, Timothy Private September 26, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, February 1, 1863
Michaels, Levi H Private October 19, 1864 Mustered out with Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Mangle, Thomas Private February 16, 1864 Mustered out with Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Miorris, James Private April 6, 1864 Deserted, date unknown
Morris, John C. Private September 26, 1862 Deserted October 27, 1862
Myers, Jonathan Private September 26, 1862 Deserted November 9, 1862
Michaels, Josiah Private October 19, 1864 Wounded in action, December 27, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out
M'Ginnis, Samuel Private September 26, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 23, 1863
O'Neil, John Private September 26, 1862 Deserted December 10, 1863
Paden, Andrew J. Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Reese, Benjamin S. Private September 9, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Rimert, Martin Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Roberts, John P. Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Roads, Amos Private February 23, 1864 Mustered out with Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Reed, Elias Private September 26, 1862 Died at Windmill Point, Va., January 24, 1863
Ritter, John Private September 26, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 23, 1863
Sweger, Levi Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Scholl, Charles J. Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Shafer, Edward Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Smith, John A. Private August 12, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Sterner, Charles G. Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Swartz, John M. Private September 26, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Smith, Joseph P. Private September 26, 1862 Discharged by General Order, May 30, 1865
Stein, John Private August 25, 1864 Absent, in arrest, at muster out
Swartz, Daniel Private September 26, 1862 Discharged December 21, for wounds received at Shepherdstown. W. Va. August 25, 1864
Smith, Simon D. R. Private September 26, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, May 10, 1863
Shark, William Private October 18, 1864 Mustered out with Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Sherman, Henry Private October 19, 1864 Mustered out with Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Sherman, Joseph Private October 19, 1864 Absent at muster out
Stoufer, George W. Private October 28, 1862 Mustered out with Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Spriggle, Benjamin Private September 26, 1862 Died at Frederick, Md., August 12, burial record, August 16, 1863; of wounds received near Funkstown, July 10, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, Antietaim, section 26, lot E, grave, 507
Stoufer, John Private September 26, 1862 Died at Washington, D. C., date unknown
Stratsbach, Fred'k. Private September 26, 1862 Deserted November 6, 1862
Teach, Elias W. Private September 24, 1864 Absent, in hospital, at muster out
Thompson, Jas. O Private September 26, 1862 Died at Washington, D. C., June 30, 1863
Thompson, John Private March 2, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Vanaman, George Private February 17,'6, 1864 Mustered out with Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Ca., August 7, 1865
Vanaman, Thomas Private February 17, 1864 Deserted, date unknown
Vanhorn, Julius A. Private September 26, 1862 Deserted November 8, 1862
Wox, Lucius C. Private January 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Wox, Sidney S. Private August 23, 1864 Mustered out with Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Wilber, Henry Private September 26, 1862 Deserted October 13, 1862
Williamson, John Private September 26, 1862 Deserted October 13, 1802.


Company K


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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company K (Officers)
Rank Name City/Town Commission From
Captain [[]] ?, PA ?
Richard Fitzgerald Captain November 7, 1862 Discharged by General Order. June 20, 1865
John Anglun 1st Lt. October 2, 1862 Promoted to Quartermaster, November 21, 1862
Philip Brong 1st Lt. November 7, 1862 Promoted from 2d Lieutenant, November 25, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, November 5, 1863
James Anglun 2d Lt. October 28, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant, March 22, 1864; wounded at Five Forks, Va., April, April, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Alanson D. Phillips 2d Lt. September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, December 1, 1862; to Sergeant, December 10, 1862; to 1st Sergeant. November 6, 186;3; to 2d Lieutenant, December 1, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Charles Johnson. 2d Lt. November 25, 1862 Resigned December 8, 1863
Milton J. Snyder. 1st Sergeant September 21, 1862 Promoted fromOio Commissary Sergeant, December 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
James A. Clark 1st Sergeant September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, December 10, 1862; to Sergeant, June 11, 1863; to 1st Sergeant, August 1, 1863; to Adjutant, November 6, 1863
Burton Scott Quarter Master Sergeant September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1863; to Quarter Master Sergeant, September 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Sol. M. Edwards Quarter Master Sergeant September 21, 1862 Wounded at White House,Va., June 21, 1863, and at Trevilian Station, June 12, 1864; discharged, date unknown
Thomas W. Thomas Commissary Sergeant September 30, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, January 1, 1863; to Commissary Sergeant, November 1, 18, 1863; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
James Burgin Sergeant September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, January 5, 1863; to Sergeant, September 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
James Brennan Sergeant September 30, 1862 Promoted from Corporal, December, 1862; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
William M'Cann Sergeant September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1863; to Sergeant, November 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
John May Sergeant September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, July, to Sergeant, December 1, 1863; to Sergeant December 1 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
George W. Moore Sergeant October 2, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1864; to Sergeant, April 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Patrick Mulroney Sergeant September 21, 1862 Promoted to Sergeant, May 1, 64; wounded at Trevilian Station, Va., June 12, 1864; transferred to Company H, 10th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, January 10, January 10, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 27, 1865
Samuel Snyder Sergeant September 21, 1862 Killed in action, date unknown
Peter F. Barber Sergeant September 30, 1862 Deserted December 7, 1862
Martin Hudson Corporal October 2, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, Julyl, 1863; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
James Manderville Corporal September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November l, 1863; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Charles Geise Corporal October 2, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
John W. Mason Corporal September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November l, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
David Owens Corporal September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, September1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
John G. Brandon Corporal October 2, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, December 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Henry Biglan Corporal September 30, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, April 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Dan'l Bartholomew Corporal September 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1862; wounded at Dinwiddie C. H., Va., March 31, 1865; absent at mustered out
Jasper Bell Corporal October 21, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, December 1, 1862; died at Washington, D. C., May 16, 1863; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery
Henry Hopkins Bugler September 21, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Elnathan Cole Bugler October 2, 62 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Hosiah Bloss Blacksmith September 30, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Paul Cool Blacksmith September 30, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
John Hart Saddler September 21, 1862 Promoted to Saddler, September 24, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
George P. Goodrich Saddler October 2, 1862 Killed at Berryville, Va., September 24, 1864

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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company K (Enlisted Men)
Rank Name City/Town Enlistment Date
Private [[]] ?, PA ?
Anderson, John Private November 19, 1862 Deserted November 19, 1862
Burrows, John H. Private September 21, 1862 Captured at Berryville, Va., September 24, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Beatty, Robert Private September 3, 1864 Substitute; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Boley, Edward P. Private August 30, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Beemer, Oscar F. Private September 21, 1862 Wounded at Meadow Bridge, Va., May 2, 1864; discharged by General Order, May 11, 1865
Barrett, Patrick Private Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 11, 1863
Burns, John Private March Ma29, 1864 Mustered out with Company K, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Burk, Edward Private March 28, 1864 Wounded at Shepherdstown, W. Va., August 25, 1864; deserted from Company K, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, date unknown
Brownell, Joseph Private September 21, 1862 Captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., November 12, 1864
Basee, Christopher Private October 2, 1862 Deserted September 30, 1862
Brown, Alamander Private October 2, 1862 Deserted November 14, 1862
Collard, Amizi L. Private September 21, 1862 Captured August 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
Carpenter, Shep'd. Private October 2, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Corner, James Private September 31, 1864 Deserted from Company K, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, date unknown
Cunnillgham, Chas. Private April 1, 1864 Mustered out with Company K, 2dd Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Clark, Peter F Private September 21, 1862 Promoted to Hospital Steward, March 1, 1864
Corcoran, Domin'k. Private October 29, 1862 Captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., December 31, 1864
Cordner, Henry Private September 21, 1862 Deserted November 25, 1862
Drumn, James I. Private October 2, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Daniels, Asahel Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Daley, William Private September 3, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Davis, David Private August 29, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Dissinger, Lemmon Private August 22, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Donely, Patrick Private March 21, 1864 Mustered out with Company K, 2d regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865; Vet
Davis, Thomas Private September 30, 1862 Discharged by General Order, May 30, 1865
Detrick, Elias Private October 24, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, February 6, 1864
Du Bois, Albert Private October 30, 1862 Died at Stafford C. H., Va., January 8, 1863
Donehue, John Private September 2, 1862 Deserted October 10, 1862
Decker, Isaac L. Private October 2, 1862 Deserted November 15, 1862
Doolittle, Alfred Private November 19, 1862 Deserted November 19, 1862
Devine, Robert Private August 25, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Eaton, Frederick Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Edwards, William Private October 20, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 20, 1864
Eaton, Pressley Private September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 8, 1863
Evens, Shedrick Private July 19, 1864 Died at Harper's Ferry, Va., March 18, 1865
Fenner, David Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Ford, William Private October 2, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, date unknown
Grady, Michael Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Ganghagan, Martin Private September 30, 1862 Capt'd; August 13, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Green, Braman. Private August 14, 1864 Discharged by General Order, July 14, 1865
Grattan, Michael Private October 28, 1862 Mustered out with Company K, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Gress, John Private September 23, 1864 Captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., November 22, 1864
Golden, John Private September 21, 1862 Deserted November 15, 1862
Gallagher, Patrick Private September 21, 1862 Deserted April 20, 1863
Golden, Thomas Private March 28, 1864 Deserted April 20, 1865
Harrison, John Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Hudson, Miron Private October 2, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Hudson, John W. Private October 2, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Hoigh, Lewis J. Private August 22, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Houch, Matthias Private August 30, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Henry, John Private August 30, 1864 Absent at muster out
Havens, William Private March 28, 1864 Mustered out with Company K, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Hudson, Lewis Private March 28, 1864 Died at WVashington, D. C., April 19, 1864; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery
Hayes, William Private October 20, 1862 Deserted November 14, 1862
Jenkins, Robert Private July 19, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Jones, Edward Private September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 20, 1863
Jenkins, Morgan Private October 28, 1862 Deserted December 6, 1862
Keck, William Private September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, date unknown
Knapp, Henry Private October 2, 1862 Wounded and capt'd. at Trevilian Station,Va., June 12, 1864
Kelly, Michael Private September 30, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Little, Jacob B. Private September 3, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Loftus, Thomas Private August 29, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Larn, John Private September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, August 21, 1863
Lowire, Emnet Private March 31, 1864 Deserted from Company K, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, date unknown
Lanning, John Private March 31, 1864 Mustered out with Company I, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Lally, Thomas Private February 28, 1864 Deserted from Company K, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, date unknown
Lourie, George H. Private March 31, 1864 Deserted from Company K, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, July 1, 1865
Lawrence, Thomas Private September 30, 1862 Promoted to Regimental Saddler, April 6, 1863
Lewroy, Frank Private March 31, 1864 Died June 18, i864; buried in Harmony Burial Grounds, D. C.
Lee, George Private October 28, 186? Deserted November 6, 1862
Lynch, James Private Deserted November 6, 1862
Lloyd, David Private Private, October 28, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Myers, Anthony Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Monk, Thomas Private October 2, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 18(65
Morris, Thomas Private August 24, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Morgan, Thomas Private August 29, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Murvin, James F. Private August 17, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Mathews, Peter Private September 21, 1862 Discharged by Special Order, June 6, 1865
Mayer, Herman Private October 31, 1862 Mustered out with Company K, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Mead, George Private April 7, 1864 Mustered out with Company K. 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Maley, Edward Private March 31, 1864 Mustered out with Company K, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Miller, Richard Private September 21, 1862 Captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., January 13, 1865
Mathewson, Charles Private October 21, 1862 Deserted December 6, 1862
M'Cuthin, Franklin Private September 3, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
M'Cutchen, Robert Private August 30, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
M'Mullen, Daniel Private August 24, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
M'Tigue, James Private March 25, 1864 Mustered out with Company K, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
M'Farlin, Charles Private March 26, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Newcomb, Casper Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Nelson, Martin Private August 27, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
O'Donnell, Anthony Private September 30, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Price, Oliver E. Private October 2, 1862 Deserted October 23, 1862; returned October 25, 1864; mustered out with Company K, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 27, 1865
Powell, Howell Private September 21, 1862 Died at Washington, D. C., August 1, 1863; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery
Powell, Isaac Private September 21, 1862 Died at Frederick, Md., July 26, 1863
Powell, William Private September 3, 1862 Deserted November 10, 1862
Phillips, Stephen Private October 2, 1862 Deserted November 15, 1862
Ryan, Patrick Private September 30, 1862 Deserted November 15, 1862; returned July 27, 1863; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Ray, Martin G. Private September 1, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Richland, Otto Private August 20, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Richardson, Samuel Private March 31, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 14, 1865
Robinson, Benj. C. Private April 26, 1864 Deserted from Company K, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, July 1, 1865
Ransom, Orville C. Private October 2, 1862 Deserted October 15, 1862; returned May 28, 1863; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 1, 1863
Reese, John Private October 28, 1862 Deserted November 15, 1862
Selner, Daniel Private October 20, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Shaner, David Private August 31, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Stire, James W. Private August 19, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Stout, Joseph Private September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 20, 1863
Scanlin, John Private March 31, 1864 Mustered out with Company K, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Swartz, Gilmore Private March 31, 1864 Mustered out with Company K, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Sherman, Isaac Private October 24, 1862 Deserted November 15, 1862
Seny, James Private November 5, 1862 Deserted November 15, 1862
Thomas, Philip Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Toy, Daniel Private Transferred to U. S. Army, November 1, 1862
Turner, Allen B. Private October 25, 1862 Deserted March 4, 1864
Thompson, William Private May 9, 1864 Deserted June 4, 1864
Tigue, Dennis Private September 17, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Vaughn, Edward Private September 21, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 1, 1863
Wardebaugh, Wm. Private September 7, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Warner, Joseph Private September 1, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Williams, John J. Private August 27, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Williams, John T Private October 28, 1862 Deserted from Company K, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, date unknown
Wells, Henry Private March 10, 1864 Absent at muster out
Wright, Edward Private November 19, 1862 Deserted November 19, 1862
Wilson, Abraham Private March 17, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Yarns, John Private September 21, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Zell, James Private September 1, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Zea, Hiram Private September 21, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 17, 1865
Zacharias, Mich'l. Private September 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 10, 1864


Company L


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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company L (Officers)
Rank Name City/Town Commission From
Captain [[]] ?, PA ?
Hartranft, David B Captain October 14, 1862 Promoted to Major, November 20, 1862
Rees, John L Captain September 27, 1862 Promoted from 1st Lt., November 20, 1862; resigned May 29, 1863
Bean, Theodore W Captain October 17, 1862 Promoted from 1st Lt., November 20, 1862; to Captain, November 1, 1863; Brevet Major and Lt. Colonel, March 13, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Wright, William H 1st Lt September 25, 1862 Prompted from 1st Sgt to 2d Lt., Nov. 21, 1862; to 1st Lt, Aug.8, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Owen, Thomas J 2d Lt September 17, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant, November 1, 1863, discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Newlin, Ellis P 1st Sergeant September 25, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 19, 1865
Bean, John M Quarter Master Sergeant September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Humphrey, Thomas H Commissary Sergeant September 25, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Johnson, John T Sergeant September 17, 1862 Promoted to Sergeant, October 30, 1864; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Jones, Joseph C Sergeant September 17, 1862 Promoted from Corporal, November 1, 1863; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Yorkes, Henry C Sergeant September 17, 1862 Promoted to Sergeant, December 10, 1863; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Wright, William Sergeant September 25, 1862 Promoted to Sergeant. date unknown; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Ferree, George Sergeant September 25, 1862 Promoted from Corporal, May 15, 1865; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Bailey, Lewis B Sergeant September 25, 1862 Discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865
Hunsicker, William Sergeant September 17, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 1, 1864
Hunter, Henry G Sergeant September 17, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 1, 1864
Bean, Edwin A Sergeant September 17, 1862 Promoted to Quartermaster, July 22, 1864
Jeffries, Enos P Sergeant September 25, 1862 Commissioned 2d Lt., Company E, July 16, 1864, not mustered; discharged by General Order, June 21, 1865
Keeler, Charles J Corporal September 17, 1862 Prisoner from September 22, 1863, to February 28, 1865; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Saylor, Gideon Corporal September 17, 1862 Promoted to Corporal. date unknown; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Gill, Robert Corporal September 25, 1862 Promoted to Corporal. date unknown; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Tyson, Josiah Corporal September 17, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1863; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Kline, Mahlon Corporal September 17, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, December 10, 1863; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Fogel, Ezekiel Corporal September 25, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, March 1, 1865; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Kennedy, James M Corporal September 25, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, date unknown; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Farner, Daniel Corporal September 25, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, May 15, 1865; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Shoemaker, Preston Corporal September 25, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 28, 1863
Ross, John A Bugler September 25, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Savage, Franklin A Bugler October 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Irwin, Andrew Black-smith September 25, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Linsenbigler, Samuel Saddler September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865

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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company L (Enlisted Men)
Rank Name City/Town Enlistment Date
Private [[]] ?, PA ?
Aiken, Joseph Private September 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Acker, Henry S Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Antis, Jacob Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Auchy, Joseph Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Armbruester, Clem Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Bungey, Daniel Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Booth, Franklin Private August 28, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Bender, Reuben Private September 17, 1862 Discharged for wounds, with loss of arm, received at Cold Harbor, Va., May 31, 1864
Barringer, Harrison Private October 25, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Bordman, Daniel Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Boyer, Peter S Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Boyer, Jonas Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Basker, Henry Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Batzel, Jacob Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Brocius, George Private September 8, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Carl, Jacob Private September 9, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Cunningham, W. M Private August 8, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Clare, John Private October 25, 1864 Deserted from Company B, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, July 6, 1865
Cooper, John Private September 25, 1862 Deserted August 8, 1864
Cooper, William Private October 13, 1862 Deserted November 26, 1862
Davis, William M Private September 25, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Dyson, Eli Private September 25, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Dotts, Henry Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Davis, Ellis B Private September 25, 1862 Died at Washington, D.C., November 1, 1863; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery
Dearolf, William Private September 25, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Erb, Henry Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Erb, William Private September 25,1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Ecoff, Amos Private September 16, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Eck, Beneville Private September 17, 1862 Captured; died at Salisbury, N. C., February 22, 1865, burial record, January 14, 1865
Fox, Jacob Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Ferree, Frederick Private September 1, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Ford, Patrick Private October 10, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Faust, John Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Freese, John Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Gayley, William George Private September 25, 1862 Wounded in action at Cold Harbor, Va., May 31, 1864; discharged May 31, 1864
Garvis, Samuel Private September 17, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, November 1863
Grattan, James C Private October 14, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Gastinger, Leopold Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Hood, Aaron Private September 17, 1862 Discharged for wounds received at Cold Harbor, Va., May 31, 1864; mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Hauck, Joshua Private September 17, 1862 Discharged. date unknown
Hummelbaugh, P. J Private October 14, 1864 Absent at muster-out
Hosler, Benjamin Private October 25, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Herbst, Mahlon Private September 17, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Herbst, Henry Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Heard, John R Private September 19, 1862 Discharged by General Order, Mary 23, 1865
Irwin, William Private September 25, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Irwin, Joseph Private September 25, 1862 Discharge. date unknown
Johnson, Erastus F Private October 6, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Jenkins, John Private October 13, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Johnson, Harrison Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Johnson, Jacob Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Kook, Jacob Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Kolb, Israel Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Keegan, Edward Private September 25, 1862 Wounded at Trevillan Station, Va., June 12, 1864; prisoner from June 12, to September 24, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Kennedy, Jefferson Private September 25, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Kepler, William H Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Kline, Jacob Private September 9, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Keller, Charles Private Deserted November 20, 1862
Kohl, John Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Krause, Milton Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Keyser, Augustus Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Koons, Abraham P Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Kepp, Edward Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Koons, John P Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Koons, Frederick P Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Kline, Philip Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Lutz, John C Private September 17, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 20, 1863
Lowery, James L Private September 25, 1862 Wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 1864; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, July 26, 1865
Lynch, John E Private April 15, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Loftus, Henry Private October 7, 1864 Discharged by General Order, August 10, 1865
Leidig, Samuel S Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Leidig, Albert Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Longaker, H. S, Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Lord, John Private September 19, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Mack, Enos F Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Miller, William Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Miller, Samuel Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Martin, David R Private September 25, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Markley, Benjamin H Private September 17, 1862 Discharged by General Order, May 23, 1865
Moore, James F Private September 25, 1862 Discharged. date unknown
March, Henry Private September 25, 1862 Died at Washington, D. C.. date unknown
Miller, Lewis D Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Moyer, Adam Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Miller, John G Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
M'Donald, Samuel Private September 25, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
M'Ginnis, Joseph Private September 25, 1862 Deserted May 3, 1864
Neiman, John Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Neiffer John Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
O'Neal, John Private October 13, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Ourn, Edwin L Private September 17, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, July 5, 1865
Plank, Joseph Private September 25, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Powell, Wilson P Private September 25, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Pine, Wilson P Private September 25, 1862 Discharged by General Order, July 28, 1865
Park, William C Private September 25, 1862 Transferred to 69th Company, 2d Battery, Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, June 16, 1865
Puhl, Daniel Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Pool, John Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Quigg, William D Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Royer, Jeremiah Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Raimsey, Samuel Private September 25, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Roberts, Albert Private September 25, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 10, 1865
Richardson, William Private October 13, 1862 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment, Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Rhoades, Charles Private September 17, 1862 Died. date unknown
Rushon, Oliver Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Sassaman, Henry Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Steltz, Theophilus Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Schanely, Albert Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Schanely, Jacob Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Schanely, Jefferson Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Smith, George H Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Smith, Thomas Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Smith, George W Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Smith, Nicholas Private September 9, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Savage, William, Sr Private August 8, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Savage, John L Private August 8, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Souders, Henry Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Souders, William Private August 24, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Simmes, Charles Private March 8, 1864 Absent at muster out
Sherwood, James Private March 8, 1864 Absent at muster out
Skiffington, Patrick Private October 10, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Savage, William, Jr Private September 18, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Sloop, John Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Styer, Henry Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Smith, Elias Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Schuler, Franklin Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Schwenk, John Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Schlotterer, Samuel Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Smith, Jacob Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Smith, James Private October 13, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Taggert, Joseph Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Thomas, William H Private September 25 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Tyson, David P Private September 15 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Thomas, Benjamin Private October 12, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Ulmer. Arnold Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Underkoffer, Joseph Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Westler, William P Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Witherow, James L Private September 25 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
White, William C Private September 25 1862 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Widsmith, John Private September 19, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
Wentz, Peter Private September 2, 1864 Mustered out with Company June 16, 1865
West, Alexander Private September 25 1862 Discharged. date unknown
Williams, Abner W Private September 25 1862 Wounded at White House, Va., June 21, 1864; transferred to 119th Company, 2d battery, Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, September 25, 1854
Whittington, Joseph Private March 5, 1864 Mustered out with Company B, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Wick, Aaron Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Wolf, Henry Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Wick, Christian Private September 16, 1862 Not on muster-out roll
Yohn, John Private October 13, 1862 Discharged. date unknown
Yocum, Wlliam Private October 13, 1862 Deserted November 21, 1862
Zindel, Martin Private September 25 1862 Not on muster-out roll


Company M


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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company M (Officers)
Rank Name City/Town Commission From
Captain [[]] ?, PA ?
Coe Durland Captain September 27,1862 Promoted from 1st Lt. October 23, 1862; to Major, November 20, 1862.
Charles C. Brown Captain October 22, 1862 Promoted from 1st Lt. November 20, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 18, 1863.
James Ham Captain October 23, 1862 Promoted from 2d to 1st Lieut., November 20, 1862; to Captain, May 9, 1863; died April 4, of wounds received at Five Forks, Va., April 1, 1865.
Frederick J. Skeels Captain September 22, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant to 1st Sergeant, November 3, 1863; to 2d Lieut., July 22, 1864; to Captain, June 9, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865.
Wm. C. Freeman 1st Lt. September 22, 1862 Promoted from Quarter Master Sergeant to 1st Sergeant, August 1, 1863; to 1st Lt., November 1, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865.
James Brannon 2d Lt. September 22, 1862 Promoted from 1st Sergeant, November 21, 1862; commissioned 1st Lt., February 21, 1865; not mustered; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, August 19, 1863.
James B. Wood 2d Lt. September 22, 1862 Promoted from 1st Sergeant, discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 6, 1863.
James Keen 2d Lt. October 8, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant Major, June discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 6, 1863.
Lafayette Bolkoorn 1st Sergeant September 22, 1862 Promoted from Sergeant to Quarter Master Sergeant, November 6, 1863; to 1st Lt., July 1, 1864; prisoner from September 24, 1864 to February 28, 1865; discharged by General Order June 9, 1865.
Erhard Miller Quarter Master Sergeant September 22, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, May 23, 1863; to Sergeant August 24, 1862; to Quarter Master Sergeant July 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865.
Nicholas Miller Commissary Sergeant September 22, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, March 8, 1863; to Sergeant November 3, 1863; to Com. Sergeant July 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865.
William H. Watson Sergeant September 22, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, August 24, 1862; to Sergeant, July 1,1864; prisoner from October 11, 1864, to April 20, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Franklin P. Cooper Sergeant September 22, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, August 30, 1862; to Sergeant, February 1,1863; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Peter C. Johnson Sergeant September 22, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 3, 1862-to Sergeant, November 15, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
George T. Spettigue Sergeant September 22, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1864; to Sergeant, November 15,1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Ovid H. Coleman Sergeant September 22, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 1, 1863
N. S. Schoonover Sergeant September 22, 1862 Wounded at Raccoon Ford, Va., September 16, 1864; transferred to Vet. Res. Corps, date unknown
Henry W. M'Mullin Sergeant October 2?, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Chaun. P. Andreas Sergeant September 22, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, May 21, 1863; to Sergeant, August 24, 1863; killed at Shepherdstown, W.Va., August 22, 1864
Edmund M. Clark Sergeant September 22, 1862 Died at Acquia Creek, Va., March 22,1863
John G. Griggs Sergeant September 22, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, May 29, 1863; died at Fort Ethan Allen, Va., September 9, 1863
John L. Cotton Corporal September 22, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1862; mustered out with Company,June 16, 1865
Joseph I. Stanton Corporal September 22, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1863; mustered out with Company,June 16, 1865
Charles J. Fox Corporal September 22, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Edwin E. Belknap Corporal September 22, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Henry C. Goodrich Corporal September 22, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 15, 1864; mustered out with Company,June 16, 1865
George C. Brown Corporal September 22, 1862 Prisoner from September 24, 1864, to March 20, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 12, 1865.
Horrace Jenkins Corporal September 22, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1864; prisoner from September 24, 1864, to March 20, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 5, 1865
Henry A. Sampson Corporal September 22, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, November 15, 1862; prisoner from September 24, 1864, to February 25, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 22, 1865
John W. Headley Corporal September 22, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 17, 1865
Bruce R.Woodward Corporal September 22, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 17 1863
Henry J. Tarble Corporal September 22, 1862 Promoted to Corporal, August 24, 1863; to Hospital Steward, October 4, 1863
Alvin E. Gleason Corporal October 20, 1862 Killed near White House, Va., June 20, 1864
James Northcott Corporal September 22, 1862 Died October 17, of wounds received at Newtown, Va., October 11, 1864
Ebenezer Losey Bugler September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
John T. Fox Bugler September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
GabrielS.M'Kinney Blacksmith September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Jacob Leybold Blacksmith September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
William Senthen Saddler March 17, 1864 Mustered out with Company M, 2d Regular Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Franklin Brown Saddler September 22, 1862 Deserted June, 1863

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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Company M (Enlisted Men)
Rank Name City/Town Enlistment Date
Private [[]] ?, PA ?
Amos, Nicholas Private March 4, 1864 Mustered out with Company M, 2d Regular Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Bennett, George Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Babcock, Gordon D. Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Bloom, Adam Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Bartle. George W Private September 16, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Bartleson, Chaless H. Private September 22, 1862 Prisoner from September 24, 1864, to March 2, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 5, 1865
Baker, Andrew Private September 17, 1864 Wounded at Five Forks, Va., April 1, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 28, 1865
Bryant, Alva Private October 20, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, December 2, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 28, 1865
Ball, James E. Private October 20, 1862 Mustered out with Company M, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Bennett, John A Private October 20, 1862 Mustered out with Company M, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Bedel, John Private October 20, 1862 Mustered out with Company M, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Blundin, John E. Private February 29, 1864 Mustered out with Company M, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Braning, John S. Private September 22, 1862 Deserted November 4, 1862
Chapman, George H. Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Collum, Peter R. Private September 22, 1863 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Cook, John E. Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Curtis, Jeromlle Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Case, George Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Cornell, Thomas Private September 22, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, March 15, 1865
Cobb, Edgar A. Private September 22, 1862 Transferred to U. S. Army, November 5, 1862
Case, Orson Private October 20, 1862 Deserted-date unknown
Dunshee, Franklin Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Dann, Martin V. B. Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Denslow, David Private September 5, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865; died at Alexandria, Va., June 23, 1865; grave, 3,254
Davis, William Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Dewa, John Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Darling, Daniel W. Private September 22, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Dean, John P. Private March 30, 1864 Deserted March 20, 1865
Elliott, William Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Elliott, George Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Elliott, Martin V. Private September 17, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Fitz, Washington Private September 22, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Gaylord, Davis Private September 22, 1862 Transferred to U. S. Army, November 5, 1862
Griswold, John Private March 30, 1864 Mustered out with Company M, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Graham, Abraham Private October 20, 1862 Died at City Point, Va., July 25, 1864; buried in Cavalry Corps Cemetery
Hardwick, Adam Private September 22, 1862 Prisoner fiom September 24, 1864, to April 20, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Headley, Robert A. Private September 22, 1862 Discharged by General Order, May 23, 1865
Headley, James B. Private September 22, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged byGeneral Order, June 26, 1865
Hoover, Jacob D. Private April 7, 1864 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, November 11, 1864
Hedglen, Andrew C. Private October 20, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, November 29, 1864
Hunter, Peter C. Private September 22, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, date unknown
Hunter, George M. Private September 22, 1862 Transferred to U. S. Army, November 5, 1862
June, Francis D. Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Justice, William E. Private August 29, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Justice, William E. Private September 22, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 5, 1864.
Jordan, Erastus C. Private September 22, 1862 Killed at Newtown, Va., October 11, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot 18
Klink, Hubert Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Kimble, James H. Private September 22, 1862 Absent, on detached service, at muster out
Kelley, James Private September 22, 1862 Transferred to U. S. Army, November 5, 1862
Kipp, Isaac Private October 3, 1862 Transferred to U. S. Army, November 5, 1862
Kimble, Tyler Private September 22, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, November 20, 1863; discharged by General Order, September 22,1865
Lavo, Henry M. Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Lanharr, Samuel Private September 19, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Lenox, Andrew J. Private November 5, 1862 Transferred to U. S. Army
Miller, Jacob Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Maines, Andrew Private September 29, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Mitchell, Munson J. Private October 13, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Myers, Hezekiah Private September 16, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Maley, John Private September 5, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Merrill, Ansel Private October 20, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 1, 1863
Maloney, Daniel Private September 22, 1862 Died at Washington, D. C., of wounds received near Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 27, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington
Martin, William E. Private September 22, 1862 Died at Alexandria, Va., July 21, (863, grave, 881)
M'Cartin,Edw'd H. Private September 17, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
M'Graw, John Private October 12, 1864 Mustered out with Company M, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
M'Kenna, Matthew Private August 29, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Newhart, Joseph Private September 5, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Nash, James M. Private September 16, 1864 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, December 24, 1864
Odell, Verdine E. Private September 22, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 17, 1864
Odell, Benjamin Private September 22, 1862 Discharged by General Order, May 18, 1865
Osborne, Wm. H. Private November 28, 1863 Prisoner from May 31, 1864, to April 30, 1865; mustered out with Company M, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Pethick, Charles Private October 8, 1862 Transferred to Company C, 19th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps, July 1, 1863; discharged by General Order, July 13, 1865
Rook, Joseph Private September 17, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Rounds, Huble Private September 22, 1862 Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps; discharged by General Order, July 8, 1865
Ryan, John Private March 9, 1864 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 27, 1864
Rhodes, Almon Private September 22, 1862 Transferred to U. S. Army, November 5, 1862
Ricks, Warren Private September 22, 1862 Died at Winchester, Va, October 18, burial record,October 11, 1864; of wounds received at Newtown,October 11, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, lot 18
Smith, Simpson Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Stanton, Lucian E. Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Simpson, George Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Shrader,Charles M. Private September 17, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Statler, Daniel Private September 16, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Shirey, Adam W. Private September 19, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Shrader, Jacob Private September 17, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Shapley, Jonathan Private September 22, 1862 Prisoner from September 24, 1864, to March 10, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 9, 1865
Shatzer, William Private September 16, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Seely, Charles Private October 20, 1862 Mustered out with Company M, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Shetters, James L. Private October. 20, 1862 Mustered out with Company M, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Seely, Francis Private October 20, 1862 Mustered out with Company M, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Sherwood, Earl Private March 30, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 14, 1865
Seybold, David Private September 22, 1862 Died at Frederick, Md., July 18, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, Antietam, section 26, lot E, grave, 510
Strong, Smith Private September 5, 1864 Captured at Newtown, Va., October l, 1864; died at Richmond, January 9, 1865
Thompson, Martin Private September 19, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Tighe, Patrick Private September 22, 1862 Transferred to U. S. Army, November 5, 1862
Tennant, Everal E. Private March 30, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 19, 1865
Taylor, John Private March 30, 1864 Mustered out with Company M, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Turner, James M. Private October 11, 1864 Mustered out with Company M, 2d Regiment Provisional Cavalry, August 7, 1865
Uglow, Richard Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Valentine, Isaac F. Private September 17, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Valentine,Gilbert B. Private September 24, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Valentine, John T. Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Vanosdel, George Private September 22, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 8, 1865
Van Deuson, L. W. Private October 20, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, April 1, 1863
Van Kleek, David Private September 22, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, February 17, 1865
Woodward, Thos. L. Private September 22, 1862 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Waltman, William Private September 6, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
White, James Private September 5, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1865
Walker, William C. Private October 3, 1862 Absent, sick, at muster out
Wilson, William J. Private .March 4, 1864 Discharged July 29, to date June 16, 1865
Wright, Edward Private April 9, 1864 Deserted, date unknown
Young, Nathan S. Private September 22, 1862 Absent, on detached service, at muster out


Unassigned


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17th Pennsylvania Cavalry / Unassigned Recruits (Enlisted Men)
Rank Name City/Town Enlistment Date
Private [[]] ?, PA ?
Bliss, John Private November 25, 1864 Not accounted for.
Barker, Abraham Private October 7, 1864 Not accounted for.
Ballou, Isaac Private February 27, 1864 Not accounted for.
Brown, William Private September 16, 1864 Not accounted for.
Boyd, James Private March 23, 1864 Not accounted for.
Brine, John Private September 2,1864 Not accounted for.
Chapman, M. J. Private August 31, 1864 Not accounted for.
Cline, Alonzo Private October 4, 1864 Not accounted for.
Cronan, Patrick Private April 21, 1864 Not accounted for.
Callahan, Timothy Private October 10, 1864 Not accounted for.
Conaway, Patrick Private March 31, 1864 Not accounted for.
Davis, William Private March 7, 1864 Not accounted for.
Dailey, George W. Private August 29, 1864 Not accounted for.
Dailey, John C. Private August 30, 1864 Not accounted for.
Doughtery, Thomas Private April 12, 1864 Not accounted for.
Day, Charles Private April 13, 1864 Not accounted for.
Gray, George Private October 10, 1864 Not accounted for.
Gray, Thomas Private September 10, 1864 Not accounted for.
Hepler, Daniel Private September 7, 1864 Not accounted for.
Henry, Jacob C. Private August 8, 1864 Not accounted for.
Henesey, Patrick Private March 19, 1864 Not accounted for.
Hipwell, James A. Private March 10, 1864 Not accounted for.
Hughes, John Private March 21, 1864 Not accounted for.
Heaney, John Private April 12, 1864 Not accounted for.
Jackson, William Private November 26, 1864 Not accounted for.
Jenkins, Joel Private April 20, 1864 Not accounted for.
Jones, Madison Private February 20, 1864 Not accounted for.
Kersey, James Private October 19, 1864 Not accounted for.
Kees, Andrew J. Private March, 21,1864 Not accounted for.
Lee, Robert Private October 19, 1864 Not accounted for.
Moore, John Private November 26, 1864 Not accounted for.
May, Adam Private March 9, 1864 Not accounted for.
May, Charles E. Private April 12, 1864 Not accounted for.
M'Alister, William Private April 20, 1864 Not accounted for.
M'Laughlin, Bernard Private April 22, 1864 Not accounted for.
M'Gee. John Private March 3, 1864 Not accounted for.
Oliver, James Private February 15, 1864 Not accounted for.
Powell, William Private March 24, 1864 Not accounted for.
Parks, James L. Private March 31, 1864 Not accounted for.
Plunkett, Isaac Private August 29, 1864 Not accounted for.
Ross, Edward Private October 19, 1864 Not accounted for.
Robson, John Private August 16, 1864 Not accounted for.
Raferty, John Private April 12, 1864 Not accounted for.
Sharts, Thomas T. Private September 5, 1864 Not accounted for.
Sharp, William Private April 9, 1864 Not accounted for.
Stanley, Daniel Private April 9, 1864 Not accounted for.
Sweeney, James Private March 23, 1864 Not accounted for.
Thompson, John C. Private March 23, 1864 Not accounted for.
Wason, John Private November 26, 1864 Not accounted for.
Whitney, Charles Private April 21, 1864 Not accounted for.
White, Samuel Private September 12, 1864 Not accounted for.
White, George Private September 16, 1864 Not accounted for.
Weisbaden, Julius Private September 13, 1864 Not accounted for.
Wilson, George Private August 9, 1864 Not accounted for.


Regiment Statistical Information

  • Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 98 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 128 Enlisted men by disease. Total 232.

Legacy

  • The following pertinent personal papers are in the Institute's Manuscript Archive:
    • Boyer, Peter - HCWRTColl-BoyerColl (Enlisted man's letters, Nov 20, l862-Jul 26, l865)
    • Pennsylvania l7th Cavalry Regimental Papers - BrakeColl (Officer's newspaper clipping about Gettysburg, Jan 27, l886)
    • Wox, Lucius C. - CWMiscColl (Enlisted man's letters, Feb l, l862-May l5, l865)
  • Medal of Honor Recipient
    • HENRY G. BONEBRAKE
      • Lieutenant, Company G, 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Waynesboro, Pa.
      • Citation: At Five Forks, Va., 1 April 1865. As 1 of the first of Devin's Division to enter the works, he fought in a hand-to-hand struggle with a Confederate to capture his flag by superior physical strength.
      • Date of issue: 3 May 1865.

Notes

  1. Not originally referenced on unit homepage

Sources

  • Athearn, Robert G., ed. Soldier in the West: The Civil War Letters of Alfred LaceyHough. Phila: Univ of PA Pr, 1957. 250 p. E601H83A4.
  • Template:PARosterSource8 (Pages 1001-1041)
  • Bean, Theodore W. The Roll of Honor of the Seventeenth Pennsylvania Cavalry: Or One Hundred and Sixty-second of the Line.... Phila: James S. Claxton, 1865. 88 p. E527.6.l7th.B43.
  • Clark, James A. "The Making of a Volunteer Cavalryman." In War Papers MOLLUS DC, No. 70). 14 p. (14 photocopied pages). E464M5.1991v45.
  • Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 760, 762, 763, 827, 930, 932, 933, 935, 936, 938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 1566-1567)
  • Pennsylvania 17th Cav Regt. History of the Seventeenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, Or One Hundred and Sixty-second in the Line.... Lebanon, PA: Sowers, l9ll. 472 p. E527.6.l7th.P4.
  • Pennsylvania. Gettysburg Battlefield Comm. Pennsylvania at Gettysburg: Ceremonies at the Dedication of the Monuments Erected by the Commonwealth.... Vol. 2. Hbg, PA: Wm S Ray, 1914. pages 882-89 (6 photocopied pages). E475.53P422v2. (Addresses delivered at the dedication of the regimental monument and a photo of that monument at the Gettysburg National Military Park).
  • Rummel, George A. Gettysburg Cavalrymen: 16th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, Army of the Potomac, Cavalry Corps, 2nd Division, 3rd Brigade: Complete and Annotated Roster Along with A Brief Description of Marches and Activities During the Gettysburg Campaign (June 27-July 18, 1863). Bridgeport, WV: By the Author, 1999.
  • Sauers, Richard A. Advance the Colors!: Pennsylvania Civil War Battle Flags. Vol. 2. Hbg, PA: Capitol Preservation Comm, 1991. pp. 469-70 (2 photocopied pages). E527.4S38.1991v2. (Brief unit history with emphasis on the regimental flags). 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry (p. 2)
  • The Institute's Photo Archive includes images of individuals of this unit.