5th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A

Organized From: Hamilton County, Ohio


Name
Age
Rank
Entered Service
Left Unit
Remarks
Byron Andrews
19
Private
29 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
Edward R. Anthony
26
First Lieutenant
28 May 1861
10 March 1865
Promoted to Commissary Sergeant; to Second Lieutenant on 3 October 1862; to First Lieutenant on 4 April 1863; to Captain and transferred to Company I on 10 March 1864
William H. Avery
18
Private
19 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered out
Charles B. Babbs
18
Private
29 February 1864


Adam Backman
18
Private
8 March 1864
15 May 1864
Died at Resaca, GA from wounds received on 15 May 1864 at Resaca, GA; Buried in National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
William Baehr
23
Private
21 June 1861
14 November 1862
Discharged for wounds received on 9 August 1862 at Cedar Mountain, VA
Edward Baird
18
Private
30 August 1864
5 June 1865
Mustered Out at Cleveland, OH
John Baker
22
Private
21 June 1861


Andrew W. Barber
18
Private
31 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
Robert Barbour
28
Private
4 March 1864
26 July 1865
Wounded on 26 May 1864 at Dallas, GA; Mustered Out
Robert H. Barrett
20
Second Lieutenant
8 June 1861
16 August 1861
Resigned commission
William T. Barrett
29
Sergeant
21 June 1861
20 June 1864
Discharged
Michael Batch
45
Private
1 June 1861


Henry Bateman
30
Private
1 June 1861


Charles Bausch
32
Private
31 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
Thomas B. Beal
18
Private
31 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
Nicholas Becker
32
Private
5 July 1861
29 February 1864
Discharged for disability
George Beinhart
20
Sergeant
21 June 1861
26 July 1865
Promoted Sergeant; Mustered Out
Paul Beinhart
29
Private
29 February 1864


Robert G. Bell
18
Private
18 August 1864
18 July 1865
Mustered Out at Camp Dennison, OH
Frank Beltz
26
Private
10 July 1861

Discharged for disability
Martin Bennegar
20
Corporal
21 June 1861
3 May 1863
Killed at Chancellorsville, VA
Frederick Best
18
Private
2 September 1864


John Birgler
22
Private
24 February 1864
8 June 1866
Mustered Out at Nashville, TN
Patrick Birmingham
25
Private
29 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
James Blakesley
18
Private
18 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
Frederick Boch
25
Private
31 August 1864
22 June 1864
Mustered Out
Frederick Bojison
24
Private
24 February 1864


Samuel Bolser
23
Private
1 June 1861


John Booker
22
Private
1 June 1861


Andrew Bowman
18
Private
30 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
John H. Bowser
18
Private
16 August 1864
5 June 1865
Mustered Out at Camp Dennison, OH
Henry Boy
20
Private
4 September 1864
26 July 1865
Mustered Out
Daniel Brady
25
Private
31 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
Henry Brant
27
Private
21 June 1861
28 June 1864
Mustered Out at Cincinnati, OH
Antone Brightman
20
Corporal
21 June 1861

POW on 8 May 1864 at Dug Gap, GA
Pleasant A. Brown
18
Private
21 June 1861
23 March 1862
Killed at Winchester, VA
Charles Buckhart
19
Private
26 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
Charles Buckley
32
Private
12 August 1864


Charles Burgman
30
Private
2 August 1864


Edward Burkhart
27
Private
21 June 1861
28 June 1864
Mustered Out at Cincinnati, OH
Joseph Burkhart
25
Private
15 June 1861
24 November 1862
Transferred to Company A on 15 June 1861; Discharged for wounds received on 9 August 1862 at Cedar Mountain, VA
James Burnes
21
Private
5 July 1861
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
George W. Butler
18
Private
26 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
Leander W. Butz
18
Private
31 August 1864
26 July 1865
Sick at Goldsboro, NC (Date Unknown); Mustered Out
Edward Cahill
25
Private
1 June 1861


Marcus D. Caldwell
18
Private
30 August 1864
5 December 1864
Died of disease at Nashville, TN; Buried at National Cemetery, Nashville, TN
Ignatius Cannon
26
Private
1 June 1861


Patrick Carroll
26
Private
21 June 1861
20 June 1864
Discharged
David Casner
18
Private
23 August 1864


Joseph B. Channell
18
Private
22 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
Jacob Christ
26
Private
6 June 1861

Discharged for wounds received on 17 September 1862 at Antietam, MD
Peter H. Coffman
18
Private
30 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
Mortimer Cole
28
Private
31 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
Hugh Coleman
21
Private
6 June 1861
17 November 1862
Discharged for wounds received (Date/Place Unknown)
Cornelius Collins
25
Private
21 June 1861
26 July 1865
Mustered Out
Winfield S. Cook
18
Private
25 February 1864
19 July 1865
Died of disease at Chattanooga, TN; Buried at National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
Joseph Cordeman
29
Private
1 June 1861

Transferred; Also served in Company E, 5th Ohio Infantry
Joseph Cordeman
29
Private

1 June 1861
Mustered Out
Peter A. Cozine
21
Second Lieutenant
21 June 1861
4 January 1864
Transferred to Company A on 21 June 1861; Promoted to Sergeant (as of Company K); Promoted to Qtr Master Sergeant on 21 June 1864; to Second Lieutenant on 26 September 1864 (As of Company A); Transferred into Company B, 5th Ohio Infantry
William Craft
27
Corporal
21 June 1861
3 May 1863
Killed at Chancellorsville, VA
Robert H. Crook
18
Private
16 August 1864
26 July 1865
Mustered Out
David E. Cross
18
Private
17 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
George W. Crouch
22
Private
1 June 1861


Wesley Crouch
19
Sergeant
21 June 1861

Discharged for disability
John S. Dale
29
Private
1 June 1861


William Darrel
38
Private
21 June 1861


Francis Daum
21
Private
21 June 1861

Discharged for disability
William Deter
34
Private
22 February 1864


Daniel W. Dewitt
22
Private
1 June 1861


Jacob Direling
18
Corporal
21 June 1861
20 July 1864
Killed at Peach Tree Creek, GA; Buried in National Cemetery, Marietta, GA
Oliver C. Donnolly
29
Private
21 June 1861

Discharged for disability
William Dooley
23
Private
1 June 1861


John F. Drosty
30
Private
1 June 1861


Christian Duer
20
Corporal
21 June 1861
26 July 1865
Mustered Out
James Dyer
17
Private
5 July 1861

Promoted to Musician and transferred to Company C
Frank Ebbler
39
Private
21 June 1861

Died in Hospital (Date Unknown) at Louisville, KY
John Ellick
24
Private
1 June 1861


Francis Engal
38
Private
1 July 1861
4 January 1862
Discharged for disability
Henry Enye
32
Private
21 June 1861
28 June 1864
Mustered Out
August Evans
36
Private
1 July 1861
24 November 1861
Discharged for disability
Charles Evans
19
Private
15 June 1861
28 June 1864
Transferred to Company G; Mustered Out at Cincinnati, OH
Charles Ewinghause
32
Private
27 June 1861
11 September 1862
Discharged for disability
Henry Farwig
30
Private
2 July 1862


Thomas Ferguson
44
Private
24 February 1864

Never joined Regiment
Lawrence Ferncoast
21
Private
2 July 1861


David Fitzgerald
38
Private
19 August 1864
22 May 1865
Mustered Out at Camp Dennison, OH
Joseph Fleming
32
Private
22 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
George Fletcher
19
Private
19 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
William Fotts
28
Private
1 June 1861


St. Clair W. French
18
Private
18 August 1864


Charles Friedeborn
34
Captain
19 June 1861
10 April 1865
Promoted to Second Lieutenant (As of Company C); Transferred on 861 to Company A; Promoted to First Lieutenant on 23 May 1863; to Captain on 9 May 1864; Resigned commission
Harman Froelkin
25
Private
21 June 1861

Discharged for disability
Frederick Fuchs
30
Sergeant
21 June 1861

Promoted to Corporal; to Sergeant; Wounded on 23 March 1862 at Winchester, VA
Jacob Fuchs
21
Corporal
14 March 1864
26 July 1865
Mustered Out
Jacobs Fuchs
22
Private
1 June 1861


James Fuller

Musician
22 June 1861

Transferred; Also served in 5th Ohio Band
Conrad Gardner
20
Private
21 June 1861
17 September 1862
Killed at Antietam, MD
Frederick Geyer
18
Musician
1 June 1861


John Geyer
21
Private
21 June 1861
20 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 21 June 1861; Discharged
George O. Glazier
18
Private
17 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
Henry Griese
18
Private
1 March 1864
26 July 1865
Wounded on 26 June 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain, GA; Mustered Out
Jacob Gutzler
22
Private
21 June 1861
17 September 1862
Killed at Antietam, MD; Buried at Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, MD (Gravesite: #1,348)
George Hamm
20
Private
25 February 1864

Missing on 8 May 1864 at Dug Gap, GA
David E. Harper
18
Private
22 August 1864
19 June 1865
Mustered Out at Camp Chase, OH
Noah Harris
18
Private
22 July 1861


Jacob Haste
35
Private
27 June 1861
7 December 1863
Discharged for disability
William B. Heal
28
Corporal
21 June 1861
2 July 1864
Promoted to Second Lieutenant on 27 May 1863; to First Lieutenant on 3 March 1864; Resigned commission
Adam Heintz
21
Private
21 June 1861
26 July 1865
Mustered Out
George Heinzenberg
24
First Sergeant
21 June 1861
26 July 1865
Promoted to Corporal; to First Sergeant; Wounded on 20 July 1864 at Peach Tree Creek, GA; Mustered Out
Frederick Helwig
18
Corporal
23 February 1864
26 July 1865
Mustered Out
Nicholas Hernet
29
Private
19 February 1864

Missing on 8 May 1864 at Dug Gap, GA
Vincent Hess
20
Sergeant
21 June 1861
28 June 1864
Mustered Out at Cincinnati, OH
Patrick Higgins
21
Private
21 June 1861


Michael Hile
30
Private
21 June 1861


George Hockwilder
30
Private
21 June 1861

Discharged for wounds received on 9 June 1862 at Port Republic, VA
Charles Hoffman
28
Private
21 June 1861


Frank Hotchkiss
18
Private
19 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
James M. Hoyle

Musician
22 June 1861

Transferred; Also served in 5th Ohio Band
Thomas Hussey
23
Private
18 June 1861
26 July 1865
Promoted to First Lieutenant on 11 May 1865; Transferred from Company D
Stephen Instner
36
Private
2 July 1861


Seth James
19
Private
11 August 1861
11 November 1864
Transferred to Company F; Died at Chattanooga, TN; Buried at National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
William I. Jewess

Musician
22 June 1861

Transferred; Also served in 5th Ohio Band
John W. Jewett
29
Private
21 June 1861


William H. Justice
18
Private
24 August 1864
22 May 1865
Mustered Out at Camp Dennison, OH
Stephen H. Keegan
23
Private
16 August 1864


Peter Keifert
34
Private
1 July 1861


Ferdinand Keirchgriber
28
Private
22 September 1863


Robert Kind
18
Musician
1 June 1861

Transferred; Also served in Company C, 5th Ohio Infantry
Robert Kind
18
Private
21 June 1861
26 July 1865
Transferred to Company C on 25 June 1863; Mustered Out
George Kleister
25
Sergeant
21 June 1861
20 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal; to Sergeant; Discharged
Lewis Klingler
20
Private
21 June 1861


Christian Knauft
21
Sergeant
21 June 1861
26 July 1865
Promoted to Corporal; to Sergeant; Mustered Out
Frederick Korh
21
Private
1 July 1861


Jacob Kunst
34
Private
27 June 1861
29 July 1862
Discharged for wounds received on 23 March 1862 at Winchester, VA
George Lambertson
29
Private
21 June 1861


Allen H. Leonard
23
Private
23 August 1864
29 June 1865
Mustered Out at Washington, DC
Alonzo Levitt
18
Private
18 August 1864
22 May 1865
Mustered Out at Camp Dennison, OH
John H. Lindemood
18
Private
16 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
Edwin Lockwood
23
Private
19 June 1861
26 June 1864
Transferred from Company A on 19 June 1861; Killed at Kenesaw Mountain, GA; Buried at National Cemetery, Marietta, GA
Conrad Machbach
43
Private
8 March 1864
26 July 1865
Mustered Out
Patrick Maloney
18
Private
8 March 1864
26 July 1865
Mustered Out
Patrick Maloney
21
Private
27 June 1861
26 June 1862
Discharged at Winchester, VA for wounds received (Date/Place Unknown)
Martin March
18
Private
19 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
Peter Marks
23
Private
21 June 1861


James Marshall
18
Private
21 June 1861


Phillip Marshofer
34
Private
21 June 1861


James McFarland
43
Corporal
29 February 1864
26 July 1865
Mustered Out
Mathew McFarland
28
Corporal
21 June 1861
3 May 1863
Discharged at Chancellorsville, VA for wounds received (Date/Place Unknown)
John R. McKinley
18
Private
22 August 1864
1 June 1865
Died at Savannah, GA
Truman McMaster
26
Private
21 June 1861
10 December 1861
Discharged for disability
Francis M. Meek
18
Private
16 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
Henry Menke
31
Private
2 July 1861
28 June 1864
Mustered Out at Cincinnati, OH
Christian Metzker
21
Private
21 June 1861
9 June 1862
Killed at Port Republic, VA
William Meyer
28
Private
27 June 1861


Benjamin Meyers
20
Private
21 June 1861
6 May 1862
Discharged for disability
Henry Meyers
28
Wagoner
1 June 1861


Phillip Meyers
21
Private
21 June 1861


Charles H. Miller
18
Private
14 August 1864
23 June 1865
Mustered Out at Washington, DC
John Miller
19
Private
21 June 1861


Joseph W. Miller
25
Second Lieutenant
15 June 1861
11 June 1863
Promoted to Sergeant Major; to Second Lieutenant on 9 June 1862 (As of Company A); Discharged
Thomas Miller
44
Private
21 June 1861


Willis I. Mills
24
Private
24 June 1861
26 June 1865
Promoted to Sergeant; Transferred to Company K on 25 June 1863; Reduced to Private on 1 June 1865; Mustered Out
George W. Moore
18
Private
19 August 1864
26 July 1865
Mustered Out
William Morris
23
Private
21 June 1861


Anton Muller
32
Private
21 June 1861
20 June 1864
Discharged
William Mullerhause
43
Private
3 July 1861


George Munjar
18
Private
27 June 1861
21 January 1863
Discharged for disability
Joseph Noyes
18
Private
27 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
Daniel O’Leary
22
Corporal
21 June 1861

POW on 8 May 1864 at Dug Gap, GA; Returned on 10 April 1865 (Place Unknown)
Christian Osteroth
27
Private
2 July 1861
4 June 1862
Discharged for disability
Joseph A. Patterson
32
Private
21 June 1861

Discharged for disability
William T. Patterson
29
Private
10 July 1861
2 August 1865
Mustered Out at Camp Dennison, OH
Jeremiah Pendergrass
13
Private
22 August 1864
20 January 1865
POW (Date/Place Unknown); Died of chronic Diarrhea as POW at Salisbury, NC; Buried at National Cemetery, Salisbury, NC
William Phillips
25
Private
21 June 1861


Henry Polk
26
Private
30 July 1861


John Pritchard
22
Private
21 June 1861


James M. Reed
25
Private
27 July 1861


Levi Reischheimer
22
Private
1 March 1864


Jacob A. Remley
34
Captain
8 June 1861
27 April 1862
Resigned commission; Commissioned into OH; Resigned commission
William Retteger
29

2 July 1861


Jacob Rice
25
Sergeant
21 June 1861
26 July 1865
Promoted to Sergeant; Mustered Out
Jacob Rice
22
Corporal
21 June 1861
9 August 1862
Discharged at Cedar Mountain, VA for wounds received (Date/Place Unknown)
Jesse Riffle
20
Private
6 September 1861
17 September 1862
Killed at Antietam, MD
Archibald Robbins
18
Private
8 March 1864
16 June 1865
Mustered Out at Camp Chase, OH
Daniel C. Roderick
18
Private
31 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
David Ross
20
Private
20 August 1861
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
John Sanning
19
Private
21 June 1861
9 June 1862
Died at Port Republic, VA of wounds received (Date/Place Unknown)
Charles Schwabe
26
Private
21 June 1861


Thomas W. Scott
29
Sergeant
21 June 1861
9 August 1862
Discharged for wounds (Date/Place Unknown); Commissioned into Company A, 5th Ohio Infantry; Wounded on 9 August 1862 at Cedar Mountain, VA; Promoted to First Lieutenant on 25 May 1864; to Captain on 11 May 1865; Mustered Out on
Joseph Seifert
30
Private
4 July 1861
29 July 1862
Discharged for disability
Lawrence Seifert
40
Private
2 July 1861
3 April 1863
Discharged for disability
Peter Sell
18
Private
30 August 1864
22 June 1865
Mustered Out
William Sharp
21
Corporal
21 June 1861
15 May 1864
Killed at Resaca, GA
Austin Shirer
23
Private
21 June 1861
10 March 1864
Promoted to Second Lieutenant on 7 August 1861; to First Lieutenant on 26 April 1862; Promoted to Captain on 29 May 1862; Transferred to Company G
Lawrence N. Shorts
20
Private
20 June 1861


August Shyltheise
24
Private
21 June 1861


Peter Shyrur
40
Private
10 July 1861
6 May 1862
Discharged for disability
Frederick Sleiter
38
Private
21 June 1861

Discharged for wounds received on 17 September 1862 at Antietam, MD
George Smith
28
Private
21 June 1861


John Snatzer
18
Private
21 June 1861
3 May 1863
Transferred from Company G on 28 May 1861; Killed at Chancellorsville, VA
Christopher Snyder
39
Private
27 June 1861
17 October 1863
Discharged for disability
George Springer
22
Sergeant
2 July 1861
26 July 1865
Promoted to Sergeant; Mustered Out
Wesling Steward
21
Corporal
21 June 1861
17 September 1862
Killed at Antietam, MD
Albert Stimpson
21
Private
21 June 1861


John Stofful
19
Private
9 July 1861

Discharged for disability
Frank Stortz
42
Private
2 July 1861

Discharged for disability
Killian Stranbert
18
Private
15 February 1864
26 July 1865
Mustered Out
George Strubert
21
Private
21 June 1861


Sulvanus Stuart
23
Private
21 June 1861


John Sullivan
18
Private
28 May 1861
20 June 1864
Transferred from Company G on 28 May 1861
Ralph Sutherland
18
Private
28 May 1861
2 August 1865
Mustered Out at Washington, DC
William Swinburne
25
Corporal
21 June 1861
3 May 1863
Discharged at Chancellorsville, VA for wounds received (Date/Place Unknown)
Ludwig Thobaben
33
Private
9 September 1862

Discharged for disability
James L. Thompson
26
Private
21 June 1861


James Thrasher
18
Private
16 August 1864

Transferred to Company F on 16 August 1864
Charles Trible
20
Private
28 May 1861

Transferred; Also had service in Company G, 5th Ohio Infantry
Charles Wade
18
Private
18 August 1864


Patrick Walsh
21
Private
11 February 1864

Never joined Regiment
David Watkins
22
Private
16 August 1864


Edward Welch
29
Private
11 July 1861


Michael Welch
35
Private
4 July 1861


Richard Wessell
26
Private
21 June 1861
26 April 1865
POW on 8 May 1864 at Rocky Mountain (Paroled); Mustered Out at Columbus, OH
George H. Whitcamp
26
First Lieutenant
8 June 1861
26 April 1862
Resigned commission
Henry Winters
36
Private
29 June 1861


Henry Yeager
22
Private
25 February 1864
26 July 1865
Wounded on 10 May 1864 at Dallas, GA; Mustered Out
John Young
18
Private
2 July 1861


John Younkins
19
Private
21 June 1861

Killed on railroad while en route to his company in Bridgeport, AL

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