Company A, 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Organized From: Seneca County - "Seneca Sharpshooters"
Mustered In:
Mustered Out:

Name
Age
Rank
Entered Service
Left Unit
Remarks
Eli A. Adams
19
Private
20 June 1861
12 December 1861
Died from disease; Buried at Military Asylum Cemetery, Washington D.C.
Lorenzo D. Arnold
28
Musician
28 May 1861
21 October 1861
Mustered Out
Nicolas Backus
21
Private
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Promoted to Corporal 1 Nov. 1863; Discharged
George Baker
26
Private
11 June 1861
13 July 1864
Promoted to Corporal 17 Jan 1862; to Sergeant 1 Mar 1864; Discharged
Lewis Bang
40
Private
2 June 1861
7 December 1862
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability
Charles W. Barnes
20
Second Lieutenant
4 June 1861
17 September 1862
Promoted And transferred from Co. A to Co. D on 6 Feb 1862; Killed at Antietam 17 Sept 1862
Samuel Barnhart, Jr.
44
Private
28 May 1861
3 March 1862
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability
George Baugher
26
Corporal
28 May 1861
13 February 1863
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability
Samuel Z. Beam
24
Private
28 May 1861
17 December 1862
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability
George W. Beard
44
Private
28 May 1861
8 December 1863
Transferred to RC
John H. Beatty
19
Private
28 May 1861
12 May 1864
Killed at Spotsylvania Court House, VA; Buried in National Cemetery in Fredericksburg, VA (Plot # )
Elijah Newton Bitter
15
Musician
24 October 1863
12 July 1865
Promoted to First Sergeant 25 Aug 1864; Transferred to Company B, 4th Ohio Volunteer Infantry 25 June 1864
Henry Bloom
20
Private
28 May 1861
1 March 1862
Discharge for Promotion to Hospital Steward in the Regular Army
Josiah Brandybury
24
Private
11 June 1861


Newton J. Brandybury
18
Private
11 June 1861
6 March 1863
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability
George W. Bretsel
22
Private
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Residence: Green Creek Township, Sandusky, Ohio Promoted to Brigade Band on 1 May 1863; Transferred from Band to Company A on 5 Jun 1864
Henry Briner
25
Private
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
George Brown
21
Private
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Andrew H. Byers
30
Private
28 May 1861
17 January 1862
Discharged for disability
John W. Carney, Jr.
19

Private
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Albert D. Colwell
18
Private
2 June 1861
Promoted to Corporal; Transferred to 4th Battalion Ohio Volunteers on 25 Jun 1864
Fernando N. Colwell
21
Private
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Philip Deal

22
Private
11 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Delha

Private
25 October 1864
Died as POW at Andersonville, GA
Andrew J. Dildine
25
Private
11 June 1861
4 July 1863
Died from wounds received at Gettysburg; Buried in National Cemetery Gettysburg, PA (Plot #F-3, OH)
Samuel H. Dildine
26
Private
11 June 1861
13 July 1864
Promoted to Corporal 1 Apr 1864; Mustered Out
Marcus Dowd
29
Private
11 June 1861
30 August 1861
Died at Grafton, WV
Enzy A. Fahnstock
19
Private
11 June 1861
15 April 1862
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability
John Fell
34
Private
11 June 1861
13 July 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 1 Apr 1864; Mustered Out
August Fortney
23
Private
2 June 1861
13 July 1864
Absent Hospital; Wounded at Petersburg, VA on 18 Jun 1864; Mustered Out
Daniel Gallinger
18
Private
21 October 1863

Transferred to 4th Battalion Ohio Infantry on 25 Jun 1864
David Goodsel, Jr.
27
Private
28 May 1861
3 July 1863
Killed at Gettysburg on 3 Jul 1863; Buried in National Cemetery at Gettysburg, PA (Plot # )
James N. Greene
19
Private
2 June 1861
13 July 1864
Promoted to Corporal 1 Apr 1864; Mustered Out
Thomas J. Grise
24
Private
11 June 1861
25 April 1865
Missing 6 May 1864 at The Battle of the Wilderness, VA; Mustered Out
Daniel Gross
19
Private
11 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Henry W. Harbaugh
18

Private
11 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
William H. Hass
21
Musician
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Transferred from Company E to Company A 25 Jun 1861; Mustered Out
William W. Hathaway
43
Private
11 June 1861
17 January 1862
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability
Henry Heisserman
19
Private
28 May 1861
4 April 1863
Wounded at Fredericksburg, VA on 13 Dec 1862; Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability
John M. Henry
26
Sergeant
28 May 1861
14 November 1862
Promoted to First Sergeant; Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability
John A. Hooker
21
Private
28 May 1861
17 January 1862
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability
Peter J. Hosler
28
Corporal
2 June 1861
13 July 1864
Promoted to Sergeant on 17 Jan 1863; Mustered Out
Philip Johnson
31
Private
28 May 1861
7 January 1862
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability
Edward Jones
21
Private
28 May 1861
29 February 1864
Wounded at Gettysburg on 3 Jul 1863; Promoted to Sergeant on 1 Nov 1863; Died from wounds on 29 Feb 1864 at Columbus, OH
Augustus R. Keiffer
19
Private
11 June 1861
27 October 1863
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability
John Kershner
29
Private
11 June 1861
13 July 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 17 Jan 1863; Mustered Out
John C. Kipka
29
Corporal
28 May 1861
4 July 1863
Wounded at Gettysburg on 3 Jul 1863; Died from wounds received at Gettysburg on 4 Jul 1863; Buried in National Cemetery in Gettysburg, PA (Plot F-2)
Charles Lambkin, Jr.
21
Private
28 May 1861

Promoted to Corporal 17 Jan 1863
Henry D. Langdon
26
Private
11 June 1861
25 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal; Transferred to 4th Battalion Ohio Volunteers on 25 Jun 1864
John R. Lewis
18
Private
11 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Isaac B. Lightcap
30
Private
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
James S. Lightcap
18
Private
2 June 1861
15 May 1863
Discharged
Martin Linn
18
Private
28 May 1861
31 August 1861
Died at Grafton, WV
John W. Long
26
Private
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Cyrus H. Martin
21
Private
2 June 1861
3 March 1862
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability
Francis McBride
27
Corporal
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Promoted to Sergeant on 17 Jan 1863; to First Sergeant on 4 Jul 1863; Mustered Out
Oscar Mccormick
34
Private
11 June 1861
6 October 1863
Died at Culpeper, VA
Andrew K. Miller
21
Private
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
William Myers
18
Private
28 May 1861
22 August 1863
Promoted to Corporal 17 Jan 1863; Wounded at Gettysburg, PA on 3 Jul 1863; Died on 22 Aug 1863 from wounds received; Buried in National Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA (Plot E-7)
William L. Myers
20
Private
2 June 1861
17 January 1862
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability
Edward T. Naylor
19
Private
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Thomas Neely
22
Corporal
28 May 1861
3 December 1862
Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate of Disability
William Newson
25
Private
11 June 1861
13 July 1864
Absent; Wounded on 28 May 1864 at North Anna River, VA
John H. Nichols
22
Private
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Michael Nolan

Private


Benjamin F. Ogle
23
First Lieutenant
4 June 1861
27 November 1862
Promoted to Capt on 25 November 1861; Resigned Commission on 17 Nov 1862
Andrew J. Orm
23
Private
17 June 1861
21 October 1862
Discharged
William H. Packmere
22
Private
28 May 1861
3 January 1863
Wounded at Antietam, MD on 17 Sep 1862; Discharged for disability on 3 Jan 1863
Adam Palmer
23
Private
11 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Samuel F. Poorman
21
Corporal
28 May 1861
1 June 1862
Promoted to Hospital Steward and transferred to US Army on 1 Jun 1862
Charles Rauch
18
Private
28 May 1861
10 October 1861
Died of Disease at Oakland, MD; Buried at Antietam National Cemetery in Sharpsburg, MD
Jacob L. Rauch
20
Private
28 May 1861
3 July 1863
Killed at Gettysburg, PA on 3 Jul 1863; Buried in National Cemetery at Gettysburg, PA (Plot F-4)
John Redd
20
Private
28 May 1861
17 April 1863
Discharged for disability
William P. Richardson
21
Private
11 June 1861
17 September 1862
Killed at Antietam on 17 Sep 1862; Buried at Antietam National Cemetery in Sharpsburg, MD (Plot #1,339)
Augustus Schertzburg
19
Private
28 May 1861
3 January 1863
Discharged for disability
Andrew Schreiner
21
Private
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Promoted to Corporal on 17 Jan 1862; to Sergeant on 1 Mar 1864; Wounded at Spotsylvania Court House, VA; Mustered Out
Charles Sewald
18
Private
15 June 1861
7 August 1863
Wounded at Gettysburg (Right leg amputated); Died from wounds received at Gettysburg; Buried in National Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA
Samuel C. Sloat
21
Private
28 May 1861
1 September 1863
Promoted to Corporal; Transferred to RC
George S. Smith
27
First Lieutenant
25 November 1861
4 August 1863
Promoted to Capt on 27 Nov 1862; Resigned Commission
Jacob Smith
21
Private
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Lemuel Snover
22
Private
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Promoted to Commissary Sergeant and transferred to Field & Staff on 30 Oct 1862
John W. Snyder
18
Private
2 June 1861
13 July 1864
Absent in Hospital; Wounded at Cold Harbor, VA on 6 Jun 1864; Mustered Out
Joseph H. Sopher
19
Private
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Wounded at Antietam; Mustered Out
Charles Sower
21
Private
2 June 1861
23 February 1864
Transferred to 4th Battalion Ohio Infantry on 23 Jan 1864
Michael Start
19
Private
11 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Perry Stoner
23
Private
2 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Abel Swalley
21
Private
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Jacob Teach

21
Private
11 June 1861
30 October 1863
Discharged for disability
Henry G. Thirwichter
29
Private
11 June 1861
20 June 1863
Residence: Washington Township, Sandusky County, Ohio Discharged for disability
John Travis
22
Corporal
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Promoted to Second Lieutenant on 7 Nov 1862; Mustered Out
David Troxel
25
Corporal
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Promoted to Sergeant 17 Jan 1863; Mustered Out
Joseph Wasnich
20
Private
28 May 1861
18 June 1864
Killed at Petersburg, VA
Lewis Wathier
18
Private
11 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Nicholas Wathier
20
Private
28 May 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
David G. Watson
25
Private
2 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Jacob Weideman
20
Private
2 June 1861
13 July 1864
Transferred from Company E to Company A 25 Jun 1861; from Company A to Band 1 May 1863; Mustered Out
George White
20
Private
28 May 1861
30 December 1862
Discharged for disability
Albert H. Winslow
33
Captain
4 June 1861
13 July 1864
Promoted to Major and transferred from Company A to Field & Staff on 25 Nov 1861
David Zenger
25
Private
2 June 1861
17 September 1862
Killed at Antietam; Buried at Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, MD (Plot #1,338)
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