Company A, 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Organized From: Seneca County - "Seneca Sharpshooters"| 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) |