Company K, 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Organized From: Medina, Ohio
Mustered In: 22 June 1861
Mustered Out: 13 July 1864


Name
Age
Rank
Entered Service
Left Unit
Remarks
Isaac Alexander
20
Private
5 June 1861
29 September 1862
Discharged for disability at David's Island, NY
Jacob Alexander
23
Private
5 June 1861


Watson Alexander
19
Private
5 June 1861


John Anderson
32
Private
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
James A. Apthorp
22
Corporal
5 June 1861
25 September 1862
Discharged for disability at Fort Monroe, VA
William A. Bacon
23
Private
5 June 1861
29 April 1864
Promoted to Corporal 1 November 1862; Discharged for disability at Washington, DC
George R. Bales
21
Private
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Jacob Bantcher
26
Corporal
5 June 1861
29 September 1861
Died at New Creek, WV
Martin Beckley
18
Private
5 June 1861
25 October 1861
Discharged for disability at New Creek, WV
William H. Bocke
19
Private
5 June 1861
23 October 1862
Discharged at Harper's Ferry, WV
John A. Bradley
18
Private
5 June 1861
12 August 1862
Harrison's Landing, VA
Alvin L. Branch
21
Private
5 June 1861
6 May 1864
Promoted to Corporal 1 November 1862; to Sergeant 27 May 1863; Killed at Wilderness, VA
Sidney S. Branch
19
Private
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Wounded at Wilderness, VA (6 May 1864); Mustered Out
Hiram L. Burr
38
Private
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Byron C. Burt
18
Private
5 June 1861
22 October 1862
Discharged
John Butts
22
Private
15 September 1861


Curtis F. Carpenter
18
Private
1 January 1862
17 September 1862
Killed at Antietam, MD
Henry A. Carpenter
20
Private
5 June 1861
16 November 1863
Discharged for disability at Washington, DC
Edward Chapin
18
Private
1 January 1862
23 October 1862
Discharged at Harper's Ferry, WV
Elisha Coy
28
Corporal
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Promoted to Sergeant 7 May 1864; Mustered Out
George W. Culver
25
Private
5 June 1861
1 February 1864
Transferred to US Army Signal Corps
Oramel G. Daniels
28
Sergeant
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Promoted to Qtr Master Sergeant and transferred to Field & Staff 1 January 1862; Promoted to Second Lieutenant and transferred to Company K 17 October 1862; Promoted to First Lieutenant and transferred to Company I 3 March 1864; Transferred to Company D 16 May 1864; Mustered Out
Charles Davie
28
Private
7 September 1863
24 June 1864
Transferred to 4th Ohio Infantry Battalion
William De Groat
30
Private
5 June 1861
27 May 1863
Promoted to Sergeant 11 June 1862; Discharged for disability at Alexandria, VA
Sewell W. DeWitt
20
Private
5 June 1861
12 July 1865
Promoted to Sergeant; to First Sergeant; to Captain 1 August 1864; to Lt Col and transferred to Field & Staff 9 June 1865; transferred to Company B, 4th Ohio Infantry; Mustered Out
James P. Dickinson
28
Private
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Wounded at Gettysburg, PA (3 July 1863); Mustered Out
Seymore W. Drake
19
Private
5 June 1861
23 March 1862
Killed at Winchester, VA
Henry E. Earle
25
Private
5 June 1861
15 May 1862
Discharged for disability at New Market, VA
Columbus C. Eldred
20
Private
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Wounded at Wilderness, VA (6 May 1864); Mustered Out
Danford P. Eldred
18
Private
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Promoted to Corporal 7 May 1864; Mustered Out
William Enslee
30
Private
5 June 1861


John T. Feazel
21
Private
28 August 1862
2 January 1864
Discharged for disability at Convalescent Camp, VA
Hiram Fellows
19
Private
5 June 1861
1 April 1862
Wounded at Winchester, VA 23 March 1862; Died from wounds received
Joseph Fetterman
23
Private
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
David J. Field
23
Private
5 June 1861
31 March 1863
Discharged for disability
Charles Fisch
18
Private
5 June 1861
1 October 1862
Died of disease at Fort Monroe, VA; Buried in Hampton, VA
Washington Forbes
24
Private
5 June 1861
23 October 1862
Discharged at Harper's Ferry, WV
William F. Ford
28
Private
5 June 1861
3 March 1863
Discharged for disability at Frederick, MD
Henry W. Fritz
23
First Lieutenant
5 June 1861
16 June 1862
Resigned Commission
William Granger

Private
5 June 1861
20 June 1862
Died of disease at Camp Dennison, OH; Buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH (Plot #59)
Theodore C. Gardner
19
Private
5 June 1861
22 October 1862
Promoted to Sergeant; Discharged

James T. Graw
20
Private
5 June 1861
21 October 1862
Discharged at Harper's Ferry, WV

Edwin Gunson
18
Private
21 August 1862
24 June 1864
Transferred to 4th Ohio Infantry Battalion

John Haeffner
34
Private
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out

Henry T. Hartz
18
Private
5 June 1861
12 November 1862
Promoted to Corporal 28 April 1862; Died at Washington, DC

Isaiah H. Hauser
23
Private
5 June 1861
15 July 1863
Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps

Michael Hoag
34
Private
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out

Richard Hogan
18
Private
5 June 1861
21 October 1862
Discharged at Harper's Ferry, WV

Edwin Hunter
18
Private
22 August 1862
24 June 1864
Promoted to Corporal; Transferred to 4th Ohio Infantry Battalion

Peter Johnson
25
Private
5 June 1861
23 October 1862
Discharged at Harper's Ferry, WV

Spencer W. Johnson
19
Private
5 June 1861


William Jordan
18
Private
5 June 1861
22 October 1862
Discharged at Harper's Ferry, WV
Horace Judson
20
Private
5 June 1861
1 February 1864
Transferred to US Army Signal Corps
Silas Judson
18
Private
15 September 1861
9 September 1863
Promoted to Corporal 27 May 1863; Wounded at Gettysburg (2 July 1863 - in right shoulder); died of wounds received at Newark , NJ; Buried at Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, NJ
Augustus Kesselmeyer
21
Private
5 June 1861
10 December 1862
Discharged for disability at Alexandria, VA
Henry Kilby
20
Private
15 September 1861
14 August 1862
Discharged at Harrison's Landing, VA
David F. Landon
22
Private
5 June 1861
25 October 1861
Discharged for disability at New Creek, WV
Finney R. Loomis
20
First Sergeant
26 May 1862
13 July 1864
Promoted to Second Lieutenant 11 June 1862; Wounded at Antietam; Promoted to First Lieutenant 15 Jan 1863
James D. Lowe
24
Private
5 June 1861
17 September 1862
Killed at Antietam, MD
Henry A. Maley
21
Private
5 June 1861



Charles H. Manville

25

Musician
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
William J. Marks
20
Private
5 June 1861
17 September 1862
Killed at Antietam, MD
Addison M. Marsh
22
Private
26 May 1861
1 May 1862
Promoted to Hospital Steward and transferred to Field & Staff 1 January 1862; Discharged for disability
Robert L. McConnell
28
Sergeant
26 May 1861
10 December 1863
Promoted to Qtr Master Sergeant and Transferred to Field & Staff 5 June 1861; Promoted to Second Lieutenant and transferred to Company G 16 June 1862; Resigned commission
Daniel McNeal
20
Private
5 June 1861
6 September 1862
Discharged for disability at Columbus, OH
Jonathan E. Meyer
21
Private
5 June 1861
28 June 1864
Wounded at Gettysburg, PA (3 July 1863); Mustered Out
William Miller
39
Private
5 June 1861
29 October 1862
Discharged for disability at Philadelphia, PA
Darwin D. Newell
21
Private
5 June 1861
25 September 1862
Wounded at Antietam, MD; Died of wounds received at Frederick, MD; Buried in Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, MD (Plot # 1495)
Franklin D. Nickerson
20
Private
5 June 1861
15 March 1864
Promoted to Sergeant; Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps
Danford Parker
36
Private
12 August 1862
3 July 1863
Killed at Gettysburg, PA (3 July 1863); Buried in Gettysburg National Cemetery (Plot # A-22)
George W. Patterson
19
Corporal
5 June 1861
22 October 1862
Promoted to Sergeant 1 January 1862; Discharged
Ward N. Pierce
21
Private
15 September 1861
13 July 1864
Promoted to Qtr Master Sergeant and transferred to Field & Staff 1 April 1863; Transferred to 4th Ohio Infantry Battalion
Wilber F. Pierce
27
Captain
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Daniel Potter
18
Private
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Samuel E. Powers
21
Private
5 June 1861
27 April 1863
Discharged for disability at Convalescent Camp, VA
Francis M. Ramlee
21
Private
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Promoted to Corporal 15 March 1864; to Sergeant 7 May 1864; Mustered Out
Theodore B. Randall
19
Private
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Promoted to Corporal 7 May 1864; Mustered Out
Russell B. Redfield
21
Private
22 August 1862
24 June 1864
Transferred to 4th Ohio Infantry Battalion
Leonard P. Rice
24
Sergeant
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
William A. Rice
18
Private
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Wesley A. Rogers
21
Corporal
5 June 1861
20 April 1863
Discharged at Convalescent Camp, VA
Edward H. Sawtell
18
Private
5 June 1861
17 September 1862
Promoted to Sergeant 1 September 1861; Killed at Antietam
John O. Seney
23
Private
26 May 1861
5 December 1862
Discharged for disability at Falmouth, VA
Otis Shaw, Jr.
24
Second Lieutenant
5 June 1861
12 June 1862
Resigned Commission
Franklin B. Spring
23
Private
26 May 1861
26 July 1862
Discharged for disability at Columbus, OH
Henry E. Spring
21
Private
5 June 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
Wilbur F. Stickel

Private
23 February 1864
24 June 1864
Transferred to 4th Ohio Infantry Battalion
Jeremiah Swartz
19
Private
26 May 1861
13 December 1862
Killed at Fredericksburg, VA
Edwin H. Torrence
24
Corporal
5 June 1861
10 October 1862
Discharged for disability at David's Island, NY Harbor
Abram Valentine
20
Private
26 May 1861
22 October 1862
Discharged at Harper's Ferry, WV
Lorenzo Vanderhoef
20
Private
5 June 1861
12 March 1863
Promoted to Sergeant 11 June 1862; Wounded at Antietam 17 September 1862; Discharged for wound received at Falmouth, VA
James H. Vandruren
18
Private
5 June 1861
27 March 1863
Promoted to Corporal 1 November 1862; Discharged for disability at Philadelphia, PA
Joseph D. Vannesse
18
Private
26 May 1861


Orville A. Warren
23
Private
26 May 1861
3 July 1863
Killed at Gettysburg, PA (3 July 1863); Buried in Gettysburg National Cemetery (Plot # A-17)
Joseph Welder
19
Private
26 May 1861
22 October 1862
Discharged at Harper's Ferry, WV
William Welder
26
Corporal
5 June 1861
12 April 1862
Died at Woodstock, VA
Philip Wennegar
28
Private
26 May 1861
22 December 1862
Discharged for disability at Washington, DC
Wilson W. Wilcher
20
Corporal
5 June 1861


Marion B. Wyatt
20
Private
26 May 1861
13 July 1864
Mustered Out
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