98th P.V.I. Roster ~ Company B
History of Pennsylvania Volunteers 1861-5
Samuel P. Bates
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Christopher Meyer (corrected from Christopher Maver) –
Captain; September 28, 1861 Resigned November 1, 1862
Francis Fisher
Captain; September 28, 1861
• Promoted from 1st Lieutenant; November 1, 1862
• Discharged September 21, 1864; expiration of term
Frederick Meusse – Captain; September 23, 1861 Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 1st Lieut., December 19, 1864; toCaptain, February 1, 1865; resigned June 10, 1865; Vet
Julius Damreau – Captain; August 16, 1862 Promoted to 1st Lt., February 1, 1865; to Captain, June 25, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 29, 1865
John G. Schuster
1stLieutenant; September 28, 1861
• Promoted from 2nd Lieutenant; November 1, 1862
• Resigned; September 8, 1863
Gustav Saling
1st Lieutenant; September 30, 1861
• Promoted from Commissary Sergeant to 2nd Lieutenant; November 1, 1862
• Promoted to 1st Lieutenant; April 7, 1864
• Promoted to Quarter Master; December 19, 1864
George Bezler
1st Sergeant; February 17, 1864
• Promoted to 1st Sergeant, June 20, 1865
• Mustered out with Company; June 29, 1865
Gus. Futterknacht
1st Sergeant; September 6, 1862
• Promoted to Sergeant, November 1, 1864
• Promoted to 1st Sergeant; February 1, 1865
• Discharged by General Order; June 20, 1865
William Baker
1st Sergeant; August 22, 1861
• Wounded at Gettysburg; July 2, 1863
• Discharged; September 30, 1864; expiration of term
Gott’d Birkenstock
1st Sergeant; September 10, 1861
• Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate; April 16, 1862
Charles Schroff
1st Sergeant; August 22, 1861
• Promoted from Private, Co. F to 1st Sergeant Co. B; October 1, 1861
• Promoted to Commissary Sergeant; November 8, 1862
Charles Helmer
1st Sergeant; September 27, 1861
• Killed at Cold Harbor, VA; June 3, 1864
• Buried in National Cemetery; Section C
• Vet
Christian Eberle* – 1st Sergeant; September 26, 1861 Wounded at Wilderness, VA, May 6, 1864; killed at Cedar Creek, VA, October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot 10; Vet *Discharge Certificate can be found in the Ballier Collection (Call No. Ms. Coll. 11) at the German Society of Pennsylvania Library
John Schwarz
Sergeant; September 23, 1861
• Wounded at Cold Harbor; June 3, 1864
• Wounded at Opequan, VA; September 19, 1864
• Absent at muster out
• Vet
• Listed in the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
– Served 48 months
– Native Country: Germany
– Age: 61
– Pension: $6/mo
– Disability: w L groin
– Admitted: May 22, 1883
David Rauscher – Sergeant; September 23, 1861 Wounded at Wilderness, VA, May 6, 1864; promoted from Corporal,January 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 29, 1865; Vet
Carl Aicher – Sergeant; August 29, 1862 Promoted from Corporal, February 1, 1865; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
L. Humrighausen – (See Company C)
Michael Graff – Sergeant; August 22, 1861 Promoted from private Company F, October 1, 1861; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 28, 1863
Edward Gentzsch – Sergeant; September 18, 1861 Promoted to Sergeant Major, date unknown
Franz Erdel – Corporal; August 18, 1864 Substitute; promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 29, 1865
Christian Mueller – Corporal; August 5, 1864 Substitute; promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 29, 1865
Henry Hanna – Corporal; January 6, 1865 Promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company. June 29, 1865
Adolph Weintze – Corporal; August 5, 1864 Substitute; promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 29, 1865
Joseph Whitaker – Corporal; March 6, 1865 Substitute; promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1865; mustered out with Company, June 29, 1865
John Ambacher – Corporal; September 19, 1861 Transferred to Company G, date unknown; Vet
Ferdinand Renner – Corporal; September 23, 1861 Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., VA, May 12, 1864; promoted to Sergeant Company G, March 8, 18f5; Vet
Richard Dupner – Corporal; September 23, G61 Killed at Wilderness, VA, May 5, 1864; Vet
John Fieger – Corporal; August 16, 1862 Died April 4, 1865, of wounds received at Petersburg,VA; burial record, May 17, 1865; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington
John Bessci – Corporal; September 19, 1861 Killed at Petersburg, VA, April 2, 1865; buried in National Cemetery, City Point; Vet
Francis Quss – Corporal; September 19, 1861 Deserted September 23, 1861
John Sturhy – Corporal; September 19, 1861 Deserted September 23, 1861
Anthony Bannum – Musician; September 27, 1861 Transferred to Regimental Band, October 1, 1861
Ahles, Jacob – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Bard, Israel – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Bard, William – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Barnes, William – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Bates, Depello – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Bauer, George – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Bear, Levi – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Bennett, William – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Brabender, Adam – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Bran, Thomas – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Braly, Nathan – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Brish, Jacob – Private; August 19, 1864 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Brindle, Wesley – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Brumley, Francis – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Burch, Rufus – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Bush, Julius – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Boven, Esza – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, date unknown
Breisch, John – Private; September 8, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 23. 1865
Blaeies, Bayer – Private; September 25, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Bucklet, Conrad – Private; September 25, 1861 Discharged, date unknown
David Bihlmeyer – Private; September 25, 1861. Discharged, date unknown.
Note: Wounded in the leg, the lower third of his tibia fractured, in action at Antietam on 17 September 1862. He was treated at the Smoketown Hospital at Sharpsburg, MD. [Ref: Nelson, John H., As Grain Falls Before the Reaper. pg. 132]
Backer, Jacob – Private; September 24, 1861 Discharged September 21, 1864, expiration of term
Berresby, Emanuel – Private; September 19, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, August 2, 1864; Vet
Bohrer, Charles F. – Private; September 21, 1861 Discharged September 21, 1864, expiration of term
Brown, John – Private; Deserted, June 4. 1864
Brumbach, Mabry – Private; September 28, 1861 Deserted December 20, 1863
Beiderman, John – Private; August 16, 1862 Wounded at Cold Harbor, VA. June 3, 1864; discharged by General Order, May 15, 1865
Beek, Paul – Private; August 29, 1862 Captured May 28, 1864
Betzler, George – Private; February 15, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
Cooke, Robert – Private; February 19, 1864 Mustered out with Company, June 29, 1865
Israel Cale –
Private; March 6, 1865
• Discharged by General Order, date unknown
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Clammens, John – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Cline, Hiram – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Cooper, George – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Cook, Isaac – Private; September 19, 1861 Died November 2, 1862
Daggert, Welling’r – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Daly, Lyman – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Davenport, Albert – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Drury, Peter – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order. June 23, 1865
Herman G. Doering
Private
Enlisted April 29, 1861 in the 21st PA (3 month regiment)
Re-enlisted with Company B; January 5, 1864
Missing in Action at Wilderness, VA; May 6, 1864
Einzig, George – Private; July 13, 1864 Substitute; absent, sick, at muster out
Ebner, Matthias – Private; September 24, 1861 Discharged September 21, 1864, expiration of term
Escheupelver, A. – Private; September 25, 1861 Discharged September 21, 1864, expiration of term
Erls, Edgar – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Enfeld, Christian – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order. June 23, 1865
Eaton, Isaac – Private; . March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order. June 23, 1865
Enson, Conrad – Private; September 25, 1861 Died at Harrison’s Landing, VA, July 15, 1862
Engle, Philip – Private; September 25, 1861 Deserted September 30, 1861
Eltz, Louis – Private; September 25, 1861 Not on muster-out roll
Fisher, Hartman – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Louis E. Frank –
Private; September 19, 1861
• Wounded at Gettysburg, PA; July 2, 1863
• Discharged; September 21, 1864 – Expiration of term
Fieger, Sebastian – Private; September 19, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 16, 1865
Gerlach, Charles – Private; September 25, 1861 Wounded at Petersburg, VA, June 18, 1864; absent at muster out; Vet
Gerret, Whipkey – Private; January 29, 1864 Drafted; mustered out with Company, June 29, 1865
Geisler, Gottfried – Private; September 27, 1861 Discharged September 21, 1864, expiration of term
Glacier, William – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Greenwood, Jehu – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Hall, Nelson – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Halther, Michael – Private; September 25, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Hammond, David – Private; April 6, 1865 Substitute; mustered out with Company, June 29, 1865
Harris, William – Private; November 15, 1864 Not on muster-out roll
August Hartung
Private; September 4, 1862
Absent, sick, at muster out
• Transferred to Invalid Corps; December 1, 1863
Heffron, Peter – Private; April 10, 1865 Substitute; mustered out with Company, June 29, 1865
Herzog, Frederick – Private; September 24, 1861 Mustered out with Company, June 29, 1865; Vet
Hess, William – Private; February 7, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 30, 1865
Humpher, John – Private; February 17, 1864 Wounded at Cold Harbor, VA, June 3, 1864 at Opequan, September 19, 1864 and at Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 29, 1865
Heidler, Jacob – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Heidler, Peter – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Herrick, Lucius – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Herrman, Jacob – Private; September 27, 1861 Deserted September 30, 1861
Hertlein, Joseph – Private; September 23, 1861 Died at Harrison’s Landing, VA, July 15, 1862; buried in National Cemetery, Glendale, sec. C, grave, 22
Himmel, Charles – Private; Killed at Cedar Creek, VA. October 19, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Winchester, lot 9
Conrad Hochreutener (Bates: Hochreudner, C.)
Private; September 21, 1861
• Discharged September 21, 1864; expiration of term
– Date of Naturalization: September 22, 1866
– Native Country: Switzerland
Howe, Lyman – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Adam Huether
• Private; September 24, 1861 (Bates lists as 1864; this was an error)
• Mustered in under Captain Christopher Meyer
• Discharged; September 21, 1864, expiration of term
**A special Thank You to Ed Heether for contributing to this listing.
Hulseman, John – Private; September 20, 1861 Discharged September 21, 1864, expiration of term
Jenewein, Alois. – Private; September 20, 1861 Deserted’September 30, 1861
Koupp, Albert – Private; September 23, 1861 Discharged September 21. 1864, expiration of term
Klosterman, Henry – Private; August 14, 1862 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Kinzle, Christian – Private; September 19, 1861 Discharged, date unknown
King, Cyrus – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23. 1865
Kuhn, Francis – Private; September 24, 1861 Transferred to Company C, February 2, 1862
Kimmel, Charles – Private; September 12, 1864 Killed at Cedar Creek. VA, October 19, 1864
Kongle, Henry – Private; September 19, 1861 Killed at Malvern Hill, VA, July 1, 1862
Kumer, David – Private; September 25, 1861 Deserted September 30, 1861
Koley, August – Private; September 27, 1861 Deserted September 30, 1861
Kemme, Henry – Private; September 2, 1861 Deserted September 30, 1861
Koch, Isaac – Private; September 19, 1861 Not on muster-out roll
Lather, Christian – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Joseph Leicher – Private; September 25, 1861 Discharged September 21, 1864, expiration of term.
Note: Admitted to the PA home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.
Age: 63
Nationality: German
Disability: rheumatism
Admitted from: PA
When Admitted: May 7, 1881
Status: C. Pre.
*Ref. United States Congressional Serial Set, Volume 2869
Mayer, Peter – Private; July 10, 1864 Substitute; mustered out with Company, June 29, 1865
Mars, James – Private; April 10, 1865 Substitute; mustered out with Company, June 29, 1865
Meyer, Frederick – Private; September 24, 1861 Wounded at Petersburg, VA, June 18, 1864; discharged September 21, 1864, expiration of term
Mully, Julius – Private; September 21, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 11, 1863
Franz Menkey (Meuky, Francis) –
Private; September 23, 1861
• August 18, 1882: Began being listed as “Detached to 1st PA Artillery”
• Listed as “Detached to the US Artillery since March 5, 1863”
• Discharged September 21, 1864; expiration of term
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Christian Miller
Private; September 25, 1861
Discharged; September 21, 1864; expiration of term
• Listed in the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
– Served 36 months
– Native Country: Germany
– Age: 47
– Disability: l.l.e. (lower left extremity?)
– Admitted: April 21, 1885
Edward Miller (Miller, John Edward) – Private; January 6, 1865 Mustered out with Company. June 29, 1865
Muh, Nicholas – Private; March 15, 1864 Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 10, 1865
Mackey, Jeremiah – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
MIeills, Samuel – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Mills, Isaac – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order. June 23, 1865
Meyer, Nicholas – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Miner, Henry – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Meyer, John – Private; February 23, 1864 Deserted August 1, 1864
Molz, George – Private; September 25, 1861 Deserted September 26, 1861
Muller, John C. – Private; September 25, 1861 Not on muster-out roll
M’Allister, David – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23. 1865
M’Cray, Jason – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
M’Dannel, George – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
M’Anny, Francis – Private; . September 28, 1861 Not on muster-out roll
Nicholas, Norman – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Nicholas, James – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Notman, John – Private; September 25, 1861 Wounded at Williamsburg, VA, May 5, 1862; discharged September 21, 1864 , expiration of term
Oliphant, Joel – Private; February 18, 1864 Wounded at Wilderness, VA, May 5, 1864; absent at muster out
Olpp, William L. – Private; September 25, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 22, 1862
Olmstead, Alfred – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Oemich, Moritz – Private; September 28, 1861 Deserted September 30, 1861
Plapp, Jacob – Private; September 21, 1861 Not on muster-out roll
Reynolds, Howard – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Rick, Ferdinand – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Reimer, Frederick – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Robison, Wilson – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Robison, James – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Ruhl, Philip – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Ruhl, Samuel – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Rastetter, Joseph – Private; September 24, 1861 Discharged September 21, 1864, expiration of term
Henry Reichert (Listed in Bates as Richard, Henry)
Private; September 19, 1861 – Discharged September 21, 1864; Expiration of term
*Not listed on Gettysburg PA monument under the 98th – why?
Rickert, Joseph – Private; September 23, 1861 Discharged September 21, 1864, expiration of term
Ruppert, Ignas – Private; August 21, 1862 Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 6, 1865
Theodore Riedel (Also: Reidel)
Private; August 29, 1861
• Note: Listed as Captain on DVS form – look into this promotion
Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate; February 11, 1863
• Listed in the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
– Served 16 months
– Native Country: Germany
– Age: 49
– Pension: $6/mo
– Disability: then. & w. L L
– Admitted: September 11, 1881
Oscar Robins – Not listed in Bates
James Robson – Not listed in Bates
Note: Both men are Buried in Charles Baber Cemetery, Pottsville, PA
Rohrer, Michael – Private; September 23, 1861 Deserted February 11, 1862
Roscher, Frank – Private; September 25, 1861 Deserted September 30, 1861
Shimpf, Gottleib – Private; February 17, 1864 Wounded at Cold Harbor, VA, June 3, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 29, 1865
Sennef, Simon – Private; September 24, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 31, 1861
Simohr, George – Private; September 23, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 1, 1862
Schnabel, Louis – Private; September 23, 1861 Discharged, date unknown
Scheifle, George – Private; September 23, 1861 Wounded at Malvern Hill, VA, July 1, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 25, 1862
Schseffer, George – Private; September 25, 1861 Discharged September 21, 1864, expiration of term
Schilling, Philip – Private; September 19, 1861 Discharged September 21, 1864, expiration of term
Strasser, Edward – Private; September 21, 1861 Wounded at Opequan, VA, September 19, 1864; discharged September 21, 1864, expiration of term
Schermerhorn, W. – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Schiller, John – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Shoemaker, Michael – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Sturgeon, Henry – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Stabling, Jacob – Private; February 16, 1864 Killed at Opequan, VA, September 19, 1864
Stiff, George – Private; September 24, 1861 Drowned at Cumberland, Md., May 7, 1862
Smith, Henry – Private; February 24, 1864 Deserted February, 1864
Strauss, Christian – Private; March 15, 1864 Wounded at Wilderness, VA, May 6, 1864, and at Opequan, September 19, 1864; deserted November 21, 1864
Steinert, Joseph – Private; February 14, 1865 Deserted February 24, 1865
Smith, Joseph – Private; September 24, 1861 Deserted September 27, 1861
Schweitzer, Francis – Private; September 27, 1861 Not on muster-out roll
Taylor, William – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Thomas, Henry – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Thate, Frederick – Private; September 19, 1861 Discharged September 21, 1864, expiration of term
Tiller, Henry C. – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, July 10, 1865
Voppel, William – Private; September 27, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 4, 1862
Velentine, Henry – Private; March 6, 1865 Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Wilson, Harris – Private; April 6, 1865 Substitute; mustered out with Company, June 23, 1865
Wallacker, Adam – Private; September 19, 1861 Discharged, date unknown
Wichum, John – Private; September 19, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Wittcorn, Bernhard – Private; August 22, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Wiegand, Henry – Private; September 19, 1861 Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 12, 1863
Weber, Jacob – Private; September 19, 1861 Discharged September 21, 1864, expiration of term
Weigner, Milton – Private; September 19, 1861 Transferred to Company K, December 24, 1863; Vet
Frederick Walter (Walther)-
Private; September 25, 1861
• Killed at Fort Stevens, DC, July 12, 1864
*Grave 10, Soldier’s National Cemetery, DC
**NOTE: Check spelling on gravestone.
Winkle, Christian – Private; September 19, 1861 Died at Harrison’s Landing, VA, July 26, 1862; buried in National Cemetery, Glendale, section B, grave, 3
Wheeler, David – Private; September 20, 1861 Not on muster-out roll
Ziegler, William – Private; September 3, 1862 Prisoner from May 28, to November 20, 1864; discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865
Zettle, Frederick – Private; August 22, 1861 Discharged September 21, 1864, expiration of term
Zeh, Frederick – Private; September 23, 1861 Discharged September 21, 1864, expiration of term
Zsengleine, John – Private; September 28, 1861 Wounded at Malvern Hill, VA, July 1, 1862; discharged September 21, 1864, expiration of term
William H. Zimmerman –
(Cannot yet confirm that “William H.” is Henry; Bates only lists as “Henry”) –
Private; September 19, 1861
Discharged; September 21, 1864 – Expiration of term
*NOTE: William H. Zimmerman from Company B is listed in a Gettysburg report as possibly wounded at Gettysburg. “Minersville” is listed after his name in this report. This is the only Zimmerman listed in Bates for Co. B. I can only assume that the “H” is Henry.