CAMBRIA COUNTY, PA - 55TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, COMPANY A File submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: David Monahan 55th Pa Volunteer Infantry/ Company A Soldiers Recruited from Cambria County Name In Date Out Date Out Place Abram Alstead 10/30/61 8/29/63 Resigned Ressler Amigh 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out James H. Attig 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Charles Baker 10/12/63 4/27/64 Transferred Leopold Baker 3/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out G.P. Barnacle 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Peter Bart 2/29/94 8/30/65 Mustered out Michael Beck 2/23/64 1/7/65 Died prisoner Salisbury, NC Michael Behey 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Nicholas Behey 2/23/64 5/15/64 Discharged David Bender 2/3/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Demetrus Bender 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Englebert Bender 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Gebhart Bender 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Henry Bennett 1/1/64 5/18/64 Died Petersburg, VA Franklin Billings 10/30/61 4/15/62 Died Hilton Head, SC Edward Brenneman 7/14/63 7/25/64 Deserted Samuel Brindle 1/1/64 10/10/64 Died Millen, GA George Brown 3/4/64 9/11/64 Died prisoner "Andersonville, GA" William D. Brown 3/8/64 8/30/65 Mustered out George Bruce 10/12/63 3/28/64 Deserted James Butler 1/27/65 8/30/65 Mustered Out George Byerline 2/25/64 8/30/65 Mustered Out James Campbell 10/20/63 4/30/64 Deserted James Carroll 10/30/61 6/16/63 Discharged Patrick Carsey 2/23/64 3/17/64 Deserted Michael Cawley 10/31/61 6/1/64 Died prisoner "Richmond, VA" Samuel Clancik 10/20/63 8/30/65 Mustered out William Cole 10/6/63 5/4/64 Deserted Cornelius Conrad 2/25/64 8/30/65 Mustered out David Conrad 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out George Conrad 10/6/63 8/30/65 Msutered out John A. Conway 2/23/64 5/28/65 Died "Annapolis, MD" Philip Cramer 2/29/64 10/29/64 Died "Millen, GA" Henry Cummings 10/7/63 8/30/65 Mustered out Patrick Daisey 10/30/61 9/17/64 Died "Savannah, GA" James Dasher 2/23/64 5/20/65 Discharged George Davis 10/1/63 11/7/64 Deserted Bernard J. Delaney 10/30/61 10/31/64 Mustered out George J. Delaney 10/30/61 10/31/64 Mustered out Lawrence Delgier 10/30/61 7/12/65 Discharged disability Theodore F. Devlin 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out John Donaldson 1/1/64 5/16/64 Killed "Drewry's Bluff, VA" Robert Donaldson 2/25/64 8/30/65 Mustered out John Donevan 2/27/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Andrew Dougherty 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out James Driskel 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out John Dufar 10/10/63 6/23/65 Discharged Robert Dufar 2/27/64 10/9/64 Died "Millen, GA" Robert Dougherty 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out George W. Dunmire 10/30/61 10/31/64 Mustered out Stephen Durbin 2/23/64 8/30/65 Deserted Stephen Durbin 12/16/64 8/30/65 Mustered out James Eagan 7/20/63 9/3/64 Died prisoner "Andersonville, GA" Anthony Eahl 10/7/63 Elias Edmiston 1/1/64 6/19/65 Discharged John Ehrenfelt 2/23/64 4/14/65 Discharged disability Owen Engoldsby 3/4/64 8/30/65 Mustered out John Estead 10/6/63 8/30/65 Mustered out James Fagan 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out John Fagan 10/7/63 Isaac Feree 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Augustine Flanagan 1/1/64 6/16/65 Discharged disability Henry C. Flannagan 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Casper Flaugh 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Henry Flenner 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out John Flenner 1/1/64 6/30/65 Discharged Josiah Flowers 12/24/62 8/30/65 Mustered out James Fluke 10/30/61 1/23/63 Discharged David W. Fox 10/30/61 2/15/65 Resigned William Franklin 10/12/63 10/29/64 Deserted Edward D. Fry 2/23/64 2/15/65 Discharged disability John Fry 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out William B. Gallagher 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Morris George 2/23/64 7/12/65 Discharged Paul George 3/1/64 5/28/65 Discharged Philip George 2/25/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Abram Gibson 6/20/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Abram Gibson 10/24/64 Deserted David Gibson 12/17/64 8/9/64 Died prisoner William Glass 7/14/63 8/31/64 Died prisoner "Andersonville, GA" George Grant 7/22/63 Nicholas Grasseoph 10/1/63 8/30/65 Mustered out John Grew 3/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Joseph Gross 10/30/61 12/21/62 Discharged disability Robert H. Hainey 10/30/61 10/31/64 Mustered out William J. Hammond 10/30/61 10/31/64 Mustered out John Hanlin 12/16/64 8/30/65 Mustered out John Harlin 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Albert Hart 10/6/63 Samuel Hartman 10/30/61 1/23/63 Discharged Henry Hefferty 2/8/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Jacob Helsel 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Samuel Herter 10/30/61 10/22/62 Killed "Pocotaligo, SC" Samuel C. Hite 2/23/64 9/15/64 Died prisoner "Andersonville, GA" Patrick Hodge 10/30/61 8/30/65 Mustered out James Holleron 10/6/63 5/14/64 Transferred Casper Honeger 10/10/63 Michael Howard 2/25/64 3/12/64 Deserted William Howard 2/23/64 11/28/64 Died William Howell 2/27/64 8/16/65 Discharged Patrick F. Hughes 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Paul Hurd 2/23/64 8/19/64 Died "Philadelphia, PA" Michael Hussey 9/12/64 6/3/65 Discharged disability George Hutcher 9/19/64 6/13/65 Discharged William H. Ingham 7/27/63 2/15/65 Discharged disability William B. Johnson 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Edward Jordan 2/25/64 3/12/64 Deserted Charles Kaylor 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Lewis Kaylor 8/12/63 8/30/65 Mustered out Robert Kaylor 1/1/64 5/16/64 Killed "Drewry's Bluff, VA" John Keating 3/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out John H. Kennedy 8/28/61 8/30/65 Mustered out Michael Kerigan 10/30/61 10/31/64 Mustered out James Kline 1/1/64 8/17/65 Died Michael A. Kline 1/1/64 6/3/64 Killed " Cold Harbor, VA" William G. Krise 10/30/61 10/31/64 Mustered out William Lammers 10/12/63 8/30/65 Mustered out Jacob J. Lance 2/23/64 7/15/64 Died Valentine Lauffer 1/1/64 6/17/65 Discharged Samuel Laughman 2/16/64 5/20/65 Discharged William A. Leary 2/23/64 5/7/65 Discharged disability Anthony Leonard 10/10/63 4/27/64 Transferred Company C Aaron Lingerfelt 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered Out Abram Lingerfelt 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered Out Josiah Lingerfelt 2/25/64 8/30/65 Mustered Out James Litzinger 10/30/61 2/2/63 Discharged on surgeon's certificate John F. Long 2/27/64 8/30/65 Mustered out John W. Long 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered Out John Lynch 10/30/61 8/30/65 Mustered out Joseph H. Lynch 2/26/64 8/30/65 Mustered Out Henry Martz 2/23/64 4/16/64 Wounded in action- Absent at muster out Rufus O. Martz 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out John McCloskey 3/8/64 8/30/65 Mustered out John McAlear 2/23/64 "Absent, sick at Muster out" John Merryman 10/4/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Thomas McConnell 10/30/61 1/23/63 Discharged James Mills 10/30/61 1/23/63 Discharged Robert McCombie 10/30/61 10/31/64 Mustered out William McCombie 2/22/62 2/11/63 Discharged disability Alexander McMullen 10/30/61 10/31/64 Discharged- expiration of term Celestine McMullen 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Robert McKim 10/30/61 11/15/64 Mustered out Harry Marlett 10/30/61 11/4/64 Mustered out John P. McGuire 10/30/61 10/31/64 Mustered out Richard P. McGuire 1/1/64 5/16/64 Killed "Drewry's Bluff, VA" Peter McGuire 1/1/64 10/15/64 Died "Millen, GA" Phillip S. McGirr 9/27/64 6/13/65 Discharged John Mouse 2/23/64 5/27/65 Discharged John Moore 10/9/63 4/27/64 Transferred to Company C Charles H. Markley 8/10/63 4/27/64 Transferred to Company C John McDowell 10/30/61 8/28/62 Died "Beaufort, SC" Hugh McAtamany 10/30/61 10/22/62 Died "Pocotaligo, SC" George McCombie 4/22/62 6/18/64 Died "Petersburg, VA" William D. McGough 2/25/64 7/21/64 Died "Wounds received at Petersburg, VA" John McLaughlin 10/30/61 8/15/64 Died "Point of Rocks, VA" Felix J. McGuire 1/1/64 10/17/64 Died "Prisoner at Millen, GA" James Montgomery 2/27/64 5/16/64 Died "Richmond, VA" Michael McCall 2/23/64 6/7/64 Died "Richmond, VA" Alfred Martz 1/1/64 8/10/65 Died "Buckingham Co, VA" John D. Moreland 1/1/64 11/17/64 Died "Prisoner at Florence, SC" Walter McDevitt 1/27/65 5/4/65 Deserted John Masoner 2/13/64 11/13/64 Transferred Bernard McAtamany 1/1/64 5/31/64 Died "Prisoner at Richmond, VA" John N. Nagle 10/30/61 10/30/64 Mustered Out John C. Noel 3/4/64 6/7/65 Discharged Smith Norberry 10/12/63 4/27/64 Transferred to Co. C Francis O'Neal 2/24/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Patrick O'Neal 10/12/63 3/20/64 Deserted John Ormer 10/30/61 6/23/64 Died "Prisoner at Richmond, VA" David M. Penrose 2/23/64 7/2/64 Died Of wounds Henry Penrose 10/10/63 4/27/64 Transferred to Co. C Philip Phalan 2/25/64 8/30/65 Mustered out James Pittman 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Henry Plummer 2/25/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Levi Plummer 9/29/64 6/13/65 Discharged Lloyd Plummer 9/29/64 John Porter 10/30/61 11/1/62 Discharged disability Thomas H. Porter 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Joseph Rainey 2/25/64 8/30/65 Deserted and returned mustered out with company William A. Rainey 10/30/61 7/1/65 Deserted and returned mustered out Rudolph Reinhard 9/23/63 8/30/65 Mustered out Jacob B. Reniger 10/30/61 1/23/63 Discharged David Renyer 10/30/61 12/11/63 Died "Beaufort, SC" James H. Riley 10/30/61 3/14/63 Discharged disability Thomas Robinson 10/30/61 10/11/62 Died "Beaufort, SC" Theodore Rupe 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Thomas Rupe 2/23/64 4/12/65 Transferred to Vet Reserve Corps Robert Scott 10/30/61 7/20/62 Died "Hilton Head, SC" Nicholas Seymour 2/25/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Peter Seymour 2/25/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Richard P. Sharp 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Alexander Shaw 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Augustine Shoffner 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Peter Shoffner 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Michael P. Short 10/30/61 12/1/62 Died "Beaufort, SC" George Simmers 2/23/64 5/26/64 Died "Bermuda Hundred, VA" John Smith 10/9/63 8/30/65 Deserted John F. Smith 7/20/63 8/28/64 Died "Prisoner at Andersonville, GA" Michael Stanley 3/1/64 5/30/64 Died "Prisoner at Richmond, VA" Henry M. Stiffler 2/23/64 5/26/65 Discharged John A. Storm 10/30/61 1/23/63 Discharged Joseph Storm 10/30/61 1/23/63 Discharged Peter U. Stoy 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Hugh Sweeney 2/23/64 2/19/65 Died "Of wounds at home Hemlock, PA" Patrick Sweeney 3/1/64 6/23/64 Died "Petersburg, VA" James Swinehart 2/22/64 8/30/65 Mustered out George Seymour 2/25/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Jeremiah Topper 2/25/64 6/28/65 Discharged disability John A. Troxell 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out John Varley 10/30/61 5/16/64 Died "Drewry's Bluff, VA" James H. Wagner 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Francis Warner 3/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out James Wharton 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Joseph M. Wherry 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Paul Wibble 1/1/64 7/24/64 Died "Prisoner at Andersonville, GA" Andrew Wible 10/30/61 10/31/64 Mustered out Peter C. Wible 1/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out D K Wilhlem 2/23/64 4/24/65 Transferred to Vet Res Corps Joshua Williamson 3/1/64 8/30/65 Mustered out Augustine Wills 10/30/61 10/31/64 Mustered out David H. Wilt 2/23/64 8/30/65 Mustered out John H. Wilt 2/23/64 6/30/65 Discharged John Young 10/12/63 4/30/64 Deserted Augustus C. Zerbie 10/30/61 10/31/64 Mustered out Last Updated on 6/18/98 By David Monahan Email: monahan@ecn.purdue.edu ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************