Military: Civil War: Company F, 11th Reserve Regiment, PA Volunteers: Fayette Co, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Karen Souhrada. souhrada@rochester.rr.com USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ The Eleventh Reserve Regiment, or Fortieth Pennsylvania Regiment (raised for three years' service), was made up of one company from Fayette County [Company F; recruited at Uniontown], two from Westmoreland, two from Indiana, two from Butler, and one from each of the counties of Cambria, Armstrong, and Jefferson. (Muster In (MI) date is June 20, 1861, unless otherwise noted. Muster Out (MO) date with company is June 13, 1864, unless otherwise noted.) COMPANY F OFFICERS: Everard Bierer, capt.; resigned November 17, 1862, for promotion to colonel 171st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. John W. De Ford, capt.; promoted from 2nd lieut.; resigned November 10, 1862, to enter Signal Corps. James A. Hayden, capt.; promoted to sergt. October 1, 1861; to capt. April 10, 1863; to brevet major March 13, 1863; prisoner May 5, 1864; discharged March 12, 1865. Peter A. Johns, 1st. lieut.; MI May 23, 1861; promoted to adjutant July 2, 1861; to major May 17, 1862; resigned March 30, 1863. Thomas Hopwood, 1st. lieut.; promoted from 1st sergt. September 22, 1861; resigned December 25, 1862. William R. K. Hook, 1st lieut.; promoted to corp.; to sergt December 10, 1862; to 1st lieut. April 10, 1863. William F. Springer, 2nd lieut.; promoted to corp.; to sergt. December 10, 1862; to 2nd lieut. September 22, 1863. George W. Kremer, 1st sergt.; promoted to 1st sergt. Ephraim W. Robbins, sergt.; died at camp Pierpont, Va., December 20, 1861. George Downer, sergt.; discharged to accept promotion as 2nd lieut. Company E., 178th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, December 6, 1862. Daniel T. Smouse, sergt.; promoted from corp.; discharged to accept promotion as 1st lieut. Company F, 177th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, December 6, 1862. Samuel D. Sturgis, sergt.; promoted from corp.; discharged to accept promotion as adjutant 171st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, December 5, 1862. Phillip Sutton, sergt.; promoted to corp.; to sergt.; discharged to accept promotion as 2nd lieut. Company H, 179th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, date unknown. John McCloy, sergt., MI July 22, 1861; promoted to sergt.; transferred to 190th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, June 1, 1864; veteran. Thomas B. Whaley, sergt., MI July 22, 1861; promoted to sergt. Eugenius Tibbs, sergt.; MI May 23, 1861; absent in Insane Asylum, Washington, D. C., at muster out. Daniel L. Claggett, sergt. Alfred M. Gorley, corp.; discharged on surgeon's certificate January 2, 1862. Daniel De Ford, corp.; transferred to Signal Corps, U. S. A., August 1, 1861. Jeremiah Youler, corp.; died July 1, 1862; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, Washington, D. C. Robert G. Dunn, corp.; died June 14, 1862; buried at Alexandria, grave 39. John F. Freeman, corp., died at Richmond, Va., January 7, 1863, or wounds received in action. James M. Bute, corp.; transferred to Veterans Reserve Corps, date unknown. Elijah W. Phillips, corp.; transferred to 190th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, June 1, 1864; veteran. James H. Yates, corp. John W. Farr (or Furr), musician; died at Camp Pierpont, Va., December 9,1861. G. W. Coughanour, musician; discharged on surgeon's certificate November 24, 1862. PRIVATES: William H. Austin. E. H. Abraham, MI October 1, 1861. William H. Abraham. George Anderson. Gaylord Bell. William Berry. Thomas Byerly. John H. Beatty, MI July 29, 1861. Robert Bell. Theodore Bixler. Franklin Byerly, MI October 1, 1861. Samuel Childs. John W. Crusen, MI July 18,1861. Henry N. Craner, MI April 5, 1862. Arthur Core, MI July 22, 1862. Patrick Dooyar. George Delph, MI October 1, 1861. Balser H. Deenan. Joseph H. Fisher. William Frasier. Asa Firestone. John Graham, MI July 16, 1861. Robert M. Harvery. William Hiles. Robert Holliday, MI July 29, 1861. Andrew Hiles. Aaron Hostetter, MI October 31, 1863. Lawrence Halfin. Simpson W. Hackett. Thomas Jackson. John M. Kefover. Andrew N. Lowry. Albert Miller. Isaac F. Miller, MI July 16, 1861. Barney Martin. Joseph C. Marshall. John F. McKerns, MI July 22, 1861. John W. McGinnis. Thomas F. Miller. Patrick Morgan. Timothy McNerney, MI July 6, 1861. James K. P. McKerns. William F. McGee. Lacy H. Nicholson. Andrew Nicholson, MI July 22, 1861. John Nicholson, MI July 22, 1861. John Reilly. Jacob Prettyman. William Quary, MI October 31, 1863. Madison Robbins. Alexander J. Rogers. Joseph Rossell. Henry F. Rossell. William A. Roney. John F. Rockwell. Hiram Ritchie. Malachi Ritchie, MI July 22, 1861. Daniel F. Smith. J. H. Shallenberger. John w. Strickler, MI July 22, 1861. Elter B. Sharpneck. John Shoup. David Senneff. Daniel P. Shoup. George H. Sickles. Joseph Swank. Thomas J. Suttle, MI October 31, 1863. Reuben A. Sutton, MI October 31, 1863. Carey Stuch. Jacob Suttle. Joseph Shaw. George W. Samprell, MI July 22, 1861. Frederick Victor. Henry Vandell (last name slightly illegible on microfilm copy). Henry G. Whaley, MI July 29, 1861. John Wilson. Benjamin F. Wimer. William Yates, MI September 30, 1861. B. Franklin Youler. end of the Fayette County roster for the 11th Reserve Regiment, Company F.