Military: Civil War: Battery K, Second Rgt, Heavy Artillery, 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. ____________________________________________________________ Second Regiment Heavy Artillery (also numbered the One Hundred and Twelfth Regiment of the Pennsylvania Line) "...was raised under authority granted in October, 1861, by the War Department to Charles Angeroth, of Philadelphia, to recruit a battalion (afterwards extended to a regiment) of heavy artillery. Recruiting was commenced at once, and proceeded rapidly. One of the batteries (K) was made up originally of men from Fayette (county), and its ranks were afterwards very largely recruited from this county." (Muster In (MI) dates will vary. Muster Out (MO) with battery is January 29, 1866, unless otherwise noted.) BATTERY K OFFICERS: Amzi S. Fuller, capt.; MI February 11, 1862; commissioned lieut.-col. 189th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers April 30, 1864; not mustered; discharged February 23, 1865, at expiration of term. John D. Krepps, capt.; MI February 11, 1862; wounded at Chapin's Farm, Va., September 29, 1864; promoted from 1st lieut May 3, 1865. Presley Cannon, 1st. lieut.; MI January 29, 1862; commissioned major 189th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, April 30, 1864; not mustered; killed at Chapin's Farm, Va., September 29, 1864 James H. Springer, 1st lieut.; MI January 29, 1862; discharged January 28, 1865, at expiration of term. Louis Fisher, 1st lieut.; promoted from 1st. sergt. to 2nd lieut. January 24, 1865; to 1st lieut. May 3, 1865; died at Petersburg, Va., September 6,1865. Peter Heck, 1st. lieut; MI January 29, 1862; promoted from 1st. sergt. to 2nd lieut. July 11, 1864; to 1st lieut. May 3, 1865; discharged July 24,1865. John H. Gulsinger, 2nd lieut.; MI February 11, 1862; promoted to 1st. lieut. Battery B October 5, 1862. Joseph L. Iredell, 2nd lieut. MI December 30, 1862; commissioned capt. Battery H, 189th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, April 30, 1864; not mustered; promoted to 1st. lieut. Battery L October 6, 1864. George W. Webb, 2nd lieut.; MI December 18, 1861; promoted from private Battery F to 2nd lieut. December 9, 1863; commissioned capt. Battery K, 189th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, April 30, 1864; promoted to capt. Battery F May 6, 1865. Charles W. Rush, 2nd lieut., MI January 30, 1862; promoted to corp. January 1, 1863; to sergt. April 10, 1864; to 1st sergt. May 1, 1865; to 2nd lieut. May 3, 1865. James B. Darrell, 2nd lieut,; MI January 30, 1862; promoted to cop. May 22, 1862; to sergt. April 10, 1864; to 1st sergt. June 1, 1865; to 2nd lieut. July 1, 1865; MO with battery; veteran. Rezin L. DeBolt, 1st sergt.; MI January 6, 1862; commissioned 1st lieut. Battery C 189th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, April 30, 1864; not mustered; promoted from private August 1, 1865 [* note: this date seems to not make any sense, as the rank of private follows the promotion to 1st lieutenant in 1864]; MO with battery, veteran. Meshach Hyatt, sergt.; MI January 6, 1862; promoted to corp. January 26, 1862; to sergt. January 1, 1863; MO with battery; veteran. Jacob G. Draher, sergt,; MI February 29, 1864; promoted from private October 1, 1865; MO with battery; veteran. George N. Provence, sergt.; MI January 6, 1862; promoted to corp. April 10, 1864; to sergt. February 1, 1865; MO with battery; veteran. William K. Cooper, sergt., MI March 9, 1864; promoted from private June 1, 1865; MO with battery. Thomas W. L. Miller, sergt., MI February 20, 1864; promoted to corp. February 1, 1865; to sergt. October 1, 1865; MO with battery. Samuel Wilson, sergt., MI February 9, 1864; promoted to corp. May 1, 1865; to sergt. October 1, 1865; MO with battery. William Harmony, sergt., MI January 29, 1862; discharged on surgeon's certificate December 30, 1862. Miles Hand, sergt.; MI November 19, 1861; discharged on surgeon's certificate may 2, 1862. H. T. Davenport, sergt.; MI January 29, 1862; discharged on surgeon's certificate January 30, 1864. Thomas Williams, sergt.; MI February 8, 1862; discharged February 7, 1865; at expiration of term. John W. Gue, sergt.; MI January 29, 1862; discharged January 28, 1865, at expiration of term. Rezin McBride, sergt.; MI August 27, 1862; promoted to corp. June 19, 1864; to sergt. may 1, 1865; captured at Chapin's Farm, Va., September 29, 1864; discharged by General Order July 5, 1865. William H. Martin, sergt., MI August 27, 1862; promoted to sergt. December 1, 1864; discharged by General Order June 28, 1865. John H. Smith, sergt.; MI November 11, 1862; promoted to sergt. October 1, 1865; discharged November 10, 1865; at expiration of term. William H. Cox, sergt.; MI February 16, 1864; prisoner from June 2, 1864, to April 2, 1865; discharged by General Order August 8, 1865. Levi B. Pearcell, sergt.; MI January 29, 1862; killed at Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; veteran. Peter Matson, sergt.; MI January 29, 1862; died at Fortress Monroe, Va., November 24, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, Hampton. John Rissell, corp.; MI February 16, 1864; promoted to corp. December 1, 1864; MO with battery. Harvey Groff, corp.; MI February 26, 1864; promoted to corp. February 1, 1865; MO with battery; veteran. Robert Agey, corp.; MI September 9, 1863; promoted to corp. February 1, 1865; MO with battery. John T. Sangston, corp.; MI January 18, 1862; promoted to corp. February 1, 1865; MO with battery; veteran. John T. Johnson, corp.; MI February 23, 1864; promoted to corp. May 1, 1865; MO with battery; veteran. Henry B. Wilcox; corp.; MI February 29, 1864; promoted to corp. June 1, 1865; MO with battery. William Haney, corp.; MI December 15, 1861; promoted to corp. October 1, 1865; MO with battery; veteran. James E. Alton, corp.; MI January 26, 1864; promoted to corp. October 1, 1865; MO with battery; veteran. J. B. Everingham, corp.; MI February 29, 1864; promoted to corp. October 1, 1865; MO with battery. Charles A. Palmer, corp.; MI January 30, 1864; promoted to corp. October 1, 1865; MO with battery. Eugene D. Sperry, corp.; MI February 25, 1865; promoted to corp. October 24, 1865; MO with battery. Nicholas Miller, corp.; MI January 29, 1862; discharged on surgeon's certificate May 22, 1862. W. H. Poundstone, corp.; MI January 29, 1862; discharged January 28, 1865; at expiration of term. Morris Morris, corp.; MI January 29, 1862; discharged January 28, 1865, at expiration of term. Oliver Tate, corp.; MI February 4, 1862; discharged January 28, 1865; at expiration of term. Andrew J. Hacket, corp.; MI February 13, 1862; discharged January 28, 1865, at expiration of term. Cyrus Smith, corp.; MI January 29, 1862; discharged January 29, 1865, at expiration of term. Daniel Gibson, corp.; MI September 20, 1862; promoted to corp. December 1, 1864; discharged by General Order June 28, 1865. William Funk, corp.; MI October 2, 1862; discharged October 2, 1865; at expiration of term. Benj. F. Davis, corp.; MI February 11, 1862; missed in action at Chapin's Farm, Va., September 29, 1864. James R. A. Altman, bugler, MI February 20, 1864; MO with battery. David L. Provence, bugler, MI December 18, 1861; MO with battery; veteran. Andrew J. Todd, artificer; MI January 7, 1862; MO with battery; veteran. John Mortimer, artificer, MI January 15, 1862; MO with battery; veteran. Walter Birch, artificer, MI March 10, 1864; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., November 7, 1864; grave 11,894. Samuel Tresler, artificer, MI January 29, 1862; died at Fortress Monroe, Va., September 4, 1864; of wounds received at Petersburg. John Rathbone, artificer, MI February 27, 1864; transferred to Battery F, 2nd Provincial Artillery, April 20, 1864; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., date unknown. PRIVATES: Wm. Amesburg, MI December 21, 1861. James B. Abraham, MI December 18, 1861. William B. Alton, MI January 26, 1864. James Andrews, MI February 27, 1864. Joseph Ashbaugh, MI January 30, 1864(last digit indistinct, could read 1861). Benj. P. Anderson, MI February 1, 1864. Thomas B. Abraham, MI January 29, 1864. Robert Anderson, MI January 29, 1864. John P. Altman, MI November 6, 1862. Jacob Albright. Thomas Aftick (or Aflick), MI February 29, 1864. Joseph Albright, MI February 19, 1864. S. Achenbach, Jr., MI February 27, 1864. Geo. W. Anderson, MI January 28, 1862. Robert B. Austin, MI January 29, 1864. Thos. J. Abraham, MI January 12, 1864. Ephraim Barber, MI December 30, 1861. James T. Black, MI January 27, 1862. Charles Bloh, MI February 12, 1864. William H. Beddoes, MI September 29, 1863. Jeremiah Bruner, MI February 6, 1864. Andrew S. Barnes, MI March 14, 1861. Martin M. Barney, MI February 16, 1864 Seth C. Bowers, MI February 16, 1864. John E. Brenberger, MI February 29, 1864. James D. Burman, MI February 16, 1864. William H. Brock, MI February 12, 1864. William H. Barker, MI February 26, 1864. Jackson Brown, MI January 29, 1862. John Boyd, MI January 25, 1862. James C. Brown, MI February 27, 1864. Allen Briner, MI January 29, 1862. David Baker, MI February 16, 1862. Thomas Buffington, MI November 11, 1862. Henry Black, MI November 11, 1862. Jesse D. Bumworth, MI March 15, 1864. J. L. Breckenridge, MI November 16, 1862. Otho Bayne, MI February 19, 1864. George E. Bridger, MI February 26, 1864. John W. Blowser, MI March 23, 1864. Levi Brenberger, MI February 29, 1864. Zaddock Brownfield, MI September 3, 1863. Aaron Backman. Henry Brewer, MI February 26, 1864. Johnson L. Bartley, MI February 11, 1864. George Bird, MI February 29, 1864. James G. Bradley, MI February 10, 1864. Joseph J. Bale, MI February 22, 1864. John Bird, MI March 7, 1864. James P. Brock, MI February 12, 1864. Sebastian Crago, MI June 26, 1864. Joseph L. Caldwell, MI June 30, 1864. Henry C. Conner, MI February 27, 1864. Charles W. Coates, MI February 5, 1864. John core, MI January 19, 1864. Patrick Conway, MI February 22, 1864. Robert N. Chew, MI February 8, 1864. Peter Cruse, MI January 29, 1862. Andrew W. Crawford, MI January 29, 1864. W. H. Cunningham, MI January 29, 1862. Samuel Chester, MI February 13, 1862. Benjamin F. Conley, MI January 29, 1862. H. H. Cunningham, MI August 27, 1862. John W. Conley, MI August 27, 1862. Abner Conn, MI September 2, 1862. Harvey Coburn, MI February 9, 1864. Peter Clements, MI February 16, 1864. Clark Chew, MI February 12, 1864. Isaac N. Croft, MI December 8, 1863. Owen D. Cruse, MI January 29, 1862. George W. Clabaugh, MI February 22, 1864. Abraham Cross, MI March 30, 1863. John Campbell, MI November 6, 1862. Josiah Carter, MI January 29, 1862. H. Cunningham. John W. Chilson, MI March 29, 1864. Christopher Coxe, MI January 30, 1864. Benjamin F. Crusan, MI August 12, 1864. Harnser Denny, MI February 2, 1862. Henry Drake, MI February 24, 1864. William Drake, MI February 26, 1864. David D. Drake, MI February 28, 1864. John Dean, MI January 29, 1862. Alexander T. Dougherty, MI January 29, 1862. Thomas Dougherty, MI January 25, 1862. James B. Dunn, MI February 8, 1864. Simon Dunmore, MI February 28, 1864. Jacob Daniels, MI March 25, 1864. Jacob M. Dean, MI November 11, 1862. Andrew Donaldson, MI March 31, 1864. David T. Ebbert, MI February 12, 1864. Francis J. Engle, MI February 27, 1864. William H. Everett, MI February 16, 1864. Thomas Everett, MI February 16, 1864. John H. Easton, MI February 10, 1864. John Evans, MI February 28, 1864. Thomas Ellsworth, MI January 19, 1864. William D. Eckert, MI February 16, 1864. Israel P. Fallwood, MI February 6, 1864. Francis Forepaugh, MI April 14, 1864. George F. Funk, MI February 1, 1864. Frederick Friend, MI February 4, 1864. Andrew J. Farrier, MI November 6, 1862. William Gray, MI March 5, 1863. George W. Giles, MI February 16, 1864. William H. Gormley, MI March 2, 1864. John Galvin, MI March 10, 1864. Brice Gasnel, MI January 29, 1862. Alfred M. Gooley, MI January 29, 1862. Isaac Griffin, MI January 29, 1862. Thomas Gist, MI February 19, 1864. James Gray, MI August 29, 1862. Alanson Gregory, MI February 23, 1864. Benjamin Groff, MI February 25, 1864. Norman Green, MI February 29, 1864. Robert Gardner, MI February 17, 1864. Isaac Groff, MI February 25, 1864. Getson Haney, MI December 15, 1861. Ebenezer Huff, MI February 29, 1864. John Hunter, MI January 1, 1862. Elijah Hawk, MI January 31, 1862. Henry Hiles, MI January 25, 1862. Samuel Hickle, MI January 13, 1862. Churtean Hang, MI February 22, 1864. John Hilbert, MI February 12, 1864. Jacob Hans, MI March 12, 1864. Thomas Handsforth,MI March 16, 1864. D. J. Hemsicker, MI February 24, 1864. Henry Harrison, MI February 13, 1864. George Humbertson, MI February 3, 1864. George R. Held, MI September 8, 1863. George W. Hall, MI November 10, 1862. Samuel A. Hall, MI August 27, 1862. William W. Hartzell, MI February 27, 1864. Samuel W. Hall, MI January 29, 1862. Andrew Hopkins, MI January 29, 1862. William W. Hoover, MI February 8, 1864. John W. Holland, MI November 11, 1862. James J. Hook, MI February 8, 1862. Pardon C. Hewitt. William Hathcock, MI February 26, 1864. Joshua A. Hart, MI February 10, 1864. John Hiles, MI January 5, 1864. George D. Hazen, MI February 13, 1864. James H. House, MI February 16, 1864. William Hockenbrock, MI February 27, 1864. Archibald Hyatt, MI January 29, 1862. J. B. Hockenbrock, MI February 27, 1864. Daniel Hannen, MI January 11, 1864. Samuel Heffley, MI January 23, 1862. James Harvey, MI February 4, 1862. William Harvey, MI January 12, 1862. John G. Hommell, MI February 1, 1862. S. J. Helm. William Hughes. Samuel Isler, MI February 16, 1864. M. M. Ingraham, MI February 10, 1864. Elijah Johnson, MI January 18, 1862. William H. Johnson, MI January 26, 1862. Samuel Johnson, MI January 22, 1862. James Jordan, MI September 1, 1863. Joseph Johnson, MI February 13, 1864. Benjamin Jones, MI March 28, 1864. Abraham Jacoby, MI March 25, 1864. James M. Johnson, MI March 29 1864. Chester Jacoby, MI March 27, 1864. John Jackson, MI March 17, 1864. Joseph L. Jackson, MI February 18, 1864. Benjamin F. James, MI August 11, 1862. James Johns, MI February 11, 1864. Wesley Johnston, MI February 23, 1864. Richard Johnson, MI February 27, 1864. Frederick Jenny, MI February 29, 1864. John W. Jewell, MI January 30, 1864. Jacob Kinsley, MI February 6, 1864. Christian Kinsley, MI February 6, 1864. Charles Kieharley, MI February 17, 1864. William Keener, MI October 2, 1862. John Kirk, MI February 22, 1864. Samuel Kirk, MI February 19, 1864. Samuel M. Kealer, MI February 10, 1864. Monroe Kuntz, MI March 28, 1864. John Keener, MI November 11, 1862. John Kauf, MI March 27, 1864. George Kline, MI March 29, 1864. David Kiner, MI February 14, 1862. Alexander Kankin, MI March 22, 1864. James Love, MI February 10, 1864. Christian Lucius, MI February 19, 1864. Jones Lins, MI March 29, 1864. L. Z. L. Linten, MI February 4, 1862. Charles Linck, MI August 27, 1862. John Lobach, MI February 26, 1864. William S. Leonard, MI March 25, 1864. Josiah Luckey, MI January 29, 1862. Henry Leader, MI February 29, 1864. Robert Leonard, MI November 11, 1862. George Laybranch, MI February 29, 1864. James D. Lawrence, MI February 16, 1864. George Muir, MI January 12, 1862. Alex. B. Mahan, MI February 9, 1864. Joseph Malone, MI February 11, 1864. Thomas W. Malone, MI February 12, 1864. Jonathan Moon, MI March 25, 1864. John Meekins, MI January 30, 1864. Elisha C. Mitchell, MI February 22, 1864. David Miller, MI January 29, 1862. Christopher Merner, MI September 23, 1864. John H. Marshall, MI January 29, 1862. Stephen Meredith, MI January 29, 1862. William Melson, MI January 29, 1862. Benjamin F. Mackey, MI February 4, 1862. David Muir, MI January 30, 1864. Beltzer Meese, MI February 22, 1864. George Miller, MI February 26, 1864. Henry Menden, MI January 29, 1862. David G. Morris, MI August 27, 1862. Alex. Millener, MI September 9, 1863. George N. Meekins, MI January 30, 1864. Newton Mortland, MI March 29, 1864. Charles McCarroll, mI March 14, 1864. John M. McDaniels, MI February 16, 1864. Daniel McPeck, MI January 23, 1864. Thomas K. McClane, MI February 23, 1864. Wesley V. McKelvey, MI February 23, 1864. William McKinney, MI September 27, 1862. A. McGlaughlin, MI November 11, 1862. John McCann, MI December 9, 1862. James T. McClane, MI August 20, 1862. Richard McMillen, MI September 7, 1863. Charles McCames, MI January 25, 1862. T. H. McCormick, MI November 11, 1862. John McDaniels, MI February 20, 1864. Thomas McRoberts, MI march 8, 1864. Henry McMillen, MI February 11, 1864. Daniel McDaniels, MI February 28, 1864. Jacob Norigong, MI February 16, 1864. Timothy Nichols, MI January 29, 1862. David Numan, MI February 6, 1864. George Neff, MI February 11, 1864. Adam C. Nutt, MI November 11, 1862. George W. Nelson, MI January 27, 1862. John Neal, MI August 27, 1862. John M. Osterly, MI February 13, 1864. Joshua Oyster, MI February 29, 1864. John G. Oakes, MI January 30, 1864. James Oliphant, MI November 26, 1862. Caleb O'Brien, MI March 30, 1864. James Powell, MI March 28, 1864. Augustus A. Palmer, MI February 3, 1864. George W. Piffer, MI February 16, 1864. Merrill G. Pingree, MI February 26, 1864. Jacob H. Peterson, MI September 26, 1862. James H. Porter, MI September 10, 1862. Peter M. Poling, MI February 8, 1862. William Pearce, MI January 12, 1864. Lorenzo Pierce, MI January 26, 1864. William M. Peeler, MI February 16, 1864. Wellington Peeler, MI February 16, 1864. George Pegg, MI January 18, 1864. Josiah H. Passmore, MI February 25, 1864. H. W. Patton, MI March 2, 1864. J. W. Pike. A. F. Peterman. David D. Porter, MI January 19, 1864. William D. Richardson, MI February 9, 1864. Henry Rodney, MI February 23, 1864. Aaron Rugg, MI March 25, 1864. Alex. Rankin, MI March 31, 1864. And. J. Reed, MI February 9, 1864. John Ristine, MI February 19, 1864. William J. Redman, MI February 24, 1864. David Riggin, MI January 20, 1862. Warwick H. Ross, MI January 20, 1862. Robert Rankin, MI September 10, 1864. John H. Richards, MI August 22, 1862. William Reedinger, MI February 16, 1864. Hamblin C. Rankin, MI August 27, 1862. Jacob Rathbone, MI February 27, 1864. William Reed, MI November 11, 1862. Jeremiah B. Rodgers, MI February 29, 1864. Francis Richley. Thomas Stanton, MI January 21, 1862. James E. Godebottom, MI March 15, 1862. John R. Stuart, MI February 24, 1864. Joseph W. Swartz, MI February 27, 1864. William H. Showers, MI February 27, 1864. Jacob S. Shaffer, MI February 27, 1864. William H. Starner, MI February 25, 1864. Elijah L. Shipley, MI March 25, 1864. Robert Beaunell, MI March 17, 1864. James R. Sloan, MI February 23, 1864. William H. Scott, MI February 9, 1864. Samuel Sidell, MI April 1, 1864. George Shiver, MI February 29, 1864. William Stevenson, MI February 16, 1864. William Spotts, MI February 16, 1864. Henry C. Shannon, MI February 16, 1864. Westall P. Shaffer, MI June 30, 1864. James Scannell, MI March 19, 1864. Samuel W. Shaffer, MI April 30, 1862. George W. Sampsell, MI January 29, 1862. oseph Strider, MI March 8, 1862. James M. Scott, MI March 30, 1862. William Stroud, MI August 27, 1862. John Shepherd, MI August 27, 1862. Thomas Saunders, MI September 1, 1864. James F. Suter, MI February 10, 1864. Andrew J. Stanton, MI September 10, 1862. John S. Showers, MI March 25, 1864. John Stevens, MI February 23, 1864. James M. Smith, MI August 30, 1862. Robinson Secrist, MI February 11, 1864. George W. Smithley, MI November 11, 1862. Ellis B. Sharpneck, MI February 26, 1864. Erasmus Salyards, MI March 11, 1862. William S. Show, MI January 13, 1864. Everhart Shipley, MI March 23, 1864. William Snyder, MI February 29, 1864. John Shroder, MI February 27, 1864. William B. Stewart, MI January 13, 1864. Oliver Troup, MI February 8, 1864. William Till, MI February 26, 1864. Samuel Thomas, MI February 15, 1864. George W. Topley, MI February 17, 1864. Eli Tannyhill, MI November 11, 1862. James Tate, MI February 16, 1864. James Vare, MI February 6, 1864. John Vamdell, MI January 30, 1864. Richard Vamdell, MI January 30, 1864. Jacob Whoolery, MI February 24, 1862. William Wier, MI January 18, 1862. Jacob Winter, MI February 2, 1864. William Woodfall, MI February 11, 1864. Francis Wood, MI February 5, 1864. Joseph B. White, MI January 12, 1864. David Williams, MI March 31, 1864. F. W. Whaley, MI February 8, 1862. David Washabaugh, MI November 11, 1862. Henry H. Wiggins, MI September 5, 1862. Michael Wirt, MI February 27, 1864. Israel Wright, MI February 19, 1864. John Wilson, MI September 10,1864. Theodore Wendell. Henry H. Wilson. Alfred Wolf, MI February 20, 1864. David White, MI March 29, 1864. Samuel J. Walker, MI March 31, 1864. S. A. Warburton, MI February 29, 1864. Samuel Williams, MI January 29, 1862. M. B. Westley. James M. Wood, MI February 8, 1864. William Young, MI February 20, 1864. ---end of roster of Battery K, 2nd Heavy Artillery, from Fayette county, Pennsylvania