Military: Company B, 56th Regt, Pennsylvania Volunteers: Indiana Co File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by E.K. Warner wgene@twd.net 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. ____________________________________________________________ 56th PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS COMPANY B (All mustered as enlisted, Sept. 25, 1861). Willard McIntire, captain; discharged on surgeon 's certificate of disability, Oct. 15, 1862. Jesse A. Cunningham, first lieutenant; promoted to captain; dis. Nov. 6, 1863, on surgeon's certificate of permanent disability. David Davis, second lieutenant; resigned May 18, 1862. Samuel McCune, first sergeant; promoted to second lieutenant and first lieutenant; dis. March 4, 1863. Thomas D. Cunningham, second sergeant; promoted from sergeant to second lieutenant and first lieutenant; dis. on account of wounds received in action, July 1, 1863. Albert A. Kuhn, third sergeant; died from wounds received in action at second Bull Run, Aug. 30, 1862. Joseph P. Lintner, fourth sergeant; dis. Nov. 11, 1862, from wounds received Aug. 28, at Gainesville, Va. James Speedy, fifth sergeant; veteran; killed in action at Hatcher's Run, Feb. 7, 1865. Privates;Alfred R. Anderson, wounded Aug. 28, 1862, at Gainesville; dis. on account of disability. Absalom Brown, transferred to brigade band; mustered with band. William Brown, wounded Nov. 30, 1863, at Mine Run; dis. Sept. 25, 1864, at expiration of service. Joseph Blakely, wounded Aug. 28, 1862, at Gainesville; dis. on account of disability, Oct. 14, 1862. Archibald C. Brown, promoted to color sergeant Dec. 1, 1861; died at Washington, March 30, 1862. Samuel Bushman, dis. Sept. 24, 1864, by expiration of term of service. George Clark, died in camp hospital, near Fredericksburg, June 15, 1862. Daniel S. Brush, vet.; wounded June 18, 1864, at Petersburg (arm amputated); dis. Feb. 22, 1865. George Clawson, dis. Jan. 7, 1865, at York, Pa. James W. Compton, died at Findly Hospital, Washington City, Feb. 17, 1863. Joseph J. Crate, dis. March 18 1863; disability. John W. Crusan, wounded in action at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; died Aug. 10, 1863, from wound. John E. Cunningham, wounded April 29, 1863, at Chancellorsville; promoted first lientenant; wounded June 8, 1864, at York River Railroad; dis. Oct. 24, 1864, on account of wound. Samuel H. Charlton, trans. to veteran reserve corps; dis. on expiration of term of service. Harvey Dixon, died at hospital, Washington, D. C., March 23, 1864. Anthony Earheart, wounded July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg; dis. Nov. 14, 1864, on expiration of term of service. William H. Evans. Matthew H. Fails, wounded Aug. 29, 1862, at Bull Run; dis. Feb. 9, 1863, on surgeon 's certificate. Henry Fox, wounded July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg; dis. Sept. 24, 1864, on expiration of term of service. Sylvester G. Gettys, dis. on surgeon 's certificate, Jan. 28, 1863. John D. Gordon, promoted to second lieutenant; killed at Gettysburg July 1, 1863. Washington Hammil, died in hospital at Fredericksburg, June 29, 1862. John F. Henderson, wounded July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg; dis. May 5, 1864, on surgeon's certificate of disability. Morgan R. Hunter, wounded April 29, 1863, at Chancellorsville; dis. on expiration of term of service. Jacob Hicks, taken. prisoner Aug. 28, 1862; dis. Feb. 23, 1863. George H. Johnston, promoted sergeant; wounded April 30, 1863, at Chancellorsville; arm amputated; dis. July 20, 1863: Richard Kelley, wounded Aug. 29, 1862, at Bull Run. James Kelley, wounded at Chancellorsville, April 29, 1863; leg amputated at hip joint; dis. Dec. 7, 1863. Robert Kelley, killed at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863. John Kerr, died April 4, 1863, in hospital, at Washington City. James E. Lant, dis. Nov. 1, 1864, expiration of term of service. Christian Ling, wounded July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg; died from wounds July 18, 1863. George Marker, dis. May 19, 1862, on account of disability. James S. Matson, wounded Aug. 28, 1862, at Gainesville; dis. Feb. 20, 1863, on account of disability. James A. Miller, dis. Feb. 9, 1863, on account of disability. James McCrea, wounded May 25, 1864, at North. Anna River, Va.; died from wound, May 26, 1864. Hugh McFadden, killed at Weldon Railroad, Va., Aug. 18, 1864. John Martin, dis. Feb. 9, 1863. Jalnes McFarland, dis. Dec. 5, 1862. Robert Miller, vet.; died in hospital Dec. 30, 1864, at Beverly, N. J. James M. Neil, dis. May 25, 1862. William F. Patch, vet.; wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 10, 1864; died from wound, May 26, 1864, in Washington City. John C. Reid, killed at Bull Run, Aug. 30, 1862. William Richardson, dis. Sept. 28, 1864, on account of expiration of service. Charles Seigfried, trans. to veteran reserve corps, Oct. 24, 1863. James S. Stimmel, died Jan. 24, 1862, in Blairsville. John W. Triece, wounded at South Mountain, Sept. 14, 1862; died May 6, 1864, at battle of Wilderness. John Walker, dis. Dec. 5, 1862, on account of disability. Richard Wallace, wounded Aug. 28, 1862, at Gainesville, Va.; dis. March 6, 1863, on account of wound. David Weir, dis. Feb. 4, 1863, on account of disability. Hugh Wiley, dis. on expiration of term of service, Oct. 28, 1864. Lawrence Kesler, dis. in 1863. Theodore M. Carney, promoted drum major; mustered out with band, Jan. 9, 1865; vet. Frederick C. Black. James Repine. Benjamin F. Earheart, wounded at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863; dis. on account of wound. Theo. A. Earhart, vet.; wounded Aug. 28, 1862, at Gainesville, Va.; dis. March 2, 1865. Joseph G. Marshall, dis. on expiration of term of service, Sept. 24, 1864. George Uncapher, mustered out at expiration of term of service, Sept. 24, 1864. Robert Ewing, died July 25, 1862, in hospital near Fredericksburg, Va. David L. McPhilemy, dis. March 25, 1863, on account of disability. Wallace Elric, wounded July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa., dis. Sept. 25, 1864, at expiration of term. George U. Reid, dis. June 4, 1863, on surgeon's certificate of disability. James Lancy, wounded May 8, 1864, at Laurel Hill, Va., died in hospital, May 9, 1864, from wounds. John A. Black, promoted second lieutenant, first lieutenant, captain, major, lieutenant colonel; wounded July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa.; wounded at North Anna River, May 23, 1864; dis. July 5, 1865. Westley Brubaker, vet.; promoted sergeant May 5, 1865; mustered out with regiment July 5, 1865. William Clark, vet.; wounded June 18, 1864, at Petersburg, Va.; mustered out with regiment, July 5, 1865. Daniel W. Dougherty, vet.; promoted sergeant, first lieutenant; mustered out with regiment, July 5 1865. David Frew, vet.; taken prisoner Juiy 1, 1863, at Gettysburg; mustered out with regiment. Johnston Lawson, vet.; taken prisoner July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg; taken again at Spottsylvania, and sent to Andersonville prison; mustered out with regiment, July 5, 1865. Richard Neil, vet.; wounded Aug. 28, Gainesville, Va.; mustered out with regiment, July 5, 65; vet. Samuel Nesbit, vet.; wounded at York River railroad, May 25, 1864; promoted sergeant; wounded at Hatcher 's Run, Va.; Feb. 5, 65; mustered out with regiment July 5, 1865. Henry O 'Neil, vet.; promoted first sergeant; second lieutenant; mustered out with regiment, July 5, 1865. John J. Rankin, vet.; wounded Aug. 28, 1862, at Gainesville, Va.; wounded May 9, 1864, at Wilderness; promoted sergeant, second lieutenant; mustered out with regiment, July 5, 1865. William H. Richardson, vet.; wounded at Bull Run, Aug. 30, 1862, wounded May 10, 1861, at the Wilderness, mustered out with regiment, July 5, 1865. Joshua Swartz, vet.; wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 10, 1864; mustered out with regiment, July 5, 1865. Stewart Trimble, vet.; wounded at Laurel Hill, Va., May 10, 1864; mustered out with regiment, July 5, 1865. Samuel McKisson, vet.; taken prisoner at Gainesville, Va., Aug. 28, 1862; mustered out with regiment, July 5, 1865. John Z. Earheart, vet.; taken prisoner at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863; wounded June 18, 1864, at Petersburg; promoted color sergeant, Oct. 10, 1864; mustered out with regiment, July 5, 1865. John McClaran, vet.; wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 17, 1864; mustered out with regiment, July 5, 65.