Military: Civil War: Co. A, 85th Infantry Rgt, PA Volunteers: Washington Co, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Karen Souhrada. souhrada@netacc.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. ____________________________________________________________ 85th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment COMPANY A (Muster In (MI) date was October 31, 1861, unless noted otherwise. Muster Out (MO) with company was November 22, 1864, unless noted otherwise) OFFICERS Harvey J. Vankirk, capt.; res. Nov. 7, 1862. William J. Kerr, capt., must in Oct. 1, 1861; pro. from 1st lieut. Nov 7, 1862; capt. Aug. 16, 1862; must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Socrates McGregor, 1st lieut.; pro. from sergt. to 1st sergt. April 8, 1862; to 1st lieut. Nov. 7, 1862; must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. John Rowley, 2d lieut.; res. April 7, 1862. John W. Acheson, 2d lieut., must in Oct. 14, 1861; pro. to 1st sergt. Jan. 1, 1862; to 2d lieut. April 7, 1862; to 1st lieut. Co. C aug. 2, 1862. Robert T. Wishart, 2d lieut.; pro. from sergt. Nov. 20, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 14, 1863. Andrew Gilkison, 1st sergt.; pro. to sergt. Nov. 20, 1862; to 1st sergt. Aug. 20, 1864; must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Alex. W. Pollock, 1st sergt.; pro. to 1st sergt. Nov. 20, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. May 28, 1863. Samuel L. McHenry, 1st sergt.; pro. to sergt-maj. Jan. 1, 1862. Robert Caldwell, sergt.; pro. to sergt. April 8, 1862; wounded at Deep Bottom, Va., Aug. 16, 1864; must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. .William D. Shaw, sergt.; pro. from corp. Nov. 20, 1862; must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Robert W. Cressell, sergt.; pro. from corp. Aug 18, 1862; must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Greer Hair, sergt.; pro. from corp. Aug. 29, 1863; must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. John A. Rowley, corp.; pro. to corp. Jan. 12, 1863; must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Matt. Templeton, corp.; wounded Aug. 21, 1863; must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Jonathan Beatty, corp.; pro. to corp. Nov. 20, 1862; must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Thomas Griffith, corp.; pro. to corp. Nov. 20, 1862; wounded Aug. 21, 1863; must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. John S. Butterfoss, corp.; pro. to corp. Nov. 20, 1862; must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Alexander M. Ross, corp.; pro. to corp. Oct. 1, 1863; must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Oscar F. Lyon, corp; pro. to corp. Nov. 23, 1863; must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. John N. Brown, corp; pro to 2d lieut. Independent Battery H, Pennsylvania Artillery, Oct. 24, 1862. John M. S. Cratty, corp.; disch. on surg.certif. March 17, 1863. John M. Moore, corp.; pro. to corp. Jan. 1, 1862; to sergt. Co. K Oct. 1, 1863. William Milligan, corp.; pro. to corp. Nov. 20, 1862; disch. Oct. 20, 1864, at expiration of term. John M. Morrison, corp.; died at Crany Island, Va., Sept. 14, 1862. Robert B. Thompson, musician; must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. John W. Ingles, musician, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. PRIVATES: James Allison, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Joseph W. Andrew, must. in Nov. 11, 1861; must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. James H. Bell, must in Nov. 13, 1861; wounded Aug. 21, 1862; must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Andrew Brownlee, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Jonathan L. Bebout, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Thomas Briggs, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. John B. Bell, pro. to com.-sergt. July 22, 1863. Collins W. Barr, killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862. Robt. H. Byers, died at Annapolis, Md., June 16, of wounds received at Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862. .James S. Craig, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. James Carothers, disch. on surg. certif. June 3, 1862. John Curren, must. in July 19, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. Aug 21, 1862. Wm. A. H. Chicks, absent, sick, at must. out; veteran. Joseph Campsey, wounded Aug. 21, 1863; trans. to Co. C, 188th Regt. P. V., June 28, 1865; veteran. Charles Caldwell, trans. to Co. C, 188th Regt. P. V., June 28, 1865; veteran. Samuel R. Caldwell, trans. to Co. C, 188th Regt. P. V., June 28, 1865; veteran. John Carothers, trans. to Co. C., 188th Regt. P. V., June 28, 1865; veteran. William Crosson, wounded Aug. 16, 1864; trans. to Co. C, 188th Regt. P. V., June 28, 1865; veteran. George F. Cary, died at Baltimore, Md., Nov. 22, 1862. Samuel L. Coulter, died at Beaufort, S. C., Nov. 27, 1863. Nathan A. Day, must. in Oct. 7, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. June 14, 1863. Franklin B. Dillen, died at Yorktown, Va., May 14, 1862. Walter O. Donald, accidentally killed at Bermuda Hundred, Va., July 8, 1864. Thomas K. Fulton, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Hugh D. Furgus, died at White House, Va., June 19, 1862. Hugh Ferguson, must. in Nov. 14, 1861, died at Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 8, 1864. Dennis F. Farrell, killed at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 15, 1864; veteran. Cyrus Greaves, disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 28, 1862. Robert Greer, died at White House, Va., June 23, 1862. Andrew J. Hutchison, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Frank Henderson, disch. on surg. certif. April 8, 1862. James Heigby, disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 31, 1862. S. Hendrickson, disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 16, 1863. James W. Hardy, died at White House, Va., June 14, 1862. William H. Hines, killed at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864; veteran. Adam Johnston, disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 13, 1861. Patterson Jobes, killed near Petersburg, Ca., June 17, 1864. James Kerr, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. John R. Kline, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Hamilton Lyon, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Andrew W. A. Lovejoy, disch. on surg. certif. April 8, 1862. Matthew Linn, died at Good Hope Hospital, D. C., Dec. 31, 1861. John Low, died at Annapolis, Md., June 23d, of wounds received at Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862. Philip Martin, wounded Aug. 21, 1863; must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. William H. Morrison, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. John A. Mansfield, disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 13, 1863. James H. McEwen, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Joseph E. McCabe, disch. on srug. certif. Sept. 1, 1863. John A. McMillan, died at Washington, D. C., June 10th, of wounds received at Fair Oaks, May 31, 1864. Henry Nickerson, disch. on surg. certif. March 19, 1863. John Neill, trans. to Vet. Corps, date unknown. John Patterson, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. John Park, disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 1, 1862. Joseph Palmer, disch. on surg. certif., date unknown. James Proudfit, disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 15, 1862. David G. Paschal, died at Crany Island Sept. 28, 1862. William H. Randolph, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Jacob Richardson, must. out with company Aug. 22, 1864. Moses Ross, disch. on surg. certif. May 2, 1863. Matthew Ross, Jr., disch. on surg. certif. Oct. 31, 1861. Henry T. Reynolds, missing in action near Petersburg, Va., June 17, 1864. William Sias, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Joseph L. Shell, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Joseph Shaw, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. William A. Scott, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Thomas H. Sawhill, disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 3, 1862. Jacob L. Thompson, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. Andrew Thompson, died at Yorktown, Va., June 30, 1862; buried in National Cemetery, sect. 3, grave 143. Thomas Thompson, died at Hampton, Va., Oct. 4, 1864. Alexander H. Vance, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. William Wibley, must. out with company Nov. 22, 1864. William J. Wilson, disch. on surg. certif. may 1, 1862. John Wibley, must. in March 1, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 10, 1865. Alexander P. Welsh, drafted, must. in Aug. 22, 1864; trans. to Co. C, 188th Regt. P. V., June 28, 1865. Joseph Welsh, must. in Oct. 16, 1861; killed at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864; veteran. (1) Date of muster is Oct. 16, 1861, except where noted. p. 325, War of the Rebellion; Boyd Crumrines' "Biographical History of Washington County, Pennsylvania".