Roster of Company B, 61st Pennsylvania Volunteers
Note: Company B was recruited in Indiana County. These records originally prepared by Vernon Cook from information available in the Indiana County Historical Society and other sources. Additional information may be available on birth dates, death dates and burial locations. There are other names in Cemetery Records which state military service in Co A or B which are not included on this list. Additional names have been added from information submitted by interested persons who have viewed the page. Comments and suggestions are welcome; see the contact list on the home page.
Company B Roster [Check Co. A list too for similar surnames. First and last dates are enlistment and discharge.]
G. Aikens, July 14, 1863; killed Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864
Christian Albright, July 14, 1863; wounded Cedar Creek; Sep 19, 1864
William A. Allison, Aug 22, 1862, prom Sgt, Company F, Nov 1, 1864
John S. Baker, Feb 15, 1862; dischg by G.O. June 15, 1865
Samuel Barnett, Feb 1864; wounded Wilderness; served to close of war
John H. Beckley, Jul 16, 1863; served to close of war
Philip Bowen, Feb 25, 1864; killed Fort Stephens, Jul 12, 1864
D. B. Brewer, Aug 1862; Jun 20, 1865
J. E. Brewer, Aug 1862; wounded Spottsylvania; dischg by G.O. Jun 3, 1865
Samuel Brogan, Oct 31, 1864; mustered-out with Company
J. H. Brown, Aug 1862; wounded Wilderness; dischg by Special Order, Jun 20, 1865
John D. Brown, Feb 25, 1864; Jun 20, 1865
Joseph Burton, Jul 16, 1863; wounded Spottsylvania; POW
A. S. Crawford, Aug 1862; Jan 1863
George Coy, March 3, 1865; mustered-out with Company
Peter F. Custer, Feb 18, 1864; mustered-out with Company
Andrew Dick, Feb 25, 1864; wounded Spottsylvania; trans to Veteran Reserve Corps
John N. Dick, Feb 25, 1864; trans to Veteran Reserve Corps
Joseph T. Dodson, Sep 1862; June 20, 1865
George Duff, Oct 12, 1864; dischg by G.O. May 30, 1865
John Ellis, Feb 25, 1864; killed Fort Stephens, Jul 12, 1864
William Filmore, Jul 14, 1863; prom Cpl; served to close of war
Samuel Gibson, Feb 25, 1864; mustered-out with Company
John Harper, Nov 26, 1862; wounded Wilderness; May 5, 1864
Charles Hart, Feb 25, 1864; died at Alexandria, Va Jun 11, 1864
John Hazlett, Mar 3, 1865; mustered-out with Company
Daniel Helman, Feb 2, 1864; wounded Spottsylvania; trans to Veteran Reserve Corps
Jacob K. Helman, Feb 2, 1864; wounded Wilderness; Jun 5, 1865
Isaac S. Helman, Feb 19, 1864; prom Cpl; mustered-out with Company
William H. Hewitt, Apr 4, 1864; mustered-out with Company
Joseph Hoover, Feb 25, 1864; wounded Wilderness; mustered-out with Company
Alexander Howe, Feb 25, 1864; wounded Wilderness; mustered-out with Company
Alexander Jamison, Sep 1, 1862; Jun 20, 1865
James T. Jamison, Feb 25, 1864; Missing in Action Spottsylvania
J. C. Johnston, Feb 25, 1864; wounded severely Spottsylvania and discharged
John L. Kaufman, Oct. 26, 1864; died City Point, Apr 25, 1865
John R. Keel, Aug 21, 1862; May 30, 1865
George A. Kurts, Aug 21, 1862; wounded Wilderness and discharged
Nathaniel W. Lemon, Feb 23, 1864; died Mar 8, 1865
Josiah Lockard, Feb 23, 1864; Missing in Action, Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864
Daniel Loughrey, Feb 15, 1865; mustered-out with Company
Irwin Lydick, Feb 25, 1864; wounded Spottsylvania
Jacob Mangus, Sep 2, 1864; dischg Jun 20, 1865
John C. Matthews, Feb 14, 1864; wounded Cedar Creek; prom Cpl and Sgt; mustered-out with Company
S. W. McCoy, Feb 2, 1864; wounded Fort Stephens; mustered-out with Company
John McCullough, Feb 25, 1864; wounded Spottsylvania; Jun 9, 1865
Samuel McManus, Feb 25, 1864; wounded Wilderness; died at Alexandria, Va, Jun 1, 1864
J. McPherson, Sep 1862; wounded First Cedar Creek and Spottsylvania; Jun 20, 1865
Amos A. Miller, Feb 21, 1864; wounded Wilderness
Daniel Mock, Feb 2, 1864; mustered-out with Company
Martin Moot, Aug 21, 1862; killed at Wilderness
Samuel L. Myers; mustered-out with Company
N. S. North, Aug 1862; wounded Fredericksburg , May 3, 1863; served to close of war
William Ober, Feb 14, 1864; prom Cpl; mustered-out with Company
Daniel Palmer, Feb 15, 1865; mustered-out with Company
F. M. Patterson, Jul 14, 1863; prom Sgt Company G, Nov 1, 1864
James C. Plummer, Enlisted Aug 1, 1861; prom Cpl; wounded Spotsylvania May 12, 1864; discharged Sep 7, 1864
T. J. Postlethwait, Aug 21, 1862; June 20, 1865
Daniel Replogle, Jan 25, 1864; died same year
Edward J. Robinson, Aug 2, 1864; prom Sgt, Company F, Nov 1, 1864
Edward Smith, Apr 7, 1864; mustered-out with Company
William Smith, Feb 13, 1864; vet, wounded Wilderness, absent at muster-out
Jonathan Stahl, Feb 3, 1864; wounded Wilderness
William B. Stahl, Jan 29, 1864; wounded Spottsylvania; prom Cpl; mustered-out with Company
John A. Stewart, Jul 21, 1862; wounded near Banks Ford; lost one arm and part of hand at Spottsylvania , May 12, 1864 and was POW for eight days.
Peter Stoy, Fen 4, 1864; wounded Spottsylvania and Petersburg
Christopher Stuchel, Oct 1861; dischg Aug 1862, became blind
Aaron Titterington (Son of John), Feb 25, 1864; left at Cold Harbor, sick and had permit for City Point in ambulance, was lost.
John Titterington, Feb 25, 1864, POW in Wilderness; health and mind both impaired by starvation in Andersonville Prison pen.
Robert Torrens, Sep 1, 1864; dischg Jun 20, 1865
John T. Warden, sep 10, 1862; prom Cpl; dischg Jun 20, 1865
Simon Weaver, Jul 14, 1863; wounded Spottsylvania, mustered-out with Company
J. M Webster, Oct 1861; AWOL Dec 1862
Simeon B. Wigle, Jul 16, 1863; wounded Wilderness; mustered-out with Company
R. N. Work, Feb 1864; killed at Wilderness
List prepared by Vernon Cook (November, 2000).