The Mechanics’ Infantry of Berks County, Pennsylvania,
were assigned Company D of the 3rd Pennsylvania Reserves.
| NAME. | RANK. | IN DATE. | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briner, William | Captain | June 7, 1861 | Promoted to Major, 3rd Reserves, Aug. 1, 1862. |
| Straub, Florentine H. | Captain | June 7, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Lt., Nov. 19, 1861, to Capt., Aug. 1, 1862, killed, Sept. 17, 1862, at Antietam. |
| Stetson, Andrew J. | Captain | June 7, 1861 | Promoted to 2nd Lt., Nov. 19, 1861, to 1st Lt., Aug. 1, 1862, to Capt., Mar. 1, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Bickley, Franklin S. | 1st Lieutenant | June 7, 1861 | Resigned, Nov. 13, 1861. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Franklin S. Bickley” includes the following notation: “Physical disability (Bates 11-13-61) App. To Q.M. Trans. From Co. D.” |
| Shilling, Jacob V. | 1st Lieutenant | June 7, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Sgt., Jan. 7, 1862, to 2nd Lt., Aug. 1, 1862, to 1st Lt., Oct. 1, 1862, killed, Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg. |
| Briner, Albert | 1st Lieutenant | June 7, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Sgt., Aug. 1, 1862, to 1st Lt., Mar. 1, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Davis, George B. | 2nd Lieutenant | June 7, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt., Aug. 1, 1862, to 2nd Lt., Mar. 6, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Yocum, Abraham B. | 1st Sergeant | June 7, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Nov. 20, 1861, to Sgt., Jan. 1, 1863, to 1st Sgt., May 1, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Schrader, James | 1st Sergeant | June 11, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt., Mar. 1, 1862, to 1st Sgt., Oct. 1, 1862, killed, Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg. |
| Hollenback, David | 1st Sergeant | June 7, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Sgt., Nov. 20, 1861, deserted, Jan. 7, 1862, at Pierpont, Va. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “David Hollenback” is blank and cross-references to the record for “Hollenbach, David.” The details set out in this second record are those provided above. |
| Leaman, William K. | Sergeant | June 7, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Nov. 20, 1861, to Sgt., Jan. 1, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Trussel, Franklin | Sergeant | June 7, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Aug. 1, 1862, to Sgt., Jan. 1, 1863, mustered out with the company, June 17, 1864. |
| Boyer, Levi | Sergeant | June 7, 1861 | Promoted to Quarter Master Sgt., 3rd Reserves, Sept. 30, 1861. |
| Parker, William H. | Sergeant | July 21, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Mar. 20, 1863, to Sgt., Jan 1, 1863, transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
| Eisenbeis, Francis | Sergeant | July 18, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Aug. 1, 1862, to Sgt., May 1, 1863, transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
| Price, John A. | Sergeant | June 7, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt., Nov. 19, 1861, killed, June 30, 1862, at Charles City Cross Roads. |
| Smith, John N. | Sergeant | June 7, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt., Aug. 1, 1862, deserted, Dec. 19, 1862, at Falmouth, Va. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for this individual gives the date of desertion as Dec. 9, 1862. |
| Henning, Harrison H. | Corporal | July 18, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Jan 1, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Sheeder, Nelson G. | Corporal | June 11, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Jan 1, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Henderson, Lewis F. | Corporal | June 11, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Jan 1, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Carlin, William | Corporal | June 7, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Jan 1, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Lamb, William S. | Corporal | June 7, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Jan 1, 1863, mustered out with company, June17, 1864. |
| Keehn, Peter B. | Corporal | June 11, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Jan 1, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Waid, Adam F. | Corporal | July 13, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Jan 1, 1863, transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
| Strohecker, Ephraim | Corporal | June 7, 1861 | Died, Mar. 19, 1862, of typhoid fever, at Douglas Hospital, Washington, D. C. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Ephraim Strohecker” gives the date of death as Mar. 16, 1862. |
| Bland, John G. | Corporal | June 7, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Nov. 20, 1861, killed, Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg. |
| Setley, Henry | Corporal | July 9, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Mar. 1, 1862, killed, Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Henry Setley” is blank and cross-references to the record for “Setley, George.” The details provided in this second record are those provided above. Note that Bates’ roll for Co. D, 3rd Reserves also includes an entry for a George Setley but with different particulars with respect to his death and date thereof. See the entry below for “Setley, George.” |
| Keever, John S. | Musician | June 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Bechtel, Charles K. | Musician | June 21, 1861 | Promoted to Principal Musician and transferred to regimental headquarters, 3rd Reserves, Sept. 1, 1862, mustered out with regiment June 17, 1864. . |
| Huntzberger, Martin L. | Musician | June 11, 1861 | Promoted to Principal Musician and transferred to regimental headquarters, 3rd Reserves, July 1, 1863, mustered out with regiment June 17, 1864. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, there are two records for “Martin L. Huntzberger.” The first is filled in with the details provided above. The second is blank except to cross-reference this record to the record for “Hunsberger, Martin L.” This third record, however, is also blank save for the following notation: “See F &S.” |
| Achey, Obediah | Private | June 7, 1861 | Died, Mar. 25, 1864, of brain fever, at Van Clevesville, West Virginia. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Achey, Obediah” gives the date of death as Apr. 14, 1862. |
| Allen, Edward | Private | July 28, 1861 | Transferred from Co. I, 3rd Reserves, Oct. 1, 1861, deserted, Apr. 14, 1862, at Manassas, Va. |
| Barr, Henry | Private | June 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Bishop, Clark | Private | June 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Boone, Jeremiah | Private | June 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Boone, Thomas D. | Private | June 11, 1861 | Detailed from the 3rd Reserves to Signal Duty, Aug., 1861; Georgetown, D. C., Jan. 24, 1862, Q. M. clerk ; March, Army of PotomacThe Signal Corps in the War of the Rebellion by J. Willard Brown. Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Boyer, Charles | Private | June 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Billing Philip | Private | June 7, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Dec. 10, 1862. |
| Bobst, Samuel | Private | June 7, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Jan. 29, 1862. |
| Broom, William | Private | Sept. 19, 1862 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Feb. 1, 1863. |
| Barber, Charles H. | Private | July 13, 1861 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864, Vet. |
| Becker, John H. | Private | Jul. 12, 1861 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
| Boyer, Washington L. | Private | June 7, 1861 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864, Vet. |
| Briner, Jefferson | Private | July 12, 1861 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
| Babb, John | Private | June 7, 1861 | Killed, Aug. 30, 1862, at Second Bull Run. |
| Bechtel, David | Private | July 18, 1861 | Missing in action, June 30, 1862, at Charles City Cross Roads. |
| Bechtel, Jacob | Private | July 18, 1861 | Wounded and missing in action, Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Va. |
| Boyer, John H. | Private | Jun. 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Cuningham, Peter | Private | June 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Coller, Josiah | Private | June 7, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Mar. 25, 1863. |
| Caldwell, James | Private | June 7, 1861 | Deserted, Apr. 14, 1862, at Manassas, Va. |
| Davies, Samuel | Private | June 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| De Parson, De Lozier | Private | Sept. 30, 1862 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Mar. 1, 1863. |
| Dehart, Peter | Private | July 13, 1861 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
| Dengler, Henry | Private | Sept. 30, 1862 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
| Doty, James | Private | June 7, 1861 | Deserted, Dec. 9, 1862, at Falmouth, Va. |
| Epphimer, David. C | Private | June 7, 1861 | Promoted to Commissary Sgt., 3rd Reserves, Mar. 1, 1864. |
| Ellis, William | Private | Sept. 30, 1862 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
| Ellis, Franklin | Private | Jun. 7, 1861 | Deserted, Dec. 10, 1862, at Falmouth, Va. |
| Focht, Josiah | Private | June 7, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Nov. 27, 1862. |
| Frill, Edward | Private | June 11, 1861 | Deserted, Oct. 30, 1862, at Berlin, Md. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Frill, Edward” includes the following notation: “Deserted 10-30-62 at Berlin, Md. M.O. by order of Maj. Love at Phil., Pa.” The record gives the muster out date as June 23, 1865. |
| Fisher, David | Private | Sept. 30, 1862 | Mustered out, June 23, 1865. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Fisher, David” includes the following notation: “Deserted, 12-9-62, at Falmouth, Va.” |
| Geiger, Henry | Private | Jun. 11, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Good, William S. | Private | June 11, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Gearhart, Reuben G. | Private | June 11, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Feb., 1862. |
| Good, Emanuel | Private | Sept. 19, 1862 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, July 25, 1863. |
| Good, Henry S. | Private | July 18, 1861 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864, Vet. |
| Grath, William | Private | August 26, 1862 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
| Geiger, Alexander | Private | July 13, 1861 | Killed, Aug. 30, 1862, at Bull Run. |
| Harner, Alfred | Private | June 11, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Harrison, Samuel L. | Private | June 11, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Hoffman, Henry | Private | June 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Hobson, James L. | Private | June 11, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Nov. 24, 1862. |
| Hendley, Frederick | Private | June 11, 1861 | Killed, Sept. 17, 1862, at Antietam. |
| Hunsberger, Jeremiah C. | Private | July 13, 1861 | Wounded and prisoner, May 9, 1864, at Cloyd Mountain, West Virginia. |
| Helmer, Albert D. | Private | July 12, 1861 | Deserted, Mar. 2, 1864, at Martinsburg, West Virginia. |
| Kupp, Morgan | Private | June 7, 1861 | Promoted to Quarter Master, 167th reg. P. V., Dec. 11, 1862. |
| Kelchner, William | Private | August 30, 1862 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
| Kellar, Adam F. | Private | June 11, 1861 | Deserted, July 25, 1861, at Washington D.C. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, there is no record for “Kellar, Adam F.” There is however a record for “Keller, Adam F.” who served with Co. D, 3rd Reserves, and for whom the details are as provided above. |
| Long, James | Private | June 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Lorah, Henry A. | Private | June 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Lowrey, Patrick | Private | June 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Lorah, Alexander | Private | July 20, 1861 | Mustered out, Aug. 12, 1864. |
| Levan, David | Private | Sept. 8, 1862 | Deserted, Dec. 10, 1862, at Falmouth, Va. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Levan, David” is blank except for a cross-reference to the record for “Levard, Daniel.” The details in this second record are as provided above. |
| Lichtenfelt, Henry | Private | June 11, 1861 | Deserted, July 25, 1861, at Washington D. C. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Lichtenfelt, Henry” is blank except for a cross-reference to the record for “Leichienfeldt, Henry.” The details in this second record are as provided above. |
| Mann, Samuel | Private | June 7, 1861 | Deserted, Dec. 10, 1862, returned Apr. 1, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Miles, Nathaniel | Private | June 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Miller, William | Private | June 7, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 18, 1862. |
| Mellen, Jacob | Private | June 7, 1861 | Killed, June 27, 1862, at Gaines’ Mill. |
| Moohn, Isaac | Private | Sept. 30, 1862 | Deserted, Dec. 9, 1862. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Moohn, Isaac” is blank except for a cross-reference to the record for “Mohn, Isaac V.” However, no card was found for an Isaac V. Mohn. |
| McChalicher, Samuel | Private | July 13, 1861 | Discharged, Nov. 27, 1862, for wounds received, Aug. 30, 1862, at Bull Run. |
| McCord, Heber | Private | Jul. 18, 1861 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
| Raudenbush, George A. | Private | June 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Rank, William H. | Private | June 7, 1861 | Died, Sept. 24, 1862, at Fairfax Seminary Hospital, Va, cause unknown. |
| Rorke, Joseph | Private | July 13, 1861 | Missing in action, June 30, 1862, at Charles City Cross Roads. |
| Sagee, William S. | Private | June 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Sayboldt, Augustus | Private | June 7, 1861 | Promoted from Cor. to Sgt., Nov. 19, 1861, reduced to Private, Oct. 1, 1862, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Scarlet, Roland G. | Private | June 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Shaner, Solomon S. | Private | June 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Slichter, Joseph | Private | Jun. 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Schiefley, John | Private | June 7, 1861 | Discharged, June 22, 1863, for wounds received, Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg. |
| Steeve, Richard | Private | June 7, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Apr. 10, 1862. |
| Shaffer, Harrison | Private | August 25, 1862 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
| Simmons, Henry J. | Private | August 30, 1862 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
| Shepherd, Andrew M. | Private | July 18, 1861 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
| Schwartz, Cyrus | Private | June 7, 1861 | Missing in action, June 30, 1862, at Charles City Cross Roads. |
| Setley, George | Private | June 11, 1861 | Died, Nov. 24, 1862, at Stafford Court House, Va, cause unknown. Editor’s note: See the entry for “Henry Setley” above and the “Editor’s note” that is provided for it. |
| Shaffer, George | Private | Sept. 9, 1862 | Deserted, Dec. 14, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Va. |
| Thomas, James P. | Private | Sept. 1, 1862 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
| Walker, Benjamin F. | Private | June 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Wann, Henry | Private | June 7, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Weigner, George O. | Private | June 7, 1861 | Reduced from Cor. to Private, Oct. 1, 1862, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Wright, Charles E. | Private | June 7, 1861 | Wounded and missing in action, Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg. |
| Wilkins, Charles E. | Private | Jul. 18, 1861 | Deserted, Dec. 14, 1862, at Fredericksburg. |
| Yoder, Samuel | Private | Jun. 7, 1861 | Discharged, Nov. 28, 1862, for wounds received, Aug. 30, 1862, at Bull Run. |
