Muster Roll of the Biddle Rifles

The “Biddle Rifles” of Liverpool, Perry County, Pennsylvania, were assigned Company “B” of the 7th Pennsylvania Reserves

NAME.RANK.IN DATE.REMARKS.
Jameson, JohnCaptainMay 4, 1861Wounded at Antietam, September 16-17, 1862; resigned November 11, 1862
Snyder, John QuincyCaptainMay 4, 1861Promoted to 1st Lt., November 11, 1861; to Captain, November 11, 1862; wounded, with loss of leg, at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 9, 1863
Snyder, Henry ClayCaptainMay 4, 1861Promoted to 1st Lt., March 28, 1863; to Captain, July 21, 1863; discharged August 15, 1863
Scholl, George Keller1st LieutenantMay 4, 1861Resigned November 11, 1861
Deitrick, John1st LieutenantMay 4, 1861Promoted to Sergeant, May 11, 1861; to 2d Lt., March 1, 1863; to 1st Lt., July 20, 1863; dismissed May 3, 1864
Dieffenbach, William H.2nd LieutenantMay 4, 1861Promoted to Sergeant, July, 1862; to 2d Lt., July 31, 1863; brevet 1st Lt., March 13, 1865; captured\r\nMay 30, 1864; discharged March 12, 1865
Hetrick, Amos W.1st SergeantMay 4, 1861Killed at Gaines’ Mill, June 27, 1862
Winters, Henry H.1st SergeantMay 4, 1861Promoted to 1st Sergeant, June 26, 1862; discharged October 25, 1862, for wounds received at Bull Run
Hamilton, John J.1st SergeantMay 4, 1861Promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1862; to Sergeant, December 1, 1862; to 1st Sergeant, August 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
Huff, BenjaminSergeantMay 4, 1861Promoted to Corporal, March, 1863; to Sergeant January 1, 1864; capt’d May 5, 1864; discharged June 13, 1865; Vet
Portzline, William H.SergeantMay 4, 1861Wounded at Gaines’ Mill, June 27, 1862; promoted to Sergeant, March 28,1863; captured at Wilderness, May 5, 1864; transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864; Vet
Eshelman, J. W. EshelanSergeantMay 4, 1861Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Haas, SamuelSergeantMay 4, 1861Promoted to Sergeant, May 1, 1862; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 21, 1863
McCracken, HarrisonSergeantMay 4, 1861Promoted to Sergeant, September 1, 1863; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
Grimes, JohnSergeantMay 4, 1861Promoted to Sergeant, January 1, 1864; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
Newkirk, WilliamCorporalMay 4, 1861Killed at Gaines’ Mill, June 27, 1862
Hebel, JamesCorporalMay 4, 1861Promoted to Corporal, March 28, 1863; transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864; Vet
Klinger, PhilipMusicianMay 4, 1861Transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864; Vet
Kirkpatrick, T.MusicianJuly 18 ,1861Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, January 29, 1862
Adams, MatthewPrivateMay 4, 1861Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 11, 1862; re-enlisted January 21, 1864; died at Alexandria, Va., March 5, 1864
Bowers, Michael W.PrivateMay 4, 1861Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
Bitting, LewisPrivateMay 4, 1861Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 3, 1863
Boyer, John B.PrivateMay 4, 1861Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 23, 1862
Beaumont, EliasPrivateMay 4, 1861Transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864; Vet
Billman, WilliamPrivateMay 4, 1861Transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864; Vet
Blakely, Joseph C.PrivateFebruary 25, 1864Transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864
Bowers, Edward..PrivateMay. 4, 1861Missing in action at Bethesda Church, Va., May 30, 1864
Brown, George W.PrivateJul. 18, 1861Killed at Gaines’ Mill, June 27, 1862
Chamberlain, JohnPrivateMay 4, 1861Wounded at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30,1862; absent at muster-out
Cluck, JohnPrivateMay 4, 1861Wounded, with loss of leg, at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; discharged December 10, 1863
Dewalt, William H.PrivateMay 4, 1861Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
Deemer, JohnPrivateMay 4, 1861Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 1861
Derr, JohnPrivateJan. 28, 1862Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 20, 1862
Duffy, James C.PrivateMay 4, 1861Transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864; Vet
Deitrick, LeonardPrivateJan. 28, 1862Captured May 5, 1864; discharged, date unknown
Free, WilliamPrivateMay. 4, 1861Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
Foley, GeorgePrivateMay 4, 1861Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 7, 1862
Grissinger, GeorgePrivateMay 4, 1861Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 20, 1862
Glaze, John W.PrivateJanuary 28, 1862Transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864
Gebhart, CharlesPrivateJuly 18, 1862Transferred to Battery A, 1st Pa. Res. Light Artillery, January 23, 1862
Glaze, Stephen F.PrivateMay 4, 1861Capt’d May 5, 1864; Died at Andersonville-Vet
Griffin, Andrew H.PrivateMay 4, 1861Missing in action at Wilderness, May 30, 1864; Vet
Hain, John S.PrivateMay 4, 1861Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
Hebel, John C.PrivateMay 4, 1861Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
Hassinger, John F.PrivateMay 4, 1861Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
Huggins, JacobPrivateJuly 18, 1861Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
Hilbert, JonathanPrivateMay 4, 1861Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, February 15, 1864
Heckard, JamesPrivateMay. 4, 1861Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 18, 1862
Holmes, John W.PrivateSeptember 20, 1861Transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864; Vet
Hebel, DavidPrivateDecember 31, 1863Transferred to 190th Regiment P, V., May 31, 1864
Harmon, Fred. H.PrivateFebruary 9, 1864Wounded, with loss of arm, May 11, 1864; transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864
Harmon, Calvin R.PrivateFebruary 9, 1864Transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864. Soldier Service Record is Available.
Harmon, Newton C.PrivateFebruary 9, 1864Transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864
Hebel, AlfredPrivateDecember 31, 1863Missing in action at Bethesda Church, May 30, 1864
Holman, JacobPrivateJanuary 28, 1862Prisoner from May 30, to November 26, 1864; discharged February 27, 1865
Keiser, LeonardPrivateMay 4, 1861Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, October 8, 1862
Keagy, WilliamPrivateMay 4, 1861Discharged September 26, 1862, for wounds received at Charles City Cross Roads
Keller, William T.PrivateSeptember 18, 1861Transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864
Laning. John S.PrivateMay 4, 1861Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
Larzelier, JamesPrivateMay 4, 1861Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
Liddic, DanielPrivateJuly 18, 1861Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
Leitzel, SolomonPrivateJuly 18, 1861Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, May 20, 1862
Lowe, ThomasPrivateSeptember 18, 1861Transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864; Vet
Lenhart, Isaac R.PrivateMay. 4, 1861Transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864; Vet
Lindsey, WilliamPrivateMay 4, 1861Transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864; Vet
Light, JacobPrivateFebruary 23, 1864Transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864
Liddic, JeremiahPrivateMay 4, 1861Missing in action at Wilderness, May 5, 1864; Vet
Liddic, Benj. E.PrivateJanuary 28, 1862Missing in action at Wilderness, May 5, 1864; Vet
Miller, WilliamPrivateMay 4, 1861Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
McConnell, ThomasPrivateMay 4, 1861Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
McGlaughlin, C.PrivateJanuary 28, 1862Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, November 2, 1862
Myers, LewisPrivateMay 4, 1861Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, July 8, 1862
Monroe, JohnPrivateJuly 18, 1861Discharged October 10, 1862 for wounds received at Charles City Cross Roads
McKnight, John A.PrivateSep. 18, 1861Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 3, 1862; re-enlisted January\r\n28, 1864; missing in action at Wilderness, May 5, 1864
Matchett, GeorgePrivateMay 4, 1861Missing in action at Wilderness, May 5, 1864; Vet
McGlaughlin, Jas.PrivateMay 4, 1861Died at Annapolis, Maryland, October 27, 1862
Potter, JosephPrivateMay 4, 1861Absent, sick, at muster out
Preisler, RudolphPrivateMay 25, 1861Wounded May 11, 1864; transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864; Vet
Portzline, SilasPrivateMay 4, 1861Died at home, in Snyder county, Pa., November 29, 1863
Reen, Christian C.PrivateMay 4, 1861Wounded at 2d Bull Run; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 30, 1863
Reen, FrederickPrivateMay 4, 1861Wounded at 2d Bull Run; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, April 30, 1863
Rinehart, FrederickPrivateJanuary 28, 1862Wounded, with loss of arm; discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Ritter, IsraelPrivateMay. 4, 1861Transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864; Vet
Rice, EliasPrivateMay 4, 1861Captured May 5, 1864; died at Andersonville, September 3, 1864; grave, 7,716
Shoemaker, JacobPrivateMay 4, 1861Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
Sheibley, David P.PrivateMay. 4, 1861Mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
Shuler, Henry H.PrivateJuly 18, 1861Wounded; mustered out with Company, June 11, 1864
Sheibley, James P.PrivateMay 4, 1861Wounded at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, 1862; mustered out with Company, June 16, 1864
Stephens, JosephPrivateJanuary 28, 1862Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Snyder, James W.PrivateMay 25, 1861Transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864; Vet. Buried in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Smith, GeorgePrivateMay 25, 1861Transferred to 190thRegiment P. V., May 31, 1864; Vet
Stailey, Jeremiah J.PrivateMay 4, 1861Captured May 5, 1864; mustered out May 11, 1865
\r\nShatto, DavidPrivateMay 25, 1861Died at Washington, D. C., October 4, 1863
Tagg, RichardPrivateMay 25, 1861Discharged November 14, 1862, for wounds received at Antietam, September 17, 1862
Temple, RobertPrivateJanuary 28, 1862Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, November. 6, 1863
Ulsh, WilliamPrivateFebruary 25, 1864Transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864
Vandling, WesleyPrivateMay 4, 1861Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, December 10, 1862
Wingard, WilliamPrivateMay. 4, 1861Wounded; absent, sick, at muster out
Welsh, EliasPrivateMay 4, 1861Wounded at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, 1862; absent, in hospital, at muster out
Weikell, WilliamPrivateMay 4, 1861Absent, sick, at muster out
Williamson, G. W.PrivateMay 4, 1861Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, date unknown
Winters, JosephPrivateMay 25, 1861Discharged September 5, 1862, for wounds received at Gaines’ Mill
Williamson, CyrusPrivateMay 4, 1861Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 3. 1863
Wagner, JohnPrivateMay. 4, 1861Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, March 3, 1863; re-enlisted January 28, 1864; missing in action, May 5, 1864
Williamson, J. W.PrivateFebruary 5, 1864Transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864
Wolf, AlfredPrivateFebruary 13, 1864Transferred to 190th Regiment P. V., May 31, 1864
Winters, Isaiah D.PrivateJanuary 28, 1862Missing in action at Wilderness, May 5, 1864; discharged, date unknown; Vet
Williamson, P. E.PrivateMay 4, 1861Died September 20, 1862, of wounds received at South Mount’n
Walker, WilliamPrivateMay. 4, 1861Deserted July 26, 1863
Zitch, JohnPrivateMay. 4, 1861Discharged on Surgeon’s Certificate, February 14, 1863