Before the days of wire services or news bureaus, newspapers frequently printed letters from local soldiers to provide more in-depth coverage of war news. Since regiments were recruited by geographical regions, most of the men serving in a unit were neighbors, and their families often shared letters with each other. Some soldiers specifically arranged to send reports of company news to their hometown newspapers. This index, prepared by Dan Masters, records all soldiers' correspondence printed in the Church Advocate newspapers during the Civil War. Researchers should be aware that these indexes do not necessarily represent the holdings of the Center for Archival Collections. Those wishing to review the news articles or editorials cited here should consult the Guide to Newspaper Holdings.

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Illinois Units

55th Illinois Volunteer Infantry

Private Samuel Fauss (Faas), Company F
Samuel Fauss enlisted while a resident of North Prairie, Illinois in Company F, 55th Illinois Volunteer Infantry on October 12, 1861, mustering into service October 31, 1861. He reenlisted on February 16, 1864, and was wounded July 22, 1864 in the battle of Atlanta. He was discharged for disability on July 25, 1865.
Letters: September 17, 1863, September 8, 1864

64th Illinois Volunteer Infantry (also known as Yates' Sharpshooters)

Chaplain Charles Cain
Charles Cain was a resident of Bureau Co., Illinois when he enlisted as Chaplain of the 1st Battalion, Yate's Sharpshooters on December 10, 1861. His further record is unclear but the state roster for Illinois says that he never joined his regiment.
Letter: March 20, 1862

72nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry

Sergeant David C. McMurtrie, Company H
David C. McMurtrie was born March 3, 1835 in Middletown, Pennsylvania and was a resident of Chicago, Illinois when he enlisted as a Private in Company H, 72nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry on August 2, 1862. Mustered into service August 21, 1862, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant before he was mustered out August 7, 1865.
Letter: March 17, 1864

123rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry

Chaplain George Sandoe, Company G
George Sandoe enlisted while a resident of Martinsville, Illinois as a Private in Company G, 123rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry on August 14, 1862, mustering into service September 6, 1862. Serving with the regiment through the rest of the war, he was promoted to Sergeant and later to Chaplain to date January 11, 1865. He was mustered out June 28, 1865.
Letters: September 18, 1862, October 2, 1862, November 13, 1862 (2), April 2, 1863, August 27, 1863, December 17, 1863, July 21, 1864, December 8, 1864, January 12, 1865, January 26, 1865, April 7, 1865, June 15, 1865

Indiana Units

12th Indiana Volunteer Infantry

Musician Charles F. Nelson, Company I
Charles F. Nelson enlisted as a Silver Lake, Indiana resident as a Musician into Company I, 12th Indiana Volunteer Infantry on August 12, 1862, mustering into service the same day. He was reduced to the rank of Private at his own request, and mustered out June 8, 1865 at Washington, D.C.
Letters: April 2, 1863, April 9, 1863, May 14, 1863, July 9, 1863, July 16, 1863, September 10, 1863, October 1, 1863, February 18, 1864, June 23, 1864

13th Indiana Volunteer Infantry

Private Frederick Komp, Company F
Frederick Komp was a drafted as a resident of Flint, Indiana on October 31, 1864 into Company F, 13th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He was mustered out September 5, 1865 at Goldsboro, North Carolina.
Letters: December 29, 1864, March 2, 1865, April 20, 1865, July 13, 1865, October 12, 1865

26th Indiana Volunteer Infantry

Private David Keplinger, Company A
David Keplinger was drafted as a resident of Lodi, Indiana into Company A, 26th Indiana Volunteer Infantry on November 30, 1864. he was mustered out November 15, 1865.
Letters: January 19, 1865, February 2, 1865, April 7, 1865, July 13, 1865, October 19, 1865

27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry

Private James O. Laughlin, Company B
James O. Laughlin was a resident of Daviess Co., Indiana when he enlisted as a Private in Company B, 27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry on September 12, 1861, mustering into service the same day. He mustered out September 1, 1864 at Indianapolis, Indiana.
Letter: August 14, 1862

31st Indiana Volunteer Infantry

Corporal Henry D. Lehman, Company F
Henry D. Lehman enlisted as a resident of Bloomfield, Indiana as a Private in Company F, 31st Indiana Volunteer Infantry on September 20, 1861, mustering into service the same day. Promoted to the rank of Corporal during his service, Lehman reenlisted on January 1, 1864 and was mustered out December 8, 1865.
Letters: January 30, 1862, March 20, 1862, December 4, 1862

59th Indiana Volunteer Infantry

Private David Neidigh, Company E
David Neidigh enlisted as Private in the 59th Indiana Volunteer Infantry on August 21, 1862 and was assigned to Company E at an unknown date. His further record is unknown.
Letters: October 16, 1862, November 6, 1862, December 18, 1862

71st Indiana Volunteer Infantry

First Sergeant Joseph W. Neely, Company F
Joseph W. Neely enlisted as a Fredonia, Indiana resident as First Sergeant in Company F, 71st Indiana Volunteer Infantry on August 18, 1862, mustering service the same day. Reduced to the ranks during his service, the 71st Indiana became the 6th Indiana Cavalry. Neely mustered out June 17, 1865 at Pulaski, Tennessee.
Letter: October 23, 1862

75th Indiana Volunteer Infantry

Private Daniel K. Shoup, Company H
Daniel K. Shoup was a resident of Zanesville, Indiana when he enlisted as a Private in Company H, 75th Indiana Volunteer Infantry on August 6, 1862. Detailed to the Engineer/Pioneers for most of his service, he officially transferred July 29, 1864
Letters: June 4, 1863, August 6, 1863, April 21, 1864

85th Indiana Volunteer Infantry

Wagoner James W. Buskirk, Company C
James W. Buskirk enlisted as a Terre Haute, Indiana resident as a Wagoner in Company C, 85th Indiana Volunteer Infantry on August 22, 1862, mustering into service the same day. Captured along with the rest of the regiment at the Battle of Thompson Station, Buskirk deserted January 13, 1865.
Letters: September 18, 1862, January 28, 1864

101st Indiana Volunteer Infantry

Private Alexander McKee, Company I
Alexander McKee enlisted while a resident of Marion, Indiana as a Private in Company I, 101st Indiana Volunteer Infantry on January 6, 1863. He transferred to the Veterans Reserve Corps at an unknown date.
Letter: March 3, 1864

Iowa Units

3rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry

Sergeant William C. Newton, Company G
William C. Newton was born in Ohio and was residing in Winterset, Iowa when he enlisted as a 23 year old Private in Company G, 3rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry on May 21, 1861, mustering into service June 8, 1861. He had the misfortune to be wounded twice during the war: slightly in the thigh April 6, 1862 at the Battle of Shiloh, and severely October 5, 1862 at Matamoros, Tennessee, the results of that wound causing his right leg to be amputated. Promoted to Sergeant to date May 23, 1862, he was discharged for his wounds April 7, 1863.
Letter: January 23, 1862

7th Iowa Volunteer Infantry

Private Heber Bond, Company A
Heber Bond was a resident of Fredonia, Iowa when he enlisted as a 19 year old Private in Company A, 7th Iowa Volunteer Infantry on February 21, 1864. He was mustered out July 12, 1865 at Louisville, Kentucky.
Letter: January 19, 1865

11th Iowa Volunteer Infantry

Private Joshua B. Sullivan, Company I
Joshua B. Sullivan, a resident of Grand View, Iowa, enlisted as a 20 year old Private in Company I, 11th Iowa Volunteer Infantry on September 24, 1861, mustering into service October 19, 1861. Severely wounded at the Battle of Shiloh on April 6, 1862, he died of his wounds April 23, 1862 at Paducah, Kentucky.
Letter: October 31, 1861, January 30, 1862

14th Iowa Volunteer Infantry

Chaplain Frederick F. Kiner, Company I (see also 27th Iowa Volunteer Infantry)
Frederick F. Kiner was a resident of Mount Pleasant, Iowa when he enlisted as the 27 year old First Sergeant of Company I, 14th Iowa Volunteer Infantry on October 5, 1861. Mustering into service November 5, 1861, he was captured April 6, 1862 at the Battle of Shiloh and paroled October 17, 1862 at Aiken's Landing, Virginia. Commissioned Chaplain to date April 21, 1863, he served in this capacity until the regiment was mustered out November 16, 1864 at Davenport, Iowa. He also served as Chaplain in the 27th Iowa Infantry, being commissioned January 21, 1865 and mustering out August 8, 1865 at Clinton, Iowa.
Article: December 15, 1864
Letters: July 23, 1863, June 30, 1864, September 29, 1864, October 13, 1864

Private John Cramer, Company I
John Cramer was a resident of Henry Co., Iowa when he enlisted as a 24 year old Private in Company I, 14th Iowa Volunteer Infantry on December 10, 1861, mustering into service the same day. Slightly wounded in the finger April 6, 1862 at the Battle of Shiloh, he was discharged for disability June 16, 1862 at Corinth, Mississippi. These letters, dated several months after he was discharged, are a memoir of his service and travails.
Letters: December 4, 1862, January 15, 1863, March 12, 1863, October 22, 1863

19th Iowa Volunteer Infantry

Private John W. Hankins (Hawkins), Company G
John W. Hankins was born in Tennessee and was a resident of Grand View, Iowa when he enlisted as a Private in Company G, 19th Iowa Volunteer Infantry on August 12, 1862, mustering into service August 21, 1862. He was mustered out July 10, 1865 at Mobile, Alabama. In mid 1863, he assumed the duties of Chaplain and was assigned to the 11th Louisiana Infantry, A.D., also known as the Corps d'Afrique.
Letters: September 25, 1862, October 2, 1862, October 23, 1862, November 6, 1862, January 8, 1863, January 15, 1863, March 12, 1863, April 9, 1863, April 16, 1863, April 23, 1863, June 11, 1863

27th Iowa Volunteer Infantry

Chaplain Frederick F. Kiner (see also 14th Iowa Volunteer Infantry)
Letter: February 16, 1865, March 9, 1865, March 23, 1865, April 7, 1865, May 11, 1865

28th Iowa Volunteer Infantry

First Lieutenant Carlisle Cassiday, Company B
Carlisle Cassiday was a resident of Wilton, Iowa when he enlisted as the 44 year old First Sergeant of Company B, 28th Iowa Volunteer Infantry on August 6, 1862. He mustered into service August 19, 1862 and was commissioned First Lieutenant to date July 31, 1863. He resigned his commission April 6, 1864.
Letter: February 11, 1864

29th Iowa Volunteer Infantry

Private Francis M. Haskins, Company I
Francis M. Haskins was a resident of Guthrie Center, Iowa when he enlisted as an 18 year old Private in Company I, 29th Iowa Volunteer Infantry on August 13, 1862, mustering into service August 22, 1862. He was mustered out August 10, 1865 at New Orleans, Louisiana.
Letter: July 13, 1865

Private Oliver P. Miller, Company I
Oliver P. Miller enlisted as a 20 year old resident of Guthrie Co., Iowa in Company I, 29th Iowa Volunteer Infantry on August 9, 1862, mustering into service August 20, 1862. He was mustered out August 10, 1865 at New Orleans, Louisiana.
Letters: April 2, 1863, September 24, 1863, October 20, 1864, June 8, 1865, July 27, 1865

33rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry

Corporal Peter Walter, Company A
Peter Walter was a resident of Pleasantville, Iowa when he enlisted as a 29 year old Private in Company A, 33rd Iowa Volunteer Infantry on August 13, 1862. Mustering into service September 9, 1862, he was promoted to Corporal December 10, 1862. He died of disease October 26, 1864 at St. Louis, Missouri.
Letter: December 31, 1863

1st Iowa Volunteer Cavalry

Private Augustus G. McCormick, Company E
Augustus G. McCormick enlisted as a 35 year old Trenton, Iowa resident in Company E, 1st Iowa Volunteer Cavalry on August 23, 1862, mustering into service the same day. He was discharged for disability October 25, 1864 at Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri.
Letter: November 17, 1864

Louisiana Units

11th Louisiana Infantry, A. D.

Chaplain John W. Hankins (see also 19th Iowa Infantry)
Letters: October 8, 1863, October 22, 1863, December 31, 1863, January 28, 1864, February 18, 1864

Maryland Units

4th Maryland Volunteer Infantry

Private Benjamin Williams, Company E
Benjamin Williams enlisted as a Private in Company E, 4th Maryland Volunteer Infantry on August 12, 1862, mustering into service the same day. He transferred out of the regiment on January 1, 1864 to the Veterans Reserve Corps from which he was mustered out April 18, 1864.
Letter: November 6, 1862

12th Maryland Volunteer Infantry

Private Elliot D. Aller, Company B (see also 21st Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry)
Elliot D. Aller enlisted as a Private in Company B, 12th Maryland Volunteer Infantry June 18, 1864, mustering into service the same day. He mustered out November 6, 1864. The following year, he enlisted as a Private in Company B, 21st Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry on February 13, 1865, mustering into service the same day. He was mustered out July 8, 1865 at Lynchburg, Virginia.
Letters: August 25, 1864, September 29, 1864, October 27, 1864

Private Jacob H. Basore, Company B
Jacob H. Basore enlisted as a Private in Company B, 12th Maryland Volunteer Infantry on June 18, 1864, mustering into service the same day. He was mustered out November 6, 1864.
Letters: June 30, 1864, August 4, 1864, September 15, 1864

Missouri Units

1st Missouri Engineers

Private Adam Whisler, Companies B and K
Letters: July 16, 1863, October 1, 1863, December 31, 1863, January 21, 1864, January 28, 1864, February 18, 1864, June 2, 1864, December 1, 1864

Ohio Units

For complete biographies of members of Ohio units, please see Northwest Ohio in the Civil War.

16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Private John H. Thompson, Company G
Letters: February 5, 1863, May 28, 1863

Captain George Upton Harn, Company I
Article: June 23, 1864
Obituary: January 29, 1863
Letters: May 8, 1862, July 31, 1862, August 7, 1862

21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Private Christopher S. Bolton, Company F (see also U.S. Signal Corps)
Letters: October 17, 1861, October 24, 1861, October 31, 1861, November 14, 1861, December 12, 1861, December 19, 1861, January 16, 1862 (for further letters, see U.S. Signal Corps below)

23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Private Henry C. Cremer, Company H
Letter: January 30, 1862

25th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Private William W. Chamberlain, Company G
Letters: July 18, 1861, September 26, 1861

29th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Colonel Jonas Schoonover, Company H
Letters: May 14, 1863, August 6, 1863, September 17, 1863, May 12, 1864

41st Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Sergeant Simon B. Norris, Company C
Letters: April 14, 1864, May 12, 1864, June 9, 1864, August 18, 1864, October 6, 1864, March 9, 1865, June 22, 1865, August 31, 1865, October 12, 1865, December 7, 1865

49th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Private Henry F. Miller, Company H
Letters: March 23, 1865, May 25, 1865

Sergeant John Henry Bolton, Company I
Letters: October 17, 1861, January 2, 1862, May 22, 1862, February 12, 1863, March 26, 1863, September 10, 1863, June 2, 1864, October 6, 1864, December 1, 1864, July 20, 1865, August 10, 1865

Corporal John H. Stover, Company I
Letter: October 13, 1864

64th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Second Lieutenant William S. McDowell, Company H
Letters: January 9, 1862, January 23, 1862, February 6, 1862, February 20, 1862, March 13, 1862, July 3, 1862, July 17, 1862, August 14, 1862, August 21, 1862, September 18, 1862, October 23, 1862, November 27, 1862, December 18, 1862

Corporal Jacob Landis, Company H
Letters: January 23, 1862, March 6, 1862, August 14, 1862

78th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

W.M.B.
Article: January 8, 1863

99th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Corporal Samuel H. Bolton, Company D (see also U.S. Signal Corps)
Letters: February 5, 1863, December 31, 1863

102nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Private John Duffey, Company H
Letter: May 11, 1865

104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Corporal Bennywell L. Devies, Company E
Letters: September 25, 1862, December 11, 1862, June 18, 1863, February 25, 1864

118th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Corporal Elliott S. McMichael, Company E
Letters: March 5, 1863, May 7, 1863, September 24, 1863

Private William Seifried, Company G
Letters: November 27, 1862, January 8, 1863, January 29, 1863, February 12, 1863, February 26, 1863, May 14, 1863, February 4, 1864, March 17, 1864

123rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry

Corporal Samuel P. Solinger, Company H
Letter: June 2, 1864

Pennsylvania Units

28th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Musician Alfred F. Stauffer
Alfred F. Stauffer enlisted as a Musician in the band of the 28th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on September 6, 1861, mustering into service the same day. He was mustered out September 9, 1862.
Letter: October 10, 1861

32nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry AKA 3rd Pennsylvania Reserves

Private Joseph F. Hoover, Company B
Joseph F. Hoover enlisted as a Private in Company B, 32nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on July 29, 1861, mustering into service the same day. He served with the regiment through the war, transferring to the 54th Pennsylvania on July 4, 1864.
Letters: July 24, 1862, June 9, 1864, July 28, 1864

40th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Private James W. Davis, Company B
James W. Davis enlisted as a Private in Company B, 40th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on June 10, 1861. Wounded at the second battle of Bull Run on August 30, 1862, he is listed as having deserted March 18, 1863 (absent, in arrest at Muster out).
Letter: July 18, 1861

76th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Private George W. Trover, Company A
George W. Trover enlisted as a Private in Company A, 76th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on October 1, 1861, mustering into service the same day. He died of disease February 4, 1863 in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Letter: May 8, 1862

Private John Weigle, Company A
John Weigle enlisted as a Private in Company A, 76th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on October 1, 1861, mustering into service the same day. He mustered out November 28, 1864.
Letters: May 8, 1862, February 26, 1863

Private William H. Fishel, Company I
William H. Fishel originally enlisted in Company I, 76th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in 1861, but reenlisted February 1, 1864. He was mustered out July 18, 1865 at Raleigh, North Carolina.
Letter: October 22, 1863

77th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Private Flavius J. Bender, Company C
Flavius J. Bender enlisted as a Private in Company C, 77th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on September 20, 1861, mustering into service the same day. Captured at the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863, he died while a prisoner of war February 24, 1864 at Richmond, Virginia.
Article: October 13, 1864
Letters: November 7, 1861, November 14, 1861, December 19, 1861, January 16, 1862, March 27, 1862, April 17, 1862, May 8, 1862, July 3, 1862, July 24, 1862, August 7, 1862, November 27, 1862, December 18, 1862, January 15, 1863, April 9, 1863, May 28, 1863, July 16, 1863, July 30, 1863, August 20, 1863, September 10, 1863, October 1, 1863

Private Kimber A. Moore, Company F
Kimber A. Moore enlisted as a Private in Company F, 77th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on October 9, 1861, but his further record in unknown.
Letter: February 11, 1864

79th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Private Elias H. Witmer, Company E
Elias H. Witmer enlisted as a Private in Company E, 79th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on September 27, 1861, mustering into service the same day. His further record is unknown.
Letters: December 12, 1861, January 9, 1862

Private Cyrus R. Gramm, Company K
Cyrus R. Gramm enlisted as a Private in Company K, 79th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on February 24, 1865, mustering into service the same day. He was mustered out July 12, 1865 at Washington, D.C.
Letter: June 15, 1865

84th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Private Lewis S. Reed, Company C (see also 188th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry)
Lewis S. Reed enlisted as a 22 year old resident of Blair Co., Pennsylvania in Company C, 84th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in late 1861. His record is unclear, but these letters serve as a memoir of his service with the regiment. He enlisted as a Private in Company G, 188th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on February 20, 1864, mustering into service the same day. Promoted to Corporal to date October 1, 1865, he was mustered out December 14, 1865 at City Point, Virginia.
Letters: March 19, 1863, March 26, 1863, April 16, 1863, April 23, 1863

101st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Private Jacob Nauss, Company A
Jacob Nauss enlisted as a Private in Company A, 101st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on August 31, 1864, mustering into service the same day. He was mustered out June 25, 1865 at New Berne, North Carolina.
Letter: October 6, 1864

Private Daniel W. Swick, Company H
Daniel W. Swick was born October 1, 1843 and enlisted as a Private in Company H, 101st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on February 29, 1864. He was mustered out June 25, 1865 at New Berne, North Carolina.
Letters: February 2, 1865, April 7, 1865

103rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Private Weston Hall, Company E
Weston Hall enlisted as a 30 year old Private in Company E, 103rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on December 7, 1861, mustering into service the same day. Captured April 20, 1864 at Plymouth, North Carolina, he was later paroled but died December 20, 1864 at Annapolis, Maryland and is buried at Annapolis National Cemetery.
Letters: June 5, 1862, October 8, 1863

107th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Private William H. Kindig, Company B
William H. Kindig enlisted as a Private in Company B, 107th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on April 5, 1862, mustering into service the same day. Wounded at the Battle of Antietam September 17, 1862, he died of his wounds October 2, 1862.
Obituary: October 16, 1862
Letter: May 8, 1862

122nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Private Lewis D. Lipp, Company B
Lewis D. Lipp enlisted as a Private in Company B, 122nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on August 11, 1862, mustering into service the same day. Listed as missing at the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863, he has no further record.
Letter: September 11, 1862

125th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Private Samuel S. Richmond, Company D
Samuel S. Richmond enlisted as a Private in Company D, 125th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on August 13, 1862, mustering into service the same day. He was mustered out May 18, 1863 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Letter: September 18, 1862

165th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Private Christian Hoover, Company B
Christian Hoover was drafted into service with Company B, 165th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on November 4, 1862, and was mustered out July 28, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Letters: March 12, 1863, June 11, 1863

179th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Private Isaac Watson, Company B
Isaac Watson was drafted into Company B, 179th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and mustered into service November 5, 1862. He was mustered out July 27, 1863 at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Letter: December 11, 1862

188th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Corporal Lewis S. Reed, Company G (see also 84th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry)
Letter: July 14, 1864

200th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Private William L. Jones, Company C
William L. Jones enlisted as a Private in Company C, 200th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on September 1, 1864. His further record is unclear.
Letters: September 29, 1864, November 26, 1864, February 23, 1865

208th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Private Josephus C. Collins, Company F
Josephus C. Collins enlisted as a Private in Company F, 209th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on September 5, 1864, mustering into service the same day. Wounded April 2, 1865 at Petersburg, Virginia, he was mustered out June 1, 1865 at Alexandria, Virginia.
Letters: December 8, 1864, March 23, 1865

209th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Corporal George W. Grissinger, Company C
George W. Grissinger enlisted as a Corporal in Company C, 209th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on September 3, 1864, mustering into service the same day. He was mustered out May 31, 1865 at Alexandria, Virginia.
Letter: December 1, 1864

21st Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry

Private Elliot D. Aller, Company B (see also 12th Maryland Volunteer Infantry)
Letters: March 9, 1865, May 18, 1865

U. S. Navy

U. S. S. Chamberlain

Seaman Charles D. Rupley, U.S.S. Chamberlain
Letter: July 7, 1864

U. S. Signal Corps

Corporal Samuel H. Bolton (see also 99th Ohio Volunteer Infantry)
Letters: February 11, 1864, February 2, 1865, June 1, 1865

Private Christopher S. Bolton (see also 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry)
Letters: February 20, 1862, July 3, 1862, July 31, 1862, August 21, 1862, September 11, 1862, September 25, 1862, December 18, 1862, January 22, 1863, January 29, 1863, February 26, 1863, March 26, 1863, April 16, 1863, May 7, 1863, June 4, 1863, June 25, 1863, July 23, 1863, August 6, 1863, August 27, 1863, September 17, 1863, October 29, 1863, November 12, 1863, December 17, 1863, December 31, 1863, January 14, 1864, February 4, 1864, February 18, 1864, March 10, 1864, March 24, 1864, March 31, 1864, May 12, 1864, June 2, 1864 (2), June 23, 1864, August 4, 1864, August 18, 1864

Unknown Unit

"G."
Letter: October 13, 1864

"H.Y.Z."
Letters: May 4, 1865, June 15, 1865

"J.N.M."
Letter: August 18, 1864

George Berkstresser, Company G
Letter: April 21, 1864

"A Soldier"
Letter: September 17, 1863