Forest County in the Civil War

This information is compiled and will be added to from various sources - one is a transcription of information from The Military History Chapter of "History of the Counties of McKean, Elk and Forest, Pennsylvania" published by J. H. Beers & Co. Publishers, Chicago, 1890.

 The National Park Service Sailors and Soldiers of the Civil War Site has also been checked for these soldiers.

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4th PA Cavalry

Crawford, R. B.    

11th PA Reserves

Martin, Barney

Co. F, Eleventh Pennsylvania Reserves

 

37th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry

Porter, Thomas

Co. H, Thirty-seventh P.V. I.

Three of his brothers -- Henry, David and George also served, the latter two dying

51st PA Regiment

Zohnizer, James Co. I, 51st PA Regt - Captain From Neillsburg, died in 1889.

63rd PA Infantry Regiment

Black, Thomas

63d Infantry Regt

Wounded during the war, and after returning was killed by the limb of a tree.

One Hundred and Third Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry - Co. A

Paup, G. W.

Date of discharge unknown

 

One Hundred and Third Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry - Co. H

Furree, Ephraim Date of discharge unknown  
Gray, W. E. Captured at Plymouth  
Irwin, Hiram Made prisoner; discharged in 1864  
Irwin, Benj. Died at Beaufort, N. C.  
Irwin, Hezekiah Died of wounds at Fair Oaks  
Irwin, Perry Missing in September, 1863;  
Landis, Joseph R. Transferred to the Veteran Reserves  
Maze, Andrew J. Reported to have died at Andersonville  
Maze, John H. Transferred to the Veteran Reserves  
Warner, L. R. Captured at Plymouth  
NOTES: Seven brothers of the Irwin family served in Pennsylvania Regiments

One Hundred and Fifth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry - Co. B

Dowling, John C. Commander Killed at Fair Oaks
Fox, William    
King, C. P.    
Love, John    
Parsons, Judson J.    
Saxton, George W.    
Schreckengost, J.    
Titus, Joseph   Died at Andersonville
Williams, Joseph   Killed at Fair Oaks
Wing, Hiram    

One Hundred and Fiftieth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry - Co. H

Reisinger, J. W. H.

Commander of Co. H

 

One Hundred and Fiftieth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry - Co. I

Agnew, John, Sr. Discharged on Surgeon's certificate  
Gaul, John F. Became Lieutenant-Colonel of the 4th Pennsylvania Reserves  
Magee, Francis A.    

Miscellaneous

Early in June, 1863, J. B. Agnew was on detached service, and from the 7th to the 15th was in charge of ordnance train under special order of Gen. Meade.  Although discharged without rank, he filled a commissioned officer's place for over a year, and by special orders took a leading place on detached service.

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