56 FIRST REGIMENT INFANTRY—COMPANY H.
COMPANY H.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
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DATE OF
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DATE OF
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NAME.
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RANK.
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ENLISTMENT OR
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MUSTER OUT
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REMARKS.
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MUSTEB IN.
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OR DISCHAHGE.
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Benj. H. Schley
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Captain.
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May 27, 1861
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May 23, 1864
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See Roster, Field and Staff.
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John McLyeth
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Captain.
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May 27, 1861
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May 23, 1864
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Entered the service as First Lieutenant Co. H, May 27,
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1861; appointed Regimental Quartermaster, May 1,
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1862; promoted Captain Co. H, August 22, 1862; mus>
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tered out on expiration of term of service, May 23,
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1864.
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Jas. T. Mansfield
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Captain.
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May 20, 1861
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Mar. 24, 1865
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Entered the service as a Sergeant of Co E, May 20, 1861;
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promoted Second Lieutenant Co. I, December 16,
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1862; First Lieutenant Co. B, March 12, 1864; Captain
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Co. H, August 21, 1864; resigned March 24, 1865.
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Thomas Henry
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Captain.
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May 16, 1861
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July 2, 1865
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Entered the service as a Sergeant in Co. D, May 16,
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1861; promoted Quartermaster Sergeant, February 1,
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1862; Second Lieutenant Co. D, May 1, 1863; First
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Lieutenant Co. K, December 5, 1864; Captain Co. H,
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April 10, 1865; wounded May 8, 1864, Laurel Hill, Va.;
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wounded August 18, 1864, Weldon R. R., Va.; mus-
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tered out of service with his company, July 2, 1865.
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Morris Albaugh
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1st Lieut.
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May 27, 1861
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Oct. 5, 1864
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See Roster, Company E.
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Levi T. Heath
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1st Lieut.
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May 27, 1861
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Entered the service as Corporal in Co. G, May 27, 1861;
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promoted Sergeant, February 1, 1862; Second Lieu-
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tenant Co. H, October 1, 1862; First Lieutenant Co. H,
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April 16, 1863; killed in action at the Wilderness, Va ,
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May 5, 1864.
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John N. Stiffler
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1st Lieut.
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May 27, 1861
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July 2, 1865
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Entered the service as a private in Co. G, May 27, 1861;
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promoted Sergeant November 25, 1862; First Sergeant,
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December 1, 1863; First Lieutenant Co. H, October 26,
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1864; taken prisoner May 23, 1862, at Front Royal, .
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Va. ; wounded in action, October 1, 1864, Poplar Grove
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Church, Va., and April 1, 1865, at Five Forks, Va.;
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mustered out of service with his company, July 2,
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1865.
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William G.
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Brashears
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2nd Lieut.
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May 16, 1861
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Nov. 2, 1864
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Entered the service as a Corporal in Co. D, May 16,
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1861; promoted Sergeant, October, 1862; First Ser-
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geant November, 1862; Sergeant-Major, December 16,
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1862; Second Lieutenant Co. H, May 1, 1863; taken
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prisoner May 23, 1862, at Front Royal, Va. ; at Laurel
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Hill Va., May 8, 1864, injured by the fall of a horse;
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at Weldon R. R., Va., August 18, 1864; severely
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wounded in right thigh, discharged for disability,
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_ November 2, 1864.
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Joseph McNulty
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2nd Lieut.
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May 27, 1861
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July 2, 1865
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Entered the service as a private of Co. F, May 27, 1861;
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promoted Corporal; Sergeant, February 5, 1864; First
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Sergeant, November 29, 1864; Second Lieutenant,
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Co. H, February 11, 1865; Brevetted First Lieutenant,
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March 31, 1865, for gallantry and meritorious services
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at the battle of White Oak Road, Va. ; taken prisoner,
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May 23, 1862, at Front Royal, Va.; mustered out of
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service with his company, July 2, 1865.
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ENLISTED MEN.
Alexander,
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Jeremiah C.
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Private.
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May 27, 1861
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May 19, 1864
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Acres, Abner
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Private.
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May 27, 1861
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Deserted August 18, 1862.
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Acton, William
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Private.
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Aug. 18, 1862
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Deserted September 4, 1862.
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Alloway, George
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Private.
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Feb. 27, 1864
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July 2, 1865
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Transfd from Co. C, 7th Md. Infty.
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Abenshen,
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Rudolph
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Private.
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Feb. 15, 1864
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July 2, 1865
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Transfd from Co. C, 7th Md. Infty.
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Acton, John R.
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Private.
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May 18, 1861
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July 2, 1865
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Transfd from Co. K. Vet.
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Batson, Benj. F.
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Sergeant.
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May 27, 1861
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July 2, 1865
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Veteran.
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Bear, John R.
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Corporal.
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May 27, 1861
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May 19, 1864
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