666 ''COLE'S CAVALRY," FIRST REGIMENT POTOMAC HOME BRIGADE CAVALRY—Co. A.
COMPANY A.
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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MUSTER IN.
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OR DISCHARGE.
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Henry A. Cole
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Captain.
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Aug. 10, 1861
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June 28, 1865
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See Roster, Field and Staff.
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George W. F.
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Vernon
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Captain.
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Aug. 10, 1861
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June 28, 1865
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See Roster, Field and Staff.
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Daniel Link
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Captain.
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Aug. 10, 1861
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Jan. 23, 1865
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Entered the service as private; promoted Sergeant;
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First Lieutenant, January 1, 1863; Captain, March 11,
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1864; mustered out, January 23, 1865.
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Franklin
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Hitchcock
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Captain.
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Nov. 2, 1862
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June 28, 1865
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Entered the service as private Company C; promoted
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Second Lieutenant, Company A, January 1, 1863;
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First Lieutenant, March 11, 1864; Captain, February
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1, 1865; mustered out, June 28, 1865.
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Richard W.
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Coomes
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1st Lieut.
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Aug. 10, 1861
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May 14, 1862
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Charles W.
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Beatty
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1st Lieut.
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Aug. 10, 1861
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June 28, 1865
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Promoted from Farrier to Fifth Sergeant; Second
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Lieutenant, May 7, 1864; First Lieutenant, February
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1, 1865; veteran volunteer; mustered out, June 28, 1865.
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Lewis M.
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Zimmerman
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2nd Lieut.
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Aug. 10, 1861
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June 28, 1865
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See Roster, Company K.
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Hanson T. C.
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Green
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2nd Lieut.
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Aug. 10, 1861
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Dec. 15, 1862
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Entered the service as Sergeant Company A, August
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10, 1861; promoted Second Lieutenant, May 10, 1862,
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for gallantry on the battlefield; wounded in action
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at Leesburg, Va., September 2, 1862; led the advance
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guard of the cavalry, who cut their way through the
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enemy's lines, September 14, 1862, at Harper's Ferry,
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Va.; resigned, December 15, 1862.
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David E. Orrison
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2nd Lieut.
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Aug. 12, 1863
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June 28, 1865
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Entered the service as private; promoted Commis-
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sary Sergeant; Second Lieutenant, February 1, 1865.
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ENLISTED MEN.
Albaugh, Basil H.
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1st Sergt.
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Aug. 10, 1861
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June 28, 1865
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Veteran; wounded and taken prisoner, September 2,
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1862, at Leesburg, Va.
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Amos, Charles B.
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Private.
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Feb. 19, 1864
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June 28, 1865
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Apple, Julius C.
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Corporal.
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Aug. 10, 1861
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Killed in action, September 2, 1862, at Leesburg, Va.
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Ashermyer, Wm.
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Private.
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Aug. 10, 1861
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Aug. 19, 1864
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Taken prisoner, September 2, 1862.
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Atkinson, Wm.
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Private.
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Mar. 4, 1864
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June 28, 1865
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Angleberger,
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Thomas F.
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Bugler.
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July 30, 1863
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June 28, 1865
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Avey, Samuel
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Private.
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Sept. 17, 1864
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May 25, 1865
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Bedhamer, John
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Private.
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Feb. 29, 1864
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June 28, 1865
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Brown, George W.
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Private.
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May 14, 1864
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June 28, 1865
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Bechtol, John W.
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Private.
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Aug. 10, 1861
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July 3, 1863
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Beatty, Chas. W.
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Farrier.
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Aug. 10, 1861
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June 28, 1865
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Veteran.
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Bishop, Chas. A.
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Sergeant.
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Aug. 10, 1861
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Aug. 19, 1864
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Taken prisoner, September 2, 1862.
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Beeler, John C.
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Corporal.
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Aug. 10, 1861
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Died September 13, 1863, of wounds received in action.
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Barthelow,
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John H
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Private.
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Aug. 20, 1861
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May 29, 1865
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Transferred to Company F, First P. H. B. Infantry,
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August 1, 1862.
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Betson, Joseph
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Private.
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Dec. 1, 1861
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Taken prisoner, September 12, 1862, and January 1,
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1864; died while a prisoner of war.
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Brogunier, James
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Private.
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Aug. 10, 1861
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Transferred to Company I, First P. H. B. Infantry,
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November 1, 1861.
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Badeau, Edgar P.
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Private.
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July 24, 1863
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Wounded, January 10, 1864, Loudon Heights, Va.; de-
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serted, July 7, 1864.
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Barrack,
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Brestley I
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Private.
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Aug. 10, 1861
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Transferred to Company I, First P. H. B. Infantry,
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November 1, 1861.
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