Civil War – Penn Soldiers: Company F, 74th P.V. Infantry.

Company F, 74th P.V. Infantry.
Editor Indiana County Gazette.

MY DEAR SIR — Having recently enjoyed reading the account of the recent reunion of the soldiers of Indiana county, as published in your wide-awake and ably-conducted journal, but not seeing any mention of Company F, Seventy-fourth P.V. Infantry, a company that was recruited in your town in six days of March, 1865, and which was mustered out of the service at Clarksburg, West Virginia, on August 29, 1865. When this company left Indiana for the seat of war its ranks contained 111 men, and a finer looking body of soldiers never went forth from any county to defend the old flag. Having the muster out roll of this company at hand, I have concluded to give it to you for publication, believing that there are still many of the old boys residing in loyal old Indiana county.

Here it is:

Captain – John Kinter.

First Lieut. – John McWilliams.

Second Lieut. – Matthew S. Ray.

First Sergeant. – John W. Shields.

Sergeants – Peter Frech, Andrew J. Stumpf, Thomas S. McLain, William H. Kinter.

First Corporal – William C. Dilts.

Corporals – Alexander Walker, William T. Rowe, Samuel Wissinger, William Thompson, David T. Faith, Harrison H. Shields.

Musicians – Henry L. Kinter, Henry H. Shields.

Privates – John S. Agey, Samuel Bothel, Alex. Blue, Jonathan W. Brown, John Brown, John Brown (of D), William M. Buterbaugh, Lewis Buterbaugh, Solomon Buterbaugh, James Baker, Thomas Berringer, John L. Berringer, David H. Brady, Samuel Clawson, William Craig, Henry Craig, William A. Connor, William Dearmin, Samuel Donahey, George Donahey, Samuel M. Fails, William Faith, John Faith, John W. Findley, Samuel Gibson, Robert Galbreth, Robert C. Hopkins, Albert Howe, Andrew Harmon, George W. Hanna, Joseph Johnston, Archibald Kinter, John Lowman, Thomas C. Loughry, John R. Lightcap, Samuel Munshower, Harrison Munshower, Henry M. Myers, David Myers, Isaac K. Myers, John McQuown, Thomas H. McQuown, William McQuown, Madison McLaughlin, Wesley McLaughlin, John McCunn, James McLeister, Robert C. McGaughey, John McCoy, Alex. McMillen, James McMillen, Hugh R. McAllister, Andrew F. McCall, Fred. Pfeiffer, Augustus Peas, William M. Ray, Myers I. Rhodes, John I. Rowe, Nicholas B. Short, David A. Short, John Sheiffer, Hiram Stuchul, Henry Weiss.

Two members of this company died in the service, two deserted and 15 were discharged on account of sickness. When the company entered the service the commissioned officers were as follows: G.A. McLain, captain; John Kinter, first lieutenant, and John McWilliams, second lieutenant. Captain McLain, on account of order 213, W.D, A.G.C., dated May 8, 1865, left the company and returned to his home in Indian.

MAC.
GREENSBURG, PA., Sept. 4, 1891.

Indiana County Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania) 09 Sep 1891

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