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CIVIL WAR - 142 REGIMENT

The 142nd Pennsylvania Infantry was recruited in
    • Venango
    • Mercer
    • Westmoreland
    • Somerset
    • Union
    • Monroe
    • Pike
    • Fayette
    • Luzerne

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  • *Regiment organized at Camp Curtain, 1 Sept 1862.
  • *Robert P. CUMMINGS, Somerset Co. - Colonel
  • *Alfred B. McCALMONT, Venango Co. - Lieutenant Colonel
  • *John BRADLEY, Luzerne Co. - Major
  • *Mustered out of service 29 May 1865 near Washington
Company I - Originally known as the Petroleum Guards, was recruited chiefly at Oil City. 'The citizens of Oil City gave the company a reception on the 25th of Aug 1862; swords were presented to Captain McCalmont and Lieutenant Hasson and a copy of the Bible to each member of the company. The next day they were transported in wagons to Franklin, where similar hospitalities were extended, and proceded in that manner to Enon Station, whence they departed for Harrisburg, arriving at Camp Curtain on the 27th of August.'
    Original officers:
  • Alfred B. McCALMONT - Captain
  • William H. HASSON - 1st Lieutenant
  • Charles E. HUSTON - 2nd Lieutenant

    COMPANY ROSTER:

  • Captains:
  • *Willliam HASSON
  • *George R. SNOWDEN
  • *Cyrus H. CULVER

  • First Lieutenant:
  • *William H. RHODES

  • Second Lieutenant:
  • *Charles E. HUSTON

  • Sergeants: Oliver P. YOUNG
  • *Abram S. PRATHER
  • *Thomas HOGE
  • *Conrad HEASLEY
  • *James K. ELLIOTT
  • *Loren M. FULTON
  • *Johnson W. CARR (KERR)
  • *Wilson CAMP
  • *William REYNOLDS

  • Corporals:
  • *Jesse B. MOORE
  • *George M. WINGER
  • *Charles HOLBROOK
  • *Joshua FOSTER
  • *John A. WILCOX
  • *William GORMAN
  • *David S. KEEP
  • *Artimus HOLLIS
  • *Daniel WEAVER

  • Musician:
  • *John G. McLANE

  • Privates:
  • *George BEST
  • *Henry H. BOGUE
  • *Samuel BROWN
  • *Martin BOOKSTER
  • *Phillip BARTLEBAUGH
  • *Eli BEATTY
  • *William BOWER
  • *James BOWER
  • *Israel B. BROWN
  • *Wesley H. BURGWIN
  • *Robert CRAIG
  • *George W. CORBIN
  • *David COLDREW
  • *Frank W. CHESLEY
  • *Joseph H. COBURN
  • *Samuel J. COLBURN
  • *Peter DEMPSEY
  • *Richard DAVIS
  • *John DUCKET
  • *Jacob DILMORE
  • *Daniel DOWING
  • *Eli ENGAL
  • *William K. FINDLEY
  • *Daniel H. FINCH
  • *Herman GUNDERMAN
  • *Simon GROSSMAN
  • *John GIBBONS
  • *Philip M. HATCH
  • *James HILL
  • *John W. HOGUE
  • *John E. HOGUE
  • *David JAMES
  • *W.W. JENNINGS
  • *Samuel KELLY
  • *Wilson KENNEDY
  • *Charles E. KEEP
  • *Jacob F. LITTLE
  • *William LANEY
  • *James F. LAMB
  • *David LEE
  • *George R. LOCKWOOD
  • *Henry MELLIN
  • *Patrick MORAN
  • *G.W. MATTHEWS
  • *Samuel MORRISON
  • *Adrian G. MANVILLE
  • *Boint McCRAY
  • *Andrew McCRAY
  • *Samuel McFATE
  • *James McLANE
  • *H.R. McCALMONT
  • *Daniel McNAUGHTON
  • *John G.L. NYMAN
  • *Lambert F. NICKLIN
  • *Samuel RAY
  • *John ROBINSON
  • *Henry STROHMAN
  • *John SHIFFER
  • *John STINER
  • *Hugh SHAW
  • *Joseph B. SHIRLEY
  • *Owen SLAMON
  • *Joseph SMALL
  • *William J. SHERIFF
  • *John W. SHARPNACK
  • *James W. SHAW
  • *Jacob A. SHIRLEY
  • *Adam SIVERLINE
  • *W.W. SHELMADINE
  • *Augustus V. TURNER
  • *William WEST
  • *Marcus WESNER
  • *Jeremiah WALDEN
  • *W.G. WADSWORTH
  • *George P. WEBBER
  • *Josiah WILCOX
  • *William B. WESNER
  • *Jocob YOCKEY

See Gene Gallagher's page
This site has additional information on each person in Company I.
Sources:
  • "History of Venango County, Pennsylvania; Its Past and Present"; Chicago, Il; Brown, Runk & Co., Pubishers. 1890; pp. 300 - 301.
  • "War History", Col. H.N. Warren, 1861 - 1865; Courier Co., Printers; Buffalo, NY; 1890
    Contributed by:
    Penny Kulbacki
    pkulback@bellsouth.net

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