Company H of the well-known Bucktails regiment was recruited in the Kennett area by Charles Frederick Taylor, the younger brother of Bayard Taylor the author. They were called the Quaker Company by the rest of the regiment, as they were mostly Quaker farmers and artisans. Roster : Name Mustered In Notes Capt. Chas. F. Taylor …
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Recruited at Phoenixville by John R. Dobson, superintendent of the Phoenix Iron Company, the company was predominantly iron workers from Phoenixville. Their enlistment period was three years. Roster: Name Muster In Notes Capt. John R. Dobson June 6, 1861 pro. to brev. major March 13, 1865; must. out with company June 13, 1864; wounded at …
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This company was recruited by West Chester lawyer Henry McIntire and was made up of mostly Quaker clerks, lawyers and other young professionals from West Chester, along with some farmers from Marshallton. McIntire lost a foot after the battle of Glendale and Mott Hooton took over command of the company. Roster: Name Mustered In Notes …
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COMPANY E. (The officers and men were mustered in Aug. 12, 1862, and mustered out May 16, 1863, except when otherwise specified.) Capt. Edwin Otley, disch. on surg. cert. Oct. 31, 1862. Capt. Richard D. Townsend, pro. from 2d lieut. to 1st lieut. Sept. 15, 1862; to capt. Oct. 31, 1862. 1st Lieut. William Lynch, …
Civil War: 108th Regiment PA Volunteers (11th Cavalry) Maj. George T. Cornog, pro. from capt. to maj. Sept. 15, 1862; honorably discharged April 8, 1864. Maj. J.E. McFarlan, pro. from 2d lieut. to 1st lieut., then to capt, and on Feb. 17, 1865, to maj.; appointed brevt. lieut.-col. April 4, 1865; must. out with regiment …
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