62d Pennsylvania Volunteers

Unassigned Soldiers

Name

Muster In Date

Remarks

John Conoway

21 March 1864

See Private John Conway of Company I.

John Doring

13 March 1863

See Private John Doring, Company L.

Andrew W Driggs

9 October 1863

See Private Andrew M. Driggs, Company H.

Andrew J Early

24 June 1864

See Andrew J. Early, Company I.

William Grine

27 November 1861

See Private William Grine, Company L.

Charles F Hugo

1 November 1861

See Corporal Charles F. Hugo, Company M.

William H Herr

22 March 1864

See Private William H. Herr, Company K.

John P Henshy

15 November 1861

See Private John B. Henshey in Company M.

Patrick Henry

11 November 1863

See Private Patrick Henry in Company F.

John Keenan

22 September 1863

See Private John Keeenan in Company H.

Christian H. King

29 February 1864

See Private Christian H King in Company F.

William Mercer

23 July 1863

See Private William Mercer in Company H.

John M'Kee

18 August 1863

See Private John H. McKee in Company F.

Patrick McAteer

29 October 1861

Not on muster-out roll

Using some speculation, I think Patrick McAteer of the 62d is the same individual as Patrick H. McAteer, who first mustered into Company H of the 15th Pennsylvania Infantry, a 3-Months regiment, on 23 April 1861 as a sergeant and mustered out on 8 August 1861. I believe that shortly after he enrolled as a private in the 62d, a better opportunity came along, and on 29 November 1861 enrolled as a 1st Lieutenant in Company G of the 12th Cavalry that was still forming. He didn't muster in until 17 February 1862 when the company was actually created. He was promoted to Captain 22 December 1863 when Captain Adam Hartman was dismissed. My guess is that paperwork for his transfer was not filed, not properly filed, or went missing, that led to his being listed among the unassigned soldiers in the 62d. McAteer died in 1869, unmarried. I have found no service record to confirm or disprove my speculation.

William Penney

19 November 1861

Not on muster-out roll

I won't make any speculation, but there is an odd coincidence that both William Penney and a Samuel R. Penney are unaccounted for volunteers in the 62d, but as evidenced in the CWVCF William H H Penny and Samuel R Penny both served in different Colored Troop regiments.

Samuel R. Penney

27 November 1861

Not on muster-out roll

I won't make any speculation, but there is an odd coincidence that both William Penney and a Samuel R. Penney are unaccounted for volunteers in the 62d, but as evidenced in the CWVCF William H H Penny and Samuel R Penny both served in different Colored Troop regiments.

Peter Quinn

30 March 1863

Not on muster-out roll

Oddly, a Peter Quinn mustered in two weeks later in Pittsburgh with the 63d P. V. and died less than five months later in Philadelphia. It is possible that this is the same Peter Quinn and cleric error alone placed him among the 62d. No personal information is provided on either CWVCF card.

John Sample

26 December 1863

Not on muster-out roll

Transferred to Company F, 155th P. V, 3 July 1864. Wounded at Dabney's Mill. Discharged by general order, 7 June 1865.

Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866 [under F - 155 I]: Age at Enrollment: 27; [No other personal information listed]; Remarks: D. L. for'd Trans. from 62" P.V. 7-2-64. Wounded 2-6-65 at Point Look, Md.

Listed in Under the Maltese Cross as having transferred from Co. A, 62d P.V. Not listed for the 62d in the Allegheny County Roll of Honor.

Manuel E. Smith

19 March 1864

See Private Emanuel E. Smith, Company I.

Thomas Watkins

18 October 1861

See Private Thomas Watkins in Company M.

John Winters

25 May 1863

The record is confused. May have enrolled in either Company E or Company K, neither or both. John Winters is also listed among the unassigned soldiers. There is no record of him serving in Company K, other than note in 155th P.V. roster. John Winters transferred to Company B, 155th P. V., 3 July 1864. Transferred to Company E, 191st P. V., 2 June 1865. Although his name was transferred, I am not sure he was present. Bates lists Winters in Company E with note as "Not on muster-out roll." Bates lists Winters among Unassigned Soldiers with note "Transferred to Company B, 155th regiment P. V., 3 July 1864."

According to the CWVCF, two days after John Winters enrolled as a private in Company E in Meadville, Pa. [29 March 1864], John Winters enrolled as a private in Company H of the 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry [31 March 1864]. Both men were listed as aged 23. No addtional personal information is listed for the cavalry volunteer. He was captured 10 December 1864 and confined at Salisbury, N. C. It appears Winters enrolled in the 62d, changed his mind and served in the cavalry, instead, creating records that were never cleared up.

If all the John Winters are the same man this is his personal information from Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866: Age at Enrollment: 23; Occupation: Laborer; Residence: Clarion County (Born) Buffalo, New York; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Blue; Complexion: Dark; Height: 5'8 1/2" Remarks: (Not on M.O. Roll. Bates). No further record available.

William A Watts

19 March 1864

See Private William A. Watts, Company I.