Who Served in the Civil War?

LEGEND:
* = Charter member of the A. F. Jones GAR post (Leeson)
M = Name is on the Coudersport Courthouse Monument as a soldier who died in the war.
[ ] Items in brackets indicate last known whereabouts or another spelling of a name.
? Items are to the best of current knowledge.
National Cemeteries preceded by a ? - Given the number of unknown soldiers from Civil War battles buried in all the National Cemeteries and lacking evidence that a soldier is buried elsewhere, I have provided the name and location of the military cemetery in which the dead of the battle were buried.

Source Information:
This new Civil War page began as a transcription of the Civil War soldiers pages in History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania by Michael A. Leeson, Published by J. H. Beers & Co., 1890, Chicago. That information was consolidated with the Civil War service information that was formerly on the Early Military Service page on this website.

That beginning has been amplified with service records from The Pennsylvania Civil War Project from Penn State, the regimental rosters for the NY Civil War Regiments, The National Cemetery Registry, and by information contributed by our users.

If the service record and the burial place are unknown, the burial column may contain other information such as a Census or township of residence in the 1883 or 1890 Civil War Pensioners Lists. This information will be in [ ].

A. F. Jones Post, No. 20, G.A.R., was charted April 20, 1881 in Coudersport.

The post elected the following named officers in January, 1890: L. S. Quimby, C.; L. R. Toombs, S.V.C.; Ed. Fickler, J.V.C.; J. R. Groves, chaplain; Sydney Lyman, Q.M.; W.H. Grodevant, surgeon; John D. Earl, adjutant; E.M. Bishop, O. of D.; G.S. Baldwin, O. of G., and John Metzger, Q.M.S.

Amos D. Colcord Camp, No. 121, Sons of Veterans, was chartered July 1, 1887, with the following members: E.H. Ashcraft, Almond Bridges, E.N. Bridges, N.R. Buck, J.B. Colcord, J.S.Colcord, John Colcord, Isaac Dingman, Arthur Gordnier, C.W. Marble, J. McCann, W. J. Norton, M.J. Potter, Jesse Rogers, Burton Roberts, Burton Snyder, Wm. Snyder, W.M. Staysa, H.E. Tarbox, A.J. Quimby, J.A. Quimby, T.N. Quimby and W.M. Quimby.

A.F. Jones Woman's Relief Corps, No. 72, was chartered July 4, 1887, with the following named members: Mesdames Keziah Baker, Rose Bishop, Isabella Crane, Sarah Davis, Della Griesel, Charlotte E. Groves, Vina Lilly, Louisa Marble, Mary Myman, Helen Smock, Martha Rees, and Sophia Viley. Misses Matilda Deemer, Eda Doerner, Sarah Lyman, Kate Kernan, Nealia Marble, Florence Mattison,Inez Metzger, Nora Metsger, Lettie Palmer, Mary Palmer, Nellie Perkins, and Carrie Presho.
The first officers were installed March 10, that year.

Ephraim Kile Co G, 149th PA Vols, Pvt. Enlisted in Potter Co. on 8/16/1862 and mustered in 8/26/1862. Age 31, born in IL. Hospitalized in General Hospital Annapolis, MD, July/Aug, 1863 for chronic diarrhea/dyspepsia. Sent to Satterlee Hosp Philadelphia on Nov. 7, 1863. Rejoined the company on Dec 6, 1863. Was captured at the Battle of the Wilderness on 5/5/1864. Held POW at Danville, VA and admitted to hospital there 10/16/1864. Died of chronic diarrhea 11/11/1864
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Francis P. Nichols  b. October 12, 1846, d. June 10, 1924. His parents were Maleck and Cordelia (Perry) Nichols, "enlisted, in 1862, in Company B, One Hundred and Seventy-first Pennsylvania Volunteers, in which regiment he served one year. he again enlisted in 1864, this time in Company K, Thirteenth New York Heavy Artillery, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war." (Leeson)
Mike Henderson

Francis Reed Co F 85th New York Infantry. Enlisted September 1, 1861 at Hebron, Potter Co., PA Mustered in at Elmira, NY on Dec 3, 1861. Reported sick since June 28, 1862; sent to General Hospital Harrisons Landing, VA. Died July 10, 1862, age 23, single, at General Hospital, Philadelphia, PA of Enteric Fever. Hospital number 53. Buried July 11, 1862 at the Lafayette Cemetery, Philiadelphia, PA. Unknown if remains were returned to Potter Co. or if he was later buried in a National Cemetery.
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William L. Shattuck, Jr Comrade Shattuck enlisted August 26, 1861 at the age of 28 years, in Co. G, 46th Pa. V.I. 1st Div. 12th A.C. He was enrolled as a Pvt. and won successive promotions to 2nd Sergt., Ord. Sergt., 2nd Leut. & Capt. August 9, 1862, he was captured at Cider Mt. by Jackson's men, being held at Libby and Belle Isle prisons for 6 wks. In July 1863, he was confined in hospital in Washington and Philadelphia, to Dec 1863, suffering with typhoid fever. On Oct. 1863 he was furloughed for 30 days; this was extended 20 days, then he reported for duty at Deckert Station, Tenn. His battle record: Winchester, Strausburg, Middleton, New Market, Harrisburg, Front Royal, Cedar Mt., Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mt., Resaca, Kinston, Dallas, Peach Tree Creek, Lost Mt., Altoona, Atlanta, Milbridgeville, Sherman's March to the Sea, Savannah, and the Carolinas to Johnson's surrender. He was injured in the shoulder in 1864, near Atlanta, GA by explosion of shell. He was honorably discharged July 30,1865 at Harrisburg, Pa. He had two brothers in the war John and Alonzo, in 149th PA Vols. (Bucktails); His grandfather Shattuck served in the Revolutionary War and died in service.

William Sherwood Pvt. - Company G, 149th Pennsylvania Infantry (Bucktails) He was in the battles of Chancellorsville, Fitzhugh's Crossing (Pollack Mill Creek) and was wounded at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. He was captured and held 5 days and then released and sent to hospital at Little York, PA.
"He is buried in East Sharon Cemetery. upper left hand corner in the pine trees. He does have a civil war headstone, Plus a regular one with his wife listed. Sherwood  Thusa his wife 1854-1936   William 1842-1918"
Nancy Thomas

Noice James Snyder Co G, 46th PA Vols, Cpl and Co I, 189th NY Vols, Sgt. Enlisted 9/13/1861 and mustered into Company G as Corporal. Discharged for disability on 4/26/1862. Enlisted into Co I as a private on 9/10/1864 at Independence NY. Listed on Rolls as Noice Snyder. Promoted to Corporal, promoted to Sergeant on 3/16/1865. Mustered out 5/30/1865 at Washington D C. Residence after War - Liberty, Woodbury Co., Iowa Pension applied for in Iowa
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Amos Russell Stillman Crandall Hill, Hebron Cemetery) Amos "Russell" Stillman was one of the first to join the northern troops when the Civil War broke out, along with his 18-year old son Birney. He was in Sherman's march to the sea. Contracted tuberculosis due to exposure to the elements. He was discharged from the 46th Regiment of PA Volunteers in 1865. Later went to Florida to live at a boardinghouse, thinking the climate would be good for his health. He continued to get worse and finally came home where he died in 1893. (from family notes compiled by
Carol Metzger Wilkerson

Birney Rufus Stillman (Son of Amos Russell Stillman) At age 18, Birney went off to the Civil War with his father Amos Russell Stillman. He suffered a complete nervous breakdown and was honorably discharged from the the 46th Regiment PA Volunteers in 1865. He was not able to serve long because the horrors of war were too much for him. He died in a VA hospital in Washington D.C. in 1885. He was not buried in Potter County. (from family notes compiled by Carol Metzger Wilkerson) We're still trying to locate his grave.
Carol Metzger Wilkerson

Edward Samuel Tyler National Archives & "History of Pennsylvania Volunteers" By Bates, Page 637., Co. G, 149th Regt. 149th. Regt., PA Vols. (Bucktail Brigade) 1st. Regt., 2nd. Brigade, 3rd. Div, 1st corps. The Army of the Potomac. Civil War. Co. "G" was recruited from Perry Co., PA. On August 26, 1862 Edward Tyler was in military for 3 yrs - Civil War. On August 26, 1862 he was 30 yrs old and was 6' 1"---from medical records. He mustered in Aug 26, 1862 as a Pvt., and received a discharge on a Surgeons Certificate
Dec 28, 1864 as a Sgt.

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