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ADJUTANT GENERAL'S REPORT

First Regiment W.Va. Cavalry - COMPANY "M"


Return of Captain S. Bentley Howe's Company "M," First Regiment West Virginia Cavalry Volunteers, stationed at Camp Russell, near Winchester, Va., on the 5th day of December, 1864, together with a complete record of the changes that have taken place since its organization.
(Signed,) S. Bentley Howe, Capt. Commanding Company.

NAMES.
RANK.
AGE.
MUST'D IN.
REMARKS.
Howe, S. BentleyCapt.
29
Aug. 30, 1861Pro. to 2d Lt., Nov. 18, 1861. To 1st
Lt., July 1, 1862. To Capt., Aug. 12, 1863
Twice slightly wounded in 1863.
Wipf, Gottlieb1st Lt.
26
Sept. 8, 1861Pro. 2d Lt., Feb. 1, 1862. Pro. 1st Lt., Aug. 12, 1863.
Wounded at Wytheville, May 10, 1864.
VETERANS.
Starline, FrederickQ. M. Serg't.
27
Jan. 1, 1864 
Wehe, GeorgeSerg't.
25
Jan. 1, 1864 
Beaschler, JohnSerg't.
22
Jan. 1, 1864 
Happle, CasperCorp'l.
32
Jan. 1, 1864 
Assman, IgnatiusCorp'l.
21
Jan. 1, 1864Wounded at Gaines' Cross Roads, Aug. 1863.
Scheck, GeorgeBlacksmith.
28
Jan. 1, 1864 
Luikert, GottfriedSadd'r.
27
Jan. 1, 1864 
Deschinger, JacobFarri'r.
20
Jan. 1, 1864 
Hanck, AugustusTeam'r.
28
Jan. 1, 1864 
Bentz, GeorgePriv.
21
Jan. 1, 1864 
Fischer, LeonardPriv.
24
Jan. 1, 1864 
Heinrick, JohnPriv.
33
Jan. 1, 1864 
Heitger, MathiasPriv.
22
Jan. 1, 1864 
Lansterer, AdolphPriv.
22
Jan. 1, 1864Taken prisoner at Carter's Hill, July 20, 1864.
Leibfritz, DesmassPriv.
42
Jan. 1, 1864 
Loubner, AndrewPriv.
32
Jan. 1, 1864 
Neutzling, AlbertPriv.
23
Jan. 1, 1864 
Oastermann, A.Priv.
19
Jan. 1, 1864 
Pfarr, GeorgePriv.
26
Jan. 1, 1864 
Rauscher, GottliebPriv.
20
Jan. 1, 1864 
Schmidt, LewisPriv.
22
Jan. 1, 1864 
Schlarb, AndrewPriv.
32
Jan. 1, 1864 
Strohmeyer, HenryPriv.
21
Jan. 1, 1864 
Ran, JacobPriv.
26
Jan. 1, 1864 
Ohlinger, JohnPriv.
22
Jan. 1, 1864Wounded Sept. 5, 1864.
Mattern, ConradPriv.
22
Jan. 1, 1864 
RECRUITS.
Konrad, JohnPriv.
22
Jan. 23, 1863 
Beltz, GeorgePriv.
35
Feb. 23, 1864 
Hillick, JosephPriv.
21
Feb. 16, 1864 
Cunningham, C. W.Priv.
18
Feb. 12, 1864 
Bucher, EgadiusPriv.
33
Feb. 12, 1864 
Lecker, HermannPriv.
26
Feb. 12, 1864 
Weaver, MichaelPriv.
20
Feb. 16, 1864 
Newberger, CharlesPriv.
19
Feb. 19, 1864Missing in action at Lewisburg, Va., May 15, 1864.
Seifried, HenryPriv.
30
 No descriptive list. Done duty since Feb. 1864.
Schroder, AugustusPriv.
31
Feb. 19, 1864 
Teters, MarcellusPriv.
18
 No descriptive list.
Ernst, Charles1st Ser.
29
Jan. 1, 1862Wounded near Mt. Jackson, Sept. 24, 1864.
Findling, DetrickSerg't.
33
Jan. 1, 1862 
Wildermuth, G.Priv.
32
Jan. 1, 1862 
NON-VETERANS.
Bachmann, HenrySerg't.
22
Sept. 8, 1861Sick in hospital at Wheeling.
Renter, NicholasCorp'l.
22
Sept. 8, 1861Mustered out.
Bretzler, CharlesCorp'l.
24
Sept. 8, 1861Taken prisoner at Brandy Station, Oct. 11, 1863.
Fahule, WilliamCorp'l.
25
Sept. 8, 1861Mustered out.
Brunner, GeorgeCorp'l.
28
Sept. 8, 1861Mustered out.
Koehler, HenryCorp'l.
21
Sept. 8, 1861Mustered out.
Haack, FrederickBugler.
21
Sept. 8, 1861Mustered out.
Brunner, HenryPriv.
19
Sept. 8, 1861Wounded at Carter's Hill, Sept. 5, 1864.
Bruns, FrederickPriv.
27
Sept. 8, 1861Mustered out.
Bochrs, ChristianPriv.
18
Sept. 8, 1861Mustered out.
Dormick, JohnPriv.
28
Sept. 8, 1861Mustered out.
Elberfield, FrederickPriv.
32
Sept. 8, 1861Gone home without papers.
Fischer, AdamPriv.
20
Sept. 8, 1861Mustered out.
Fich, JacobPriv.
18
Sept. 8, 1861Mustered out.
Gaenheimer, HenryPriv.
22
Sept. 8, 1861Mustered out.
Grober, AugustinePriv.
21
Sept. 8, 1861Sick in hospital at Wheeling.
Heitger, NicholasPriv.
23
Sept. 8, 1861Mustered out.
Holzmuller, MartinPriv.
32
Sept. 8, 1861Mustered out.
Joachim, HenryPriv.
18
Sept. 8, 1861Sick in hospital.
Kochler, CharlesPriv.
19
Sept. 8, 1861Mustered out.
Robert, JohnPriv.
22
Sept. 8, 1861Sick in hospital.
Strohmeyer, GottliebPriv.
22
Sept. 8, 1861Mustered out.
Schleagel, GeorgePriv.
21
Sept. 8, 1861Mustered out.
Seitz, ConradPriv.
25
Sept. 8, 1861Mustered out.
Schriber, GeorgePriv.
18
Sept. 8, 1861Taken prisoner at Brandy Station, Oct. 11, 1863.
Savage, ValentinePriv.
21
Sept. 8, 1861Wounded near Fredericksburg, Md., Aug. 1864.
Saner, MatthiasPriv.
29
Sept. 8, 1861Mustered out.
Mayer, PhilipPriv.
19
Sept. 8, 1861Mustered out.
Zepprich, Engle'thPriv.
18
Sept. 8, 1861Wounded at Kelley Ford, Aug. 21, 1862.
Taken prisoner at Buckland Mills, Oct. 19, 1863.
Exchanged.
DISCHARGED.
Miller, JohnPriv.
33
Sept. 8, 1861For dis., Winchester, June 28, 1862.
Zeier, PeterPriv.
22
Sept. 8, 1861For dis., Providence, R.I., Oct. 28, '62.
Keyser, MartinSerg't.
24
Sept. 8, 1861For dis., Ft. Scott, Va., Oct. 30, 1862.
Bumgardner, V.Serg't.
42
Sept. 8, 1861For dis., Ft. Scott, Va., Oct. 30, 1862.
Braun, LewisPriv.
31
Sept. 8, 1861For dis., Ft. Scott, Va., Oct. 30, 1862.
Brunner, ValentinePriv.
39
Sept. 8, 1861For dis., Ft. Scott, Va., Oct. 30, 1862.
Schwarzwelder, S.Priv.
40
Sept. 8, 1861For dis., Ft. Scott, Va., Oct. 30, 1862.
Hoenstadit, JohnPriv.
37
Sept. 8, 1861For dis., Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 9, '63.
Ohlinger, HenryPriv.
37
Sept. 8, 1861For dis., Winchester, June 28, 1862.
Fischer, JacobCorp'l.
42
Sept. 8, 1861For dis., Germantown, Va., Feb. 9, '63.
Guth, AugustCorp'l.
30
Sept. 8, 1861For dis., Alexandria, Va., Mar. 29, '63.
Haag, Lewis1st Sgt.
24
Sept. 8, 1861Pro. 2d Lt. Could not be mustered,
discharged, Aug. 12, 1863.
Playford, R. W.1st Lt.
 
Dec. 1, 1861Res'd Feb. 28, '62, at Clarksburg.
Geyer, John1st Lt.
32
Sept. 8, 1861Res'd Dec. 1, '61.
Guenther, Henry1st Lt.
46
Sept. 8, 1861Res'd Aug. 1, '62, Madison C. H., Va.
Hess, JohnCapt.
44
Sept. 8, 1861Res'd Mar. 15, '63, Fairfax C. H., Va.
DIED.
Zipperick, PeterPriv.
42
Sept. 8, 1861July 21, 1862, at Culpepper C. H., Va.
Shriner, FrederickPriv.
40
Sept. 8, 1861Shot by accident, Aug. 1, 1862.
Selig, PeterPriv.
22
Sept. 8, 1861Killed in act., Kelly's Ford, Aug. 21, 1862.
Miller, PhilipPriv.
26
Sept. 8, 1861Killed in action at Kelley's Ford, Aug., 21, 1862.
Greiner, Barthol'ewPriv.
27
Sept. 8, 1861May 5, 1863, of wounds rec'd at Warrenton
Junction, May 3, 1863.
Robert, FrederickPriv.
22
Sept. 8, 1861Killed in action at Brandy Station, Oct. 11, 1863.
May, WilliamPriv.
21
Sept. 8, 1861May 20, 1862, at Grafton.
Weller, GideonPriv.
20
Sept. 8, 1861Killed in action at Wytheville, Va., May 10, 1864.
Lippert, WilliamSerg't.
22
Sept. 8, 1861Killed in action at Winchester, July 24, 1864.
Sholland, PeterPriv.
24
Jan. 1, 1864Killed in action at Winchester, July 20, 1864.
Weirig, AnthonyPriv.
18
Feb. 14, 1864Killed in action at Carter's Hill, Va., Sept. 5, 1864.
Thoma, MartinCorp'l.
26
Jan. 1, 1864Vet. Killed in action at Winchester Sept. 19, 1864.
Blumenthal, FredPriv.
31
Sept. 8, 1861Missing in action at Port Republic, Mar. 9, 1862.
TRANSFERRED.
Phillips, WilliamPriv.
22
Sept. 8, 1861To Co. N, Nov. 15, '61.
Schorn, CharlesBugler.
21
Sept. 8, 1861To N. C. staff, chief bugler, Jan. 18, 1864.
DESERTED.
Rittman, DanielCorp'l.
23
Sept. 8, 1861June 28, '62, at Winchester.
Stormer, PeterPriv.
24
Sept. 29, 1861June 28, '62, at Winchester.
AGGREGATE -------- 104 men.

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