
7th New Jersey Company D
United States Volunteers



Roster of Company D, September 19th, 1861
Taken from the book "Give it to them Jersey Blues" by John Haywood
Captain John J. Fritschy, Sr. - wounded at Williamsburg, May 5, 1862 resigned July 25, 1862
1st Lieutenant August Mueller - 44 - discharged October 22. 1861
2nd Lieutenant Henry Newhouse - 27 - resigned August 4, 1862
1st Sergeant James Lake - 40 - printer - promoted 2nd Lieutenant. B, 25th N.J., November 30, 1862
Sergeant John Hauber - 36 - carpenter - disability discharged June 3, 1863
Sergeant John Fritschy. Jr. - 18 - promoted 2nd Lieutenant, Co. B, January 6, 1862, died of wounds Williamsburg, June 25, 1862 ,.,
Sergeant Anthony Sheidnagle - 42 - smith - deserted, November 28, 1862
Sergeant Israel Dilks - 28 - carpenter - disability discharged, December 8, 1862 '
Corporal Clemence Weber - 40 - mason - disability discharged, June 9. 1862
Corporal August GodfTey - 44 - shoemaker – disability, discharged September 23, 1863
Corporal Joseph Roschback - killed at Williamsburg, May 5, 1862
Corporal August Seibt - 38 – architect - disability discharged March 21, 1862
Corporal Walter Rotherham - 23 - transferred to Vet. Res. Corps discharged December 19, 1863,
Rotherman was 1st. Sergeant., wounded July 2nd Gettysburg.
Corporal Jacob Geisinger - disability discharged November 24. 1862
Corporal Frank Bechman - 42 - glass maker - died of disease June 29 1862
Musician an Edward Kreutten - mustered out June 21, 1865, Co. B
Wagoner John Potent - 35 - baker - disability discharged August 8, 1862
Privates
George Brown - 20 - laborer - killed at Williamsburg May 5, 1862
David Button - 41 - glass blower - disability discharged September 27, 1862
George Bowing - 34 - laborer - disability discharged 1862
Samuel Brown - 30 - glass maker - disability discharged September 27, 1862
John Boesch - 26 - confectioner - discharge disability November 30, 1861
Henry Behm - 18 - farmer - disability discharged October 14, 1862
*Samuel Bales - 18 - glass cutter - reenlisted January 4, 1864. died from wounds. Petersburg. June 16, 1864
Jacob Burkhart - 38 - shoemaker - died of disease June 8, 1862 Peter Bechter - 31 - smith - killed at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863
Dominic Bono - 27 -laborer - transferred to Vet. Res:~Corps. discharged September 20, 1864
Martin Cook (Kuck) - 31 -,shoemaker - wounded at Gettysburg July 2, 1863.transferred to Vet. Res. Corps, discharged September 14. 1864
Patrick Dougerty - 18 - sailor - disability discharged June 9, 1862
Joseph Dichelbohne - 36 - farmer - mustered out October 7, 1864
Charles Elevanger - 30 - shoemaker - disability discharged, June 20,1862
Peter Edwards - 19 - horseman - disability discharged, November 30.1861
*Evan Fisher - 24 - glass blower - reenlisted Janualy4, 1864, mustered out July 17, 1865, Co. B, sergeant
*William Goetz - 18 - laborer - reenlisted January 4, 1864, mustered out July 17, 1865, paroled prisoner, Co. B
Lucas Good - 21 - glassblower - disability discharged August 8, 1862
Isaac Geissinger - 27 - roofer - mustered out May 18, 1865; paroled prisoner, Co. B
George Geiger - 20 - cook - died at Andersonville October 20. 1864
Charles Grice - 40 - waterman - mustered out October 7, 1864
Frederick Geissinger - 21 - pot maker - disability discharged May 10, 1862
Mahlon Hackney - 19 - mustered out October 7, 1864
John Hohl- 33- jeweler - disability discharged August 19, 1862
Louis Hoffarth - 30 - stone cutter - disability discharged September 3,1862
Andrew Hessdorfer - 40 - farmer - disability discharged October 22, 1862
Charles Huber - 31- painter - disability discharged September 12, 1862, corporal, captured at Williamsburg
Wiliam Hennings - 37 - merchant – disability discharged June 3. 1862
Emil lntrezenka - 30 - merchant -deserted January 20, 1863
*Henry Keller - 21 - laborer - reenlisted January 4. 1864. mustered out . July 17, 1865, Co. B. sergeant
William Kaine - 44 - laborer – disability discharged October 28. 1862
William Kline - 18 - farmer - discharged January 2, 1863 to join Regular Army
Andrew Keller - 18- laborer - transfered to Vet. Res. Corps
Levi Keller - 34 - peddler - transferred to Vet. Res. Corps. Discharged August 31. 1864
William Laffert - 30 - bayman – disability discharged January 2. 1863
Nicholas Lehnhard - 28 -laborer - deserted December 26. 1862
Jacob Maish - 34 - farmer - died of disease March 27. 1864. 1st sergeant .
Joseph Madaare - 24 - laborer - died of disease July 14. 1862. captured at Williamsburg
William Muschlee - 21 - waterman – disability discharged November 30, 1861 .
John Muschlee - 23 -laborer - died from wounds, Petersburg June 25. 1864
*Daniel Maggeo - 20 - carpenter - reenlisted January 4, 1864, mustered out July 17, 1865, Co. B
Isaac Manney - 30 - bayman - deserted February 27. 1863
Thomas Mclay - 19 -laborer - mustered out October 7, 1864
Otto Mauser - 33 - smith – disability discharged August 1. 1862
Augustus Munter - 45 - doctor – disability discharged June 28. 1862
Charles Nipling - 22 - glass blower - disabilif¥ discharged June 13, 1862
*Lewis Orenberg - 36 - drawer- mustered out July 7, 1865, Co. B .
Edwin Pease - 35 - miller - mustered out October 7. 1864
John Pailmer - 26- glass blower – disability discharged March 13. 1863
John Pine- 21 - painter- mustered out October 7. 1864.1st sergeant
Peter Palzkill - 38 -laborer - mustered out October 7. 1864
Michael Rothan - 41- carpenter - transferred to Vet. Res. Corps. discharged September 9. 1864
Herman Rohr - 27 - merchant - disabilif¥ discharged December 17,1862
Francis Stadler - 21- glass maker - reenlisted January 4. 1864;mustered out July 17, 1865, corporal. Co. B .
William Rotherham - 33 - sawmaker ~ transferred to Vet. Res. Corps, September 2, 1864
Augustus Stein - 43 - carpenter – disability discharged March 16. 1862
Ferdinand Stadler - 21 - glassmaker - died of disease January 28. 1862
Samuel Stibblns - 18 -laborer - wounded at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, disability discharged May 2, 1864, corporal
Sylvanus Simkins - 22 - laborer - died of disease July 10, 1862
Joseph Strasser - 24 - shoemaker - dishonorably discharged January 18, 1864
William Staner - 21 - ship c.cupenter - missing In action, supposed dead May 17,1864
Charles Stibbins - 32 - bayman - died at Richmond, prisoner of war, Janucuy 5, 1864, captured at Gettysburg
HenlY Schulte - 27 - smith - deserted February 21, 1863, sergeant John Schuman - 43 - laborer - disability discharged December 26,1862
George Schuman - 35 - cabinet maker - died of disease August 24, 1862
Wendall Stoss - disability discharged March 13, 1862
John Stiefbold - 44 - smith - disability discharged December 29, 1862
William Torp -26 - sailor - discharged Februcuy 6, 1865, paroled Prisoner Co.B
John Thomas - 42 - mason - transferred to Vet. Res. Corps, discharged
October 8, 1863, captured at Williamsburg
Morris Vanhom - 21 - builder - mustered out October 7, 1864
Charies Wagner - 28 - jeweler - disability discharged June 24, 1862
Henry Wagner - 32 - cooper - disability discharged November 2 1862
John Wilsey - 18-laborer - transferred to Vet. Res. Corps, discharged November 14, 1864
Augustus Wolff - 29 - cabinet maker - deserted August 25, 1862, sergeant
Augustus Zanglein - 23 - confectioner - killed at Williamsburg May 5,1862
Foreign born 63
Germany 35 Prussia 10 Switzeriand 5 England 4 France 4 Austria 2 Russia 1 Poland 1
Average age - 28 Men reenlisted - 7
Oldest enlisted man - Augustus Munter - 45 Youngest enlisted men - 8 at age 18
* Re-enlisted in 1864