Archive for May, 2020

Chancellorsville Wounded

May 2, 2020

On May 11, 1863 the Cleveland Morning Leader published a list of casualties from a few of the Ohio units at the Battle of Chancellorsville, including some of wounded of the 61st.  The names are included as printed in the Cleveland Morning Leader, which took the list from the New York Tribune.  In parentheses are the names as spelled in the Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866 if different from the paper.  According to a report published in the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion (Series I, Volume XXV, Part I) the 61st suffered 60 casualties in the battle: 33 enlisted men killed, 3 officers wounded and 24 enlisted men wounded.

Sixty-First Ohio Volunteers

Lieut. S. Mollinger, Co. E, wounded (Samuel Mattinger)

Lieut. C. H. Truckler, Co. K, wounded (Charles H. Tinkler)

Lieut. E.J. Duffrey, Co. F, wounded (Peter J. Duffy, Co. I)

Sergt. Whims, Co. H, wounded (William Whims)

Serg. Shapman, Co. G, wounded (Corporal Zenos Shipman, Co. H?)

Sergt. J. Montgomery, Co. K, wounded (John Montgomery)

Corp. Hyer, Co. E, wounded (Francis M. Stryer)

Corp. J. Donlap, Co. B, wounded (James Dunlap, Co. G)

James B. Lewis, Co. B, wounded

Matthew Johnson, Co. B, wounded

Edgar Wilkenny, Co. G, wounded  (Edward Killkenny)

James Duffery, Co. G, wounded (James Duffy)

Robert Smith, Co. G, wounded

James Wright, Co. H, wounded

George Martin, Co. H, wounded

Michal Cluskey, Co. H, wounded (Michael McCluskey)

Jacob May, Co. H, wounded

Vrose J. Keele, Co. E, wounded (Reese J. Keel?)

Drummer H. Yount, Co. I, wounded (Harrison Younts)

Stephen Welch, Co. F, wounded (Stephen Welsh)