Henry Wilson Storey's History of Cambria County, V.II, p.231

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History of Cambria County, V.2

HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY. 231

Louis C. McDemitt; died at Boonesville, Md., Oct. 18, of wounds, with loss of leg, received at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862.
Michael J. Noel: must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Aaron F. Orr; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
John Rodamond; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Jacob Rhodes; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Abraham Rhodes: wounded at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862; must out with company May 18, 1863.
Isaac Rhodes: must. out with company May 18, 1863.
William R. Ramiley: must. out with company May 18, 1863.
James H. Robinson: must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Joseph Reinhart; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
George Richard: must. out with company May 18, 1863.
William P. Speilman; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
William String; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Hugh Sueger; must. out with company, May 18, 1863.
Robert Smith; wounded at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862; absent in hospital at muster-out.
Jacob Shafer; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Frederick Trought; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Francis P. Teainey; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Thomas Weakfield; must. out with company May 18, 1863.
Frederick C. Ward; died Sept. 19, of wounds received at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862; buried in Nat. Cem., sec. 26, lot B, grave 172.
William L. Wright.
Henry Yerger; must. out with company May 18, 1863.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY.

    Colonel, F. B. Speakman; Lieutenant-Colonel, Abraham Kopelin; Adjutant, James C. Noon.
    Cambria county had three companies in this regiment, namely: Capt. John Downey, of Company A, and Capt. Charles Butland, of Company B, both from Johnstown; and Capt. John M. Jones, Company F, from Ebensburg. The other companies of this regiment, which was mustered into service at Harrisburg in August, 1862, for a term of nine months, were recruited in Perry, Bedford and Somerset counties.
    Capt. Kopelin recruited Company A, but upon the organization of the regiment he was chosen lieutenant-colonel. On the 19th it was ordered to Washington and located on Arlington Heights under Gen. Casey; it moved to Alexandria on the 27th and here days later was sent to Fort Ward. September 12 it was again taken to Washington city and attached to Gen. Humphreys' division, which two days afterward took up its line of march to join McClellan's army. By day and night marches the battle field of Antietam was reached the morning of the 18th, and the regiment assigned to position on line of battle. However, the battle was not renewed on this day and Lee withdrew, recrossing the Potomac river. The regiment accompanied the Army of the Potomac to Fredericksburg, and was in the terrible assaults on Marye's Heights, December 13, 1862. Of 550 muskets that went into the engagement, 220 of the

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	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.	231
Louis C. McDemitt; died at Boonesville, Md., Oct. 18, of wounds, with loss of leg, received at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862. Michael J. Noel: must. out with company May 18, 1863. Aaron F. Orr; must. out with company May 18, 1863. John Rodamond; must. out with company May 18, 1863. Jacob Rhodes; must. out with company May 18, 1863. Abraham Rhodes: wounded at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862; must out with company May 18, 1863. Isaac Rhodes: must. out with company May 18, 1863. William R. Ramiley: must. out with company May 18, 1863. James H. Robinson: must. out with company May 18, 1863. Joseph Reinhart; must. out with company May 18, 1863. George Richard: must. out with company May 18, 1863. William P. Speilman; must. out with company May 18, 1863. William String; must. out with company May 18, 1863. Hugh Sueger; must. out with company, May 18, 1863. Robert Smith; wounded at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862; absent in hospital at muster-out. Jacob Shafer; must. out with company May 18, 1863. Frederick Trought; must. out with company May 18, 1863. Francis P. Teainey; must. out with company May 18, 1863. Thomas Weakfield; must. out with company May 18, 1863. Frederick C. Ward; died Sept. 19, of wounds received at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862; buried in Nat. Cem., sec. 26, lot B, grave 172. William L. Wright. Henry Yerger; must. out with company May 18, 1863. ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY. Colonel, F. B. Speakman; Lieutenant-Colonel, Abraham Kopelin; Adjutant, James C. Noon. Cambria county had three companies in this regiment, namely: Capt. John Downey, of Company A, and Capt. Charles Butland, of Company B, both from Johnstown; and Capt. John M. Jones, Company F, from Ebensburg. The other companies of this regiment, which was mustered into service at Harrisburg in August, 1862, for a term of nine months, were recruited in Perry, Bedford and Somerset counties. Capt. Kopelin recruited Company A, but upon the organization of the regiment he was chosen lieutenant-colonel. On the 19th it was ordered to Washington and located on Arlington Heights under Gen. Casey; it moved to Alexandria on the 27th and here days later was sent to Fort Ward. September 12 it was again taken to Washington city and attached to Gen. Humphreys' division, which two days afterward took up its line of march to join McClellan's army. By day and night marches the battle field of Antietam was reached the morning of the 18th, and the regiment assigned to position on line of battle. However, the battle was not renewed on this day and Lee withdrew, recrossing the Potomac river. The regiment accompanied the Army of the Potomac to Fredericksburg, and was in the terrible assaults on Marye's Heights, December 13, 1862. Of 550 muskets that went into the engagement, 220 of the