The National tribune., 1902-11-06
Many brothers N This Regiment.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: have
frequently noticed in recent issues of The
National Tribune the number of brothers,
and fathers, and sons serving in the same
company or regiment, and in looking over
the muster rolls of the 10Jth Pa. for the
purpose of compiling roster of our Sur
vivors' Association, l find many such in
stances. few of which / will give:
Col. A. A. Mcknight and his two half
brothers, Thomas l.. and Jesse Temple
ton; the first and the last falling in bat
tie.
Col. c. A. Craig, killed, and his brother
Jas. II. Craig.
Q. NJ. Robert ]. Nicholson; son, Bar
ton A. Nicholson, Co. Il. killed, and n
brother James Nicholson, Co. /, who died
in service.
Co.A-Capt. John Hastings: son, Lieut..
Thos. K. Hastings. Co. A: Capt. w. J..
Clyde, killed. and brother, James L.. died
of wounds: Capt. A. II. Mitchell. James
G.. Mitchell. Lieut.. William, John and
Robert and John Marsh. died in service.
Co. B-Capt. John C. Bowling, James
G. bowling, both killed; John S. and
Thomas Champion.
Co. C-William II. and F. o. Book
walter; A. j., David K, George G. and
James 4. Cyphert; George and Andrew
Dugan; Jacob Fry. killed; John NJ. Fry,
Rockey.
Co. D-Osburn. Charles F., Alexander
D. and William b. Hoel. Andrew Chris
tie and his son, John S., another son,
George, was in Co. l, and was accidentally
killed at Camp Jameson in 1862, while
examining an unexploded shell; William, a
brother of Andrew Christie, was also in
Co. l.
Co. E-Capt. c. C. and Joseph Markle;
George NJ. and Alexander G. Means;
Joseph and William p. Friedman.
Co. F-JOhn F. and Samuel d. Fulmer;
John, William S. and Isaac Hendricks; an
other brother, Thomas, served in Co. 1,
62d Pa.
Co. G-Capts John A. and Jacob Freas:
Harvey and e. A. McAninch: David and
Jacob Harp, both died in service, and two
other brothers, Jonathan and Andrew,
served in other regiments. David, Elijah
and Michael Keller, the latter captured
and died at Andersonville; II. Sampson
and John Kirker, the latter died in SER
vice.
Co. I-Isaac Allen and son, Ethan;
William and Andrew Campbell.
Co. k-Capt. Milton, his twin brother,
Calvin s. They were called the twin Cor
porals. Calvin was killed at Fair Oaks.
Capt. A. G. Thompson, of Co. X, had a
brother, Clarence. of Co. /, ed Pa. Vols,
killed at Gaines Hill, Va.
There were other instances of sons and
brothers serving in this regiment. but I
am not clear as to the exact relationship.
There were FIVE from the Means. six from
the Depp and eight from the Hawthorne
families, serving in Cos. A, F and /.
OF the Shaffer family. consisting of six
brothers, residing at Richardville, Jeffer-
son County, Pa, all served in the army
Chauncy. Co. B; William, Co. d; Henry.
Co. I, 1O5th Pa: Longwell, transferred
from Co. B to 18th U. S. s.; Wilson, Co.
1, 62d Pa. Vols, and George, Co. B, 211th
Pa.
Three other brothers from this place
were: Lieut-COl Charles McLain. 211th
Pa, killed, and his brothers A. B. Nc
Lain, Adjutant. 135th Pa. and Lieut..
John A. Mclean, Co. 3, 105th Pa.
The 105th Pa. ranks ninth in Fox's esti-
mate of losses-KATE NJ. SCOTT, Core
spending Secretary, Survivors Associa-
ton, and Historian, 1O5th Pa, Brookville,
Pa.