John Henry Nupp was my GGG granduncle. His older brothers Cyrus (my GGG grandfather) and Franklin served in the 78th PVI. John Henry enlisted later in Co. G of the 67th in Sept. 1862. One of the posts below mentions that most of the regiment was captured at Winchester in June 1863. John Henry was part of that, and paroled four days later. The post also mentions that the veterans of the 67th were furloughed in the spring 1864. John Henry, as a later enlistee, was not furloughed. He and the other non-veterans of the 67th were attached to the 138th PVI during that time. (Note that Samuel Bates’ history of the 67th incorrectly states they were attached to the 135th.) The 138th, including the detached element of the 67th, were part of Seymour’s Brigade, Ricketts’ Division, Sedgwick’s VI Corps during the Overland Campaign. The 138th/67th was positioned at the extreme right of the Federal line at the Battle of the Wilderness, and at 9am on 6 May 1864 was on the front line of an attack on Confederate forces near what today is the northern part of the Gordon Flank Attack Trail. John Henry was killed during the attack. He was likely either buried where he fell (and remains there today) or was buried at Wilderness 1 National Cemetery and later moved to Fredericksburg Nat’l Cemetry. A cousin of mine and I recently visited the location of the 138th assault that morning as well as the Fredericksburg Cemetery. And I’ve since gotten more information on where he might be at Fredericksburg if indeed he was moved there. Amazingly, the trenches that the 138th/67th occupied on the morning of 6 May 1864 are still there today. I can provide detailed maps of where those trenches are in relation to today’s trail if anyone is interested.
Steve –
Thanks for your post. I would be very interested in knowing where their trenches were at the Battle of the Wilderness. I am trying to visit all of the places the 67th was during the war. I live in Northern Virginia and can luckily get to most places in an easy day trip. I am curious about your ancestor being paroled after 4 days. Most of the enlisted who were captured at Winchester, the majority of the regiment, were captured on June 15th released after about 6 weeks, but the 67th was under attack for a couple of days prior to the 15th starting when they were stationed about 10 miles east of Winchester at Berryville. I think that some who were captured there were released more quickly. I wonder if your ancester was one of them.
The soldiers who reenlisted and got the furlough were really fortunate to have missed those battles. They may have been the most dangerous of the war for Federals. (I wonder if I would be here today if my ancestor hadn’t reinlisted).
Hi Harry – You are correct! I looked at John Henry’s POW record again. I read it wrong before. The correct reading is: “Captured at Winchester Va June 15, 1863, confined at Richmond, Va, June 23, 1863 … Paroled at City Point Va July 19, 1863; reported at Camp Parole, Md July 20, 1863. It was a month and four days. Thanks for pointing that out to me!
As for the position of the 138th/67th at Wilderness. Can I upload maps to this site? I have a map showing the position of individual regiments on the morning of 6 May 1864. I estimated where they were that morning by using the scales of a modern map of the park, and the detailed map of the units’ positions back then. Based on the map scales, I estimated the 138th was a little less than a mile north of the Orange Turnpike in the Federal trenches. I showed my estimated position to the NPS staff at Chancellorsville, and they agreed that it was probably spot on.
The 138th was at the extreme right of the Federal Line. What a bad place to be that day! Only the 122nd NY was further to the right, and the 65th NY was behind by its lonesome protecting the Federal right flank. The detail map shows a stream running right between the trenches of the 138th and the 122nd NY. When we walked the Gordon Flank Attack Trail, we found the stream bed just past (north of) where the trail abruptly turns west toward the Confederate trenches. So the trenches that are still visible today exactly at the north end of the trail (and a bit south of there) on the Federal side were occupied by the 138th, at least in my view.
Steve – I don’t think you can post a map, but if you email it to me, I’ll post it with any description you want to include and, of course, credit you for it. You can email me at: h422y2443@gmail.com.I think I walked the Gordon Flank Attack trail last year, but I didn’t have an appreciation for some of the guys from the 67th being there. I’ll plan to get down there again sometime soon. Thanks, Harry
Hi folks. My name is Eric Schafer, I’m from Endwell, New York. My great-great-grandfather, George Washington Mohney, was a Sergeant of Company F, 67th Pa. My family has no photographs or service records for him. Does anyone out there have information they could share? It would be much appreciated!
Thanks for your post. I haven’t personally seen a lot of photos of soldiers of the 67th, but there are some out there. I’ll keep an eye out for George Washington Mohney. Do you have any letters or diary entries about him? I’d love to include them here.
I have the text, but not the original copies, of his application to the Federal Government for a pension, based on injuries received during the Mine Run campaign. It includes statements by his family doctor and a 67th comrade. These were shared with me by a cousin whom I’ve never met. He lives in Switzerland and we communicate via email. I do have GW Mohney’s “US” belt buckle and two pristine “Grand Army of the Republic” badges which were passed down to me by his grandson, GW Mohney III, my maternal grandfather. I can send you photos of these if you’d like.
Eric –
Yes, I really like to have photos if you can send them. I’ll make a folder for your g-g-grandfather and post them in there if it’s ok with you.
I’d really like to see the stuff about his pension request. I am really interested in what life was like for the soldiers.
I have found some interesting stuff in the last several months that I need to get to work and get posted.
Anyway, thanks for your message.
Harry
My name is Shawn Marchinek and my Great, Great, Great, Great Grandfather was Sebastian Sickenberger who was a Pvt in Co. F of the 67th too. His parents were German immigrants and he was born at sea enroute to America in 1840. I would love to learn more about what he experienced and the history of th 67th particularly of Company F. I have ordered his service record. I appreciate any additional info any of you may have.
Shawn –
Sorry it took so long to get back to you.
There has never been a good history of the 67th, not to mention Co. F, every written. I think there may be one in the works that we will hopefully see at some point in the future (it won’t be written by me). I have the same desire you have about wanting to know about my ancestor’s actual experiences. That it what was on my mind when I started this web site, inadequate as it is. I do have a pretty well detailed chronology of their movement that you might find interesting.
The main highlights of the regiment’s history is that on June 15, 1863 almost the entire regiment was captured outside Winchester, Va when the Union forces in the area were overwealmed by Lee’s Army on their way to the invasion of the north (which culminated at Gettysburg). The prisoners were sent to Richmond and most of the enlisted men were paroled in a few weeks and back with the Army by October. In the spring of 1864 most of the veterans in the regiment reenlisted, including, I think, your ancestor, and were given a one month furlough followed by duty guarding the supply lines. This made them miss some of the most horrible battles of the war (Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House and Cold Harbor), for which you and I may have a lot to be thankful for. The regiment was reassembled outside Petersburg but was soon sent north in a big hurry to help to stop Early’s invasion of the north. After that they chased Early all across MAryland and into Virginia and fought in several battles, the most famous of which was Cedar Creek. After that they went back to Petersburg and participated in the breakthough (they attacked in an area that is on the grounds of the Pamplin Historical park), and participate in the pursuit of Lee that ended at Appomatox.
Anyway, please check in again. Hopefully I’ll have more for you to see. Also, please send me anything you find that could help fill in the blanks about their experiences.
Harry, do you possibly have any documentation for my great-great-grandfather? George Washington Mohney, Sergeant, Company F, enlisted December 12, 1861; mustered out July 14, 1865.
Your grandpa must have known mine, George Washington Mohney, because he was a Sergeant in Company F. I’m trying to gather more information on the 67th and hopefully some photos. I have my g-g-grandfather’s belt buckle and G.A.R. badges, but nothing esle. You can email me at azure99@juno.com
I found my greatgreatgrandfather killed in Cival War. It was noted in ancestry that he died of wounds Company C, 67th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 7 Apr 1865. I am the only living person from him. Is there any info you could share with me? His name was Thomas Dolan. He enlisted May 16 1861 in Mass. Eventually he left Boston to enlist in the 67th in Penn. Thank you for any help, S. Howard
Here’s a link where you can see your ancestor’s entry on the company muster roll: http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/67th/67thcoc.html
It says he was a substitute, which means that someone who had been drafted paid your g-grandfather to take his place. It also says he died of wounds received at Sailor’s Creek, which was on Apr 6, and which means that he lasted a day before succumbing.
Also, the Pa State Archives digitized record cards for all Pa Civil War veterans, and you can find a little more about him from this card. Here’s the link: http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveIndexes&ArchiveID=17
The 67th was in the Appomattox campaign; he may well have been killed in one of these final battles, or perhaps died in hospital from an earlier wound. I’ll search around for you. My great-great-grandfather was in Company F and survived the war but lost the use of his feet. He had two brothers in the 103 PA who were captured at Plymouth, NC in April ’64 and died shortly afterward in prison at Andersonville and Millen…
Yes, Sailor’s Creek was on Apr 6 and the 67th was heavily engaged judging from the fact that one soldier received the Congressional Medal of Honor for capturing an enemy flag in the battle. (Lots of CMoHs were awarded during the Civil War but it is still a significant achievment). The 67th was also engaged in the 3AM suprise attack and taking of the Petersburg defenses. Your g-g-grandfather could have been wounded in either of these fights. Incidentaly, the 67th attack at Petersurg occurred on land now part of the Pamplin military park, so you can go and walk the same path followed by your andcestor.
By the way – do you have any photos of your ancestors or wartime letters? I would love to read them, and post them if you don’t mind.
Franklin Nupp is my G-G-Grandfather. I have his CW diaries and many artifacts (including photos) that I can share with you. I am interested in knowing where you live. I have been doing family genealogy for quite some time now. In the process of this, I have been trying to locate John Henry’s grave. I have come up short on finding it nor any evidence of its location. In light of this, I have been in the process of obtaining a headstone from the government in his honor (to be located at Purchase Line where his mother and father are buried, Cyrus as well). Please contact me so we may compare notes. I was wondering if you have a photo of Cyrus? Would love to see it.
Sounds like you are a fourth cousin of mine, once removed I think. It’s great to meet you. I was thrilled to see your post. I live in Glenmoore, PA, which is between Philadelphia and Lancaster. My cousin and I went to Fredericksburg in October to visit the place where John Henry fell. While there I found a contact at National Park Service who gave me info on where he may have been buried. I’m happy to share it with you. Please contact me at nashsa@verizon.net.
Unfortunately, I don’t know of any pictures of Cyrus. I look forward to speaking with you.
I’ve been following your posts. My name is Eric Schafer. My g-g-grandfather was George Washington Mohney, a sergeant in Company F of the 67th. He served nearly 4 years and survived the war, though he lost two brothers who served in the 103rd PA. They both died in Confederate prison camps.
I have G. W. Mohney’s belt buckle and Grand Army of the Republic badges, but our family doesn’t have a single photograph of him .Do you have to have any photos of Company F soldiers? I’d like to exchange photos of artifacts, etc. that we have, if that’s all right with you.
I have no photos of 67th soldiers. The only thing I do have is a copy of a letter from John Henry to his brother Franklin in the 78th PA Vol. Infantry (14th Corp., Army of the Cumberland) dated March 14, 1863 from Harpers Ferry. He does describe some events that have surrounded the 67th. I know from Franklin’s CW diaries he and his brother exchanged letters frequently, but this is the only one that exists today to my knowledge. If there is interest, I could transcribe the letter into a reply on a post. Thanks for your interest.
Tim – I you would send a transcription or scan, I would like to post it on the web site. I think it helps make their wartime experiences come alive. Harry
I will email you what little info and photos I have. I’ve got Steve’s email now – Tim please send me yours and I’ll send what I have to both of you.
It’s a tad difficult compiling a coherent history of the 67th. From what I’ve heard, no regimental history was ever written, is that so? I’ve pieced together things over the years, but am still confused as to whether the entire regiment or just the new recruits fought in the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, etc. I’m still looking for confirmation on that campaign… And, of course, photos. My family has no photos of G. W. Mohney so I’m hoping that some day something of the 67th will come to light and we’ll see him. I do have his physical description – almost identical to me – 5’11”, blonde hair, blue eyes. I look very much like his grandson and namesake, my grandfather, G. W. Mohney III, so perhaps I’ll be able to recognize him in some photo!
Sounds great! Give me a couple of days and I will e-mail you the transcription of the letter I have. I am pretty sharp on matters of the 78th PA (there is a regimental history plus I have my G-G-Grandpa’s diaries) but my education on the 67th is limited. Harry White is from where I live in Indiana, PA so I will check with the Historical Society and see what they have…I know there was a Harry White exhibit last year. Hopefully we all can get a little better educated on this group of brave heroes.
Have you read the Bates regimental history of the 67th? You can get it at http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=d90fb765cd0cf9e7bdb007dd740c9fa1&c=moa&idno=ABY3439.0002.001&view=toc
The 67th history starts at page 634. It’s not terribly comprehensive, but it’s something. Your GG grandfather is mentioned on page 657. To answer your question (according to Bates), the veterans were furloughed in March 1864, leaving behind about 200 non-veterans without officers. Among them was my (and Tim’s) GG(G) granduncle. The non-veterans were attached to the 138th PVI and fought in the Overland Campaign. Note that Bates incorrectly states they were attached to the 135th. If you are looking for confirmation of their activity during Overland, you can check the official reports from the Overland Campaign battles. I can send you Seymour’s report from Wilderness if you like (in command of 2nd Brigade, Ricketts’ Division, VI Corps). It states as follows:
To this brigade I was assigned on the morning of the 5th instant.
It consisted of the One hundred and tenth Ohio (Col. J. W. Keifer),
One hundred and twenty-second Ohio (Col. William H. Ball), One
hundred and twenty-sixth Ohio (Col. B. F. Smith), One hundred
and thirty-eighth Pennsylvania (Col. M. R. McClennan), to which
was attached a battalion of the Sixty-seventh Pennsylvania, and the
Sixth Maryland (Col. J. W. Horn).
Unfortunately, I also have no photos of the men of the 67th. I would be thrilled if some surface someday. I look forward to receiving your info.
Thank you for the wonderful information – it clears up a lot.
From what I’d garnered, I guess the veterans, upon returning from furlough, were assigned to guard supply trains between Fredericksburg and the White House supply dump on the peninsula, then later were sent to the Valley for the campaign that resulted in the battle of Cedar Creek, etc.
I think you’re right, Eric. Bates also mentions a few small encounters with rebel forces while the veterans escorted the supply train. It appears that the non-veterans were reunited with the veterans of the 67th sometime between June 15th and 23rd in front of Petersburg, after the veterans had crossed the James River with the train.
I believe the non-vets were with the 138th for Wilderness, Spotsylvania Courthouse, and Cold Harbor. There is a regimental history of the 138th by Osceola Lewis that discusses those battles in detail. It too mentions the attached Battalion of the 67th serving with the 138th (pages 82 and 87). Here’s the link http://archive.org/stream/historyofonehund00lewi#page/78/mode/1up
Much thanks, Tim. I’ll email you with a few photos and scraps of information I possess.
My g-g-grandfather lived in various towns in Pennsylvania; his grandson and namesake was born in Clearfield and his daughter, my mother, Marilyn Mohney, was born there as well. They moved to Endicott, New York in the early 1930’s, where my grandfather took a job with IBM. His grandfather had bequeathed his “US” belt buckle to him, as well as Grand Army of the Republic badges; he gave them to me as I was the only one of his grandchildren interested in history. However, we have no photos, and even my grandfather never told me about his grandfather’s two brothers’ fate – perhaps they were never discussed. They joined the 103 PA, were captured at the Battle of Plymouth, North Carolina, in April 1864. Both perished within six months, one at Millen, GA and the other at Andersonville. I discovered this myself only a few months ago.
I’ll check it out, Steve. Thank you, once again. What threw me off is that in Gordon Rhea’s outstanding four volume series on the Overland Campaign, he lists the 67th as belonging to Rickett’s Division, so I thought they were an independent command as such. If the recruits were attached to the 138th I figured the 67th would not even be listed as part of the division but clearly, I was mistaken.
A great irony is that the veterans missed nearly every major encounter of the war in the East. From what I can tell, they were on guard duty in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore for all of 1862, thus missing the Peninsula Campaign, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg and Fredericksburg; were not brought to Chancellorsville; were on duty in Winchester when they were overwhelmed by Ewell on his way north to Gettysburg, the majority of them capture (including my GG Grandfather) and thus they missed both those battles. G.W. Mohney suffered severe frostbite to his feet on the Mine Run Campaign in the autumn of ’63 but there wasn’t much fighting; then the veterans pretty much missed the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, the North Anna and Cold Harbor.
I guess when you think about it…it’s the reason I’m here today…
I am planning to visit Winchester this weekend as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the second battle of Winchester. There are two free tours friday night. The lecture and tour on Saturday is full, and I am on a waiting list for that. Is anyone else planning to visit and do the tours?
looking for infromation on John henery nupp!!!!!
John Henry Nupp was my GGG granduncle. His older brothers Cyrus (my GGG grandfather) and Franklin served in the 78th PVI. John Henry enlisted later in Co. G of the 67th in Sept. 1862. One of the posts below mentions that most of the regiment was captured at Winchester in June 1863. John Henry was part of that, and paroled four days later. The post also mentions that the veterans of the 67th were furloughed in the spring 1864. John Henry, as a later enlistee, was not furloughed. He and the other non-veterans of the 67th were attached to the 138th PVI during that time. (Note that Samuel Bates’ history of the 67th incorrectly states they were attached to the 135th.) The 138th, including the detached element of the 67th, were part of Seymour’s Brigade, Ricketts’ Division, Sedgwick’s VI Corps during the Overland Campaign. The 138th/67th was positioned at the extreme right of the Federal line at the Battle of the Wilderness, and at 9am on 6 May 1864 was on the front line of an attack on Confederate forces near what today is the northern part of the Gordon Flank Attack Trail. John Henry was killed during the attack. He was likely either buried where he fell (and remains there today) or was buried at Wilderness 1 National Cemetery and later moved to Fredericksburg Nat’l Cemetry. A cousin of mine and I recently visited the location of the 138th assault that morning as well as the Fredericksburg Cemetery. And I’ve since gotten more information on where he might be at Fredericksburg if indeed he was moved there. Amazingly, the trenches that the 138th/67th occupied on the morning of 6 May 1864 are still there today. I can provide detailed maps of where those trenches are in relation to today’s trail if anyone is interested.
Steve –
Thanks for your post. I would be very interested in knowing where their trenches were at the Battle of the Wilderness. I am trying to visit all of the places the 67th was during the war. I live in Northern Virginia and can luckily get to most places in an easy day trip. I am curious about your ancestor being paroled after 4 days. Most of the enlisted who were captured at Winchester, the majority of the regiment, were captured on June 15th released after about 6 weeks, but the 67th was under attack for a couple of days prior to the 15th starting when they were stationed about 10 miles east of Winchester at Berryville. I think that some who were captured there were released more quickly. I wonder if your ancester was one of them.
The soldiers who reenlisted and got the furlough were really fortunate to have missed those battles. They may have been the most dangerous of the war for Federals. (I wonder if I would be here today if my ancestor hadn’t reinlisted).
Hi Harry – You are correct! I looked at John Henry’s POW record again. I read it wrong before. The correct reading is: “Captured at Winchester Va June 15, 1863, confined at Richmond, Va, June 23, 1863 … Paroled at City Point Va July 19, 1863; reported at Camp Parole, Md July 20, 1863. It was a month and four days. Thanks for pointing that out to me!
As for the position of the 138th/67th at Wilderness. Can I upload maps to this site? I have a map showing the position of individual regiments on the morning of 6 May 1864. I estimated where they were that morning by using the scales of a modern map of the park, and the detailed map of the units’ positions back then. Based on the map scales, I estimated the 138th was a little less than a mile north of the Orange Turnpike in the Federal trenches. I showed my estimated position to the NPS staff at Chancellorsville, and they agreed that it was probably spot on.
The 138th was at the extreme right of the Federal Line. What a bad place to be that day! Only the 122nd NY was further to the right, and the 65th NY was behind by its lonesome protecting the Federal right flank. The detail map shows a stream running right between the trenches of the 138th and the 122nd NY. When we walked the Gordon Flank Attack Trail, we found the stream bed just past (north of) where the trail abruptly turns west toward the Confederate trenches. So the trenches that are still visible today exactly at the north end of the trail (and a bit south of there) on the Federal side were occupied by the 138th, at least in my view.
I’m happy to post the maps if I can!
Regards,
Steve
Steve – I don’t think you can post a map, but if you email it to me, I’ll post it with any description you want to include and, of course, credit you for it. You can email me at: h422y2443@gmail.com.I think I walked the Gordon Flank Attack trail last year, but I didn’t have an appreciation for some of the guys from the 67th being there. I’ll plan to get down there again sometime soon. Thanks, Harry
Hi folks. My name is Eric Schafer, I’m from Endwell, New York. My great-great-grandfather, George Washington Mohney, was a Sergeant of Company F, 67th Pa. My family has no photographs or service records for him. Does anyone out there have information they could share? It would be much appreciated!
Thanks for your post. I haven’t personally seen a lot of photos of soldiers of the 67th, but there are some out there. I’ll keep an eye out for George Washington Mohney. Do you have any letters or diary entries about him? I’d love to include them here.
I have the text, but not the original copies, of his application to the Federal Government for a pension, based on injuries received during the Mine Run campaign. It includes statements by his family doctor and a 67th comrade. These were shared with me by a cousin whom I’ve never met. He lives in Switzerland and we communicate via email. I do have GW Mohney’s “US” belt buckle and two pristine “Grand Army of the Republic” badges which were passed down to me by his grandson, GW Mohney III, my maternal grandfather. I can send you photos of these if you’d like.
Eric –
Yes, I really like to have photos if you can send them. I’ll make a folder for your g-g-grandfather and post them in there if it’s ok with you.
I’d really like to see the stuff about his pension request. I am really interested in what life was like for the soldiers.
I have found some interesting stuff in the last several months that I need to get to work and get posted.
Anyway, thanks for your message.
Harry
My name is Shawn Marchinek and my Great, Great, Great, Great Grandfather was Sebastian Sickenberger who was a Pvt in Co. F of the 67th too. His parents were German immigrants and he was born at sea enroute to America in 1840. I would love to learn more about what he experienced and the history of th 67th particularly of Company F. I have ordered his service record. I appreciate any additional info any of you may have.
Thank you,
Shawn
Shawn –
Sorry it took so long to get back to you.
There has never been a good history of the 67th, not to mention Co. F, every written. I think there may be one in the works that we will hopefully see at some point in the future (it won’t be written by me). I have the same desire you have about wanting to know about my ancestor’s actual experiences. That it what was on my mind when I started this web site, inadequate as it is. I do have a pretty well detailed chronology of their movement that you might find interesting.
The main highlights of the regiment’s history is that on June 15, 1863 almost the entire regiment was captured outside Winchester, Va when the Union forces in the area were overwealmed by Lee’s Army on their way to the invasion of the north (which culminated at Gettysburg). The prisoners were sent to Richmond and most of the enlisted men were paroled in a few weeks and back with the Army by October. In the spring of 1864 most of the veterans in the regiment reenlisted, including, I think, your ancestor, and were given a one month furlough followed by duty guarding the supply lines. This made them miss some of the most horrible battles of the war (Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House and Cold Harbor), for which you and I may have a lot to be thankful for. The regiment was reassembled outside Petersburg but was soon sent north in a big hurry to help to stop Early’s invasion of the north. After that they chased Early all across MAryland and into Virginia and fought in several battles, the most famous of which was Cedar Creek. After that they went back to Petersburg and participated in the breakthough (they attacked in an area that is on the grounds of the Pamplin Historical park), and participate in the pursuit of Lee that ended at Appomatox.
Here are some links that might interest you:
A really great general web site:
http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/
Good regimental history of the 67th:
http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/batesonline/batesvolii.html
Your ancestor shows up on this page:
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moa/aby3439.0002.001/671?page=root;size=100;view=image;q1=Twenty-seventh+Regiment
Your ancestor’s service card:
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&ArchiveID=17&FID=1408770&LID=1408819&FL=S&Page=4
Anyway, please check in again. Hopefully I’ll have more for you to see. Also, please send me anything you find that could help fill in the blanks about their experiences.
Regards,
Harry
Harry, do you possibly have any documentation for my great-great-grandfather? George Washington Mohney, Sergeant, Company F, enlisted December 12, 1861; mustered out July 14, 1865.
Hi Shawn,
Your grandpa must have known mine, George Washington Mohney, because he was a Sergeant in Company F. I’m trying to gather more information on the 67th and hopefully some photos. I have my g-g-grandfather’s belt buckle and G.A.R. badges, but nothing esle. You can email me at azure99@juno.com
Regards,
Eric Schafer
I found my greatgreatgrandfather killed in Cival War. It was noted in ancestry that he died of wounds Company C, 67th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 7 Apr 1865. I am the only living person from him. Is there any info you could share with me? His name was Thomas Dolan. He enlisted May 16 1861 in Mass. Eventually he left Boston to enlist in the 67th in Penn. Thank you for any help, S. Howard
Here’s a link where you can see your ancestor’s entry on the company muster roll:
http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/67th/67thcoc.html
It says he was a substitute, which means that someone who had been drafted paid your g-grandfather to take his place. It also says he died of wounds received at Sailor’s Creek, which was on Apr 6, and which means that he lasted a day before succumbing.
Also, the Pa State Archives digitized record cards for all Pa Civil War veterans, and you can find a little more about him from this card. Here’s the link:
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveIndexes&ArchiveID=17
The 67th was in the Appomattox campaign; he may well have been killed in one of these final battles, or perhaps died in hospital from an earlier wound. I’ll search around for you. My great-great-grandfather was in Company F and survived the war but lost the use of his feet. He had two brothers in the 103 PA who were captured at Plymouth, NC in April ’64 and died shortly afterward in prison at Andersonville and Millen…
Yes, Sailor’s Creek was on Apr 6 and the 67th was heavily engaged judging from the fact that one soldier received the Congressional Medal of Honor for capturing an enemy flag in the battle. (Lots of CMoHs were awarded during the Civil War but it is still a significant achievment). The 67th was also engaged in the 3AM suprise attack and taking of the Petersburg defenses. Your g-g-grandfather could have been wounded in either of these fights. Incidentaly, the 67th attack at Petersurg occurred on land now part of the Pamplin military park, so you can go and walk the same path followed by your andcestor.
By the way – do you have any photos of your ancestors or wartime letters? I would love to read them, and post them if you don’t mind.
Mr. Nash,
Franklin Nupp is my G-G-Grandfather. I have his CW diaries and many artifacts (including photos) that I can share with you. I am interested in knowing where you live. I have been doing family genealogy for quite some time now. In the process of this, I have been trying to locate John Henry’s grave. I have come up short on finding it nor any evidence of its location. In light of this, I have been in the process of obtaining a headstone from the government in his honor (to be located at Purchase Line where his mother and father are buried, Cyrus as well). Please contact me so we may compare notes. I was wondering if you have a photo of Cyrus? Would love to see it.
Hi Tim,
Sounds like you are a fourth cousin of mine, once removed I think. It’s great to meet you. I was thrilled to see your post. I live in Glenmoore, PA, which is between Philadelphia and Lancaster. My cousin and I went to Fredericksburg in October to visit the place where John Henry fell. While there I found a contact at National Park Service who gave me info on where he may have been buried. I’m happy to share it with you. Please contact me at nashsa@verizon.net.
Unfortunately, I don’t know of any pictures of Cyrus. I look forward to speaking with you.
Best regards,
Steve
Hi Tim, Hi Steve,
I’ve been following your posts. My name is Eric Schafer. My g-g-grandfather was George Washington Mohney, a sergeant in Company F of the 67th. He served nearly 4 years and survived the war, though he lost two brothers who served in the 103rd PA. They both died in Confederate prison camps.
I have G. W. Mohney’s belt buckle and Grand Army of the Republic badges, but our family doesn’t have a single photograph of him .Do you have to have any photos of Company F soldiers? I’d like to exchange photos of artifacts, etc. that we have, if that’s all right with you.
Regards,
Eric Schafer
azure99@juno.com
Eric,
I have no photos of 67th soldiers. The only thing I do have is a copy of a letter from John Henry to his brother Franklin in the 78th PA Vol. Infantry (14th Corp., Army of the Cumberland) dated March 14, 1863 from Harpers Ferry. He does describe some events that have surrounded the 67th. I know from Franklin’s CW diaries he and his brother exchanged letters frequently, but this is the only one that exists today to my knowledge. If there is interest, I could transcribe the letter into a reply on a post. Thanks for your interest.
Tim
Tim – I you would send a transcription or scan, I would like to post it on the web site. I think it helps make their wartime experiences come alive. Harry
Hi Tim, Hi Steve,
I will email you what little info and photos I have. I’ve got Steve’s email now – Tim please send me yours and I’ll send what I have to both of you.
It’s a tad difficult compiling a coherent history of the 67th. From what I’ve heard, no regimental history was ever written, is that so? I’ve pieced together things over the years, but am still confused as to whether the entire regiment or just the new recruits fought in the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, etc. I’m still looking for confirmation on that campaign… And, of course, photos. My family has no photos of G. W. Mohney so I’m hoping that some day something of the 67th will come to light and we’ll see him. I do have his physical description – almost identical to me – 5’11”, blonde hair, blue eyes. I look very much like his grandson and namesake, my grandfather, G. W. Mohney III, so perhaps I’ll be able to recognize him in some photo!
Regards,
Eric
Eric,
Sounds great! Give me a couple of days and I will e-mail you the transcription of the letter I have. I am pretty sharp on matters of the 78th PA (there is a regimental history plus I have my G-G-Grandpa’s diaries) but my education on the 67th is limited. Harry White is from where I live in Indiana, PA so I will check with the Historical Society and see what they have…I know there was a Harry White exhibit last year. Hopefully we all can get a little better educated on this group of brave heroes.
Thanks, Tim Nupp
Hi Eric,
Have you read the Bates regimental history of the 67th? You can get it at http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=d90fb765cd0cf9e7bdb007dd740c9fa1&c=moa&idno=ABY3439.0002.001&view=toc
The 67th history starts at page 634. It’s not terribly comprehensive, but it’s something. Your GG grandfather is mentioned on page 657. To answer your question (according to Bates), the veterans were furloughed in March 1864, leaving behind about 200 non-veterans without officers. Among them was my (and Tim’s) GG(G) granduncle. The non-veterans were attached to the 138th PVI and fought in the Overland Campaign. Note that Bates incorrectly states they were attached to the 135th. If you are looking for confirmation of their activity during Overland, you can check the official reports from the Overland Campaign battles. I can send you Seymour’s report from Wilderness if you like (in command of 2nd Brigade, Ricketts’ Division, VI Corps). It states as follows:
To this brigade I was assigned on the morning of the 5th instant.
It consisted of the One hundred and tenth Ohio (Col. J. W. Keifer),
One hundred and twenty-second Ohio (Col. William H. Ball), One
hundred and twenty-sixth Ohio (Col. B. F. Smith), One hundred
and thirty-eighth Pennsylvania (Col. M. R. McClennan), to which
was attached a battalion of the Sixty-seventh Pennsylvania, and the
Sixth Maryland (Col. J. W. Horn).
Unfortunately, I also have no photos of the men of the 67th. I would be thrilled if some surface someday. I look forward to receiving your info.
Best regards,
Steve
Dear Steve,
Thank you for the wonderful information – it clears up a lot.
From what I’d garnered, I guess the veterans, upon returning from furlough, were assigned to guard supply trains between Fredericksburg and the White House supply dump on the peninsula, then later were sent to the Valley for the campaign that resulted in the battle of Cedar Creek, etc.
I will email you tonight.
I think you’re right, Eric. Bates also mentions a few small encounters with rebel forces while the veterans escorted the supply train. It appears that the non-veterans were reunited with the veterans of the 67th sometime between June 15th and 23rd in front of Petersburg, after the veterans had crossed the James River with the train.
I believe the non-vets were with the 138th for Wilderness, Spotsylvania Courthouse, and Cold Harbor. There is a regimental history of the 138th by Osceola Lewis that discusses those battles in detail. It too mentions the attached Battalion of the 67th serving with the 138th (pages 82 and 87). Here’s the link http://archive.org/stream/historyofonehund00lewi#page/78/mode/1up
Much thanks, Tim. I’ll email you with a few photos and scraps of information I possess.
My g-g-grandfather lived in various towns in Pennsylvania; his grandson and namesake was born in Clearfield and his daughter, my mother, Marilyn Mohney, was born there as well. They moved to Endicott, New York in the early 1930’s, where my grandfather took a job with IBM. His grandfather had bequeathed his “US” belt buckle to him, as well as Grand Army of the Republic badges; he gave them to me as I was the only one of his grandchildren interested in history. However, we have no photos, and even my grandfather never told me about his grandfather’s two brothers’ fate – perhaps they were never discussed. They joined the 103 PA, were captured at the Battle of Plymouth, North Carolina, in April 1864. Both perished within six months, one at Millen, GA and the other at Andersonville. I discovered this myself only a few months ago.
ES
I’ll check it out, Steve. Thank you, once again. What threw me off is that in Gordon Rhea’s outstanding four volume series on the Overland Campaign, he lists the 67th as belonging to Rickett’s Division, so I thought they were an independent command as such. If the recruits were attached to the 138th I figured the 67th would not even be listed as part of the division but clearly, I was mistaken.
A great irony is that the veterans missed nearly every major encounter of the war in the East. From what I can tell, they were on guard duty in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore for all of 1862, thus missing the Peninsula Campaign, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg and Fredericksburg; were not brought to Chancellorsville; were on duty in Winchester when they were overwhelmed by Ewell on his way north to Gettysburg, the majority of them capture (including my GG Grandfather) and thus they missed both those battles. G.W. Mohney suffered severe frostbite to his feet on the Mine Run Campaign in the autumn of ’63 but there wasn’t much fighting; then the veterans pretty much missed the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, the North Anna and Cold Harbor.
I guess when you think about it…it’s the reason I’m here today…
ES
I am planning to visit Winchester this weekend as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the second battle of Winchester. There are two free tours friday night. The lecture and tour on Saturday is full, and I am on a waiting list for that. Is anyone else planning to visit and do the tours?
Dave Wilson
Johnstown, Pa