NOTE: The petition is clearly written. The long list of signatures is done in ink or pencil by some who wrote clearly and some who “scratched”; some signatures have faded and some are clear. The following list is the best interpretation of those signatures.
New Creek, Va
Nov. 24th 1862
Brig. Genl Milroy,
The undersigned members of the
87th Regt Penna. Vol. Infantry respectfully request that
their Regiment and the 23rd Ill. or Irish Brigade, be placed
in the same Brigade – believing that the public service
would be thereby promoted.
(First Column)
Names
Sergt Wm H Lamis
“ Geo Dosh
R. R. Slagle
W.D. Womelack
F. I. Thomas
E. D. Stough
George Adams
John Rickroade
Pius Miller
Wm Randolph
Jeramiah Wilt
Phillip Zigler
Frank Rickrode
Henry Rickrode
Bernard Alltrogge
Eli Mowrey
Pius Cline
Nelson Collins
Charles Martin
David Thomas
Alexander Brashears
Frederick Reidinger
Daniel Heltjel
Chas Burnes
E. R. Herr
Sergt Wm. Bierbower
Wm F. Zorger
Benj. F. Frick
Henry Shultz
Jacob L. Capp
George Tausers
John Schall
Lewis Frey
Charles Jenues
Amos Rupert
William Brinbaker
Henry A. Everhart
Martin L. Ziegler
Henry L Hamm
(Second Column)
Names
John Matter
Andrew C. Hummert
Joshua Lane
John Snyder
John Noel
George Sherman
Frank Mc Avoy
James Rooney
Benjamin Rahter
James A. Long
William Lefever
David A. Yount
Joseph Stonesifer
Leuther Stouffer
Ephriam Baukerp
Frank F. Peters
George Flemming
Henry Flemming
Matthew Demsey
Henry Schrom
Wm Luckenbaugh
Peter A. McIntire
William Felty
Henry C. Ginter
Jacob Glassmyer
George Feathers
Charles E Gotwalt
Henry Jinks
James Hawkins
Oliver Fissel
Alfred Jameson
Andrew Suft
James Keller
George Knodel
Stephen Kefmer
E A Baumarter
David Kohr
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