51st Penn Inf.

[chaughey001]

Hello Folks,
I have a sort of brick wall,and I was hoping for help.I have checked all the normal web sites and Im having a hard time finding infomation on

William Kahmer of the 51st Penn Inf Co A . I can not seem to find him in the roster he musters in in 1863. Im told be played a Insrtument also.

He from Phila Pa. Any help would be great thanks in advance,
Carol Haughey

 

[Bob Velke]

Are you sure about the regiment? This is everyone named William in Co. A (or whose company is not recorded) of the 51st PA Inf.. I don't see anything like Kahmer.

William		Backen	PVT/PVT	A
William		Barr	PVT/PVT	A
William		Barringer	MUS/MUS	A
William		Barringer	PVT/PVT	A
William	C.	Barringer	MUS/MUS	A
William	C.	Barrington	PVT/PVT	A
William	J.	Bolton	CAPT/COL	A
William		Bracken	PVT/PVT
William		Brower	PVT/PVT
William		Brown	/
William		Brown	PVT/PVT	A
William	A.	Carrier	PVT/PVT	A
William		Cornog	PVT/PVT	A
William		Garr	PVT/PVT
William		Grubb	PVT/PVT
William		Hall	PVT/
William		Heard	PVT/PVT	A
William		Heard	PVT/PVT	A
William		Herbster	PVT/PVT	A
William		Herd	PVT/PVT	A
William		Hoffman	WGNR/WGNR	A
William		Horff	PVT/PVT	A
William	H.	Horner	PVT/PVT	A
William		Kilpatrick	PVT/PVT	A
William		Mason	PVT/PVT	A
William		McCarroll	PVT/PVT
William		McKane	PVT/PVT	A
William		Nunheimer	PVT/PVT	A
William		Nunheimer	PVT/PVT	A
William		Nunhimer	PVT/PVT	A
William	E.	Reed	PVT/PVT	A
William		Roberts	PVT/
William	H.	Schaner	PVT/
William		Simons	PVT/
William		Smith	PVT/
William	L.	Snyder	PVT/PVT
William		Somerlot	PVT/PVT	A
William		Somerlot	PVT/PVT	A
William		Somerlot	PVT/PVT	A
William		Stork	PVT/PVT
William	H.	Stout	PVT/PVT
William		Sumerlot	PVT/PVT	A
William		Summerlot	PVT/PVT	A
William	C.	Thomas	PVT/PVT
William	M.	Vanhorn	PVT/PVT	A

 

[Nathan Stuart]

There was a Private Henry Kahmer in Company D of the 20th. Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry Militia (Emergency, 1863). The unit was organized at Harrisburg, June 17, 1863, to repel Lee's invasion and was mustered out August 10, 1863.

Henry Kahmer was mustered out as a drummer.

Based on the information provided, these found details are similar as to surname, state, mustered in year and musician rank. Given the fairly uncommon surname, this soldier seems to be a reasonably close fit to the person inquired about.

 

[Arioch]

That would make him Pennsylvania State militia and not a Federal soldier (at least in this incident and records).

So, it sounds like he was part of that emergency call up and organization as Lee pushed on to, eventually, Gettysburg.

a '5' can look like a '2' when reversed....and with all of the fun deciphering 19th century hand written records...not surprised.

 

[chaughey001]

There was a Private Henry Kahmer in Company D of the 20th. Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry Militia (Emergency, 1863). The unit was organized at Harrisburg, June 17, 1863, to repel Lee's invasion and was mustered out August 10, 1863.

Henry Kahmer was mustered out as a drummer.

Based on the information provided, these found details are similar as to surname, state, mustered in year and musician rank. Given the fairly uncommon surname, this soldier seems to be a reasonably close fit to the person inquired about.

 

[chaughey001]

Are you sure about the regiment? This is everyone named William in Co. A (or whose company is not recorded) of the 51st PA Inf.. I don't see anything like Kahmer.

William		Backen	PVT/PVT	A
William		Barr	PVT/PVT	A
William		Barringer	MUS/MUS	A
William		Barringer	PVT/PVT	A
William	C.	Barringer	MUS/MUS	A
William	C.	Barrington	PVT/PVT	A
William	J.	Bolton	CAPT/COL	A
William		Bracken	PVT/PVT
William		Brower	PVT/PVT
William		Brown	/
William		Brown	PVT/PVT	A
William	A.	Carrier	PVT/PVT	A
William		Cornog	PVT/PVT	A
William		Garr	PVT/PVT
William		Grubb	PVT/PVT
William		Hall	PVT/
William		Heard	PVT/PVT	A
William		Heard	PVT/PVT	A
William		Herbster	PVT/PVT	A
William		Herd	PVT/PVT	A
William		Hoffman	WGNR/WGNR	A
William		Horff	PVT/PVT	A
William	H.	Horner	PVT/PVT	A
William		Kilpatrick	PVT/PVT	A
William		Mason	PVT/PVT	A
William		McCarroll	PVT/PVT
William		McKane	PVT/PVT	A
William		Nunheimer	PVT/PVT	A
William		Nunheimer	PVT/PVT	A
William		Nunhimer	PVT/PVT	A
William	E.	Reed	PVT/PVT	A
William		Roberts	PVT/
William	H.	Schaner	PVT/
William		Simons	PVT/
William		Smith	PVT/
William	L.	Snyder	PVT/PVT
William		Somerlot	PVT/PVT	A
William		Somerlot	PVT/PVT	A
William		Somerlot	PVT/PVT	A
William		Stork	PVT/PVT
William	H.	Stout	PVT/PVT
William		Sumerlot	PVT/PVT	A
William		Summerlot	PVT/PVT	A
William	C.	Thomas	PVT/PVT
William	M.	Vanhorn	PVT/PVT	A

 

[chaughey001]

Are you sure about the regiment? This is everyone named William in Co. A (or whose company is not recorded) of the 51st PA Inf.. I don't see anything like Kahmer.

William		Backen	PVT/PVT	A
William		Barr	PVT/PVT	A
William		Barringer	MUS/MUS	A
William		Barringer	PVT/PVT	A
William	C.	Barringer	MUS/MUS	A
William	C.	Barrington	PVT/PVT	A
William	J.	Bolton	CAPT/COL	A
William		Bracken	PVT/PVT
William		Brower	PVT/PVT
William		Brown	/
William		Brown	PVT/PVT	A
William	A.	Carrier	PVT/PVT	A
William		Cornog	PVT/PVT	A
William		Garr	PVT/PVT
William		Grubb	PVT/PVT
William		Hall	PVT/
William		Heard	PVT/PVT	A
William		Heard	PVT/PVT	A
William		Herbster	PVT/PVT	A
William		Herd	PVT/PVT	A
William		Hoffman	WGNR/WGNR	A
William		Horff	PVT/PVT	A
William	H.	Horner	PVT/PVT	A
William		Kilpatrick	PVT/PVT	A
William		Mason	PVT/PVT	A
William		McCarroll	PVT/PVT
William		McKane	PVT/PVT	A
William		Nunheimer	PVT/PVT	A
William		Nunheimer	PVT/PVT	A
William		Nunhimer	PVT/PVT	A
William	E.	Reed	PVT/PVT	A
William		Roberts	PVT/
William	H.	Schaner	PVT/
William		Simons	PVT/
William		Smith	PVT/
William	L.	Snyder	PVT/PVT
William		Somerlot	PVT/PVT	A
William		Somerlot	PVT/PVT	A
William		Somerlot	PVT/PVT	A
William		Stork	PVT/PVT
William	H.	Stout	PVT/PVT
William		Sumerlot	PVT/PVT	A
William		Summerlot	PVT/PVT	A
William	C.	Thomas	PVT/PVT
William	M.	Vanhorn	PVT/PVT	A

Thank you do much

 

[chaughey001]

That would make him Pennsylvania State militia and not a Federal soldier (at least in this incident and records).

So, it sounds like he was part of that emergency call up and organization as Lee pushed on to, eventually, Gettysburg.

a '5' can look like a '2' when reversed....and with all of the fun deciphering 19th century hand written records...not surprised.

 

[Nathan Stuart]

There also appears to be a Private Henry B. Kahmar (not Kahmer) in Company F of the 215th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry. He was mustered out as a musician.

However, this unit was organized at the end of the war in April, 1865 (not 1863) for guard duties and mustered out July 31, 1865.