Whitefords in the American Civil War

Following recent contact with Mary Whiteford who is looking for info on Samuel Whiteford of the 36th New York Volunteers, I thought it would be a good idea to publish what info there is on all Whitefords in the Civil War, ultimately I'll put together pages on military service worldwide..
It's worth a quick note on how recruitment in the Civil War worked, in the North at the outbreak of the war a flood of patriotism lead to the establishment of a large number of '3-month Regiments', everyone though the war would be over quickly, after the defeat at Bull Run the Union called for 2 & 3 year volunteers. Later in the War when volunteers began to run dry consription (drafts) were introduced calling on service for the duration of the war. Early Volunteers ofter re-enlisted after their initial service was completed. giving them higher rank & priviledges in their new units, see Hiram Whiteford as an example.
In the South volunteers generally signed on for the duration of the war from outset, pre-war militia units were incorporated en-mass into line regiments. Later as the war took it's toll the Confederacy also introduced conscription. As can be imagined Confederate records are more scatted than those for the North.
Both sides had problems with 'Draft Dodgers' and 'Bounty Jumpers', men who would accept a bounty for joining a unit and then skip town with the money. One wonders if James Whiteford of the 27th New Jersey was such a person...

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Name Residence / Occupation Enlistment Date, Place, Age & Rank Service Notes Discharge Notes Source
John Whiteford Claimed Residence in South Reading Worked as a Stonelayer 12 July 1861
Private
Aged 34
 Enlisted: E Co. 16th Inf Reg. Massachusetts Discharged with disability at New York on 18 November 1862 Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War
Henry C Whiteford Claimed Residence in Kent County 13 May 1861
Grand Rapids
Private
Aged 21 		Enlisted: K Co. 3rd Inf Reg. Michigan Mustered Out at Detroit, Michigan on 20 June 1864 Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65
Deforest A Whiteford Claimed Residence in Waverly Enlisted: 20 December 1863
Oshtemo
Private
Aged 18 		A Co. 13th Inf Reg. Michigan Mustered Out at Louisville, Kentucky on 25 July 1865 Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65
John V Whiteford Enlisted: 10 May 1861
Corporal 		Enlisted: A Co. 1st Inf Reg. Maryland Mustered Out on 19 May 1864 Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65
George Whiteford 30 March 1864
Private (Musician) 		Enlisted: C Co. 3rd Inf Reg. Maryland Mustered Out at Arlington Heights, Virginia on 31 July 1865 Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65 & Muster Rolls
David Whiteford 12 December 1861
Private 		Enlisted: K Co. 76th Inf Reg. Ohio Died at Monterey, Tennessee on 16 May 1862 Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio & Muster Rolls
Hiram H. Whiteford #1 ?
#2 5 August 1861
Private
Aged 24 		Enlisted: 21st Ohio Inf Regt. Ohio
Re-enlisted: H Co. 49th Inf Reg. Ohio
Promoted to Full Sergeant on 30 August 1861
Reduced to Ranks on 01 March 1862
Promoted to Full Corporal on 15 April 1865 		Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio
David W Whiteford 16 March 1864
Private 		Enlisted: E Co. 3rd (Potomac Home Brigade) Inf Reg. Maryland Mustered Out on 29 May 1865 Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65 & Muster Rolls
George Whiteford 12 April 1862
Private 		Enlisted: F Co. 3rd (Potomac Home Brigade) Inf Reg. Maryland Mustered Out on 12 April 1865 Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65
George Whiteford Private C Co. 4th (Potomac Home Brigade) Inf Reg. Maryland Muster Rolls
William Whiteford 18 April 1862
Private 		Enlisted: F Co. 3rd (Potomac Home Brigade) Inf Reg. Maryland
Taken prisoner, 13th August 1864, Berryville, Virginia 		Mustered Out on 29 May 1865 Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65
Thomas C. Whiteford 20 November 1861
Private 		Enlisted: A Co. Purnell Legion Maryland
Promoted to Corporal
Promoted to Sergeant
 Mustered Out on 20 November 1864 Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65 & Muster Rolls
Edward Whiteford 28 May 1863
2nd Lieutenant 		Enlisted: E Co. 6th Cav Reg. (Rush's Lancers) Pennslyvania
Transferred on 19 March 1864 from Company E to Company H
Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 19 March 1864 (As of Co. H)
Transferred on 16 December 1864 from Company H to Company S
Promoted to Full Comm Sergt on 16 December 1864 (As of Co. S)
Transferred on 10 February 1865from Company S to Company G
Promoted to Full Capt on 10 February 1865 (As of Co. G)
 Discharged on 20 June 1865 History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865
Ezekiel A Whiteford 15 September 1862
Private
 Enlisted: Welch's Co. Indep Inf Reg. Pennsylvania Mustered Out on 24 September 1862 History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865
Alfred H. Whiteford 07 January 1862
New York City, New York
Asst Surgeon
Aged 34 		Enlisted: S Co. 99th Inf Reg. New York Mustered Out on 10 October 1862 New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
Robert Whiteford 11 August 1861
Brooklyn, New York
Private
Aged 23 		Enlisted: F Co. 48th Inf Reg. New York Died at Fort Pulaski, Georgia on 29 June 1862 New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
Charles Whiteford 04 August 1863
Edwards
Private
Aged 18 		Enlisted: H Co. 20th Cav Reg. New York Mustered Out at Fort Monroe, Virginia on 31 July 1865 New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
Sidney A. Whiteford 01 October 1863
Gouverneur, New York
Private
Aged 35 		Enlisted: H Co. 20th Cav Reg. NY Mustered Out at Fort Monroe, Virginia on 31 July 1865 New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
Edward Whiteford 27 July 1862
Washington, DC
1st Lieutenant 		Enlisted: C Co. 5th Cav Reg. NY Resigned on 13 November 1862 New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
Charles Whiteford 19 September 1864
Cornwall, New York
Private
Aged 18 		Transfered: I Co. 112th Inf Reg. NY New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
James Whiteford 03 September 1862
Private 		Enlisted: B Co. 27th Inf Reg. New Jersey Deserted at Newark, New Jersey on 15 September 1862
(Deserted before Muster in) 		Register of Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War 1861-65
Andrew Whiteford 13 May 1861
New York City, New York
Private
Aged 25 		Enlisted: K Co. 79th Inf Reg.(Cameron Highlanders) New York Mustered Out at New York, New York on 31 May 1864 New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
John Whiteford 11 September 1862
DeKalb, New York
Private
Aged 18 		Enlisted: A Co. 142nd Inf Reg. New York Killed at Bermuda Hundred, VA on 20 May 1864 New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
James Whiteford 11 April 1864
Schenectady, New York
Private
Aged 23 		Enlisted: E Co. 144th Inf Reg. New York Disch at Hilton Head, South Carolina on 24 August 1864 New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
James Whiteford 19 January 1864
Skaneateles, New York
Private
Aged 38 		Transfered: L Co. 1st Provisional Cav Reg. New York Mustered Out at Cloud's Mills, VA on 19 July 1865 New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
William Whiteford 02 February 1864
Glenville, New York
Private
Aged 18 		Enlisted: Batty K Co. 1st Light Artillery Reg. New York Mustered Out at Elmira, NY on 20 June 1865 New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
George Whiteford 18 August 1863
Little Genesee, New York
Private
Aged 24 		Enlisted: G Co. 1st Veteran Cav Reg. New York Mustered Out at Camp Piatt, WV on 20 July 1865 New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
Samuel Whiteford 13 May 1861
New York City, New York
Private
Aged 37 		Enlisted: D Co. 36th Inf Reg.(British Battalion) New York Discharged with disability at Point Lookout, Maryland on 01 November 1862 New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
Thomas Whiteford Claimed Residence in Dearborn County Age21 April 1861
Private 		Enlisted: D Co. 7th Inf Reg. Indiana Mustered Out at Indianapolis, Indiana on 02 August 1861 Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana & Muster Rolls
John H. Whiteford Claimed Residence in Sparta 19 August 1862
Sergeant 		E Co. 16th Inf Reg. Indiana
Promoted to Full 1st Sergt
Promoted to Full 1st Lieut on 01 June 1865 (Not Mustered)
 Mustered Out at New Orleans, Louisiana on 30 June 1865 Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana
Thomas Whiteford Claimed Residence in Manchester 30 August 1861
Sergeant 		K Co. 26th Inf Reg. Indiana
Reduced to Ranks 		Mustered Out at Indianapolis, Indiana on 15 January 1866 Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana & Muster Rolls
John Whiteford Claimed Residence in Sparta 30 August 1861
Private 		K Co. 26th Inf Reg. Indiana Mustered Out at Indianapolis, Indiana on 15 January 1866 Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana & Muster Rolls
Mathew Whiteford Claimed Residence in Sparta 30 August 1861
Private 		K Co. 26th Inf Reg. Indiana Killed at Glasgow, Missouri on 19 September 1861 Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana & Muster Rolls
John Whiteford 20 August 1862
Louisville, Kentucky
Private 		E Co. 11th Cav Reg. Kentucky Mustered Out on 15 July 1865 Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky
Alexander Whiteford Drummer I Co. 130th Inf Regt (National Guard) Ohio Muster Rolls
David Whiteford Private B Co. 4th Battalion South Carolina Reserves Muster Rolls
Edward Whiteford Private I Co. 25th Inf Regt. Ohio Muster Rolls
Erastus Whiteford Private K Co. 145th Inf Regt. Pennsylvania Muster Rolls
John Whiteford Captain I Co. 1st Inf Regt.(US) Arkansas Muster Rolls

Whistling Dixie...

Name Residence / Occupation Enlistment Date, Place, Age & Rank Service Notes Discharge Notes Source
George W. Whiteford Private 3rd (Palmetto) Battalion, South Carolina Light Artillery Muster Rolls
J.H. Whiteford Private A Co. 1st (Hargood's) Inf Regt, South Carolina Muster Rolls
J.J. Whiteford Private A Co. 1st (Hargood's) Inf Regt, South Carolina Muster Rolls
J.W. Whiteford Private B Co. 5th South Carolina Reserves Muster Rolls
L. Whiteford Private K Co. 9th South Carolina Reserves Muster Rolls
W. Whiteford 1st Lieutenant B Co. 50th Georgia Infanty Regiment Muster Rolls