Wounded at Fredericksburg; also at Brandy Station and Mine Run; transferred to United States Signal Corps; served three years (1862-1865); has served since during riots in Pennsylvania; has held several military ranks.
| Hoffman, Abraham | Corporal | E | 186th Infantry |
| Hyneman, Elias Leon | Sergeant | C | 5th Cavalry |
A reference to this brave soldier and the sacrifice which cost him his life is contained in our "Introduction," page 5, so that little is left to record. Hyneman voluntarily enlisted in the 5th Cavalry, after the first Battle of Bull Run. He was promoted from Corporal to Sergeant, and was always eager for active service, distinguishing himself in several battles, and being one of twelve skirmishers who advanced on the enemy in the Battle of Gettysburg. He fought dismounted in the Battle of the Wilderness. His term expired in 1864, but so anxious was he to serve his country that he re-enlisted, only to meet so untimely a fate as recorded. He died on January 7, 1865, at Andersonville, of starvation and sickness, and his body was brought for interment to Philadelphia five months later.
As to Hyneman's course as a soldier, no stronger testimony than that contained in the following official paper is required:
"I hereby certify on honor that I was well and personally acquainted with Elias Leon Hyneman, who was a Sergeant of Company C, 5th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry, Volunteers, that the said Elias L. Hyneman was a thorough and efficient soldier, and a person of excellent habits, and known and respected as such by all in the regiment. That he was ever foremost in the line of duty and at the post of danger, and vigilant and patient in the prosecution of his patriotic services. That by his zeal and enthusiasm to be foremost among the defenders of his flag he was unhappily captured by a merciless foe, and consigned to an ignominious and beastly prison house, there to suffer for many months and at last to yield up his noble spirit in death. Even his last life scenes were worthy of a soldier and full of true manfulness. That I, being a prisoner of war at the same time with said Elias L. Hyneman, heard of his many sufferings with deepest regret. I sympathize sincerely with his afflicted relatives and all who mourn his loss. He fought and fell in the glorious cause of freedom and justice omnipotent.
"Given at Camp, Fifth Pennsylvania Cavalry, near Richmond, Va., this 1st day of May, 1865.
J. Frank Cameron,
"Capt. Com'd'g Company C, Fifth Penn. Cavalry.""Approval:
Colonel Commanding Regiment."
| Harris, Abraham B. | Lieutenant | F | 5th Cavalry |
| Hoffman, David B. | G | 5th Cavalry | |
| Hassler, Jacob | Sergeant | D | 9th Cavalry |
| Served about four years. | |||
| Herzog, Jacob | Captain | E | 12th Cavalry |
| Hamburger, Herman | Lieutenant | L | 18th Cavalry |
Assistant Adjutant-General, 1st Brigade, 3d Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac; has been Judge in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, etc., etc.
Enlisted as Private, and promoted to Corporal, Sergeant, 1st Sergeant, 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Regimental Adjutant, and Brevet Captain, United States Volunteers; served three years; has since been Captain and Major; member of Loyal Legion of the United States (Commandery of Pennsylvania).
At the outbreak of the Civil War he organized a body of cavalry and was chosen Captain. At the Second Battle of Bull Run his horse was shot under him. As commander of General Pope's body-guard, he won the esteem and admiration of his brother officers for his bravery, courtesy and firmness. In 1878, during the yellow fever scourge in Memphis, Tennessee, Captain Menken refused to quit that city, but remained at his post, attending to the suffering until the terrible plague made this hero also a victim.