69th Pa. Infantry
Regiment ('The Irish Volunteers') was raised in 1861 in Philadelphia, part of the famous Philadelphia Brigade. Part of Army of the Potomac (II Corps). It saw action in 13 combat operations, including Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor and Petersburg. Lost 288 enlisted men and officers to injury and disease. 15-20 of its ranks died at Andersonville, 1 at Florence. Regiment took part in Grand Review in D.C., then mustered out July 1, 1865. 28 of its men passed through Camp Discharge, including 10 Andersonville survivors.
28 Men at Camp Discharge
- Pvt. Patrick H. Anderson, Company D POW
- Cpl. Francis Belflow, Company A POW
- Pvt. John Cain, Company B
- Pvt. Sylvester W. Campbell, Company I
- Pvt. James Cavanaugh, Company H
- Pvt. William J. Chandler, Company I
- Pvt. Thomas Christie, Company B
- Pvt. James Flanely, Company D POW
- Pvt. Joseph Grover, Company B
- Pvt. James Hand, Company F POW
- Pvt. James R. Howard, Company I POW/A
- Pvt. John A. Kane, Company E
- Cpl. William F. Lantz, Company K
- Cpl. Patrick McAnally, Company K, B
- Pvt. Frank McClarren, Company I POW/A
- Pvt. Mark McCusker, Company B POW/A
- Pvt. James McKenna, Company D
- Sgt. Patrick McMahon, Company I
- Cpl. James Milligan, Company I POW/A
- Pvt. James Mooney, Company C POW/A
- Cpl. William F. Moore, Company A
- Pvt. John Nestor, Company D
- Pvt. Joseph Noon, Company K POW/A
- Cpl. Michael O'Hara, Company H POW/A
- Pvt. Henry Pierce, Company K POW/A
- Pvt. Jacob M. Price, Company H POW/A
- Cpl. Richard F. Rea, Company F
- Sgt. Robert Stinson, Company G POW/A
POW Held as a Confederate prisoner of war
POW/A Held at Andersonville prison, Georgia