AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: US Army , Enlisted at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on September 21, 1861 into the 101st Regiment, Company K, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry as a Private for the period of 3 years.
Was discharged at Suffolk, Virginia as a Corporal.
Enlisted at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania on February 1, 1864 into Company B, 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry Volunteers as a Private and was mustered out as a 1st Sergeant on July 8, 1865 at Lynchburg, Virginia.
Battles and Engagements / Duty stations:
Camp Curtain, Harrisburg, Pa - Nov 1961 - Feb 27, 1862
Washington,DC & Alexandria, Va- March 1, 1862 - March 31, 1862
Fort Monroe & Newport News, Va- April 1, 1862- April 15, 1862
Siege of Yorktown, Va- April 16, 1862- May 4, 1862
Battle of Williamsburg, Va - May 5, 1862
Battle of Fair Oaks/ Seven Pines, Va - May 31 to June 2, 1862
Seven Days Battle and retreat to Harrison's Landing, Va - July 1 to Aug 15, 1862
Duty at Fort Monroe, Va - Aug 16 to Sept 17, 1862
Duty at Suffolk, Va & Blackwater Expeditions - Sept 18, to December 5, 1862
Detached from 101st at Suffolk to act as division Quartermaster. Became sick and was discharged in March 1863.
Received gunshot to side of neck on June 10, 1864 while charging rebel works at Petersburg, Virginia.
Admitted to Delawp General Hospital, Davids Island from City Point, Virginia. Transferred to Citizens Volunteer General Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. Returned to duty Aug. 23, 1864.
Received Saber slash across face in Cavalry engagement at Amelia Springs, Virginia April 5, 1865.
Died at the Old Soldiers Home Johnson City, Tennessee. ( Mountain Home )

Brenizer, Lafayette, d. 03/25/1910, Plot: H 4 7, bur. 03/27/1910

21st Regiment Cavalry (3 Years)

Organized at Harrisburg February, 1864. (Co. "D" detached April 1, 1864, and duty at Scranton, Pa., entire term.) Regiment moved to Washington, D. C., May 15, 1864, thence to Join Army Potomac in the field, arriving at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to September, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps, to October, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry corps, Army Potomac, to March, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--Battles about Cold Harbor, Va., June 1-12, 1864. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Weldon Railroad August 18-21. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Sent to City Point October 5 and mounted. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Warren's Expedition to Hicksford December 7-12. Bellefield December 9-10. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Dinwiddie C. H. March 30-31. Five Forks April 1. Paine's Cross Road April 5. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox C. H. April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Expedition to Danville April 23-29. Moved to Lynchburg, Va., and duty there and in Dept. of Virginia until July. Mustered out July 8, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 80 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 116 Enlisted men by disease. Total 202.