The Union Guards were originally assigned Company “B” of the 1st Pennsylvania Reserves,
and were primarily recruited from the West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
| NAME. | RANK. | IN DATE. | REMARKS. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Jr., Thomas B. | Captain | June 4, 1861 | Resigned Jan 23, 1863. |
| Bear, William L. | Captain | June 4, 1861 | Promoted from 2nd to 1st Lt., Aug. 23, 1862, to Capt., Mar 1, 1863, to Bv. Major, Mar. 13, 1865, mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Hook, Harry | 1st Lieutenant | June 4, 1861 | Dismissed Aug. 23, 1862. |
| Weidler, Milton | 1st Lieutenant | June 4, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt., Aug. 1, 1861, to 1st Sgt., July 15, 1862, to 1st Lt., Mar. 1, 1863, to Bv. Capt. Mar. 13, 1865, mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Murray, William E. | 2nd Lieutenant | July 26, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt. to 1st Sgt. to 2nd Lt., Nov. 25, 1861, Transferred to the 190th reg. P. V., June 1, 1864. |
| Sprecher, Philip L. | 2nd Lieutenant | June 4, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt., Oct. 18, 1861, to 2nd Lt., Mar. 1, 1863, to Bv. 1st Lt., Mar. 13, 1865, absent in the field at muster out. |
| Everts, Strickler R. | 1st Sergeant | June 4, 1861 | Promoted to Hospital Steward, Aug. 21, 1861, discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Jan. 17, 1862. |
| Cake, William J. | 1st Sergeant | June 4, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Nov. 12, 1862, to 1st Sgt., Feb. 1, 1864, transferred to the 190th reg. P. V., June 1, 1864, Vet. |
| Wenditz, Theodore | Sergeant | June 4, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt., Jan. 13, 1862, mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Metzgar, Emanuel C. | Sergeant | June 4, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Aug. 1, 1861, to Sgt., Jan. 24, 1863, mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Heiser, Peter Martin | Sergeant | June 4, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt., Feb. 1, 1864, transferred to the 190th reg. P. V., June 1, 1864, Vet. |
| Rauch, Lewis A. | Sergeant | June 4, 1861 | Promoted from Cor. to Sgt., Feb. 1, 1864, transferred to the 190th reg. P. V., June 1, 1864, Vet. |
| McCracken, John C. | Sergeant | June 4, 1861 | Died July 14, 1862, of wounds received at Mechanicsville, June 26, 1862. |
| Stauffer, William D. | Corporal | June 4, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Aug. 1, 1862, mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Nauman, John L. | Corporal | June 4, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Jul. 15, 1862, mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Rutter, John K. | Corporal | June 4, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Jul. 15, 1862, mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Bauman, George M. | Corporal | June 4, 1861 | Note: New York Times Newspaper (7/30/1862) states Serg’t. G. M. Bauman was wounded and taken prisoner at New Market Crossroads. Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Black, Thomas S. | Corporal | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Swope, George K. | Corporal | July 10, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Jan. 24, 1863, mustered out with company, June 13, 1864., |
| Wertz, Jacob M. | Corporal | June 4, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Jan. 24, 1863, mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Hartman, Lewis S. | Corporal | July 10, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Jan. 24, 1863, mustered out Sept. 9, 1864. |
| Cox, George A. | Corporal | June 4, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Sept. 1, 1861, discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Mar. 28, 1863. |
| Weidle, John | Corporal | June 4, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Nov. 20, 1862. |
| Duchman, August C. | Corporal | June 4, 1861 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, mustered out on Aug. 15, 1864. |
| Judge, Thomas | Musician | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Haines, F. D. | Musician | June 4, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Jan. 9, 1862. |
| McGrann, John J. | Musician | Mar. 8, 1862 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Aug. 10, 1862. |
| Afflebach, William | Private | Oct. 30, 1863 | Died of wounds received in action, May 8, 1864. |
| Benedict, Benjamin | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Bitzer, Thomas J. | Private | July 10, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Bance, George | Private | July 10, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Bear, Abraham E. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Oct. 18, 1862. |
| Barr, Edward F. | Private | Aug. 28, 1862 | Discharged by order of the War Department, June 7, 1863. |
| Bitner, Albert H. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Aug. 24, 1863. |
| Bowman, Charles | Private | Aug. 28, 1862 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Nov. 25, 1863. |
| Buford, W. H. H. | Private | Nov. 20, 1863 | Transferred to the 190th reg. P. V., June 1, 1864. |
| Bear, Nathan S. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Killed at Gaines’ Mill, June 27, 1862. |
| Bubb, William H. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Died at Richmond, Va., of wounds received in action, June 30, 1862. |
| Childs, Charles A. | Private | July 10, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Coffey, James | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Cox, William W. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Died, June 27, 1862, of wounds received at Mechanicsville, June 26, 1862. |
| Dellet, William. L. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Dainer, Thomas J. | Private | Sept 18, 1862 | Promoted to Hospital Steward, June 1, 1863. |
| Davis, Charles | Private | July 10, 1861 | Deserted Oct. 25, 1862. |
| Engle, George W. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Eichholtz, John C. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Transferred to Signal Corps U.S.A., Nov. 1, 1863. |
| Friday, Frederick T. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Note: New York Times Newspaper (7/30/1862) states F. T. Frielong [sic] was wounded and taken prisoner at New Market Crossroads. Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Fisher, James G. | Private | Aug. 29, 1862 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Mar. 13, 1863. |
| Frankfort, Edward | Private | June 4, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Aug. 30, 1861. |
| Freeland, Edward D. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Jan. 31, 1863. |
| Feller, Henry | Private | June 4, 1861 | Died of wounds received in action, June 30, 1862. |
| Forney, Isaac H. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Killed at Mechanicsville, June 26, 1862. |
| Greenwalt, Abraham B. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Absent, sick at muster out. |
| Gable, Jacob F. | Private | July 10, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Feb. 11, 1863. |
| Hine, Jacob D. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Heistand, Henry J. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Absent, sick at muster out. |
| Hoffmier, William M. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Holt, Robert | Private | June 4, 1861 | Wounded in action, date unknown, mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Harner, George W. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Hackman, Henry | Private | June 4, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Oct. 21, 1861. |
| Hart, Mathias | Private | June 4, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Apr. 15, 1862. |
| Harvey, John C. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Lt. and Adjutant, Oct. 1, 1862. |
| Humes, James G. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Dec. 25, 1861. |
| Hamp, William H. | Private | Aug. 28, 1862 | Transferred to the 190th reg. P. V., June 1, 1864. |
| Harman, William B. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Transferred to gun-boat service, Feb. 17, 1862, died at Cairo, Il., Nov. 12, 1862. |
| Kendig, George W. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Killian, Henry M. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Wounded at Wilderness, May 8, 1864, absent, in hospital at muster out. |
| Keiffer, Thompson | Private | July 10, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Aug. 27, 1862. |
| Keller, Martin van Buren | Private | July 10, 1861 | Discharged Feb. 13, 1863, for wounds received in action. |
| Kline, Christian | Private | June 4, 1861 | Discharged Dec. 31, 1863, for wounds received in action. |
| Kurtz, Obediah H. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, July 6, 1861. |
| Leonard, William | Private | July 10, 1861 | Discharged by order of the War Department, Sept 6, 1861. |
| Leedars, Charles | Private | Aug. 9, 1861 | Transferred to the 190th reg. P. V., June 1, 1864, Vet. |
| Lutz, James A. H. | Private | Aug. 28, 1862 | Died Dec. 22, 1862 of wounds received at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862. |
| Marshbank, R. B. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Metzgar, Henry | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Miller, George B. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Moss, John A. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Myer, Gabriel B. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Myers, Gilbert C. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Mishler, Henry | Private | July 10, 1861 | Discharged by order of the War Department, Dec. 19, 1862. |
| Mohon, Jacob | Private | July 10, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Aug. 20, 1862. |
| Miller, Samuel S. | Private | Aug. 28, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Mar. 13, 1863. |
| Miller, Jacob M. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, July 1, 1863. |
| Moffit, James | Private | July 10, 1861 | Transferred to the 190th reg. P. V., June 1, 1864, Vet. |
| Murphy, Calvin L. | Private | Aug. 28, 1861 | Note: New York Times Newspaper (7/30/1862) states C. Murphy was wounded and taken prisoner at New Market Crossroads. Transferred to the 190th reg. P. V., June 1, 1864. |
| McCaulley, Henry C. | Private | July 10, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| McClain, John C. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| McClain, William G. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Apr. 20, 1862. |
| McCully, Thomas T. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Aug. 9, 1862. |
| McGinnis, Peter L. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Discharged, July 26, 1861. |
| Nyman, Ambrose F. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| O’Rouke, Washington | Private | July 10, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Ochs, George H. | Private | July 10, 1861 | Note: New York Times Newspaper (7/30/1862) states Geo. H. Ochs was wounded and taken prisoner at New Market Crossroads. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, September 1, 1863. |
| Parvin, Theodore C. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Price, Thomas P. | Private | July 10, 1861 | Absent, sick at muster out. |
| Pinkerton, C. R. C. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Not mustered into United States service. |
| Powers, Ambrose C. | Private | Aug. 28, 1862 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Feb. 4, 1863. |
| Quinn, Patrick | Private | July 10, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Feb. 19, 1863. |
| Robinson, John | Private | July 10, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Renner, John B. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Sept. 26, 1863. |
| Rock, Miles | Private | June 4, 1861 | Transferred to Signal Corps, Aug. 14, 1863., |
| Rooney, Joseph C. | Private | July 10, 1861 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Sept. 15, 1863. Rooney was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1821 died in Lancaster, PA in 1896.Information regarding Rooney’s life and death submitted by his Descendant, Kathleen Frailey Puls |
| Rutter, Joseph S. | Private | Aug. 28, 1862 | Killed at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. |
| Steers, Isaac B. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Strachan, James E. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Steinheiser, George F. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Sanders, Daniel L. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Lt. Co. K, 7th Pa. Reserves, Aug. 1, 1862. |
| Strachan, Samuel S. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Nov. 15, 1863. |
| Seltley, Samuel | Private | Aug. 28, 1862 | Transferred to the 190th reg. P. V., June 1, 1864. |
| Shaffer, John | Private | Oct. 31, 1861 | Transferred to the 190th reg. P. V., June 1, 1864. |
| Speice, Frederick | Private | Aug. 28, 1862 | Transferred to the 190th reg. P. V., June 1, 1864. |
| Steers, Tomas J. | Private | Aug. 28, 1861 | Transferred to the 190th reg. P. V., June 1, 1864. |
| Stone, August | Private | July 26, 1861 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Sept. 15, 1863. |
| Staley, William H. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Deserted July 2, 1863. |
| Thomas, Joseph R. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, May 8, 1862. |
| Varnes, Henry C. | Private | July 10, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 13, 1864. |
| Whitlock, Franklin | Private | June 4, 1861 | Died in general hospital, date unknown. |
| Zellers, Jacob F. | Private | June 4, 1861 | Died of wounds received in action, June 30, 1862. |
