Muster Roll of the Governor’s Rangers (Original)

The “Governor’s Rangers” of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania,
were assigned Company “F” of the 2nd Pennsylvania Reserves.

The original “Governor’s Rangers” were organized in May of 1861. In August of that same year, Company F as well as other companies in the regiment lost many men who refused to take the oath, and those companies thus negatively affected were disbanded. Company F was replaced with a new company in late August of 1861, and the following April of 1862 was again replaced with a new compliment of men from Huntingdon & Blair Counties.

Below you will find the original muster roll of this company as it appeared in May of 1861.

Contributor Simon Losinger’s Notes:

1. No muster-out rolls for Companies B, F and G of the 2nd Reserves were on file in the office of the Adjutant General of the State. As a consequence, the rolls for these companies were chiefly sourced by Samuel P. Bates for his History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865 from “Our Campaigns; The Second Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteers” by Major E. M. Woodward.

2. Samuel P. Bates states in his History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865, that Company F, together with Companies B, G, and I, were ordered by General Banks to be disbanded on or about August 16, 1861 “on the ground of their numbers being below the standard of acceptance – all the companies having been greatly reduced by the withdrawal of disaffected men – the officers to be mustered out and the men to be transferred to other companies” (Bates, Vol. 1, page 576).

3. Although not explicitly stated by Bates, but based on the dates given for men having mustered into the company, the roll presented in History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865 is for the reconstituted Company F. Bates, however, does not provide the date on which Company F was formally reconstituted.

4. For Company F, Bates does not provide the muster out date(s) for those men who “mustered out upon expiration of term.” As the 2nd Reserves mustered out of service on June 16, 1864, it would seem reasonable to assume that those men of Company F, who did muster out for the reason that their term of service had been completed, did so on or before June 16, 1864.

NAME	RANK	AGE	HEIGHT	COMP’N	EYES	HAIR	OCC’N	RESIDENCE	REMARKS
Bringhurst, Thomas F.	Captain			Light
Kite, George W.	1st Lieutenant	37	5′ 9″	Dark	Hazel	Dark	Shoe Cutter	Philadelphia
Edwards, William	2nd Lieutenant	36	5′ 9 1/2″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Boot Maker	Philadelphia
Raas, Christian	1st Sergeant	25	5′ 5 1/2″	Light	Grey	Dark	Sawyer	1128 Elm St.	Refused Oath
Penning, Mars	2nd Sergeant	42	5′ 7″	Dark	Grey	Chestnut	Cordwainer	934 Marlborough	Refused Oath
Craig, Daniel	3rd Sergeant	22	5′ 11″	Light	Grey	Brown	Marble Cutter	12 Otter St.
Dougherty, Robert	4th Sergeant	22	5′ 8 1/2″	Dark	Grey	Dark	Saddler	Columbia Avenue	Refused Oath
Mallen, James	1st Corporal	27	5′ 9 1/2″	Dark	Grey	Dark	Machinist	Hope st.	Refused Oath
Semons, John	2nd Corporal	25	5′ 6 1/2″	Light	Grey	Light	Plumber	Gerard Av.	Refused Oath
Ely, Daniel L.	3rd Corporal	22	5′ 10 1/2″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Cigar Maker	1333 Frankford Rd.	Refused Oath (Or Eby)
Longshore, Lambert	4th Corporal	35	5′ 6 1/2″	Light	Dark	Dark	Frame Maker	1227 Front St.
Bowie, Henry	Musician	17	5′ 1 1/2″	Light	Dark	Light	Drummer	Clinton St.	Refused Oath
Sayres, Mathew	Musician	25	5′ 4″	Dark	Grey	Dark	Carver	1066 Frankford Rd.
Allen, Jacob	Private	23	5′ 5 1/4″	Ruddy	Dark	Dark	Sail Maker	Ross st.	Deserted
Atkins, James	Private	35	5′ 5 3/4″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Chair Maker	1332 N. Front	Refused Oath
Balderson, Jonathan	Private	33	6′ 0″	Light	Grey	Light	Iron Worker	Baltimore, Md.	Deserted
Bell, James	Private	21	5′ 8 1/2″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Machinist	1106 Marlborough	Refused Oath
Bowers, Henry	Private	21	5′ 6″	Light	Blue	Light	Plumber	Philadelphia	Deserted
Bronson, Charles	Private	21	6′ 1 1/4″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Chair Maker	14 Wheat st.	Refused Oath
Brough, Michael	Private	20	5′ 8″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Blacksmith	1124 Elm st.
Calley, William	Private	20	5′ 6″	Light	Dark	Dark	Saw Maker	151 Otter St.
Canliffe, John	Private	25	5′ 5 1/4″	Light	Grey	Light	Stove Maker	1434 Frankford Rd.	Refused Oath
Day, Charles	Private	22	5′ 7″	Light	Brown	Sandy	Shoe Maker	1017 Marlborough
Doll, George W.	Private	21	5′ 5″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Sail Maker	Philadelphia	Deserted
Drain, Samuel	Private	24	5′ 6 1/4″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Turner	James St.
Drain, William	Private	23	5′ 7 1/2″	Dark	Grey	Dark	Turner	James St.
Eisenhower, George W.	Private	29	5′ 9″	Light	Black	Sandy	Slater	Lehigh Co, Pa.	Deserted
Ettinger, William	Private	25	5′ 6″	Light	Dark	Sandy	Carpenter	Richmond St.
Fahling, William	Private	20	5′ 8″	Dark	Grey	Light	Shoe Maker	Oxford st.	Deserted
Fletcher, William	Private	41	5′ 8″	Dark	Black	Dark	Shoe Maker	Philadelphia	Deserted (This word is crossed out.)
Fortney, Taylor	Private	25	5′ 5″	Light	Dark	Light	Saw Maker	1237 Hope st.	Refused Oath (Also possibly Fortner)
Gamble, Robert	Private	35	5′ 6 1/4″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Morocco Dresser	Wilmington, Del.	Deserted
Germon, William	Private	22	5′ 5″	Light	Grey	Light	Saddler	Cherry st.	Refused Oath
Gibson, Edward	Private	20	5′ 7 1/4″	Light	Grey	Light	Weaver	1419 N. 2nd St.	Refused Oath
Giebler, Henry	Private	20	5′ 10″	Light	Grey	Light	Gas Fitter	905 Beach st.	Refused Oath
Grey, Joseph	Private	24	5′ 4 1/2″	Light	Light	Light	Plumber	1337 N. 2nd St.	Refused Oath
Grey, Leander	Private	33	5′ 4 1/4″	Dark	Dark	Sandy	Seaman	Cumberland St.	(Discharged on account of phsycial disability.)
Haplet, William	Private	25	5′ 7 1/2″	Dark	Black	Brown	Paper Hanger	Jackson st.
Hayes, Jacob	Private	27	5′ 10 1/4″	Light	Blue	Light	Shovel Maker	Holmesburg, Pa.	Refused Oath
Hebbard, Frederick	Private	23	5′ 4 3/4″	Dark	Grey	Dark	Dyer	Adams st.
Jackaway, William	Private	21	5′ 5″	Light	Black	Sandy	Plasterer	1229 Sarah St.	Deserted
Jackaway, William	Private	20	5′ 5″	Light	Hazel	Sandy	Boot Maker	1229 Sarah st.	Deserted
Johnston, Thomas	Private	24	5′ 8″	Light	Hazel	Dark	Cigar Maker	Gaul St.	Deserted
Jones, William L.	Private	29	5′ 5″	Light	Dark	Light	Fisherman	8 Richmond st.	Refused Oath
Kensey, John	Private	27	5′ 9 3/4″	Dark	Hazel	Dark	Builder	Frnkford rd ab. Columbia	Refused Oath
Kerr, John	Private	30	5′ 10″	Dark	Black	Dark	Morocco Dresser	Shackamaxon st.	Refused Oath
Letherberry, Edward	Private	35	5′ 6″	Light	Grey	Dark	Shoe Maker	Marlborough below Allen
Lewis, James F.	Private	32	5′ 6″	Dark	Black	Dark	Carpenter	Wood st.	(Age could also be 22.)
Lord, William	Private	27	5′ 11″	Light	Blue	Brown	Boot Fitter	Savory st.	Refused Oath
Lucas, James	Private	22	5′ 8 1/2″	Light	Grey	Sandy	Laborer	Fall st.	Deserted
Lunny, John	Private	20	5′ 5″	Dark	Grey	Dark	Fisherman	Howard st.	Refused Oath
Madden, Henry	Private	26	5′ 5″	Light	Grey	Brown	Chair Maker	Frankford rd.	Refused Oath
Maloney, William	Private	21	5′ 9 1/4″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Cabinet Maker	Stoys Court	Refused Oath
McAllister, Robert	Private	23	5′ 5 1/2″	Light	Black		Blacksmith	St. John st.	Refused Oath
McCalvey, James	Private	25	5′ 10 1/2″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Bricklayer	965 Frankford Rd.	Refused Oath
McKinley, Henry	Private	18	5′ 9″	Dark	Grey	Dark	Rollerman Iron?	Front st	Deserted
McKinney, Thomas	Private	23	5′ 8 1/2″	Light	Grey	Dark	Laborer	Coral st.	Deserted
McKinsey, Archibald	Private	21	5′ 6 1/2″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Fisherman	1223 Howard st.	Refused Oath
Merret, William	Private	27	5′ 5″	Light	Grey	Sandy	Carpenter	Marlborough st.	Refused Oath
Miller, William	Private	21	6′ 0″	Light	Blue	Light	Chair Maker	5th below Brown st.	Deserted
Mulholland, William	Private	18	5′ 6 1/2″	Light	Blue	Dark	Wheelwright	Dunton st.	Refused Oath
Myers, David	Private	26	5′ 8″	Light	Grey	Light	Boiler Maker	Crease St	Refused Oath
Nichols, Theodore	Private	19	5′ 7 1/2″	Light	Grey	Light	Butcher	Philadelphia	Refused Oath
Paul, George S.	Private	24	5′ 10″	Light	Hazel	Dark	Brick Maker	661 Germantown Rd.	Deserted
Peacock, Henry	Private	19	5′ 7″	Light	Blue	Light	Morocco Dresser	Cherry st.	Deserted
Peak, Edward	Private	26	5′ 9 1/2″	Dark	Blue	Dark	Ship Carpenter	Marlborough st.	Deserted
Platt, George	Private	18	5′ 5″	Light	Light	Light	Stove Maker	1077 Beach st.	Refused Oath
Quigley, Albert	Private	20	5′ 6″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Saw Maker	Hancock st.
Read, John	Private	33	5′ 9 1/2″	Light	Light	Light	Chair Maker	1212 Hope st.	Refused Oath
Reeves, Leonard	Private	40	5′ 4″	Light	Light	Light	Galvenazer	1337 Hope st.	Refused Oath
Reighter, George W.	Private	24	5′ 10 1/2″	Light	Grey	Auburn	Driver	Amber below Thompson	Refused Oath
Rotherman, William	Private	30	5′ 5″	Light	Light	Light	Saw Maker	1046 Sarah st.	Deserted
Sands, Robert	Private	37	5′ 7″	Dark	Grey	Dark	Weaver	Philadelphia	Deserted
Saylor, George	Private	25	5′ 6 1/2″	Dark	Grey	Dark	Driver	1024 Frankford Rd.	Refused Oath (Last name also spelled Taylor.)
Schaffer, Martin	Private	39	5′ 8 1/2″	Light	Blue	Dark	Morocco Dresser	1004 Sarah st.	Refused Oath
Schoenwald, William	Private	35	5′ 6 1/2″	Light	Grey	Dark	Shoe Maker	Philadelphia
Seamen, Theodore	Private	21	5′ 6 1/2″	Light	Grey	Dark	Saw Maker	1044 Saylor st.
Sedenger, Howard	Private	27	5′ 8″	Light	Blue	Light	Druggist	1020 Ross st.	Refused Oath
Sheely, William	Private	19	5′ 4 1/2″	Light	Light	Dark	Blacksmith	Shanamaxon st.
Shepherd, William	Private	22	5′ 4 1/2″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Saw Maker	Otter st.	Refused Oath
Shoemaker, Daniel	Private	23	5′ 8 1/2″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Boot Maker	3rd below Girard	Refused Oath
Shultz, William	Private	25	5′ 6″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Boiler Maker	15 Lehigh st.	Deserted
Strawser, Lewis	Private	21	5′ 7 1/2″	Light	Blue	Light	Fuller	Haydock st.	Refused Oath
Towsend, Edward	Private	30	5′ 5″	Light	Blue	Light	Painter	Palmer st.
Trexler, David	Private	35	5′ 7″	Light	Grey	Light	Boot Fitter	{Illegable} Court
Vanosten, Alfred B.	Private	21	5′ 8 1/2″	Light	Light	Light	Machinist	Holmesburg, Pa.	Refused Oath (Middle initial also seen on documents as “V”)
Vanosten, Joseph	Private	20	5′ 11 1/2″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Machinist	Holmesburg, Pa.
Vanosten, Thomas	Private	25	5′ 7″	Dark	Grey	Dark	Coach Maker	Holmesburg, Pa.	Refused Oath
Voke, William	Private	37	5′ 9 3/4″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Carpenter	1212 Hope st.	Refused Oath
Welsh, Morris	Private	21	5′ 8 1/4″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Dyer	Salmon st.	Refused Oath
West, James	Private	21	5′ 5 3/4″	Light	Grey	Sandy	Coach Maker	Holmesburg, Pa.
Williams, Benjaman F.	Private	37	5′ 9 3/4″	Dark	Dark	Dark	Carpenter	Holmesburg, Pa.
Williams, John M.	Private	21	5′ 5 1/2″	Light	Blue	Light	Coach Maker	Holmesburg, Pa.
Winterbottom, Edward	Private	23	5′ 5″	Dark	Grey	Dark	Saw Maker	2nd st.	Refused Oath
Wolfe, Charles	Private	23	5′ 7 1/2″	Light	Grey	Dark	Sail Maker	1 Duncan St.

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