The “Independent Rangers” of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania,
were assigned Company “H” of the 2nd Pennsylvania Reserves.
| NAME. | RANK. | IN DATE. | REMARKS. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mealey, Timothy | Captain | May 25, 1861 | Promoted to Bv. Maj., Mar. 13, 1865, wounded at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, and at the Rappahannock, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Summers, Peter | 1st Lieutenant | May 25, 1861 | Resigned, Feb. 14, 1862. |
| Kennedy, Hugh P. | 1st Lieutenant | May 25, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt., 1861, to 1st Lt., Feb. 14, 1862, discharged, Jan., 1863, for wounds received at Gaines’ Mill, June 27, 1862. |
| McGlenn, William | 1st Lieutenant | May 27, 1861 | Promoted from Cor. to Sgt., Nov., 1861, to 2nd Lt., May 9, 1863, to 1st Lt., July 1, 1863, discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Sept. 11, 1863. |
| Benison, Joseph | 1st Lieutenant | May 25, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., July 1, 1861, to Sgt., 1862, to 1st Lt., Oct. 26, 1863, to Bv. Capt., Mar. 13, 1865, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Porter, Robert | 2nd Lieutenant | May 25, 1861 | Discharged, July 21, 1861. |
| Clendenning, R. | 2nd Lieutenant | May 25, 1861 | Promoted to 2nd Lt., Oct. 17, 1861, commissioned 1st Lt., Dec. 25, 1862, wounded at South Mountain, Sept. 14, 1862, not mustered, resigned, Mar. 17, 1863. |
| Cook, James | 1st Sergeant | May 25, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Sgt., May 1, 1864, to 2nd Lt., Co. B., 191st reg. P. V., Vet. |
| Wallace, Samuel W. | Sergeant | July 11, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Sgt., May 9, 1863, commissioned 2nd Lt., Sept. 11, 1863, reduced to Sgt., May 1, 1864, not mustered, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Kane, Francis | Sergeant | May 25, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Feb. 5, 1862. |
| Fulton, William J. | Sergeant | May 25, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt., 1861, discharged, Dec. 20, 1862, for wounds received at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862. |
| Donnelly, John | Sergeant | July 12, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Feb., 1863, to Sgt., July 3, 1863, transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864, Vet. |
| Barnes, John | Sergeant | August 29, 1862 | Promoted to Sgt., May 1, 1864, transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864, Vet. |
| Cunningham, Robert | Sergeant | Aug. 25, 1862 | Promoted to Sgt., May 1, 1864, transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864, Vet. |
| Savage, Thomas M. | Sergeant | May 25, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., 1862, to Sgt., June 1, 1863, killed at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, buried in National Cemetery, Section A, grave 27. |
| Gouldey, Thomas H. | Corporal | May 27, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Feb., 1863, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Strain, Hugh J. | Corporal | May 275, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Feb., 1863, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Haas, Elwood | Corporal | May 27, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Feb., 1863, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Collins, John | Corporal | May 25, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Aug., 1861, discharged, Jan. 10, 1863, for wounds received at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, 1862. |
| Leeti, George W. | Musician | May. 27, 1861 | Transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864, Vet. |
| Azpell, Clinton | Private | May 25, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Allen, James | Private | May 25, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Apr., 1863. |
| Baskerville, James | Private | July 11, 1861 | Wounded at Second Bull Run and at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Blackwell, George | Private | Sept. 16, 1862 | Captured at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, dishonourably discharged, Dec. 24, 1863. |
| Burns, Peter | Private | May 26, 1861 | Deserted, Nov. 16, 1862, at Brooks Station. |
| Burns, Thomas G. | Private | May 27, 1861 | Wounded at Gettysburg, date unknown, taken prisoner at Charles City Cross Roads, May 6, 1864 to Apr. 28, 1865, mustered out, May 30, 1865. Editor’s Note: the record for Thomas G. Burns in the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866 states the following: “Missing in action since 11-28-63 at New Hope Church, Va. Tr. from Co. C. 8-30-61 afterward Mus. out by order of Maj. Hayden.” In addition, his muster-out date is given in the record as the 20th and not the 30th of May, 1865. |
| Baier, A. | Private | Not given | Killed in the Wilderness, date unknown, buried on the battlefield. |
| Colligan, Francis | Private | May 25, 1861 | Discharged, Nov. 1, 1862, for wounds received at Second Bull Run. |
| Clendinning, Samuel | Private | Sept. 25, 1861 | Transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864, Vet. |
| Conner, John | Private | Sept. 13, 1862 | Transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864. |
| Cridy, Thomas | Private | May 25, 1861 | Wounded at Charles City Cross Roads, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Cornhill, William | Private | Not given | Died, Aug. 19, 1864, cause unknown, buried in Prospect Cemetery, York, Pa. |
| Dempsey, Patrick | Private | July 12, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Dempsey, Charles | Private | May. 25, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Dickinson, Benjamin | Private | May 27, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Dubois, Edward | Private | May 25, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Dempsey, John | Private | Jan. 16, 1862 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Mar. 3, 1864. |
| Dunn, Patrick | Private | December 1, 1861 | Killed at Gaines’ Mill, June 27, 1862. |
| Frasier, John | Private | July 18, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Finegan, Bernard | Private | May 25, 1861 | Discharged, Dec. 23, 1862, for wounds received at Gaines’ Mill, June 27, 1862. |
| Fulton, Abraham | Private | Sept. 28, 1861 | Wounded at Gaines’ Mill, June 27, 1862, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Oct., 1863. |
| Farren, James J. | Private | May 25, 1861 | Died, Nov. 10, 1862, at Philadelphia, cause unknown. |
| Flatherty, William | Private | May 25, 1861 | Deserted, Nov. 16, 1862, at Brooks Station. |
| Fox, William | Private | Not given | Died, Sept. 23, 1862, buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md. |
| German, Edward | Private | May 25, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, July 18, 1861. |
| Gillespie, James L. | Private | Sept. 16, 1861 | Discharged, July, 1862, to receive a commission. |
| Gormely, William | Private | May 25, 1861 | Died, in arrest, at Philadelphia, date unknown. |
| Hackney, Ezekiel | Private | May 25, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Hershaw, Samuel | Private | May 25, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Haffy, Charles | Private | July 11, 1861 | Transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864, Vet. |
| Kincade, James | Private | May 27, 1861 | Wounded and prisoner at Gaines’ Mill, June 27, 1862, discharged, Apr., 1863. |
| Kuttler, Charles | Private | Aug. 1, 1861 | Deserted, Feb., 1863, at Alexandria, Va. |
| Loan, Abraham | Private | Sept. 11, 1862 | Transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864. |
| Long, John | Private | July 1, 1862 | Deserted, Apr. 15, 1864, at Bristol Station. Editor’s note: there are two records for a John Long who served in Co. H, 2nd Reserves in the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866. The first record has John Long enrolling in Co. H on Sept. 25, 1861 and being discharged on Aug. 1, 1861. The remark reads as follows: “Mus. in State Service but refused to Mus. in to U. S. Service. Dis. by order of Gen. Banks, Sandy Hook.” The second record for John Long has the same details and remark as Bates provides in his roll for Co. H. |
| Moody, Jonathan | Private | May 25, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Myers, George L. | Private | May 25, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Myers, Isaac | Private | May. 25, 1861 | Discharged, Nov., 1862, for wounds received at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862. |
| Murdock, Alexander | Private | Jul. 12, 1861 | Wounded and prisoner at Gaines’ Mill, June 27, 1862, discharged, Jan. 16, 1863. |
| Murphy, Charles | Private | Sept. 28, 1861 | Transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864. |
| Montague, John | Private | August 27, 1862 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown. |
| Messmore, George | Private | August 1, 1863 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Oct., 1863. |
| Mackin, Henry | Private | Sept. 28, 1861 | Died, Aug. 20, 1863, at Philadelphia, cause unknown. Editor’s note: there are two records for a Henry Mackin who served in Co. H, 2nd Reserves in the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866. The first record has Henry Mackin enrolling in Co. H on Sept. 25, 1861 and being discharged on Aug. 1, 1861. The remark reads as follows: “Mus. in State Service but refused to Mus. in U. S. Service. Dis. by order of Gen. Banks, Sandy Hook.” The second record for Henry Mackin has the same details and remark as Bates provides in his roll for Co. H. |
| Mount, Michael | Private | Sept. 28, 1861 | Deserted, June 20, 1863, at Fairfax Station, Va. |
| McGarvey, Henry | Private | May 25, 1861 | Wounded at Gettysburg, date unknown, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| McGonigal, Cornelius | Private | May 25, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Feb. 3, 1862. |
| McCormick, Edward | Private | May 25, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, June, 1862. |
| McCann, John | Private | May 25, 1861 | Discharged, Apr. 21, 1864, for undisclosed injuries sustained, Dec., 1862. |
| Phillips, John | Private | May 25, 1861 | Wounded and prisoner at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, 1862, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Patton, Dennis | Private | May 25, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Porter, Thomas | Private | May 27, 1861 | Killed at Fairfax Station, Va. June 19, 1863. |
| Ritchie, Jonathan | Private | May 27, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Roe, James P. | Private | May 27, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Robb, William | Private | May 25, 1861 | Wounded at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, discharged, June, 1864. |
| Ryan, Andrew | Private | May 27, 1861 | Killed at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863. |
| Ritchie, Thomas | Private | Nov. 1, 1861 | Died at Fairfax Court House, Va., Mar. 6, 1863, cause unknown. |
| Seddinger, John | Private | May. 25, 1861 | Wounded at Gettysburg, date unknown, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Shaw, William | Private | May 25, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Smith, William | Private | May 25, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Siddal, George | Private | Sept. 13, 1862 | Wounded and prisoner at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Oct., 1863. |
| Thompson, Robert | Private | May 25, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Taylor, Henry | Private | Not given | Died, May 9, 1865, cause unknown, at Philadelphia. |
| Waible, George | Private | May 25, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Weaver, Charles | Private | Sept. 28, 1861 | Wounded at Second Bull Run, date unknown, discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Jan. 23, 1863. |
| Wilson, Oliver | Private | Aug. 25, 1862 | Wounded at Gettysburg, date unknown, transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864. |
| Walker, William | Private | July 12, 1861 | Deserted, June 23, 1863, at Fairfax Station. |
| Wilkins, William P. | Private | May. 27, 1861 | Transferred from Co. G, Aug. 30, 1861, deserted, June 23, 1863, at Fairfax Station, Va. |
| Weaver, George E. | Private | Sept. 28, 1861 | Deserted, Apr., 1862, at Manassas Junction, Va. |
