The “Scotch Rifles” of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania,
were assigned Company “E” of the 2nd Pennsylvania Reserves.
| NAME. | RANK. | IN DATE. | REMARKS. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finnie, John Orr | Captain | May 27, 1861 | Wounded and prisoner at Gaines’ Mill, June 27, 1862, appointed Provost Marshall, Philadelphia, Oct. 6, 1862, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Fletcher, John R. | 1st Lieutenant | May 27, 1861 | Died, July 12, 1862, of wounds received at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, 1862. |
| Taylor, John | 1st Lieutenant | May 27, 1861 | Promoted from Sgt. to 1st Lt., May 9, 1863, to Bv. Capt., Mar. 13, 1865, captured at Wilderness, May 5, 1864, mustered out May 12, 1865. |
| Black, Alexander | 2nd Lieutenant | May 27, 1861 | Resigned, Oct. 25, 1862. |
| McLean, Andrew | 2nd Lieutenant | May 27, 1861 | Promoted from Cor. to Sgt., to 2nd Lt., May 9, 1863, to Bv. 1st Lt., Mar. 13, 1865, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Morrow, George H. | 1st Sergeant | May 27, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt., Oct., 1861, to 1st Sgt., May 9, 1863, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| McCormick, James | Sergeant | May 27, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt., Aug. 1862, wounded at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Reid, John | Sergeant | May 27, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt., Jan. 18, 1863, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Mawhinney, William | Sergeant | May 27, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt., May 9, 1863, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. Surname in Bates also spelled “Manhinney.” |
| Ringland, John | Sergeant | May 27, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt., Sept. 1, 1863, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Stewart, James | Sergeant | May 27, 1861 | Wounded and prisoner at Gaines’ Mill, June 27, 1862, discharged, Jan. 18, 1863. |
| Ferguson, Robert | Sergeant | May 27, 1861 | Discharged, May 24, 1863, for wounds received at South Mountain, Sept. 14, 1862. |
| McCauley, Michael | Sergeant | Oct. 14, 1861 | Transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864, Vet. |
| Humphys, Thomas H. | Sergeant | May 27, 1861 | Killed at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, 1862. Name in Bates spelled “T. H. Humphries.” |
| Prentice, William | Sergeant | May 27, 1861 | Died, Aug. 24, 1862, of wounds received at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, 1862. |
| Lessenmeyer, Robert | Sergeant | May 27, 1861 | Died, July 25, 1863, of wounds received at Gettysburg. |
| Wilson, James | Sergeant | May 27, 1861 | Deserted, Feb. 6, 1862, at Pierpont, Va. |
| Nicholson, James | Corporal | May 27, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Sept. 1, 1863, captured at Mechanicsville, June 26, 1862, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Steese, Balthasar | Corporal | May 27, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Sept. 1, 1863, captured at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, 1862, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Young, John C. | Corporal | May 27, 1861 | Discharged, May 29, 1863, for wounds received at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862. |
| Hill, Joseph | Corporal | May 27, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Dec. 11, 1863. |
| Patton, James | Corporal | May 27, 1861 | Discharged, date unknown, for wounds received at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862. |
| James, William B. | Corporal | May 27, 1861 | Killed at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, 1862. |
| Smith, Thomas | Corporal | May 27, 1861 | Killed at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, 1862. |
| Beckett, Andrew | Corporal | May 27, 1861 | Died, July 21, 1862, of wounds received at Gaines’ Mill, June 27, 1862. |
| Booth, Edward | Corporal | May 27, 1861 | Killed at South Mountain, Sept. 14, 1862. |
| McKechner, William | Corporal | May 27, 1861 | Killed at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862. |
| Stewart, George | Corporal | May 27, 1861 | Died, July 21, 1863, of wounds received at Gettysburg. |
| McLaughlin, John | Musician | May 27, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Feb. 25, 1863. |
| Aitken, Julius C. | Private | May 27, 1861 | Discharged, Oct. 18, 1862, for wounds received at Mechanicsville, June 26, 1862. |
| Brown, Henry | Private | May 27, 1861 | Discharged, May 16, 1863, for wounds received at South Mountain, Sept. 14, 1862. |
| Birini, George | Private | May 27, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Dec. 17, 1861. |
| Burns, William | Private | July 22, 1861 | Killed at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, 1862. |
| Catanach, John A. | Private | May 27, 1861 | Discharged, Oct. 31, 1862, to accept promotion. |
| Chandler, George | Private | Sept. 11, 1862 | Transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864. |
| Colier, Thomas | Private | May 27, 1861 | Killed at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, 1862. |
| Chandler, William | Private | Aug. 1, 1861 | Wounded at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, deserted, June 12, 1863, at Fairfax Station, Va. |
| Cunningham, James | Private | May 27, 1861 | Deserted June 28, 1863. Editor’s note: The Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866 has a blank record for a James Cunningham of Co. E, 2nd Reserves, with the following annotation: “Refer to Company “B” – 191st P.V.” The card for a James Cunningham of Co. B, 191st reg. P. V., is however, also blank. In Bates’ History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865, the roll for Co. B, 191st reg. P. V. includes a James Cunningham for whom the remarks state that he deserted on June 30, 1863, returned Feb. 3, 1865, and mustered out with Co. B of the 191st on June 28, 1865. |
| Detwiler, Leonard | Private | Sept. 20, 1862 | Wounded at Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864. |
| Dunlap, Samuel | Private | Mar. 30, 1863 | Wounded at Gettysburg, transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864. |
| Donnel, Robert | Private | July 11, 1861 | Deserted, Aug. 12, 1861, location not specified. |
| Elder, Thomas | Private | May 27, 1861 | Transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864, Vet. |
| Ferkler, Frank H. | Private | May 27, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, date unknown. |
| Fry, Henry | Private | Sept. 7, 1862 | Transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864. |
| Grier, James | Private | July 22, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Grim, Christopher | Private | May 27, 1861 | Wounded and prisoner at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, 1862, and Fredericksburg, Dec. 13, 1862, discharged, May 15, 1863, for wounds received in action. |
| Graham, James | Private | Aug. 1, 1861 | Died, July 4, 1862, of wounds received at Mechanicsville, June 26, 1862. |
| Hamilton, Leslie W. | Private | May 27, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Dec. 22, 1862. |
| Harvey, Cassius P. | Private | May 27, 1861 | Wounded and prisoner at Gaines’ Mill, June 27, 1862, discharged, Oct. 10, 1862. |
| Howard, John | Private | May 27, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Nov. 28, 1862. |
| Henry, William | Private | July 22, 1861 | Killed at Spottsylvania Court House, May 12, 1864. |
| King, Peter | Private | Oct. 14, 1861 | Transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864, Vet. |
| Lindsay, Joseph H. | Private | May 27, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Lappin, John | Private | May 27, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, date unknown. |
| Leight, Andrew M. | Private | May 27, 1861 | Transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864, Vet. |
| Leight, James H. | Private | May 27, 1861 | Transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864, Vet. |
| Laird, Samuel | Private | July 22, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Oct. 28, 1862. |
| Morrison, William | Private | July 22, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Markley, William | Private | Sept. 10, 1862 | Transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864, Vet. |
| Morrison, James F. | Private | May 27, 1861 | Transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864, Vet. |
| Macklin, William | Private | May 27, 1861 | Killed at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, 1862. |
| Markey, Thomas | Private | May 27, 1861 | Deserted, Aug. 2, 1861, at Sandy Hook, Md. |
| McAdams, William | Private | July 22, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| McCall, Archibald | Private | May 27, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| McFarland, William | Private | May 27, 1861 | Wounded and prisoner at Mechanicsville, June 26, 1862, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| McHenry, Joseph | Private | May 27, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| McKinney, James | Private | May 27, 1861 | Wounded at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, 1862, mustered out of company, June 16, 1864. |
| McMichael, William | Private | July 22, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| McAllister, Archibald | Private | May 27, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| McDonald, Alexander | Private | Aug. 2, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, July, 1861. |
| McDonald, William | Private | May 27, 1861 | Wounded and prisoner at Gaines’ Mill, June 27, 1862, discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Aug. 30, 1862. |
| McMillan, George | Private | July 22, 1861 | Discharged, May 24, 1863, for wounds received in action. |
| McGarvey, Samuel | Private | May 27, 1861 | Drowned, Aug. 16, 1862, in the James River. |
| McKelley, Gilbert | Private | July 22, 1861 | Killed at South Mountain, Sept. 14, 1862. |
| McCullen, Robert | Private | May 27, 1861 | Deserted, Aug. 6, 1861, at Sandy Hook, Md. Editor’s note: The record in the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866 gives the surname’s spelling as “McCullen”. |
| Nelson, William | Private | May 27, 1861 | Captured at Second Bull Run, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Patterson, Robert | Private | May 27, 1861 | Wounded at Second Bull Run, captured at Bristoe Station, Oct. 14, 1863, died, Mar. 18, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga., grave 62. |
| Potts, James | Private | May 27, 1861 | Killed at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, 1862. |
| Quirey, John R. | Private | July 22, 1861 | Died, July 5, 1863, of wounds received at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. Descendant provided correct surname spelling. Bates, and the Pennsylvania Monument at Gettysburg spell his surname “Querey.” |
| Rodermal, Christian A. | Private | Sept. 11, 1862 | Transferred to 191st reg. P. V., May 31, 1864. |
| Stewart, Samuel | Private | Aug. 1, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Feb. 24, 1863. |
| Smith, Charles H. | Private | Aug. 1, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Mar. 20, 1863. |
| Simpson, Joseph | Private | May 27, 1861 | Killed at Mechanicsville, June 26, 1862. |
| Shannon, Samuel | Private | Aug. 1, 1861 | Killed at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, 1862. |
| Tweedle, John | Private | May 27, 1861 | Deserted, Feb. 20, 1862, at Pierpont, Va. |
| Tweedle, Edward | Private | July 22, 1861 | Deserted, Aug. 23, 1862, at Harrison’s Landing, Va. |
| Tweedle, William | Private | May 27, 1861 | Deserted, Aug. 23, 1862, at Pierpont, Va. |
| Ward, Samuel | Private | May 27, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Whelan, John | Private | July 22, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Wilson, John | Private | May 27, 1861 | Wounded at Gettysburg, mustered out with company, June 16, 1864. |
| Wallace, George M. | Private | May 27, 1861 | Discharged on writ of “habeas corpus,” minor. |
| White, Calhoun | Private | May 27, 1861 | Killed at Mechanicsville, June 26, 1862. |
| Wilson, James W. | Private | July 22, 1861 | Deserted, Dec. 13, 1861, at Sandy Hook, Md. |
