The Germantown Guards were assigned Company “G” of the 3rd Pennsylvania Reserves,
and were primarily recruited from the Germantown area of the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
NAME. | RANK. | IN DATE. | REMARKS |
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Woolworth, Richard Hobson | Captain | June 1, 1861 | Promoted to Major, 3rd Reserves, June 17, 1861. |
Harkins, Hugh | Captain | June 1, 1861 | Promoted from 1st Lt. to Capt., June 27, 1861, discharged July 22, 1863. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Harkins, Hugh” includes the following notation: “Promoted to Capt. 6-27-61. Dismissed [from] the U.S. Service by sentence of G.C.M. to date from 7-22-63.” |
Stanton, John | Captain | June 1, 1861 | Promoted from 2nd Lt. to 1st Lt., June 27, 1861, to Capt., Mar. 22, 1864, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Harrison, Francis E. | 1st Lieutenant | July 10, 1861 | Promoted to 2nd Lt., Dec. 13, 1861, to 1st Lt., Mar. 22, 1864, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Connolly, John | 2nd Lieutenant | June 1, 1861 | Promoted to 2nd Lt., June 27, 1861, died of typhoid fever, Dec. 2, 1861, at Camp Pierpont. |
Unrugh, Geoge W. | 1st Sergeant | June 1, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Sgt., Dec. 1, 1862, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Unrugh, Jacob H. | 1st Sergeant | June 1, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Sgt., Apr. 1, 1862, discharged, Nov. 29, 1862, for wounds received, June 30, 1862, at Charles City Cross Roads. |
Rider, James | Sergeant | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Bowles, Benjamin D. | Sergeant | June 1, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Dec. 1, 1862, to Sgt., Jan. 1, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Moore, William | Sergeant | June 1, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt., July 1, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Scheuerman, Daniel | Sergeant | June 1, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt., July 1, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Smith, John K. | Sergeant | June 1, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Aug. 1, 1862, to Sgt., July 29, 1862, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, July 1, 1863. |
Ratcliff, William | Sergeant | June 1, 1861 | Deserted, July 31, 1861, on the road to Camp Tennally, D. C. |
Evans, Richard | Corporal | June 1, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Aug. 1, 1862, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Heckroth, William H. | Corporal | June 1, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Dec. 1, 1862, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Haran, Thomas | Corporal | June 1, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Dec. 29, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Stoop, Thomas | Corporal | June 1, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., May 1, 1864, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Toon, Edward | Corporal | June 1, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Nov. 27, 1861, discharged, Apr. 6, 1863, for wounds received, Sept. 17, 1862, at Antietam. |
Doster, Charles A. | Corporal | June 1, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Nov. 27, 1862, discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Jan. 5, 1863. |
Hickey, Michael | Corporal | June 1, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Dec. 1, 1862, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, July 1, 1863. |
Carley, Charles | Corporal | June 1, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Apr. 1, 1862, killed, Aug. 30, 1862, at Second Bull Run. |
Park, Alexander | Corporal | June 1, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., July 1, 1863, died, Mar. 16, 1864, of wounds received at New Creek, West Virginia. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Park, Edward” includes the following notation: “Promoted to Corp. 7-1-63. Died at Hosp. New Creek W. Va. 3-10-64, from wounds recd. while escorting the wounded from Medly, W. Va.” |
Wilson, Richard | Corporal | June 1, 1861 | Killed, Sept. 17, 1862, at Antietam. |
Ploid, Tennis | Corporal | June 1, 1861 | Deserted, July 31, 1861, on the road to Camp Tennally, D. C. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Ploid, Tennis” is blank and cross-references to the record for “Ployd, Tenis” The details are as provided above. The record also indicates that this man was promoted from Private to Corporal on some unknown date. |
Crocket, Isreal | Musician | June 1, 1861 | Deserted, July 30, 1861, from Camp McCall, Washington, D. C. |
Crumulland, Joseph R. | Musician | June 1, 1861 | Deserted, June 23, 1861, from Camp Washington, Easton, Pa. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Crumulland, Joseph R.” is blank and displays the following notation: “Surname carried as above in Bates; as ORMULLANE on Alph and Mus Rolls; as OMULANE in Register.” The record for “Ormullane, Joseph R.” includes in turn the following notation: “Deserted 6-23-61 from Camp Wash. Easton Pa. Never mustered into Federal Service. Rolls show name: Omulane, Joseph R.” There is also a record for “Omulane, Joseph R.” on which the sole notation is the following: “Surname carried as above in Register; as ORMULLANE on Alph and Mus Rolls; as CRUMULLAND in Bates.” |
Abrams, William | Private | July 17, 1861 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, July 1, 1863. |
Brown, Jeremiah | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Bott, Joseph | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Bishop, Alfred | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Boisbrun, George | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Bisbing, Samuel | Private | June 1, 1861 | Returned to Company from the Engineer Corps, June 8, 1864, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Bisbing, Samuel” contains the following notation: “Deserted 8-30-62. (Returned to Co. from Engineer Corp. 6-8-64. Bates).” |
Bisbing, Manuel | Private | June 1, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Dec. 13, 1862. |
Bingham, James | Private | June 1, 1861 | Killed, Sept. 17, 1862, at Antietam. |
Beglin, John C. | Private | July 17, 1861 | Deserted, July 24, 1861, from Camp Curtin, Pa., never mustered into Federal service. |
Broadnax, Joseph | Private | Sept. 4, 1861 | Deserted, Jan. 30, 1864, while on Veteran furlough in Philadelphia, Pa., Vet. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Broadnax, Joseph” has Sept. 1, 1861 as both the enrolment date for State service and the muster-in date for Federal service. |
Broadnax, Jeremiah | Private | Sept. 4, 1861 | Deserted, Dec. 1, 1862, at camp, Brooks Station, Va. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Broadnax, Jeremiah” has Sept. 1, 1861 as both the enrolment date for State service and the muster-in date for Federal service. |
Crapp, George W. | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Cowell, Samuel | Private | June 1, 1861 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown, returned to Co. G, June 8, 1864, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Crilley, Barnard | Private | June 1, 1861 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, date unknown, returned to Co. G, Apr. 5, 1864, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Carr, Elisha A. | Private | June 1, 1861 | Discharged, Oct. 10, 1862, for wounds received, June 30, 1862, at Charles City Cross Roads. |
Catterson, David H. | Private | Apr. 9, 1862 | Died, Aug. 9, 1862, on board a hospital ship from Harrison’s Landing. |
Caldwell, Robert | Private | Sept. 3, 1862 | Killed, May 10, 1864, at Newbern Bridge, West Virginia. |
Dodd, William | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Deal, Charles | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Duckworth, Samuel | Private | June 1, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, June 10, 1862. |
Devlin, John | Private | July 14, 1861 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864, Vet. |
Dager, Henry | Private | Aug. 27, 1862 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, July 1, 1863. |
Dunbar, Peter | Private | June 1, 1861 | Killed, Sept. 17, 1862, at Antietam. |
Duddy, James | Private | June 1, 1861 | Died, Dec. 14, 1862, for wounds received, Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg. |
Dutton, Thomas | Private | June 1, 1861 | Deserted, July 30, 1861, from Camp Washington, Easton, Pa. |
Filmore, Richard | Private | June 1, 1861 | Deserted, June 12, 1861, from Camp Washington, Easton, Pa., never mustered into Federal service. |
Guiger, Christian B. | Private | June 1, 1861 | Discharged, Apr. 3, 1863, for wounds received, Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg. |
Heckroth, Henry W. | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Howie, John | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Hartley, Charles | Private | July 10, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Hacket, Charles | Private | June 1, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Aug. 14, 1862. |
Hong, Alfred W. | Private | July 14, 1861 | Discharged, Jan. 27, 1863, for wounds received, Aug. 30, 1862, at Second Bull Run. |
Henreatty, John | Private | Oct. 4, 1862 | Deserted, Dec. 1, 1862, at camp, near Brooks Station, Va. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Henreatty, John” is blank except for the following notation: “Refer to; Alph. Roll Henratty, John.” The record for “Henratty, John” is in turn also blank save for the following notation: “Refer to; Des. Roll Hurritty, John.” The record “Hurritty, John” gives the desertion date as Dec. 7, 1862 and the enrolment and muster-in dates as Oct. 3, 1862 for both State and Federal service. |
Jones, Jacob | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Jobbins, Thomas | Private | June 1, 1861 | Died, Apr. 27, 1864, of pneumonia, in hospital, at Grafton, West Virginia. |
Kennedy, George W. | Private | Sept. 15, 1862 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Feb. 2, 1863. |
Killan, Mark | Private | Apr. 1, 1862 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, July 1, 1863. |
Kroer, Joseph | Private | June 1, 1861 | Transferred to Gunboat Services, Feb. 15, 1862. |
Kelly, John | Private | July 14, 1861 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
Lutz, Conrad | Private | Sept. 1, 1862 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Feb. 2, 1863. |
Long, John | Private | July 24, 1861 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
Murter, Robert J. | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Margerum, Lewis | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Murphy, John | Private | June 1, 1861 | Discharged, Dec. 30, 1862, for wounds received, Aug. 30, 1862, at Second Bull Run. |
Murray, James | Private | June 1, 1861 | Discharged, Feb. 6, 1863, for wounds received, Sept. 17, 1862, at Antietam. |
Maguire, John | Private | July 10, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Feb. 4, 1862. |
Mitchel, Thomas | Private | Sept. 3, 1862 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
Martz, Adam | Private | July 16, 1861 | Died, Nov. 30, 1861, of typhoid fever, in hospital, at Camp Pierpont, Va. |
Mitchell, R. J. B. | Private | Sept. 8, 1862 | Wounded in action and taken prisoner, May 9, 1864, at Cloyd Mountain, West Virginia. |
McMillen, John | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
McGrath, Mark | Private | June 1, 1861 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Date Unknown, returned to Co. G, Apr. 5, 1864, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
McDevitt, Charles | Private | July 14, 1861 | Discharged, Oct. 31, 1862, for wounds received, June 30, 1862, at Charles City Cross Roads. |
McGittigan, Hugh | Private | June 1, 1861 | Transferred to Company A, 3rd Reserves, July 29, 1861. |
McDonald, Stewarrt | Private | Sept. 3, 1862 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
McCloud, David | Private | June 1, 1861 | Died, Dec. 4, 1861, of typhoid fever, in hospital, at Camp Pierpont, Va. |
Noble, George | Private | Sept. 16, 1862 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
Newcamp, John | Private | June 1, 1861 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864, Vet. |
Ogden, Edward | Private | June 1, 1861 | Deserted, July 24, 1861, from Camp Curtin, Pa., never mustered into Federal service. |
Porter, James | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Praul, Henry | Private | June 1, 1861 | Discharged, date unknown. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Praul, Henry” includes the following notation: “On Convalescent Camp sick absent and known to be discharged (Unofficially).” |
Piffer, David | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Presgrave, John | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Pearley, John A. | Private | June 1, 1861 | Discharged, Nov. 8, 1862, for wounds received, Aug. 30, 1862, at Second Bull Run. |
Rahn, George | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Schank, Adam | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Stone, Thomas | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Sullivan, Dennis | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Sample, William M. | Private | June 1, 1861 | Transferred to 54th reg. P. V., July 4, 1864. |
Swift, Joseph | Private | Sept. 2, 1862 | Killed accidentally, Apr. 16, 1864, at Grafton, West Virginia. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Swift, Joseph” indicates that the death occurred on the North West Virginia Rail Road near Grafton, West Virginia. In addition, the record shows the enrolment and muster-in dates for State and Federal service to be respectively June 1, 1861 and July 29, 1861. |
Smith, John K. | Private | June 1, 1861 | Died, July 11, 1862, at Richmond, Va., of wounds received, June 27, 1862, at Gaines’ Mill. |
Smith, Peter | Private | July 8, 1861 | Deserted, June 5, 1861, on the road to Camp Washington, Easton, Pa. |
Trumbower, William H. | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Trumbower, S. Z. | Private | June 1, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Dec. 31, 1861. |
Ubil, William B. | Private | Aug. 26, 1862 | Died, Oct. 12, 1862, of intermittent fever, in the regimental hospital, at Sharpsburg, Md. Editor’s note: In the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Ubil, William B.” is blank and cross-references to the record for “Ubie, William B.” The details are as provided above. The record also shows the enrolment and muster-in dates for State and Federal service to be in both cases Aug. 26, 1861. |
Wallace, John | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Winton, Hamilton | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Wurst, Frederick H. | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Walters, William H. | Private | June 1, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
Wilson, John | Private | June 1, 1861 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps to be discharged, date unknown. |
Wells, Frederick | Private | June 1, 1861 | Deserted, July 31, 1861, on the road to Camp Tennally, D. C. |