The Dickson Guards were assigned Company “D” of the 4th Pennsylvania Reserves,
and were primarily recruited from Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
| NAME | RANK | IN DATE | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor, Nathan J. | Captain | May 30, 1861 | Resigned, Nov.5, 1861. Note: First name changed from “Michael” to “Nathan”. |
| Besslelievre, William C. | Captain | May 30, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt., Aug. 1, 1861, to Capt. Nov. 12, 1861, resigned Oct. 17, 1862. |
| Waites, James A. J. | Captain | June 1, 1861 | Promoted from Sgt. to 2nd Lt., Apr. 1, 1862, to Capt., Mar. 1, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Baker, James B. | 1st Lieutenant | May 30, 1861 | Discharged, Feb. 25, 1862. |
| Bussier, George W. | 1st Lieutenant | May 30, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Lt., Apr. 1, 1863, resigned, Aug. 3, 1863. |
| Loomis, Francis Clark | 1st Lieutenant | May 30, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Nov. 12, 1861, to Sgt., Apr. 6, 1862, to 2nd Lt., Mar. 1, 1863, to 1st Lt., Oct. 28, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. Note: Full name provided by Descendant, James Rinaldi. |
| Derrickson, William H. | 2nd Lieutenant | May 30, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., July 17, 1861, to Sgt., May 21, 1862, to 1st Sgt., Mar. 2, 1863, to 2nd Lt., Oct. 28, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. Note: First name corrected.See Pension File. |
| Duffield, George W. | 1st Sergeant | May 30, 1861 | Promoted from Private to 1st Sgt., Oct. 28, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Wells, William H. P. | 1st Sergeant | May 30, 1861 | Promoted to 1st Sgt., Nov. 13, 1862, died, Apr. 15, 1863, at Alexandria, Va. |
| Liddy, John | Sergeant | May 30, 1861 | Promoted from Cor. to Sgt., Apr. 15, 1862, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Fox, Bernard | Sergeant | May 30, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Sept. 12, 1861, to Sgt., Mar. 2, 1863, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Lutz, Frederick C. | Sergeant | May 30, 1861 | Promoted from Cor. to Sgt., Aug. 13, 1861, discharged on Surgeon s certificate, July 17, 1862. |
| Davis, John | Sergeant | May 30, 1861 | Promoted to Sgt., July 18, 1861, transferred to Co. L, 54th reg. P. V., June 8, 1864 |
| Brintzinghoffer, C. E. | Sergeant | May 30, 1861 | Died, Aug. 16, 1861, of rheumatism of the heart, at Baltimore, Md. |
| Cadwalader, Edward Y. | Sergeant | May 30, 1861 | Killed, June 30, 1862, at Charles City Cross Roads. |
| Colerick, Harry J. | Sergeant | May 30, 1861 | Promoted from Cor. to Sgt., Aug. 17, 1861, killed, Mar. 17, 1862, accidentally shot, at Alexandria, Va. |
| Mann, Charles | Corporal | May 30, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Apr. 15, 1862, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Durand, George W. | Corporal | May 30, 1861 | Transferred to 5th United States Cavalry, Aug. 10, 1862. |
| McCready, Dennis | Corporal | May 30, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Aug. 20, 1861, transferred to Western Gun Boat service, Feb. 27, 1862. |
| Warnock, Joseph | Corporal | May. 30, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., July 18, 1862, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Drumm, Jerome | Corporal | July 17, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., Apr. 1, 1862, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Lafferty, George W. | Corporal | May 30, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., July 21, 1863, transferred to Co. L, 54th reg. P. V., June 8, 1864, Vet. |
| Watt, George L. | Corporal | May 30, 1861 | Promoted to Cor., May 10, 1862, killed, June 27, 1862, at Gaines’ Mill. |
| Barth, Nicholas J | Musician | May 30, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Aug. 1, 1861. |
| Smith, Charles J. B. | Musician | May 30, 1861 | Promoted to Principal Musician, 4th Reserves, Apr. 1, 1863. |
| Holton, Peter | Musician | May 30, 1861 | Died, Dec. 4, 1864, cause unknown, buried in the United States General Hospital Cemetery, Annapolis, Md. Editor’s note: in the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, no record has been located for “Hotton, Peter.” Webmaster Note: Surname changed from “Hotton” to “Holton” to match surname found in pension file. |
| Anderson, Stephen P. | Private | May 30, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, May 15, 1862. |
| Auchinbeck, William | Private | May 30, 1861 | Transferred to Co. L, 54th reg. P. V., June 8, 1864, Vet. |
| Army, Andrew J. | Private | May 30, 1861 | Killed, June 30, 1862, at Charles City Cross Roads. |
| Breckenridge, Andrew | Private | May 30, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Barritt, Edwin | Private | May 30, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Mar. 3, 1862. |
| Beatty, James | Private | May 30, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Jan. 2, 1862. |
| Bernard, Reuben F. | Private | May 30, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Mar. 5, 1863. |
| Bennett, Wesley | Private | July 17, 1861 | Transferred to Co. L, 54th reg. P. V., June 8, 1864. |
| Boyd, James | Private | May 30, 1861 | Transferred to Co. L, 54th reg. P. V., June 8, 1864, Vet. |
| Brooks, Conrad | Private | May 30, 1861 | Killed, May 9, 1864, at Cloyd Mountain. |
| Calhoun, John | Private | May 30, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Callahan, Charles | Private | May 30, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Carty, Daniel | Private | May 30, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, July 1, 1861. |
| Carr, Charles | Private | May 30, 1861 | Transferred to Co. L, 54th reg. P. V., June 8, 1864, Vet. |
| Carr, Michael | Private | May 30, 1861 | Wounded in his left hand, December 13, 1862 at the Battle of FredericksburgNew York Times, December 19, 1862. Transferred to Co. L, 54th reg. P. V., June 8, 1864, Vet. |
| Cooper, Samuel C. | Private | July 17, 1861 | Killed, Sept. 17, 1862, at Antietam. |
| Dougherty, John | Private | May 30, 1861 | Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, July 30, 1863. |
| Dillen, Edward | Private | May 30, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Feb. 21, 1864. |
| Donohue, Charles | Private | May 30, 1861 | Transferred to Co. L, 54th reg. P. V., June 8, 1864, Vet. |
| Durburow, George W. | Private | May 30, 1861 | Transferred to Co. L, 54th reg. P. V., June 8, 1864, Vet. |
| Dwyer, John | Private | May 30, 1861 | Killed, June 27, 1862, at Gaines’ Mill. |
| Feeligan, John | Private | May 30, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Oct. 20, 1862. |
| Flood, George F. | Private | May 30, 1861 | Killed, June 30, 1862, at Charles City Cross Roads. |
| Gorman, Joseph | Private | May 30, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Feb. 9, 1863. |
| Hutchinson, Hugh | Private | May 30, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Hall, James | Private | May 30, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Hanifer, Gregory | Private | May 30, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Jan. 16, 1863. |
| Hayworth, John | Private | May 30, 1861 | Transferred to Co. L, 54th reg. P. V., June 8, 1864, Vet. |
| Haines, William | Private | February 29, 1864 | Transferred to Co. L, 54th reg. P. V., June 8, 1864. |
| Hawkins, William J. | Private | May 30, 1861 | Deserted, July 5, 1861, location unknown. Editor’s note: in the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for this man indicates that he was never mustered into Federal service. |
| Kelley, Francis | Private | May 30, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Kennedy, Samuel R. | Private | May. 30, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Kenney, Patrick | Private | July 29, 1861 | Transferred to Co. L, 54th reg. P. V., June 8, 1864. |
| Kann, Louis | Private | July 29, 1861 | Deserted, Sept. 1, 1862, from Centreville, Va. |
| Lloyd, William E. | Private | May 30, 1861 | Wounded and missing, May 9, 1864, at Cloyd Mountain. |
| Moran, Thomas L. | Private | July 29, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Nov. 21, 1861. |
| Mulholland, John | Private | May 30, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Feb. 8, 1862. |
| Mehaffey, Joseph H. | Private | May 30, 1861 | Wounded and missing, May 9, 1864, at Cloyd Mountain. |
| McCormick, James H. | Private | May 30, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| McClaskey, William H. | Private | May. 30, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, May 15, 1862. |
| McPoll, Patrick | Private | May 30, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Jan. 21, 1863. |
| McBride, William | Private | May 30, 1861 | Died, Oct. 24, 1861, of typhoid fever, at Georgetown, D. C. Editor’s note: in the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the spelling of this man’s name is “McBride, William.” |
| McKean, William J. | Private | May. 30, 1861 | Killed, June 30, 1862, at Charles City Cross Roads. |
| O’Neal, William | Private | February 22, 1864 | Transferred to Co. L, 54th reg. P. V., June 8, 1864. |
| Pearson, Alfred | Private | May 30, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Phillips, John | Private | May 30, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Parker, John | Private | May 30, 1861 | Deserted, June 23, 1863, location unknown. Editor’s note: in the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Parker, John” includes the following notation: “Deserted 6-23-61 from Convalescent Camp, Va. Sentence commuted and discharged.” |
| Ryan, Patrick | Private | May 30, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Russel, Daniel | Private | May 30, 1861 | Wounded, absent, in hospital, at muster-out. |
| Reed, Henry P. | Private | May 30, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Oct. 10, 1862. |
| Roberts, Harry S. | Private | August 17, 1861 | Transferred to Co. L, 54th reg. P. V., June 8, 1864. |
| Roberts, William G. | Private | August 12, 1861 | Transferred to Co. L, 54th reg. P. V., June 8, 1864. |
| Richards, George | Private | May 30, 1861 | Died, Dec. 20, 1861, cause unknown,at Camp Pierpont, Va. |
| Stoll, Jacob | Private | May 30, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Smith, James F. R. | Private | May 30, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, July 3, 1862. |
| Schoenewald, H. | Private | Aug. 18, 1861 | Transferred to Co. L, 54th reg. P. V., June 8, 1864. |
| Smith, Michael | Private | May 30, 1861 | Killed, Aug. 30, 1862, at Second Bull Run. |
| Schenkel, Christian | Private | May 30, 1861 | Deserted, July 18, 1862, from Hospital, at Annapolis, Md. |
| Shuster, William | Private | May 30, 1861 | Deserted, Aug. 14, 1862, at Camp Hale, Baltimore, Md. Editor’s note: in the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Shuster, William” includes the following notation: “Deserted 8-14-61 from Camp Hale, Baltimore, Md. Supposed to be in Baxters Fire Zouve. See Company K. 72nd. Regiment.” |
| Wade, William | Private | May 30, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Walker, William | Private | May 30, 1861 | Mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Wallace, John | Private | May 30, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon’s certificate, Feb. 8, 1862. |
| Warn, Wesley | Private | Feb. 27, 1864 | Transferred to Co. L, 54th reg. P. V., June 8, 1864. |
| Wearer, William | Private | May 30, 1861 | Killed, Sept. 14, 1862, at South Mountain. |
