The Field & Staff of the 4th Pennsylvania Reserves.
| NAME | RANK | IN DATE | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|---|
| March, Robert G. | Colonel | July 17, 1861 | Resigned, Oct. 1, 1861. |
| Magilton, Albert Lewis | Colonel | July 22, 1861 | Promoted from Lt. Col., 2nd Reserves, to Col., 4th Reserves, Oct. 4, 1861, resigned, Dec. 23, 1862. |
| Woolworth, Richard Hobson | Colonel | July 28, 1861 | Promoted from Maj., 3rd Reserves, to Lt. Col., 4th Reserves, June 1, 1862, to Col., 4th Reserves, Mar. 1, 1863, killed, May 9, 1864, at Cloyd Mountain. |
| Gaul, John Frederick | Lieutenant Colonel | July 17, 1861 | Discharged, Feb. 15, 1862, by Special Order 39 of the War Department. |
| Tapper, Thomas Forest Betton | Lieutenant Colonel | May 29, 1861 | Promoted from Capt., Co. G, 4th Reserves, to Lt. Col., 4th Reserves, Mar. 1, 1863, to Col., 4th Reserves, May 10, 1864, mustered out with regiment, June 17, 1864. |
| McClure, Robert M. | Major | May 25, 1861 | Discharged, May 12, 1862, by special order of the War Department. Editor’s note: in the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the spelling of the name is “McClure, Robert M.” The record includes the following notation: “Enrolled – as Capt. of Company “B” in state service. Promoted to Maj. 6-20-61 Com. Lt. Col. 4-1-62 Not Mus. Dis. by S.O. No. 111 W.D. A.G.O. Dated 5-19-62.” |
| Nyce, John | Major | June 11, 1861 | Promoted from Adjutant to Major, 4th Reserves, June 1, 1862, to Col., 174th Pennsylvania Militia, Nov. 29, 1862. |
| Christman, Enos Lewis | Major | June 6, 1861 | Promoted from Capt., Co. K, 4th Reserves, to Major, 4th Reserves, Mar. 27, 1863, resigned, Apr. 26, 1863. |
| Conrad, Frederick A. | Major | May 25, 1861 | Promoted from Capt., Co. B, 4th Reserves, to Major, 4th Reserves, July 21, 1863, mustered out with regiment, June 17, 1864. |
| Shoemaker, Jacob W. | Major | June 11, 1861 | Promoted from 1st Lt. to Capt., of Co. F June 22, 1862, commissioned Major, May 10, 1864 but not mustered, mustered out with company, June 17, 1864. |
| Wilson, Frank | Adjutant | June 5, 1861 | Promoted from Cor., Co. C, 4th Reserves, to Sgt. Maj., 4th Reserves, Feb. 1, 1862, to 1st Lt. and Adjutant, 4th Reserves, June 2, 1862, mustered out with regiment, June 17, 1864. |
| Lechler, Ambrose A. | Quartermaster | July 17, 1861 | Resigned, July 22, 1862. |
| Brothers, Edward F. | Quartermaster | July 5, 1861 | Promoted from Quartermaster Sgt., 4th Reserves, to 1st Lt. and Quartermaster, 4th Reserves, July 24, 1862, mustered out with regiment, June 17, 1864. |
| Patze, Adolphus | Surgeon | July 17, 1861 | Resigned, Nov. 1, 1862. |
| Davis, William H. | Surgeon | December 20, 1862 | Promoted from Assistant Surgeon, 5th Reserves, Dec. 20, 1862, mustered out with regiment, June 17, 1864. |
| Dickeson, W. T. W. | Assistant Surgeon | July 17, 1861 | Promoted to Surgeon, 99th reg. P. V., July 2, 1862. |
| Ritter, Frederick D. | Assistant Surgeon | June 28, 1862 | Resigned, Aug. 18, 1862. |
| Greismer, John B. | Assistant Surgeon | August 2, 1862 | Resigned, Feb. 1, 1863. |
| Buckeley, Jonathan E. | Assistant Surgeon | Nov. 26, 1862 | Mustered out with regiment, June 17, 1864. |
| Brinton, William Bowen | Assistant Surgeon | March 23, 1863 | Promoted to Surgeon, 184th reg. P. V., May 3, 1864. |
| Marks, Edward S. | Chaplain | November 1, 1861 | Resigned, Mar. 24, 1862. |
| Horn, Adam L. | Chaplain | December 26, 1863 | Mustered out with regiment, June 17, 1864. |
| Probasco, Edwin A. | Sergeant Major | May 29, 1861 | Promoted from Sgt., Co. G, 4th Reserves, May 10, 1863, mustered out with regiment, June 17, 1864. |
| Becker, Israel H. Clay | Sergeant Major | July 17, 1861 | Promoted from Sgt., Co. E, 4th Reserves, to Sgt. Maj., 4th Reserves, date unknown, transferred back as Private to Co. E, 4th Reserves, Sept. 23, 1861. |
| Searle, Roger S. | Sergeant Major | July 6, 1861 | Promoted from Private, Co. H, 4th Reserves, to Sgt. Maj., 4th Reserves, Oct. 1, 1861, reduced to rank of Private and transferred back to Co. H, 4th Reserves, Jan. 31, 1862. |
| Ranck, Isaac W. | Sergeant Major | March 5, 1861 | Promoted from Private, Co. A, 4th Reserves, to Sgt. Maj., 4th Reserves, July 1, 1862, to 2nd Lt., Co. E, 4th Reserves, May 1, 1863. |
| Pennypacker, Joseph | Quartermaster Sergeant | August 19, 1861 | Promoted from Private, Co. K, 4th Reserves, to Quartermaster Sgt., 4th Reserves, Jan. 1, 1863, mustered out with regiment, June 17, 1864. |
| Tate, William J. | Commissary Sergeant | May 29, 1861 | Promoted from Cor., Co. G, 4th Reserves, to Commissary Sgt., 4th Reserves, Jan. 12, 1862, mustered out with regiment, June 17, 1864. |
| Mills, Theodore Perry | Hopsital Steward | July 17, 1861 | Promoted to Hospital Steward, 4th Reserves, Oct. 1, 1861, transferred, as Sgt. to Co. H., 4th Reserves, Nov. 28, 1861. Editor’s note: in the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Mills, T. Perry” is blank and is cross-referenced to the record for “Mills, Theodore T.” which is also blank but cross-referenced to the record for “Mills, Perry.” In addition to the service details provided above, this third record also indicates that this man was subsequently promoted in Co. H, 4th Reserves, to 1st Sgt., Jan. 1, 1862, and then to 1st Lt., Mar. 1, 1863. |
| Loeffler, William T. | Hopsital Steward | July 17, 1861 | Promoted from Private to Hospital Steward, 4th Reserves, Jan. 1, 1862, transferred, to Co. I, 4th Reserves, Mar. 21, 1862, promoted to Hospital Steward, 4th Reserves, July 1, 1862, transferred to 54th reg. P. V., June 8, 1864, Vet. Editor’s note: in the Pennsylvania State Archives Civil War Veterans Card File 1861-1866, the record for “Loeffler, William T.” includes the following notation: “Entered service in Co. “I” [4th Reserves]. Pro. To Hosp. Stew. 12-[?]-61. Reduced to Ranks and assigned to Co. “I” [4th Reserves] by sentence of G.C.M. 3-31-62. Re-appointed Hosp. Stew. 7-1-62. Re-enlisted 2-6-64 at Harpers Ferry. (Trans. to 54th Regiment. P. V. – 6-[?]-64 Bates).” |
| Smith, Charles J. B. | Principal Musician | May 30, 1861 | Promoted from Musician, Co. D, 4th Reserves, Apr. 1, 1863, to Principal Musician, 4th Reserves, mustered out with the regiment, June 17, 1864. |
| Romig, Edwin E. | Principal Musician | July 17,’61 | Promoted from Musician, Co. F, 4th Reserves, to Principal Musician, 4th Reserves, July 1, 1861, deserted, June 11, 1863, location unknown. |
| Kridder, John | Sutler | 1861-1862? |
