8th Pennsylvania Reserves/
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| John W. Duncan | Captain | April, 1861 | Promoted to Major, June 22, 1861 | |
| E. P. Shoenberger | Captain | . June 22, 1861 | Promoted from 1st Lt., June 22, 1861; resigned June 16, 1862 | |
| William Brooks | Captain | April 24, 1861 | Promoted from 1st Sergeant to 2d Lt.; to Captain, June 20, 1862; mustered out with Company, May 24,1862 | |
| John Tagg | 1st Lt. | April 24, 1861 | Resigned February 6, 1862 | |
| Wm. H. Cochrane | 1st Lt. | April 24, 1861 | Promoted from Corporal to 1st Sergeant, July 10, 1861; to 1st Lt., March 13, 1862; mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864 | |
| John Steel | 2d Lt. | April 24, 1861 | Promoted from Sergeant to 1st Sergeant, March 1, 1862; to 2d Lt., August 1, 1862; mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864 | |
| Orwin Cadwalader | 1st Sergeant | April 24, 1861 | Promoted from priv. to Sergeant, March 1, 1862; to 1st Sergeant; wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., May 12, 1864; mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864 | |
| Jas. T. Tompkins | Sergeant | April 24, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, July 9, 1862 | |
| John Powell | Sergeant | April 24, 1861 | Promoted from Corporal to Sergeant; mustered out with Company,: May 24, 1864 | |
| Martin Highlands | Sergeant | April 24, 1861 | Promoted to Corporal; to Sergeant, March 1, 1862; paroled prisoner; absent at muster out | |
| Edward Crawford | Sergeant | April 24, 1861 | Promoted to Sergeant; transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15,1864; Vet | |
| John Sweeney | Sergeant | April 24, 1861 | Promoted to Corporal; to Sergeant; mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864 | |
| John Marmie | Corporal | April 24, 1861 | Killed at Gaines' Mill, June 27, 1862 | |
| Benjamin Tracy | Corporal | April 24, 1861 | Died August 20, 1862; buried at Philadelphia | |
| Philip M. Kline | Corporal | July 11, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864 | |
| John Cochrane | Corporal | April 24, 1861 | Killed at Gaines' Mill, June 27, 1862 | |
| Peter Fitzsimmons | Corporal | June 24, 1861 | Killed at South Mountain, September 14, 1862 | |
| James A. Gray | Corporal | April 24, 1861 | Promoted to Corporal, May 5, 1862; mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864 | |
| Albert Esters | Corporal | July 9, 1861 | Killed at South Mountain, September 14, 1862 | |
| Rudolph Evans | Corporal | July 23, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 24, 1863 | |
| Perry Madara | Corporal | August 23, 1861 | Transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15, 1864 | |
| David G. Adams | Corporal | June 2, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864 | |
| John H. Hawk | Musician | April 20, 1863 | Transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15, 1864 | |
| Allison, James | Private | April 24, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 27, 1862 | |
| Atkinson, Peter | Private | September 4, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 10, 1863 | |
| Byers, Daniel | Private | April 24, 1861 | Wounded at Spottsylvania, May 10, 1864; mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864 | |
| Brown, James | Private | July 1, 1861 | Captured May 8, 1864; recaptured; mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864 | |
| Barker, Elijah | Private | April 24, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, October 21, 1862 | |
| Brady, Simon | Private | June 24, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 7, 1863 | |
| Bothwell, Charles | Private | July 11, 1861 | Discharged by sentence of General Court March, September 19, 1863 | |
| Brown, Ephraim | Private | June 1, 1861 | Transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15, 1864; Vet | |
| Barmuth, John | Private | June 26, 1861 | Transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15, 1864; Vet | |
| Bailey, John | Private | April 24, 1861 | Killed at Antietam, September 17, 1862 | |
| Brooks, George W. | Private | September 4, 1861 | Killed at South Mountain, September 14, 1862 | |
| Creighton, John | Private | April 24, 1861 | Died December 1 18,1862, of wounds received in action | |
| Dickerhoff, Michael | Private | July 9, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, August 12, 1862 | |
| Drum, Peter | Private | June 5, 1861 | Transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15, 1864; Vet | |
| Davis, Thomas H. | Private | June 17, 1861 | Transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15,1864; Vet | |
| Denning, John | Private | April 24, 1861 | Deserted, date unknown | |
| Evars, Edward | Private | April 24, 1861 | Died at Camp Pierpont, Va., November 8, 1861 | |
| Finnesey, Morris | Private | June 28, 1861 | Transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15, 1864; Vet | |
| Grindal, William | Private | June 27, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864 | |
| Graham, Francis | Private | June 24, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, December 21, 1862 | |
| Girty, John | Private | June 1, 1861 | Discharge4 on Surgeon's Certificate, June 8, 1863 | |
| Gibbins, James | Private | November 28, 1863 | Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., May 10, 1864; transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15, 1864 | |
| Hoffman, Augustus | Private | April 24, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864 | |
| Hall, Henry | Private | May 15, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, November 12, 1862 | |
| Hand, Lawrence | Private | July 8, 1861 | Killed at Antietam, September 17, 1862 | |
| Harker, William | Private | September 5, 1861 | Killed at South Mountain, September 14, 1862 | |
| Higgins, Francis | Private | July 9, 1861 | Deserted April 10, 1862 | |
| Hessom, Charles H. | Private | April 24, 1861 | Transferred to 6th U. S. Cavalry, October 29, 1862 | |
| Keirn, Turbett | Private | April 24, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 21, 1863 | |
| Kelly, Michael | Private | June 1, 1861 | Killed at Antietam, September 17, 1862 | |
| Kernan, Patrick | Private | July 9, 1861 | Killed at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862 | |
| Kimerly, John | Private | June 26, 1861 | Died, date unknown | |
| Kelly, John | Private | April 24, 1861 | Deserted December 13, 1862 | |
| Lewis, Thomas | Private | June 21, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864 | |
| Leslie, Mark | Private | July 9, 1861 | Died March 17, 1864; buried in Allegheny cem'y, Pa. | |
| Le Grande, Wm. | Private | April 24, 1861 | Deserted September 7, 1862 | |
| Mulvey, Patrick J. | Private | April 24, 1861 | Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., May 8, 1864; absent at muster out | |
| Moss, Charles | Private | April 24, 1861 | Killed at South Mountain, September 14, 1862 | |
| Moore, James | Private | April 24, 1861 | Died of wounds, January 19, 1863; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, D. C. | |
| Madara, Henry | Private | August 23, 1861 | Killed at South Mountain, September 14, 1862 | |
| M'Cluskey, Ed. | Private | June 26, 1861 | Died July 16, 1862; buried at Philadelphia | |
| Neely, Joseph | Private | June 28, 1861 | Wounded at Spottsylvania C. H., May 8, 1864; mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864 | |
| Nickle, B. | Private | Died October 20, 1864; buried at Beverly, N. J. | ||
| Oldham, W. H. | Private | June 24, 1861 | Killed at South Mountain, September 14, 1862 | |
| Pheasant, Zach | Private | April 24, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 6, 1863 | |
| Parker, Thomas | Private | April 24, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, March 13, 1863 | |
| Piper, John | Private | June 5, 1861 | Transferred to 6th U. S. Cavalry, October 29, 1862 | |
| Reising, Conrad | Private | April 24, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, September 24, 1862 | |
| Reese, William | Private | April 24, 1861 | Wounded and missing at South Mountain, September 14, 1862 | |
| Robinson, John | Private | April 24, 1861 | Died at Fredericksburg, May 14, 1864, of wounds received in action | |
| Richards, John M. | Private | April 24, 1861 | Deserted December 13, 1862 | |
| Simmons, Chas. H. | Private | May 28, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864 | |
| Scott, John | Private | April 24, 1861 | Prisoner from May 5, to December 6, 1864; discharged December 12, 1864 | |
| Stoner, William | Private | June 10, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864 | |
| Shaw, James | Private | June 27, 1861 | Transferred to 6th U. S. Cavalry, October 29, 1862 | |
| Spencer, James | Private | April24, 1861 | Transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15, 1864; Vet | |
| Staubs, George C. | Private | November 17, 1861 | Accidentally killed, March 6, 1864; buried at Alexandria, grave, 1,442 | |
| Shinton, Thomas | Private | April 24, 1861 | Deserted April 23, 1863 | |
| Thompson, John | Private | June 15, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, January 17, 1863 | |
| Taylor, George | Private | June 24, 1861 | Discharged by sentence of General Court Martial, September 19, 1863 | |
| Workman, John | Private | April 24, 1861 | Mustered out with Company, May 24, 1864 | |
| Wagoner, John | Private | April 24, 1861 | Discharged January, 1863 | |
| Winkleman, Wm. | Private | April 24, 1861 | Transferred to 191st Regiment P. V., May 15, 1864; Vet | |
| Warner, Charles | Private | July 4, 1861 | Discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, August 16, 1861 | |
| Zook, Charles W. | Private | August 23, 1861 | Wounded, with loss of leg, at Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, November 15, 1863 |
Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865 , Harrisburg, 1868-1871.
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