Howard County, MD in the Civil War

The 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry in Howard County

Service at Annapolis Junction and Relay House, 7/27/1861-8/30/1861

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WIKIPEDIA - “The 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment, also known as the 30th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, was a regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was a part of the famed Pennsylvania Reserve division in the Army of the Potomac for much of the war, and served in the Eastern Theater in a number of important battles, including Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg.

Organization Company Moniker Primary Location of Recruitment Captains

A The Brandywine Guards Chester County H.M. McIntire
B The Union Guards Lancaster Thomas B. Barton
C The Keystone Guards The Silfer Phalanx[1] Chester, Delaware County Samuel E. Dyer Joseph R.T. Coates Edward Larkin[1]
D The Safe Harbor Artillery Lancaster County George H. Hess
E The Lancaster Guards Lancaster County Aldus J. Neff
F The Rockdale Rifle Guards Crozerville and Rockdale, Delaware County William C. Talley Joseph P. Drew Henry Huddleson[1]
G The Phoenix Artillery Chester County John R. Dobson
H The Carlisle Light Infantry Cumberland County Robert McCartney
I The Carlisle Guards Cumberland County Lemuel Todd
K The Adams County Infantry Adams County Edward McPherson[2]”