1st Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry (30th Volunteers)

Brief History
This regiment was organized at West Chester June 9, 1861. It mustered out June 10, 1864.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section,1st Regiment Reserves Infantry (30th Volunteers), (accessed 12 September 2012).

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Company A   Recruited in Chester County - See Roster

Company B   Recruited in Lancaster County - See Roster

Company C   Recruited in Delaware County and Chester County - See Roster

Company D   Recruited in Lancaster County and York County - See Roster

Company E   Recruited in Lancaster County- See Roster

Company F   Recruited in Rockdale and Delaware County - See Roster

Company G   Recruited in Chester County - See Roster

Company H   Recruited in Cumberland County - See Roster

Company I     Recruited in Cumberland County -See Roster

Company K   Recruited in Adams County - See Roster

Unnassigned men - See Roster

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,716 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Regimental History and Roster

 * History of the First Regiment Infantry, National Guard of Pennsylvania. By United States. National Archives and Records Service. Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1964. Online at: Internet Archive

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Pennsylvania in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Pennsylvania in the Civil War describes many sources, specifically for Pennsylvania, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Pennsylvania in the Civil War-Pa Roots. Gives History of Battles, names of officers, and rosters.


 * Sypher, J. R. "History of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps A Complete Record of the Organization, and of the Different Companies, Regiments and Brigades". Lancaster, Pa: Elias Barr &amp; Co, 1865. Google Books. . Other Libraries.


 * Minnigh, H. N. "History of Company K., 1st (Inft) Penn'a Reserves 'the Boys Who Fought at Home'" (Duncansville, Pa: Home Print Publisher, 1891). Internet Archives. . Other libraries.


 * Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers 1861-1865. Harrisburg, Pa: [s.n.], 1869. Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War. Other Libraries.