4th Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry (33rd Volunteers)

Brief History
This regiment mustered out July 27, 1861.

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.

Field Officers and staff - See Roster

Company A Men recruited in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company B Men recruited in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company C Men recruited in Montgomery County - See Roster

Company D Men recruited in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company E Men recruited in Lycoming County - See Roster

Company F Men recruited in Monroe County - See Roster

Company G Men recruited in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company H Men recruited in  Susquehanna County - See Roster

Company I Men recruited in Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company K Men recruited in Chester County - See Roster

Men unassigned - See Roster

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,669 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

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.


 * Creed, W. J. Historical sketch and souvenir, Reading Artillerists, Company 'A', Fourth Regiment Inf., Third Brigade, N.G.P. (Sanford, North Carolina : Microfilming Corp. of America, 1982),


 * France, M. H., Mrs. The conception, organization and campaigns of Company H, 4th Penn. Reserve, Volunteer Corps, 33 Regiment in line, 1861-5. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992),


 * Pennsylvania Roots. Gives regiment history with battles fought. Rosters for each company.


 * Vanscoten, M. H., and M. H. France. The Conception, Organization and Campaigns of Company H, 4th Penn. Reserve, Volunteer Corps, 33 Regiment in Line, 1861-5 (Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pa: Baldwin and Chapman, 1885).