This roster includes the known officers and enlisted men of the Philadelphia City Cavalry (also known as the 1st Philadelphia City Troop), organized by Field & Staff and Companies A through K. Information is drawn from 19th-century state adjutant general reports, the Official Records, and verified regimental histories.
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For an overview of this regiment’s organization, service, engagements, and casualties, see the regiment summary page.
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Field & Staff
Some details are incomplete in surviving primary sources.
Company A
The Philadelphia City Cavalry served as a single troop and did not organize by companies in the manner of standard volunteer cavalry regiments. All enlisted men and officers served together as one unit.
Company B
Records indicate that the Philadelphia City Cavalry did not have a Company B. The unit functioned as a single troop.
Company C
Records indicate that the Philadelphia City Cavalry did not have a Company C. The unit functioned as a single troop.
Company D
Records indicate that the Philadelphia City Cavalry did not have a Company D. The unit functioned as a single troop.
Company E
Records indicate that the Philadelphia City Cavalry did not have a Company E. The unit functioned as a single troop.
Company F
Records indicate that the Philadelphia City Cavalry did not have a Company F. The unit functioned as a single troop.
Company G
Records indicate that the Philadelphia City Cavalry did not have a Company G. The unit functioned as a single troop.
Company H
Records indicate that the Philadelphia City Cavalry did not have a Company H. The unit functioned as a single troop.
Company I
Records indicate that the Philadelphia City Cavalry did not have a Company I. The unit functioned as a single troop.
Company K
Records indicate that the Philadelphia City Cavalry did not have a Company K. The unit functioned as a single troop.
Sources & Notes
- Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, Series I, relevant volumes and pages covering Pennsylvania cavalry units.
- State Adjutant General Report for Pennsylvania (years 1861–1864, relevant volumes and pages).
- Dyer’s Compendium.
- Fox, “Regimental Losses in the American Civil War.”
- The Union Army, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, Volume 1.