Thompson's
Independent
battery "c"
Pennsylvania artillery reserve
1861 United States Army Enlistment Requirements
Revised Regulations for the Army of the United States, 1861, Article XL, state that to enlist you must be:
A free, white male
Between the ages of eighteen and thirty five (under twenty one requires consent of parent or guardian)
At least five feet, three inches tall
Effective, able-bodied, sober, free from disease
Of good character and habits
In possession of a competent knowledge of the English language
Without a wife or child-this applies only in times of peace