According to Bates, 21 men were discharged on writ of habeas corpus.
| name | co. | date | reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jones, Mahlon | (A) | 12 Oct 61 | minor |
| Langabartle, John | (A) | 7 Oct 61 | disability minor |
| Buckley, Cornell | (F) | minor | |
| Cox, Edward | (F) | minor | |
| Lee, Samuel | (F) | minor | |
| May, Howard | (F) | 14 Dec 61 | |
| Ritter, Monroe J | (F) | [uncertain] | |
| Greenig, Daniel | (H) | ||
| Miller, William | (H) | [unknown date; uncertain whether it's true | |
| Muldoon, Michael | (H) | ||
| Myers, Winchester | (H) | minor | |
| West, John | (H) | Nov 61 | minor |
| Smith, William | (G) | 16 Nov 61 | minor |
| Cathcart, John | (D) | 14 Oct 61 | minor |
| McKenna, Thomas | (I) | 30 Nov 61 | |
| Weaver, Peter | (K) | 1 Dec 61 | minor |
| Holmes, Edward | (G) | 5 Dec 61 | |
| Weaver, Peter | (G) | 14 Dec 61 | |
| Stackhouse, Thomas | (G) | 14 Dec 61 | |
| McNutt, George | (K) | 23 Dec 61 | minor |
| Andrews, Benjamin | (A) | 8 Jan 62 | minor |
| West, John | (D) | 14 Oct 62 | |
Also, Michael Cunningham (C) was discharged by order of the Court of Quarter Sessions on 10 October 1861 (because he was underage).