The Fourth Alabama Painting by Don Troiani

Departments of Annapolis and Maryland

Major C Devens, Jr., 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Infantry

Major C Devens, Jr., 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Infantry

Garrison at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland

Major W W Morris, Fourth United States Artillery
Major W W Morris, 4th United States Artillery, was assigned to command Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, by Special Orders No.16, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 30 April, 1861.

Massachusetts

Third Massachusetts Battalion Rifles

Maj. C Devens, Jr.
Major C Devens, Jr., 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, was appointed colonel, 15th Massachusetts Infantry, on 15 July, 1861.

The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months on 15 April, 1861, and was accepted in state service for three months at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, on 18 April, 1861.

Note: Brigade Major A B R Sprague, Fifth Brigade, Third Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, was appointed captain, Worcester City Guards, 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company A, on 17 April, 1861.

Fifth Brigade, Third Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, 15 April, 1861: The 3rd Battalion Rifles was assigned to the Fifth Brigade, Third Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, on 15 April. 1861.

Note: The Emmet Guards, under the command of Captain M P McConville, was accepted in state service at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, on 18 April, 1861.

Holden to Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Company B, 18 April, 1861: The Holden Rifles, under the command of Captain C Knowlton, was ordered to Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at 4 PM on 18 April, 1861, and arrived in the afternoon the same day.

Note: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Companies A, B, and C, were mustered in state service for three months at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, on 19 April, 1861.

Organisation of 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, 19 April, 1861: Major C Devens, Jr.; Company A (83), Worcester City Guards, Captain A B R Sprague; Company B (79), Holden Rifles, Captain C Knowlton; Company C (78), Emmet Guards, Captain M P McConville

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Company D, 19 April, 1861: Dodd's Rifles or Carvers, 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles (75), Company D, under the command of Captain A Dodd, was accepted in state service for three months at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 19 April, 1861, and was ordered to Washington, D. C., under the call for 75,000 volunteer militia to serve three months on 2 May, 1861, dated 15 April, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Note: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company D, was stationed at J Fortune's store, No.379, Washington Street, at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 20 April, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the steamer Cambridge to Washington, D. C., at 11 AM on 2 May, 1861.

Worcester to Annapolis, Companies A, B, & C, 20-24 April, 1861

The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles (247), Companies A, B, and C, were ordered to proceed by the Western (Massachusetts) Railroad to New York City, New York County, New York, at 10.30 PM on 20 April, 1861, and arrived at Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, at 12 AM on 21 April, 1861. Companies A, B, and C arrived by the New York & New Haven Railroad at New York City, New York County, New York, at 8 AM on 21 April, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Companies A, B, and C, were stationed at Tompkins Market and Armory, on the corner of Seventh Street and Third Avenue, New York City, New York County, New York, between 21 and 22 April, 1861.

New York City, New York County, New York, to Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Companies A, B, & C, 22-24 April, 1861: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Companies A, B, and C, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Ariel on the North/ Hudson River to Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 3/4 AM on 22 April, 1861, and arrived at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, at 12/4 PM on 23 April, 1861. Companies A, B, and C were ordered to Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in the evening the same day and arrived at 7 AM on 24 April, 1861.

Steamer Ariel: Four companies of the 5th Massachusetts Infantry, Major H W Keyes; 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Companies A, B, and C, Major C Devens, Jr.

Note: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Companies A, B, and C, were ordered to Pier No.3, on West Street, New York City, New York County, New York, in the afternoon on 22 April, 1861, and disembarked at Foot Wharf, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 1 PM on 24 April, 1861.

Annapolis & Department of Annapolis/ Maryland, 24 April-25 July, 1861

The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Companies A, B, and C, were stationed at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, between 24 April and 3 May, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company A, was assigned to Brigadier General B F Butler, Third Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, on 25 April, 1861.

United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, Companies A, B, & C, 2-3 May, 1861: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles was ordered to proceed by the steamer Maryland to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 8 PM on 2 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th Massachusetts Infantry, Company K. Companies A, B, and C arrived at the wharf, on the Northwest Branch of the Patapsco River, north of Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 6/7 AM on 3 May, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles was drilled as heavy artillery by the 4th United States Artillery, Company K, at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, between 3 May and 30 July, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Washington, D. C., to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, Company D, 14 May, 1861: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company D, was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 10 AM on 14 May, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company D, arrived at Washington, D. C., at 3 PM on 8 May, 1861, and was stationed at Washington, D. C., between 8 and 14 May, 1861.

Mustered for three months, Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 16 May, 1861: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles was mustered in United States service for three months at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, by Second Lieutenant H S Putnam, United States Corps Topographical Engineers, on 16 May, 1861 (See the United States Corps Topographical Engineers, Balloon Detachment).

Fort Carroll, on the Patapsco River, two miles east of Hawkins Point, Baltimore County, Maryland, detachment, 5 June, 1861: A detachment of the 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles (17), under the command of Third Sergeant G A Johnson, 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company A, was ordered to Fort Carroll, on the Patapsco River, two miles east of Hawkins Point, Baltimore County, Maryland, on 5 June, 1861.

Headquarters, Department of Annapolis, Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 19 June, 1861: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles (314) was stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, on 19 June, 1861, on 19 June, 1861.

Note: Major C Deven, Jr., 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, was appointed colonel, 15th Massachusetts Infantry, on 24 July, 1861.

Millstone Landing, on the Pawtuxent River, St Mary's County, Maryland, detachment, 9 July, 1861: A detachment of the 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles (40), under the command of Captain M P McConville, 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company C, and First Lieutenant J Picket, 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company A, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Chester to Millstone Landing, on the Pawtuxent River, St Mary's County, Maryland, at 7 AM on 9 July, 1861, and arrived at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 11 PM the same day.

Note: A detachment of the 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, under the command of Captain C W Gleason, was ordered to Queenstown, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, on 12 July, 1861.

Fort Carroll, on the Patapsco River, two miles east of Hawkins Point, Baltimore County, Maryland, & the mouth of the Pawtuxent River, detachment, 18-20 July, 1861: A detachment of the 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles (40), under the command of First Lieutenant J Picket, 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company A, and Second Lieutenant T O'Neil, 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company C, was ordered to proceed by a steamtug and sloop to Fort Carroll, on the Patapsco River, two miles east of Hawkins Point, Baltimore County, Maryland, on at 6 PM on 18 July, 1861, and arrived in the evening the same day. The detachment was ordered to the mouth of the Pawtuxent River at 2 AM on 19 July, 1861, and arrived at 2 PM the same day. The detachment of the 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles was ordered to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the morning on 20 July, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles was assigned to the Department of the Pennsylvania, Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, between 25 and 29 July, 1861, and a detachment of the 19th Pennsylvania Infantry (20) and the 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles (10) were ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 4.45 PM on 27 July, 861 (See Three Months' Volunteers, Departments of Annapolis and Maryland).

Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, to Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, 29 July-2 August, 1861: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, under the command of Acting Major & Captain A B R Sprague, 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company A, was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 7 PM on 29 July, 1861, and arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at 6 AM on 30 July, 1861. The battalion arrived by the Camden & Amboy Railroad at South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the evening on 31 July, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by ferry to New York City, New York County, New York, at 10 PM the same day. The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles arrived at City Hall Park barracks, opposite City Hall, corner of Broadway and Park Row, New York City, New York County, New York, in the morning on 1 August, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by steamer on the North or Hudson River to Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, at 5 PM on 1 August, 1861. The battalion arrived by the Norwich & Worcester Railroad at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at 9 AM on 2 August, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company D, was ordered to proceed by the Boston & Worcester Railroad to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 12 PM on 2 August, 1861.

Mustered out, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Companies A, B, & C, 3 August, 1861: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Companies A, B, and C, were mustered out at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, by Captain J M Goodhue, 11th United States Infantry, on 3 August, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, under the command of Captain A R B Sprague, Company A, was stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 9 PM on 24 July, 1861, and its three months' term of service expired on 19 July, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 16 May, 1861; Department of Annapolis/ Maryland, 27 April-25 July, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 25-29 July, 1861

Eighth Massachusetts Infantry, Company K

Capt. H S Briggs

The 8th Massachusetts Infantry, Company K, arrived by the steamer Maryland at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, on 3 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Companies A, B, and C. Company K was ordered to Federal Hill, between Great Hughes and Warren Streets, and Washington and Covington Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, on 14 May, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Annapolis).
Mustered in United States service for three months 30 April, 1861; Department of Annapolis/ Maryland, 27 April-25 July, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 25-30 July, 1861

United States Army

First United States Artillery, Light Company I

First Lieut. J B Fry
First Lieutenant J B Fry, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was appointed brevet captain and assistant adjutant general by General Orders No.7, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 20 March, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861, and Captain J B Ricketts, 1st United States Artillery, Company C, was assigned to the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, on 24 April, 1861.

The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, under the command of First Lieutenant J B Fry, was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 7 January, 1861, and arrived at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the evening on 12 January, 1861. Light company I arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., at 9 PM on 29 January, 1861 (See the 1st United States Artillery, Company I).
Stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 12-29 January, 1861

Second United States Artillery, Company H

Brevet Lieut. Col. & Maj. H Brooks

The 2nd United States Artillery, Company H, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain H Brooks, was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 7 January 1861, and arrived at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the evening on 12 January, 1861. Company H was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., on 1 February, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).
Stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 12 January-1 February, 1861

Second United States Artillery, Company I

First Lt. T Grey
Captain A A Gibson, 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, was on a four month leave of absence on 10 April, 1861, and Second Lieutenant T Grey, 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Artillery, Company L, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 27 April, 1861.

The 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, under the command of Major W W Morris, 4th United States Artillery, was stationed at Fort Ridgely, Artillery School of Practice, one mile west of the Minnesota River, Nicollett County, Minnesota, on 1 January, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Ridgely, Artillery School of Practice, one mile west of the Minnesota River, Nicollett County, Minnesota, 1 January, 1861: Major W W Morris, 4th United States Artillery; 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, First Lieutenant A J S Molinard; 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, Brevet Major & Captain T W Sherman; 4th United States Artillery, Company F, Brevet Major & Captain J C Pemberton; 4th United States Artillery, Company K, Captain G A DeRussy

Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, under the command of First Lieutenant A J S Molinard, was stationed at Fort Ridgely, Artillery School of Practice, one mile west of the Minnesota River, Nicollett County, Minnesota, on 13 April, 1861.

Fort Ridgely to Fort McHenry, 13-18 April, 1861

The 2nd United States Artillery (31), Company I, acting as infantry, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain J C Pemberton, 4th United States Artillery, Company F, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Favorite on the Minnesota River to Washington, D. C., at 6 PM on 13 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 4th United States Artillery, Company F. The 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, arrived at St Pauls, Ramsey County, Minnesota, at 5 AM on 15 April, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Chicago & St Paul Railroad to Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, in the morning the same day. The 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, arrived at Janesville. Rock County, Wisconsin, at 2.45 PM on 16 April, 1861, and by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 18 April, 1861 (See the 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F).

Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, was ordered to New York City, New York County, New York/ Washington, D. C., by Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., dated 6 April, 1861, and First Lieutenant J D Bingham, 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, was stationed at Fort Ridgely, Artillery School of Practice, one mile west of the Minnesota River, Nicollett County, Minnesota, between 13 and 25 April, 1861.

Organistion of troops ordered to Washington, D. C., (76), 13 April, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain J C Pemberton, 4th United States Artillery, Company F; 2nd United States Artillery (32), Company I, First Lieutenant A J S Molinard; 4th United States Artillery (44), Company F; Second Lieutenant T Grey, 2nd United States Artillery, Company I

Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, was stationed at St Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, in the morning on 15 April, 1861, and arrived by the Chicago & St Paul Railroad to Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, in the evening on 16 April, 1861.

Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 18 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, was ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Baltimore City, Maryland, at 9 AM on 18 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the Ringgold Light Artillery, the Allen Infantry, the Logan Guards, the National Light Infantry, and the Washington Artillery. The 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Bolton Station, junction of Bolton and North Howard Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 2 PM on 18 April, 1861 (See the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry).

Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, arrived at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 4 PM on 18 April, 1861, and was stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, under the command of Major W W Morris, 4th United States Artillery, on 19 June, 1861. First Lieutenant & Acting Commissary of Subsistence T Grey, 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, was stationed at Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861.

Stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 18 April, 1861

Second United States Artillery, Company K

Capt. H A Allen

The 2nd United States Artillery, Company K, was stationed at Plattsburgh Barracks, Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York, on 21 January, 1861, and arrived at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the morning on 30 January, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).
Stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 31 January-1 February, 1861

Fourth United States Artillery, Company K

Capt. G A DeRussy

The 4th United States Artillery, Company K, under the command of Major W W Morris, 4th United States Artillery, was stationed at Fort Ridgely, Artillery School of Practice, one mile west of the Minnesota River, Nicollett County, Minnesota, on 24 April, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Ridgely, Artillery School of Practice, one mile west of the Minnesota River, Nicollett County, Minnesota, 10 April, 1861: Major W W Morris, 4th United States Artillery; 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, First Lieutenant A J S Molinard; 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, Brevet Major & Captain T W Sherman; 4th United States Artillery, Company F, Brevet Major & Captain J C Pemberton; 4th United States Artillery, Company K, Captain G A DeRussy

Note: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain G W Patten, arrived by the steamer Favorite on the Minnesota River at Fort Ridgely, Artillery School of Practice, one mile west of the Minnesota River, Nicollett County, Minnesota, on 24 April, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).

Fort Ridgely, one mile west of the Minnesota River, Nicollett County, Minnesota, to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 25 April-1 May, 1861: The 4th United States Artillery (55), Company K, under the command of Captain G A DeRussy, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Favorite on the Minnesota River to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, on 25 April, 1861, and was accompanied by Major W W Morris, 4th United States Artillery. Company K arrived at St Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, on 26 April, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by steamer on the Mississippi River to La Crosse, La Crosse County Wisconsin, at 6 AM on 27 April, 1861. The 4th United States Artillery, Company K, arrived by the Milwaukee & Mississippi Railroad at Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, on 28 April, 1861, and at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 12.30 PM on 30 April, 1861. Company K arrived by the steamer John S Shriver at the wharf, on the Northwest Branch of the Patapsco River, north of Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 5/6 PM on 1 May, 1861.

Note: The 4th United States Artillery, Company K, was ordered to New York City, New York County, New York/ Washington, D. C., by Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., dated 6 April, 1861.

Organisation of troops ordered to Washington, D. C. (60), 25 April, 1861: Major W W Morris, 4th United States Artillery; 4th United States Artillery (55), Company K, Captain G A DeRussy; Second Lieutenant G H Weeks, 4th United States Artillery, Company F; Temporarily attached, First Lieutenant J D Bingham, 2nd United States Artillery, Company I; 2nd United States Artillery (2), Company I; 3rd United States Artillery (3), Company E

Note: Major W W Morris, 4th United States Artillery, was assigned to command Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, by Special Orders No.16, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 30 April, 1861.
Stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 1 May, 1861

United States Infantry, Recruits

First Lt. S H Reynolds, First United States Infantry

A detachment of United States Infantry Recruits (100), under the command of First Lieutenant S H Reynolds, 1st United States Infantry, Company F, and Second Lieutenant A T Smith, 8th United States Infantry, Company A, were stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, dated January, 1861. Stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, dated January, 1861

United States Marines Corps, Detachment

First Lt. A J Hayes

A detachment of the United States Marines Corps (30), under the command of First Lieutenant A J Hays, was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the morning on 9 January, 1861, and was assigned to garrison duty between 9 and 12 January, 1861. The detachment was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 7 PM on 12 January, 1861 (See the United States Marines Corps Battalion).Stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 9-12 January, 1861

Sources

"The Worcester Third Battalion of Rifles, Major Chas. Devens in command, arrived yesterday morning, and were quartered at the Seventh Regiment Armory during the day. They numbered 268 men, including 16 officers. In the evening, they formed and marched on board of the steamer Ariel, at pier No. 3 North River, which had been lying with steam up ready to start all day."

South (Baltimore City, Maryland), 24 April, 1861 - From the New York Times of Monday

"The following is a list of the companies at present in the city, with their numbers and places where quartered: Company A, Second Artillery, ninety-one men, under command of Captain Barry, is quartered at the arsenal. Company I, First Artillery, ninety-two men, under command of Lieutenant Fry, is quartered at the corner of Eighteenth and G streets. The detachment of Dragoons, acting as light infantry, seventy-two men, commanded by Lieutenant Griffin, is stationed near City Hall. Company H, Second Artillery, seventy-eight men, Colonel Brooks in command, is quartered on seventeenth street, opposite the War Department. Company D, First Artillery, fifty-four men, under command of Major Haskins, is quartered on B street north, near First street east. Company K, Second Artillery, seventy-eight men, is quartered on E street, near Sixth. Company E, Second Artillery, ninety-two men, under command of Captain Elzey, is quartered in south wing of the Treasury building. The detachment of Dragoons, from Carlisle barracks, forty-two men, under Lieutenant Holliday, is quartered in Burch's stable, at the corner of Fourteenth and D streets. The corps of sappers and miners, from West Point, sixty-four men, under Lieutenant Duane, are at the Columbian Armory. Companies A, of the Second, I, of the First, and the detachment of dragoons from West Point, are accompanied by light batteries. The remainder are all acting as infantry, with the exception of the dragoons from Carlisle."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 9 February, 1861 - United States troops now in the city

Books/ Manuscripts

Battles and leaders of the Civil War, Volume 5, edited by Peter Cozzens

In our hour of sore distress and peril: The Civil War diaries of John P Reynolds, Eighth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, by J P Reynolds

Massachusetts Register, 1862, containing a record of the Government and Institutions of the State, together with a very complete account of the Massachusetts Volunteers, by Adams, Sampson & Co.

Notes

Brevet Colonel & Major H Brown, 2nd United States Artillery, was assigned to command the United States troops stationed at Washington, D. C., and Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, between 6 January and 4 April, 1861.

Note: Brevet Colonel & Major H Brown, 2nd United States Artillery, was assigned to command of Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, on 10 January, 1861.

Stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, detachment of United States Marine Corps, 9-12 January, 1861: A detachment of the United States Marine Corps (42), under the command of First Lieutenant A Hayes, was ordered to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 4 PM on 8 January, 1861, and was ordered to Washington, D. C., at 7 PM on 12 January, 1861 (See the United States Marine Corps Battalion).

Note: First Lieutenant A J Hayes, was assigned to command Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, between 9 and 12 January, 1861.

Stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, 12-29 January, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, arrived at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the evening on 12 January, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Mount Clare Station, on West Pratt Street, Baltimore City, Maryland, to Washington, D. C., at 2 PM on 29 January, 1861 (See the 1st United States Artillery, Company I).

Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Major H Brooks, 2nd United States Artillery, was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 7 January, 1861.

Stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 2nd United States Artillery, Company H, 12 January-1 February, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Company H, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Major H Brooks, arrived at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the evening on 12 January, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 1 February, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Company H, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Major H Brooks, 2nd United States Artillery, was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 7 January, 1861.

Stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 2nd United States Artillery, Company K, 31 January-1 February, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Company K, under the command of Captain H A Allen, arrived at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, on 31 January, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 1 February, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Company K, was stationed at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on 22 January, 1861, and a detachment of the United States Marine Corps (120) was stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, on 31 January, 1861, were ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 1 February, 1861.

Captain J C Robinson, 5th United States Infantry, Company B, 25 February-1 May, 1861: Captain J C Robinson, 5th United States Infantry, Company B, was assigned to command Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, by Special Orders No.29, Headquarters of the Army, New York City, New York County, New York, on 25 February, 1861, and was stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, on 1 March, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant S H Reynolds, 1st United States Infantry, Company F, was stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, on 26 February, 1861, and resigned on 28 July, 1861.

Fort Ridgely, Artillery School of Practice, on the Missouri River, Nicollett County, Minnesota, to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, 13-18 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, acting as infantry, under the command of Second Lieutenant T Grey, was ordered to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, on 13 April, 1861, and arrived at 2 PM on 18 April, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, under the command the Major W W Morris, 4th United States Artillery, was stationed at Fort Ridgely, Artillery School of Practice, on the Missouri River, Nicollett County, Minnesota, on 13 April, 1861.

Fort Ridgely, Artillery School of Practice, on the Missouri River, Nicollett County, Minnesota, to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 4th United States Artillery, Company K, 25 April-1 May, 1861: The 4th United States Artillery, Company K, under the command of Captain G A DeRussy, was ordered to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, on 25 April, 1861, and was accompanied by Major W W Morris, 4th United States Artillery. Company K arrived by the steamer John S Shriver at the wharf, on the Northwest Branch of the Patapsco River, north of Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 5/6 PM on 1 May, 1861.

Note: The 4th United States Artillery, Company K, under the command of Major W W Morris, 4th United States Artillery, was stationed at Fort Ridgely, Artillery School of Practice, on the Missouri River, Nicollett County, Minnesota, on 25 April, 1861.

Expedition to cut out receiving ship Alleghany at Baltimore City Harbour, on the Northwest Branch of Patapsco River, 8th Massachusetts Infantry, Company K, 26-27 April, 1861: The 8th Massachusetts Infantry, Company K, was ordered to proceed by a propeller to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the evening on 26 April, 1861, and was accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel E D Keyes, Military Secretary to Brevet Lieutenant General & Major General W Scott, United States Army.

Special Orders No.16, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 30 April, 1861: Major W W Morris, 4th United States Artillery, was assigned to command Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, by Special Orders No.16, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 30 April, 1861.

Note: Major W W Morris, 4th United States Artillery, assumed command of Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the evening on 1 May, 1861.

Annapolis, Anne Arundal County, Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Companies A, B, & C, & 8th Massachusetts Infantry, Company K, 2-3 May, 1861: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Companies A, B, and C, and the 8th Massachusetts Infantry, Company K, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Maryland to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 8 AM on 2 May, 1861, and arrived at the wharf, on the Northwest Branch of the Patapsco River, north of Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 6 AM on 3 May, 1861.

Note: The 8th Massachusetts Infantry, Company K, was ordered to Federal Hill, between Great Hughes and Warren Streets, and Washington and Covington Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, 14 May, 1861.

Washington, D. C., to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company D, 14 May, 1861: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company D, arrived by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the afternoon on 14 May, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company D, was stationed at Washington, D. C., on 14 May, 1861.

Garrison at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 14 May, 1861: Major W W Morris, 4th United States Artillery; 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Major C Devens, Jr.; 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, First Lieutenant A J S Molinard; 4th United States Artillery, Company K, Captain G A DeRussy

Note: Captain G W Hazzard, 4th United States Artillery, Company C, was stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, on 12 March, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Department of Annapolis, 27 April-19 July, 1861

Brigadier General B F Butler, Third Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, arrived by the steamer Maryland at Annapolis Roads, two and a half miles southeast of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 4 AM on 21 April, 1861.

General Orders No.12, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 27 April, 1861: A new Military Department, called the Department of Annapolis, including the country for twenty miles on each side of the Annapolis & Elkridge Railroad and the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, between Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, and Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Maryland, Headquarters at Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, under the command of Brigadier General B F Butler, Third Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, was set up by General Orders No.12, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 27 April, 1861.

Note: Brigadier General B F Butler, Third Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, was assigned to command the Department of Annapolis between 27 April and 15 May, 1861.

Special Orders No.1, Headquarters, Department of Virginia, Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, 22 May, 1861: Major General B F Butler, United States Volunteers, assumed command the Department of Virginia by Special Orders No.1, Headquarters, Department of Virginia, Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, on 22 May, 1861.

Special Orders No.39, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 14 May, 1861: Brevet Major General & Brigadier General G Cadwalader, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was ordered to Federal Hill, between Great Hughes and Warren Streets, and Washington and Covington Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, by Special Orders No.39, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 14 May, 1861.

Note: Brevet Major General & Brigadier General G Cadwalader, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was assigned to command the Department of Annapolis between 15 May and 11 June, 1861.

General Orders No.1, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Annapolis, Baltimore City, Maryland, 15 May, 1861: Brevet Major General & Brigadier General G Cadwalader, Pennsylvania Volunteers, assumed command of the Department of Annapolis by General Orders No.1, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Annapolis, Baltimore City, Maryland, on 15 May, 1861.

Note: Brevet Major General & Brigadier General G Cadwalader, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was assigned to command the First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 11 June, 1861, and arrived at Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 13 June, 1861.

General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Department of Annapolis, Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 11 June, 1861: Major General N P Banks, United States Volunteers, assumed command of the Department of Annapolis by General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, on 11 June, 1861.

Note: Major General N P Banks, United States Volunteers, was assigned to command the Department of Annapolis between 11 June and 23 July, 1861.

General Orders No.46, Paragraph II, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 19 July, 1861: The Department of Annapolis was called the Department of Maryland, Headquarters at Baltimore City, Maryland, and Major General J A Dix, United States Volunteers, was ordered to relieve Major General N P Banks, United States Volunteers, at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, by General Orders No.46, Paragraph II, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 19 July, 1861.

Note: Major General N P Banks, United States Volunteers, was assigned to command the Department of the Shenandoah, Headquarters in the field, by General Orders No.46, Paragraph II, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 19 July, 1861.

Department of Maryland, 19-25 July, 1861

Major General N P Banks, United States Volunteers, relinquished command of the Department of Annapolis by General Orders No.10, Headquarters, Department of Annapolis, Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the morning on 23 July, 1861.

General Orders No.11, Headquarters, Department of Annapolis, Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 23 July, 1861: Major General J A Dix, United States Volunteers, assumed command of the Department of Maryland at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, by General Orders No.11, Headquarters, Department of Annapolis, Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the morning on 23 July, 1861.

Department of Pennsylvania, 25 July-17 August, 1861

The Department of Maryland was discontinued, and incorporated into the Department of Pennsylvania, Headquarters at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, under the command of Major General J A Dix, United States Volunteers, by General Orders No.47, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 25 July, 1861.

General Orders No.47, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 25 July, 1861: Washington and Allegheny Counties, Maryland, and such other parts of Virginia as may be covered by the Army in its operations were added to the Department of the Shenandoah; and Prince George, Montgomery, and Frederick Counties, Maryland, were added to the Department of Washington; and the remainder of Maryland and all of Pennsylvania and Delaware constituted the Department of Pennsylvania, Headquarters at Baltimore City, Maryland, by General Orders No.47, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 25 July, 1861.

Note: The Department of Pennsylvania was discontinued, and incorporated into the Department of the Potomac,  Headquarters at Washington, D. C., under the command of Major General G B McClellan, United States Army, by General Orders, No. 15, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on August 17, 1861.