Second Brigade, Fifth Division
First Lieutenant O D Greene, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G
Second United States Artillery, Light Company G
Arrived at Washington, D. C., 4 May, 1861. Not engaged in the first battle of Bull Run
FIRST LIEUTENANT O D GREENE
Captain H C Pratt, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was appointed captain and paymaster, United States Pay Department, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 June, 1861, and Second Lieutenant O D Greene, 2nd United States Artillery, Company K, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 25 April, 1861. First Lieutenant O D Greene, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, was appointed captain and assistant adjutant general, United States Army, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 3 August, 1861.
Note: Second Lieutenant O D Greene, 2nd United States Artillery, Company K, was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 10 February, 1861.
- Section: Second LT. A H CUSHING, Fourth United States Artillery
Cadet A H Cushing, United States Military Academy, was appointed second lieutenant, 4th United States Artillery, Company H, by General Orders No.41, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 July, 1861, dated 24 June, 1861, and first lieutenant, 4th United States Artillery, Company A, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 24 June, 1861.
Two 10 pounder Parrott rifles, M1861
- Section: Brevet Second LT. W H Harris, United States Ordnance Department
Cadet W H Harris, United States Military Academy, was appointed brevet second lieutenant, United States Ordnance Department, by General Orders No.41, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 July, 1861, dated 24 June, 1861, and second lieutenant, United States Ordnance Department, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 3 August, 1861.
Two 10 pounder Parrott rifles, M1861
Note: Cadet L S Babbitt, United States Military Academy, was ordered to Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 3 July, 1861. He was appointed second lieutenant, 3rd United States Artillery, Company M, by General Orders No.41, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 July, 1861, dated 24 June, 1861, and was assigned to special duty as a drill instructor at Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 3 July, 1861. Second Lieutenant L S Babbitt, 3rd United States Artillery, Company M, was assigned to the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.
Sources
"The troops which were stationed at Mackinaw arrived here yesterday morning on the propeller Wenona. They left Mackinaw Sunday morning without orders; but after their arrival here had telegraphic orders to go to Washington. They left in the afternoon by the Wenona for Cleveland, where they will receive orders which route to take to Washington. This company, numbering fifty-seven men in all, belong to the 2d Regiment of Artillery, and is under command of Capt. Pratt and Lieut. Smalley."
Free Press (Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan) 1 May, 1861 - Arrival of U.S. troops
"The propeller Winona, having on board the artillery company lately stationed at Mackinac, passed here for Buffalo today."
Janesville Daily Gazette (Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin), 1 May, 1861 - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, 30 April, 1861
"Company G, of the 2d Artillery, (regulars,) numbering 53 men, under the command of Capt. H. C. Pratt, arrived in this city this morning from Mackinaw by the Hudson River railroad, and will be quartered on Governor's Island."
Commercial Advertiser (New York City, New York County, New York), 2 May, 1861 - Arrival of United States Troops
"Saturday evening, Company G, Second Artillery, U. S. regulars, arrived here from Annapolis, and proceeded at once to quarters in the U. S. Arsenal. They have been stationed for some part at Fort Mackinaw, Wisconsin."
Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 6 May, 1861 - U.S. Artillery arrives
"The New York Thirty-eighth regiment of volunteers, Col. J. H. H. Ward, and Greene's United States artillery battery, moved into Virginia yesterday."
Commercial Advertiser (New York City, New York County, New York), 8 July, 1861 - Virginia
"Company G, 2nd Artillery, with a fine battery of four rifled pieces, Lieut. Greene commanding, has been stationed there for some time but marched this morning to the vicinity of Alexandria."
Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 15 July, 1861 - Fort Runyon
"We now have six batteries of flying artillery - three new one's having been added to those of Capt. Ricketts, Capt. Ayres (who succeeded Major Sherman), and Capt. Griffin. Capt. Carlisle commands Fort Corcoran, which consists of two rifled cannon, two 6-pound, and two 12-pound howitzers, and will be attached to Gen. Schenck's brigade, which will form a portion of the left wing of the army; that of Fort Runyon is commanded by Lieut. Greene, and Fort Ellsworth by Capt. Arnold."
New York Daily Tribune (New York City, New York County, New York), 15 July, 1861 - Flying artillery
Books/ Manuscripts
Cushing of Gettysburg: The story of a Union artillery commander, by Kent Masterson Brown
Official Army Register for September 1861, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, 1 September, 1861
General orders of the War Department, embracing the years 1861, 1862 & 1863: Adapted specially for the use of the Army and Navy of the United States, chronologically arranged in two volumes with a full alphabetical index, Volume 1, by Thomas M. O'Brien and Oliver Diefendorf
Biographical register of officers and graduates of the United States Military Academy, at West Point, N.Y., from its establishment, 16 March, 1802, to the Army reorganisation of 1866-67, by Bvt. Major General George W Cullum, Colonel, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army
Journal of the Military Service Institution of the United States, Volumes 46-47, by authority of the Executive Council, 1910
American Civil War fortifications No.2: Land and field fortifications, by Ron Field and illustrated by Peter Dennis
The American almanac and repository of useful knowledge for the year 1861, by Crosby, Nicholas, Lee and company
Notes
The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, under the command of Captain H C Pratt, was stationed at Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island, on Lake Huron, Mackinac County, Michigan, on 29 April, 1861.
Mackinac island to Washington, 28 April-4 may, 1861
The 2nd United States Artillery (53/59), Light Company G, acting as infantry, under the command of Captain H C Pratt, was ordered to proceed by the propeller Winona on Lake Huron to Washington, D. C., on 28 April, 1861, and arrived on the Detroit River at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, in the morning on 30 April, 1861. Light Company G was arrived by the propeller Winona across Lake Erie at Buffalo, Erie County, Ohio, in the afternoon on 1 May, 1861, and was ordered to prceed by the Buffalo Branch, Erie Railroad, to New York City, New York County, New York, at 6 PM the same day. The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, arrived by the Huson River Railroad at New York City, New York County, New York, in the morning on 2 May, 1861.
Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was stationed at Governor's Island, west of Buttermilk Channel, New York Bay, opposite Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, between 2 and 3 May, 1861.
Governor's Island, west of Buttermilk Channel, New York Bay, opposite Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, to Washington, D. C., 3-4 May, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 3 May, 1861, and arrived at Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning the same day. Light Company G was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Baltimore City, Maryland, at 11 PM on 3 May, 1861, and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C, via Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 5 PM on 4 May, 1861.
Note: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at the Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, between 23 April and 4 May, 1861 (See the First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).
Department of Washington, 4 May-7 July, 1861
The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was stationed at the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 4 May, 1861.
Note: Captain H C Pratt, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was appointed paymaster, United States Army, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 June, 1861, and Second Lieutenant O D Greene, 2nd United States Artillery, Company K, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 25 April, 1861.
United States Military Academy, south of West Point, Orange County, New York, to Washington, D. C, detachment of United States Military Academy Cadets, 5-8 May, 1861: A detachment of United States Military Academy Cadets (43), under the command of Cadet H W Kingsbury, United States Military Academy, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 5 May, 1861, and was stationed at New York City, New York County, New York, on 6 May, 1861. The detachment of United States Military Academy Cadets arrived at Walnut Street Wharf, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 9.45 PM on 7 May, 1861, and was temporarily arrested and detained at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, between 7 and 8 May, 1861. The detachment of United States Military Academy Cadets was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, in the morning on 8 May, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the steamers Ariel and Georgeanna on the Susquehanna River to Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 5 AM on 8 May 1861. The detachment of United States Military Academy Cadets was accompanied bythe 20th New York State Militia and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., via Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, and Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, in the evening on 8 May, 1861.
Note: Cadet J W Barlow, United States Military Academy, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 5 May, 1861, and was stationed at the Metropolitan Hotel, on Broadway and Prince Street, New York City, New York County, New York, on 6 May, 1861. He was appointed second lieutenant, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, by General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861. Second Lieutenant J W Barlow, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, was assigned to the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, east of Hunting Creek Bridge, on Hunting Creek, a quarter of a mile south of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 15 July, 1861.
United States Military Academy, south of West Point, Orange County, New York, to Washington, D. C., detachment of United States Military Academy Cadets, 30 June-3 July, 1861: A detachment of United States Military Academy Cadets (32) was ordered to Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 3 July, 1861. Cadet A H Cushing, United States Military Academy, was appointed second lieutenant, 4th United States Artillery, Company H, and Cadet W H Harris, United States Military Academy, brevet second lieutenant, United States Ordnance Department, by General Orders No.41, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 July, 1861, dated 24 June, 1861, and were assigned to special duty as a drill instructors at Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 3 July, 1861. Second Lieutenant A H Cushing, 4th United States Artillery, Company H, was appointed aide de camp to Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.
Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was stationed at the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, and in the vicinity of Washington, D. C., between 4 May and 7 July, 1861.
Department of Northeastern Virginia, 7 July-17 August, 1861
The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., to Fort Runyon, at the junction of the Columbia and the Washington & Alexandria Turnpikes, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 7 July, 1861.
Note: Second Lieutenant H M Robert, United States Corps Engineers, was stationed at Fort Runyon, at the junction of the Columbia and the Washington & Alexandria Turnpikes, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 1 July, 1861.
General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, 8 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was assigned to the Second Brigade, Fifth Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel T A Davis, 16th New York Infantry, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861.
Fort Runyon, at the junction of the Columbia & the Washington & Alexandria Turnpikes, Alexandria County, to east of Hunting Creek Bridge, on Hunting Creek, a quarter of a mile south of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 15 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 15 July, 1861, and was stationed east of Hunting Creek Bridge, on Hunting Creek, a quarter of a mile south of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, between 15 and 16 July, 1861.
Note: The 21st New York Infantry arrived at Fort Runyon, junction of the Columbia and the Washington & Alexandria Turnpikes, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the evening on 14 July, 1861, and the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was stationed at Fort Runyon, junction of the Columbia and the Washington & Alexandria Turnpikes, Alexandria County, Virginia, between 7 and 15 July, 1861 (See the 21st New York Infantry).
Disposition of Second Brigade, Fifth Division, McDowell's Army, 15 July, 1861: Colonel T A Davies, 16th New York Infantry, Headquarters, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia; 16th New York Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel S Marsh, Camp Vernon, on Cameron Run, R F Roberts' farm, two miles west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia; 18th New York Infantry, Colonel W A Jackson, east of Hunting Creek Bridge, on Hunting Creek, a quarter of a mile south of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia; 31st New York Infantry, Colonel C E Pratt, Camp Pratt, on Cameron Run, R F Roberts' farm, two miles west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia; 32nd New York Infantry, Colonel R Matheson, Camp McDougal, on Cameron Run, R F Roberts' farm, two miles west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia; 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, First Lieutenant O D Greene, east of Hunting Creek Bridge, on Hunting Creek, a quarter of a mile south of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia
Advance to Centreville, 16-18 July, 1861
The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered to proceed by the Little River Turnpike to Annandale, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 3 PM on 16 July, 1861, and arrived at W Garges sawmill, one mile east of Annandale, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 11.30 PM the same day.
W Garges sawmill, one mile east of Annandale, to W Farr's Crossroads, one & a quarter miles south of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered to proceed by the old Braddock Road to W Farr's Crossroads, one and a quarter miles south of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6 AM on 17 July, 1861, and arrived at 1.30 PM the same day.
W Farr's Crossroads, one & a quarter miles south of Fairfax Courthouse, to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 18 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered proceed by the old Braddock Road to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 9 AM on 18 July, 1861, and arrived at the old Braddock Road, one mile southeast of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon the same day.
First battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861
The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was stationed at the old Braddock Road, one mile southeast of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.
Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was assigned to Colonel I B Richardson, 2nd Michigan Infantry, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.
Advance to Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered to Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 2.30 AM on 21 July, 1861.
Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was stationed as a reserve at the road between Centreville and Blackburn's Ford, one mile southwest of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.
Road between Blackburn's Ford & Centreville, one mile north of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was stationed at the road between Blackburn's Ford and Centreville, one mile north of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.
Note: Seven companies of the 1st Massachusetts Infantry were stationed west of the road between Blackburn's Ford and Centreville, one mile north of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, and the 3rd Michigan Infantry east of the road between Blackburn's Ford and Centreville, one mile north of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 21 July, 1861.
Withdrawal to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 5 PM on 21 July, 1861.
Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was stationed east of the road between Centreville and Blackburn's Ford, one and a half miles south of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 21 July, 1861.
Retreat to Washington, 21-22 July, 1861
The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at in the morning on 22 July, 1861, and arrived at Arlington Heights, Arlington County, Virginia, in the afternoon the same day.
Note: Second Lieutenant E B Hill, 1st United States Artillery, Company F, and was temporarily assigned to the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, east of the road between Centreville and Blackburn's Ford, one mile south of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861 (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E).
Arlington Heights, Arlington County, to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 24 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 24 July, 1861.
Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, under the command of First Lieutenant O D Greene, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, was stationed at Cloud's Mill, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 8 August, 1861.
Statement of artillery, Brevet Major & Chief of Artillery H J Hunt, 29 July, 1861: Four 10 pounder Parrott rifles, M1861; One hundred & thirty men
Distribution of troops, 1 January, 1861: Light Company A, Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain H Brooks, 2nd United States Artillery, Company H (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company A); Company B, Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel J Dimock, 2nd United States Artillery (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company A); Company C, Fort Independence, Castle Island, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Brevet Major & Captain L G Arnold; Light Company D, United States Arsenal, Haymount, corner of Bradford Avenue/ Adam Street and Arsenal Avenue, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, Brevet Major & Captain S S Anderson (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company D); Light Company E, United States Arsenal, on Walton Way, between Katherine Street and Arsenal Avenue, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, Captain A Elzey/ Jones, Jr. (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E); Light Company F, United States Arsenal, on Hazle/ Ninth and Commerce Streets, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, Captain J Totten; Light Company G, Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island, Michigan, Captain H C Pratt; Company H, Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain H Brooks (See the United States Army, Department of Washington); Company I, Fort Ridgely, one mile west of the Missouri River, Nicollett County, Minnesota, Major W W Morris, 4th United States Artillery (See the Fort McHenry, Department of Annapolis); Company K, Plattsburg Barracks, Plattsburgh, Clinton County, New York, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel H Brooks, 2nd United States Artillery (See the United States Army, Department of Washington); Company L, Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel J Dimock, 2nd United States Artillery; Light Company M, Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, Captain B H Hill, 1st United States Artillery, Company M (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M)
Organisation of 2nd United States Artillery, 3 April, 1861: Colonel M M Payne, Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel J Dimick, Brevet Colonel & Major H Brown, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Major M Burke; Company A, Captain W F Barry; Company B, Captain A Elzey; Company C, Brevet Major & Captain L G Arnold; Company D, Captain S S Anderson; Company E, Captain J H Carlisle; Company F, Captain J Totten; Company G, Captain H C Pratt; Company H, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain H Brooks; Company I, Captain A A Gibson; Company K, Captain H A Allen; Company L, Captain W Hays; Company M, Brevet Major & Captain H J Hunt
Note: Colonel M M Payne, 2nd United States Artillery, resigned at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 23 July, 1861.
Fort Monroe, Company B, 1 January, 1861
The 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, was stationed at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, under the command of Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel J Dimock, 2nd United States Artillery, on 1 January, 1861.
Garrison at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, 1 January, 1861: Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel J Dimock, 2nd United States Artillery; 1st United States Artillery, Company A, Captain I Vogdes; 1st United States Artillery, Company C, Captain J B Ricketts; 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, Captain J H Carlisle; 2nd United States Artillery, Company L, Captain W Hays; 3rd United States Artillery, Company F, First Lieutenant R B Ayres; 3rd United States Artillery, Company K, First Lieutenant C C Churchill; 4th United States Artillery, Company D, Captain J Roberts; 4th United States Artillery, Company L, Brevet Major & Captain T Williams
Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, under the command of Captain J H Carlisle, was stationed at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, on 1 January, 1861, and detachments of the 2nd United States Artillery, Companies B (6) and L (6), were assigned to the 1st United States Artillery, Company A, on 24 January, 1861. Captain A Elzey, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, was assigned to the 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.49, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 16 February, 1861, and Captain J H Carlisle, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, was assigned to command the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, at Washington, D. C., on 21 February, 1861 (See the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G).
Fort Independence, Company C, 10 January, 1861
The 2nd United States Artillery, Company C, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain L G Arnold, was stationed at Fort Independence, Castle Island, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 9 January, 1861.
Fort Independence, Castle Island, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortuga, Monroe County, Florida, Company C, 10-18 January, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery (66), Company C, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain L G Arnold, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Joseph Whitney to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortuga, Monroe County, Florida, in the afternoon on 10 January, 1861, dated 5 January, 1861, and arrived on 18 January, 1861.
Note: A detachment of the 1st United States Artillery Recruits (3), Company L; the 1st United States Artillery Recruits (8), Company M; and the 2nd United States Artillery Recruits (19), Company C, under the command of Captain S K Dawson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L, arrived by the steamer Daniel Webster atFort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, on 23 February, 1861.
Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, 1st United States Artillery, Companies L & M, 24 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Companies L and M, arrived by the steamers Daniel Webster and General Rusk at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, on 24 March, 1861.
Garrison at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, 25 March, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain L G Arnold, 2nd United States Artillery, Company C; 1st United States Artillery, Company L, Captain S K Dawson; 1st United States Artillery, Company M, First Lieutenant O L Morris; 2nd United States Artillery, Company C, First Lieutenant H Benson
Note: Brevet Major & Captain L G Arnold, 2nd United States Artillery, Company C, was appointed major, 1st United States Artillery, and First Lieutenant E R Platt, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Artillery, Company C, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 15 May, 1861 (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M).
Surrender of United States Arsenal, Little Rock, Company F, 8 February, 1861
The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company F, under the command of Captain J Totten, was stationed at United States Arsenal, on Hazle/ Ninth and Commerce Streets, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, on 7 February, 1861.
Garrison at United States Arsenal, on Hazle/ Ninth & Commerce Streets, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, 7 February, 1861: 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company F, Captain J Totten
Note: First Lieutenant M D L Simpson, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company F, vacated his commission on 25April, 1861, dated 18 June, 1846, and Second Lieutenant H A Smalley was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company F, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 25 April, 1861, dated 22 May, 1861.
Surrender of the United States Arsenal, on Hazle/ Ninth & Commerce Streets, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, 8 February, 1861: Captain J Totten, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company F, surrendered United States Arsenal, on Hazle/ Ninth and Commerce Streets, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, to Governor H M Rector, State of Arkansas, at 3 PM on 8 February 1861 (See the 1st Arkansas Infantry).
United States Arsenal, on Hazle/ Ninth & Commerce Streets, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, to United States Arsenal, corner of Carondelet & Government Avenues, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, 8-22 February, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company F, acting as infantry, was ordered to Fletcher's Landing, on the Arkansas River, by General Orders No.3, Headquarters, United States Arsenal, on Hazle/ Ninth and Commerce Streets, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, on 8 February, 1861, and to proceed by the steamer Medora on the Arkansas River to St Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, by General Orders No.6, Headquarters, United States Arsenal, on Hazle/ Ninth and Commerce Streets, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, 12 February, 1861, dated 8 February, 1861. Light Company F arrived at the United States Arsenal, corner of Carondelet and Government Avenues, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, on 22 February, 1861.
United States Arsenal, corner of Carondelet & Government Avenues, to Jefferson Barracks, on the Mississippi River, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, 23 February, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company F, was ordered to Jefferson Barracks, on the Mississippi River, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, by Special Orders No.24, Headquarters, Department of the West, St Louis, St Louis County, on 23 February, 1861.
Note: Captain J Totten, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company F, arrived at Fletcher's Landing, on the Arkansas River, on 11 February, 1861.
Jefferson Barracks to United States Powder Magazine, on the Mississippi River, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, 10 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company F, was ordered to the United States Powder Magazine, on the Mississippi River, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, in the morning on 10 April, 1861.
United States Powder Magazine, on the Mississippi River, Lemay, to St. Louis Arsenal, corner of Carondelet & Government Avenues, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, 12 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company F, was ordered to proceed by the Iron Mountain Railroad to the United States Arsenal, corner of Carondelet and Government Avenues, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, on 12 April, 1861.
Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company F, was stationed at Jefferson Barracks, on the Mississippi River, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, under the command of Major N C MaCrae, 3rd United States Infantry, between 22 February and 10 April, 1861.
Troops stationed at United States Arsenal, corner of Carondelet & Government Avenues, St Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, 13 April, 1861: Captain N Lyon, 2nd United States Infantry, Company B; 2nd United States Infantry, Company B, 1st Sergeant W Griffin; 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company F, Captain J Totten; United States General Service Recruits, 1st Company, Second Lieutenant W F Lee, 2nd United States Infantry, Company I; United States General Service Recruits, 2nd Company, Captain T W Sweeny, 2nd United States Infantry, Company D; 4th United States Artillery Recruits, 1st Company, First Lieutenant R Saxton, 4th United States Artillery, Company I; 4th United States Artillery Recruits, 2nd Company, Second Lieutenant W L Lothrop, 4th United States Artillery, Company M (See the United States Army, Department of Washington)
Seizure of Camp Jackson, Lindell's Grove, between Central/ Olive Street Plank Road & Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, 10 May, 1861: A detachment of the 1st and 2nd Regiments (891), 1st Brigade, Missouri (Volunteer) Militia, under the command of Brigadier General D M Frost, were ordered to Camp Jackson, Lindell's Grove, between Central/ Olive Street Plank Road and Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, on 6 May, 1861, and surrendered to Captain N Lyon, 2nd United States Infantry, Company B, in the afternoon on 10 May, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).
Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company F, was stationed at Camp Harvey, the old Abbey Trotting Race Track, between Taylor Avenue and Whittier Street, and Easton Street and Page Avenue, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, on 30 May, 1861.
Fort Monroe, Company L, 1 January, 1861
The 2nd United States Artillery, Company L, was stationed at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, under the command of Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel J Dimock, 2nd United States Artillery, on 1 January, 1861.
Garrison at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, 1 January, 1861: Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel J Dimock, 2nd United States Artillery; 1st United States Artillery, Company A, Captain I Vogdes; 1st United States Artillery, Company C, Captain J B Ricketts; 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, Captain J H Carlisle; 2nd United States Artillery, Company L, Captain W Hays; 3rd United States Artillery, Company F, First Lieutenant R B Ayres; 3rd United States Artillery, Company K, First Lieutenant C C Churchill; 4th United States Artillery, Company D, Captain J Roberts; 4th United States Artillery, Company L, Brevet Major & Captain T Williams
Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Company L, under the command of Captain W Hays, was stationed at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, on 1 January, 1861, and detachments of the 2nd United States Artillery, Companies B (6) and L (6), were assigned to the 1st United States Artillery, Company A, on 24 January, 1861 (See the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G).
Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, Fifth Division, McDowell's Army, 8 July, 1861: Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, was stationed at Fort Kearney, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, on 14 April, 1861, and was ordered to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 15 April, 1861. He was accompanied by the 2nd United States Infantry, Companies E and F, and arrived at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, in the afternoon on 29 April, 1861. Colonel D S Miles was ordered to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on 22 May, 1861, dated 4 May, 1861, and arrived on 29 May, 1861. He arrived at Camp Brady/ Miles, M Harchelford's farm, east of the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 8 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Infantry, Company K. Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, was ordered to proceed by the Cumberland Valley Railroad to Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K; and the 8th United States Infantry, Company G. He arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, via Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, and Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 1 AM on 20 June, 1861, and was assigned to command the Fifth Division, McDowell's Army, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861.
Note: Cadet A H Cushing, United States Military Academy, was ordered to Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 3 July, 1861. He was appointed second lieutenant, 4th United States Artillery, Company H, by General Orders No.41, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 July, 1861, dated 24 June, 1861, and was assigned to special duty as a drill instructor at Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 3 July, 1861. Second Lieutenant A H Cushing, 4th United States Artillery, Company H, was appointed aide de camp to Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.
Colonel T A Davies, 16th New York Infantry, Second Brigade, Fifth Division, McDowell's Army, 15 May, 1861: T A Davies was appointed colonel, 16th New York Infantry, on 15 May, 1861, and was assigned to command the Second Brigade, Fifth Division, McDowell's Army, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861.
Organisation of Brigadier General P Kearney's brigade, Army of the Potomac, 4 August, 1861: Brigadier General P Kearney, United States Volunteers; 1st New Jersey Infantry, Colonel W R Montgomery; 2nd New Jersey Infantry, Colonel G W McLean; 3rd New Jersey Infantry, Colonel G W Taylor; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, Captain W B Royall; 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, Captain H C Pratt
Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered to the vicinity of Cloud's Mills, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.9, Headquarters, Division of the Potomac, Washington, D. C., and was assigned to Brigadier General P Kearney's brigade, Division of the Potomac, by Special Orders No.10, Headquarters, Division of the Potomac, Washington, D. C., on 4 August, 1861.
Report
OFFICIAL REPORT NO.61: Series I, Volume 2 (S# 2), Chapter IX, pp.436-437
First Lieutenant O D Greene, Second United States Artillery, dated in the vicinity of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 24 July, 1861
OFFICIAL REPORT NO.58: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp433-434
Colonel T A Davis, Second Brigade, Fifth Division, McDowell's Army, dated 25 July, 1861
OFFICIAL REPORT NO.56: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp422-426
Colonel D S Miles, Second United States Infantry, Fifth Division, McDowell's Army, dated 17 July, 1861; Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 19 July, 1861; in the vicinity of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 24 July, 1861
Orders of Battle
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