Fourth Brigade, First Division
Colonel D McConnell, 3rd Michigan Infantry
Third Michigan Infantry
Mustered in United States service for three years 10 June, 1861. Arrived at Washington, D. C., 16 June, 1861
COLONEL D MCCONNELL
Colonel D McConnell, 51st Michigan Militia, was appointed colonel, 3rd Michigan Infantry, on 13 May, 1861, and resigned on 22 October, 1861.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL A A STEVENS
Lieutenant Colonel A A Stevens, 51st Michigan Militia, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 3rd Michigan Infantry, on 22 October, 1861.
MAJOR S G CHAMPLIN
Major S G Champlin, 51st Michigan Militia, was appointed major, 3rd Michigan Infantry, on 13 May, 1861.
- Company A Valley City Guards: CAPT. S A JUDD
The company was accepted in state service for three years at Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, on 19 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Cantonment/ Camp Anderson, Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 10 June, 1861. A detachment (20) was assigned to Brethschneiders Battalion Light Infantry, under the command of Captain R N Brethschneider, 2nd Michigan Infantry, Company E, on 14 July, 1861 (See Brethschneiders Light Battalion Infantry). - Company B Grand Rapids Artillery: CAPT. B BORDEN
The company was accepted in state service for three years at Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, dated April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Cantonment/ Camp Anderson, Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 10 June, 1861. Captain B Borden, 3rd Michigan Infantry, Company B, resigned on 29 July, 1861. - Company C Grand Rapids (German) Rifles: CAPT. A E BIRKENSTOCK
The company was accepted in state service for three years at Boston, Ionia County, Michigan, dated April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Cantonment/ Camp Anderson, Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 10 June, 1861. Captain A E Birkenstock, 3rd Michigan Infantry, Company C, resigned on 7 August, 1861. - Company D Boston Light Guards: CAPT. M B HOUGHTON
The company was accepted in state service for three years at Saranac, Ionia County, Michigan, dated April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Cantonment/ Camp Anderson, Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 10 June, 1861. - Company E Lyons Light Guards: CAPT. E S PIERCE
The company was accepted in state service for three years at Portland, Ionia County, Michigan, on 29 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Cantonment/ Camp Anderson, Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 10 June, 1861. - Company F Union Guards: CAPT. J J DENNIS
The company was accepted in state service for three years at Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, dated April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Cantonment/ Camp Anderson, Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 10 June, 1861. Captain J J Dennis, 3rd Michigan Infantry, Company F, resigned on 7 August, 1861. - Company G Williams Rifles: CAPT. J R PRICE
The company was accepted in state service for three years at Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, dated April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Cantonment/ Camp Anderson, Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 10 June, 1861. Captain J R Price, 3rd Michigan Infantry, Company G, resigned on 26 July, 1861. - Company H Muskegon Rangers: CAPT. E D BRYANT
The company was accepted in state service for three years at Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan, on 22 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Cantonment/ Camp Anderson, Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 10 June, 1861. - Company I Lamont and Georgetown Rifles: CAPT. G WEATHERWAX
The company was accepted in state service for three years at Lamont and Georgetown, Ottawa County, Michigan, on 16 May, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Cantonment/ Camp Anderson, Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 10 June, 1861. Captain G Weatherwax, 3rd Michigan Infantry, Company I, resigned on 19 October, 1861. - Company K: CAPT. B R PIERCE
The company was accepted in state service for three years at Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, on 21 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Cantonment/ Camp Anderson, Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 10 June, 1861. - Valley City Band: Band leader J Stegg
Organisation of 3rd Michigan Infantry at the first battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861: Colonel D McConnell, Vacant, Major S G Chapman; Company A, Valley City Guards, Captain S A Judd; Company B, Grand Rapids Artillery, Captain B Borden; Company C, Grand Rapids (German) Rifles, Captain A E Birkenstock; Company D, Boston Light Guards, Captain M B Houghton; Company E, Lyons Light Guards, Captain E S Pierce; Company F, Union Guards, Captain J J Denis; Company G, Williams Rifles, Captain J R Price; Company H, Muskegon Rangers, Captain E D Bryant; Company I, Lamont and Georgetown Rifles, Captain G Weatherwax; Company K, Captain B R Pierce
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"The Third Michigan Regiment, numbering 1,642 stout men, marched through our city yesterday afternoon, accompanied by a long train of wagons with camp equipage, stores, and baggage. They passed up the new road to Drover's Rest, and thence up the line of the Washington Aqueduct, and encamped about half a mile beyond the camp of the Second Michigan Regiment - nearer the Receiving Reservoir."
National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 17 June, 1861 - Georgetown, 17 June, 1861
"Yesterday afternoon the Third Regiment of Michigan arrived in our neighbourhood, and pitched their tents on the ground immediately adjoining our own. They number 1,050 men, under the command of Col. McConnell, and appear to be a fine, healthy looking body of men."
Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 18 June, 1861 - Camp Jim Davis, Banks of the Potomac, 17 June, 1861
"There are now nearly 4,000 troops in the vicinity of the Chain Bridge comprising the First Massachusetts, and Second and Third Michigan regiments, and Col. Towers' command of District volunteers on this side of the bridge, and Major Hollingsworth's command of District volunteers on the Virginia side. The Third Michigan regiment is encamped near the defensive works at Camp Jim Davis, overlooking the bridge."
Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 20 June, 1861 - Georgetown, 20 June, 1861
"We yesterday paid a flying visit to the Chain Bridge, where we found the second Michigan regiment encamped a short distance north of the bridge, while the third regiment from the same State, and the Washington Light Infantry, are encamped on the prominence commanding the stream. At the Maryland end of the bridge a breastwork has been thrown up, behind which are two large guns, placed so as to rake the bridge. Immediately above this is a stout battery, which will mount several large columbiads."
National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 24 June, 1861 - The military near the Chain Bridge
"At the entrance to the bridge there is a small battery mounting two brass howitzers, on twelve and one thirty-two pounder, so as to sweep the bridge. The battery is manned by twenty-eight men, of companies B and D of the Third Michigan regiment, under the command of Lieutenant E. O. Stevens, of Company B."
New York Herald (New York City, New York County, New York), 2 July, 1861 - Our capital's defense: Location of troops in and around Washington on the evening of 29 June, 1861
Books/ Manuscripts
The glorious old third: A history of the Third Michigan Infantry 1855 to 1927, by Steve Soper
Four Years Campaigning in the Army of the Potomac, by Colour Sergeant D G Grotty, Third Michigan Volunteer Infantry
Supplement to the Official Records: Part II, Record of Events, Volume 30, Serial No.42: Record of events for Third Michigan Infantry (First Organisation), June 1861-June 1864, edited by James B Hewett
Record of service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865, Volume 3, by Aaron T Bliss
Michigan in the war, compiled by J Robertson, Adjutant General
The Union Army: A history of military affairs in the loyal states 1861-65, records of the regiments in the Union Army, cyclopedia of battles, memoirs of commanders and soldiers, Volume 3, New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan
Notes
The 3rd Michigan Infantry was authorised by a proclamation calling for 42,034 volunteers to serve three years, unless sooner discharged, by General Orders No.15, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 4 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861, and was accepted in state service for three years at Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, on 13 May, 1861.
Note: The 3rd Michigan Infantry was ordered to rendezvous at Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, on 4 May, 1861.
Saranac, Ionia County, to Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Company D, 4 May, 1861: The Boston Light Guards was ordered to proceed by the Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad to Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, on 4 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861.
Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Companies A, B, C, & D, 4 May, 1861: The Valley City Guards, the Grand Rapids Artillery, the Grand Rapids Rifles, and the Boston Light Infantry arrived at Cantonment/ Camp Anderson, Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, in the afternoon on 4 May, 1861.
Portland, Ionia County, to Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Company E, 7 May, 1861: The Lyons Light Guards arrived by the Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad to Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, on 7 May, 1861.
Note: Captain E S Pierce was assigned to command the Lyons Light Guards at Cantonment/ Camp Anderson, Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, on 7 May, 1861.
Troops stationed at Cantonment/ Camp Anderson, Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, 11 May, 1861: Valley City Guards, Captain S A Judd; Grand Rapids Artillery, Captain B Borden; Grand Rapids Rifles, Captain A E Birkenstock; Boston Light Infantry, Captain M B Houghton; Lyons Light Guard, Captain E S Pierce; Union Guards, Captain J J Dennis; Hastings True Blues, Captain I C Smith; Captain B Pierce's Company; Captain C H Lyon's Company
Note: The Hastings True Blues, under the command of Captain I C Smith, was organised at Hastings, Barry County, Michigan, and Lyon's Company, under the command of Captain C H Lyon, at Portland, Ionia County, Michigan, dated April, 1861, and were disbanded between 11 and 14 May, 1861. Captain's I C Smith and C H Lyon were appointed second lieutenants, 3rd Michigan Infantry, Companies A and E, respectively, dated May, 1861.
Lansing, Ingham County, to Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Company G, 13 May, 1861: The Williams Rifles was ordered to proceed by the steamer Ramshorn on the Grand River to Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, in the morning on 13 May, 1861, and arrived at Cantonment/ Camp Anderson, Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, at 7 PM the same day.
Muskegon, Muskegon County, to Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Company H, 14 May, 1861: Muskegon Rangers (95) was ordered to proceed by the tug Ryerson on Muskegon Lake to Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, in the morning on 14 May, 1861, and arrived in the evening the same day.
Note: The Muskegon Rangers was stationed at the Eagle Hotel and Barnard House, on Market Street, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, in the evening on 14 May, 1861, and arrived at Cantonment/ Camp Anderson, Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, on 18 May, 1861.
Lamont & Georgetown, Ottawa County, to Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Company I, 18 May, 1861: The Lamont and Georgetown Rifles was ordered to proceed by the steamer Olive Branch on the Grand River to Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, on 18 May, 1861.
Note: The 3rd Michigan Infantry was mustered in state service for three years at Cantonment or Camp Anderson, Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, by Colonel H M Whittlesey, aide de camp to Brigadier General A S Williams, Michigan Militia, on 22, 23 and 24 May, 1861.
Mustered for three years, Cantonment or Camp Anderson, Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, 10 June, 1861: The 3rd Michigan Infantry was mustered in United States service for three years at Cantonment or Camp Anderson, Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 10 June, 1861.
Cantonment/ Camp Anderson, Kent County Agricultural Fairgrounds, on Kalamazoo Plank Road, Grand Rapids, Kent County, to Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, 13 June, 1861: The 3rd Michigan Infantry, Companies A, B, C and D, under the command of Colonel D McConnell and Lieutenant Colonel A A Stevens, and Companies E, F, G, H, I, and K, under the command of Major S G Champlin, were ordered to proceed by the Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 10.30 AM on 13 June, 1861, and arrived at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, at 6 PM the same day.
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, to Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Companies A, B, C, D, & E, 13-14 June, 1861: The 3rd Michigan Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, and E, under the command of Colonel D McConnell and Major S G Champlin, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Ocean on the Detroit River at the Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad wharf across Lake Erie to Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at 9 PM on 13 June, 1861, and arrived at 5.30 AM on 14 June, 1861.
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, to Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Companies F, G, H, I, & K, 13-14 June, 1861: The 3rd Michigan Infantry, Companies F, G, H, I, and K, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A A Stevens, were ordered to proceed by the propeller Old Concord Detroit River at the Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad wharf across Lake Erie to Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at 9 PM on 13 June, 1861, and arrived at 9 AM on 14 June, 1861.
The 3rd Michigan Infantry was stationed at Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on 14 June, 1861.
Cleveland to Washington, 14-16 June, 1861
The 3rd Michigan Infantry (1,050) was ordered to proceed by the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at 11 AM on 14 June, 1861, and arrived at 10 PM the same day. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Pennsylvania Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 11 PM on 14 June, 1861, and arrived at 1/2 PM on 15 June, 1861.
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Washington, D. C., 15-16 June, 1861: The 3rd Michigan Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Baltimore City, Maryland, at 9 PM on 15 June, 1861, and arrived at Bolton Station, corner of Bolton and North Howard Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 6 AM on 16 June, 1861. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Camden Station, corner of South Howard and Camden Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, to Washington, D. C., at 9 AM the same day and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., via Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 11 AM on 16 June, 1861.
Department of Washington, 16 June-16 July, 1861
The 3rd Michigan Infantry was ordered to the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., in the afternoon on 16 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Blair, west of the Washington Aqueduct, on the heights southeast of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., at 7.30 PM the same day.
Note: The Carrington Home Guards and the Andrew Johnson Guards, 1st (Georgetown) District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Major J McH. Hollingsworth, were stationed at Camp Hollingsworth, on the heights west of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C.; the Washington Light Infantry, Company A and E (Zouaves), and the District Union Rifles, 4th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L Towers, at Camp Jim Davis, on the heights east of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., on 15 June, 1861 (See the District of Columbia Militia, Department of Washington).
Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., detachment of Companies B & D, 29 June, 1861: A detachment of the 3rd Michigan Infantry (28), Companies B and D, under the command of First Lieutenant E O Stevens, 3rd Michigan Infantry, Company B, was stationed at the east end of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., on 29 June, 1861.
Special Orders No.167, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., 2 July, 1861: The 2nd Michigan Infantry, the 3rd Michigan Infantry, the 1st Massachusetts Infantry, and the 12th New York Infantry were assigned to Colonel I B Richardson, 2nd Michigan Infantry, by Special Orders No.167, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 2 July, 1861.
Note: A detachment of the 3rd Michigan Infantry (34), under the command of Adjutant & First Lieutenant E S Earle, arrived at Camp Blair, west of the Washington Aqueduct, on the heights southeast of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., on 2 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 4th Michigan Infantry (See the 4th Michigan Infantry).
General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, 8 July, 1861: The 3rd Michigan Infantry was assigned to the Fourth Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel I B Richardson, 2nd Michigan Infantry, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861.
Note: The 3rd Michigan Infantry, Company C, was assigned to guard duty at the west end of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., between 9 and 15 July, 1861.
Brethschneider's Battalion Light Infantry, detachment of Company A, 14 July, 1861: A detachment of the 3rd Michigan Infantry (40), Company A, were assigned to Brethschneider's Battalion Light Infantry, under the command of Captain G R Brethschneider, 2nd Michigan Infantry, Company E, at Camp Winfield Scott, Drover's Rest, H Barnes' farm, northwest of the Distributing Reservoir, two miles west Georgetown, D. C., on 14 July, 1861 (See Brethschneider's Battalion Light Infantry).
Disposition of Fourth Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, 15 July, 1861: Colonel I B Richardson, 2nd Michigan Infantry, Camp Winfield Scott, Drover's Rest, H Barnes' farm, northwest of the Distributing Reservoir, two miles west of Georgetown, D. C.; 1st Massachusetts Infantry, Colonel R Cowdin, Camp Banks, Drover's Rest, H Barnes' farm, northwest of the Distributing Reservoir, two miles west of Georgetown, D. C.; 2nd Michigan Infantry, Major A W Williams, Camp Winfield Scott, Drover's Rest, H Barnes' farm, northwest of the Distributing Reservoir, two miles west of Georgetown, D. C.; 3rd Michigan Infantry, Colonel D McConnell, Camp Blair, west of the Washington Aqueduct, on the heights southeast of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C.; 12th New York Infantry, Colonel E L Walrath,west of the Washington Aqueduct, on the heights southeast of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C.; Brethschneider's Battalion Light Infantry, Captain G R Brethschneider, 2nd Michigan Infantry, Camp Winfield Scott, Drover's Rest, H Barnes' farm, northwest of the Distributing Reservoir, two miles west of Georgetown, D. C.; 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, section, First Lieitenant J Edwards, Jr., 3rd United States Artillery, Company B, Fort Runyon, junction of the Columbia and the Washington & Alexandria Turnpikes, Alexandria County, Virginia
Note: The 3rd Michigan Infantry was stationed at Camp Blair, half a mile southeast of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., between 16 June and 16 July, 1861.
Department of northeastern Virginia, 16 July-17 August, 1861, & Advance to Centreville, 16-18 July, 1861
The 3rd Michigan Infantry was ordered across the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., at 3/4 PM on 16 July, 1861, and arrived south of Vienna, via Lewinsville and Old Courthouse, a quarter of a mile southeast of Freedom Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 9 PM the same day.
Vienna to Piney Branch, three miles west of Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861: The 3rd Michigan was ordered to Fairfax Courthose, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6 AM on 17 July, 1861, and arrived by the road between Germantown and Flint Hill at Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 1 PM the same day. The regiment was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 17 July, 1861, and arrived at Piney Branch, three miles west of Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 5 PM the same day.
Advance of Fourth Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, 8/9 AM 17 July, 1861: The Fourth Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, was stationed at the road between Flint Hill and Vienna, north of Flint Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 8/9 AM on 17 July, 1861.
Piney Branch, three miles west of Germantown, to Little Rocky Run, one mile east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861: The 3rd Michigan Infantry was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 7 AM on 18 July, 1861, and arrived at Little Rocky Run, one mile east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 9 AM the same day.
Little Rocky Run, one mile east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, to road between Blackburn's Ford & Centreville, one mile north of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 18 July, 1861: The 3rd Michigan Infantry was ordered to the road between Blackburn's Ford and Centreville, one mile north of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 10/11 AM on 18 July, 1861.
Skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, 18 July, 1861
The 3rd Michigan Infantry was engaged in a skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 18 July, 1861.
Troops engaged in a skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 18 July, 1861: Brigadier General Tyler, Connecticut Militia; Colonel I B Richardson, 2nd Michigan Infantry; Brethschneider's Battalion Light Infantry, Captain G R Brethschneider, 2nd Michigan Infantry, Company E; 2nd Michigan Infantry, Major A W Williams; 3rd Michigan Infantry, D McConnell; 12th New York Infantry, Colonel E L Walwrath; 1st Massachusetts Infantry, Colonel R Cowdin; 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies G & I, Captain A G Brackett, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I; two 20 pounder Parrott rifles, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, First Lieutenant J R Edwards, Jr., 3rd United States Artillery, Company B; two 12 pounder field howitzers, 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, Captain R B Ayres, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company F
Return of casualties in the 3rd Michigan Infantry, Fourth Brigade, First Division, Army of Northeastern Virginia, at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 18 July, 1861: Wounded 1, total 1
Note: The 3rd Michigan Infantry was ordered one mile east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 18 July, 1861, and to the road between Blackburn's Ford and Centreville, one mile south of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 19 July, 1861.
General Orders No.22, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 20 July, 1861: The Fourth Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel I B Richardson, 2nd Michigan Infantry, was assigned to the Fifth Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, by General Orders No.22, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 20 July, 1861.
First battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861
The 3rd Michigan Infantry was stationed at the road between Blackburn's Ford and Centreville, one mile south of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.
Advance to Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 3rd Michigan Infantry was ordered to Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 2.30 AM on 21 July, 1861.
West & east of road between Blackburn's Ford & Centreville, one mile north of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 3rd Michigan Infantry was stationed 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.
Note: 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, and seven companies of the 1st Massachusetts Infantry west 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 3rd Michigan Infantry was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 5 PM on 21 July, 1861.
Note: The 3rd Michigan Infantry 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 3rd Michigan Infantry was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 2 AM on 22 July, 1861, and arrived at Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 2 PM the same day.
Note: A detachment of the 4th New Jersey Militia and First Lieutenant F E Prime, United States Corps Engineers, accompanied the 2nd Michigan Infantry and the 3rd Michigan Infantry between Fairfax Courthouse and Bailey's Crossroad, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 22 July, 1861 See the 4th New Jersey Militia).
Rendezvous at Union Hall building, corner of West Sixth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., 24 July, 1861: The 2nd Maine Infantry, the 12th New York Infantry, the 2nd Michigan Infantry, the 3rd Michigan Infantry, the 1st Massachusetts Infantry, the 1st Connecticut Infantry, the 2nd Connecticut Infantry, and the 3rd Connecticut Infantry were ordered to rendezvous at Union Hall building, corner of West Sixth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., at 12 PM on 24 July, 1861.
Note: Th 3rd Michigan Infantry was stationed at Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, between 22 and 29 July, 1861.
Arlington Heights to B W Hunter's farm, Abingdon, a quarter of a mile east of the lexandria Canal, Alexandria County, Virginia, 29 July, 1861: The 3rd Michigan Infantry was ordered to B W Hunter's farm, Abingdon, a quarter of a mile east of the Alexandria Canal, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 4 PM on 29 July, 1861.
Mustered out, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, 20 June, 1864: The men of the 3rd Michigan Infantry not entitled to be mustered out were assigned to the 5th Michigan Infantry on 13 June, 1864, and the 3rd Michigan Infantry was mustered out at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, on 20 June, 1864.
Colonel I B Richardson, 2nd Michigan Infantry, Fourth Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, 25 April, 1861: I B Richardson was appointed colonel, 2nd Michigan Infantry, by Special Orders No.6, Paragraph I, Military Department, Michigan, Adjutant General's Office, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, on 25 April, 1861, and was assigned to command the 2nd Michigan Infantry, the 3rd Michigan Infantry, the 1st Massachusetts Infantry, and the 12th New York Infantry by Special Orders No.167, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 1 July, 1861. Colonel I B Richardson, 2nd Michigan Infantry, was assigned to command the Fourth Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861, and was appointed brigadier general, United States Volunteers, by General Orders No.62, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 20 August, 1861, dated 17 May, 1861.
General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., Cadet R L Eastman, United States Military Academy, 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861: Cadet R L Eastman, United States Military Academy, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 5 May, 1861, and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, in the evening on 8 May, 1861. He was appointed second lieutenant, 6th United States Infantry, Company K, by General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861, and was assigned as acting assistant adjutant general, Fourth Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.
Note: Cadet C H Brightly, 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 brevet second lieutenant, 4th United States Infantry, 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. Brevet Second Lieutenant C H Brightly, 4th United States Infantry, was appointed acting assistant quartermaster, Fourth Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.
Brigadier General D Tyler, Connecticut Militia, First Division, McDowell's Army, 10 May, 1861: D Tyler was appointed colonel, 1st Connecticut Infantry, on 23 April, 1861, and brigadier general, Connecticut Militia, on 10 May, 1861. Brigadier General D Tyler, Connecticut Militia, arrived at Camp McDowell/ Tyler, a quarter of a mile south of W Taylor's Tavern, north of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one mile southwest of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861, and was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the evening on 6 July, 1861. He was assigned to command the First Division, McDowell's Army, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861, and was mustered out on 11 August, 1861.
Note: Cadets J C Audenried, P H O'Rorke, and E Upton, United States Military Academy, were ordered to Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 3 July, 1861. Cadet J C Audenried, United States Military Academy, was appointed second lieutenant, 1st United States Cavalry, Company F; Cadet P H O'Rorke, United States Military Academy, brevet second lieutenant, United States Corps Engineers; and Cadet E Upton, United States Military Academy, 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 were assigned to special duty as drill instructors at Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 3 July, 1861. Second Lieutenant J C Audenried, 1st United States Cavalry, Company F; Brevet Second Lieutenant P H O'Rorke, United States Corps Engineers; and Second Lieutenant E Upton, 4th United States Artillery, Company H, were appointed aide de camps to Brigadier General D Tyler, Connecticut Militia, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.
Organisation of Colonel I B Richardson's brigade, Division of the Potomac, 4 August, 1861: Colonel I B Richardson, 2nd Michigan Infantry; 12th New York Infantry, Colonel E L Walrath; 2nd Michigan Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel S Larned; 3rd Michigan Infantry, Colonel D McConnell; 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, Captain T A Seymour
Note: The 3rd Michigan Infantry was assigned to Colonel I B Richardson's brigade, Division of the Potomac, by Special Orders No.10, Headquarters, Division of the Potomac, Washington, D. C., on 4 August, 1861.
Reports
OFFICIAL REPORT NO.28: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp373-377
Colonel I B Richardson, Second Michigan Infantry, Fourth Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, dated Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 25 July, 1861
OFFICIAL REPORT NO.16: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp348-352
Brigadier General D Tyler, Connecticut Militia, First Division, McDowell's Army, dated Washington, D. C., 27 July, 1861
Orders of Battle
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