Second Brigade, First Division
First Lieutenant J M Wilson, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E
Second United States Artillery, Light Company E
Arrived at Washington, D. C., 1 February, 1861
CAPTAIN J H CARLISLE, Second United States Artillery
Captain J H Carlisle,
2nd United States Artillery, Company B, was stationed at Willard's Hotel, corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and North Fourteenth Street, Washington, D. C., on 21 February, 1861.
- Right/ lead Section: Second LT. J M WILSON
Brevet Second Lieutenant J M Wilson, United States Ordnance Department, was assigned to the 1st United States Artillery by General Orders No.7, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 20 March, 1861, dated 14 January, 1861, and was appointed second lieutenant, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 28 January, 1861. Second Lieutenant J M Wilson, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, was appointed first lieutenant, 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 14 May, 1861.
Two 13 pounder James rifles
- Centre Section: BREVET SECOND LT. W D FULLER
Cadet W D Fuller, United States Military Academy, was appointed brevet second lieutenant, 3rd United States Artillery, 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, 3rd United States Artillery, Company H, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 24 June, 1861.
12 pounder field howitzer, M1841 & 6 pounder smoothbore, M1841 - Left/ rear Section: Brevet SECOND LT. S C LYFORD, JR.
Cadet S C Lyford, Jr., United States Military Academy, was appointed brevet second lieutenant, 1st United States Dragoons, by General Orders No.41, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 July, 1861, dated on 24 June, 1861, and second lieutenant, 1st United States Dragoons, Company K, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 24 June, 1861.
12 pounder field howitzer, M1841 & 6 pounder smoothbore, M1841
Statement of artillery lost: Two 13 pounder James rifles, 12 pounder field howitzer, M1841, & 6 pounder smoothbore, M1841
Seizure of United States Arsenal, Augusta, 24 January, 1861
Brigadier General R Y Harris, First Brigade, Second Division, Georgia Militia
The Augusta Independent Battalion Militia/ Volunteers and a detachment of Georgia Militia, under the command of Brigadier General R Y Harris, First Brigade (Richmond County), Second Division, Georgia Militia, were ordered to seize the United States Arsenal, on Walton Way, between Katherine Street and Arsenal Avenue, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, in the morning on 24 January, 1861.
Surrender of the United States Arsenal, on Walton Way, between Katherine Street and Arsenal Avenue, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, 24 January, 1861: Captain A Elzey, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, surrendered the United States Arsenal, on Walton Way, between Katherine Street and Arsenal Avenue, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, to Governor J E Brown, State of Georgia, at 12.30 PM on 24 January, 1861.
Organisation of Augusta Independent Battalion Volunteers/ Militia, 24 January, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel A Cumming; Clinch Rifles (80), Captain C A Pratt; Irish Volunteers, Captain J H Hull; Montgomery Guards, Captain J F Cleveland; Washington Artillery, Captain I P Girardey; Oglethorpe Infantry, Captain J O Clarke; Richmond Hussars, Captain T P Stovall
Note: Captain A Cumming, 10th United States Infantry, Company G, resigned on 19 January, 1861, and was appointed lieutenant colonel, Augusta Independent Battalion Militia/ Volunteers, at Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, in the evening on 19 January, 1861, dated 21 January, 1861.
Troops stationed at Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, 24 January, 1861: Burke/ County Sharpshooters (20), detachment, Captain W R Holmes; 122nd District (First Ward) Company (75), Georgia Militia, Captain H L Leon; 600th District (Fourth Ward) Company (80), Georgia Militia, Captain W Davis; 120th District (Second Ward) Company, Georgia Militia, detachment, Captain J A Dortic; Minutemen, Company A, Captain S H Crump; Minutemen, Company B, Captain E J Walker; San Hills Home Guards, Captain E Starnes; Piney Woods Rangers/ Richmond Mounted Riflemen, Captain D Kirkpatrick; Greene County Militia/ Volunteers, detachment
Note: The Piney Woods Rangers/ Richmond Mounted Riflemen, under the command of Captain D Kirkpatrick, arrived at Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, on 23 January, 1861.
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"Yesterday, at half-past two o'clock, the U. S. troops, under command of Captain Elzey, left this place for New York via Savannah."
Augusta Republic (Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia), 2 February, 1861 - The last Federal troops leaving the soil of Georgia
"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
"The company was allowed to pass unmolested; and when they reached here, the facts of the case were laid before the Secretary of War, who ordered Captain E. to be transferred to a fort in the Northern States, and Captain Carlisle was placed in command of company E."
National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 28 February, 1861 - A true patriot
"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
The American almanac and repository of useful knowledge for the year 1861, by Crosby, Nicholas, Lee and company
Official Army Register for September 1861, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, 1 September, 1861
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
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 wit a full alphabetical index, Volume 1, by Thomas M. O'Brien and Oliver Diefendorf
Notes
The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, under the command of Captain A Elzey/ Jones, Jr., was stationed at United States Arsenal, on Walton Way, between Katherine Street and Arsenal Avenue, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, on 23 January, 1861 (See the 1st Maryland Infantry).
Surrender of the United States Arsenal, on President Street, between Doughty & Bee Streets, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, 30 December, 1860: Military Store Keeper F C Humphreys, United States Ordnance Department, surrendered the United States Arsenal, on President Street, between Doughty and Bee Streets, Charleston District, South Carolina, to Colonel J Cunningham, 17th South Carolina Militia, at 1.30 PM on 30 December, 1860. (See the 1st South Carolina Infantry)
Note: A detachment of the United States Ordnance Department, under the command of Military Store Keeper F C Humphreys, United States Ordnance Department, arrived at the United States Arsenal, on Walton Way, between Katherine Street and Arsenal Avenue, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, in the evening on 10 January, 1861.
Surrender of United States Arsenal, Augusta, 24 January, 1861
Captain A Elzey/ Jones, Jr., 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, surrendered the United States Arsenal, on Walton Way, between Katherine Street and Arsenal Avenue, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, to Governor J E Brown, State of Georgia, at 12.30 PM on 24 January, 1861.
Note: Military Store Keeper J M Galt, United States Ordnance Department, was stationed at the United States Arsenal, on Walton Way, between Katherine Street and Arsenal Avenue, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, on 23 January, 1861, and resigned on 28 February, 1861.
United States Arsenal, on Walton Way, between Katherine Street and Arsenal Avenue, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, to Washington, D. C., 1-7 February, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery (80/92), Company E, acting as infantry, under the command of Captain A Elzey/ Jones, Jr., was ordered to proceed by the steamer Augusta to New York City, New York County, New York, at 2.30 PM on 1 February, 1861, and arrived via Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, in the evening on 5 February, 1861. Company E was ordered to Washington, D. C., on 6 February, 1861, and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, in the morning on 7 February, 1861.
Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Company E, was stationed at New York City, New York County, New York, between 5 and 6 February, 1861.
Washington & Department of Washington, 7 February-18 June, 1861
The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, acting as infantry, was stationed at the south wing of the Treasury building, on West Fifteenth Street, Washington, D. C., on 7 February, 1861.
Distribution of United States troops, Washington, D. C., 7 February, 1861: Major H Brown, 2nd United States Artillery; 1st United States Artillery (54), Company D, acting as infantry, Brevet Major & Captain J A Haskin, corner of North B Street and East First Street, Washington, D. C.; 1st United States Artillery (92), Light Company I, First Lieutenant J B Fry, corner of West Eighteenth and North G Streets, Washington, D. C.; 2nd United States Artillery (92), Light Company A, Captain W F Barry, United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C.; 2nd United States Artillery (92), Company E, acting as infantry, Captain A Elzey/ Jones, Jr., south wing of the Treasury building, on West Fifteenth Street, Washington, D. C.; 2nd United States Artillery (78), Company H, acting as infantry, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain H Brooks, No.537, on West Seventeenth, Washington, D. C.; 2nd United States Artillery (78), Company K, acting as infantry, Captain A Allen, G Burns', on North E Street, corner of West Sixth Street, Washington, D. C.; United States Dragoons (72), detachment, acting as light artillery, First Lieutenant C Griffin, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, North E Street, between West Fifth and Sixth Streets, Washington, D. C.; 2nd United States Dragoons (42), Company I, detachment, First Lieutenant J P Holliday, Burch's stable, corner of West Fourteenth and North D Streets, Washington, D. C.; United States Corps Engineers/ Sappers & Miners (62), detachment, First Lieutenant J C Duane; corner of West Sixth Street and Maine Avenue, Washington, D. C.
Stationed at south wing of Treasury building, on West Fifteenth Street, Washington, D. C., 13 February, 1861: 2nd United States Artillery (72), Company E, acting as infantry, Captain A Elzey/ Jones, Jr., First Lieutenant A L Long
Note: Captain A Elzey/ Jones, Jr., 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
Willard's Hotel, corner of Pennsylvania Avenue & North Fourteenth Street, Washington, D. C., Captain J H Carlisle, 21 February, 1861: Captain J H Carlisle, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, was stationed at Willard's Hotel, corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and North Fourteenth Street, Washington, D. C., on 21 February, 1861.
Note: 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.
Columbia Armory, corner of West Sixth Street & Maine Avenue, Washington, D. C., 10 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, under the command of Captain J H Carlisle, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, was stationed at the Columbia Armory, corner of West Sixth Street and Maine Avenue, Washington, D. C., on 10 April, 1861.
Troops stationed at Columbia Armory, corner of West Sixth Street & Maine Avenue, Washington, D. C., 10 April, 1861: 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, Captain J H Carlisle, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B; National Guard Battalion Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, Company A (35), First Lieutenant T E Lloyd; Company B (63), Captain P H King; Company C (65), Captain S A H McKim; Washington Rifles, District of Columbia Militia, Captain A Balbach (See the District of Columbia Militia, Department of Washington)
Note: The National Guard Battalion Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, Companies A, B, and C, were stationed at the Columbia Armory, corner of West Sixth Street and Maine Avenue, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 18 February, 1861.
Special Orders No.119, Headquarters, Troops in Washington, D. C., 11 April, 1861: A detachment of the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, was assigned to guard the Executive Mansion/ President's House, on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., between 9 PM and 6 AM by Special Orders No.119, Headquarters, Troops in Washington, D. C., on 11 April, 1861.
Columbia Armory, corner of West Sixth Street & Maine Avenue, to Long Bridge, the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., 24 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, was ordered to the vicinity of the Long Bridge, the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.22, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 24 April, 1861.
Note: Captain A Elzey/ Jones, Jr., 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, resigned at Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, on 17 April, 1861, dated 25 April, 1861, and was appointed colonel, 1st Maryland Infantry, on 17 June, 1861 (See the 1st Maryland Infantry).
Abstract from return of the Department of Washington, Colonel J F K Mansfield, United States Army, commanding, 30 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery (73/79), Light Company E, under the command of Captain J H Carlisle, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, was stationed at Washington, D. C., on 30 April, 1861.
Department of Northeastern Virginia, 18 June-17 August, 1861
The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, was stationed at Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, between 18 June and 16 July, 1861.
Garrison at Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 18 June, 1861: The 69th New York State Militia, Company D; two companies of the 13th New York Infantry, and the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, were stationed at Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 18 June, 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 W D Fuller, United States Military Academy, was appointed brevet second lieutenant, 3rd United States Artillery, and Cadet S C Lyford, Jr., United States Military Academy, brevet second lieutenant, 1st United States Dragoons, 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 instructor at Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 3 July, 1861.
Organisation of the Brigade of the Aqueduct, 30 June, 1861: Colonel W T Sherman, 13th United States Infantry; 13th New York Infantry, Colonel I F Quinby; 28th New York State Militia, Colonel M P Bennett; 69th New York State Militia, Colonel M Corocran; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, First Lieutenant C H Tompkins; 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, Captain J H Carlisle, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B
Note: Colonel W T Sherman, 13th United States Infantry, was assigned to command the Brigade of the Aquduct at Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 30 June, 1861.
General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, 8 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, was assigned to the Second Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Brigadier General R C Schenck, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861.
Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, was stationed at Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 15 July, 1861.
Disposition of Second Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, 15 July, 1861: Brigadier General R C Schenck, United States Volunteers, Headquarters, Camp Upton, Riley's/ Upton's Hill, one and a half miles southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia; 1st Ohio Infantry, Colonel A McD McCook, Camp Upton, Riley's/ Upton's Hill, one and a half miles southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia; 2nd Ohio Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel R Mason, Camp Upton, Riley's/ Upton's Hill, one and a half miles southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia; 2nd New York State Militia, Colonel G W B Tompkins, Camp Tompkins, south of the wagon road, a quarter of a mile southwest of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia; 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, Captain J H Carlisle, Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia
Advance to Centreville, 16-18 July, 1861
The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, was ordered to proceed by the wagon road and Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike to Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 2 PM on 16 July, 1861, and arrived south of Vienna, via Falls Church and Old Courthouse, a quarter of a mile southeast of Freedom Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening the same day.
Vienna to Piney Branch, three miles west of Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, 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. Light Company E 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, in the evening the same day.
Note: A detachment of United States Mounted Service Recruits (50), under the command of Captain C E Norris, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company E, was assigned to the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, on 17 July, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).
Advance of Second Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, 17 July, 1861: The Second Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, was stationed east and west of 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 south of the Warrenton Turnpike, one & half miles west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 18 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, 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, in the morning the same day. The regiment was ordered south of the Warrenton Turnpike, one and a half miles west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 18 July, 1861.
Note: A section of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, under the command of Second Lieutenant P C Hains, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was assigned to Captain J H Carlisle, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, south of the Warrenton Turnpike, one and a half miles west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 20 July, 1861 (See the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G).
First battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861
The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, was stationed south of the Warrenton Turnpike, one and a half miles west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.
Advance to Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, was ordered to proceed by the Warrenton Turnpike to the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, at 2.30 AM on 21 July, 1861.
Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, was stationed north of the Warrenton Turnpike, one mile east of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861 (See the Third Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army).
Open communications & cut away a heavy abatis at Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, on 21 July, 1861: Two 13 pounder James rifles of the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, under the command of Second Lieutenant J M Wilson, were ordered to support a detachment of axmen and pioneers of the Second Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, at the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861 (See the United States Corps Engineers).
Note: Captain B S Alexander, United States Corps Engineers, was ordered to open communications and cut away a heavy abatis at the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861, and the 2nd New York State Militia was assigned to support two 13 pounder James rifles of the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, at the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, at 3 PM the same day (See the 2nd New York State Militia).
Retreat to Washington, 21-22 July, 1861
The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 PM on 21 July, 1861, and was two 13 pounder James rifles, two 12 pounder field howitzers, and two 6 pounder smoothbores were abandoned at the Warrenton Turnpike, west of the Suspension Bridge, on Cub Run, one mile west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon the same day.
Second Lieutenant J M Wilson, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, detachment, 21-22 July, 1861: A detachment of the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, under the command of Second Lieutenant J M Wilson, was stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 21 July, 1861, and arrived at Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 22 July, 1861.
Note: Second Lieutenant J M Wilson, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, was stationed at Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 24 July, 1861.
Brevet Second Lieutenant W D Fuller, 3rd United States Artillery, detachment, 21-22 July, 1861: A detachment of the 2nd United States Artillery (5), Light Company E, under the command of Brevet Second Lieutenant W D Fuller, 3rd United States Artillery, was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 21 July, 1861, and arrived at Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 8 AM on 22 July, 1861.
Note: Brevet Second Lieutenant W D Fuller, 3rd United States Artillery, was stationed at Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 24 July, 1861.
Brevet Second Lieutenant S C Lyford, Jr., 1st United States Dragoons, 21-22 July, 1861: Brevet Second Lieutenant S C Lyford, Jr., 1st United States Dragoons, arrived at Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 22 July, 1861.
Note: Brevet Second Lieutenant S C Lyford, Jr., 1st United States Dragoons, was ordered to Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 22 July, 1861, and was stationed at Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861.
Second Lieutenant E B Hill, 1st United States Artillery, Company F, 21-22 July, 1861: One 12 pounder field howitzer and one 6 pounder smoothbore of the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, under the command of Second Lieutenant E B Hill, 1st United States Artillery, Company F, was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 21 July, 1861, and arrived at Fort Albany, northwest of J Roach's farm, Prospect Hill, on Hoe Hill, 200 yards south of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 11 AM on 22 July, 1861.
Note: A detachment of the 18th New York Infantry was assigned to Second Lieutenant E B Hill, 1st United States Artillery, Company F, at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861 (See 18th New York Infantry).
Return of casualties in the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, Third Brigade, First Division, Army of Northeastern Virginia, at the first battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861: Killed 3, wounded 4, captured/missing 8, total 15
Note: Private G Wise, 1st Ohio Infantry, Company E, was temporarily assigned to the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, and killed at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861 (See the 1st Ohio Infantry).
Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 26 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, under the command of Captain J H Carlisle, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, was stationed at Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 26 July, 1861.
Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, was assigned to garrison duty at Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General W T Sherman, on 29 July, 1861.
Statement of artillery, Brevet Major & Chief of Artillery H J Hunt, 29 July, 1861: One hundred men
Note: The 41st New York Infantry, the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E (100), and the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E (120), were stationed at Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 29 July, 1861.
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; 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.; 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 (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G); 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, Departments of Annapolis and Maryland); 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/ Jones, Jr., 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 (See the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G).
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 25 April, 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 or 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 Militia/ Volunteers, under the command of Brigadier General D M Frost, were ordered to Camp Jackson, Lindell's Grove, between Central or 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).
Brigadier General R C Schenck, United States Volunteers, Second Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army: R C Schenck, State of Ohio, 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, and was assigned to command the Second Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 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.
Reports
OFFICIAL REPORT NO.20: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp361-362
Captain J H Carlisle, Second United States Artillery, Light Company E, dated Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 25 and 26 July, 1861
OFFICIAL REPORT NO.21: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp3621-363
First Lieutenant J M Wilson, Second United States Artillery, dated Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 24 July, 1861
OFFICIAL REPORT NO.22: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp3631-365
Second Lieutenant S C Lyford, First United States Dragoons, dated Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 25 July, 1861
OFFICIAL REPORT NO.23: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp3651-366
Second Lieutenant E B Hill, First United States Artillery, dated 26 July, 1861
OFFICIAL REPORT NO.24: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp3661-368
Brevet Second Lieutenant W D Fuller, Third United States Artillery, dated Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 24 July, 1861
OFFICIAL REPORT NO.19: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp373-377
Brigadier General R S Schenck, United States Volunteers, Second Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, dated 23 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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