Fourth Brigade, First Division

Second Lieutenant P C Hains, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G

First United States Artillery, Light Company G

Arrived at Washington, D. C., 9 July, 1861

FIRST LIEUTENANT J EDWARDS, JR., Third United States Artillery
First Lieutenant J Edwards, Jr., 3rd United States Artillery, Company B, was appointed captain, 3rd United States Artillery, Company B, by General Orders No.106, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 5 December, 1861, dated 23 July, 1861.

Section: Second LT. S N BENJAMIN, Second United States Artillery Cadet S N Benjamin, United States Military Academy, was appointed second lieutenant, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company I, by General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861, and first lieutenant, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, 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 20 pounder Parrott rifles

Assignment: Fourth Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army (See the Fourth Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army).

Section: SECOND LT. P C HAINS, Second United States Artillery Cadet P C Hains, United States Military Academy, was appointed second lieutenant, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, 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, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, by General Orders No.106, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 5 December, 1861, dated 24 June, 1861.

30 pounder Parrott rifle, Long Tom

Assignment: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, under the command of Captain J H Carlisle, on 20 July, 1861 (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E).

Note: Second Lieutenant J H Butler, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, was assigned to the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, First Section, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Statement of artillery lost: One 30 pounder Parrott rifle (Long Tom)

Fort Pickens Relief expedition

Steamer Brooklyn, 25 January-6 February, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Company A, under the command of Captain I Vogdes, was stationed at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County,Virginia, on 23 January, 1861.

Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, Company A, 24 January-6 February, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company A, under the command of Captain I Vogdes, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Brooklyn to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, in the morning on 25 January, 1861, and arrived opposite the lighthouse, east of Fort Taylor, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, in the evening on 30 January, 1861. Company A was ordered to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, in the evening on 1 February, 1861, and arrived on 6 February, 1861.

Note: Captain I Vogdes, 1st United States Artillery, Company A, embarked on the steamer Brooklyn at Hampton Roads, southwest of Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, at 5 PM on 24 January, 1861, and disembarked at Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, on 6 February, 1861.

Steamer Brooklyn: 1st United States Artillery, Company A, Captain I Vogdes; four mountain howitzers and two 12 pounder field howitzers

Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, 21 March & 12 April, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company A, embarked on the frigate Sabine, opposite of Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, on 21 March, 1861, and disembarked at Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, in the evening on 12 April, 1861.

Note: Detachments of the 1st United States Artillery, Company C (5); the 2nd United States Artillery, Companies B (6) and L (6); the 3rd United States Artillery, Companies F (6) and K (5); and the 4th United States Artillery, Companies D (6) and L (6), were assigned to the 1st United States Artillery, Company A, at Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, on 23 January, 1861, and Captain I Vogdes, 1st United States Artillery, Company A, was appointed major, 1st United States Artillery, by General Orders No.64, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Steamer Atlantic, 7-16 April, 1861

The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company A; the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M; the United States Corps Engineers; and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E, were stationed at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht District, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, in the morning on 6 April, 1861.

Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht District, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, 7-16 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company A; the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M; the United States Corps Engineers; and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E, under the command of Brevet Colonel & Major H Brown, 2nd United States Artillery, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Atlantic, to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, at 3.30 AM on 7 April, 1861, and arrived at Triangle Shoals, two miles south of Fort Taylor, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, at 1 PM on 13 April, 1861. The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company A; the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M; the United States Corps Engineers; and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E, were ordered to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, at 6 AM on 14 April, 1861, and arrived at 2 PM the same day. The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company A; the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M; the United States Corps Engineers; and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E, were ordered to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, at 9 PM on 14 April, 1861, and arrived at 6.30 PM on 16 April, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M; the United States Corps Engineers; and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E, disembarked at Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, in the evening on 16 April, 1861, and in the morning on 17 April, 1861. The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company A, disembarked at Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, in the afternoon on 17 April, 1861, and in the morning on 18 April, 1861.

Steamer Atlantic: Brevet Colonel & Major H Brown, 2nd United States Artillery; Captain M C Meigs, United States Corps Engineers; 2nd United States Artillery (57/61), Light Company A, Captain W F Barry; 2nd United States Artillery (60), Light Company M, Brevet Major & Captain H J Hunt; United States Corps Engineers (62), detachment, First Lieutenant J C Duane; 3rd United States Infantry (63), Company C, Second Lieutenant J McL Hildt; 3rd United States Infantry (60), Company E, Captain H B Clitz

Steamer ILlinois, 9-19 April, 1861

The 2nd United States Artillery, Companies H and K, were stationed at Fort Lafayette, The Narrows, opposite Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht District, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, in the morning on 8 April, 1861.

Fort Lafayette, The Narrows, opposite Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht District, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 9-19 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Artillery, Companies H and K, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Illinois to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, in the morning on 9 April, 1861, and arrived at Fort Taylor, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, in the morning on 17 April, 1861. The steamer Illinois was ordered to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, the same day and arrived in the evening on 19 April, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Companies H and K, disembarked at Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, in the morning on 20 April, 1861.

Steamer Illinois: 2nd United States Artillery, Company H, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain H Brooks; 2nd United States Artillery, Company K, Captain H A Allen; United States General Service Recruits, Companies B (15), E (47), F (160), & G (68) (See the United States Army, Department of Washington)

General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Department of Florida, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, 13 April, 1861: Brevet Colonel & Major H Brown, 2nd United States Artillery, was assigned to command of the Department of Florida by General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Department of Florida, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 13 April, 1861.

Sources

"Company G, of the First Artillery, Regular Army, under the command of Captain Seymour, also passed through. The command was originally from Fort Sumter."

Baltimore Daily Exchange (Baltimore City, Maryland), 10 July, 1861 - Passage of more Federal troops

"Capt. Seymour is preparing a siege battery, which is to consist of enormous rifled cannon."

New York Daily Tribune (New York City, New York County, New York), 15 July, 1861 - A siege battery

"A battery of rifled cannon, commanded by Capt. Seymour of Vermont, one of the heroes of Sumter, left here this afternoon for the sacred soil, to participate in the anticipated engagement at Manassas Junction."

Rutland County Herald (Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont), 18 July, 1861 - Sabbath evening, Washington, D. C., 14th Jyly, 1861

Books/ Manuscripts

The history of the First regiment of artillery, from its organization in 1821, to 1st January, 1876, complied by Brevet Major William L Haskin, Captain 1st Artillery, to which is added a series of communications from officers, now or formerly of the regiment, giving their personal reminiscences of service with it

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 1st United States Artillery (46), Light Company G, under the command of First Lieutenant A J Slemmer, was stationed at the United States Military (Barrancas) Barracks, one mile west of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, on 9 January, 1861 (See the 11th Mississippi Infantry).

Note: First Lieutenant J Edwards, Jr., 3rd United States Artillery, Company B, was on a leave of absence at Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, on 1 April, 1861.

Garrison at United States Military/ Barrancas Barracks, one mile west of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, 9 January, 1861: 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, First Lieutenant A J Slemmer

Note: Captain J H Winder and Senior First Lieutenant A R Eddy, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, were on a leave of absence on 9 January, 1861, and First Lieutenant A J Slemmer, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was assigned to command the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, at Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, between 10 January and 13 April, 1861. Captain J H Winder, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was appointed major, 3rd United States Artillery, and First Lieutenant T Seymour, 1st United States Artillery, Company H, was appointed captain, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 November, 1860, dated 3 April, 1861. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Major J H Winder, 3rd United States Artillery, resigned on 27 April, 1861, and Brevet Major & Captain T W Sherman, 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, was appointed, major, 3rd United States Artillery, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 27 April, 1861 (See the 3rd United States Artillery, Company E).

United States Military/ Barrancas Barracks, one mile west of Warrington, Escambia County, to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, 10 January, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered to proceed by a large flatboat/ scow and several small boats to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, at 8 AM on 10 January, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, under the command of First Lieutenant A J Slemmer, was ordered to proceed by the storeship Supply to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, and a detachment, under the command of Second Lieutenant J H Gilman, to complete preparations for the evacuation of the United States Military (Barrancas) Barracks, one mile west of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, at 10 AM on 9 January, 1861. The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, disembarked at Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, at 10 AM on 10 January, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, 25 April, 1861: Brevet Colonel & Major H Brown, 2nd United States Artillery; 1st United States Artillery (80), Company A, Captain I Vogdes; 1st United States Artillery (40), Light Company G, First Lieutenant A J Slemmer; 2nd United States Artillery (90), Light Company A, Captain W F Barry; 2nd United States Artillery (90), Company H, Brevet Colonel & Captain H Brooks; 2nd United States Artillery (88), Company K, Captain H A Allen; 2nd United States Artillery (90), Light Company M, Brevet Major & Captain H J Hunt; 3rd United States Infantry (87), Company C, Second Lieutenant J McL Hildt; 3rd United States Infantry (90), Company E, Captain H B Clitz; United States Corps Engineers (60)/ Sappers & Miners, detachment, First Lieutenant J C Duane

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 S N Benjamin, United States Military Academy, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 5 May, 1861, and was appointed second lieutenant, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company I, by General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861.

Fort Pickens to Fort Hamilton, 14-26 May, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Philadelphia to Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on 14 May, 1861, and arrived at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, at 11 PM on 16 May, 1861. Light Company G was ordered to Key West, Monroe County, Florida, at 10 PM on 17 May, 1861, and arrived at Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, at 8 AM on 18 May, 1861. The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered to Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on 19 May, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 26 May, 1861.

Note: Second Lieutenant J H Gilman, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was assigned to command the 1st United States Artillery, Company B, at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht , Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on 19 June, 1861, and First Lieutenant A J Slemmer, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was appointed major, 16th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.33, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861, and arrived at Washington, D. C., on 20 June, 1861.

Garrison duty at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 3 June, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was stationed at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on 2 June, 1861, and was assigned to garrison duty, under the command of Second Lieutenant J H Gilman, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, on 3 June, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, and the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, under the command of Captain F C Armstrong, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, were stationed at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, in the afternoon on 8 July, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Fort Hamilton to Washington, 8-9 July, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, under the command of Captain T A Seymour, was ordered to proceed by the New Jersey Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 6 PM on 8 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K; the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E; and a detachment of the 2nd Vermont Infantry (5). Light Company G arrived at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, via Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, at 10 PM on 8 July, 1861, and by the Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad at Baltimore City, Maryland, at 5.30 AM on 9 July, 1861. The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 2 PM the same day and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, in the evening on 9 July, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 2nd Vermont Infantry, under the command of First Lieutenant W A Philips, 2nd Vermont Infantry, Company F, was ordered to Washington, D. C., at 9 AM on 6 July 1861, and First Lieutenant J Edwards, Jr., 3rd United States Artillery, Company B, was appointed captain, 3rd United States Artillery, Company B, by General Orders No.106, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 December, 1861, dated 23 July, 1861 (See the 2nd Vermont Infantry).

Department of Northeastern Virginia, 14 July-17 August, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., to Fort Runyon, junction of the Columbia and the Washington & Alexandria Turnpikes, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 14 July, 1861.

Note: Capatin T Seymour, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, arrived at Fort Runyon, junction of the Columbia and the Washington & Alexandria Turnpikes, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 15 July, 1861,

First Lieut. J Edwards, Jr.

Two 20 pounder Parrott rifles of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, were stationed at Fort Runyon, at the junction of the Columbia and the Washington & Alexandria Turnpikes, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 16 July, 1861.

Duty at Fort Washington, 15 April, 1861

First Lieutenant J Edwards, Jr., 3rd United States Artillery, Company B, was assigned to the 1st United States Artillery, Company D, by Special Orders No.4, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 14 April, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Garrison at Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, 30 April, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain J A Haskin, 1st United States Artillery, Company D; First Lieutenant C A Reynolds, 9th United States Infantry, Company I; 1st United States Artillery (42), Company D, First Lieutenant J Edwards, Jr., 3rd United States Artillery, Company B; United States Artillery Recruits (45), First Lieutenant D D Perkins, 4th United States Artillery, Company E; Logan Guards (87), Captain J Selheimer; Washington Artillery (120), Captain J Wren

Scouting expedition to White House Pavillion, on the Potomac River, opposite Marshall's Point, Prince George's County, Maryland, 22 June, 1861: A detachment of the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies B, E, and H; the 1st United States Artillery, Company D; and the United States Artillery Recruits, under the command of First Lieutenant J Edwards, Jr., 3rd United States Artillery, Company B, and First Lieutenant J A Gilmour, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, were ordered on a scouting expedition to White House Pavillion, on the Potomac River, opposite Marshall's Point, Prince George's County, Maryland, on 22 June, 1861 (See the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry).

Advance to Centreville, 16-18 July, 1861

Two 20 pounder Parrott rifles of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, under the command of First Lieutenant J Edwards, Jr., 3rd United States Artillery, Company B, were ordered to Bailey's Crossroads, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 3 PM on 16 July, 1861, and arrived by the Columbia Turnpike at Holmes Run, one mile southeast of Bailey's Crossroads, Fairfax County, via Arlington Mills, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 7 PM the same day.

Note: A section of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was accompanied by the Second Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel A E Burnside, 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, in the morning on 16 July, 1861 (See the Second Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army).

Holmes Run, one mile southeast of Bailey's Crossroads, to Piney Branch, three miles west of Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861: A section of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was stationed at Piney Branch, three miles west of Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening 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: A section of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, 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: A section of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, 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

Two 20 pounder Parrott rifles of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, under the command of First Lieutenant J Edwards, Jr., 3rd United States Artillery, Company B, 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

Note: A 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered to Little Rocky Run, 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.

Note: Two 20 pounder Parrott rifles of the of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, under the command of First Lieutenant J Edwards, Jr., 3rd United States Artillery, Company B, were assigned to the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, in the evening on 20, July, 1861, and Captain T Seymour, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was stationed at Fort Runyon, at the junction of the Columbia and the Washington & Alexandria Turnpikes, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861 (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M).

First battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861

Two 20 pounder Parrott rifles of the of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, were 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: Two 20 pounder Parrott rifles of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, were ordered to Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 2.30 AM on 21 July, 1861.

East of road between Blackburn's Ford & Centreville, one mile north of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: Two 20 pounder Parrott rifles of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, were stationed east of 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: The 18th New York Infantry was assigned as support to two 20 pounder Parrott rifles of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, stationed east of 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 (See the 18th New York Infantry).

Troops stationed east of the road between Blackburn's Ford & Centreville, one mile north of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 16th New York Infantry, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel S Marsh; the 31st New York Infantry, under the command of Colonel C E Pratt; the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain H J Hunt, and two 20 pounder Parrott rifles of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, under the command of First Lieutenant J Edwards, Jr., 3rd United States Artillery, Company B, were stationed east of the road between Blackburn's Ford and Centreville, one mile north of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, under the command of Colonel T A Davies, 16th New York Infantry, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861 (See the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G).

Note: Two 20 pounder Parrott rifles of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, and the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, were stationed east of the road between Blackburn's Ford, and Centreville, one mile north of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Withdrawal to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: Two 20 pounder Parrott rifles of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, were ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6.30 PM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The Two 20 pounder Parrott rifles of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, were stationed on the heights east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 21 July, 1861.

Retreat to Washington, 21-22 July, 1861

Two 20 pounder Parrott rifles of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, were ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 2 AM on 22 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, in the afternoon the same day.

Note: Two 20 pounder Parrott rifles of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, were accompanied by seven companies of the 1st New Jersey Infantry and the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, between Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, and 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, in the morning on 22 July, 1861 (See the 1st New Jersey Infantry).

Fort Albany, northwest of J Roach's farm, Prospect Hill, on Hoe Hill, 200 yards south of the toll gate on the Columbia Turnpike, Alexandria County, Virginia, 27 July, 1861: A section of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, under the command of First Lieutenant J Edwards, Jr., was stationed in the vicinity of Fort Albany, northwest of J Roach's farm, Prospect Hill, on Hoe Hill, 200 yards south of the toll gate on the Columbia Turnpike, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 27 July, 1861.

Second Lieut. P C Hains

Cadet P C Hains, 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, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, by General Orders No.41, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 July, 1861, dated 24 June, 1861 (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G).

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.

Note: One 30 pounder Parrott rifle, Long Tom, of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was stationed at Fort Runyon, at the junction of the Columbia and the Washington & Alexandria Turnpikes, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 15 July, 1861.

Advance to Centreville, 16-18 July, 1861

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 ordered to proceed by the Old Fairfax Road to Bone Mill, on the west side of Accotink Creek, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 16 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 11th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies A and G, under the command of Captain J H Davis, Company B. The section of Light Company G arrived arrived at Bone Mill, on the west side of Accotink Creek, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861 (See the 11th Massachusetts Infantry).

Note: One 30 pounder Parrott rifle, Long Tom, of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was assigned to 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, under the command of Captain J B Ricketts, in the morning on 16 July, 1861.

Bone Mill, on the west side of Accotink Creek, to Sangster's Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861: A section of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered to Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 5 AM on 17 July, 1861, and arrived by the Pohick Road in the afternoon the same day. The section of Light Company G arrived at Sangster's Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 5 PM on 17 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Maine Infantry, Companies D and F (2nd), were assigned to drag a 30 pounder Parrott rifle, Long Tom, of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, to Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861 (See the 4th Maine Infantry).

Sangster's Station to Little Rocky Run, half a mile southeast of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 18 July, 1861: A section of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4/5 PM on 18 July, 1861, and arrived by the old Braddock Road at Little Rocky Run, half a mile southeast of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 9 PM the same day.

Note: One 30 pounder Parrott rifle, Long Tom, 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 the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, under the command of Captain J H Carlisle, in the evening on 20 July, 1861 (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E).

First battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861

One 30 pounder Parrott rifle, Long Tom, 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 stationed south of the Warrenton Turnpike, one mile 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: One 30 pounder Parrott rifle, Long Tom, of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was ordered to the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, at 2.30 AM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: One 30 pounder Parrott rifle, Long Tom, of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was stationed on the Warrenton Turnpike, one mile east of the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Retreat to Washington, 21-22 July, 1861

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 ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 PM on 21 July, 1861, and to Washington, D. C., in the evening the same day.

Note: A detachment of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry (30), Company I, under the command of First Lieutenant T Bishop, was assigned to one 30 pounder Parrott rifle, Long Tom, of the 1st United States Artillery, Company G, under the command of Second Lieutenant P C Hains, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861 (See the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry).

First United States Artillery, Light Company G

The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G (75), and the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D (120), under the command of Captain C Griffin, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, were stationed 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, on 29 July, 1861 (See the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D).

Note: The 1st Massachusetts Infantry was stationed 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, on 29 July, 1861 (See the 1st Massachusetts Infantry).

Statement of artillery, Brevet Major & Chief of Artillery H J Hunt, 29 July, 1861: Two 20 pounder Parrott rifles; Seventy five men

Distribution of troops, 1 January, 1861: Company A, Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel J Dimick, 2nd United States Artillery; Company B, Key West Barracks, on the west side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, Captain J M Brannan; Company C, Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel J Dimick, 2nd United States Artillery; Company D, Baton Rouge Arsenal, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, under Brevet Major & Captain J A Haskin (See the United States Army, Department of Washington); Company E, Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, Major R Anderson, 1st United States Artillery (See the Fifth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania); Company F, Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; Light Company G, Barrancas Barracks, in the vicinity of Fort San Carlos de Barrancas, one and a half miles east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, First Lieutenant A J Slemmer; Company H, Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, Major R Anderson, 1st United States Artillery (See the Fifth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania); Light Company I, Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Major H Brooks, 2nd United States Artillery (See the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I); Light Company K, Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, Brevet Major & Captain W H French; Company L, Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; 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

Organisation of 1st United States Artillery, 3 April, 1861: Colonel J Erving, Lieutenant Colonel J I Gardner, Majors R Anderson and E D Keyes; Company A, Captain I Vogdes; Company B, Captain J M Brannan; Company C, Captain J B Ricketts; Company D, Brevet Major & Captain J A Haskin; Company E, Captain A Doubleday; Company F, Captain S Jones; Company G, Captain T Seymour; Company H, Captain M Knowlton; Company I, Captain J B Magruder; Company K, Brevet Major & Captain W H French; Company L, Captain S K Dawson; Company M, Captain B H Hill

Special Orders No.55 3/4, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., 3 April, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain J B Magruder, 1st United States Artillery, Company I, was assigned to command the troops temporarily stationed at Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.55 3/4, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, and assumed command by Special Orders No.107, Headquarters, Artillery Battalion, Washington, D. C., on 4 April, 1861.

Fort Pickens Relief expedition, Company A, 24 January-6 February, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Company A, under the command of Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel J Dimock, 2nd United States Artillery, was stationed at Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, on 23 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: Captain I Vogdes, 1st United States Artillery, Company A, was appointed major, 1st United States Artillery, by General Orders No.64, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, Company A, 24 January-6 February, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company A, under the command of Captain I Vogdes, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Brooklyn to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, under the command of Commodore C H Poor, United States Navy, at 5 PM on 24 January, 1861, and arrived at Fort Taylor, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, in the morning on 31 January, 1861. Company A arrived at Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, on 6 February, 1861, and Captain I Vogdes was assigned to command the troops stationed at Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, on 6 February, 1861.

Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, Company A, 21 March & 12 April, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company A, was assigned to the frigate Sabine in the vicinity of Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, on 21 March, 1861, and disembarked in the evening on 12 April, 1861.

Note: Detachments of the 1st United States Artillery, Company C (5); the 2nd United States Artillery, Companies B (6) and L (6); the 3rd United States Artillery, Companies F (6) and K (5); and the 4th United States Artillery, Companies D (6) and L (6), were assigned to the 1st United States Artillery, Company A, at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, on 23 January, 1861, and Captain I Vogdes was appointed major, 1st United States Artillery, by General Orders No.64, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861,

Steamer Brooklyn: 1st United States Artillery, Company A, Captain I Vogdes; four mountain howitzers and two 12 pounder field howitzers

First Lieutenant & Acting Commissary of Subsistence G Bell, 1st United States Artillery, Company A: First Lieutenant & Acting Commissary of Subsistence G Bell, 1st United States Artillery, Company A, was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 18 July, 1861, and was accompanied by a detachment of the 3rd New Jersey Militia (200), under the command of Lieutenant Colonel S Moore. He arrived at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4.45 PM on 18 July, 1861, and was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 AM on 19 July, 1861. First Lieutenant & Acting Commissary of Subsistence G Bell, 1st United States Artillery, Company A, arrived at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 8 AM the same day and was ordered to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the evening on 19 July, 1861. He arrived at Alexandria, Virginia at 6 AM on 20 July, 1861, and was ordered to rendezvous at Cloud's Mills, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 22 July, 1861. First Lieutenant & Acting Commissary of Subsistence G Bell, 1st United States Artillery, Company A, was ordered to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 4 AM the same day and arrived at 7.30 AM on 22 July, 1861 (See the 3rd New Jersey Militia).

Note: First Lieutenant & Acting Commissary of Subsistence G Bell, 1st United States Artillery, Company A, was appointed captain and commissary of subsistence, United States Subsistence Department, by General Orders No.64, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 3 August, 1861.

Key West Barracks, Company B, 14 January, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery (44), Company B, under the command of Captain J M Brannan, was stationed at Key West Barracks, on the west side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 13 January, 1861.

Key West Barracks, on the west side of Key West, to Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, Company B, 14 January, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company B, under the command of Captain J M Brannan, was ordered to Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 14 January, 1861, dated 4 January, 1861.

Note: Captain E B Hunt, United States Corps Engineers, was stationed at Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 14 January, 1861 (See the United States Corps Engineers).

Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, 1st United States Artillery, Company F & Light Company K, 25 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company F and Light Company K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, arrived by the steamers Daniel Webster and General Rusk at Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 25 March, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, 14 April, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; 1st United States Artillery, Company B, Captain J M Brannan; 1st United States Artillery, Company F, First Lieutenant H W Closson; 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, First Lieutenant S F Chalfin; 1st United States Infantry, Company A, Captain J N Caldwell; 1st United States Infantry, Company H, Captain S D Carpenter (See the United States Army, Department of Washington)

Note: A detachment of the 1st United States Artillery Recruits (40), Company B; the 1st United States Artillery Recruits (16), Company F; and the 1st United States Artillery Recruits (6), Light Company K, under the command of Captain S K Dawson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L, arrived by the steamer Daniel Webster at Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 22 February, 1861, and disembarked on 23 February, 1861.

Fort Monroe, Company C, 23 January, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Company C, under the command of Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel J Dimock, 2nd United States Artillery, was stationed at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, on 23 January, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 1st United States Artillery, Company C (5), were assigned to the 1st United States Artillery, Company A, at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, on 23 January, 1861.

Evaucation of Fort Duncan, Company F, 20 February, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Company F, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was stationed at Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, on 19 February, 1861.

Post Return of Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, 3 December, 1860; Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; 1st United States Artillery (42), Company F, First Lieutenant H W Closson; 1st United States Artillery (60), Light Company K; 1st United States Artillery (40), Company L, First Lieutenant J W Robinson

Note: First Lieutenant J W Robinson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L, and First Lieutenant S F Chalfin, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, were assigned to detached duty on 14 February, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Eagle Pass, Maverick County, 19 February, 1861: 1st United States Artillery, Company F, First Lieutenant H W Closson; Light Company K, Brevet Major & Captain W H French; Company L, Second Lieutenant R H Jackson

Note: Captain S Jones, 1st United States Artillery, Company F, was assigned a leave of absence on 24 May, 1858, and resigned at Washington, D. C., on 27 April, 1861, dated 22 April, 1861. First Lieutenant S F Chalfin, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was appointed captain, 1st United States Artillery, Company F, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 27 April, 1861 (See the Battalion Heavy Artillery).

Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Eagle Pass, Maverick County, to Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southwest of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, 20 February-8 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company F, was ordered to Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Cameron County, Texas, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, Light Company K, by Special Orders No.25, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 3 PM on 20 February, 1861, dated 14 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K and Company L. Company F arrived at Aguilares, Webb County, Texas, on 28 February, 1861. and at Ringgold Barracks, in the vicinity of Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, on 4 March, 1861. The 1st United States Artillery, Company F, was ordered to Fort Brown, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, in the morning on 5 March, 1861, and was stationed at La Blanca, Hidalgo County, Texas, at 1 PM on 6 March, 1861. Company F arrived at Fort Brown, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, on 8 March, 1861.

Post Return of First United States Battalion Artillery, Aguilares, Webb County, Texas, 28 February, 1861; Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; 1st United States Artillery (65/72), Company F, First Lieutenant H W Closson; 1st United States Artillery (81/86), Light Company K; 1st United States Artillery (78/83), Company L, Second Lieutenant R H Jackson

Note: First Lieutenant W Jenkins, 1st United States Artillery, Company F, was on detached duty on 3 August, 1859, and Second Lieutenant R H Jackson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L, was assigned to command the 1st United States Artillery, Company L, at Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, on 14 February, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, 8 March, 1861: 1st United States Artillery, Company M, Captain B H Hill; 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, First Lieutenant E R Platt (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M)

Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Company F, was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, via San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, by Special Orders No.44, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 8 March, 1861.

Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Texas, to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, 10-11 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company F, was ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, on 10 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Companies L and M. The 1st United States Artillery, Company F, arrived at Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Cameron County, Texas, on 11 March, 1861.

Mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Cameron County, Texas, to Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, 19-24 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company F, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, was ordered to proceed by the steamers Daniel Webster and General Rusk to Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 19 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; the 1st United States Artillery, Companies L and M; the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M; and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E. The 1st United States Artillery, Company F, arrived at Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, at 7 PM on 24 March, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Company F, arrived at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, in the morning on 24 March, 1861, and the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Daniel Webster to New York City, New York County, New York, on 25 March, 1861.

Steamer General Rusk: 1st United States Artillery, Company F; 1st United States Artillery, Company L; 1st United States Artillery, Company M

Steamer Daniel Webster: 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, First Lieutenant E R Platt; 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, Captain W B Johns; 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, Captain H B Clitz; 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, Brevet Major & Captain W H French; First Lieutenant H W Closson, 1st United States Artillery, Company F; First Lieutenant S F Chalfin, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; First Lieutenant J W Robinson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L; First Lieutenant O L Morris, 1st United States Artillery, Company M; Second Lieutenant R H Jackson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L; Second Lieutenant W M Graham, 1st United States Artillery, Company M; Second Lieutenant G D Baily, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company M; Second Lieutenant J McL Hildt, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C; Second Lieutenant A N Shipley, 3rd United States Infantry, Company E

Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Companies L (65) and M (70), disembarked at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, on 24 March, 1861, and the 1st United States Artillery, Company F (58) and Light Company K (64), at Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 25 March, 1861.

Evaucation of Fort Duncan, Light Company K, 20 February, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, was stationed at Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, on 19 February, 1861.

Post Return of Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, 3 December, 1860; Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; 1st United States Artillery (42), Light Company F, First Lieutenant H W Closson; 1st United States Artillery (60), Light Company K; 1st United States Artillery (40), Company L, First Lieutenant J W Robinson

Note: First Lieutenant J W Robinson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L, and First Lieutenant S F Chalfin, 1st United States Artillery, Company K, were assigned to detached duty on 14 February, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, 19 February, 1861: 1st United States Artillery, Company F, First Lieutenant H W Closson; Light Company K, Brevet Major & Captain W H French; Company L, Second Lieutenant R H Jackson

Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, to Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, 20 February-8 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, Light Company K, by Special Orders No.25, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 3 PM on 20 February, 1861, dated 14 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Companies F and L. Light Company K arrived at Aguilares, Webb County, Texas, on 28 February, 1861, and at Ringgold Barracks, in the vicinity of Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, on 4 March, 1861. The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was ordered to Fort Brown, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, in the morning on 5 March, 1861, and was stationed at La Blanca, Hidalgo County, Texas, at 1 PM on 6 March, 1861. Light Company K arrived at Fort Brown, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, on 8 March, 1861.

Note: Second Lieutenant F L Childs, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was assigned a leave of absence on 14 February, 1861, and resigned on 4 March, 1861. First Lieutenant J E Slaughter, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was on sick leave on 28 February, 1861, and, having left his regiment without authority, was dismissed by General Orders, No.44, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 14 May, 1861. Second Lieutenant R H Jackson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L, was assigned to command the 1st United States Artillery, Company L, at Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, on 14 February, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Brown, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, 8 March, 1861: 1st United States Artillery, Light Company M, Captain B H Hill; 2nd United States Artillery, Company M, First Lieutenant E R Platt (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M)

Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, via San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, by Special Orders No.44, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 8 March, 1861.

Fort Brown, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Texas, to the mouth of the Rio Grander River, 11 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Matamoros to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, in the morning on 11 March, 1861, and arrived at Camp Witherell, at the mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Cameron County, Texas, the same day.

Mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Cameron County, Texas, to Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, 19-24 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Daniel Webster to Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 19 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Companies F, L and M; the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M; and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E. The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, arrived at Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, at 7 PM on 24 March, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, arrived at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, in the morning on 24 March, 1861, and the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Daniel Webster to New York City, New York County, New York, on 25 March, 1861.

Steamer General Rusk: 1st United States Artillery, Company F; 1st United States Artillery, Company L; 1st United States Artillery, Company M

Evaucation of Fort Duncan, Company L, 20 February, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Company L, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was stationed at Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, on 19 February, 1861.

Post Return of Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, 3 December, 1860; Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; 1st United States Artillery (42), Light Company F, First Lieutenant H W Closson; 1st United States Artillery (60), Light Company K; 1st United States Artillery (40), Company L, First Lieutenant J W Robinson

Note: Captain S K Dawson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L, was assigned a leave of absence by Special Orders No.4, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 30 April, 1860, dated 2 May, 1860, and arrived by the steamer Daniel Webster at Fort Taylor, on the east side Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 23 February, 1861. He was stationed at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, on 24 March, 1861.

Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, to Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, 20 February-8 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company L, was ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, Light Company K, by Special Orders No.25, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 3 PM on 20 February, 1861, dated 14 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Company F and Light Company K. Company L arrived at Aguilares, Webb County, Texas, on 28 February, 1861, and at Ringgold Barracks, in the vicinity of Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, on 4 March, 1861. The 1st United States Artillery, Company L, was ordered to Fort Brown, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, in the morning on 5 March, 1861, and was stationed at La Blanca, Hidalgo County, Texas, at 1 PM on 6 March, 1861. Company L arrived at Fort Brown, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, on 8 March, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant W Silvey, 1st United States Artillery, Company L, was assigned to detached duty on 22 August, 1854, and Second Lieutenant R H Jackson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L, was assigned to command the 1st United States Artillery, Company L, at Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, on 14 February, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Company L, was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, via San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, by Special Orders No.44, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 8 March, 1861.

Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Texas, to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, 10-11 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company L, was ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, on 10 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Companies F and M. Company L arrived at Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Cameron County, Texas, on 11 March, 1861.

Mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Cameron County, Texas, to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, 19-24 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company L, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was ordered to proceed by the steamers Daniel Webster and General Rusk to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, on 19 March, 1861, and was was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; the 1st United States Artillery, Companies F, and M; the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M; and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E. The 1st United States Artillery, Company L, arrived at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, in the morning on 24 March, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Daniel Webster to New York City, New York County, New York, on 25 March, 1861.

Steamer General Rusk: 1st United States Artillery, Company F; 1st United States Artillery, Company L; 1st United States Artillery, Company M

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: 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.

Evaucation of Fort Brown, Company M, 20 February, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Company M, under the command of Captain B H Hill, was stationed at Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, on 19 February, 1861,

Special Orders No.44, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 8 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company M, was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, via San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, by Special Orders No.44, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 8 March, 1861.

Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Texas, to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, 10-11 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company M, was ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, Light Company K, on 10 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Companies F and L; the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; and the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M. Company M, arrived at Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Cameron County, Texas, on 11 March, 1861.

Note: Captain B H Hill, 1st United States Artillery, Company M, was assigned a leave of absence on 19 March, 1861, and was stationed at St Louis Hotel, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, on 29 March, 1861. First Lieutenant O L Morris, 1st United States Artillery, Company M, was appointed captain, 1st United States Artillery, Company C, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 21 April, 1861.

Mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Cameron County, Texas, to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, 19-24 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company M, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was ordered to proceed by the steamers Daniel Webster and General Rusk to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, on 19 March, 1861, and was was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; the 1st United States Artillery, Companies F, and L; the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M; and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E. The 1st United States Artillery, Company M, arrived at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, in the morning on 24 March, 1861.

Steamer General Rusk: 1st United States Artillery, Company F; 1st United States Artillery, Company L; 1st United States Artillery, Company M

Colonel W B Franklin, 12th United States Infantry, First Brigade, Third Division, McDowell's Army: Captain W B Franklin, United States Topographical Engineers, was stationed at Albany, Albany County, New York, on 1 June, 1861, and was appointed colonel, 12th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.33, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861. Colonel W B Franklin, 12th United States Infantry, 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.

Colonel S P Heintzelman, 17th United States Infantry, Third Division, McDowell's Army: Major S P Heintzelman, 1st United States Infantry, was ordered to Washington, D. C., by General Orders No.12, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 27 April, 1861, and proceeded by the New Jersey Railroad in the morning on 3 May, 1861. He arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, in the morning on 4 May, 1861, and was appointed acting inspector general, Department of Washington, by Special Orders No.20, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 8 May, 1861. Acting Inspector General & Major S P Heintzelman was assigned to command the the 8th New York State Militia, the 12th New York State Militia, and the 25th New York State Militia by General Orders No.1, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 28 May, 1861, and was appointed colonel, 17th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.33, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861. Colonel S P Heintzelman, 17th United States Infantry, 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.

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 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, 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.30: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp381-382
First Lieutenant J Edwards, Third United States Artillery, dated in the vicinity of Fort Albany, northwest of J Roach's farm, Prospect Hill, on Hoe Hill, 200 yards south of the toll gate on the Columbia Turnpike, Alexandria County, Virginia, 27 July 1861

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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