Volunteers, Fourth (Reserve) Division

Private O Fleischman, Company A, 41st New York Infantry

Forty-first New York Infantry

Mustered in United States service for three years on 9 June, 1861, and arrived at Washington D. C. on 10 July, 1861

COLONEL L VON GILSA
LIEUTENANT COLONEL E DUYSING
MAJOR E W HOLMSTEDT

Company A De Kalb Zouaves: CAPT. A WEISS
Company B: CAPT. O SIBETH
Company C: CAPT. T BRACKLOW
Company D: CAPT. F MENSHANSEN
Company E: CAPT. D VON EINSIEDEL
Company F (1st): CAPT. A V MOROZOVICZ The company was originally organised as artillery and was reorganised as an independent artillery company on 7 November 1861. The company was resignated the 9th New York Independent Light Artillery on 7 December, 1861.
Company F (2nd): CAPT. L SCHMIDT The company was assigned to the regiment on 20 November, 1863.
Company G: CAPT. F MEYER
Company H: CAPT. J F BAUER
Company I: CAPT. J D KREHBIEL
Company K Corps Engineers: CAPT. W F PAPEMEYER

Sources

"The Dekalb, of New York, which had just come in fresh from Alexandria, also yielded to Matheson's command, and thus, the danger being well provided for, passed off. The three regiments remained in this firm position till the disheartened trail of fugitives from the battlefield had all passed, and then, accompanied by Cowdin's and the Dekalb, it fell back with the rest."

History of the 71st Regiment, N. G., N. Y., American Guard, by Augustus Theodore Francis

New York in the War of Rebellion, 1861–1865, Volume 2 & 3, by Frederick Phisterer

Notes

The 41st New York Infantry was organised at New York City and was mustered in United States service for three years on 9 June, 1861. Company G was organised at Pennsylvania and Company H at New Jersey. The regiment was ordered to proceed to Washington D. C. on 8 July, 1861, and arrived on 10 July, 1861. The 41st New York Infantry was ordered across the Potomac River on 16 July, 1861, and encamped at Camp Trenton, near Roach's Mills, Virginia. On 21 July, 1861, the part of the regiment was assigned to guard the Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad and the balance was stationed at Camp Trenton, Roaches mills, Virginia. The 41st New York Infantry was ordered to proceed to Centreville, via Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia, and to report to Captain J B Fry, assistant adjutant general, Army of Northeastern Virginia. After the first battle of Bull Run the regiment was ordered to withdraw to Camp Trenton, near Roach's Mills, Virginia, and the 41st New York Infantry, the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, and the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, were assigned to garrison duty at Fort Corcoran, Shuters Hill, Virginia, on 29 July, 1861.

The three years men were mustered out at Hilton Head, South Carolina, on 9 June, 1864, and the 41st New York Infantry was consolidated as Companies, B, E, F, G, I, and K. The regiment was mustered out at City Point, Virginia, on 9 December, 1865.

Brigadier General T Runyon was in command of the defenses of Washington D. C. during and immediately after the first battle of Bull Run and included the 41st New York Infantry.

The Military District of the Potomac was established on 25 July, 1861 by consolidating the Military District of Washington and the Department of Northeastern Virginia and redesignated the Department of the Potomac on 15 August, 1861. The 41st New York Infantry was assigned to Brigadier General W T Sherman's Brigade, Army of the Potomac, on 4 August, 1861.

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