Department of Washington
Private C B Evans, Company H, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry
Twenty-fifth Pennsylvania Infantry
Companies A, D, E, G, and H were mustered in United States service for three months on 18 April, 1861, and arrived at Washington, D. C., the same day. Companies F, I, and K were mustered in United States service for three months between 26 April and 2 May, 1861, and arrived at Washington, D. C., on 15 and 16 May, 1861. Companies B and C were mustered in United States service for three months at Washington, D. C., on 3 and 6 June, 1861, dated 3 June, 1861. Did not participate in the first battle of Bull Run
COLONEL H L CAKE
Second Lieutenant H L Cake, National Light Infantry, was appointed colonel, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, at Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL J B SELHEIMER
Captain J B Selheimer,
Logan Guards, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, at Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.
MAJOR J H CAMPBELL
Congressman J H Campbell arrived at Washington, D. C., on 19 April, 1861, and was assigned to the Washington Clay Guards Battalion between 19 April and 1 May, 1861. He was appointed, major, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, on 3 May, 1861 (See Independent Companies, Department of Washington).
- Company A Ringgold Light Artillery, 1st Company: Capt. J McKnight
The company was accepted in state service at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, on 16 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Captain S G Simmons, 7th United States Infantry, company H, on 18 April, 1861. Sergeant G W Durell, Ringgold Light Artillery, was appointed first lieutenant, Ringgold Light Artillery, on 1 May, 1861, and Captain J McKnight, Ringgold Light Artillery, was appointed captain, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company M, by General Orders No.33, by General Orders No.33, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861 (See the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D). - Company B Haskin Guards/ Washington Artillery, 2nd Company: CAPT. J Wren
The company was mustered in United States service for three months with detachments of the Logan Guards and Washington Artillery at Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, by Brevet Captain & Assistant Adjutant General W D Whipple, United States Adjutant General's Department, on 6 June, 1861, dated 3 June, 1861, and Captain J Wren, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, was appointed captain, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, on 6 June, 1861, dated 3 June, 1861. - Company C Ringgold Light Artillery, 2nd Company: CAPT. H Nagle
The company was mustered in United States service for three months with detachments of the Ringgold Light Artillery (71) and the National Light Infantry (22), at the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf's Point, Washington, D. C., by Brevet Captain & Assistant Adjutant General W D Whipple, United States Adjutant General's Department, and First Lieutenant H Nagle, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, was appointed captain, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, on 3 June, 1861. - Company D National Light Infantry, First Regiment, First Brigade (Schuylkill County), Pennsylvania Militia: CAPT. E McDonald
The company was accepted in state service at Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on 13 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Captain S G Simmons, 7th United States Infantry, company H, on 18 April, 1861. Second Lieutenant H L Cake, National Light Infantry, was appointed colonel, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, on 3 May, 1861. - Company E Logan Guards: CAPT. T W Hulings
The company was accepted in state service at Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, under the command of Captain J Selheimer, on 16 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Captain S G Simmons, 7th United States Infantry, Company H, on 18 April, 1861. Captain J Selheimer, Logan Guards, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, on 3 May, 1861, and First Lieutenant T W Hulings, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company E, was appointed captain, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company E, on 28 May, 1861. - Company F Lochiel Greys: CAPT. H McCormick
The company was mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, half a mile north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Captain S G Simmons, 7th United States Infantry, Company H, on 2 May, 1861. - Company G Allen Infantry: CAPT. T Yeager
The company was accepted in state service at Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, on 16 April, 1861, and and was mustered in United States service for three months at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Captain S G Simmons, 7th United States Infantry, Company H, on 18 April, 1861. - Company H Washington Artillery, 1st Company, First Regiment, First Brigade (Schuylkill County), Pennsylvania Militia: CAPT. D A Smith
The company was accepted in state service at Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, under the command of Captain J Wren, on 16 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Captain S G Simmons, 7th United States Infantry, Company H, on 18 April, 1861. Captain J Wren, Washington Artillery, resigned at Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, on 10 May, 1861, and was appointed captain, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, on 6 June, 1861, dated 3 June, 1861. First Lieutenant D A Smith, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, was appointed captain, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, at Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, on 31 May, 1861, dated 4 May, 1861. - Company I Doylestown Guards: CAPT. W W H Davis
The company was accepted in state service at Doylestown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, on 18 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, half a mile north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Captain S G Simmons, 7th United States Infantry, Company H, on 30 April, 1861. - Company K Carbondale City Guards: CAPT. A Dart
The company was accepted in state service at Carbondale, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, dated April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, half a mile north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Captain S G Simmons, 7th United States Infantry, Company H, on 26 April, 1861.
Sources
"The Logan Guards held a meeting on Saturday evening last, and another on Monday evening, at which it was determined to offer their services to the government. On Tuesday a dispatch was received requiring their departure that evening or next morning. The news created much excitement among all classes, especially the women, but the company was rapidly filled, and departed on Wednesday morning with 77 members for Harrisburg."
Lewistown Gazette (Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania), 18 April, 1861 - Military
"The regular train failed to bring any, but an extra train reached here about 7 o'clock, bringing the following companies from middle Pennsylvania: The Ringgold Flying Artillery, of Reading, Pa., 120 men; Capt. James McKnight, Lieutenants H. Nagle and James Grafe. The Logan Guards, of Lewistown, Pa., 96 men; Capt. John D. Selheimer, Lieut. Hulings. The Allen Light Infantry, of Allentown, Pa., 49 men; Capt. Thomas Yeager. The National Light Infantry, of Pottsville, 108 men; Capt. McDonald, Lieuts. J. Russell, H. L. Cake, L. C. Martin. Washington Light Infantry, (will act as infantry) Pottsville, 122 men; Capt. James Wren, Lieuts. D. A. Smith, F. B. Wallace, P. Nagle."
"The Pennsylvania companies were taken to the Capitol building for quarters."
Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 19 April, 1861 - The first arrival of troops
"The Ringgold Artillery is a thoroughly drilled, handsome company. It has four twelve pounders, which follow them by cars. The other companies are mostly unarmed, being hasty levies of volunteers just arrived at Harrisburg and awakened at midnight of night before last, by order of Gov. Curtin, and dispatched here by the 8 o'clock train that left Harrisburg yesterday morning."
Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 19 April, 1861 - Camp life at the Capitol building
"The Press states the Advance or Cameron regiment has elected the following officers: Henry L. Cake, of Schuylkill county, colonel; Captain Selheimer, of the Lewistown Logan Guards, lieutenant colonel; and Hon. Jas H. Campbell, Representative in Congress from the Schuylkill district, major. Private Pearson, of the Reading Ringgold Artillery, will probably be chosen adjutant of the regiment."
Lewistown Gazette (Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania), 9 May, 1861 - Local affairs
"The New York Seventy-first have relieved the Reading (Pa.) Ringgold Light Artillery at the navy yard. The Reading Artillery won the favour of the commander at the yard for their faithful attention to duty, and received from him a letter of appreciation on their return from the navy yard to the Capitol building, where they are now quartered."
Raftsman Journal (Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania), 15 May, 1861 - Navy Yard
"In the same train the Carbondale City Guards of Luzerne county, Pa., arrived. They number seventy-seven, and are officered by Capt. A. Dart, and Lieutenants A Dart, jun. and J. B. Floyd. The Lochiel Greys, of Harrisburg, Pa., with the same number of men, also arrived in the train."
"The officers of this company are H. McCormick, Captain, W. Jennings and G. Fisher, lieutenants. A fine brass band accompanied these companies. They took quarters at the corner of Sixth street and the Avenue."
National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 17 May, 1861 - Arrival of the First Michigan regiment and other soldiers
"Col. Cake's regiment has not yet been organised, although the field officers have been elected. Gen. H. L. Cake, editor of the Pottsville Mining Record, is Colonel; – Selheimer, of Mifflin, Lieut. Col., and Hon. Mr Campbell, of Schuylkill, Major.
The Ringgold Artillery, until Tuesday last, comprised one company, but on that day were divided in two - one to act as artillery company and
the other as infantry. Enough for the present."
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania), 25 May, 1861 - Not yet organised
"Headquarters Haskin Guards, Company B, 25th Reg., Penn. Vol., Fort Washington, 24th June, 1861 - Resolved, That we return our thanks to them, and hope to return, to spend a happy day together."
Miners' Journal (Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania), 29 June, 1861 - Letter from our volunteers
"The Western train of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad which reached here last evening about six o'clock, brought about two hundred passengers, of which one hundred and five were soldiers of a Pennsylvania regiment whose term of service had expired. The command was entrusted to Captain Yeager, and was accompanied by the Ringgold Band, mustering eighteen performers. They marched to the Bolton Depot, and were soon on their way to Harrisburg. The train which brought them left Sandy Hook at one o'clock in the afternoon. The men Gen. Patterson's Camp, at Charlestown, at seven o'clock in the morning."
South (Baltimore City, Maryland), 20 July, 1861 - Return of volunteers
"On Thursday evening, about 25 of the soldiers arrived in our Borough from the seat of war. There were about 20 of the infantry, Capt. McDonald, and five, we believe, of Capt. Hendler's Company."
Weekly Miners' Journal (Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania), 27 July, 1861 - Soldiers returning
"Baltimore, 24 July - The Lochiel Greys yesterday received peremptory orders from Gen. Patterson at Harpers Ferry to proceed at once to Harrisburg by railroad."
Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, Cook County, Illinois), 30 July, 1861 - The treason of Patterson confirmed the coerces his followers to return home
Books/ Manuscripts
First in defense of the Union: The Civil War history of the First Defenders, by John D Hoptak
The First Defenders, by Heber S Thompson, president of the First Defenders' Association
History of the Doylestown Guards, by William W H Davis
A few acts and actors in the tragedy of the Civil War in the United States, by William Bender Wilson
History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5, prepared in compliance with acts of the legislation, Volume 1, by Samuel P Bates
Notes
The Ringgold Light Artillery, the Allen Infantry, the Logan Guards, the National Light Infantry, and the Washington Artillery were ordered to rendezvous at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 16 April, 1861, and were ordered to Washington, D. C., under the call for 75,000 volunteer militia to serve three months on 18 April, 1861, dated 15 April, 1861.
Reading, Berks County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company A, 16 April, 1861: The Ringgold Light Artillery was ordered to proceed by the Lebanon Valley Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 6 PM on 16 April, 1861, and arrived at 8 PM the same day.
Note: The Ringgold Light Artillery was stationed at Herr's Hotel, on Third South Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 16 April, 1861, and four 6 pounder smoothbores of Ringgold Light Artillery was stationed at Camp Scott, the York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street and the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, on 11 May, 1861.
Organisation of First Regiment, First Brigade (Schuylkill County), Pennsylvania Militia: Colonel A Loeser, Lieutenant Colonel J Siebert, Major J C White; Schuylkill County Cavalry, First Lieutenant J M Wetherill; Washington Artillery, Captain J Wren; National Light Infantry, Captain E McDonald; Washington Yaegers, Captain H J Hendler; Scott Artillery, Captain C S Leader
Lewistown, Mifflin County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company E, 17 April, 1861: The Logan Guards (77), under the command of Captain J Selheimer, was ordered to proceed by the Pennsylvania Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 17 April, 1861.
Pottsville, Schuylkill County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Companies D & H, 17 April, 1861: The National Light Infantry and the Washington Artillery, acting as infantry, was ordered to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 2.15 PM on 17 April, 1861, and arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at 8 PM the same day.
Allentown, Lehigh County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company G, 17 April, 1861: The Allen Infantry was ordered to proceed by the East Pennsylvania Railroad at 12 PM on 17 April, 1861, and arrived by the Lebanon Valley Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening the same day.
Mustered for three months, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 April, 1861: The Ringgold Light Artillery, the Allen Infantry, the Logan Guards, the National Light Infantry, and the Washington Artillery were mustered in United States service for three months at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Captain S G Simmons, 7th United States Infantry, Company H, in the morning on 18 April, 1861.
Note: The Ringgold Light Artillery, the Allen Infantry, the Logan Guards, the National Light Infantry, and the Washington Artillery were stationed at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 18 April, 1861.
Organisation of Pennsylvania Volunteers (467/486), Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 April, 1861: Ringgold Light Artillery (108/120), Captain J McKnight; Allen Infantry (49/50), Captain T Yeager; Logan Guards (85/86), Captain J Selheimer; National Light Infantry (103/108), Captain E McDonald; Washington Artillery (122), Captain J Wren
Harrisburg to Washington, Companies A, D, E, G, & H, 18 April, 1861
The Ringgold Light Artillery, the Allen Infantry, the Logan Guards, the National Light Infantry, and the Washington Artillery, acting as infantry, were ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 9 AM on 18 April, 1861, and were accompanied by the 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, and the 2nd United States Artillery, Company I, acting as infantry, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain J C Pemberton, 4th United States Artillery, Company F. The Ringgold Light Artillery, the Allen Infantry, the Logan Guards, the National Light Infantry, and the Washington Artillery arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., via Baltimore City and Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 7 PM on 18 April, 1861.
Department of Washington, 18 April-21 July, 1861
Three companies of Pennsylvania Volunteers were stationed at the Hall of Representatives/ Senate Chamber, south wing, and two companies at Committee Rooms, north wing of the Capitol building, on Pennsylvania Avenue and North/ South Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., on 18 April, 1861.
Note: Major General W H Keim, Fifth Division, Pennsylvania Militia, was ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Washington, D. C., to command the Ringgold Light Artillery, the Allen Infantry, the Logan Guards, the National Light Infantry, and the Washington Artillery at 1 PM on 18 April, 1861 (See the Army of Pennsylvania).
Hall of Representatives/ Senate Chamber, south wing, & Committee Rooms, north wing of the Capitol building, on Pennsylvania Avenue & North/ South Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., 22 April, 1861: The Ringgold Light Artillery, the Allen Infantry, the Logan Guards, the National Light Infantry, the Washington Artillery, and the 6th Massachusetts Infantry were stationed at the Capitol building, on Pennsylvania Avenue and North/ South Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., on 22 April, 1861 (See the (See the 6th Massachusetts Infantry).
Note: The National Guard Battalion, Company E, was stationed at the north wing of the Capitol building, on Pennsylvania Avenue and North/ South Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 18 April, 1861, and the 6th Massachusetts Infantry arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., on 19 April, 1861 (See the District Columbia Militia, Department of Washington).
Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth & Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., Company A, 23 April, 1861: The Ringgold Light Artillery was ordered to the Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., on 23 April, 1861, and a detachment (10) with one 12 pounder howitzer was stationed at the Navy Yard Bridge, on the Eastern Branch of the Potomac River/ Anacostia River, Washington, D. C., on 24 April, 1861.
Note: The Ringgold Light Artillery was assigned three 12 pounder howitzers by Captain J A Dahlgren, United States Navy, on 23 April, 1861, and a detachment (7) were assigned to guard duty on the steamer Powhatan during a reconnaissance on the Potomac River on 26 April, 1861.
Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth & Ninth Streets, to Capital building, between East Capitol & First Streets, Washington, Washington, D. C., 26 April, 1861: The Ringgold Light Artillery was ordered to the Capital building, between East Capitol and First Streets, Washington, D. C., by Assistant Adjutant General & Brevet Major I McDowell, United States Army, on 26 April, 1861.
Mustered for three months, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Companies F, I, & K, 26 & 30 April & 2 May, 1861: The Carbondale City Guards was mustered in United States service for three months at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Captain S G Simmons, 7th United States Infantry, Company H, on 26 April, 1861; the Doylestown Guards for three months on 30 April, 1861; and the Lochiel Greys for three months on 2 May, 1861.
Organisation of Doylestown Guards, Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 29 April, 1861: Captain W W H Davis, First Lieutenant J Swartzlander, Second Lieutenant G T Harvey
Doylestown, Bucks County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company I, 29 April, 1861: The Doylestown Guards was ordered to proceed by the Doylestown Branch, North Pennsylvania Railroad, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 29 April, 1861, dated 12 PM 26 April, 1861, and arrived by the North Pennsylvania Railroad at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 9.30 AM on 29 April, 1861. The company was ordered to proceed by the Columbia & Philadelphia Branch, Pennsylvania Railroad at West Philadelphia Station, corner of Market and Thirty-second Streets, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning the same day and arrived at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, half a mile north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 29 April, 1861. The Lancaster City Guards, under the command of Captain D W Patterson, was stationed at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on 29 April, 1861, and accompanied the Doylestown Guards (See the Third Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).
Note: The Doylestown Guards was stationed at the Girard Hotel, on Tenth and Filbert Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 29 April, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, half a mile north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, between 29 April, and 2 May, 1861.
Abstract from return of the volunteer troops stationed in the Department of Washington, Colonel J F K Mansfield, United States Army, commanding, (497/503), 30 April, 1861: The Ringgold Light Artillery, the Allen Infantry, the Logan Guards, the National Light Infantry, and the Washington Artillery were stationed at Casparis', on South A Street, Capitol Hill, east of the Capital building, between East Capitol and First Streets, Washington, D. C., on 30 April, 1861.
Washington, D. C., to Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, Companies E & H, 30 April, 1861: The Logan Guards and the Washington Artillery were ordered to Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, at 1 PM on 30 April, 1861, and arrived at the Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., at 1.30 PM the same day. The Logan Guards and the Washington Artillery arrived by the steamer Philadelphia at Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, at 6.30 PM on 30 April, 1861.
Note: The Logan Guards and the Washington Artillery were to garrison duty at Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain J A Haskin, 1st United States Artillery, Company D, on 30 April, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).
Garrison at Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, (301), 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
Note: The Logan Guards was stationed at the heights south of Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, and the Washington Artillery west of Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, on 2 May, 1861.
Special Orders No.34, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., Companies D & G, 1 May, 1861: The National Light Infantry and the Allen Infantry were ordered to the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf's Point, Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.34, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 1 May, 1861.
Note: Brevet Major & Captain G D Ramsay, United States Ordnance Department, was assigned to command the National Light Infantry and the Allen Infantry at the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf's Point, Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.35, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 2 May, 1861.
Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, to York, York County, Pennsylvania, Company I, 2 May, 1861: The Doylestown Guards was ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to York, York County, Pennsylvania, at 10 AM on 2 May, 1861, and was accompanied by Bennett/ Schuylkill Guards, the German Light Infantry, the Jackson Guards, the Union Guards, and the Wynkoop Artillery. The company arrived at Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society, between King Street and the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 2 May, 1861.
Unattached companies ordered to Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society, between King Street & the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, 2 May, 1861: Captain W W H Davis, Doylestown Guards; Bennett/ Schuylkill Guards (75), Captain H C Bennett; Doylestown Guards (74), First Lieutenant J Swartzlander; German Light Infantry (80), Captain P Guenther; Jackson Guards (96), Captain G J Higins; Union Guards (102), Captain J Anthony; Wynkoop Artillery (85), Captain W Winlack
Note: The Doylestown Guards was assigned to the 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, at Camp Scott, the York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street and the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, on 3 May, 1861, and the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry was accepted in state service for three months at Washington, D. C., on 4 May, 1861 (See the Fourth Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).
York to Washington, Company I, 14-15 may, 1861
The Doylestown Guards (74) and was ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.61, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street and the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, at 8 PM on 14 May, 1861, dated 12 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st Pennsylvania Infantry. The company arrived at Bolton Station, corner of Bolton and North Howard Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 8 AM on 15 May, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Mount Clare Station, on West Pratt Street, Baltimore City, Maryland, to Washington, D. C., in the morning the same day. The Doylestown Guards arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., at 4 PM on 15 May, 1861 (See the Second Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).
Note: The Doylestown Guards, under the command of Captain W W H Davis, was ordered to convey four 6 pounder smoothbores of the Ringgold Light Artillery to Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.61, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street and the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, 12 May, 1861, and to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 14 May, 1861. The order was countermanded and the Doylestown Guards arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at York, York County, Pennsylvania, at 10 AM on 14 May, 1861.
Special Orders No.9, Paragraph I, Division Headquarters, York, York County, Pennsylvania, 12 May, 1861: The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, was permanently detached from the 16th Pennsylvania Infantry and was ordered to report to Colonel H L Cake, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, at Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.9, Paragraph I, Division Headquarters, York, York County, Pennsylvania, 12 May, 1861.
Dwelling at the entrance to the grounds of the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf's Point, Washington, D. C., Company I, 15 May, 1861: The Doylestown Guards was stationed at a dwelling at the entrance to the grounds of the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf's Point, Washington, D. C., on 15 May, 1861.
Fort of West, United States Penitentiary, on Four & a Half Street, adjacent to the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf's Point, Washington, D. C., Company D, 11 May, 1861: The National Light Infantry was stationed at the Fort of West, United States Penitentiary, on Four and a Half Street, adjacent to the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf's Point, Washington, D. C., on 11 May, 1861.
Special Orders No.75, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., Company A, 15 May, 1861: The Ringgold Light Artillery, acting as infantry, under command of Captain J McKnight, was ordered to the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf's Point, Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.75, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 5 May, 1861.
Note: The Ringgold Light Artillery was assigned to Brevet Major & Captain G D Ramsay, United States Ordnance Department, at the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf's Point, Washington, D. C., on 15 May, 1861.
Harrisburg to Washington, Companies F & K, 16 may, 1861
The Lochiel Greys (77) and the Carbondale City Guards (77) were stationed at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, half a mile north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 15 May, 1861, and were ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 7 AM on the 16 May, 1861. The Lochiel Greys and the Carbondale City Guards were accompanied by the 1st Michigan Infantry and arrived at Bolton Station, corner of Bolton and North Howard Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 4.30 PM on 16 May, 1861. The Lochiel Greys and the Carbondale City Guards were ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Mount Clare Station, on West Pratt Street, Baltimore City, Maryland, to Washington, D. C., at 7 PM the same day and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., at 11 PM on 16 May, 1861 (See the 1st Michigan Infantry).
Union Hall building, corner of West Sixth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., Companies F & K, 16 May, 1861: The Lochiel Greys and the Carbondale City Guards were ordered to Union Hall building, corner of West Sixth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 16 May, 1861.
Note: The Lochiel Greys, under the command of Captain H McCormick, was assigned to the 14th Pennsylvania Infantry at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, half a mile north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 4 May, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, half a mile north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 16 May, 1861 (See the Fifth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).
Fort of West, United States Penitentiary, on Four & a Half Street, adjacent to the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C., Company F, 19 May, 1861: The Lochiel Greys was ordered to Fort of West, United States Penitentiary, on Four and a Half Street, adjacent to the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C., at 4 PM on 19 May, 1861.
Organisation of Ringgold Light Artillery, 2nd Company, United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C., 21 May, 1861: A detachment of the Ringgold Light Artillery (71) and the National Light Infantry (22), was assigned to the Ringgold Light Artillery, 2nd Company, at the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C., on 21 May, 1861.
Twenty-fifth Pennsylvania Infantry, 27 May-19/25 July, 1861
The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months on 15 April, 1861, and was accepted in state service at Washington, D. C., on 1 May, 1861.
Special Orders No.106, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., Companies A, C, D, F, G, I, & K, 27 May, 1861: The Ringgold Light Artillery, 1st Company; the Ringgold Light Artillery, 2nd Company; the National Light Infantry; the Allen Infantry; the Lochiel Greys; the Dolyestown Guards; and the Carbondale City Guards were assigned to Colonel H L Cake, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, by Special Orders No.106, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 27 May, 1861.
Note: Second Lieutenant F Mears, 9th United States Infantry, Company A, was stationed at the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C., as drillmaster to the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies, A, C, D, F, G, I, and K, on 30 May, 1861.
Troops ordered to seize steamer St Nicholas, Companies C & I, 1 June, 1861: Major J H Campbell, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry; Captain W W H Davis, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I; 25th Pennsylvania Infantry (7), Company C, First Lieutenant E L Smith; Company I (7), Third Sergeant T L Rogers
Note: A detachment of the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry (14), Companies C and I, under the command of Major J H Campbell, was ordered to seize the steamer St Nicholas at the vicinity of the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, Washington, D. C., at 10 PM on 1 June, 1861.
Mustered for three months, Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, Company 3 June, 1861: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, was mustered in United States service for three months at Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, by Brevet Captain & Assistant Adjutant General W D Whipple, United States Adjutant General's Department, on 3 June, 1861.
Mustered for three months, Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, Company B, 6 June, 1861, dated 3 June, 1861: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, was mustered in United States service for three months at Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, by Brevet Captain & Assistant Adjutant General W D Whipple, United States Adjutant General's Department, on 6 June, 1861, dated 3 June, 1861.
Organisation of Washington Artillery, Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, 3 June, 1861: Washington Artillery, 1st Company, Captain D A Smith, First Lieutenant F B Wallace, Second Lieutenant P Nagle, Third Lieutenant H Russell; 2nd Company, Haskin Guards, Captain J Wren, First Lieutenant J A Gilmour, Second Lieutenant C Sheetz, Third Lieutenant W J McQuade
Note: A detachment of the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies E and H (17), were assigned to the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, at Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, between 27 May and 3 June, 1861.
Disposition of 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C., Companies A, C, D, F, G, I, & K, 3 June, 1861: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, C, D, F, G, I, and K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain G D Ramsay, United States Ordnance Department, were stationed at and in the vicinity the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C., on 3 June, 1861.
Note: Colonel H L Cake, Lieutenant Colonel J B Selheimer, Major J H Campbell, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, were stationed at and in the vicinity the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C., on 3 June, 1861, and Major J H Campbell, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, was stationed at Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, in the evening on 7 June, 1861.
Disposition of 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, Companies B, E, & H, 3 June, 1861: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies, B, E, and H, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain J A Haskins, 1st United States Artillery, Company D, were stationed at Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, on 3 June, 1861.
Note: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, was stationed at the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C., between 15 May and 20 July, 1861; Company B at Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, between 3 June and 24 July, 1861; Company C at the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C., between 21 May and 20 July, 1861; and Companies E and H at Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, between 30 April and 24 July, 1861.
Fort Runyon, junction of the Columbia & the Washington & Alexandria Turnpikes, Alexandria County, Virginia, Companies A & G, 8-15 June, 1861: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A and G, under the command of Major J G Barnard, United States Corps of Engineers, were assigned to duty at Fort Runyon, junction of the Columbia and the Washington & Alexandria Turnpikes, Alexandria County, Virginia, between 8 and 15 June, 1861.
Scouting expedition to White House Pavillion, on the Potomac River, opposite Marshall's Point, Prince George's County, Maryland, detachments of Companies B, E, & H, 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.
Note: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A and C, under the command of Senior Captain H Nagle, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, were stationed at Camp Mansfield/ Fort of West, United States Penitentiary, on Four and a Half Street, adjacent to the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf's Point, Washington, D. C., on 21 July, 1861.
Fort Washington to Harrisburg, Companies B, E, & H, 24-26 July, 1861
The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies B, E, and H, under the command of Capatin D S Smith, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Philadelphia to the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C., at 7.30 PM on 24 July, 1861, and arrived at 9.10 PM the same day. Companies B, E, and H were ordered to the Washington Station, junction of New Jersey Avenue and North C Street, Washington, D. C., at 7.30 AM on 25 July, 1861, and to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 1 PM the same day. The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies B, E, and H, were accompanied by the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia and arrived by Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Baltimore City, Maryland, in the evening on 25 July, 1861. Companies B, E, and H were ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad at Bolton Station, corner of Bolton and North Howard Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 3 AM on 26 July, 1861, and arrived at York, York County, Pennsylvania, at 6.30 AM the same day. The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies B, E, and H, arrived at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 9.45 AM on 26 July, 1861 (See the 1st Rhode island Detached Militia).
Note: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A and C, were ordered to turn over camp and garrison equipage to Majors G D Ramsey, United States Ordnance Department, and Major J H Campbell, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, at the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf's Point, Washington, D. C., on 20 July, 1861.
Mustered out, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Companies A, B, C, E, & H, 23 & 29, July, 1861: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A and C, were mustered out at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Major T Williams, 5th United States Artillery, on 23 July, 1861, and Companies B, E, and H on 29 July, 1861.
Note: The Washington Artillery was ordered to proceed by the Lebanon Valley Railroad to Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, at 8 AM on 30 July, 1861, and arrived at 12.45 PM the same day.
Rockville Expedition, Companies D, F, G, I, & K, 29-30 June, 1861
The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L Selheimer and Major J H Campbell, were ordered to Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 2 PM on 29 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Logan, three miles north of Georgetown, D. C., the same day. Companies D, F, G, I, and K were ordered to Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 8 AM on 30 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Hayward, Montgomery County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on the Georgetown Turnpike, southeast of Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 12 PM the same day.
Note: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K, were stationed at Camp Mansfield/ Fort of West, United States Penitentiary, on Four and a half Street, adjacent to the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf's Point, Washington, D. C., on 28 June, 1861 (See the Rockville Expedition).
Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., 30 June, 1861: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, were ordered to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861.
Note: Two 12 pounder field howitzers of the West Point Light Artillery; the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H; the 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers; the 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers; a detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers; and the President's Mounted Guards were ordered to Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861.
Disposition of 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, & K, Montgomery County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on the Georgetown Turnpike, southeast of Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 30 June, 1861: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K, were stationed at Camp Hayward, Montgomery County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on the Georgetown Turnpike, southeast of Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 30 June, 1861.
Note: Colonel H L Cake, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, arrived at Camp Hayward, Montgomery County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on the Georgetown Turnpike, southeast of Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the evening on 30 June, 1861, and Major J H Campbell, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 1 July, 1861.
Advance to Martinsburg, 1-8 July, 1861
The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K, under the command of Colonel H L Cake, were ordered to Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 5 AM on 1 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp Lochiel, junction of Edwards and Conrad's Ferries roads, two miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 12 PM the same day.
Note: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K, were stationed at Camp Hayward, Montgomery County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on the Georgetown Turnpike, southeast of Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, between 30 June and 1 July, 1861.
Camp Lochiel, junction of Edwards & Conrad's Ferries roads, two miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, to Monocacy Aqueduct, mouth of the Monocacy River, west of Monocacy, Montgomery County, Maryland, Companies D, F, G, I, & K, 2 July, 1861: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K, were ordered to the Monocacy Aqueduct, mouth of the Monocacy River, west of Monocacy, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 2 PM on 2 July, 1861, and were stationed at Camp Joseph, Monocacy Aqueduct, mouth of the Monocacy River, west of Monocacy, Montgomery County, Maryland, between 2 and 3 July, 1861.
Note: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry arrived at the Monocacy Aqueduct, mouth of the Monocacy River, west of Monocacy, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 12.30 PM on 3 July, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington).
Camp Joseph, Monocacy Aqueduct, mouth of the Monocacy River, west of Monocacy, Montgomery County, to Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, Companies D, F, G, I, & K, 3 July, 1861: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K, were ordered to Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, at 2 PM on 3 July, 1861, and were stationed at Camp Stone, southeast of Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, between 3 and 4 July, 1861.
Point of Rocks, Frederick County, to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, Companies D, F, G, I, & K, 3 July, 1861: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K, arrived by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Camp Ratcliff, three quarters of a mile west of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 9 AM on 4 July, 1861.
Note: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K, were stationed at Camp Ratcliff, three quarters of a mile west of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, between 4 and 6 July, 1861.
Camp Ratcliff, three quarters of a mile west of Sandy Hook, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, Companies D, F, G, I, & K, 6-7 July, 1861: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K, were ordered to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 6 July, 1861, and were accompanied by the 9th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, and the 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and K. Companies D, F, G, I, and K were ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 7 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp McDonald, on the heights southwest of Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 4 PM the same day.
Note: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, and K, arrived at the west bank of the Potomac River, southwest of Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 4 PM on 7 July, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington).
Camp McDonald, on the heights southwest of Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, Companies D, F, G, I, & K, 8 July, 1861: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K, were ordered to proceed by the Williamsport & Martinsburg Turnpike to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 8 July, 1861, and were accompanied by the 9th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H; the 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and K; and the 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, and K. Companies D, F, G, I, and K arrived at Camp McCormick, south of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 8 July, 1861.
Department of Pennsylvania, Companies D, F, G, I, & K, 8-19/23 July, 1861
The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K, were stationed at Camp McCormick, south of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 8 and 15 July, 1861.
Note: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K, were temporarily assigned to the Seventh Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.94, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861, and to the Seventh Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, Special Orders No.96, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 10 July, 1861 (See the Seventh Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania).
Camp McCormick, south of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, Companies D, F, G, I, & K, 15-17 July, 1861: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K, was ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 5/6 AM on 15 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp Dart, on Mill Creek, east of Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 11 AM the same day. Companies D, F, G, I, and K were ordered to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and arrived by the Middleway, Charlestown & Harpers Ferry Turnpike via Middleway/ Smithfield, Jefferson County, Virginia, the same day.
Note: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, under the command of Captain & Provost Marshal W W H Davis, was assigned as provost guard at Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861.
Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, detachment of Company D & Company G, 19-20 July, 1861: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry (105), detachment of Company D and Company G, under the command of Captain T Yeager, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G, were ordered to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 7 AM on 19 July, 1861, and to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 1 PM the same day. A detachment of Company D and Company G arrived at Baltimore City, Maryland, at 6 PM on 19 July, 1861, and by the Northern Central Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 20 July, 1861.
Charlestown to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, detachment of Company D & Companies F, I, & K, 21 July, 1861: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, detachment of Company D and Companies F, I, and K, were ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 21 July, 1861, and arrived at Bolivar Heights/ Furnace Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the afternoon the same day.
Harpers Ferry to Harrisburg, Companies D, F, G, I, & K, 23-25 July, 1861
The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, detachment of Company D and Companies F, I, and K, under the command of Colonel H L Cake, were ordered across the Potomac River to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, in the evening on 23 July, 1861, and to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the same day. A detachment of Company D and Companies F, I, and K were accompanied by the 1st Pennsylvania Infantry and the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, detachment of Company D and Companies F, I, and K, arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, via Baltimore City, Maryland, in the morning on 25 July, 1861 (See the Second Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).
Note: A detachment of the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, under the command of Captain E McDonald, was ordered to turn over camp and garrison equipage to Quartermaster J Schiefly, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, at Bolivar Heights/ Furnance Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 22 July, 1861.
Mustered out, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Companies D, F, G, I, & K, 23, 24, & 26 July, 1861: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G, was mustered out at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Major T Williams, 5th United States Artillery, on 23 July, 1861; a detachment of Company D (22) on 24 July, 1861; a detachment of Company D and Companies F, I, and K on 26 July, 1861.
Note: The Allen Infantry arrived at Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, on 24 July, 1861, and a detachment of the National Light Infantry (20), under the command of Captain E McDonald, at Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 26 July, 1861.
Orders of Battle
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