Army of Pennsylvania
First Brigade, First Division
Colonel G H Thomas, Second United States Cavalry
First Rhode Island Detached Militia
Lieut. Col. J S Pitman
The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, under the command of Colonel A E Burnside, was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 10 June, 1861, and arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at 12 PM on 11 June, 1861. The regiment was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 17 June, 1861, and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, via Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland, at 6 AM on 19 June, 1861 (See the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia).
Mustered in United States service for three months 2 May, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 11-18 June, 1861
Sixth Pennsylvania Infantry
Col. J Nagle
The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months and was accepted in state service for three months at Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on 15 April, 1861.
Organisation of Minersville Battalion, First Brigade (Schuylkill County), Pennsylvania Militia: Major W Spencer; Minersville Artillery, Captain W Hower; Ringgold Rifles, Captain J Hoskins; Columbia Infantry, Captain J Brennan; Llewellyn Rifles, Captain H Chance; Ashland Dragoons/ Rifles, Captain J E Wynkoop; Patterson Guards, Captain K Don(n)ohoe
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 MacDonald; Washington Yaegers, Captain H J Hendler; Scott Artillery, Captain C S Leader
Organisation of Second Regiment, First Brigade (Schuylkill County), Pennsylvania Militia: Colonel J G Higgins, Lieutenant Colonel J M Reinhart, Major J Horn; Cavalry, Captain M P Fowler; Scott Rifles, Captain W B Lebo; German Light Infantry, Captain P Guenther; Port Clinton Artillery/ Artillerists, Captain D B Kauffman; Jackson Guards, Captain J Reilley
Organisation of Third Regiment, First Brigade (Schuylkill County), Pennsylvania Militia: Colonel J Jennings, Lieutenant Colonel L Herwig, Major Siegfrid; Marion Rifles, Captain J K Siegfrid; Keystone Rifles, Captain R Matthews; Wynkoop Artillery, Captain W Wynlack; Wetherill Rifles, Captain C Krebs; German Rifles, Captain J Schram
Port Clinton, Schuylkill County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company B, 19 April, 1861: The Port Clinton Artillery/ Artillerists (70) was ordered to proceed by the Schuylkill & Susquehanna Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 19 April, 1861, and arrived at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 20 April, 1861.
Mauch Chunk, Carbon County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Companies A, I, & K, 22 April, 1861: The Anderson Greys, 1st and 2nd Companies, under the command of Captains E T Conner and J Craig, respectively, were ordered to proceed by the Lehigh & Susquehanna Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 7 AM on 22 April, 1861.
Note: First Lieutenant T Wilhelm, Anderson Greys, 1st Company, was appointed captain, Anderson Greys, 3rd Company, at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 22 April, 1861.
Llewellyn, Ashland, & Port Carbon, Schuylkill County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Companies C, E, & G, 21 April, 1861: The Marion Rifles (108), the Ashland Rifles (70), and the Llewellyn Rifles (40) were ordered to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 21 April, 1861.
Note: The Nagle Guards arrived at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 22 April, 1861.
Pottsville, Schuylkill County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Companies F & H, 22 April, 1861: The Washington Yeagers (80) and the Tower Guards (160) were ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 2 PM on 22 April, 1861.
Note: The Washington Yeagers and the Tower Guards arrived at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 22 April, 1861.
Organisation of 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, 22 April, 1861: Colonel J Nagle, Lieutenant Colonel J J Siebert, Major J E Wynkoop; Company A, Anderson Greys, 1st Company, Captain E T Conner; Company B, Port Clinton Artillery/ Artillerists, Captain D B Kauffman; Company C, Marion Rifles, Captain J K Seigfried; Company D, Nagle Guards, Captain D Nagle; Company E, Ashland Rifles, Captain I Seitzinger; Company F, Washington Yeagers, Captain H J Hendler; Company G, Llewellyn Rifles, Captain H Chance; Company H, Tower Guards, Captain H C Tower; Company I, Anderson Greys, 2nd Company, Captain J Craig; Company K, Anderson Greys, 3rd Company, Captain T Wilhelm
Mustered for three months, Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 22 April, 1861: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Captain S G Simmons, 7th United States Infantry, Company H, on 22 April, 1861.
Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 22-23 April, 1861: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry (780) was ordered to proceed by the Pennsylvania Railroad to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 8/9 PM on 22 April, 1861, and was accompanied by a deatchment of the 3rd United States Artillery (75), Light Company E, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain T W Sherman and First Lieutenant D R Ransom. The regiment arrived by the Philadelphia & Columbia Branch, Pennsylvania Railroad, in the morning on 23 April, 1861 (See the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E).
Note: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry at Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 12 AM on 23 April, 1861.
Washington Avenue opposite Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street & Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, to Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, Companies B & H, 25 April, 1861: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies B and H, were ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, in the morning on 25 April, 1861, and arrived at Camp Perryville/ Susquehanna/ Dare, on the Susquehanna River, Baltimore Railroad Company buildings, north of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, at 3 PM the same day.
Note: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies B and H, were stationed at Camp Perryville/ Susquehanna/ Dare, on the Susquehanna River, Baltimore Railroad Company buildings, north of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, on 28 April, 1861.
Washington Avenue opposite Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street & Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 23 April-4 May, 1861: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, was stationed at Washington Avenue opposite Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, between 23 April and 4 May, 1861.
Note: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Kater Hall, on South Street, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 9 PM on 3 May, 1861, and to Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 4 May, 1861.
Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street & Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, to Suffolk Park/ Racecourse, on Island Road, seven miles southwest of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 4 May, 1861: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Suffolk Park/ Racecourse, on Island Road, seven miles southwest of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 3.30 PM on 4 May, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Cadwalader, Suffolk Park/ Racecourse, on Island Road, seven miles southwest of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, between 4 and 7 May 1861.
Note: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was assigned to guard duty on the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad between Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, and Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, by Special Orders No.27, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 6 May, 1861.
Camp Cadwalader, Suffolk Park/ Racecourse, on Island Road, seven miles southwest of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to Newark, New Castle County, Delaware; Elkton, Chesapeake City, North East, Charlestown, & Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, 7 May, 1861: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Newark, New Castle County, Delaware; Elkton, Chesapeake City, North East, Charlestown, and Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, at 12 PM on 7 May, 1861.
Camp Susquehanna/ Dare, on the Susquehanna River, Baltimore Railroad Company buildings, north of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, 3 Companies, 7-8 May, 1861: One company of the 6th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at Camp Susquehanna/ Dare, on the Susquehanna River, Baltimore Railroad Company buildings, north of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, at 7 PM on 7 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies C, E, and K. Two companies of the 6th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at Camp Susquehanna/ Dare, on the Susquehanna River, Baltimore Railroad Company buildings, north of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, at 4 PM on8 May, 1861, and were accompanied by the 1st Pennsylvania Artillery and the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E.
Note: The 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain T W Sherman, was stationed between the Little Elk River and the Elkton, Andora & Cherry Hill Plank Road, half a mile northeast of Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, between 24 April and 8 May, 1861.
Distribution of 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, 8-27 May, 1861: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, was stationed at Newark, New Castle County, Delaware; Company F at Chesapeake City, Cecil County, Maryland; Companies D, G, and K, under the command of Colonel J Nagle and Lieutenant Colonel J J Siebert, at Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland; Company C at North East, Cecil County, Maryland; Company A at Charlestown, Cecil County, Maryland; and Companies B, E, and H, under the command of Major J E Wynkoop, at Camp Susquehanna/ Dare, on the Susquehanna River, Baltimore Railroad Company buildings, north of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, between 8 and 27 May, 1861.
Note: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies B, E, and H, under the command of Major J E Wynkoop, were stationed at Camp Schuylkill, J Stump's, a quarter of a mile south of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, in the morning on 24 May, 1861.
Elkton to Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, Companies A, C, D, F, G, I, & K, 27 May, 1861: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, C, D, F, G, I, and K, under the command of Colonel J Nagle, arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at Camp Schuylkill, J Stump's, a quarter of a mile south of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, in the morning on 27 May, 1861.
Havre de grace to Chambersburg, 29-30 May, 1861
The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry (800) was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.49, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 7 AM on 29 May, 1861, dated 28 May, 1861, and arrived at President Street, Station, on President Street, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 9.30 AM the same day. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad at Bolton Station, corner of Bolton and North Howard Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 29 May, 1861, and arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Camp Carbon/ McClure, grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 6 AM on 30 May, 1861.
Note: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland, in the morning on 29 May, 1861.
Troops stationed at Camp Carbon/ McClure, grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 1 June, 1861: Colonel C P Dare, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry; 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J Nagle; 21st Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J F Ballier; 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel D B Birney
Note: Colonel C P Dare, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, was assigned to command Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 30 May, 1861.
Department of pennsylvania, 30 May-21 July, 1861
The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, between 1 and 7 June, 1861.
Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 7 June, 1861: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 8 AM on 7 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Wingert, A Wingert’s farm, on the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening the same day.
Note: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Camp Wingert, A Wingert’s farm, one mile southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, between 7 and 15 June, 1861, and was assigned to the First Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861.
Camp Wingert, A Wingert’s farm, on the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 15 June, 1861: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived by the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike one and a half miles northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 3 PM on 15 June, 1861.
Note: Brevet Major & Brigadier General G Cadwalader, Pennsylvania Volunteers, set up headquarters at Reverend J Campbell's, Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 15 June, 1861.
Advance to Falling Waters, 16-18 June, 1861
The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, between 10 AM and 3 PM on 16 June, 1861, and was stationed at J L Cunningham's farm, west of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, north of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 16 and 18 June, 1861.
Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company G; the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia; the Second United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K; and a section of the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery were ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 17 June, 1861.
Troops stationed at J L Cunningham's farm, west of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, north of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, 17-18 June, 1861: Senior Colonel C P Dare, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry; First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J Nagle; 21st Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J F Ballier; 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel B D Birney; Philadelphia City Troop, Captain T C James
Note: Senior Colonel C P Dare, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, was assigned to command the First and Fourth Brigades, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, in the morning on 17 June, 1861.
J L Cunningham's farm, west of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, north of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 18 June, 1861: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, under the command of Senior Colonel C P Dare, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, was ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 4 AM on 18 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Potomac, on the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one and a half miles northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon the same day.
Note: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Camp Potomac, on the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one and a half miles northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, between 18 and 25 June, 1861.
Camp Potomac, on the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one & a half miles northeast of Williamsport, to Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, 25 June, 1861: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, at 6/7 PM on 25 June, 1861.
Downsville to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 1 July, 1861: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 11 AM on 1 July, 1861.
Skirmish at Falling Waters, 2 July, 1861
The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 2 July, 1861, and arrived by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike at W Porterfield's farm, one and a quarter miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 7 AM the same day.
Note: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry and the 21st Pennsylvania Infantry were stationed as a reserve east of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, south of W Porterfield's farm, one and a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 2 July, 1861.
Troops engaged at the skirmish between W Hill's & W Porterfield's farms, one & a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, 2 July, 1861: Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry; Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, Colonel J C Starkweather; 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel P Jarrett; Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers, Captain W McMullen; Temporarily attached, Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, Captain T C James; 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, lead/ right section, Captain E McK Hudson, 14th United States Infantry
Note: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived at Hoke's Run, half a mile southwest of Hainesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the evening on 2 July, 1861.
Advance to Martinsburg, 3 July, 1861
The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 3 July, 1861.
Note: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived half a mile south of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 3 July, 1861.
Martinsburg to Charlestown & Keyes' Ferry, 15-21 July, 1861
The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 15 July, 1861, and arrived in the evening the same day. The regiment was ordered to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and arrived via Middleway, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the afternoon the same day.
Note: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Keyes' Ferry, on the Shenandoah River, two miles southwest of Halltown, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 21 July, 1861.
Keyes' Ferry to Harrisburg, 22/23-24 July, 1861
The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived at Camp Hager, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 22/23 July, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Franklin Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 8 AM on 24 July, 1861. The regiment was accompanied by the 3rd Pennsylvania Infantry and arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 24 July, 1861 (See the 3rd Pennsylvania Infantry).
Note: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.114, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 21 July, 1861.
Mustered out, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 26 July, 1861: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies B, C, E, F, G, I, and K, were mustered out at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Major T Williams, 5th United States Artillery, on 26 July, 1861, and Companies A, D, and H by Captain G W Getty, 5th United States Artillery, Company A, on 26 July, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 21, 22, & 23 April, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 30 May-21 July, 1861
Twenty-first Pennsylvania Infantry
Col. J F Ballier
The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry, 1st Rifle Battalion, First Brigade, First Division (Philadelphia County), Pennsylvania Militia, was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months on 15 April, 1861, and was accepted in state service for three months on 21 April, 1861.
Northern Military Hall, on North Third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 4 January, 1861: The 1st Battalion Rifles, First Brigade, First Division, Pennsylvania Militia,was stationed at the Northern Military Hall, on North Third Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 4 January, 1861.
Organisation of 1st Rifle Battalion, First Brigade (Philadelphia County), First Division, Pennsylvania Militia, 4 January, 1861: Major J F Ballier; Company A (35), Jackson Rifles, Captain A Shields; Company B (25), Lafayette Rifles, Captain A Mehler; Company C (45), Pennsylvania Rifles, Captain J Altmeier; Company D (30), Washington Rifles, First Lieutenant N Brandeau
Note: The Washington Rifles, under the command of Captain N Brandeau, was stationed at 520 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 16 April, 1861.
Organisation of First Brigade (Philadelphia County), First Division, Pensylvania Militia, 17 April, 1861: Brigadier General G Cadwallader; Philadelphia City Cavalry, 1st Troop, Captain T C James; Black Hussars, Captain P Becker; 1st Regiment Artillery, Colonel F E Patterson; 1st Regiment Infantry, Colonel W D Lewis, Jr.; 2nd Regiment Infantry, National Guards, Colonel P Lyle; 1st Rifle Battalion, Major J F Ballier
Note: Senior Colonel P C Ellmaker, 3rd Pennsylvania Volunteers, Grey Reserves, First Brigade, First Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was assigned to command the First Brigade, First Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by General Orders No.12, Paragraph II, Headquarters, First Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 14 May, 1861, and assumed command by Special Orders No.1, Headquarters, First Brigade, First Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 15 May, 1861.
Saranak Hall, northeast corner of Eighth & Callowhill Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Companies B, C, & D, 17 April, 1861: The Lafayette Rifles, the Pennsylvania Rifles, and the Washington Rifles, under the command of Major J F Ballier, 1st Rifle Battalion, Pennsylvania Militia, were stationed at the second floor of Saranak Hall, northeast corner of Eighth and Callowhill Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 17 April, 1861.
Note: The Jackson Rifles (51) was stationed at Manajunk, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 17 April, 1861.
Mustered for three months, Suffolk Park/ Racecourse, on Island Road, seven miles southwest of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 29 April, 1861: The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry was mustered in United States service for three months at Suffolk Park/ Racecourse, on Island Road, seven miles southwest of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, by Major C F Ruff, United States Mounted Riflemen, and Captain T H Neill, 5th United States Infantry, Company C, on 29 April, 1861.
Note: Major C F Ruff, United States Mounted Riflemen, was stationed at No.1622 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 1 March, 1861, and was appointed mustering officer at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 15 April, 1861.
Organisation of 21st Pennsylvania Infantry, 29 April, 1861: Colonel J F Ballier, Lieutenant Colonel C Ernenwein, Major A Mehler; Company A, Jackson Rifles, Captain A Shields; Company B, Lafayette Rifles,Captain A Matzdorf; Company C, Pennsylvania Rifles, Captain J Altmeier; Company D, Washington Rifles, Captain N Brandon; Company E, Black Rifles, Captain B Gessier; Company F, Steuben Rifles, Captain G A Muhleck; Company G, Philadelphia Rifles, Captain J W Beamish; Company H, DeKalb Rifles, Captain A Ledig; Company I, Scott Rifles, Captain L Voltaire; Company K, Franklin Rifles, Captain J B Kohler; Band Leader C Hoffman; Drum Major W Sehr
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, to Suffolk Park/ Racecourse, on Island Road, seven miles southwest of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 25 May, 1861: The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Suffolk Park/ Racecourse, on Island Road, seven miles southwest of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 25 May, 1861.
Note: The 20th Pennsylvania Infantry, the 21st Pennsylvania Infantry, and the 24th Pennsylvania Infantry were stationed at Suffolk Park/ Racecourse, on Island Road, seven miles southwest of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 25 May, 1861.
Philadelphia to Chambersburg, 29-30 May, 1861
The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed by Columbia Branch, Pennsylvania Railroad, to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.49, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 29 May, 1861, dated 28 May, 1861, and arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Camp Carbon/ McClure, grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 12 PM on 30 May, 1861.
Note: The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to West Philadelphia Station, corner of Market and Thirty-second Streets, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania,at 12 PM on 29 May, 1861.
Troops stationed at Camp Carbon/ McClure, grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 1 June, 1861: Colonel C P Dare, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry; 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J Nagle; 21st Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J F Ballier; 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel D B Birney
Note: Colonel C P Dare, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, was assigned to command Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 30 May, 1861.
Department of pennsylvania, 30 May-25 July, 1861
The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, between 30 May and 7 June, 1861.
Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 7 June, 1861: The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 8 AM on 7 June, 1861, and arrived at the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening the same day.
Note: The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry was assigned to the First Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861.
Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 15 June, 1861: The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry arrived by the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike one and a half miles northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 3 PM on 15 June, 1861.
Note: Brevet Major & Brigadier General G Cadwalader, Pennsylvania Volunteers, set up headquarters at Reverend J Campbell's, Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 15 June, 1861.
Advance to Falling Waters, 16-18 June, 1861
The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, between 10 AM and 3 PM on 16 June, 1861, and was stationed at J L Cunningham's farm, west of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, north of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 16 and 18 June, 1861.
Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company G; the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia; the Second United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K; and a section of the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery were ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 17 June, 1861.
Troops stationed at J L Cunningham's farm, west of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, north of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, 17-18 June, 1861: Senior Colonel C P Dare, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry; First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J Nagle; 21st Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J F Ballier; 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel B D Birney; Philadelphia City Troop, Captain T C James
Note: Senior Colonel C P Dare, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, was assigned to command the First and Fourth Brigades, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, in the morning on 17 June, 1861.
J L Cunningham's farm, west of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, north of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 18 June, 1861: The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry, under the command of Senior Colonel C P Dare, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, was ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 4 AM on 18 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Potomac, on the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon the same day.
Note: The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Camp Potomac, on the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one and a half miles northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, between 18 on 25 June, 1861.
Camp Potomac, on the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one & a half miles northeast of Williamsport, to Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, 25 June, 1861: The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, at 6/7 PM on 25 June, 1861.
Downsville to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 1 July, 1861: The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry arrived at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 11 AM on 1 July, 1861.
Skirmish at Falling Waters, 2 July, 1861
The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 2 July, 1861, and arrived by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike at W Porterfield's farm, one and a quarter miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 7 AM the same day.
Note: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry and the 21st Pennsylvania Infantry were stationed as a reserve east of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, south of W Porterfield's farm, one and a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 2 July, 1861.
Troops engaged at the skirmish between W Hill's & W Porterfield's farms, one & a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, 2 July, 1861: Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry; Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, Colonel J C Starkweather; 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel P Jarrett; Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers, Captain W McMullen; Temporarily attached, Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, Captain T C James; 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, lead/ right section, Captain E McK Hudson, 14th United States Infantry
Note: The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry arrived at Hoke's Run, half a mile southwest of Hainesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the evening on 2 July, 1861.
Advance to Martinsburg, 3 July, 1861
The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 3 July, 1861.
Note: The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry arrived half a mile south of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 3 July, 1861.
Martinsburg to Charlestown & Harpers Ferry, 15-21 July, 1861
The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 15 July, 1861, and arrived in the vicinity of Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the evening the same day. The regiment was ordered to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and arrived via Middleway/ Smithfield, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the afternoon the same day.
Charlestown to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 21 July, 1861.
Department of the Shenandoah, 25-28 July, 1861
The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 21 and 28 July, 1861.
Harpers Ferry/ Sandy Hook to Philadelphia, 28-29 July, 1861
The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered across the Potomac River to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 8 AM on 28 July, 1861, and arrived by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at President Street Station, corner of President Street and Canton Avenue, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 8 AM on 29 July, 1861. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 12 PM the same day and arrived at Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 9 PM on 29 July, 1861.
Note: The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.133, Headquarters, Department of Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 28 July, 1861, and the 20th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived at President Street Station, corner of President Street and Canton Avenue, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 8 AM on 29 July, 1861 (See the Third Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).
Mustered out, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 9 August, 1861: The 21st Pennsylvania Infantry was mustered out at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Colonel C F Ruff, 3rd United States Cavalry, on 9 August, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 29 April, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 30 May-25 July, 1861; Department of the Shenandoah, 25-28 July, 1861
Twenty-third Pennsylvania Infantry
Col. C P Dare
The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, 1st Regiment, Philadelphia City Guards, Third Brigade (Philadelphia County), First Division, Pennsylvania Militia was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months on 15 April, 1861, and was accepted in state service for three months at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 18 April, 1861.
Organisation of 1st Regiment (201), Philadelphia City Guards, Third Brigade (Philadelphia County), First Division, Pennsylvania Militia, 16 April, 1861: Colonel C P Dare, Lieutenant Colonel D B Birney, Major M Friedman; Company A (50), Captain G C Spear; Company B (45), First Lieutenant P Dehm; Company C (35), Captain W Barr; Company D (34), Captain H K Spear; Company E (37), Second Lieutenant A Brown
Organisation of Third Brigade (Philadelphia County), First Division, Pensylvania Militia, 17 April, 1861: Brigadier General W M Reilly; 1st Regiment Philadelphia Light Guards, Colonel T G Morehead; 1st Regiment Philadelphia City Guards, Colonel C P Dare
Mustered for three months, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 21 April, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry was mustered in United States service for three months at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, by Major C F Ruff, United States Mounted Riflemen, and Captain T H Neill, 5th United States Infantry, Company C, on 21 April, 1861.
Note: Major C F Ruff, United States Mounted Riflemen, was stationed at No.1622 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 1 March, 1861, and was appointed mustering officer at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 15 April, 1861.
Organisation of 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, 21 April, 1861: Colonel C P Dare, Lieutenant Colonel D B Birney, Major J F Tobias; Company A, Continental Guards, Captain G C Spear; Company B, Captain J F Glenn; Company C, Captain W Barr; Company D, Captain H K Spear; Company E, Captain J W Hoffman; Company F, Captain J R White; Company G, Captain J Gwyn; Company H, Captain J J Vaughan; Company I, Captain J S Martin; Company K, Captain O F Betson
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, Company A, 22 April, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, under the command of Colonel C P Dare, was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, at 8 AM on 22 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry. Company A arrived at Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, in the evening on 22 April, 1861 (See the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry).
Note: The 4th Pennsylvania Infantry and 5th Pennsylvania Infantry were stationed at Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, at 6 PM on 23 April, 1861, and the 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, under the command of Colonel C P Dare, was stationed at Camp Susquehanna/ Dare, on the Susquehanna River, Baltimore Railroad Company buildings, north of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, on 25 April, 1861 (See the 5th Pennsylvania Infantry).
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, Companies C, E, & K, 25 April, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies C, E, and K, arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, in the evening on 25 April, 1861, and were stationed at Elkton Station, Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, between 25 and 7 May, 1861.
Note: The 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain T W Sherman, arrived at Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, in the morning on 24 April, 1861, and was stationed between the Little Elk River and the Elkton, Andora & Cherry Hill Plank Road, half a mile northeast of Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, between 24 April and 8 May, 1861. A detachment of the 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry (27), Company K, under the command of Captain O F Betson, was stationed at North East, Cecil County, Maryland, on 28 April, 1861 (See the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E).
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, Companies B, D, F, G, H, & I, 27-28 April, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies B, D, F, G, H, and I, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel D B Birney, were ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, in the evening on 27 April, 1861, and arrived at Camp Susquehanna/ Dare, on the Susquehanna River, Baltimore Railroad Company buildings, north of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, in the morning on 28 April, 1861.
Note: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies B and H, arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, at Camp Susquehanna/ Dare, on the Susquehanna River, Baltimore Railroad Company buildings, north of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, at 3 PM on 25 April, 1861, and were stationed at Camp Perryville/ Susquehanna, on the Susquehanna River, Baltimore Railroad Company buildings, north of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, on 28 April, 1861.
Distribution of 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, on the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, between Elkton & Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, 28 April, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, D, F, G, H, and I, were stationed at Camp Susquehanna/ Dare, on the Susquehanna River, Baltimore Railroad Company buildings, north of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, and Companies C, E, and K at Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, on 28 April, 1861.
Elkton to Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, Companies C, E, & K, 7 May, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies C, E, and K, arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at Camp Susquehanna/ Dare, on the Susquehanna River, Baltimore Railroad Company buildings, north of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, at 7 PM on 7 May, 1861, and were accompanied by a company of the 6th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Note: Two companies of the 6th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at Camp Susquehanna/ Dare, on the Susquehanna River, Baltimore Railroad Company buildings, north of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, at 4 PM on 8 May, 1861, and were accompanied by the 1st Pennsylvania Artillery and the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E.
Camp Susquehanna/ Dare, on the Susquehanna River, Baltimore Railroad Company buildings, north of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Perryville, Cecil County, to Concord Point lighthouse, one mile south of Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland, Companies A, B, D, F, G, H, & I, 7 May, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, D, F, G, H, and I, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel D B Birney, arrived by the steamers Ariel and Georgianna on the Susquehanna River at Camp Reilly, Concord Point lighthouse, one mile south of Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland, in the evening on 7 May, 1861.
Camp Reilly, Concord Point lighthouse, one mile south of Havre de Grace to Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland, Companies A & G, 8 May, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A and G, were ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland, in the morning on 8 May, 1861, and were stationed at Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland, on 13 May, 1861.
Note: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A and G, were stationed at Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland, on 16 May, 1861.
Aberdeen to Concord Point lighthouse, one mile south of Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland, Company A, 17 May, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Concord Point lighthouse, one mile south of Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland, on 17 May, 1861.
Note: Captain G C Spear, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, was appointed major, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, on 16 May, 1861, and the 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland, on 17 May, 1861. First Lieutenant G W Sheets, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, was appointed captain, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, in the evening on 22 May, 1861.
Camp Susquehanna/ Dare, on the Susquehanna River, Baltimore Railroad Company buildings, north of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Perryville, Cecil County, to Bush River & Perrymansville, Harford County, Maryland, Company E, 22 May, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company E, was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Bush River and Perrymansville, Harford County, Maryland, in the morning on 22 May, 1861.
Note: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, C, D, F, G, I, and K, under the command of Colonel J Nagle, arrived at Camp Schuylkill, J Stump's, a quarter of a mile south of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad, Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, in the morning on 27 May, 1861, and the 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at grounds north of Concord Point lighthouse, one mile south of Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland, on 29 May, 1861 (See the Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).
Havre de Grace to Chambersburg, 29-30 May, 1861
The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry (840) was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.49, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 8 AM on 29 May, 1861, dated 28 May, 1861, and arrived at President Street Station, corner of President Street and Canton Avenue, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 12.15 PM the same day. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad at Bolton Station, corner of Bolton and North Howard Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 2 PM on 29 May, 1861, and arrived at Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 30 May, 1861.
Troops stationed at Camp Carbon/ McClure, grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 1 June, 1861: Colonel C P Dare, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry; 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J Nagle; 21st Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J F Ballier; 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel D B Birney
Note: Colonel C P Dare, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, was assigned to command Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 30 May, 1861.
Department of Pennsylvania, 30 May-22 July, 1861
The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry were stationed at Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, via Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, between 30 May and 7 June, 1861.
Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 7 June, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 8 AM on 7 June, 1861, and arrived southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening the same day.
Note: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry was assigned to the First Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861.
Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 15 June, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry arrived by the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike one and a half miles northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 3 PM on 15 June, 1861.
Note: Brevet Major & Brigadier General G Cadwalader, Pennsylvania Volunteers, set up headquarters at Reverend J Campbell's, Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 15 June, 1861.
Advance to Falling Waters, 16-18 June, 1861
The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, between 10 AM and 3 PM on 16 June, 1861, and was stationed at J L Cunningham's farm, west of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, north of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 16 and 18 June, 1861.
Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company G; the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia; the Second United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K; and a section of the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery were ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 17 June, 1861.
Troops stationed at J L Cunningham's farm, west of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, north of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, 17-18 June, 1861: Senior Colonel C P Dare, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry; First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J Nagle; 21st Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J F Ballier; 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel B D Birney; Philadelphia City Troop, Captain T C James
Note: Senior Colonel C P Dare, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, was assigned to command the First and Fourth Brigades, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, in the morning on 17 June, 1861.
J L Cunningham's farm, west of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, north of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 18 June, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, under the command of Senior Colonel C P Dare, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, was ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 4 AM on 18 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Potomac, on the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon the same day.
Note: Colonel C P Dare, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, was assigned to command the First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, at J L Cunningham's farm, west of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, north of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 June, 1861, and the 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Camp Potomac, on the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one and a half miles northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, between 18 on 21 June, 1861.
Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike. one mile northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 21 June, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed by Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike to one mile northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, on 21 June, 1861.
Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile northeast of Williamsport, to Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, 25 June, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, at 7 PM on 25 June, 1861.
Downsville to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 1 July, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry arrived at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 11 AM on 1 July, 1861.
Skirmish at Falling Waters, 2 July, 1861
The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 2 July, 1861, and arrived by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike at W Porterfield's farm, one and a quarter miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 7 AM the same day.
Skirmish between W Hill's & W Porterfield's farms, one & a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, 2 July, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry was assigned as support to the centre section of the 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, under the command of First Lieutenant D D Perkins, 4th United States Artillery, Company E, during the skirmish between W Hill's and W Porterfield's farms, one and a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 2 July, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).
Note: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry and the centre section of the 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, were stationed east of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, south of W Porterfield's farm, one and a quarter miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 2 July, 1861.
Troops engaged at the skirmish between W Hill's & W Porterfield's farms, one & a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, 2 July, 1861: Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry; Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, Colonel J C Starkweather; 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel P Jarrett; Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers, Captain W McMullen; Temporarily attached, Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, Captain T C James; 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, lead/ right section, Captain E McK Hudson, 14th United States Infantry
Note: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry arrived at Hoke's Run, half a mile southwest of Hainesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the evening on 2 July, 1861.
Advance to Martinsburg, 3 July, 1861
The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 3 July, 1861.
Note: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry arrived half a mile south of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 3 July, 1861.
Officers of Provost Guard, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, 5 July, 1861: Provost Marshal & Major G C Spear, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry; First Assistant & Captain J W Hoffman, Company E; Second Assistant & Captain O F Betson, Company K; Third Assistant & Captain J Gwyn, Company G; Fourth Assistant & Captain J J Vaughan, Company H; First Lieutenant W Wallace, Company E; First Lieutenant W Bla(n)ck, Company H; First Lieutenant A H Wilson, Company K; Second Lieutenant A Brown, Company E; Second Lieutenant G Wood, Company G; Second Lieutenant T K Boggs, Company H; Second Lieutenant E Hopper, Company K
Special Orders No.91, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, 8 July, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry was assigned to provost duty at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.91, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861.
Note: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry was assigned to provost duty at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 8 and 15 July, 1861.
Martinsburg to Charlestown & Harpers Ferry, 15-21 July, 1861
The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 15 July, 1861, and arrived in the vicinity of Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the evening the same day. The regiment was ordered to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and arrived via Middleway/ Smithfield, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the afternoon the same day.
Charlestown to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 21 July, 1861.
Harpers Ferry/ Sandy Hook to Philadelphia, 22-23 July, 1861
The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered across the Potomac River to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 4 PM on 22 July, 1861, and to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the evening the same day. The regiment arrived at Camden Station, corner of South Howard and Camden Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 2 AM on 23 July, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning the same day. The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry arrived at Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ and Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 5 PM on 23 July, 1861.
Note: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, by Special Orders No.109, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 20 July, 1861.
Mustered out, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 31 July, 1861: The 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry was mustered out at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 31 July, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 21 April, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 30 May-22 July, 1861
Attached
Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop
Capt. T C James
The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, First Brigade, First Divison, Pennsylvania Militia, was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months and was accepted in state service for three months at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 15 April, 1861.
Organisation of First Brigade (Philadelphia County), First Division, Pensylvania Militia, 17 April, 1861: Brigadier General G Cadwallader; Philadelphia City Cavalry, 1st Troop, Captain T C James; Black Hussars, Captain P Becker; 1st Regiment Artillery, Colonel F E Patterson; 1st Regiment Infantry, Colonel W D Lewis, Jr.; 2nd Regiment Infantry, National Guards, Colonel P Lyle; 1st Rifle Battalion, Major J F Ballier
Note: Senior Colonel P C Ellmaker, 3rd Pennsylvania Volunteers, Grey Reserves, First Brigade, First Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was assigned to command the First Brigade, First Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by General Orders No.12, Paragraph II, Headquarters, First Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 14 May, 1861, and assumed command by Special Orders No.1, Headquarters, First Brigade, First Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 15 May, 1861.
Mustered for three months, Point Breeze Park, half a mile north of Schuylkill River, on Penrose Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 13 May, 1861: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was mustered in United States service for three months at Point Breeze Park, half a mile north of Schuylkill River, on Penrose Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, by Major C F Ruff, United States Mounted Riflemen, at 11 AM on 13 May, 1861.
Note: Major C F Ruff, United States Mounted Riflemen, was stationed at No.1622 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 1 March, 1861, and was appointed mustering officer at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 15 April, 1861.
Organisation of Philadelphia City Cavalry, 1st Troop, 13 May, 1861: Captain T C James, First Lieutenant R B Price, Second Lieutenant W Camae
Note: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was stationed at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 30 May, 1861.
Philadelphia to Chambersburg, 30 May-1 June, 1861
The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was ordered to proceed by the Columbia & Philadelphia Branch, Pennsylvania Railroad, to Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 30 May, 1861, and arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 8.40 PM the same day. The company arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, at 10 PM on 30 May, 1861.
Note: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was assigned to Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 31 May, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).
Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 31 May-1 June, 1861: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, was ordered to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 31 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F and K. The company arrived at Shippensburg, Cumberland and Franklin Counties, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 31 May, 1861, and at woods adjoining Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 12 PM on 1 June, 1861.
Note: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was ordered to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 7 AM on 1 June, 1861.
Department of Pennsylvania, 1 June-25 July, 1861
The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was stationed at woods adjoining Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, between 1 and 7 June, 1861.
Woods adjoining Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 7 June, 1861: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was ordered to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 8 AM on 7 June, 1861, and arrived at the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening the same day.
Note: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, 1st Troop, was assigned to the First Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861.
Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 15 June, 1861: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, arrived by the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike one and a half miles northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 3 PM on 15 June, 1861.
Note: Brevet Major & Brigadier General G Cadwalader, Pennsylvania Volunteers, set up headquarters at Reverend J Campbell's, Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 15 June, 1861.
Advance to Falling Waters, 16-18 June, 1861
The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was ordered across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 16 June, 1861, and was stationed at J L Cunningham's farm, west of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, north of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 16 and 18 June, 1861.
Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company G; the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia; the Second United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K; and a section of the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery were ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 17 June, 1861.
Troops stationed at J L Cunningham's farm, west of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, north of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, 17-18 June, 1861: Senior Colonel C P Dare, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry; First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J Nagle; 21st Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J F Ballier; 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel B D Birney; Philadelphia City Troop, Captain T C James
Note: Senior Colonel C P Dare, 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, was assigned to command the First and Fourth Brigades, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, in the morning on 17 June, 1861.
J L Cunningham's farm, west of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, north of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 18 June, 1861: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 4 AM on 18 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Potomac, on the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon the same day.
Note: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was stationed at Camp Potomac, on the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one and a half miles northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 19 June, 1861.
Camp Potomac, on the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one & a half miles northeast of Williamsport, to Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, 25 June, 1861: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was ordered to Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, at 7 PM on 25 June, 1861.
Downsville to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 1 July, 1861: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, arrived at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 11 AM on 1 July, 1861.
Skirmish at Falling Waters, 2 July, 1861
The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was ordered across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 2 July, 1861, and arrived by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike at W Porterfield's farm, one and a quarter miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 7 AM the same day.
Note: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was temorarily assigned to the Fourth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel H C Longnecker, 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, in the morning on 2 July, 1861 (See the Fourth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).
Troops stationed east of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, between W Hill's & W Porterfield's farms, one & a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, 2 July, 1861: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, and the lead/ right section of the 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, were stationed east of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, between W Hill's and W Porterfield's farms, one and a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 2 July, 1861.
Note: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was assigned as support to the lead/ right section of the 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, under the command of Captain E McK Hudson, 14th United States Infantry, during a skirmish between W Hill's and W Porterfield's farms, one and a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 2 July, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).
Skirmish between W Hill's & W Porterfield's farms, one & a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, 2 July, 1861: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was engaged in a skirmish between W Hill's and W Porterfield's farms, one and a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 2 July, 1861.
Troops engaged at the skirmish between W Hill's & W Porterfield's farms, one & a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, 2 July, 1861: Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry; Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, Colonel J C Starkweather; 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel P Jarrett; Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers, Captain W McMullen; Temporarily attached, Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, Captain T C James; 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, lead/ right section, Captain E McK Hudson, 14th United States Infantry
Note: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, arrived at Hoke's Run, half a mile southwest of Hainesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the evening on 2 July, 1861.
Advance to martinsburg, 3 July, 1861
The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 3 July, 1861.
Note: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, arrived half a mile south of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 3 July, 1861.
Martinsburg to Charlestown & Harpers Ferry, 15-21 July, 1861
The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 15 July, 1861, and arrived in the vicinity of Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the evening the same day. The company was ordered to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and arrived via Middleway/ Smithfield, Jefferson County, Virginia, the same day.
Charlestown to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 21 July, 1861.
Department of the Shenandoah, 25 July-12 August, 1861
The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was stationed at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 21 and 28 July, 1861.
Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 28 July, 1861: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was ordered across the Potomac River to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 8 AM on 28 July, 1861, and was stationed at Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, between 28 July and 12 August, 1861.
Note: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was assigned to the First Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.36, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861.
Sandy Hook to Philadelphia, 12-13 August, 1861
The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was ordered to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 12 August, 1861, and arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 13 August, 1861. The company was ordered to proceed by the Pennsylvania Railroad to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 2 PM the same day and arrived by the Columbia Branch, Pennsylvania Railroad, at West Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 7 PM on 13 August, 1861.
Drove yard Hotel, on Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 13 August, 1861: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was stationed at the Drove yard Hotel, on Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 13 August, 1861.
Note: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was ordered to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.170, Headquarters, Department of Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 11 August, 1861, dated 10 August, 1861, and by Special Orders No.4, Headquarters, First Brigade, Department of Shenandoah, Camp in the vicinity of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 11 August, 1861.
Mustered out, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 17 August, 1861: The Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, was mustered out at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Colonel C F Ruff, 3rd United States Cavalry, on 17 August, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 13 May, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 1 June-25 July, 1861; Department of the Shenandoah, 25 July-12 August, 1861
Second United States Battalion Cavalry
Colonel G H Thomas
- Company A: First Lt. A P Porter
Captain J H McArthur, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, was on a leave of absence at San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, on 27 March, 1861, and was stationed at Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861. Second Lieutenant A P Porter, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, was assigned to command the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, at Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, on 24 February, 1861, and was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 20 March, 1861. First Lieutenant A P Porter, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, was appointed quartermaster, 2nd United States Cavalry, dated 1 April, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry). - Company C: Capt. W B Royall
Captain J Oakes, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, on a leave of absence at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 23 March, 1861, and was appointed major, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 6 April, 1861. First Lieutenant W B Royall, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, was assigned to command the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, dated 23 March, 1861, and was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 21 March, 1861. He did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, as captain dated 21 March, 1861, and was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, dated 28 June, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry). - Company F: Capt. R W Johnson
Second Lieutenant M M Kimmel, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 1 April, 1861, but did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, as first lieutenant dated 1 April, 1861. Captain R W Johnson, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, was assigned to command the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, at Greencastle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861, and Second Lieutenant J B McIntosh, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, arrived at Darnestown, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 27 June, 1861. Second Lieutenant E H Leib, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, by General Orders No.106, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 5 December, 1861, dated 10 June, 1861, and was engaged in the first battle of Bull Run, on 21 July, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry). - Company K: Capt: C J Whiting
Second Lieutenant W McLean, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 9 May, 1861, but did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, as first lieutenant dated 9 May, 1861. He was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, dated 8 July, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).
The 2nd United States Cavalry (350), Companies A, C, F, and K, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, were ordered to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 31 May 1861, and were accompanied by the Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop. Companies A, C, F, and K arrived at Shippensburg, Cumberland and Franklin Counties, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 31 May, 1861. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, were ordered to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 7 AM on 1 June, 1861, and arrived at woods adjoining Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 12 PM the same day (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).
Note: J B McIntosh was appointed second lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph IV, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 8 June, 1861, and was stationed at New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, on 22 June, 1861. Second Lieutenant A K Arnold, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 6 April, 1861, but did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, as first lieutenant dated 6 April, 1861. He was appointed adjutant and first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, at woods adjoining Camp Carbon/ McClure, grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 1 June, 1861.
Organisation of 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, & K, Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 31 May, 1861: Colonel G H Thomas; Company A, First Lieutenant A P Porter, Company E; Company C, Captain W B Royall; Company F, Captain R W Johnson; Company K, Captain C J Whiting; First Lieutenant W McLean, Company A; First Lieutenant A K Arnold, Company D
Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, and the Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, were stationed at woods adjoining Camp Carbon/ McClure, grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 1 June, 1861, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, were assigned to the First Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861.Department of Pennsylvania, 1 June-25 July, 1861; Department of the Shenadoah, 25 July-17 August, 1861
First Rhode Island Detached Militia Artillery/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery
Capt. C H Tompkins
The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 6 PM on 9 June, 1861, and arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad in the evening on 10 June, 1861. The company was ordered to Washington, D. C., iat 7 AM on 17 June, 1861, and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at 6 AM on 19 June, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington).
Mustered in United States service for three months on 2 May, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 9-17 June, 1861
Doubleday's Battalion Artillery/ Infantry
Major A Doubleday, Seventeenth United States Infantry
Captain A Doubleday, 1st United States Artillery, Company E, was appointed major, 17th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.33, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 23 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.
First United States Artillery
- Company E: First Lt. J C Davis
First Lieutenant J C Davis, 1st United States Artillery, Company E, was appointed captain, 1st United States Artillery, 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. - Company H: Second Lt. N J Hall
Brevet Captain & First Lieutenant T Seymour, 1st United States Artillery, Company H, was appointed captain, 1st United States Artillery, 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, and was appointed captain, 5th United States Artillery, Company C, by General Orders No.106, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 December, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861. Captain M Knowlton, 1st United States Artillery, Company H, retired due to incapacity on 26 October, 1861, and First Lieutenant C H Weber, 1st United States Artillery, Company H, was appointed captain, 1st United States Artillery, Company H, by General Orders No.106, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 5 December, 1861, dated 26 October, 1861 (See the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G).
The 1st United States Artillery, Companies E and H, under the command of Major R Anderson, were stationed at Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, during the bombardment between 12 and 13 April, 1861.
Surrender of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, 13 April, 1861: Major R Anderson, 1st United States Artillery, surrendered Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, to Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, at 2.30 PM on 13 April, 1861.
Evacuation of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, 14 April, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Companies E (30) and H (33/35), acting as infantry, under the command of Major R Anderson, were ordered to evacuate Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, at 4 PM on 14 April, 1861, and was stationed on the steamer Isabel between 14 and 15 April, 1861. Companies E and H were ordered to proceed by the steamer Baltic to New York City, New York County, New York, at 10.30 AM on 15 April, 1861, and arrived Cape Hatteras, Hatteras Island, east of Pamlico Sound, off Hyde County, North Carolina, at 1 AM on 17 April, 1861. The 1st United States Artillery, Companies E and H, arrived at Barnegat, Ocean County, New Jersey, in the morning on 18 April, 1861, and opposite The Battery, on State Street and Battery Place, New York City, New York County, New York, at 1 PM the same day. Companies E and H disembarked at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, at 5 PM on 18 April, 1861.
Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Companies E and H, embarked on the steamer General Clinch at 2.30 PM on 14 April, 1861, and on the steamer Baltic at 10.30 AM on 15 April, 1861. First Lieutenant C H Weber, 1st United States Artillery, Company H, was stationed at Fort Taylor, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 14 April, 1861.
Steamer Baltic: Major R Anderson, 1st United States Artillery; 1st United States Artillery, Company E, Captain A Doubleday; 1st United States Artillery, Company H, Captain T Seymour; First Lieutenant J C Davis, 1st United States Artillery, Company E; Acting Adjutant, Quartermaster, & Second Lieutenant N I Hall, 1st United States Artillery, Company H; United States Corps Engineers (34), Captain G Foster; Assistant Captain & First Lieutenant L L Synder, United States Corps Engineers; Assistant Captain & Second Lieutenant R K Meade, Jr., United States Corps Engineers; United States General Service Recruits (160), Companies C & D, First Lieutenant E McK Hudson, 4th United States Artillery, Company K; Second Lieutenant R O Tyler, 3rd United States Artillery, Company H; Second Lieutenant L Thomas, Jr., 1st United States Artillery, Company D
Garrison at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 19 April, 1861: Captain A Doubleday, 1st United States Artillery, Company E; 1st United States Artillery, Company E (30), Officer Unknown; 1st United States Artillery, Company H (33/35), First Lieutenant J C Davis, 1st United States Artillery, Company E; Band (10)
Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Companies E and H, were assigned to garrison duty at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, between 19 April and 3 June, 1861.
Fort Hamilton to Chambersburg, 3-4 June, 1861
The 1st United States Artillery (120), Companies E and H, under the command of Captain A Doubleday, 1st United States Artillery, Company E,, were ordered to proceed by the tug boat Catiline on The Narrows to Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, at 9 AM on 3 June, 1861, and by the New Jersey Central Railroad to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 11.30 AM the same day. Companies E and H arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 4 June, 1861.
Department of Pennsylvania, 4 June-25 July, 1861
The 1st United States Artillery, Companies E and H, were stationed at Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, between 4 and 7 June, 1861.
Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 7 June, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Companies E and H, were ordered to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 8 AM on 7 June, 1861, and arrived at the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening the same day.
Note: Second Lieutenant S S Elder, 1st United States Artillery, Company E, was ordered to Governor's Island, west of Buttermilk Channel, New York Bay, opposite Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, to secure two 24 pounders and one 8 inch howitzer on 7 June 1861, and Doubleday's Battalion Artillery/ Infantry was assigned to the First Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861.
Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 15 June, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Companies E and H, arrived by the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike one and a half miles northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 3 PM on 15 June, 1861.
Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Companies E and H, were stationed at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, between 15 and 17 June, 1861.
Troops ordered to Washington, D. C., 17 June, 1861: 2nd United States Infantry, Companies D, K; 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, K; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company G, Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry; 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, K, Colonel G H Thomas; 1st United States Artillery, Companies E, H, Captain A Doubleday, 1st United States Artillery, Company E; 1st Rhode Islands Detached Militia, Colonel A E Burnside; 1st Rhode Islands Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery, Captain C H Tompkins
Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one & a half miles northeast of Williamsport, to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 17 June, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Companies E and H, under the command of Captain A Doubleday, 1st United States Artillery, Company E, arrived at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 17 June, 1861.
Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Companies E and H, were assigned to Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ Seige Artillery, under the command of Captain A Doubleday, 1st United States Artillery, Company E, at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, on 16 June, 1861, and to the First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, between 16 June and 28 July, 1861.
Organisation of Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ Seige Artillery, 16 June, 1861: Captain A Doubleday, 1st United States Artillery, Company E; 1st United States Artillery, Company E; First Lieutenant J C Davis; 1st United States Artillery, Company H; Second Lieutenant N J Hall
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, to York, York County, Pennsylvania, 17-18 June, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Companies E and H, were ordered to proceed by the Franklin Railroad to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 17 June, 1861, and arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at York, York County, Pennsylvania, at 2 AM on 18 June, 1861.
York, York County, Pennsylvania, to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 18-19 June, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Companies E and H, was ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 18 June, 1861, and arrived by the Franklin Railroad on 19 June, 1861.
Note: Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ Siege Artillery were assigned two 24 pounder and one 8 inch howitzer at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 18 June, 1861.
Hagerstown, Washington County, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 20 June, 1861: Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ Siege Artillery was ordered to proceed by the Williamsport Turnpike to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 4 AM on 20 June, 1861, and was accompanied by Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Note: A detachment of Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ Siege Artillery (10), under the command of Second Lieutenant S S Elder, 1st United States Artillery, Company E, was ordered to the toll gate on the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, half a mile west of Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 22 June, 1861.
Earthworks on the heights east of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, west of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 22 June, 1861: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, the 13th Pennsylvania Infantry, and the 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, under the supervision of Second Lieutenant O E Babcock, United States Corps Engineers; Second Lieutenant S S Elder, 1st United States Artillery, Company E; and Volunteer Aide G Farrell, 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, were assigned to build earthworks at the heights east of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, west of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, on 22 June, 1861 (See the Fourth Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).
Skirmish at the toll gate on the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, half a mile west of Lemon's Ferry, & Broad Lane School House, two miles southwest of Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 24 & 28 June, 1861: Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ Siege Artillery was engaged in a skirmish at the toll gate on the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, half a mile west of Lemon's Ferry, and Broad Lane School House, two miles southwest of Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the evening on 24 June, 1861, and in the afternoon on 28 June, 1861.
Note: Two 24 pounder and one 8 inch howitzer of Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ Siege Artillery were stationed at the earthworks at the heights east of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, west of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, on 24 June, 1861, and Captain A Doubleday, 1st United States Artillery, Company E, was appointed major, 17th United States Infantry, at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 28 June, 1861.
Advance to Martinsburg, 3 July, 1861
Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ Siege Artillery was ordered to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 3 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A and B. The battalion arrived by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the evening on 3 July, 1861 (See the Third Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).
Note: One 30 pounder Parrott rifle was assigned to Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ Siege Artillery at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 10 July, 1861.
Armament of Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ Siege Artillery, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, 10 July, 1861: One 8 inch Howitzer; one 24 pounder Parrott rifle; one 30 pounder Parrott rifle
Note: Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ Siege Artillery and the Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers were stationed at Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, north of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 3 and 15 July, 1861.
Martinsburg to Charlestown & Harpers Ferry, 15-21 July, 1861
Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ Siege Artillery was ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 15 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th Pennsylvania Infantry. The battalion arrived in the vicinity of Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the evening the same day and was ordered to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861. Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ Siege Artillery arrived at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, via Middleway/ Smithfield, Jefferson County, Virginia, the same day.
Note: Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ Siege Artillery was temporarily assigned to the Seventh Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, on 16 July, 1861 (See the Seventh Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania).
Charlestown to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ Siege Artillery was ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 21 July, 1861.
Department of The Shenandoah, 28 July-17 August, 1861
Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ SiegeArtillery was stationed at Bolivar Heights/ Furnance Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 21 and 28 July, 1861.
Bolivar Heights/ Furnance Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 28 July, 1861: Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ SiegeArtillery was ordered across the Potomac River to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 8 AM on 28 July, 1861, and was assigned to the Second Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 17th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.36, Headquarters, Army of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861.
Note: Captain A Doubleday was appointed major, 17th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.33, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 28 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861, and was ordered to Washington, D. C., on 26 August, 1861. Major A Doubleday, 17th United States Infantry, was assigned to command the heavy artillery at Washington, D. C., on 30 August, 1861.Department of Pennsylvania. 4 June-25 July, 1861; Department of the Shenandoah, 25 July-17 August, 1861
Eighth United States Infantry, Company G
Capt. R I Dodge
The 8th United States Infantry, Company G, was ordered to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 6 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 7 June, 1861. The company was ordered to proceed by the Franklin Railroad to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 18 June, 1861, and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at 1 AM on 20 June, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).
Department of Pennsylvania, 7-18 June 1861
Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers
Capt. W McMullen
The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months on 15 April, 1861.
Note: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers, under the command of Captain W McMullen, was accepted in state service for three months at McDonough's, on Sixth and Shippen Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 22 April, 1861.
Mustered for three months, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 13 May, 1861: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers (84) was mustered in United States service for three months at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, by Captain T H Neill, 5th United States Infantry, Company C, at 12 PM on 13 May, 1861.
Note: A detachment of the Moamensing Hose Company (84) was assigned to the Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers at McDonough's, on Sixth and Shippen Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 13 May, 1861.
Organisation of Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers, 13 May, 1861: Captain W McMullen, First Lieutenant F E Degan, Second Lieutenant J Beam; Third Lieutenant J T Harmer
Note: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was stationed at McDonough's, on Sixth and Shippen Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 2 June, 1861.
Philadelphia to Chambersburg, 2 June, 1861
The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was ordered to proceed by the Pennsylvania Railroad to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 11 AM on 2 June, 1861, and was accompanied Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers. The company arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 4/5.30 PM on 2 June, 1861
Department of Pennsylvania, 2 June-25 July, 1861
The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was stationed at Chambersburg Courthouse, corner of the Diamond and Market Street, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, between 2 and 7 June, 1861.
Note: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was assigned as military police at Major General G Patterson's Headquarters, old Female Seminary, opposite Montgomery House, on Front/Main Street, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 2 June, 1861, and was assigned to Doubleday's Battalion Infantry, under the command of Captain A Doubleday, 1st United States Artillery, Company E, at Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 7 June, 1861.
Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 7 June, 1861: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers arrived at the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening the on 7 June, 1861.
Note: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was stationed at Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 7 June, 1861, and was assigned to the First Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861.
Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile southeast of Greencastle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 15 June, 1861: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers arrived by the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike one and a half miles northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 3 PM on 15 June, 1861.
Note: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, set up headquarters at the Rosedale Female Seminary, Kee Mar College, southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 15 June, 1861.
Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one & a half miles northeast of Williamsport, to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 16 June, 1861: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was ordered to proceed by the Williamsport Turnpike to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 16 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Companies E and H. The company was stationed at the grounds of the Rosedale Female Seminary, Kee Mar College, southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, between 16 and 30 June, 1861.
Note: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was assigned as special body guard to Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, at Rosedale Female Seminary, Kee Mar College, southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 16 June, 1861.
Rosedale Female Seminary, southeast of Hagerstown, to Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, 30 June, 1861: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was ordered to Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 30 June, 1861, and was accompanied by Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Note: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was temporarily assigned to the Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, on 28 June, 1861, and was stationed at Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, between 30 June and 1 July, 1861 (See the Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).
Downsville to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 1 July, 1861: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers arrived at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 8 AM on 1 July, 1861.
Skirmish at Falling Waters, 2 July, 1861
The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was ordered across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 2 July, 1861, and arrived by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike at W Porterfield's farm, one and a quarter miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 7 AM the same day.
Skirmish between W Hill's & W Porterfield's farms, one & a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, 2 July, 1861: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was engaged in a skirmish between W Hill's and W Porterfield's farms, one and a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 2 July, 1861.
Note: Corporal J N McGinley, Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers, was wounded during the skirmish between W Hill's and W Porterfield's farms, one and a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 2 July, 1861, and arrived at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 4 PM the same day.
Troops engaged at the skirmish between W Hill's & W Porterfield's farms, one & a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, 2 July, 1861: Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry; Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, Colonel J C Starkweather; 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel P Jarrett; Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers, Captain W McMullen; Temporarily attached, Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, Captain T C James; 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, lead/ right section, Captain E McK Hudson, 14th United States Infantry
Note: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers arrived at Hoke's Run, half a mile southwest of Hainesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the evening on 2 July, 1861.
Advance to Martinsburg, 3 July, 1861
The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 3 July, 1861, and arrived at 12 PM the same day.
Note: Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ Siege Artillery and the Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers were stationed at Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, north of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 3 and 15 July, 1861.
Martinsburg to Charlestown & Harpers Ferry, 15-21 July, 1861
The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 15 July, 1861, and arrived in the vicinity of Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the evening the same day. The company was ordered to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and arrived via Middleway/ Smithfield, Jefferson County, Virginia, the same day.
Charlestown to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 21 July, 1861.
Department of the Shenandoah, 21 July-11 August, 1861
The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was stationed at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 21 and 28 July, 1861.
Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 28 July, 1861: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was ordered across the Potomac River to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 28 July, 1861, and was stationed at Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, between 28 July and 11 August, 1861.
Sandy Hook to Philadelphia, 11-12 August, 1861
The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 11 August, 1861, and arrived at Camden Station, corner of South Howard and Camden Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the evening the same day. The company was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at President Street Station, corner of President Street and Canton Avenue, Baltimore City, Maryland, to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 6.30 PM AM on 11 August, 1861, and arrived at Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Prime Street/ Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 10.30 AM on 12 August, 1861.
Note: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was stationed at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 11 August, 1861.
Mustered out, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 17 August, 1861: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was mustered out at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Colonel C F Ruff, 3rd United States Cavalry, on 17 August, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 20 May, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 2 June-25 July, 1861; Department of the Shenandoah, 25 July-11 August, 1861
Fourth United States Artillery, Light Company F
Capt. D D Perkins
The 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, on 4 June, 1861, and arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 20 June, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).
Department of the Shenandoah
Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania Infantry
Col. J W Geary
The 28th Pennsylvania Infantry was accepted in state service on 13 June, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Coleman, Oxford Park, on the Fox Chase & Frankford Turnpike, two miles southeast of Frankford, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 20 July, 1861.
Hazelton, Luzerne County, to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Company A, 28 June, 1861: The Pardee Rifles arrived at Camp Coleman, Oxford Park, on the Fox Chase & Frankford Turnpike, two miles southeast of Frankford, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 28 June, 1861.
Westmoreland, Westmoreland County, to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Company B, 28 June, 1861: The Jackson Guards arrived at Camp Coleman, Oxford Park, on the Fox Chase & Frankford Turnpike, two miles southeast of Frankford, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 6 AM on 28 June, 1861.
No.602 Arch Street, Philadelphia, to Oxford Park, on the Fox Chase & Frankford Turnpike, two miles southeast of Frankford, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Company D, 6 July, 1861: The Independent Greys (89), 2nd Company, was ordered to Camp Coleman, Oxford Park, on the Fox Chase & Frankford Turnpike, two miles southeast of Frankford, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 9 AM on 6 July, 1861.
Note: The Sewickly Rifles was ordered to proceed by the Pennsylvania Railroad to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 4 PM on 6 July, 1861.
Fourth & Library Streets, Philadelphia, to Oxford Park, on the Fox Chase & Frankford Turnpike, two miles southeast of Frankford, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Company K, 18/19 July, 1861: The Rover Guards arrived at Camp Coleman, Oxford Park, on the Fox Chase & Frankford Turnpike, two miles southeast of Frankford, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 18 and 19 July, 1861.
Mustered for three years, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 28 June & 3, 4, 6, 11, & 19/20 July, 1861: The 28th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A and B, were mustered in United States service for three years at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, by Major C F Ruff, United States Mounted Riflemen, on 28 June, 1861; Company C on 3 July, 1861; Company I on 4 July, 1861; Companies D, E, and F on 6 July, 1861; Companies G and H on 11 July, 1861; and Company K on 19/20 July, 1861.
Note: Major C F Ruff, United States Mounted Riflemen, was stationed at No.1622 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 1 March, 1861, and was appointed mustering officer at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 15 April, 1861. Governor J W Geary, Kansas Territory, was appointed colonel, 28th Pennsylvania Infantry, on 13 June, 1861.
Organisation of 28th Pennsylvania Infantry, 20 July, 1861: Colonel J W Geary, Lieutenant Colonel G D Korponay, Major H Tyndale; Company A, Pardee Rifles, Captain A Pardee, Jr.; Company B, Jackson Guards, Captain R Warden; Company C, Captain W Raphail; Company D, Independent Greys, 2nd Company, Captain G D Hammer; Company E, Mauch Chunk Rangers, Captain L F Chapman; Company F, Captain J B Copeland; Company G, Sewickley Rifles, Captain C W Meyer; Company H, Zouave Cadets, Captain T J Ahl; Company I, Captain T McDonough; Company K, Rover Guards, Captain W H Woodward; Band Leader J L Warwick
Note: The Pennsylvania Rifles, the Scotch Rifles, the Taggart Guards, and the Consolidation Guards, under the command of Captains G A Woodward, J O Finnie, E M Woodward, and P J Smith, respectively, were stationed at the Northampton County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, three quarters of a mile north of the Lehigh River, and one and a half miles west Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel G De Korponay, on 7 June, 1861.
Camp Coleman, Oxford Park, on the Fox Chase & Frankford Turnpike, two miles southeast of Frankford, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 4-27 July, 1861: The 28th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Camp Coleman, Oxford Park, on the Fox Chase & Frankford Turnpike, two miles southeast of Frankford, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, between 4 and 27 July, 1861.
Regimental Orders No.6, Headquarters, 28th Pennsylvania Infantry, 318 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 26 July, 1861: Major H Tyndale, 28th Pennsylvania Infantry, was detached and assigned to superintend the recruiting of the 28th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies L, M, N, O, and P, by Regimental Orders No.6, Headquarters, 28th Pennsylvania Infantry, 318 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 26 July, 1861.
Note: Major H Tyndale, 28th Pennsylvania Infantry, was stationed at Headquarters, 3rd Battalion, 28th Pennsylvania Infantry, Washington House, 318 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 27 July, 1861.
Philadelphia to Sandy Hook, 27-28 July, 1861
The 28th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at Broad and Prime Streets Station, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 3/4 PM on 27 July, 1861, and arrived at Baltimore City, Maryland, in the evening the same day. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 28 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry and the 12th Indiana Infantry. The regiment arrived at Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, at 4 PM the same day and at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, in the evening on 28 July, 1861 (See Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).
Note: The 28th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Tacony, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 10 AM on 27 July, 1861, and arrived by steamer on the Delaware River at Walnut Street wharf, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 12 PM the same day.
Department of the Shenandoah, 28 July-17 August, 1861
The 28th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Camp Geary, Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861.
Note: The 28th Pennsylvania Infantry was assigned to the First Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.36, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861, and to Brigadier General C P Stone's Corps of Observation, Army of the Potomac, on 4 August, 1861.
Mustered out, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 18 July, 1865: The 28th Pennsylvania Infantry was mustered out at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 18 July, 1865.
Mustered in United States service for three years 28 June, 1861. Department of the Shenandoah, 28 July-17 August, 1861
Second Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry (Thirty-first Pennsylvania Infantry)
Col. W B Mann
The 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry/ 31st Pennsylvania Infantry was organised as part of the Reserve Corps of the Commonwealth on 15 May, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Washington, Northampton County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, three quarters of a mile north of the Lehigh River, and one and a half miles west Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, on 23 July, 1861.
Mustered for state service not exceeding three years or the war, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 25-28 May, 1861: The 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry, Companies D, F, and H, were mustered in state service not exceeding three years or for the war at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, by Captain & Assistant Adjutant General H J Biddle, Pennsylvania Volunteers, on 25 May, 1861, and Companies A, B, C, E, G, I, and K on 27 May, 1861.
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, to Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Companies A, B, C, D, F, H, & I, 29 May, 1861: The Pennsylvania Rifles, the Governor's Rangers, the Hibernia Target Company, the Governor's Rangers, the Governor's Guards, the Independent Rangers, and the Constitutional Rangers, under the command of Colonel W B Mann, Pennsylvania Volunteers, were ordered to proceed by the North Pennsylvania Railroad to Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 29 May, 1861, and were accompanied by the Quaker City Guards. The Governor's Rangers, the Hibernia Target Company, the Governor's Rangers, the Governor's Guards, the Independent Rangers, and the Constitutional Rangers arrived at Camp Washington, Northampton County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, three quarters of a mile north of the Lehigh River, and one and a half miles west of Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, at 3 PM on 29 May, 1861.
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, to Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Companies E, G, & K, 30 May, 1861: The Scotch Rifles, the Taggart Guards, and the Consolidation Guards, under the command of Captain H G Sickel, Ontario Guards, were ordered to proceed by the North Pennsylvania Railroad to Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 30 May, 1861, and were accompanied by the Ontario Guards. The Pennsylvania Rifles, the Scotch Rifles, the Taggart Guards, and the Consolidation Guards arrived at Camp Washington, Northampton County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, three quarters of a mile north of the Lehigh River, and one and a half miles west Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 30 May, 1861 (See the Volunteers, Department of Washington).
Note: Colonel W B Mann, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was assigned to command Camp Washington, Northampton County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, three quarters of a mile north of the Lehigh River, and one and a half miles west of Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, between 29 May and 14 June, 1861, and was appointed colonel, 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry on 21 June, 1861. Major General A McCall, Pennsylvania Volunteers, arrived at Camp Washington, the Northampton County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, three quarters of a mile north of the Lehigh River, and one and a half miles west Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, on 14 June, 1861.
Organisation of 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry, 29 June, 1861: Colonel W B Mann, Lieutenant Colonel A L Magilton, Major W McCandless; Company A, Pennsylvania Rifles, Captain G A Woodward; Company B, Governor's Rangers, Captain P McDonough; Company C, Hibernia Target Company, Captain J N Byrnes; Company D, Governor's Rangers, Captain R Ellis; Company E, Scotch Rifles, Captain J O Finnie; Company F, Governor's Guards, Captain T F Bringhurst; Company G, Taggart Guards, Captain E M Woodward; Company H, Independent Rangers, Captain T Mealey; Company I, Consolidation Rangers, Captain W Knox; Company K, Consolidation Guards, Captain P J Smith
Note: The Pennsylvania Rifles, the Scotch Rifles, the Taggart Guards, and the Consolidation Guards, under the command of Colonel G De Korponay, Pennsylvania Volunteers, were stationed at Camp Washington, Northampton County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, three quarters of a mile north of the Lehigh River, and one and a half miles west Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, on 7 June, 1861, and Colonel G De Korponay was appointed lieutenant colonel, 28th Pennsylvania Infantry, on 28 June, 1861.
Camp Washington, Northampton County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, three quarters of a mile north of the Lehigh River, & one & a half miles west of Easton, Northampton County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 24 July, 1861: The 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Lehigh Valley Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 9 AM on 24 July, 1861, and arrived by Lebanon Valley Railroad at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, half a mile north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 4 PM the same day.
Note: The 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry was stationed at Camp Washington, Northampton County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, three quarters of a mile north of the Lehigh River, and one and a half miles west Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, on 24 July, 1861.
Harrisburg to Sandy Hook, 25-28 July, 1861
The 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland in the evening on 25 July, 1861, and arrived at Bolton Station, corner of Bolton and North Howard Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the afternoon on 26 July, 1861. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 28 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 28th Pennsylvania Infantry and the 12th Indiana Infantry. The 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry arrived at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, in the evening on 28 July, 1861 (See Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).
Note: The 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry was stationed at Baltimore City, Maryland, between 26 and 28 July, 1861.
Department of the Shenandoah, 28 July-17 August, 1861
The 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry was stationed at Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 28 July, 1861.
Note: The 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry was assigned to the First Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.36, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861, and was temporarily assigned to the First Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, under the command of Major General G A McCall, United States Volunteers, at Tennallytown, D. C., on 20 August 1861.
Mustered for three years, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 1 August, 1861: The 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry was mustered in United States service for three years at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, by Colonel F F Porter, 15th United States Infantry, on 1 August, 1861.
Note: A detachment of the 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry (350) refused to muster in United states service for three years on 1 August, 1861, and was ordered to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 1 PM the same day. The detachment of the 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 2 August, 1861.
Mustered out, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 6 June, 1864: The 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry, under the command of Colonel W McCandless, was mustered out, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, by Colonel F J Porter, 15th United States Infantry, on 6 June, 1864.
Department of the Shenandoah, 28 July-17 August, 1861
Thirteenth Massachusetts Infantry
Col. S H Leonard
The 13th Massachusetts Infantry was organised at Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 16 July, 1861.
Organisation of 4th Battalion Rifles, First Brigade, First Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, 24 May, 1861: Major S H Leonard; Company A, Captain J A Fox; Company B, Captain N W Batchelder; Company C, Captain J Kurtz; Company D, Captain A Harlow
Note: Captain S H Leonard, 4th Battalion Rifles, Company A, First Brigade, First Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, was appointed major, 4th Battalion Rifles, First Brigade, First Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, at Nassau Hall, 344 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, in the evening on 15 April, 1861.
Boston to Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Companies A, B, C, D, & E, 25 May, 1861: The 4th Battalion Rifles (282), First Brigade, First Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, under the command of Major S H Leonard, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Nelly Baker to Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 1PM on 25 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the Roxbury Rifle Company (79), under the command of Captain D S Bartlett.
Note: The 4th Battalion Infantry (120), First Brigade, First Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, under the command of Major T Stevenson, was assigned to garrison duty at Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, between 25 April and 25 May, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the steamer Nelly Baker to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 2 PM on 25 May, 1861.
Boston to Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Companies F, G, H, I, & K, 30 May, 1861: Pope's company, the Sunbury Rifle Company, the Mechanic Rifles, the Marlborough Union Rifle Guards, and the Westborough Rifles, under the command of Major S H Leonard, First Brigade, First Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Nelly Baker to Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 2.30 PM on 30 May, 1861.
Steamer Nelly Baker: Major S H Leonard, First Brigade, First Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia; Pope's company (90), Captain A H Pope; Sunbury Rifle Company (64), Captain A G Jones; Mechanic Rifles (79/81), First Lieutenant P D Chamberlain; Marlborough Union Rifle Guards (90/96), Captain M P Palmer; Westborough Rifles (101), Captain W P Blackmer
Note: Captain H Moore, Mechanic Rifles, resigned at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at in the morning on 30 May, 1861.
Disposition of 13th Massachusetts Infantry, at Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 1 July, 1861: The 13th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, and E, were stationed at Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Company F south of Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; and Companies G, H, I, and K northwest of Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 1 July, 1861.
Stoneham, Middlesex County, to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Company G, 11 July, 1861: Grey Eagles, under the command of Captain J B Gould, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Nelly Baker to Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 2.15 PM on 11 July, 1861.
Election of field officers, Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 16 July, 1861: Major S H Leonard, 4th Battalion Rifles, First Brigade, First Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, was appointed colonel, 13th Massachusetts Infantry; Captain N W Batchelder, 4th Battalion Rifles, Company B, First Brigade, First Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, lieutenant colonel, 13th Massachusetts Infantry; and Captain J B Gould, Stoneham Rifle Company, major, 13th Massachusetts Infantry, on 16 July, 1861.
Mustered for three years, Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, Sufflok County, Massachusetts, 16 July, 1861: The 13th Massachusetts Infantry was mustered in United States service for three years at Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, by Captain L H Marshall, 10th United States Infantry, Company K, in the morning on 16 July, 1861.
Note: The Sunbury Rifle Company and the Mechanics Rifles declined to be mustered in United States service for three years at Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, by Captain L H Marshall, 10th United States Infantry, Company K, on 16 July, 1861, and the Sunbury Rifle Company was disbanded by Special Orders No.352, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Headquarters, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, in the morning on 18 July, 1861.
Organisation of 13th Massachusetts Infantry, Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 16 July, 1861: Colonel S H Leonard, Lieutenant Colonel N W Batchelder, Major J B Gould; Company A, Captain J A Fox; Company B, Captain J S Cary; Company C, Captain J Kurtz; Company D, Captain A Harlow; Company E, Roxbury Rifle Company, Captain C R M Pratt; Company F, Captain H Whitcomb; Company H, Mechanic Rifles, Captain E L Bird; Company I, Marlborough Union Rifle Guards, Captain M P Palmer; Company K, Westborough Rifles, Captain W P Blackmer
Note: The Mechanics Rifles, 13th Massachusetts Infantry, Company H, under the command of Captain W L Clark, was mustered in United States service for three years at Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, by Captain L H Marshall, 10th United States Infantry, Company K, on 18 July, 1861.
Organisation of 13th Massachusetts Infantry, Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 29 July, 1861: Colonel S H Leonard, Lieutenant Colonel N W Batchelder, Major J B Gould; Company A, Captain J A Fox; Company B, Captain J S Cary; Company C, Captain J Kurtz; Company D, Captain A Harlow; Company E, Roxbury Rifle Company, Captain C R M Pratt; Company F, Captain H Whitcomb; Company G, Grey Eagles, Captain E W Fiske; Company H, Mechanic Rifles, Captain W L Clark; Company I, Marlborough Union Rifle Guards, Captain M P Palmer; Company K, Westborough Rifles, Captain W P Blackmer
Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston, to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 29 July, 1861: The 13th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies A, D, E, G, and H, arrived by the steamer Nellie Baker at Long Wharf, on Commercial Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 12.45 PM and Companies B, C, F, I, and K at 1.45 PM on 29 July, 1861.
Boston to Hagerstown, 29 July-1 August, 1861
The 13th Massachusetts Infantry (1,011) was ordered to proceed by the Boston & Worcester Railroad to Baltimore City, Maryland, at 5 PM on 29 July, 1861, and arrived by the Norwich & Worcester Railroad at Allyn's Point, New Haven County, Connecticut, at 12 AM on 30 July, 1861. The regiment arrived by the steamer Connecticut on the North/ Hudson River at Pier No.39, at the junction of West and Vestry Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, at 10/11 AM the same day.
Note: The 13th Massachusetts Infantry was stationed at City Hall Park barracks, on Chambers Street, southwest corner of Broadway and Park Row, New York City, New York County, New York, on 30 July, 1861.
New York City, New York County, New York, to Washington, D. C, 30-31 July, 1861: The 13th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to proceed by the steamer John Potter on the North/ Hudson River at Pier No.1, corner of Battery Square and West Street, New York City, New York County, New York, to South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, at 4/5 PM on 30 July, 1861. The 13th Massachusetts Infantry arrived by the South Camden Ferry at Washington Street Wharf, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 31 July, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 11 AM the same day. The regiment arrived by the Lebanon Valley Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 6 PM on 31 July, 1861.
Note: The 13th Massachusetts Infantry arrived by steamer on Raritan Bay at the Camden & Amboy Station Wharf, South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the afternoon on 30 July, 1861, and arrived at Pennsylvania Station, corner of Thirty-second Street and Lancaster Avenue, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 31 July, 1861.
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 1 August, 1861: The 13th Massachusetts Infantry arrived by the Franklin Railroad at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 1 August, 1861.
Department of the Shenandoah, 1-17 August, 1861
The 13th Massachusetts Infantry was stationed at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, between 1 and 2 August, 1861.
Hagerstown to Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge & South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 2-3 August, 1861: The 13th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 8 PM on 2 August, 1861, and arrived at Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland, in the evening the same day. The regiment was ordered to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 6.15 AM on 3 August, 1861, and arrived at Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, via Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland, at 3/4 PM the same day.
Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge & South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, to Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland, on 4 August, 1861: The 13th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland, on 4 August, 1861.
Distribution of 13th Massachusetts Infantry, 17 Augsut, 1861: The 13th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies D, F, G, and K, under the command of Colonel S H Leonard, were stationed at Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland; Companies A and B, under the command of Senior Captain J A Fox, 13th Massachusetts Infantry, Company A, at Camp Independence, on Antietam Creek, half a mile east of the Potomac River and two miles southeast of Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Virginia; Companies E and H, on the Potomac River, two miles north of Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Virginia; Company I, at Dam No.4, on the Potomac River, opposite Wynkoop Run, three quarters of a mile northeast of Scrabble, Berkeley County, Virginia; and Company C, at Shepherd's Island, on the Potomac River, one mile west of Mercerville, Washington County, Maryland, on 17 August, 1861.
Mustered out, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 1 August, 1865: The 13th Massachusetts Infantry was mustered out at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, by First Lieutenant P H Moroney, 14th United States Infantry, on 1 August, 1865. Department of the Shenandoah, 1-17 August, 1861
Fifth Connecticut Infantry
Col. O S Ferry
The 1st Regiment of Colt's Revolving Rifles of Connecticut was organised, under the call for 42,034 volunteers to serve three years, unless sooner discharged, on 10 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861, and the 5th Connecticut Infantry was organised at South Medaows, one and a half miles south of Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 20 June, 1861.
Troops stationed at old freight depot, Hartford, New Haven & Springfield Branch Railroad, Dutch Point, at the junction of the Little/ Mill & Connecticut Rivers, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, Companies A, D, E, F, & G (450), 21 May, 1861: Stone's company, Lane's company, Wyant's company, the Smiths Guards, and Packer's company were stationed at the old freight depot, Hartford, New Haven & Springfield Branch Railroad, Dutch Point, at the junction of the Little/ Mill and Connecticut Rivers, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 21 May, 1861.
Note: Stone's company arrived at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 15 May, 1861; Lane's company and Wyant's company by the Hartford, Providence & Fishkill Railroad on 17 May, 1861; the Smith Guards by the Hartford, Providence & Fishkill Railroad on 20 May, 1861; and Packer's company on 21 May, 1861.
Troops stationed at tobacco sheds, on Hoyshope Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, Companies B, C, & H, 23 May, 1861: Chapman's company, Corliss' company, and Granger's company were stationed at the tobacco sheds, on Hoyshope Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 23 May, 1861.
Note: Chapman's company, under the command of First Lieutenant G F Bill, was stationed at the tobacco sheds, on Hoyshope Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 15 May, 1861; Corliss' company arrived by the Hartford, New Haven & Springfield Railroad, at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 15 May, 1861; and Granger's company by the Hartford, Providence & Fishkill Railroad on 22/23 May, 1861.
South Medaows, one and a half miles south of Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, 4 June, 1861: The 1st Regiment of Colt's Revolving Rifles of Connecticut was ordered to South Medaows, one and a half miles south of Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 4 June, 1861.
Note: The 1st Regiment of Colt's Revolving Rifles of Connecticut, under the command of Colonel S Colt, was disbanded at South Medaows, one and a half miles south of Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 20 June, 1861.
Camp Putnam, junction of Washington Street & Maple Avenue, two miles southwest of Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, between 22 June-29 July, 1861: The 5th Connecticut Infantry was ordered to the junction of Washington Street and Maple Avenue, two miles southwest of Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 22 June, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Putnam, junction of Washington Street and Maple Avenue, two miles southwest of Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, between 22 June and 29 July, 1861.
Mustered for three years, Camp Putnam, junction of Maple Avenue & Washington Streets, two miles southwest of Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, 22 July, 1861; The 5th Connecticut Infantry was mustered in United States service for three years at Camp Putnam, junction of Maple Avenue and Washington Streets, two miles southwest of Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, by Colonel G Loomis, 5th United States Infantry, on 22 July, 1861.
Organisation of 5th Connecticut Infantry, Camp Putnam, at the junction of Bond and Webster Streets, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, 29 July, 1861: Colonel O S Ferry, Lieutenant Colonel T H C Kingsbury, Major G D Chapman; Company A, Captain H B Stone; Company B, Captain J H Chapman; Company C, Captain G W Corliss; Company D, Captain D F Lane; Company E, Captain W Wyant; Company F, Smith Guards, Captain E P Allen; Company G, Captain W W Packer; Company H, Captain A S Granger; Company I, Captain G Stedman, Jr.; Company K, Captain J T Sutton; Drum Major R Marshall; Fife Major P N Tew; Band Leader T Worsley
Hartford to Sandy Hook, 29 July-1 August, 1861
The 5th Connecticut Infantry (1,050) was ordered to proceed by the Hartford, Providence & Fishkill Railroad at Union Station, corner of Asylum and Union Place, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, to New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, on 29 July, 1861, and by the steamer Elm City at Long Wharf, New Haven Harbour, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, to New York City, New York, New York County, in the evening the same day. The regiment arrived at the steamboat landing, on Front Street, Elizabethport, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, at 7 AM on 30 July, 1861.
Elizabethport, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 31 July-1 August, 1861: The 5th Connecticut Infantry arrived by the Leigh Valley Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 3 AM on 31 July, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Baltimore City, Maryland, at 6 AM the same day. The regiment arrived at Bolton Station, corner of Bolton and North Howard Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, 3 PM on 31 July, 1861, and by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 5 AM on 1 August, 1861.
Note: The 5th Connecticut Infantry was assigned to the First Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, by General Orders No.38, Department of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 31 July, 1861, and was stationed at Maryland Heights, opposite, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 1 August, 1861.
Maryland Heights, opposite, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge & South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 2 August, 1861. The 5th Connecticut Infantry was ordered to Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 2 August, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Wooster, Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, between 2 and 17 August, 1861.
Mustered out, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 19 July, 1865: The 5th Connecticut Infantry was mustered out at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, by Captain & Acting Chief Mustering Officer E Alexander, 46th Pennsylvania Infantry, on 19 July, 1865.Department of the Shenandoah, 1-17 August, 1861
Sources
"The Philadelphia City Troop, with 400 regular cavalry, left here this morning for Shippensburg. It is supposed they will proceed to Chambersburg."
National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 3 June, 1861 - Carlisle, 31 May, 1861
"Chambersburg, 1 June - The Sixth, Twenty-first, and Twenty-third Regiments have encamped at Camp McClure, adjoining the town. The Second, Third, and Twenty-fourth Regiments, and the Scott Legion are at Camp Miles, four miles south of here. Three hundred and fifty regular dragoons, under Col. Thomas, and the Philadelphia city troop, ninety horses, are encamped in the woods adjoining Camp McClure."
World (New York City, New York County, New York) 3 June, 1861 - From Chambersburg
"These historic troops, one hundred and twenty strong, under command of Captain Doubleday, left Fort Hamilton, New York Harbour, on board the tug boat Catiline, for Jersey City, at nine o'clock Monday morning, en route by rail for Chambersburg, Pennsylvania."
National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 5 June, 1861 - The Fort Sumter Garrison
"Hagerstown, 7 June - The advance Brigade of Federal troops, under General Thomas, reached Greencastle, thirteen miles south of Chambersburg, today. This column expects to reach this place tomorrow night, and four brigades are to be pushed forward in rapid succession. The advance column will probably encamp at the Fairgrounds, one mile below here, on the Williamsport road."
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 8 June, 1861 – Movement towards Harper's Ferry
"Chambersburg, 7 June - Camp McClure was a field of clover, half a mile in length; now it is a field of Mars. The white tents yesterday, were upon the southern border, and extended from end to end. There are about four regiments here, including about eight companies of regular cavalry, artillery, and infantry."
World (New York City, New York County, New York) 11 June, 1861 - From Chambersburg
"Headquarters Comp. D., 6th Reg., 1st Brig., Camp Wingert, near Greencastle, 7th June - The advance army, gen. Patterson’s corps, left Chambersburg this morning at 8 o’clock, for this place, in the following order: Col. Thomas’ Reg. U. S. Dragoons; 2 companies of U. S. Artillery, under command of Capt. Doubleday, of Fort Sumter fame; Col. Dare’s 25th Regiment; Col. Ballier’s 21st, and Col. J. Nagle’s 6th Regiment of Infantry."
"11 June - This morning the Rhode Island Regiment with their battery of rifled cannon, passed here and went into camp about a mile below us."
Weekly Miner’s Journal (Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania), 15 June, 1861 – Letter from the 6th Regiment
"Hagerstown, 18 June - At dusk, companies of Regular Infantry and Cavalry, under Col. Thomas, arrived from Williamsport, and has scarcely made themselves comfortable before the Infantry were ordered back to Williamsport, and the Cavalry were sent on the cars to Frederick."
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 20 June, 1861 - Letter from Hagerstown
"On Saturday. 15th instant, General Cadwallder reached this place, from Greencastle, with six regiments, among whom were the Rhode Island regiment, McMullen's rangers, and the Fort Sumter boys, and never did soldiers receive a more hearty welcome than did they in our town."
National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 20 June, 1861 - The crossing of the troops from Williamsport, 18 June, 1861
"Camp near Williamsport, Md., 19 June, 1861 - On last Saturday, we left our camp at Greencastle, in company with the Second Cavalry, to which we were attached, and a large body of Infantry, besides the Rhode Island Battery. We arrived at Williamsport on Saturday afternoon, and encamped about a mile from the town. On Sunday morning we received orders to march, and in a few minutes we were in our saddles and on our way across the Potomac. General Cadwalader accompanied us and selected our camp, about six miles from Martinsburg, on the property of J. R. Cunningham, a Captain in the Secession army, whose family, judging from the appearance of things, had deserted the house, leaving everything in confusion."
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 22 June, 1861 - Letter from the City Troop
"Falling Waters, 17th June, 1861 – We left Chambersburg, Friday, 7th June, and after a long and tiresome march through the oppressive heat of the sun, we arrived at Greencastle about 6 o’clock."
"We remained at this place until Saturday, 15th June, when we took up our line of march for Maryland."
"At 3 o'clock we entered the loyal town of Williamsport, where we encamped for the night to take a good rest for the next day’s march through the water. The Potomac is very wide at this point, and it took us till 5 o’clock before all had crossed."
Weekly Miner's Journal (Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania), 22 June, 1861 – Letter from a Nagle Guard
"Hagerstown, Md., 23 June - The precise position of the troops in this neighbourhood is as follows: The Scott Legion and the 7th, 8th and 10th Penn. regiments are in camp about one mile east of Williamsport; Major Doubleday’s battery of heavy artillery is in position on the Williamsport Bluffs; Capt. Perkin’s light artillery, 6 pieces, is between here and Williamsport on the Fairgrounds; Cols. Dare’s, Nagle’s, Ballier’s and Rowley’s regiments are 2 miles from Williamsport on the Greencastle road, with 5 companies of cavalry, Col. Thomas’ regiment is one mile below here on the Frederick road; the 1st Wisconsin, 4th Conn. And 11th Penn. Regiments are 12 miles below on the Sharpsburg turnpike."
Boston Daily Advertiser (Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts), 24 June, 1861 – Position of the troops near Hagerstown
"The 6th, 21st and 23d Pennsylvania regiments marched to Falling Waters last night from Williamsport. Col. Thomas' cavalry, including the First City Troop, is with them."
Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 28 June, 1861 - Hagerstown, 26 June, 1861
"Headquarters, Twenty-third Regiment, Williamsport, Md., 24 June, 1861 - Major Doubleday's battery, two twenty-four pounders and one sea howitzer, will be mounted today, thus commanding the ford opposite the town."
"The City Troop forms a part of our brigade. The yound men are selected generally as orderlies for the different commanding officers, and behave themselves with much propriety. As they are not armed with carbines but have only sabres, and pistols as yet unfired, they are not expected to be placed on any very serious duty."
Press (Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania), 29 June, 1861 - Letter from Williamsport, Md.
"Hagerstown, Md., 30 June - Perkins’ six-piece field battery left here this morning, on quick time, for Bakersville, and has reached there before this time. The Fourth Connecticut Regiment and McMullin’s Rangers are packing up to leave, and will, we suppose, be off this evening."
"General Patterson and staff left here this afternoon for Downsville, and it is generally understood that the whole force will cross the river at three points simultaneously tomorrow morning at three o’clock. The points and brigades will be: Fourth Brigade, General Williams, Seventh, Eighth, Tenth and Twentieth Regiments; Fifth Brigade, Colonel Longnecker, Ninth, Thirteenth and Sixteenth Regiments - cross at Williamsport. First Brigade, Colonel C. P. dare, commanding, viz.: Colonel Thomas’ regular cavalry, the Philadelphia City Troop, the Sixth, twenty-first and Twenty-third Regiments - at Falling Waters. The Wisconsin Regiment and Eleventh Pennsylvania Regiment, with Perkins’ Battery will likely cross at the same place. The Second Brigade, General Wynkoop, viz.: First, Second, Third, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Regiments, will cross at Shepherdstown."
"The Fourth Connecticut Regiment and McMullin's Rangers will most likely cross at Falling Waters."
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania), 2 July, 1861 - Highly important from General Patterson's command
Books/ Manuscripts
Rhody Redlegs: A history of the Providence Marine Corps of Artillery and the 103d Field Artillery, Rhode Island National Guard 1801-2010, by Robert Grandchamp, Jane Lancaster, and Cynthia Ferguson
Narrative of the campaign of the First Rhode Island Regiment, in the spring and summer of 1861, by Augustus Woodbury
History of Company F, 1st Regiment, R.I. Volunteers, during the spring and summer of 1861, by Charles H Clarke
Abner Doubleday: A Civil War biography, by Thomas Barthel
Colonel Richard Irving Dodge: The life and times of a career army officer, by Wayne R Kime
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
Philadelphia politics from the bottom up: The life of Irishman William McMullen, 1824-1901, by Harry C Silcox
Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865, by Frank H Taylor
Reminiscences of the war, or, incidents which transpired in and about Chambersburg, during the War of the Rebellion, by J Hoke
The life of Major General George H. Thomas, by Thomas Van Horne
Across the continent with the Fifth Cavalry, by George Frederic Price
General George H. Thomas: A biography of the Union's rock of Chickamauga, by Robert P Broadwater
Official Army Register for September 1861, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, 1 September, 1861
History of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps: A complete record of the organization; and of the different companies, regiments and brigades; containing descriptions of expeditions, marches, skirmishes, and battles; together with biographical sketches of officers and personal records of each man during his term of service; compiled from official reports and other documents, by J R Sypher
A narrative of the campaign in the Valley of the Shenandoah in 1861, by Robert Patterson
History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5, prepared in compliance with acts of the legislation, Volume 1, by Samuel P Bates
Notes
Department of Pennsylvania, 17 April-25 July, 1861
Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was assigned to command the Department of Pennsylvania, Headquarters at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 17 April, 1861.
Note: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was stationed at Thirteenth and Locust Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 15 April, 1861, and was stationed at Headquarters, Military Department of Washington, No.1,516 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 29 April, 1861.
Orders No.7, Headquarters, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 19 April, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, assumed command of the Military Department of Washington, including the States of Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, by Orders No.7, Headquarters, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 19 April, 1861.
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 2 June, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was ordered to proceed by the Pennsylvania Railroad to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 11 AM on 2 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers. He arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 5.30 PM on 2 June, 1861.
Note: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was stationed at Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, between 2 and 15 June, 1861.
Organisation of First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 11 June, 1861: Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry: 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J Nagle; 21st Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J F Ballier; 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel C P Dare; 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, K, Captain R W Johnson, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F; Philadelphia City Cavalry, 1st Troop, Captain T C James; Doubleday's Battalion Artillery/ Infantry, Captain A Doubleday, 1st United States Artillery, Company E; 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, Colonel A E Burnside; 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery, Captain C H Tompkins
Note: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry; the 21st Pennsylvania Infantry; the 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry; the 8th United States Infantry, Company G; the Philadelphia City Cavalry, 1st Troop; the Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers; the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K; and the 1st United States Artillery, Companies E and H, were assigned to the First Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861.
Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 15-30 June, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, set up Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, at the Rosedale Female Seminary, Kee Mar College, southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 15 June, 1861, and was stationed at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, between 15 and 30 June, 1861.
Note: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was assigned as special body guard to Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, on 16 June, 1861, and the 8th United States Infantry, the 1st Rhode island Detached Militia, and the 1st Rhode island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery were ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 17 June, 1861.
Rosedale Female Seminary, Kee Mar College, southeast of Hagerstown, to Downsville, Washington County, Matyland, 30 June, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was ordered to Downsville, Washington County, Matyland, in the afternoon on 30 June, 1861, and the Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers.
Note: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and the Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers arrived at Williamsport, Washington County, Matyland, in the morning on 1 July, 1861.
Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, north of Race Street, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, 3-15 July, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, set up Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, north of Race Street, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 3 and 15 July, 1861.
General Orders No.30, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, 3 July, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, set up headquarters at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, by General Orders No.30, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 3 July, 1861.
Note: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery arrived at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 5 PM on 4 July, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington).
Organisation of First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 15 July, 1861: Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry; 6th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J Nagle; 21st Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J F Ballier; 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel C P Dare; 2nd United States Battalion Cavalry, Captain R W Johnson, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F; Philadelphia City Cavalry, 1st Troop, Captain T C James; 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery, Captain C H Tompkins
Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, 15-17 July, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, set up Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 15 and 17 July, 1861.
Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, 17-21 July, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, set up Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, at Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 17 and 21 July, 1861.
Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Harpers, Jefferson County, Virginia, 21-25 July, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, set up Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 21 and 25 July, 1861, and arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 25 July, 1861.
General Orders No.33, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 25 July, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was relieved of the command of the Department of Pennsylvania by General Orders No.33, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861.
Note: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was honourably discharged by General Orders No.46, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 27 July, 1861, dated 19 July, 1861.
Department of the Shenandoah, 25 July-17 August, 1861
Major General N P Banks, United States Volunteers, arrived by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 9 PM on 24 July, 1861, and assumed command of the Department of the Shenandoah, Headquarters at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861.
Note: Major General N P Banks, United States Volunteers, was assigned to command the Army of the Pennsylvania, Headquarters in the field, by General Orders No.46, Paragraph II, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 19 July, 1861 (See the Departments of Annapolis and Maryland).
Organisation of First Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, 29 July, 1861: Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry; 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry, Colonel W B Mann; 19th New York Infantry, Colonel J S Clark; 28th New York Infantry, Colonel D Donnelly; 28th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J W Geary; Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, Captain T C James; 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, K, Captain R W Johnson, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F; 9th New York State Militia, Company K, Captain T B Bunting; 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery, Captain W H Reynolds
Note: The 19th New York Infantry and the 28th New York Infantry arrived at Martinsburg, Berkeley, Virginia, in the morning on 8 July, 1861, and the 9th New York State Militia, Company K, in the evening on 9 July, 1861 (See the Volunteers, Department of Washington).
Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, Miller's farm, Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, one mile east of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 28 July, 1861: Major General N P Banks, United States Volunteers, set up headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, at Miller's farm, Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, one mile east of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 28 July, 1861.
Note: The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was assigned to the First Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.36, Headquarters, Army of the Shenandoah, on 29 July, 1861 (See the 2nd Rhode island Artillery).
Troop departures to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, & Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, & Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, 20 July-12 August, 1861: The 6th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 20 July, 1861; the 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 22 July, 1861; the 21st Pennsylvania Infantry to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 28 July, 1861; the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery to Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, at 9.30 PM on 29 July, 1861; and the Philadelphia City Cavalry, 1st Troop, to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 12 August, 1861.
Troop arrivals at Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, one mile east of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 28 July-3 August, 1861: The 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry and the 28th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived at Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, one mile east of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, in the evening on 28 July, 1861; the 5th Connecticut Infantry in the morning on 2 August, 1861; and the 13th Massachusetts Infantry in the evening on 3 August, 1861.
Note: The Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Major General N P Banks, United States Volunteers, was set up by General Orders No.36, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861.
Colonel G H Thomas, First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 22 May, dated 3 May, 1861: Major G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, was ordered to proceed by the New Jersey Central Railroad at Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 12 April, 1861, and arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad on 14 April, 1861. Major G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 25 April, 1861, and colonel, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861. Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, was ordered to proceed by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 31 May 1861, and arrived at woods adjoining Camp McClure, grounds of A K McClure, on the Philadelphia Turnpike, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, via Shippensburg, Cumberland and Franklin Counties, Pennsylvania, on 1 June, 1861. He was assigned to command the First Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861, and was appointed brigadier general, United States Volunteers, by General Orders No.62, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 20 August, 1861, dated 17 August, 1861, and resigned on 28 August, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).
Note: Lieutenant Colonel R E Lee, 2nd United States Cavalry, resigned on 16 March, 1861, and Colonel A S Johnston, 2nd United States Cavalry, resigned on 3 May, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, was appointed colonel, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861.
Brevet Major General & Brigadier General G Cadwalader, Pennsylvania Volunteers, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 11 June, 1861: Brigadier General G Cadwalader, First Brigade (Philadelphia County), First Division, Pennsylvania Militia, was appointed brigadier general, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by Governor A G Curtin, State of Pennsylvania, on 19 April, 1861, dated 17 April, 1861, and was assigned to command the First Brigade, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by Special Orders No.6, Division Headquarters, York, York County, Pennsylvania, on 9 May, 1861. Brevet Major General & Brigadier General G Cadwalader, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was ordered to Federal Hill, between Great Hughes and Cross Streets, and Hanover and Covington Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, by Special Orders No.39, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 14 May, 1861, and arrived by the steamer Maryland at Locust Point, northwest of Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 12 PM on 15 May, 1861. He assumed command of the Department of Annapolis by General Orders No.1, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Annapolis, Baltimore City, Maryland, the same day and was assigned to command the First Division, Army of Pennsyvania, by Special Orders No.68, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 11 June, 1861. Brevet Major General & Brigadier General G Cadwalader, Pennsylvania Volunteers, arrived at Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 13 June, 1861, and set up headquarters at Reverend J Campbell's, Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 15 June, 1861. He was honourably discharged by General Orders No.46, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 19 July, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Departments of Annapolis and Maryland).
Note: Senior Colonel P C Ellmaker, 3rd Pennsylvania Volunteers, Grey Reserves, First Brigade, First Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was assigned to command the First Brigade, First Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by General Orders No.12, Paragraph II, Headquarters, First Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 14 May, 1861, and assumed command by Special Orders No.1, Headquarters, First Brigade, First Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 15 May, 1861.
General Orders No.12, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 27 April, 1861: The Department of Pennsylvania, including the States of Pennsylavania and Delaware and all of Maryland not embraced in the Departments of Washington and Maryland, Headquarters at Philadelphia, or any other point tempararily occupied, under the command of Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was set up by General Orders No.12, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 27 April, 1861.
General Orders No.46, Paragraph II, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 19 July, 1861: The Department of Pennsylvania was designated the Department of the Shenandoah, Headquarters in the field, under the command of Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by General Orders No.46, Paragraph II, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 19 July, 1861.
General Orders No.47, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 25 July, 1861: The counties of Washington and Allegheny in Maryland, and such other parts of Virginia as may be covered by the Army in its operations, was assigned to the Department of the Shenandoah, Headquarters at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, by General Orders No.47, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 25 July, 1861.
Note: The remainder of Maryland not in the Department of the Shenandoah and the States of Pennsylavania and Delaware were assigned to the Department of Pennsylvania, Headquarters at Baltimore City, Maryalnd, under the command of Major General J A Dix, United States Army, by General Orders No.47, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 25 July, 1861.
General Orders, No. 15, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., August 17, 1861: The Department of Pennsylvania was discontinued, and incorporated into the Department of the Potomac, Headquarters at Washington, D. C., under the command of Major General G B McClellan, United States Army, by General Orders, No. 15, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on August 17, 1861.
Reports
OFFICIAL REPORT No.3: Series I, Volume 2, (Serial No.2), pp178-179
Colonel G H Thomas, Second United States Cavalry, dated in the vicinity of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, 3 July, 1861
OFFICIAL REPORT No.4: Series I, Volume 2, (Serial No.2), pp179-180
First Lieutenant D D Perkins, Fourth United States Artillery, dated in the vicinity of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, 4 July, 1861
OFFICIAL REPORT No.9: Series I, Volume 2, (Serial No.2), pp185-186
Captain E McK Hudson, Fourteenth United States Infantry, First Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, dated Darkesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, 3 July, 1861
Orders of Battle
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