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Army of Pennsylvania

Sixth Brigade, Second Division

Colonel J J Abercrombie, Seventh United States Infantry

Eleventh Pennsylvania Infantry

Col. P Jarrett

The 11th 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 Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 15 April, 1861.

Note: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to rendezvous at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, under the call for 75,000 troops to serve three months by President A Lincoln on 15 April, 1861.

Sunbury, Northumberland County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company F, 20 & 22 April, 1861: The Sunbury Guards arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 20 and 22 April, 1861.

Muncy, Lycoming County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company G, 22 April, 1861: The Brady Artillery was ordered to proceed by the Sunbury & Erie Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 22 April, 1861.

Greensburg & Latrobe, Westmoreland County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Companies I & K, 22 April, 1861: The Westmoreland Guards and the Coulter's company arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 22 April, 1861.

Pittston, Luzerne County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company E, 22 April, 1861: The Pittston Volunteers arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 22 April, 1861.

Williamsport, Lycoming County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Companies A & D, 23 April, 1861: The Woodward Guards and the Williamsport Rifles were ordered to proceed by the Sunbury & Erie Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 23 April, 1861.

Danville, Montour County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company H, 23 April, 1861: The Danville Rifles arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 23 April, 1861.

Lock Haven & Mill Hall, Clinton County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Companies B & C, 25 April, 1861: The Lock Haven Artillery and the Keystone Infantry, under the command of Captains P Jarrett and H M Bossert, arrived at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 25 April, 1861.

Mustered for three months, Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, half a mile north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 22-26 April, 1861: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K, was mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, half a mile north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Captain S G Simmons, 7th United States Infantry, Company H, on 22 April, 1861; Companies C, D, and E, for three months on 23 April, 1861; Companies A, G, and I for three months on 24 April, 1861; Company B for three months on 25 April, 1861; and Companies B and H for three months on 26 April, 1861.

Organisation of 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, 26 April, 1861: Colonel P Jarrett, Lieutenant Colonel R Coulter, Major W D Earnest; Company A, Woodward Guards, Captain J C Dodge; Company B, Lock Haven Artillery, Captain B K Jackman; Company C, Keystone Infantry, Captain H M Bossert; Company D, Williamsport Rifles, Captain W B Shantz; Company E, Pittston Volunteers, Captain J B Johnson; Company F, Sunbury Guards, Captain J C Bruner; Company G, Brady Artillery, Captain J N Bowman; Company H, Danville Rifles, Captain W M McClure; Company I, Westmoreland Guards, Captain W R Terry; Company K, Captain W B Coulter

Note: Colonel P Jarrett, 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, was assigned to command Camp Wilkins, the old Allegheny County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on the Allegheny Valley Railroad, Lawrenceville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, between 29 April and 11 May, 1861, and Colonel J W McLand, Erie Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, between 11 May and 6/7 June, 1861 (See the Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, half a mile north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, to West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 4 May, 1861: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R Coulter, was ordered to proceed by the Pennsylvania Railroad to West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, at 11 AM on 4 May, 1861, and arrived by the West Chester Branch, Pennsylvania Railroad, at Camp Wayne, the old Chester County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, south of West Chester Courthouse, on High Street, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, at 8 PM the same day.

Camp Wayne, old Chester County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, south of West Chester Courthouse, on High Street, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 9 May, 1861: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry and 11th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived at Camp Wayne, old Chester County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, south of West Chester Courthouse, on High Street, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, on 9 May, 1861 (See the Fourth Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Note: Camp Wayne was set up at the old Chester County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, south of West Chester Courthouse, on High Street, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, on 2 May, 1861, and Colonel H C Longnecker, 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, was assigned to command Camp Wayne, the old Chester County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, south of West Chester Courthouse, on High Street, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, between 9 and 25 May, 1861.

Organisation of Third Brigade, Pennsylvania Volunteers, 9 May, 1861: Brigadier General E C Williams, Pennsylvania Volunteers; 7th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel W H Irwin; 8th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel A H Emley; 10th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel S A Meredith; 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel P Jarrett

Note: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was assigned to the Third Brigade, Pennsylvania Volunteers, under the command of Brigadier General E C Williams, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by Special Orders No.6, Division Headquarters, York, York County, Pennsylvania, on 9 May, 1861, and Colonel P Jarrett, 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, was assigned to command Camp Wayne, old Chester County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, south of West Chester Courthouse, on High Street, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, on 26 May, 1861.

Camp Wayne, old Chester County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, south of West Chester Courthouse, on High Street, West Chester, Chester County, to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 27 May, 1861: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R Coulter, was ordered to proceed by the West Chester & Media Railroad to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 5 AM on 27 May, 1861.

Note: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 27 May, 1861.

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to Newark, New Castle County, Delaware; Elkton, North East, and Perryville, Cecil County; & Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland, 27 May, 1861: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad at Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to Newark, New Castle County, Delaware; Elkton, North East, and Perryville, Cecil County; and Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 27 May, 1861.

Note: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F, arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad at North East, Cecil County, Maryland, at 5 PM on 27 May, 1861.

North East to Chesapeake City, Cecil County, Maryland, Company G, 27 May, 1861: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G, was ordered to Chesapeake City, Cecil County, Maryland, in the evening on 27 May, 1861.

Distribution of 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad, between Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, & Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland, 27 May-9 June, 1861: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A and B, were stationed at Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland; Companies C and D at Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, under the command of Major W D Earnest; Company E at Charlestown, Cecil County, Maryland; Company F at North East, Cecil County, Maryland; Company G at Chesapeake City, Cecil County, Maryland; Companies H and I at Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R Coulter; and Company K, was stationed at Newark, New Castle County, Delaware, between 27 May and 9 June, 1861.

Note: The 1st Delaware Infantry, Companies A, B, D, and E, were assigned to guard the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad between Bush River Bridge, on Bush River, and Aberdeen, Harford County, Maryland, in the morning on 29 May, 1861, and Companies C, F, G, H, I, and K between Elkton, Cecil County, and Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland, on 9 June, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Departments of Annapolis and Maryland).

Elkton to Cherry Hill, Cecil County, Maryland, detachment of Companies H & I, 7 June, 1861: A detachment of the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry (90), Companies H and I, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R Coulter, were ordered to Cherry Hill, Cecil County, Maryland, at 2 PM on 7 June, 1861, and arrived at 3.30 PM the same day.

Troops stationed at Cherry Hill, Cecil County, Maryland, 7 June, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel R Coulter, 11th Pennsylvania Infantry; 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H (45), First Lieutenant S Hibler; Company I, Captain W R Terry

Camp Wilkins, old Allegheny County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on the Allegheny Valley Railroad, Lawrenceville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Colonel P Jarrett, 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, 29 April-9 June, 1861: Colonel P Jarrett, 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, was assigned to command Camp Wilkins, old Allegheny County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on the Allegheny Valley Railroad, Lawrenceville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, between 29 April and 9 June, 1861, and was ordered to Harve de Grace, Harford County, Maryland on 9 June, 1861.

Elkton & Chesapeake City, Cecil County, to Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland, Companies G, H, & I, 9 June, 1861: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies G, H, and I, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R Coulter, were ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad at Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland, on 9 June, 1861.

Note: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F, arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad at Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland, on 9 June, 1861, and the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Camp Reilly, Concord Point lighthouse, one mile south of Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland, between 9 and 12 June, 1861.

Havre de Grace to Chambersburg, 12-13 June, 1861

The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 7 AM on 12 June, 1861, and arrived at President Street Station, corner of President Street and Canton Avenue, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 10 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, in the afternoon on 12 June, 1861, and arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 2 AM on 13 June, 1861.

Note: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry 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 afternoon on 13 June, 1861.

Department of Pennsylvania, 13 June-25 July, 1861

The 11th 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 13 and 17 June, 1861.

Note: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was assigned to the Fifth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Brigadier General J S Negley, by Special Orders No.68, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Maryland, on 11 June, 1861 (See the Fifth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 17 June, 1861: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Franklin Railroad to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 3 AM on 17 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Negley, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 8 AM the same day.

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.

Advance to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 18 June, 1861: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, under the command of Brigadier General J S Negley, Pennsylvania Volunteers; was ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 3 AM on 18 June, 1861, and arrived by the Williamsport Turnpike at 6/7 AM the same day. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Williamsport Turnpike to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 6/7 PM on 18 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Negley, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 10 PM the same day.

Troops stationed at Camp Negley, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 19 June, 1861: Brigadier General J S Negley, Pennsylvania Volunteers; Fifth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, Colonel J C Starkweather; 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel P Jarrett; 14th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J W Johnston; 14th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel R A Oakford; Unattached, 4th Connecticut Infantry, Colonel L Woodhouse

Organisation of Fifth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, 11-20 June, 1861: Brigadier General J S Negley, Pennsylvania Volunteers; 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel P Jarrett; 14th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J W Johnston; 15th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel R A Oakford; 1st Wisconsin Infantry, Colonel J C Starkweather

Note: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was assigned to the Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.76, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 20 June, 1861.

Camp Negley, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, to Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, 29 June, 1861: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Camp Negley, on the Sharpsburg Turnpike, one and a half miles southwest of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, between 17 and 29 June, 1861, and was ordered to Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 29 June, 1861.

Note: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Camp Negley, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, between 17 and 29 June, 1861, and a detachment of the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R Coulter, was ordered to Dam No.4, on the Potomac River, opposite Wynkoop Run, three quarters of a mile northeast of Scrabble, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 29 June, 1861.

Downsville to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 1 July, 1861: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 12 AM on 1 July, 1861.

Note: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was temporarily assigned to Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, at the grounds of the Rosedale Female Seminary, Kee Mar College, southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 28 June, 1861, and arrived Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 30 June, 1861 (See the First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Skirmish at Falling Waters, 2 July, 1861

The 11th 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.

Skirmish between W Hill's & W Porterfield's farms, one & a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, 2 July, 1861: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry 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: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed west 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.

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

List of killed, etc, 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, 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: Killed 1, wounded 8, total 9

Note: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived at Hoke's Run, half a mile south of Hainesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the evening on 2 July, 1861.

Advance to Martinsburg, 3 July, 1861

The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry 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.

Escort ordnance & commissary stores to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, 4-5 July, 1861: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 3 AM on 4 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st Wisconsin Infantry. The regiment was ordered to escort ordnance and commissary stores to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 4 July, 1861, and arrived by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike in the morning on 5 July, 1861.

Note: Colonel J C Starkweather, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, and Colonel P Jarrett, 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, were stationed at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 4 July, 1861.

Martinsburg to Charlestown & Harpers Ferry, 15-21 July, 1861

The 11th 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, at 4 PM the same day. The regiment was ordered to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 9 AM on 17 July, 1861, and arrived via Middleway/ Smithfield, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 9 PM the same day.

Charlestown to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.127, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 24 July, 1861.

Harpers Ferry/ Sandy Hook to Harrisburg, 25-27 July, 1861

The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 25 July, 1861, and arrived at Camden Station, corner of South Howard and Camden Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the evening on 26 July, 1861. The regiment arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 27 July, 1861.

Note: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered across the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 24 July, 1861.

Mustered out, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1 July, 1861: The 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, and F, were mustered out at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Captain G W Getty, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company A, on 31 July, 1861, and Companies G, H, I, and K by Major T Williams, 5th United States Artillery, on 31 July, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 23, 24, 25, & 26 April, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 18 June-25 July, 1861; Remustered for three years 25 July, 1861

First Wisconsin Infantry

Col. J C Starkweather

The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months on 15 April, 1861, and was accepted in state service for three months at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, on 16 April, 1861.

Note: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to rendezvous at Camp Scott, old State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Spring Street, west of Twelfth Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, by Regimental Orders No.1, Headquarters of Wisconsin Active Militia, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, on 27 April, 1861, dated 22 April, 1861.

Regimental Orders No.1, Headquarters of Wisconsin Active Militia, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 22 April, 1861: The Governor's Guards, the Madison Guards, the Milwaukee Light Guards, the Union Rifles, the Black Yager Rifles, the Milwaukee Rifles, the Montgomery Guards, the Park City/ Kenosha Greys, the Horicon Light Guards, and the Beloit City Guards were assigned to the 1st Wisconsin Infantry by Regimental Orders No.1, Headquarters of Wisconsin Active Militia, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, on 22 April, 1861.

Note: Captain J C Starkweather, Milwaukee Light Guards, was appointed colonel, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, on 20 April, 1861.

Beloit, Rock County, to Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Company F, 24 April, 1861: The Beloit City Guards arrived at Camp Scott, old State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Spring Street, west of Twelfth Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, on 24 April, 1861.

Madison, Dane County, to Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Companies E & K, 24 April, 1861: The Governor's Guards (80) and the Madison Guards (80) were ordered to proceed by the Milwaukee & Mississippi Railroad to Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, at 1 PM on 24 April, 1861.

Hornicon, Dodge County, to Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Company C, 26 April, 1861: The Hornicon Light Infantry arrived by the la Crosse & Milwaukee Railroad at Camp Scott, old State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Spring Street, west of Twelfth Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, in the morning on 26 April, 1861.

Note: The Milwaukee Union Rifles and the Milwaukee Light Guards were stationed at Camp Scott, old State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Spring Street, west of Twelfth Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, on 26 April, 1861.

Kenosha, Kenosha County, to Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Company G, 26 April, 1861: The Park City/ Kenosha Greys arrived at Camp Scott, old State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Spring Street, west of Twelfth Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, on 26 April, 1861.

Camp Starkweather, north of Camp Scott, old State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Spring Street, west of Twelfth Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Companies B & D, 27 April, 1861: The Milwaukee/ Union Rifles and the Black Yaegers/ Rifles were stationed at Camp Starkweather, north of Camp Scott, old State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Spring Street, west of Twelfth Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, on 27 April, 1861.

Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, to Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Company I, 2 May, 1861: The Fond Du Lac Badger Boys arrived by the La Crosse & Milwaukee Railroad at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, in the afternoon on 2 May, 1861.

Note: The Fond du Lac Badger Boys was assigned to the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry by Executive Office, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, on 23 April, 1861, and to the 1st Wisconsin Infantry by General Orders No.5, Headquarters, 1st Wisconsin State Active Militia, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, on 30 April, 1861 (See the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry).

Organisation of 1st Wisconsin Infantry, 30 April, 1861: Colonel J C Starkweather, Lieutenant Colonel C L Harris, Major D H Lane; Company A, Milwaukee Light Guards, Captain G B Bingham; Company B, Milwaukee/ Union Rifles, Captain H A Mitchell; Company C, Horicon Light Guards, Captain O N Twogood; Company D, Black Yaegers/ Rifles, Captain P Draker; Company E, Madison Guards, Captain G E Bryant; Company F, Beloit City Guards, Captain W M Clarke; Company G, Park City/ Kenosha Greys, Captain D C McVean; Company H, Milwaukee Riflemen, Captain W George; Company I, Fond du Lac Badger Boys, Captain J V McCall; Company K, Governor's Guards, Captain L Fairchild

Note: The Montgomery Guards, under the command of Captain J C Lynch, was ordered to vacate their position in the 1st Wisconsin Infantry as the requisite number of men were not in the ranks on 27 April, 1861.

Mustered for three months, Camp Scott, old State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Spring Street, west of Twelfth Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 17 May, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Scott, old State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Spring Street, west of Twelfth Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, by First Lieutenant J B McIntyre, 1st United States Cavalry, on 17 May, 1861.

Note: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was stationed at Camp Scott, old State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Spring Street, west of Twelfth Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, on 9 June, 1861.

Milwaukee to Chambersburg, 9-12 June, 1861

The 1st Wisconsin Infantry (745) was ordered to proceed by the Chicago & Milwaukee Railroad to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 2 PM on 9 June, 1861, dated 7 June, 1861, and arrived at Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, at 11.20 AM on 10 June, 1861. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Cleveland & Toledo Railroad to Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at 1.30 PM the same day and arrived at 7 PM on 10 June, 1861. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at 11.30 PM the same day and arrived at 9 AM on 11 June, 1861. The 1st Wisconsin Infantry arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, at 7 PM the same day and at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 12 AM on 12 June, 1861. The regiment arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 3 AM the same day and was accompanied by Brevet Major General & Brigadier General G Cadwalader, Pennsylvania Volunteers.

Note: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry 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, at 7 AM on 12 June, 1861.

Department of Pennsylvania, 12 June-25 July, 1861

The 1st Wisconsin 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 12 and 16 June, 1861.

Note: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was assigned to the Fifth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Brigadier General J S Negley, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by Special Orders No.68, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Maryland, on 11 June, 1861 (See the Fifth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 16 June, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Franklin Railroad to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 12 PM on 16 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Negley, J Hager's farm, one miles southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 8 PM the same day.

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.

Advance to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 18 June, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry, under the command of Brigadier General J S Negley, Pennsylvania Volunteers; was ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 3 AM on 18 June, 1861, and arrived by the Williamsport Turnpike at 6/7 AM the same day. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Williamsport Turnpike to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 6/7 PM on 18 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Negley, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 10 PM the same day.

Troops stationed at Camp Negley, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 19 June, 1861: Brigadier General J S Negley, Pennsylvania Volunteers; Fifth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, Colonel J C Starkweather; 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel P Jarrett; 14th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J W Johnston; 14th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel R A Oakford; Unattached, 4th Connecticut Infantry, Colonel L Woodhouse

Organisation of Fifth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, 11-20 June, 1861: Brigadier General J S Negley, Pennsylvania Volunteers; 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel P Jarrett; 14th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J W Johnston; 15th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel R A Oakford; 1st Wisconsin Infantry, Colonel J C Starkweather

Note: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was assigned to the Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.76, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 20 June, 1861.

Camp Negley, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, to Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, 29 June, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin was ordered to Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 29 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry.

Note: The 1st Wisconsin was stationed at Camp Negley, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, between 17 and 29 June, 1861.

Downsville to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 1 July, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 11 AM on 1 July, 1861.

Note: The Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was temporarily assigned to Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, at the grounds of the Rosedale Female Seminary, Kee Mar College, southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 28 June, 1861, and arrived Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 30 June, 1861 (See the First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Skirmish at Falling Waters, 2 July, 1861

The 1st Wisconsin 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.

Skirmish between W Hill's & W Porterfield's farms, one & a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, 2 July, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry 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: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was 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.

Troops enaged 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: Private S Wyse, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, was caputred 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.

List of killed, etc, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, 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: Company A k 1, t 1; Company B, w 1, t 1; Company E, w 1, t 1, Company G, w 3, t 3; Company K, c 1, t 1; Killed 1, wounded 5, captured 1, total 7

Note: The 1st Wisconsin 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 1st Wisconsin Infantry 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.

Escort ordnance & commissary stores to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, 4-5 July, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 3 AM on 4 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry. The regiment was ordered to escort ordnance and commissary stores to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 4 July, 1861, and arrived by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike in the morning on 5 July, 1861.

Note: Colonel J C Starkweather, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, and Colonel P Jarrett, 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, were stationed at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 4 July, 1861.

Martinsburg to Charlestown & Bolivar Heights, 15-23 July, 1861

The 1st Wisconsin 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, at 4 PM the same day. The regiment was ordered to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 9 AM on 17 July, 1861, and arrived via Middleway/ Smithfield, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 9 PM the same day.

Charlestown to Bolivar Heights/ Furnace Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, 23 July, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry arrived at Bolivar Heights/ Furnance Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the evening on 23 July, 1861.

Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, to junction of the Monocacy River & Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Monacacy Junction, Frederick County, Maryland, 24-25 July, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered across the Potomac River to Monacacy Junction, junction of the Monocacy River and Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Frederick County, Maryland, in the morning on 24 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp Starkweather, Monacacy Junction, junction of the Monocacy River and Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Frederick County, Maryland, in the evening on 25 July, 1861.

Department of the Shenandoah, 25 July-12 August, 1861

The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was stationed at Camp Starkweather, junction of the Monocacy River and Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Monocacy Junction, Frederick County, Maryland, on 26 July, 1861.

Gurad duty at junction of the Monocacy River & Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Monocacy Junction, Frederick County, Maryland, 26 July-12 August, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was assigned to guard duty at and north of the junction of the Monocacy River and Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Monocacy Junction, Frederick County, Maryland, between 26 July and 12 August, 1861.

Note: Two companies of the 1st Maryland Infantry were stationed at Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 27 July, 1861 (See the Volunteers, Departments of Annapolis & Maryland).

Sandy Hook to Milwaukee, 12-17 August, 1861

The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, to Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, in the morning on 12 August, 1861, and arrived by the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad at Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at 12 PM on 16 August, 1861. The regiment was ordered to proceed by Cleveland & Toledo Railroad to Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, at 2 PM the same day and arrived at 6.55 PM on 16 August, 1861. The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to prceed by the Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad to Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at 9.15 PM the same day and arrived at 6.30 AM on 17 August, 1861. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Chicago & Milwaukee Railroad to Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, at 8.50 AM on 17 August, 1861, and arrived at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, in the morning the same day.

Note: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, by Special Orders No.177, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 12 August, 1861.

Mustered out, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 21 & 22 August, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry, Companies C, F, and K, were mustered out at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, by Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Major H Brooks, 2nd United States Artillery, Company H, on 21 August, 1861, and Companies A, B, D, E, H, H, and I, on 22 August, 1861, dated 21 August, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 19 May 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 12 June-25 July, 1861; Department of the Shenandoah, 25 July-17 August, 1861; Remustered for three years 9 October, 1861

Fourth Connecticut Infantry/ First Connecticut Heavy Artillery

Col. L Woodhouse

The 4th Connecticut Infantry was authorised by a proclamation calling for 42,034 volunteers to serve three years, unless sooner discharged, by General Orders No.15, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 4 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861, and was accepted in state servce for three years on 10 May, 1861, and arrived at Camp Mansfield, North Meadows, two miles north of Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 25 May, 1861.

Note: The 4th Connecticut Infantry was ordered to rendezvous at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, under the call for 42,034 troops to serve three years by President A Lincoln on 3 May, 1861.

Mustered for three years, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, 22 & 23 May, 1861: The 4th Connecticut Infantry, Companies A, B, D, G, and H, were mustered in United States service for three years at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 22 May, 1861, and Companies C, E, F, I, and K for three years on 23 May, 1861.

Organisation of 4th Connecticut Infantry, 23 May, 1861: Colonel L Woodhouse, Lieutenant Colonel N L White, Major H W Birge; Infantry Company A, City Guards, Captain L G Hemingway; Infantry Company B, Captain E S Kellogg; Infantry Company C, Captain R S Burbank; Infantry Company D, Captain J C Dunford; Infantry Company E, Captain O A Dennis; Infantry Company F, Captain N S Hallenbeck; Infantry Company G , Captain R G Williams; Infantry Company H, Captain C C Clark; Infantry Company I , Captain S H Perkins; Infantry Company K, Union Rifle Guards, Captain D W Siprell

Note: The 4th Connecticut Infantry was stationed at Camp Mansfield, North Meadows, two miles north of Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, between 25 May and 10 June, 1861, and arrived at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, at 2 PM on 10 June, 1861.

Hartford to Chambersburg, 10-12 June, 1861

The 4th Connecticut Infantry (1,046) was ordered to proceed by the steamers Granite State and City of Hartford on the Connecticut River to Washington, D. C., at 3/4 PM on 10 June, 1861, and arrived at Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, at 5.30 PM the same day. The regiment arrived on the North/ Hudson River at the wharf, junction of Montgomery and Hudson Streets, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, at 5 AM on 11 June, 1861.

Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 11-12 June, 1861: The 4th Connecticut Infantry was ordered to proceed by the New Jersey Railroad at New Jersey Station, corner of Hudson and Mercer Streets, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 5/6 PM on 11 June, 1861, and arrived by the Camden Branch, Camden & Amboy Railroad, at Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, at 12/2 AM on 12 June, 1861. The regiment arrived by the South Camden Ferry on the Delaware River at Walnut Street Wharf, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 3 AM the same day and was ordered to proceed by the Columbia Branch, Pennsylvania Railroad, at West Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 12 June, 1861. The 4th Connecticut Infantry arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 5 PM the same day and was ordered to proceed by the Cumberland Valley Railroad to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 6 PM on 12 June, 1861.

Note: The 4th Connecticut Infantry was ordered to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 11 AM on 10 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, at 11 PM on 12 June, 1861.

Department of pennsylvania, 12 June-25 July, 1861

The 4th Connecticut 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 12 and 17 June, 1861.

Camp McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 17 June, 1861: The 4th Connecticut Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Franklin Railroad to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 9 AM on 17 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Negley, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 12 PM the same day.

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, and the 4th Connecticut Infantry, Company I, was detached and assigned to escort duty at Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 17 June, 1861. Company I arrived at Camp Negley, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 9 PM the same day.

Advance to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 18 June, 1861: The 4th Connecticut Infantry, under the command of Brigadier General J S Negley, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 3 AM on 18 June, 1861, and arrived by the Williamsport Turnpike at 6/7 AM the same day. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Williamsport Turnpike to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 6/7 PM on 18 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Negley, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 10 PM the same day.

Troops stationed at Camp Negley, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 19 June, 1861: Brigadier General J S Negley, Pennsylvania Volunteers; Fifth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, Colonel J C Starkweather; 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel P Jarrett; 14th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J W Johnston; 14th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel R A Oakford; Unattached, 4th Connecticut Infantry, Colonel L Woodhouse

Note: The 4th Connecticut Infantry was assigned to the Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.76, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 20 June, 1861.

Camp Negley, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, B, C, E, G, & K, 4 July, 1861: The 4th Connecticut Infantry, Companies B, C, E, G, and K, under the command of Major H W Birge, were ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, on 4 July, 1861, and were assigned to garrison duty at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, between 4 July and 9 August, 1861.

Note: The 8th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and K, were assigned to garrison duty at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, between 2 and 5 July, 1861 (See the Third Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Camp Negley, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, Companies A, D, F, H, & I, 17 June-6 July, 1861: The 4th Connecticut Infantry, Companies A, D, F, H, and I, under the command of Colonel L Woodhouse, were stationed at Camp Negley, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, between 17 June and 6 July, 1861.

Camp Abercrombie, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, Companies A, D, F, H, & I, 6 July, 1861: The 4th Connecticut Infantry, Companies A, D, F, H, and I, arrived at Camp Abercrombie/ McKee, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 6 July, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 4th Connecticut Infantry (23), Company B, under the command of Captain E S Kellogg, was assigned to scouting duty opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the evening on 6 July, 1861.

Escort subsistence stores to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, Company E, 6-7 July, 1861: The 4th Connecticut Infantry, Company E, was ordered to escort subsistence stores to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861, and arrived at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, on 7 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Connecticut Infantry, Company E, was stationed at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the evening on 6 July, 1861, and was ordered to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 7 AM on 7 July, 1861.

Special duty at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, Company I, 10-11 July, 1861: The 4th Connecticut Infantry, Company I, was ordered to proceed by the Williamsport Turnpike to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 10 July, 1861, and arrived at 4 PM the same day. Company I arrived by the Williamsport Turnpike at Camp Abercrombie/ McKee, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 11 July, 1861.

Escort subsistence stores to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, Company E, 15 July, 1861: The 4th Connecticut Infantry, Company E, was ordered to escort subsistence stores to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 15 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Connecticut Infantry, Company B, was ordered to Dam No.5, on the Potomac River, seven miles west of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, on 15 July, 1861.

Provost duty, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, Company I, 19-29 July, 1861: The 4th Connecticut Infantry, Company I, was assigned to provost duty at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 19 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp Abercrombie/ McKee, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861.

Expedition to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, Company B, 20-21 July, 1861: The 4th Connecticut Infantry, Company B, was ordered to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 20 July, 1861, and arrived at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Connecticut Infantry was ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.113, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 20 July, 1861.

Department of the Shenandoah, 25 July-17 August, 1861

The 4th Connecticut Infantry, Companies A, D, F, H, and I, were stationed at Camp Abercrombie/ McKee, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, and Companies B, C, E, G, and K at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, on 9 August, 1861.

Williamsport to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, Companies B, C, E, G, & K, 9 August, 1861: The 4th Connecticut Infantry, Companies B, C, E, G, and K, under the command of Major H W Birge, were ordered to proceed by the Williamsport Turnpike to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 9 August, 1861.

Hagerstown, Washington County, to Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland, Companies B, C, E, & K, 9-10 August, 1861: The 4th Connecticut Infantry, Companies B, C, E, and K, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel N L White, were ordered to Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland, in the morning on 9 August, 1861, and arrived at Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland, the same day. Companies B, C, E, and K arrived at Camp Banks, Frederick County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, State/ Hessian Barracks, on Market Street, Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland, on 10 August, 1861.

Note: The 4th Connecticut Infantry, Companies B, C, E, G, and K, were assigned to guard duty south of the Frederick County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, State/ Hessian Barracks, on Market Street, Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland, on 10 August, 1861.

Camp Abercrombie/ McKee, J Hager's farm, one mile southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, to Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland, Companies A, D, F, G, H, & I, 16-17 August, 1861: The 4th Connecticut Infantry, Companies A, D, F, G, H, and I, under the command of Colonel L Woodhouse, were ordered to Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland, at 5 PM on 16 August, 1861, and arrived at Camp Banks, Frederick County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, State/ Hessian Barracks, on Market Street, Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland, at 11 AM on 17 August, 1861.

Camp Kennedy, White Oak Springs, on the Harpers Ferry/ Ridge Road, three miles southwest of Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland, 21 August, 1861: The 4th Connecticut Infantry was ordered to White Oak Springs, on the Harpers Ferry/ Ridge Road, three miles southwest of Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland, at 3 PM on 21 August, 1861, and arrived at Camp Kennedy, White Oak Springs, on the Harpers Ferry/ Ridge Road, three miles southwest of Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland, at 4.30 PM the same day.

Redesignated 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 2 January, 1864: The 4th Connecticut Infantry was redesignated the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery at Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 2 January, 1862.

Note: The 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery Companies L and M, under the command of Captains J Perkins and U Wallace, respectively, were mustered in United States service on 12 March, 1862.

Mustered out, Washington, D. C., 25 September, 1864: The 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery was mustered out at Washington, D. C., by Captain & Assistant Quartermaster D W Van Horn, United States Quartermaster's Department, on 25 September, 1864.
Mustered in United States service for three years 22 & 23 May, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 12 June-25 July, 1861; Department of the Shenandoah, 25 July-17 August, 1861; Redesignated 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery, 2 January, 1864

Eleventh Indiana Infantry

Col. L Wallace

The 11th Indiana Infantry was ordered to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 7 July, 1861, and arrived at 12 AM on 12 July, 1861.

Note: The 11th Indiana Infantry was assigned to the Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, on 13 July, 1861 (See the Unassigned, Army of Pennsylvania).
Mustered in United States service for three months 25 April-1 May, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 12-24 July, 1861

Second Massachusetts Infantry

Col. G H Gordon

The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry was authorised by a proclamation calling for 42,034 volunteers to serve three years, unless sooner discharged, by General Orders No.15, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 4 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861, and was accepted in state service for three years at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 22 May, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to rendezvous at Camp Andrew, on Weld Street, opposite Brook farm, three quarters of a mile northwest of West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 11 May, 1861, and was organised at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, by General Orders No.16, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Headquarters, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 1 June, 1861.

Lovell, Middlesex County, to West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Company A, 11 May, 1861: The Abbott Greys/ Light Guards (64/79) was ordered to proceed by the Boston & Lowell Railroad to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 9.30 AM on 11 May, 1861, and arrived at Camp Andrew, on Weld Street, opposite Brook Farm, three quarters of a mile northwest of West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, in the afternoon the same day.

Boston to West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Company F, 14 May, 1861: Whitney's company (78) arrived at Camp Andrew, on Weld Street, opposite Brook farm, three quarters of a mile northwest of West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, in the evening on 14 May, 1861.

Salem, Essex County, Middlesex County, to West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Company C, 14 May, 1861: The Andrew Light Guards was ordered to proceed by the Eastern Railroad to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 10 AM on 14 May, 1861, and arrived at Camp Andrew, on Weld Street, opposite Brook farm, three quarters of a mile northwest of West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, in the afternoon the same day.

Note: The Andrew Light Guards was stationed at Camp Webb, Winters Island, two miles northeast of Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, between 1 and 14 May, 1861.

Fitchburg, Worcester County, to West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, detachment of Company D, 14 May, 1861: A detachment of recruits (42), under the command of Captain J Savage, Jr., arrived at Camp Andrew, on Weld Street, opposite Brook farm, three quarters of a mile northwest of West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, in the afternoon on 14 May, 1861.

West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Company I, 15 May, 1861: Underwood's company was ordered to proceed by the Providence & Boston Railroad to West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 8.30 PM on 15 May, 1861, and arrived at Camp Andrew, on Weld Street, opposite Brook farm, three quarters of a mile northwest of West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 11 PM the same day.

Note: Underwood's company was stationed at No.15 Winter Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 14 May, 1861.

Troops stationed at Camp Andrew, on Weld Street, opposite Brook farm, three quarters of a mile northwest of West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Companies A, C, D, F, G, & I, 20 May, 1861: Colonel G H Gordon, Lieutenant Colonel G L Andrews, Major W Dwight; Company A, Abbott Greys/ Light Guards, Captain E G Abbott; Company C, Andrew Light Guards, Captain W Cogswell; Company D, Captain J Savage, Jr.; Company F, Captain J P Whitney; Company G, Captain R Cary; Company I, Captain A B Underwood

Medway, Norfolk County, to West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, detachment of Company E, 22 May, 1861: Quincy's company (101) arrived at Camp Andrew, on Weld Street, opposite Brook farm, three quarters of a mile northwest of West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 22 May, 1861.

Note: Curtis' company, Tucker's company, and Goodwins' company were stationed at Camp Andrew, on Weld Street, opposite Brook farm, three quarters of a mile northwest of West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 25 May, 1861.

Mustered for three years, Camp Andrew, on Weld Street, opposite Brook farm, three quarters of a mile northwest of West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 25 May, 1861: The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry was mustered in United States service for three years at Camp Andrew, on Weld Street, opposite Brook farm, three quarters of a mile northwest of West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, by Captain T J C Amory, 7th United States Infantry, Company E, on 25 May, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant C R Mudge, 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, Company F, was appointed captain, 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, Company F, on 8 July, 1861.

Organisation of 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, 25 May, 1861: Colonel G H Gordon, Lieutenant Colonel G L Andrews, Major W Dwight; Company A, Abbott Greys/ Light Guards, Captain E G Abbott; Company B, Captain G S Curtis; Company C, Andrew Light Guards, Captain W Cogswell; Company D, Captain J Savage, Jr.; Company E, Captain S M Quincy; Company F, Captain J P Whitney; Company G, Captain R Cary; Company H, Captain F H Tucker; Company I, Captain A B Underwood; Company K, Captain R C Goodwin

Note: The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry was stationed at Camp Andrew, on Weld Street, opposite Brook farm, three quarters of a mile northwest of West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 8 July, 1861.

West Roxbury to Hagerstown, 8-1i July, 1861

The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Denham Branch, Boston & Providence Railroad, to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, in the morning on 8 July, 1861, and arrived by the Boston & Providence Railroad at 12 PM the same day. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Boston & Providence Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 3 PM on 8 July, 1861, and arrived at Groton, New London County, Connecticut, in the evening the same day. The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry arrived by steamer Commodore on the North/ Hudson River at Jersey City Ferry Terminal, junction of Cortlandt and West Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, at 8 AM on 9 July, 1861.

Note: The 2nd 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, in the morning on 9 July, 1861.

New York City, New York County, New York, to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 9-11 July, 1861: The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to proceed by steamer on the North/ Hudson River to Elizabethport, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, at 4 PM on 9 July, 1861, and proceed by the New Jersey Central Railroad to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 11 PM the same day. The regiment arrived by the Franklin Railroad at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, via Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 2 AM on 11 July, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry arrived at the steamboat landing, on Front Street, Elizabethport, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, in the afternoon on 9 July, 1861.

Advance to Martinsburg, 12 July, 1861

The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Williamsport Turnpike to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 4 PM on 12 July, 1861, and arrived at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 6.30 PM the same day. The regiment was ordered across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 4/5 AM on 12 July, 1861, and arrived by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the evening the same day.

Department of Pennsylvania, 12-25 July, 1861

The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry was stationed at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 12 and 15 July, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry was assigned to the Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.105, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 14 July, 1861.

Martinsburg, Berkeley County, to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, 15-17 July, 1861: The 2nd Massachusetts 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, 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, the same day.

Charlestown to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 18 July, 1861: The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 3.30 PM on 18, July, 1861, and was assigned to garrison duty at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 18 and 29 July, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry was stationed at Bolivar Heights/ Furnace Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the evening on 18 July, 1861.

Reconnaissance to the Blue Ridge Mountains/ Loudoun Heights, one mile south of Harpers Ferry Jefferson County, Virginia, detachment of Company B, 20 July, 1861: A detachment of the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry (40), Company B, under the command of Captain G S Curtis, was ordered on a reconnaissance across the Shenandoah River to the Blue Ridge Mountains/ Loudoun Heights, one mile south of Harpers Ferry Jefferson County, Virginia, at 12 AM on 20 July, 1861, and arrived at Harpers Ferry Jefferson County, Virginia, at 8/9 AM the same day.

Note: Major General N P Banks, United States Volunteers, arrived at Harpers Ferry Jefferson County, Virginia, in the evening on 24 July, 1861.

Department of The Shenandoah, 25 July-17 August, 1861

The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry was stationed at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, between on 18 and 29, July, 1861.

Maryland Heights, opposite Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, Companies B, D, E, F, H, I, & K, 29 July, 1861: The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, Companies B, D, E, F, H, I, and K, under the command of Colonel G H Gordon, were ordered across the Potomac River to Maryland Heights, opposite Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 29 July, 1861.

Garrison duty at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, Companies A, C, & G, 29 July, 1861: The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, Companies A, C, and G, and a detachment of the 2nd United States Cavalry (20), under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G L Andrews, 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, were assigned to garrison duty at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 29 July, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Note: The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry was assigned to the Second Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.36, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Shenandoah, at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861.

Western slope of Maryland Heights, opposite Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, Companies B, D, E, F, H, I, & K, 29 July, 1861: The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, Companies B, D, E, F, H, I, and K, under the command of Colonel G H Gordon, were assigne to support the 2nd Rhode Island Artillery, at the western slope of Maryland Heights, opposite, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the evening on 29 July, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Rhode Island Artillery arrived by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 2 PM on 29 July, 1861, and the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, Companies B, D, E, and I, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G L Andrews, were ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 17 August, 1861 (See the 2nd Rhode Island Artillery).

Mustered out, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 16 July, 1865: The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry was mustered out at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, by Major & Chief Mustering Officer R H Wilbur, 102nd New York Infantry, on 16 July, 1865.
Mustered in United States service for three years 18-25 May, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 12-25 July, 1861; Department of the Shenandoah, 25 July-17 August, 1861

Department of the Shenandoah

Twelfth Massachusetts Infantry

Col. F Webster

The 12th Massachusetts Infantry was authorised by a proclamation calling for 42,034 volunteers to serve three years, unless sooner discharged, by General Orders No.15, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 4 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861, and was accepted in state service for three years at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 22 May, 1861.

Note: The 12th Massachusetts Infantry was organised at Faneuil Hall, on Market Square, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 21 April, 1861.

North Bridgewater, Plymouth County, to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Company F, 29 April, 1861: Hichborn's company (81) arrived by the Old Colony & Falls River Railroad at 10 AM at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 29 April, 1861.

Distribution of 12th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, & G, 1 May, 1861: The 12th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, and E, were stationed at Faneuil Hall, on Market Square, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, and Companies F and G at No.71 Clinton Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 1 May, 1861.

Note: N B Shurtleff, Jr., was appointed captain at Faneuil Hall, on Market Square, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, in the evening on 26 April, 1861.

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, to Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbour, Companies A & B, 3 May, 1861: The 12th Massachusetts Infantry (144), Companies A and B, under the command of Captains A C Grover and G W Murch, respectively, arrived by the steamer Nantasket at Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbour, in the afternoon on 3 May, 1861.

Note: Major General S Andrews, First Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, was assigned to command Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbour, between 1 May and 1 June, 1861.

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, to Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbour, Companies C, & E, 4 May, 1861: The 12th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies C and E, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Nantasket Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbour, in the afternoon on 4 May, 1861.

Note: The 12th Massachusetts Infantry, Company D, was stationed at Faneuil Hall, on Market Square, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 5 May, 1861.

Gloucester, Essex County, to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Company K, 4 May, 1861: The 12th Massachusetts Infantry (72), Company K, arrived by the steamer Mystic at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 10 AM on 4 May, 1861.

Stoughton, Norfolk County, to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Company I, 7 May, 1861: Ripley's company arrived by the Boston & Providence Railroad at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, arrived at 4 PM on 7 May, 1861, and was stationed at Faneuil Hall, on Market Square, Boston, Suffolk County, between 7 and 8 May, 1861.

Note: The 11th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies A, C, D, and H, were stationed at Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbour, between 7 May and 17 June, 1861; Companies B, E, F, and G between 11 May and 17 June, 1861; Company I between 14 May and 17 June, 1861; and Company K between 27 May and 17 June, 1861 (See the 11th Massachusetts Infantry).

Weymouth, Norfolk County, to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Company H, 8 May, 1861: The Union Guards (79) arrived by the Old Colony & Fall Rivers Railroad at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, in the morning on 8 May, 1861.

Note: The 12th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies D, F, and G, were ordered to Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbour, between 5 and 7 May, 1861.

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, to Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbour, Companies H, I, & K, 8 May, 1861: The 12th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies H, I, and K, under the command of Captain J L Bates, 12th Massachusetts Infantry, Company H, were ordered to proceed on the steamer Nantasket to Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbour, in the afternoon on 8 May, 1861.

Note: Brigadier General E W Pierce, Second Brigade, First Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, was assigned to command the troops stationed at Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbour, between 13 and 27 May, 1861, and Brigadier General J Andrews, Fourth Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, between 27 May and 21 August, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbour, 10 May, 1861: Brigadier General E W Pierce, Second Brigade, First Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia; 11th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies A, C, D, and H, Major G F Tileston; 12th Massachusetts Infantry, Colonel F Webster; 2nd Battalion Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, Major R W Newton

Note: The 2nd Battalion Infantry (250), First Brigade, First Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, under the command of Major R W Newton, was stationed at Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbour, between 29 April and 25 May, 1861, and the 14th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbour, on 25 June, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbour, 25 May, 1861: Brigadier General E W Pierce, Second Brigade, First Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia; 11th Massachusetts Infantry, (721), Colonel G Clark, Jr.; 12th Massachusetts Infantry (855), Colonel F Webster; 2nd Battalion Infantry, First Brigade, First Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia (220), Major R W Newton

Mustered for three years, Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbour, 26 June, 1861: The 12th Massachusetts Infantry was mustered in United States service for three years at Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbour, by Captain L H Marshall, 10th United States Infantry, Company K, on 26 June, 1861.

Note: Captains A C Grover and C R Doane, 12th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies A and C, respectively, resigned at Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbour, on 18 May, 1861.

Organisation of 12th Massachusetts Infantry, 26 June, 1861: Colonel F Webster, Lieutenant Colonel T M Bryan, Jr., Major E M Burbank; Company A, Felton Guards, Captain R H Kimball; Company B, Captain G W Murch; Company C, Captain D G Handy; Company D, Latin School Guards, Captain N B Shurtleff, Jr.; Company E, Emerson Guards, Captain E C Saltmarsh; Company F, Captain A Hichborn; Company G, Captain I Blanchard; Company H, Union Guards, Captain J L Bates; Company I, Captain J Ripley; Company K, Captain D Allen, Jr.

Note: First Lieutenant D G Handy, 2nd Battalion Infantry, Company A, First Brigade, First Division, Massachusetts (Volunteer) Militia, was appointed captain, 12th Massachusetts Infantry, Company C, on 26 June, 1861.

Fort Warren, Georges Island, Boston Harbour, to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 23 July, 1861: The 12th Massachusetts Infantry arrived by the steamers Argo and May Queen at Commercial Wharf, on Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 6.30 PM on 23 July, 1861.

Boston to Sandy Hook, 23-27 July, 1861

The 12th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Old Colony & Fall River Railroad to Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, at 8 PM on 23 July, 1861, and arrived at 10.30 PM the same day. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the steamer Bay State to New York City, New York County, New York, at 1.30 AM on 24 July, 1861, and arrived on the East River at East Eleventh Street, New York City, New York County, New York, at 12.30 PM the same day.

Note: The 12th 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 24 July, 1861.

New York City, New York County, New York, to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 24-27 July, 1861: The 12th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to proceed by the steamer Kill von Kull on the North/ Hudson River at Pier No.2, northeast of Battery Place, on West Street, New York City, New York County, New York, to Elizabethport, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, at 7 PM on 24 July, 1861, and to proceed by the New Jersey Central Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 10 PM the same day. The regiment arrived by the Lebanon Valley Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 6 PM on 25 July, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Baltimore City, Maryland, at 8 PM the same day. The 12th Massachusetts Infantry arrived at Bolton Station, corner of Bolton and North Howard Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 12 PM on 26 July, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 10 PM the same day. The regiment arrived at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 27 July, 1861.

Note: The 12th Massachusetts Infantry arrived at the steamboat landing, on Front Street, Elizabethport, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, in the evening on 24 July, 1861.

Department of the Shenandoah, 27 July-17 August, 1861

The 12th Massachusetts Infantry was stationed at Camp Banks, Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 27 July, 1861.

Note: The 12th Massachusetts Infantry was assigned the Second Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.36, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861.

Mustered out, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 8 July, 1864: The 12th Massachusetts Infantry was mustered out at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 8 July, 1864.
Mustered in United States service for three years 26 June, 1861; Department of the Shenandoah, 27 July-17 August, 1861

Twelfth Indiana Infantry

Col. J M Wallace
Adjutant General J M Wallace, Indiana Volunteer Militia, was appointed colonel, 12th Indiana Infantry, on 22 May, 1861, dated 15 May, 1861.

The 12th Indiana Infantry was authorised by Governor O P Morton, State of Indiana, for one years' state service and ordered to rendezvous at Camp Morton No.2, Otis Grove, old Indiana State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on 7 May, 1861.

Note: The 12th Indiana Infantry was accepted in state service for one year at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on 22 May, 1861, and was accepted in United States service for the unexpired portion of its one year state service at Camp Sullivan, Indiana State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between New York and Market Streets, and Blackford and West Streets, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on 18 July, 1861.

Noblesville, Hamilton County, to Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, Company D, 22 April, 1861: O'Brien's company arrived by the Peru & Indianapolis Railroad at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on 22 April, 1861.

Vernon, Jennings County, to Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, Company K, 22 April, 1861: Draper's company arrived by the Madison & Indianapolis Railroad at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on 22 April, 1861.

New Albany, Floyd County, to Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, Company A, 23 April, 1861: Morrison's company arrived at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on 23 April, 1861.

Warsaw, Kosciusko County, to Otis Grove, old Indiana State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, Company E, 5-6 May, 1861: The Kosciusko Guards was ordered to proceed by the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Rairoad to Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, in the evening on 5 May, 1861, and arrived by the Peru & Indianapolis Railroad at 11.30 AM on 6 May, 1861.

Note: The Kosciusko Guards was stationed at Camp Morton No.2, Otis Grove, old Indiana State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on 6 May, 1861.

Madison, Jefferson County, to Otis Grove, old Indiana State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, Company C, 9 May, 1861: Bachman's company arrived by the Madison & Indianapolis Railroad at Camp Morton No.2, Otis Grove, old Indiana State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on 9 May, 1861.

Marion, Grant County, to Otis Grove, old Indiana State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, Companies H & I, 9-10 May, 1861: Doan's and Thompson's companies arrived at Camp Morton No.2, Otis Grove, old Indiana State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on 9 and 10 May, 1861.

Fort Wayne, Allen County, to Otis Grove, old Indiana State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, Companies F & G, 11 May, 1861: Nelson's and Reed's companies arrived by the Peru & Indianapolis Railroad at Camp Morton No.2, Otis Grove, old Indiana State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on 11 May, 1861.

Camp Morton No.2, Otis Grove, old Indiana State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, 13 May, 1861: The 12th Indiana Infantry was stationed at Camp Morton No.2, Otis Grove, old Indiana State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on 13 May, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Camp Sullivan, Indiana State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between New York and Market Streets, & Blackford & West Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, & H, 7-15 May, 1861: The 12th Indiana Infantry, Company E, was mustered in state service for one year at Camp Sullivan, Indiana State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between New York and Market Streets, and Blackford and West Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on 7 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861; Company C for one year on 9 May, 1861, dated 23 April, 1861; Company A for one year on 11 May, 1861, dated 23 April, 1861; Company F for one year on 11 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861; Company D for one year on 14 May, 1861, dated 23 April, 1861; Companies B and I on 15 May, 1861, dated 23 April, 1861; Company H for one year on 15 May, 1861, dated 2 May, 1861; Company G for one year on 15 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861; and Company K for one year on 24 July, 1861, dated 23 April, 1861.

Note: The 12th Indiana Infantry and 13th Indiana Infantry were stationed at Camp Sullivan, Indiana State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between New York and Market Streets, and Blackford and West Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on 28 May, 1861.

Camp Sullivan, Indiana State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between New York & Market Streets, & Blackford and West Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, to Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, 11-12 June, 1861: The 12th Indiana Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Terre Haute & Richmond Railroad to Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, in the evening on 11 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Wallace, on north bank of the Ohio River, Rodian coal mines, two miles southwest of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, at 7 AM on 12 June, 1861.

Note: The 11th Indiana Infantry was stationed at Camp Wallace, on north bank of the Ohio River, Rodian coal mines, two miles southwest of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, between 10 May and 9 June, 1861 (See the Unassigned, Army of Pennsylvania).

Organisation of 12th Indiana Infantry, 11 June, 1861: Colonel J M Wallace, Lieutenant Colonel W H Link, Major G Humphrey; Company A, Captain T G Morrison; Company B, Captain T B Noel; Company C, Captain J Bachman; Company D, Captain W O'Brien; Company E, Kosciusko Guards, Captain H Hubler; Company F, Captain G Nelson; Company G, Captain A F Reed; Company H, Captain T Doan; Company I, Captain H D Thompson; Company K, Captain J F Draper

Camp Wallace, on north bank of the Ohio River, Rodian coal mines, two miles southwest of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, to Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, 23 July, 1861: The 12th Indiana Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Evansville & Crawfordsville Railroad to Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, at 9 AM on 23 July, 1861, and arrived by the Terre Haute & Richmond Railroad at 9 PM the same day.

Mustered for unexpired one year, State House, between Washington & Market Streets, & Mississippi & Tennessee Streets, Marion County, Indiana, 23 July, 1861, dated 18 July, 1861: The 12th Indiana Infantry was mustered in United States service for the unexpired portion of its one year state service at the State House, between Washington and Market Streets, and Mississippi and Tennessee Streets, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on 24 July, 1861, dated 18 July, 1861.

Note: The 12th Indiana Infantry, Company K, was mustered in state service for one year at the State House, between Washington and Market Streets, and Mississippi and Tennessee Streets, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on 24 July, 1861, and Captain H D Thompson, 12th Indiana Infantry, Company I, resigned on 25 July, 1861.

Indianapolis to Sandy Hook, 25-28 July, 1861

The 12th Indiana Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Indiana Central Railroad to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 10 AM on 25 July, 1861, and arrived by the Columbus & Steubenville Railroad at Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, at 11 AM on 26 July, 1861. The regiment arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 10.30 AM on 27 July, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Baltimore City, Maryland, at 5 PM the same day. The 12th Indiana Infantry arrived at Bolton Station, corner of Bolton and North Howard Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 5 AM on 28 July, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 7 AM on 28 July, 1861. The regiment was accompanied by the 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry and the 28th Pennsylvania Infantry and arrived at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 4.30 PM on 28 July, 1861 (See the First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Note: The 12th Indiana Infantry was stationed at the State House Square, between Washington and Market Streets, and Mississippi and Tennessee Streets, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, in the evening on 24 July, 1861.

Department of the Shenandoah, 28 July-17 August, 1861

The 12th Indiana Infantry was stationed at Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, in the evening on 28 July, 1861.

Note: The 12th Indiana Infantry was assigned to the Second Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.36, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861.

Mustered out, Washington, D. C., 14, 15, & 16 May, 1862, dated 19 May, 1862: The 12th Indiana Infantry, Companies D, E, F, and G, were mustered out at Washington, D. C., by Assistant Inspector General R Jones, United States Adjutant General's Department, on 14 May, 1862, dated 19 May, 1862; Companies H, I, and K on 15 May, 1862, dated 19 May, 1862; and Companies A, B, and C on 16 May, 1862, dated 19 May, 1862
Mustered in United States service 24 July, 1861; Department of the Shenandoah, 28 July-17 August, 1861

Sixteenth Indiana Infantry

Col. P A Hackleman
P A Hackman, Esq., was appointed colonel, 16th Indiana Infantry, at Camp Wayne, Wayne County Agricultural Society Fairground, south of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, on 18 May, 1861.

The 16th Indiana Infantry was authorised by Governor O P Morton, State of Indiana, for one years' state service and ordered to rendezvous at Camp Wayne, Wayne County Agricultural Society Fairground, south of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, on 7 May, 1861.

Note: The 16th Indiana Infantry was accepted in state service for one year at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, on 18 May, 1861, and was accepted in United States service for the unexpired portion of its one year state sercice at Camp Wayne, Wayne County Agricultural Society Fairground, south of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, on 21 July, 1861.

Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, Company C, 22 April-6 June, 1861: Gillespie's company arrived by the Indiana Central Railroad at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on 22 April, 1861, and was ordered to Wayne County Agricultural Society Fairground, south of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, on 5 June, 1861. The company arrived by the Indiana Central Railroad at Camp Wayne, Wayne County Agricultural Society Fairground, south of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, on 6 June, 1861.

Note: Gillespie's company was assigned to the 16th Indiana Infantry by Brigadier General J J Reynolds, United States Volunteers, at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on 5 June, 1861.

Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, Company K, 25April-5 June, 1861: Hawn's company was accepted in state service at Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, on 25 April, 1861, and arrived by the Indiana Central Railroad at Camp Wayne, Wayne County Agricultural Society Fairground, south of Richmond, Wayne County, via Indianapolis, Marion County, and Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, on 5 June, 1861.

Marshall, Parke County, to Wayne County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, south of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, Company E, 10 May, 1861: Orr's company arrived by the Indiana Central Railroad at Camp Wayne, Wayne County Agricultural Society Fairground, south of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, on 10 May, 1861.

Aurora, Dearborn County, to Wayne County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, south of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, Company I, 10 May, 1861: Platter's company arrived by the Indiana Central Railroad at Camp Wayne, Wayne County Agricultural Society Fairground, south of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, on 10 May, 1861.

Lawrenceburgh, Dearborn County, to Wayne County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, south of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, Company G, 11 May, 1861: Dennis' company arrived by the Indiana Central Railroad at Camp Wayne, Wayne County Agricultural Society Fairground, south of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, on 11 May, 1861.

Mustered state service for one year, Camp Wayne, Wayne County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, south of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, 14 May, 1861, dated 20, 22, 23, & 24 April & 10 June, 1861: The 16th Indiana Infantry, Companies B and F, were mustered in state service for one year at Camp Wayne, Wayne County Agricultural Society Fairground, south of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, on 14 May, 1861, dated 20 April, 1861; Companies G and I for one year on 14 May, 1861, dated 22 April, 1861; Companies D, E, and H for one year on 14 May, 1861, dated 23 April, 1861; Companies A and E for one year on 14 May, 1861, dated 24 April, 1861; and Company K for one year on 10 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Note: Captain T J Lucas, 16th Indiana Infantry, Company G, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 16th Indiana Infantry, and Captain J Wolfe, 16th Indiana Infantry, Company F, major, 16th Indiana Infantry, at Camp Wayne, Wayne County Agricultural Society Fairground, south of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, on 14 May, 1861.

Organisation of 16th Indiana Infantry, 14 May, 1861: Colonel P A Hackleman, Lieutenant Colonel T J Lucas, Major J Wolfe; Company A, Shelby Guards, Captain T A McFarland; Company B, Captain J S Lee; Company C, Captain J P Gillespie; Company D, Captain J C McQuiston Company E, Captain J M Orr; Company F, Captain P J Beachbard; Company G, Captain A G Dennis; Company H, Fairland Invincibles, Captain W Jedkins; Company I, Captain J A Platter; Company K, Captain A J Hawn

Mustered for unexpired one year, Camp Wayne, Wayne County Agricultural Society Fairground, south of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, 23 July, 1861, dated 18 July, 1861: The 16th Indiana Infantry was mustered for the unexpired portion of its one year state service at Camp Wayne, Wayne County Agricultural Society Fairground, south of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, on 23 July, 1861, dated 18 July, 1861.

Note: The 16th Indiana Infantry was stationed at Camp Wayne, Wayne County Agricultural Society Fairground, south of Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, on 23 July, 1861.

Richmond to Sandy Hook, 25-28 July, 1861

The 16th Indiana Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Dayton & Western Railroad to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 23 July, 1861, and arrived at Bolton Station, corner of Bolton and North Howard Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 2 AM on 27 July, 1861. The regiment arrived by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 28 July, 1861.

Department of the Shenandoah, 28 July-17 August, 1861

The 16th Indiana Infantry was stationed at Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 28 July, 1861, and was assigned to the Second Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.36, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861.

Mustered out, Washington, D. C., 14 May, 1862: The 16th Indiana Infantry was mustered out at Washington, D. C., by Captain J Elwood, 5th United States Infantry, Company B, on 14 May, 1862.
Mustered in United States service for one year 23 July, 1861; Department of the Shenandoah, 28 July-17 August, 1861

Sources

"On last Wednesday morning, about 2 o'clock, we struck our tents at Camp Susquehanna, Havre de Grace. After waiting until 7 o'clock we marched to the cars and embarked for Camp McClure, via Baltimore and Harrisburg."

"When we arrived at Harrisburg we changed engines, and after a tedious ride arrived at Chambersburg at 2 o'clock next morning."

"We were then marched into camp, fixed our tents, and after four days hard drilling were ordered to Hagerstown. On last Monday, 3 A. M., we again struck tents and arrived here about 8 o'clock."

"Yesterday morning, at 3 o'clock, our Brigade, under command of Gen. Nagle, were hurriedly marched to Williamsport, Md., about seven miles below, a messenger having arrived with a dispatch stating the rebels, some 15,000 strong, were about to attack the Federal forces stationed there."

"When we arrived we marched into a field adjoining the Brigade composed of the Pennsylvania Sixth, Eighth, Tenth, Twenty-first, (Scott Legion,) regiments, and a large force of cavalry from Carlisle and Philadelphia. The Ninth (Pa.) was stationed opposite Williamsport, and part of the Fourth Brigade was also back of the town. We were kept eleven hours in the boiling sun, lying on our arms, with one day's rations - one-half pound of pork and six crackers. About 5 o'clock, the enemy not approaching, each regiment in the Brigade were ordered to review, after which we took up march and arrived at this camp at 10 o'clock, P. M."

Sunbury American (Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania), 29 June, 1861 - Camp, 5th Brigade, P. V., Hagerstown, Md., 19 June, 1861

"Chambersburg, 14 June, 1861 - The troops now here, at the different camps, expect to take up their line of march for Greencastle sometime tomorrow. The Connecticut regiment was inspected last night, and ordered to prepare rations for four days. The Wisconsin regiment are encamped at Camp Chambers, near the Pennsylvania Eleventh, Colonel Jarrett."

Press (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 15 June, 1861 - Letter from Chambersburg

"Camp Negley, near Hagerstown, Md., 19th June, 1861 - On Monday morning our camp was enlivened by the Rhode Island Regiment passing us, on their way to Washington. They had just marched to Williamsport, where they had been to protect the passage across the Potomac at that point of the first division, under Gen. Cadwallder."

"About noon we were pleased to receive the Fourth Connecticut Regiment, our old friends at Chambersburg, between whom and our regiment the best of feeling prevails. Some of our boys found relatives among them. They immediately pitched their tents with us."

Milwaukee Sentinel (Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin), 25 June, 1861 - Letter from the First Regiment

"Camp Negley, near Hagerstown, Md., 22nd June, 1861 - Sunday last we left that place, and arrived at this point, Hagerstown, twenty-one miles distant, about eight P. M."

"Last Thursday, the 20inst., the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Pennsylvania regiments started for Harper's Ferry, by way of Williamsport, under command of Gen. Negley."

Milwaukee Sentinel (Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin), 28 June, 1861 - Letter from the First Regiment

"Williamsport, 1 July - At Bakersville, Fairplay, Downsville and Sharpsburg, the tents were all struck and packed at three o’clock this morning, and every man was at his post, as good soldiers, ready to cross, when suddenly it was discovered that either the Rebels had destroyed Dam No.4, six miles below, and rendered the current so swift that the ford at Falling Waters was impracticable, or else that the ford, nearer the last, was found unsafe for crossing so large a force."

"In a few minutes after, McMullin's Rangers arrived from Downsville, and it became known that the whole force of the First Brigade, under Colonel Dare, and Sixth, under General Abercrombie, was coming up the river at once. At eleven o’clock they all arrived here and went into camp."

Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 3 July, 1861 - Arrival of General Patterson with M'Mullin's Rangers. Arrival of the First and Sixth Brigades

"On our march from Hagerstown, yesterday, we met an officer of the 23d Pennsylvania Regiment, on the side of the road, who had in his possession a military cap with the letters B.R. (Beauregard Rifles) on the front of it."

Sunbury American (Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania), 13 July, 1861 - Camp, near Downsville, 30 June, 1861

"The First Regiment - We arrived in this famous place yesterday, p. m., after marching eight miles from our former camp at Charlestown."

"We found on our arrival here an abandoned Rebel battery, consisting of three 'thirty-twos'and a howitzer, in their retreat the guns were spiked, the wood work fired, magazine burned, and so left."

"Doubleday now occupies the position of this abandoned Rebel battery, with two 'thirty-twos,' one howitzer, and one thirty pounder rifled cannon."

"Monoccassie, Md., 26 July - We arrived here last night after a two day's march from Harpers Ferry."

Weekly Wisconsin Patriot (Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin), 3 August, 1861 - Letter from Wal. Bird. In camp, near Harpers Ferry, 24th July, 1861

Books/ Manuscripts

Journal of the Kosciusko Guards, Company E, 12th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers, by William S Hemphill

The soldier of Indiana in the war for the union, Volume 1, by Catharine Merrill

Henry D. Wharton’s Civil War Letters: Sunbury Guards, 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, April-July 1861

Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations, infantry, cavalry, and artillery, in the service of the United States, 1861-1865, with additional enlistments, casualties, &c., &c., and brief summaries, showing the operations and service of the several regiments and batteries, by C M Ingersoll

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana, Volume 2, 1861-1865, containing rosters of Governor's military staff, Indiana officers commissioned by the President, officers and historical memorandum of Indiana regiments, numbered from the sixth to the seventy-fourth inclusive, Indianapolis

The military history of Wisconsin: A record of the civil and military patriotism of the state, in the war for the union, with a history of the campaigns in which Wisconsin soldiers have been conspicuous - regimental histories -sketches of distinguished officers - the roll of the illustrious dead - movements of the Legislature and state officers, etc, by Edwin Bentley Quiner, Esq., of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin,

Massachusetts Register, 1862, containing a record of the Government and Institutions of the State, together with a very complete account of the Massachusetts Volunteers, Serial No.94, by Adams, Sampson & Co.

The record of the Second Massachusetts infantry 1861-65, by Alonzo Hall Quint

History of the Twelfth Massachusetts volunteers (Webster regiment), by Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin F Cook

Reminiscences of the war, or, incidents which transpired in and about Chambersburg, during the War of the Rebellion, by J Hoke

A narrative of the campaign in the Valley of the Shenandoah in 1861, by Robert Patterson

The First Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865

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, and the 1st Wisconsin Infantry and the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry were assigned to the Fifth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Brigadier General J S Negley, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph II, Headquarters Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 11 June, 1861 (See the Fifth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Organisation of Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 20 June, 1861: Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry; 1st Wisconsin Infantry, Colonel J C Starkweather; 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel P Jarrett; 4th Connecticut Infantry, Colonel L Woodhouse

Note: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry, the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, and the 4th Connecticut Infantry were assigned to the Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.76, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 20 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.

Organisation of Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 30 June, 1861: Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry; 1st Wisconsin Infantry, Colonel J C Starkweather; 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel P Jarrett; 4th Connecticut Infantry, Colonel L Woodhouse

Note: Brigadier General W H Keim, Pennsylvania Volunteers, set up the headquarters of the Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, at Fairplay, three miles east of Bakersville, Washington County, Maryland, between 28 June and 2 July, 1861, and the Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers was temporarily assigned to the Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, at the grounds of the Rosedale Female Seminary, Kee Mar College, southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 30 June, 1861 (See the First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, 3-15 July, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, set up Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, at 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 1th Indiana Infantry and the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry arrived at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 12 July, 1861.

Organisation of Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 14 July, 1861: Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry; 1st Wisconsin Infantry, Colonel J C Starkweather; 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel P Jarrett; 4th Connecticut Infantry, Colonel L Woodhouse; 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, Colonel G H Gordon; 11th Indiana Infantry, Colonel L Wallace

Note: The 11th Indiana Infantry was assigned to the Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, on 13 July, 1861, and the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry was assigned to the Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.105, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 14 July, 1861.

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 Second Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, 29 July, 1861: Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry; 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, Colonel G H Gordon; 12th Massachusetts Infantry, Colonel F Webster; 12th Indiana Infantry, Colonel P A Hackleman; 16th Indiana Infantry, Colonel J M Wallace; Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ Siege Artillery, Major A Doubleday, 14th United States Infantry

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.

Troop departures to Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana; Harrisburg, Dauphin County; & Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 24 & 25 July, & 12 August, 1861: The 11th Indiana Infantry was ordered to Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, on 24 July, 1861; the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 25 July, 1861; and the 1st Wisconsin Infantry to Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, on 12 August, 1861.

Troop arrivals at Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, one mile east of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 27 & 28 July, 1861: The 12th Massachusetts Infantry arrived at Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, one mile east of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 27 July, 1861, and the 12th Indiana Infantry and the 16th Indiana Infantry on 28 July, 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 J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 3 April, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel J J Abercrombie, 2nd United States Infantry, was appointed colonel, 7th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 25 February, 1861, and was stationed at Fort Ripley, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, opposite Nokay River, Morrison County, Minnesota, on 4 June, 1861. Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, was ordered to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, by General Orders No.16, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Fort Ripley, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, opposite Nokay River, Morrison County, Minnesota, at 3 AM on 5 June, 1861, dated 4 June, 1861, and arrived by the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on 11 June, 1861. He was ordered to proceed by the Pennsylvanaia Railroad to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 11 June, 1861, and arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Camp Brady/ Miles, M Harchelford's farm, east of the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 12 June, 1861. Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, was assigned to command the Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.76, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 20 June, 1861, and was appointed brigadier general, United States Volunteers, by General Orders No.106, Paragraph IV, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 5 December, 1861, dated 31 August, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).

Major General W H Keim, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 11 June, 1861: Major General W H Keim, Fifth Division, Pennsylvania Militia, was ordered to Washington, D. C., at 1 PM on 18 April, 1861, and was appointed major general, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by Governor A G Curtin, State of Pennsylvania, on 19 April, 1861, dated 17 April, 1861. Major General W H Keim, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, in the morning on 20 April, 1861, and set up headquarters at Floral Hall/ Park House, Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 22 April, 1861. He was ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to York, York County, Pennsylvania, on 7 May, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street and the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, between 7 and 29 May, 1861. Major General W H Keim, Pennsylvania Volunteers, arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 11 AM on 30 May, 1861, and was assigned to command the Second Division, Army of Pennsyvania, by Special Orders No.68, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 11 June, 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.

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.

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.

Note: Major General N P Banks, United States Army, was assigned to command the Army of Pennsylvania 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.8: Series I, Volume 2, (Serial No.2), pp183-184
Colonel P Jarrett, First Pennsylvania Infantry, dated in the vicinity of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, 3 July, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT No.7: Series I, Volume 2, (Serial No.2), pp182-183
Colonel J C Starkweather, First Wisconsin Infantry, dated Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, 6 July, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT No.6: Series I, Volume 2, (Serial No.2), pp182
Colonel J J Abercrombie, Seventh United States Infantry, Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, dated 8 July, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT No.5: Series I, Volume 2, (Serial No.2), pp179-180
Brigadier General W H Keim, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, dated Camp Brown, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, 8 July, 1861