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Second Brigade, Second Division

First Lieutenant J A Monroe, 2nd Rhode Island Artillery

First Lieutenant J A Monroe, 2nd Rhode Island Artillery

Second Rhode Island Light Artillery

Mustered in United States service for three years 6 June, 1861. Arrived at Washington, D. C., 22 June, 1861. Redesignated First Rhode Island Light Artillery, Company A, 2 August, 1861

CAPTAIN W H REYNOLDS
First Lieutenant W H Reynolds, 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia Light Artillery, was appointed captain, 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery, on 1 June, 1861.

Section: FIRST LT. T F VAUGHN
First Sergeant T F Vaughn, 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia Light Artillery, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery, on 1 June, 1861.

Two 13 pounder James rifles

Section: FIRST LT. J A MoNROE
Two 13 pounder James rifles
Section: SECOND LT. J A TOMPKINS
Two 13 pounder James rifles

Statement of artillery lost: Five 13 pounder James rifles

Sources

"The Second Rhode Island Regiment arrived here this morning at half past two o'clock. They are three year's men. They number 1,228 me, inclusive of their artillery company, which numbers 150 men, and the fine brass band, numbering 20 pieces."

"The artillery bring with them six of James' best rifled cannon, and the requisite caissons, ambulances, etc., and a large quantity of fixed ammunition."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 22 June, 1861 - More troops: Arrival of the Second Rhode Island Regiment

Books/ Manuscripts

The history of Battery B, First regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery in the war to preserve the union, 1861–1865, by T M Aldrich

Personal narratives of the battles of the Rebellion No.2: The Rhode Island Artillery at the first battle of Bull Run, by J Albert Monroe

Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery, by T Reichardt

The Sumter Flying Artillery: A Civil War history of the Eleventh Battalion Georgia Light Artillery, by James L Speicher

Rhode Island in the Rebellion, by Edwin W Stone

Notes

The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery 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 Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, on 7 May, 1861.

Organisation of Providence Marine Corps Artillery, Armory, No.176 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, 29 April, 1861: Colonel C H Tompkins, Lieutenant Colonel W H Reynolds, Major G C Harkness, Captain B T Remington, Jr.

Organisation of the 2nd Rhode Island Detached Militia, 4 June, 1861: Colonel J S Slocum; Lieutenant Colonel/ Senior First Lieutenant A R Eddy, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G; Major Vacant; Company A (83), Captain C G Dyer; Company B (79), Captain J Wright; Company C (83), Providence Artillery & Mechanic Rifles Nos.1 & 2, detachments, Captain N Viall; Company D (83), National Cadets, First Light Infantry, & City Guards, detachments, Captain W H P Steere; Company E (83), Captain I P Rodman; Company F (83), Captain L A Tower; Company G (83), Captain N Goff, Jr.; Company H (83), Captain C W Greene; Company I (82), Captain S J Smith; Company K (82), Captain C W Turner; Providence Marine Corps Artillery (138), Captain W H Reynolds (See the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry)

Note: First Lieutenant W H Reynolds, 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery, was ordered to Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, in the afternoon on 2 June, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Mustered for three years, Eddy Street, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, 6 June, 1861: The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was mustered in United States service for three years at Eddy Street, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, by Colonel S Loomis, 5th United States Infantry, at 5 PM on 6 June, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was stationed at the Providence Marine Corps Artillery Armory, No.176 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, on 4 June, 1861.

Camp Burnside, Dexter Training Ground, between Parade & Dexter Streets, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, 8 June, 1861: The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was ordered to the Dexter Training Ground, between and Dexter Streets, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, in the morning on 8 June, 1861.

Note: Camp Burnside, Dexter Training Ground, between Parade and Dexter Streets, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, was named in honour of Colonel A E Burnside, 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, by General Orders No.1, Headquarters, 2nd Rhode Island Infantry, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, on 8 June, 1861.

Old Warwick, south of Green Spring Farm, Providence County, Rhode Island, detachment, 10 June, 1861: A detachment of the 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery, under the command of Captain W H Reynolds and Second Lieutenant J A Tompkins, were ordered to Old Warwick, south of Green Spring Farm, Providence County, Rhode Island, in the morning on 10 June, 1861.

Providence to New York City, 19-20 June, 1861

The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was ordered to proceed by the steamer Kill von Kull to New York City, New York County, New York, at 6.20 PM on 19 June, 1861, and was accompanied by Colonel A Sprague, aide de camp to Governor W Sprague, State of Rhode Island. The company arrived on the North/ Hudson River at New York City, New York County, New York, at 11.30 AM on 20 June, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was ordered to Smith's Wharf, on South Water Street, Fox Point, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, at 10.30 AM on 19 June, 1861, and the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry Companies B, E, G, and K, arrived by the steamer Metropolis on the North/ Hudson River at Pier No.3, southwest of Morris Street, on West Street, New York City, New York County, New York, at 9 AM on 20 June, 1861, and Companies A, C, D, F, H, and I, under the command of Colonel J S Slocum, by the steamer State of Maine on the North/ Hudson River at Pier No.4, junction of Morris and West Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, at 11 AM on 20 June, 1861 (See the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry).

New York City to Washington, 20-22 June, 1861

The 2nd Rhode Island Artillery was ordered to proceed by the steamer Kill von Kull on the North/ Hudson River to Elizabethport, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, at 12 PM on 20 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry, Companies B, E, G, and K. The company was ordered to proceed by the New Jersey Central Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 4 PM on 20 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry. The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery arrived by the Lebanon Valley Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 8 AM on 21 June, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Rhode Island Infantry, Companies B, E, G, and K, embarked on the steamer Kill von Kull on the North/ Hudson River in the morning on 20 June, 1861, and the 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery arrived by the East Pennsylvania Railroad at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, at 1 AM on 21 June, 1861.

Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Washington, D. C., 21-22 June, 1861: The 2nd Rhode Island Artillery arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Bolton Station, corner of Bolton and North Howard Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 8 PM on 21 June, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 10 PM the same day. The company arrived by the Washington, D. C., Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., via Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 3 AM on 22 June, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Rhode Island Artillery arrived at the steamboat landing, on Front Street, Elizabethport, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, in the afternoon on 20 June, 1861.

Department of Washington, 22 June-16 July, 1861

The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery arrived at Camp Clark, J Gales' woods, northeast of G W Keating's farm, 700 yards north of Boundary Street, west of North Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., in the morning on 22 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry.

Special Orders No.167, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., 2 July, 1861: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry, the 71st New York State Militia, the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry, and the 2nd Rhode Island Artillery was assigned to Colonel A E Burnside, 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, by Special Orders No.167, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 2 July, 1861.

General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, 8 July, 1861: The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was assigned to the Second Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel A E Burnside, 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861.

Disposition of Second Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, 15 July, 1861: Colonel A E Burnside, 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, Headquarters, Camp Sprague, G W Keating's farm, 700 yards north of Boundary Street, west of North Capitol Street, Washington, D. C.; 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, Major J P Balch, Camp Sprague, G W Keating's farm, 700 yards north of Boundary Street, west of North Capitol Street, Washington, D. C.; 2nd Rhode Island Infantry, Colonel J S Slocum, Camp Clark, J Gales' woods, northeast of G W Keating's farm, 700 yards north of Boundary Street, west of North Capitol Street, Washington, D. C.; 2nd New Hampshire Infantry, Colonel G Marston, Camp Sullivan, north of J A Smith's Park, east of Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C.; 71st New York State Militia, Colonel H P Martin, Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C.; 2nd Rhode Island Artillery, Captain W H Reynolds, Camp Clark, J Gales' woods, northeast of G W Keating's farm, 700 yards north of Boundary Street, west of North Capitol Street, Washington, D. C.

Note: The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was stationed at Camp Clark, J Gales' woods, opposite G W Keating's farm, 700 yards north of Boundary Street, west of North Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., between 22 June and 16 July, 1861.

Department of Northeastern Virginia, 16-22/23 July, 1861, & Advance to Centreville, 16-18 July, 1861

The 2nd Rhode Island Artillery was ordered to Washington, D. C., at 1 PM on 16 July, 1861, and across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, Washington, D. C., at 2.30/3 PM the same day. The company arrived by the Columbia Turnpike at Holmes Run, one mile southeast of Bailey's Crossroads, Fairfax County, via Arlington Mills, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 7 PM on 16 July, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Rhode Island Artillery was ordered to rendezvous on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., at 12.30/1.30 PM on 16 July, 1861.

Order of march, Second Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, 16 July, 1861: Colonel A E Burnside, 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia; 2nd Rhode Island Infantry, Colonel J S Slocum; 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, Major J P Balch; 2nd Rhode Island Artillery, Captain W H Reynolds; 1st United States Artillery*, Light Company G, First Lieutenant J Edwards, Jr., 3rd United States Artillery, Company B; 2nd New Hampshire Infantry, Colonel G Marston; 71st New York State Militia, Colonel H P Martin

*Two 20 pounder Parrott rifles of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, under the command of First Lieutenant J Edwards, Jr., 3rd United States Artillery, Company B, was stationed at Fort Runyon, at the junction of the Columbia and the Washington & Alexandria Turnpikes, Alexandria County, Virginia, between 14 and 16 July, 1861, and accompanied the Second Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 16 July, 1861 (See the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G).

Note: Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army, accompanied the Second Division, McDowell's Army, to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 16 July, 1861.

Holmes Run, one mile southeast of Bailey's Crossroads, to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861: The 2nd Rhode Island Artillery was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 7 AM on 17 July, 1861, and arrived by the Little River Turnpike at Fairfax Courthouse via Annandale, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 12.30 PM the same day.

Note: The 2nd Rhode Island Artillery was stationed west of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 12.30 PM on 17 July, 1861, and 7.30 AM on 18 July, 1861.

Fairfax Courthouse to B D Utterback's/ Willow Spring farm, two miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 18 July, 1861: The 2nd Rhode Island Artillery was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 7.30 AM on 18 July, 1861, and arrived at B D Utterback's/ Willow Spring farm, north of the road between Fairfax Courthouse and Centreville, two miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6.30 PM the same day.

Note: The 2nd Rhode Island Artillery was stationed on the Little River Turnpike, one mile west of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 11 AM and 3.30 PM on 18 July, 1861.

First battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861

The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was stationed at B D Utterback's/ Willow Spring farm, north of the road between Fairfax Courthouse and Centreville, two miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to Sudley Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was ordered to Sudley Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 2 AM on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to Matthew's Hill, one mile southeast of Sudley Spring, Prince William County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was ordered across Sudley Spring's Ford, on Catharpin Run, to southwest of E Matthew's, on Matthew's Hill, one mile southeast of Sudley Spring, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

H P Matthew's, one mile northeast of Groveton, Prince Willaim County, Virginia, right/ lead & centre sections, 21 July, 1861: Four 13 pounder James rifles of the 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery, under the command of Captain W H Reynolds, were ordered east of H P Matthew's, one mile northeast of Groveton, Prince William County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The right/ lead and centre sections of the 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery were ordered to support the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company D, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861 (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company D).

H P Matthew's, one mile northeast of Groveton, Prince William County, Virginia, left/ rear section, 21 July, 1861: Four 13 pounder James rifles of the 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery, under the command of Second Lieutenants J A Tompkins and W B Weeden, were stationed east of H P Matthew's, one mile northeast of Groveton, Prince William County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The left/ rear section of the 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was ordered to support the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, and the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, detachment, 21 July, 1861: Two 13 pounder James rifles of the 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery, under the command of First Lieutenants J A Monroe and T F Vaughn, were ordered west of the Sudley Road and I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Withdrawal to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was ordered to B D Utterback's/ Willow Spring farm, north of the road between Fairfax Courthouse and Centreville, two miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 PM on 21 July, 1861.

Retreat to Washington, 21-22 July, 1861

The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was ordered to B D Utterback's/ Willow Spring farm, north of the road between Fairfax Courthouse and Centreville, two miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861, and arrived at 9 PM the same day. The company was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 22 July, 1861, and arrived at the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., in the morning the same day.

Note: Five 13 pounder James rifles of the 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery were abandoned at the Suspension Bridge, on Cub Run, one mile west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, to J Gales' woods, northeast of G W Keating's Farm, 700 yards north of Boundary Street, Washington, D. C., 22 July, 1861: The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., in the morning on 22 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp Clark, J Gales' woods, northeast of G Keating's Farm, west of the old Bladensburg Road, D. C., at 10 AM the same day.

List of killed etc, 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery, at the first battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861: Killed 1, wounded 3, wounded/captured 1, captured 1, wounded/missing 1, total 7

Return of casualties in the 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery, Second Brigade, Second Division, Army of Northeastern Virginia, at the battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861: Killed 3, wounded 8, captured/missing 3, total 14

The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was stationed at Camp Clark, J Gales' woods, northeast of G W Keating's farm, 700 yards north of Boundary Street, west of North Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., on 27 July, 1861.

Washington to Sandy Hook, 28-29 July, 1861

The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 4 PM on 28 July, 1861, and arrived by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad via Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 2 PM on 29 July, 1861.

Department of the Shenandoah, 29 July-17 August, 1861

The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was stationed at Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was assigned six 10 pounder James rifles of the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Western slope of Maryland Heights, opposite Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, & the vicinity of Weverton, Washington County, Maryland, 29 July, 1861: A detachment of the 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery and the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, Companies B, D, E, F, H, I, and K, were stationed on the western slope of Maryland Heights, opposite Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, under the command of Colonel G H Gordon, 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, on 29 July, 1861 (See the Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Note: The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was assigned to the First Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.36, Headquarters, Army of the Shenandoah, on 29 July, 1861 (See the First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Vicinity of Weverton, Washington County, Maryland, 29 July-13 August, 1861: A detachment of the 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was stationed in the vicinity of Weverton, Washington County, Maryland, between 29 July and 13 August, 1861.

Note: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia Light Artillery, under the command of Captain C H Tompkins, was stationed at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 28 July, 1861, and was ordered to Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, in the evening on 29 July, 1861.

Redesignated 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery, Company A: The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was redesignated the 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery, Company A, on 2 August, 1861.

Mustered out, Railroad Halls, Union Station, opposite Exchange Place, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, 17 June, 1864: The 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery, Company A, was mustered out at Railroad Halls, Union Station, opposite Exchange Place, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, by First Lieutenant S M Whitside, 6th United States Cavalry, on 17 June, 1864.

Colonel A E Burnside, 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, Second Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, 17 April, 1861: A E Burnside, Esq., was appointed colonel, 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, on 17 April, 1861, and was assigned to command the Second Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861. Colonel A E Burnside, 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, was appointed brigadier general, United States Volunteers, by General Orders No.62, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 20 August, 1861, dated 6 August, 1861.

United States Military Academy, south of West Point, Orange County, New York, to Washington, D. C, detachment of United States Military Academy Cadets, 5-8 May, 1861: A detachment of United States Military Academy Cadets (43), under the command of Cadet H W Kingsbury, United States Military Academy, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 5 May, 1861, and was stationed at New York City, New York County, New York, on 6 May, 1861. The detachment of United States Military Academy Cadets arrived at Walnut Street Wharf, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 9.45 PM on 7 May, 1861, and was temporarily arrested and detained at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, between 7 and 8 May, 1861. The detachment of United States Military Academy Cadets was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, in the morning on 8 May, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the steamers Ariel and Georgeanna on the Susquehanna River to Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 5 AM on 8 May 1861. The detachment of United States Military Academy Cadets was accompanied bythe 20th New York State Militia and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., via Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, and Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, in the evening on 8 May, 1861.

Note: Cadet E B Beaumont, United States Military Academy, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 5 May, 1861, and was appointed second lieutenant, 1st United States Cavalry, Company H, by General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861. Second Lieutenant E B Beaumont, 1st United States Cavalry, Company H, was appointed aide de camp to Colonel A E Burnside,1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Colonel D Hunter, 3rd United States Cavalry, Second Division, McDowell's Army, 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861: Major & Paymaster D Hunter, United States Pay Department, was appointed colonel, 3rd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.33, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861, and was assigned to command the Second Division, McDowell's Army, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861. Colonel D Hunter, 3rd United States Cavalry, was appointed brigadier general, United States Volunteers, by General Orders No.62, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 20 August, 1861, dated 17 May, 1861, and major general, United States Volunteers, by General Orders No.62, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 20 August, 1861, dated 13 August, 1861.

Note: Cadet D W Flagler, United States Military Academy, were ordered to Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 3 July, 1861. He was appointed brevet second lieutenant, United States Ordnance Department, by General Orders No.41, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 July, 1861, dated 24 June, 1861, and were assigned to special duty as a drill instructor at Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 3 July, 1861. Brevet Second Lieutenant D W Flagler, United States Ordnance Department, was appointed aide de camp to Colonel D Hunter, 3rd United States Cavalry, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Organisation of First Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, 29 July, 1861: Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry; 2nd Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry, Colonel W B Mann; 19th New York Infantry, Colonel J S Clark; 28th New York Infantry, Colonel D Donnelly; 28th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J W Geary; Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, Captain T C James; 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, K, Captain R W Johnson, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F; 9th New York State Militia, Company K, Captain T B Bunting; 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery, Captain W H Reynolds

Note: The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery was assigned to the First Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.36, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861.

Reports

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.39: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp395-399
Colonel A E Burnside, First Rhode Island Detached Militia Infantry, Second Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, dated Washington, D. C., 19 August, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.31: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp382-383
Colonel D Hunter, Third United States Cavalry, Second Division, McDowell's Army, dated Washington, D. C., 5 August, 1861