The Fourth Alabama Painting by Don Troiani

First Brigade, Second Division

Engineers of Company K, 8th New York State Militia, 1861

The 8th New York State Militia, Company K, Corps Engineers, 1861

Eighth New York State Militia

Mustered in United States service for three months on 25 April, 1861, and arrived at Washington D. C. 10 AM on 18 May, 1861

COLONEL G LYONS
LIEUTENANT COLONEL C G WATERBURY
MAJOR O F WENTWORTH

Company A: CAPT. J O JOHNSTON
Company B: CAPT. T SWANY
Company C: CAPT. E BURGER
Company D: CAPT. E D LAWRENCE
Company E: CAPT. M GRIFFIN
Company F: CAPT. L BUCK
Company G: CAPT. W S CARR
Company H: CAPT. S N GREGORY
Company I Washington Grey Troop: CAPT. J M VARIAN
The company was organised as light artillery and was assigned to the First Brigade, First Division, Army of Northeastern Virginia prior to the first battle of Bull Run (See Varian's Light Artillery).
Company K Corps Engineers: CAPT. W M WALTON

Sources

"It appears that an order had been received to the effect that the Grey troop should leave the howitzers and take six 6 pounders."

"In Hudson street, the Grey troop, numbering 100 men, with a battery of six 6-pounders and thirty-six horses, turned down and proceeded to Pier No. 13, where they embarked on board the steamship Montgomery."

Rebellion Record: Document 93, departure of the 8th, 13th, and 69th N. Y. Regiments, New York Tribune, 24 April, 1861

New York in the War of Rebellion, 1861–1865, Volume 1, by Frederick Phisterer

The Union Army: A history of military affairs in the loyal states 1861–65, records of the regiments in the Union army, cyclopedia of battles, memoirs of commanders and soldiers, Volume 2, New York, Maryland, West Virginia and Ohio

Notes

The 8th New York State Militia was mustered in United States service for three months at Washington D. C. on 25 April, 1861. The regiment was ordered to proceed Washington D. C. on board the steamer Alabama on 23 May, 1861, and arrived at Annapolis, Maryland, on 25 April, 1861. Varian's Light Artillery, 8th New York State Militia, Company I, was detached from the 8th New York State Militia at New York Harbour, and arrived at Annapolis, Maryland, on board the steamer Montgomery on 22 April, 1861 (See Varian's Light Artillery). Seven engineers, a section of Varian's Light Artillery and two 6 pounder smoothbores, and a detachment of the 8th New York State Militia were ordered to construct a fort on Mount Misery, Maryland, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel C G Waterbury. The 8th New York State Militia was ordered to Relay House, Maryland, on the 4 May, 1861, and was joined by the 6th Massachusetts Infantry, and the Boston Light Artillery. The 8th New York State Militia, 450 men, under the commad of Lieutenant Colonel C G Waterbury; the 6th Massachusetts Infantry, 500 men, under the command of Colonel E F Jones; and a section of the Boston Light Artillery, under the command of Major A Cook, were ordered to proceed to Baltimore, Maryland, under the command of Brigadier General B F Butler, Massachusetts Militia, on 13 May, 1861, and arrived at Federal Hill, Maryland. The balance of the 8th New York State Militia and the 6th Massachusetts Infantry and two sections of the Boston Light Artillery were ordered to remain at Relay House, Maryland, and were joined by the 8th Massachusetts Infantry on 12 May, 1861 (See the 8th Massachusetts Infantry). The 8th New York State Militia was ordered to rendezvous at the Relay House, Maryland, and to proceed to Washington D. C. The regiment arrived at Washington D. C. at 10 AM on 18 May, 1861, and encamped at Camp Mansfield, Kalorama Heights, Washington D. C. The 8th New York State Militia was ordered to Arlington, Virginia, on 26 May, 1861, and assigned to guard duty to Brigadier General I McDowell. Varian's Light Artillery arrived at Washington D. C. on 27 April, 1861, and proceed to rejoin the 8th New York State Militia at Arlington, Virginia. The First Brigade, Second Division, Army of Northeastern Virginia, under the command of Colonel A Porter, was ordered to proceed along the Columbia Turnpike to Little River Turnpike, near Annandale, Virginia, at 4 PM on 16 July, 1861, and encamped at Annandale, Virginia, at 7 PM on 16 July, 1861. Colonel A Porter was ordered to proceed to Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia, via Little River Turnpike, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861, and arrived at Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia, at 9 AM on 17 July, 1861. The First Brigade, Second Division, Army of Northeastern Virginia, was ordered to Centreville, Virginia, via Germantown, Virginia, in the morning on 18 July, 1861. The 8th New York State Militia was ordered to Sudley Ford, Virginia, at 3.30 AM on 21 July, 1861. After the first battle of Bull Run the 8th New York State Militia was ordered to retreat to Centreville, Virginia, and was ordered to return to Arlington, Virginia. The 8th New York State Militia was mustered out at New York City on 2 August, 1861.

The 8th New York State Militia was mustered in United States service for three months, under the command of Colonel J H Varian, on 29 May, 1862, and was mustered out at New York City on 10 September, 1862.The regiment, under the command of Colonel J H Varian, was mustered in for thirty days on 17 June, 1863, and was mustered out at New York City, on 23 July, 1863.

Report

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.33: Series I, Volume 2 (S# 2), Chapter IX, pp. 387–388
Colonel G Lyons, Eighth New York State Militia