First Brigade, Second Division
Brevet Major & Captain J Zeilin, United States Marine Corps Battalion, Company A
United States Marine Corps Battalion
Four companies present at the first battle of Bull Run
MAJOR J G REYNOLDS
Major J G Reynolds, United States Marine Corps, was appointed lieutenant colonel, United States Marine Corps, on 26 July, 1861, dated 21 July, 1861.
- Company A: CAPT. J ZEILEN
Brevet Major & Captain J Zeilen, United States Marine Corps, was appointed major, United States Marine Corps, on 26 July, 1861, dated 21 July, 1861. - Company B: CAPT. J H JONES
First Lieutenant J H Jones, United States Marine Corps, was appointed captain, United States Marine Corps, on 7 May, 1861. - Company C: FIRST LT. A RAMSEY
First Lieutenant A Ramey, United States Marine Corps, was appointed captain, United States Marine Corps, on 26 July, 1861, dated 21 July, 1861. - Company D: SECOND LT. W H CARTER
Second Lieutenant W H Carter, United States Marine Corps, was assigned to command the United States Marine Corps Battalion, Company D, on 14 July, 1861, and was appointed first lieutenant, United States Marine Corps, on 1 September, 1861.
A detachment of seamen (110) and United States Marine Corps (40), under the command of First Lieutenant F A Parke, Jr., United States Navy, was assigned to build platforms to mount a naval battery of three 9 inch smoothbores and five howitzers at Fort Ellsworth, on Shuter's Hill, one mile west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, dated July 1861.
Seizure of Warrington Navy Yard, 12 January 1861
Captain J Armstrong, United States Navy
A detachment of the United States Marine Corps (34), under the command of Captain J Watson, was stationed at the Warrington Navy Yard, southeast of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, on 11 January, 1861.
Seizure of Warrington Navy Yard, southeast of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, 12 January, 1861: A detachment of five companies of the 2nd Alabama Volunteer Corps and the Pensacola Rifle Rangers, the Pensacola Guards, and the Pensacola/ Warrington Artillery, under the command of Colonel T C Lomax, 2nd Alabama Volunteer Corps, were ordered to seize the Warrington Navy Yard, southeast of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, at 11 AM on 12 January, 1861 (See the 11th Mississippi Infantry).
Note: Captain J Armstrong, United States Navy, surrendered the Warrington Navy Yard, southeast of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, to Colonel T C Lomax, 2nd Alabama Volunteer Corps, on 12 January, 1861, and the detachment of the United States Marine Corps embarked on the storeship Supply on 13 January, 1861.
Warrington Navy Yard, southeast of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, to Brooklyn Navy Yard, on Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 16 January-4 February, 1861: The detachment of the United States Marine Corps was ordered to proceed by the storeship Supply to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, on Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, in the morning on 16 January, 1861, and arrived on 4 February, 1861.
Note: Captain J Watson, United States Marines Corps, was ordered to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, on 13 January, 1861.
Sources
"A company of forty United States marines, under the command of Lieuts. Hayes and Howell, reached this city in a special Washinton train yesterday morning at 5 o'clock, and occupied Fort McHenry, in conformity with orders issued from the War Department. The marines, who are drafted from the Washington navy yard, will remain in charge of the fort until relieved by two companies of light artillery now en route for this city from Leavenworth."
Sun (Baltimore City, Maryland), 10 January, 1861 - Fort McHenry occupied by Marines
"The other two companies on their arrival at Baltimore, proceeded at once to Fort McHenry, which they occupy now, and the U. S. marines sent to that post from the U. S. marine headquarters here, are relieved from duty there, and returned to Washington on Saturday night."
Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 14 January, 1861 - Arrival of U. S. troops
"The United States was steamer Keystone State, the latter from Philadelphia, reached the navy yard about four o'clock yesterday afternoon, the latter having on board about two hundred and fifty marines from the Norfolk navy yard, and the Pawnee, in addition to the force of one hundred marines she took down with her, brings the marine guard of the Norfolk navy yard, and the officers, marines, and sailors, of the United States (receiving) ship of the line Pennsylvania.."
National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 24 April, 1861 - Arrival of United States Marines
"Early on Saturday morning, a detachment of fifty artillerymen, from New York arrived here, and immediately embarked for Fort Washington, where they relieved the Corps of Marines, who have been garrisoning that part for the past few weeks."
National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 28 January, 1861 - Movement of troops
Books/ Manuscripts
The United States Marine Corps in the Civil War: The first year, by David M Sullivan
Notes
A detachment of the of the United States Marine Corps (164), under the command of Major G H Terrett, First Lieutenants A S Nicholson and G Holmes, and Second Lieutenants C L Sayres and B K Howell, was stationed at the United States Marine Barracks, between East Eighth and Ninth Streets and South G and I Streets, Washington, D. C., on 26 January, 1861.
Note: Second Lieutenant C L Sayres, United States Marine Corps, resigned on 14 February, 1861, and First Lieutenant G Holmes and Second Lieutenant B K Howell, United States Marine Corps, on 28 February, 1861.
Washington Navy Yard, 19 January-24 April, 1861
Captain F Buchanan, United States Navy, was appointed commandant of the Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., on 31 May, 1859, and resigned on 22 April, 1861, dated 22 May, 1861.
United States Marine Barracks, Charlestown Navy Yard, on Chelsea Street, Charlestown District, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, to Washington, D. C., detachment (20), 19 January, 1861: A detachment of the United States Marine Corps (20), arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at Baltimore City, Maryland, in the afternoon on 19 January, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 4.20 PM the same day.
Note: A detachment of the United States Marine Corps (94) arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at President Street Station, corner of President Street and Canton Avenue, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the morning on 7 February, 1861.
Brooklyn Navy Yard, on Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, to Washington, D. C., detachment, 12 February, 1861: A detachment of the United States Marine Corps (30), under the command of Orderly Sergeant S F Reynolds, arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 12 February, 1861.
Garrison at Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth & Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., 22 April, 1861: Acting Commandant & Captain J A Dahlgren, United States Navy; United States Marine Corps (37), detachment; United States Ordnance Department (34), detachment; Washington Light Battalion Infantry, Company A, Captain L Towers; Union Volunteers/ Regiment, Company C, Captain G W Miller; Turner Rifles, Company A, Captain J Gerhardt (See the District of Columbia Militia, Department of Washington)
Navy Yard Bridge, on the Eastern Branch of the Potomac River/ Anacostia River, 24 April, 1861: A detachment of the Ringgold Light Artillery (10), a detachment of the United States Marine Corps and two 12 pounder howitzers were stationed at the Navy Yard Bridge, on the Eastern Branch of the Potomac River/ Anacostia River, on 24 April, 1861 (See the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry).
Fort Washington, 5 January-15 April, 1861
A detachment of the United States Marine Corps (46), under the command of Brevet Major & Captain G H Terrett, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Philadelphia to Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 5 January, 1861, and was assigned to garrison duty at Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, between 5 and 26 January, 1861.
Note: Brevet Major & Captain G H Terrett, United States Marine Corps, was ordered to the United States Marine Barracks, between East Eighth and Ninth Streets and South G and I Streets, Washington, D. C., on 9 January, 1861 (See the Garrison at Alexandria).
Steamer Philadelphia: Brevet Major & Captain G H Terrett, Second Lieutenant J E Meiere, Second Lieutenant C D Hebb; United States Marine Corps (46), detachment
Note: A detachment of United States Marine Corps (130) was stationed at the United States Marine Barracks, between East Eighth and Ninth Streets and South G and I Streets, Washington, D. C., on 5 January, 1861.
Garrison at Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, 13 January, 1861: Captain A S Taylor, First Lieutenant A S Nicholson, Second Lieutenant C D Hebb; United States Marine Corps (46), detachment
Note: Brevet Major & Captain G H Terrett, United States Marine Corps, resigned on 25 April, 1861, and was dismised on 6 May, 1861.
United States Marine Barracks, between East Eighth & Ninth Streets & South G & I Streets, Washington, D. C., to Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, detachment, 18 January, 1861: A detachment of United States Marine Corps, under the command of Second Lieutenant G P Houston, arrived at Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, on 18 January, 1861.
Note: Captain A S Taylor, United States Marine Corps, was assigned to command Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, between 9 and 26 January, 1861 (See the Garrison at Alexandria).
Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, to United States Marine Barracks, between East Eighth & Ninth Streets & South G & I Streets, Washington, D. C., detachment, 26 January, 1861: A detachment of the United States Marine Corps, under the command of Captain A S Taylor, was ordered to the United States Marine Barracks, between East Eighth and Ninth Streets and South G and I Streets, Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 26 January, 1861.
Note: Captain A S Taylor, United States Marine Corps, resigned on 25 April, 1861, and was dismissed on 6 May, 1861
First Lieutenant D D Perkins, 4th United States Artillery, Company E, 26 January, 1861: A detachment of United States Artillery Recruits (50), under the command of First Lieutenant D D Perkins, 4th United States Artillery, Company E, was ordered to Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, at 3 PM on 25 January, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 26 January, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).
Note: Second Lieutenant C A Reynolds, 9th United States Infantry, Company H, arrived at Fort Washington, on the Potomac River, Prince George's County, Maryland, in the morning on 26 January, 1861, and the 1st United States Artillery, Company D, acting as infantry, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain J A Haskin, arrived at Fort Washington, Prince George's County, Maryland, in the morning on 15 April, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).
Fort McHenry, 9 January-1 February, 1861
A detachment of the United States Marine Corps (40), under the command of First Lieutenant A J Hays, was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 4 PM on 8 January, 1861, and arrived by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad via Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 5 AM on 9 January, 1861 (See the Garrison at Fort McHenry, Departments of Annapolis and Maryland).
Note: A detachment of the United States Marine Corps was stationed at the Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 8 January, 1861.
Garrison at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 12 January, 1861: First Lieutenant A J Hays; First Lieutenant H B Tyler, Jr.; Second Lieutenant B K Howell; United States Marine Corps (42/46), detachment
Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, to Washington, D. C., detachment, 12-13 January, 1861: A detachment of the United States Marine Corps was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 7 PM on 12 January, 1861, and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at 6 AM on 13 January, 1861.
Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, and the 2nd United States Artillery, Company H, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Major H Brooks, arrived at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the evening on 12 January, 1861, and First Lieutenant A J Hays, United States Marine Corps, resigned on 1 March, 1861.
United States Marine Barracks, on Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, detachment, 19-20 January, 1861: A detachment of the United States Marine Corps (120) was ordered to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the morning on 19 January, 1861, and was stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, between 20 January and 1 February, 1861.
Note: A detachment of the United States Marine Corps was stationed at the United States Marine Barracks, on Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, in the morning on 19 January, 1861.
Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, to Washington, D. C., detachment, 1 February, 1861: A detachment of the United States Marine Corps, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Major H Brooks, 2nd United States Artillery, was ordered to proceed by the Locust Point Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Locust Point, northwest of Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 1 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Artillery, Companies H and K (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).
Evacuation of Gosport/ Norfolk Navy Yard, 20 April, 1861
A detachment of the United States Marine Corps (66), under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J N Edelin, was stationed at the United States Marine Barracks, Gosport/ Norfolk Navy Yard, on the Elizabeth River, corner of Lincoln and Third Streets, Gosport, Virginia; a detachment (35), under the command of Captain J C Rich, United States Marine Corps, on the receiving ship Pennsylvania; and a detachment (40), under the command of Captain M R Kintzing, United States Marine Corps, on the steamer Cumberland, on 20 April, 1861.
Note: Captain J C Rich, United States Marine Corps, was dismissed on 22 May, 1861.
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to Gosport/ Norfolk Navy Yard, on the Elizabeth River, corner of Lincoln & Third Streets, Gosport, Virginia, 18-20 April, 1861: A detachment of the United States Marine Corps (50) and sailors with four 12 pounder howitzers, under the command of First Lieutenant J Lewis, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Keystone State to Gosport/ Norfolk Navy Yard, on the Elizabeth River, corner of Lincoln and Third Streets, Gosport, Virginia, under the command of Captain S F DuPont, United States Navy, in the evening on 18 April, 1861, and arrived on 20 April, 1861.
Washington, D. C., to Gosport/ Norfolk Navy Yard, on the Elizabeth River, corner of Lincoln & Third Streets, Gosport, Virginia, 19-20 April, 1861: A detachment of the United States Marine Corps (100), under the command of First Lieutenant A S Nicholson, was ordered to proceed by the frigate Pawnee to Gosport/ Norfolk Navy Yard, on the Elizabeth River, corner of Lincoln and Third Streets, Gosport, Virginia, under the command of Commodore H Paulding, United States Navy, in the evening on 19 April, 1861, and arrived at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 20 April, 1861. The frigate Pawnee was ordered to Gosport/ Norfolk Navy Yard, on the Elizabeth River, corner of Lincoln and Third Streets, Gosport, Virginia, at 6.45 PM the same day and arrived at 8 PM on 20 April, 1861.
Note: A detachment of the 3rd Massachusetts Infantry (350), under the command of Colonel D W Wardrop, was assigned to duty on the frigate Pawnee at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 20 April, 1861.
Gosport/ Norfolk Navy Yard, on the Elizabeth River, corner of Lincoln & Third Streets, Gosport, Virginia, to Washington, D. C., 21-23 April, 1861: The frigate Pawnee, the steamer Cumberland, and the steamer Keystone State were ordered to Washington, D. C., at 4 AM on 21 April, 1861, and arrived at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, the same day. The frigate Pawnee and the steamer Keystone State were ordered to Washington, D. C., at 7.30 AM on 22 April, 1861, and arrived at the Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., on the Eastern Branch of the Potomac/ Anacostia River, at 2 PM on 23 April, 1861.
Note: A detachment of the United States Marine Corps (35), under the command of Captain J C Rich, was assigned to the frigate Pawnee; a detachment (36), under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J N Edelin, to the steamer Cumberland; at 1.45 AM on 21 April, 1861; and a detachment (71) to the steamer Keystone State on 22 April, 1861.
United States Marine Corps Battalion
A detachment of the United States Marine Corps was stationed on the steamer Anacostia on 24 May, 1861, and was ordered to the United States Marine Barracks, between East Eighth and Ninth Streets and South G and I Streets, Washington, D. C., on 29 May, 1861.
Note: A detachment of the 71st New York State Militia (22), Company C, under the command of First Lieutenant T B Prendergast, Company E, was assigned to the steamer Anacostia on 29 May, 1861 (See the 71st New York State Militia Infantry).
United States Marine Barracks, Charlestown Navy Yard, on Chelsea Street, Charlestown Distrct, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 12 June, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain J G Reynolds, United States Marine Corps, was stationed at the United States Marine Barracks, Charlestown Navy Yard, on Chelsea Street, Charlestown Distrct, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 12 June, 1861.
Note: Brevet Major & Captain J G Reynolds, United States Marine Corps, was stationed at Willard's Hotel, corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and North Fourteenth Street, Washington, D. C., on 17 June, 1861.
Organisation of United States Marine Corps Battalion, 14 July, 1861: Colonel J Harris, United States Marine Corps, organised the United States Marine Corps Battalion, Companies A, B, C, and D, under the command of Major J G Reynolds, for temporary field service with the First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, on 14 July, 1861.
Disposition of First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, 15 July, 1861: Colonel A Porter, 16th United States Infantry, Headquarters, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia; 8th New York State Militia, Colonel G Lyons, Camp Sandford, rear of Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia; 14th New York State Militia, Colonel A M Wood, Camp Porter, a quarter of a mile south of Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia; 27th New York Infantry, Colonel H W Slocum, Camp Anderson, Franklin Square, on North K Street, between West Twelfth and Fourteenth Streets, Washington, D. C.; United States Battalion Infantry, Major G Sykes, 14th United States Battalion Infantry, Camp Turnbull, north of the Columbia Turnpike, i Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia; United States Marine Corps Battalion, Major J G Reynolds, United States Marine Barracks, between East Eighth and Ninth Streets and South G and I Streets, Washington, D. C.; United States Battalion Cavalry, Major I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Cavalry Camp, Johnson's farm, quarter of a mile west of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia; 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, Captain C Griffin, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia
Note: The United States Marine Corps Battalion was stationed at the United States Marine Barracks, between East Eighth and Ninth Streets and South G and I Streets, Washington, D. C., on 15 July, 1861, and was assigned to the First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, on 16 July, 1861.
Department of Northeastern Virginia, 16-22/23 July, 1861, & Advance to Centreville, 16-18 July, 1861
The United States Marine Corps Battalion was ordered to Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., at 2 PM on 16 July, 1861, and across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., at 2.30/3 PM the same day. The battalion 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 United States Marine Corps Battalion was ordered to rendezvous at Fort Albany, northwest of J Roach's farm, Prospect Hill, on Hoe Hill, 200 yards south of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 3 PM on 16 July, 1861.
Order of march, First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, 16 July, 1861: Colonel A Porter, 16th United States Infantry; 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D; United States Battalion Cavalry*; United States Infantry Battalion; United States Marine Corps Battalion; 14th New York State Militia 27th New York Infantry; 8th New York State Militia
*The 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, under the command of Major I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, were assigned to the First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, in the morning on 16 July, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).
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 United States Marine Corps Battalion 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 United States Marine Corps Battalion was stationed at 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 United States Marine Corps Battalion 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, two miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6.30 PM the same day.
Note: The United States Marine Corps Battalion 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 United States Marine Corps Battalion was stationed at B D Utterback's/ Willow Spring farm, 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 United States Marine Corps Battalion was ordered to Sudley Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 2 AM on 21 July, 1861.
Advance to J Dogan's/ Rosefield, on Dogan's Ridge, half a mile northeast of Groveton, Prince Willaim County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The United States Marine Corps Battalion was ordered across Sudley Spring's Ford, on Catharpin Run, to northeast of J Dogan's/ Rosefield, on Dogan's Ridge, half a mile northeast of Groveton, Prince Willaim County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.
Advance to Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The United States Marine Corps Battalion was ordered northwest of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, at 2 PM on 21 July, 1861.
Note: The United States Marine Corps Battalion was ordered to support the 14th New York state Militia and/or the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, northwest of 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 United States Marine Corps Battalion was ordered to Little Rocky Run, one mile east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 PM on 21 July, 1861.
Note: Acting Adjutant & Second Lieutenant R E Hitchcock, was killed northwest of 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.
Retreat to Washington, 21-22 July, 1861
The United States Marine Corps Battalion was ordered to Little Rocky Run, one mile east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 PM on 21 July, 1861, and to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening the same day. The battalion arrived at the United States Marine Barracks, between East Eighth and Ninth Streets and South G and I Streets, Washington, D. C., in the morning on 22 July, 1861.
Return of casualties in the United States Marine Corps, First Brigade, Second Division, Army of Northeastern Virginia, at the battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861: Killed 9, wounded 19, captured/missing 16, total 44
Colonel A Porter, 16th United States Infantry, First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain A Porter, United States Mounted Riflemen, was appointed colonel, 16th United States Infantry, 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 First 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 Porter, 16th United States Infantry, 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.
Note: Colonel A Porter, 16th United States Infantry, was assigned to command the troops stationed at Arlington Heights and the Columbia Turnpike, Alexandria County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.44, Paragraph VI, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 25 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.
Reports
OFFICIAL REPORT NO.36: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp391-392
Major J G Reynolds, United States Marine Corps Battalion, dated United States Marine Barracks, Washington, D. C., 24 July, 1861
OFFICIAL REPORT NO.32: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp353-356
Colonel A Porter, Sixteenth United States Infantry, First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, dated Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, 25 July, 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
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