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Second Brigade, Third Division

Colonel D A Woodbury, 4th Michigan Infantry

Colonel D A Woodbury, 4th Michigan Infantry

Fourth Michigan Infantry

Mustered in United States service for three years 20 June, 1861. Arrived at Washington, D. C., 2 July, 1861. Not engaged in the first battle of Bull Run

COLONEL D A WOODBURY
Colonel D A Woodbury, Michigan (Volunteer) Militia, was appointed colonel, 4th Michigan Infantry, by General Orders No.17, Military Department, Michigan, Adjutant General's Office, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, on 16 May, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 20 June, 1861.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL W W DUFFIELD
W W Duffield was appointed lieutenant colonel, 4th Michigan Infantry, by General Orders No.17, Military Department, Michigan, Adjutant General's Office, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan,on 16 May, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 20 June, 1861.

MAJOR J W CHILDS
J W Childs was appointed major, 4th Michigan Infantry, by General Orders No.17, Military Department, Michigan, Adjutant General's Office, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, on 16 May, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 20 June, 1861. Major J W Childs, 4th Michigan Infantry, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 4th Michigan Infantry, on 25 September, 1861.

Company A Smith Guards: CAPT. C LUCE
The company was accepted in state service for three years at Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan, on 29 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 20 June, 1861. Captain C Luce, 4th Michigan Infantry, Company A, resigned due to disability on 23 November, 1861.
Company B Lenawee Tigers: CAPT. J H COLE
The company was accepted in state service for three years at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, on 11 May, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 20 June, 1861.
Company C Peninsular Guards: CAPT. A R WOOD
The company was accepted in state service for three years at Sturgis, St. Joseph County, Michigan, under the command of Captain W L Stoughton, on 16 May, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 20 June, 1861.
Company D Barry Guards: CAPT. J M RANDOLph
The company was accepted in state service for three months at Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, under the command of Captain R J Barry, dated April/May, 1861, and First Lieutenant J M Randolph, 4th Michigan Infantry, Company D, was appointed captain, 4th Michigan Infantry, Company D, on 16 May, 1861. The company was mustered in United States service for three years at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 20 June, 1861.
Company E Hillsdale Volunteers: CAPT. G W LUMBARD
The company was accepted in state service for three years at Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Michigan, on 16 May, 1861,, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 20 June, 1861.
Company F Hudson Volunteers: CAPT. S DE GOLYER
The company was accepted in state service for three years at Hudson, Lenawee County, Michigan, on 7 May, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 20 June, 1861. Captain S De Golyer, 4th Michigan Infantry, Company F, was captured at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861, and was appointed major, 4th Michigan Infantry, on 25 September, 1861.
Company G Tecumseh Union Cadets/ Volunteers: CAPT. D D MARSHALL
The company was accepted in state service for three years at Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan, on 16 May, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 20 June, 1861.
Company H Grosvenor Union Guards: CAPT. M A FUNKE
The company was accepted in state service for three years at Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Michigan, on 16 May, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 20 June, 1861. Captain M A Funke, 4th Michigan Infantry, Company H, resigned on 7 September, 1861.
Company I Trenton Guards/ Continental Rifles: CAPT. J D Slocum
The company was accepted in state service for three years at Trenton, Wayne County, Michigan, under the command of Captain D A Granger, on 10 May, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 20 June, 1861. Captain D A Granger, 4th Michigan Infantry, Company I, resigned on 20 June, 1861, and First Lieutenant J D Slocum, 4th Michigan Infantry, Company I, was appointed captain, 4th Michigan Infantry, Company I, on 24 June, 1861.
Company K Dexter Union Guards: CAPT. A D CRANE
The company was accepted in state service for three years at Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan, on 16 May, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three years at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 20 June, 1861. Captain A D Crane, 4th Michigan Infantry, Company A, was sick at Camp Blackberry, S Richards' old planatation, Cloud's Mill, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 16 July, 1861, and resigned and was honourably discharged on 26 July, 1861.

Organisation of 4th Michigan Infantry at the first battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861: Colonel D A Woodbury, Lieutenant Colonel W W Duffield, Major J W Childs; Company A, Smith Guards, Captain C Luce; Company B, Lenawee Tigers/ Adrian Volunteers, Captain J H Cole; Company C, Peninsular Guards, Captain A R Wood; Company D, Barry Guards, Captain J M Randolph; Company E, Hillsdale Volunteers, Captain G W Lumbard; Company F, Hudson Volunteers, Captain S De Golyer; Company G, Tecumseh Union Cadets/ Volunteers, Captain D D Marshall; Company H, Grosvenor Union Guards, Captain M A Funke; Company I, Trenton Volunteers/ Continental Rifles, Captain J D Slocum; Company K, Dexter Union Guards, Captain A D Crane

Sources

"A company, under the command of Captain Danl. A. Granger, arrived yesterday morning from Trenton, and took up their quarters in the engine house of Continental Company, No.8. It is arranged that this company shall unite with a portion of the Continental Rifles. A position has been assigned them in the Fourth Regiment, which is to rendezvous at Adrian."

Free Press (Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan), 8 May, 1861 - Arrival of a new company

"The Barry Guards have been reorganised on a three years basis. Capt. Barry, not being able to leave his business for so long a term and do justice to parties who are compelled to go into court, has resigned, and Lieut. Randolph has been promoted."

Free Press (Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan), 17 May, 1861 - Reorganisation of the Barry Guards, of Ann Arbor

"The Fourth Michigan Regiment, numbering 1,140 men arrived here at 2 o'clock this morning, from Harrisburg, where they arrived three days ago from Adrian, their late headquarters. They are uniformed in grey jackets, pants, and fatigue caps, and their knapsacks are supplied with the usual extra outfit."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 2 July, 1861 - The Fourth Michigan and Eleventh Massachusetts Regiments arrive

"The fourth Michigan regiment left their camp, on Meridian Hill, on Monday night, and proceeded by steamboat to Alexandria, when they were ordered into Virginia."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 16 July, 1861 - Gone to Virginia

"The following letter written the day before the battle, explains the position of the 4th Regiment; the later accounts show they were at Fairfax Courthouse during the fight: F. C., 20 July, 1861. On Saturday, the 13th inst., the 4th Mich. Regiment took up its line of march for the Old Dominion. After reaching the wharf at Washington, got aboard a couple of steamers and steamed down the river to Alexandria, a diatance of eight miles, then matched about 5 miles southwest of Alexandria, where we pitched our tents, and remained until Tuesday morning."

Hillsdale Standrad (Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Michigan), 30 July, 1861 - Letter from the 4th Regiment

"Camp Mansfield, D. C., 14 July, 1861 - Our camp is on 'Meridian Hill,' directly north of the President's house, which is in plain view, one mile distant."

Michigan Argus (Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan), 2 August, 1861 - Letters from Washington

Books/ Manuscript

Diary of John Milton Bancroft: Army life during the Rebellion with the Army of the Potomac, 5th Corps, 1st Division, 2d Brigade, 4th Michigan Infantry, by Sergeant & First Lieut. John M. Bancroft, 14 January, 1838

Reminiscences, incidents, battles, marches and camp life of the old 4th Michigan Infantry in War of Rebellion, 1861 to 1864, by O S Barrett

"We lay at Fairfax Station until 4 pm next day, when by orders of Col. Heintzelman, we left 4 companies, under Major Childs, 4th Michigan, to guard the depot, & marched the command via old Braddock (Road) to Centreville. Just as we turned off on the old Braddock Road, an order came from Gen. McDowell (by Maj. Wood) to detach the rest of (the) 4th Michigan to Fairfax C. H."

Forgotten valor: the memoirs, journals, & Civil War letters of Orlando B Willcox, by Orlando B Willcox

Civil War to the bloody end: The life and times of Major General Samuel P. Heintzelman, by Jerry Thompson

Record of service of Michigan volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865, Volume 4, by George H Turner

Michigan in the war, compiled by J Robertson, Adjutant General

History of Monroe County, Michigan (Illustrated), by Talcott Enoch Wing, Editor

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 3, New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan

Notes

The 4th Michigan 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 Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, on 16 May, 1861.

Troops assigned to 4th Michigan Infantry (three months'), General Orders No.6, Military Department, Michigan, Adjutant General's Office, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, 3 May, 1861: Peninsular Guards, Sturgis, Captain W L Stoughton; Barry Guards, Ann Arbor, Captain R J Barry; Cass County Guards, Dowagiac, Captain D H McOmber; Smith Guards, Monroe, Captain C Luce; Trenton Guards/ Continental Rifles, Captain D A Granger; Dexter Union Guards, Captain A D Crane; Hudson Volunteers, Captain S De Golyer; St Joseph Volunteers, Captain W W Edwards; Lenawee Tigers, Adrian, Captain J H Cole; Lafayette Light Guards, Paw Paw, Captain W H Hugo

Note: The St Joseph Volunteers, Lafayette Light Guards, and the Cass County Guards were assigned to the 6th Michigan Infantry on 29 May, 1861.

General Orders No.24, Military Department, Michigan, Adjutant General's Office, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, 20 May, 1861: The 4th Michigan Infantry was organised and ordered to rendezvous at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, by General Orders No.24, Military Department, Michigan, Adjutant General's Office, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, on 20 May, 1861.

Headquarters, Fourth Michigan Infantry, Camp Williams, grounds of Adrian College, on Madison Street, Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, 24 May, 1861: The Peninsular Guards, the Hillsdale Volunteers, and the Lenawee Tigers were ordered to rendezvous at Camp Williams, grounds of Adrian College, on Madison Street, Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, by Headquarters, Fourth Michigan Infantry, Camp Williams, grounds of Adrian College, on Madison Street, Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, on 27 May, 1861, dated 24 May, 1861; the Grosvenor Guards, the Hudson Volunteers, and the Tecumseh Union Cadets/ Volunteers on 28 May, 1861, dated 24 May, 1861; and the Barry Guards, the Smith Guards, the Dexter Union Guards, and the Trenton Guard/ Continental Rifles on 29 May, 1861, dated 24 May, 1861.

Note: The Lenawee Tigers arrived at Camp Williams, grounds of Adrian College, on Madison Street, Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, on 22 May, 1861.

Sturgis, St. Joseph County, to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, Company C, 27 May, 1861: The Peninsular Guards was ordered to proceed by the Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, on 27 May, 1861.

Note: The Peninsular Guards, under the command of Captain W L Stoughton, arrived at Camp Williams, grounds of Adrian College, on Madison Street, Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, on 27 May, 1861, and Captain W L Stoughton, Peninsular Guards, was not mustered in United States service on 20 June, 1861.

Tecumseh, Lenawee County, to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, Company G, 28 May, 1861: The Tecumseh Union Cadets/ Volunteers was ordered to proceed by the Jackson Branch, Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad, to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, on 28 May, 1861.

Hudson, Lenawee County, & Jonesville, Hillsdale County, to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, Companies F & H, 28 May, 1861: The Grosvenor Guards and the Hudson Volunteers were ordered to proceed by Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, on 28 May, 1861.

Monroe, Monroe County, to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, Company A, 29 May, 1861: The Smith Guards arrived by the Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, on 29 May, 1861.

Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, Company E, 29 May, 1861: The Hillsdale Volunteers arrived by the Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad at Camp Williams, on the grounds of Adrian College, on Madison Street, Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, on 29 May, 1861.

Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, Company D, 29 May, 1861: The Barry Guards was ordered to proceed by the Michigan Central Railroad to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, at 8.55 AM on 29 May, 1861.

Note: The Barry Guards was stationed at the Washtenaw County Fairgrounds, southwest of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, between 27 April and 27 May, 1861, and Captain R J Barry, Barry Guards, resigned and First Lieutenant J M Randolph, Barry Guards, was appointed captain, Barry Guards, at the Washtenaw County Fairgrounds, southwest of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, on 16 May, 1861.

Dexter, Washtenaw County, to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, Company K, 29 May, 1861: The Dexter Union Guards were ordered to proceed by the Michigan Central Railroad to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, in the morning on 29 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the Barry Guards.

Note: The Barry Guards and the Dexter Union Guards arrived by the Michigan Southern Railroad at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, on 29 May, 1861.

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, Company I, 29 May, 1861: The Trenton Guards/ Continental Rifles was ordered to proceed by the Detroit, Monroe & Toledo Railroad to Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, at 1.30 PM on 29 May, 1861.

Note: The Trenton Guards/ Continental Rifles arrived by the Detroit, Monroe & Toledo Railroad at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, in the morning on 7 May, 1861.

Mustered for three years, Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, 20 June, 1861: The 4th Michigan Infantry was mustered in United States service for three years at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 20 June, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).

Note: The 4th Michigan Infantry was stationed at Camp Williams, grounds of Adrian College, on Madison Street, Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, on 20 June, 1861, and Captain D A Granger, 4th Michigan Infantry, Company I, was dishonourably discharged at Adrian, Lenawee County, Michigan, on 25 June, 1861.

Adrian to Washington, 25 June-2 July, 1861

The 4th Michigan Infantry (1,000) was ordered to proceed by the Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 10.35 AM on 25 June, 1861, and arrived by the Toledo & Cleveland Railroad at Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, via Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, at 8 PM the same day. The regiment arrived by the Cleveland & Erie Railroad at Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, at 5 AM on 26 June, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Erie & New York Railroad to Elmira, Chemung County, New York, the same day. The 4th Michigan Infantry arrived by the Erie Railroad at Elmira, Chemung County, via Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York, at 8.30 PM on 26 June, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Williamsport & Elmira Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening the same day. The regiment arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, at 5.30 AM on 27 June, 1861, and at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 1 PM the same day.

Note: The 4th Michigan Infantry was stationed at Camp Cameron/ Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, between 27 June and 1 July, 1861.

Camp Cameron/ Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Washington, D. C., 1-2 July, 1861: The 4th Michigan Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Baltimore City, Maryland, at 6 AM on 1 July, 1861, and arrived at Bolton Station, corner of Bolton and North Howard Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 5 PM the same day. The regiment , was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 7 PM on 1 July, 1861, and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., via Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 1 AM on 2 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Michigan Infantry was delayed at Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, in the evening on 1 July, 1861.

Department of Washington, 2-8 July, 1861

The 4th Michigan Infantry was stationed at W Woodward's building, corner of West Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., in the morning on 2 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Michigan Infantry was ordered to the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 2 July, 1861.

W Woodward's building, corner of West Eleventh Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, to Columbia College, on Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., 3 July, 1861: The 4th Michigan Infantry arrived at Camp Mansfield/ Seward, opposite Columbia College, on Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., in the morning on 3 July, 1861.

Note: The 15th New York Infantry was stationed west of the 4th Michigan Infantry at Camp Mansfield/ Seward, opposite Columbia College, on Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., on 3 July, 1861 (See the 15th New York Infantry).

General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, 8 July, 1861: The 4th Michigan Infantry was assigned to the Second Brigade, Third Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel O B Willcox, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Michigan Infantry was stationed at Camp Mansfield/ Seward, opposite Columbia College, on Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., between 3 and 14 July, 1861.

Department of Northeastern Virginia, 14-23 July, 1861

The 4th Michigan Infantry was ordered to proceed by two steamers on the Potomac River to Alexandria. Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 14 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Michigan Infantry was ordered to S Richards' old planatation, Cloud's Mill, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 1 PM on 14 July, 1861.

Camp Blackberry, S Richards' old planatation, Cloud's Mill, Fairfax County, Virginia, 14 July, 1861: The 4th Michigan Infantry arrived at Camp Blackberry, S Richards' old planatation, Cloud's Mill, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 14 July, 1861.

Disposition of Second Brigade, Third Division, McDowell's Army, 15 July, 1861: Colonel O B Willcox, 1st Michigan Infantry, Headquarters, D G Watkins' farm, on Strawberry Hill, half a mile southeast of Cloud's Mill, Fairfax County, Virginia; 1st Michigan Infantry, Major A F Bidwell, Cloud's Mills, Fairfax County, Virginia; 4th Michigan Infantry, Colonel D A Woodbury, Camp Blackberry, S Richards' old plantation, Cloud's Mill, Fairfax County, Virginia; 11th New York Infantry, Colonel N L Farnham, Cameron Run, west of D G Watkins' farm, on Strawberry Hill, half a mile southeast of Cloud's Mill, Fairfax County, Virginia; 38th New York Infantry, Colonel J H H Ward, Camp Scott, half a mile west of Fort Ellsworth, on Shuter's Hill, one mile west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia; 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company D, Captain R Arnold, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company G, Fort Ellsworth, on Shuter's Hill, one mile west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia

Note: The 4th Michigan Infantry was stationed at Camp Blackberry, S Richards' old planatation, Cloud's Mill, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 14 and 16 July, 1861.

Advance to Fairfax Station & Fairfax Courthouse, 16-18 July, 1861

The 4th Michigan Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Old Fairfax Road to Bone Mill, on the west side of Accotink Creek, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 16 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Michigan Infantry arrived at the east side of Pohick Run, two miles west of Bone Mill, on the west side of Accotink Creek, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 16 July, 1861.

Camp Blackberry, S Richards' old planatation, Clouds Mill, Fairfax County, Virginia, detachment, 16-22 July, 1861: A detachment of the 4th Michigan Infantry (~73/100), under the command of Captain A D Crane, 4th Michigan Infantry, Company K, was stationed at Clouds Mill, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 16 and 22 July, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 4th Michigan Infantry (13), Company H, was assigned to guard duty at Camp Blackberry, S Richards' old planatation, Cloud's Mill, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 16 July, 1861.

Pohick Run, two miles west of Bone Mill, on the west side of Accotink Creek, to Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861: The 4th Michigan Infantry arrived by the Old Fairfax Road at Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 17 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Michigan Infantry was ordered to Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 5 AM on 17 July, 1861.

Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, to Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861: The 4th Michigan Infantry arrived by the road between Fairfax Station and Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads at Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 1 PM on 17 July, 1861.

Note: Colonel S P Heintzelman, 17th United States Infantry, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, under the command of Captain W W Lowe, were stationed at Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 1 PM on 17 July, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Fairfax Station to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, Companies A, E, F, G, H, & I, 18 July, 1861: The 4th Michigan Infantry, Companies A, E, F, G, H, and I, under the command of Colonel D A Woodbury, were ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 18 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Michigan Infantry, Companies A, E, F, G, H, and I, were assigned to guard duty at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 18 and 21 July, 1861.

Guard duty at Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, Companies B, C, D, & K, 18-21 July, 1861: The 4th Michigan Infantry, Companies B, C, D, and K, under the command of Major J W Childs, were assigned to guard duty at Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 18 and 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Michigan Infantry, Companies B, C, D, and K, under the command of Major J W Childs, were stationed at Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, and Companies A, E, F, G, H, and I, under the command of Colonel D A Woodbury, at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

First battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861

The 4th Michigan Infantry, Companies B, C, D, and K, under the command of Major J W Childs, were ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 5 PM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Michigan Infantry, Company A, was ordered to proceed by the Little Rver Turnpike to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 7 PM on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, Captain S De Golyer & First Lieutenant S R Preston, Company F, 21 July, 1861: Captain S De Golyer and First Lieutenant S R Preston, 4th Michigan Infantry, Company F, were captured at and in the vicinity of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Note: Captain S De Golyer, 4th Michigan Infantry, Company F, escaped from Ligon's Tobacco Warehouse, corner of Main and Twenty-fifth Streets, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at 9 PM on 13 August, 1861, and arrived at Washington, D. C., on 23 August, 1861.

Retreat to Washington, 21-22 July, 1861

The 4th Michigan Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I, under the command of Colonel D A Woodbury, was ordered to proceed by the Little River Turnpike to Washington, D. C., at 2 AM on 22 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th Michigan Infantry, Company K, was assigned to picket duty at and in the vicinity of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 21 July, 1861, and was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 22 July, 1861.

Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, to Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, & I, 22 July, 1861: The 4th Michigan Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I, arrived at and in the vicinity of Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 7 AM on 22 July, 1861.

Camp Blackberry, S Richards' old planatation, Clouds Mill, Fairfax County, to Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, detachment, 22 July, 1861: A detachment of the 4th Michigan Infantry, under the command of Captain A D Crane, 4th Michigan Infantry, Company K, arrived at and in the vicinity of Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 3/4 PM on 22 July, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 4th Michigan Infantry (3), under the command of First Lieutenant J M Oliver, 4th Michigan Infantry, Company A, was ordered to S Richards' old planatation, Clouds Mill, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 22 July, 1861, and a detachment of the 4th Michigan Infantry was ordered to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 3 PM on 23 July, 1861.

Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, to Washington, to Columbia College, on Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street, D. C., 23 July, 1861: The 4th Michigan Infantry was ordered across the Potomac River at the Long Bridge, Washington, D. C., to Columbia College, on Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., at 2.15 PM on 23 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Mansfield, opposite Columbia College, on Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., on 24 July, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 4th Michigan Infantry arrived at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 5 PM on 23 July, 1861, and at Camp Mansfield/ Seward, opposite Columbia College, on Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., in the morning on 24 July, 1861.

Rendezvous at West Fourteenth Street, Washington, D. C., 24 July, 1861: The 4th Michigan Infantry was ordered to rendezvous at West Fourteenth Street, Washington, D. C., at 12 PM on 24 July, 1861.

Note: The 1st Michigan Infantry was stationed at opposite Columbia College, on Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., on 25 July, 1861, and the 4th Michigan Infantry was stationed at Camp Mansfield/ Seward, opposite Columbia College, on Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., on 5 August, 1861 (See the 1st Michigan Infantry).

Camp Mansfield/ Seward, opposite Columbia College, on Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., to Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, 8 August, 1861: The 4th Michigan Infantry was ordered across the Potomac River at Georgetown Ferry, on Water Street, east of the Aqueduct Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Georgetown, D. C., in the morning on 8 August, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Union, north of the wagon road, one mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, between 8 and 16 August, 1861.

Note: The 4th Michigan Infantry was ordered two and a half miles east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 16 August, 1861.

Mustered out, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, 28, 29, & 30 June, 1864: The 4th Michigan Infantry, Companies F and K, were mustered out at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, by Captain J H Knight, 18th United States Infantry, on 28 June, 1864; Company C by First Lieutenant E W Clift, 13th United States Infantry, on 29 June, 1864; Companies A, B, D, and I by Captain J H Knight, 18th United States Infantry, on 30 June, 1864; and Companies G and H by First Lieutenant E W Clift, 13th United States Infantry, on 30 June, 1864.

Colonel O B Willcox, 1st Michigan Infantry, Second Brigade, Third Division, McDowell's Army, 24 April, 1861: O B Willcox was appointed colonel, 1st Michigan Infantry, on 24 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, by Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, on 1 May, 1861. Colonel O B Willcox, 1st Michigan Infantry, was assigned to command the 1st Michigan Infantry and the 11th New York Infantry at Shuter's Hill, one mile west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.17, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 1 July, 1861.

Note: Cadets J R Edie, Jr., and F H Parker, United States Military Academy, were ordered to Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 3 July, 1861. Cadet J R Edie, Jr., United States Military Academy, second lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D; and Cadet F H Parker, United States Military Academy, second lieutenant, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company B, 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. Second Lieutenant J R Edie, Jr., 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, was appointed aide de camp to Colonel O B Willcox, 1st Michigan Infantry, on 5 July, 1861, and Second Lieutenant D F H Parker, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company B, acting aide de camp to Colonel O B Willcox, 1st Michigan Infantry, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Colonel S P Heintzelman, 17th United States Infantry, Third Division, McDowell's Army, 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861: Major S P Heintzelman, 1st United States Infantry, was ordered to Washington, D. C., by General Orders No.12, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 27 April, 1861, and to proceed by the New Jersey Railroad in the morning on 3 May, 1861. He arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, in the morning on 4 May, 1861, and was appointed acting inspector general, Department of Washington, by Special Orders No.20, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 8 May, 1861. Acting Inspector General & Major S P Heintzelman, United States Army, was assigned to command the the 8th New York State Militia, the 12th New York State Militia, and the 25th New York State Militia by General Orders No.1, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 28 May, 1861, and was appointed colonel, 17th 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. Colonel S P Heintzelman, 17th 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: Cadet F U Farquhar, United States Military Academy, was 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 Corps Engineers, by General Orders No.41, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 July, 1861, dated 24 June, 1861, and was assigned to special duty as a drill instructor at Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 3 July, 1861. Brevet Second Lieutenant F U Farquhar, United States Corps Engineers, was appointed acting aide de camp to Colonel S P Heintzelman, 17th United States Infantry, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Organisation of Brigadier General W T Sherman's brigade, Division of the Potomac, 4 August, 1861: Brigadier General W T Sherman, United States Volunteers; 9th Massachusetts Infantry, Colonel T Cass; 14th New York Infantry, Colonel J McQuade; 41st New York Infantry, Colonel L Von Gilsa; 4th Michigan Infantry, Colonel D A Woodbury; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain A G Brackett; 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, Captain J Hamilton

Note: The 4th Michigan Infantry was assigned to Brigadier General W T Sherman's brigade, Division of the Potomac, by Special Orders No.10, Headquarters, Division of the Potomac, Washington, D. C., on 4 August, 1861.

Reports

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.46: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, p408-410
Colonel O B Willcox, First Michigan Infantry, Second Brigade, Third Division, McDowell's Army, dated Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, 3 September, 1862

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.43: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, p402-404
Colonel S P Heintzleman, Seventeenth United States Infantry, Third Division, McDowell's Army, dated Washington, D. C., 31 July, 1861