The Fourth Alabama Painting by Don Troiani

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Seventeenth New York Infantry

COLONEL H S LANSIG
LIEUTENANT COLONEL T F MORRIS
MAJOR J A JOHNSON

Company A: CAPT. C A SMITH
Company B: CAPT. N B BARTRAM
Company C: CAPT. J W LYONS
Company D: CAPT. W T C GROVER
Company E: CAPT. C G STONE
Company F: CAPT. F J DAVIS
Company G (1st): CAPT. J H DEMAREST – In March 1862, the company was consolidated with the other companies.
Company G (2nd): CAPT. ARMSTRONG – In March 1862, the company was assigned from the 53rd New York Infantry.
Company H: CAPT. J TYRRILL
Company I: CAPT. A WILSON
Company K: CAPT. G H JENKINS

Reference

"The fort was named in honor of Colonel Elmer E Ellsworth, 11th New York 'Fire' Zouaves. In 1861, it was an isolated field fort commanding Alexandria's strategically important river port and railroad depot."

SOURCE: Mr Lincoln's Forts: A Guide to the Civil War Defenses of Washington, New Edition, by Benjamin F Cooling II and Walton H Owen II

"The second Sunday after arriving from Washington our regiment received orders to move down the Potomac to Alexandria. Here Co K was detailed to remain at the wharf in charge of the reception of military stores, while the balance of the regiment was sent up to Fort Ellsworth, on Shuter's Hill, a mile or two out from Alexandria."

The history of Company "K" of the 17th Regiment, N Y V, compiled by Major H A Dudley and Captain A M Whaley

New York in the War of Rebellion, 1861–1865 (Volume 3), by Frederick Phisterer

NOTE: The 17th New York Infantry was mustered in the service of the United States, at New York City, for two years, on 28 May, 1861. The three years' men of the regiment were transferred on 23 June, 1863, to the 146th New York Infantry. The regiment was mustered out at New York City on 2 June, 1863. Compamy K was detailed to remain at Alexandria wharf and the balance of the regiment was assigned to Fort Ellsworth and was not with the army in the field on 21 July, 1861. Fort Ellsworth's perimeter was 618 yards with emplacements for twenty-nine guns and the armament included nine 8" seacoast howitzers, three 24 pounder guns, four 6 pounder field guns, one 100 pounder Parrott, and two 24 pounder Coehorn mortars. Brigadier General T Runyon commanded all troops not actually sent to the front, some thirteen regiments.

The Military District of the Potomac was established on 25 July, 1861 by consolidating the Military District of Washington and the Department of Northeastern Virginia and redesignated the Department of the Potomac on 15 August, 1861. The 17th New York Infantry was assigned to garrison duty in Fort Ellsworth, in the Defenses of Washington, D C, Army of the Potomac, on 4 August, 1861.