Department Of Washington

Captain J R Smead, National Rifles, 3rd District of Columbia Militia

District of Columbia Volunteers

Colonel & Inspector General C P Stone, District of Columbia Militia

President's Mounted Guards

CAPT. S W Owen

Captain J Peck, President's Mounted Guards, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 6th Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, at Washington, D. C., on 14 January, 1861, and S W Owen was appointed captain, President's Mounted Guards, on 6 March, 1861, dated 15 January, 1861.

Organisation of President's Mounted Guards, Benter's Rooms, on South C Street, Washington, D. C., 7 February, 1861: Captain S W Owen, First Lieutenant H W Martin, Second Lieutenant J F Essex, Third Lieutenant W F Benter

Note: Captain J Peck, President's Mounted Guards, resigned at Washington, D. C., on 23 January, 1861.

General Orders No.9, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 18 February, 1861: The President's Mounted Guards was assigned to the First Brigade, District of Columbia Militia, under the command of Brigadier General P F Bacon, by General Orders No.9, Paragraph III, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 February, 1861.

Note: The President's Mounted Guards was assigned to the 8th Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J McH. Hollingsworth, by Special Orders No.5, Paragraph III, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 6 February, 1861.

Mustered for three months, War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., 26 April, 1861: The President's Mounted Guards was mustered in United States service for three months at the War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 26 April, 1861.

Note: The National Guard Battalion, Companies A, B, and C, the President's Mounted Guards, and the Georgetown Mounted Guards were assigned to special duty at the Capitol building, on Pennsylvania Avenue and North/ South Capitol Street, on 4 March, 1861.

Occupation of Alexandria County, 24 May, 1861

A detachment of the President's Mounted Guards, under the command of Captain S W Owen, was ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., at 2.30 AM on 24 May, 1861 (See the Occupation of Alexandria County).

Note: A detachment of the President's Mounted Guards, under the command of Second Lieutenant M S Smith, was ordered across the Aqueduct Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Georgetown, D. C., at 2.30 AM on 24 May, 1861.

Organisation of left column, Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., 24 May, 1861: Colonel O B Willcox, 1st Michigan Infantry; 1st Michigan Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel L L Comstock; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, First Lieutenant J J Sweet, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K; President's Mounted Guards, detachment, Captain S W Owen; 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, section, First Lieutenant D R Ransom

Note: The 11th New York Infantry, under the command of Colonel E E Ellsworth, arrived by the steamers James Guy and Mount Vernon at King Street wharf, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 4 AM on 24 May, 1861.

Organisation of right column, Aqueduct Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Georgetown, D. C., 24 May, 1861: Captain W H Wood, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C; 5th New York State Militia, Lieutenant Colonel L Burger; 14th New York State Militia, Howitzer Corps/ Sappers and Miners, Captain R Burt; 28th New York State Militia, Colonel M Bennett; 69th New York State Militia, Captain M Corcoran; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, First Lieutenant C H Tompkins; President's Mounted Guards, detachment, Second Lieutenant M S Smith

Note: The President's Mounted Guards was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 24 May, 1861.

Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, one mile southwest of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, detachment, 24 May, 1861: A detachment of the President's Mounted Guards, under the command of Second Lieutenant M S Smith, was stationed at the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, one mile southwest of Ball's Crossroad, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 6 AM on 24 May, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the Border Guards (36)/ Fairfax Cavalry, under the command of Captain M D Ball, was captured at Price, Birch & Co Slave Pens, on Duke Street, between Payne and Fayette Streets, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia,in the morning on 24 May, 1861 (See the Garrison at Alexandria).

Rockville Expedition, 10-30 June, 1861

The President's Mounted Guards, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, to Tennallytown, D. C., in the morning on 10 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, the 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, and the 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers. The company arrived at Tennallytown, D. C., at 11 AM on 10 June, 1861 (See the Rockville Expedition).

Note: The 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers arrived at Tennallytown, D. C., in the afternoon on 10 June, 1861.

Tennallytown, D. C., to H Hurley's, south of the road between Rockville & Darnestown, one mile west of Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 11-12 June, 1861: The President's Mounted Guards was ordered to Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 5 PM on 11 June, 1861, and arrived at H Hurley's, south of the road between Rockville and Darnestown, one mile west of Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 2 AM on 12 June, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, and two 12 pounder field howitzers of the West Point Light Artillery were stationed at H Hurley's, south of the road between Rockville and Darnestown, one mile west of Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the evening on 12 June, 1861.

H Hurley's, south of the road between Rockville & Darnestown, one mile west of Rockville, to Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 15 June, 1861: The President's Mounted Guards arrived at Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 15 June, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Stone/ Martin, junction of Edwards and Conrad's Ferries roads, two miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 19 June, 1861.

Note: The President's Mounted Guards and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, were ordered on a reconnaissance west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 14 June, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Troops stationed at Camp Stone/ Martin, junction of Edwards & Conrad's Ferries roads, two miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 27 June, 1861: Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry; 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, Acting Major & Captain J R Smead; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, Captain W T Magruder, 1st United States Dragoons, Company E; President's Mounted Guards, Captain S W Owen; West Point Light Artilley, 12 pounder field howitzer, First Lieutenant A Piper, 3rd United States Artillery, Company I

Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., 30 June, 1861: The President's Mounted Guards was ordered to Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861.

Note: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry; the 9th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H; the 17th Pennsylvania Infantry; the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K; and a detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, were ordered to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861.

Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three & a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 2 July, 1861: The President's Mounted Guards and a detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers (100) were ordered to Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 2 July, 1861.

Note: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies B and G, under the command of Captain D F Foley, 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, were stationed at Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 2 July, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Edward's Ferry to Washington, 3-4 July, 1861

The President's Mounted Guards was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 3 July, 1861, and was accompanied by a detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers (100). The company arrived at Seneca Mills, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 3 July, 1861.

Seneca Mills, Montgomery County, Maryland, 3-4 July, 1861: The President's Mounted Guards was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the evening on 3 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, a detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, and two 12 pounder field howitzers of the West Point Light Artillery. The company arrived at Washington, D. C., in the morning on 4 July, 1861.

Note: The 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers and two 12 pounder field howitzers of the West Point Light Artillery were stationed at Seneca Mills, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 3 July, 1861.

Mustered out, Columbian Armory, corner of Maine Avenue & West Sixth Street, Washington, D. C., 19 July, 1861: The President's Mounted Guards was mustered out at the Columbian Armory, corner of Maine Avenue and West Sixth Street, Washington, D. C., on 19 July, 1861.

FIRST (Georgetown) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Battalion Volunteers

Major J McH. Hollingsworth
Lieutenant Colonel J McH. Hollingsworth, 8th Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, was appointed major, District of Columbia Volunteers, and assigned to command the 1st (Georgetown) District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.

Note: Captain J McH. Hollingsworth, Potomac Light Infantry, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 8th Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, at Washington, D. C., on 14 January, 1861.

Unlettered Company Anderson Rifles, Company A: CAPT. C H Rodier
The company was organised at Georgetown, D. C., in the evening on 7 January, 1861, and was ordered to Washington, D. C, at 10 AM on 12 April, 1861. The company was mustered in United States service for three months at Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 13 April, 1861, and was stationed at the Long Bridge, Washington, D. C., on 25 May, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D. C, on 13 July, 1861.

Note: C H Rodier was appointed captain, Anderson Rifles, Company A, on 2 February, 1861, dated 9 January, 1861, and the Anderson Rifles, Companies A and B, were ordered to proceed by the Aqueduct Bridge, Georgetown, D. C., to Analoston Island, on the Potomac River, on 28 February, 1861. The Anderson Rifles, Company B, was organised at Georgetown, D. C., under the command of Captain F W Jones, in the evening on 10 January, 1861, and Captain F W Jones, Anderson Rifles, Company B, resigned on 16 April, 1861.

Unlettered Company Carrington Home Guards: CAPT. J B Goddard
The company was organised at Georgetown, D. C., on 10 January, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 16 April, 1861. The company was ordered to the Long Bridge, Washington, D. C., on 25 May, 1861, and to Washington, D. C., on 2 June, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D. C., in the morning on 17 July, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant J B Goddard, Anderson Rifles, Company A, resigned at the corner of Gay and High Streets, Georgetown, D. C., in the evening on 9 January, 1861, and was appointed captain, Carrington Home Guards, on 2 February, 1861, dated 9 January, 1861.The Carrington Home Guards was ordered to the War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., at 3 PM on 10 April, 1861.

Unlettered Company Potomac Light Guards: CAPT. R Boyd
The company was organised at the corner of Gay and High Streets, Georgetown, D. C., in the evening on 15 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 18 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D. C., on 16 July, 1861.

Note: Sergeant Major R Boyd, 8th Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, was appointed captain, Potomac Light Guards, at the corner of Gay and High Streets, Georgetown, D. C., in the evening on 15 April, 1861.

Unlettered Company Andrew Johnson Guards: CAPT. J H McBlair
The company was organised at First Ward, Washington, D. C., on 17 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 23 April, 1861. Captain J H McBlair was appointed first lieutenant, 15th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.33, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861, and the company was mustered out at Washington, D. C., on 23 July, 1861.

Note: J H McBlair was appointed captain, Andrew Johnson Guards, at Washington, D. C., on 17 April, 1861.

Organisation of Anderson Guards, Georgetown, D. C., 7 January, 1861: Captain C H Rodiery, First Lieutenant J Goddard, Second Lieutenant D Mason, Third Lieutenant E Krouse

Note: Second Lieutenant D Mason, Anderson Rifles, Company A, was appointed first lieutenant, Anderson Rifles, Company A, on 2 February, 1861.

Organisation of Potomac Light Infantry, Georgetown, D. C., 8 January, 1861: Captain J S McKenney, First Lieutenant J B Davidson, Second Lieutenant J Cruikshank, Third Lieutenant W G Ridgely, Jr.

Note: The Potomac Light Infantry was organised at Dumbarton Street, Georgetown, D. C., under the command of Captain J McH. Hollingsworth, on 26 July, 1858, and was ordered to the War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., under the command of Captain J S McKenney, at 3 PM on 10 April, 1861. The company was disbanded on 14 April, 1861.

Organisation of Anderson Guards, Georgetown, D. C., 5 February, 1861: Captain C H Rodiery, First Lieutenant D Mason, Second Lieutenant E Krouse, Third Lieutenant G B Lipscomb

General Orders No.5, Paragraph I, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 6 February, 1861: The Potomac Light Infantry; the Anderson Rifles, Companies A and B; the Scott Rifles; the Carrington Home Guards; and the District of Columbia Rifles were assigned to the 1st Georgetown Battalion Volunteers, 8th Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, by General Orders No.5, Paragraph I, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 6 February, 1861.

Note: Lieutenant Colonel J McH. Hollingsworth, 8th Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, was assigned to command the 1st Georgetown Battalion Volunteers by General Orders No.5, Paragraph II, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 6 February, 1861.

Organisation of 1st Georgetown Battalion Volunteers, 8th Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, 6 February, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel J McH. Hollingsworth, 8th Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia; Potomac Light Infantry, Captain J S McKenney; Anderson Rifles, Company A, Captain C H Rodier; Anderson Rifles, Company B, Captain F W Jones; Scott Rifles, Captain J O Berry; Carrington Home Guards, Captain J B Goddard; District of Columbia Rifles (Tennallytown), Captain H W Blunt

Note: F W Jones was appointed captain, Anderson Rifles, Company B, at Forrest Hall, Lang's Hotel, No.129 Bridge Street, Georgetown, D. C., in the evening on 10 January, 1861, and resigned in the morning on 16 April, 1861.

Organisation of Andrew Johnson Guards, War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., 23 April, 1861: Captain J H McBlair, First Lieutenant C R Betts, Second Lieutenant W R Hurdle, Third Lieutenant J E Herrell

Mustered for three months, War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., 13, 16, 18, & 23 April, 1861: The Anderson Rifles (58), Company A, was mustered in United States service for three months at the War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 13 April, 1861; the Carrington Home Guards (58) for three months on 16 April, 1861; the Potomac Light Guards for three months on 18 April, 1861; and the Andrew Johnson Guards (50) for three months on 23 April, 1861.

Note: The Anderson Rifles, Company A, arrived at the War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., in the morning on 13 April, 1861, and a detachment of the Carrington Home Guards (58), under the command of Captain J B Goddard, was ordered to the War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., in the morning on 16 April, 1861.

Forrest Hall, Lang's Hotel, No.129 Bridge Street, Georgetown, D. C., Anderson Rifles, Company A, 15 April, 1861: The Anderson Rifles, Company A, was stationed at Forrest Hall, Lang's Hotel, No.129 Bridge Street, Georgetown, D. C., on 15 April, 1861.

Organisation of District of Columbia Volunteers, 3 May, 1861

The Anderson Rifles, Company A; the Carrington Home Guards; the Potomac Light Guards; and Andrew Johnson Guards were assigned to the 1st (Georgetown) District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Major J McH. Hollingsworth, by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.

Review of 1st (Georgetown) District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers (270), Executive Mansion/ President's House, on Pennsylvania, Washington, D. C., 13 May, 1861: Major J McH. Hollingsworth; Anderson Rifles (87), Company A, Captain C H Rodier; Carrington Home Guards (73), Captain J B Goddard; Potomac Light Guards (66), Captain R Boyd; Andrew Johnson Guards (44), Captain J H McBlair

Occupation of Alexandria County, 23-24 May, 1861

The Anderson Rifles, Company A, was ordered across the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., at 10 PM on 23 May, 1861 (See the Occupation of Alexandria County).

Note: Sergeant J T Ball and Private G F Kirby, Border Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry, were captured west of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., by the Anderson Rifles, Company A, in the evening on 23 May, 1861 (See the Alexandria Battalion).

Aqueduct Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Georgetown, D. C., 23 May, 1861: The Carrington Home Guards, the Potomac Light Infantry, and the Andrew Johnson Guards, under the command of Major J McH. Hollingsworth, were ordered across the Aqueduct Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Georgetown, D. C., at 11.30 PM on 23 May, 1861.

Note: The Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company A, under the command of First Lieutenant H B Curtis, arrived at the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., in the evening on 24 May, 1861, and was stationed at the west end of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., in the evening on 25 May, 1861.

Camp Hollingsworth, 26 May-10/11 July, 1861

The Carrington Home Guards and the Andrew Johnson Guards arrived at Camp Hollingsworth, on the heights west of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., in the evening on 26 May, 1861.

Note: The Anderson Rifles, Company A, was stationed at the west end of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., between 23 and 26 May, 1861, and was ordered to Georgetown, D. C., in the evening on 26 May, 1861.

Georgetown, D. C., to Little Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, Anderson Rifles, Company A, 28 May, 1861: The Anderson Rifles, Company A, was stationed at Georgetown, D. C., on 27 May, 1861, and was ordered to Little Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 28 May, 1861.

Note: The Anderson Rifles, Company A, was ordered to Georgetown, D. C., in the evening on 26 May, 1861, and the Carrington Home Guards, the Potomac Light Guards, and the Andrew Johnson Guards, under the command of Major J McH. Hollingsworth, were stationed at Camp Hollingsworth, on the heights west of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., in the evening on 30 May, 1861.

Camp Hollingsworth, on the heights west of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., Carrington Home Guards, Potomac Light Guards, & Andrew Johnson Guards, 5 June, 1861: The Carrington Home Guards, the Potomac Light Guards, and the Andrew Johnson Guards were stationed at Camp Hollingsworth, on the heights west of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., on 5 June, 1861.

Camp Stone, between the Washington Aqueduct & Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, two miles north of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., Anderson Rifles, Company A, 5 June, 1861: The Anderson Rifles, Company A, was stationed at Camp Stone, between the Washington Aqueduct and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, two miles north of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., on 5 June, 1861.

Disposition of 1st (Georgetown) District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, 15 June, 1861: The Carrington Home Guards, the Potomac Light Guards, and the Andrew Johnson Guards, under the command of Major J McH. Hollingsworth, were stationed at Camp Hollingsworth, on the heights west of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., and the Anderson Rifles, Company A, at Camp Stone, between the Washington Aqueduct and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, two miles north of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., on 15 june, 1861.

Note: The Anderson Rifles, Company A, was stationed at Camp Stone, between the Washington Aqueduct and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, two miles north of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., on 27 June, 1861.

Reconnaissance to two miles southwest of Langley, Fairfax County, Virginia, Anderson Rifles, Company A, 17 June, 1861: A detachment of the Anderson Rifles (40), Company A, was ordered across the Potomac River six miles northwest of Little Falls, on the Potomac River, Mountgomery County, Maryland, on 17 June, 1861, and arrived two miles southwest of Langley, Fairfax County, Virginia, the same day. The company arrived at Camp Hollingsworth, on the heights west of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., on 17 June, 1861.

Camp Hollingsworth, on the heights west of the Chain Bridge/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, to Columbia Armory, corner of West Sixth Street & Maine Avenue, Washington, D. C., Anderson Rifles, Company A, 9 July, 1861: The Anderson Rifles, Company A, and the Potomac Light Guards were ordered to Columbia Armory, corner of West Sixth Street and Maine Avenue, Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 9 July, 1861.

Note: The Anderson Rifles, Company A, was ordered to the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., in the morning on 4 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, the President's Mounted Guards, and two 12 pounder field howitzers of the West Point Light Artillery.

Camp Hollingsworth, on the heights west of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, to Georgetown, D. C., 9 & 10 July, 1861: The Anderson Rifles, Company A, and the Potomac Light Guards were ordered to Georgetown, D. C., in the afternoon on 9 July, 1861, and the Andrew Johnson Guards and the Carrington Home Guards on 11 July, 1861.

Note: The 12th New York Infantry was ordered a quarter of a mile south of the Receiving Reservoir and north of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., in the afternoon on 10 July, 1861 (See the 12th New York Infantry).

Mustered out, Washington, D. C., 13-23 July, 1861: The 1st (Georgetown) District of Columbia Volunteers was mustered out at Washington, D. C., between 13 and 23 July, 1861.

Second DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Battalion Volunteers

Major J G Jewell
Second Lieutenant J G Jewell, Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company B, was appointed major, Union Regiment/ Volunteers, at Temperance Hall, on North E Street, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 11 February, 1861, and was assigned to command the 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.

Note: Dr J G Jewell was appointed second lieutenant, Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company B, adjoining the War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 7 January, 1861.

Unlettered Company Union Regiment/ Volunteers (Third Ward), Company A: CAPT. E C Carrington The company was organised at Temperance Hall, on North E Street, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 7 January, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 13 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 10 July, 1861.

Note: Brigadier General E C Carrington, District of Columbia Militia, was appointed captain, Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company A, at Temperance Hall, on North E Street, Washington, D. C., on 7 January, 1861, and lieuetant colonel, Union Regiment/ Volunteers, at Temperance Hall, on North E Street, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 11 February, 1861.

Unlettered Company Union Regiment/ Volunteers (First Ward), Company B: CAPT. J Kelly The company was organised at First Ward, Washington, D.C., in the evening on 8 January, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 11 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D. C., on 11 July, 1861.

Note: J Kelly was appointed captain, Union Regiment, Company B, at Washington, D. C., on 2 February, 1861, dated 21 January, 1861.

Unlettered Company Union Regiment/ Volunteers (Second Ward), Company D (Federal Rifles): CAPT. J M McClelland
The company was organised at the Franklin Engine House, Second Ward, Washington, D. C., under the command of Captain J H Dubant, in the evening on 29 January, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 20 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D. C., on 20 July, 1861.

Note: Captain J H Dubant, Federal Rifles, was appointed captain, Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company D, at Washington, D. C., on 1 March, 1861, and J McCelland on 15 April, 1861.

Unlettered Company Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company E, (Watson Guards): CAPT. J N Callan
The company was organised on 15 and 16 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Washington, D.C., at 1 PM by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 22 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D. C., on 22 July, 1861.

Note: J N Callan was appointed captain, Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company E, at Washington, D. C., on 20 April, 1861.

Unlettered Company Henderson Guards: CAPT. G J L Foxwell
The company was organised at the First Ward, Washington, D. C., under the command of Captain R H Henderson, on 26 July, 1860, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 15 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D.C., on 15 July, 1861.

Note: Captain R H Henderson, Henderson Guards, resigned at Washington, D. C., in the evening on 25 February, 1861, and First Lieutenant G J L Foxwell, Henderson Guards, was appointed captain, Henderson Guards, on 25 March, 1861, dated 25 February, 1861.

Organisation of Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company B, adjoining War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., 7 January, 1861: Captain J Kelly, First Lieutenant W Herbert, Second Lieutenant J G Jewell, Third Lieutenant W H Hine

General Orders No.12, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 28 February, 1861: The 1st Battalion, Union Volunteers/ Regiment, Companies A, B, and C, under the command of Major J G Jewell, were assigned to the 4th Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, by General Orders No.12, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 28 February, 1861.

Note: The Union Volunteers/ Regiment Battalion Infantry, Companies A, B, C, and D, under the command of Major J G Jewell, were ordered to rendezvous at Temperance Hall, on North E Street, Washington, D. C., at 9 PM on 28 February, 1861.

Organisation of 1st Battalion, Union Regiment/ Volunteers, 4th Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Battalion Militia, 28 February, 1861: Major J G Jewell; Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company A, Captain E C Carrington; Company B, Captain J Kelly; Company C, Captain S E Arnold; Company D, Captain J H Dubant

Organisation of Union Regiment/ Volunteers (54), Company D, 20 April, 1861: Captain J M McClelland, First Lieutenant A Tate; Second Lieutenant J H Dubant; Third Lieutenant J H Posey

Mustered for three months, War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., 11, 13, 15, 20, & 22 April, 1861: The Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company B, was mustered in United States service for three months at the War Department, on West seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 11 April, 1861; the Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company A, for three months on 13 April, 1861; the Union Regiment/ Volunteers (54), Company D, for three months on 20 April, 1861; the Henderson Guards (83) for three months on 15 April, 1861; and the Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company E, for three months on 22 April, 1861.

Note: The Henderson Guards arrived at the War Department, on west Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., in the morning on 15 April, 1861, and was stationed at Scott's Hall, corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and West Twentieth Street, Washington, D. C., on 18 April, 1861. A detachment of the Union Regiment/ Volunteers (22), Company B, under the command of Captain J Kelly, was mustered in United States service for three months at Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 15 April, 1861.

Guard duty at Executive Mansion/ President's House, on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company B, detachment, 22 April, 1861: A detachment of the Union Regiment/ Volunteer (40), Company B, under the command of Captain J Kelly, and the Frontier Guards were stationed at the Executive Mansion/ President's House, on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., on 22 April, 1861 (See the Independent Companies).

Guard duty at General Post Office, between North E & F Streets and West Seventh and Eighth Streets, Washington, D. C., Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company A, 22 April, 1861: The Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company A, was stationed at the General Post Office, between North E and F Streets and West Seventh and Eighth Streets, Washington, D. C., on 22 April, 1861.

Organisation of District of Columbia Volunteers, 3 May, 1861

The Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Companies A, B, D, and E, and the Henderson Guards were assigned to the 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Major J G Jewell, by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.

Review of 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, Executive Mansion/ President's House, on Pennsylvania, Washington, D. C., 13 May, 1861: Major J G Jewell; Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company A (92), Captain E C Carrington; Company B (83), Captain J Kelly; Company D (52), Captain J McClelland; Henderson Guards (74), First Lieutenant W Rapley

Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company A, 24-25 May, 1861: The Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company A, under the command of First Lieutenant H B Curtis, arrived west end of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., in the evening on 24 May, 1861, and was stationed at the west end of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., on 25 May, 1861.

Rockville Expedition, 10-30 June, 1861

The 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, was ordered to Tennallytown, D. C., in the morning on 10 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 5th District of Columbia Volunteers Militia, the 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, and the President's Mounted Guards. The battalion arrived at Tennallytown, D. C., at 11 AM on 10 June, 1861 (See the Rockville Expedition).

Note: The 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers arrived at Tennallytown, D. C., in the afternoon on 10 June, 1861.

Tennallytown, D. C., to Seneca Mills, Montgomery County, Maryland, 12 June, 1861: The 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was ordered to Seneca Mills, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 12 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Shady, Seneca Mills, via Offutt's Crossroads, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 4 PM the same day.

Note: The 9th New York State Militia, under the command of Colonel J W Stiles, arrived at Camp Stone, one mile west of Darnestown, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 4 PM on 12 June, 1861, and Companies B and D, under the command of Captain J W Davies, 9th New York State Militia, Company D, were ordered to Seneca Mills and the Seneca Aqueduct, mouth of Seneca Creek, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the evening on 17 June, 1861. (See the Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Organisation of 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers (303), Camp Shady, Seneca Mills, Montgomery County, Maryland, 12 June-3 July, 1861: Major J G Jewell; Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company A, First Lieutenant H B Curtis; Company B, Captain J Kelly; Company D, Captain J McClelland; Henderson Rifles, Captain G J L Foxwell

Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., 30 June, 1861: The 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was ordered to Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861.

Seneca Mills to Washington, 3-4 July, 1861

The 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was ordered at the Seneca Aqueduct, mouth of Seneca Creek, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 3 July, 1861, and was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the evening the same day. The battalion was accompanied by a detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers (100), the President's Mounted Guards, and two 12 pounder field howitzers of the West Point Light Artillery. The battalion arrived at Washington, D. C., in the morning on 4 July, 1861 (See the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D).

Note: The 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was stationed at the Seneca Aqueduct, mouth of Seneca Creek, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, between 12 June and 3 July, 1861, and was ordered to Washington, D. C., at 12 PM on 3 July, 1861.

Organisation of 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, Washington, D. C., 4 July, 1861: Major J G Jewell; Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company A, First Lieutenant H B Curtis; Company B, Captain J Kelly; Company D, Captain J McClelland; Henderson Guards, Third Lieutenant E Piggott

Note: Two 12 pounder field howitzers of the West Point Light Artillery were stationed at Seneca Mills, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 2 July, 1861, and the President's Mounted Guards and a detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers arrived at Seneca Mills, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 3 July, 1861. The Anderson Rifles, Company A, arrived at Camp Hollingsworth, on the heights west of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., in the morning on 4 July, 1861.

Mustered out, Washington, D. C., 10-22 July, 1861: The 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was mustered out at Washington, D. C., between 10 and 22 July, 1861.

Third DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Battalion Volunteers

Acting Major & Capt. J R Smead
First Lieutenant J R Smead, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was appointed captain, National Rifles, at Temperance Hall, on North E Street, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 20 March, 1861, and captain, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company K, by General Orders No.65, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., at Camp Stone, junction of Edwards and Conrad's Ferries roads, two miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 23 August, 1861, dated 1 July, 1861. Acting Major & Captain J R Smead, National Rifles, was stationed at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 17 July, 1861, and resigned on 29 July, 1861.

Company A National Rifles: First LT. A D Davis
The company was organised at Washington, D. C., under the command of Captain F B Schaeffer, dated 1860, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, at 4 PM on 15 April, 1861. The company was assigned to guard duty on the steamer St Nicholas and at the Telegraph Office, War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., on 19 April, 1861, and was mustered out at Washington, D. C., on 15 July, 1861.

Note: Captain F B Schaeffer, National Rifles, was appointed major, 7th Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, on 14 January, 1861, and resigned at Washington, D. C., on 12 March, 1861. He was appointed captain, Beauregard Rifles, at Phoenix Hall, northwest corner of King and Royal Streets, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 1 April, 1861 (See the Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry).

Unlettered Company Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company F: CAPT. J Fletcher
The company was organised at Monument House, on West Fourteenth Street, Washington, D.C., in the evening on 17 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 24 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D.C., on 24 July, 1861.

Note: Major J Fletcher was appointed captain, Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company F, at Guy's Monument House, on West Fourteenth Street, Washington, D. C, in the evening on 17 April, 1861.

Unlettered Company Slemmer Guards: CAPT. H M Knight
The company was organised at Thorn's Hall, on West Seventh Street, Washington, D.C., in the evening on 15 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 18 April, 1861. The company mustered out at Washington, D. C., in the morning on 18 July, 1861.
Unlettered Company Cameron Guards: CAPT. J Elder
The company was organised at Globe House, on East Seventh Street, Washington, D.C., in the evening on 15 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 20 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D. C., on 20 July, 1861.

Note: J Elder was appointed captain, Cameron Guards, at Washington, D. C, in the evening on 15 April, 1861, and Captain J Elder, Cameron guards, was appointed captain, 11th United States Infantry, on 28 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Temperance Hall, on North E Street, Washington, D. C., National Rifles, 15 January, 1861: The National Rifles, under the command of Captain F B Schaeffer, was stationed at Temperance Hall, on North E Street, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 15 January, 1861.

Note: First Sergeant A D Davis, National Rifles, was appointed second lieutenant, National Rifles, at Temperance Hall, on North E Street, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 5 February, 1861.

Organisation of Cameron Guards, Globe House, on East Seventh Street, Washington, D. C., 15 April, 1861: Captain J Elder, First Lieutenant T Menshaw, Second Lieutenant O H Birkhead, Third Lieutenant J Glover

Organisation of Slemmer Guards, Thorn's Hall, on West Seventh Street, Washington, D. C., 15 April, 1861: CaptainH M Knight, First Lieutenant M Smith, Second Lieutenant J Y Donn, Third Lieutenant H B McElfresh

Note: The National Rifles was assigned to guard duty on the steamer St Nicholas in the evening on 19 April, 1861.

Organisation of Union Regiment/ Volunteers (45), Company F, Washington, D. C., 24 April, 1861: Captain J Fletcher, First Lieutenant H P Duncan, Second Lieutenant S E Arnold, Third Lieutenant J C Reynolds

Mustered for three months, War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., 15, 18, 20, & 24 April, 1861: The National Rifles (42) was mustered in United States service for three months at the War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 15 April, 1861; the Slemmer Guards (91) for three months on 18 April, 1861; the Cameron Guards for three months on 20 April, 1861; and the Union Regiment/ Volunteers (48), Company F, for three months on 24 April, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the Slemmer Guards (16) was mustered in United States service for three months at the War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 24 April, 1861.

Washington, D. C., & Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, National Rifles, 25 April, 1861: The National Rifles was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Washington, D. C, at 10 AM on 25 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 7th New York States Militia. The company arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., at 12 PM on 25 April, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Note: A detachment of the National Rifles was stationed at the Telegraph Office, War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., on 24 April, 1861, and at Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, in the morning on 25 April, 1861.

Organisation of District of Columbia Volunteers, 3 May, 1861

The National Rifles; the Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company F; the Slemmer Guards; and the Cameron Guards were assigned to the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Acting Major & Captain J R Smead, National Rifles, by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.

Review of 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, Executive Mansion/ President's House, on Pennsylvania, Washington, D. C., 13 May, 1861: Acting Major & Captain J R Smead; National Rifles (54), First Lieutenant A D Davis; Union Regiment/Volunteers (70), Company F, Captain J Fletcher; Slemmer Guards (85), Captain H M Knight; Cameron Guards (64), Captain J Elder

Occupation of Alexandria County, 23-24 May, 1861

The National Rifles and the Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company F, were stationed at the east end of the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., in the evening on 23 May, 1861 (See the Occupation of Alexandria County).

Note: The National Rifles was ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., in the evening on 23 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the Metropolitan Rifles.

Advance to Roach's Mills (Old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, National Rifles, 24 May, 1861: The National Rifles, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, and Acting Major & Captain J R Smead, 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, was ordered to Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 1 AM on 24 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company E (Zouaves), and the Constitutional Guards. The National Rifles arrived at Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 24 May, 1861.

Note: The National Rifles, the Constitutional Guards, and the Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company E (Zouaves), were stationed at Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Miles Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, between 24 and 25 May, 1861, and the National Rifles was ordered to Washington, D. C., at 6 AM on 25 May, 1861.

Rockville Expedition, 10-30 June, 1861

The 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers arrived at Tennallytwon, D. C., in the afternoon on 10 June, 1861 (See the Rockville Expedition).

Note: Acting Major & Captain J R Smead, 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, was appointed assistant quartermaster and assistant commissary of subsistence, Rockville Expedition, on 10 June, 1861, and a detachment of the National Rifles was assigned to guard duty at Washington, D. C., between 10 and 30 June, 1861.

Tennallytown, D. C., to Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 11 June, 1861: The 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was ordered to Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 5 PM on 11 June, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Abert/ Smead, Montgomery County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on the Georgetown Turnpike, southeast of Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, between 11 and 15 June, 1861.

Camp Abert/ Smead, Montgomery County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on the Georgetown Turnpike, southwest of Rockville, to Darnestown, Montgomery County, Maryland, 15 June, 1861: The 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was ordered to Darnestown, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 15 June, 1861, and was stationed one mile west of Darnestown, Montgomery County, Maryland, between 15 and 23 June, 1861.

One mile west of Darnestown to junction of Edwards & Conrad's Ferries roads, two miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 23 June, 1861: The 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers arrived at Camp Stone, junction of Edwards and Conrad's Ferries roads, two miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 23 June, 1861.

Troops stationed at Camp Stone, junction of Edwards & Conrad's Ferries roads, two miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 27 June, 1861: Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry; 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, Acting Major & Captain J R Smead; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, Captain W T Magruder, 1st United States Dragoons, Company E; President's Mounted Guards, Captain S W Owen; West Point Light Artilley, section, Second Lieutenant H C Hasbrouck, 4th United States Artillery, Company A; First Lieutenant A Piper, 3rd United States Artillery, Company I

Note: The 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was stationed at Camp Stone, junction of Edward's and Conrad's Ferries roads, two miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, between 23 and 2 July, 1861.

Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., 30 June, 1861: A detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers (50/60), under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, were ordered to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861.

Note: Two 12 pounder field howitzers of the West Point Light Artillery; the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H; the 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers; the 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers; a detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers; and the President's Mounted Guards were ordered to Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861.

Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three & a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, detachment (100), 2 July, 1861: A detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers (100) was ordered to Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 2 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the President's Mounted Guards.

Advance to Martinsburg, 1-8 July, 1861

A detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers (50/75), under the command of Acting Major & Captain J R Smead, 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, were assigned to guard commissary/ subsistence stores to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 1 July, 1861, and arrived at 10 AM on 8 July, 1861.

Organisation of 3rd District of Columbia Volunteers, escort to commissary/ subsistence stores, 1-8 July, 1861: Acting Major & Captain J R Smead; Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company F, Captain J Fletcher; Slemmer Guards, detachment, Capatin H M Knight; National Rifles, detachment

Note: A detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Volunteers was stationed at Camp Goodwin, Monocacy Aqueduct, mouth of the Monocacy River, west of Monocacy, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 4 July, 1861.

Department of Pennsylvania, 8-24 July, 1861

A detachment of the Slemmer Guards (50/75), the Union Volunteers/ Regiment, Company F, and the National Rifles were assigned to the Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861.

Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, detachment, 16 July, 1861: A detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Captain J Fletcher, Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company F, and Capatin H M Knight, Slemmer Guards, was stationed at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 16 July, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers arrived at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 24 July, 1861.

Edward's Ferry to Washington, 2-4 July, 1861

A detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the evening on 2 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the President's Mounted Guards. The detachment arrived at Seneca Mills, Mountgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 3 July, 1861.

Note: The President's Mounted Guards was stationed at Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 2 July, 1861.

Seneca Mills, Mountgomery County, Maryland, 3-4 July, 1861: A detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the evening on 3 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, the President's Mounted Guards, and two 12 pounder field howitzers of the West Point Light Artillery. The detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers arrived at Washington, D. C., in the morning on 4 July, 1861 (See the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D).

Mustered out, Washington, D. C., 15-24 July, 1861: The 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was mustered out at Washington, D. C., between 15 and 24 July, 1861.

Fourth DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Battalion Volunteers

Lieutenant Colonel L Towers
Captain L Towers, Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company A, was assigned to command the 4th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.

Unlettered Company Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company A: Capt. L D Williams
The company was mustered in United States service for three months, under the command of Captain L Towers, at Washington, D.C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 11 April, 1861, and was mustered out at Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 10 July, 1861.

Note: L D Williams was appointed second lieutenant, Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company B, on 20 February, 1861, and Captain L Towers, Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company A, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 4th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, at Washington, D. C., on 1 May, 1861.

Unlettered Company Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company E (Zouaves): CAPT. J T Powell
The company was organised at Thorn's Hall, on West Seventh Street, Washington, D. C., on 24 February, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 20 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 17 July, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant J T Powell, Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company E (Zouaves), was appointed captain, Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company E (Zouaves), at Washington, D. C., on 15 April, 1861.

Unlettered Company Washington Light Guards: CAPT. S H A Marks, Jr.
The company was organised at Odd Fellows Hall, the Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D.C., in the evening on 11 January, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 17 April, 1861. The company was ordered to Washington, D. C., at 10 AM on 11 July, 1861, and was mustered out in the afternoon on 17 July, 1861.

Note: S H A Marks, Jr., was appointed captain, Washington Light Guards, at Odd Fellows Hall, the Navy Yard,on M Street, between Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., on 8 February, 1861, dated 11 January, 1861.

Unlettered Company District Union Rifles: CAPT. C J Morrison
The company was organised at Tennallytown, D. C., on 15 February, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Washington, D.C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 24 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D. C., on 16 July, 1861.

Note: C J Morrison was appointed captain, District Union Rifles, at Washington, D. C., on 15 February, 1861.

Organisation of Washington Light Infantry Battalion, 5 January, 1861: Major J Y Davis; Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company A, Captain L Towers; Company B, Captain P M Dubant; Company C, Captain W E Morgan

General Orders No.7, Paragraph I, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 12 February, 1861: The Washington Light Infantry Battalion was assigned to the 2nd Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, under the command of Colonel J Y Davis, by General Orders No.7, Paragraph I, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 12 February, 1861.

General Orders No.9, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 18 February, 1861: The Washington Light Guards was assigned to the 3rd Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, under the command of Colonel M E Bright, by General Orders No.9, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 February, 1861.

Organisation of District Union Rifles, on Seventh Street Turnpike, in the vicinity of Brightwood, D. C., 26 February, 1861: Captain C J Morrison, First Lieutenant J W King, Second Lieutenant J H McChesney

Note: The Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Companies A, B, and C, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J Y Davis, were assigned as a military escort to President A Lincoln on 4 March, 1861.

Organisation of Washington Light Infantry Battalion (164), 11 April, 1861: Colonel J Y Davis; Company A, Captain L Towers; Company B, Captain P M Dubant; Company C, Captain C S Stevens; Company D (Howitzer Corps), Captain J Cross; Company E (Zouaves), Captain J T Powell; Washington Light Guards, Captain S H A Marks, Jr.

Note: R C Stevens was appointed captain, Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company C, at Washington, D. C., on 13 February, 1861, and C R Bishop was appointed captain, Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company F, at Kuhl & Rupp Restaurant, on Seventh Street, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 17 April, 1861.

Mustered for three months, War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., 11, 17, 20, & 24 April, 1861: The Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company A, was mustered in United States service for three months at the War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 11 April, 1861; the Washington Light Guards (84) for three months on 17 April, 1861; the Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company E (Zouaves), for three months on 20 April, 1861; and the District Union Rifles for three months on 24 April, 1861.

Note: The Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company F, was mustered in United States service for three months at the War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 24 April, 1861.

Organisation of Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company F, War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., 24 April, 1861: Captain C R Bishop, First Lieutenant F McGhan, Second Lieutenant J H Bird, Thirdd Lieutenant H O Noyes

Note: C R Bishop was appointed captain, Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company F, at Kuhl & Rupp Restaurant, on Seventh Street, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 17 April, 1861.

Special Orders No.12, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company A, 19 April, 1861: The Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company A, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain J Pemberton, 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, was assigned to guard the steamers Baltimore, Mount Vernon, Philadelphia, and Powhatan by Special Orders No.12, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 19 April, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Special Orders No.16, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company A, 21 April, 1861: The Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company A, was ordered to proceed by the steamers Baltimore, Mount Vernon, Philadelphia, and Powhatan to opposite the Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.16, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 21 April, 1861.

West Sixth Street wharf to Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth & Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Companies A & E (Zouaves), 21 April, 1861: The Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Companies A and E (Zouaves), were ordered to proceed on the steamers Baltimore, Mount Vernon, Philadelphia, and Powhatan to opposite the Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., at 10.30 PM on 21 April, 1861.

Note: Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Companies A and E (Zouaves), under the command of Captains L Towers and J T Powell, respectively, were stationed on the steamers Baltimore, Mount Vernon, Philadelphia, and Powhatan at West Sixth Street wharf, Washington, D. C., on 19 April, 1861.

Guard duty at Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth & Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company A, 22 April, 1861: The Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company A, under the command of Acting Commandant J A Dahlgren, United States Navy, was assigned to guard duty at the Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., on 22 April, 1861.

Special Orders No.32, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., 27 April, 1861: The Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company A, was relieved from guard duty at the Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.32, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 27 April, 1861.

Note: The 71st New York State Militia was ordered to the Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.32, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., at 3 PM on 27 April, 1861.

Annapolis, Howard County, Maryland, to Washington, D. C., Washington Light Guards, 26 April, 1861: The Washington Light Guards arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., at 12 PM on 26 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th Massachusetts Infantry, four companies of the 5th Massachusetts Infantry, under the command of Colonel S C Lawrence, and the first detachment of the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, under the command of Colonel A E Burnside.

Note: The Washington Light Guards was stationed at Annapolis, Howard County, Maryland, in the morning on 26 April, 1861.

Organisation of District of Columbia Volunteers, 3 May, 1861

The Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Companies A and E (Zouaves); the Washington Light Guards; and the District Union Rifles were assigned to the 4th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L Towers, by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.

Review of 4th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, Executive Mansion/ President's House, on Pennsylvania, Washington, D. C., 13 May, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel L Towers; Washington Light Battalion Infantry, Company A (70), First Lieutenant L D William; Company E (Zouaves) (50), Captain J T Powell; Washington Light Guards (70), Captain S H A Marks, Jr.

Occupation of Alexandria County, 23–24 May, 1861

The Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company E (Zouaves), was stationed at the west end of the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., and Company A on Maryland Avenue, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 23 May, 1861 (See the Occupation of Alexandria County).

Advance to Roach's Mills (Old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company E (Zouaves), 24 May, 1861: The Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company E (Zouaves), under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, and Acting Major & Captain J R Smead, 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, was ordered to Roach's Mills (Old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 1 AM on 24 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the National Rifles and the Constitutional Guards. The Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company E (Zouaves), arrived at Roach's Mills (Old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 24 May, 1861.

Note: The National Rifles, the Constitutional Guards, and the Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company E (Zouaves), were stationed at Roach's Mills (Old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, between 24 and 25 May, 1861, and the Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company E (Zouaves), was ordered to Washington, D. C., at 6.30 AM on 25 May, 1861.

Camp Jim Davis/ Georgetown, 4/5 June-9/10 July, 1861

The Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Companies A and E (Zouaves), and the District Union Rifles, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L Towers, were ordered to the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, two and a half miles northwest of Georgetown, D. C., in the afternoon on 4 June, 1861, and were stationed at Camp Jim Davis, on the heights east of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., between 4 June and 9/10 July, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Michigan Infantry arrived at Camp Winfield Scott, Drover's Rest, H Barnes' farm, northwest of the Distributing Reservoir, two miles west Georgetown, D. C., in the afternoon on 11 June, 1861 (See the 2nd Michigan Infantry).

Provost duty at Georgetown, D. C., Washington Light Guards, 4 June-11 July, 1861: The Washington Light Guards was assigned to provost duty at Georgetown, D. C., between 4 June and 11 July, 1861.

Cabin John Bridge, three miles northwest of Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, two & a half miles northwest of Georgetown, D. C., Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company E (Zouaves), 17 June,1861: The Washington Battalion Light Infantry Battalion, Company E (Zouaves), was ordered to Cabin John Bridge, three miles northwest of Camp Jim Davis, on the heights east of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., in the morning on 17 June, 1861.

Note: The Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Companies A and E (Zouaves), and the District Union Rifles were stationed at Camp Jim Davis, on the heights east of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., on 15 June, 1861.

Disposition of the 4th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, 17 June, 1861: The Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company A, and District Union Rifles, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L Towers, were stationed at Headquarters, on the heights east of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C.; the Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company E (Zouaves), at Cabin John Bridge, three miles northwest of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C.; and the Washington Light Guards at Georgetown, D. C., on 17 June, 1861.

Camp Jim Davis, on the heights east of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, to Washington, D. C., Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Companies A & E (Zouaves), & District Union Rifles, 9 & 10 July, 1861: The Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company E (Zouaves), was ordered to the Armory, on West Seventh Street, Washington, D. C, in the afternoon on 9 July, 1861, and the Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company A, and the District Union Rifles to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 10 July, 1861.

Mustered out, Washington, D.C., 10-17 July, 1861: The 4th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was mustered out at Washington, D. C., between 10 and 17 July, 1861.

Fifth DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Battalion Volunteers

Lieutenant Colonel C Everett
Brigade Inspector C Everett, District of Columbia Militia, was appointed lieutenant colonel, District of Columbia Volunteers, and was assigned to command the 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.

Unlettered Company Metropolitan Rifles: CAPT. W H Nalley
The company was organised at the Metropolitan Hook & Ladder Company Hall, English Hill, north of Judiciary Square, between Indiana Avenue and North F Street, and West Fourth and Fifth Streets, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 8 January, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 11 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D.C., on 11 July, 1861.

Note: A R Allen was appointed captain, Metropolitan Rifles, at Washington, D.C., on 30 January, 1861, and resigned in the evening on 25 February, 1861. First Lieutenant W H Nalley, Metropolitan Rifles, was appointed captain, Metropolitan Rifles, on 5 April, 1861, dated 21 March, 1861.

Unlettered Company Jackson Guards (Sappers & Miners): CAPT. J McDermott
The company was organised at Washington, D. C., on 13 February, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 18 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D. C., on 18 July, 1861.

Note: J McDermott was appointed captain, Jackson Guards, at Washington, D. C., on 27 March, 1861, dated 13 February, 1861.

Unlettered Company Putnam Rifles, Company A: CAPT. G Thistleton The company was organised at Island Hall, corner of Virginia Avenue and West Sixth Street, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 1 February, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 11 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D. C., on 24 July, 1861.

Note: G Thistleton was appointed captain, Putnam Rifles, Company A, at Washington, D. C., on 11 February, 1861, dated 1 February, 1861.

Unlettered Company Putnam Rifles, Company B: CAPT. J B Greenwell
The company was organised at Washington, D. C., on 16 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 22 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D. C., on 11 July, 1861.
Unlettered Company Constitutional Guards (formerly Crittenden Rifles): Capt. W H Degges
The company was organised at Temperance Hall, on North E Street, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 16 January, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 17 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D.C., in the afternoon on 17 July, 1861.

Note: W H Degges was appointed captain, Constitutional Guards, at Washington, D. C., on 7 March, 1861, dated 11 January, 1861.

Organisation of Metropolitan Rifles, Metropolitan Hook & Ladder Company Hall, English Hill, north of Judiciary Square, between Indiana Avenue & North F Street, & West Fourth & Fifth Streets, Washington, D. C., 8 January, 1861: Captain W H Nalley, First Lieutenant W A Gray, Second Lieutenant J C Chauncey, Third Lieutenant D Lewis

Organisation of Constitutional Guards, Temperance Hall, on North E Street, Washington, D. C., 16 January, 1861: Captain W H Degges, First Lieutenant J E Waugh, Second Lieutenant J J M Kavanaugh

Organisation of Putnam Rifles, Island Hall, corner of Virginia Avenue & West Sixth Street, Washington, D. C., 1 February, 1861: Captain G E Thistleton, First Lieutenant S C Magruder, Second Lieutenant J F B Purcell, Third Lieutenant J W McElfresh

General Orders No.7, Paragraph I, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 18 February, 1861: The Washington Rifles, the Turner Rifles, the Metropolitan Riflrs, and the Putnam Rifles, were assigned to the 1st Rifle Battalion, under the command of Senior Captain A Balbach, Washington Rifles, by General Orders No.7, Paragraph I, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 February, 1861.

Note: The 1st Rifle Battalion was assigned to the 2nd Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, under the command of Colonel J Y Davis, by General Orders No.7, Paragraph II, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 February, 1861.

Organisation of 1st Rifle Battalion, Washington, D. C., 18 February, 1861: Senior Captain A Balbach, Washington Rifles; Washington Rifles, First Lieutenant Neitzey; Turner Rifles, Captain J Gerhardt; Metropolitan Rifles, Captain W H Nalley; Putnam Rifles, Captain G Thistleton

Patent Office, on North F & G Streets, between West Seventh & Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., 22 April, 1861: The Metropolitan Rifles was stationed at the Patent Office, on North F and G Streets, between West Seventh and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., on 22 April, 1861.

Mustered for three months, War Department, on West seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., 11, 17, 18, & 22 April, 1861: The Metropolitan Rifles (71) and the Putnam Rifles (85), Company A, were mustered in United States service for three months at the War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 17 April, 1861; the Constitutional Guards (61) for three months on 17 April, 1861; the Jackson Guards (Sappers and Miners) (93) for three months on 18 April, 1861; and the Putnam Rifles, Company B, for three months on 22 April, 1861.

Note: The Metropolitan Rifles arrived at the War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., at 9 AM and the Putnam Rifles, Company A, at 12 AM on 11 April, 1861.

Organisation of District of Columbia Volunteers, 3 May, 1861

The Metropolitan Rifles, the Jackson Guards (Sappers and Miners), and the Putnam Rifles, Companies A and B, were assigned to the 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel C Everett, by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.

Review of 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, Executive Mansion/ President's House, on Pennsylvania, Washington, D. C., 13 May, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel C Everett; Metropolitan Rifles (97), Captain W H Nalley; Jackson Guards (Sapppers & Miners) (86), Captain J McDermott; Putnam Rifles, Company A (80), Captain G Thistleton; Putnam Rifles, Company B (40), Captain J B Greenwell; Constitutional Guards (90), Captain W H Degges

Occupation of Alexandria County, 23-24 May, 1861

The Metropolitan Rifles, under the command of First Lieutenant Chauncey, and the Putnam Rifles, Company A, were stationed at the east end of the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., and the Constitutional Guards at the west end of the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., in the evening on 23 May, 1861 (See the Occupation of Alexandria County).

Note: The Metropolitan Rifles was ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., in the evening on 23 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the National Rifles. The company was stationed at Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 24 May, 1861.

Advance to Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, Constitutional Guards, 24 May, 1861: The Constitutional Guards, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, and Acting Major & Captain J R Smead, 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, was ordered to Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 1 AM on 24 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the National Rifles and the Washington Light Battalion Infantry, Company E (Zouaves). The Constitutional Guards arrived at Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 24 May, 1861.

Note: The National Rifles, the Constitutional Guards, and the Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company E (Zouaves), were stationed at Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, between 24 and 25 May, 1861.

Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, to Washington, D. C., 25 May, 1861: The Constitutional Guards was ordered to Washington, D. C., at 6.30 AM on 25 May, 1861.

Rockville Expedition, 10-30 June, 1861

The 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, was ordere to Tennallytown, D. C., in the morning on 10 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, the 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, and the President's Mounted Guards. The battalion arrived at Tennallytown, D. C., at 11 AM on 10 June, 1861 (See the Rockville Expedition).

Note: The 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers arrived at Tennallytwon, D. C., in the afternoon on 10 June, 1861.

Guard duty at Washington, D. C., 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers (183), detachment, 10 June, 1861: A detachment of the Metropolitan Rifles (20), the Jackson Guards (Sappers and Miners) (89), the Putman Rifles (42), Company A, and the Constitutional Guards (32), under the command of Second Lieutenant F Mears, 9th United States Infantry, Company A, were assigned to guard duty at Washington, D. C., on 10 June, 1861.

Tennallytown, D. C., to Great Falls & Seneca Aqueduct, mouth of Seneca Creek, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, 12 June, 1861: The 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was ordered to Great Falls and the Seneca Aqueduct, mouth of Seneca Creek, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 12 June, 1861, and embarked on canal boats on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal at the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., at 7/8 AM the same day. The Metropolitan Rifles, a detachment of the Jackson Guards (Sappers and Miners), and the Putnam Rifles, Company A, arrived at Camp Seneca, Seneca Aqueduct, mouth of Seneca Creek, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 4.10 PM on 12 June, 1861.

Note: The Constitutional Guards disemabarked at Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 12 June, 1861, and was engaged in a skirmish opposite Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 15 June, 1861. The 9th New York State Militia, Companies B and D, under the command of Captain J W Davies, 9th New York State Militia, Company D, were ordered to Seneca Mills and the Seneca Aqueduct, mouth of Seneca Creek, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the evening on 17 June, 1861.

Organisation of 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers (267), Great Falls & Camp Seneca, Seneca Aqueduct, mouth of Seneca Creek, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, 12 June, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel C Everett; Metropolitan Rifles (90), Captain W H Nalley; Jackson Guards (Sappers & Miners) (10), detachment, First Lieutenant M Tucker; Putman Rifles (82), Company A, Captain G Thistleton; Constitutional Guards (85), Captain W H Degges

Note: The Constitutional Guards was stationed on the heights overlooking Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, between 12 June and 3 July, 1861.

Skirmish opposite Seneca Aqueduct, 15 June, 1861

The Metropolitan Rifles, the Putnam Rifles, Companies A, and a detachment of the Jackson Guards (Sappers and Miners), under the command of Lieutenant Colonel C Everett, were engaged in a skirmish opposite the Seneca Aqueduct, mouth of Seneca Creek, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 15 June, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the Loudoun Cavalry, under the command of Captain D T Shreve, was engaged in a skirmish opposite Seneca Creek Aqueduct, at the mouth of Seneca Creek, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 15 June, 1861 (See the Independent Cavalry).

Skirmish opposite Seneca Aqueduct, mouth of Seneca Creek, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, Metropolitan Rifles, Jackson Guards (Sappers & Miners), detachment, & Putnam Rifles, Company A, 27-28 June, 1861: The Metropolitan Rifles, the Putnam Rifles, Companies A, and a detachment of the Jackson Guards (Sappers and Miners), under the command of Lieutenant Colonel C Everett, were engaged in a skirmish opposite the Seneca Aqueduct, mouth of Seneca Creek, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the evening on 27 June and in the morning on 28 June, 1861.

Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., 30 June, 1861: The 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was ordered to Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861.

Great Falls & Aqueduct to Washington, 3 July, 1861

The 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was ordered to Washington, D. C., at 12 PM on 3 July, 1861, and arrived at 9.30 PM the same day.

Note: The 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, a detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, and the President's Mounted Guards arrived at the Seneca Aqueduct, mouth of Seneca Creek, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 3 July, 1861.

Mustered out, Washington, D.C., 11-24 July, 1861: The 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was mustered out at Washington, D.C., between 11 and 24 July, 1861.

Sixth DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Battalion Volunteers

Lieutenant Colonel J A Tait
Colonel J A Tait, 1st Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, was appointed lieutenant colonel, District of Columbia Volunteers, and assigned to command the 6th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.

Note: J A Tait was appointed colonel, 1st Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, at Washington, D. C., on 14 January, 1861.

Unlettered Company National Guard Battalion, Company A: Capt. T E Lloyd
The company was organised at Washington, D. C., under the command of Captain J A Tait, in 1853 and was mustered in United States service for three months at Washington, D.C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 16 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at the Columbian Armory, on the corner of Maine Avenue and West Sixth Street, Washington, D. C., on 15 July, 1861.

Note: T E Lloyd was appointed first lieutenant, National Guard Battalion, Company A, at Washington, D. C., on 12 February, 1861, dated 22 February, 1861.

Unlettered Company National Guard Battalion, Company C: CAPT. T E Clark
The company was organised at Odd Fellows' Hall, Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., under the command of Captain S A H McKim, on 27 February, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 11 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D.C., on 15 July, 1861.

Note: S A H McKim was appointed captain, National Guard Battalion, Company C, at Washington, D. C., on 27 February, 1861, and resigned on 4 June, 1861.

Unlettered Company National Guard Battalion, Company E: CAPT. R Morgan
The company was organised at the Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D.C., on 15 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 18 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D.C., in the afternoon on 17 July, 1861.
Unlettered Company National Guard Battalion, Company F: CAPT. W P Ferguson
The company was organised at the Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D.C., in the evening on 17 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 22 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D.C., on 22 July, 1861.

Note: W P Ferguson was appointed captain, National Guard Battalion, Company F, at Washington, D. C., on 17 April, 1861.

General Orders No.7, Paragraph II, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 12 February, 1861: The National Guard Battalion was assigned to the 1st Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, under the command of Colonel J A Tait, by General Orders No.7, Paragraph II, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 12 February, 1861.

Organisation of National Guard Battalion, Washington, D. C., 12 February, 1861: Colonel J A Tait; National Guard Battalion, Company A, First Lieutenant T E Lloyd; Company B, Captain P H King

Note: The National Guard Battalion, Companies A and B, under the command of Colonel J A Tait, were stationed at the Columbian Armory, corner of West Sixth Street and Main Avenue, Washington, D. C., on 18 February, 1861, and Captain P H King, National Guard Battalion, Company B, was appointed major, District of Columbia Volunteers, and assigned to command the 7th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.

Organisation of National Guard Battalion, Company C, Odd Fellows' Hall, Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth & Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., 27 February, 1861: Captain S A H McKim, First Lieutenant W H Barber, Second Lieutenant J T Lighter, Third Lieutenant T E Clark

Organisation of National Guard Battalion, Washington, D. C., 4 March, 1861: Colonel J A Tait; National Guard Battalion, Company A, First Lieutenant T E Lloyd; Company B, Captain P H King; Company C, Captain S A H McKim

Organisation of National Guard Battalion, Company F, Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth & Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., 17 April, 1861: Captain W P Ferguson, First Lieutenant J G Carroll, Second Lieutenant W Nottingham, Third Lieutenant J B Davis

Mustered for three months, War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., 11, 16, 18, & 22 April, 1861: The National Guard Battalion (75), Company C, was mustered in United States service for three months at the War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 11 April, 1861; the National Guard Battalion, Company A, for three months on 16 April, 1861; the National Guard Battalion (120), Company E, for three months on 16 April, 1861; and the the National Guard Battalion (53), Company F, for three months on 22 April, 1861.

Note: The National Guard Battalion (70), Company B, was mustered in United States service for three months at the War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 15 April, 1861.

North wing of the Capitol building, on Pennsylvania Avenue & North/ South Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., Company E, 18 April, 1861: The National Guard Battalion Infantry, Company E, was stationed at the north wing of the Capitol building, on Pennsylvania Avenue and North/ South Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 18 April, 1861.

West Eleventh Street wharf, Washington, D. C., National Guard Battalion, Company A, 20 April, 1861: The National Guard Battalion, Company A, under the command of Captain T E Lloyd, was assigned to guard duty on the steamer St Nicholas at West Eleventh Street wharf, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 20 April, 1861.

Organisation of District of Columbia Volunteers, 3 May, 1861

The National Guard Battalion, Companies A, C, E, and F, were assigned to the 6th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J A Tait, by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.

Note: Captain P H King, National Guard Battalion, Company B, was appointed major, District of Columbia Volunteers, and assigned to command the 7th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.

Benning's/ Anacostia Bridge, on the Eastern Branch of the Potomac/ Anacostia River, D. C., Company C, 7 May, 1861: A detachment of the National Guard Battalion, Company C, under the command of First Lieutenant T E Clark, was stationed at Benning's/ Anacostia Bridge, on the Eastern Branch of the Potomac/ Anacostia River, D. C., on 7 May, 1861.

Review of 6th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, Executive Mansion/ President's House, on Pennsylvania, Washington, D. C., 13 May, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel J A Tait; National Guard Battalion, Company A (77), Captain T E Lloyd; Company C (78), Captain S A H McKim; Company E (95), Captain R Morgan; Company F (58), First Lieutenant J T Carroll

Mustered out, Washington, D.C., 11-22 July, 1861: The 6th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was mustered out Washington, D.C., between 11 and 22 July, 1861.

seventh DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Battalion Volunteers

Major P H King
P H King was appointed captain, Union Guards, on 26 January, 1860, and captain, National Guard Battalion, Company B, at Washington, D. C., on 6 February, 1861. Captain P H King, National Guard Battalion, Company B, was appointed major, District of Columbia Volunteers, and assigned to command the 7th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.

Unlettered Company Mechanics' Union Rifles: CAPT. A Rutherford
The company was organised at Temperance Hall, on North E Street, Washington, D.C., in the evening on 12 January, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 11 April, 1861. The company was stationed at the South Wing, Capital Building, Washington, D.C., on 26 June, 1861, and was mustered out on 11 July, 1861.

Note: A Rutherford was appointed captain, Mechanics' Union Rifles, at Washington, D. C., on 1 February, 1861, dated 16 January, 1861.

Unlettered Company Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company D (Howitzer Corps): CAPT. J Cross
The company was organised at the Anacosta Hall, Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 28 January, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months as an howitzer corps by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 15 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D.C., on 15 July, 1861.

Note: J Cross was appointed captain, Washington Light Battalion Infantry, Company D (Howitzer Corps), at Washington, D. C., on 18 February, 1861, dated 28 January, 1861.

Unlettered Company Union Regiment/ Volunteers (Sixth Ward), Company C: CAPT. G W Miller
The company was organised at Washington, D.C., on 14 February, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 17 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at the Columbian Armory, Washington, D. C., in the morning on 17 July, 1861.

Note: S E Arnold was appointed captain, Union Regiment\ Volunteers, Company C, at Washington, D. C., on 14 February, 1861, and resigned on 11 April, 1861. First Lieutenant G W Miller, Union Regiment\ Volunteers, Company C, was appointed captain, Union Regiment\ Volunteers, Company C, on 20 April, 1861, dated 11 April, 1861.

Unlettered Company City Guards: Capt. R C Clarke
The company was organised at Washington, D.C., on 6 February, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 24 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D.C., on 24 July, 1861.

Note: R C Clarke was appointed captain, City Guards, at Washington, D. C., on 6 February, 1861.

Note: R C Stevens was appointed captain, Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company C, at Washington, D. C., on 13 February, 1861.

Note: Major J Y Davis, Washington Light Infantry Battalion, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 4th Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Battalion Militia, at Washington, D. C., on 14 January, 1861.

Organisation of Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company D (Howitzer Corps), Anacosta Hall, Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth & Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., 28 January, 1861: Captain J Cross, First Lieutenant S Cross, Second Lieutenant J Webster, Third Lieutenant H E Marks

Note: The Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company D (Howitzer Corps), was stationed at Odd Fellows' Hall, Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., in the evenong on 9 February, 1861.

Steuben House, on Pennsylvania Avenue, between West Second & Third Streets, Washington, D. C., Mechanics' Union Rifles, 5 February, 1861: The Mechanics' Union Rifles was stationed at Steuben House, on Pennsylvania Avenue, between West Second and Third Streets, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 5 February, 1861.

General Orders No.7, Paragraph I, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 12 February, 1861: The Mechanis' Union Rifles was assigned to the 1st Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, under the command of Colonel J A Tait, by General Orders No.11 Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 23 February, 1861.

General Orders No.11, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 23 February, 1861: The Washington Light Infantry Battalion was assigned to the 2nd Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, under the command of Colonel J Y Davis, by General Orders No.7, Paragraph I, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 12 February, 1861.

Organisation of Mechanics' Union Rifles, War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., 11 April, 1861: Captain A Rutherford, First Lieutenant G W Brown, Second Lieutenant W T Brown, Third Lieutenant T McGraw

Organisation of City Guards, War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., 24 April, 1861: Captain R Clarke, First Lieutenant T A Toison, Second Lieutenant J W Arnold, Third Lieutenant J C Cross

Mustered for three months, War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., 11, 15, 17, & 24 April, 1861: The Mechanics' Union Rifles was mustered in United States service for three months at War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 11 April, 1861; the Washington Light infantry Battalion (121), Company D (Howitzer Corps), for three months on 15 April, 1861; the Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company C, for three months on 17 April, 1861; and the City Guards (57) for three months on 24 April, 1861.

Note: The Washington Light Infantry Battalion (121), Company D (Howitzer), arrived at the War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., at 11.30 AM on 15 April, 1861, and a detachment of the Union Regiment/ Volunteers (43), Company C, under the command of Third Lieutenant J H Richards, was mustered in United States service for three months at War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 16 April, 1861.

General Orders No.11, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 23 February, 1861: The Mechanic Union Rifles was assigned to the 1st District of Columbia Militia, under the command of Colonel J A Tait, by General Orders No.11, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 23 February, 1861.

General Orders No.12, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 28 February, 1861: The Union Volunteers or Regiment, 1st Battalion Infantry, Companies A, B, and C, were assigned to the 4th District of Columbia Militia, by General Orders No.12, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 28 February, 1861.

Guard duty at Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth & Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company C, 22 April, 1861: The Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company C, under the command of Captain G W Miller, was stationed at the Ordnance Shop, Navy Yard, onSouth M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., under the command of Acting Commandant & Captain J A Dahlgren, United States Navy, on 22 April, 1861.

Special Orders No.32, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., 27 April, 1861: The Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company C, was relieved from guard duty at the Ordnance Shop, Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.32, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 27 April, 1861.

Organisation of District of Columbia Volunteers, 3 May, 1861

The Mechanics' Union Rifles; the Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company D (Howitzer Corps); the Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company C; and the City Guards were assigned to the 7th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Major P H King, by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.

Review of 7th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, Executive Mansion/ President's House, on Pennsylvania, Washington, D. C., 13 May, 1861: Major P H King; Mechanics' Union Rifles (82), Captain A Rutherford; Washington Battalion Light Infantry (93), Company D (Howitzer Corps), Captain J Cross; Union Regiment/ Volunteers (82), Company C, Captain G W Miller; City Guards (68), Captain R C Clarke

Benning's/ Anacostia Bridge, on the Eastern Branch of the Potomac/ Anacostia River, D. C., Mechanics' Union Rifles, 14 May, 1861: The Mechanics' Union Rifles was stationed at Benning's/ Anacostia Bridge, on the Eastern Branch of the Potomac/ Anacostia River, D. C., in the evening on 14 May, 1861.

Mustered out, Washington, D.C., 11-24 July, 1861: The 7th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was mustered out at Washington, D.C., between 11 and 24 July, 1861.

Eighth DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Battalion Volunteers

Major A Balbach
A Balbach was appointed captain, Washington Rifles, at Washington, D. C., on 21 February, 1861, and major, District of Columbia Volunteers, and assigned to command the 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861, dated 1 May, 1861. Captain J Gerhardt, Turner Rifles, Company A, was appointed major, 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, on 10 June, 1861.

Note: Captain G A Schwarzman, Washington Rifles, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 2nd Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Militia, at Washington, D. C., on 14 January, 1861.

Company A Washington Rifles: Capt. E Loeffler
The Washington/ German Yeagers was organised as the Washington Rifles at Washington, D.C., under the command of Captain A Balbach, on 19 May, 1860, and was mustered in United States service for three months by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 11 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D.C., on 11 July, 1861.

Note: E Loeffler was appointed first lieutenant, Washington Rifles, at Washington, D. C., on 21 February, 1861, and was recommended as captain by Major A Balbach on 7 May, 1861. Captain G A Schwarzman, Washington/ German Yeagers, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 2nd District of Columbia Militia, on 15 January, 1861.

Company B Turner Rifles, Company A: Capt. J Gerhardt
The company was organised at Turner Hall, on New Jersey Avenue, Washington, D. C., on 10 January, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Washington, D.C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 11 April, 1861. The company was mustered out at Washington, D. C., on 11 July, 1861.

Note: J Gerhardt was appointed captain, Turner Rifles, Company A, on 9 January, 1861, and was commanding the 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers on 14 May, 1861.

Company C Turner Rifles, Company B: CAPT. W Kryzanowski
The company was mustered in United States service for three months at Washington, D.C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 22 April, 1861, and was mustered out on 22 July, 1861.

Organisation of Turner Rifles (65), Washington, D. C., 10 January, 1861: Captain J Gerhardt, First Lieutenant F Brown, Second Lieutenant G Dilli

Mustered for three months, War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., 11 & 22 April, 1861: The Washington Rifles and the Turner Rifles (84), Company A, was mustered in United States service for three months at the War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major (First Lieutenant) & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 11 April, 1861, and the turner Rifles, Company B, for three months on 22 April, 1861.

Guard duty at Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth & Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., Turner Rifles, Company B, 22 April, 1861: The Turner Rifles, Company A, under the command of Captain J Gerhardt, was assigned to guard duty at the Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., on 22 April, 1861.

Special Orders No.32, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., 27 April, 1861: The Turner Rifles, Company A, was relieved from guard duty at the Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.32, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 27 April, 1861.

Expedition to Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, Turner Rifles, Companies A & B, 24 April, 1861: The Turner Rifles, Companies A and B, were ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 5 PM on 24 April, 1861.

Note: The Turner Rifles, Companies A and B, were assigned to reconoitering and examining the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, between 5 and 8 PM on 24 April, 1861.

Organisation of District of Columbia Volunteers, 3 May, 1861

The Washington Rifles and the Turner Rifles, Companies A and B, were assigned to the 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Major A Balbach, by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.

Review of 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, Executive Mansion/ President's House, on Pennsylvania, Washington, D. C., 13 May, 1861: Captain J Gerhardt, Turner Rifles, Company A; Washington Rifles (113), Captain E Loefler; Turner Rifles (82), Company A, First Lieutenant F Braun; Turner Rifles (95), Company B, Captain W Kryzanowski

Occupation of Alexandria County, 23/24 May, 1861

The Turner Rifles, Company A, was stationed at the east end of the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., at 11 PM on 23 May, 1861 (See the Occupation of Alexandria County).

Rockville Expedition, 10-30 June, 1861

The 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, was ordered to Tennallytown, D. C., in the morning on 10 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, the 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, and the President's Mounted Guards. The battalion arrived at Tennallytown, D. C., at 11 AM on 10 June, 1861 (See the Rockville Expedition).

Note: The 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers arrived at Tennallytwon, D. C., in the afternoon on 10 June, 1861, and the 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was assigned to guard the lines of communications between Tennallytown and Washington, D. C., between 11 and 20 June, 1861.

Camp Clay, Tennallytown, D. C., 10-22 June, 1861: The 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was stationed at Camp Clay, Tennallytown, D. C., between 10 and 22 June, 1861.

Note: The 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was stationed at Camp Clay, Tennallytown, D. C., under the command of Captain J Gerhardt, Turner Rifles, Company A, on 12 June, 1861.

Organisation of 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, Tennallytown, D. C., 12 June, 1861: Captain J Gerhardt, Turner Rifles, Company A; Washington Rifles, Captain E Loeffler; Turner Rifles, Company A, First Lieutenant F Brown; Turner Rifles, Company B, Captain W Kryzanowski

Camp Clay, Tennallytown, D. C., to Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, 22-23 June, 1861: The 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Acting Major & Captain J Gerhardt, Turner Rifles, Company A, was ordered to Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the evening on 22 June, 1861, and arrived by canal boats on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal at Camp Great Falls, on the banks of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, opposite Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning 23 June, 1861.

Note: Major J Gerhardt, 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, was stationed at Washington, D. C., during the skirmish at Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 7 July, 1861.

Skirmish at Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, 7 July, 1861: The 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Captain W Kryzanowski, was engaged in a skirmish at Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 7 July, 1861.

Note: Privates M Uhl and U H Richs/ Riggs, Turmer Rifles, Company B, were killed during the skirmish at Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 7 July, 1861, and the 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, were ordered to Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 4 AM on 8 July, 1861 (See the United States Army).

Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., 30 June, 1861: Two 12 pounder field howitzers of the West Point Light Artillery; the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H; the 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers; the 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers; a detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers; and the President's Mounted Guards were ordered to Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861.

Note: The 1st Massachusetts Infantry, Companies I and K, under the command of Major C P Chandler, arrived at Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 8 July, 1861 (See the 1st Massachusetts Infantry).

Great Falls to Washington, 10 July, 1861

The 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was ordered to Washington, D. C., at 5 AM on 10 July, 1861, and arrived at 12 PM the same day.

Note: The Washington Rifles was stationed in the vicinity of the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., dated July, 1861, and was ordered to Georgetown, D. C., in the evening on 9 July, 1861.

Mustered out, Washington, D.C., 11-22 July, 1861: The 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was mustered out at Washington, D.C., between 11 and 22 July, 1861.

Sources

"We found Company E, (of this city,) National Guard, the spirited volunteer company recently formed, on guard at the north wing."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 19 April, 1861 - Camp life at the Capital Building

"The Fifth Battalion D. C. Volunteers took the boats at the Canal Bridge this morning at 8 o'clock, and proceeded on towards Edward's Ferry. The battalion is commanded by Lt. Col. Everettt."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 12 June, 1861

"The New York Ninth moved from Rockville on Thursday. The New Hampshire First and Pennsylvania First moved on Friday, and the Third District Battalion were to move today with the section of artillery."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 15 June, 1861 - The forward movement

"Washington, 24th May - The Washington City National Rifles, Captain Smead, at about 10 o'clock last night passed over the Long Bridge, which is about a mile in length and unites Washington with the Virginia shore, and remained at the latter terminus until between one and two this morning, acting as an advance guard."

Evening Post (New York City, New York County, New York), 24 May, 1861

"At 9 1/2 o'clock, Capt. Rodier, with the Anderson Rifles, passed over the Chain Bridge and posted picket guards. At about 11 1/2 o'clock the remaining companies of the Georgetown battalion, under Major Hollingsworth, crossed the Aqueduct to reconnoiter and secure the roads. About 21/2 o'clock this morning the Sixty-ninth Regiment, Col. Corcoran, Fifth Massachusetts, Col. Lawrence, and Twenty-eighth Brooklyn, went over and took position on the Virginia side."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 24 May, 1861 - Movements from Georgetown last night

"At 9 1/2 o'clock on Thursday night, Capt. Rodier, with the Anderson Rifles, passed over the Chain Bridge, and posted picket guards."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 25 May, 1861

"We visited the Chain Bridge on Friday evening, and found the Anderson Rifles had just been joined by Company A, Carrington Regiment, of your city."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 27 May, 1861 - Georgetown

"The battalion of Washington Light Infantry, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Lemuel Towers, left here yesterday afternoon for a tour of ten days' service in Virginia. The battalion comprises Company A, Captain Williams; Washington Zouaves, captain Powell; and the Light Guard, Captain Marks."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 5 June, 1861 - On a scouting expedition

"This camp occupies one of the most delightful positions for health and security that could be obtained on the Maryland side of the Potomac river. The hill upon which the Fourth Battalion D. C. Volunteers (composed of Company A, Light Infantry, Company E, Zouaves, and Union District Rifles) is encamped is directly facing the Chain Bridge, and commands the Virginia side of the river for two or three miles. To the north, about two miles, the Anderson Rifles are stationed, and still further on, at Seneca Mills, the Fifth Battalion D. C. Volunteers are encamped."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 14 June, 1861 - Camp Davis, banks of the Potomac, 13 June, 1861

"The latest information we have respecting Lieut. Col. Everett's battalion - consisting of the Constitutional Guards, Capt. Degges; Metropolitan Rifles, Capt. Nalley; Putnam Rifles, Capt. Thistleton; and the Jackson Guards, Capt. McDermott - they were still pushing on up the canal, repairing the breaks as they go."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 14 June, 1861 - The advancing troops

"We have information from Lt. Col. Everett's battalion of District volunteers up to Thursday night. The Constitutional Guards, Capt. Degges, got off the canal boats about 13 miles above Georgetown, and pitched their tents. They have 75 men with them. The remaining companies of the battalion - the Metropolitan Rifles, Captain Nalley, 90 men; Putnam Rifles, Capt. Thistleton, 82 men; and a delegation of ten men from Capt. McDermott' company, the Jackson Guards - were encamped on Thursday at Seneca Mills, 24 miles above Georgetown, a very healthy position, and a very beautiful and romantic spot."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 15 June, 1861 - The advancing troops

"We yesterday afternoon, paid a visit to this camp, where Captain Powell's Zouave Company, Company A, Washington Light Infantry, and the District Union Rifles, are now stationed. The work on the breastwork is now nearly completed, and seven large cannon will soon be placed in position, so as to command the Chain Bridge. In the execution of this work, the battalion has received great assistance from the second Michigan regiment, stationed about one mile nearer the city."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 17 June, 1861 - Camp Jim Davis

"The Fifth Battalion D. C. Volunteers took to boats at the chain-bridge this morning at 8 o'clock, and proceeded on towards Edwards' Ferry. The battalion is commanded by Lieut. Col. Everett."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 17 June, 1861 - Movements of the Federalists

"The District battalion in camp at Rockville is composed of the following companies: National Rifles, Lieutenant, commander; Cameron Guards, Captain Elder; Slemmer Guards, Captain Knight; and Company F, Union Regiment, Captain Fletcher. The battalion is commanded by captain Smead, of the National Rifles."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 18 June, 1861 - Camp Abert

"On Monday, forty of the Anderson Rifles, of Georgetown, Capt. Rodier, crossed the Potomac, about six miles above Little Falls, and took a circuit of several miles, going two miles beyond Langley, and within a short distance of Fairfax Court House, returning by way of the Chain Bridge."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 19 June, 1861 - The Georgetown boys on a scout

"We have received a note from Major Jewell, dated at Camp Shady, Md., stating that the men are all well and in fine spirits, and that the statement that the men were dissatisfied on account of the incapacity of the officers is erroneous."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 20 June, 1861 - Major Jewell's battalion

"During Saturday night we left over pleasant Camp Clay near Tennallytown. The order was received by our boys with the greatest joy, and with song we marched to the Chain Bridge, where a canal boat was waiting for us."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 25 June, 1861 - Camp Great Falls, 25 June, 1861

"The fifth battalion, consisting of the Constitutional Guards, Metropolitan Rifles, Jackson Guards, and Putnam Rifles arrived about ten o'clock last night, in fine health and spirits, but looking rather rough."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 4 July, 1861 - The District volunteers returned

"On Wednesday night, about 9 1/2 o'clock, the Fifth Battalion of the District Volunteers (Lieut. Colonel Everett) arrived in the city, having left their position at Seneca Creek about noon of that day. Yesterday morning the Second Battalion, Major Jewell, and the President's Mounted Guard, Captain Samuel Owens, arrived."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 5 July, 1861

"Camp Goodwin, Monocacy, Md., 4th July - The provisional department of Stone's brigade came up from Poolesville after us, the train being accompanied by F company, Union Volunteers, and detachments of the National Rifles and Slemmer Guards, from the District of Columbia."

Sun (Baltimore City, Maryland), 9 July, 1861 - Affairs up the river

"The Anderson Rifles and Potomac Light Guard of Georgetown, who have been encamped near the Virginia end of the Chain Bridge for some weeks past, returned to their armories in Georgetown in the drenching shower on Thursday night. The Washington Zouaves, Captain Powell, returned about the same hour, from their encampment on the Maryland side of the river, near the Chain Bridge, and marched to their armory on Seventh street. The eighth battalion District volunteers, Major Gerhardt commanding, arrived here from Great Falls about noon yesterday, having been relieved by two companies of the Massachusetts First regiment. They left their encampment about five o'clock yesterday morning, and marched directly to the Columbian armory without once halting. Company A, Washington Light Infantry, Captain L. D. Williams, and the District Union Rifles, arrived yesterday afternoon from their camp near the Little Falls."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 11 July, 1861 - Return of the District volunteers

Books/ Manuscripts

Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D. C., Volume 60/62 (1960/1962), pp123-133: Military Activities in Washington in 1861, by Elden E Billing

A history of the national capital from its foundation through the period of the adoption of the organic act, Volume 2, by Wilhelmus Bogart Bryan

Notes

Brigadier General R C Weightman, District of Columbia Militia, was appointed major general, District of Columbia Militia, and set up headquarters at the Patent Office, on North F Street, between West Seventh and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., on 27 March, 1860.

Colonel & Inspector General C P Stone, District of Columbia Militia, 1 January, 1861: C P Stone was appointed colonel and inspector general, District of Columbia Militia, at Washington, D. C., on 1 January, 1861, and was assigned to organise the District of Columbia Militia for active service between 2 January and 16 April, 1861.

General Orders No 12, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Washington, D. C., 23 February, 1861: The 1st Battalion, Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Companies A, B, and C, were assigned to the 4th Regiment of Infantry, District of Columbia Battalion Militia, by General Orders No 12, Headquarters, District of Columbia Militia, Washington, D. C., on 23 February, 1861.

Note: The District of Columbia Militia was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months on 15 April, 1861, and thirty-four companies (3019) were mustered in United States service for three months at the war Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major/ First Lieutenant & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, between 9 and 27 April, 1861.

Special orders No.102, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's office, Washington, D. C., 9 April, 1861: Major R C Weightman, District of Columbia Militia, was ordered to call out and muster in United States service for three months ten companies of District of Columbia Volunteers by Special orders No.102, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's office, Washington, D. C., on 9 April, 1861.

General Orders No.4, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., 16 April, 1861: Colonel & Inspector General C P Stone, District of Columbia Militia, was assigned to command the District of Columbia Volunteers by General Orders No.4, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 16 April, 1861.

Troops stationed 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; Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company A, Captain L Towers; Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company C, Captain G W Miller; Turner Rifles, Company A, Captain J Gerhardt

Note: A detachment of the United States Marine Corps (37) and a detachment of the United States Ordnance Department (34) were stationed at the Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., on 22 April, 1861 (See the United States Marine Corps Battalion).

Abstract from return of the Department of Washington, Colonel J F K Mansfield, United States Army, commanding, 30 April, 1861: A detachment of the District of Columbia Volunteers (523/547), under the command of Colonel & Inspector General C P Stone, District of Columbia Militia, was stationed at Washington, D. C., on 30 April, 1861.

Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., 3 May, 1861: The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers were organised by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.

Occupation of Alexandria County, 23-26 May, 1861

The 1st (Georgetown) District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was ordered to Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the evening on 23 May, 1861, and detachments of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, the 4th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, and the 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, and the President's Mounted Guards were ordered to Alexandria and Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run; and Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 24 May, 1861 (See the Occupation of Alexandria County).

Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, & Aqueduct Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Georgetown, D. C., 1st (Georgetown) District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, 23 May, 1861: The Anderson Rifles, Company A, was ordered across the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., and the Carrington Home Guards, the Potomac Light Infantry, and the Andrew Johnson Guards, under the command of Major J McH. Hollingsworth, were ordered across the Aqueduct Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Georgetown, D. C., in the evening on 23 May, 1861.

Disposition of 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, detachments, Washington, D. C., 23 May, 1861: The Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company A, was stationed at Maryland Avenue, Washington, D. C.; the National Rifles, the Turner Rifles, Company A, and the Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company F, at and in the vicinity of the east end of the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C.; and he Constitutional Guards and the Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company E (Zouave), at the west side of the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, in the evening on 23 May, 1861.

Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, 3rd, 4th, & 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, detachments, 24 May, 1861: The National Rifles, the Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company E (Zouaves), and the Constitutional Guards, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, were ordered to Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 24 May, 1861.

Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, & Aqueduct Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Georgetown, D. C., President's Mounted Guards, 24 May, 1861: A detachment of the President's Mounted Guards, under the command of Captain S W Owen, was ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., and a detachment, under the command of Second Lieutenant M S Smith, across the Aqueduct Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Georgetown, D. C., at 3 AM on 24 May, 1861.

General Orders No.1, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 28 May, 1861: The 1st Michigan Infantry, the 5th Massachusetts Infantry, and the 11th New York Infantry were assigned to Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.1, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 28 May, 1861.

Note: Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, was assigned to Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army, at Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 28 May, 1861, and was ordered to Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.3, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 31 May, 1861.

Rockville Expedition, 10-30 June, 1861

The 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, the 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, the 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, and the President's Mounted Guards were ordered to Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry; Lieutenant Colonel C Everett, 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers; and Major J G Jewell, 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, in the morning on 10 June, 1861 (See the Rockville Expedition).

Note: The 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, the 3rd District of Columbia BattalionVolunteers, the 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, the 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, and the President's Mounted Guards arrived at Tennallytown, D. C., at 11 AM on 10 June, 1861.

Organisation of Rockville Expedition, District of Columbia Volunteers, 10 June, 1861: Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry; 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, Major J G Jewell; 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, Acting Major & Captain J R Smead; 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, Lieutenant Colonel C Everett; 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, Captain J Gerhardt, Turner Rifles, Company A; President's Mounted Guards, Captain S W Owen

Distribution of District of Columbia Volunteers, Rockville Expedition, 30 June, 1861: The 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was stationed at Camp Shady, Seneca Mills, Montgomery County, Maryland; the 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers at the Camp Seneca, Seneca Aqueduct, on Seneca Creek, Montgomery County, Maryland; the 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers at Camp Great Falls, on the banks of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, opposite Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland; and the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers and the President's Mounted Guards, were stationed at Camp Stone, junction of Edwards and Conrad's Ferries roads, two miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 30 June, 1861.

Note: Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, was stationed at Camp Stone, junction of Edwards and Conrad's Ferries roads, two miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 30 June, 1861.

Special Orders No.109, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., 30 June, 1861: The 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, the 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, the 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, and the President's Mounted Guards were ordered to Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.109, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers (50/60), under the command of Acting Major & Captain J R Smead, was assigned to guard commissary/ subsistence stores to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.109, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861.

Mustered out, Washington, D. C., 10-24 July, 1861: The District of Columbia Volunteers were mustered out at Washington, D. C., between 10 and 24 July, 1861.

Colonel & Inspector General C P Stone, District of Columbia Militia, 1 January & 16 April, 1861: C P Stone was appointed colonel and inspector general, District of Columbia Militia, at Washington, D. C., on 1 January, 1861, and was assigned to organise the District of Columbia Militia for active service between 2 January and 16 April, 1861. Colonel & Inspector General C P Stone, District of Columbia Militia, was assigned to command the District of Columbia Volunteers by General Orders No.4, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 16 April, 1861, and was appointed colonel, 14th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.33, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, dated 14 May, 1861. Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, was appointed brigadier General, United States Volunteers, by General Orders No.61, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 19 August, dated 17 May, 1861, and was ordered to (See the Rockville Expedition).

Note: Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, was assigned to command the 1st Michigan Infantry, the 11th New York Infantry, and the 5th Massachusetts Infantry by General Orders No.1, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 28 May, 1861.

Department of Washington, 9 April-17 August, 1861

Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel C F Smith, 10th United States Infantry, was assigned to command the troops in and around Washington, D. C., by General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Troops in Washington, D. C., on 7 April, 1861.

General Orders No.9, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 9 April, 1861: A military department, taken from the Department of the East, and called the Department of Washington, consisting of the state of Maryland, and the District of Columbia according to its original boundary, Headquarters Washington, D. C., under the command of Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel C F Smith, 10th United States Infantry, was set up by General Orders No.9, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 9 April, 1861.

Note: Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel C F Smith, 10th United States Infantry, arrived at Washington, D. C., on 10 April, 1861, and was assigned to command the Department of Washington between 9 and 21 April, 1861. He was appointed superintendent of the recruiting service at Fort Columbus, on Governor's Island, west of Buttermilk Channel, New York Bay, opposite Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, by General Orders No.12, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 27 April, 1861.

General Orders No.3, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., 19 April, 1861: Major General R E Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was assigned to command the Department of Washington between 19 and 26 April, 1861, by General Orders No.3, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 19 April, 1861.

Note: The states of Pennsylvania and Delaware were transferred from the Department of the East to the Department of Washington on 19 April, 1861, and Major General R E Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, assumed command of the Department of Washington on 22 April, 1861. A third department, called the Department of Pennsylvania, including the states of Pennsylavania and Delaware and all of Maryland, not embraced in the Departments of Washington and Maryland, Headquarters at Philadelphia, under the command of Major General R E Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was set up by General Orders No.12, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 27 April, 1861 (See the Department of Pennsylvania).

General Orders No.12, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 27 April, 1861: The Department of Washington including the District of Columbia, according to its original boundary, Fort Washington and the county adjacent, and the state of Maryland as far as Bladensburg, inclusive, Headquarters Washington, D. C., under the command of Inspector General & Colonel J K F Mansfield, United States Army, was set up by General Orders No.12, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 27 April, 1861.

Note: Inspector General & Colonel J K F Mansfield, United States Army, arrived at Washington, D. C., and assumed command of the Department of Washington on 28 April, 1861.

General Orders No.47, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 25 July, 1861: The the counties of Prince George, Montgomery, and Frederick were added to the Department of Washington and the Departments of Washington and Northeastern Virginia were assigned to a geographical Division, Headquarters Washington, D. C., under the command of Major General G B McClellan, United States Army, by General Orders No.47, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 25 July, 1861.

Major General G B McClellan, United States Army, assumed command of the Military Division of the Potomac by General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Division of the Potomac, Washington, D. C., on 27 July, 1861.

Orders of Battle

The above painting, 'New York's Bravest', is by Don Troiani, modern America's finest historical artist.

Department Of Washington

District of Columbia Volunteers

President's Mounted Guards

CAPT. S W Owen

Occupation of Alexandria County, 24 May, 1861

Rockville Expedition, 10-30 June, 1861

Edward's Ferry to Washington, 3-4 July, 1861

FIRST (Georgetown) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Battalion Volunteers

Organisation of District of Columbia Volunteers, 3 May, 1861

Occupation of Alexandria County, 23-24 May, 1861

Camp Hollingsworth, 26 May-10/11 July, 1861

Second DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Battalion Volunteers

Organisation of District of Columbia Volunteers, 3 May, 1861

Rockville Expedition, 10-30 June, 1861

Seneca Mills to Washington, 3-4 July, 1861

Third DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Battalion Volunteers

Organisation of District of Columbia Volunteers, 3 May, 1861

Occupation of Alexandria County, 23-24 May, 1861

Rockville Expedition, 10-30 June, 1861

Advance to Martinsburg, 1-8 July, 1861

Department of Pennsylvania, 8-24 July, 1861

Edward's Ferry to Washington, 2-4 July, 1861

Fourth DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Battalion Volunteers

Lieutenant Colonel L Towers Captain L Towers, Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company A, was assigned to command the 4th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.

Organisation of District of Columbia Volunteers, 3 May, 1861

Occupation of Alexandria County, 23–24 May, 1861

Camp Jim Davis/ Georgetown, 4/5 June-9/10 July, 1861

Fifth DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Battalion Volunteers

Organisation of District of Columbia Volunteers, 3 May, 1861

Occupation of Alexandria County, 23-24 May, 1861

Rockville Expedition, 10-30 June, 1861

Skirmish opposite Seneca Aqueduct, 15 June, 1861

Great Falls & Aqueduct to Washington, 3 July, 1861

Sixth DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Battalion Volunteers

Organisation of District of Columbia Volunteers, 3 May, 1861

seventh DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Battalion Volunteers

Organisation of District of Columbia Volunteers, 3 May, 1861

Eighth DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Battalion Volunteers

Organisation of District of Columbia Volunteers, 3 May, 1861

Occupation of Alexandria County, 23/24 May, 1861

Rockville Expedition, 10-30 June, 1861

Great Falls to Washington, 10 July, 1861

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Occupation of Alexandria County, 23-26 May, 1861

Rockville Expedition, 10-30 June, 1861

Department of Washington, 9 April-17 August, 1861

Orders of Battle

Lieutenant Colonel L Towers
Captain L Towers, Washington Light Infantry Battalion, Company A, was assigned to command the 4th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers by Special Orders, No.40, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 3 May, 1861.