Department of Washington

Three Months' Volunteers

Inspector General & Colonel J K F Mansfield, United States Army

Maine

First Maine Infantry

Col. N J Jackson

The 1st Maine Infantry was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months on 15 April, 1861, and was accepted in state service for three months at Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, on 28 April, 1861.

Lewiston, Androscoggin County, to Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, Company F, 26 April, 1861: The Lewiston Light Infantry (65/80) arrived by the Atlantic & St Lawrence Railroad at Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, in the morning on 26 April, 1861.

Lewiston, Androscoggin County, to Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, Company F, 26 April, 1861: The Lewiston Zouaves (64) arrived by the Atlantic & St Lawrence Railroad at Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, at 2 PM on 26 April, 1861.

Auburn, Androscoggin County, to Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, Company H, 27 April, 1861: The Auburn Artillery, acting as infantry, arrived by the Atlantic & St Lawrence Railroad at Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, in the morning on 27 April, 1861.

Norway, Oxford County, to Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, Company G, 27 April, 1861: The Auburn Artillery, acting as infantry, arrived by the Atlantic & St Lawrence Railroad at Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, at 12 PM 27 April, 1861.

Troops stationed at Fort Preble, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, Maine, Companies F, G, H, & K, 27 April, 1861: Lewiston Light Infantry, Captain J T Stevens; Norway Light Infantry, Captain G L Beal; Auburn Artillery, Captain C H Emerson; Lewiston Zouaves, Captain S B Osgood

Fort Preble, Cape Elizabeth, to City Hall, corner of Congress & Middle Streets, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, Companies F, G, H, & K, 29 April, 1861: The Lewiston Light Infantry, the Norway Light Infantry, the Auburn Artillery, and the Lewiston Zouaves were ordered to proceed by the steamer Cadet Cushing on the Fore River to City Hall, corner of Congress and Middle Streets, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, on 29 April, 1861.

Mustered for three months, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, 3 May, 1861: The 1st Maine Infantry was mustered in United States service for three months at Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, by Captain J W T Gardiner, 1st United States Dragoons, Company B, on 3 May, 1861.

Note: Captain J W T Gardiner, 1st United States Dragoons, Company B, was stationed at Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, on 1 May, 1861.

Organisation of 1st Maine Infantry, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, 3 May, 1861: Colonel N J Jackson, Lieutenant Colonel A Witham, Major G G Bailey; Fife Major D Jones; Drum Major G J Northrop; Company A, Portland Light Infantry, Captain G W Tukey; Company B, Portland Mechanic Blues, Captain C Walker; Company C, Portland Light Guards, Captain M R Fressenden; Company D, Portland Light Corps, Captain C H Meserve; Company E, Portland Rifle Guards No.1, Captain W M Shaw; Company F, Lewiston Light Infantry, Captain J T Stevens; Company G, Norway Light Infantry, Captain G L Beal; Company H, Auburn Artillery, Captain C H Emerson; Company I, Portland Rifle Guards No.2, Captain W M Quimby; Company K, Lewiston Zouaves, Captain S B Osgood

Portland to Back Cove/ Westbrook, opposite the United States Marine Hospital, Martin's Point, Cumberland County, Maine, 8 May, 1861: The 1st Maine Infantry was ordered to Westbrook, Cumberland County, Maine, at 4 PM on 8 May, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Washburn, Back Cove/ Westbrook, opposite the United States Marine Hospital, Martin's Point, Cumberland County, Maine, between 8 May and 1 June, 1861.

Back Cove/ Westbrook to Washington, 1-3 June, 1861

The 1st Maine Infantry (780/850) was ordered to proceed by the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railroad to New York City, New York County, New York, at 8.30 AM on 1 June, 1861, and arrived by the Eastern (Massachusetts) Railroad at Boston, Suffolk County, via South Berwick, York County, Maine; Portsmouth, Rockingham County, County, New Hampshire, and Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, at 3 PM the same day. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Fall River Railroad to Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, at 8 PM on 1 June, 1861, and arrived by the steamer Bay State on the North/ Hudson River at Pier No.3, southwest of Morris Street, on West Street, New York City, New York County, New York, at 12 PM on 2 June, 1861.

Note: The 1st Maine Infantry was stationed at City Hall Park barracks, on Chambers Street, southwest corner of Broadway and Park Row, New York City, New York County, New York, on 2 June, 1861.

New York City, New York County, New York, to Washington, D. C., 2-3 June, 1861: The 1st Maine Infantry was ordered to the Jersey City Ferry Terminal, junction of Cortlandt and West Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, at 5 PM on 2 June, 1861, and arrived by the South Camden Ferry on the Delaware River at Washington Street Wharf, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 1 AM on 3 June, 1861. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 4 AM the same day and arrived at Perryville, Cecil County, on the Susquehanna River opposite Harve de Grace, Harford County, Maryland, at 9 AM on 3 June, 1861. The 1st Maine Infantry arrived at President Street Station, corner of President Street and Canton Avenue, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 11 AM on 3 June, 1861, and by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., via Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 3 PM the same day.

Department of Washington, 3 June-31 July, 1861

The 1st Maine Infantry was stationed on Maryland Avenue and the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and West Sixth Street, Washington, D. C., on 3 June, 1861.

Maryland Avenue & corner of Pennsylvania Avenue & West Sixth Street, Washington, to Columbia College, on Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., 7 June, 1861: The 1st Maine Infantry arrived at Camp Jackson, north of Columbia College, on Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., on 7 June, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Maine Infantry arrived at Camp Seward, opposite Columbia College, on Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., on 31 May, 1861 (See the 2nd Maine Infantry).

Guard duty at west end of the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., 24 July, 1861: A detachment of the First Maine Infantry was stationed at the west end of the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., on 24 July, 1861.

Note: The 1st Maine Infantry was ordered across the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C, at 5 PM on 20 July, 1861, and in the afternoon on 24 July, 1861.

Washington to Portland, 31 July-3 August, 1861

The 1st Maine Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, in the morning on 31 July, 1861, and arrived at President Street Station, corner of President Street and Canton Avenue, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the afternoon the same day. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 7 PM on 31 July, 1861, and arrived at Broad Street Station, corner of Broad and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 5 AM on 1 August, 1861. The 1st Maine Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Camden & Amboy Railroad to South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the morning the same day and arrived by steamer at Pier No.1/2, corner of Battery Square and West Street, New York City, New York County, New York, at 5/6 PM on 1 Augsut, 1861.

New York City, New York County, New York, to Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, 2-3 August, 1861: The 1st Maine Infantry was ordered to proceed by the steamer Bay State at Pier No.3, southwest of Morris Street, on West Street, New York City, New York County, New York, to Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, at 9 AM on 2 August, 1861, and arrived at Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, at 10 PM the same day. The regiment arrived by the Old Colony & Fall River Railroad at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 7 AM on 3 August, 1861, and by the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railroad at Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, at 3.10 PM on 3 August, 1861.

Mustered out, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, 5 August, 1861: The 1st Maine Infantry was mustered out at Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, by Captain T Hight, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company I, on 5 August, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 3 May, 1861; Department of Washington, 3 June-31 July, 1861

New Hampshire

First New Hampshire Infantry

Col. M W Tappan

The 1st New Hampshire Infantry was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months on 15 April, 1861, and was accepted in state service for three months at Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, on 16 April, 1861.

Note: The McCutcheon Guards (33) and the Sullivan Guards, under the command of Captains A J Sargent and L Bell, respectively, were stationed at Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, on 13 October, 1860.

Recruiting officers, 1st New Hampshire Infantry, 17-30 April, 1861: M W Tappan (10), Bradford, Merrimack County, New Hampshire; A S Edgerly (77), Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; A J Sargent (12), New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire; J D Drew (62), Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; I McL Barton (40), Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire; R O Greenleaf ( (73), Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; J L Kelley (135), Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire; L Bell (53), Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; E E Sturtevant (223), Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Note: Colonel J H Gage, 1st New Hampshire Militia, was temporarily assigned to command Camp Union, Merrimack County Agricultural Society, east side of the Merrimack River, West Parish Village, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, between 24 April and 17 May, 1861.

Keene, Cheshire County, to Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, Company G, 25 April, 1861: The Keene recruits (65), 1st Company, under the command of Brigadier General E Q Fellows, Second Brigade, First Division, New Hampshire Militia, arrived at Camp Union, Merrimack County Agricultural Society, east side of the Merrimack River, West Parish Village, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, on 25 April, 1861.

Salem, Rockingham County, to Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, Company H, 26 April, 1861: The Salem recruits (61), under the command of Recruiting Officer J D Drew, arrived at Camp Union, Merrimack County Agricultural Society, east side of the Merrimack River, West Parish Village, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, at 3 PM on 26 April, 1861.

Manchester, Hillsborough County, to Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, Companies C & K, 27 April, 1861:The Manchester recruits (138), under the command of Recruiting officer J L Kelley, was ordered to proceed by the Concord Railroad to Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, in the afternoon on 27 April, 1861.

Troops stationed at Camp Union, Merrimack County Agricultural Society, on the Merrimack River, West Parish Village, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, 27 April, 1861: Colonel J H Gage, 1st New Hampshire Militia; Company A (78), Abbott Guards, Captain W C Knowlton; Company B (65), Keene recruits, 1st Company, Brigadier General E Q Fellows, Second Brigade, First Division, New Hampshire Militia; Company C (61), Salem recruits, Captain J D Drew; Company D (77), Concord recruits, Captain L Drown

Dover, Strafford County, to Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, Companies A & B, 29 April, 1861: The Dover recruits (145), was ordered to Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, on 29 April, 1861.

Troops stationed at Camp Union, Merrimack County Agricultural Society, on the Merrimack River, West Parish Village, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, 29 April, 1861: Colonel J H Gage, 1st New Hampshire Militia, Company A (78), Abbott Guards, Captain W C Knowlton; Company B (65), Keene recruits, 1st Company, Brigadier General E Q Fellows, Second Brigade, First Division, New Hampshire Militia; Company C (61), Salem recruits, Captain J D Drew; Company D (77), Concord recruits, Captain L Drown; Company E (54), Newport & New London recruits, Captain I McL Barton; Company F (83), Nashua recruits, Captain R O Greenleaf; Company G (77), Manchester recruits, Captain J L Kelley; Company H (60), Manchester recruits, Captain G E Sleeper

Note: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry arrived at Camp Union, Merrimack County Agricultural Society, east side of the Merrimack River, West Parish Village, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, between 24 and 30 April, 1861, and A J Sargent, J D Drew, R O Greenleaf, G E Sleeper, D R Kenney, I McL Barton, J L Kelley, and L Bell were appointed captains, 1st New Hampshire Infantry, in the evening on 30 April, 1861.

Camp Union, Merrimack County Agricultural Society, east side of the Merrimack River, West Parish Village, Concord, Merrimack County, to Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, Abbott Guards, 1 May, 1861: The Abbott Guards was ordered to proceed by the Concord & Portsmouth Railroad to Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, at 1.30 PM on 1 May, 1861 (See the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry).

Note: The Abbott Guards was stationed at Jefferson Hall, on Pleasant Street and Market Square, Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, in the evening on 1 May, 1861, and Drown's company arrived at Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, in the evening on 7 May, 1861.

Organisation of 1st New Hampshire Infantry, 2 May, 1861: Acting Commandant & Colonel M W Tappans, Lieutenant Colonel T J Whipple, Major A F Stevens; Company A (77), Nashua recruits, Captain A S Edgerly; Company B (55), Keene recruits, 1st Company, Captain A J Sargent; Company C (63), Salem recruits, Captain J D Drew; Company D (77), Concord recruits, Captain L Drown; Company E, Newport recruits, Captain I McL Barton; Company F (54), Nashua recruits (83), Captain R O Greenleaf; Company G (77), Manchester recruits, Captain J L Kelley; Company H (56), Manchester recruits, Captain G E Sleeper; Company I (71), Dover recruits, Captain D R Kenney; Company J, Dover recruits (72), Captain L Bell; Company K, Concord recruits, (130), Captain E E Sturtevant

Camp Union, Merrimack County Agricultural Society, east side of the Merrimack River, West Parish Village, Concord, Merrimack County, to Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, Concord recruits, 7 May, 1861: The Concord recruits, under the command of Captain L Drown, was ordered to proceed by the Concord & Portsmouth Railroad to Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, in the afternoon on 7 May, 1861 (See the 2nd New Hampshire Infantry).

Mustered for three months, Camp Union, Merrimack County Agricultural Society, east side of the Merrimack River, West Parish Village, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, 30 April & 2, 3, 4, & 7 May, 1861: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A and C, were mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Union, Merrimack County Agricultural Society, east side of the Merrimack River, West Parish Village, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, by Major S Eastman, 5th United States Infantry, on 30 April, 1861; Companies B, D, and E, for three months on 2 May, 1861; Companies F, G, and H, for three months on 3 May, 1861; Company I for three months on 4 May, 1861; and Company K for three months on 7 May, 1861.

Note: Major S Eastman, 5th United States Infantry, arrived at Camp Union, Merrimack County Agricultural Society, east side of the Merrimack River, West Parish Village, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, in the afternoon on 24 April, 1861, and Colonel M W Tappan, Lieutenant Colonel T J Whipple, and Major A F Stevens, 1st New Hampshire Infantry, on 30 April, 1861.

Organisation of 1st New Hampshire Infantry, 8 May, 1861: Colonel M W Tappan, Lieutenant Colonel T J Whipple, Major A F Stevens; Drum Major W Carr; Company A, Dover recruits, Captain L Bell; Company B, Dover recruits, Captain D R Kenney; Company C, Manchester recruits, Captain J L Kelley; Company D, Newport & New London recruits, Captain I McL Barton; Company E, Nashua recruits, Captain R O Greenleaf; Company F, Niagara Rifle/ Engine Company, Captain A S Edgerly; Company G, Keene recruits, Captain A J Sargent; Company H, Salem recruits, Captain J D Drew; Company I, Concord recruits, Captain E E Sturtevant; Company K, Manchester recruits, Captain G E Sleeper; Baldwin's Manchester Cornet Band (25), Fife Major/ Principal Musician F H Pike, Director E T Baldwin, Leader J McGuinness

Note: Colonel M W Tappan, 1st New Hampshire Infantry, was assigned to command Camp Union, Merrimack County Agricultural Society, east side of the Merrimack River, West Parish Village, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, on 17 May, 1861.

CONCORD to Washington, 25-28 May, 1861

The 1st New Hampshire Infantry (850/1,108) was ordered to proceed by the Concord, Manchester & Lancaster Railroad to New York City, New York County, New York, at 9.30 AM on 25 May, 1861, and arrived by the Worcester & Nashua Railroad at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at 2/3 PM the same day. The regiment arrived by the Norwich & Worcester Railroad at Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, in the evening on 25 May, 1861, and arrived by the steamers Connecticut and Commodore at Pier No.39, on Vestry and West Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, at 9.30 and 10.30 AM, respectively, on 26 May, 1861.

Note: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry was ordered to rendezvous at Centre and Canal Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, at 5.30 PM on 26 May, 1861.

New York City, New York County, New York, to Washington, D. C., 26-28 May, 1861: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry was ordered to proceed by ferry on the North/ Hudson River at the Jersey City Ferry Terminal, junction of Cortlandt and West Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, to Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, at 7 PM on 26 May, 1861, and by the New Jersey Railroad at New Jersey Station, corner of Hudson and Mercer Streets, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, at 8 PM the same day. The regiment arrived at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 26 May, 1861, and by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, at 12 PM on 27 May, 1861. The 1st New Hampshire Infantry arried at President Street Station, corner of President Street and Canton Avenue, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 4 PM the same day and was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 9 PM on 27 May, 1861. The regiment arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, via Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 1.30 AM on 28 May, 1861.

Note: A company of the 1st New Hampshire Infantry was detained at Taylor's Hotel, on Exchange Place, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, due to a broken wagon in the evening on 26 May, 1861.

Metropolitan Hotel, on Broadway & Prince Street, & St Nicholas Hotel, on Broadway, New York City, New York County, New York, 2 companies, 26 May, 1861: Two companies of the 1st New Hampshire Infantry were stationed at the Metropolitan Hotel, on Broadway and Prince Street, and St Nicholas Hotel, on Broadway, New York City, New York County, New York, in the afternoon on 26 May, 1861.

Note: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry arrived at the wharf, junction of Montgomery and Hudson Streets, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, in the evening on 26 May, 1861, and a detachment of the 1st New Hampshire Infantry arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at President Street Station, corner of President Street and Canton Avenue, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 2 PM on 27 May, 1861.

Department of Washington, 28 May-10 June, 1861

The 1st New Hampshire Infantry was stationed at Camp Mansfield, T R Lovett's, Kalorama, on Rock Creek, junction of West Twenty-third and North S Streets, Washington, D. C., between 28 May and 10 June, 1861.

Rockville Expedition, 10-30 June, 1861

The 1st New Hampshire Infantry arrived at Camp Lincoln, Montgomery County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on the Georgetown Turnpike, southeast of of Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 9 PM on 10 June, 1861 (See the Rockville Expedition).

Note: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry and the 9th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, were stationed at the Montgomery County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on the Georgetown Turnpike, southeast of of Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the evening on 10 June, 1861.

Camp Lincoln, Montgomery County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on the Georgetown Turnpike, southwest of Rockville, to Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 14-15 June, 1861: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry was ordered to Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the evening on 14 June, 1861, and arrived at 12 PM on 15 June, 1861.

Note: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry was stationed at Darnestown, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 15 June, 1861.

Poolesville to Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, six miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, Companies A, C, E, G, & I, 15-16 June, 1861: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Company A, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T J Whipple, arrived at Camp Tappan, Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, six miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in evening on 15 June, 1861, and Companies E, G, and I, under the command of Major A F Stevens, in the morning on 16 June, 1861.

Note: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies B, C, D, F, H, and K, under the command of Colonel M Tappan, were assigned to garrison duty at Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 15 June, 1861.

Skirmish at Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, six miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 17 & 18 June, 1861: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, E, G, and I, under the command of the command of Lieutenant Colonel T J Whipple and Major A F Stevens, were engaged in a skirmish at Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, six miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 10 AM on 17 June, 1861, and in the afternoon on 18 June, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 17th Pennsylvania Infantry (20), under the command of Captain J H Gardiner, 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company E, was ordered to Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, six miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 17 June, 1861.

Troops stationed at Camp Tappen, Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, six miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 17 June, 1861: 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, C, E, G, I, Lieutenant Colonel T J Whipple, Major A F Stevens; 17th Pennsylvania Infantry (20), detachment, Captain J M Gardiner, 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company E

Organisation of Loudoun Artillery at Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, six miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 17-18 June, 1861: First Lieutenant H Heaton; 6 pounder smoothbore, First Sergeant W H Ball; 6 pounder smoothbore, Third Sergeant W D Drish, Jr. (See the Loudoun Artillery)

Note: The 8th Virginia Infantry, Company C, was ordered to Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, six miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 17 June, 1861 (See the 8th Virginia Infantry).

Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., 30 June, 1861: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, was 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.

Disposition of 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, six miles west of Poolesville, & Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 30 June, 1861: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, C, E, G, and I, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T J Whipple and Major A F Stevens, were stationed at Camp Tappan, Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, six miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, and Companies B, D, F, H, and K, under the command of Colonel M Tappan, at Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 30 June, 1861.

Advance to Martinsburg, 3-8 July, 1861

The 1st New Hampshire Infantry was ordered to the Monocacy Aqueduct, mouth of the Monocacy River, west of Monocacy, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 3 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Goodwin, Monocacy Aqueduct, mouth of the Monocacy River, west of Monocacy, Montgomery County, Maryland, between 3 and 5 July, 1861.

Note: The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K, were stationed at Camp Joseph, Monocacy Aqueduct, mouth of the Monocacy River, west of Monocacy, Montgomery County, Maryland, between 2 and 3 July, 1861, and were ordered to Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, at 2 PM on 3 July, 1861. The 1st New Hampshire Infantry arrived at Camp Goodwin, Monocacy Aqueduct, mouth of the Monocacy River, west of Monocacy, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 12.30 PM on 3 July, 1861.

Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three & a half miles southwest of Poolesville, to Monocacy Aqueduct, mouth of the Monocacy River, west of Monocacy, Montgomery County, Maryland, detachment, 5 July, 1861: A detachment of the 1st New Hampshire Infantry was stationed at Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 3 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp Goodwin, Monocacy Aqueduct, mouth of the Monocacy River, west of Monocacy, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 5 July, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Volunteers (50/60) was stationed at Camp Goodwin, Monocacy Aqueduct, mouth of the Monocacy River, west of Monocacy, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 4 July, 1861 (See the District of Columbia Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Camp Goodwin, Monocacy Aqueduct, mouth of the Monocacy River, west of Monocacy, Montgomery County, to Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, 5 July, 1861: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry was ordered to Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, in the morning on 5 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp Berry, Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, in the afternoon the same day.

Camp Berry, Point of Rocks, Frederick County, to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 5-6 July, 1861: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, and K, were ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, in the evening on 5 July, 1861, and at 12 PM on 6 July, 1861.

Note: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies B and E, were assigned to guard duty commissary/ subsistence stores at Camp Berry, Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, in the morning on 6 July, 1861.

Sandy Hook to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, & K, 7 July, 1861: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, and K, were ordered to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Maryland, at 7 PM on 6 July, 1861, and arrived at Bakersville via Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland, at 2 AM on 7 July, 1861. Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, and K were ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning the same day and arrived at the west bank of the Potomac River, southwest of Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 4 PM on 7 July, 1861.

West side of the Potomac River, southwest of Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, & K, 8 July, 1861: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, and K, were ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 8 July, 1861, and were accompanied by the 9th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H; the 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and K; and the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K. Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, and K arrived at Camp Berry, south of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 12/1 PM on 8 July, 1861.

Department of Pennsylvania, 8-25 July, 1861

The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, and K, were stationed at Camp Berry, south of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 8 and 15 July, 1861.

Note: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, and K, were temporarily assigned to the Seventh Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel General C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.94, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861, and to the Seventh Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.96, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 10 July, 1861. (See the Seventh Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Martinsburg, Berkeley County, to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, & K, 15-17 July, 1861: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, and K, were ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia,at 5/6 AM on 15 July, 1861, and arrived at Mill Creek, east of Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 11 AM the same day. Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, and K were ordered to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and arrived by the Middleway, Charlestown & Harpers Ferry Turnpike at Camp Whipple, in the vicinity of Charlestown via Middleway/ Smithfield, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the afternoon the same day.

Captured at Heaters Island, on the Potomac River, opposite Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, detachment of Company E, 14 July, 1861: A detachment of the 1st New Hampshire Infantry (5), Company E, under the command of Sergeant O M Sawyer, were captured at Heaters Island, on the Potomac River, opposite Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, at 4/5 PM on 14 July, 1861.

Note: Sergeant O M Sawyer, Musician C H Ripley, and Privates H T Pease, H M Johnston, and L C Parker, 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Company E, under the command of First Lieutenant G W Latham, 11th Virginia Infantry, Company A, were ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the morning on 16 July, 1861 (See the 11th Virginia Infantry).

Charlestown to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, & K, 21 July, 1861: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, and K, were ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 21 July, 1861, and arrived at Bolivar Heights/ Furnance Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, the same day.

Note: A detachment of the 1st New Hampshire Infantry (5) were captured by a detachment of the Loudoun Cavalry at Heater's Island, on the Potomac River, opposite Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 14 July, 1861 (See the Loudoun Cavalry).

Department of the Shenandoah, 25 July-2 August, 1861

The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, and K, were stationed at Bolivar Heights/ Furnance Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, and Companies B and E at Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, on 27 July, 1861.

Bolivar Heights/ Furnance Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, & K, 28 July, 1861: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, and K, were ordered across the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 8 AM on 28 July, 1861, and was stationed at Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, between 28 July and 2 August, 1861.

General Orders No.36, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 29 July, 1861: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry was assigned to the Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.36, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861.

Note: Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., in the evening on 29 July, 1861, and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, on 30 July, 1861. Colonel M Tappen, 1st New Hampshire Infantry, was temporarily assigned to command the Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, at Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, one mile east of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 30 July, 1861.

Camp Berry, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, Companies B & E, 1 August, 1861: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies B and E, were stationed at Camp Berry, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 1 August, 1861.

Note: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry was ordered to Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, by Special Orders, No.147, Headquarters, Army of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 1 August, 1861.

Sandy Hook to Concord, 2-5 August, 1861

The 1st New Hampshire Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, to Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, at 7/8 AM on 2 August, 1861, and arrived at Camden Station, corner of South Howard & Camden Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 4.30 PM the same day. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 7 PM on 2 August, 1861, and arrived at Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 6 AM on 3 August, 1861. The 1st New Hampshire Infantry arrived by the New Jersey Railroad at Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, in the afternoon the same day and at Pier No.30, at the junction of West and Vestry Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, at 3 PM on 3 August, 1861.

New York City, New York County, New York, to Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, 4-5 August, 1861: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry was ordered to proceed by the steamer Connecticut to Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, at 9 AM on 4 August, 1861, and arrived on the Thames River at Allyn's Point, New London County, Connecticut, at 6 PM the same day. The regiment arrived by the Worcester & Nassau Railroad at 3 AM on 5 August, 1861, and by the Concord Railroad at Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, at 5.30 AM the same day. The 1st New Hampshire Infantry arrived at Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, at 7 AM on 5 August, 1861.

Note: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry arrived by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 3 PM on 2 August, 1861.

Mustered out, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, 9 August, 1861: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry was mustered out at Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, on 9 August, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 1-4 May, 1861; Department of Washington, 28 May-10 June, 1861; Rockville Expedition, 10-30 June, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 8-25 July, 1861; Department of the Shenandoah, 30 June-2 August, 1861

Massachusetts

Third Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company D

Capt. A W Dodd

Dodd's Rifles/ Carvers was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months on 15 April, 1861, and was accepted in state service for three months at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 19 April, 1861.

Note: A W Dodd set up a recruiting office at Room No.8, Boylston Market, on Boylston Market, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 8.30 AM on 19 April, 1861.

Organisation of Dodd's Rifles/ Carvers, Fortune's store, No.379 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 20 April, 1861: Captain A W Dodd, First Lieutenant C Dodd, Second Lieutenant C G Atwood, Third Lieutenant G Hicks, Fourth Lieutenant J Mason

Note: Dodd's Rifles/ Carvers was stationed at J Fortune's store, No.379 Washington Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 20 April, 1861.

Fifth Brigade, Third Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, 15 April, 1861: The 3rd Battalion Rifles, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, was assigned to the Fifth Brigade, Third Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, on 15 April. 1861.

Boston to Washington, 2-8 May, 1861

The Dodd's Rifles/ Carvers (72/79) was ordered to proceed by the steamer Cambridge at T Wharf, opposite Long Wharf, on Commercial Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, to Washington, D. C., at 11.30 AM on 2 May, 1861, and arrived at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, at 8 PM on 4 May, 1861. The company arrived at the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C., at 3 PM on 8 May, 1861.

Note: The Dodd's Rifles/ Carvers was ordered to T Wharf, opposite Long Wharf, on Commercial Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 10 AM on 2 May, 1861.

Steamer Cambridge: Dodd's Rifles/ Carvers (72/79), Captain A W Dodd; Standish Guards (9), 3rd Massachusetts Infantry, Company B; Cambridge City Guards (2), 3rd Massachusetts Infantry, Company C; New Bedford City/ Guards (19), 3rd Massachusetts Infantry, Company L, Captain T Ingraham; Bay State Light Infantry (42), 3rd Massachusetts Infantry, Company K; Easton Light Infantry (1), 4th Massachusetts Infantry, Company B, Captain M M Wood; Abingdon Infantry (7), 4th Massachusetts Infantry, Company E, Captain C F Allen; Warren Light Guards (3), 3rd Massachusetts Infantry, Company F; Taunton Light Guards, 4th Massachusetts Infantry, Company G, Captain T Gordon

Note: The Dodd's Rifles/ Carvers (72) was stationed at 269 North G Street, Washington, D. C., on 11 May, 1861.

Washington to Baltimore City, 14 May, 1861

Dodd's Rifles/ Carvers was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 10 AM on 14 May, 1861, and was accompanied by five companies of the 8th Massachusetts Infantry. The company arrived at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, via Relay House/ Washington Junction, Baltimore County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 14 May, 1861 (See the Three Months Volunteers, Departments of Annapolis and Maryland).

Departments of Annapolis, Maryland & Pennsylvania, 14 May-29 July, 1861

The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company D, was assigned to garrison duty at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, between 15 May and 29 July, 1861.

Note: Dodd's Rifles/ Carvers was assigned to the 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company D, under the command of Major C Devens, Jr., at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, on 15 May, 1861.

Mustered for three months, Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 16 May, 1861: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company D, was mustered in United States service for three months at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, by Brevet Second Lieutenant & Acting Mustering Officer H S Putnam, United States Corps Topographical Engineers, on 16 May, 1861.

Note: Brevet Second Lieutenant H S Putnam, United States Corps Topographical Engineers, was appointed second lieutenant, United States Corps Topographical Engineers, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 24 May, 1861, dated 1 April, 1861, and was assigned to the general staff, McDowell's Army, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861. The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles was assigned to the Department of Pennsylvania, Baltimore City, Maryland, between 25 and 29 July, 1861.

Baltimore City to Worcester, 29 July-2 August, 1861

The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, under the command of Acting Major & Captain A B R Sprague, 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company A, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Edwin Forrest and barge New Light to the Norfolk Steamboat Wharf, west side of Union Wharf, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 10.30 AM on 29 July, 1861, and arrived at President Street Station, corner of President Street and Canton Avenue, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the morning the same day. The battalion was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 7 PM on 29 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the Bostion Light Artillery. The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 6 AM on 30 July, 1861, and by the Camden & Amboy Railroad at South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the evening on 31 July, 1861. The battalion was ordered to proceed by steamer to New York City, New York County, New York, at 10 PM the same day and arrived at City Hall Park barracks, on Chambers Street, southwest corner of Broadway and Park Row, New York City, New York County, New York, in the morning on 1 August, 1861.

New York City, New York County, New York, to Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, 29 July-2 August, 1861: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles was ordered to proceed by the steamer City of Boston on the North/ Hudson River to Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, at 5 PM on 1 August, 1861, and arrived by the Norwich & Worcester Railroad at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at 9 AM on 2 August, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company D, was ordered to proceed by the Boston & Worcester Railroad to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 12 PM on 2 August, 1861.

Mustered out, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 3 August, 1861: The 3rd Massachusetts Battalion Rifles, Company D, was mustered out at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, by Captain F M Cooley, 11th United States Infantry, 3 August, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 16 May, 1861; Department of Annapolis, 14 May-19 July; Department of Maryland, 19-25 July, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 25-29 July, 1861

Sixth Massachusetts Infantry

Col. E F Jones

The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months and was accepted in state service for three months at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 15 April, 1861.

Note: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to rendezvous at Boston Common, between Beacon and Tremont Streets, and Charles and Park Streets, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, by Special Orders No.14, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Headquarters, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 12 PM on 16 April, 1861, dated 15 April, 1861.

Third Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, 15 April, 1861: The 6th Regiment Infantry was assigned to the Third Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, on 15 April. 1861.

Troops stationed at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Companies A, C, D, & H, 16 April, 1861: The Watson Light Guards, the Mechanics' Phalanx, the Lowell City Guards, and the National Greys were stationed at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the morning on 16 April, 1861.

Note: The Watson Light Guards was accepted in state service for three months at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on 13 April, 1861; the Mechanics' Phalanx and the Lowell City Guards on 15 April, 1861; and the National Greys on 18 April, 1861.

Groton Junction, Middlesex County, to Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Company B, 16 April, 1861: The Groton Artillery, acting as infantry, arrived by the Stony Brook Railroad at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the morning on 16 April, 1861.

Note: The Groton Artillery was accepted in state service for three months at Groton Junction, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on 13 April, 1861.

Acton, Middlesex County, to Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Company E, 16 April, 1861: The Davis Guards arrived by open wagons at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at 7.30 AM on 16 April, 1861.

Note: The Davis Guards was accepted in state service for three months at Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on 15 April, 1861.

Lawrence, Essex County, to Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Companies F & I, 16 April, 1861: The Warren Light Guards and the Lawrence Light Infantry arrived by the Boston & Lawrence Railroad at Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the morning on 16 April, 1861.

Note: The Warren Light Guards and the Lawrence Light Infantry were accepted in state service for three months at Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, on 15 April, 1861.

Organisation of 6th Massachusetts Infantry, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 16 April, 1861: Colonel E F Jones, Lieutenant Colonel W Shattuck, Major B F Watson; Company A, National Greys (52), Captain J A Sawtell; Company B (30), Groton Artillery, Captain E S Clark; Company C (36), Mechanics' Phalanx, Captain A S Follansbee; Company D (46), Lowell City Guards, Captain J W Hart; Company E (36), Davis Guards, Captain D Tuttle; Company F (54), Warren Light Guards, Captain B F Chadbourne; Company H (51), Watson Light Guards, First Lieutenant J F Noyes; Company I (48), Lawrence Light Infantry, Captain J Pickering

Note: Captain J Ladd, 6th Massachusetts Infantry, Company H, was appointed major, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, on 15 April, 1861.

Lowell, Middlesex County, to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, H, & I, 16 April, 1861: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry (353), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, H, and I, were ordered to proceed by the Boston & Lowell Railroad in the morning on 16 April, 1861, and was stationed at Boylston Hall, over Boylston Market, on the corner of Boylston and Washington Streets, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 12 PM on 16 April, 1861.

Note: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was mustered in state service for three months at Huntington Hall, on Merrimack Street, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at 9 AM on 16 April, 1861.

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Company K/L, 16 April, 1861: The Washington Light Guards, 1st Regiment Infantry (64), Company C, First Brigade, First Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, was ordered to rendezvous at Boston Common, between Beacon and Tremont Streets, and Charles and Park Streets, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, in the evening on 15 April, 1861, and arrived at 8 AM on 16 April, 1861.

Note: The Washington Light Guards was accepted in state service for three months at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 16 April, 1861.

Worcester, Worcester County, to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Company G, 17 April, 1861: The Worcester Light Infantry (79), 3rd Battalion Rifles, Company B, Fifth Brigade, Third Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, was ordered to proceed by the Boston & Worcetser Railroad to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 9.40 AM on 17 April, 1861, dated 11 PM on 16 April, 1861, and arrived at State House, on Mount Vernon Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 12.30 PM on 17 April, 1861.

Note: The Worcester Light Infantry was accepted in state service for three months at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, on 13 April, 1861.

Stoneham, Middlesex County, to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Company L/B, 17 April, 1861: The Stoneham Light Infantry, 7th Regiment Infantry, Company C, Fourth Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, was ordered to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 2 AM on 17 April, 1861, and was stationed at the State House, on Mount Vernon Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 11 AM the same day.

Brigadier General B F Butler, Third Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, 17 April, 1861: Brigadier General B F Butler, Third Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, was assigned to command the 3rd Massachusetts Infantry, the 4th Massachusetts Infantry, the 6th Massachusetts Infantry, and the 8th Massachusetts Infantry, under the command of Colonels D W Wardrop, A B Packard, E F Jones, and T Monroe on 17 April, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Battalion Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, Company B; the 1st Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, Company C; and the 7th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, Company C, were assigned to the 6th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies G, K/L, and L/B, respectively, by Special Orders No.22, Headquarters, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 17 April, 1861.

Organisation of 6th Massachusetts Infantry, 17 April, 1861: Colonel E F Jones, Lieutenant Colonel W Shattuck, Major B F Watson; Company A, National Greys (52), Captain J A Sawtell; Company B (73), Groton Artillery, Captain E S Clark; Company C (56), Mechanics' Phalanx, Captain A S Follansbee; Company D (43), Lowell City Guards, Captain J W Hart; Company E (51), Davis Guards, Captain D Tuttle; Company F (60), Warren Light Guards, Captain B F Chadbourne; Company G (52), Worcester Light Infantry, Captain H W Pratt; Company H (51), Watson Light Guards, First Lieutenant J F Noyes; Company I (67), Lawrence Light Infantry, Captain J Pickering; Company K/L (65), Washington Light Guards, Captain W S Sampson; Company L/B (101), Stoneham Light Infantry, Captain J H Dike

Note: Lieutenant Colonel W Shattuck, 6th Massachusetts Infantry, resigned at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, between 17 April, 1861.

Boston to Washington, 17-19 April, 1861

The 6th Massachusetts Infantry (678/685/876) was ordered by to proceed by the Boston & Worcester Railroad to New York City, New York County, New York, at 8.30 PM on 17 April, 1861, and arrived by the New York & Harlem Railroad at Twenty-seventh Street Station, on Twenty-seventh Street and Fourth Avenue, New York City, New York County, New York, via Springfield, Massachusetts, Worcester County, and New Haven, New London County, Connecticut, at 8 AM on 18 April, 1861.

Note: Colonel & Inspector P S Davis, First Division, Massachusetts Volunter Militia; Major & Quartermaster P A Ames, Jr., First Division, Massachusetts Volunter Militia; and Major J Ladd, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunter Militia, arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, on Fifth Avenue, between West Twenty-third and West Twenty-fourth Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, at 11.15 PM on 17 April, 1861.

Rendezvous at the Astor House/ Hotel, on Broadway, between & Vesey Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, 18 April, 1861: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to rendezvous at the Astor House/Hotel, on Broadway, between and Vesey Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, at 11.30 AM on 18 April, 1861.

Note: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies B, G, and K, were stationed at the Metropolitan Hotel, on Lexington Avenue, New York City, New York County, New York; a detachment at the St Nicholas Hotel, on Broadway and between Spring and Broome Streets, New York City, New York County, New York; a detachment at the Astor House/ Hotel, on Broadway, between Barclay and Vesey Streets, New York City, New York County, New York; and the officers of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, on Fifth Avenue, between West Twenty-third and West Twenty-fourth Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, on 18 April, 1861.

New York City, New York County, New York, to Baltimore, Maryland, 18-19 April, 1861: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to proceed by the steamer John P Jackson on the North/ Hudson River at the Jersey City Ferry Terminal, junction of Cortlandt and West Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, to Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, in the afternoon on 18 April, 1861, and by the the New Jersey Railroad at New Jersey Station, corner of Hudson and Mercer Streets, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon the same day. The regiment arrived by the Philadelphia & Trenton Railroad at Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, at 5 PM on 18 April, 1861, and by the Camden & Philadelphia Ferry on the Delaware River at Walnut Street wharf, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 8 PM the same day. The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Baltimore City, Maryland, at 1 AM on 19 April, 1861, and was accompanied by seven companies of the 1st Regiment Infantry, Washington Guards, and five companies of the 2nd Regiment Infantry, Washington Guards, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel C M Berry, 1st Regiment Infantry, Washington Guards. The regiment arrived at President Street Station, corner of President Street and Canton Avenue, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 12 PM on 19 April, 1861 (See the 27th Pennsylvania Infantry).

Note: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry arrived by the steamer John P Jackson at the wharf, junction of Montgomery and Hudson Streets, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, in the afternoon on 18 April, 1861, and was stationed at the Girard House, northeast corner of Chestnut and Ninth Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 18 April, 1861.

Organisation of 6th Massachusetts Infantry (675) at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 18 April, 1861: Colonel E F Jones, Lieutenant Colonel W Shattuck, Major B F Watson; Company A (67), Captain J A Sawtell; Company B (43),Captain E S Clark; Company C (47), Captain A S Follansbee; Company D (54), Captain J W Hart; Company E (46), Captain D Tuttle; Company F (63), Captain B F Chadbourne; Company G (93), Captain H W Pratt; Company H (51), First Lieutenant J F Noyes; Company I (65), Captain J Pickering; Company K/L (67), Captain W S Sampson; Company L/B (79), Captain J H Dike

Camden Station, corner of South Howard & Camden Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, to Washington, D. C., 19 April, 1861: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 19 April, 1861, and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, via Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 6 PM on 19 April, 1861.

Pratt Street Riot, 19 April, 1861

The 6th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies A, B, E, F, H, G, and a detachment of Company K, under the command of Colonel E F Jones, arrived at Camden Station, corner of South Howard & Camden Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the afternoon on 19 April, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry, Company K, under the command Captain W S Sampson and Major B F Watson, was engaged in a riot at Pratt Street, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the afternoon on 19 April, 1861.

List of killed, etc, 6th Massachusetts Infantry, during a riot at Pratt Street, Baltimore City, Maryland, 19 April, 1861: Company C, 1 w; Company D, 11 w, 3 k; Company I, 4 w, 1 k; Company K, 4 w; Company L, 16 w; Total, 36 w, 4 k

Note: Captain J H Dike, 6th Massachusetts Infantry, Company L, was wounded during a riot at Pratt Street, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the afternoon on 19 April, 1861.

Department of Washington, 19 April-5 May, 1861

The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was stationed at the Hall of Representatives/ Senate Chamber and adjoining rooms, south wing of the Capitol building, on Pennsylvania Avenue and North/ South Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., on 19 April, 1861.

Note: The Ringgold Light Artillery, the Allen Infantry, the Logan Guards, the National Light Infantry, and the Washington Artillery were stationed at the Hall of Representatives or Senate Chamber, south wing, and Committee Rooms, north wing of the Capitol building, on Pennsylvania Avenue and North/ South Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 18 April, 1861 (See the (See the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry).

Organisation of 6th Massachusetts Infantry, 19 April, 1861: Colonel E F Jones, Lieutenant Colonel W Shattuck, Major B F Watson; Company A (67), Captain J A Sawtelle; Company B (93), Captain E S Clark; Company C (57), Washington Light Guards, Captain A S Follansbee; Company D (55), Captain J W Hart; Company E (46), Captain D Tuttle; Company F (63), Captain B F Chadbourne; Company G (93), Captain H W Pratt; Company H (53), First Lieutenant J F Noyes; Company I (65), Captain J Pickering; Company K (67), Captain W S Sampson; Company L (79), Captain J H Dike

Mustered for three months, Washington, D. C., 22 April, 1861: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry 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, United States Army, on 22 April, 1861.

Abstract from return of the volunteer troops stationed in the Department of Washington, Colonel J F K Mansfield, United States Army, commanding, 30 April, 1861: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry (633), under the command of Colonel E F Jones, was stationed at the Hall of Represon Pennsylvania Avenue and North/ South Capitol Street, on East Capitol and First Streets, Washington, D. C., on 30 April, 1861.

Note: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was stationed at Hall of Representatives/ Senate Chamber and adjoining rooms, south wing of the Capitol building, on Pennsylvania Avenue and North/ South Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., between 19 April and 5 May, 1861.

Washington to Relay House, 5 May, 1861

The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, by Special Orders No.43, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., at 3.30 PM on 5 May, 1861, dated 4 May, 1861, and arrived at Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 5 May, 1861.

Note: The 8th New York State Militia arrived at Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 11 AM on 5 May, 1861, and was accompanied by Brigadier General B F Butler, Third Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia (See the 8th New York State Militia).

Guard duty at & in the vicinity of Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, Company K, 5 May, 1861: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry, Company K, was assigned to guard duty at and in the vicinity of Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, in the evening on 5 May, 1861.

Note: The Boston Light Artillery arrived at B Hobbs, south of the Washington Turnpike, Elkridge Landing, Howard County, Maryland, at 8/10 PM on 5 May, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Departments of Annapolis and Maryland).

Departments of Maryland & Pennsylvania, 5 May-30 July, 1861

The 6th Massachusetts Infantry arrived at Camp Butler, Dr J Hall's farm, on Clermont Hill/ Elkridge Heights, one and a half miles southwest of Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 5 PM on 5 May, 1861.

Note: The 8th New York State Militia was stationed at Dr J Hall's farm, on Clermont Hill/ Elkridge Heights, one and a half miles southwest of Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 12 PM on 5 May, 1861, and Brigadier General B F Butler, Third Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, was stationed at T Donaldson's, three quarters of a mile southwest of Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, on 7 May, 1861.

Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, 3 companies, 7 May, 1861: Three companies of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry (300), under the command of Captain W S Sampson, 6th Massachusetts Infantry, Company K, were stationed at Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, on 7 May, 1861.

Note: A section of the Boston Light Artillery 'Bouquet Battery', under the command of First Lieutenant J Porter, was stationed east of Camp Butler, Dr J Hall's farm, on Elkridge Heights, one and a half miles southwest of Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, on 7 May, 1861.

Capture of R Winans' steam gun at Ellicott's Mills, Baltimore County, Maryland, Company A, 10 May, 1861: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry, Company A, under the command of Major A M Cook, Boston Light Artillery, was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, to Ellicott's Mills, Baltimore County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 10 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th New York State Militia, Company C, and a section of the Boston Light Artillery.

Troops ordered to capture R Winans' steam gun at Ellicott's Mills, Baltimore County, Maryland, 10 May, 1861: Major A M Cook, Boston Light Artillery; 6th Massachusetts Infantry, Company A, Captain J A Sawtell; 8th New York State Militia, Company C, Captain E Burger; Boston Light Artillery, section, Third Lieutenant C C E Mortimer

Note: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry, Company A, was ordered to capture R Winans' steam gun at Ellicott's Mills, Baltimore County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 10 May, 1861.

Troops stationed at & in the vicinity of Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, 12 May, 1861: Brigadier General B F Butler, Third Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia; 6th Massachusetts Infantry (635), Colonel E F Jones; 8th New York State Militia (900), Colonel G Lyons; Boston Light Artillery (105/116), Major A M Cook

Note: Colonel E F Jones, 6th Massachusetts Infantry was assigned to command Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, between 13 and 21 May, 1861.

Occupation of Baltimore, detachment, 13-16 May, 1861

A detachment of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry (500), under the command of Colonel E F Jones, were ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Baltimore City, Maryland, in the afternoon on 13 May, 1861, and was accompanied by five companies of the 8th New York State Militia, a section of the Boston Light Artillery, and Brigadier General B F Butler, Third Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. The detachment of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry arrived at Camden Station, corner of South Howard and Camden Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 7/8 PM on 13 May, 1861.

Note: The 8th Massachusetts Infantry arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, on 13 and 14 May, 1861, and a detachment of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 4 PM on 13 May, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Annapolis).

Guard duty at Camp Butler/ Essex, Dr J Hall's farm, on Clermont Hill/ Elkridge Heights, one & a half miles southwest of Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, 13-16 May, 1861: A detachment of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry (60), under the command of Major B F Watson, was assigned to guard duty at Camp Butler/ Essex, Dr J Hall's farm, on Clermont Hill/ Elkridge Heights, one and a half miles southwest of Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, in the evening on 13 May, 1861.

Federal Hill, between Great Hughes & Cross Streets, & Hanover & Covington Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, 13 May, 1861: A detachment of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to Federal Hill, between Great Hughes and Cross Streets, and Hanover and Covington Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the evening on 13 May, 1861.

Note: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry, Company C, under the command of Captain A S Follansbee, was assigned as escort to Brigadier General B F Butler, Third Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, at S S Stone's Gilmor House, Monument Square, corner of North Calvert and Fayette Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the evening on 14 May, 1861.

Expedition to Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland, detachment, 14 May, 1861: A detachment of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry (50), under the command of Major B F Watson, was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland, in the evening on 14 May, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to arrest R Winans, Esq., at Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland, in the evening on 14 May, 1861.

Troops stationed at Federal Hill, between Great Hughes & Cross Streets, & Hanover and Covington Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, 13-16 May, 1861: Brigadier General B F Butler, Third Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia; 6th Massachusetts Infantry (500), detachment, Colonel E F Jones; 8th New York State Militia (450), 5 companies, Lieutenant Colonel C G Waterbury; Boston Light Artillery, section, Major A M Cook

Note: Brigadier General B F Butler, Third Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, set up headquarters at P Shillinger's Observatory Hotel, on Federal Hill, between Great Hughes and Cross Streets, and Hanover and Covington Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the evening on 13 May, 1861, and a detachment of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry and five companies of the 8th New York State Militia were stationed at an old frame house on Hamburg Street; Public School No.10, corner of Warren and Williams Streets; Armstrong's Hall, corner of Light and Montgomery Streets; and the Watchman Engine House, on Montgomery Street, Baltimore City, Maryland, between 13 and 14 May, 1861.

Federal Hill, between Great Hughes & Cross Streets, & Hanover & Covington Streets, Baltimore City, to Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, 16 May, 1861: A detachment of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, in the morning on 16 May, 1861, and was accompanied by a section of the Boston Light Artillery, five companies of the 8th New York State Militia, the 8th Massachusetts Infantry, Company K, and Brigadier General B F Butler, Third Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. The detachment of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry arrived at Camp Butler/ Essex, Dr J Hall's farm, on Elkridge Heights, one and a half miles southwest of Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 12 PM on 16 May, 1861.

Note: Brigadier General B F Butler, Third Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, in the evening on 16 May, 1861, and was appointed major general, United States Volunteers, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 20 August, 1861, dated 18 May, 1861. Major B F Watson, 6th Massachusetts Infantry, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 6th Massachusetts Infantry, and Captain J A Sawtell, 6th Massachusetts Infantry, Company A, was appointed major, 6th Massachusetts Infantry, on 17 May, 1861. Sergeant G M Dickerson, 6th Massachusetts Infantry, Company A, was appointed captain, 6th Massachusetts Infantry, Company A, in the morning on 18 May, 1861.

Camp Butler/ Essex, Dr J Hall's farm, on Clermont Hill/ Elkridge Heights, one & a half miles southwest of Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, to Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Colonel E F Jones, 6th Massachusetts Infantry, 21 May, 1861: Colonel E F Jones, 6th Massachusetts Infantry, was ordered to proceed by the Washington, Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, on 21 May, 1861.

Note: Lieutenant Colonel B F Watson, 6th Massachusetts Infantry, was temporarily assigned to command the 6th Massachusetts Infantry at Camp Butler/ Essex, Dr J Hall's farm, on Elkridge Heights, one and a half miles southwest of Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, on 21 May, 1861, and Colonel E F Jones, 6th Massachusetts Infantry, was stationed at Camp Butler/ Essex, Dr J Hall's farm, on Elkridge Heights, one and a half miles southwest of Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, on 25 May, 1861.

Expedtion to Baltimore City, 13-14 June, 1861

The 6th Massachusetts Infantry, under the command of Colonel E F Jones, was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 5 AM on 13 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the Boston Light Artillery. The regiment arrived at Mount Clare Station, on West Pratt Street, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 11.30 AM/12 PM on 13 June, 1861.

Camp Carroll/ Clare, McPherson's Hill, northwest of J Carroll's/ Mount Clare, south of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, junction of James & Gunpowder Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, 13 June, 1861: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry, the 13th New York State Militia, and the Boston Light Artillery, under the command of Colonel E F Jones, 6th Massachusetts Infantry, were stationed at Camp Carroll/ Clare, McPherson's Hill, northwest of J Carroll's/ Mount Clare, south of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, junction of James and Gunpowder Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 6 PM on 13 June, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Departments of Annapolis and Maryland).

Note: The 13th New York State Militia arrived at Camp Carroll/ Clare, McPherson's Hill, northwest of J Carroll's/ Mount Clare, south of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, junction of James and Gunpowder Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 3/4 PM on 13 June, 1861.

Advance along West Pratt & West Baltimore Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, 13 June, 1861: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry and the Boston Light Artillery, under the command of Colonel E F Jones, 6th Massachusetts Infantry, were ordered to Pratt and Baltimore Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the evening on 13 June, 1861.

Note: The 13th New York State Militia was stationed as a reserve at Camp Carroll/ Clare, McPherson's Hill, northwest of J Carroll's/ Mount Clare, south of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, junction of James and Gunpowder Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the evening on 13 June, 1861.

Camp Carroll/ Clare, McPherson's Hill, northwest of J Carroll's/ Mount Clare, south of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, junction of James & Gunpowder Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, to Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, 14 June, 1861: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Mount Clare Station, on West Pratt Street, Baltimore City, Maryland, to Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 9 AM on 14 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the Boston Light Artillery. The regiment arrived at Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 12 PM on 14 June, 1861.

Note: Colonel E F Jones, 6th Massachusetts Infantry, arrived by steamer at Light Street Wharf, on Pratt Street, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the afternoon on 16 June, 1861, and was accompanied by a detachment of the 13th New York State Militia (300) (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Departments of Annapolis and Maryland).

Headquarters, Department of Annapolis, Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 19 June, 1861: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry (635) was stationed at Camp Butler/ Essex, Dr J Hall's farm, on Elkridge Heights, one and a half miles southwest of Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, on 19 June, 1861.

Note: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was stationed at Camp Butler/ Essex, Dr J Hall's farm, on Elkridge Heights, one and a half miles southwest of Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, between 14 and 26 June, 1861.

Relay House/ Washington Junction to Baltimore City, 26 June, 1861

The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, to Baltimore City, Maryland, at 5 PM on 26 June, 1861, and was accompanied right wing of the 8th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies C, E, G, H, and J, under the command of Colonel E W Hinks. The regiment arrived at Mount Clare Station, on West Pratt Street, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 5.30/6 PM on 26 June, 1861.

Camp Carroll/ Clare, McPherson's Hill, northwest of J Carroll's/ Mount Clare, south of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, junction of James & Gunpowder Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, 26 June, 1861: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was stationed at Camp Carroll/ Clare, McPherson's Hill, northwest of J Carroll's/ Mount Clare, south of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, junction of James and Gunpowder Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the evening on 26 June, 1861.

G H Stewart's, junction of West Baltimore & North Monroe Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, 27 June, 1861: The 68th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to G H Stewart's, junction of West Baltimore and North Monroe Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 9 AM on 27 June, 1861.

Troops stationed at Baltimore City, Maryland, 27 June, 1861: Major General N P Banks, United States Volunteers; 6th Massachusetts Infantry (800), Colonel E F Jones; 13th New York State Militia (1,280), Colonel A Smith; 18th Pennsylvania Infantry (780), Colonel W D Lewis, Jr.; 19th Pennsylvania Infantry (600), Colonel P Lyle; 22nd Pennsylvania Infantry (780), Colonel T G Morehead; 1st Maryland Infantry (1,000), Colonel J R Kenly; 2nd Maryland Infantry, 3 companies (300),Captain & General Recruiting Officer J P Creager, Maryland Volunteers; Boston Light Artillery (120), Major A M Cook

Note: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was stationed at G H Stewart's, junction of West Baltimore and North Monroe Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, between 27 June and 2 July, 1861.

Baltimore City to Relay House/ Washington Junction, 2 July, 1861

The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 2 July, 1861.

Guard duty on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad between Annapolis Junction & Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, Companies C, K/L, & L/B, 3 July, 1861: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies C, K/L, and L/B, were assigned to guard duty on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad between Annapolis Junction and Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, in the evening on 3 July, 1861.

Note: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was stationed at Camp Butler, Dr J Hall's farm, on Elkridge Heights, one and a half miles southwest of Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 9 PM on 24 July, 1861, and was assigned to the Department of Pennsylvania, Headquarters, Fort Mchenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, between 25 and 30 July, 1861.

Relay House/ Washington Junction to Boston, 30 July-1 August, 1861

The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 6 AM on 30 July, 1861, and arrived at Camden Street Station, at the intersection of South Howard and Camden Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 9 AM the same day. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 6 PM on 30 July, 1861, and arrived at Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 4 AM on 31 July, 1861. The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to proceed by steamer on the Delaware River at Washington Street Wharf, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, at 7 AM the same day and by the Camden & Amboy Railroad to South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, at 8 AM on 31 July, 1861. The regiment arrived by steamer at Pier No.1, corner of Battery Place and West Street, New York City, New York County, New York, at 3.30 PM the same day.

New York City, New York County, New York, to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 31 July-1 August, 1861: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to proceed by the steamer Connecticut to Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, at 9 PM on 31 July, 1861, and arrived at Allyn's Point, New London County, Connecticut, in the morning on 1 August, 1861. The regiment arrived by the Norwich & Worcester Railroad at Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at 11.15 AM the same day and was ordered to proceed by the Boston & Worcester Railroad to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 2.30 PM on 1 August, 1861. The 6th Massachusetts Infantry arrived at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at 4.30 PM the same day.

Note: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry and the Boston Light Artillery were stationed at South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, at 1 PM on 31 July, 1861, and the 6th Massachusetts Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Boston & Lowell Railroad to Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the morning on 2 August, 1861.

Mustered out, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 2 August, 1861: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was mustered out at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, by First Lieutenant T J C Amory, 7th United States Infantry, Company D, on 2 August, 1861.

Note: The 6th Massachusetts Infantry was dismissed by Special Orders No.381, Headquarters, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 1 August, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 22 April, 1861; Department of Washington, 27 April-5 May, 1861; Department of Annapolis/ Maryland, 5 May-25 July, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 25-30 July, 1861

New York

Jackson Horse Guards/ Devin's Independent Cavalry (First New York State Militia Cavalry)

Capt. T C Devin

The 1st New York State Militia Cavalry was accepted in state service for three months at New York City, New York County, New York, on 3 July, 1861, and the a detachment of the 1st New York State Militia Cavalry (100), under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T C Devin, was stationed at the State Arsenal, corner of Seventh Avenue and Thirty-fifth Street, New York City, New York County, New York, on 14 July, 1861.

Organisation of 1st Regiment (307) (Cavalry), First Brigade, First Division, 16 January, 1861: Colonel S H Smith, Lieutenant Colonel T C Devin, Major R S Holt; Company A (45), Captain A Leary; Company B (28), Captain J F Barkley; Company C (60), Captain W E Duing; Company D (44), Captain D C Minton; Company E (12), Captain F Dickel; Company F (-), Captain Vacant; Company G (44), Captain G Mundorf; Company H (35), Captain A P Green; Company I (-), Captain Vacant; Company K (28), Captain W Gerdes

Note: Captain D C Minton, 1st New York State Militia Cavalry, Company D, was appointed major, 37th New York Infantry, on 20 June, 1861, dated 28 May, 1861, and the Jackson Horse Guards/ Devin's Independent Cavalry, 1st New York State Militia Cavalry, was stationed at State Arsenal, on the corner of Seventh Avenue and Thirty-fifth Street, New York City, New York County, New York, on 15 July, 1861 (See the 37th New York Infantry).

New York City to Washington, 15-18 July, 1861

A detachment of the 1st New York State Militia Cavalry (94), under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T C Devin, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Kill von Kull on the North/ Hudson River at Pier No.2, northeast of Battery Place, on West Street, New York City, New York County, New York, to Elizabethport, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, at 10.30 AM on 15 July, 1861, and was accompanied by Captains W E Duing, J F Barkley, and G Mundorf, 1st New York State Militia Cavalry.

Note: A detachment of the 1st New York State Militia Cavalry was stationed at The Battery, on State Street and Battery Place, New York City, New York County, New York, in the evening on 14 July, 1861, and was ordered to Pier No.2, northeast of Battery Place, on West Street, New York City, New York County, New York, at 10 AM on 15 July, 1861.

Elizabethport, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, to Washington, D. C., 15-18 July, 1861: A detachment of the 1st New York State Militia Cavalry was ordered to proceed by the New Jersey Central Railroad to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 15 July, 1861, and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, via Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore City and Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 1 AM on 18 July, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 1st New York State Militia Cavalry arrived at the steamboat landing, on Front Street, Elizabethport, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, in the morning on 15 July, 1861.

Department of Washington, 18-17 August, 1861

The Jackson Horse Guards/ Devin's Independent Cavalry, 1st New York State Militia Cavalry, was stationed at Washington, D. C., on 18 July, 1861.

Mustered for three months, Washington, D. C., 19 July, 1861: The Jackson Horse Guards/ Devin's Independent Cavalry, 1st New York State Militia Cavalry, under the command of Captain T C Devin, was mustered in United States service for three months, at Washington, D. C., on 19 July, 1861.

Organisation of Jackson Horse Guards/ Devin's Independent Cavalry, 1st New York State Militia Cavalry, 19 July, 1861: Captain T C Devin, First Lieutenant F Reiss, Second Lieutenant H Kyrion

Washington, D. C., to New York City, New York County, New York, 18 October, 1861 : The 1st New York State Militia Cavalry (57) was ordered to rendezvous at Tompkins Square, on West Tenth Street, between Avenues A and B, New York City, New York County, New York, on 17 October, 1861, and a detachment of the 1st New York State Militia Cavalry (94), under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T C Devin, arrived at New York City, New York County, New York, in the morning on 18 October, 1861.

Mustered out, New York City, New York County, New York, 23 October, 1861: The Jackson Horse Guards/ Devin's Independent Cavalry, 1st New York State Militia Cavalry, was mustered out at New York City, New York County, New York, on 23 October, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 14 July, 1861; Department of Washington, 18 July-17 August, 1861

Fifth New York State Militia

Col. C Schwarzwaelder

The 5th New York State Militia was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months on 15 April, 1861, and was accepted in state service for three months at New York City, New York County, New York, on 19 April, 1861.

Organisation of 5th Regiment, Second Brigade (New York City), First Division, New York State Militia, 8 January, 1861: Colonel C Schwarzwaelder, Lieutenant Colonel E M Dodge, Major L Burger; Company A, Captain J F Gerdes; Company B, Captain H Heitman; Company C, Captain N Betgeman; Company D, Captain J Mander; Company E, Captain E P Nickel; Company F, Captain F F Heppenheimer; Company G, Captain J Hingslage; Company H, Captain H Barlach; Company I, Captain Vacant; Company K, Captain Vacant

Accepted in state service for three months, New York City, New York County, New York, 19 April, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and K, were accepted in state service for three months at New York City, New York County, New York, on 19 April, 1861.

Special Orders No.10, Headquarters, First Division, New York City, New York County, New York, 19 April, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia was ordered to Castle Garden, The Battery, on State Street and Battery Place, New York City, New York County, New York, by Special Orders No.10, Headquarters, First Division, New York State Militia, New York City, New York County, New York, on 19 April, 1861.

Note: Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia, was directed to order one regiment of the First Division, New York State Militia, to Castle Garden, The Battery, on State Street and Battery Place, New York City, New York County, New York,by Special Orders No.49, General Headquarters, State of New York, Adjutant General's Office, Albany, Albany County, New York, on 19 April, 1861.

Camp Anderson, Castle Garden, The Battery, on State Street and Battery Place, New York City, New York County, New York, 24-28 April, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia was ordered to Castle Garden, The Battery, on State Street and Battery Place, New York City, New York County, New York, at 3 PM on 24 April, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Anderson, Castle Garden, The Battery, on State Street and Battery Place, New York City, New York County, New York, between 24 and 28 April, 1861.

Note: The 5th New York State Militia was ordered to rendezvous at Essex Market Armory, on Essex Street, New York City, New York County, New York, at 9 AM on 24 April, 1861.

Regimental Orders, Headquarters, Fifth Regiment, New York State Militia, Camp Anderson, Castle Garden, The Battery, on State Street & Battery Place, New York City, New York County, New York, 27 April, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia was ordered to proceed by the steamer Kedar to Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, by Regimental Orders, Headquarters, Fifth Regiment, New York State Militia, Camp Anderson, Castle Garden, The Battery, on State Street and Battery Place, New York City, New York County, New York, on 27 April, 1861.

Note: Lieutenant Colonel E M Dodge, 5th New York State Militia, resigned prior to 26 April, 1861, and Major L Burger, 5th New York State Militia, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 5th New York State Militia, and C Von Amsburg, major, 5th New York State Militia, in the afternoon on 27 April, 1861.

Organisation of 5th New York State Militia, Camp Anderson, Castle Garden, The Battery, on State Street and Battery Place, New York City, New York County, New York, 27 April, 1861: Colonel C Schwarzwaelder, Lieutenant Colonel L Burger, Major G Von Amsburg; Right General Guide F Leonard, Left General Guide Michaells; Company A, Captain J F Gerdes; Company B, Captain H Heitman; Company C, Captain N Betgeman; Company D, Captain F Mayer; Company E, Captain P Nickel; Company F, Captain F Heppenheimer; Company G, Captain J H Luke; Company H, Captain H Barlach; Company K, Corps Engineers (36), Captain J P B Dodge; Miner Corps (18)

Note: Captain P Nickel, 5th New York State Militia, Company E, resigned at New York City, New York County, New York, on 27 April, 1861, and Captain J F Droge, 5th New York State Militia, Company Unlettered, was appointed captain, 5th New York State Militia, Company E, on 1 May, 1861.

New York City to Annapolis, 28-30 April, 1861

The 5th New York State Militia (730/850) was ordered to proceed by the steam tugs John Birbeck, R L Mabey, and O M Petit on the North/ Hudson River at Pier No.1, corner of Battery Place and West Street, New York City, New York County, New York, at 10.30 AM on 28 April, 1861, and was accompanied a detachment of the 71st New York State Militia. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the steamer Kedar on the North/ Hudson River to Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 12 AM on 28 April, 1861, and arrived at Hampton Roads, southwest of Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 29 April, 1861. The 5th New York State Militia arrived at Annapolis Roads, two and a half miles southeast of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 7 PM on 30 April, 1861 (See the 71st New York State Militia).

Note: Captain J F Droge, 5th New York State Militia, Company Unlettered, was assigned to command the 5th New York State Militia, Unlettered Company (100 recruits), at Camp Anderson, Castle Garden, The Battery, on State Street and Battery Place, New York City, New York County, New York, in the morning on 28 April, 1861.

Embarkation opposite Canal Street, New York City, New York County, New York, 28 April, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia embarked on the steamer Kedar on the North/ Hudson River, opposite Canal Street, New York City, New York County, New York, at 11 AM on 28 April, 1861.

Note: The 11th New York Infantry arrived at Annapolis Roads, two and a half miles southeast of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 11.30 AM on 1 May, 1861 (See the 11th New York Infantry).

Department of Annapolis, 2-11 May, 1861

The 5th New York State Militia, on board the steamer Cataline, disembarked at Foot wharf, United States Naval Academy, on Hanover Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 11 AM on 2 May, 1861.

Note: The 5th New York State Militia was stationed at the United States Naval Academy, on Hanover Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 6 PM on 2 May, 1861, and the 69th New York State Militia was stationed at Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, between 27 April and 2/3 May, 1861 (See the 69th New York State Militia).

Guard duty at Annapolis & Elkridge Railroad, 3-11 May, 1861

Three companies of the 5th New York State Militia and the Corps of Engineers (400), under the command of Colonel C Schwarzwaelder, were ordered to procced by the Annapolis & Elkridge Railroad to Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, in the evening on 2 May, 1861, and arrived at Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 2 AM on 3 May, 1861.

Note: Colonel C Schwarzwaelder, 5th New York State Militia, set up headquarters at the Annapolis Junction Hotel, Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, in the morning on 3 May, 1861.

Guard duty at the Annapolis & Elkridge Railroad & the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, between Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, & Laurel Factory, Prince George's County, Maryland, 3 May, 1861: Five companies of the 5th New York State Militia, under the command of Major G Von Amsburg, were assigned to guard duty at the Annapolis & Elkridge Railroad and the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, between Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, and Laurel Factory, Prince George's County, Maryland, in the morning on 3 May, 1861.

Note: The 5th New York State Militia was stationed at Camp Scott, at and in the vicinity of Annapolis Junction, Howard County, and at the Annapolis & Elkridge Railroad and the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, between Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, and Laurel Factory, Prince George's County, Maryland, between 3 and 11 May, 1861.

Annapolis Junction to Washington, 11-12 May, 1861

The 5th New York State Militia was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Washington, D. C., in the evening on 11 May, 1861, and arrived at 2 AM on 12 May, 1861.

Note: The 20th New York State Militia arrived by the Annapolis & Elkridge Railroad at Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 8.30 PM on 11 May, 1861, and was accompanied by Brigadier General B F Butler, Third Brigade, Second Division, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, and Lieutenant Colonel E W Hinks, 8th Massachusetts Infantry (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Departments of Annapolis and Maryland).

Department of Washington, 11-24 May, 1861

The 5th New York State Militia was ordered to W Woodward's building, corner of West Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., on 12 May, 1861.

Mustered for three months, Washington, D. C., 16 May, 1861, dated 1 May, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia was mustered in United States service for three months at Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 16 May, 1861, dated 1 May, 1861.

Special Orders No.89 1/2, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., 22 May, 1861: Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia, was assigned to command the 5th New York State Militia at W Woodward's building, corner of West Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.89 1/2, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861.

Note: Colonel C Schwarzwaelder, 5th New State Militia, was on sick leave at Washington, D. C., on 23 May, 1861.

Occupation of Alexandria County, 24 May, 1861

The 5th New York State Militia, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L Burger, was ordered across the Aqueduct Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Georgetown, D. C., at 2.30 AM on 24 May, 1861 (See the Occupation of Alexandria County).

Note: The 5th New York State Militia and 28th New State Militia was ordered rendezvous at Georgetown, D. C., at 12.30 AM on 24 May, 1861 (See the 28th New York State Militia).

Camp Union, north of the wagon road, half a mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, 24 May, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia was stationed at Camp Union, north of the wagon road, half a mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the evening 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 5th New State Militia, Corps Engineers, and the 28th New State Militia, Company E, under the command of First Lieutenant D C Houston, United States Corps Engineers, destroyed the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad and two bridges in the vicinity of the junction of the wagon road and the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad on 24 May, 1861 (See the United States Corps Engineers).

Department of Northeastern Virginia, 27 May-4 june, 1861

The 5th New York State Militia was stationed at Camp Union, north of the wagon road, half a mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 27 May, 1861.

Headquarters, Department of Fairfax, Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 25 May, 1861: Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia, set up headquarters at Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 25 May, 1861.

Distribution of New York State Militia, Alexandria County, Virginia, 27 May, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia was stationed at Camp Union, north of the wagon road, half a mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia; the 7th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, at Hunting Park Racecourse, half a mile north of Columbia Springs, Alexandria County, Virginia; the 8th New York State Militia and Varian's Light Artillery at Camp Sandford, rear of Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia; the 12th New York State Militia south of the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southwest of Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Miles Run, Alexandria County, Virginia; the 25th New York State Militia at J Roach's farm, Prospect Hill, on Hoe Hill, 200 yards south of the toll gate on the Columbia Turnpike, Alexandria County, Virginia; the 28th New York State Militia at Camp Crooke, north of the wagon road, one mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia; and the 69th New York State Militia at Camp Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 27 May, 1861.

General Orders No.1, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 28 May, 1861: Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army, assumed command of the Department of Northeastern Virginia by General Orders No.1, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 28 May, 1861.

Note: Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army, was stationed at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 28 May, 1861.

General Orders No.1, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 28 May, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia was assigned to Colonel D Hunter, 3rd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.1, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 28 May, 1861.

General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Brigade of the Aqueduct, W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 30 May, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia was assigned to the Brigade of the Aqueduct, under the command of Colonel D Hunter, 3rd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Brigade of the Aqueduct, W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 30 May, 1861.

Note: The 5th New York State Militia, the 28th New York State Militia, and the 69th New York State Militia were assigned to the Brigade of the Aqueduct, under the command of Colonel D Hunter, 3rd United States Cavalry, by Order No.1, Headquarters, Brigade of the Aqueduct, W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 30 May, 1861.

Camp Union, north of the wagon road, half a mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, 31 May, 1861: The 5th New State Militia was stationed at Camp Union, north of the wagon road, half a mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 31 May, 1861.

Note: The 28th New State Militia and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, were stationed north of the wagon road, one mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 31 May, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Company B, 1 June, 1861

Quartermaster H S Fearing, Assistant Quartermaster W Cary, and Adjutant P Frank, 5th New York State Militia, were ordered on a reconnaissance to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 10.30 PM on 31 May, 1861, and were accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, under the command of First Lieutenant C H Tompkins. Quartermaster H S Fearing, Assistant Quartermaster W Cary, and Adjutant P Frank, 5th New York State Militia, were engaged in a skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 1 June, 1861 (See the Skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse).

Organisation of reconnaissance to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 31 May-1 June, 1861: First Lieutenant C H Tompkins, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B; Second Lieutenant D S Gordon, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company E; detachment of 2nd United States Cavalry (50), Company B; Quartermaster H S Fearing, Assistant Quartermaster W Cary, Adjutant P Frank, 5th New York State Militia (See the United States Battalion Cavalry)

Note: Assistant Quartermaster W Cary, 5th New York State Militia, was wounded during the skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 1 June, 1861.

Troops stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1 June, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel R S Ewell, cavalry, Provisional Army of Virginia; Ex-Governor W Smith, State of Virginia; Warrenton Rifles (90/96), Captain J Q Marr; Prince William Cavalry (63), Captain W W Thornton; Rappahannock Cavalry/ Old Guards, Captain J S Green; W Smith

Camp Union, north of the wagon road, half a mile east of Ball's Crossroads, to Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross', Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 2 June, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia was ordered south of the wagon road and Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross', Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 2 June, 1861.

Note: Captain J F Gerdes, 5th New York State Militia, Company A, resigned on 3 June, 1861, and First Lieutenant G H W Neander, 5th New York State Militia, Company A, was appointed captain, 5th New York State Militia, Company A, on 7 June, 1861, dated 1 June, 1861. The 13th New York Infantry was assigned as support to the 5th New York State Militia and 69th New York State Militia southeast and east of Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the evening on 3 June, 1861 (See the 13th New York Infantry).

South of the wagon road & Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, to Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., 4 June, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia was ordered across the Potomac River to the Eastern Branch of the Anacostia/ Potomac River, east of the Capitol building, on Pennsylvania Avenue and North/ South Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., at 4 PM on 4 June, 1861.

Mustered for three months, Washington, D. C., Company K, 24 June, 1861, dated 1 May, 1861: The 2nd New York State Militia, Company G (1st), under the command of Captain L Jaehrling, was mustered in United States service as the 5th New York State Militia, Company K, at Washington, D. C., by Brevet Captain & Assistant Adjutant General W D Whipple, United States Adjutant General's Department, on 24 June, 1861, dated 1 May, 1861 (See the 2nd New York State Militia).

Note: The 5th New York State Militia was stationed on the Eastern Branch of the Anacostia/ Potomac River, east of the Capitol building, on Pennsylvania Avenue and North/ South Capitol Street,Washington, D. C., between 4 June and 6 July, 1861.

Washington to Hagerstown, 7-10 July, 1861

The 5th New York State Militia, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel L Burger, was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 3 PM on 7 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 12th New York State Militia and Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York Militia. The regiment arrived by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Baltimore City, Maryland, at 7 PM on 7 July, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 12 AM on 8 July, 1861. The 5th New York State Militia arrived at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 12 PM the same day and was ordered to proceed by the Cumberland Valley Railroad to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 8 July, 1861. The regiment arrived by the Franklin Railroad at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 11 PM the same day and was ordered to proceed by the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 5 PM on 9 July, 1861. The 5th New York State Militia was ordered across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia at 8.30 PM the same day and arrived by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike at Camp Meigs, C S Faulkner's, one mile southwest of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 5 AM on 10 July, 1861.

Department of Pennsylvania, 10-25 July, 1861

The 5th New York State Militia was stationed at Camp Meigs, C S Faulkner's, one mile southwest of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 10 and 15 July, 1861.

Note: The 5th New York State Militia was assigned to the Eighth Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Acting Brigadier General & Colonel D Butterfield, 12th New York State Militia, by Special Orders No.96, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 10 July, 1861 (See the Eighth Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Camp Meigs, C S Faulkner's, one mile southwest of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, 15-17 July, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia was ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 15 July, 1861, and arrived at 5 PM the same day. The regiment was ordered to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and arrived by the Middleway, Charlestown & Harpers Ferry Turnpike via Middleway/ Smithfield, Jefferson County, Virginia, the same day.

Charlestown to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia was ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 5 AM on 21 July, 1861, and arrived at Bolivar Heights/ Furnance Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, the same day.

Department of The Shenandoah, 25-31 July, 1861

The 5th New York State Militia was stationed at Bolivar Heights/ Furnance Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 27 July, 1861.

Note: Major General N P Banks, United States Volunteers, set up headquarters at Miller's Farm, Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, one mile east of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 28 July, 1861.

Bolivar Heights/ Furnance Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Knoxville, Frederick County, Maryland, 28 July, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia was ordered across the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Knoxville, Frederick County, Maryland, at 8 AM on 28 July, 1861.

Note: The 5th New York State Militia was assigned to the Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.36, Headquarters, Army of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861 (See the First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Special Orders No.144, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 30 July, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia was ordered to New York City, New York County, New York, by Special Orders No.144, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 30 July, 1861.

Note: The 5th New York State Militia was stationed at Knoxville, Frederick County, Maryland, between 28 and 31 July, 1861.

Knoxville to New York City, 31 July-2 August, 1861

The 5th New York State Militia was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to New York City, New York County, New York, in the morning on 31 July, 1861, and arrived at Camden Station, corner of South Howard and Camden Streets, Baltimore City Maryland, at 4 PM the same day. The regiment was ordered to Bolton Station, corner of Bolton and North Howard Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 7 Pm on 31 July, 1861, and arrived by the New Jersey Central Railroad at Elizabethport, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, via Harrisburg, Dauphin County, and Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, at 1 AM on 2 August, 1861. The 5th New York State Militia arrived at Pier No.7, southwest of Rector Street, on West Street, New York City, New York County, New York, at 9 AM the same day.

Note: The 5th New York State Militia was stationed at President Street Station, corner of President Street and Canton Avenue, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 7 PM on 31 July, 1861.

Mustered out, New York City, New York County, New York, 7 August, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia was mustered out at Essex Market Armory, on Essex Street, New York City, New York County, New York, by Lieutenant Colonel O L Shepherd, 18th United States Infantry, at 12 PM on 7 August, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 1 May, 1861; Department of Annapolis, 30 April-11 May, 1861; Department of Washington, 12-27 May, 1861; Department of Northeastern Virginia, 27 May-4 June, 1861; Department of Washington, 4 June-7 July, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 10-25 July, 1861; Department of the Shenandoah, 25-31 July, 1861

Seventh New York State Militia

Col. M Lefferts

The 7th New York State Militia was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months on 15 April, 1861, and was accepted in state service for thirty days at New York City, New York County, New York, on 17 April, 1861.

Organisation of 7th Regiment (895/1,086), Third Brigade (New York City), First Division, New York State Militia, 16 January, 1861: Colonel M Lefferts, Lieutenant Colonel W A Pond, Major A Shaler; Company A (85), Captain W P Bensel; Company B (127), Captain E Clark; Company C (91), Captain J Price; Company D (100), Captain W H Riblet; Company E (85), Captain W A Speaight; Company F (100), Captain B M Nevers, Jr.; Company G (96), Captain J Monroe; Company H (100), Captain H C Shumway; Company I (31), Cavalry/Troop, Captain N B McLaughlin; Company K (50), Engineer Corps, acting as artillery, two 12 pounder field howitzers, Captain G C Farrar; Total 895; Furlough (31); Acting with company, though exempt, about (160); In all 1,086

Note: Captain N B McLaughlin, 7th New York State Militia, Company I, Troop, was appointed second lieutenant, 1st United States Cavalry, on 8 April, 1861, dated 27 March, 1861, and the 7th New York State Militia was stationed at Tompkins Market and Armory, on the corner of Seventh Street and Third Avenue, New York City, New York County, New York, on 17 April, 1861.

Special Orders No.8, Headquarters, First Division, New York State Militia, New York City, New York County, New York, 17 April, 1861: The 7th New York State Militia was ordered to Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.8, Headquarters, First Division, New York State Militia, New York City, New York County, New York, on 17 April, 1861.

General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Seventh Regiment, New York State Militia, New York City, New York County, New York, 18 April, 1861: The 7th New York State Militia was ordered to Washington, D. C., by General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Seventh Regiment, New York State Militia, New York City, New York County, New York, at 3 PM on 19 April, 1861, dated 18 April, 1861.

Note: Captain J Monroe and First Lieutenant J Schermerhem, 7th New York State Militia, Company G, were detained at New York City, New York County, New York, on 19 April, 1861.

Organisation of 7th New York State Militia (945), Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, 19 April, 1861: Colonel M Lefferts, Major A Shaler; Engineer E L Vielé; Right General Guide O Ryder, Left General Guide J J Morrison; Company A (71), 1st Lieutenant C H Meday; Company B (108), Captain E Clark; Company C (76), Captain J Price; Company D (90), Captain W H Riblet; Company E (61), Captain W A Speaight; Company F (49), Captain B M Nevers, Jr.; Company G (66), Second Lieutenant J D Moriarty; Company H (88), Captain H C Shumway; Company I (32), Troop, First Lieutenant H A Cragin; Company K (61), Corp Engineers, acting as artillery & sappers & miners, two 12 pounder field howitzers, First Lieutenant E M LeMoyne; Recruits (175); Band (33), Drum Major D Graham, Band Master C S Graffula

Note: Captain G C Farrar, 7th New York State Militia, Company K, Corps Engineers, acting as artillery and sappers and miners, and Acting First Sergeant & Drillmaster T M Tyng, 7th New York State Militia, Company F, were assigned as drillmasters to a detachment of the 7th New York State Militia, Company I, acting as artillery, between 19 April and 9 May, 1861.

Rendezvous at Lafayette Place, between Fourth & Eighth Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, 19 April, 1861: The 7th New York State Militia arrived at Lafayette Place, on Broadway, between Fourth and Eighth Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, at 4 PM on 19 April, 1861.

Note: Lieutenant Colonel W A Pond, 7th New York State Militia, was on sick leave at New York City, New York County, New York, between 19 April and 1 June, 1861, and First Lieutenant M A Cragin, 7th New York State Militia, Company I, was assigned to command the 7th New York State Militia, Company I, on 19 April, 1861.

New York City to Annapolis, 19-22 April, 1861

The 7th New York State Militia (945) was ordered to proceed by ferry on the North/ Hudson River at the Jersey City Ferry Terminal, junction of Cortlandt and West Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, to Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, at 5 PM on 19 April, 1861, and arrived the wharf, junction of Montgomery and Hudson Streets, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, at 5.45 PM the same day. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the New Jersey Railroad at New Jersey Station, corner of Hudson and Mercer Streets, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, to Washington, D. C., at 6.40 PM on 19 April, 1861, and arrived at Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, at 7.15 PM the same day. The 7th New York State Militia arrived at New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, at 8.45 PM on 19 April, 1861, and by the Camden & Amboy Railroad at Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, at 1 AM on 20 April, 1861. The regiment arrived by the South Camden Ferry on the Delaware River at Washington Street Wharf, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 2 AM the same day and was stationed at Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 20 April, 1861.

Note: The 7th New York State Militia was ordered to rendezvous at Tompkins Market Armory, corner of Seventh Street and Third Avenue, New York City, New York County, New York, at 3 PM on 19 April, 1861, and to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, to Washington Street Wharf, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 2.30 PM on 20 April, 1861.

Washington Street Wharf, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to Annapolis, Howard County, Maryland, 20-22 April, 1861: The 7th New York State Militia was ordered to proceed by the steamer Boston on the Delaware River at Washington Street Wharf, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 4 PM on 20 April, 1861, and arrived at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, north of Cape Charles, Northampton County, Virginia, at 6 AM on 21 April, 1861. The regiment arrived at Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 7 AM on 22 April, 1861.

Note: Detachments of the 7th New York State Militia was stationed at the Deaf & Dumb Asylum, southeast corner of Broad and Prime Streets; Continental Hotel, corner of Chestnut and Ninth Streets; the Girard House/Hotel, northeast corner of Chestnut and Ninth Streets; and the La Pierre House/ Hotel, northwest corner of Sansom Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 20 April, 1861.

Embarkation at Washington Street Wharf, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 20 April, 1861: The 7th New York State Militia embarked on the steamer Boston at Washington Street Wharf, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 3 PM on 20 April, 1861.

Note: The 8th Massachusetts Infantry arrived at Washington Street Wharf, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 6.15 PM on 19 April, 1861, and at Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 20 April, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Departments of Annapolis and Maryland).

Disembarked at Foot Wharf, United States Naval Academy, on Hanover Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, 22 April, 1861: The 7th New York State Militia disembarked at the Foot Wharf, United States Naval Academy, on Hanover Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 5 PM on 22 April, 1861.

Note: The 8th Massachusetts Infantry arrived by the steamer Maryland at Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in the morning on 21 April, 1861, and the 7th New York State Militia was stationed at the United States Naval Academy, on Hanover Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, between 22 and 24 April, 1861.

New York City to Annapolis, 24-25 April, 1861

The 7th New York State Militia, Companies B and F, and a detacment of Company K, Corps Engineers, acting as artillery and sappers and miners, and one 12 pounder field howitzer, under the command of Captain B M Nevers, Jr., 7th New York State Militia, Company F, were ordered to proceed by the Annapolis & Elkridge Railroad to Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 4 AM on 24 April, 1861, and arrived four miles northwest of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 9 AM the same day. Companies B and F, and a detacment of Company K, Corps Engineers, acting as artillery and sappers and miners, were accompanied by the 8th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies C and D, and were stationed four miles northwest of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 10 AM on 24 April, 1861.

Note: The 8th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies C and D, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E W Hinks, were stationed at the Annapolis & Elkridge Railroad, two miles west of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in the morning on 24 April, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Departments of Annapolis and Maryland).

Organisation of Advance Guard to Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, 24 April, 1861: Captain B M Nevers, Jr., 7th New York State Militia, Company F; 7th New York State Militia, Company B, Captain E Clark; Company F, First Lieutenant R F Halsted; Company K (16), Corps Engineers, acting as artillery & sappers & miners, detachment, Second Lieutenant T B Bunting

United States Naval Academy, on Hanover Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, to four miles northwest of Annapolis, Howard County, Maryland, Companies A, C, D, E, G, H, I, & detachment of K, 24 April, 1861: The 7th New York State Militia, Companies A, C, D, E, G, H, I, a detachment of Company K, Corps Engineers, acting as artillery and sappers and miners, and one 12 pounder field howitzer, under the command of Colonel M Lefferts, were ordered to Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 8 AM on 24 April, 1861, and arrived four miles northwest of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 10 AM the same day.

Note: The 7th New York State Militia and the 8th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies C and D, were stationed four miles northwest of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 10 AM on 24 April, 1861.

Four miles northwest of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, to Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, 24-25 April, 1861: The 7th New York State Militia arrived at Millersville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 3 PM on 24 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies C and D. The regiment arrived at Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 3/4 AM on 25 April, 1861.

Note: The 8th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies A, B, E, F, G, and H, arrived at Millersville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in the evening on 24 April, 1861, and the 7th New York State Militia and the 8th Massachusetts Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, were stationed at C Jacobs, southeast of Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, in the morning on 25 April, 1861.

Annapolis Junction, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, to Washington, D. C, 25 April, 1861: The 7th New York State Militia 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 National Rifles. The regiment arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., at 12 PM on 25 April, 1861 (See the District of Columbia Militia, Department of Washington).

Department of Washington, 25 April-24 May, 1861

The 7th New York State Militia arrived at the Hall of Representatives/ Senate Chamber, south wing of the Capitol building, on Pennsylvania Avenue and North/ South Capitol Street,Washington, D. C., in the evening on 25 April, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 7th New York State Militia (175), under the command of Captain & Engineer E L Vielé, 7th New York State Militia, and Second Lieutenant G L Arrowsmith, 7th New York State Militia, Company G, was ordered to proceed by the propeller Daylight to Washington, D. C., at 2 PM on 24 April, 1861, and arrived at 6 PM on 27 April, 1861.

Mustered for thirty days, Washington, D. C., 26 April, 1861: The 7th New York State Militia was mustered in United States service for thirty days at Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, in the afternoon on 26 April, 1861.

Note: Captain J Monroe, 7th New York State Militia, Company G, was mustered in United States service for thirty days at Washington, D. C., by Assistant Adjutant General & Brevet Major I McDowell, United States Army, on 30 April, 1861, and Captain W P Bensel, 7th New York State Militia, Company A, and Captain G C Farrar, 7th New York State Militia, Company K, Corps Engineers, acting as artillery and sappers and miners, on 14 May, 1861.

Abstract from return of the volunteer troops stationed in the Department of Washington, Colonel J F K Mansfield, United States Army, commanding, 30 April, 1861: The 7th New York State Militia (833/837), under the command of Colonel M Lefferts, was stationed at the Hall of Representatives/ Senate Chamber, south wing of the Capitol building, on Pennsylvania Avenue and North/ South Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., on 30 April, 1861.

Hall of Representatives/ Senate Chamber, south wing of the Capitol building, on Pennsylvania Avenue & North/ South Capitol Street, Washington, to W J Stone's farm, on Meridian Hill/ Mount Pleasant, east of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, & H, 2 May, 1861: The 7th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, were ordered to W J Stone's farm, on Meridian Hill, east of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., at 4 PM on 2 May, 1861, and arrived at Camp Cameron, W J Stone's farm, on Meridian Hill/ Mount Pleasant, east of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., in the evening the same day.

Note: The 7th New York State Militia, Company I, acting as artillery, and Company K, Corps Engineers, acting as artillery and sappers and miners, under the command of Captain & Engineer E L Viele, 7th New York State Militia, were ordered to W J Stone's farm, on Meridian Hill/ Mount Pleasant, east of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., on 1 May, 1861, and Captain G C Farrar, 7th New York State Militia, Company K, Corps Engineers, acting as artillery and sappers and miners, was stationed at New York City, New York County, New York, on 3 May, 1861.

Consolidated morning report of the Seventh Regiment N.Y.S.M., Camp Cameron, W J Stone's farm, on Meridian Hill/ Mount Pleasant, east of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., 3 May, 1861: Field and staff (14), Company A (117), Company B (149), Company C (103), Company D (109), Company E (92), Company F (110), Company G (110), Company H (123), Company I (32), Troop, acting as artillery, Company K (75), Corps Engineers, acting as artillery & sappers & miners; Total (1,034)

Note: First Lieutenant N L Farnham, 7th New York State Militia, Company B, resigned on 7 May, 1861, and was appointed lieutenant colonel, 11th New York Infantry, on 20 June, 1861, dated 7 May, 1861 (See the 11th New York Infantry).

New York to Washington, Company I, 9-12 May, 1861

A detachment of the 7th New York state Militia (64/68), Company I, acting as artillery, under the command of Acting First Sergeant T M Tyng, 7th New York state Militia, Company F, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Matanzas on the North/ Hudson River at Pier No.4, junction of Morris and West Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, to Washington, D. C., at 10 AM on 9 May, 1861, and arrived at the Washington Navy Yard, on South M Street, between East Sixth and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 12 May, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 7th New York state Militia, Company I, acting as artillery, was stationed at Tompkins Market Armory, on Third Avenue, between East Sixth and East Seventh Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, at 4 PM on 8 May, 1861.

Embarkation at Pier No.4, junction of Morris & West Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, 8 May, 1861: A detachment of the 7th New York state Militia, Company I, acting as artillery, embarked on the steamer Matanzas at Pier No.4, junction of Morris and West Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, in the afternoon on 8 May, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 7th New York state Militia, Company I, acting as artillery, on board the steamer Matanzas, was stationed on the North/ Hudson River, opposite The Battery, on State Street and Battery Place, New York City, New York County, New York ,at 9.15 PM on 8 May, 1861, and the 1st Connecticut Infantry arrived by the steamer Bienville at the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington D. C, in the evening on 12 May, 1861 (See the 1st Connecticut Infantry).

Special Orders No.89 1/2, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., 22 May, 1861: Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia, was assigned to command the 7th New York State Militia at W J Stone's farm, on Meridian Hill/ Mount Pleasant, east of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., by Special Orders No.89 1/2, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861.

Note: The 7th New York State Militia, Company K, Corps Engineers, acting as artillery and sappers and miners, was assigned to guard duty at Camp Cameron, W J Stone's farm, on Meridian Hill/ Mount Pleasant, east of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., at 11 PM on 23 May, 1861.

Occupation of Alexandria County, 24 May, 1861

The 7th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, were ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., at 2.30 AM on 24 May, 1861, and arrived at Hugh's Tavern, on the Alexandria & Washington Railroad and the Washington & Alexandria Turnpike, half a mile north of Columbia Springs, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 4 AM the same day. Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H were ordered to Hunting Park Racecourse, half a mile north of Columbia Springs, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 24 May, 1861 (See the Occupation of Alexandria County).

Note: The 7th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, were ordered to report to Colonel S P Heintzelman, 17th United States Infantry, at the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., at 1 AM on 24 May, 1861.

Camp Cameron, W J Stone's farm, on Meridian Hill/ Mount Pleasant, east of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., Companies I & K, 24 May, 1861: The 7th New York State Militia, Company I, acting as artillery, and Company K, Corps Engineers, acting as artillery and sappers and miners, were assigned to guard duty at Camp Cameron, W J Stone's farm, on Meridian Hill/ Mount Pleasant, east of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., in the morning on 24 May, 1861.

Organisation of centre column, Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., 24 May, 1861: Major & Assistant Adjutant General S P Heintzelmen, 1st United States Infantry; 7th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, Colonel M Lefferts; 12th New York State Militia, Colonel D Butterfield; 25th New York State Militia, Colonel M K Bryan; 2nd New Jersey Militia, Captain H M Baker; 3rd New Jersey Militia, Colonel W Napton, 4th New Jersey Militia, Captain M Miller, Jr.; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain A G Brackett; 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, section,First Lieutenant G W Dresser, 4th United States Artillery, Company K

Note: The 7th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, were stationed at Hunting Park Racecourse, half a mile north of Columbia Springs, Alexandria County, Virginia, and Companies I and K, acting as artillery, at Camp Cameron, W J Stone's farm, on Meridian Hill/ Mount Pleasant, east of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., between 24 and 26 May, 1861.

Headquarters, Department of Fairfax, Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 25 May, 1861: Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia, set up headquarters at Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 25 May, 1861.

Distribution of New York State Militia, Alexandria County, Virginia, 27 May, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia was stationed at Camp Union, north of the wagon road, half a mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia; the 7th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, at Hunting Park Racecourse, half a mile north of Columbia Springs, Alexandria County, Virginia; the 8th New York State Militia and Varian's Light Artillery at Camp Sandford, rear of Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia; the 12th New York State Militia south of the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southwest of Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Miles Run, Alexandria County, Virginia; the 25th New York State Militia at J Roach's farm, Prospect Hill, on Hoe Hill, 200 yards south of the toll gate on the Columbia Turnpike, Alexandria County, Virginia; the 28th New York State Militia at Camp Crooke, north of the wagon road, one mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia; and the 69th New York State Militia at Camp Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 27 May, 1861.

Note: A detachmentc of the 7th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, under the command of Captain & Engineer R L Viele, 7th New York State Militia, was assigned to build the southwest angle redoubt of Fort Runyon, junction of the Columbia and the Washington & Alexandria Turnpikes, Alexandria County, Virginia, between 25 and 26 May, 1861.

Hunting Park Racecourse, half a mile north of Columbia Springs, Alexandria County, Virginia, to W J Stone's farm, on Meridian Hill/ Mount Pleasant, between Seventh Street Turnpike & Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., 26 May, 1861: The 7th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, were ordered to W J Stone's farm, on Meridian Hill, between Seventh Street Turnpike and Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., in the evening on 26 May, 1861, dated 10 AM on 25 May, 1861, and arrived at Camp Cameron, W J Stone's farm, on Meridian Hill/ Mount Pleasant, between Street Turnpike and Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., at 9 PM on 26 May, 1861.

Note: The 7th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, was stationed at Hunting Park Racecourse, half a mile north of Columbia Springs, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 26 May, 1861.

Department of Washington, 26-31 May, 1861

The 7th New York State Militia was stationed at Camp Cameron, W J Stone's farm, on Meridian Hill, between Street Turnpike and Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., between 26 and 31 May, 1861.

Note: The 7th New York State Militia was ordered to the Washington Station, junction of New Jersey Avenue and North C Street, Washington, D. C., at 3.30 PM on 31 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 9th New York State Militia (See the 9th New York State Militia).

Washington to New York City, 31 May-1 June, 1861

The 7th New York State Militia was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to New York City, New York County, New York, by Special Orders No.146, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., at 6.15 PM on 31 May, 1861, dated 30 May, 1861, and arrived by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Camden Station, corner of South Howard and Camden Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 10 PM on 31 May, 1861. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 12 AM on 1 June, 1861, and arrived at Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 9 AM the same day. The 7th New York State Militia was ordered to proceed by the steamers Fashion and Washington at Washington Street Wharf, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to the South Camden Ferry Terminal, on Kaighn's Street, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, in the morning on 1 June, 1861, and arrived by the New Jersey Railroad at Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, at 4.30 PM the same day. The regiment arrived by the steamer John P Jackson on the North/ Hudson River at the Jersey City Ferry Terminal, junction of Cortlandt and West Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, in the evening on 1 June, 1861.

Mustered out, New York City, New York County, 3 June, 1861: The regiment was mustered out at Tompkins Market and Armory, on the corner of Seventh Street and Third Avenue, New York City, New York County, New York, by First Lieutenant M Cogswell, 8th United States Infantry, Company E, at 2 PM on 3 June, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).
Mustered in United States service for thirty days 27 April, 1861; Department of Washington, 25 April-31 May, 1861

Twelfth New York State Militia

Col. D Butterfield

The 12th New York State Militia was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months on 15 April, 1861, and was accepted in state service for three months at New York City, New York County, New York, on 19 April, 1861.

Note: Colonel D Butterfield, 12th New York State Militia, was temporarily appointed first sergeant, Washington Clay Guards Battalion, in the evening on 18 April, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Organisation of 12th Regiment (380), Second Brigade (New York City), First Division, New York State Militia, 8 January, 1861: Colonel D Butterfield, Lieutenant Colonel H A Weeks, Major W G Ward; Company A (39), Captain G H Barr; Company B (40), Captain W Huson; Company C (31), Captain W H W Ryder; Company D (49), Captain J D Ottiwell; Company E (33), Captain J H Ackerman; Company F (61), Captain J Cromie; Company G (44), Captain J A Boyle; Company H (39), Captain W H McCormack; Company I, Captain Vacant; Company K, Captain vacant

Organisation of 12th New York State Militia, 21 April, 1861: Colonel D Butterfield, Lieutenant Colonel W G Ward, Major H A Bostwick; Captain & Engineer B S Church; Company A, Captain G H Barr; Company B, Captain W Huson; Company C, Captain W Fowler; Company D, Captain J D Ottiwell; Company E, Captain H W Ryder; Company F, Captain J Cromie; Company G, Captain J A Boyle; Company H, Captain W H McCormack; Company I/J, Howitzer Corps, National Greys (34), Captain W Rayner

Mercer House, corner of Mercer & Broome Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, Company I/J, 21 April, 1861: The 12th New York State Militia, Company I/J, was stationed at Mercer House, corner of Mercer and Broome Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, in the morning on 21 April, 1861.

Note: The 12th New York State Militia was stationed at No.594 Broadway, New York City, New York County, New York, on 19 April, 1861, and was ordered to rendezvous at Union Square, between Broadway and Fourth Avenue and West Fourteenth and Seventeenth Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, at 9 AM on 21 April, 1861.

New York City to Annapolis, 21-23 April, 1861

The 12th New York State Militia (530/941) was ordered to proceed by the steamer Baltic at Lower Bay, east of Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, to Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in the evening on 21 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 71st New York State Militia, on the steamer R R Cuyler; a detachment of the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, on the steamer Coatzacoalcos; and the revenue cutter Harriet Lane. The regiment arrived at Cape Charles, Northampton County, Virginia, in the morning on 23 April, 1861, and at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, north of Cape Charles, Northampton County, Virginia, at 9.15 AM the same day. The 12th New York State Militia arrived at Annapolis Roads, two and a half miles southeast of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 10 PM on 23 April, 1861.

Note: The 6th New York State Militia was ordered to proceed by the tug boats Saturn and James Birbeck and embark on the steamer Columbia on the North/ Hudson River at Pier No.3, southwest of Morris Street, on West Street, New York City, New York County, New York, at 4 PM on 21 April, 1861.

Embarkation at Pier No.42, junction of Canal & West Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, 21 April, 1861: The 12th New York State Militia embarked on the steamer Baltic at Pier No.42, junction of Canal and West Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, at 4.30 PM on 21 April, 1861.

Note: The 12th New York State Militia was ordered to proceed by steamer Baltic on the North/ Hudson River at Pier No.42, junction of Canal and West Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, and rendezvous at Lower Bay, east of Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, at 5 PM on 21 April, 1861.

Steamer Baltic: 12th New York State Militia, Colonel D Butterfield; Steamer Columbia: 6th New York State Militia, Colonel J C Pinckney; Steamer R R Cuyler: 71st New York State Militia, Colonel A S Vosburgh; Steamer Coatzacoalcos: 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, first detachment, Colonel A E Burnside, First Major J S Slocum

Note: Lieutenant Colonel E D Keyes, Military Secretary to Brevet Lieutenant General & Major General W Scott, United States Army, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Baltic at Lower Bay, east of Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, to Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in the evening on 21 April, 1861, and the 12th New York State Militia was stationed at Hampton Roads, southwest of Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, at 2 AM on 23 April, 1861.

Rendezvous at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, north of Cape Charles, Northampton County, Virginia, 23 April, 1861: The 6th New York State Militia, on the steamer Columbia; the 12th New York State Militia, on the steamer Baltic; the 71st New York State Militia, on the steamer R R Cuyler; a detachment of the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, on the steamer Coatzacoalcos; and the revenue cutter Harriet Lane were ordered to rendezvous at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, north of Cape Charles, Northampton County, Virginia, in the morning on 23 April, 1861.

Note: The 12th New York State Militia, on board the steamer Baltic, arrived at Hampton Roads, southwest of Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, at 7 PM on 22 April, 1861, and disembarked at Foot Wharf, United States Naval Academy, on Hanover Street, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 5 PM on 26 April, 1861.

Annapolis to Washington, 26-28 April, 1861

The 12th New York State Militia was ordered to Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, in the evening on 26 April, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 27 April, 1861. The regiment was stationed at Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, between 27 and 28 April, 1861.

Note: The 12th New York State Militia was stationed four miles southeast of Crownsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in the morning on 27 April, 1861.

Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, to Washington, D. C, 28 April, 1861: The 12th New York State Militia arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., at 9 PM 28 April, 1861.

Note: The 12th New York State Militia, Company A, was assigned to guard duty at a bridge on Big Patuxent River, east of Laurel Factory, Prince George's County, Maryland; Company F at the bridge at Contee's Station, Prince George's County, Maryland; and Companies B, C, D, E, G, H, and I/J at Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, on 27 April, 1861.

Department of Washington, 28 April-24 May, 1861

Six companies of the 12th New York State Militia were stationed at the Assembly Rooms, on Louisiana Avenue, and three companies at the old Trinity/ Plymouth Church, on West Fifth Street, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 28 April, 1861.

Abstract from return of the volunteer troops stationed in the Department of Washington, Colonel J F K Mansfield, United States Army, commanding, (870/898), 30 April, 1861: Six companies of the 12th New York State Militia were stationed at the Assembly Rooms, on Louisiana Avenue, and three companies at the old Trinity/ Plymouth Church, on West Fifth Street, Washington, D. C., on 30 April, 1861.

Mustered for three months, grounds of the Capitol building, on Pennsylvania Avenue & North/ South Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., 2 May, 1861, dated 16 April, 1861: The 12th New York State Militia was mustered in United States service for three months at the grounds of the Capitol building, on Pennsylvania Avenue and North/ South Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, on 2 May, 1861, dated 16 April, 1861.

Organisation of 12th New York State Militia, 2 May, 1861: Colonel D Butterfield, Lieutenant Colonel W G Ward, Major H A Bostwick; Captain & Engineer B S Church; Company A, Captain G H Barr; Company B, Captain W Huson; Company C, Captain W Fowler; Company D, Captain J D Ottiwell; Company E, Captain H W Ryder; Company F, Captain J Cromie; Company G, Captain J A Boyle; Company H, Captain W H McCormack; Company I/J, Howitzer Corps, Captain W Rayner; Company K, Captain R H Olmstead

Note: Captain G H Barr, 12th New York State Militia, Company A, resigned and First Lieutenant J Ward, Jr., 12th New York State Militia, Company A, was appointed captain, 12th New York State Militia, Company A, on 5 June, 1861

Assembly Rooms, on Louisiana Avenue, & old Trinity/ Plymouth Church, on West Fifth Street, to Franklin Square, on North K Street, between Twelfth & Fourteenth Streets, Washington, D. C., 8 May, 1861: The 12th New York State Militia was arrived at Camp Anderson, Franklin Square, on North K Street, between West Twelfth and Fourteenth Streets, Washington, D. C., in the morning on 8 May, 1861.

Note: The 4th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived at the Assembly Rooms, on Louisiana Avenue, and the old Trinity/ Plymouth Church, on West Fifth Street, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 8 May, 1861 (See the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry).

New York City to Washington, Company K, 22-23 May, 1861

The 12th New York State Militia (123), Company K, under the command of Major A J Bagley, 69th New York State Militia, ordered to the Jersey City Ferry Terminal, Cortlandt Street, New York City, New York County, New York, at 3.30 PM on 22 May, 1861, and was accompanied by a detachment of the 69th New York State Militia (300) and Company K (104). The 12th New York State Militia, Company K, was ordered to proceed by the New Jersey Railroad to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 6 PM on 22 May, 1861, and arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at President Street Station, corner of President Street and Canton Avenue, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 9 AM on 23 May, 1861. Company K arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., at 11.30 AM/12 PM on 23 May, 1861 (See the 69th New York State Militia).

Organisation of troops ordered to Washington, D. C., 22-23 May, 1861: Major A J Bagley, 69th New York State Militia; 12th New York State Militia (123), Company K, Captain R H Olmstead; 69th New York State Militia (300), detachment, Captain T Lynch, Company B; 69th New York State Militia (104), Company K, Captain T F Meagher

Note: The 12th New York State Militia, Company K, arrived by ferry on the North/ Hudson River at Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, at 4.30 PM on 22 May, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Washington, D. C., at Camden Station, corner of South Howard and Camden Streets, and Locust Point Junction/ Switch, on South Smallwood Street, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 10 AM on 23 May, 1861.

Special Orders No.89 1/2, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., 22 May, 1861: Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia, was assigned to command the 12th New York State Militia at Franklin Square, on North K Street, between West Twelfth and Fourteenth Streets, Washington, D. C.,by Special Orders No.89 1/2, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861.

Occupation of Alexandria County, 24 May, 1861

The 12th New York State Militia (981) 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: The 12th New York State Militia was stationed at Camp Mansfield, south of the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southwest of Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Miles Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the evening on 24 May, 1861.

Organisation of centre column, Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., 24 May, 1861: Major & Assistant Adjutant General S P Heintzelmen, 1st United States Infantry; 7th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, Colonel M Lefferts; 12th New York State Militia, Colonel D Butterfield; 25th New York State Militia, Colonel M K Bryan; 2nd New Jersey Militia, Captain H M Baker; 3rd New Jersey Militia, Colonel W Napton, 4th New Jersey Militia, Captain M Miller, Jr.; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain A G Brackett; 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, section, First Lieutenant G W Dresser, 4th United States Artillery, Company K

Department of Northeastern Virginia, 27 May-2 June, 1861

The 12th New York State Militia was stationed at Camp Mansfield, south of the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southwest of Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Miles Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 27 May, 1861.

Headquarters, Department of Fairfax, Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 25 May, 1861: Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia, set up headquarters at Arlington House/ Lee-Curtis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 25 May, 1861.

Distribution of New York State Militia, Alexandria County, Virginia, 27 May, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia was stationed at Camp Union, north of the wagon road, half a mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia; the 7th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, at Hunting Park Racecourse, half a mile north of Columbia Springs, Alexandria County, Virginia; the 8th New York State Militia and Varian's Light Artillery at Camp Sandford, rear of Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia; the 12th New York State Militia south of the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southwest of Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Miles Run, Alexandria County, Virginia; the 25th New York State Militia at J Roach's farm, Prospect Hill, on Hoe Hill, 200 yards south of the toll gate on the Columbia Turnpike, Alexandria County, Virginia; the 28th New York State Militia at Camp Crooke, north of the wagon road, one mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia; and the 69th New York State Militia at Camp Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 27 May, 1861.

Note: The 12th New York State Militia was stationed at Camp Mansfield, south of the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southwest of Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Miles Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, between 24 May and 2 June, 1861.

General Orders No.1, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 28 May, 1861: Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army, assumed command of the Department of Northeastern Virginia by General Orders No.1, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 28 May, 1861.

Note: Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army, was stationed at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 28 May, 1861.

General Orders No.1, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 28 May, 1861: The 12th New York State Militia was assigned to Colonel S P Heintzelman, 17th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.1, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 28 May, 1861.

Camp Mansfield, south of the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southwest of Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, to Franklin Square, on North K Street, between Twelfth & Fourteenth Streets, Washington, D. C., 2 June, 1861: The 12th New York State Militia was ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., at 6 AM on 2 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Anderson, Franklin Square, on North K Street, between West Twelfth and Fourteenth Streets, Washington, D. C., at 12 PM the same day.

Note: The 1st Connecticut Infantry arrived south of the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southwest of Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 2 June, 1861 (See the 1st Connecticut Infantry).

Department of Washington, 2 June-7 July, 1861

The 12th New York State Militia was stationed at Camp Anderson, Franklin Square, on North K Street, between West Twelfth and Fourteenth Streets, Washington, D. C., between 2 June and 7 July, 1861.

Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 2 companies, 4 June, 1861: Two companies of the 12th New York State Militia were ordered to Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 4 June, 1861.

Note: The 12th New York State Militia was assigned to guard duty at the Long Bridge, Washington, D. C., between 21 and 23 June, 1861.

Washington to Martinsburg, 7-10 July, 1861

The 12th New York State Militia was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 3 PM on 7 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 5th New York State Militia and Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia. The regiment arrived by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Baltimore City, Maryland, at 7 PM the same day and was ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 12 AM on 8 July, 1861. The 12th New York State Militia arrived at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 12 PM the same day and was ordered to proceed by the Cumberland Valley Railroad to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 8 July, 1861. The regiment arrived by the Franklin Railroad at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 10 PM the same day.

Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, 9-10 July, 1861: The 12th New York State Militia was ordered to proceed by the Greencastle & Williamsport to Williamsport, Washington County, Virginia, at 5 PM on 9 July, 1861, and across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia at 8.30 PM the same day. The regiment arrived by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike at Camp Meigs, C S Faulkner's, one mile southwest of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 5 AM on 10 July, 1861.

Department of Pennsylvania, 10-25 July, 1861

The 12th New York State Militia was stationed at Camp Meigs, C S Faulkner's, one mile southwest of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 10 and 15 July, 1861.

Note: The 12th New York State Militia was assigned to the Eighth Brigade, Third Division, Army of the Upper Potomac, under the command of Senior Colonel D Butterfield, 12th New York State Militia, by Special Orders No.96, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 10 July, 1861 (See the Eighth Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Camp Meigs, C S Faulkner's, one mile southwest of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, 15-17 July, 1861: The 12th New York State Militia was ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 15 July, 1861, and arrived at 5 PM the same day. The regiment was ordered to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and arrived by the Middleway, Charlestown & Harpers Ferry Turnpike via Middleway/ Smithfield, Jefferson County, Virginia, the same day.

Charlestown to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 12th New York State Militia was ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 5 AM on 21 July, 1861, and arrived at Bolivar Heights/ Furnance Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, the same day.

department of The Shenandoah, 25-31 July, 1861

Six companies of the 12th New York State Militia were stationed at Bolivar Heights/ Furnance Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, and four companies at the Blue Ridge Mountains/ Loudoun Heights, one mile south of Harpers Ferry Jefferson County, Virginia, on 27 July, 1861.

Note: Four companies of the 12th New York State Militia were ordered to the Blue Ridge Mountains/ Loudoun Heights, one mile south of Harpers Ferry Jefferson County, Virginia, on 26 July, 1861, and Major General N P Banks, United States Volunteers, set up headquarters at Miller's farm, Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, one mile east of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 28 July, 1861.

Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Knoxville, Frederick County, Maryland, 28 July, 1861: The 12th New York State Militia was ordered across the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Knoxville, Frederick County, Maryland, at 8 AM on 28 July, 1861.

Special Orders No.144, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 30 July, 1861: The 12th New York State Militia was ordered to New York City, New York County, New York, by Special Orders No.144, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 30 July, 1861.

Note: The 12th New York State Militia was stationed at Knoxville, Frederick County, Maryland, between 28 and 31 July, 1861

Knoxville to New York City, 31 July-1 August, 1861

The 12th New York State Militia was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to New York City, New York County, New York, at 8 AM on 31 July, 1861, and arrived at Camden Station, corner of South Howard and Camden Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the evening the same day. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 7 PM on 31 July, 1861, and arrived at Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 1 August, 1861. The 12th New York State Militia was ordered to proceed by steamer on the Delaware River at Washington Street Wharf, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, at 9 AM the same day and arrived by steamer on the North/ Hudson River at Pier No.1, corner of Battery Square and West Street, New York City, New York County, New York, New York City, New York County, New York, at 7 PM on 1 August, 1861.

Note: The 12th New York State Militia was ordered to proceed by the Camden & Amboy Railroad to South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the morning on 1 August, 1861.

Mustered out, New York City, New York County, New York, 4 August, 1861: The 12th New York State Militia was mustered out at New York City, New York County, New York, at 1/12 AM on 4 August, 1861.

Special Orders No.27, Adjutant & General's Office, Washington, D. C., Companies B (2nd), C (2nd), D (2nd), E (2nd), & F (2nd), 3 February, 1862: The 12th New York State Militia, Companies B and G, were consolidated as the 12th New York Infantry, Company B (2nd); Companies E and K as the 12th New York Infantry, Company E (2nd); and Companies C, D, and F as the 12th New York Infantry, Companies C (2nd), D (2nd), and F (2nd), respectively, under the command of Colonel H A Weeks, at New York City, New York County, New York, by Special Orders No.27, Adjutant & General's Office, Washington, D.C., on 3 February, 1862. The 12th New York Infantry, Companies B (2nd), C (2nd), D (2nd), E (2nd), and F (2nd), were ordered to Washington, D. C., on 5 February, 1862, and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, via Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; Baltimore City and Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, on 7 February, 1862. Companies B (2nd), C (2nd), D (2nd), E (2nd), and F (2nd) arrived at Riley's/ Upton's Hill, half a mile east of W Taylor's Tavern, on the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 8 February, 1862 (See the 12th New York Infantry).

Note: Colonel D Butterfield, 12th New York State Militia, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 12th United States Infantry, by General Orders No. 64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 2 May, 1861; Department of Washington, 28 April-27 May, 1861; Department of Northeastern Virginia, 27 May-7 June, 1861; Department of Washington, 7 June-7 July, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 10-25 July, 1861; Department of the Shenandoah, 25-31 July, 1861

Additional Troop Arrivals

Third New York State Militia Cavalry/ Hussars, Company C

The 3rd New York State Militia Cavalry/ Hussars, Company C, under the command of Captain G W Sauer, was mustered in United States service for three months at the Arsenal, corner of Thirty-fifth Street and Seventh Avenue, New York City, New York County, New York, by Captain S B Hayman, 7th United States Infantry, Company C, at 5 AM on 23 July, 1861.

New York City, New York County, New York, to Washington, D.C., 24-25 July, 1861: The 3rd New York State Militia Cavalry/ Hussars (75/100), Company C, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 24 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 71st New York Infantry/ 2nd Regiment, Excelsior Brigade, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H L Potter. The company arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 25 July, 1861 (See Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Organisation of 3rd New York State Militia Cavalry, Company C, 23 July, 1861: Captain G W Sauer, First Lieutenant C Lambert, Second Lieutenant M Baust

Note: The 3rd New York State Militia Cavalry/ Hussars, Company C, was stationed at the Washington Station, at the junction of New Jersey Avenue and North C Street, Washington, D. C., on 5 August, 1861, and arrived at New York City, New York County, New York, via South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the morning on 26 October, 1861. The company was mustered out at New York City, New York County, New York, on 2 November, 1861. Mustered in United States service for three months 23 July, 1861. Department of Washington, 25 July-17 August, 1861

Pennsylvania

First Pennsylvania Artillery/ Seventeenth Pennsylvania Infantry

Col. F E Patterson

The 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, First Brigade, First Division, Pennsylvania Militia, was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months on 15 April, 1861, and was accepted in state service for three months, as infantry, at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 18 April, 1861.

Note: The Independent Greys, 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, under the command of Captain W J J Braceland, was stationed at 602 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 6 March, 1861.

Organisation of 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, First Brigade, First Division, Pennsylvania Militia, 17 April, 1861: Colonel F E Patterson, Lieutenant Colonel R O Tyler, Major W A Lerch; Washington Greys, Captain T P Parry; Philadelphia Greys, Captain D F Foley; West Philadelphia Greys, Captain J H Gardiner; National Artillery, First Lieutenant J H Sinex; State Guards, Captain R Thompson; Cadwalader Greys, First Lieutenant I C Bassett; Independent Greys, Captain W J J Braceland

Note: First Lieutenant J H Sinex, National Artillery, 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, was appointed captain, National Artillery, 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, on 10 April, 1861, and the Philadelphia Greys, 1st and 2nd Companies, were organised at the Armory, on Market Street,

Mustered for three months, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 25 April, 1861: The 1st Pennsylvania Artillery was mustered in United States service for three months at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, by Major C F Ruff, United States Mounted Riflemen, on 25 April, 1861.

Note: Major C F Ruff, United States Mounted Riflemen, was stationed at No.1622 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 1 March, 1861, and was appointed mustering officer at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 15 April, 1861.

Organisation of 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, 25 April, 1861: Colonel F E Patterson, Lieutenant Colonel R O Tyler, Major W A Lerch; Company A, Washington Greys, 1st Company, Captain T P Parry; Company B, Philadelphia Greys, 1st Company, Captain D F Foley; Company C, West Philadelphia Greys, Captain J H Gardiner; Company D, National Artillery, Captain J H Sinex; Company E, State Guards, Captain R Thompson; Company F, Washington Greys, 2nd Company, Captain A Murphy; Company G, Philadelphia Greys, 2nd Company, Captain W Pritner; Company H, Cadwalader Greys, 1st Company, Captain I C Bassett; Company I, Independent Greys, Captain W J J Braceland; Company K, Cadwalader Greys, 2nd Company, Captain C M Tapper

Note: The Cadwalader Greys, 1st and 2nd Companies, 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, Companies H and K, were stationed at Jones' Hotel, on Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 7 May, 1861, and the 1st Pennsylvania Artillery was ordered to rendezvous at the west side of Washington Square, corner of Walnut and Sixth Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 8.30 AM on 8 May, 1861.

Philadelphia to Washington, 8-10 May, 1861

The 1st Pennsylvania Artillery (840/1,000), acting as infantry, was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, to Washington, D. C., at 11.30 AM on 8 May, 1861, and arrived at Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland at 4 PM the same day.

Note: Two companies of the 6th Pennsylvania Infantry and the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland at 4 PM on 8 May, 1861.

Perryville, Cecil County, to Locust Point, northwest of Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 9 May, 1861: The 1st Pennsylvania Artillery was ordered to proceed by the steamers Elizabeth Turner, F W Brune, and Henry L Gaw to Locust Point, northwest of Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 9 AM on 9 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, and the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E. The regiment arrived at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Wharf, Locust Point, northwest of Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 3.30 PM on 9 May, 1861.

Note: The 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, was stationed at Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, in the morning on 8 May, 1861, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, in the morning on 9 May, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).

Steamer Maryland: 3rd United States Artillery (92), Light Company E, Major T W Sherman, 3rd United States Artillery

Steamers F W Brune, Elizabeth Turner, Henry L Gaw: 1st Pennsylvania Artillery (840), Colonel F E Patterson; 3rd United States Infantry (417), Companies B, D, G, H, K, Brevet Major & Captain O L Sheppherd, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B

Locust Point, northwest of Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, to Washington, D. C, 9-10 May, 1861: The 1st Pennsylvania Artillery was ordered to proceed by the Locust Point Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Washington, D. C., at 9 PM on 9 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, and the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E. The regiment arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., via Locust Point Junction/ Switch, on South Smallwood Street, Baltimore City, and Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 1/2 AM on 10 May, 1861.

Department of Washington, 10 May-10 June, 1861

The 1st Pennsylvania Artillery arrived at the Hall of Representatives/ Senate Chamber, south wing of the Capitol building, on Pennsylvania Avenue and North/ South Capitol Street, Washington, D. C.,at 4 PM on 10 May, 1861.

Note: The 1st Pennsylvania Artillery, Companies I and C, were stationed on West Ninth Street, Washington, D. C., and Company G in an empty building on Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, D. C., in the morning on 10 May, 1861.

Hall of Representatives/ Senate Chamber, south wing of the Capitol building, on Pennsylvania Avenue & North/ South Capitol Street, Washington, to T R Lovett's, Kalorama, on Rock Creek, junction of West Twenty-third & North S Streets, Washington, D. C., 12 May, 1861: The 1st Pennsylvania Artillery arrived at Camp Cadwalader, T R Lovett's, Kalorama, on Rock Creek, junction of West Twenty-third and North S Streets, Washington, D. C., in the morning on 12 May, 1861.

Redesignated 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, 15 May, 1861: The 1st Pennsylvania Artillery was redesignated the 17th Pennsylvania Infantry on 15 May, 1861.

Note: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., in the morning on 26 May, 1861, and arrived at the rear of Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 8 PM the same day. The regiment was stationed at Camp Cadwalader, T R Lovett's, Kalorama, on Rock Creek, junction of West Twenty-third and North S Streets, Washington, D. C., on 9 June, 1861.

Rockville Expedition, 10-30 June, 1861

The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 10 June, 1861 (See the Rockville Expedition).

Note: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived at Haplin's farm, between Tennallytown, D. C., and Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the evening on 10 June, 1861, and was ordered to Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 11 June, 1861.

Rockville to Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 14-15 June, 1861: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 14 June, 1861, and was accompanied by a section of the West Point Light Artillery. The regiment arrived at Poolesville, via Darnestown, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 15 June, 1861 (See the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D).

Note: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at the Montgomery County Agricultural Fairgrounds Society, southeast of Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, between 11 and 14 June, 1861.

Poolesville to Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three & a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, Companies B & G, 15 June, 1861: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies B and G, under the command of Captain D F Foley, 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, was ordered to Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 9 PM on 15 June, 1861, and were accompanied by a detachment of the 2nd United States Cavalry (20), Company H, and one 12 pounder field howitzer of the West Point Light Artillery. Companies B and G arrived at Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 11 PM on 15 June, 1861.

Skirmish at Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, six miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, detachment, 17-18 June, 1861: A detachment of the 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, under the command of Captain J H Gardiner, 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company E, was engaged in a skirmish at Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, four and a half miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 10 AM on 17 June, 1861, and in the afternoon on 18 June, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 17th Pennsylvania Infantry (20), under the command of Captain J H Gardiner, 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company E, was ordered to Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, six miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 17 June, 1861.

Troops stationed at Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, six miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 17 June, 1861: 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, C, E, G, I, Lieutenant Colonel T J Whipple, Major A F Stevens; 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, detachment, Captain J M Gardiner, 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company E

Organisation of Loudoun Artillery at Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, six miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 17-18 June, 1861: First Lieutenant H Heaton; 6 pounder smoothbore, First Sergeant W H Ball; 6 pounder smoothbore, Third Sergeant W D Drish, Jr. (See the Loudoun Artillery)

Note: The 8th Virginia Infantry, Company C, was ordered to Conrad's Ferry, on the Potomac River, six miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 17 June, 1861 (See the 8th Virginia Infantry).

Skirmish at Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, six miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, Companies B & G, 18 June, 1861: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies B and G, under the command of Captain D F Foley, 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, were engaged in a skirmish at Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, between 2 and 5 PM on 18 June, 1861.

Note: Two 6 pounder smoothbores of the Loudoun Artillery, under the command of Captain A L Rogers, were stationed 200 yards south of Goose Creek, opposite Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 18 June, 1861.

Troops stationed at Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, six miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 18 June, 1861: 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies B, G, Captain D F Foley, 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B; 2nd United States Cavalry (20), Company H, detachment, Captain W T Magruder, 1st United States Dragoons, Company E; West Point Light Artillery, 12 pounder field howitzer, Second Lieutenant H C Hasbrouck, 4th United States Artillery, Company A; First Lieutenant A Piper, 3rd United States Artillery, Company I

Note: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, was ordered to Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 18 June, 1861.

Poolesville to Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three & a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, Company D, 29 June, 1861: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, was ordered to Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 29 June, 1861.

Disposition of 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, 30 June, 1861: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, C, E, F, H, and K, under the command of Colonel F E Patterson, were stationed at Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland; Companies B, D, G, and I, under the command of Captain D F Foley, 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, at Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 30 June, 1861.

Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., 30 June, 1861: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, was 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.

Disposition of 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three & a half miles southwest of Poolesville, & Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 30 June, 1861: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, C, E, F, H, and K, under the command of Colonel F E Paterson, were stationed at Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, and Companies B, D, G, and I, under the command of Major W A Lerch, at Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 30 June, 1861.

Advance to Martinsburg, 1-8 July, 1861

The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, C, E, F, H, and K, under the command of Colonel F E Paterson, were ordered to Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, at 2/4 AM on 1 July, 1861, and arrived a quarter of a mile southwest at Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, at 2/3 PM on 2 July, 1861.

Note: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D and I, under the command of Major W A Lerch, were stationed at Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 1 July, 1861, and Companies A, C, E, F, H, and K arrived at the Monocacy Aqueduct, mouth of the Monocacy River, west of Monocacy, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 2 July, 1861.

Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three & a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, to Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, Companies B, D, G, & I, 2 July, 1861: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies B, D, G, and I, under the command of Major W A Lerch, arrived a quarter of a mile southwest of Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, at 8 PM on 2 July, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 17th Pennsylvania Infantry (11), Company B, was assigned to guard duty at Nolan's Ferry, on the Potomac River, one mile southwest of Licksville, Frederick County, Maryland, on 2 July, 1861, and arrived at Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, in the morning on 3 July, 1861.

Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three & a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, District of Columbia Volunteers, 2 July, 1861: A detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers and the President's Mounted Guards arrived 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 District of Columbia Militia, Department of Washington).

Note: Colonel C P Stone, was stationed at St Charles Hotel, on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, on 3 July, 1861.

Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, to Maryland Heights, opposite Harpers Ferry, Jefferon County, Virginia, 3-4 July, 1861: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferon County, Virginia, in the evening on 3 July, 1861, and was stationed two miles south of Jefferson, Frederick County, Maryland, the same day. The regiment was ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferon County, Virginia, in the morning on 4 July, 1861, and arrived by the Harpers Ferry/ Ridge Road at Maryland Heights, opposite Harpers Ferry, Jefferon County, Virginia, via Petersville and Knoxville, Frederick County, Maryland, at 1 PM the same day.

Note: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, was assigned to guard duty at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 6 July, 1861.

Maryland Heights, opposite Harpers Ferry, Jefferon County, Virginia, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, & K, 6-7 July, 1861: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and K, were ordered to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 6 July, 1861, and were accompanied by the 9th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H, and the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K. Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and K arrived at Bakersville via Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland, at 3 PM on 6 July, 1861, and were ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 7 July, 1861. The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and K, arrived at the west side of the Potomac River, southwest of Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 12 PM the same day.

West side of the Potomac River, southwest of Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, & K, 8 July, 1861: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and K, were ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 8 July, 1861, and were accompanied by the 9th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H; the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K; and the 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, and K. Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and K arrived at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 8 July, 1861.

Note: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, and K, arrived at the west bank of the Potomac River, southwest of Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 4 PM on 7 July, 1861.

Department of Pennsylvania, 8-23 July, 1861

The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and K, were stationed south of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 8 and 15 July, 1861.

Note: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and K, were temporarily assigned to the Seventh Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel General C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.94, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861, and to the Seventh Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.96, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 10 July, 1861.

Martinsburg, Berkeley County, to Charleston, Jefferson County, Virginia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, & K, 15-17 July, 1861: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and K, were ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 5/6 AM on 15 July, 1861, and arrived at Mill Creek, east of Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 11 AM the same day. Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and K were ordered to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and arrived arrived by the Middleway, Charlestown & Harpers Ferry Turnpike via Middleway/ Smithfield, Jefferson County, Virginia, the same day.

Charleston to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, & K, 21 July, 1861: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and K, were ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and K, were stationed at Bolivar Heights/ Furnance Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 21 and 23 July, 1861.

Harpers Ferry to Philadelphia, 23-25 July, 1861

The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered across the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 7 PM on 23 July, 1861, and to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 9 AM on 24 July, 1861. The regiment was accompanied by 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, detachment of Company D and Companies F, I, and K, under the command of Colonel H L Cake, and arrived at Camden Station, corner of South Howard and Camden Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 5 PM on 24 July, 1861. The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 7.30/8 PM the same day and arrived at Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 9.30 AM on 25 July, 1861 (See the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry).

Note: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.126, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 23 July, 1861.

Mustered out, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 1, 2, & 3 August, 1861: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K, was mustered out at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Lieutenant Colonel C F Ruff, United States Mounted Riflemen, on 1 August, 1861; Companies A, B, C, D, E, G, H, and I on 2 August, 1861; and Company F on 3 August, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 25 April, 1861; Departments of Washington & Northeastern Virginia, 10 May-10 June, 1861; Rockville Expedition, 10-30 June, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 8-23 July, 1861

Twenty-fifth Pennsylvania Infantry

Col. H L Cake

The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, D, E, G, and H, arrived at Washington, D. C., at 6 PM on 18 April, 1861; Company I, at 4 PM on 15 May, 1861; and Companies F and K at 10 PM on 16 May, 1861. The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies B and C, were mustered in United States service at Washington, D. C., on 6 June, 1861, dated 3 June, 1861 (See 25th Pennsylvania Infantry).
Mustered in United States service for three months, 18/26/30 April & 2 May, 1861; Department of Washington, Companies A, B, C, E, & H, 18 April/3/6 June-24 July, 1861, & Companies D, F, G, I, & K, 18 April/15/16 May-29 June, 1861

Rhode Island

First Rhode Island Detached Militia Artillery/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery

Capt. C H Tompkins

The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia Artillery/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months on 15 April, 1861, and was accepted in state service for three months at Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, on 16 April, 1861.

Note: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was stationed at the Providence Marine Corps Artillery Armory, No.176 Benefit Street, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, on 17 April, 1861.

Organisation of 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery, 18 April, 1861: Captain C H Tompkins, First Lieutenant W H Reynolds, Second Lieutenant B Remington, Jr., Third Lieutenant A M Tower, Fourth Lieutenant H B Brastow

Note: J Allen was assigned to the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery as an aeronaut at Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, on 16 April, 1861.

Providence to Easton, 18-19 April, 1861

The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery (155) was ordered to proceed by the steamer Empire State to New York City, New York County, New York, at 5 AM on 18 April, 1861, and was accompanied by Colonel S G Arnold, aide de camp to Governor W Sprague, State of Rhode Island. The company arrived on the North/ Hudson River opposite The Battery, on State Street and Battery Place, New York City, New York County, New York, at 6 AM on 19 April, 1861.

Note: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was ordered to Smith's Wharf, on South Water Street, Fox Point, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, at 3 AM on 18 April, 1861.

New York City, New York County, New York, to Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 19 April, 1861: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery (125) arrived at Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, at 7.30 AM on 19 April, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the steamer Kill von Kull on the North/ Hudson River to Elizabethport, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, at 12 PM the same day. The company was ordered to proceed by the New Jersey Central Railroad to Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 19 April, 1861, and arrived at Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, via New Hampton, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, in the evening the same day.

Note: The the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery embarked on the steamer Kill von Kull at Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, at 8 AM on 19 April, 1861, and a detachment of the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery (30) was ordered to proceed by the steamer Empire State to Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, in the morning on 20 April, 1861.

Forest House, on Butler Street, one mile west of Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 21-27 April, 1861: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery, under the command of Colonel S G Arnold, aide de camp to Governor W Sprague, State of Rhode Island, was stationed at Forest House, on Butler Street, one mile west of Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, between 21 and 27 April, 1861.

Note: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery arrived by the steamer Kill von Kull at the steamboat landing, on Front Street, Elizabethport, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, in the afternoon on 19 April, 1861, and was assigned six 10 pounder James rifles at Forest House, on Butler Street, one mile west of Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, on 21 April, 1861.

Fort Adams, at the mouth of Newport Harbour, Aquidneck Island, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, detachment of Marine Corps Artillery, 24 April, 1861: A detachment of the Providence Marine Corps Artillery (20), under the command of Sergeant F A Dockray, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Perry to Fort Adams, at the mouth of Newport Harbour, Aquidneck Island, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, at 2 PM on 24 April, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the Providence Marine Corps Artillery, under the command of Captain G F Turner, was assigned to the National Guards No.1, First Brigade, Rhode Island Militia, on 24 April, 1861.

Easton to Philadelphia, 27-28 Apri, 1861

The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was ordered to proceed by the Leigh Valley Railroad to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 27 April, 1861, and arrived by the North Pennsylvania Railroad via Bethlehem, Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania, at 3/4 AM on 28 April, 1861.

Note: Colonel S G Arnold, aide de camp to Governor W Sprague, State of Rhode Island, accompanied the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 27 April, 1861.

Philadelphia to Washington, 30 April-2 May, 1861

The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, at 8 AM on 30 April, 1861, and arrived at Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, in the afternoon the same day.

Note: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was stationed at Point Breeze Park, on the Penrose Ferry Road, half a mile north of the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 28 April, 1861.

Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, to Washington, D. C, 30 April-2 May, 1861: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine CorpsArtillery was ordered to proceed by the steamers Maryland and Kill von Kull to Washington, D. C., at 6 PM on 30 April, 1861, and arrived at Annapolis Roads, two and a half miles southeast of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in the morning on 1 May, 1861. The company arrived by the steamer Kill von Kull at United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, D. C., in the morning on 2 May, 1861.

Note: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery disembarked at United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, D. C., in the afternon on 2 May, 1861.

Department of Washington, 2 May-9 June, 1861

The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery arrived at the rear of the Patent Office, on North F Street, between West Seventh and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 2 May, 1861.

Rear of Patent Office, on North F Street, between West Seventh & Ninth Streets, Washington, to G W Keating's farm, 700 yards north of Boundary Street, west of North Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., 2 May, 1861: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery arrived at Camp Sprague, G W Keating's farm, 700 yards north of Boundary Street, west of North Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 2 May, 1861.

Mustered for three months, courtyard of the Patent Office, on North F Street, between West Seventh & Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., 2 May, 1861: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was mustered in United States service for three months at the courtyard of the Patent Office, on North F Street, between West Seventh and Ninth Streets, Washington, D. C., by Brevet Major & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, in the evening on 2 May, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant W H Reynolds and Sergeant T F Vaughn, 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery, were appointed captain and first lieutenant, 2nd Rhode Island Artillery, respectively, on 1 June, 1861, and First Lieutenant W H Reynolds, 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery, was ordered to Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, in the afternoon on 2 June, 1861.

Experimental balloon ascention at Camp Sprague, G W Keating's farm, 700 yards north of Boundary Street, west of North Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., 9 June, 1861: Private & Aeronaut J Allen, 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery, under the supervision of Major & Signal Officer A J Myer, United States Adjutant General's Department, ascended in a balloon at Camp Sprague, G W Keating's farm, 700 yards north of Boundary Street, west of North Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 9 June, 1861.

Note: The balloon was infalted at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and West Third Street, Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 9 June, 1861, and the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was stationed at Camp Sprague, G W Keating's farm, 700 yards north of Boundary Street, west of North Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., between 2 May and 9 June, 1861 (See the 2nd Rhode Island Artillery).

Washington to Chambersburg, 9-10 June, 1861

The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery, under the commend of Colonel A E Burnside, was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 8 AM on 10 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia and First Lieutenant L L Janes, 2nd United States Artillery, Company A. The company arrived at Camden Station, corner of South Howard and Camden Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 11 AM on 10 June, 1861, and by the Northern Central Railroad at York, York County, Pennsylvania, at 6 PM the same day. The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Chambersburg, Franklin County, via Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 11 June, 1861 (See the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia).

Note: Six 10 pounder James rifles of the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery were stationed at the Washington Station, junction of New Jersey Avenue and North C Street, Washington, D. C., at 6 PM on 9 June, 1861.

Special Orders No.99, Paragraph III, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., 8 June, 1861: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was ordered to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.99, Paragraph III, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 8 June, 1861.

Note: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was ordered to the Washington Station, junction of New Jersey Avenue and North C Street, Washington, D. C., at 6.30 AM on 10 June, 1861.

department of Pennsylvania, 10-17 June, 1861

The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was stationed at Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, between 10 and 11 June, 1861.

Chambersburg to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 11 June, 1861: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was ordered to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 11 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, under the command Colonel A Burnside. The company arrived at Camp Duncan, J Shank's woods, east of the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, two miles southwest of Hagerstown, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 12 PM on 11 June, 1861.

Note: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was assigned to the First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, on 11 June, 1861 (See the First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Camp Duncan, J Shank's woods, east of the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, two miles southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 15 June, 1861: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery arrived by the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike one mile northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 3 PM on 15 June, 1861.

Note: Two 10 pounder James rifles of the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery were stationed on the heights east of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, west of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 16 June, 1861.

Advance to Falling Waters, 16-17 June, 1861

Four 10 pounder James rifles of the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery, under the command of Captain C H Tompkins, were ordered across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 16 June, 1861, and were stationed at J L Cunningham's farm, west of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, north of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 16 and 17 June, 1861.

Troops ordered to Washington, D. C., 17 June, 1861: 2nd United States Infantry, Companies D, K; 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, K; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company G, Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry; 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, K, Colonel G H Thomas; 1st United States Artillery, Companies E, H, Captain A Doubleday, 1st United States Artillery, Company E; 1st Rhode Islands Detached Militia, Colonel A E Burnside; 1st Rhode Islands Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery, Captain C H Tompkins

Note: Two 10 pounder James rifles of the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery were stationed at the heights east of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, west of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning 17 June, 1861.

Williamsport to Frederick City, 17-18 June, 1861

Four 10 pounder James rifles of the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery, under the command of Captain C H Tompkins, were ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 17 June, 1861, and were accompanied by Governor W Sprague, State of Rhode Island. The four 10 pounder James rifles of the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery arrived at Boonsboro via Hagerstown, Funkstown, and Benevola, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 17 June, 1861.

Note: Governor W Sprague, State of Rhode Island, accomapanied the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 17 June, 1861.

Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, to Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland, detachment, 17-18 June, 1861: Two 10 pounder James rifles of the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was was ordered to Washington, D. C., at 7 AM on 17 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, under the command of Colonel A Burnside. The two 10 pounder James rifles of the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery arrived at Boonsboro via Hagerstown, Funkstown, and Benevola, Washington County, Maryland, at 3 PM on 17 June, 1861 (See the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia).

Note: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery rendezvoused at Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 17 June, 1861.

Boonsboro, Washington County, to Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland, 17-18 June, 1861: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was ordered to Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland, at 7 PM on 17 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia. The company arrived at Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, at 9.30 PM on 17 June, 1861, and one mile southwest of Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland, at 12 AM on 18 June, 1861.

Frederick City to Washington, 18-19 June, 1861

The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 8 PM on 18 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia. The company arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Camp Sprague, G W Keating's farm, 700 yards north of Boundary Street, west of North Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., via Relay House/ Washington Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 8 AM on 19 June, 1861.

Note: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., at 6 AM on 19 June, 1861.

Department of Washington, 19 June-1 July, 1861

The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was stationed at Camp Sprague, G W Keating's farm, 700 yards north of Boundary Street, west of North Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., between 19 June and 1 July, 1861.

Washington to Martinsburg, 1-4 July, 1861

The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 6.30 PM on 1 July, 1861, and arrived by the Franklin Railroad at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on the 3 July, 1861. The company arrived at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, via Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 5 PM on 4 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 13th Pennsylvania Infantry (See the Fourth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Department of Pennsylvania, 4-25 July, 1861

The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was stationed one mile south of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 4 and 15 July, 1861.

Martinsburg, Berkeley County, to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, 15-17 July, 1861: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 15 July, 1861, and arrived in the evening the same day. The company was ordered to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and arrived via Middleway, Jefferson County, Virginia, the same day.

Charlestown to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 21 July, 1861, and arrived the same day.

Department of the Shenandoah, 25-29 July, 1861

The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was stationed at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, and Maryland Heights, opposite Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 27 July, 1861.

Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 28 July, 1861: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia Artillery was ordered across the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 28 July, 1861, and was stationed at Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, between 28 and 29 July, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, Companies B, D, E, F, H, I, and K, and three 13 pounder James Rifles of the 1st Rhode Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery, under the command of Colonel G H Gordon, 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, were stationed at Maryland Heights, opposite Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861.

Special Orders No.141, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 29 July, 1861: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was ordered to Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, by Special Orders No.141, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861.

Sandy Hook to Providence, 29-31 July, 1861

The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, to Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, at 9.30 PM on 29 July, 1861, and arrived at Camden Station, corner of South Howard and Camden Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, under the command of Second Lieutenant B F Remmington, Jr., 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery, at 6 AM on 30 July, 1861. The company was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning the same day and arrived at New York City, New York County, New York, via South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, at 6 PM on 30 July, 1861.

New York City, New York County, New York, to Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, 30-31 July, 1861: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was ordered to proceed by the New York & New Haven Railroad to Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, in the evening on 30 July, 1861, and arrived by the New York, Providence & Boston Railroad in the morning on 31 July, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery arrived at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 2 PM on 29 July, 1861, and Captain C H Tompkins, 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery, disembarked at Relay House/ Washington Junction, Ohio Railroad, Howard County, Maryland, in the morning on 30 July, 1861 (See the 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery).

Mustered out, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, 6 August, 1861: The 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery was mustered out at Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, by Colonel G Loomis, 5th United States Infantry, on 6 August, 1861. Mustered in United States service for three months 2 May, 1861. Department of Washington, 2 May-9 June, 1861. Department of Pennsylvania, 10-17 June, 1861. Department of Washington, 19 June-1 July, 1861. Department of Pennsylvania, 4-15 July, 1861. Department of the Shenandoah, 25-29 July, 1861

Sources

"Perryville, Md., 30 April, 1861 - Captain Tompkins and the Rhode Island Marine Artillery have just arrived here. Six pieces, ninety horses and one hundred and fifty men will be shipped per the Maryland to Annapolis and Washington this evening."

The New York Herald, 30 April, 1861 - The Rhode Island Marine Artillery

"Perryville, Md., 30 April, 1861, 6 P.M. - The Providence Marine Artillery, with their brass field pieces, have just embarked on board the steamer Maryland, and she has sailed for Annapolis. A detachment of the men, with the horses, are embarking on the steamer Kill von Kull, and will sail tonight."

New York Herald (New York City, New York County, New York), 1 May, 1861 - Reports from Perryville

"The 8th regiment New York Militia, 1,000 men, under command of Col. Lyons, are encamped in 80 tents on the heights in the rear of the Relay House. The 6th regiment, Massachusetts, are encamped in 108 tents on a high bluff, half a mile west of Relay House, and near the railway. The Boston Light Artillery are doing good service here. They have six pieces, 75 horses, and number 105 men. The first section commands the bridge from a prominence; the second is stationed near the railroad, and within a few rods of the Relay House, and commands the railroad and river. The third has not yet been assigned a position."

Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia), 13 May, 1861 - U.S. forces at Relay House, 6 P.M., 11 May, 1861

"Yesterday morning, the remainder of the eighth Massachusetts regiment and the Boston Rifles, Capt. Dodd, left in the ten o'clock train for the Relay House."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 15 May, 1861 - Troops for the Relay House

"The following positions, as nearly as we can learn, are occupied by the northern troops in and around Washington: The 5th Regiment N.Y.S.M., Colonel Schwarzwealder, 1,100 men, is quartered in the City of Washington. The 6th Regiment N.Y.S.M., Colonel Pinckney, 850 men, is quartered in the City of Washington and at Annapolis. The 7th Regiment N.Y.S.M., Colonel Lefferts, 1,300 men, is encamped on Prospect Hill, a mile from the White House. The 8th Regiment N.Y.S.M., Colonel Lyons, 960 men, occupy the Relay House, and a detachment is also stationed at Annapolis. The 12th Regiment N.Y.S.M., Colonel Butterfield, 950 men, is quartered in the City. The 13th Regiment N.Y.S.M. (Brooklyn), Colonel Smith, 1,100 men, is stationed at Annapolis. The 20th Regiment (Ulster) N.Y.S.M., Colonel Pratt, 800 men, is stationed in Washington. The 25th Regiment (Albany) N.Y.S.M., Colonel Bryan, 800 men, is quartered in Washington. The 28th Regiment (Brooklyn) N.Y.S.M., Colonel M. Bennett, 550 men, is quartered in Washington. The 69th Regiment N.Y.S.M., Colonel Corcoran, 1,100 men, is quartered on Georgetown Heights, near the college. The 71st Regiment N.Y.S.M., Colonel Vosburgh, 1,100 men, occupy the Navy yard. They also have control of three boats on the river, manned with 75 men each. The Alexandria bridge is also in charge of the 71st, 150 men stationed on the bridge with three pieces of ordnance. The 1st Regiment Firemen Zouaves (Volunteers), Colonel E. E. Ellsworth, 1,015 men, will soon be encamped on Georgetown Heights. They have been quartered in the Capital. Governor Sprague's Rhode Islanders, Colonel Burnside, 1,100 men, are quartered in the City of Washington. The 6th Regiment Massachusetts occupies the Relay House, nine miles from Baltimore. The 8th Massachusetts Regiment is quartered in Washington. A Regiment of Pennsylvania troops is stationed at the Relay House with the Massachusetts 6th and New York 8th, while the remainder is stationed in Washington. The 4th New jersey Regiment has gone into encampment on Meridian Hill, near the camp of the New York 7th. About 2,700 New Jersey soldiers are quartered in Washington."

Belmont Chronicle (St Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio), 16 May, 1861 - Positions of Northern troops in the South

"Letter from a corporal. Washington, 29 April, 1861 - Although we left on Sunday from the Hudson river at New York, we did not land at Annapolis until Friday evening at five o'clock. Shortly after we landed we marched five miles."

New York Herald (New York City, New York County, New York), 19 May, 1861 - Letter from the twelfth Regiment

"Yesterday afternoon the Marine Artillery of the Rhode Island regiment went off in a special train of cars."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 10 June, 1861 - The movement from Washington

"On the Southside of Baltimore are stationed at Annapolis a force between four and five thousand men, including the Providence Marine Artillery, which left Perryville yesterday."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 2 June, 1861

"This fine regiment, under command of Colonel Nathaniel J. Jackson, and numbering 780 men, arrived here about three o'clock yesterday afternoon, and immediately marched to the quarters prepared for them, some on Maryland avenue west of the Capital, and others on Pennsylvania avenue near Sixth street."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 4 June, 1861 - The first Maine regiment

"Saturday, the New Hampshire first, Col. Tappan, and New York ninth, Col. Stiles, were at Poolesville, thirty-four miles from Washington."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 24 June, 1861 - The troops up the river

"The Marine Artillery attached to the First Rhode Island Regiment, left the city yesterday evening at 6 1/2 o’clock, per rail - destination unknown."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 2 July, 1861 – Military movement

"The majority of our regiment (New Hampshire First, Colonel Tappan,) arrived here yesterday noon. The New York Ninth left here the day before we came - probably for Harpers Ferry."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 8 July, 1861 - Camp Goodwin, Monocacy, Md., 4 July, 1861

"The First Maine Regiment, Col. Jackson, marched over the Chain Bridge into Virginia, about 5 o'clock Saturday."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 22 July, 1861 - Advancing into Virginia

Books/ Manuscripts

A few acts and actors in the tragedy of the Civil War in the United States, by William Bender Wilson

Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D. C., Volume 60/62 (1960/1962), pp. 123-133: Military activities in Washington in 1861, by Elden E Billings

Rhody Redlegs: A history of the Providence Marine Corps of Artillery and the 103d Field Artillery, Rhode Island National Guard 1801-2010, by Robert Grandchamp, Jane Lancaster, and Cynthia Ferguson

History and complete roster of the Massachusetts regiments, minute men of '61 who responded to the first call of President Abraham Lincoln, April 15, 1861, to defend the flag and Constitution of the United States together with photographs and biographical sketches of minute men of Massachusetts, by George W Nason

Supplement to the Official Records: Part II, Record of Events, Volume 63, Serial No.75: Record of events for First Rhode Island Light Artillery (Three months), May–August 1861, edited by James B Hewett

The Civil War papers of Lt. Colonel Newton T. Colby, New York Infantry, by Newton T Colby

History of the First-Tenth-Twenty-ninth Maine Regiment: In service of the United States from 3 May, 1861, to 21 June, 1866, by Maj. John M. Gould

That body of brave men: The U.S. Regular Infantry and the Civil War in the West, by Mark Wells Johnson

The First New York, Lincoln, Cavalry from 19 April, 1861, to 7 July, 1865, by William H Beach, A. M., First Lieutenant and Adjutant

History of the Seventh Regiment, National Guard, State of New York, during the War of the Rebellion: with a preliminary chapter on the origin and early history of the regiment, a summary of its history since the war, and a roll of honor, comprising brief sketches of the services rendered by members of the regiment in the Army and Navy of the United States, by W Swinton

History of the Second Company of the Seventh Regiment (National Guard) N. Y. S. Militia, by Emmons Clark

Lincoln's abolitionist general: The biography of David Hunter, by Edward A Miller

First in defense of the Union: The civil war history of the First Defenders, by John D Hoptak

New York in the War of Rebellion, 1861-1865, Volumes 1-4, by Frederick Phisterer

History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5, prepared in compliance with acts of the legislation, Volume 1, by Samuel P Bates

The First Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers in the Great Rebellion: Containing the story of the campaign; an account of the Great uprising of the people of state, and other articles upon subjects associated with the early war period; map of the route of the regiment; tables; biographies; portraits and illustrations, by Rev. Stephen G Abbott, A M, Chaplin of the regiment

The siege of Washington: The untold story of the twelve days that shook the Union, by John Lockwood and Charles Lockwood

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

Historical sketch of the old Sixth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers during its three campaigns in 1861, 1862, 1863, and 1864 containing the history of the several companies previous to 1861, and the name and military record of each man connected with the regiment during the war, by John Wesley Hanson

Massachusetts Register, 1862, containing a record of the Government and Institutions of the State, together with a very complete account of the Massachusetts Volunteers, Serial No.94, by Adams, Sampson & Co.

Biographical register of officers and graduates of the United States Military Academy, at West Point, N.Y., from its establishment, 16 March, 1802, to the Army reorganisation of 1866-67, by Bvt. Major General George W Cullum, Colonel, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army

Notes

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, Governor's Island, west of Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbour, 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. 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.

Department of Northeastern Virginia, 27 May-17 August, 1861

Brevet Major, First Lieutenant, & Assistant Adjutant General I McDowell, United States Army, was appointed brigadier general, United States Army, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

General Orders No.26, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 27 May, 1861: All the part of Virginia, east of the Allegheny mountains and north of the James River, except Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, and sixty miles around the same, constituted a new military department, Headquarters movable according to circumstances, under the command of Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army, was set up by General Orders No.26, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 27 May, 1861.

General Orders No.47, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 25 July, 1861: 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.

Department of the Potomac, August 17, 1861

Major General G B McClellan, United States Army, was assigned to command the Department of the Potomac, Headquarters at Washington, D. C., by General Orders, No. 15, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on August 17, 1861.

General Orders No. 15, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., August 17, 1861: The Departments of Washington and Northeastern Virginia will be united into one, to which will be annexed the Valley of the Shenandoah, the whole of Maryland and of Delaware, to be denominated the Department of the Potomac, Headquarters at Washington, D. C., by General Orders No. 15, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., August 17, 1861.

Note: Inspector General & Colonel J K F Mansfield, United States Army, was appointed brevet brigadier general and brigadier general, United States Army, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 6 and 14 May, 1861, respectively.

Orders of Battle

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