Advance Of McDowell's army

Occupation of Alexandria County, 24 May, 1861

Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia
Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia, was stationed at Willard's Hotel, corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and North Fourteenth Street, Washington, D. C., at 4 AM on 24 May, 1861.

Advance Guard

COLONEL C P STONE, 14th United States Infantry

First (Georgetown) District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers Maj. J McH Hollingsworth
The 1st (Georgetown) District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers was stationed at Georgetown, D. C., on 23 May, 1861 (See the District of Columbia Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Third, Fourth, Fifth, & Eighth District Columbia Battalion Volunteers, detachments: Acting Maj. & Capt. J R Smead, 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers
Detachments of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 8th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers were stationed at Washington, D. C., on 23 May, 1861 (See the District of Columbia Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Right Column

CAPTAIN W H WOOD, Third United States Infantry, Company C
First Lieutenant W H Wood, 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, was appointed captain, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated, 11 April, 1861.

Fifth New York State Militia: Lieut. Col. L Burger
The 5th New York State Militia was stationed at W Woodward's building, on the corner of West Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., on 23 May, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Fourteenth New York State Militia, Corps Engineers: Capt. R Burt
The 14th New York State Militia (48), Corps Engineers, was stationed at Camp Wood, J B Haw's farm, west of Seventh Street Turnpike, north of Boundary Street, Washington, D. C., on 23 May, 1861 (See the 14th New York State Militia).

Twenty-eighth New York State Militia: COL. M Bennett
The 28th New York State Militia was stationed opposite the National Hotel, corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and West Sixth Street, Washington, D. C., on 23 May, 1861 (See the 28th New York State Militia).

Sixty-ninth New York State Militia: COL. M Corcoran
The 69th New York State Militia was stationed at Georgetown College, on Warren Street, Georgetown, D. C., 23 May, 1861. (See the 69th New York State Militia).

Attached

President's Mounted Guards, detachment: Second Lt. M S Smith
The President's Mounted Guards was stationed at Washington, D. C., on 23 May, 1861 (See the District of Columbia Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Second United States Cavalry, Company B: First Lt. C H Tompkins
The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was stationed at the Executive Mansion/ President's House, on Pennsylvania Avenue, and the Treasury building, on West Fifteenth Street, Washington, D. C., on 23 May 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Centre Column

COLONEL S P HEINTZELMAN, Seventeenth United States Infantry

Seventh New York State Militia: Col. M Lefferts
The 7th New York State Militia was stationed at Camp Cameron, W J Stone's farm, on Meridian Hill, east of Fourteenth Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., on 23 May, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Twelfth New York State Militia: Col. D Butterfield
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., on 23 May, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Twenty-fifth New York State Militia: Col. M K Bryan
The 25th New York State Militia was stationed at Casparis', on South A Street, Capitol Hill, east of the Capital building, between East Capitol and First Streets, Washington, D. C., on 23 May, 1861 (See the 25th New York State Militia).

Second New Jersey Militia, Companies A, B, C, F, G, & H: Col. H M Baker
The 2nd New Jersey Militia, Companies A, B, C, F, G, and H, was stationed at Camp Monmouth/ Scott, opposite Columbia College, on Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., on 23 May, 1861 (See the 2nd New Jersey Militia).

Third New Jersey Militia: Col. W Napton
The 3rd New Jersey Militia was stationed at Camp Monmouth/ Scott, opposite Columbia College, on Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., on 23 May, 1861 (See the 3rd New Jersey Militia).

Fourth New Jersey Militia: Col. M Miller, Jr.
The 4th New Jersey Militia was stationed at Camp Monmouth/ Scott, opposite Columbia College, on Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., on 23 May, 1861 (See the 4th New Jersey Militia).

Attached

Second United States Cavalry, Company I: Capt. A G Brackett
The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, was stationed at the Executive Mansion/ President's House, on Pennsylvania Avenue, and the Treasury building, on West Fifteenth Street, Washington, D. C., on 23 May 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Third United States Artillery, Light Company E, section: First Lt. G W Dresser, 4th United States Artillery, Company K
One 6 pounder and one 12 pounder field howitzer of the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, were stationed at Delaware Avenue, Washington, D. C., on 23 May, 1861 (See the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E).

Left Column

COLONEL O B WILLCOX, First Michigan Infantry

First Michigan Infantry: COL. O B Willcox
The 1st Michigan Infantry was stationed at W Woodward's building, corner of West Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., on 23 May, 1861 (See the 1st Michigan Infantry).

Eleventh New York Infantry: COL. E E Ellsworth
The 11th New York Infantry was stationed at Camp Decker, G W Young's farm, Giesboro Point, on Eastern Branch of the Potomac/ Anacostia River, opposite the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C., on 23 May, 1861 (See the 11th New York Infantry).

Attached

President's Mounted Guards, detachment: Capt. S W Owen
The President's Mounted Guards was stationed at Washington, D. C., on 23 May, 1861 (See the District of Columbia Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Second United States Cavalry, Company E: First Lt. J J SWeet
The 2nd United states Cavalry, Company E, was stationed at the Executive Mansion/ President's House, on Pennsylvania Avenue, and the Treasury building, on West Fifteenth Street, Washington, D. C., on 23 May 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Third United States Artillery, Light Company E, section: First Lt. D R Ransom
One 6 pounder and one 12 pounder field howitzer of the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, under the command of First Lieutenant D R Ransom, were stationed at Delaware Avenue, Washington, D. C., on 23 May, 1861 (See the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E).

Additional Troops

Seventy-first New York State Militia, detcahment of Companies D & E: CApt. H W Morris
A detachment of the 71st New York State Militia (20), Company D, under the command of First Lieutenant G W Stow, was assigned to guard duty on the steamer Baltimore and a detachment of Company E (20), under the command of First Lieutenant T B Prendergast, to guard duty on the steamer Mount Vernon, in the evening on 23 May, 1861 (See the 71st New York State Militia).

First Rhode Island Detached Militia, detachment: Ensign L Tower
A detachment of the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia (25) under the command of Ensign L A Tower, 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia, Company E, set up six rope ferries east of the Aqueduct Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Georgetown, D. C., in the evening on 23 May, 1861, and was stationed at Georgetown Ferry, on Water Street, east of the Aqueduct Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Georgetown, D. C., in the morning on 24 May, 1861 (See the First Rhode Island Detached Militia).

West Point Artillery, section: First Lt. A Ames
A section of the West Point Artillery, under the command of First Lieutenant A Ames, was stationed at the Aqueduct Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Georgetown, D. C., in the morning on 24 May, 1861 (See the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D).

Sources

"Colonel Stone had once again culled his District of Columbia battalions for volunteers willing to serve outside the District, and just after midnight he trotted a mounted squadron of them across the river on the Chain Bridge, well upstream of Georgetown. Galloping cross-country, he took the Virginia end of the Long Bridge from its guards, who might have set fire to it if they had heard the rumble of so many hooves from the Washington side of the bridge."

Mr Lincoln goes to war, by William Marvel

"Our regiment, as a body, did not participate in this advance, but it was ordered to hold itself in readiness to support the movement, if necessary. Fortunately, the services of the entire regiment were not needed, and the heights that commanded Washington were occupied without opposition."

Narrative of the campaign of the First Rhode Island Regiment, in the Spring and Summer of 1861, by Augustus Woodbury

"A detail of thirty men from the regiment was made today, and placed under command of Lieutenant Tower, of Company E, to operate a ferry for transporting troops across the river to Alexandria. They worked only nights, returning to camp at daylight in the morning. Company F furnished five men – Sergeant Burdick, John B. F. Smith, Andrew P. bashford, George R. White, and Peyton Randolph, all of whom had been sailors previous to enlistment in the army, and consequently wre familiar with that line of duty, and to them it was mere pastime."

History of Company F, 1st Regiment, R. I. Volunteers, during the Spring and Summer of 1861, by Charles H Clarke

Civil War to the Bloody End: The Life & Times of Major General Samuel P. Heintzelman, by Jerry D Thompson

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

Notes

Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia, was ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., at 4 AM on 24 May, 1861

Note: 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, between 24 and 26 May, 1861.

Advance Guard at Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, 23 may, 1861

The Anderson Rifles, Company A, was ordered across the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., at 10 PM on 23 May, 1861, and the Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company A, under the command of First Lieutenant H B Curtis, arrived at the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., in the evening on 24 May, 1861.

Note: Detachments of the Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry and the Border Rangers/ Fairfax Cavalry were stationed at the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., in the evening on 23 May, 1861 (See the Garrison at Alexandria).

Advance Guard at Aqueduct Bridge, 23 may, 1861

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

Georgetown Ferry, on Water Street, east of the Aqueduct Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Georgetown, D. C., 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia & 5th Massachusetts Infantry, detachments, 23/24 May, 1861: A detachment of the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia (25) and a detachment of the 5th Massachusetts Infantry (25) set up six rope ferries east of the Aqueduct Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Georgetown, D. C., in the evening on 23 May, 1861, and were stationed at Georgetown Ferry, on Water Street, east of the Aqueduct Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Georgetown, D. C., in the morning on 24 May, 1861 (See the 5th Massachusetts Infantry).

Right Column at Aqueduct Bridge, 24 May, 1861

The 5th New York State Militia, the 28th New York State Militia, the 69th New York State Militia, the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, and a detachment of the President's Mounted Guards, under the command of Captain W H Wood, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, were ordered across the Aqueduct Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Georgetown, D. C., at 2.30 AM on 24 May, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).

Note: The 14th New York State Militia, Howitzer Corps/ Sappers and Miners, arrived southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 24 May, 1861.

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

Note: Major G Stoneman, Jr., 1st United States Cavalry, was assigned to command the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, E, and I, in the morning on 24 May, 1861.

Distribution of right column, Alexandria County, Virginia, 24 May,1861: Captain W H Wood, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C; 5th New York State Militia, Lieutenant Colonel L Burger, Camp Union, north of the wagon road, half a mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia; 14th New York State Militia, Howitzer Corps/ Sappers & Miners, Captain R Burt, southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Alexandria County, Virginia; 28th New York State Militia, Colonel M Bennett, Camp Crooke, north of the wagon road, one mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia; 69th New York State Militia, Colonel M Corcoran, Camp Corcoran, Cass', a quarter of a mile southeast of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, First Lieutenant C H Tompkins, north of the wagon road, one mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia

Note: A detachment of the President's Mounted Guards was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 24 May, 1861 (See the District of Columbia Volunteers, Department of Washington).

General Orders No.1, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 28 May, 1861: The 5th New York State Militia, the 28th New York State Militia, the 69th New York State Militia, were 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.

Note: The 14th New York State Militia, Howitzer Corps/ Sappers and Miners, was assigned to build Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 24 May, 1861.

Advance Guard at Long Bridge, 23/24 may, 1861

The National Rifles; the Metroploitan Rifles; the Putnam Rifles, Company A; the Turner Rifles, Company A; and the Union Regiment/ Volunteers, Company F, were stationed east of the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C.; the Washington Light Battalion Infantry, Company E, and the Constitutional Guards west of the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C.; and the Washington Light Infantry, Company A, on Maryland Avenue, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 23 May, 1861.

Advance to Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, District of Columbia Volunteers, 24 May, 1861: The Constitutional Guards, the National Rifles, and the Washington Light Battalion Infantry, Company E (Zouaves), under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, were ordered to Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 1 AM on 24 May, 1861.

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

Organisation of District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers at Roach's Mills (old cotton factory), on Four Mile Run, Alexandria County, Virginia, District of Columbia Volunteers, 24 May, 1861: Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry; Acting Major & Captain J R Smead, 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers; 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, National Rifles, First Lieutenant A D Davis; 4th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, Washington Light Battalion Infantry, Company E (Zouaves), Captain J T Powell; 5th District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, Constitutional Guards, Captain W H Degges

Note: The Constitutional Guards, the National Rifles, and the Washington Light Battalion Infantry, Company E, were ordered to Washington, D. C., at 6 AM on 25 May, 1861.

Centre Column at Long Bridge, 24 May, 1861

The 7th New York State Militia, the 12th New York State Militia, the 25th New York State Militia, the 2nd New Jersey Militia, the 3rd New Jersey Militia, the 4th New Jersey Militia, the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, and one 6 pounder and one 12 pounder field howitzer of the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, under the command of Colonel S P Heintzelman, 17th United States Infantry, were ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., at 2.30 AM on 24 May, 1861.

Note: Major G Stoneman, Jr., 1st United States Cavalry, was assigned to command the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, E, and I, in the morning on 24 May, 1861.

Distribution of centre column, Alexandria County, Virginia, 24 May,1861: Colonel S P Heintzelman, 17th United States Infantry; 7th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, Colonel M Lefferts, Hunting Park Racecourse, half a mile north of Columbia Springs, Alexandria County, Virginia; 12th New York State Militia, Colonel D Butterfield, 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; 25th New York State Militia, Colonel M K Bryan, J Roach's farm, Prospect Hill, on Hoe Hill, 2 200 yards south of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, Alexandria Couty, Virginia; 2nd New Jersey Militia, Companies A, B, C, F, G, H, Colonel H M Baker, Camp Van Riper/ Princeton, junction of the Alexandria Canal and the Columbia Turnpike, 400 yards west of Columbia Springs, Alexandria County, Virginia; 3rd New Jersey Militia, Colonel W Napton, B W Hunter's farm, Abingdon, a quarter of a mile east of the Alexandria Canal, Alexandria County, Virginia; 4th New Jersey Militia, Colonel M Miller, Jr., west of the Alexandria & Washington Turnpike, two miles north of the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C.; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain A G Brackett, Johnson's farm, a quarter of a mile west of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia; 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, section, First Lieutenant G W Dresser, 4th United States Artillery, Company K, north of the wagon road, one mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia

General Orders No.1, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 28 May, 1861: The 8th New York State Militia, the 12th New York State Militia, and the 25th New York State Militia were 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.

Note: The 8th New York State Militia arrived at Camp Sandford, rear of Arlington House/ Lee Custis-Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 8 PM on 26 May, 1861 (See the 8th New York State Militia).

Special Orders No.3, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, 31 May, 1861: Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, was relieved from duty with the Department of Northeastern Virginia, at and in the vicinity of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.3, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 31 May, 1861.

Note: Colonel S P Heintzelman, 17th United States Infantry, was assigned to command the troops at and in the vicinity of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.3, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 31 May, 1861.

Left Column at Long Bridge, 24 May, 1861

The 1st Michigan Infantry, a detachment of the President's Mounted Guards, the the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, and one 6 pounder and one 12 pounder field howitzer of the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, under the command of Colonel O B Willcox, 1st Michigan Infantry, were ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., at 2 AM on 24 May, 1861, and arrived by the Alexandria & Washington Turnpike at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 5 AM the same day.

Note: Major G Stoneman, Jr., 1st United States Cavalry, was assigned to command the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, E, and I, in the morning on 24 May, 1861.

Giesboro Point, on Eastern Branch of the Potomac/ Anacostia River, opposite the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C., to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 11th New York Infantry, 24 May, 1861: The 11th New York Infantry was ordered to proceed by the steamers James Guy and Mount Vernon across the Potomac River to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 2 AM on 24 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the steamer Pawnee. The regiment disembarked at King's Street wharf, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 5.30 AM on 24 May, 1861.

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

Distribution of centre column, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 24 May,1861: Colonel O B Willcox, 1st Michigan Infantry; 1st Michigan Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel L L Comstock, Camp Willcox, west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia; 11th New York Infantry Companies A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I, K, Lieutenant Colonel N Farnham, Orange & Alexandria Railroad Station, corner of Duke and South Henry Streets, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia; Company E, Captain J B Leverich, Kings Street wharf, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, First Lieutenant J J Sweet, east of Hoofs Run, on Kings Street, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia

Note: Colonel E E Ellsworth, 11th New York Infantry, was killed by J W Jackson at the Marshall House, corner of King and Pitt Streets, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 5.18 AM on 24 May, 1861.

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

United States Corps Engineers, 24 May, 1861: Captains D P Woodbury and C E Blunt, First Lieutenant D C Houston, and Second Lieutenants C E Cross, United States Corps Engineers, were assigned to the right column, under the command of Captain W H Wood, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, and Captain B S Alexander, First Lieutenant F E Prime, and Second Lieutenant H M Robert, United States Corps Engineers, to the centre column, under the command of Colonel S P Heintzelman, 17th United States Infantry, in the morning on 24 May, 1861.

Note: Captain H G Wright, United States Corps Engineers, was assigned as a volunteer aide to Colonel S P Heintzelman, 17th United States Infantry, in the morningon 24 May, 1861 (See the United States Corps Engineers).

Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia, 22 May, 1861: Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia, was ordered to assume immediate command of all the regiments of his State within the District of Columbia, and to report directly to general headquarters by Special Orders No.89 1/2, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, and was ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., at 4 AM on 24 May, 1861. He set up headquarters at Arlington House/ Lee Custis-Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, between 25 and 26 May, 1861, and Major General C W Sandford, First Division, 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. He was accompanied by the 5th New York State Militia and the 12th New York State Militia and was assigned to the command the Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.96, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 10 July, 1861. Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia, was honourably discharged by General Orders No.46, Paragraph III, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 19 July, 1861, dated 15 August, 1861 (See the Army of Pennsylvania).

Note: Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia, was stationed at Willard's Hotel, corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and North Fourteenth Street, Washington, D. C., on 23 May, 1861, and Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army, was assumed command of the Department of Northeastern Virginia in the afternoon on 27 May, 1861.

Reports

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.1: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp35-39
Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia, Headquarters, First Division, New York State Militia, dated Washington, D. C., 28 May, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.2: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp40-41
Major Gneral S P Heintzelman, United States Army, Headquarters, Department of Washington, dated Washington, D. C., 20 July, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.3: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp41
Colonel O B Willcox, First Michigan Infantry, dated Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 5.30 AM 24 May, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.4: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp41-42
Lieutenant Colonel N BL Farnham, First Zouaves, New York State Militia, dated Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 5.18 PM 24 May, 1861

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