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Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac

Hale's Squadron Cavalry

Wise Troop arrived at Milford Mills, on Broad Run, four and a half miles west of Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 10 June, 1861, and the Franklin Rangers arrived 19 July, 1861. Mustered in Confederate service for one year dated 1 July, 1861. Stationed in the vicinity of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861

CAPTAIN G W B HALE
Captain G W B Hale, 30th Virginia Cavalry, was assigned to command Hale's Squadron Cavalry on 19 July, 1861.

Company B Wise Troop, Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry: CAPT. J S LANGHORNE
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 13 May, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Lieutenant Colonel D A Langhorne, Provisional Army of Virginia, the same day. The company was assigned to Hale's Squadron Cavalry on 20 July, 1861, and Captain J S Langhorne, 30th Virginia Cavalry, was appointed major, 30th Virginia Cavalry, on 21 August, 1861. First Lieutenant C M Blackford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, was appointed captain, 30th Virginia Cavalry, on 27 August, 1861 (See the 30th Virginia Cavalry).
Company D Franklin Rangers, Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry: CAPT. G W B Hale
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Halesford, Franklin County, Virginia, on 20 May, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year at Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Lieutenant Colonel D A Langhorne, Provisional Army of Virginia, on 22 May, 1861. The company was assigned to Hale's Squadron Cavalry on 20 July, 1861 (See the 30th Virginia Cavalry).

Sources

"Gone into camp - The Wise Troop, and Beauregard Rifles yesterday went into camp near this city. The latter are not yet equppied with rifles, but otherwise are very handsomely equipped. The Bedford Cavalry, Capt. W. R. Terry, a fine soldierly body of men, 75 strong, arrived here from our neighbouring county, and encamped near the city yesterday."

Richmond Daily Whig (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 15 May, 1861 - From the Lynchburg Virginian

"The Wise Troop, of this city, together with several other cavalry corps, are encamped just outside of the city."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 21 May, 1861 - From Lynchburg: Lynchburg, Va., 20 May, 1861

Books/ Manuscripts

The Virginia Regimental Histories Series, Second Virginia Cavalry, First Edition, No.990 of 1000, by R J Driver, Jr. & H E Howard

A guide to Virginia military organisations 1861-1865, Revised Second Edition, by I A Wallace, Jr.

Letters from Lee's army: Memoirs of life in and out of the Army in Virginia during the War between the States, by Susan Leigh Blackford and Charles Minor Blackford, III

Notes

Wise Troop

The Wise Troop was accepted in state service at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 13 May, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, between 18 May and 3 June, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, 13 May, 1861: The Wise Troop was mustered in state service for one year at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Lieutenant Colonel D A Langhorne, Provisional Army of Virginia, on 13 May, 1861.

Note: D A Langhorne was appointed lieutenant colonel, Provisional Army of Virginia, at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 26 April, 1861, and was assigned to command Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 19 June, 1861.

March to Manassas Junction, 3-10 June, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, under the command of Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 3 June, 1861, dated 2 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A. The company arrived at Amherst Courthouse, Amherst County, Virginia, in the evening on 3 June, 1861, and was ordered to Rockfish, Nelson County, Virginia, in the morning on 4 June, 1861. The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, arrived east of the Rockfish River, west of Rockfish, via Lovingston, Nelson County, Virginia, in the evening the same day and at Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 5 June, 1861. The company was stationed adjacent to the Gordonsville Female Seminary/ Institute, on the corner of West Baker and High Streets, Gordonsville, Orange County, Virginia, in the evening on 6 June, 1861 (See Terry's Squadron Cavalry).

Gordonsville, Orange County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 6-10 June, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, arrived at Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, via Orange Courthouse, Orange County, Virginia, in the evening on 7 June, 1861, and was ordered to White Sulphur Springs, on the Rappahannock River, four miles southeast of Waterloo, Fauquier County, Virginia, in the morning on 9 June, 1861. The company arrived at White Sulphur Springs, on the Rappahannock River, four miles southeast of Waterloo, Fauquier County, Virginia, at 4 PM the same day and at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, via Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 10 June, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies A and B, under the command of Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, were stationed at Camp Henry, C George's, northwest of Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, 8 June, 1861.

Advance to Centreville, 11 June, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, under the command of Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Infantry, Company A, by Special Orders No.22, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 11 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A.

Note: The Wise Troop was stationed at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 11 and 16 June, 1861.

Reconnaissance to Dranesville, 16-18 June, 1861

A detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry (25), Company B,under the command of First Lieutenant C M Blackford, was ordered on a reconnaissance to Dranesville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 8 AM on 16 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, and two 6 pounder smoothbores of the Alexandria Artillery. The detachment of the Wis Troop arrived at Dranesville via Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 16 June, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry, the Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B, and a detachment of the Hanover Light Dragoons, under the command of Colonel M Gregg, 1st South Carolina Infantry, were stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 15 June, 1861, and arrived by the old Ox Road at Frying Pan Church, via Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 16 June, 1861.

Organisation of reconnaissance to Potomac River, opposite Seneca Creek, Montgomery County, Maryland, 16 June, 1861: Colonel M Gregg, 1st South Carolina Infantry; 1st South Carolina Infantry (575), Lieutenant Colonel D H Hamilton, Sr.; Chesterfield Light Dragoons (45), Company B; Hanover Light Dragoons (25), detachment, Captain W B Ball, Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A (43); 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B (25), detachment, Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A; Alexandria Artillery (34), section, Captain D Kemper

Note: A detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, and the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, under the command of Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, were ordered to Seneca Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 17 June, 1861, and were accompanied by Colonel M Gregg, 1st South Carolina Infantry. The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, and a detachment of Company B, arrived at Dranesville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 9 AM on 17 June, 1861.

Skirmish on the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southeast of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, detachment, 17 June, 1861: A detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was ordered to Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on the 17 June, 1861, and arrived via Dranesville and Hunter's Mills, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 PM the same day. The detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was engaged in a skirmish at the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southeast of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 17 June, 1861 (See the Skirmish at Vienna).

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, and a detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, under the command of Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, were ordered to pursue the 1st Ohio Infantry, Companies C, E, G, and H, under the command of Brigadier General R C Schenck, United States Volunteers, southeast of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 17 June, 1861.

Ayr's Hill, northeast of Vienna, to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, detachment, 17-18 June, 1861: A detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 17 June, 1861, and arrived via Flint Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 1 AM on 18 June, 1861.

Fairfax Courthouse to Centreville, 19 June, 1861

A detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, under the command of Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, arrived at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 19 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A.

Note: A detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, under the command of First Lieutenant C M Blackford, was stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 18 and 19 June, 1861, and the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was assigned to the Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Colonel P St G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry, at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 22 June, 1861 (See the 19th Virginia Infantry).

Troops stationed at & in the vicinity of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 23 June, 1861: Colonel P St G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry; 18th Virginia Infantry, Colonel R E Withers; 19th Virginia Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel J B Strange; 28th Virginia Infantry, Colonel R T Preston; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, Captain J S Langhorne

Note: The Lynchburg Artillery was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.64, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 June, 1861, dated 24 June, 1861 (See the Lynchburg Artillery).

Organisation of Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 25 June, 1861: Colonel P ST G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry; 18th Virginia Infantry, Colonel R E Withers; 19th Virginia Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel J B Strange; 28th Virginia Infantry, Colonel R T Preston; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, Captain W R Terry; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, Captain J S Langhorne; 1st Louisiana Special Battalion Infantry, Major R C Wheat; Lynchburg Artillery, Captain H G Latham

Centreville to road between Centreville & Fairfax Courthouse, three miles east of Centreville, Virginia, 5 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was ordered to the road between Centreville and Fairfax Courthouse, three miles east of Centreville, Virginia, at 9 AM on 5 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Mason, on the road between Centreville and Fairfax Courthouse, three miles east of Centreville, Virginia, between 5 and 9 July, 1861.

Camp Blackford, half a mile north of the road between Centreville & Fairfax Courthouse, three miles east of Centreville, Virginia, 9-13 July, 1861: The Wise Troop was stationed at Camp Blackford, half a mile north of the road between Centreville and Fairfax Courthouse, three miles east of Centreville, Virginia, between 9 and 13 July, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was stationed at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 19 June and 5 July, 1861, and at the road between Centreville and Fairfax Courthouse, three miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 5 and 17 July, 1861.

Distribution of 30th Virginia Cavalry, 17 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies A and I, under the command of Major N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army, were stationed two/three miles southwest of Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia (See Evans' Demi/ Seventh Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac); Company B, under the command of Colonel P St G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry, west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia (See the Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac); Companies C, E, G, and H, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford and Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia (See the First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac); Company D, under the command of Colonel E Hunton, 8th Virginia Infantry, at Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia (See the 8th Virginia Infantry); Company F, under the command of Brigadier General R S Ewell, Confederate States Army, at Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia (See the Second Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac); Company K, under the command of Captain J Scott, cavalry, Confederate states Army, at Camp Scott, B Davis', three quarters of a mile west of Payne's Store, one mile west of Occoquan, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861 (See the Sixth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac).

Withdrawal to Stone Bridge, 17 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was ordered to withdraw to the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and was stationed in the vicinity of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the evening the same day.

Organisation of Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 21 July, 1861: Colonel P ST G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry; 8th Virginia Infantry, Colonel E Hunton; 18th Virginia Infantry, Colonel R E Withers; 19th Virginia Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel J B Strange; 28th Virginia Infantry, Colonel R T Preston; 49th Virginia Infantry, Companies B, E, H, Colonel W Smith; Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry, Acting Major & Captain F B Schaeffer, Beauregard Rifles; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies B, D, Captain G W B Hale, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D; Madison Cavalry/ Invincibles, Captain W Thomas; Loudoun Cavalry, Captain W W Mead; Lynchburg Artillery, section, Captain H G Latham; Loudoun Artillery, Captain A L Rogers

Note: The 8th Virginia Infantry, the Loudoun Cavalry, the Madison Cavalry/ Invincibles, the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, and the Loudoun Artillery, under the command of Colonel E Hunton, 8th Virginia Infantry, arrived at F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 12 PM on 19 July, 1861, and the Wise Troop was assigned to Hale's Squadron Cavalry, under the command of Captain G W B Hale, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, on 20 July, 1861.

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was stationed in the vicinity of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

General pursuit to the Suspension Bridge, on Cub Run, one mile west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies B and D; the Black Horse Troop; and the Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, were ordered on a general pursuit to the Suspension Bridge, on Cub Run, one mile west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was stationed in the vicinity of F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 21 July, 1861.

Note: Privates R N Seabury and O P Taylor, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, were wounded in the foot at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861.

Special orders No.146, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, dated 22 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was ordered at or in the vicinity of the Suspension Bridge, on Cub Run, one mile west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special orders No.146, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, dated 22 July, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was ordered to report to Major N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army, and escort Federal prisoners to Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 22 July, 1861 (See Evan's Demi/ Seventh Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac).

Advance to Suspension Bridge, 23 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was ordered to the Suspension Bridge, on Cub Run, one mile west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 23 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Suspension Bridge, in the vicinity of the Suspension Bridge, on Cub Run, one mile west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 23 July and 27 July, 1861.

Organisation of Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 25 July, 1861: Brigadier General J Longstreet, Confederate States Army; 1st Virginia Infantry, Colonel P T Moore; 7th Virginia Infantry, Colonel J L Kemper; 11th Virginia Infantry, Colonel S Garland, Jr.; 17th Virginia Infantry, Colonel M D Corse; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies B, C, F, & I, Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford; Richmond Howitzer Battalion Artillery, 1st Company, Captain J C Shields

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was assigned to the Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, by Special Orders No.169, Paragraph III, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861.

Suspension Bridge to Centreville, 27 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was ordered to the road between Centreville and Fairfax Courthouse, three miles east Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 27 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Blackford, half a mile north of the road between Centreville and Fairfax Courthouse, three miles west of Centreville, Virginia, between 27 July and 11 August, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies B, C, F, and I, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, were stationed at Camp Blackford, half a mile north of the road between Centreville and Fairfax Courthouse, three miles west of Centreville, Virginia, between 27 July and 11 August, 1861.

Centreville to Fairfax Courthouse, 11 August, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 11 August, 1861, and was stationed on detached duty at Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 16 September, 1861.

Scouting expedition to Munson's Hill, east of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one & a quarter miles northwest of Bailey's Crossroad, & Mason's Hill, west of the Columbia Turnpike, one & a quarter miles southwest of Bailey's Crossroads, Fairfax County, Virginia, 3 September, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was ordered on a scouting expedition to Munson's Hill, east of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one and a quarter miles northwest of Bailey's Crossroad, and Mason's Hill, west of the Columbia Turnpike, one and a quarter miles southwest of Bailey's Crossroads, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 3 September, 1861, and was accompanied by Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army.

Special Orders No.424, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, Major J S Langhorne, 30th Virginia Cavalry, 4 October, 1861: Major J S Langhorne, 30th Virginia Cavalry, was granted a leave of absence for two weeks by Special Orders No.424, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 4 October, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was stationed at and in the vicinity of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 11 August and 16 October, 1861.

Withdrawal to Centreville, 16 October, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was ordered to the road between Centreville and Union Mills (Station), southwest of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 8 PM on 16 October, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, arrived at the road between Centreville and Union Mills (Station), southwest of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 10 PM on 16 October, 1861.

Special Orders No.327, Paragraph II, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 15 September, 1861: Special Orders No.317, Paragraph II and V, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 13 September, 1861, was rescinded and the Wise Troop, under the command of Captain C M Blackford, was ordered to remain with the Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, by Special Orders No.327, Paragraph II, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 15 September, 1861.

Franklin Rangers

The Franklin Rangers was accepted in state service at Franklin County, Virginia, on 20 May, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 16 June, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth & Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, 22 May, 1861: The Franklin Rangers was mustered in state service for one year at Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Lieutenant Colonel D A Langhorne, Provisional Army of Virginia, on 22 May, 1861.

Note: D A Langhorne was appointed lieutenant colonel, Provisional Army of Virginia, at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 26 April, 1861, and was assigned to command Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 19 June, 1861.

March to Manassas Junction, 17-21 June, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C. The company arrived at New Glasgow, Amherst County, Virginia, in the evening on 17 June, 1861, and at Rockfish, Nelson County, Virginia, in the evening on 18 June, 1861. The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, arrived at Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 19 June, 1861 (See Radford's Squadron Cavalry).

Charlottesville, Albemarle County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 19-21 June, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, arrived at Orange Courthouse, Orange County, in the evening on 19 June, 1861, and at Camp Henry, C George's, northwest of Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 20 June, 1861. The company arrived at White Sulphur Springs, on the Rappahannock River, four miles southeast of Waterloo, Fauquier County, Virginia, in the evening the same day and at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the evening on 21 June, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies C and D, were stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, between 21 and 24 June, 1861.

Advance to Centreville, 24 June, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, by Special Orders No.62, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861, dated 23 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies C and D, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, were stationed at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 24 and 29 June, 1861.

Centreville to Fairfax Courthouse, 29 June, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, arrived at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 29 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C.

Note: The Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B; the Black Horse Troop; the Hanover Light Dragoons, and the Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry were stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 29 June, 1861.

Reconnaissance to the Little River Turnpike, east of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 30 June, 1861: A detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies C and D, were ordered on a reconnaissance to the Little River Turnpike, east of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 30 June, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies C and D, were engaged in a skirmish at the Little River Turnpike, northwest of Cloud's Mills, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 2 AM on 30 June, 1861 (See the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry).

Picket Duty at Leesburg, 2-18 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, was ordered to Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, on 1 July, 1861, dated 27 June, 1861, and arrived via Centreville, Fairfax County, and Gum Spring, Loudoun County, Virginia, on 2 July, 1861.

Distribution of 30th Virginia Cavalry, 17 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies A and I, under the command of Major N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army, were stationed two/three miles southwest of Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia (See Evans' Demi/ Seventh Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac); Company B, under the command of Colonel P St G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry, west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia (See the Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac); Companies C, E, G, and H, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford and Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia (See the First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac); Company D, under the command of Colonel E Hunton, 8th Virginia Infantry, at Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia (See the 8th Virginia Infantry); Company F, under the command of Brigadier General R S Ewell, Confederate States Army, at Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia (See the Second Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac); Company K, under the command of Captain J Scott, cavalry, Confederate states Army, at Camp Scott, B Davis', three quarters of a mile west of Payne's Store, one mile west of Occoquan, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861 (See the Sixth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac).

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, was assigned to picket duty at Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, between 2 and 18 July, 1861.

Advance to F Lewis' farm, 18-19 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, under the command of Colonel E Hunton, 8th Virginia Infantry, was ordered to proceed by the old Carolina Road to F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 18 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th Virginia Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, H, and I; the Loudoun Cavalry; the Madison Cavalry/ Invincibles; and the Loudoun Artillery. The company arrived at O Buckner's farm, two and a half miles south of Gum Spring, Loudoun County, Virginia, in the evening on 18 July, 1861.

O Buckner's farm, two & a half miles south of Gum Spring, Loudoun County, Virginia, to F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, 19 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, was ordered to F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 19 July, 1861, and arrived at 12 PM the same day.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, was assigned to the Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Colonel P St G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry, at F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 19 July, 1861, and was assigned to Hale's Squadron Cavalry, under the command of Captain G W B Hale, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, in the morning on 20 July, 1861 (See the 19th Virginia Infantry).

Organisation of Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 21 July, 1861: Colonel P ST G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry; 8th Virginia Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, H, and I, Colonel E Hunton; 18th Virginia Infantry, Colonel R E Withers; 19th Virginia Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel J B Strange; 28th Virginia Infantry, Colonel R T Preston; 49th Virginia Infantry, Companies B, E, and H, Colonel W Smith; Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry, Acting Major & Captain F B Schaeffer; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies A and B, Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies B and D, Captain G W B Hale, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D; Madison Cavalry/ Invincibles, Captain W Thomas; Loudoun Cavalry, Captain W W Mead; section of Lynchburg Artillery, Captain H G Latham; Loudoun Artillery, Captain A L Rogers

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, was stationed in the vicinity of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

General pursuit to the Suspension Bridge, on Cub Run, one mile west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies B and D; the Black Horse Troop; and the Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, were ordered on a general pursuit to the Suspension Bridge, on Cub Run, one mile west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Union Mills (Station), on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, was ordered to Union Mills (Station), on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, was stationed at F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 24 July, 1861.

F Lewis' Farm to H Ball's Mill, 24 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, under the command of Colonel E Hunton, 8th Virginia Infantry, was ordered to Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.154 1/2, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 24 July, 1861, dated 23 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th Virginia Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, H; the Madison Cavalry/ Invincibles; the Loudoun Cavalry; and the Loudoun Artillery. The company arrived at Camp Berkeley, H Ball's Mill, on the south bank of Goose Creek, four miles northeast of Aldie, Loudoun County, Virginia, in the evening on 25 July, 1861.

Flint Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, 30 August-28 September, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, was ordered to Flint Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 30 August, 1861, and was stationed at and in the vicinity of Flint Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 30 August and 28 September, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D, was ordered to Gunnell's Crossroads, two miles southeast of Hunter's Mills, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 21 September, 1861.

Colonel P St G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry, Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 21 April, 1861: Captain P St G Cocke, Powhatan Troop, was appointed brigadier general/ colonel, Virginia Volunteers, at Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, on 21 April, 1861, and arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at the Mansion House Hotel, corner of Fairfax and Cameron Streets, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 22 April, 1861. Brigadier General/ Colonel P St G Cocke, Virginia Volunteers, was ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, at 7 AM on 28 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the Washington/ National Battalion Volunteers. He arrived at Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 28 April, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.49, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 19 June, 1861. Colonel P St G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry, was assigned to command the Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, by General Orders No.20, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861, and was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.328, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 15 September, 1861. He was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, on 21 October, 1861, and committed suicide at Belmead, on the James River, nine miles northwest of Powhatan Courthouse, Powhatan, Powhatan County, Virginia, on 26 December, 1861 (See the Garrison at Alexandria).

Note: Brigadier General/ Colonel P St G Cocke, Virginia Volunteers, was assigned to command the troops at Rappahannock, Culpeper, Madison, Green, Orange, Albemarle, Nelson, Amherst, Campbell, Bedford, Roanoke, Botetourt, and Craig Counties, by Special Orders No.39, Paragraph III, Headquarters of the Division, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 10 May, 1861.

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies B, C, F, and I, were assigned to the Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, by Special Orders No.169, Paragraph III, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861, and the 2nd Virginia Cavalry was assigned to the Third Brigade, First Division, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General J E B Stuart, Confederate States Army, General Orders No.18, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 22 October, 1861.

Reports

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.106: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp552-553
Captain J S Langhorne, Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry, dated in the vicinity of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 25 July, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT: Series I, Volume 51, Part I (Serial No.107), pp24-32
Colonel P St. G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry, Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, dated Camp Suspension Bridge, in the vicinity of the Suspension Bridge, on Cub Run, one mile west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1 August, 1861