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Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry

Arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, between 24 May and 5 July, 1861. Mustered in Confederate service for the war 8 June, 1861, and one year dated 1 July, 1861. Stationed west and east of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861

ACTING MAJOR & CAPTAIN F B SCHAEFFER
Captain F B Schaeffer, Beauregard Rifles, was appointed acting major, Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry, by Special Orders No.94, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861.

Unlettered Company Beauregard Rifles: First Lt. E H Cummins
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Phoenix Hall, northwest corner of King and Royal Streets, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 1 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Major G W Brent, Virginia Volunteers, on 1 May, 1861. The company was assigned to Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry, under the command of Acting Major & Captain F B Schaeffer, by Special Orders No.94, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861, and First Lieutenant E H Cummins, Beauregard Rifles, was assigned to command the company at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861 (See the 1st Virginia Infantry).

Unlettered Company Crescent Blues, Company B: CAPT. Mcg Goodwyn
The company was mustered in Confederate service for the war at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, by First Lieutenant C W Phifer, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 8 June, 1861, and was assigned to Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry, under the command of Acting Major & Captain F B Schaeffer, Beauregard Rifles, by Special Orders No.94, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861.
Unlettered Company New Market Volunteers: CAPT. H N B WOOD
The company was accepted in state service for one year at New Market, Nelson County, Virginia, on 7 June, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year at Camp Jefferson, on the grounds of the University of Virginia, one mile west of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, on 11 June, 1861. The company was assigned to Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry, under the command of Acting Major & Captain F B Schaeffer, Beauregard Rifles, by Special Orders No.94, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861 (See the 49th Virginia Infantry).

Organistion of Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry at first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Acting Major & Captain F B Schaeffer; Beauregard Rifles, First Lieutenant E H Cummins; Crescent Blues, Company B, Captain McG Goodwyn; New Market Volunteers, Captain H N B Wood

Sources

"A correspondent of the Alexandria Gazette is responsible for the following: The mother of a member of the National Rifles, now at Culpeper, having written to him that every blow struck by him against the Union was a lick at her, quaintly remarked: 'Well, old lady, you'll get a terrible licking before I am done with you'."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 6 May, 1861 - Camp anecdotes

"A few more men, willing to join a company fixing up for immediate service in Virginia, will be received in Company B, Crescent Blues, Capt. Goodwyn; armory at corner of Camp and Natchez streets. Uniforms are furnished by the Company. See Capt. Goodwyn's notice."

New Orleans Daily Crescent (New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana), 5 June, 1861 - Room for a few more

"Richmond, 4 June - Captain McG. Goodwyn. Your company (B, Crescent Blues,) offered for the war, is accepted and ordered to Richmond. L. P. Walker, Secretary of War."

New Orleans Daily Crescent (New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana), 6 June, 1861 - Company B, Crescent Blues

"This splendid company, which we have before referred, leaves today for Virginia."

New Orleans Daily Crescent (New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana), 17 June, 1861 - Company B, Crescent Blues

"We arrived here yesterday at 1 o'clock P. M., and proceeded immediately to Camp Davis or Jackson, situated in the suburbs of this place, about one mile off. After a little rest from the fatigue caused by marching up and down hill, we went immediately to work building our houses. This done, we were permitted to stroll about until 8 o'clock P. M.; during which time we had the pleasure of bidding adieu to a member of my old friends, members of Crescent Rifles, Company B, and American Rifles, who arrived in the same camp on 21st, and had received orders, and were marching out to the Railroad depot to proceed to Manassas Gap."

New Orleans Daily Crescent (New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana), 27 June, 1861 - Letter from a Crescent Blue: Lynchburg, Va., 23 June, 1861

Books/ Manuscripts

A Life in letters: Lieutenant Colonel Robert A. Hardaway in the Civil War and the New South, 6 July, 1861, Columbus State University

"He inspected the division, thus increased, consisting of the 2nd and 8th South Carolina regiments, the shattered remnants of Hampton's Legion, about 150 strong, whom we had received, (what with the killed, wounded, and those attending them, few were left in the field,) ans one company - partly of Marylanders, and partly of Crescent Blues of New Orleans."

Charleston 'Mercury Account', Battlefield of Bull Run 22 July - The Rebellion Record: A diary of American events with documents, narratives, illustrative incidents, poetry etc, with twelve portraits of steel, and various maps and diagrams, Second Volume, edited by Frank Moore, author of 'Diary of American Revolution'

"We remained long enough to inquire after the Crescent Blues, the fine independent corps commanded by that gallant and accomplished young officer, McGavock Goodwyn. The Blues are now attached to the 49th Virginia regiment, commanded by ex-Governor Smith, of whose gallant conduct in the battle of the 21st General Beauregard speaks in the most glowing terms."

"The Crescent Blues, we believe, acted as an artillery company, and had charge of a battery".

The Daily Delta (New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana), 24 July, 1861 - Jackson Barracks, Historical Military Data on Louisiana Militia, Volume 111, 16-30 July, 1861, pp130-134

"On the morning of the 21st, they were associated with the Beauregard Rifles, a Washington City company, and the New Market Guards, a Virginia company, all under the command of Captain Schaeffer, of the Beauregard Rifles, and ordered to support Latham's Battery a company of Lynchburg Artillery."

"A second and third time the acting Major of the Battalion directed a retreat, stating (so it is said) that the day was lost, and that to remain was to court swift and certain destruction. Captain Goodwyn then remarked that he and his company had come there to fight, and not to retreat, and begged to be permitted to remain. The permission was given, and Captain Goodwyn then called for volunteers. His call responded to by about fifty members of his own company; including Lieutenants Saunders and De Lisle, and a portion of the Beauregard Rifles. The rest of the battalion retired under orders of the commander. Captain Goodwyn and his followers continued to support Latham's Battery until they charged and captured Griffin's Battery (three piece) and turned its guns on the enemy."

"Goodwyn fell in with Col. Kershaw's, South Carolina Regiment, just as it was making the final charge on the enemy, and participated in the pursuit of the flying federalists as far as Centerville."

The Daily Delta (New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana), 13 August, 1861 - Jackson Barracks, Historical Military Data on Louisiana Militia, Volume 113, pp10-15

The Daily Delta (New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana), 25 August, 1861: Jackson Barracks, Historical Military Data on Louisiana Militia, Volume 113, pp159-160

"This company was composed of members of the Pelican Hook and Ladder Fire Company of New Orleans. It went to Virginia unattached and fought at Manassas with two other independent companies. In September, 1861, it was attached for one month to the 49th Virginia Infantry."

Lee's Tigers: The Louisiana Infantry in the Army of Northern Virginia, by Terry L Jones

"The National Rifles of Washington was a District of Columbia Militia Company. Captain Francis B Schaeffer led the majority of his hundred-man company across the river into Virginia service. They became Company F, 1st Virginia Infantry, called the Beauregard Rifles."

Marylanders in the Confederacy, by Daniel D Hartzler

The Virginia Regimental Histories Series, First Virginia Infantry, Third Edition, by L A Wallace, Jr.

Mapping the Civil War, featuring rare maps from the Library of Congress, by Christopher Nelson

The Virginia Regimental Histories Series, Forty-ninth Virginia Infantry, First Edition, No.547 of 1000, by L Reidenbaugh

Miscellaneous Disbanded Virginia Light Artillery, First Edition, No.372 of 1000, by R H Moore II

A Guide to Louisiana Confederate Military Units 1861-1865, by Arthur W Bergeron, Jr.

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

Notes

Beauregard Rifles

The Beauregard Rifles was accepted in state service for one year at Phoenix Hall, northwest corner of King and Royal Streets, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 1 April, 1861, and was assigned to the Washington/ National Battalion Volunteers, Company C, on 28 April, 1861.

Note: The National Volunteers, District of Columbia Militia, was stationed at Burch's stable, corner of West Fourteenth and North D Streets, Washington, D. C., on 16 January, 1861, and at Rainey's stables, on West Eighth Street, Washington, D. C., in the evening on 4 January, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Alexandria, Alexandria County, to Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, 28 April, 1861: The Beauregard Rifles 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, Companies A and B; Colonel P St G Cocke, Provisional Army of Virginia; and Lieutenant Colonel & Assistant Adjutant General S Jones, Provisional Army of Virginia. The company arrived at Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 28 April, 1861 (See the Garrison at Alexandria).

Mustered for one year, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 1 May, 1861: The Beauregard Rifles was mustered in state service for one year at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Major G W Brent, Virginia Volunteers, on 1 May, 1861.

Note: G W Brent was appointed major, Virginia Volunteers, at Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, on 2 May, 1861.

Organisation of Beauregard Rifles, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 1 May, 1861: Captain F B Schaeffer, First Lieutenant E H Cummins, Second Lieutenant G T Cox

Note: The Beauregard Rifles was stationed at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, between 29 April and 23 May, 1861, and at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, between 24 May and 22 June, 1861.

Advance to Stone Bridge, 22 June, 1861

The Beauregard Rifles was ordered southeast of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, by Special Orders No.61, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 22 June, 1861, and was stationed southeast of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, between 22 June and 21 July, 1861.

Special Orders No.94, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 6 July, 1861: The Crescent Blues, Company B, and the New Market Volunteers were temporarily detached and assigned to Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry, under the command of Acting Major & Captain F B Schaeffer, Beauregard Rifles, by Special Orders No.94, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861.

Note: The Crescent Blues, Company B, and the New Market Volunteers were stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861.

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

The Beauregard Rifles was stationed southeast of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

General pursuit towards Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: A detachment of the Beauregard Rifles, under the command of First Lieutenant E H Cummins, was ordered on a general pursuit towards Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the Beauregard Rifles and the Crescent Blues (50), Company B, under the command of Captain McG Goodwyn, Crescent Blues, Company B, was assigned to the 2nd South Carolina Infantry south of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861 (See the 2nd South Carolina Infantry).

Troops stationed one mile west of the Suspension Bridge, on Cub Run, in the afternoon 21 July, 1861: Acting Assistant General & First Lieutenant J H Hill, artillery, Confederate States Army, Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah; 2nd South Carolina Infantry, Colonel J B Kershaw; 8th South Carolina Infantry, Colonel E B C Cash; Hampton Legion Battalion Infantry, Senior Captain J Conner, Hampton Legion Battalion Infantry, Company A; Crescent Blues, Company B, Captain McG Goodwyn; Albemarle Light Horse, Captain J Scott, cavalry, Confederate States Army; Alexandria Artillery, Captain D Kemper

Southeast of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The Beauregard Rifles was stationed southeast of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 21 July, 1861.

Note: Captain F B Schaeffer, Beauregard Rifles, was ordered to Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.150, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 23 July, 1861.

Stone bridge to Centreville, 24 July, 1861

The Beauregard Rifles, under the command of First Lieutenant E H Cummins, was assigned to the 1st Virginia Infantry, Company F (2nd), at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.150, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 24 July, 1861, dated 23 July, 1861.

Note: Special Orders No.146, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, dated 22 July, 1861, was revoked and the Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.155, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 24 July, 1861, dated 23 July, 1861.

Special Orders No.298, Paragraph I, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 7 September, 1861: The 1st Virginia Infantry, Company F (2nd), was assigned to the Battalion Heavy Artillery, under the command of Captain I S Sterrett, Confederate States Navy, within the entrenched naval batteries at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.298, Paragraph I, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 7 September, 1861 (See the Entrenched Naval Batteries).

Note: The 1st Virginia Infantry, Company F (2nd), was assigned to the 1st Virginia Light Artillery, Company C (1st), dated September, 1861, and First Lieutenant E H Cummins, Second Lieutenant G T Cox, and Private W Bowie, were assigned to organise a Rocket Battery for the war, assigned to the First Corps, Army of the Potomac, by Special orders No.353, Paragraph I, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 23 September, 1861.

Mustered out, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 13 November, 1861: The 1st Virginia Light Artillery, Company C (1st), was discharged by General Orders No.71, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 5 November, 1861, dated 22 October, 1861, and was mustered out at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by First Lieutenant J Pelham, artillery, Confederate States Army, on 13 November, 1861.

Crescent Blues, Company B

The Crescent Blues, Company B, was accepted in Confederate service for the war and ordered to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by the Secretary of War L P Walker, on 4 June, 1861, and was stationed at the Armory, corner of Camp and Natchez Streets, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, on 7 June, 1861.

Organisation of Crescent Blues, Company B, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 8 June, 1861: Captain McG Goodwyn, First Lieutenant W G Crump, Second Lieutenant J H Sanders, Junior Second Lieutenant V G De L'Isle

Mustered for the war, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 8 June, 1861: The Crescent Blues, Company B, was mustered in Confederate service for the war at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, by First Lieutenant C W Phifer, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 8 June, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant C W Phifer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, resigned on 1 April, 1861, and was appointed first lieutenant, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 16 March, 1861. First Lieutenant C W Phifer, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was assigned to recruiting duty at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, on 8 April, 1861, and was ordered to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.86, Paragraph IV, Adjutant General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 2 July, 1861.

New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, 17-24 June, 1861: The Crescent Blues (97), Company B, was ordered to proceed by the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Railroad to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 June, 1861, and arrived at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861.

Note: The Crescent Blues, Company B, was assigned to an Independent Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Captain R A Hardaway, Hardaway's Alabama Volunteers/ Light Infantry, at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, between 28 June and 4 July, 1861 (See the Battalion Heavy Artillery).

Arrival at Manassas Junction, 5 July, 1861

The Crescent Blues, Company B, under the command of Captain R A Hardaway, Independent Alabama Volunteers/ Light Infantry, was ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 4 July, 1861, and was accompanied by Hardaway's Alabama Volunteers/ Light Infantry, the Madison Artillery/ Tips (Tipperarys), and the North Sumter Rifles. The company arrived at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 5 July, 1861.

Note: Captain R A Hardaway, Hardaway's Alabama Volunteers/ Light Infantry, was assigned to command the Crescent Blues, Company B; Hardaway's Alabama Volunteers/ Light Infantry, the Madison Artillery/ Tips (Tipperarys), and the North Sumter Rifles on 3 July, 1861.

Advance to Stone Bridge, 6 July, 1861

The Crescent Blues, Company B, was temporarily assigned to Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry, under the command of Acting Major & Captain F B Schaeffer, Beauregard Rifles, southeast of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, by Special Orders No.94, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861.

Note: The Crescent Blues, Company B, and the New Market Volunteers arrived southeast of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, on 6 July, 1861.

Special Orders No.124, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861: The Crescent Blues, Company B, was temporarily assigned to the 49th Virginia Infantry, under the command of Colonel W Smith, at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.124, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861 (See the 49th Virginia Infantry).

Organisation of 49th Virginia Infantry, 17 July, 1861: Colonel W Smith, Acting Lieutenant Colonel & Captain E Murray, Major C Smith; Company A, Captain W J Williams; Company B, Captain C B Christian; Company C, Captain H N B Wood; Company E, Captain M T Wheatley; Company F, Captain J B Norvill; Company G (1st), Captain R M Stribling; Company H, Acting Captain & First Lieutenant H C Ward; Unlettered Company, Captain G V Moody; Unlettered Company, Captain Mcg Goodwyn

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

The Crescent Blues, Company B, was stationed southeast of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Note: Second Lieutenant J H Sanders, Crescent Blues, Company B, was assigned to a 6 pounder smoothbore of the Lynchburg Artillery, under the command of Second Lieutenant W J Folks, during the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861 (See the Lynchburg Artillery).

General pursuit towards Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: A detachment of the Crescent Blues, Company B, was ordered on a general pursuit towards Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The Crescent Blues (50), Company B, and a detachment of the Beauregard Rifles, under the command of Captain McG Goodwyn, Crescent Blues, Company B, were assigned to the 2nd South Carolina Infantry south of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861 (See the 2nd South Carolina Infantry).

List of killed, etc, Crescent Blues, Company B, at the first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Wounded 1, total 1

Note: The Crescent Blues, Company B, was stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 5 August, 1861, and the Crescent Blues (87), Company B, 49th Virginia Infantry, Unlettered Company, at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 16 September, 1861.

Organisation of 7th Louisiana Battalion Infantry, Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 27 November, 1861: Major H St Paul; Company A, Louisiana Foot Rifles, 1st Company, First Lieutenant E Macoin; Company B, Catahoula Guerrillas, Captain J W Buhoup; Company C, Crescent Blues, Company B, Captain McG Goodwyn

Note: The Crescent Blues, Company B, was assigned to the 7th Louisiana Battalion Infantry, Company C, under the command of Acting Major & Captain H St Paul, Louisiana Foot Rifles, 1st Company, dated October, 1861, and the 7th Louisiana Battalion Infantry was temporarily assigned to the 1st Louisiana Zouaves Battalon Infantry, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G A G Coppens, on 31 May, 1862 (See the Washington Battalion Artillery).

Organisation of Louisiana Zouaves & Chasseurs Battalion Infantry (210), 31 May, 1862: Lieutenant Colonel G A G Coppens; 1st Louisiana Zouaves Battalion Infantry, Major W C Hyllested; Company A, Captain L Lange; Company B, Captain F De Bordenave; Company C, Captain H H Zacharie; Company D, Captain N Lauve; Company F, Captain M A Coppens; 7th Louisiana Battalion Infantry, Major H St Paul; Company A, Louisiana Foot Rifles, 1st Company, Captain E Macoin; Company B, Catahoula Guerrillas, Captain S W Spencer; Company C, Crescent Blues, Company B, Captain McG Goodwyn

Note: The 7th Louisiana Battalion Infantry, Company C, was assigned to the 15th Louisiana Infantry, Company K, under the command of Colonel E Pendleton, on 25 July, 1862.

New Market Volunteers

The New Market Volunteers was stationed at Camp Jefferson, on the grounds of the University of Virginia, one mile west of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, on 11 June, 1861.

Note: The New Market Volunteers was accepted in state service for one year at New Market, Nelson County, Virginia, by Colonel A A Witt, 28th Virginia Militia (Nelson County), on 7 June, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Camp Jefferson, on the grounds of the University of Virginia, one mile west of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, 11 June, 1861: The New Market Volunteers was mustered in state service for one year at Camp Jefferson, on the grounds of the University of Virginia, one mile west of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, on 11 June, 1861.

Organisation of New Market Volunteers, 11 June, 1861: Captain H N B Wood, First Lieutenant G R Giles, Second Lieutenant J C Cabell

Advance to Stone Bridge, 6 July, 1861

The New Market Volunteers was temporarily assigned to Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry, under the command of Acting Major & Captain F B Schaeffer, Beauregard Rifles, southeast of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, by Special Orders No.94, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861.

Note: The New Market Volunteers and the Crescent Blues, Company B, arrived southeast of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, on 6 July, 1861.

Special Orders No.124, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861: The New Market Volunteers was assigned to the 49th Virginia Infantry, Company C, under the command of Colonel W Smith, at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.124, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861 (See the 49th Virginia Infantry).

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

The 49th Virginia Infantry, Company C, was stationed southeast of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 49th Virginia Infantry was temporarily assigned to garrison duty at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, under the command of Colonel G H Terrett, Provisional Army of Virginia, by Special Orders No.179, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 28 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, between 28 July, 1861, and 8 March, 1862.

Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry

The Beauregard Rifles, the Crescent Blues, Company B, and the New Market Volunteers were temporarily assigned to Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry, under the command of Acting Major & Captain F B Schaeffer, Beauregard Rifles, by Special Orders No.94, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861, and Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry was stationed at Lewis' Ford, northwest and southeast of the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

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: Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry 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 the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, on 18 July, 1861 (See the 19th Virginia Infantry).

Colonel P St G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry, Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 23 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.

Reports

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

Orders of Battle

The above painting, 'The Fourth Alabama', is by Don Troiani, modern America's finest historical artist.

Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac

Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry

ACTING MAJOR & CAPTAIN F B SCHAEFFER Captain F B Schaeffer, Beauregard Rifles, was appointed acting major, Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry, by Special Orders No.94, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861.

Sources

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Notes

Beauregard Rifles

Advance to Stone Bridge, 22 June, 1861

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

Stone bridge to Centreville, 24 July, 1861

Crescent Blues, Company B

Arrival at Manassas Junction, 5 July, 1861

Advance to Stone Bridge, 6 July, 1861

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

New Market Volunteers

Advance to Stone Bridge, 6 July, 1861

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry

Reports

Orders of Battle

ACTING MAJOR & CAPTAIN F B SCHAEFFER
Captain F B Schaeffer, Beauregard Rifles, was appointed acting major, Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry, by Special Orders No.94, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861.