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First Brigade, First Division

Colonel J L Chatfield, 3rd Connecticut Infantry

Colonel J L Chatfield, 3rd Connecticut Infantry

Third Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in United States service for three months 14 May, 1861. Arrived at Washington, D. C., 23 May, 1861

COLONEL J L CHATFIELD
Brigadier General J Arnold, Second Brigade, Connecticut Militia, was appointed colonel, 3rd Connecticut Infantry, on 9 May, 1861, and resigned due to ill health on 29 May, 1861. Major J L Chatfield, 1st Connecticut Infantry, was appointed colonel, 3rd Connecticut Infantry, on 31 May, 1861 (See the 1st Connecticut Infantry).

LIEUTENANT COLONEL A G BRADY
Lieutenant Colonel A G Brady, 3rd Connecticut Infantry, refused to recognise the authority of Colonel J L Chatfield, 3rd Connecticut Infantry, and was arrested for mutiny. He was held, without trial, until final muster out on 12 August, 1861.

MAJOR A WARNER
A Warner was appointed major, 3rd Connecticut Infantry, on 7 May, 1861, and acting lieutenant colonel, 3rd Connecticut Infantry, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Company A/ Rifle Company A American Mechanic Rifles: CAPT. G N LEWIS
The company was accepted in state service for three months at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 23 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Williams, State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Albany Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, by Colonel G Loomis, 5th United States Infantry, on 11 May, 1861.
Company B/ Rifle Company B Meriden Rifles: CAPT. J R COOK
The company was accepted in state service for three months at Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, dated April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Williams, State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Albany Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, by Colonel G Loomis, 5th United States Infantry, on 14 May, 1861.
Company C/ Rifle Company C Brewster Rifles: CAPT. S J ROOT
The company was accepted in state service for three months at New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, dated April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Williams, State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Albany Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, by Colonel G Loomis, 5th United States Infantry, on 14 May, 1861.
Company D/ Rifle Company D Norwich City Rifles: CAPT. E HARLAND
The company was accepted in state service for three months at Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, on 22 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Williams, State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Albany Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, by Colonel G Loomis, 5th United States Infantry, on 11 May, 1861.
Company E/ Rifle Company E Hartford Invincibles: CAPT. J A NELSON
The company was accepted in state service for three months at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 24 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Williams, State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Albany Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, by Colonel G Loomis, 5th United States Infantry, on 11 May, 1861.
Company F/ Rifle Company F Stamford Rifles: CAPT. A STEVENS
The company was accepted in state service for three months at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, on 18 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Williams, State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Albany Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, by Colonel G Loomis, 5th United States Infantry, on 14 May, 1861.
Company G/ Infantry Company A: CAPT. D FOWLER
The company was accepted in state service for three months at South Norwalk, Huron County, Connecticut, dated April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Williams, State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Albany Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, by Colonel G Loomis, 5th United States Infantry, on 14 May, 1861.
Company H/ Infantry Company B New Haven City Guards: CAPT. D KLEIN
The company was accepted in state service for three months at New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, on 25 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Williams, State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Albany Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, by Colonel G Loomis, 5th United States Infantry, on 11 May, 1861.
Company I/ Infantry Company C Union Reserved Guards: CAPT. J E MOORE
The company was accepted in state service for three months at Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, on 23 April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Williams, State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Albany Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, by Colonel G Loomis, 5th United States Infantry, on 14 May, 1861.
Company K/ Infantry Company D: CAPT. F FRYE
The company was accepted in state service for three months at Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, dated April, 1861, and was mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Williams, State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Albany Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, by Colonel G Loomis, 5th United States Infantry, on 11 May, 1861.
Drum Corps: Drum Maj. L B Fanin
Fife Corps: Fife Maj. W R Miller

Organisation of 3rd Connecticut Infantry at the first battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861: Colonel J L Chatfield, Lieutenant Colonel A G Brady*, Major A Warner; Infantry Company A, Captain D Fowler; Infantry Company B, New haven City Guards, Captain D Klein; Infantry Company C, Union Reserved Guards, Captain J E Moore; Infantry Company D, Captain F Frye; Rifle Company A, American Mechanic Rifles, Captain G N Lewis; Rifle Company B, Meriden Rifles, Captain J R Cook; Rifle Company C, New Haven Rifles, Captain S J Root; Rifle Company D, Norwich City Rifles, Captain E Harland; Rifle Company E, Hartford Invincibles, Captain J A Nelson; Rifle Company F, Stamford Rifles, Captain A Stevens

*Not present at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861

Sources

"The Mechanic Rifles, Rifle Co. A. of the Third Regiment, numbering 90 men, elected their officers yesterday."

Hartford Daily Courant (Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut), 24 April, 1861

"The Mechanic Rifles, Capt. George N. Lewis, and the Hartford Invincibles, Capt. John Nelson, have gone into quarters at the Arsenal."

Hartford Daily Courant (Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut), 27 April, 1861

"The Hon. James Brewster, of New Haven, is to uniform and equip the Brewster Rifle Company of that city at his own expense."

Hartford Daily Courant (Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut), 27 April, 1861 - West Hartford

"Rifle Company D., Capt. Harland, left Norwich yesterday afternoon for the rendezvous at Hartford. The company has its full compliment of men, seventy seven men, and is said to be quite proficient in drill."

New London Daily Chronicle (New London, New London County, Connecticut), 30 April, 1861

"Yesterday the Third Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers arrived in this city, and proceeded to their camping ground near the First and Second Connecticut Regiments, just east of Seventh Street Park. This regiment arrived Thursday evening, on the steamship Cahawba, but getting aground off the Arsenal wharf, did not succeed in landing until Friday morning. The regiment numbers about 800, and are armed with muskets altered to percussion locks, but are to have the Minie rifle in a few days."

National Republican (Washngton, D. C.), 25 May, 1861 - Arrival of another Connecticut regiment

"Yesterday, the Third Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers arrived in this city, and proceeded to their camping ground near the First and Second Connecticut Regiments, just east of the Seventh Street Park. This regiment arrived Thursday evening, on the steamship Cahawba, but getting aground off the Arsenal wharf, did not succeed in landing until Friday morning. The regiment numbers about 800, and are armed with muskets altered to percussion locks, but are to have the Minie rifle in a few days. Their uniform is of various styles, some having the State uniform like the First and Second, and the others a dark blue, trimmed with green on a wide green stripe."

Evening Star (Washngton, D. C.), 25 May, 1861 - The Third Connecticut Regiment

"Falls Church, Va., 3-6 July a.m. - The Second Regiment of Maine Volunteers having crossed the river, have taken post here. They encamped in Mt. Clover's hay field. Their commander is Colonel C. D. Jameson, and they number (here) 700 men, though today they expect to be joined by 300 more. This regiment is thus a mile in the most advanced position, their camp being one mile nearer Fairfax Courthouse - from which it is but eight and a half miles distant - than the camp of the First and Second Connecticut regiments at Taylor's Tavern, and the Third Connecticut and Third Maine in the immediate vicinity of the same point."

National Republican (Washngton, D. C.), 3 July, 1861 - Movement of troops into Virginia

Books/ Manuscripts

Wooden nutmegs at Bull Run: a humorous account of some of the exploits and experiences of the three months Connecticut brigade, and the part they bore in the national stampede, by Elnathan B Tyler

The Norwich Memorial: The annals of Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, in the Great Rebellion of 1861-65, by Malcolm McG. Dana, pastor of the Second Congregational Church, Norwich, Conn.

History of Danbury, Conn., 1684-1896 from notes and manuscript left by James Montgomery Bailey, compiled with additions by Susan Benedict Hill

Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations, infantry, cavalry, and artillery, in the service of the United States, 1861-1865, with additional enlistments, casualties, &c., &c., and brief summaries, showing the operations and service of the several regiments and batteries, prepared from records in the Adjutant General's Office, published by order of the legislative, C M Ingersoll, Adjutant General

Record of service of Connecticut men in the army and navy of the United States during the War of the Rebellion, compiled by authority of the General Assembly under direction of the adjutants general, Brig. Gen. Stephen R. Smith, Adjutant General, 1885-1886; Brig. Gen. Frederick E. Camp, Adjutant General, 1887-1888; Brig. Gen. Lucius A. Barbour, Adjutant General, 1889; Col. George M. White, Adjutant General, from 1885, Hartford, Connecticut

The military and civil history of Connecticut during the war of 1861-65: Comprising a detailed account of the various regiments and batteries, through march, encampment, bivouac, and battle, also instances of distinguished personal gallantry, and biographical sketches of many heroic soldiers, together with a record of the patriotic action of citizens at home, and of the liberal support furnished by the state in its executive and legislative departments, by W A Croffut and John M Morris

The Union Army: A history of military affairs in the loyal states 1861-65, records of the regiments in the Union Army, cyclopedia of battles, memoirs of commanders and soldiers, Volume 1, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware

Notes

The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months on 15 April, 1861, and was accepted in state service for three months at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 22 April, 1861.

General Orders No.254, General Headquarters, State of Connecticut, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, 22 April, 1861: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was accepted in state service by General Orders No.254, General Headquarters, State of Connecticut, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 22 April, 1861.

General Orders No.261, General Headquarters, State of Connecticut, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, 26 April, 1861: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was ordered to rendezvous at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, by General Orders No.261, General Headquarters, State of Connecticut, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 29 April, 1861, dated 26 April, 1861.

State Arsenal, corner of Main & Pavilion Streets, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, Rifle Companies A & E, 27 April, 1861: The American Mechanic Rifles and the Hartford Invincibles were stationed at the State Arsenal, corner of Main and Pavilion Streets, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 27 April, 1861.

Note: J A Nelson, Esq., was appointed captain, Hartford Invincibles, at Nelson's Gymnasium, Ely's Block, No.173 Main Street, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, in the evening on 24 April, 1861.

Norwich, New London County, to Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, Rifle Company D, 29 April, 1861: The Norwich City Rifles was ordered to proceed by the New London & Northern Railroad to Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, in the afternoon on 29 April, 1861.

Note: Frye's company was stationed at Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, on 30 April, 1861.

State Arsenal, corner of Main & Pavilion Streets, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, 2 May, 1861: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was ordered to the State Arsenal, corner of Main and Pavilion Streets, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 2 May, 1861.

Note: Lieutenant Colonel L Woodhouse, Division Inspecctor, Connecticut Militia, was temporarily assigned to command the 3rd Connecticut Infantry at the State Arsenal, corner of Main and Pavilion Streets, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 2 May, 1861 (See the Sixth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania).

South Gun House, State Arsenal, corner of Main & Pavilion Streets, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, Rifle Companies A, E, & F, 3 May, 1861: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry, Rifle Companies A, E, and F, were stationed at the South Gun House, State Arsenal, corner of Main and Pavilion Streets, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 3 May, 1861.

Note: G N Lewis, Esq., was appointed captain, American Mechanic Rifles, at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, in the evening on 24 April, 1861, and the 3rd Connecticut Infantry, Rifle Companies A, E, and F, were mustered in state service for three months at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, by Colonel L Woodhouse, 3rd Connecticut Infantry, on 4 May, 1861.

Camp Williams, State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on the Albany Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, 8 May, 1861: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry arrived at Camp Williams, State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Albany Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 8 May, 1861.

Mustered for three months, Camp Williams, State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Albany Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, 11 & 14 May, 1861: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry, Infantry Companies B and D and Rifle Companies A, D, and E, were mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Williams, State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Albany Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, by Colonel G Loomis, 5th United States Infantry, on 11 May, 1861, and Infantry Companies A and C and Rifle Companies B, C, and F on 14 May, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was stationed at Camp Williams, State Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on Albany Avenue, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, between 8 and 20 May, 1861.

Hartford to Washington, 20-23 May, 1861

The 3rd Connecticut Infantry (780) was ordered to proceed by the Hartford & New Haven Railroad at Union Station, corner of Asylum and Union Place, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, to New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, at 3.30 PM on 20 May, 1861, and arrived at Grand Street, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, at 6 PM the same day. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the steamer Cahawba to Washington, D. C., at 8/8.30 PM on 20 May, 1861, and arrived on the Potomac River at the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C, in the afternoon on 23 May, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry embarked on the steamer Cahawba at Long Wharf, New Haven Harbour, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, in the evening on 20 May, 1861.

Department of Washington, 23 May-24 June, 1861

The 3rd Connecticut Infantry disembarked at the United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C, in the morning on 24 May, 1861.

United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, to J A Smith's Park, east of Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., 24 May, 1861: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry arrived at Camp Douglass/ Welles, woods east of J A Smith's Park, east of Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., on 24 May, 1861.

Special Orders No.107, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., 27 May, 1861: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was assigned to Brigadier General D Tyler, Connecticut Militia, by Special Orders No.107, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 27 May, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was stationed at Camp Douglass/ Welles, woods east of J A Smith's Park, east of Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., between 24 May and 23 June, 1861, and Colonel J Arnold, 3rd Connecticut Infantry, resigned due to ill health on 29 May, 1861. Major J L Chatfield, 1st Connecticut infantry, was appointed colonel, 3rd Connecticut Infantry, on 31 May, 1861.

Department of Northeastern Virginia, 24 June-29 July, 1861

The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was ordered across the Chain/ Little Falls Bridge, on the Potomac River, D. C., at 6/7 PM on 23 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp McDowell/ Tyler, W Taylor's Tavern, north of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one mile southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 3 AM 24 June, 1861.

Special Orders No.26, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, 6 July, 1861: The 1st Connecticut Infantry, the 2nd Connecticut Infantry, the 3rd Connecticut Infantry, the 2nd Maine Infantry, and Varian's Light Artillery were assigned to Colonel E D Keyes, 11th United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.26, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861.

Note: Colonel E D Keyes, 11th United States Infantry, arrived at Camp McDowell/ Tyler, W Taylor's Tavern, north of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one mile southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 6 July, 1861.

General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, 8 July, 1861: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was assigned to the First Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel E D Keyes, 11th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861.

Disposition of First Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, 15 July, 1861: Brigadier General E D Keyes, 11th United States Infantry, Headquarters, Camp McDowell/ Tyler, W Taylor's Tavern, north of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one mile southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia; 1st Connecticut Infantry, Colonel G S Burnham, Camp McDowell/ Tyler, Galpin's Well, a quarter of a mile south of W Taylor's Tavern, north of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one mile southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia; 2nd Connecticut Infantry, Colonel A H Terry, Camp McDowell/ Tyler, a quarter of a mile northwest of W Taylor's Tavern, north of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one mile southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia; 3rd Connecticut Infantry, Colonel J L Chatfield, Camp McDowell/ Tyler, W Taylor's Tavern, north of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one mile southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia; 2nd Maine Infantry, Colonel C D Jameson, Camp Hamlin, W Clover's farm, Cloverdale, on the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, northeast and southwest of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, Captain J E Harrison, Camp McDowell/ Tyler, south of W Taylor's Tavern, north of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one mile southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia; Varian's Light Artillery, Captain J M Varian, Camp McDowell/ Tyler, a quarter of a mile south of W Taylor's Tavern, north of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one mile southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia

Note: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was stationed at Camp McDowell/ Tyler, W Taylor's Tavern, north of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one mile southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 24 June and 16 July, 1861.

Advance to Centreville, 16-18 July, 1861

The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike to Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 2/3 PM on 16 July, 1861, and arrived south of Vienna, via Old Courthouse, a quarter of a mile southeast of Freedom Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening the same day.

Vienna to Piney Branch, three miles west of Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6 AM on 17 July, 1861, and arrived by the road between Germantown and Flint Hill at Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 1 PM the same day. The regiment was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 17 July, 1861, and arrived at Piney Branch, three miles west of Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening the same day.

Advance of First Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, 8/9 AM 17 July, 1861: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry and the 3rd Connecticut Infantry were stationed at woods west of the road between Flint Hill and Vienna, north of Flint Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 8/9 AM on 17 July, 1861 (See the 2nd Maine Infantry).

Piney Branch, three miles west of Germantown, to heights a quarter of a mile east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 18 July, 1861: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 7 AM on 18 July, 1861, and arrived north of the road between Centreville and Fairfax Courthouse, a quarter of a mile east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 10 AM the same day.

First battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861

The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was stationed north of the road between Centreville and Fairfax Courthouse, a quarter of a mile east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The3rd Connecticut Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Warrenton Turnpike to the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, at 2 AM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was stationed as a reserve at the junction of the road between the Warrenton Turnpike and Ball's Ford, one and a quarter miles east of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to A Van Pelt's/ Avon, half a mile northwest of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was ordered across Farm Ford to northwest of A Van Pelt's/ Avon, half a mile northwest of the Stone Bridge, on Bull Run River, at 12.30 PM on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was ordered to J Robinson's, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, at 2 PM on 21 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd Maine Infantry (See the 2nd Maine Infantry).

Note: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was stationed half a mile southwest of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Withdrawal to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was ordered north of the road between Centreville and Fairfax Courthouse, a quarter of a mile east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 PM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry, Rifle Company A, was assigned to duty guarding the baggage at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp McDowell/ Tyler, Taylor's Tavern, one mile southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 AM on 22 July, 1861.

Retreat to Washington, 21-22 July, 1861

The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was ordered to Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 21 July, 1861, and was accompanied by a detachment of the 2nd Maine Infantry. The regiment arrived at Camp McDowell/ Tyler, W Taylor's Tavern, on the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one mile southwest of Falls Church, via Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6 AM on 22 July, 1861.

Camp McDowell/ Tyler, W Taylor's Tavern, north of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one mile southwest of Falls Church to Riley's/ Upton's Hill, one & a half miles southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22 July, 1861: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was ordered to Riley's/ Upton's Hill, one and a half miles southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 22 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp Upton, on Riley's/ Upton's Hill, one and a half miles southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 11 PM the same day (See the 1st Ohio Infantry and the 2nd Ohio Infantry).

Note: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry and the 2nd Connecticut Infantry were stationed at Camp Upton, on Riley's/ Upton's Hill, half a mile east of W Taylor's Tavern, on the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one mile southwest of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 22 July, 1861.

List of killed, etc, 3rd Connecticut Infantry, 21 July, 1861: Company A, w 1, m 1, t 2; Company B, w 4, t 4; Company C, m 2, t 2; Company D, k 2, w 2, m 1, t 5; Company E, k 1, w 2, m 1; t 4; Company F, w 1, m 3, t 4; Company G, w 1, m 1, t 2; Company H, w 3, m 1, t 4; Company I, k 1, w 2, m 1, t 4; Company K, k 1, m 3, t 4; Killed 5, wounded 16, missing 14, total 35

Return of casualties in the 3rd Connecticut Infantry, First Brigade, First Division, Army of Northeastern Virginia, at the battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861: Killed 4, wounded 13, captured/missing 18, total 35

Camp Upton, on Riley's/ Upton's Hill, one & a half miles southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, to Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 23 July, 1861: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry arrived at Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 7 PM on 23 July, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was stationed at Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, between 23 and 29 July, 1861.

Rendezvous at Union Hall building, corner of West Sixth Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., 24 July, 1861: The 2nd Maine Infantry, the 12th New York Infantry, the 2nd Michigan Infantry, the 3rd Michigan Infantry, the 1st Massachusetts Infantry, the 1st Connecticut Infantry, the 2nd Connecticut Infantry, and the 3rd Connecticut Infantry were ordered to rendezvous at Union Hall building, corner of West Sixth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., at 12 PM on 24 July, 1861.

Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, to Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., 29 July, 1861: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was ordered to Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., at 5 PM on 29 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Keyes, on Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., between 29 July and 5 August, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was stationed at Camp Keyes, on Meridian Hill, west of Fourteenth Street Road, D. C., between 29 July and 7 August, 1861.

Official list of casualties of 3rd Connecticut Infantry at first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861: Company A, w 1, m 1; Company B, w 4; Company C, w 2; Company D, k 1, w 2, m 1; Company E, k 1, w 1, m 3; Company I, k 1, w 2, m 1; Company K, k 1, w 1, m 3; Total, k 4, w 13, m 9

Washington to Hartford, 7-9 August, 1861

The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, in the afternoon on 7 August, 1861, and arrived at Camden Station, corner of South Howard and Camden Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 9.50 PM the same day. The regiment arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 7 August, 1861, and by the steamer John Potter on the North/ Hudson River at New York City, New York County, New York, via South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, at 9 PM on 8 August, 1861. The regiment was ordered to proceed by the steamer Elm City on the North/ Hudson River to Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, in the evening the same day and arrived at 1 PM on 9 August, 1861.

Mustered out, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, 12 August, 1861: The 3rd Connecticut Infantry was mustered out at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, by Colonel G Loomis, 5th United States Infantry, on 12 August, 1861.

Colonel E D Keyes, 11th United States Infantry, First Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, 18 June, dated 14 May, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel E D Keyes, Military Secretary to Brevet Lieutenant General & Major General W Scott, United States Army, was stationed at Washington, D. C., on 4 March, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to New York City, New York County, New York, in the evening on 3 April, 1861. He was accompanied by Captain M C Meigs, United States Corps Engineers, and First Lieutenant D D Porter, United States Navy, and arrived by the Camden & Amboy Railroad at New York City, New York County, New York, via Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the morning on 4 April, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel E D Keyes, Military Secretary to Brevet Lieutenant General & Major General W Scott, United States Army, was assigned to assist in the organisation of an expedition to relieve Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, between 6 and 9 April, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the steamer Baltic to Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 5.30 AM on 21 April, 1861 (See the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G). Lieutenant Colonel E D Keyes was accompanied by the 12th New York State Militia, under the command of Colonel D Butterfield, and arrived at Annapolis Roads, two and a half miles southeast of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 8/9 PM on 23 April, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington). He was assigned to Governor E D Morgan, New York, at Albany, Albany County, New York, between 2 and 22 May, 1861, and was appointed colonel, 11th United States Infantry, at New York City, New York County, New York, by General Orders No.33, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861. Colonel E D Keyes, 11th United States Infantry, was assigned to command the 1st Connecticut Infantry, the 2nd Connecticut Infantry, the 3rd Connecticut Infantry, the 2nd Maine Infantry, and Varian's Light Artillery by Special Orders No.26, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861, and the First Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861. He was appointed brigadier general, United States Volunteers, by General Orders No.62, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 20 August, 1861, dated 17 May, 1861.

Brigadier General D Tyler, Connecticut Militia, First Division, McDowell's Army, 10 May, 1861: D Tyler was appointed colonel, 1st Connecticut Infantry, on 23 April, 1861, and brigadier general, Connecticut Militia, on 10 May, 1861. Brigadier General D Tyler, Connecticut Militia, arrived at Camp McDowell/ Tyler, a quarter of a mile south of W Taylor's Tavern, north of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one mile southwest of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861, and was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the evening on 6 July, 1861. He was assigned to command the First Division, McDowell's Army, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861, and was mustered out on 11 August, 1861.

Note: Cadets J C Audenried, P H O'Rorke, and E Upton, United States Military Academy, were ordered to Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 3 July, 1861. Cadet J C Audenried, United States Military Academy, was appointed second lieutenant, 1st United States Cavalry, Company F; Cadet P H O'Rorke, United States Military Academy, brevet second lieutenant, United States Corps Engineers; and Cadet E Upton, United States Military Academy, second lieutenant, 4th United States Artillery, Company H, by General Orders No.41, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 July, 1861, dated 24 June, 1861, and were assigned to special duty as drill instructors at Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 3 July, 1861. Second Lieutenant J C Audenried, 1st United States Cavalry, Company F; Brevet Second Lieutenant P H O'Rorke, United States Corps Engineers; and Second Lieutenant E Upton, 4th United States Artillery, Company H, were appointed aide de camps to Brigadier General D Tyler, Connecticut Militia, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

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Colonel J L Chatfield, Third Connecticut Infantry

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Colonel E D Keyes, Eleventh United States Infantry, First Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, dated Meridian Hill, D. C., 25 July, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.16: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp348-352
Brigadier General D Tyler, Connecticut Militia, First Division, McDowell's Army, dated Washington, D. C., 27 July, 1861