Army of Pennsylvania

Fourth Brigade, First Division

Colonel D S Miles, Second United States Infantry

Ninth Pennsylvania Infantry

Col. H C Longnecker

The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months and was accepted in state service for three months at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 15 April, 1861.

Carlisle, Cumberland County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company C, 20 April, 1861: The Sumner Rifles (90) arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 20 April, 1861.

Allentown, Lehigh County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company D, 20 April, 1861: The Allentown/ Catasaqua Rifles (107) arrived at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 20 April, 1861.

Chester, Delaware County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company I, 21 April, 1861: The Union Blues arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 21 April, 1861.

Gastonville, Washington County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company G, 21 April, 1861: The Easton Yeagers arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 21 April, 1861.

St Clair, Washington County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company H, 21 April, 1861: The St Clair/ Wetherill Rifles arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 21 April, 1861.

West Chester, Chester County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Companies, A, E, & F, 22 April, 1861: The National Guards (300), under the command of Captain H R Guss, was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia & Comlumbia Branch, Pennsylvania Railroad, to Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 22 April, 1861.

Note: The National Guards, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Companies, were assigned to the 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, E, and F, at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 22 and 24 April, 1861.

Port Carbon, Schuylkill County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company K, 22 April, 1861: The Keystone Rifles arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 22 April, 1861.

Mustered for three months, Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 22, 23, & 24 April, 1861: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies B, E, and F, were mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Captain S G Simmons, 7th United States Infantry, Company H, on 22 April, 1861; Companies C, I, and K on 23 April, 1861; and Companies A, D, G, and H on 24 April, 1861.

Organisation of Third Regiment, First Brigade (Schuylkill County), Pennsylvania Militia: Colonel J Jennings, Lieutenant Colonel L Herwig, Major Siegfrid; Marion Rifles, Captain J K Siegfrid; Keystone Rifles, Captain R Matthews; Wynkoop Artillery, Captain W Wynlack; Wetherill Rifles, Captain C Krebs; German Rifles, Captain J Schram

Organisation of 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, 24 April, 1861: Colonel H C Longnecker, Lieutenant Colonel W H H Hangen, Major C Glantz; Company A, National Guards, 1st Company, Captain H R Guss; Company B, Brady Alpines, Captain W Sirwell; Company C, Sumner Rifles, Captain C Kuhns; Company D, Allentown/ Catasaqua Rifles, Captain G D Hand; Company E, National Guards, 2nd Company, Captain J F Andress; Company F, National Guards, 3rd Company, Captain S Huffty, Jr.; Company G, Easton Yeagers, Captain R A Graeffe; Company H, St Clair/ Wetherill Rifles, Captain E Farne; Company I, Union Blues, Captain H B Edwards; Company K, Keystone Rifles, Captain M Byrnes

Camp Curtin, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, to West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 3 May, 1861: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Pennsylvania Railroad to West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 3 May, 1861, and arrived by the West Chester Branch, Pennsylvania Railroad, at West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, at 9 PM the same day.

Camp Wayne, old Chester County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, south of West Chester Courthouse, on High Street, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, 9 May, 1861: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry and 11th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived at Camp Wayne, old Chester County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, south of West Chester Courthouse, on High Street, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, on 9 May, 1861 (See the Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Note: Camp Wayne was set up at the old Chester County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, south of West Chester Courthouse, on High Street, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, on 2 May, 1861, and the 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies B and D, were stationed at Horticultural Hall, on North High Street; Company I at the Pennsylvania Railroad Station, on Market Street; and Companies C and K at West Chester Court House, on High Street, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 3 May, 1861.

Organisation of Second Brigade, Pennsylvania Volunteers, 9 May, 1861: Brigadier General G C Wynkoop, Pennsylvania Volunteers; 1st Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel S Yohe; 2nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel F S Stumbaugh; 3rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel F P Minier; 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel H C Longnecker; 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel T A Ziegle

Note: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry was assigned to the Second Brigade, Pennsylvania Volunteers, under the command of Brigadier General G C Wynkoop, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by Special Orders No.6, Division Headquarters, York, York County, Pennsylvania, on 9 May, 1861.

Camp Wayne, old Chester County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, south of West Chester Courthouse, on High Street, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, to Hares Corner, two miles west of New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, 26 May, 1861: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed by the West Chester & Medina Railroad to Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, at 6 AM on 26 May, 1861, and arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad via Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 11 AM the same day. The regiment was ordered to G McGrone's, southwest of the Hares Corner, two miles west of New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, in the morning on 26 May, 1861.

Note: Colonel H C Longnecker, 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, was assigned to command Camp Wayne, old Agricultural Fairgrounds, south of West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, between 9 §and 26 May, 1861, and the 9th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Hares Corner, New Castle County, Delaware, between 26 May and 7 June, 1861.

Hares Corner to Chambersburg, 6-7 June, 1861

The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry (850) was ordered to proceed by Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 6 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Brady/ Miles, M Harchelford's farm, east of the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 6 AM on 7 June, 1861.

Note: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at President Street Station, corner of President Street and Canton Avenue, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 1.30 AM on 6 June, 1861.

Department of Pennsylvania, 7 June-22 July, 1861

The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Camp Brady/ Miles, M Harchelford's farm, east of the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, between 7 and 13 June, 1861.

Note: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry was assigned to the Fourth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861.

Camp Brady/ Miles, M Harchelford's farm, on the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, to Greencastle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 13 June, 1861: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Greencastle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, at 4 PM on 13 June, 1861, and arrived by the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike three miles southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening the same day.

Note: Brevet Major General & Brigadier General G Cadwalader, Pennsylvania Volunteers, arrived at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 13 June, 1861.

Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, three miles southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 15 June, 1861: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived by the Greencastle & Williamsport, Turnpike one and a half miles northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 15 June, 1861.

Advance to Falling Waters, 16-18 June, 1861

The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 9 AM on 16 June, 1861, and across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, the same day. The regiment arrived at Camp Hitchcock, on the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, two miles northeast of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 16 June, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K, and the 2nd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, were ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 17 June, 1861.

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

Note: Senior Colonel H C Longnecker, 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, was assigned to command the 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, the 13th Pennsylvania Infantry, and the 16th Pennsylvania Infantry at Camp Hitchcock, on the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, two miles northeast of Falling Waters, Berkeley, Virginia, in the afternoon on 17 June, 1861.

Camp Hitchcock, on the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, two miles northeast of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 18 June, 1861: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 18 June, 1861, and across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 10 AM the same day.

Note: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed east of Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, between 18 June and 2 July, 1861.

Earthworks on the heights east of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, west of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 22 June, 1861: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, the 13th Pennsylvania Infantry, and the 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, under the supervision of Second Lieutenant O E Babcock, United States Corps Engineers; Second Lieutenant S S Elder, 1st United States Artillery, Company E; and Volunteer Aide G Farrell, 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, were assigned to build earthworks at the heights east of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, west of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, on 22 June, 1861 (See the First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Advance to Martinsburg, 2-3 July, 1861

The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 3 AM on 2 July, 1861, and arrived at Hoke's Run, half a mile southwest of Hainesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the evening the same day.

Skirmish between W Hill's & W Porterfield's farms, one & a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, 2 July, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Infantry, the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, the Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers, the Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, and the lead/ right section of the 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, were engaged in a skirmish between W Hill's & W Porterfield's farms, one & a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, 2 July, 1861.

Hoke's Run, half a mile southwest of Hainesville, to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, 3 July, 1861: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 3 July, 1861.

Note: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived one mile south of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 3 July, 1861.

Martinsburg to Charlestown & Harpers Ferry, 15-21 July, 1861

The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 15 July, 1861, and arrived in the vicinity of Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, the same day. The regiment was ordered to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and arrived via Middleway/ Smithfield, Jefferson County, Virginia, the same day.

Charlestown to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 21 July, 1861.

Harpers Ferry to Harrisburg, 22-24 July, 1861

The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 3 PM on 22 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 13th Pennsylvania Infantry. The regiment arrived at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 23 July, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Franklin Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 4 PM the same day. The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 24 July, 1861.

Mustered out, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 26 & 27 July, 1861: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, was mustered out at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Major T Williams, 5th United States Artillery, on 26 July, 1861; Companies C, D, E, F, G, H, and K by Captain G W Getty, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company A, on 27 July, 1861.

Harrisburg, Dauphin County, to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Company B, 27-28 July, 1861: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, was ordered to proceed by the Pennsylvania Railroad to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 27 July, 1861, and was accompanied by Colonel R P McDowell, 5th Pennsylvania Infantry; the 7th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, E, F, and K; and the 13th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, and K. Company B arrived at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at 3 PM on 28 July, 1861.

Mustered out, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 7 August, 1861: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, was mustered out at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, by First Lieutenant J B Johnson, 3rd United States Cavalry, on 7 August, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 22, 23, & 24 April, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 7 June-22 July, 1861

Thirteenth Pennsylvania Infantry

Col. T A Rowley

The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months and was accepted in state service for three months at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on 15 April, 1861.

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Companies A, C, D, E, & F, 24 April, 1861: The Washington Infantry, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Companies; the Fort Pitt Guards; and the Negley Cadets arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 24 April, 1861.

Note: The Butler Blues arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 25 April, 1861.

Birmingham, Allegheny County, County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company B, 25 April, 1861: The Union Cadets arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 25 April, 1861.

Bedford, Bedford County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company G, 25-26 April, 1861: The Taylor Guards was ordered to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 9 AM on 25 April, 1861, and arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 2 AM on 26 April, 1861.

Duquesne, Allegheny County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company K, 26 April, 1861: The Duquesne Greys arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 26 April, 1861.

Mustered for three months, Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 24, 25, & 26 April, 1861: The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, was mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Captain S G Simmons, 7th United States Infantry, Company H, on 24 April, 1861; and Companies A, B, D, E, F, G, and H for three months for three months on 25 April, 1861; Company K for three months on 26 April, 1861, and Company C for three months on 27 April, 1861, dated 25 April, 1861.

Note: Captain T A Rowley, Washington Infantry, was appointed colonel, 13th Pennsylvania Infantry, at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 25 April, 1861.

Organisation of 13th Pennsylvania Infantry, 26 April, 1861: Colonel T A Rowley, Lieutenant Colonel J N Purviance, Major W S Mellinger; Company A, Washington Infantry, 1st Company, Captain D B Morris; Company B, Union Cadets, Captain J W Patterson; Company C, Negley Cadets, Captain J Browne; Company D, Washington Infantry, 3rd Company, Captain W Mays; Company E, Fort Pitt Guards, Captain W A Charleton; Company F, Washington Infantry, 2nd Company, Captain J B McFarland; Company G, Taylor Guards, Captain J H Filler; Company H, Butler Blues, Captain J Ziegler; Company I, Shields Guards, Captain W C Gallagher; Company K, Duquesne Greys, Captain J Poland

Note: Captain J H Purviance, Butler Blues, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 13th Pennsylvania Infantry, at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 25 April, 1861.

Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, to York, York County, Pennsylvania, 26/30 April, 1861: The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at York, York County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 26 April, 1861, and at Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street and the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 30 April, 1861.

Organisation of Fourth Brigade, Pennsylvania Volunteers, 9 May, 1861: Brigadier General J S Negley, Pennsylvania Volunteers; 12th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel D Campbell; 13th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel T A Rowley; 14th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J W Johnston; 15th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel R A Oakford

Note: The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry was assigned to the Fourth Brigade, Pennsylvania Volunteers, under the command of Brigadier General J S Negley, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by Special Orders No.6, Division Headquarters, York, York County, Pennsylvania, on 9 May, 1861.

Troops stationed at Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street & the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, 22 May, 1861: Major General W H Keim, Pennsylvania Volunteers; Second Brigade, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Brigadier General G C Wynkoop; 2nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel F S Stumbaugh; 3rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel F P Minier; 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel T A Ziegle; Fourth Brigade, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Brigadier General J S Negley; 12th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel D Campbell; 13th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel T A Rowley; Unattached, 15th Pennsylvania Reserve Artillery, Company A, Captain C T Campbell

Note: Captain J Ziegler, 13th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, resigned and First Lieutenant A Gillespie, 13th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, was appointed captain, 13th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H, at Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street and the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, on 11 May, 1861, and the 13th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street and the Plank Road Streets, York, York County, Pennsylvania, between 26 April and 4 June, 1861.

York to Chambersburg, 4 June, 1861

The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry (800) was ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 4 June, 1861, and arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad in the evening the same day.

Note: The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at the Cumberland Valley Station, on Second Street, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 5 June, 1861.

Camp Rowley, old Franklin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on the Pittsburgh Turnpike, one mile west of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 5 June, 1861: The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived at Camp Rowley, old Franklin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on the Pittsburgh Turnpike, one mile west of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 5 June, 1861.

Note: The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Camp Rowley, old Franklin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, on the Pittsburgh Turnpike, one mile west of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, between 5 and 11 June, 1861, and was assigned to the Fourth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861.

Department of Pennsylvania, 4 June-22 July, 1861

The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to M Harchelford's farm, on the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 1 PM on 11 June, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Brady/ Miles, M Harchelford's farm, east of the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, between 11 and 13 June, 1861.

Camp Brady/ Miles, M Harchelford's farm, on the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 13 June, 1861: The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 4 PM on 13 June, 1861, and arrived by the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike three miles southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening the same day.

Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, three miles southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 15 June, 1861: The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived by the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike at Camp Reily, one and a half miles northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 15 June, 1861.

Advance to Falling Waters, 16-18 June, 1861

The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 9 AM on 16 June, 1861, and across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, the same day. The regiment arrived at Camp Hitchcock, on the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, two miles northeast of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 16 June, 1861.

Camp Hitchcock, on the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, two miles northeast of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 18 June, 1861: The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 18 June, 1861, and across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 10 AM the same day.

Note: The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed east of Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, between 18 June and 4 July, 1861.

Garrison duty at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 2-4 July, 1861: The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry was assigned to garrison duty at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, between 2 and 4 July, 1861.

Note: The 8th Pennsylvania Infantry was assigned to garrison duty at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, between 2 and 5 July, 1861 (See the Third Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Williamsport to Martinsburg, 4 July, 1861

The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 5 PM on 4 July, 1861, and was accompanied the 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia/ Providence Marine Corps Artillery (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Note: The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed one mile south of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 4 and 15 July, 1861.

Martinsburg to Charlestown & Harpers Ferry, 15-21 July, 1861

The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 15 July, 1861, and arrived in the vicinity of Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, the same day. The regiment was ordered to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and arrived via Middleway/ Smithfield, Jefferson County, Virginia, the same day.

Charlestown to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 21 July, 1861.

Harpers Ferry to Harrisburg, 22-24 July, 1861

The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 3 PM on 22 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 9th Pennsylvania Infantry. The regiment arrived at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 23 July, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Franklin Railroad to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 4 PM the same day. The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 24 July, 1861.

Mustered out, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company G, 31 July, 1861: The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G, was mustered out at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, by Captain G W Getty, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company A, on 6 August, 1861.

Harrisburg, Dauphin County, to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, & K, 27-28 July, 1861: The 13th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, and K, were ordered to proceed by the Pennsylvania Railroad to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 27 July, 1861, and were accompanied by Colonel R P McDowell, 5th Pennsylvania Infantry; the 7th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, E, F, and K; and the 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B. Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, and K arrived at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at 3 PM on 28 July, 1861.

Mustered out, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, & K, 6 August, 1861: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, and K, were mustered out at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, by First Lieutenant J B Johnson, 3rd United States Cavalry, on 6 August, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 24, 25, & 26 April, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 4 June-22 July, 1861

Sixteenth Pennsylvania Infantry

Col. T A Ziegle

The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry was authorised by a proclamation calling for 75,000 militia to serve three months and was accepted in state service at York, York County, Pennsylvania, on 15 April, 1861.

Organisation of Second Regiment, First Brigade (Schuylkill County), Pennsylvania Militia: Colonel J G Higgins, Lieutenant Colonel J M Reinhart, Major J Horn; Cavalry, M P Fowler; Scott Rifles, Captain W B Lebo; German Light Infantry, Captain P Guenther; Port Clinton Artillerists/ Artillery, Captain D B Kauffman; Jackson Guards, Captain J Reilley

Organisation of Third Regiment, First Brigade (Schuylkill County), Pennsylvania Militia: Colonel J Jennings, Lieutenant Colonel L Herwig, Major Siegfrid; Marion Rifles, Captain J K Siegfrid; Keystone Rifles, Captain R Matthews; Wynkoop Artillery, Captain W Wynlack; Wetherill Rifles, Captain C Krebs; German Rifles, Captain J Schram

Hanover, York County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Companies F & G, 21 April, 1861: The Marion Rifles and the Hanover Infantry arrived at York, York County, Pennsylvania, on 21 April, 1861.

Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company C, 22 April, 1861: The Slemmer Phalanx arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 22 April, 1861.

Silver Creek, Schuylkill County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Company E, 22 April, 1861: The Wynkoop Artillery (85) arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 22 April, 1861.

Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Companies B & D, 23 April, 1861: The German Light Infantry (80) and the Jackson Guards (96) arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 23 April, 1861.

Pottsville & Minersville, Schuylkill County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Companies I & K, 24 April, 1861: The Union Guards (105) and the Bennett/Schuylkill Guards (127) arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 24 April, 1861.

York, York County, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Companies A & H, 19 April, 1861: The Worth Infantry, under the command of Captain T A Ziegle, and the York Voltiguers, under the command of First Lieutenant J W Schall, arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 19 April, 1861.

Mustered for three months, Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Companies B, C, D, E, F, G, I, & K, 20-30 April, 1861: The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, was mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Captain S G Simmons, 7th United States Infantry, Company H, on 22 April, 1861; Company K for three months on 24 April, 1861; Companies F and G for three months on 25 April, 1861; Companies D and I for three months on 26 April, 1861; Company E for three months on 27 April, 1861; and Company B for three months on 30 April, 1861.

Mustered for three months, Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Companie A & H, 20 & 25 April, 1861: The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, was mustered in United States service for three months at Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street and the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, by Captain D H Hastings, 1st United States Dragoons, Company D, on 20 April, 1861, and Company H on 25 April, 1861.

Note: The Worth Infantry, under the command of Captain T A Ziegle, arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 23 April, 1861, and the York Voltiguers at Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds,between King Street and the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, on 24 April, 1861.

York, York County, Pennsylvania, Companies A, F, G, & H, 1 May, 1861: The Worth Infantry, the Marion Rifles, the Hanover Infantry, and the York Voltiguers were stationed at York, York County, Pennsylvania, on 1 May, 1861.

Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, to York, York County, Pennsylvania, Companies A (1st), B, D, E, I, &, K, 2 May, 1861: The Bennett/ Schuylkill Guards, the German Light Infantry, the Jackson Guards, the Union Guards, and the Wynkoop Artillery, under the command of Captain W W H Davis, Doylestown Guards, were ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to York, York County, Pennsylvania, at 10 AM on 2 May, 1861, and were accompanied by the Doylestown Guards. The Bennett/ Schuylkill Guards, the German Light Infantry, the Jackson Guards, the Union Guards, and the Wynkoop Artillery arrived at Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street and the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 2 May, 1861 (See the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry).

Note: The Doylestown Guards, the Bennett/ Schuylkill Guards, the Jackson Guards, the Union Guards, and the Wynkoop Artillery were assigned to the 16th Pennsylvania Infantry at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 2 May, 1861 (See the Second Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Unattached companies ordered to Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society, between King Street & the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, 2 May, 1861: Captain W W H Davis, Doylestown Guards; Bennett/ Schuylkill Guards (75), Captain H C Bennett; Doylestown Guards (74), First Lieutenant J Swartzlander; German Light Infantry (80), Captain P Guenther; Jackson Guards (96), Captain G J Higins; Union Guards (102), Captain J Anthony; Wynkoop Artillery (85), Captain W Winlack

Note: Captains T A Ziegle, Worth Infantry; G J Higgins, Jackson Guards; F T Bennett, Bennett/ Schuylkill Guards, were appointed colonel, lieutenant colonel, and major, 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, respectively, at Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street and the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, on 3 May, 1861.

Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street & the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, 8 May, 1861: The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived at Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street and the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 8 May, 1861.

Note: The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry was assigned to the Second Brigade, Pennsylvania Volunteers, under the command of Brigadier General G C Wynkoop, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by Special Orders No.6, Division Headquarters, York, York County, Pennsylvania, on 9 May, 1861.

Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street & the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, to Washington, D. C., Company A (1st), 14-15 May, 1861: The Doylestown Guards (74) and four 6 pounder smoothbores of the Ringgold Light Artillery were ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.61, Headquarters, Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street and the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, at 8 PM on 14 May, 1861, dated 12 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st Pennsylvania Infantry. The company arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., at 4 PM on 15 may, 1861 (See the Second Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Note: The Doylestown Guards, under the command of Captain W W H Davis, was assigned to the 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A (1st), at Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street and the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, on 3 May, 1861.

Morning report of 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street & the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, 19 May, 1861: Field and Staff (7); Company A (77); Company B (77); Company D (77); Company E (76); Company F (76); Company G (74); Company H (77); Company I (77); Company K (76); Present 597; Sick 26; Extra duty 26; In arrest 1; Absent 33; Aggregate 694

Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, to York, York County, Pennsylvania, Company C, 21 May, 1861: The Slemmer Phalanx, under the command of Captain J Dorsheimer, arrived at Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street and the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 21 May, 1861.

Note: The Slemmer Phalanx arrived at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 8 May, 1861, and was assigned to the 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company C, at Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street and the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 21 May, 1861.

Organisation of 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, 21 May, 1861: Colonel T A Ziegle, Lieutenant Colonel G J Higgins, Major F T Bennett; Company A, Worth Infantry, Captain J Hays; Company B, German Light Infantry, Captain P Guenther; Company C, Slemmer Phalanx, Captain J Dorsheimer; Company D, Jackson Guards, Captain C M Donovan; Company E, Wynkoop Artillery, Captain W Winlack; Company F, Marion Rifles, Captain H G Myers; Company G, Hanover Infantry, Captain C Diller; Company H, York Voltiguers, Captain T D Cochran; Company I, Union Guards, Captain J Anthony; Company K, Bennett/ Schuylkill Guards, Captain H C Bennett

Note: Second Lieutenant C M Donovan, Jackson Guards, was appointed captain, 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, at Camp Curtin, on Ridge Road, Dauphin County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, two miles north of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 3 May, 1861.

Morning report of 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street & the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, 27 May, 1861: Field and Staff (7); Company A (77); Company B (77); Company C (77); Company D (77); Company E (77); Company F (74); Company G (77); Company H (74); Company I (77); Company K (77); Present 712; Sick 29; Extra duty 3; In arrest 3; Absent 18; Aggregate 776

Note: The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Camp Scott, York County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between King Street and the Plank Road, York, York County, Pennsylvania, between 8 May and 8 June, 1861.

York to Chambersburg, 8 June, 1861

The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 8 June, 1861, and arrived Camp Brady/ Miles, M Harchelford's farm, east of the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening the same day.

Department of Pennsylvania, 8 June-24 July, 1861

The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Camp Brady/ Miles, M Harchelford's farm, east of the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, between 8 and 13 June, 1861.

Note: The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry was assigned to the Fourth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861.

Camp Brady/ Miles, M Harchelford's farm, on the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 13 June, 1861: The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 4 PM on 13 June, 1861, and arrived by the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike three miles southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening the same day.

Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, three miles southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 15 June, 1861: The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived by the Greencastle & Williamsport, Turnpike one and a half miles northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 15 June, 1861.

Advance to Falling Waters, 16-18 June, 1861

The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 9 AM on 16 June, 1861, and across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, the same day. The regiment arrived at Camp Hitchcock, on the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, two miles northeast of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 16 June, 1861.

Camp Hitchcock, on the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, two miles northeast of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 18 June, 1861: The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 18 June, 1861, and across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 10 AM the same day.

Note: The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed east of Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, between 18 June and 4 July, 1861.

Souting expedition to the toll gate on the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, half a mile west of Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 27 June, 1861: A detachment of the 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K, under the command of Captain H C Bennett, was ordered on a souting expedition to the toll gate on the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, half a mile west of Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the evening on 27 June, 1861.

Note: The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at the junction of the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike and road to Clearspring, Washington County, Maryland, northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 4 AM on 29 June, 1861.

Scouting duty at the west side of the Potomac River Company K, 27 June, 1861: The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K, under the command of Captain H C Bennett, was assigned to scouting duty at the west side of the Potomac River in the evening on 27 June, 1861.

Advance to Martinsburg, 2-3 July, 1861

The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 2 July, 1861, and arrived at Hoke's Run, half a mile southwest of Hainesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the evening the same day.

Note: The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived one mile south of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 3 July, 1861.

Martinsburg to Charlestown & Harpers Ferry, 15-21 July, 1861

The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 15 July, 1861, and arrived the same day. The regiment was ordered to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and arrived via Middleway/ Smithfield, Jefferson County, Virginia, the same day.

Charlestown to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 21 and 23 July, 1861.

Harpers Ferry/ Sandy Hook to Harrisburg, 23-24 July, 1861

The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 23 July, 1861, and arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, via Baltimore City, Maryland, at 7 PM on 24 July, 1861.

Mustered out, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 25-30 July, 1861: The 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, was mustered out at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by Captain G W Getty, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company A, on 25 July, 1861; Companies C and F on 27 July, 1861; Companies G and K by Major T Williams, 5th United States Artillery, on 27 July, 1861; and Companies B, D, H, and I, on 30 July, 1861.
Mustered in United States service for three months 20, 23, 25, 26, & 27 April, 1861; Deaprtment of Pennsylvania, 8 June-24 July, 1861

United States Battalion Infantry

Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, Third United States Infantry

Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 18th United States infantry, by General Orders No.33, War Department, Adjutant & General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Second United states Infantry

Major E S Hawkins, 2nd United States Infantry, was appointed quartermaster, Fourth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861.

Company C: Capt. H H Davis First Lieutenant A E Latimer, 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Infantry, Company I, by General Orders No.33, War Department, Adjutant & General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861, and Second Lieutenant C B Watson, 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, was appointed first lieutenant, 14th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.65, War Department, Adjutant & General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 23 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.
Company K: First Lieut. R F Hunter Brevet Major & Captain G W Patten, 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, was appointed major, 9th United States Infantry, and First Lieutenant L Beall, 2nd United States Infantry, Company H, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, by General Orders No.24, War Department, Adjutant & General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 30 April, 1861. First Lieutenant R F Hunter, 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, was cashiered on 9 November, 1861.

The 2nd United States Infantry (74), Company K, under the command of Major G W Patten, 9th United States Infantry, was ordered to rendezvous at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 30 May, 1861, and Company C (64), under the command of Captain N H Davis, at 3 AM on 5 June, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, was stationed at Fort Ridgely, Artillery School of Practice, one mile west of the Minnesota River, Nicollett County, Minnesota, on 30 May, 1861, and Company C, at Fort Ripley, on the Mississippi River, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, on 5 June, 1861.

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 7 & 12 June 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, arrived at Camp Brady/ Miles, M Harchelford's farm, east of the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 7 June, 1861, and Company C, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, on 12 June, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).

Note: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 12 June, 1861.

Troops ordered to rendezvous at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Company C, 5-11 June, 1861: Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry; 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, Captain N H Davis, First Lieutenant A E Latimer, Second Lieutenant C B Watson; Second Lieutenant S T Cushing, 2nd United States Infantry, Company A

Troops ordered to rendezvous at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Company K, 30 May-4 June, 1861: Major G W Patten, 9th United States Infantry; 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, First Lieutenant R F Hunter; First Lieutenant & Assistant Quartermaster W C Spencer, 2nd United States Infantry, Company H

Note: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of First Lieutenant W C Spencer, 2nd United States Infantry, Company H, was stationed at Camp Brady/ Miles, M Harchelford's farm, east of the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 9 June, 1861.

The 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K, were assigned to the Fourth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861.

Third United states Infantry

Company B: Second Lt. J F Kent Cadet J F Kent, was appointed second lieutenant, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, by General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant & General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861, and Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepperd, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, was assigned to command the United States Battalion Infantry at Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861.
Company D: Second Lt. W H Bell Captain H B Schroeder, 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, resigned at Washington, D. C., on 25 May, 1861, dated 30 May, 1861, and First Lieutenant J McL. Hildt, 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, was appointed captain, 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 30 May, 1861. Second Lieutenant W H Bell, 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, was appointed first lieutenant, 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, by General Orders No.64, War Department, Adjutant & General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.
Company G: Second Lt. J B Williams Second Lieutenant J B Williams, 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, was appointed first lieutenant, 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, by General Orders No.64, War Department, Adjutant & General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 6 June, 1861, and Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks, 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, was appointed brigadier general, Volunteers, by General Orders No.106, War Department, Adjutant & General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 5 December, 1861, dated 28 September, 1861.
Company H: Second Lt. D Parker Second Lieutenant D Parker, 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, was appointed first lieutenant, Company E, by General Orders No.64, War Department, Adjutant & General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 30 May, 1861, and Brevet Major & Captain W H Gordon, 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, was assigned a leave of absence by Special Orders No.151, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 5 June, 1861, and was appointed major, 8th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.106, War Department, Adjutant & General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 5 December, 1861, dated 31 July, 1861.
Company K: Capt. G Sykes Captain G Sykes, 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, was appointed major, 14th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.33, War Department, Adjutant & General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861, and was assigned to command the United States Battalion Infantry at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861. First Lieutenant J W Alley, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, was appointed captain, 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, were stationed at Washington, D. C., under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, between 10 May and 5 June, 1861.

Washington, D. C., to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 6-9 June, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, were ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 6 June, 1861, and were accompanied by the 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F. Companies B, D, G, H, and K arrived at Camp Brady/ Miles, M Harchelford's farm, east of the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 9 June, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Note: The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, were assigned to the Fourth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).
Department of Pennsylvania, 9-18 June, 1861

Sources

"The 13th regiment, Col. Rowley, and 16th regiment, Col. Zeiger, arrived here last evening, and are still on the cars."

Public Ledger (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 6 June, 1861 - Letter from Chambersburg

"Chambersburg, Pa., 10 June - The Sixteenth Regiment arrived here on Saturday evening, and are encamped at Camp Miles, named in compliment to Colonel Miles, of the two companies of Minnesota Regulars, who arrived from Fort Leavenworth on Friday evening. On Sunday, Major Sheppard came in with five companies of the Texan Regulars (Third Infantry) from Washington."

Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 11 June, 1861 - Our Chambersburg letter

"The Sixteenth Pennsylvania Regiment, recently encamped at York, arrived here Saturday afternoon, and proceeded to one of the camps on the Hagerstown road."

World (New York City, New York County, New York), 12 June, 1861 - From Chambersburg

"Company F, fourth, U. S. Artillery, will arrive about Tuesday, and be assigned to the same brigade. On Tuesday morning there also arrive from Washington, via Harrisburg, a Rhode Island regiment, and will probably be posted forward at once to Greencastle."

"Col. Dixon S. Miles, Second United States infantry, arrived on Saturday, with one company of Second United States infantry, and the band, and has been put in command of a regiment now forming."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 13 June, 1861 - Chambersburg, 9 June, 1861

"Chambersburg, 14 June, 1861 - The troops now here, at the different camps, expect to take up their line of march for Greencastle sometime tomorrow. The Connecticut regiment was inspected last night, and ordered to prepare rations for four days. The Wisconsin regiment are encamped at Camp Chambers, near the Pennsylvania Eleventh, Colonel Jarrett."

"The Third Brigade, commanded by Col. Miles, of the Second Infantry, U. S. Army, left Camp Brady yesterday evening, at 4 o’clock, it is supposed for Frederick. The brigade consists of five companies of the Third Infantry and two companies of the Second Infantry of the regular army, and also the Sixteenth Regiment, Col. Zeiger; the Thirteenth, Col. Rowley, and the Ninth, Col. Longnecker, Pennsylvania volunteers."

"The Twenty-fourth Regiment, Colonel Owen, is now the only regiment left at Camp Brady, and it is hourly expecting to move."

Press (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 15 June, 1861 - Letter from Chambersburg

"The six companies of the third United States infantry, numbering about five hundred men, which left Washington two weeks since to join General Patterson's division, arrived at one o'clock this morning, and proceeded to quarters prepared for them in the First Ward."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 20 June, 1861

"General Patterson and staff left here this afternoon for Downsville, and it is generally understood that the whole force will cross the river at three points simultaneously tomorrow morning at three o’clock. The points and brigades will be: Fourth Brigade, General Williams, Seventh, Eighth, Tenth and Twentieth Regiments; Fifth Brigade, Colonel Longnecker, Ninth, Thirteenth and Sixteenth Regiments - cross at Williamsport. First Brigade, Colonel C. P. dare, commanding, viz.: Colonel Thomas’ regular cavalry, the Philadelphia City Troop, the Sixth, twenty-first and Twenty-third Regiments - at Falling Waters. The Wisconsin Regiment and Eleventh Pennsylvania Regiment, with Perkins’ Battery will likely cross at the same place. The Second Brigade, General Wynkoop, viz.: First, Second, Third, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Regiments, will cross at Shepherdstown."

Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 2 July, 1861 - Highly important from General Patterson’s command

Books/ Manuscripts

Official Army Register for September 1861, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, 1 September, 1861

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

A narrative of the campaign in the Valley of the Shenandoah in 1861, by Robert Patterson

Reminiscences of the war, or, incidents which transpired in and about Chambersburg, during the War of the Rebellion, by J Hoke

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

Notes

Department of Pennsylvania, 17 April-25 July, 1861

Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was assigned to command the Department of Pennsylvania, Headquarters at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 17 April, 1861.

Note: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was stationed at Thirteenth and Locust Streets, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 15 April, 1861, and was stationed at Headquarters, Military Department of Washington, No.1,516 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 29 April, 1861.

Orders No.7, Headquarters, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 19 April, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, assumed command of the Military Department of Washington, including the States of Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, by Orders No.7, Headquarters, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 19 April, 1861.

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 2 June, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was ordered to proceed by the Pennsylvania Railroad to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 11 AM on 2 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers. He arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 5.30 PM on 2 June, 1861.

Note: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was stationed at Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, between 2 and 15 June, 1861, and the 14th Pennsylvania Infantry and the 15th Pennsylvania Infantry were temporarily assigned to the Fourth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, on 5 June, 1861 (See the Fifth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Organisation of Fourth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, 5 June, 1861: Brigadier General J S Negley, Pennsylvania Volunteers; 13th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel T A Rowley; 14th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J W Johnston; 15th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel R A Oakford; 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel T A Ziegle

Note: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, the 13th Pennsylvania Infantry, the 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, the United States Infantry, Companies Cand Kwere assigned to the Fourth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861, and the Fourth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, was assigned to the First Division, Army of Pennsyvania, under the command of Brevet Major General & Brigadier General G Cadwalader, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by Special Orders No.68, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 11 June, 1861.

Organisation of Fourth Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 11 June, 1861: Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry: 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel H C Longnecker; 13th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel T A Rowley; 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel T A Ziegle; 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C, K; 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, K, Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B

Note: The 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, were ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 17 June, 1861.

Organisation of Fourth Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 18 June, 1861: Senior Colonel H C Longnecker, 9th Pennsylvania Infantry; 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel W H H Hangen; 13th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel T A Rowley; 16th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel T A Ziegle

Note: Colonel H C Longnecker, 9th Pennsylvania Infantry, was assigned to command the Fourth Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, at Camp Hitchcock, on the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, two miles northeast of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 June, 1861.

Rosedale Female Seminary, Kee Mar College, southeast of Hagerstown, to Downsville, Washington County, Matyland, 30 June, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was ordered to Downsville, Washington County, Matyland, in the afternoon on 30 June, 1861, and the Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers.

Note: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and the Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers arrived at Williamsport, Washington County, Matyland, in the morning on 1 July, 1861.

Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, north of Race Street, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, 3-15 July, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, set up Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, north of Race Street, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 3 and 15 July, 1861.

General Orders No.30, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, 3 July, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, set up headquarters at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, by General Orders No.30, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 3 July, 1861.

Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, 15-17 July, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, set up Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 15 and 17 July, 1861.

Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, 17-21 July, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, set up Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, at Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 17 and 21 July, 1861.

Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Harpers, Jefferson County, Virginia, 21-25 July, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, set up Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 21 and 25 July, 1861, and arrived by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 25 July, 1861.

General Orders No.33, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 25 July, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was relieved of the command of the Department of Pennsylvania by General Orders No.33, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861.

Note: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was honourably discharged by General Orders No.46, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 27 July, 1861, dated 19 July, 1861.

Troop departures to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 22 & 23/24 July, 1861: The 9th Pennsylvania Infantry and the 13th Pennsylvania Infantry were ordered to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 22 July, 1861, and the 16th Pennsylvania Infantry to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 23/24 July, 1861.

Note: Major General N P Banks, United States Volunteers, arrived by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 9 PM on 24 July, 1861, and assumed command of the Department of the Shenandoah, Headquarters at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861.

Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, Fourth Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 10 June, 1861: Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, was stationed at Fort Kearney, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, on 14 April, 1861, and was ordered to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 15 April, 1861. He arrived at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, in the afternoon on 29 April, 1861, and was ordered to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on 22 May, 1861, dated 4 May, 1861. Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, arrived by the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on 29 May, 1861, and by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Camp Brady/ Miles, M Harchelford's farm, east of the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 8 June, 1861. He was assigned to command the Fourth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Cumberland Valley Railroad to Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861. Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., at 1 AM on 20 June, 1861, and was assigned to command the Fifth Division, McDowell's Army, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861.

Brevet Major General & Brigadier General G Cadwalader, Pennsylvania Volunteers, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 11 June, 1861: Brigadier General G Cadwalader, First Brigade (Philadelphia County), First Division, Pennsylvania Militia, was appointed brigadier general, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by Governor A G Curtin, State of Pennsylvania, on 19 April, 1861, dated 17 April, 1861, and was assigned to command the First Brigade, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by Special Orders No.6, Division Headquarters, York, York County, Pennsylvania, on 9 May, 1861. Brevet Major General & Brigadier General G Cadwalader, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was ordered to Federal Hill, between Great Hughes and Cross Streets, and Hanover and Covington Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, by Special Orders No.39, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 14 May, 1861, and arrived by the steamer Maryland at Locust Point, northwest of Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 12 PM on 15 May, 1861. He assumed command of the Department of Annapolis by General Orders No.1, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Annapolis, Baltimore City, Maryland, the same day and was assigned to command the First Division, Army of Pennsyvania, by Special Orders No.68, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 11 June, 1861. Brevet Major General & Brigadier General G Cadwalader, Pennsylvania Volunteers, arrived at Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 12 June, 1861, and was honourably discharged by General Orders No.46, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 27 July, 1861, dated 19 July, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Departments of Annapolis and Maryland).

Note: Senior Colonel P C Ellmaker, 3rd Pennsylvania Volunteers, Grey Reserves, First Brigade, First Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was assigned to command the First Brigade, First Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by General Orders No.12, Paragraph II, Headquarters, First Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 14 May, 1861, and assumed command by Special Orders No.1, Headquarters, First Brigade, First Division, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 15 May, 1861.

General Orders No.12, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 27 April, 1861: The Department of Pennsylvania, including the States of Pennsylavania and Delaware and all of Maryland not embraced in the Departments of Washington and Maryland, Headquarters at Philadelphia, or any other point tempararily occupied, under the command of Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was set up by General Orders No.12, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 27 April, 1861.

General Orders No.46, Paragraph II, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 19 July, 1861: The Department of Pennsylvania was designated the Department of the Shenandoah, Headquarters in the field, under the command of Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by General Orders No.46, Paragraph II, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 19 July, 1861.

General Orders No.47, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 25 July, 1861: The counties of Washington and Allegheny in Maryland, and such other parts of Virginia as may be covered by the Army in its operations, was assigned to the Department of the Shenandoah, Headquarters at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, by General Orders No.47, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 25 July, 1861.

Note: The remainder of Maryland not in the Department of the Shenandoah and the States of Pennsylavania and Delaware were assigned to the Department of Pennsylvania, Headquarters at Baltimore City, Maryalnd, under the command of Major General J A Dix, United States Army, by General Orders No.47, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 25 July, 1861.

General Orders, No. 15, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., August 17, 1861: The Department of Pennsylvania was discontinued, and incorporated into the Department of the Potomac, Headquarters at Washington, D. C., under the command of Major General G B McClellan, United States Army, by General Orders, No. 15, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on August 17, 1861.

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