The Fourth Alabama Painting by Don Troiani

Army of Pennsylvania

Seventh Brigade, Third Division

Colonel C P Stone, Fourteenth United States Infantry

First New Hampshire Infantry

Col. M TAPPAN

The 1st New Hampshire Infantry arrived at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 8 July, 1861, and was assigned to the Seventh Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.96, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 10 July, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington).
Department of Pennsylvania, 8-25 July, 1861

Ninth New York State Militia/ Eighty-Third New York Infantry

Col. J W Stiles

The 9th New York State Militia arrived at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 8 July, 1861, and was assigned to the Seventh Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.96, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 10 July, 1861 (See the Volunteers, Department of Washington).
Department of Pennsylvania, 8-25 July, 1861; Department of the Shenandoah, 25 July-17 August, 1861

Seventeenth Pennsylvania Infantry

Col. F E Patterson

The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 8 July, 1861, and was assigned to the Seventh Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.96, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 10 July, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington).
Department of Pennsylvania, 8-23 July, 1861

Twenty-fifth Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, K

Col. H L CAKE

The 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K, arrived at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 8 July, 1861, and was assigned to the Seventh Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.96, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 10 July, 1861 (See the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry).
Department of Pennsylvania, 10-19/23 July, 1861

Third District Columbia Battalion Volunteers, Detachment

Acting Maj. & Capt. J R Smead

A detachment (50/60) of the Slemmer Guards, the Union Volunteers/ Regiment, Company F, and the National Rifles, under the command of Acting Major & Captain J R Smead, 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, arrived at Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 8 July, 1861, and was assigned to the Seventh Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.96, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 10 July, 1861 (See the District of Columbia Militia, Department of Washington).
Department of Pennsylvania, 8-24 July, 1861

Army of the Shenandoah

Third Wisconsin Infantry

Col. C S Hamilton
Colonel C S Hamilton, Wisconsin Active Militia, was appointed colonel, 3rd Wisconsin Infantry, on 28 May, 1861, dated 11 May, 1861.

The 3rd Wisconsin Infantry was authorised by a proclamation calling for 42,034 volunteers to serve three years, unless sooner discharged, by General Orders No.15, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 4 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861, and was accepted in state service for three years at Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, on 7 May, 1861.

General Orders No.1, State of Wisconsin, Adjutant General's Office, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, 7 May, 1861: The 1st Wisconsin Active Militia, 2nd Wisconsin Active Militia, 3rd Wisconsin Active Militia, and 4th Wisconsin Active Militia, were assigned to the First Brigade, Wisconsin Active Militia, under the command of Brigadier General R King, by General Orders No.1, State of Wisconsin, Adjutant General's Office, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, on 7 May, 1861.

General Orders No.7, State of Wisconsin, Adjutant General's Office, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, on 12 June, 1861: The Green County Volunteers, the Dane County Guards, and Grant County Volunteers/ Union Guards, the 2nd Company, were ordered to rendezvous at Camp Hamilton, north of Forest Street, half a mile west of the West Branch of the Fond du Lac River, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, on 14 June, 1861; the Scott's Volunteers, the Waupun Light Guards, the Williamstown Union Rifles, and the Neenah Guards on 15 June, 1861; and the Watertown Rifles, the Lafayette Rifles, and the Shullsburg Light Guards on 17 June, 1861, by General Orders No.7, State of Wisconsin, Adjutant General's Office, Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, on 12 June, 1861.

Madison, Dane County, to Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Company K, 14 June, 1861: The Dane County Guards was ordered to proceed by the Milwaukee & Mississippi Railroad to Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, at 12 PM on 14 June, 1861.

Mustered for three years, Camp Hamilton, north of Forest Street, half a mile west of the West Branch of the Fond du Lac River, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, 29 June, 1861: The 3rd Wisconsin Infantry was mustered in United States service for three years at Camp Hamilton, north of Forest Street, half a mile west of of the West Branch of the Fond du Lac River, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, by Captain J B McIntyre, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, on 29 June, 1861.

Organisation of 3rd Wisconsin Infantry, 29 June, 1861: Colonel C S Hamilton, Lieutenant Colonel T H Ruger, Major B Pinkney; Company A (100), Watertown Riflemen, Captain D S Gibbs; Company B (-), Scott's Volunteers, Captain J W Scott; Company C (100), Green County Volunteers, Captain M Flood; Company D (99), Waupun Light Guards, Captain A Clark; Company E (98), Williamstown Union Rifles, Captain G Hammer; Company F (98), Grant County Volunteers/ Union Guards, 2nd Company, Captain G W Limbocker; Company G (103), Neenah Guards, Captain E L Hubbard; Company H (88), Lafayette Rifles, Captain G J Whitman; Company I (105), Shullsburg Light Guards, Captain E Vandagrift; Company K (92), Dane County Guards, Captain W Hawley

Note: The 3rd Wisconsin Infantry was stationed at Camp Hamilton, north of Forest Street, half a mile west of of the West Branch of the Fond du Lac River, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, on 12 July, 1861.

Fond Du Lac to Hagerstown, 12-16 July, 1861

The 3rd Wisconsin Infantry (1,011/1,043) was ordered to proceed by the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 7 PM on 12 July, 1861, and arrived at Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, 12.30 AM on 13 July, 1861. The regiment arrived by the Buffalo & Erie Railroad at Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 4 PM on 14 July, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Buffalo & New York City Railroad to Elmira, Chemung County, New York, at 6 PM the same day. The 3rd Wisconsin Infantry arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 2 AM on 16 July, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Cumberland Valley Railroad to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning the same day. The regiment arrived by the Franklin Railroad at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, in the evening on 16 July, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Wisconsin Infantry was stationed at Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 15 July, 1861, and at J Hager's farm, one miles southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, between 16 and 19 July, 1861.

Advance to sandy Hook, 19 July, 1861

The 3rd Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 6 AM on 19 July, 1861, and arrived at Rohrersville, Washington County, Maryland, in the evening the same day. The regiment arrived at Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 2/3 PM on 20 July, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Wisconsin Infantry, Company A, was assigned to picket duty at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Department of Pennsylvania, 20-25 July, 1861

The 3rd Wisconsin Infantry was stationed at Camp Pinkney, Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, between 20 and 25 July, 1861.

Note: Colonel C S Hamilton, 3rd Wisconsin Infantry, was appointed brigadier general, Volunteers, by General Orders No.62, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 20 August, 1861, dated 17 May, 1861, and Lieutenant Colonel T H Ruger, Major B Pinkney, and Adjutant & Second Lieutenant L H D Crane, 3rd Wisconsin Infantry, were appointed colonel, lieutenant colonel, and major, 3rd Wisconsin Infantry, respectively on 10 August, 1861.

Department of the Shenandoah, 25 July-17 August, 1861

The 3rd Wisconsin Infantry was stationed at Camp Pinkney, Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, between on 25 July and 17 August, 1861.

Note: The 3rd Wisconsin Infantry was ordered to assigned to the Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th Untied States Infantry, by General Orders No.36, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861, and Colonel C S Hamilton, 3rd Wisconsin Infantry, was assigned to command the Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, by Special Orders No.168, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 8 August, 1861.

Mustered out, Louisville, Harrison County, Kentucky, 18 July, 1865: The three years' men of the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry were mustered out at Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia, on 1 July, 1864, and the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry was mustered out at Louisville, Harrison County, Kentucky, on 18 July, 1865.
Mustered in United States service for three years 29 June, 1861; Department of Pennsylvania, 20-25 July, 1861; Department of the Shenandoah, 25 July-17 August, 1861

Twenty-ninth Pennsylvania Infantry

Col. J K Murphy

The 29th Pennsylvania Infantry was authorised by a proclamation calling for 42,034 volunteers to serve three years, unless sooner discharged, by General Orders No.15, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 4 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861, and was accepted in state service for three years at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 7 May, 1861.

Levy's/ old Government buildings, on Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 19 June, 1861: The 29th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Levy's/ old Government buildings, on Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 19 June, 1861.

Note: The Wayne Artillery and the Dougherty Guards, under the command of Captains S Johnson and C J Sykes, respectively, were asigned to the 29th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies F and K, on 11 June, 1861.

Mustered for three years, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 29 June-13 July, 1861: The 29th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company G, was mustered in United states service for three years at Levy's/ old Government buildings, on Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, by Major C F Ruff, United States Mounted Riflemen, in the evening on 29 June, 1861; Companies A and C for three years at Camp Murphy, four miles west of Schuylkill River, between Haddington and Hestonville, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 1 July, 1861; Companies B and H on 5 July, 1861; Companies D and E on 8 July, 1861; Company I on 10 July, 1861, dated 9 July, 1861; Company K on 11 July, 1861; and Company F on 13 July, 1861.

Note: Major C F Ruff, United States Mounted Riflemen, was stationed at No.1622 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 1 March, 1861, and was appointed mustering officer at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 15 April, 1861.

Levy's/ old Government buildings, on Chestnut Street, to four miles west of Schuylkill River, between Haddington & Hestonville, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Companies A, C, G, & H, 1 July, 1861: The 29th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, C, G, and H, were ordered four miles west of Schuylkill River, between Haddington and Hestonville, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 1 July, 1861.

Levy's/ old Government buildings, on Chestnut Street, to four miles west of Schuylkill River, between Haddington & Hestonville, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Company E, 8 July, 1861: The 29th Pennsylvania Infantry, Compnay E, arrived at Camp Murphy, four miles west of Schuylkill River, between Haddington and Hestonville, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 8 July, 1861.

Organisation of 29th Pennsylvania Infantry, 13 July, 1861: Colonel J K Murphy, Lieutenant Colonel C A Parham, Major M Scott; Company A, Marion Guards, Captain S App; Company B, West Philadelphia Greys, Captain D M Lane; Company C, United Rifles, Captain J R Millison; Company D, Koska Guards, Captain W J Byrnes; Company E, Belmont Guards, Captain S M Zulick; Company F, Wayne Artillery, Captain L E Kinsler; Company G, Federal Guards, Captain W D Richardson; Company H, Henry Clay Invincibles, Captain F Zarracker; Company I, Morgan Light Guards/ Artillery Corps, Captain W Rickards, Jr.; Company K, Dougherty Guards, Captain J E Wenrick

Levy's/ old Government buildings, on Chestnut Street, to four miles west of Schuylkill River, between Haddington & Hestonville, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Companies D, I, & K, 16 July, 1861: The 29th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, I, and K, were ordered four miles west of Schuylkill River, between Haddington and Hestonville, West P hiladelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 16 July, 1861.

Levy's/ old Government buildings, on Chestnut Street, to four miles west of Schuylkill River, between Haddington & Hestonville, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Company F, 19 July, 1861: The 29th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F, was stationed at Levy's/ old Government buildings, on Chestnut Street, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 18 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp Murphy, four miles west of Schuylkill River, between Haddington and Hestonville, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 19 July, 1861.

Note: The 29th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Camp Murphy, four miles west of Schuylkill River, between Haddington and Hestonville, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, between 1 July and 3 August, 1861.

Philadelphia to Sandy Hook, 3-4 August, 1861

The 29th Pennsylvania Infantry arrived at Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 5 PM on 3 August, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 7 PM the same day. The regiment arrived at President Street Station, corner of President Street and Canton Avenue, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 5 AM on 4 August, 1861, and by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, at 4.40 PM the same day.

Note: The 29th Pennsylvania Infantry was ordered to Broad Street Station, corner of Broad Street and Washington Avenue/ Prime Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 1 PM on 3 August, 1861.

Department of Shenandoah, 4-17 August, 1861

The 29th Pennsylvania Infantry was stationed at Camp Jackson, Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, between 4 and 17 August, 1861.

Mustered out, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 17 July, 1865: by Major & Chief Mustering Officer R H Wilbur, 102nd New York Infantry, on 17 July, 1865.The 29th Pennsylvania Infantry was mustered out at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, by Major & Chief Mustering Officer R H Wilbur, 102nd New York Infantry, on 17 July, 1865.

Books/ Manuscripts

William Wallace's Civil War letters: The Virginia Campaign, The Wisconsin Magazine of History, Volume 57, No. 1 (Autumn, 1973), pp28-59, by John O Holzhueter

A narrative of service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry, by Julian Wisner Hinkley

The military history of Wisconsin: A record of the civil and military, by Edwin Bentley Quiner

History of the Third Regiment of Wisconsin Veteran Volunteer Infantry 1861-1865, with maps compiled by Wm. F. Godhue, veteran of Company C, and a complete roster of all who were members of the regiment, by Edwin E Bryant

The First Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers in the Great Rebellion: Containing the story of the campaign; an account of the Great uprising of the people of state, and other articles upon subjects associated with the early war period; map of the route of the regiment; tables; biographies; portraits and illustrations, by Rev. Stephen G Abbott, A M, Chaplin of the regiment

First in defense of the Union: The civil war history of the First Defenders, by John D Hoptak

The first defenders, by Heber S Thompson, president of the First Defenders' Association.

New York in the War of Rebellion, 1861-1865, Volumes 3 & 4, by Frederick Phisterer

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

Three years' campaign of the Ninth N.Y.S.M. during the Southern rebellion, by John W Jaques

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.

Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 15-30 June, 1861: Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, set up Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, at the Rosedale Female Seminary, Kee Mar College, southeast of Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 15 June, 1861, and was stationed at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, between 15 and 30 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.

Note: The 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, was assigned to the Seventh Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, on 8 July, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Organisation of Seventh Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 10 July, 1861: Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry; 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, K, Colonel M Tappan; 9th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, Colonel J W Stiles; 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, Colonel F E Patterson; 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, K, Colonel H L Cake; 3rd District Columbia Battalion Volunteers, detachment, Acting Major & Captain J R Smead

Note: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Companies A, C, D, F, G, H, I, and K; the 9th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H; the 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and K; the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K, and a detachment of the 3rd District Columbia Battalion Volunteers were temporarily assigned to the Seventh Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel General C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, by Special Orders No.94, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, north of Race Street, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861, and Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia, arrived at Camp Meigs, C S Faulkner's, one mile southwest of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 5 AM on 10 July, 1861.

Special Orders No.96, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, north of Race Street, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, 10 July, 1861: Major General G C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia, was assigned to command the Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.96, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, north of Race Street, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 10 July, 1861.

Note: The Seventh Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, was assigned to the Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Major General C W Sandford, New York State Militia, by Special Orders No.96, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, north of Race Street, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 10 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.

Note: Doubleday's Battalion Heavy/ Siege Artillery, two sections of the 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, and a company of the 2nd United States Cavalry were temporarily assigned to the Seventh Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, on 16 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.

Department of the Shenandoah, 25 July-17 August, 1861

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.

Note: Major General N P Banks, United States Volunteers, was assigned to command the Army of the Pennsylvania, Headquarters in the field, by General Orders No.46, Paragraph II, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 19 July, 1861 (See the Departments of Annapolis and Maryland).

General Orders No.36, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 29 July, 1861: Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, was assigned to command the Third Brigade, Army of the Shenadoah, by General Orders No.36, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861.

Note: The 5th New York State Militia and the 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, were assigned to the Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.36, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861.

Organisation of Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, 29 July, 1861: Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry; 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Colonel M Tappen; 9th New York State Militia, Colonel J S Stiles; 3rd Wisconsin Infantry, Colonel C S Hamilton; 5th New York State Militia, Lieutenant Colonel L Burger; 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, Captain E Mck. Hudson, 14th United States Infantry

Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, Miller's farm, Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, one mile east of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 28 July, 1861: Major General N P Banks, United States Volunteers, set up headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, at Miller's farm, Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, one mile east of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 28 July, 1861.

Note: Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., in the evening on 29 July, 1861, and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, on 30 July, 1861. Colonel M Tappen, 1st New Hampshire Infantry, was temporarily assigned to command the Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, at Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, one mile east of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 30 July, 1861.

Troop departures to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, & Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; New York City, New York County, New York; & Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, 19 July-2 August, 1861: The 25h Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D and a detachment of Company G, was ordered to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 1 PM on 19 July, 1861; Companies F, I, K, and a detachment of Company G, to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 23 July, 1861; the 17th Pennsylvania Infantry to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 24 July, 1861; the 5th New York State Militia to New York City, New York County, New York, in the morning on 31 July, 1861, and the 1st New Hampshire Infantry to Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, in the morning on 2 August, 1861.

Troop arrivals at Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, one mile east of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 20 July & 4 August, 1861: The 3rd Wisconsin Infantry arrived at Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, one mile east of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, in the evening on 20 July, 1861, and the 29th Pennsylvania Infantry in the afternoon on 4 August, 1861.

Note: The Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Major General N P Banks, United States Volunteers, was set up by General Orders No.36, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861.

Special Orders No.168, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 8 August, 1861: Colonel C S Hamilton, 3rd Wisconsin Infantry, was assigned to command the Third Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, by Special Orders No.168, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 8 August, 1861.

Note: Major General G C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia, was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., on 30 July, 1861, and was honourably discharged by General Orders No.62, Paragraph III, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 15 August, 1861.

General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Corps of Observation, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 12 August, 1861: Brigadier General C P Stone, United States Volunteers, assumed command of the troops at and between Point of Rocks, Frederick County, and Seneca Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, by General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Corps of Observation, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 12 August, 1861, dated 10 August, 1861.

Note: Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, was assigned to command the 34th New York Infantry, the 42nd New York Infantry, the 2nd New York State Militia, and the 1st Minnesota Infantry by Special Orders No.10, Headquarters, Division of the Potomac, Washington, D. C., on 4 August, 1861.

Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, Seventh Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861: C P Stone was appointed colonel and inspector general, District of Columbia Militia, on 1 January, 1861, and colonel, 14th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.33, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, dated 14 May, 1861. Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, was assigned to command the Seventh Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.94, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861, and arrived at Washington, D. C., on 30 July, 1861. He was appointed brigadier general, United States Volunteers, by General Orders No.61, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 19 August, dated 17 May, 1861.

Major General C W Sandford, New York State Militia, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, 10 July, 1861: Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia, was ordered to Washington, D. C., by General Orders No.6, Headquarters, First Division, New York State Militia, New York City, New York County, New York, in the morning on 21 May, 1861, dated 20 May, 1861, and was accompanied by Colonel & Division Inspector G W Morrell; Lieutenant Colonel & Division Quartermaster R S Smith; Major & Paymaster T B Arden; Major & Aide de Camp W E Townsend; and Major & Volunteer Aide de Camp C S Brown, First Division, New York State Militia. He was assigned to command the 2nd New York State Militia, the 5th New York State Militia, the 7th New York State Militia, the 8th New York State Militia, the 12th New York State Militia, the 14th New York State Militia, the 25th New York State Militia, the 28th New York State Militia, the 69th New York State Militia, and the 71st New York State Militia by Special Orders No.89 1/2, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, and was ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., at 4 AM on 24 May, 1861. Major General C W Sandford, First Division, New York State Militia, set up headquarters at Arlington House/ Lee Custis-Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, between 25 and 26 May, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 3 PM on 7 July, 1861. He was assigned to the command the Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.96, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 10 July, 1861, and was honourably discharged by General Orders No.46, Paragraph III, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 19 July, 1861, dated 15 August, 1861.

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.