First Brigade, Second Division

Fifth United States Artillery, Light Company D

Arrived at Washington, D. C., 2 February, 1861

CAPTAIN C GRIFFIN
First Lieutenant C Griffin, 2nd United States Artillery, Company G, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 25 April, 1861, and captain, 5th United States Artillery, by General Orders No.33, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, dated 25 April, 1861 (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Company G).

Section: Second LT. A AMES, Second United States Artillery
Cadet A Ames, United States Military Academy, was appointed second lieutenant, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, by General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861, and first lieutenant, 5th United States Artillery, by General Orders No.65, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 23 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Two 10 pounder Parrott rifles, M1861

Section: SECOND LT. C E HAZLETT, Second United States Cavalry
Cadet C E Hazlett, United States Military Academy, was appointed second lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, by General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861, and first lieutenant, 5th United States Artillery, by General Orders No.65, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 23 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Two 10 pounder Parrott rifles, M1861

Section: Second LT. H C HASBROUcK, Fourth United States Artillery
Cadet H C Hasbrouck, United States Military Academy, was appointed second lieutenant, 4th United States Artillery, Company A, by General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861, and first lieutenant, 4th United States Artillery, Company L, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Two 12 pounder field howitzers, M1841

Note: Second Lieutenant G A Kensel, 4th United States Artillery, was appointed first lieutenant, 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated March, 1861, and was appointed first lieutenant, 5th United States Artillery, by General Orders No.33, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861. H B Reed and L M Harrison were appointed second lieutenants, 5th United States Artillery, by General Orders No.33, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861, and First Lieutenant G A Kensel, 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, and Second Lieutenants H B Reed and L M Harrison, 5th United States Artillery, was assigned were assigned to the 5th United States Artillery, Company D, during the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Statement of artillery lost: Three 10 pounder Parrott rifles, two 12 pounder field howitzers, M1841

Sources

"A dragoon detachment of United States troops, acting as a light battery, embracing seventy-five men and seventy-eight horses and four commissioned officers, arrived here in the morning, and are quartered upon Judiciary square, back of City Hall."

New York Herald (New York City, New York County, New York), 4 February, 1861

"The following is a list of the companies at present in the city, with their numbers and places where quartered: Company A, Second Artillery, ninety-one men, under command of Captain Barry, is quartered at the arsenal. Company I, First Artillery, ninety-two men, under command of Lieutenant Fry, is quartered at the corner of Eighteenth and G streets. The detachment of Dragoons, acting as light infantry, seventy-two men, commanded by Lieutenant Griffin, is stationed near City Hall. Company H, Second Artillery, seventy-eight men, Colonel Brooks in command, is quartered on seventeenth street, opposite the War Department. Company D, First Artillery, fifty-four men, under command of Major Haskins, is quartered on B street north, near First street east. Company K, Second Artillery, seventy-eight men, is quartered on E street, near Sixth. Company E, Second Artillery, ninety-two men, under command of Captain Elzey, is quartered in south wing of the Treasury building. The detachment of Dragoons, from Carlisle barracks, forty-two men, under Lieutenant Holliday, is quartered in Burch's stable, at the corner of Fourteenth and D streets. The corps of sappers and miners, from West Point, sixty-four men, under Lieutenant Duane, are at the Columbian Armory. Companies A, of the Second, I, of the First, and the detachment of dragoons from West Point, are accompanied by light batteries. The remainder are all acting as infantry, with the exception of the dragoons from Carlisle."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 9 February, 1861 - United States troops now in the city

"The West Point Battery, Lieut. Chas. Griffin, of Ohio, commanding, is quartered in the house with the first named company, and their horses are at the temporarily created stables near the City Hall, at one end of which their battery is 'parked'."

Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 29 April, 1861 - The Regulars

"Washington, 5 July - A battalion of the 3d regiment U. S. Infantry went into Virginia last night with Griffin's battery."

Journal of Commerce, Jr. (New York City, New York County, New York), 6 July, 1861 - From Washington

"Washington, Friday, 5th July - Some U. S. Infantry and Griffin's battery passed into Virginia between 12 and 1 o'clock this morning."

Jamestown Journal (Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York), 12 July, 1861 - The 4th in Washington

"Yesterday afternoon, the Massachusetts Ninth, Col. Cass, and Griffin's battery, stationed at the City Hall, departed for the other side of the river. The latter were provided with rifle guns - twelve pounders - an extra amount of ammunition, and an additional number of horses."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 15 July, 1861 - Movement of troops

"Griffin's battery, stationed at the City Hall, departed for the other side of the river, at five o'clock yesterday afternoon. They were provided with rifle guns - twelve pounders - an extra quantity of ammunition, and an additional number of horses."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 15 July, 1861 - Gone to Virginia

Books/ Manuscripts

History of the Fifth Massachusetts Battery, organised 3 October, 1861, mustered out 12 June, 1865, by Luther E Cowles

Custer: The life of General George Armstrong Custer, by Jay Monaghan

The spirit of old West Point, 1858-1862, by Morris Schaff

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

General orders of the War Department, embracing the years 1861, 1862 & 1863: Adapted specially for the use of the Army and Navy of the United States, chronologically arranged in two volumes with a full alphabetical index, Volume 1, by Thomas M. O'Brien and Oliver Diefendorf

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 Enginners, U.S. Army

Notes

First Lieutenant C Griffin, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, was ordered to organise a light artillery company with a detachment of United States Dragoons by Orders No.3, Headquarters, United States Military Academy, south of West Point, Orange County, New York, on 7 January, 1861.

United States Military Academy to Washington, 31 January-2 February, 1861

A detachment of United States Dragoons (72/75), acting as light artillery, under the command of First Lieutenant C Griffin, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, was ordered to proceed by the Hudson River Railroad to Washington, D. C., on 31 January, 1861, and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at 6 PM on 2 February, 1861.

Note: The West Point Light Artillery was stationed at North E Street, between West Fifth and Sixth Streets, Washington, D. C., on 2 and 9 February, 1861, and in a house between the War Department and Fort Lawson, a mansion west of the War Department, on West Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., on 29 April, 1861.

Stationed at North E Street, between West Fifth & Sixth Streets, Washington, D. C., 13 February, 1861: West Point Light Artillery (70), First Lieutenant C Griffin, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B; First Lieutenant A Piper, 3rd United States Artillery, Company I; First Lieutenant H C Symonds, 2nd United States Artillery; Second Lieutenant A S Webb, 2nd United States Artillery

Statement of Artillery: Two 12 pounder field howitzers, M1841; Two 6 pounder smoothbores, M1841

Note: First Lieutenant H C Symonds, 2nd United States Artillery, was appointed captain and commissary of subsistence, United States Subsistence Department, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 16 May, 1861, and Second Lieutenant A S Webb, 2nd United States Artillery, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 28 April, 1861.

Distribution of United States troops, Washington, D. C., 7 February, 1861: Major H Brown, 2nd United States Artillery; 1st United States Artillery (54), Company D, acting as infantry, Brevet Major & Captain J A Haskin, corner of North B Street and East First Street, Washington, D. C.; 1st United States Artillery (92), Light Company I, First Lieutenant J B Fry, corner of West Eighteenth and North G Streets, Washington, D. C.; 2nd United States Artillery (92), Light Company A, Captain W F Barry, United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C.; 2nd United States Artillery (92), Company E, acting as infantry, Captain A Elzey/ Jones, Jr., south wing of the Treasury building, on West Fifteenth Street, Washington, D. C.; 2nd United States Artillery (78), Company H, acting as infantry, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain H Brooks, opposite the War Department, on West Seventeenth, Washington, D. C.; 2nd United States Artillery (78), Company K, acting as infantry, Captain A Allen, G Burns' building, on North E Street, east of West Sixth Street, Washington, D. C.; Detachment of United States Dragoons (72), acting as light artillery, First Lieutenant C Griffin, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, North E Street, between West Fifth and Sixth Streets, Washington, D. C.; Detachment of 2nd United States Dragoons (42), Company I, First Lieutenant J P Holliday,Burch's Stable, corner of West Fourteenth and North D Streets, Washington, D. C.; United States Corps Engineers, detachment (62), First Lieutenant J C Duane; corner of West Sixth Street and Maine Avenue, Washington, D. C.

Note: First Lieutenant C Griffin, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B; First Lieutenant A Piper, 3rd United States Artillery, Company I; First Lieutenant H C Symonds, 2nd United States Artillery; and Second Lieutenant A S Webb, 2nd United States Artillery, were stationed at G Burn's, on North E Street, corner of West Sixth Street, Washington, D. C., on 28 April, 1861.

Abstract from return of the Department of Washington, Colonel J F K Mansfield, United States Army, commanding, 30 April, 1861: The West Point Light Artillery (82/86), under the command of First Lieutenant C Griffin, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, was stationed at Capitol Hill, east of the Capitol Building, on Pennsylvania Avenue and North/ South Capitol Street, Washington, D. C., on 30 April, 1861.

Note: First Sergeant J Murphy, United States Dragoons, was assigned to the West Point Light Artillery on 7 January, 1861, and the 5th United States Artillery was organised as light artillery on 4 May, 1861.

United States Military Academy, south of West Point, Orange County, New York, to Washington, D. C, detachment of United States Military Academy Cadets, 5-8 May, 1861: A detachment of United States Military Academy Cadets (43), under the command of Cadet H W Kingsbury, United States Military Academy, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 5 May, 1861, and was stationed at New York City, New York County, New York, on 6 May, 1861. The detachment of United States Military Academy Cadets arrived at Walnut Street Wharf, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, at 9.45 PM on 7 May, 1861, and was temporarily arrested and detained at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, between 7 and 8 May, 1861. The detachment of United States Military Academy Cadets was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, in the morning on 8 May, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the steamers Ariel and Georgeanna on the Susquehanna River to Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, at 5 AM on 8 May 1861. The detachment of United States Military Academy Cadets was accompanied bythe 20th New York State Militia and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., via Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, and Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, in the evening on 8 May, 1861.

Note: Cadets A Ames and H C Hasbrouck, United States Military Academy, were stationed at the Metropolitan Hotel, on Broadway and Prince Street, New York City, New York County, New York, on 6 May, 1861.

General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., Cadet A Ames, United States Military Academy, 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861: Cadet A Ames, United States Military Academy, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 5 May, 1861, and was appointed second lieutenant, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, by General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861. He was assigned to special duty as a drill instructor to the 12th New York Infantry at Washington, D. C., on 9 May, 1861 (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G).

Note: Cadets H C Hasbrouck and C E Hazlett, United States Military Academy, were ordered to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 5 May, 1861, and Cadet C E Hazlett, United States Military Academy, was appointed second lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, and Cadet H C Hasbrouck, United States Military Academy, second lieutenant, 4th United States Artillery, Company A, by General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861.

Rockville Expedition, 10-30 June, 1861

Two 12 pounder field howitzers of the West Point Light Artillery, under the command of First Lieutenant A Piper, 3rd United States Artillery, Company I, were ordered to Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 10 June, 1861, and were accompanied by the 2nd United Cavalry, Company H, under the command of Captain W T Magruder, 1st United States Dragoons, Company E. The two 12 pounder field howitzers of the West Point Light Artillery arrived at Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 11 AM on 10 June, 1861 (See the Rockville Expedition).

Note: First Lieutenant C Griffin, 2nd United States Artillery, Company G, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 25 April, 1861, and was assigned to the 5th United States Artillery on 14 May, 1861. Second Lieutenant A Ames, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 4th Maine Infantry, at Rockland, Maine, Knox County, on 8 May, 1861, but declined/ resigned and was appointed first lieutenant, 5th United States Artillery, by General Orders No.65, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 23 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861 (See the 4th Maine Infantry).

Organisation of West Point Light Artillery, Rockville Expedition, 10 June, 1861: Two 12 pounder field howitzers, First Lieutenant A Piper, 3rd United States Artillery, Company I; Second Lieutenant H C Hasbrouk, 4th United States Artillery, Company A

Note: First Lieutenant A Piper, 3rd United States Artillery, Company I, was assigned to command the West Point Light Artillery during the Rockville Expedition between 10 and 30 June, 1861.

Rockville to Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, Section, 14-15 June, 1861: Two 12 pounder field howitzers of the West Point Light Artillery were ordered to Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 14 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 17th Pennsylvania Infantry. The section of the West Point Light Artillery arrived at Camp Stone, junction of Edward's and Conrad's Ferries roads, two miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 15 June, 1861.

Note: Two 12 pounder field howitzers of the West Point Light Artillery and the 17th Pennsylvania Infantry were stationed two miles west of Darnestown, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the evening on 14 June, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Poolesville to Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three & a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 15 June, 1861: One 12 pounder field howitzer of the West Point Light Artillery, under the command of Second Lieutenant H C Hasbrouck, 4th United States Artillery, Company A, was ordered to Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland in the evening on 15 June, 1861.

Skirmish at Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three & a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, detachment, 18 June, 1861: One 12 pounder field howitzer of the West Point Light Artillery was engaged in a skirmish at Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 18 June, 1861.

Note: Two 6 pounder smoothbores of the Loudoun Artillery, under the command of Captain A L Rogers, were stationed 200 yards south of Goose Creek, opposite Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 18 June, 1861.

Troops stationed at Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, six miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 18 June, 1861: 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies B, G, I, Captain D F Foley, 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, detachment, Captain W T Magruder, 1st United States Dragoons, Company E; West Point Light Artillery, 12 pounder field howitzer, Second Lieutenant H C Hasbrouck, 4th United States Artillery, Company A

Note: The 17th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, was ordered to Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac River, three and a half miles southwest of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 18 June, 1861.

Troops stationed at Camp Stone, junction of Edwards & Conrad's Ferries roads, two miles west of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, 27 June, 1861: Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry; 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, Acting Major & Assistant Quartermaster J R Smead; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, Captain W T Magruder, 1st United States Dragoons, Company E; President's Mounted Guards, Captain S W Owen; West Point Light Artilley, section, First Lieutenant A Piper, 3rd United States Artillery, Company I

Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., 30 June, 1861: Two 12 pounder field howitzers of the West Point Light Artillery were ordered to Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861.

Note: The 1st New Hampshire Infantry; the 9th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H; the 17th Pennsylvania Infantry; the 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Companies D, F, G, I, and K; and a detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry, were ordered to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.109, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861.

Note: Two 12 pounder field howitzers of the West Point Light Artillery was stationed at Seneca Mills, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 2 July, 1861.

Seneca Mills to Washington, 3-4 July, 1861

Two 12 pounder field howitzers of the West Point Light Artillery were ordered to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 3 July, 1861, and were accompanied by the 2nd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers, a detachment of the 3rd District of Columbia Battalion Volunteers (100), and the President's Mounted Guards. The section of the West Point Light Artillery arrived at Washington, D. C., in the morning on 4 July, 1861 (See the District of Columbia Militia, Department of Washington).

Note: Two 12 pounder field howitzers of the West Point Light Artillery were stationed at Seneca Mills, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 2 July, 1861, and the West Point Light Artillery was redesignated the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, at Washington, D. C., on 4 July, 1861.

Department of Washington, 4-5 July, 1861

The 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, was stationed at City Hall, on Indiana Avenue, south of Judiciary Square, between Indiana Avenue and North F Street, and West Fourth and Fifth Streets, Washington, D. C., to low ground west of the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, Washington, D. C., between 4 and 5 July, 1861.

Department of Northeastern Virginia, 5-17 August, 1861

The 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, was ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., at 12/1 AM on 5 July, 1861.

Note: The 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, was stationed at the low ground west of the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., in the morning on 5 July, 1861.

General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, 8 July, 1861: The 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, was assigned to the First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel A Porter, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861.

Disposition of First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, 15 July, 1861: Colonel A Porter, 16th United States Infantry, Headquarters, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia; 8th New York State Militia, Colonel G Lyons, Camp Sandford, rear of Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia; 14th New York State Militia, Colonel A M Wood, Camp Porter, a quarter of a mile south of Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia; 27th New York Infantry, Colonel H W Slocum, Camp Anderson, Franklin Square, on North K Street, between West Twelfth and Fourteenth Streets, Washington, D. C.; United States Battalion Infantry, Major G Sykes, 14th United States Battalion Infantry, Camp Turnbull, north of the Columbia Turnpike, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia; United States Marine Corps Battalion, Major J G Reynolds, United States Marine Barracks, between East Eighth and Ninth Streets and South G and I Streets, Washington, D. C.; United States Battalion Cavalry, Major I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Cavalry Camp, Johnson's farm, a quarter of a mile west of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia; 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, Captain C Griffin, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia

Note: The 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E; the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies G and I; and the 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, under the command of Major I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, were stationed at Johnson's farm, a quarter of a mile west of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 15 July, 1861.

Advance to Centreville, 16-18 July, 1861

The 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, was ordered to Bailey's Crossroads, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 3 PM on 16 July, 1861, and arrived by the Columbia Turnpike at Holmes Run, one mile southeast of Bailey's Crossroads, Fairfax County, via Arlington Mills, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 7 PM the same day.

Note: The 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, was ordered to rendezvous at Fort Albany, northwest of J Roach's farm, Prospect Hill, on Hoe Hill, 200 yards south of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 3 PM on 16 July, 1861.

Order of march, First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, 16 July, 1861: Colonel A Porter, 16th United States Infantry; 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, Captain C Griffin; United States Battalion Cavalry, Major I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry; United States Battalion Infantry, Major G Sykes; United States Marine Corps Battalion, Major J G Reynolds; 14th New York State Militia, Colonel A M Wood; 27th New York Infantry, Colonel H W Slocum; 8th New York State Militia, Colonel G Lyons

Note: Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army, accompanied the Second Division, McDowell's Army, to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 16 July, 1861.

Holmes Run, one mile southeast of Bailey's Crossroads, to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861: The 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 7 AM on 17 July, 1861, and arrived by the Little River Turnpike at Fairfax Courthouse via Annandale, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 12.30 PM the same day.

Note: The 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, was stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 12.30 PM on 17 July, 1861, and 7.30 AM on 18 July, 1861.

Fairfax Courthouse to B D Utterback's/ Willow Spring farm, two miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 18 July, 1861: The 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 7.30 AM on 18 July, 1861, and arrived at B D Utterback's/ Willow Spring farm, south of the road between Fairfax Courthouse and Centreville, two miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6.30 PM the same day.

Note: The 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, was stationed on the Little River Turnpike, one mile west of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 11 AM and 3.30 PM on 18 July, 1861.

First battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861

The 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, was stationed at / Willow Spring farm, south of the road between Fairfax Courthouse and Centreville, two miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to Sudley Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, was ordered to Sudley Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 2 AM on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to J Dogan's/ Rosefield, on Dogan's Ridge, half a mile northeast of Groveton, Prince Willaim County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, was ordered across Sudley Spring's Ford, on Catharpin Run, to northeast of J Dogan's/ Rosefield, on Dogan's Ridge, half a mile northeast of Groveton, Prince Willaim County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Southwest of J Dogan's/ Rosefield, on Dogan's Ridge, half a mile northeast of Groveton, Prince Willaim County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, was ordered southwest of J Dogan's/ Rosefield, on Dogan's Ridge, half a mile northeast of Groveton, Prince Willaim County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861

Note: One 10 pounder Parrott rifle of the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, was disabled southwest of J Dogan's/ Rosefield, on Dogan's Ridge, half a mile northeast of Groveton, Prince Willaim County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: Three 10 pounder Parrott rifles and two 12 pounder field howitzers of the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, were ordered north of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, at 2 PM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 11th New York Infantry and the 14th New York State Militia were assigned to support the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, north of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to south of Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: Two 12 pounder field howitzers of the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, under the command of Captain C Griffin, were ordered south of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Note: Three 10 pounder Parrott rifles of the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, under the command of Second Lieutenant C E Hazlett, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, were stationed north of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Captain & Assistant Quartermaster O T Tillinghast, United States Quartermaster's Department, 21 July, 1861: Captain & Assistant Quartermaster O T Tillinghast, United States Quartermaster's Department, was temporarily assigned to the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861, and died on 23 July, 1861.

Withdrawal to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, was ordered to / Willow Spring farm, south of the road between Fairfax Courthouse and Centreville, two miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 PM on 21 July, 1861.

Retreat to Washington, 21-22 July, 1861

The 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 21 July, 1861, and arrived at Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 22 July, 1861.

Note: The 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, under the command of Captain C Griffin, was stationed in the vicinity of Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 23 July, 1861.

Return of casualties in the U 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, First Brigade, Second Division, Army of Northeastern Virginia, at the battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861: Killed 5, wounded 16, captured/missing 8, total 29

Fort Albany, northwest of J Roach's farm, Prospect Hill, on Hoe Hill, 200 yards south of the toll gate on the Columbia Turnpike, Alexandria County, Virginia, 29 July, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G (75), and the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D (120), under the command of Captain C Griffin, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, were stationed at Fort Albany, northwest of J Roach's farm, Prospect Hill, on Hoe Hill, 200 yards south of the toll gate on the Columbia Turnpike, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 29 July, 1861 (See the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G).

Note: The 1st Massachusetts Infantry was stationed at Fort Albany, northwest of J Roach's farm, Prospect Hill, on Hoe Hill, 200 yards south of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 29 July, 1861 (See the 1st Massachusetts Infantry).

General Orders No.2, Headquarters, Division of the Potomac, Washington, D. C., 30 July, 1861: Colonel A Porter, 16th United States Infantry, was appointed provost marshall at Washington, D. C., by General Orders No.2, Headquarters, Division of the Potomac, Washington, D. C., on 30 July, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Company I; the 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K; the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E; and the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, were assigned as provost guard at Washington, D. C., , under the Colonel A Porter, 16th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.2, Headquarters, Division of the Potomac, Washington, D. C., on 30 July, 1861.

Statement of artillery, Brevet Major & Chief of Artillery H J Hunt, 29 July, 1861: One 10 pounder Parrott rifle; One hundred and twenty men

Note: The 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, was assigned as Provost Guard at Washington, D. C., under the command of Colonel A Porter, 16th United States Infantry, on 30 July, 1861.

Organisation of 5th United States Artillery, 18 June, 1861: Colonel H Brown, Lieutenant Colonel T W Sherman, Majors T Williams, H J Hunt, W F Barry; Light Company A, Captain G W Getty; Light Company B, Captain J A Hardie; Light Company C, Brevet Major & Captain T Seymour; Light Company D, Captain C Griffin; Light Company E, Captain S F Chalfin; Light Company F, Captain R B Ayres; Light Company G, Captain R Arnold; Light Company H, Captain W R Terrill; Company I, Captain S H Weed; Light Company K, Captain J R Smead; Light Company L, Captain H V De Hart; Light Company M, Captain J McKnight

General Orders No.33, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 18 June, 1861: Captain G W Getty, 4th United States Artillery, Company E, was appointed captain, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company A, by General Orders No.33, by General Orders No.33, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, dated 4 November, 1853; Captain J A Hardie, 3rd United States Artillery, Company G, was appointed captain, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company B, dated 5 October, 1857; Brevet Major & Captain T Seymour, 1st United States Artillery, Company D, was appointed captain, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company C, dated 22 November, 1860; Captain C Griffin, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, was appointed captain, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, dated 25 April, 1861; Captain S F Chalfin, 1st United States Artillery, Company F, was appointed captain, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company E, dated 27 April, 1861; First Lieutenant R B Ayres, 3rd United States Artillery, Company F, was appointed captain, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company F, dated 14 May, 1861; First Lieutenant R Arnold, 3rd United States Artillery, Company H, was appointed captain, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company G, dated 14 May, 1861; First Lieutenant W R Terrill, 4th United States Artillery, Company C, appointed captain, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company H, dated 14 May, 1861; First Lieutenant S H Weed, 4th United States Artillery, Company K, was appointed captain, 5th United States Artillery, Company I, dated 14 May, 1861; First Lieutenant J R Smead, 2nd United States Artillery, Company D, was appointed captain, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company K, dated 14 May, 1861; First Lieutenant H V De Hart, 3rd United States Artillery, was appointed captain, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company L, dated 14 May, 1861; and Captain J McKnight, 25th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company A, was appointed captain, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company M, dated 14 May, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant H V De Hart, 3rd United States Artillery, was stationed at Fort Vancouver, on the Columbia River, Washington Territory, on 11 April, 1861, and at Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, on 14 May, 1861.

Colonel A Porter, 16th United States Infantry, First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain A Porter, United States Mounted Riflemen, was appointed colonel, 16th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.33, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861, and was assigned to command the First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861. Colonel A Porter, 16th United States Infantry, was appointed brigadier general, United States Volunteers, by General Orders No.62, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 20 August, 1861, dated 17 May, 1861.

Note: Colonel A Porter, 16th United States Infantry, was assigned to command the troops stationed at Arlington Heights and the Columbia Turnpike, Alexandria County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.44, Paragraph VI, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861.

Colonel D Hunter, 3rd United States Cavalry, Second Division, McDowell's Army, 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861: Major & Paymaster D Hunter, United States Pay Department, was appointed colonel, 3rd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.33, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861, and was assigned to command the Second Division, McDowell's Army, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861. Colonel D Hunter, 3rd United States Cavalry, was appointed brigadier general, United States Volunteers, by General Orders No.62, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 20 August, 1861, dated 17 May, 1861, and major general, United States Volunteers, by General Orders No.62, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 20 August, 1861, dated 13 August, 1861.

Note: Cadet D W Flagler, United States Military Academy, were ordered to Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 3 July, 1861. He was appointed brevet second lieutenant, United States Ordnance Department, by General Orders No.41, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 July, 1861, dated 24 June, 1861, and were assigned to special duty as a drill instructor at Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 3 July, 1861. Brevet Second Lieutenant D W Flagler, United States Ordnance Department, was appointed aide de camp to Colonel D Hunter, 3rd United States Cavalry, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Reports

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.38: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp394
Captain C Griffin, Fifth United States Artillery, dated in the vicinity of Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 23 July, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.32: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp353-356
Colonel A Porter, Sixteenth United States Infantry, First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, dated Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 25 July, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.31: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp382-383
Colonel D Hunter, Third United States Cavalry, Second Division, McDowell's Army, dated Washington, D. C., 5 August, 1861

Orders of Battle

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