McDowell's Army

Major I N Palmer, United States Battalion Cavalry

United States Battalion Cavalry

Second United States Cavalry, Companies B, E, G, & I, arrived at Washington, D. C., 10 May, 1861. Second United States Dragoons, Company K, and 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, 9 July, 1861

MAJOR I N PALMER, Second United States Cavalry
Captain I N Palmer was appointed major, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 25 April, 1861.

First United States Cavalry

Company A: First Lt. T H McCormick Captain W N R Beall, 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, resigned at Stewart's Boarding House, No.293 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 20 August, 1861, and was appointed captain, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 9 September, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861. Second Lieutenant T H McCormick, 1st United States Cavalry, was appointed first lieutenant, Company A, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 7 May, 1861, and First Lieutenant G D Bayard, 1st United States Cavalry, Company D, was appointed captain, 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, by General Orders No.106, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 5 December, 1861, dated 20 August, 1861.

Assignment: First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army (See the First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army).

Company E: Second Lt. T L'Hommediu Captain S D Sturgis was appointed major, 1st United States Cavalry, and First Lieutenant J B McIntyre, 1st United States Cavalry, Company I, was appointed captain, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861. Second Lieutenant T L'Hommediu, 6th United States Infantry, was assigned to the 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, on 7 May, 1861, and was appointed first lieutenant, 1st (4th) United States Cavalry, Company D, by General Orders No.106, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 5 December, 1861, dated 20 August, 1861. Captain J B McIntyre, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, was on a leave of absence on 3 July, 1861, and the company was ordered to Washington, D. C., under the command of First Lieutenant & Adjutant A V Colburn, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, on 3 July, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant & Adjutant A V Colburn, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, was appointed brevet captain and assistant adjutant general, by General Orders No.68, Adjutant General's Office, War Department, Washington, D. C., on 27 August, 1861, dated 1 July, 1861, and was assigned to command the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, on 19 July, 1861. S W Stockton was appointed second lieutenant, 1st United States Cavalry, Company B, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 4 May, 1861, and was appointed aide de camp to Colonel D Hunter, 3rd United States Cavalry, prior to the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Assignment: First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army (See the First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army).

Distribution of troops, 1 January, 1861: Company A, Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek and the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, Captain W E Prince, 1st United States Infantry, Company E; Company B, Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek and the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, Captain W E Prince, 1st United States Infantry, Company E; Company C, Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, Captain T J Wood, 1st United States Cavalry, Company C; Company D, Fort Smith, on the east bank of the Arkansas River, six miles southwest of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, Captain S D Sturgis, 1st United States Cavalry, Company D; Company E, Fort Smith, on the east bank of the Arkansas River, six miles southwest of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, Captain S D Sturgis, 1st United States Cavalry, Company D; Company F, Fort Wise, on the Arkansas River, in the vicinity of Bent's New Fort, Colorado Territory, Major J Sedgewick, 1st United States Cavalry; Company G, Fort Wise, on the Arkansas River, in the vicinity of Bent's New Fort, Colorado Territory, Major J Sedgewick, 1st United States Cavalry; Company H, Fort Wise, on the north side of the Arkansas River, in the vicinity of Bent's New Fort, Colorado Territory, Major J Sedgewick, 1st United States Cavalry; Company I, Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, Captain T J Wood, 1st United States Cavalry, Company C; Company K, Fort Wise, on the north side of the Arkansas River, in the vicinity of Bent's New Fort, Colorado Territory, Major J Sedgewick, 1st United States Cavalry

Organisation of 1st United States Cavalry, 3 April, 1861: Colonel R E Lee, Lieutenant Colonel W H Emory, Majors D B Sacket and T J Wood; Company A, Captain W N R Beall; Company B, Captain F Wheaton; Company C, Captain D S Stanley; Company D, Captain J McIntosh; Company E, Captain S D Sturgis; Company F, Captain R Ransom, Jr.; Company G, Captain W S Walker; Company H, Captain E W B Newby; Company I, Captain E A Carr; Company K, Captain J E B Stuart

Note: A detachment of five men of the 1st United States Cavalry, under the command of First Lieutenant & Adjutant A V Colburn, 1st United States Cavalry, was stationed at Fort Larned, on the Pawnee Fork of the Arkansas River, Kansas, on 28 March, 1861, and was ordered to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 29 March, 1861. Major J Sedgwick, 1st United States Cavalry, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861, and Colonel R E Lee, 1st United States Cavalry, resigned at Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 20 April, 1861, dated 25 April, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel J Sedgwick, 2nd United States Cavalry, was appointed colonel, 1st United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 25 April, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Arbuckle, Company A, 3 May, 1861

The 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, under the command of Major D B Sacket, 1st United States Cavalry, was stationed at Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek and the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, on 2 May, 1861.

Note: Captain D B Sacket, 1st United States Cavalry, Company F, was stationed at Fort Wise, on the north bank of the Arkansas River, in the vicinity of Bent's New Fort, Colorado Territory, on 1 January, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek & the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, 1 January, 1861: Captain W E Prince, 1st United States Infantry, Company E; 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, First Lieutenant E W Crittenden; 1st United States Cavalry, Company B; 1st United States Infantry, Company E

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Company E, under the command of Captain W E Prince, was ordered to Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, on 28 March, 1861, and arrived on 30 March, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Garrison at Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek & the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, 3 April, 1861: Major S B Sacket, 1st United States Cavalry; 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, First Lieutenant E W Crittenden; 1st United States Cavalry, Company B, No officers present

Evacuation of Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek & the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, 3 May, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, under the command of Major D B Sacket, 1st United States Cavalry, was ordered to evacuate Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek and the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, on 3 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Cavalry, Company B.

Rendezvous at the east bank of the Washita River, five miles east of Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek & the Washita River, Indian Territory, on 3 May, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Companies C, D, E, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Company E, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W H Emory, 1st United States Cavalry, and the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and B, under the command of and two companies of the 1st United States Infantry, Major D B Sacket, 1st United States Cavalry, rendezvoused at the east bank of the Washita River, five miles east of Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek and the Washita River, Indian Territory, on 3 May, 1861.

Note: Captain W N R Beall, 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, was assigned a sixty day leave of absence by Special Orders No.18, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 3 November, 1860, dated 23 February, 1860, and was extended by two months by Special Orders No.149, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 19 December, 1860. He was stationed at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, on 10 February, 1861, and Washington, D. C., on 2 March, 1861. Captain W N R Beall resigned at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 20 August, 1861, and First Lieutenant G D Bayard, 1st United States Cavalry, Company D, was appointed captain, 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 20 August, 1861. First Lieutenant E W Crittenden, 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, was appointed captain, 1st United States Cavalry, Company D, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 7 May, 1861, and was on a five months leave of absence on 2 July, 1861. He was stationed at St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, on 13 August, 1861.

Surrender of Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek & the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, 5 May, 1861: Sergeant C A Campbell, 1st United States Infantry, Company E, surrendered Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek and the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, to Captain S T Benning, Texas State Troops, in the morning on 5 May, 1861.

Note: A company of Texas State Troops, under the command of Captain S T Benning, seized Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek and the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, in the morning on 5 May, 1861, and Major D B Sacket, 1st United States Cavalry, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861.

East bank of the Washita River, five miles east of Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek & the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 9 & 31 May, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, rendezvoused with two companies of the 1st United States Infantry thirty-five miles northeast of Fort Cobb, on the west side of Pond/ Cobb Creek, Indian Territory, on 9 May, 1861, and arrived at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, at 1 PM on 31 May, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Cobb, on the west side of Pond/ Cobb Creek, Indian Territory, 28 March, 1861: Captain J B Plummer; 1st United States Infantry, Company D; 1st United States Infantry, Company B, Captain C C Gilbert; 1st United States Infantry, Company C, First Lieutenant T G Williams; 1st United States Infantry, Company D, Captain D Huston, Jr.; 1st United States Infantry, Company F, Captain S M Barton

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies B, C, D, and F, under the command of Captain J B Plummer, 1st United States Infantry, Company C, were stationed at Fort Cobb, on the west side of Pond/ Cobb Creek, Indian Territory, on 2 May, 1861, and the 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 2 July, 1861.

Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, to Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 2-8 July, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, under the command of Captain F C Armstrong, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, was ordered to Washington, D. C., on 2 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Cavalry, Company E; the 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, and First Lieutenant & Adjutant A V Colburn, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E. Company A was ordered to proceed by the steamer Ocean on Lake Erie to Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at 4 PM on 6 July, 1861, and arrived at 1 AM on 7 July, 1861. The 1st United States Cavalry, Companiy A, was ordered to proceed by the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at 7.30 AM the same day and arrived at New York City, New York County, New York, on 8 July, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, and the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, were stationed at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, in the afternoon on 8 July, 1861.

Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht , Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, to Washington, D. C., 8-9 July, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, was ordered to proceed by the New Jersy Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 6 PM on 8 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Cavalry, Company E; the 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K; the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G; and a detachment of the 2nd Vermont Infantry (5). Company A arrived at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, via Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, at 10 PM on 8 July, 1861, and by the Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad at Baltimore City, Maryland, at 5.30 AM on 9 July, 1861. The 1st United States Cavalry, Companiy A, was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 2 PM the same day and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, in the evening on 9 July, 1861 (See the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G).

Note: A detachment of the 2nd Vermont Infantry, under the command of First Lieutenant W A Philips, 2nd Vermont Infantry, Company F, was ordered to Washington, D. C., at 9 AM on 6 July 1861 (See the 2nd Vermont Infantry).

Organisation of 1st United States Cavalry & 2nd United States Dragoons (218), 2 July, 1861: Captain F C Armstrong, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F; 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, First Lieutenant T H McCormick; 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, Second Lieutenant T L'Hommadieu; First Lieutenant & Adjutant A V Colburn, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E; 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K

Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., 9 July, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, was stationed at Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., on 9 July, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Arbuckle, Company B, 3 May, 1861

The 1st United States Cavalry, Company B, under the command of Major D B Sacket, 1st United States Cavalry, was stationed at Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek and the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, on 2 May, 1861.

Note: Captain D B Sacket, 1st United States Cavalry, Company F, was stationed at Fort Wise, on the north side of the Arkansas River, in the vicinity of Bent's New Fort, Colorado Territory, on 1 January, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek & the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, 1 January, 1861: Captain W E Prince, 1st United States Infantry, Company E; 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, First Lieutenant E W Crittenden; 1st United States Cavalry, Company B, Captain W D De Saussure; 1st United States Infantry, Company E

Garrison at Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek & the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, 3 April, 1861: Major S B Sacket, 1st United States Cavalry; 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, First Lieutenant E W Crittenden; 1st United States Cavalry, Company B, No officers present

Evacuation of Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek & the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, 3 May, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company B, under the command of Major D B Sacket, 1st United States Cavalry, was ordered to evacuate Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek and the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, on 3 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Cavalry, Company A.

Note: Second Lieutenant O H Fish, 1st United States Cavalry, Company B, was stationed at Alexandria, Campbell County, Kentucky, on 29 January, 1861, and First Lieutenant P Stockton, 1st United States Cavalry, Company B, resigned on 27 February, 1861. Captain W D De Saussure, 1st United States Cavalry, Company B, resigned on 1 March, 1861, and First Lieutenant F Wheaton, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, was appointed captain, 1st United States Cavalry, Company B, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 1 March, 1861. Second Lieutenant O H Fish, 1st United States Cavalry, Company B, resigned at Alexandria, Campbell County, Kentucky, on 1 May, 1861, and Second Lieutenant E Ingraham, 1st United States Cavalry, Company I, was appointed first lieutenant, 1st United States Cavalry, Company B, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 27 February, 1861.

Surrender of Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek & the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, 5 May, 1861: Sergeant C A Campbell, 1st United States Infantry, Company E, surrendered Fort Arbuckle,on the junction of Wild Horse Creek and the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, to Captain S T Benning, Texas State Troops, in the morning on 5 May, 1861.

Note: Major D B Sacket, 1st United States Cavalry, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861.

East bank of the Washita River, five miles east of Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek & the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 9 & 31 May, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company B, rendezvoused with two companies of the 1st United States Infantry thirty-five miles northeast of Fort Cobb, on the west side of Pond/ Cobb Creek, Indian Territory, on 9 May, 1861, and arrived at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, at 1 PM on 31 May, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Cobb, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Indian Territory, 28 March, 1861: Captain J B Plummer; 1st United States Infantry, Company D; 1st United States Infantry, Company B, Captain C C Gilbert; 1st United States Infantry, Company C, First Lieutenant T G Williams; 1st United States Infantry, Company D, Captain D Huston, Jr.; 1st United States Infantry, Company F, Captain S M Barton

Evacuation of Fort Washita, Company C, 1 May, 1861

The 1st United States Cavalry, Company C, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W H Emory, 1st United States Cavalry, was stationed at Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, on 30 April, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Washita, one & a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, 1 January, 1861: Captain T J Wood, 1st United States Cavalry, Company C; 1st United States Cavalry, Company C, First Lieutenant A Iverson; 1st United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain E A Carr

Note: First Lieutenant & Adjutant A V Colburn, 1st United States Cavalry, was stationed at Fort Riley, junction of Smokey Hill River and Republican Fork, three miles northeast of Junction City, Davis County, Kansas, on 28 March, 1861, and was ordered to Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, on 29 March, 1861. Captain T J Wood, 1st United States Cavalry, Company C, was appointed major, 1st United States Cavalry, and First Lieutenant D S Stanley, 1st United States Cavalry, Company D, was appointed captain, 1st United States Cavalry, Company C, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861.

Washington, D. C., to Fort Washita, one & a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, Lieutenant Colonel W H Emory, 1st United States Cavalry, 26 March-19 April, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel W H Emory, 1st United States Cavalry, was ordered to Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, on 26 March, 1861, and at Fort Smith, on the east bank of the Arkansas River, six miles southwest of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, on 6 April, 1861. He was ordered to Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, on 16 April, 1861, and arrived on 19 April, 1861.

Note: Lieutenant Colonel W H Emory, 1st United States Cavalry, was on special duty at Washington, D. C., on 21 March, 1861, and resigned on 9 May, 1861. He was appointed lieutenant colonel, 6th United States Cavalry, on 14 May, 1861, and arrived at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on 28 June, 1861.

Troops stationed at Fort Washita, one & a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, 19 April, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel W H Emory, 1st United States Cavalry; 1st United States Cavalry, Company C, Captain D S Stanley; 1st United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain E A Carr; 1st United States Infantry, Company E, Captain W E Prince

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Company E, under the command of Captain W E Prince, was stationed at Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek and the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, on 1 January, 1861, and was ordered to Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, on 28 March, 1861. Company E arrived at Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, on 30 March, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Troops stationed at Fort Washita, one & a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, 30 April, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel W H Emory, 1st United States Cavalry; 1st United States Cavalry, Company C, Captain D S Stanley; 1st United States Cavalry, Company D, Captain J McIntosh; 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, Captain S D Sturgis; 1st United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain E A Carr; 1st United States Infantry, Company E, Captain W E Prince

Note: The 1st United States Cavalry, Companies D and E, under the command of Captain S D Sturgis, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, were ordered to evacuate Fort Smith, on the east bank of the Arkansas River, six miles southwest of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, under the command of Captain S D Sturgis, Company E, at 9 PM on 23 April, 1861, and arrived at Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, on 30 April, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Washita, one & a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation), Indian Territory, 1 May, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company C, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W H Emory, 1st United States Cavalry, was ordered to evacuate Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, in the morning on 1 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies D, E, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Company E.

Note: A detachment of Texas State Troops (25), under the command of First/ Second Lieutenant Bass, seized Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, in the evening on 2 May, 1861, and a detachment (20) was ordered to Fort Arbuckle, junction of Wild Horse Creek and the Washita River, Indian Territory, in the morning on 3 May, 1861.

Rendezvous at the east bank of the Washita River, five miles east of Fort Arbuckle, junction of Wild Horse Creek & the Washita River, Indian Territory, on 3 May, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Companies C, D, E, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Company E, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W H Emory, 1st United States Cavalry, and the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and B, under the command of and two companies of the 1st United States Infantry, Major D B Sacket, 1st United States Cavalry, rendezvoused at the east bank of the Washita River, five miles east of Fort Arbuckle, junction of Wild Horse Creek and the Washita River, Indian Territory, on 3 May, 1861.

East bank of the Washita River, five miles east of Fort Arbuckle, junction of Wild Horse Creek & the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 9 & 31 May, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company C, rendezvoused with two companies of the 1st United States Infantry thirty-five miles northeast of Fort Cobb, on the west side of Pond/ Cobb Creek, Indian Territory, on 9 May, 1861, and arrived at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, at 1 PM on 31 May, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies B, C, D, E, and F, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W H Emory, 1st United States Cavalry, were stationed at Walnut Creek, between Fort Cobb, on the west side of Pond/ Cobb Creek, and Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek and the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, on 21 May, 1861, and Captain S M Barton, 1st United States Infantry, Company F, resigned at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 31 May, 1861. Captain S D Sturgis, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, was appointed major, 1st United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861, and was assigned to command Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 12 June, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Cobb, on the west side of Pond/ Cobb Creek, Indian Territory, 28 March, 1861: Captain J B Plummer, 1st United States Infantry, Company C; 1st United States Infantry, Company B, Captain C C Gilbert; 1st United States Infantry, Company C, First Lieutenant T G Williams; 1st United States Infantry, Company D, Captain D Huston, Jr.; 1st United States Infantry, Company F, Captain S M Barton

Surrender of Fort Smith, Company D, 23 April, 1861

The 1st United States Cavalry, Company D, under the command of Captain S D Sturgis, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, were stationed at Fort Smith, on the east bank of the Arkansas River, six miles southwest of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, on 22 April, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Smith, on the east bank of the Arkansas River, six miles southwest of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, 1 January, 1861: Captain S D Sturgis, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E; 1st United States Cavalry, Company D, Captain J McIntosh; 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, First Lieutenant E Long

Note: Captain J M McIntosh, 1st United States Cavalry, Company D, resigned at Fort Smith, on the east bank of the Arkansas River, six miles southwest of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, on 22 April, 1861, dated 7 May, 1861, and was appointed colonel, 2nd Arkansas Mounted Riflemen, on 1 August, 1861, dated, 1 May, 1861. First Lieutenant E W Crittenden, 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, was appointed captain, 1st United States Cavalry, Company D, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 7 May, 1861.

Surrender of Fort Smith, on the east bank of the Arkansas River, six miles southwest of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, 23 April, 1861: Captain & Assistant Quartermaster A Montgomery, United States Quartermaster's Department, surrendered Fort Smith, on the east bank of the Arkansas River, six miles southwest of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, to Colonel & Aide de Camp to the Governor S Borland, Arkansas Militia, at 11 PM on 23 April, 1861.

Note: Major W C Gatlin, 5th United States Infantry, was stationed at Fort Smith, on the east bank of the Arkansas River, six miles southwest of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, on 6 April, 1861, and Captain & Assistant Quartermaster A Montgomery, United States Quartermaster's Department, and Major W C Gatlin, 5th United States Infantry, were arrested by Colonel & Aide de Camp to the Governor S Borland, Arkansas Militia, at 11 PM on 23 April, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Smith, on the east bank of the Arkansas River, six miles southwest of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, 23 April, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company D, under the command of Captain S D Sturgis, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, was ordered to evacuate Fort Smith, on the east bank of the Arkansas River, six miles southwest of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, at 9 PM on 23 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Cavalry, Company E. Company E arrived at Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, on 30 April, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Washita, one & a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, 1 May, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W H Emory, 1st United States Cavalry, was ordered to evacuate Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, in the morning on 1 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies C, D, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Company E (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Note: A detachment of Texas State Troops (25), under the command of First/ Second Lieutenan Bass, seized Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, Indian Territory, in the evening on 2 May, 1861, and a detachment (20) was ordered to Fort Arbuckle, junction of Wild Horse Creek and the Washita River, Indian Territory, in the morning on 3 May, 1861.

East bank of the Washita River, five miles east of Fort Arbuckle, junction of Wild Horse Creek & the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 9 & 31 May, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company D, rendezvoused with two companies of the 1st United States Infantry thirty-five miles northeast of Fort Cobb, on the west side of Pond/ Cobb Creek, Indian Territory, on 9 May, 1861, and arrived at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, at 1 PM on 31 May, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Cobb, on the west side of Pond (Cobb) Creek, Indian Territory, 28 March, 1861: Captain J B Plummer; 1st United States Infantry, Company D; 1st United States Infantry, Company B, Captain C C Gilbert; 1st United States Infantry, Company C, First Lieutenant T G Williams; 1st United States Infantry, Company D, Captain D Huston, Jr.; 1st United States Infantry, Company F, Captain S M Barton

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies B, C, D, and F, under the command of Captain J B Plummer, 1st United States Infantry, Company C, were stationed at Fort Cobb, on the west side of Pond/ Cobb Creek, Indian Territory, on 2 May, 1861, and Captain J McIntosh, 1st United States Cavalry, Company D, resigned on 7 May, 1861.

Surrender of Fort Smith, Company E, 23 April, 1861

The 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, under the command of Captain S D Sturgis, was stationed at Fort Smith, on the east bank of the Arkansas River, six miles southwest of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, on 22 April, 1861.

Note: Captain S D Sturgis, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, was appointed major, 1st United States Cavalry, and First Lieutenant J B McIntyre, 1st United States Cavalry, Company H, was appointed captain, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Smith, on the east bank of the Arkansas River, six miles southwest of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, 23 April, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, under the command of Captain S D Sturgis, was ordered to evacuate Fort Smith, on the east bank of the Arkansas River, six miles southwest of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, at 9 PM on 23 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Cavalry, Company D. Company E arrived at Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, on 30 April, 1861.

Rendezvous at the east bank of the Washita River, five miles east of Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek & the Washita River, Indian Territory, on 3 May, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Companies C, D, E, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Company E, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W H Emory, 1st United States Cavalry, and the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and B, under the command of and two companies of the 1st United States Infantry, Major D B Sacket, 1st United States Cavalry, rendezvoused at the east bank of the Washita River, five miles east of Fort Arbuckle, junction of Wild Horse Creek and the Washita River, Indian Territory, on 3 May, 1861.

East bank of the Washita River, five miles east of Fort Arbuckle, junction of Wild Horse Creek & the Washita River, (Choctaw Nation) Indian Territory, to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 9 & 31 May, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, rendezvoused with two companies of the 1st United States Infantry thirty-five miles northeast of Fort Cobb, on the west side of Pond/ Cobb Creek, Indian Territory, on 9 May, 1861, and arrived at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, at 1 PM on 31 May, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Cobb, on the west side of Pond/ Cobb Creek, Indian Territory, 28 March, 1861: Captain J B Plummer; 1st United States Infantry, Company D; 1st United States Infantry, Company B, Captain C C Gilbert; 1st United States Infantry, Company C, First Lieutenant T G Williams; 1st United States Infantry, Company D, Captain D Huston, Jr.; 1st United States Infantry, Company F, Captain S M Barton

Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, to Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, 11 June, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, under the command of Major S D Sturgis, 1st United states Cavalry, was ordered to Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, in the afternoon on 11 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Cavalry, Company C.

Note: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, to Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, on 2 July, 1861.

Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, to Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 2-8 July, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, under the command of Captain F C Armstrong, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, was ordered to Washington, D. C., on 2 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Cavalry, Company A; the 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K; and First Lieutenant & Adjutant A V Colburn, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E. Company E was ordered to proceed by the steamer Ocean on Lake Erie to Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at 4 PM on 6 July, 1861, and arrived at 1 AM on 7 July, 1861. The 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, was ordered to proceed by the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at 7.30 AM the same day and arrived at New York City, New York County, New York, on 8 July, 1861.

Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht , Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, to Washington, D. C., 8-9 July, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, was ordered to proceed by the New Jersy Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 6 PM on 8 July, 1861, and were accompanied by the 1st United States Cavalry, Company A; the 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K; the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G; and a detachment of the 2nd Vermont Infantry (5). Company and E arrived at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, via Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, at 10 PM on 8 July, 1861, and by the Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad at Baltimore City, Maryland, at 5.30 AM on 9 July, 1861. The 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 2 PM the same day and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, in the evening on 9 July, 1861 (See the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G).

Organisation of 2nd United States Dragoons & 1st United States Cavalry (218), 2 July, 1861: Captain F C Armstrong, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F; 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K; 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, First Lieutenant T H McCormick; 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, Second Lieutenant T L'Hommadieu; First Lieutenant & Adjutant A V Colburn, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E

Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., 9 July, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, was stationed at Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., on 9 July, 1861.

Fort Wise, Company F, 1 January & 4 June, 1861

The 1st United States Cavalry, Company F, under the command of Major J Sedgwick, 1st United States Cavalry, was stationed at Fort Wise, on the north side of the Arkansas River, in the vicinity of Bent's New Fort, Colorado Territory, on 1 January, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Wise, on the north side of the Arkansas River, in the vicinity of Bent's New Fort, Colorado Territory, 1 January, 1861: Major J Sedgwick, 1st United States Cavalry; 1st United States Cavalry, Company F, Captain D B Sacket; 1st United States Cavalry, Company G, Captain W S Walker; 1st United States Cavalry, Company H, Captain E W B Newby; 1st United States Cavalry, Company K, Captain J A Thompson; 10th United States Infantry, Company C; 10th United States Infantry, Company H

Note: Captain D B Sacket, 1st United States Cavalry, Company F, was appointed major, 1st United States Cavalry, on 31 January, 1861, and First Lieutenant R Ransom, Jr., 1st United States Cavalry, Company H, was appointed captain, 1st United States Cavalry, Company F, by General Orders No.8, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 31 January, 1861. Captain R Ransom, Jr., 1st United States Cavalry, Company F, resigned at Fort Wise, on the Arkansas River, in the vicinity of Bent's New Fort, Colorado Territory, on 24 May, 1861, and First Lieutenant E Long, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, was appointed captain, 1st United States Cavalry, Company F, by General Orders No.64, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 24 May, 1861.

Fort Wise, on the north side of the Arkansas River, in the vicinity of Bent's New Fort, Colorado Territory, to Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, 4-21 June, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company F, under the command of Captain E W B Newby, Company H, was ordered to Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, by Special Orders No.26, Headquarters, Fort Wise, on the north side of the Arkansas River, in the vicinity of Bent's New Fort, Colorado Territory, on 4 June, 1861, dated 2 June, 1861, and was accompanied by Company H. Company F arrived in the vicinity of Fort Larned, on Pawnee Fork of the Arkansas River, Kansas, on 13 June, 1861, and was ordered to Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, on 14 June, 1861. The 1st United States Cavalry, Company F, arrived at Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, on 21 June, 1861.

Note: Captain J A Thompson, 1st United States Cavalry, Company K, was temporarily assigned to command the 1st United States Cavalry, Company F, on 4 June, 1861.

Fort Wise, on the Arkansas River, in the vicinity of Bent's New Fort, Colorado Territory, to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, Colonel J Sedgwick, 1st United States Cavalry, 20 June, 1861: Colonel J Sedgwick, 1st United States Cavalry, was ordered to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 20 June, 1861.

Note: Major J Sedgwick, 1st United States Cavalry, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.8, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 4 March, 1861, and colonel, 1st United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 25 April, 1861.

Fort Wise, Company G, 1 January, 1861

The 1st United States Cavalry, Company G, under the command of Major J Sedgwick, 1st United States Cavalry, was stationed at Fort Wise, on the north side of the Arkansas River, in the vicinity of Bent's New Fort, Colorado Territory, on 1 January, 1861.

Note: Captain W S Walker, 1st United States Cavalry, Company G, was assigned a sixty-five day leave of absence on 1 February, 1861, and was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 20 March, 1861. He resigned at Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, on 18 April, 1861, dated 1 May, 1861, and First Lieutenant E Otis, 1st United States Cavalry, Company F, was appointed captain, 1st United States Cavalry, Company G, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 1 May, 1861.

Fort Wise, Company H, 1 january & 4 June, 1861

The 1st United States Cavalry, Company H, under the command of Major J Sedgwick, 1st United States Cavalry, was stationed at Fort Wise, on the north side of the Arkansas River, in the vicinity of Bent's New Fort, Colorado Territory, on 1 January, 1861.

Note: Captain R S Ewell, 1st United States Cavalry, Company H, resigned on 7 May, 1861, and First Lieutenant N B Sweitzer, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, was appointed captain, 1st United States Cavalry, Company H, by General Orders No.64, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 24 May, 1861 (See the Second Brigade, Army of the Potomac).

Fort Wise, on the north side of the Arkansas River, in the vicinity of Bent's New Fort, Colorado Territory, to Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, 4-21 June, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company H, under the command of Captain E W B Newby, was ordered to Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, by Special Orders No.26, Headquarters, Fort Wise, on the north side of the Arkansas River, in the vicinity of Bent's New Fort, Colorado Territory, on on 4 June, 1861, dated 2 June, 1861, and was accompanied by Company F. Company H arrived in the vicinity of Fort Larned, on Pawnee Fork of the Arkansas River, Kansas, on 13 June, 1861, and was ordered to Fort Kearney, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, on 14 June, 1861. The 1st United States Cavalry, Company H, arrived at Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, on 21 June, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Washita, Company I, 1 May, 1861

The 1st United States Cavalry, Company I, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W H Emory, 1st United States Cavalry, was stationed at Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, on 30 April, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant & Adjutant A V Colburn, 1st United States Cavalry, was stationed at Fort Riley, on the Kansas River, Kansas, on 28 March, 1861, and was ordered to Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, on 29 March, 1861.

Troops stationed at Fort Washita, one & a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, 19 April, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel W H Emory, 1st United States Cavalry; 1st United States Cavalry, Company C, Captains D S Stanley; 1st United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain E A Carr; 1st United States Infantry, Company E, Captain W E Prince

Note: The 1st United States Cavalry, Companies D and E, under the command of Captain S D Sturgis, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, were ordered to evacuate Fort Smith, on the east bank of the Arkansas River, six miles southwest of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, at 9 PM on 23 April, 1861, and arrived at Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, on 30 April, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Washita, one & a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, 1 May, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company I, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W H Emory, 1st United States Cavalry, was ordered to evacuate Fort Washita, one and a half miles east of the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, in the morning on 1 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies C, D, and E, and the 1st United States Infantry, Company E.

Rendezvous at the east bank of the Washita River, five miles east of Fort Arbuckle, junction of Wild Horse Creek & the Washita River, Indian Territory, 3 May, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Companies C, D, E, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Company E, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W H Emory, 1st United States Cavalry, and the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and B, under the command of and two companies of the 1st United States Infantry, Major D B Sacket, 1st United States Cavalry, rendezvoused at the east bank of the Washita River, five miles east of Fort Arbuckle, junction of Wild Horse Creek and the Washita River, Indian Territory, on 3 May, 1861.

East bank of the Washita River, five miles east of Fort Arbuckle, junction of Wild Horse Creek & the Washita River, (Chickasaw Nation) Indian Territory, to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 9 & 31 May, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company I, rendezvoused with two companies of the 1st United States Infantry thirty-five miles northeast of Fort Cobb, on the west side of Pond/ Cobb Creek, Indian Territory, on 9 May, 1861, and arrived at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, at 1 PM on 31 May, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies B, C, D, E, and F, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W H Emory, 1st United States Cavalry, were stationed at Walnut Creek, between Fort Cobb, on the west side of Pond/ Cobb Creek, and Fort Arbuckle, on the junction of Wild Horse Creek and the Washita River, Indian Territory, on 21 May, 1861, and Captain S M Barton, 1st United States Infantry, Company F, resigned at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 31 May, 1861. Captain S D Sturgis, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, was appointed major, 1st United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861, and was assigned to command Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 12 June, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Cobb, on the west side of Pond/ Cobb Creek, Indian Territory, 28 March, 1861: Captain J B Plummer; 1st United States Infantry, Company D; 1st United States Infantry, Company B, Captain C C Gilbert; 1st United States Infantry, Company C, First Lieutenant T G Williams; 1st United States Infantry, Company D, Captain D Huston, Jr.; 1st United States Infantry, Company F, Captain S M Barton

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies B, C, D, and F, under the command of Captain J B Plummer, 1st United States Infantry, Company C, were stationed at Fort Cobb, on the west side of Pond/ Cobb Creek, Indian Territory, on 2 May, 1861, and the 1st United States Cavalry, Company I, was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, under the command of Major S D Sturgis, 1st United States Cavalry, on 12 June, 1861.

Fort Wise, Company K, 1 january, 1861

The 1st United States Cavalry, Company K, under the command of Major J Sedgwick, 1st United States Cavalry, was stationed at Fort Wise, on the north side of the Arkansas River, in the vicinity of Bent's New Fort, Colorado Territory, on 1 January, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant J E B Stuart, 1st United States Cavalry, Company G, was appointed captain, 1st United States Cavalry, Company K, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861, and resigned at Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, on 3 May, 1861 (See the 1st Virginia Cavalry).

Note: Captain G H Steuart, 1st United States Cavalry, Company K, resigned on 22 April, 1861, and was appointed appointed captain, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 24 May, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861. First Lieutenant J A Thompson, 1st United States Cavalry, Company H, was appointed captain, 1st United States Cavalry, Company K, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861,and was temporarily assigned to command the 1st United States Cavalry, Company F, on 4 June, 1861 (See the 1st Maryland Infantry).

Second United States Cavalry

Company B: CAPT. J E HARRISON The company arrived at Washington, D. C., on 10 May, 1861, and a detachment (50), under the command of First Lieutenant C H Tompkins, was ordered on a reconnaissance to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 10.30 PM on 31 May, 1861. The detachment was engaged in a skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 1 June, 1861, and was stationed at Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861 (See the Skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse).

Assignment: First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army (See the First Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army)

Company E: CAPT. W W LOWE The company arrived at Washington, D. C., on 10 May, 1861, and was stationed at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, under the command of First Lieutenant J J Sweet, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, on 31 May, 1861.

Assignment: First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army (See the First Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army)

Company G: First Lt. T Drummond The company arrived at Washington, D. C., on 10 May, 1861, and was ordered across the Potomac River at the Long Bridge, Washington, D. C., under the command of Second Lieutenant T Drummond, on 26 May, 1861. The company was assigned to Captain A G Brackett, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, at the rear of Arlington House or Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, the same day. Second Lieutenant T Drummond, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd (5th) United States Cavalry, Company G, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 30 May, 1861, and was assigned to command the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, during the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Assignment: First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army (See the First Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army)

Company I: CAPT. A G BRACKETT The company arrived at Washington, D. C., on 10 May, 1861, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies I and G, under the command of Captain A G Brackett, were stationed at the rear of Arlington House or Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 June, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenants M M Kimmel, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, and J B Holloway, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, were temporarily assigned to command the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, on 8 June, 1861.

Assignment: First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army (See the First Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army)

Distribution of troops, 1 January, 1861: Company A, Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel R E Lee, 2nd United States Cavalry; Company B, Camp Colorado, on Jim Ned Creek, Coleman County, Texas, Captain E K Smith; Company C, Fort Inge, on the west bank of the Leona River, one mile south of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, Captain J Oakes; Company D, Camp Cooper, on the north bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, Texas, Captain I N Palmer; Company E, Camp Hudson, on the west bank of the Devils River, Val Verde County, Texas (on detached duty at the Lower Rio Grande Valley), Captain J Stoneman, Jr.; Company F, Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel R E Lee, 2nd United States Cavalry; Company G, Fort Inge, on the west bank of the Leona River, one mile south of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas (on detached duty at the Lower Rio Grande Valley), Captain G Stoneman, Jr., 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E; Company H, Camp Cooper, on the north bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, Texas, Captain I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D; Company I, Camp Ives, on Turtle Creek, four miles north of Camp Verde, on the north bank of Verde Creek, six miles southwest of Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, Captain A G Brackett; Company K, Camp Wood, three miles south of Camp Wood Creek, Real County, Texas, Captain C J Whiting

Organisation of 2nd United States Cavalry, 3 April, 1861: Brevet Brigadier General & Colonel A S Johnston, Lieutenant Colonel J Sedgwick, Majors G H Thomas and E K Smith; Company A, Captain J H McArthur; Company B, Captain C W Field; Company C, Captain J Oakes; Company D, Captain I N Palmer; Company E, Captain G Stoneman, Jr.; Company F, Captain R W Johnson; Company G, Captain W B Royall; Company H, Captain K Garrard; Company I, Captain A G Brackett; Company K, Captain C J Whitely

Note: Brevet Brigadier General & Colonel A S Johnston, 2nd United States Cavalry, resigned at Headquarters, Department of the Pacific, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, on 9 April, 1861, dated 25 April, 1861, and Major G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, was appointed lieutenant colonel and colonel, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 25 April and 3 May, 1861, respectively.

Evacuation of Fort Mason, Company A, 29 March, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, was stationed at Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, under the command of Captain R W Johnson, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, on 28 March, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant J H McArthur, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, on 28 June, 1860, and was on a leave of absence at San Fransico, San Fransico County, California, on 27 March, 1861. Captain J H McArthur, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, was stationed at Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861, and Second Lieutenant A P Porter, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, was assigned to command the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, at Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, on 24 February, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel R E Lee, 2nd United States Cavalry; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, Second Lieutenant A P Porter; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, Captain R W Johnson

Note: Major E Van Dorn, 2nd United States Cavalry, was on a leave of absence on 24 December, 1860, and resigned on 31 January, 1861. Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel R E Lee, 2nd United States Cavalry, was ordered to Washington, D. C., on 13 February, 1861, and Captain R W Johnson, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, was assigned to command Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, between 13 February and 29 March, 1861.

Seizure of Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, 29 March, 1861: A detachment of Texas State Troops (Seguin, Guadalupe County) (20), under the command of First Lieutenant B E Benton, was ordered to Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, on 2 March, 1861, and seized Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, on 29 March, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, via San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, by Special Orders No.41, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 5 March, 1861.

Evauaction of Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, 29 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, under the command of Captain R W Johnson, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, was ordered to evacuate Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, by General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 29 March, 1861, dated 18 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F. Company A arrived at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, at 10 AM on 10 April, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant G B Cosby, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, was on a leave of absence on 24 February, 1861, and resigned at Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, on 16 April, 1861. He was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 9 May, 1861, but declined on 24 May, 1861. Second Lieutenant A P Porter, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 20 March, 1861, and quartermaster, 2nd United States Cavalry, dated 1 April, 1861, and Second Lieutenant J W Mason, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, by General Orders No.106, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 5 December, 1861, dated 1 June, 1861

Embarked on the steamer Fashion at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 12 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, embarked on the steamer Fashion at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, in the morning on 12 April, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, was stationed at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 4 April, 1861, and at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 11 April, 1861.

Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay & the Gulf of Mexico, to New York City, New York County, New York, 13-25 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Empire City at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, to New York City, New York County, New York, in the morning on 13 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies C, F, and K, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, Company B. Company A arrived at Havana, Cuba, on 18 April, 1861, and was ordered to New York City, New York County, New York, on 19 April, 1861. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, arrived at New New York City, York County, New York, in the morning on 25 April, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).

Note: The steamer Empire City was ordered to proceed on the North/ Hudson River at Pier No.29, on Warren Street, New York City, New York, to Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, at 10 AM on 16 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the steamer Mohawk. The steamer Empire City arrived at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, in the evening on 25 March, 1861, and the steamer Mohawk on 29 March, 1861.

Steamer Empire City: 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, Second Lieutenant A P Porter; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, First Lieutenant W B Royall; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, Captain R W Johnson; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, Captain C J Whiting; 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd; 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, Captain H B Schroeder; 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks; 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, Second Lieutenant W H Bell, 3rd United States Infantry, Company D; 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, Captain G Sykes

Note: Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, was assigned to command the troops on the steamer Empire City; Captain G Sykes, 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, and Captain J H Whiting, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, on 12 April, 1861.

New York City, York County, New York, to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 27-28 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, was ordered to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, under the command of Major G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, on 27 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies C, F, and K. Company A arrived at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 28 April, 1861.

Organisation of 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, & K, 27 April, 1861: 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, Second Lieutenant A P Porter; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, First Lieutenant W B Royall; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, Captain R W Johnson; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, Captain C J Whiting

Note: Major G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 2nd United States Cavalry, 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 colonel dated 3 May, 1861.

Evacuation of Camp Colorado, Company B, 26 February, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, under the command of Captain E K Smith, was stationed at Camp Colorado, on Jim Ned Creek, Coleman County, Texas, on 25 February, 1861.

Garrison at Camp Colorado, on Jim Ned Creek, Coleman County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, Captain E K Smith

Post Return of Camp Colorado, on Jim Ned Creek, Coleman County, Texas, dated January, 1861: Captain E K Smith, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B; 2nd United States Cavalry (74), Company B, First Lieutenant W H Jenifer

Note: Captain E K Smith, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was appointed major, 2nd United States Cavalry, and First Lieutenant C W Field, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 31 January, 1861. Captain C W Field, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, resigned at Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 30 May, 1861, and First Lieutenant J E Harrison, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 30 May, 1861 (See the Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah).

Surrender of Camp Colorado, on Jim Ned Creek, Coleman County, Texas, 25 February, 1861: Captain E K Smith, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, surrendered Camp Colorado, on Jim Ned Creek, Coleman County, Texas, to Colonel H E McCulloch, cavalry, Provisional Army of Texas, on 25 February, 1861.

Note: Captain T C Frost, Texas Mounted Rangers, was assigned to command Camp Colorado, on Jim Ned Creek, Coleman County, Texas, on 26 February, 1861, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, via San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, by Special Orders No.41, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 5 March, 1861.

Evacuation of Camp Colorado, Jim Ned Creek, Coleman County, to Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, 26 February, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, under the command of Captain E K Smith, was ordered to evacuate Camp Colorado, on Jim Ned Creek, Coleman County, Texas, by General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 26 February, 1861, dated 18 February, 1861, and arrived at Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, on 1 March, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant W H Jenifer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, resigned at Baltimore City, Maryland, on 19 April, 1861, dated 30 April, 1861, and was appointed lieutenant colonel, Virginia Volunteers, at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 May, 1861. Second Lieutenant C H Tompkins, 2nd United States Cavalry, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 30 April, 1861 (See the Second Brigade, Army of the Potomac).

Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, 20 & 28 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, under the command of First Lieutenant W H Jenifer, arrived at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 20 March, 1861, and was stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 28 March, 1861.

Note: Captain E K Smith, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, resigned at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 3 March, 1861, and his resignation was accepted on 6 April, 1861. Captain E K Smith, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was appointed major, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 31 January, 1861.

Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, 28 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, under the command of First Lieutenant W H Jenifer, was stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 28 March, 1861.

Note: Captain J Oakes, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, was appointed major, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 6 April, 1861.

Troops stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, 28 March, 1861: 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, First Lieutenant W H Jenifer; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, Captain I N Palmer; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, Captain G Stoneman, Jr.; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, Second Lieutenant M M Kimmel; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, Second Lieutenant J B Harrison; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain A G Brackett; 1st United States Infantry, Company A, Captain J N Caldwell; 1st United States Infantry, Company H, Captain S D Carpenter; 1st United States Infantry, Company I, Captain J H King; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, Brevet Major & Captain L Smith

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Company I, was stationed at San Antonio Barracks, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W Hoffman, 8th United States Infantry, on 16 February, 1861, and arrived at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 10 March, 1861.

Green Lake to Powderhorn Lake/ Bayou, Calhoun County, Texas, 29 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, under the command of First Lieutenant W H Jenifer, was ordered to Powderhorn Lake/ Bayou, southwest of Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, on 29 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Infantry, Company H.

Embarked on the steamer Coatzacoalcos at the wharf on Powderhorn Lake/ Bayou, southwest of Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, (609), 30 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, D, E, G, H, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies A, H, and I, embarked on the steamer Coatzacoalcos at the wharf on Powderhorn Lake/ Bayou, southwest of Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, at 10 AM on 30 March, 1861.

Note: The steamer Coatzacoalcos was chartered on 15 March, 1861, and was ordered to Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, at 12 AM on 17 March, 1861. The steamer Coatzacoalcos arrived at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, on 25 March, 1861.

Pass Cavallo, Matagorda Bay, between Matagorda Bay & Gulf of Mexico, to New York City, York County, New York, 31 March-11 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry (64), Company B, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Coatzacoalcos at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, under the command of Captain I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, to New York City, York County, New York, in the morning on 31 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies D, E, G, H, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies A, H, and I. Company B arrived at Key West, Monroe County, Florida, in the morning on 4 April, 1861, and was ordered to Havana, Cuba, the same day. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, arrived at Havana, Cuba, on 4 April, 1861, and was ordered to New York City, York County, New York, in the afternoon on 6 April, 1861. Company B arrived on the North/ Hudson River, opposite Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, at 1 PM on 11 April, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies A and H, were ordered to Key West Barracks, on the west side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 31 March, 1861, and arrived by the steamer Coatzacoalcos on 4 April, 1861. Companies A and H were assigned to garrison duty at Key West Barracks, on the west side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, by General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Coatzacoalcos, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 3 April, 1861.

Steamer Coatzacoalcos: 2nd United States Cavalry (64), Company B, First Lieutenant W H Jenifer; 2nd United States Cavalry (59), Company D, Captain I N Palmer; 2nd United States Cavalry (45), Company E, Captain G Stoneman, Jr.; 2nd United States Cavalry (63), Company G, Second Lieutenant M M Kimmel; 2nd United States Cavalry (41), Company H, Second Lieutenant J B Harrison; 2nd United States Cavalry (59), Company I, Captain A G Brackett; 1st United States Infantry (60), Company A, Captain J N Caldwell; 1st United States Infantry (64), Company H, Captain S D Carpenter; 1st United States Infantry (83), Company I, Captain J H King; First Lieutenant J A Mower, 1st United States Infantry, Company H; Second Lieutenant J P Sherburne, 1st United States Infantry, Company H

New York City, York County, New York, to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 12-14 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, under the command of Major G H Thomas, was ordered to proceed by the New Jersey Central Railroad at Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 12 April, 1861, and was accompanied by Companies E, G, and I. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, arrived by the Lebanon Valley Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 13 April, 1861, and by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 14 April, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, E, G, and I, disembarked at Pier No.29, on West and Warren Street, New York City, York County, New York, at 7 AM on 12 April, 1861.

Organisation of 2nd United States Cavalry (231), Companies B, E, G, & I, 12 April, 1861: Major G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry; 2nd United States Cavalry (64), Company B, First Lieutenant W H Jenifer; 2nd United States Cavalry (45), Company E, Captain G Stoneman, Jr.; 2nd United States Cavalry (63), Company G, Second Lieutenant M M Kimmel; 2nd United States Cavalry (59), Company I, Captain A G Brackett

Expedition to Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland, Companies B, E, G, & I , 21-25 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry (400), Companies B, E, G, and I, acting as infantry, under the command of Major G H Thomas, were ordered to proceed by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 21 April, 1861, and arrived in the afternoon the same day. Companies B, E, G, and I were ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland, in the evening on 21 April, 1861, and were accompanied by Brevet Major, Captain, & Assistant Adjutant General F J Porter, United States Adjutant General's Department. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, E, G, and I, arrived at York, York County, Pennsylvania, at 12 AM on 22 April, 1861, and were stationed at York, York County, Pennsylvania, between 22 and 24 April, 1861. Companies B, E, G, and I were ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, at 6 AM on 25 April, 1861.

Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to Washington D. C., 6-10 May, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, under the command of Captain C W Field, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 6 May, 1861, and was accompanied by Companies E, G, and I. Company B arrived at Petersburg/ York Springs, Adams County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 6 May, 1861, and was stationed at Marsh Creek, four miles northeast of Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, in the evening on 7 May, 1861. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, arrived by the Brookeville Turnpike at Washington, D. C., via Brookeville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 10 May, 1861.

Washington to Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., 10 May, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was ordered to Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., on 10 May, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, E, G, and I, under the command of Captain C W Field; Captain G Stoneman, Jr.; Second Lieutenant M M Kimmell; and Captain A G Brackett, respectively, were stationed at Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., on 11 May, 1861, and were assigned to guard duty at the Executive Mansion/ President's House, on Pennsylvania Avenue, and the Treasury building, on West Fifteenth Street, Washington, D. C., between 11 and 23 May 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant W H Jenifer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was stationed at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 13 April, 1861, and was ordered to proceed to Washington, D. C., on a leave of absence on 19 April, 1861. He arrived at Baltimore City, Maryland, during the riot on Pratt Street, Baltimore City, Maryland, on 19 April, 1861, and resigned the same day. First Lieutenant W H Jenifer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was ordered to proceed to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 19 April, 1861, and to Washington, D. C., on 22 April, 1861. He was arrested at Hanover, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, on 22 April, 1861, and arrived at York, York County, Pennsylvania, at 11 PM the same day. First Lieutenant W H Jenifer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was ordered to proceed to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 23 April, 1861, and arrived at 3 PM on 24 April, 1861. He was ordered to proceed to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, the same day and arrived in the evening on 24 April, 1861 (See the Jenifer's Battalion Cavalry).

Evacuation of Fort Inge, Company C, 19 March, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, under the command of Captain J Oakes, was stationed at Fort Inge, on the west bank of the Leona River, one mile south of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, on 18 March, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Inge, on the west bank of the Leona River, one mile south of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, Captain J Oakes

Note: Major E K Smith, 2nd United States Cavalry, resigned at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 3 March, 1861, dated 6 April, 1861, and Captain J Oakes, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, was appointed major, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 6 April, 1861. First Lieutenant W P Chambliss, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 6 April, 1861, but did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, as captain dated 6 April, 1861. He was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, dated 25 April, 1861, and First Lieutenant R N Eagle, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 25 April, 1861. He did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, as captain dated 25 Apri, 1861, and was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, dated 28 June, 1861 (See the Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah).

Post Return of Fort Inge, on the west bank of the Leona River, one mile south of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, dated February, 1861: Captain J Oakes, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C; 2nd United States Cavalry(60/83), Company C

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry (58), Company G, under the command of First Lieutenant M M Kimmel, 2nd United States Cavalry (58), Company F, was ordered to the Lower Rio Grande Valley on 10 February, 1861, but was listed on the Post Return of Fort Inge, on the west bank of the Leona River, one mile south of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, dated February, 1861. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, via San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, by Special Orders No.41, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 5 March, 1861.

Seizure of Fort Inge, on the west bank of the Leona River, one mile south of Uvalde County, Texas, 19 March, 1861: A detachment of Texas State Troops (10), under the command of First Lieutenant W C Adams, was ordered to Fort Inge, on the west bank of the Leona River, one mile south of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, on 2 March, 1861, and seized Fort Inge, on the west bank of the Leona River, one mile south of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, on 19 March, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Inge, on the west bank of the Leona River, one mile south of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, 19 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, under the command of Captain J Oakes, was ordered to evacuate Fort Inge, on the west bank of the Leona River, one mile south of Uvalde County, Texas, by General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 19 March, 1861, dated 18 February, 1861, and arrived at San Antonio, Bexar County, on 23 March, 1861. Company C arrived at the San Antonio River, south of Goliad, Goliad County, Texas, in the evening on 28 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, was stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 11 April, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry (145), Companies C and K, were stationed at the San Antonio River, south of Goliad, Goliad County, Texas, in the evening on 28 March, 1861, and Captain J Oakes, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, was assigned a leave of absence at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, by Special Orders No.52, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 9 April, 1861, dated 23 March, 1861. First Lieutenant W B Royall, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, was assigned to command the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, dated 23 March, 1861.

Embarked on the steamer Fashion at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 12 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, embarked on the steamer Fashion at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, in the morning on 12 April, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant W B Royall, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 21 March, 1861, but did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, as captain dated 21 March, 1861. He was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, dated 28 June, 1861, and Second Lieutenant W Owens, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 21 March, 1861. Second Lieutenant A K Arnold, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 6 April, 1861, but did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, as first lieutenant dated 6 April, 1861. He was appointed adjutant and first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, at woods adjoining Camp Carbon/ McClure, grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 1 June, 1861.

Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay & the Gulf of Mexico, to New York City, York County, New York, 13-25 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Empire City at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, to New York City, York County, New York, in the morning on 13 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, F, and K, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, Company B. Company C arrived at Havana, Cuba, on 18 April, 1861, and was ordered to New York City, York County, New York, on 19 April, 1861. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, arrived at New York City, York County, New York, in the morning on 25 April, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).

Note: The steamer Empire City was ordered to proceed on the North or Hudson River at Pier No.29, on Warren Street, New York City, New York, to Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, at 10 AM on 16 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the steamer Mohawk. The steamer Empire City arrived at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, in the evening on 25 March, 1861, and the steamer Mohawk on 29 March, 1861.

New York City, York County, New York, to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 27-28 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, was ordered to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, under the command of Major G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, on 27 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, F, and K. Company C arrived at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 28 April, 1861.

Organisation of 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, & K, 27 April, 1861: 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, Second Lieutenant A P Porter; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, First Lieutenant W B Royall; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, Captain R W Johnson; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, Captain C J Whiting

Evacuation of Camp Cooper, Company D, 21 February, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, under the command of Captain S D Carpenter, 1st United States Infantry, Company H, was stationed at Camp Cooper, on the north bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, Texas, on 20 February, 1861.

Garrison at Camp Cooper, on the north bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: Captain I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, First Lieutenant W P Chambliss; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, Captain N G Evans

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Company H, under the command of Captain S D Carpenter, was stationed at Fort Stockton, Comanche Springs, Pecos County, Texas, on 2 January, 1861, and was ordered to the north bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, Texas, on 3 January, 1861. Company H arrived at Camp Cooper, on the north bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, Texas, on 21 January, 1861.

Post Return of Camp Cooper, on the north bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, Texas, (113), dated January, 1861: Captain S D Carpenter, 1st United States Infantry, Company H; 1st United States Infantry (77), Company H, First Lieutenant W Jones; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, Captain I N Palmer; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, Second Lieutenant J E Harrison

Surrender of Camp Cooper, on the north bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, Texas, 21 February, 1861: Captain S D Carpenter, 1st United States Infantry, Company H, surrendered Camp Cooper, on the north bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, Texas, to Colonel & Aide de Camp to the Governor W C Dalrymple, Texas Mounted Rangers, at 10 AM on 21 February, 1861.

Seizure of Camp Cooper, on the north bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, Texas, 21 February, 1861: Captain T L Harrison, Texas Mounted Rangers, was ordered to seize Camp Cooper, on the north bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, Texas, in the morning on 21 February, 1861, and Captain E W Rogers, Texas Mounted Rangers, was assigned to command Camp Cooper, on the north bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, Texas, on 24 February, 1861.

Evacuation of Camp Cooper, on the north bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, to Fort Chadbourne, on Oak Creek, Tom Green/ Coke County, Texas, 21 February, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, under the command of Captain S D Carpenter, 1st United States Infantry, Company H, was ordered to evacuate Camp Cooper, on the north bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, Texas, by General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning on 21 February, 1861, dated 18 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, and the 1st United States Infantry, Company H. Company D arrived at Fort Chadbourne, on Oak Creek, Tom Green/ Coke County, Texas, on 27 February, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, via San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, by Special Orders No.41, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 5 March, 1861.

Fort Chadbourne, on Oak Creek, Tom Green/ Coke County, to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, 28 February & 28 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, under the command of Captain I N Palmer, was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, in the morning on 28 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H. Company D arrived at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 19 March, 1861, and was stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 28 March, 1861.

Surrender of Fort Chadbourne, on Oak Creek, Tom Green/ Coke County, Texas, 28 February, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel G Morris, 1st United States Infantry, surrendered Fort Chadbourne, on Oak Creek, Tom Green/ Coke County, Texas, to Colonel H E McCulloch, cavalry, Provisional Army of Texas, on 28 February, 1861 (See the Department of Washington, United States Army).

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Company G, under the command of Captain G W Wallace, and a detachment of Company I, were stationed at Fort Chadbourne, on Oak Creek, Tom Green/ Coke County, Texas, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G Morris, 1st United States Infantry, on 27 February, 1861, and the 1st United States Infantry, Company H, was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 3 March, 1861, and Company G and a detachment of Company I on 23 March, 1861.

Troops stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, 28 March, 1861: 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, First Lieutenant W H Jenifer; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, Captain I N Palmer; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, Captain G Stoneman, Jr.; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, Second Lieutenant M M Kimmel; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, Second Lieutenant J E Harrison; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain A G Brackett; 1st United States Infantry, Company A, Captain J N Caldwell; 1st United States Infantry, Company H, Captain S D Carpenter; 1st United States Infantry, Company I, Captain J H King; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, Brevet Major & Captain L Smith

Green Lake to Powderhorn Lake/ Bayou, southwest of Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 28 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, was ordered to Powderhorn Lake, southwest of Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, on 28 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies E, G, H, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies A and I.

Embarked on the steamer Coatzacoalcos at the wharf on Powderhorn Lake/ Bayou, southwest of Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, (609), 30 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, D, E, G, H, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies A, H, and I, embarked on the steamer Coatzacoalcos at the wharf on Powderhorn Lake/ Bayou, southwest of Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, at 10 AM on 30 March, 1861.

Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay & the Gulf of Mexico, to New York City, New York County, New York, 31 March-11 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry (59), Company D, to proceed by the steamer Coatzacoalcos at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, under the command of Captain I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, to New York City, York County, New York, in the morning on 31 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, B, E, G, H, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies A, H, and I (See the United States Army, Department of Washington). Company D arrived at Key West, Monroe County, Florida, in the morning on 4 April, 1861, and was ordered to Havana, Cuba, the same day. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, arrived at Havana, Cuba, on 4 April, 1861, and was ordered to New York City, York County, New York, in the afternoon on 6 April, 1861. Company D arrived on the North/ Hudson River, opposite Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, at 1 PM on 11 April, 1861.

Steamer Coatzacoalcos: 2nd United States Cavalry (64), Company B, First Lieutenant W H Jenifer; 2nd United States Cavalry (59), Company D, Captain I N Palmer; 2nd United States Cavalry (45), Company E, Captain G Stoneman, Jr.; 2nd United States Cavalry (63), Company G, Second Lieutenant M M Kimmel; 2nd United States Cavalry (41), Company H, Second Lieutenant J B Harrison; 2nd United States Cavalry (59), Company I, Captain A G Brackett; 1st United States Infantry, Company A, Captain J N Caldwell; 1st United States Infantry, Company H, Captain S D Carpenter; 1st United States Infantry (83), Company I, Captain J H King; First Lieutenant J A Mower, 1st United States Infantry, Company H; Second Lieutenant J P Sherburne, 1st United States Infantry, Company H

New York City, York County, New York, to Washington D. C., 12-13 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, under the command of Captain I N Palmer, was ordered to proceed by the South Amboy & Camden Rialroad Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 12 April, 1861, and was accompanied by Company H. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, arrived at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 12 April, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 4 AM on 13 April, 1861. Company D arrived at Baltimore City, Maryland, in the morning the same day and was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at 9.30 AM on 13 April, 1861. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., in the morning the same day.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies D and H, disembarked at Pier No.29, on West and Warren Street, New York City, York County, New York, on 12 April, 1861.

Organistaion of 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies D & H, 12 April, 1861: Captain I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D; 2nd United States Cavalry (59), Company D, First Lieutenant W P Chambliss; 2nd United States Cavalry (41), Company H, Second Lieutenant J E Harrison

Note: Captain I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, was appointed major, 2nd United States Cavalry, 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 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

Opposite the War Department, on Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., 14 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, under the command of Captain I N Palmer, was stationed opposite the War Department, on Seventeenth Street, Washington, D. C., on 14 April, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant W P Chambliss, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 6 April, 1861. He did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, as captain dated 6 April, 1861, and was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, dated 25 April, 1861, and Second Lieutenant A K Arnold, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 6 April, 1861. He did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, as first lieutenant dated 6 April, 1861, and was appointed adjutant and first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, at woods adjoining Camp Carbon/ McClure, grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 1 June, 1861. First Lieutenant L D Watkins, 14th United States Infantry, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 22 June, 1861, and but did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, as first lieutenant dated 22 june, 1861. He was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, dated 8 July, 1861.

Evacuation of Camp Hudson, Company E, 17 March, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry (41), Company E, under the command of Captain G Stoneman, Jr., was stationed at Temporary Cavalry, between Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, and Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, on 4 January, 1861.

Garrison at Camp Hudson, on the west bank of the Devils River, Val Verde County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain L Smith, 8th United States Infantry, Company A; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, First Lieutenant J B Witherell; 8th United States Infantry, Company A

Note: The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain L Smith, was ordered to San Antonio Barracks and Arsenal San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 10 January, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).

Post Return of Camp Hudson, on the west bank of the Devils River, Val Verde County, Texas, dated March, 1861: Captain C D Jordan, 8th United Sates Infantry, Company D; 8th United States Infantry (51), Company D; 2nd United States Cavalry (50), Company E, Captain G Stoneman, Jr.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, under the command of Captain G Stoneman, Jr., was on a scouting expedition in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, on 23 November, 1860, but was listed on the Post Return of Camp Hudson, on the west bank of the Devils River, Kinney County, Texas, dated March, 1861.

Troops stationed at Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, 12 March, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry; 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain A W Bowman

Note: Captain G Stoneman, Jr., 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, was assigned to command Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, between 11 and 12 March, 1861, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, arrived at Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, in the afternoon on 11 March, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, was assigned to command Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, between 12 and 20 March, 1861.

Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, 20 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies E and G, under the command of Captain G Stoneman, Jr., 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, were stationed at Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, on 19 March, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant J B Witherell, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, died on the steamer Mustang at the mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Texas, at 7 PM on 20 March, 1861, and Second Lieutenant A P Porter, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 20 March, 1861. First Lieutenant A P Porter, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, was appointed quartermaster, 2nd United States Cavalry, dated 1 April, 1861.

Brownsville, Cameron County, to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Texas, 20 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, under the command of Captain G Stoneman, Jr., was ordered to proceed by the steamer Mustang to the mouth of the Rio Grande River in the morning on 20 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Company A. Company E arrived at Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Texas, in the evening the same day.

Note: Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, was stationed at Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, due to disability on 30 March, 1861, and arrived by the steamer W G Hewes at Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, in the morning on 14 April, 1861.

Mouth of the Rio Grande River to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, 21-22 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, under the command of Captain G Stoneman, Jr., was ordered to proceed by the steamer Arizona to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, in the morning on 21 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G. Company E arrived at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, on 22 March, 1861, and was stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 27 March, 1861.

Troops stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, 28 March, 1861: 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, First Lieutenant W H Jenifer; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, Captain I N Palmer; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, Captain G Stoneman, Jr.; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, Second Lieutenant M M Kimmel; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, Second Lieutenant J E Harrison; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain A G Brackett; 1st United States Infantry, Company A, Captain J N Caldwell; 1st United States Infantry, Company H, Captain S D Carpenter; 1st United States Infantry, Company I, Captain J H King; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, Brevet Major & Captain L Smith

Green Lake to Powderhorn Lake/ Bayou, southwest of Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 28 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, was ordered to Powderhorn Lake/ Bayou, southwest of Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, on 28 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies D, G, H, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies A and I.

Note: Second Lieutenant E H Leib, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, by General Orders No.106, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 5 December, 1861, dated 10 June, 1861, and was engaged in the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861. Brevet Second Lieutenant J J Sweet, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, was appointed second lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, by General Orders No.8, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 31 January, 1861, but did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, as second lieutenant dated 31 January, 1861. He was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, dated 16 April, 1861.

Embarked (609) on the steamer Coatzacoalcos at the wharf on Powderhorn Lake/ Bayou, southwest of Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 30 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, D, E, G, H, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies A, H, and I, embarked on the steamer Coatzacoalcos at the wharf on Powderhorn Lake/ Bayou, southwest of Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, at 10 AM on 30 March, 1861.

Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay & the Gulf of Mexico, to New York City, York County, New York, 31 March-11 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry (45), Company E, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Coatzacoalcos at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, under the command of Captain I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, to New York City, York County, New York, in the morning on 31 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, B, D, G, H, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies A, H, and I. Company E arrived at Key West, Monroe County, Florida, in the morning on 4 April, 1861, and was ordered to Havana, Cuba, the same day. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, arrived at Havana, Cuba, on 4 April, 1861, and was ordered to New York City, York County, New York, in the afternoon on 6 April, 1861. Company E arrived on the North/ Hudson River, opposite Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, at 1 PM on 11 April, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

New York City, York County, New York, to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 12-14 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, under the command of Major G H Thomas, was ordered to proceed by the New Jersey Central Railroad at Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 12 April, 1861, and was accompanied by Companies B, G, and I. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, arrived by the Lebanon Valley Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 13 April, 1861, and by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 14 April, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, E, G, and I, disembarked at Pier No.29, on West and Warren Street, New York City, York County, New York, at 7 AM on 12 April, 1861.

Organisation of 2nd United States Cavalry (231), Companies B, E, G, & I, 12 April, 1861: Major G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry; 2nd United States Cavalry (64), Company B, First Lieutenant W H Jenifer; 2nd United States Cavalry (45), Company E, Captain G Stoneman, Jr.; 2nd United States Cavalry (63), Company G, Second Lieutenant M M Kimmel; 2nd United States Cavalry (59), Company I, Captain A G Brackett

Expedition to Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland, Companies B, E, G, & I , 21-25 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry (400), acting as infantry, Companies B, E, G, and I, under the command of Major G H Thomas, were ordered to proceed by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 21 April, 1861, and arrived in the afternoon the same day. Companies B, E, G, and I were ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland, in the evening on 21 April, 1861, and were accompanied by Brevet Major, Captain, & Assistant Adjutant General F J Porter, United States Adjutant General's Department. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, E, G, and I, arrived at York, York County, Pennsylvania, at 12 AM on 22 April, 1861, and were stationed at York, York County, Pennsylvania, between 22 and 24 April, 1861. Companies B, E, G, and I were ordered to proceed by the Northern Central Railroad to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, at 6 AM on 25 April, 1861.

Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to Washington D. C., 6-10 May, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, under the command of Captain G Stoneman, Jr., was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 6 May, 1861, and was accompanied by Companies B, G, and I. Company E arrived at Petersburg/ York Springs, Adams County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 6 May, 1861, and was stationed at Marsh Creek, four miles northeast of Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, in the evening on 7 May, 1861. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, arrived by the Brookeville Turnpike at Washington, D. C., via Brookeville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 10 May, 1861.

Washington to Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., 10 May, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, was ordered to Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., on 10 May, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, E, G, and I, under the command of Captain C W Field; Captain G Stoneman, Jr.; Second Lieutenant M M Kimmell; and Captain A G Brackett, respectively, were stationed at Park Hotel, on Seventh Street, Washington, D. C., on 10 May, 1861. Companies B, E, G, and I, were assigned to guard duty at the Executive Mansion/ President's House, on Pennsylvania Avenue, and the Treasury building, on West Fifteenth Street, Washington, D. C., between 11 and 23 May 1861, and Captain G Stoneman, Jr., 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, was appointed major, 1st United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 9 May, 1861. Adjutant & First Lieutenant W W Lowe, 2nd United States Cavalry, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, by General Orders No.64, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 9 May, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Mason, Company F, 29 March, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, under the command of Captain R W Johnson, was stationed at Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, on 28 March, 1861.

Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, to Camp Hudson, on the west bank of the Devils River, Val Verde County, Texas, 18 January-19 February, 1861: A detachment of recruits for the 2nd United States Cavalry (12), Company E, and the 2nd United States Cavalry (4), Company G, under the command of Second Lieutenant C W Phifer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, were ordered to the west bank of the Devils River, Val Verde County, Texas, by General Orders No.68, Headquarters, 2nd United States Cavalry, Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, on 18 January, 1861, and arrived at Camp Hudson, on the west bank of the Devils River, Val Verde County, Texas, on 19 February, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant J T Shaaff, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, was assigned a twelve month leave of absence on 10 February, 1861, and resigned at Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, on 11 February, 1861, dated 22 February, 1861. Second Lieutenant C W Phifer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 22 February, 1861, but did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, as first lieutenant dated 22 February, 1861. First Lieutenant C W Phifer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, was appointed first lieutenant, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 16 March, 1861, and resigned dated 1 April, 1861.

Seizure of Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, 29 March, 1861: A detachment of Texas State Troops (20), under the command of First Lieutenant B E Benton, was ordered to Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, on 2 March, 1861, and seized Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, on 29 March, 1861.

Note: Second Lieutenant M M Kimmel, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 1 April, 1861, but did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, as first lieutenant dated 1 April, 1861. First Lieutenant M M Kimmel, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, resigned dated 14 August, 1861, and was appointed second lieutenant, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 14 September, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861. Second Lieutenant E H Leib, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, by General Orders No.106, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 5 December, 1861, dated 10 June, 1861, and J B McIntosh was appointed second lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph IV, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 8 June, 1861. Second J B McIntosh, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, was stationed at New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, on 22 June, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, Company F, 29 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, under the command of Captain R W Johnson, was ordered to evacuate Fort Mason, one mile southwest of Comanche Creek, on Post Oak Hill, Mason County, Texas, by General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 29 March, 1861, dated 18 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A. Company F was stationed at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 4 April, 1861, and at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, at 10 AM on 10 April, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Captain R S Granger, was stationed at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 4 April, 1861.

Embarked on the steamer Fashion at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 12 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, embarked on the steamer Fashion at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, in the morning on 12 April, 1861.

Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay the Gulf of Mexico, to New York City, York County, New York, 13-25 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, was ordered to proceed by the transport steamer Empire City at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, to New York City, York County, New York, in the morning on 13 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, and K, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, Company B. Company F arrived at Havana, Cuba, on 18 April, 1861, and was ordered to New York City, York County, New York, on 19 April, 1861. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, arrived at New York City, York County, New York, in the morning on 25 April, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).

Transport steamer Empire City: 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, Second Lieutenant A P Porter; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, First Lieutenant W B Royall; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, Captain R W Johnson; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, Captain C J Whiting; 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd; 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, Captain H B Schroeder; 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks; 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, Second Lieutenant W H Bell, 3rd United States Infantry, Company D; 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, Captain G Sykes

New York City, York County, New York, to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 27-28 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, was ordered to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, under the command of Major G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, on 27 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, and K. Company F arrived at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 28 April, 1861.

Note: Major G H Thomas was appointed lieutenant colonel, 2nd United States Cavalry, 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 colonel dated 3 May, 1861.

Evacuation of Rio Grande River, Company G, 20 March, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, under the command of Captain G Stoneman, Jr., was stationed at Temporary Cavalry, between Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, and Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, on 4 January, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry (58), Company G, under the command of First Lieutenant M M Kimmel, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, was ordered to the Lower Rio Grande Valley on 10 February, 1861, but was listed on the Post Return of Fort Inge, on the west bank of the Leona River, one mile south of Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, dated February, 1861.

Troops stationed at Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, 12 March, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry; 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain A W Bowman

Note: Captain W R Bradfute, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, resigned at Austin, Travis County, Texas, on 20 March, 1861, dated 21 March, 1861, and First Lieutenant W B Royall, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 21 March, 1861. He did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, as captain dated 21 March, 1861, and was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, dated 28 June, 1861.

Brownsville, Cameron County, to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Texas, 20 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, under the command of Captain G Stoneman, Jr., 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Mustang to the mouth of the Rio Grande River in the morning on 20 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Company A. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, arrived at Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Texas, in the evening on 20 March, 1861.

Note: Second Lieutenant M M Kimmel, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, was assigned to command the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, dated 21 March, 1861, and was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 1 April, 1861. He did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, as first lieutenant dated 1 April, 1861, and resigned dated 14 August, 1861. M M Kimmel was appointed second lieutenant, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 14 September, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861.

Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, 21-22 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, under the command of Captain G Stoneman, Jr., 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Arizona to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, in the morning on 21 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E. Company G arrived at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, on 22 March, 1861, and was stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 28 March, 1861.

Note: Second Lieutenant J E Harrison, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 27 February, 1861, and captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 30 May, 1861. First Lieutenant R N Eagle, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 25 April, 1861, but did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, as captain dated 25 April, 1861. He was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, dated 28 June, 1861, and Second Lieutenant T Drummond, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 30 May, 1861.

Troops stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, 28 March, 1861: 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, First Lieutenant W H Jenifer; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, Captain I N Palmer; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, Captain G Stoneman, Jr.; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, Second Lieutenant M M Kimmel; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, Second Lieutenant J E Harrison; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain A G Brackett; 1st United States Infantry, Company A, Captain J N Caldwell; 1st United States Infantry, Company H, Captain S D Carpenter; 1st United States Infantry, Company I, Captain J H King; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, Brevet Major & Captain L Smith

Green Lake to Powderhorn Lake/ Bayou, southwest of Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, Company G, 28 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, was ordered to Powderhorn Lake/ Bayou, southwest of Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, on 28 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies D, E, H, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies A and I.

Embarked on the steamer Coatzacoalcos at the wharf on Powderhorn Lake/ Bayou, southwest of Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, (609), 30 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, D, E, G, H, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies A, H, and I, embarked on the steamer Coatzacoalcos at the wharf on Powderhorn Lake/ southwest of Indianola, Bayou, Calhoun County, Texas, at 10 AM on 30 March, 1861.

Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay & the Gulf of Mexico, to New York City, York County, New York, Company G, 31 March-11 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry (63), Company G, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Coatzacoalcos at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, under the command of Captain I N Palmer, 2nd United states Cavalry, Company D, to New York City, York County, New York, in the morning on 31 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, B, D, E, H, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies A, H, and I. Company G arrived at Key West, Monroe County, Florida, in the morning on 4 April, 1861, and was ordered to Havana, Cuba, the same day. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, arrived at Havana, Cuba, on 4 April, 1861, and was ordered to New York City, York County, New York, in the afternoon on 6 April, 1861. Company G arrived on the North/ Hudson River, opposite Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, at 1 PM on 11 April, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

New York City, York County, New York, to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 12-14 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, under the command of Major G H Thomas, was ordered to proceed by the New Jersey Central Railroad at Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 12 April, 1861, and was accompanied by Companies B, E, and I. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, arrived by the Lebanon Valley Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 13 April, 1861, and by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 14 April, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, E, G, and I, disembarked at Pier No.29, on West and Warren Street, New York City, York County, New York, at 7 AM on 12 April, 1861.

Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to Washington D. C., 6-10 May, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, under the command ofSecond Lieutenant M M Kimmell, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 6 May, 1861, and was accompanied by Companies B, E, and I. Company G arrived at Petersburg/ York Springs, Adams County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 6 May, 1861, and was stationed at Marsh Creek, four miles northeast of Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, in the evening on 7 May, 1861. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, arrived by the Brookeville Turnpike at Washington, D. C., via Brookeville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 10 May, 1861.

Washington to Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., 10 May, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, was ordered to Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., on 10 May, 1861.

Note: Captain A G Brackett, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, was stationed at Coverly's Hotel, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at 3.30 PM on 24 April, 1861, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, E, G, and I, under the command of Captain C W Field, Captain G Stoneman, Jr., Second Lieutenant M M Kimmell, and Captain A G Brackett, respectively, were stationed at Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., on 11 May, 1861. Companies B, E, G, and I, were assigned to guard duty at the Executive Mansion/ President's House, on Pennsylvania Avenue, and the Treasury building, on West Fifteenth Street, Washington, D. C., between 11 and 23 May 1861.

Evacuation of Camp Cooper, Company H, 21 February, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, under the command of Captain S D Carpenter, 1st United States Infantry, Company H, was stationed at Camp Cooper, on the north bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, Texas, on 20 February, 1861.

Note: Captain N G Evans, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, was stationed at Camp Cooper, on the north bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, Texas, on 1 January, 1861, and was ordered to Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 29 January, 1861. He resigned at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 23 February, 1861, dated 27 February, 1861, and was appointed major and assistant adjutant general, Provisional Army of South Carolina, on 27 February, 1861 (See the Evans' Demi/ Seventh Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac).

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Company H, under the command of Captain S D Carpenter, was stationed at Fort Stockton, in the vicinity of Comanche Springs, McLennan County, Texas, on 2 January, 1861, and was ordered to the north bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, Texas, on 3 January, 1861. The 1st United States Infantry, Company H, arrived at Camp Cooper, on the north bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, Texas, on 21 January, 1861.

Evacuation of Camp Cooper, on the North bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, Texas, 21 February, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, under the command of Captain S D Carpenter, 1st United States Infantry, Company H, was ordered to evacuate Camp Cooper, north bank of Clear Fork of the Brazos River, east of old Comanche Reservation, Throckmorton County, Texas, by General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning on 21 February, 1861, dated 18 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, and the 1st United States Infantry, Company H. Company H arrived at Fort Chadbourne, on Oak Creek, Tom Green/ Coke County, Texas, on 27 February, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, via San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, by Special Orders No.41, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 5 March, 1861.

Fort Chadbourne, on Oak Creek, Tom Green/ Coke County, to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, 28 February & 28 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, under the command of Captain I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 28 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D. arrived at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 19 March, 1861. Company H was stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 28 March, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant K Garrard, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, was stationed at Camp Cooper, on the Brazos River, Throckmorton County, Texas, due to illness on 21 February, 1861, and was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, by General Orders No.8, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 27 February, 1861. Captain K Garrard, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, was arrested as a prisoner of war by Major S Maclin, infantry, Confederate States Army, and Captain J A Wilcox, Alamo Rifles, at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 10 AM on 23 April, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).

Troops stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, 28 March, 1861: 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, First Lieutenant W H Jenifer; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, Captain I N Palmer; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, Captain G Stoneman, Jr.; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, Second Lieutenant M M Kimmel; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, Second Lieutenant J E Harrison; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain A G Brackett; 1st United States Infantry, Company A, Captain J N Caldwell; 1st United States Infantry, Company H, Captain S D Carpenter; 1st United States Infantry, Company I, Captain J H King; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, Brevet Major & Captain L Smith

Green Lake to Powderhorn Lake/ Bayou, southwest of Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, Company H, 28 & 30 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, was ordered to Powderhorn Lake/ Bayou, southwest of Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, on 28 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies D, E, G, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies A and I.

Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay & the Gulf of Mexico, to New York City, York County, New York, Company H, 31 March-11 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Coatzacoalcos at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, under the command of Captain I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, to New York City, York County, New York, in the morning on 31 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, B, D, E, G, and I, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies A, H, and I. Company H arrived at Key West, Monroe County, Florida, in the morning on 4 April, 1861, and was ordered to Havana, Cuba, the same day. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, arrived at Havana, Cuba, on 4 April, 1861, and was ordered to New York City, York County, New York, in the afternoon on 6 April, 1861. Company H arrived on the North/ Hudson River, opposite Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, at 1 PM on 11 April, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Steamer Coatzacoalcos: 2nd United States Cavalry (64), Company B, First Lieutenant W H Jenifer; 2nd United States Cavalry (59), Company D, Captain I N Palmer; 2nd United States Cavalry (45), Company E, Captain G Stoneman, Jr.; 2nd United States Cavalry (63), Company G, Second Lieutenant M M Kimmel; 2nd United States Cavalry (41), Company H, Second Lieutenant J B Harrison; 2nd United States Cavalry (59), Company I, Captain A G Brackett; 1st United States Infantry, Company A, Captain J N Caldwell; 1st United States Infantry, Company H, Captain S D Carpenter; 1st United States Infantry (83), Company I, Captain J H King; First Lieutenant J A Mower, 1st United States Infantry, Company H; Second Lieutenant J P Sherburne, 1st United States Infantry, Company H

Note: First Lieutenant K Garrard, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 27 February, 1861., and First Lieutenant R N Eagle, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 25 April, 1861. He did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C, as captain dated 25 April, 1861, and was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, on 28 June, 1861. Second Lieutenant W O Williams, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, 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 resigned on 10 June, 1861. First Lieutenant L D Watkins, 14th United States Infantry, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 22 June, 1861, but did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, as first lieutenant dated 22 June, 1861, and was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, dated 8 July, 1861. Second Lieutenant W McLean, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 9 May, 1861, but did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, as first lieutenant dated 9 May, 1861. He was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, dated 8 July, 1861.

New York City, York County, New York, to Washington D. C., 12-13 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, under the command of Second Lieutenant J E Harrison, was ordered to proceed by the South Amboy & Camden railroad to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 12 April, 1861, and was accompanied by Company D. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, arrived at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 12 April, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 4 AM on 13 April, 1861. Company H arrived at Baltimore City, Maryland, in the morning the same day and was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at 9.30 AM on 13 April, 1861. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., in the morning the same day.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies D and H, disembarked at Pier No.29, on West and Warren Street, New York City, York County, New York, on 12 April, 1861.

Organistaion of 2nd United States Cavalry (100), Companies D & H, 12 April, 1861: Captain I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D; 2nd United States Cavalry (59), Company D, First Lieutenant W P Chambliss; 2nd United States Cavalry (41), Company H, Second Lieutenant J E Harrison

Evacuation of Camp Ives/ Verde, Company I, 28 January, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry (59), Company I, under the command of Captain A G Brackett, was stationed at Camp Ives, on Turtle Creek, four miles north of Camp Verde, on the north bank of Verde Creek, six miles southwest of Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, on 27 January, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, was under the command of Colonel C A Waite, 1st United States Infantry, stationed at Camp Verde, on the north bank of Verde Creek, six miles southwest of Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, on 27 January, 1861, and a detachment of the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, was ordered to the north bank of Verde Creek, six miles southwest of Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, by Special Orders No.10, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 22 January, 1861.

Garrison at Camp Ives, on Turtle Creek, four miles north of Camp Verde, on the north bank of Verde Creek, six miles southwest of Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain A G Brackett

Note: First Lieutenant C W Field, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, was stationed at the United States Military Academy, south of West Point, Orange County, New York, between 13 September, 1856, and 16 March, 1861, and was appointed captain, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 31 January, 1861. Captain C W Field, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, resigned on 30 May, 1861, and was appointed captain, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 24 May, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861. Second Lieutenant J F Minter, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 31 January, 1861, but he did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, as first lieutenant dated 31 January, 1861. First Lieutenant J F Minter, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, resigned on 31 March, 1861, and was appointed captain, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 26 March, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861. Second Lieutenant F Lee, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 31 March, 1861, but did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, as first lieutenant on 31 March, 1861. First Lieutenant F Lee, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, resigned at Washington, D. C., on 16 May, 1861, dated 21 May, 1861, and was appointed first lieutenant, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 13 April, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861. Second Lieutenant J B Holloway, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 21 May, 1861.

Post Return of Camp Ives, on Turtle Creek, four miles north of Camp Verde, on the north bank of Verde Creek, six miles southwest of Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, dated January, 1861: Captain A G Brackett, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I; 2nd United States Cavalry (66), Company I

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Company A, under the command of Captain J N Caldwell, was stationed at Camp Verde, on the north bank of Verde Creek, six miles southwest of Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, on 1 January, 1861, and Colonel C A Waite, 1st United States Infantry, was assigned to command the Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, by Special Orders No.22, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 January, 1861. He was stationed at Camp Verde, on the north bank of Verde Creek, six miles southwest of Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, on 15 February, 1861, and was ordered to San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 16 February, 1861. Colonel C A Waite, 1st United States Infantry, arrived at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, and assumed command of the Department of Texas, on 19 February, 1861.

Camp Ives, on Turtle Creek, to north bank of Verde Creek, six miles southwest of Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, 18 January, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, under the command of Captain A G Brackett, was ordered to the north bank of Verde Creek, six miles southwest of Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, by Special Orders No.10, Paragraph II, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, Headquarters, on 28 January, 1861, dated 22 January, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, via San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, by Special Orders No.44, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 8 March, 1861.

Seizure of Camp Verde, on the north bank of Verde Creek, six miles southwest of Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, 7 March, 1861: A detachment of Texas State Troops (25), under the command of First Lieutenant J Paul, arrived at Camp Verde, on the north bank of Verde Creek, six miles southwest of Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, on 6 March, 1861, and seized Camp Verde, on the north bank of Verde Creek, six miles southwest of Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, on 7 March, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Company A, under the command of Captain J N Caldwell, arrived at Camp Verde, on the north bank of Verde Creek, six miles southwest of Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, on 7 February, 1861.

Evacuation of Camp Verde, on the north bank of Verde Creek, six miles southwest of Center Point, Kerr County, to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, 7 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, under the command of Captain A G Brackett, was ordered to evacuate Camp Verde, on the north bank of Verde Creek, six miles southwest of Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, by General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 7 March, 1861, dated 18 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Infantry, Company A, under the command of Captain J N Caldwell. Company I arrived at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 11 March, 1861, and at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 18 March, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant J A Mower, 1st United States Infantry, Company A, was assigned to command Camp Verde, on the north bank of Verde Creek, six miles southwest of Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, between 23 and 25 February, 1861, and Captain J N Caldwell, 1st United States Infantry, Company A, between 26 and 28 February, 1861.

Stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, 28 March, 1861: 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, First Lieutenant W H Jenifer; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, Captain I N Palmer; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, Captain G Stoneman, Jr.; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, Second Lieutenant M M Kimmel; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, Second Lieutenant J B Harrison; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain A G Brackett; 1st United States Infantry, Company A, Captain J N Caldwell; 1st United States Infantry, Company H, Captain S D Carpenter; 1st United States Infantry, Company I, Captain J H King; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, Brevet Major & Captain L Smith

Green Lake to Powderhorn Lake/ Bayou, southwest of Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 28 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, was ordered to Powderhorn Lake/ Bayou, southwest of Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, on 28 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies D, E, G, and H, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies A and I.

Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay & the Gulf of Mexico, to New York City, York County, New York, 31 March-11 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry (59), Company I, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Coatzacoalcos at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, under the command of Captain I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, to New York City, York County, New York, in the morning on 31 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, B, D, E, G, and H, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies A, H, and I. Company I arrived at Key West, Monroe County, Florida, in the morning on 4 April, 1861, and was ordered to Havana, Cuba, the same day. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, arrived at Havana, Cuba, on 4 April, 1861, and was ordered to New York City, York County, New York, in the afternoon on 6 April, 1861. Company I arrived on the North/ Hudson River, opposite Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, at 1 PM on 11 April, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

New York City, York County, New York, to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 12-14 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, under the command of Major G H Thomas, was ordered to proceed by the New Jersey Central Railroad at Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 12 April, 1861, and was accompanied by Companies B, E, and G. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, arrived by the Lebanon Valley Railroad at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 13 April, 1861, and by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 14 April, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, E, G, and I, disembarked at Pier No.29, on West and Warren Street, New York City, York County, New York, at 7 AM on 12 April, 1861.

Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to Washington D. C., 6-10 May, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, under the command of Captain A G Brackett, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 6 May, 1861, and was accompanied by Companies B, E, and G. Company I arrived at Petersburg/ York Springs, Adams County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 6 May, 1861, and was stationed at Marsh Creek, four miles northeast of Emmitsburg, Frederick County, Maryland, in the evening on 7 May, 1861. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, arrived by the Brookeville Turnpike at Washington, D. C., via Brookeville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 10 May, 1861.

Washington to Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., 10 May, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, was ordered to Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., on 10 May, 1861,

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, E, G, and I, under the command of Captains C W Field; Captain G Stoneman, Jr.; Second Lieutenant M M Kimmell; and Captain A G Brackett, respectively, were stationed at Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., on 11 May, 1861. Companies B, E, G, and I, were assigned to guard duty at the Executive Mansion/ President's House, on Pennsylvania Avenue, and the Treasury building, on West Fifteenth Street, Washington, D. C., between 11 and 23 May 1861.

Evacuation of Camp Wood, Company K, 15 March, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, under the command of Captain C J Whiting, was stationed at Camp Wood, on the Nueces River, three miles south of Camp Wood Creek, Real County, Texas, on 14 March, 1861.

Garrison at Camp Wood, on the Nueces River, three miles south of Camp Wood Creek, Real County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, Captain C J Whiting

Post Return of Camp Wood, on the Nueces River, three miles south of Camp Wood Creek, Real County, Texas, dated February, 1861: Captain C J Whiting, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K; 2nd United States Cavalry (82), Company K, Second Lieutenant W McLean

Note: Second Lieutenant W McLean, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 9 May, 1861, but did not join the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company A, as first lieutenant dated 9 May, 1861. He was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, dated 8 July, 1861

Seizure of Camp Wood, on the Nueces River, three miles south of Camp Wood Creek, Real County, Texas, 15 March, 1861: A detachment of Texas State Troops (25), under the command of First Lieutenant W C Adams, was ordered to the Nueces River, three miles south of Camp Wood Creek, Real County, Texas, on 2 March, 1861, and seized Camp Wood, on the Nueces River, three miles south of Camp Wood Creek, Real County, Texas, on 15 March, 1861.

Evacuation of Camp Wood, on the Nueces River, three miles south of Camp Wood Creek, Real County, to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, Company K, 15 March, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, under the command of Captain C J Whiting, was ordered to evacuate Camp Wood, on the Nueces River, three miles south of Camp Wood Creek, Real County, Texas, by General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 15 March, 1861, dated 18 February, 1861, and arrived at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 23 March, 1861. Company K arrived at the San Antonio River, south of Goliad, Goliad County, Texas, in the evening on 28 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company C. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, was stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 11 April 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry (145), Companies C and K, were stationed at the San Antonio River, south of Goliad, Goliad County, Texas, in the evening on 28 March, 1861.

Embarked on the steamer Fashion at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 12 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, embarked on the steamer Fashion at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, in the morning on 12 April, 1861.

Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay & the Gulf of Mexico, to New York City, York County, New York, 13-25 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, was ordered to proceed by the transport steamer Empire City at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, to New York City, York County, New York, in the morning on 13 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, and F, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, Company B. Company K arrived at Havana, Cuba, on 18 April, 1861, and was ordered to New York City, York County, New York, on 19 April, 1861. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, arrived at New York City, York County, New York, in the morning on 25 April, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).

New York City, York County, New York, to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 27-28 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, was ordered to Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, under the command of Major G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, on 27 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, and F. Company K arrived at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 28 April, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant J B Hood, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, resigned at Louisville,, Kentucky, on 16 April, 1861, and was appointed captain, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 20 April, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861. Second Lieutenant J J Sweet, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 16 April, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, were stationed at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, between 28 April and 31 May, 1861.

Carlisle Barracks to Chambersburg, Companies A, C, F, & K, 31 May-1 June, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, were ordered to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 31 May 1861, and were accompanied by the Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop. Companies A, C, F, and K arrived at Shippensburg, Cumberland and Franklin Counties, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 31 May, 1861, and were ordered to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 7 AM on 1 June, 1861. The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, arrived at woods adjoining Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 12 PM the same day.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, were ordered to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, by Major General R Patterson, Pennsylvania Volunteers, on 28 May, 1861, and the Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, at 10 PM on 30 May, 1861 (See the First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Organisation of 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, & K, Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 31 May, 1861: Colonel G H Thomas; Company A, First Lieutenant A P Porter, Company E; Company C, Captain W B Royall; Company F, Captain R W Johnson; Company K, Captain C J Whiting; First Lieutenant W McLean, Company A; First Lieutenant A K Arnold, Company D

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, were stationed at woods adjoining Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, between 1 and 7 June, 1861.

Department of Pennsylvania, Companies A, C, F, & K, 1 June-25 July, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, were ordered to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 8 AM on 7 June, 1861, and arrived at the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening the same day.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, were assigned to the First Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and Captain R W Johnson, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, was assigned to command the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, on 10 June, 1861.

Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one & a half miles southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 15 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, arrived by the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike one and a half miles northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 3 PM on 15 June, 1861.

Advance to Falling Waters, 16-17 June, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, were ordered across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, on opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 16 June, 1861, and was stationed at J L Cunningham's farm, west of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, north of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 16 and 17 June, 1861.

J L Cunningham's farm, west of the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, north of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 17 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, were ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 17 June, 1861, and were stationed at the Boonsboro Turnpike, three miles south of Funkstown, Washington County, Maryland, at 12 AM on 18 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

Boonsboro Turnpike, three miles south of Funkstown, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 18 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, were ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland, to Washington, D. C., in the evening on 17 June, 1861, but the order was countermanded and Companies A, C, F, and K were ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 18 June, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, were stationed at Camp Potomac, on the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one and a half miles northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, on 19 June, 1861.

Camp Potomac, on the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one & a half miles northeast of Williamsport, to Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, 25 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, were ordered to Downsville, Washington County, Maryland, in the evening on 25 June, 1861, and were accompanied by the Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop.

Downsville to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 1 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, arrived at Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 11 AM on 1 July, 1861, and were accompanied by the Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop.

Skirmish at Falling Waters, 2 July, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, were ordered to proceed across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 2 July, 1861, and arrived by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike at W Porterfield's farm, one and a quarter miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 7 AM the same day.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A and F, were temporarily assigned to the First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, and the Fifth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Brigadier General J S Negley, Pennsylvania Volunteers, in the morning on 2 July, 1861 (See the Fifth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Troops engaged at the skirmish between W Hill's & W Porterfield's farms, one & a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, 2 July, 1861: Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry; 1st Wisconsin Infantry, Colonel J C Starkweather; 11th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel P Jarrett; Philadelphia/ McMullen's Independent Rangers, Captain W McMullen; Temporarily attached, Philadelphia City Cavalry, First Troop, Captain T C James; 4th United States Artillery, Light Company F, lead/ right section, Captain E McK Hudson, 14th United States Infantry

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies C and K, were temporarily assigned to the Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, in the morning on 2 July, 1861, and were stationed as a reserve during a skirmish between W Hill's and W Porterfield's farms, one and a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 2 July, 1861 (See the Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

List of killed, etc, 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, & K, at the skirmish between W Hill's & W Porterfield's farms, one & a half miles southwest of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, 2 July, 1861: Captured 2, total 2

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, arrived at Hoke's Run, half a mile southwest of Hainesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the evening on 2 July, 1861.

Advance to Martinsburg, 3 July, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, were ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike to Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 3 July, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, arrived half a mile south of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 3 July, 1861.

Martinsburg, Berkeley County, to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, 15-17 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, were ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the morning on 15 July, 1861, and arrived the same day. Companies A, C, F, and K were ordered to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and arrived via Middleway/ Smithfield, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 12 PM the same day.

Note: A company of the 2nd United States Cavalry was temporarily assigned to the Seventh Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania, on 16 July, 1861 (See the Seventh Brigade, Third Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Charlestown to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, were ordered to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, Companies A, C, and G, and a detachment of the 2nd United States Cavalry (20) were assigned to garrison duty at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G L Andrews, 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, on 25 July, 1861 (See the Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Department of the shenandoah, Companies A, C, F, & K, 25 July-17 August, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, were stationed at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 27 July, 1861.

Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, 28 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, were ordered across the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, to Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, in the morning on 28 July, 1861, and were stationed at Pleasant Valley, between Elk Ridge and South Mountains, northeast of Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K, were assigned to the First Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.36, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of the Shenandoah, Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 29 July, 1861.

Second United States Dragoons

Company K: Capt. F C ARMSTRONG First Lieutenant F C Armstrong, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company C, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 6 June, 1861.

Assignment: First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army (See the First Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army)

Distribution of troops, 1 January, 1861: Company A, Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry; Company B, Camp Floyd, on Camp Floyd Pass, Cedar Valley, Utah Territory, Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel C F Smith, 10th United States Infantry; Company C, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, Captain W Steele, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K; Company D, Fort Laramie, junction of the Laramie River and North Fork of the Platte River, Upper Platte Valley, Nebraska Territory, Colonel E B Alexander, 10th United States Infantry; Company E, Camp Floyd, on Camp Floyd Pass, Cedar Valley, Utah Territory, Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel C F Smith, 10th United States Infantry; Company F, Fort Laramie, junction of the Laramie River and North Fork of the Platte River, Upper Platte Valley, Nebraska Territory, Colonel E B Alexander, 10th United States Infantry; Company G, Taos, Taos County, New Mexico, Brevet Major & Captain H H Sibley, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company I; Company H, Camp Floyd, on Camp Floyd Pass, Cedar Valley, Utah Territory, Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel C F Smith, 10th United States Infantry; Company I, Taos, Taos County, New Mexico, Brevet Major & Captain H H Sibley, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company I; Company K , Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, Captain W Steele, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K

Organisation of 2nd United States Dragoons, 3 April, 1861: Colonel P St. G Cooke, Lieutenant Colonel M S Howe, Major L P Graham and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Major C A May; Company A, Captain B H Robertson; Company B, Captain J Buford; Company C, Captain J M Hawes; Company D, Captain S H Starr; Company E, Captain R P Campbell; Company F, Captain C H Tyler; Company G, Captain W J Newton; Company H, Captain A Pleasonton; Company I, Captain H H Sibley; Company K, Captain W Steele

Superintendent & Major L P Graham, 2nd United States Dragoons, was stationed at Headquarters, Cavalry Depot, Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 17 April, 1861, and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Major C A May, 2nd United States Dragoons, resigned on 20 April, 1861. Captain W N Grier, 1st United States Dragoons, was appointed major, 2nd United States Dragoons, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 20 April, 1861.

Fort Kearny, Company A, 15 April, 1861

The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company A, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, was stationed at Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, on 1 January, 1861, and Captain C H Tyler, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, on 15 April, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, 1 January, 1861: Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry; 2nd United States Dragoons, Company A, Captain R H Anderson; 2nd United States Infantry, Company E, Captain F Steele; 2nd United States Infantry, Company F, First Lieutenant A F Bond

Note: Captain R H Anderson, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company A, resigned at Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, on 13 February, 1861, dated 3 March, 1861, and First Lieutenant B H Robertson, 2nd United States Dragoons, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company A, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 3 March, 1861. The 2nd United States Infantry, Companies E and F, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, were ordered to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 15 April, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).

Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, & Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 10 & 24 May, 1861: Captain C H Tyler, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company A, spiked ten 12 pounder howitzers at Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, on 10 May, 1861, and resigned at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 24 May, 1861, dated 6 June, 1861.

Cantonment Holt, Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, Washington D. C., Company A, 23 December, 1861: The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company A, was stationed at Cantonment Holt, Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, Washington, D. C., on 23 December, 1861.

Camp Floyd, Company B, 1 January & 15 April, 1861

The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company B, under the command of Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel C F Smith, 10th United States Infantry, was stationed at Camp Floyd, on Camp Floyd Pass, Cedar Valley, Utah Territory, on 1 January, 1861, and at Fort Crittenden, on Camp Floyd Pass, Cedar Valley, Utah Territory, under the command of Colonel P St. G Cooke, 2nd United States Dragoons, on 15 April, 1861.

General Orders No.3, Headquarters, Department of Utah, Camp Floyd, on Camp Floyd Pass, Cedar Valley, Utah Territory, 6 February, 1861: Camp Floyd, on Camp Floyd Pass, Cedar Valley, Utah Territory, was designated Fort Crittenden by General Orders No.3, Headquarters, Department of Utah, Camp Floyd, on Camp Floyd Pass, Cedar Valley, Utah Territory, on 6 February, 1861.

Note: Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel C F Smith, 10th United States Infantry, was assigned to command the Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., by General Orders No.9, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 9 April, 1861, and was ordered to Fort Columbus, Governors Island, New York Harbour, by General Orders No.12, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 27 April, 1861.

Garrison at Camp Floyd, on Camp Floyd Pass, Cedar Valley, Utah Territory, 1 January, 1861: Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel C F Smith, 10th United States Infantry; 2nd United States Dragoons, Company B, Captain J Buford; 2nd United States Dragoons, Company E, Captain R P Campbell; 2nd United States Dragoons, Company H, Captain A Pleasonton; 10th United States Infantry, Company E, Captain H Heth; 10th United States Infantry, Company I, Captain J A Grove; 4th United States Artillery, Company A, Captain F N Clarke; 4th United States Artillery, Company B, Captain J Gibson; 4th United States Artillery, Company C, Captain G W Hazzard

Note: The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company B, under the command of Captain J Buford, was stationed at Fort Crittenden, on Camp Floyd Pass, Cedar Valley, Utah Territory, on 15 April, 1861, and Colonel P St G Cooke, 2nd United States Dragoons, on 23 May, 1861.

Cantonment Holt, Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, Washington D. C., Company B, 23 December, 1861: The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company B, was stationed at Cantonment Holt, Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, Washington, D. C., on 23 December, 1861.

Fort Scott, Company C, 7 January, 1861

The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company C, was stationed at Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, under the command of Captain W Steele, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, on 6 January, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, 1 January, 1861: Captain W Steele, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K; 2nd United States Dragoons, Company C, Captain J M Hawes; 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K

Note: Captain J M Hawes, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company C, resigned at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 1 May, 1861, dated 9 May, 1861, and First Lieutenant J P Holliday, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company C, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 9 May, 1861.

Fort Scott, Bourbon County, to Fort Riley, junction of Smokey Hill River & Republican Fork, three miles northeast of Junction City, Davis County, Kansas Territory, 7-12 January, 1861: The 2nd United States Dragoons (38), Company C, under the command of Captain W Steele, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, was ordered to Fort Riley, junction of Smokey Hill River and Republican Fork, three miles northeast of Junction City, Davis County, Kansas, on 7 January, 1861, and was accompanied by Company K. The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company C, arrived at Fort Riley, junction of Smokey Hill River and Republican Fork, three miles northeast of Junction City, Davis County, Kansas, on 12 January, 1861, and was stationed at Fort Riley, junction of Smokey Hill River and Republican Fork, three miles northeast of Junction City, Davis County, Kansas, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain H W Wessels, 2nd United States Infantry, Company G, between 12 and 29 January, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).

Note: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company B, under the command of Captain N Lyon, was stationed at Mound City, Linn County, Kansas, between 5 December, 1860, and 4 January, 1861, and arrived at Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, on 7 January, 1861.

Fort Riley, on the Kansas River, to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 29 January-3 February, 1861: The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company C, under the command of Captain W Steele, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, was ordered to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 29 January, 1861, and was accompanied by Company K. The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company C, arrived at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 3 February, 1861.

Note: Second Lieutenant S Williams, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company C, was stationed at Fort Larned, on the Pawnee Fork of the Arkansas River, Kansas, between 5 Novemeber, 1860, and 3 February, 1861.

Field return of 2nd United States Dragoons (75), Companies C & K, Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 3 February, 1861: Captain W Steele, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K; 2nd United States Dragoons (38), Company C, Captain J M Hawes; 2nd United States Dragoons (35), Company K; Detached duty, 2nd United States Dragoons (16), Company C; 2nd United States Dragoons (17), Company K

Note: First Lieutenant F C Armstrong, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company C, was stationed at Jefferson Barracks, Headquarters, Department of the West, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, as captain and aide de camp to Brigadier General W S Harney, United States Army, and was appointed captain, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 6 June, 1861. Captain F C Armstrong, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, resigned at Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, on 13 August, 1861.

Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, to Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, 11 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Dragoons (45), Company C, under the command of First Lieutenant C E Farrand, 1st United States Infantry, Company E, was ordered to Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, on 11 June, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 12 June, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Troops stationed at Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, 12 June, 1861: Captain W E Prince, 1st United States Infantry, Company E; 1st United States Infantry, Company C, Captain J B Plummer; 1st United States Infantry, Company D, Captain D Huston, Jr.; 1st United States Infantry, Company E, Second Lieutenant R H Offley; 2nd United States Dragoons, Company C, First Lieutenant C E Farrand, 1st United States Infantry, Company E

Note: First Lieutenant F C Armstrong, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company C, was temporarily assigned to command the 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, on 11 June, 1861.

Fort Laramie, Company D, 1 January, 1861

The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company D, was stationed at Fort Laramie, junction of the Laramie River and North Fork of the Platte River, Upper Platte Valley, Nebraska Territory, under the command of Colonel E B Alexander, 10th United States Infantry, on 1 January, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Laramie, on the junction of the Laramie River & North Fork of the Platte River, Upper Platte Valley, Nebraska Territory, 1 January, 1861: Colonel E B Alexander, 10th United States Infantry; 2nd United States Dragoons, Company D, Captain S H Starr; 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, Second Lieutenant J K Mizner; 10th United States Infantry, Company D, Captain B E Bee; 10th United States Infantry, Company K

Note: First Lieutenant J Mullins, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company D, resigned at Washington, D. C., on 20 April, 1861, dated 24 April, 1861, and Second Lieutenant L Merrill, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company D, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 24 April, 1861. First Lieutenant L Merrill, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company D, was assigned to the 2nd United States Dragoons, Company H, on 7 July, 1861.

Cantonment Holt, Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, Washington D. C., Company D, 23 December, 1861: The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company D, was stationed at Cantonment Holt, Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, Washington, D. C., on 23 December, 1861.

Note: Captain S H Starr, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company D, arrived at Fort Kearney, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, on 15 April, 1861, and was accompanied by Captain B E Bee, 10th United States Infantry, Company D. He was stationed at Washington, D. C., on 26 June, 1861, and at St Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, on 3 July, 1861.

Camp Floyd, Company E, 1 January & 15 April, 1861

The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company E, under the command of Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel C F Smith, 10th United States Infantry, was stationed at Camp Floyd, on Camp Floyd Pass, Cedar Valley, Utah Territory, on 1 January, 1861, and at Fort Crittenden, on Camp Floyd Pass, Cedar Valley, Utah Territory, under the command of Colonel P St. G Cooke, 2nd United States Dragoons, on 15 April, 1861.

Note: Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel C F Smith, 10th United States Infantry, was assigned to command the Department of Washington, at Washington, D. C., by General Orders No.9, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 9 April, 1861. He was ordered to Fort Columbus, Governors Island, New York Harbour, by General Orders No.12, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 27 April, 1861. First Lieutenant C E Norris, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company G, was on recruiting duty on 17 January, 1861, and was stationed as adjutant at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 17 April, 1861. Captain R P Campbell, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company E, resigned on 11 May, 1861, and First Lieutenant C E Norris, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company G, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company E, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 11 May, 1861. Captain C E Norris, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company E, was on a leave of absence at Harristown, Washington County, Indiana, on 31 July, 1861.

Cantonment Holt, Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, Washington D. C., Company E, 23 December, 1861: The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company E, was stationed at Cantonment Holt, Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, Washington, D. C., on 23 December, 1861.

Note: Captain W Steele, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, resigned at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 16 May, 1861, dated 30 May, 1861, and First Lieutenant G A Gordon, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company E, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 30 May, 1861. A detachment of fifty Mounted Service Recruits, under the command of Captain C E Norris, 2nd Dragoons, Company E, was assigned to the 2nd United States Artillery, Company E, on 17 July, 1861 (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Company E).

Fort Laramie, Company F, 1 January, 1861

The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, was stationed at Fort Laramie, on the junction of the Laramie River and North Fork of the Platte River, Upper Platte Valley, Nebraska Territory, under the command of Colonel E B Alexander, 10th United States Infantry, on 1 January, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Laramie, junction of the Laramie River & North Fork of the Platte River, Upper Platte Valley, Nebraska Territory, 1 January, 1861: Colonel E B Alexander, 10th United States Infantry; 2nd United States Dragoons, Company D, Captain S H Starr; 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, Second Lieutenant J K Mizner; 10th United States Infantry, Company D, Captain B E Bee; 10th United States Infantry, Company K, Captain L H Marshall

Note: Captain W D Smith, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, resigned at Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, on 19 January, 1861, dated 28 January, 1861, and First Lieutenant C H Tyler, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company A, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 28 January, 1861. Second Lieutenant J K Mizner, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, by General Orders No.24, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 9 May, 1861.

Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to Washington, D. C., 6-7 February, 1861: A detachment of the 2nd United States Dragoons (40), Company I, under the command of First Lieutenant J P Holliday, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, were ordered to Washington, D. C., at 3 PM on 6 February, 1861, and arrived at Burch's Stable, corner of Fourteenth and D Streets, Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 7 February, 1861.

Note: Acting Assistant Quartermaster & First Lieutenant J P Holliday, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, was stationed at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 17 April, 1861, and was appointed captain, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company C, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 9 May, 1861. The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, and the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, were ordered to Washington, D. C., under the command of Captain F C Armstrong, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, on 2 July, 1861.

Cantonment Holt, Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, Washington D. C., Company F, 23 December, 1861: The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, was stationed at Cantonment Holt, Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, Washington, D. C., on 23 December, 1861.

Note: Captain C H Tyler, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, was dismissed by General Orders No.30, Paragraph IV, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 6 June, 1861, and First Lieutenant F C Armstrong, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company C, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 6 June, 1861.

Taos, Company G, 1 January, 1861

The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company G, was stationed at Taos, Taos County, New Mexico, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain H H Sibley, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company I, on 1 January, 1861.

Garrison at Taos, Taos County, New Mexico, 1 January, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain H H Sibley, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company I; 2nd United States Dragoons, Company G, First Lieutenant C E Norris; 2nd United States Dragoons, Company I

Note: Captain W J Newton, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company G, arrived at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 13 January, 1861, and was assigned a leave of absence due to illness at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 4 June, 1861. He arrived at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 17 July, 1861. First Lieutenant C E Norris, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company G, was on recruiting duty on 17 January, 1861, and was stationed as adjutant at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 17 April, 1861. Captain R P Campbell, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company E, resigned on 11 May, 1861, and First Lieutenant C E Norris, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company G, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company E, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 11 May, 1861.

Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 5 June, 1861: A detachment of United States Mounted Riflemen Recruits (150), the 1st United States Dragoons (28), Companies B and G, and the 2nd United States Dragoons (30), Companies G and I, under the command of Captain W L Elliott, United States Mounted Riflemen, arrived at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 5 June, 1861.

Camp Floyd, Company H, 1 January & 15 April, 1861

The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company H, under the command of Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel C F Smith, 10th United States Infantry, was stationed at Camp Floyd, on Camp Floyd Pass, Cedar Valley, Utah Territory, on 1 January, 1861, and at Fort Crittenden, on Camp Floyd Pass, Cedar Valley, Utah Territory, under the command of Colonel P St. G Cooke, 2nd United States Dragoons, on 15 April, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant J P Villepigue, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company H, resigned at Fort Crittenden, on Camp Floyd Pass, Cedar Valley, Utah Territory, on 20 March, 1861, dated 31 March, 1861, and Second Lieutenant E Gay, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company G, was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company H, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 9 May, 1861.

Special Orders No.1, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 24 April, 1861: Captain A Pleasonton, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company H, was assigned to organise and discipline the 1st Delaware Infantry at Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, by Special Orders No.1, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 24 April, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Departments of Annapolis and Maryland).

Note: The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company H, was en route to Washington, D. C., on 7 July, 1861.

Cantonment Holt, Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, Washington D. C., 23 December, 1861: The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company H, was stationed at Cantonment Holt, Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, Washington, D. C., on 23 December, 1861.

Taos, Company I, 1 January, 1861

The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company I, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain H H Sibley, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company I, was stationed at Taos, Taos County, New Mexico, on 1 January, 1861.

Note: Captain H H Sibley, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company I, was appointed major, 1st United States Dragoons, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 13 May, 1861, and resigned on 13 May, 1861. First Lieutenant J Pegram, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company I, resigned at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 1 May, 1861, dated 10 May, 1861, and Second Lieutenant C J Walker, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company I, was temporarily assigned to command the 2nd United States Dragoons, Company I, on 13 May, 1861.

Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to Washington, D. C., 6-7 February, 1861: A detachment of forty men of the 2nd United States Dragoons, Company I, under the command of First Lieutenant J P Holliday, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, were ordered to Washington, D. C., at 3 PM on 6 February, 1861, and arrived at Burch's Stable, on the corner of Fourteenth and D Streets, Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 7 February, 1861.

The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company I, under the command of First Lieutenant T Hight, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company B, was stationed at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 5 February, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to Washington, D. C., 15-16 February, 1861: A detachment of the 2nd United States Dragoons (40), Company I, under the command of First Lieutenant T Hight, Company B, were ordered to Washington, D. C., at 3 PM on 15 February, 1861, and arrived at Burch's Stable, corner of Fourteenth and D Streets, Washington, D. C., at 12 PM on 16 February, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant T Hight, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company B, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company I, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 13 May, 1861, and arrived at Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, on 31 May, 1861.

Note: Captain T Hight, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company I, mustered in United States service for three years, the 3rd Maine Infantry, at Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, on 3 June, 1861 (See the 3rd Maine Infantry).

Fort Scott, Company K, 7 January, 1861

The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, under the command of Captain W Steele, was stationed at Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, on 6 January, 1861.

Fort Scott, Bourbon County, to Fort Riley, at the junction of Smokey Hill River & Republican Fork, three miles northeast of Junction City, Davis County, Kansas, 7-12 January, 1861: The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, under the command of Captain W Steele, was ordered to Fort Riley, junction of Smokey Hill River and Republican Fork, three miles northeast of Junction City, Davis County, Kansas, on 7 January, 1861, and was accompanied by Company C. The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, arrived at Fort Riley, junction of Smokey Hill River and Republican Fork, three miles northeast of Junction City, Davis County, Kansas, on 12 January, 1861, and was stationed at Fort Riley, junction of Smokey Hill River and Republican Fork, three miles northeast of Junction City, Davis County, Kansas, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain H W Wessels, 2nd United States Infantry, Company G, between 12 and 29 January, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).

Fort Riley, at the junction of Smokey Hill River & Republican Fork, three miles northeast of Junction City, Davis County, to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 29 January-3 February, 1861: The 2nd United States Dragoons (35), Company K, under the command of Captain W Steele, was ordered to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 29 January, 1861, and was accompanied by Company C (38). The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, arrived at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 3 February, 1861.

Note: Captain W Steele, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, was assigned to command Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 2 February, 1861, and resigned on 16 May, 1861. Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, arrived at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 29 April, 1861, and was assigned to command Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 30 April, 1861. Captain A Sully, 2nd United States Infantry, Company F, was assigned to command Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 23 May, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Infantry).

Washington, D. C., to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 20 March, 1861: Captain W Steele, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, was stationed at Washington, D. C., on 19 March, 1861, and was ordered to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 20 March, 1861.

Note: Second Lieutenant L Merrill, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, was enroute to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 3 February, 1861, and was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company D, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 24 April, 1861.

Troops on detached service, St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, 11 June, 1861: 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, First Lieutenant F C Armstrong, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company C

Note: First Lieutenant F C Armstrong, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company C, was temporarily assigned to command the 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, on 11 June, 1861.

Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, to St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, 11 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Dragoons (60), Company K, under the command of First Lieutenant F C Armstrong, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company C, was ordered to St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, in the morning on 11 June, 1861.

Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kanasas, to Washington, D. C., 2-9 July 1861: The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, under the command of Captain F C Armstrong, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, was ordered to Washington, D. C., on 2 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, under the command of First Lieutenant & Adjutant A V Colburn, 1st United States Cavalry. Company K arrived at Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on 7 July, 1861, and by the Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad at Baltimore City, Maryland, via Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 9 July, 1861. The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., the same day and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, via Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, on 9 July, 1861.

Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, to Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 2-8 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, under the command of Captain F C Armstrong, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F, was ordered to Washington, D. C., on 2 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, and First Lieutenant & Adjutant A V Colburn, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E. Company K was ordered to proceed by the steamer Ocean on Lake Erie to Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at 4 PM on 6 July, 1861, and arrived at 1 AM on 7 July, 1861. 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, was ordered to proceed by the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at 7.30 AM the same day and arrived at New York City, New York County, New York, on 8 July, 1861.

Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht , Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, to Washington, D. C., 8-9 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, was ordered to proceed by the New Jersy Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 6 PM on 8 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E; 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G; and a detachment of the 2nd Vermont Infantry (5). Company K arrived at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, via Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, at 10 PM on 8 July, 1861, and by the Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad at Baltimore City, Maryland, at 5.30 AM on 9 July, 1861. The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 2 PM the same day and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, in the evening on 9 July, 1861 (See the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G).

Organisation of 1st United States Cavalry & 2nd United States Dragoons (218), 2 July, 1861: Captain F C Armstrong, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F; 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, First Lieutenant T H McCormick; 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, Second Lieutenant T L'Hommadieu; 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K; First Lieutenant & Adjutant A V Colburn, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E

Note: Brevet Major & Captain H H Sibley, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company I, was appointed major, 1st United States Dragoons, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 25 May, 1861, and resigned at Fort Union, Mora Valley, New Mexico, on 13 May, 1861. Captain F C Armstrong, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, resigned at the Galt House/ Hotel, northwest corner of Fourth and Main Streets, Louisville, Harrison County, Kentucky, on 13 August, 1861.

Detachment of United States Army

Detachment of United States Mounted Service Recruits: Second LT. J S Brisbin, First United States Dragoons, Company H
J S Brisbin was appointed second lieutenant, 1st United States Dragoons, Company H, by General Orders No.33, Paragraph II, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C. on 18 June, 1861, dated 27 April, 1861.

Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 19-21 July, 1861: A detachment of United States Mounted Service Recruits (20), under the command of Second Lieutenant J S Brisbin, 1st United States Dragoons, Company H, was ordered to proceed by the Cumberland Valley Railroad to Washington, D.C., in the morning on 19 July, 1861, and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at 12 PM the same day. The detachment of United States Mounted Service Recruit was ordered to proceed by steamer across the Potomac River to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 2 PM on 20 July, 1861, and and was accompanied by a detachment of the 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery. The detachment of United States Mounted Service Recruits arrived at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 5 PM on 20 July, 1861, and was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 9 PM the same day. The detachment of United States Mounted Service Recruit arrived at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 12 AM on 21 July, 1861 (See the 2nd Rhode Island Light Artillery).

Note: A detachment of the United States Mounted Service Recruits (20) was assigned to the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 19 July, 1861, and was stationed at the heights east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861. Second Lieutenant J S Brisbin, 1st United States Dragoons, Company H, was appointed captain, 6th United States Cavalry, General Orders No.65, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C. on 23 August, 1861, dated 5 August, 1861 (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M).

Sources

"The companies brought to New York by the Coatzacoalcos are assigned as follow: Company I, First Infantry, Fort Hamilton, New York harbour; Capt. Jas. H. King, commanding. Companies D and H, Second Cavalry, to Washington city. Officers - I. N. Palmer, Second Cavalry, commanding; 1st Lieut. W. P. Chambliss, Second Cavalry. Companies B, G, I, and E, Second Cavalry, to Carlisle Barracks, Pa. Officers - Maj. Geo. H. Thomas commanding; Capts. Geo. Stoneman, Albert G. Brackett; 1st Lieut. W. H. Jenifer; 2nd Lieut. M. M. Kimmel."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 13 April, 1861 - The Texas Troops

"Harrisburg, 6 May - Three hundred of United States cavalry, well mounted, left Carlisle Barracks this morning for York."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 9 May, 1861 - Cavalry from Carlisle

"The four companies which arrived here last Friday were mounted, contrary to reports hereforeto correct. There are two companies, viz: Palmer's and Harrison's, at the Treasury building; and four companies, viz: (Stoneman's, Brackett's, Field's, and Garrard's), on Seventh street, near the Park hotel."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 14 May, 1861 - The second regiment U. S. cavalry

"Returning from Camp Welles, we stopped at the 'Park House' a few moments to see the Texas cavalry troops, three or four companies of which are quartered here."

Evening Post (New York City, New York County, New York), 17 May, 1861 - The Texan Cavalry

"The garrison at Alexandria now consists as follows: Michigan First, Col. Willcox, 780 men; New York Fire Zouaves, Lieut. Colonel Farnham, 1,157 men; Massachusetts Fifth, Col. Lawrence, 890 men; Pennsylvania Fifth, Col. McDowell, 1,014 men; Captain Rickett's Light Battery, (regulars) six pieces, 100 men; Company E, Second Cavalry, Lieut. Sweet commanding, 76 men - total 3,901."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 4 June, 1861 - Troops stationed at Alexandria, Virginia

"Four companies of this regiment of regulars are now on the Virginia side of the Potomac, and are justly regarded as among the elite of the ‘Grand Army’. One company is at Alexandria, and a squadron just back of Arlington House, consisting of G company, commanded by Lieutenants M. M. Kimmell and J. B. Holloway; I company, Lieut. T. Drummond – the whole being under command of Captain A. G. Brackett, of Mexican renown, since known for years as an experienced Indian fighter on the frontier."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 8 June, 1861 - The Second Regiment of cavalry

"Col. Dixon H. 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."

Baltimore Daily Exchange (Baltimore City, Maryland), 13 June, 1861 - The Harpers Ferry movement, 8 June, 1861

"Yesterday, Gen. McDowell ordered the New York Fifth, Twenty-eighth, and Sixty-ninth regiments, to hold themselves in readiness to march at a moment's warning, and at 11 a. m. the Sixty-ninth - 1,100 strong - moved to Ball's Cross Roads, where they found the Captain Brackett's company of Second (regular) cavalry, and the battery of the New York Eighth regiment. Col. Corcoran commands his own (the Sixty-ninth) regiment at that point, and the whole force here is commanded by Col. Hunter, of the regular service."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 21 June, 1861 - Camp Tyler, (Taylor's Tavern,) Fairfax County, Virginia, 21 June, 1861

"A detachment of regulars passed through yesterday morning to Washington. They came by way of Philadelphia, and are classified as follows: Company A, First Cavalry - Lieutenants McCormick and Wilson; Company E, First Cavalry - Captain A. V. Colburn, Lieutenant L'Hommedieu; Company K, of Second Dragoons, the whole mustering 260 men, under the command of Captain F. C. Armstrong. These troops are from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, are all in good health, and left that post on 3d instant. They are accompanied by their horses, numbering 246."

The Baltimore Daily Exchange (Baltimore City, Maryland), 10 July, 1861 - Passage of more Federal troops

"Last evening, about two hundred United States cavalry arrived at the depot from Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, and proceeded to the Park, on Seventh street, where they will be quartered."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 10 July, 1861 - Arrival of cavalry and recruits

"The following regiments compose Col. Sherman's command - Sixty-ninth New York militia, Col. Corcoran; Thirteenth New York volunteers, Col. Quinby; Twenty-eighth New York militia, Col. Bennett; Company B, Second United States cavalry, Lieut. Tompkins; Second Wisconsin volunteers (just attached), Col. Coon."

New York Herald (New York City, New York County, New York), 10 July, 1861 - Camp Lincoln, N.E. Va., 4 July, 1861

"Colonel Heintzelman in the meantime remained at the corner of Sangster's crossroads, two and a half miles from Fairfax Station with Col. Howard's brigade and Capt. Lowe's cavalry."

Buffalo Morning Express (Buffalo, Erie County, New York), 19 July, 1861 - Sangster's Station,on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, 18 miles from Alexandria, 17 July, 1861

"Tompkin's cavalry have just ridden down the Fairfax road to spy out the land ahead. They came back to the cottage where I'm witing, reporting that the road is barricaded with huge trees not half a mile beyond our camp."

World (New York City, New York County, New York), 19 July, 1861 - Vienna, Fairfax County, Va., Tuesday night, 17 July, 1861

Books/ Manuscripts

From Everglade to Canyon with the Second United States Cavalry, by Theophilus Francis Rodenbough

Fighting rebels and redskins: Experiences in army life of Colonel George B. Sanford 1861-1892, by George B Sanford

History of the United States Cavalry: From the formation of the Federal Government to the 1st of June, 1863, by Albert Gallatin Brackett

Across the continent with the Fifth Cavalry, by George Frederic Price

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

Custer victorious: The Civil War battles of General George Armstrong Custer, by Gregory J W Urwin

Report of Colonel S. P. Heintzelman, Seventeenth United States Infantry, commanding Third Division, McDowell's Army

The C.S.A., and the Battle of Bull Run: A letter to an English friend, by J G Barnard

William H. Emory: Soldier-scientist, by L David Norris, James C Milligan and Odie B Faulk

George Thomas: Virginian for the Union, by Christopher J Einolf

The Lyon campaign in Missouri being a history of the First Iowa Infantry and of the causes which led up to its organization, and how it earned the thanks of Congress, which it got: together with a birdseye view of the conditions in Iowa preceding the great Civil War of 1861, by E F Ware, a private soldier in Company E of said regiment

An account of the battle of Wilson's Creek/ Oak Hills, fought between the Union troops, commanded by Gen. N. Lyon and the Southern, or Confederate troops, under command of Gens. McCulloch and Price, on Saturday, 10 August, 1861, in Greene county, Missouri, written and comp. from authentic sources, by Holcombe & Adams

Of duty well and faithfully done: A history of the Regular Army in the Civil War, by Clayton R Newell and Charles R Shrader

The Army of the United States: Historical sketches of staff and line with portraits of generals in chief, by T F Rodenbough, Brevet Brigadier General, and W L Haskin, Major, First Artillery

The Exodus of Federal forces from Texas 1861, by J J Bowden

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 Engineers, U.S. Army

Notes

Second United States Cavalry, Companies B, D, E, G, H, & I

The 2nd United States Cavalry (400), Companies B, E, G, and I, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas, 2nd United States Cavalry, were stationed at Carlisle Barracks, on Letort Spring, a quarter of a mile northeast of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on 5 May, 1861, and arrived at Washington, D. C., on 10 May, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies D and H, under the command of Captain I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company D, were stationed at New York City, New York County, New York, on 11 April, 1861, and arrived at Washington, D. C., on 13 April, 1861 (See the United States Army).

Distribution of 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, E, G, & I, 10 May, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, under the command of Captain C W Field; Company E, under the command of Captain G Stoneman, Jr.; Company G, under the command of Second Lieutenant M M Kimmell; and Company I, under the command of Captain A G Brackett, were stationed at Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., on 10 May, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, E, G, and I, were assigned to guard duty at the Executive Mansion/ President's House, on Pennsylvania Avenue, and the Treasury building, on West Fifteenth Street, Washington, D. C., between 11 and 23 May 1861.

Occupation of Alexandria County, Companies B, E, & I, 24 May, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was ordered across the Aqueduct Bridge, on the Potomac River, Georgetown, D. C., and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies E and I, across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, Washington, D. C., at 2.30 AM on 24 May, 1861 (See the Occupation of Alexandria County).

Organisation of 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, E, & I, 24 May, 1861: Major G Stoneman, Jr., 1st United States Cavalry; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, First Lieutenant C H Tompkins; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, First Lieutenant J J Sweet, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain A G Brackett

Organisation of right column, Aqueduct Bridge, on the Potomac River, Georgetown, D. C., Company B, 24 May, 1861: Captain W H Wood, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C; 5th New York State Militia, Lieutenant Colonel L Burger; 14th New York State Militia, Howitzer Corps/ Sappers & Miners , Captain R Burt; 28th New York State Militia, Colonel M Bennett; 69th New York State Militia, Captain M Corcoran; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, First Lieutenant C H Tompkins; President's Mounted Guards, detachment, Second Lieutenant M S Smith

Organisation of centre column, Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, Washington, D. C., Company I, 24 May, 1861: Major & Assistant Adjutant General S P Heintzelmen, 1st United States Infantry; 7th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, Colonel M Lefferts; 12th New York State Militia, Colonel D Butterfield; 25th New York State Militia, Colonel M K Bryan; 2nd New Jersey Militia, Captain H M Baker; 3rd New Jersey Militia, Colonel W Napton, 4th New Jersey Militia, Captain M Miller, Jr.; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain A G Brackett; 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, section, First Lieutenant G W Dresser, 4th United States Artillery, Company K

Organisation of left column, Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, Washington, D. C., Company E, 24 May, 1861: Colonel O B Wilcox, 1st Michigan Infantry; 1st Michigan Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel L L Comstock; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, First Lieutenant J J Sweet, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K; President's Mounted Guards, squad/ guides, Captain S W Owen; 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, section, First Lieutenant D R Ransom

Note: The 11th New York Infantry, Colonel E E Ellsworth, arrived by the steamers James Guy and Mount Vernon at King Street Wharf, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 4 AM on 24 May, 1861.

Captured adjacent to Price, Birch & Co Slave Pens, on Duke Street, between Payne & Fayette Streets, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, Company E, 24 May, 1861: The Border Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry (36) was captured by the 11th New York Infantry, Company A; the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E; and one 6 pounder and one 12 pounder field howitzer of the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, under the command of Colonel O B Willcox, 1st Michigan Infantry, adjacent to Price, Birch & Co Slave Pens, on Duke Street, between Payne and Fayette Streets, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 7 AM on 24 May, 1861.

Second United States Cavalry, Company B

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was stationed north of the wagon road, half a mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 24 May, 1861.

Reconnaissance to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, detachment, 25 & 27 May, 1861: A detachment of the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, under the command of First Lieutenant C H Tompkins, was ordered on a reconnaissance to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 25 May, 1861, and at 10 AM on 27 May, 1861.

Note: Second Lieutenant D S Gordon, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company E, was temporarily assigned to the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, in the morning on 25 May, 1861.

General Orders No.1, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 28 May, 1861: Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army, assumed command of the Department of Northeastern Virginia by General Orders No.1, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 28 May, 1861.

Note: Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army, was stationed at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 28 May, 1861.

General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Brigade of the Aqueduct, W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, Company B, 30 May, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was assigned to the Brigade of the Aqueduct, under the command of Colonel D Hunter, 3rd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Brigade of the Aqueduct, W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 30 May, 1861.

Note: The 5th New York State Militia, the 28th New York State Militia, and the 69th New York State Militia were assigned to the Brigade of the Aqueduct, under the command of Colonel D Hunter, 3rd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Brigade of the Aqueduct, W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 30 May, 1861.

Skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, 1 June, 1861

A detachment of the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, under the command of First Lieutenant C H Tompkins, was ordered on a reconnaissance to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 10.30 PM on 31 May, 1861, and was engaged in a skirmish at 3 AM on 1 June, 1861 (See the Skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse).

Note: The 5th New State Militia, the 28th New State Militia, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, were stationed at Camp Union, north of the wagon road, on mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 31 May, 1861.

Organisation of reconnaissance to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 31 May-1 June, 1861: First Lieutenant C H Tompkins, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B; Second Lieutenant D S Gordon, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company E; 2nd United States Cavalry (50), Company B, detachment; Quartermaster H S Fearing, Assistant Quartermaster W Cary, Adjutant P Frank, 5th New York State Militia (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington)

Troops stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1 June, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel R S Ewell, cavalry, Provisional Army of Virginia; Ex-Governor W Smith, State of Virginia; Warrenton Rifles (90/96), Captain J Q Marr; Prince William Cavalry (30), detachment, Captain W W Thornton; Rappahannock Cavalry/ Old Guards, Captain J S Green

Note: A detachment of the Prince William Cavalry (32) was assigned to picket duty during the skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 1 June, 1861.

List of killed, etc, detachment of 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, during a skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1 June, 1861: Killed 1, wounded 4, missing 1, total 6

Note: Assistant Quartermaster W Cary, 5th New York State Militia, was wounded during a skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 1 June, 1861.

Withdrawal to Arlington heights, 6 June, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was ordered to Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 6 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 13th New York Infantry and the 28th New York State Militia.

Note: The 13th New York Infantry and the 28th New York State Militia were stationed north of the wagon road, one mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 5 June, 1861, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was stationed east of Camp Lincoln, W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 6 June, 1861 (See the 3th New York Infantry).

Advance to Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, between Ball's Crossroads & Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 14 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry (50), Company B, under the command of Second Lieutenant J W Mason, and a detachment of the 69th New York State Militia (250), under the command of Lieutenant Colonel R Nugent, were assigned to guard duty at the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, between Ball's Crossroads and Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 1 AM on 14 June, 1861.

Note: Second Lieutenant J W Mason, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was ordered east of Camp Lincoln, W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 4 June, 1861, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B, G, and I, under the command of Captain A G Brackett, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, were stationed at the rear of Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the evening on 15 June, 1861.

Organisation of 2nd United States Cavalry, rear of Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 15 June, 1861: Captain A G Brackett, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, First Lieutenant C H Tompkin; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, Second Lieutenant T Drummond; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, First Lieutenant J B Holloway; First Lieutenant M M Kimmel, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F

Advance to Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, 16-17 June, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was ordered to support the 1st Connecticut Infantry at the junction of the wagon road and the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, one mile west of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 16 June, 1861, and was accompanied by Colonel D Hunter, 3rd United States Cavalry, and Assistant Adjutant General & First Lieutenant S W Stockton, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E (See the 1st Connecticut Infantry).

Note: A detachment of the 1st Connecticut Infantry (400), under the command of Colonel G S Burnham, was ordered to proceed by the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad on a reconnaissance one mile southeast of Hunter's Mills, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 16 June, 1861, and was accompanied by Brigadier General D Tyler, Connecticut Militia. The detachment of the 1st Connecticut Infantry arrived at Arlington Mills, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 5 Pm on 16 June, 1861.

Troops stationed at & in the vicinity of the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, one mile west of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, 16 June, 1861: 69th New York State Militia, Company E, Captain P Kelly; Corps Engineers, Captain J Quinlan; 2nd United States Cavlary Company B, First Lieutenant C H Tompkins; Assistant Adjutant General & First Lieutenant S W Stockton, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E

Note: The 69th New York State Militia, Company E and Corps Engineers, were ordered to support the 2nd United States Cavlary Company B, at the junction of the wagon road and the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, one mile west of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 16 June, 1861.

Advance to Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, 18 June, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavlary Company B, under the command of First Lieutenant C H Tompkins, arrived at the junction of the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, one mile west of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 18 June, 1861.

Note: The 1st Ohio Infantry, Companies C, E, G, and H, under the command of Colonel A McD McCook and Major J G Hughes, were engaged in a skirmish on the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southeast of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 17 June, 1861 (See the 1st Ohio Infantry).

Troops stationed at & in the vicinity of junction of the wagon road & the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, one mile west of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, 17-18 June, 1861: The 1st Ohio Infantry, under the command of Brigadier General R C Schenck, United States Volunteers, arrived at Riley's/ Upton's Hill, one and a half miles southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 10 PM on 17 June, 1861, and the 1st Connecticut Infantry and the 2nd Connecticut Infantry, under the command of Brigadier General D Tyler, Connecticut Militia, arrived by the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad at the junction of the wagon road and the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, one mile west of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 5 AM on 18 June, 1861 (See the 2nd Connecticut Infantry).

Note: The 69th New York State Militia, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I, K, and Corps Engineers, were ordered to Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 5 AM on 18 June, 1861.

Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 19 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavlary Company B, was ordered to Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 19 June, 1861.

Note: Two 6 pounder smoothbores of Varian's Light Artillery, under the command of Third Lieutenant J E Smith, were ordered to W Taylor's Tavern, north of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one mile southeast of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 3 PM on 18 June, 1861.

Advance to Ball's Crossroads, 20 June, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was ordered to Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 11 AM on 20 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 69th New York State Militia and Colonel D Hunter, 3rd United States Cavalry.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, under the command of First Lieutenant C H Tompkins, was stationed at Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 20 June,1861.

Reconnaissance to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 24 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, under the command of First Lieutenant C H Tompkins, was ordered on a reconnaissance to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 24 June, 1861.

Camp McDowell/ Tyler, south of W Taylor's Tavern, north of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one mile southwest of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, 25 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was stationed at Camp McDowell/ Tyler, south of W Taylor's Tavern, north of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one mile southwest of Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 25 June, 1861.

Organisation of the Brigade of the Aqueduct, 30 June, 1861: Colonel W T Sherman, 13th United States Infantry; 13th New York Infantry, Colonel I F Quinby; 28th New York State Militia, Colonel M P Bennett; 69th New York State Militia, Colonel M Corocran; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, First Lieutenant C H Tompkins; 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company E, Captain J H Carlisle, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B

Note: Colonel W T Sherman, 13th United States Infantry, was assigned to command the Brigade of the Aquduct at Fort Corcoran, a quarter of a mile southwest of W Ross' farm, Rosslyn, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 30 June, 1861.

General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Washington, D. C., 8 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was assigned to the First Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Brigadier General D Tyler, Connecticut Militia, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Washington, D. C., on 8 July, 1861.

Second United States Cavalry, Company E

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, under the command of First Lieutenant J J Sweet, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, was stationed east of Hoofs Run, on Kings Street, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 24 May, 1861.

Note: Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army, was stationed at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 28 May, 1861.

Troops stationed at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 2 June, 1861: Colonel C P Stone, 14th United States Infantry; 1st Michigan Infantry (780), Colonel O B Willcox; 11th New York Infantry (1,157), Lieutenant Colonel N Farnham; 5th Massachusetts Infantry (880), Colonel S C Lawrence; 5th Pennsylvania Infantry (1,014), Colonel R P McDowell; 1st United States Artillery (100), Light Company I, First Lieutenant D Ramsay; 2nd United States Cavalry (76), Company E, First Lieutenant J J Sweet, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K; Total 3,901

Half a mile west of Hooffs Run, on Shuter's Hill, one mile west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, Company E, 10 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, under the command of Lieutenant J J Sweet, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, was stationed half a mile west of Hooffs Run, on Shuter's Hill, one mile west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 10 June, 1861.

Troops stationed at & in the vicinity of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 17 June, 1861: Major & Acting Adjutant General S P Heintzelman, 1st United States Infantry; 1st Michigan Infantry, Colonel O B Willcox (See the 1st Michigan Infantry); 11th New York Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel N Farnham (See the 11th New York Infantry); 5th Massachusetts Infantry, Colonel S C Lawrence (See the 5th Massachusetts Infantry); 5th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel R P McDowell (See the 5th Pennsylvania Infantry); 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, First Lieutenant D Ramsay (See the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I); 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, First Lieutenant J J Sweet, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K

Advance to Cloud's Mill's, 27-28, 1861

The 2nd United Cavalry, Company E, under the command of First Lieutenant J J Sweet, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, was ordered to Cloud's Mills, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 27 June, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, was engaged in a skirmish at Cloud's Mill, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 27 June, 1861.

Cloud's Mills, Fairfax County, to half a mile west of Hooffs Run, on Shuter's Hill, one mile west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 28 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, arrived half a mile west of Hooffs Run, on Shuter's Hill, one mile west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 12 AM on 28 June, 1861.

Note: The 5th Pennsylvania Infantry; the 11th New York Infantry, Companies I and K, and a detachment of sailors of the steamer Pocahontas, under the command of First Lieutenant H L Howison, United States Navy, were ordered to Cloud's Mill, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 27 June, 1861.

General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Washington, D. C., 8 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, was assigned to the First Brigade, Third Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel W B Franklin, 12th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Washington, D. C., on 8 July, 1861.

Second United States Cavalry, Company G

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, under the command of Second Lieutenant T Drummond, was ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., on 26 May, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, was assigned to Captain A G Brackett, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, at Cavalry Camp, Johnson's farm, a quarter of a mile west of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, between 26 May and 15 July, 1861.

Note: Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army, was stationed at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 28 May, 1861.

Cavalry Camp, Johnson's farm, a quarter of a mile west of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 8 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, under the command of Captain A G Brackett, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, was stationed at Cavalry Camp, Johnson's farm, a quarter of a mile west of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 June, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, was stationed at Cavalry Camp, Johnson's farm, a quarter of a mile west of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 June, 1861.

Organisation of 2nd United States Cavalry, rear of Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 15 June, 1861: Captain A G Brackett, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, First Lieutenant C H Tompkins; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, Second Lieutenant T Drummond; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, First Lieutenant J B Holloway; First Lieutenant M M Kimmel, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F

General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Washington, D. C., 8 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, under the command of Major I N Palmer, was assigned to the First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel A Porter, 16th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Washington, D. C., on 8 July, 1861.

Second United States Cavalry, Company I

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, was stationed at Cavalry Camp, Johnson's farm, a quarter of a mile west of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 24 May, 1861.

Note: Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army, was stationed at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 28 May, 1861.

Cavalry Camp, Johnson's farm, a quarter of a mile west of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 8 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, under the command of Captain A G Brackett, was stationed at Cavalry Camp, Johnson's farm, a quarter of a mile west of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 June, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant M M Kimmel, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, and First Lieutenant J B Holloway, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, were stationed at the rear of Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 June, 1861. First Lieutenant M M Kimmel, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company F, resigned dated 14 August, 1861, and was appointed second lieutenant, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 14 September, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, G, and I, under the command of Captain A G Brackett, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, were stationed at the rear of Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the evening on 15 June, 1861, and First Lieutenant M M Kimmel, 5th United States Cavalry, Company F, resigned at the Galt House/ Hotel, northwest corner of Fourth and Main Streets, Louisville, Harrison County, Kentucky, on 14 August, 1861.

Advance to Ball's Crossroads, 20 June, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, under the command of Captain A G Brackett, was ordered to Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 20 June, 1861, and was accompanied by two 6 pounder smoothbores of Varian's Light Artillery and Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army (See Varian's Light Artillery ).

Troops stationed at Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, 20 June, 1861: Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army; Colonel D Hunter, 3rd United States Cavalry; 69th New York State Militia, Colonel M Corcoran; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain A G Brackett; Varian's Light Artillery, detachment, Third Lieutenant J E Smith

General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Washington, D. C., 8 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, under the command of Major I N Palmer, was assigned to the First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel A Porter, 16th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Washington, D. C., on 8 July, 1861.

First United States Cavalry, Companies A & E

The 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, were stationed at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kanasas, on 2 July, 1861, and arrived at Washington, D. C., on 9 July, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, and the 2nd United Dragoons, Company K, under the command of Captain F C Armstrong, 2nd United Dragoons, Company F, were stationed at Park Hotel, on Seventh Street, Washington, D. C., on 9 July, 1861, and First Lieutenant & Adjutant A V Colburn, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, was assigned to command the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, on 19 July, 1861.

Second United States Dragoons, Company K

The 2nd United Dragoons, Company K, under the command of Captain F C Armstrong, 2nd United Dragoons, Company F, were stationed at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kanasas, on 2 July, 1861, arrived at Washington, D. C., on 9 July, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United Dragoons, Company K, and the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, under the command of Captain F C Armstrong, 2nd United Dragoons, Company F, were stationed at Park Hotel, on Seventh Street, Washington, D. C., on 9 July, 1861, and First Lieutenant & Adjutant A V Colburn, 1st United States Cavalry, was assigned to command the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, on 19 July, 1861.

United States Battalion Cavalry

The 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, and the 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, were assigned to the First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel A Porter, 16th United States Infantry, between 9 and 15 July, 1861.

Distribution of United States Battalion Cavalry, march to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 16 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, was assigned to Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army; the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, to the First Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel E D Keyes, 11th United States Infantry; the 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, to the Second Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel D Hunter, 3rd United States Cavalry; the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, under the command of Major I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, were assigned to the First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel A Porter, 16th United States Infantry; and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, to the First Brigade, Third Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel W B Franklin, 12th United States Infantry, in the morning on 16 July, 1861.

Organisation of United States Battalion Cavalry, 16 July, 1861: Major I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry; 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, First Lieutenant T H McCormick; 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, Second Lieutenant T L'Hommediu; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, Captain J E Harrison; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, Captain W W Lowe; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, First Lieutenant T Drummond; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain A G Brackett; 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, Captain F C Armstrong, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company F

Advance to Centreville, 16-18 July, 1861

2nd United States Cavalry, Company B: Captain J E Harrison

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

Vienna to Piney Branch, three miles west of Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6 AM on 17 July, 1861, and arrived by the road between Germantown and Flint Hill at Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 1 PM the same day. The company was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 17 July, 1861, and arrived at Piney Branch, three miles west of Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon the same day.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was stationed south of Flint Hill, two miles north of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861.

Piney Branch, three miles west of Germantown to Little Rocky Run, one mile east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 18 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6.30 AM on 18 July, 1861, and arrived at Little Rocky Run, one mile east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 10 AM the same day.

Advance to Centreville, 16-18 July, 1861

United States Battalion Cavalry (5 companies): Major I N Palmer, Second United States Cavalry

Five companies of the United States Battalion Cavalry were 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: Five companies of the United States Battalion Cavalry were 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.

Distribution of United States Battalion Cavalry, Second Division, McDowell's Army, 16 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, was assigned to Colonel D Hunter, 3rd United States Cavalry, and the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, to the First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Major I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, in the morning on 16 July, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, was assigned to Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army, in the morning 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; United States Battalion Cavalry (3 companies); United States Infantry Battalion; United States Marine Corps Battalion; 14th New York State Militia 27th New York Infantry; 8th New York State Militia

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: Five companies of the United States Battalion Cavalry were 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: Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies G and I, arrived at Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 1.30 PM on 17 July, 1861.

Fairfax Courthouse to B D Utterback's/ Willow Spring farm, two miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 18 July, 1861: Five companies of the United States Battalion Cavalry were ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 7.30 AM on 18 July, 1861, and arrived at B D Utterback's/ Willow Spring farm, north of the road between Fairfax Courthouse and Centreville, two miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6.30 PM the same day.

Reconnaissance one mile north of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies G & I, 18 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies G and I, under the command of Captain A G Brackett, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, were ordered on a reconnaissance one mile north of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 9/10 AM on 18 July, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, and the 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, were stationed at the Little River Turnpike, one mile west of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 11 AM and 3.30 PM on 18 July, 1861.

Advance to Centreville, 16-18 July, 1861

Second United States Cavalry, Company E: Captain W W Lowe

The Second United States Cavalry, Company E, was ordered to proceed by the Old Fairfax Road to Bone Mill, on the west side of Accotink Creek, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 5/6 PM on 16 July, 1861, and was accompanied by Colonel S P Heintzelman, 17th United States Infantry. The company arrived at the east side of Pohick Run, two miles west of Bone Mill, on the west side of Accotink Creek, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 16 July, 1861.

Pohick Church, two miles west of Accotink, to Sangster's Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 July, 1861: The Second United States Cavalry, Company E, was ordered to Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 5 AM on 17 July, 1861, and arrived by the Pohick Road at 11 AM the same day. The company was ordered to Sangsters Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 3 PM on 17 July, 1861, and arrived at 5 PM the same day.

Note: The Second United States Cavalry, Company E, and the Third Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel S P Heintzelman, 17th United States Infantry, were stationed as a reserve at Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 17 July, 1861.

Sangster's Station to Little Rocky Run, half a mile southeast of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 18 July, 1861: The Second United States Cavalry, Company E, was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4/5 PM on 18 July, 1861, and arrived by the old Braddock Road at Little Rocky Run, half a mile southeast of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 9 PM the same day.

Reconnaissance one mile north of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies G & I, 18 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies G and I, under the command of Colonel I B Richardson, 2nd Michigan Infantry, were ordered on a reconnaissance one mile north of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 9/10 AM on 18 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st Massachusetts Infantry, Companies G and H, and Brigadier General Tyler, Connecticut Militia (See the 1st Massachusetts Infantry).

Skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, Companies G & I, 18 July, 1861

The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies G and I, under the command of Captain A G Brackett, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, were engaged in a skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, between 11 AM and 4 PM on 18 July, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies G and I, were assigned as support to two 12 pounder field hositzers of the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, during a skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 18 July, 1861 (See the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E).

Troops engaged in a skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 18 July, 1861: Brigadier General Tyler, Connecticut Militia; Colonel I B Richardson, 2nd Michigan Infantry; Brethschneider's Battalion Light Infantry, Captain G R Brethschneider, 2nd Michigan Infantry, Company E; 2nd Michigan Infantry, Major A W Williams; 3rd Michigan Infantry, D McConnell; 12th New York Infantry, Colonel E L Walwrath; 1st Massachusetts Infantry, Colonel R Cowdin; 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies G & I, Captain A G Brackett, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I; two 20 pounder Parrott rifles, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, First Lieutenant J R Edwards, Jr., 3rd United States Artillery, Company B; two 12 pounder field howitzers, 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, Captain R B Ayres, 5th United States Artillery, Light Company F

Return of casualties in the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies G & I, First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 18 July, 1861: Wounded 3, total 3

Note: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies G and I, were ordered to B D Utterback's/ Willow Spring farm, north of the road between Fairfax Courthouse and Centreville, two miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 18 July, 1861.

Distribution of United States Battalion Cavalry, 19 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, was assigned to Brigadier General I McDowell, United States Army; the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, to Brigadier General S P Heintzleman, 17th United states Infantry; the 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, to Colonel D Hunter, 3rd United States Cavalry, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies B and G, and the 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, to the First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Major I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, in the morning on 19 July, 1861.

United States Military Academy, south of West Point, Orange County, New York, to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, Second Lieutenant G A Custer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, 18-21 July, 1861: Second Lieutenant G A Custer, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 18 July, 1861, and was stationed at New York City, New York County, New York, in the afternoon the same day. He was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the evening on 18 July, 1861, and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, in the morning on 20 July, 1861. He was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening the same day and arrived at 2/3 AM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: Cadet G A Custer, United States Military Academy, was appointed second lieutenant, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, by Special Orders No.41, War Department, Adjutant and General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 July, 1861, dated 24 June, 1861.

Assignments at first battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861: Second Lieutenant D S Gordon, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company C, was appointed aide de camp to Colonel E D Keyes, 11th United States Infantry (See the First Brigade, First Division, McDowell's Army); Second Lieutenants J W Spangler, H McQuade, and C B McLellan, 3rd United States Cavalry, were assigned to the United States Battalion Cavalry; First Lieutenant J J Sweet, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company K, was appointed aide de camp to Colonel S P Heintzelman, 17th United States Infantry (See the Third Division, McDowell's Army); and First Lieutenant & Assistant Adjutant General S W Stockton, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, was appointed aide de camp to Colonel D Hunter, 3rd United States Cavalry, at first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861 (See the Second Division, McDowell's Army).

Note: First Sergeant J W Spangler, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H; First Sergeant H McQuade, United States Mounted Riflemen, Company F; and Sergeant C B McLellan, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, were appointed second lieutenants, 3rd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.33, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

First battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861

The United States Battalion Cavalry was stationed at B D Utterback's farm, on Little Rocky Run, one mile 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 United States Battalion Cavalry 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 United States Battalion Cavalry was ordered across Sudley Spring's Ford, on Catharpin Run, to west 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: The 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, under the command of First Lieutenant & Adjutant A V Colburn, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, 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: The 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, under the command of First Lieutenant & Adjutant A V Colburn, 1st United States Cavalry, Company E, were ordered to support the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861 (See the 5th United States Artillery, Light Company D).

Retreat to Washington, 21-22 July, 1861

The United States Battalion Cavalry arrived at B D Utterback's/ Willow Spring farm, north of the road between Fairfax Courthouse and Centreville, two miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 8.30 PM on 21 July, 1861, and at Cavalry Camp, Arlington Heights, Johnson's farm, a quarter of a mile west of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 5.30 AM on 22 July, 1861.

Note: The United States Battalion Cavalry, under the command of Major I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, was stationed at Cavalry Camp, Johnson's farm, Arlington Heights, a quarter of a mile west of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 23 July, 1861.

Return of casualties in the United States Battalion Cavalry, First Brigade, Second Division, Army of Northeastern Virginia, at the battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861: Wounded 13, captured/missing 5, total 18

Note: Second Lieutenant J W Mason, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B, was wounded at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861, and was stationed at the Georgetown Female Seminary/ Hospital, corner of Washington and Gay Streets, Georgetown, D. C., on 25 July, 1861.

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.

Designation of United States Cavalry, 3 August, 1861: The 1st United States Cavalry was designated the 4th United States Cavalry; the 2nd United States Cavalry was designated the 5th United States Cavalry; the 2nd United States Dragoons was designated the 2nd United States Cavalry; and the United States Mounted Riflemen was designated the 3rd United States Cavalry on 3 August, 1861.

Cloud's Mill, Fairfax County, Virginia, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, 8 August, 1861: The 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, was stationed at Cloud's Mill, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 8 August, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Cavalry, Company A, under the command of Captain W N R Beall, was stationed at the corner of North F and West Fifteenth Streets, east of the Treasury building, on West Fifteenth, Washington, D. C., on 5 August, 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, 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.

Organisation of Brigadier General P Kearney's brigade, Army of the Potomac, 4 August, 1861: Brigadier General P Kearney, United States Volunteers; 1st New Jersey Infantry, Colonel W R Montgomery; 2nd New Jersey Infantry, Colonel G W McLean; 3rd New Jersey Infantry, Colonel G W Taylor; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company G, Captain W B Royall; 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company G, Captain H C Pratt

Organisation of Brigadier General W T Sherman's brigade, Division of the Potomac, 4 August, 1861: Brigadier General W T Sherman, United States Volunteers; 9th Massachusetts Infantry, Colonel T Cass; 14th New York Infantry, Colonel J McQuade; 41st New York Infantry, Colonel L Von Gilsa; 4th Michigan Infantry, Colonel D A Woodbury; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, Captain A G Brackett; 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, Captain J Hamilton

Organisation of Colonel W F Smith's brigade, Division of the Potomac, 4 August, 1861: Colonel W F Smith, 3rd Vermont Infantry; 2nd Vermont Infantry, Colonel H Whiting; 3rd Vermont Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel B N Hyde; 33rd New York Infantry, Colonel R F Taylor; 6th Maine Infantry, Colonel A Knowles; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, First Lieutenant W McLean; Mott's New York Light Artillery, Company B, Captain T P Mott

Note: The 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E, were assigned as Provost Guard at Washington, D. C., under the command of Colonel A Porter, 16th United States Infantry, on 30 July, 1861, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company I, to Brigadier General W T Sherman's brigade, Division of the Potomac, and Company G, to Brigadier General P Kearney's brigade, Division of the Potomac, by Special Orders No.10, Headquarters, Division of the Potomac, Washington, D. C., on 4 August, 1861.

Reports

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.2: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, p60
First Lieutenant C H Tompkins, Second United States Cavalry, dated Camp Union, north of the wagon road, one mile east of Ball's Crossroads, Alexandria County, Virginia, 1 June, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.37: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, p393
Major I N Palmer, Second United States Cavalry, United States Battalion Cavalry, dated Cavalry Camp, Arlington Heights, Johnson's farm, a quarter of a mile west of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, 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, 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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McDowell's Army

United States Battalion Cavalry

MAJOR I N PALMER, Second United States Cavalry Captain I N Palmer was appointed major, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 25 April, 1861.

First United States Cavalry

Evacuation of Fort Arbuckle, Company A, 3 May, 1861

Evacuation of Fort Arbuckle, Company B, 3 May, 1861

Evacuation of Fort Washita, Company C, 1 May, 1861

Surrender of Fort Smith, Company D, 23 April, 1861

Surrender of Fort Smith, Company E, 23 April, 1861

Fort Wise, Company F, 1 January & 4 June, 1861

Fort Wise, Company G, 1 January, 1861

Fort Wise, Company H, 1 january & 4 June, 1861

Evacuation of Fort Washita, Company I, 1 May, 1861

Fort Wise, Company K, 1 january, 1861

Second United States Cavalry

Evacuation of Fort Mason, Company A, 29 March, 1861

Evacuation of Camp Colorado, Company B, 26 February, 1861

Evacuation of Fort Inge, Company C, 19 March, 1861

Evacuation of Camp Cooper, Company D, 21 February, 1861

Evacuation of Camp Hudson, Company E, 17 March, 1861

Evacuation of Fort Mason, Company F, 29 March, 1861

Evacuation of Rio Grande River, Company G, 20 March, 1861

Evacuation of Camp Cooper, Company H, 21 February, 1861

Evacuation of Camp Ives/ Verde, Company I, 28 January, 1861

Evacuation of Camp Wood, Company K, 15 March, 1861

Carlisle Barracks to Chambersburg, Companies A, C, F, & K, 31 May-1 June, 1861

Department of Pennsylvania, Companies A, C, F, & K, 1 June-25 July, 1861

Advance to Falling Waters, 16-17 June, 1861

Skirmish at Falling Waters, 2 July, 1861

Advance to Martinsburg, 3 July, 1861

Department of the shenandoah, Companies A, C, F, & K, 25 July-17 August, 1861

Second United States Dragoons

Fort Kearny, Company A, 15 April, 1861

Camp Floyd, Company B, 1 January & 15 April, 1861

Fort Scott, Company C, 7 January, 1861

Fort Laramie, Company D, 1 January, 1861

Camp Floyd, Company E, 1 January & 15 April, 1861

Fort Laramie, Company F, 1 January, 1861

Taos, Company G, 1 January, 1861

Camp Floyd, Company H, 1 January & 15 April, 1861

Taos, Company I, 1 January, 1861

Fort Scott, Company K, 7 January, 1861

Detachment of United States Army

Sources

Books/ Manuscripts

Notes

Second United States Cavalry, Companies B, D, E, G, H, & I

Occupation of Alexandria County, Companies B, E, & I, 24 May, 1861

Second United States Cavalry, Company B

Skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, 1 June, 1861

Withdrawal to Arlington heights, 6 June, 1861

Advance to Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, 16-17 June, 1861

Advance to Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, 18 June, 1861

Advance to Ball's Crossroads, 20 June, 1861

Second United States Cavalry, Company E

Advance to Cloud's Mill's, 27-28, 1861

Second United States Cavalry, Company G

Second United States Cavalry, Company I

Advance to Ball's Crossroads, 20 June, 1861

First United States Cavalry, Companies A & E

Second United States Dragoons, Company K

United States Battalion Cavalry

Advance to Centreville, 16-18 July, 1861

Advance to Centreville, 16-18 July, 1861

Advance to Centreville, 16-18 July, 1861

Skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, Companies G & I, 18 July, 1861

First battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861

Retreat to Washington, 21-22 July, 1861

Reports

Orders of Battle

MAJOR I N PALMER, Second United States Cavalry
Captain I N Palmer was appointed major, 2nd United States Cavalry, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 25 April, 1861.