First Brigade, Second Division

United States Battalion Infantry

Arrived at Washington, D. C., 20 June, 1861

MAJOR G SYKES, Fourteenth United States Infantry
Captain G Sykes, 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, was appointed major, 14th 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.

ACTING MAJOR & CAPTAIN N H DAVIS
Captain N H Davis, 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, was appointed acting major, United States Battalion Infantry, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861, and colonel, 7th Massachusetts Infantry, on 4 September, 1861 (See Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Organisation of United States Battalion Infantry at first battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861: Major G Sykes, 14th United States Infantry; Acting Major & Captain N H Davis, 2nd United States Infantry, Company C; 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, First Lieutenant A E Latimer; Company K, Captain L Beall; 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, Second Lieutenant J F Kent; Company D, Second Lieutenant W H Bell; Company G, Second Lieutenant J B Williams, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C; Company H, Second Lieutenant D Parker, 3rd United States Infantry, Company G; Company K, Second Lieutenant W H Penrose, 3rd United States Infantry, Company F; 8th United States Infantry, Company G, Captain R I Dodge

Note: Major W H Wood, 17th United States Infantry, was appointed acting inspector general, General Staff, McDowell's Army, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Officers temporarily assigned to United States Battalion Infantry, 21 July, 1861: Captain H Douglass, 18th United States Infantry; Second Lieutenant S Sturgeon, 1st United States Infantry, Company K; Second Lieutenant J E Dimick, 6th United States Infantry, Company A; Second Lieutenant J P Drouillard, 6th United States Infantry, Company D; and Second Lieutenants E Carter and S P Ferris, 8th United States Infantry, were temporarily assigned to the United States Battalion Infantry at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Note: Cadets J E Dimick, J P Drouillard and S Sturgeon, United States Military Academy, was ordered to Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 3 July, 1861. Cadet J E Dimick, United States Military Academy, was appointed second lieutenant, 6th United States Infantry, Company A; Cadet J P Drouillard, United States Military Academy, second lieutenant, 6th United States Infantry, Company D; and Cadet S Sturgeon, United States Military Academy, 1st United States Infantry, Company K, by General Orders No.41, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 July, 1861, dated 24 June, 1861, and were assigned to special duty as drill instructors at Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 3 July, 1861. Second Lieutenant J P Drouillard, 6th United States Infantry, Company D, was appointed aide de camp to Major G Sykes, 14th United States Infantry at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Second United States Infantry

Company C: First Lt. A E Latimer
Captain N H Davis, 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, was appointed acting major, United States Battalion Infantry, and First Lieutenant A E Latimer, 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, was assigned to command the 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Company K: CAPT. L BEALL
Brevet Major & Captain G W Patten, 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, was appointed major, 9th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 30 April, 1861, and First Lieutenant L Beall, 2nd United States Infantry, Company H, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 30 April, 1861.

Note: Adjutant & First Leutenant J McMillan, 2nd United States Infantry, was appointed acting inspector general, Fifth Division, McDowell's Army, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Distribution of troops, 1 January, 1861: Company A, Fort Abercrombie, on the west bank of the Red River, Dakota Territory, Major H Day, 2nd United States Infantry; Company B, Miami Valley, Miami County, Kansas, Captain M B Lyon; Company C, Fort Ripley, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, opposite Nokay River, Morrison County, Minnesota, Lieutenant Colonel J J Abercrombie, 2nd United States Infantry; Company D, Fort Abercrombie, on the west bank of the Dakota Territory, Major H Day, 2nd United States Infantry; Company E, Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry; Company F, Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry; Company G, Fort Riley, junction of Smokey Hill River and Republican Fork, three miles northeast of Junction City, Davis County, Kansas, Brevet Major & Captain H W Wessels, 2nd United States Infantry, Company G; Company H, Fort Riley, junction of Smokey Hill River and Republican Fork, three miles northeast of Junction City, Davis County, Kansas, Brevet Major & Captain H W Wessels, 2nd United States Infantry, Company G, and Fort Larned, on the Pawnee Fork of the Arkansas River, Kansas, First Lieutenant L Beall, 2nd United States Infantry, Company H; Company I, Fort Abercrombie, on the west bank of the Red River, Dakota Territory, Major H Day, 2nd United States Infantry; Company K, Fort Ripley, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, opposite Nokay River, Morrison County, Minnesota, Lieutenant Colonel J J Abercrombie, 2nd United States Infantry

Organisation of 2nd United States Infantry, 3 April, 1861: Colonel D S Miles, Lieutenant Colonel H Day, Majors W Chapman and E S Hawkins; Company A, Captain C S Lovell; Company B, Captain N Lyon; Company C, Captain N H Davis; Company D, Captain T W Sweeny; Company E, Captain F Steele; Company F, Captain A Sully; Company G, Brevet Major & Captain H W Wessels; Company H, Captain J Hayden; Company I, Captain D Davidson; Company K, Brevet Major & Captain G W Patten

Fort Abercrombie, Company A, 20 July, 1861

The 2nd United States Infantry, Company A, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H Day, 2nd United States Infantry, was stationed at Fort Abercrombie, on the west bank of the Red River, Dakota Territory, on 17 July, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Abercrombie, on the west bank of the Red River, Dakota Territory, 1 January, 1861: Major H Day, 2nd United States Infantry; 2nd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain C S Lovell; 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, Captain W M Gardiner; 2nd United States Infantry, Company I, Captain D Davidson

Note: Captain C S Lovell, 2nd United States Infantry, Company A, was stationed at Sacket's Harbor, Jefferson County, New York, on 1 April, 1861, and Major H Day, 2nd United States Infantry, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 2nd United States Infantry, and Captain W Chapman, 5th United States Infantry, Company G, was appointed major, 2nd United States Infantry, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 25 February, 1861.

Organisation of 2nd United States Infantry, Company A, 13 May, 1861: Captain C S Lovell, First Lieutenant J McMillan, Second Lieutenant S T Cushing

Note: First Lieutenant C Smith, 2nd United States Infantry, Company A, resigned on 3 May, 1861, and was appointed captain, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 26 June, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861. Captain C Smith, infantry, Confederate States Army, was appointed, major, 49th Virginia Infantry, by Special Orders No.124, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861 (See the 49th Virginia Infantry).

Fort Abercrombie, on the west bank of the Red River, Dakota Territory, to Washington, D. C., 20 July-4 August, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company A, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H Day, 2nd United States Infantry, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 20 July, 1861, and was accompanied by Companies D and I. Company A arrived at St Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, in the morning on 1 August, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by steamer on the Mississippi River to La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, in the afternoon the same day. The 2nd United States Infantry, Company A, arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Baltimore City, Maryland, via Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 4 PM on 4 August, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., the same day. Company A arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., via Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, in the evening on 4 August, 1861.

Note: The 1st Minnesota Infantry, Companies C and D, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel S Miller, were ordered to Fort Abercrombie, on the on the west bank of the Red River, Dakota Territory, in the morning on 10 June, 1861, but the order was countermanded sixteen miles south of St Cloud, Stearn's County, Minnesota, in the evening on 15 June, 1861 (See the 1st Minnesota Infantry).

Post return of 2nd United States Battalion Infantry (237), Companies A, D, & I, Washington, D. C., 7 August, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel H Day, 2nd United States Infantry; 2nd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain C S Lovell; 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, No officers present; 2nd United States Infantry, Company I, Captain D Davidson

Note: The 2nd United States Infantry, Companies A and D, were assigned as provost guard at Forrest Hall, corner of First and High Streets, Georgetown, D. C., under the command of Lieutenant Colonel & Provost Marshall H Day, 2nd United States Infantry, on 10 August, 1861.

Mound City, Company B, 4 January, 1861

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.

Note: First Lieutenant J D O'Connell, 2nd United States Infantry, Company B, was on recruiting duty between 5 June, 1860, and 13 April, 1861, and Second Lieutenant J McMillan, 2nd United States Infantry, Company B, was on detached service at West Point, Orange County, New York, on 19 April, 1861.

Mound City, Linn County, to Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, 5-7 January, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company B, under the command of Captain N Lyon, was ordered to Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, on 5 January, 1861, and arrived on 7 January, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Dragoons, Companies C and K, under the command of Captain W Steele, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, were stationed at Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, on 6 January, 1861, and were 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. The 2nd United States Infantry, Company B, was on detached service at Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, on 31 January, 1861, and Captain A Tracy, 10th United States Infantry, Company H, was stationed at the United States Arsenal, corner of Carondelet and Government Avenues, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, on 23 February, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, to United States Arsenal, corner of Carondelet & Government Avenues, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, 1-6 February, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company B, under the command of Captain N Lyon, was ordered to the United States Arsenal, corner of Carondelet and Government Avenues, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, on 1 February, 1861, and arrived on 6 February, 1861.

Special Orders No.74, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., 13 March, 1861: Captain N Lyon, 2nd United States Infantry, Company B, was assigned to command the United States Arsenal, corner of Carondelet and Government Avenues, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, by Special Orders No.74, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 13 March, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company B, was stationed at United States Arsenal, corner of Carondelet and Government Avenues, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, between 7 February and 12 June, 1861.

Troops stationed at United States Arsenal, corner of Carondelet & Government Avenues, St Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, 13 April, 1861: Captain N Lyon, 2nd United States Infantry, Company B; 2nd United States Infantry, Company B, First Sergeant W Griffin; 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company F, Captain J Totten; United States General Service Recruits, 1st Company, Second Lieutenant W H F Lee, 2nd United States Infantry, Company I (See the 33rd Virginia Infantry); United States General Service Recruits, 2nd Company, Captain T W Sweeny, 2nd United States Infantry, Company D; 4th United States Artillery Recruits, 1st Company, First Lieutenant R Saxton, 4th United States Artillery, Company I; 4th United States Artillery Recruits, 2nd Company, Second Lieutenant W L Lothrop, 4th United States Artillery, Company M (See the United States Army, Department of Washington)

Note: A detachment of the United States Ordnance Department, under the command of Major P B Hagner, was stationed at the United States Arsenal, corner of Carondelet and Government Avenues, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, on 13 April, 1861.

Seizure of Camp Jackson, Lindell's Grove, between Central or Olive Street Plank Road & Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, 10 May, 1861: A detachment of the 1st and 2nd Regiments (891), 1st Brigade, Missouri (Volunteer) Militia, under the command of Brigadier General D M Frost, was ordered to Camp Jackson, Lindell's Grove, between Central/ Olive Street Plank Road and Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, St. Louis County, on 6 May, 1861, and surrendered to Captain N Lyon, 2nd United States Infantry, Company B, in the afternoon on 10 May, 1861.

Distribution of troops during the seizure of Camp Jackson, Lindell's Grove, between Central/ Olive Street Plank Road & Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, 10 May, 1861: Captain N Lyon, 2nd United States Infantry, Company B; 2nd United States Infantry, Company B, & 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company F, acting as infantry, Captain J W Sweeny, 2nd United States Infantry, Company D; 1st Missouri Infantry, Colonel F P Blair, Jr.; Eight companies of 2nd Missouri Infantry, Colonel H Boernstein; 3rd Missouri Infantry, Colonel F Sigel; 4th Missouri Infantry, Colonel N Schuettner; Backoff's Missouri Battalion Light Artillery, Major F Backoff; Detachment of 1st Missouri United States Reserve Corps Battalion Infantry, Lieutenant Colonels R J Rumbaue; Detachment of 2nd Missouri United States Reserve Corps Battalion Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel J T Fiala, at Camp Jackson, Lindell's Grove, between Central/ Olive Street Plank Road & Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri; 3rd Missouri United States Reserve Corps Infantry, Colonel J McNeil, Jefferson Avenue, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri; 4th Missouri United States Reserve Corps Infantry, Colonel B G Brown, northeast of corner of Camp Jackson, Lindell's Grove, between Central/ Olive Street Plank Road & Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri; Detachment of 1st Missouri United States Reserve Corps Battalion Infantry, Majors P Brimmer; Detachment of 2nd Missouri United States Reserve Corps Battalion Infantry, Major J Rapp, opposite United States Arsenal, corner of Carondelet and Government Avenues, St Louis , St. Louis County, Missouri; Two companies of 2nd Missouri Infantry, at Marine Hospital, on Marine Avenue, St Louis , St. Louis County, Missouri; Detachment of United States General Service & Artillery Recruits & 5th Missouri Infantry, Colonel C E Salomon, at United States Arsenal, corner of Carondelet and Government Avenues, St Louis , St. Louis County, Missouri; 5th Missouri United States Reserve Corps Infantry, Colonel C G Stifel, at City Brewery, on Cherry Street, between Second and Broadway Streets, St Louis , St. Louis County, Missouri

Note: First Lieutenant R Saxton, 4th United States Artillery, Company I, and Second Lieutenant W L Lothrop, 4th United States Artillery, Company M, were appointed captains, 1st Missouri Infantry, Companies A and B, respectively, on 7 May, 1861.

Camp Jackson, Lindell's Grove, between Central/ Olive Street Plank Road and Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, 10-11 May, 1861: The 3rd Missouri Infantry, a detachment of the 4th Missouri Infantry, the 2nd United States Infantry, Company B, and the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company F, acting as infantry, were assigned to guard duty at Camp Jackson, Lindell's Grove, between Central/ Olive Street Plank Road and Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, on 10 May, 1861, and were ordered to the United States Arsenal, corner of Carondelet and Government Avenues, St Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, in the morning on 11 May, 1861.

Organisation of 2nd United States Infantry, Company B, 2 May, 1861: Captain N Lyon, First Lieutenant J D O'Connell, Second Lieutenant J McMillan

Note: Second Lieutenant W H F Lee, 2nd United States Infantry, Company I, resigned at the United States Arsenal, corner of Carondelet and Government Avenues, St. Louis County, Missouri, on 27 April, 1861, dated 30 April, 1861, and Captain N Lyon, 2nd United States Infantry, Company B, was appointed brigadier general of volunteers, by General Orders No.62, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 17 May, 1861, dated 20 August, 1861.

Fort Ripley, Company C, 1 January, 1861

The 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J J Abercrombie, 2nd United States Infantry, was stationed at Fort Ripley, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, opposite Nokay River, Morrison County, Minnesota, on 1 January, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Ripley, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, opposite Nokay River, Morrison County, Minnesota, 1 January, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel J J Abercrombie, 2nd United States Infantry; 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, Captain N H Davis

Note: Lieutenant Colonel J J Abercrombie, 2nd United States Infantry, was appointed colonel, 7th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 25 February, 1861.

Organisation of 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, 13 May, 1861: Captain N H Davis, First Lieutenant A E Latimer, Second Lieutenant C B Watson

Fort Ripley, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, opposite Nokay River, Morrison County, Minnesota, to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 5-11 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry (64), Company C, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, was ordered to rendezvous at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, by General Orders No.16, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Fort Ripley, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, opposite Nokay River, Morrison County, Minnesota, at 3 AM on 5 June, 1861, dated 4 June, 1861, and arrived at St Anthony, Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, Minnesota, in the afternoon on 8 June, 1861. Company C was ordered to proceed by the steamer Frank Steele on the Mississippi River to La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, in the morning on 9 June, 1861, and arrived at Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, at 9 PM the same day. 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, arrived by the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at 6 PM on 10 June, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at 8 PM the same day and arrived on 11 June, 1861.

Note: Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, and Captain N H Davis, 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, were stationed at Merchant's Hotel, corner of Third and Jackson Streets, St Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, in the evening on 8 June, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Ripley, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, opposite Nokay River, Morrison County, Minnesota, 6 June, 1861: Senior Captain A Wilkin, 1st Minnesota Infantry, Companiy A; 1st Minnesota Infantry, Companiy A, First Lieutenant H C Coates; 1st Minnesota Infantry, Companiy E, Capatin G N Morgan

Note: The 1st Minnesota Infantry, Company A, was ordered to Fort Ripley, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, opposite Nokay River, Morrison County, Minnesota, in the morning on 29 May, 1861, and arrived at 9/10 AM on 3 June, 1861. The 1st Minnesota Infantry, Company E, was ordered to Fort Ripley, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, opposite Nokay River, Morrison County, Minnesota, in the morning on 6 June, 1861 (See the 1st Minnesota Infantry).

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, to Chambersburg, Franklin Count Pennsylvania, 11-12 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, was ordered to proceed by the Pennsylvanaia Railroad to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 11 June, 1861, and arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Camp Brady/ Miles, M Harchelford's farm, east of the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, via Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 12 June, 1861.

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

Camp Tillinghast, in the vicinity of Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, 28 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, was stationed at Camp Tillinghast, in the vicinity of Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, under the command of Captain N H Davis, 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, on 28 July, 1861.

Fort Abercrombie, Company D, 1 January & 20 July, 1861

The 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, under the command of Major H Day, 2nd United States Infantry, was stationed at Fort Abercrombie, on the west bank of the Red River, Dakota Territory, on 1 January, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant T W Sweeney, 2nd United States Infantry, Company I, was ordered to Jefferson Barracks, on the Mississippi River, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, on 26 January, 1861, and was stationed at United States Arsenal, corner of Carondelet and Government Avenues, St Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, on 23 February, 1861. He was appointed captain, 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 19 January, 1861, and acting brigadier general, United States Reserve Corps, on 20 May, 1861. Acting Brigadier General & Captain T W Sweeney, 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, was ordered to proceed by the Pacific Railroad to Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, at 11 AM on 23 June, 1861, and was accompanied the 3rd Missouri United States Reserve Corps Infantry, Companies A, D, F, and K, and the United States General Service Recruits, 2nd Company. He arrived by the Southwestern Branch, Pacific Railroad, at Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, on 23 June, 1861, and was ordered to Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, on 24 June, 1861. Acting Brigadier General & Captain T W Sweeney, 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, arrived on 1 July, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Abercrombie, on the west bank of the Red River, Dakota Territory, 1 January, 1861: Major H Day, 2nd United States Infantry; 2nd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain C S Lovell; 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, Captain W M Gardiner; 2nd United States Infantry, Company I, Captain D Davidson

Note: Captain W M Gardiner, 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, resigned at Fort Abercrombie, on the west bank of the Red River, Dakota Territory, on 19 January, 1861, and Major W M Gardener, infantry, Confederate States Army, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 8th Georgia Infantry, on 8 June, 1861 (See the 8th Georgia Infantry).

Stationed at United States Arsenal, corner of Carondelet & Government Avenues, St Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, 13 April, 1861: The United States General Service Recruits, 2nd Company, under the command of Captain J W Sweeny, 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, was stationed at the United States Arsenal, corner of Carondelet and Government Avenues, St Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, on 13 April, 1861.

Note: Major H Day, 2nd United States Infantry, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 2nd United States Infantry, and Captain W Chapman, 5th United States Infantry, Company G, major, 2nd United States Infantry, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 25 February, 1861.

Organisation of 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, 2 May, 1861: Captain T W Sweeney, First Lieutenant J P Hawkins, Second Lieutenant A E Drake

Fort Abercrombie, on the west bank of the Red River, Dakota Territory, to Washington, D. C., 20 July-4 August, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H Day, 2nd United States Infantry, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 20 July, 1861, and was accompanied by Companies A and I. The 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, arrived at St Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, in the morning on 1 August, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by steamer on the Mississippi River to La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, in the afternoon the same day. Company D arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Baltimore City, Maryland, via Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 4 PM on 4 August, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., the same day. The 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., via Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, in the evening on 4 August, 1861.

Note: The 1st Minnesota Infantry, Companies C and D, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel S Miller, were ordered to Fort Abercrombie, on the on the west bank of the Red River, Dakota Territory, in the morning on 10 June, 1861, but the order was countermanded sixteen miles south of St Cloud, Stearn's County, Minnesota, in the evening on 15 June, 1861 (See the 1st Minnesota Infantry).

Post return of 2nd United States Battalion Infantry (237), Companies A, D, & I, Washington, D. C., 7 August, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel H Day, 2nd United States Infantry; 2nd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain C S Lovell; 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, No officers present; 2nd United States Infantry, Company I, Captain D Davidson

Note: The 2nd United States Infantry, Companies A and D, were assigned as provost guard at Forrest Hall, corner of First and High Streets, Georgetown, D. C., under the command of Lieutenant Colonel & Provost Marshall H Day, 2nd United States Infantry, on 10 August, 1861, and Captain T W Sweeney and First Lieutenant J P Hawkins, 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, were on detached service and Second Lieutenant A E Drake, 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, was on a leave of absence on 7 August, 1861. Captain T W Sweeney, 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, was wounded at the battle of Wilson's Creek on 10 August, 1861, and arrived at Waterford, Saratoga County, New York, on 10 September, 1861.

First Lieutenant & Acting Commissary of Subsistence J P Hawkins: First Lieutenant & Acting Commissary of Subsistence J P Hawkins, 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861, and arrived at 7 AM on 18 July, 1861. He was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 PM the same day and arrived by the Old Braddock Road at 9 PM on 18 July, 1861. First Lieutenant & Acting Commissary of Subsistence J P Hawkins was ordered to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the evening on 19 July, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 20 July, 1861. He was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 2 AM on 21 July, 1861, and arrived within three miles of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, the same day. First Lieutenant & Acting Commissary of Subsistence J P Hawkins was ordered to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 21 July, 1861, and arrived in the evening on 22 July, 1861.

Note: Captain & Commissary of Subsistence H F Clarke, United States Subsistence Department, was stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 18 July, 1861, and First Lieutenant & Acting Commissary of Subsistence J P Hawkins, 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, was appointed captain and commissary of subsistence, United States Subsistence Department, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 3 August, 1861.

Fort Kearny, Company E, 15 April, 1861

The 2nd United States Infantry, Company E, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, was stationed at Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, on 14 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 Infantry, Company E, Captain F Steele; 2nd United States Infantry, Company F, First Lieutenant A F Bond; 2nd United States Dragoons, Company A, Captain R H Anderson

Note: Captain F Steele, 2nd United States Infantry, Company E, was stationed at Fort Kearney, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, on 14 April, 1861, and was appointed major, 11th 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. First Lieutenant J P Roy, 2nd United States Infantry, Company E, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Infantry, Company E, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 15-29 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company E, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, was ordered to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 15 April, 1861, and was accompanied by Company F and Brigadier General W S Harvey, United States Army. The 2nd United States Infantry, Company E, arrived at Omaha City, Nebraska Territory, on 23 April, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by steamer on Pawnee Loop Fork, Missouri River, at the Lower Landing, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, at 4 PM on 27 April, 1861. Company E disembarked at Forest City, Holt County,  Missouri, on 28 April, 1861, and embarked on the steamer West Wind on the Missouri River at Palermo, Doniphan County, Kansas, in the morning on 29 April, 1861. The 2nd United States Infantry, Company E, arrived by the steamer West Wind on the Missouri River at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, in the afternoon the same day.

Organisation of 2nd United States Infantry (163) ordered to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 15 April, 1861: Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry; 2nd United States Infantry, Company E, Captain F Steele; 2nd United States Infantry, Company F, First Lieutenant A F Bond; First Lieutenant J P Roy, 2nd United States Infantry, Company E

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 3 February, 1861, and resigned on 16 May, 1861. Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, arrived at Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, in the afternoon 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 Cavalry).

Organisation of 2nd United States Infantry, Company E, 13 May, 1861: Captain F Steele, First Lieutenant J P Roy, Second Lieutenant J C Conrad

Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, to St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, 10 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry (156), Companies E and F, under the command of Captain A Sully, 2nd United States Infantry, Company F, were ordered to proceed by the steamer A J Majors on the Missouri River to St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, at 3 PM on 10 June, 1861, and were accompanied by the 1st United States Infantry, Companies B and F, and a detachment of two 12 pounder howitzers, under the command of Second Lieutenant J S Conrad, 2nd United States Infantry, Company E. Companies E and F arrived at Iatan, Platte County, Missouri, at 6 PM the same day and at St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, at 8 PM on 10 June, 1861.

Troops stationed at St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, 10 June, 1861: Captain A Sully, 2nd United States Infantry, Company F; 2nd United States Infantry, Company E, Captain F Steele; 2nd United States Infantry, Company F, First Lieutenant A F Bond; 1st United States Infantry, Company B, Captain C C Gilbert; 1st United States Infantry, Company F, First Lieutenant J E Powell (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Fort Kearny, Company F, 15 April, 1861

The 2nd United States Infantry, Company F, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, was stationed at Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, on 14 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 Infantry, Company E, Captain F Steele; 2nd United States Infantry, Company F, First Lieutenant A F Bond; 2nd United States Dragoons, Company A, Captain R H Anderson

Note: Captain A Sully, 2nd United States Infantry, Company F, was assigned a leave of absence between 15 November, 1860, and 15 April, 1861, and First Lieutenant A F Bond, 2nd United States Infantry, Company F, was stationed at Fort Kearney, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, on 14 April, 1861.

Fort Kearny, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 15-29 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company F, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, was ordered to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 15 April, 1861, and was accompanied by Company E and Brigadier General W S Harvey, United States Army. The 2nd United States Infantry, Company F, arrived at Omaha City, Nebraska Territory, on 23 April, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by steamer on Pawnee Loop Fork, Missouri River, at the Lower Landing, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, at 4 PM on 27 April, 1861. The Company F disembarked at Forest City, Holt County,  Missouri, on 28 April, 1861, and emabrked on the steamer West Wind on the Missouri River at Palermo, Doniphan County, Kansas, in the morning on 29 April, 1861. The 2nd United States Infantry, Company F, arrived by the steamer West Wind on the Missouri River at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, in the afternoon the same day.

Note: Captain W Steel, 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 3 February, 1861, and resigned on 16 May, 1861. Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, arrived at Fort 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 Cavalry).

Organisation of 2nd United States Infantry, Company F, 13 May, 1861: Captain A Sully, First Lieutenant A F Bond, Second Lieutenant S S Marsh

Troops on detached service, St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, 10 June, 1861: Captain A Sully, 2nd United States Infantry, Company F; 2nd United States Infantry, Company E, Captain F Steele; 2nd United States Infantry, Company F, First Lieutenant A F Bond; 1st United States Infantry, Company B, Captain C C Gilbert; 1st United States Infantry, Company F, First Lieutenant J E Powell (See the United States Army, Department of Washington)

Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, to St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, 10 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry (156), Companies E and F, under the command of Captain A Sully, 2nd United States Infantry, Company F, were ordered to proceed by the steamer A J Majors on the Missouri River to St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, at 3 PM on 10 June, 1861, and were accompanied by the 1st United States Infantry, Companies B and F, and a detachment of two 12 pounder howitzers, under the command of Second Lieutenant J S Conrad, 2nd United States Infantry, Company E. Companies E and F arrived at Iatan, Platte County, Missouri, at 6 PM the same day and at St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, at 8 PM on 10 June, 1861.

Fort Riley, Company G, 1 january, 1861

The 2nd United States Infantry, Company G, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain H W Wessels, 2nd United States Infantry, Company G, was stationed at Fort Riley, junction of Smokey Hill River and Republican Fork, three miles northeast of Junction City, Davis County, Kansas, on 1 January, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Riley, junction of Smokey Hill River & Republican Fork, three miles northeast of Junction City, Davis County, Kansas, 1 January, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain H W Wessels, 2nd United States Infantry, Company G; 2nd United States Infantry, Company G; 2nd United States Infantry, Company H, detachment, Captain J Hayden

Note: The 2nd United States Dragoons, Companies C and K, under the command of Captain W Steele, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, were stationed at Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, on 6 January, 1861, and were 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. Companies C and 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 were ordered to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 29 January, 1861. Brevet Major & Captain H W Wessels, 2nd United States Infantry, Company G, was appointed major, 6th United States Infantry, and First Lieutenant A F Bond, 2nd United States Infantry, Company F, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Infantry, Company G, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 6 June, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Organisation of 2nd United States Infantry, Company G, 13 May, 1861:Brevet Major & Captain H W Wessels, First Lieutenant N H McLean, Second Lieutenant W G Robinson

Fort Larned, Company H, 11 April, 1861

A detachment of the 2nd United States Infantry (29), Company H, under the command of First Lieutenant L Beall, was stationed at Fort Larned, on the Pawnee Fork of the Arkansas River, Kansas, and a detachment at Fort Riley, at the 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, on 10 April, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 2nd United States Infantry (29), Company H, under the command of First Lieutenant L Beall, arrived at Fort Larned, on the Pawnee Fork of the Arkansas River, Kansas, on 5 November, 1860, and Second Lieutenant G D Ruggles, 2nd United States Infantry, Company H, was on detached service at Fort Kearney, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, on 30 January, 1861, and was appointed first lieutenant, 2nd United States Infantry, Company I, by General Orders No.64, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 2 May, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Larned, on the Pawnee Fork of the Arkansas River, Kansas, 1 January, 1861: 2nd United States Infantry (29), Company H, detachment, First Lieutenant L Beall

Note: First Lieutenant L Beall, 2nd United States Infantry, Company H, was assigned to command Fort Larned, on the Pawnee Fork of the Arkansas River, Kansas, between 5 November, 1860, and 18 April, 1861, and was appointed captain, 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 30 April, 1861. A detachment of the 1st United States Cavalry (5), 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 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Fort Riley, at the junction of Smokey Hill River & Republican Fork, three miles northeast of Junction City, Davis County, to Fort Larned, on the Pawnee Fork of the Arkansas River, Kansas, detachment (39), 11-19 April, 1861: A detachment of the 2nd United States Infantry (39), Company H, under the command of Captain J Hayden, was ordered to Fort Larned, on the Pawnee Fork of the Arkansas River, Kansas, by Special Orders No.46, Headquarters, Department of the West, St Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, on 11 April, 1861, and arrived on 19 April, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Larned, on the Pawnee Fork of the Arkansas River, 19 April, 1861: 2nd United States Infantry (68), Company H, Captain J Hayden

Note: Captain J Hayden, 2nd United States Infantry, Company H, was assigned to command Fort Larned, on the Pawnee Fork of the Arkansas River, Kansas, on 19 April, 1861.

Organisation of 2nd United States Infantry, Company H, 10 May, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain H W Wessels, First Lieutenant W C Spencer, Second Lieutenant G D Ruggles

Fort Abercrombie, Company I, 1 January & 20 July, 1861

The 2nd United States Infantry, Company I, under the command of Major H Day, 2nd United States Infantry, was stationed at Fort Abercrombie, on the west bank of the Red River, Dakota Territory, on 1 January, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Abercrombie, on the west bank of the Red River, Dakota Territory, 1 January, 1861: Major H Day, 2nd United States Infantry; 2nd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain C S Lovell; 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, Captain W M Gardiner; 2nd United States Infantry, Company I, Captain D Davidson

Note: Major H Day, 2nd United States Infantry, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 2nd United States Infantry, and Captain W Chapman, 5th United States Infantry, Company G, major, 2nd United States Infantry, by General Orders No.8,War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 25 February, 1861.

Organisation of 2nd United States Infantry, Company I, 2 May, 1861: Captain D Davidson, First Lieutenant J O Long, Second Lieutenant W H F Lee

Fort Abercrombie, on the west bank of the Red River, Dakota Territory, to Washington, D. C., 18 July-4 August, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company I, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H Day, 2nd United States Infantry, was ordered to Washington, D. C., on 18 July, 1861, and was accompanied by Companies A and D, and Captains C S Lovell and D Davidson, 2nd United States Infantry. Company I, arrived at St Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, in the morning on 1 August, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by steamer on the Mississippi River to La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, in the afternoon the same day. The 2nd United States Infantry, Company I, arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Baltimore City, Maryland, via Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 4 PM on 4 August, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., the same day. Company I arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., via Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, in the evening on 4 August, 1861.

Note: The 1st Minnesota Infantry, Companies C and D, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel S Miller, were ordered to Fort Abercrombie, on the on the west bank of the Red River, Dakota Territory, in the morning on 10 June, 1861, but the order was countermanded sixteen miles south of St Cloud, Stearn's County, Minnesota, in the evening on 15 June, 1861 (See the 1st Minnesota Infantry).

Post return of 2nd United States Infantry (237), Washington, D. C., 7 August, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel H Day, 2nd United States Infantry; 2nd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain C S Lovell; 2nd United States Infantry, Company D, No officers present; 2nd United States Infantry, Company I, Captain D Davidson

Fort Ripley, Company K, 1 January & 18 April, 1861

The 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel J J Abercrombie, 2nd United States Infantry, was stationed at Fort Ripley, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, opposite Nokay River, Morrison County, Minnesota, on 1 January, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Ripley, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, opposite Nokay River, Morrison County, Minnesota, 1 January, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel J J Abercrombie, 2nd United States Infantry; 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, Captain N H Davis; 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, Brevet Major & Captain G W Patten

Note: Lieutenant Colonel J J Abercrombie, 2nd United States Infantry, was appointed colonel, 7th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 25 February, 1861.

Fort Ripley, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, opposite Nokay River, Morrison County, to Fort Ridgely, Artillery School of Practice, one mile west of the Minnesota River, Nicollett County, Minnesota, 18-24 April, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain G W Patten, was ordered to proceed by the propeller Wenona on the Mississippi River to Fort Ridgely, Artillery School of Practice, one mile west of the Minnesota River, Nicollett County, Minnesota, on 18 April, 1861, and arrived at St Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, in the evening on 22 April, 1861. Company K was ordered to proceed by the steamer Favorite on the Minnesota River to Fort Ridgely, Artillery School of Practice, one mile west of the Minnesota River, Nicollett County, Minnesota, in the evening the same day and arrived on 24 April, 1861.

Note: Second Lieutenant W C Spencer, 2nd United States Infantry, Company H, arrived by the steamer Wenona on the Mississippi River at St Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, in the evening on 22 April, 1861.

Organisation of 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, 6 May, 1861: Captain L Beall, First Lieutenant R F Hunter, Second Lieutenant J S Poland

Note: The 1st Minnesota Infantry, Company A, was ordered to Fort Ripley, on the west bank of the Mississippi River, opposite Nokay River, Morrison County, Minnesota, on 29 May, 1861, and Company E on 6 June, 1861 (See the 1st Minnesota Infantry).

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

Note: Cadet J S Poland, United States Military Academy, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 5 May, 1861, and was appointed second lieutenant, 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, by General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861,

Fort Ridgely, Artillery School of Practice, one mile west of the Minnesota River, Nicollett County, Minnesota, to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 30 May-4 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry (83), Company K, under the command of Major G W Patten, 9th United States Infantry, was ordered to rendezvous at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 30 May, 1861, and arrived by the steamer Fank Steele on the Mississippi River at St Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, in the morning on 1 June, 1861. Company K arrived by the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, via La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, in the morning on 3 June, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, at 7.10 AM the same day. The 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, arrived at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 4 June, 1861.

Note: The 4th United States Artillery, Company K, under the command of Major W W Morris, was stationed at the Fort Ridgely, Artillery School of Practice, one mile west of the Minnesota River, Nicollett County, Minnesota, on 24 April, 1861, and was ordered Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, on 25 April, 1861 (See the Garrison at Fort McHenry, Departments of Annapolis and Maryland).

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 7 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, was ordered to proceed by the Pennsylvania Railroad to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 4 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Miles/ Brady, M Harchelford's farm, on the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 7 June, 1861.

Note: Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, arrived at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on 29 May, 1861, and the 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of First Lieutenant R F Hunter, was stationed at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, between 4 and 6/7 June, 1861.

Camp Tillinghast, in the vicinity of Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, 28 July, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, were stationed at Camp Tillinghast, in the vicinity of Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, under the command of Captain N H Davis, 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, on 28 July, 1861.

Note: Brevet Major & Captain G W Patten, 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, was appointed major, 9th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 30 April, 1861, and was stationed at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 1 July, 1861. First Lieutenant L Beall, 2nd United States Infantry, Company H, was appointed captain, 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 30 April, 1861.

Department of Pennsylvania, companies C & K, 7/12-18 June, 1861

Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, arrived at Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, on 26 May, 1861, and at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on 29 May, 1861.

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Company K, 7 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, arrived by the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on 6 June, 1861, and at Camp Miles/ Brady, M Harchelford's farm, on the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, in the evening on 7 June, 1861.

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, Company C, 12 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, under the command of Colonel J J Abercrombie, 7th United States Infantry, arrived by the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on 11 June, 1861, and by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Camp Brady/ Miles, M Harchelford's farm, east of the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, via Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 12 June, 1861.

Note: Lieutenant Colonel J J Abercrombie, 2nd United States Infantry, was appointed colonel, 7th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 25 February, 1861, and the 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K, were assigned to the Fourth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, at Camp Brady or Miles, M Harchelford's farm, on the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861 (See the Fourth Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Camp Miles/ Brady, M Harchelford's farm, on the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 13 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K, were ordered to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 4 PM on 13 June, 1861, and arrived by the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike three miles southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening the same day.

Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike three miles southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 15 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K, arrived by the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike one and a half miles northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, the same day.

Advance to Falling Waters, 16-17 June, 1861

The 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K, were ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 9 AM on 16 June, 1861, and across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, the same day. Companies C and K arrived at Camp Hitchcock, on Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, Falling Waters, Berkeley, Virginia, in the afternoon on 16 June, 1861.

Camp Hitchcock, Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, two miles northeast of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 17 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, were ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 17 June, 1861, and were accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K.

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

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

Note: The 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, were stationed at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, in the evening on 17 June, 1861, and the 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K; and the 8th United Sates Infantry, Company G, were ordered to proceed by the Williamsport Turnpike to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 12 AM on 18 June, 1861.

Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, to Washington, D. C., 18-20 June, 1861: The 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, were ordered to proceed by the Franklin Railroad to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 18 June, 1861, and were accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K. Companies C and K arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Bolton Station, corner of Bolton and North Howard Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, via Chambersburg, Franklin County, and Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 3 PM on 19 June, 1861, and by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., via Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 1 AM on 20 June, 1861.

Third United States Infantry

Lieut. Col. O L Shepherd
Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, Company B, was assigned to command the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 5 April, 1861, and was appointed lieutenant colonel, 18th 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.

Company B: SECOND LT. J F KENT
Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, Company B, was assigned to command the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 5 April, 1861, and was appointed lieutenant colonel, 18th 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. Cadet J F Kent, United States Military Academy, was appointed second lieutenant, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, by General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861, and first lieutenant, 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, by General Orders No.106, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 5 December, 1861, dated 31 July, 1861.

Company D: Second LT. W H Bell
Second Lieutenant W H Bell, 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, was temporarily assigned to command the 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, at Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, on 11 March, 1861, and was appointed first lieutenant, 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861. Captain H B Schroeder, 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, resigned at Washington, D. C., on 30 May, 1861.

Company G: Second LT. J B WILLIAMS
Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks, 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, was on sick leave on 8 May, 1861, and Cadet J B Williams, United States Military Academy, was appointed second lieutenant, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, by General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861. Second Lieutenant J B Williams, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, was appointed first lieutenant, 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, on 6 June, 1861.

Company H: Second LT. A Sheridan
Brevet Major & Captain W M Gordon, 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, was assigned a sixty day leave of absence by Special Orders No.40, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 4 March, 1861, and Second Lieutenant W H Bell, 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, was temporarily assigned to command the 3rd United States Infantry, Company H , at Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, on 11 March, 1861. Second Lieutenant A Sheridan, 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, was appointed first lieutenant, 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 14 May, 1861, dated 22 August, 1861.

Company K: Second LT. J A McCool
Captain G Sykes, 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, was appointed major, 14th 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 Second J A McCool, 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, was appointed first lieutenant, 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 20 May, 1861.

Note: Colonel B L E Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry, was assigned a leave of absence by Special Orders No.15, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 28 February, 1861, dated 31 January, 1861.

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

Note: Cadets J F Kent and J B Williams, United States Military Academy, were ordered to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 5 May, 1861, and Cadet J F Kent, United States Military Academy, was appointed second lieutenant, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, and Cadet J B Williams, United States Military Academy, second lieutenant, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, by General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861.

Distribution of troops, 1 January, 1861: Company A, Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry; Company B, Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, Colonel B L E Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry; Company C, Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry; Company D, Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, Colonel Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry; Company E, Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry; Company F, Fort McIntosh, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, three quarters of a mile north of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry; Company G, Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, Colonel Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry; Company H, Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, Colonel Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry; Company I, Fort McIntosh, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, three quarters of a mile north of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry; Company K, Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, Colonel B L E Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry

Organisation of 3rd United States Infantry, 10 April, 1861: Colonel B L E Bonneville, Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, Majors C C Sibley and N C MaCrae; Company A, Captain A W Bowman; Company B, Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd; Company C, Captain W B Johns; Company D, Captain H B Schroeder; Company E, Captain H B Clitz; Company F, Captain J Trevitt; Company G, Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks; Company H, Brevet Major & Captain W H Gordon; Company I, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain D T Chandler; Company K, Captain G Sykes

Evacuation of Ringgold Barracks, Company A, 7 March, 1861

The 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, was stationed at Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, on 6 March, 1861.

Garrison at Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry; 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain A W Bowman; 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, Captain W B Johns; 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, Captain H B Clitz

Post Return of Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, dated February, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry; 3rd United States Infantry (80), Company A, Second Lieutenant E R Hopkins

Note: Captain A W Bowman, 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, was absent due to illness dated February, 1861.

Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, to Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, 7-11 March, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, evacuated Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, in compliance with General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 7 March, 1861, dated 18 February, 1861, and 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.

Note: Captain W B Johns, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, 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 28 February and 11 March, 1861, and Captain G Stoneman, Jr., 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, between 11 and 12 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. He 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 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Garrison 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

Seizure of Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, 20 March, 1861: Secretary H B Waller, Committee of Public Safety, seized Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, in the morning on 20 March, 1861.

Note: The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E, was ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, in the afternoon on 11 March, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, 20 March, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, 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, Companies E and G, under the command of Captain G Stoneman, Jr., 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E. Company A 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 (See the 2nd United States Battalion Cavalry).

Note: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was assigned to command Companies A, F, and I, at Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Texas, on 26 March, 1861.

Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River to Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 12-13 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Arizona to Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, on 12 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies F and I. Company A disembarked at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, in the morning on 13 April, 1861.

Troops stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, (460) , 13 April, 1861: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry; 1st United States Infantry, Company G, Captain G W Wallace; 1st United States Infantry, Company K, Captain R S Granger; 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain A W Bowman; 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, Captain J Trevitt; 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, Second Lieutenant R G Lay; 8th United States Infantry, Company A, Brevet Major & Captain L Smith; 8th United States Infantry, Company D, Captain C D Jordan

Note: The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain L Smith, arrived at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 10 March, 1861, and was stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, between 10 March and 21 April, 1861. The 1st United States Infantry, Company G, and a detachment of Company I, was 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 was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 23 March, 1861. The 1st United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Captain R S Granger, was stationed at Fort Lancaster, on the west bank of Live Oak Creek, above the Pecos River, Crockett County, Texas, on 18 March, 1861, and was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 19 March, 1861. The 8th United States Infantry, Company D, under the command of Captain C D Jordan, arrived at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 4 April, 1861.

Green Lake & Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 17-18 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was ordered to Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, on 17 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies F and I; and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D. Company A arrived in the evening the same day but was unable to embark on the steamer Star of the West in the morning on 18 April, 1861.

Note: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, chartered the schooners Horace and Urbana on 21 April, 1861, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I; the 8th United Sates Infantry, Companies A and D, were stationed at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, between 21 and 22 April, 1861.

Indianola to Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay & the Gulf of Mexico, 23 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was ordered to proceed by the steamers Horace and Urbana to Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, on 23 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies F and I; and the 8th United Sates Infantry, Companies A and D.

Note: A detachment of the 1st, 3rd, and 8th United States Infantry (34), under the command of Captain A W Bowman, 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, embarked on the steamer Fashion at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, in the afternoon on 24 April, 1861.

Surrender of steamer Fashion at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay & the Gulf of Mexico, 24 April, 1861: A detachment of the 1st, 3rd, and 8th United States Infantry (34), under the command of Captain A W Bowman, 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, surrendered to Captain D M Stapp, Indianola Guards, in the evening on 24 April, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I; and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, were stationed on the schooners Horace and Urbana at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, opposite Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, between 23 and 25 April, 1861.

Surrender of United States Battalion Infantry at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, 25 April, 1861: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I; and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States infantry, surrendered to Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, morning on 25 April, 1861.

Note: Major E Van Dorn, 2nd United States Cavalry, resigned at Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, on 31 January, 1861, and was appointed colonel, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 16 March, 1861. Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was ordered to San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 11 April, 1861, and assumed command of the troops stationed at Texas by General Orders No.1, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 21 April, 1861. Major S Maclin, infantry, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the troops at and in the vicinity of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, by General Orders No.1, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 21 April, 1861, and Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the Department of Texas between 29 April and 4 September, 1861. He was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, on 28 August, 1861, dated 5 June, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Troops at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, 25 April, 1861: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry; 1st United States Infantry, Company G, Captain G W Wallace; 1st United States Infantry, Company K, Captain R S Granger; 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain A W Bowman; 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, No officers present; 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, Second Lieutenant R G Lay; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, No officers present; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company D, Captain C D Jordan

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K, embarked on the steamer Horace; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I, to the brig Mystic; and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D, to the steamer Urbana, at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, on 28 April, 1861.

Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, to New York City, New York County, New York, 3 May-1 June, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, was ordered to proceed by the brig Mystic to New York City, New York County, New York, on 3 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies F and I. Company A arrived at New York City, New York County, New York, on 1 June, 1861.

Organisation of 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, 14 May, 1861: Captain A W Bowman, First Lieutenant W Dickinson, Second Lieutenant E R Hopkins

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K, were ordered to proceed by the schooner Horace and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D, on the steamer Urbana, to New York City, New York County, New York, on 30 April, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 31 May, 1861. First Lieutenant A E Steen, 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, resigned at Jefferson Barracks, on the Mississippi River, in the vicinity of Carondelet, St. Louis County, Missouri, on 10 May, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Clark, Company B, 1 January & 18 February, 1861

The 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, under the command of Colonel B L E Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry, was stationed at Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, on 1 January, 1861, and Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, on 17 February, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: Colonel B L E Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry; 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 K, Captain G Sykes

Note: Colonel B L E Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry, was assigned a leave of absence by Special Orders No.15, Headquarters of the Army, New York City, New York County, New York, on 30 January, 1861, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, were stationed at Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, on 17 February, 1861.

Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, to Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, 18-21 February, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, was ordered to Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, by Special Orders No.25, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 18 February, 1861, dated 14 February, 1861, and arrived on 21 February, 1861.

Post Return of Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, dated March, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B; 3rd United States Infantry (51), Company B

Note: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, 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 Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, 20 March, 1861: Commissary Agent J C Crawford, Committee of Public Safety, seized Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, at 12 PM on 20 March, 1861.

Note: A detachment of Teel's company (15), Texas State Troops, under the command of Captain T T Teel, was ordered to Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, on 2 March, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick, County, Texas, 20 March, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, was ordered to evacuate Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, by General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 12 PM on 20 March, 1861, dated 18 February, 1861, and arrived in the vicinity of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 28 March, 1861. Company B arrived at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 5 April, 1861.

Note: Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, was assigned to command the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 5 April, 1861.

Embarked on the steamer Fashion at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 12 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, 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 Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 13-25 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Sheppherd, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Empire City at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay an the Gulf of Mexico, to New York, New York County, New York, in the morning on 13 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies D, G, H, and K, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K. Company B 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 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, arrived at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, in the morning on 25 April, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

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

Organisation of 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, 14 May, 1861: Captain J N G Whistler, First Lieutenant E R Hopkins, Second Lieutenant J F Kent

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. Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 18th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.33, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861, and First Lieutenant J N G Whistler was appointed captain, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Evacuation of Ringgold Barracks, Company C, 25 February, 1861

The 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, was stationed at Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, on 24 February, 1861.

Garrison at Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry; 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain A W Bowman; 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, Captain W B Johns; 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, Captain H B Clitz

Evacuation of Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, 25 February, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, under the command of Captain W B Johns, was ordered to evacuate Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, by Special Orders No.25, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 25 February, 1861, dated 14 February, 1861, and was accompanied by Company E. Company C arrived at Fort Brown, on the Rio Grande River, in the vicinity of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, on 28 February, 1861.

Seizure of Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, 7 March, 1861: Captain M Nolan, Texas Mounted Volunteers, was ordered to seize Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, on 7 March, 1861.

Post Return of Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, dated February, 1861: Captain B H Hill, 1st United States Artillery, Company M; 1st United States Artillery (74), Company M, Second Lieutenant W M Graham; 2nd United States Artillery (64), Light Company M, First Lieutenant E R Platt; 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, Captain W B Johns; 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, H B Clitz

Note: Captain W B Johns, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, 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 28 February and 10 March, 1861, and Captain G Stoneman, Jr., 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, between 11 and 12 March, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, 11-12 March, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, was ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, in the afternoon on 11 March, 1861, and was accompanied by Company E. Company C arrived at Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Texas, on 12 March, 1861.

Note: 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, and 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. He 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.

Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River to New York City, New York County, New York, 19-30 March, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Daniel Webster, under the command of Captain W B Johns, to New York City, New York County, New York, on 19 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, and the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M. Company C arrived at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, on 24 March, 1861, and at Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, in the afternoon the same day. The 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, was ordered to New York City, New York County, New York, on 25 March, 1861, and arrived opposite The Battery, on State Street and Battery Place, New York City, New York County, New York, at 3 PM on 30 March, 1861 (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M).

Steamer Daniel Webster: 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, First Lieutenant E R Platt; 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, Captain W B Johns; 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, Captain H B Clitz; 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, Brevet Major & Captain W H French; First Lieutenant H W Closson, 1st United States Artillery, Company F; First Lieutenant S F Chalfin, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; First Lieutenant J W Robinson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L; First Lieutenant O L Morris, 1st United States Artillery, Company M; Second Lieutenant R H Jackson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L; Second Lieutenant W M Graham, 1st United States Artillery, Company M; Second Lieutenant G D Baily, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company M; Second Lieutenant J McL Hildt, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C; Second Lieutenant A N Shipley, 3rd United States Infantry, Company E

Note: The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E, and the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, were assigned garrison duty at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, between 30 March and 7 April, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 5 April, 1861: Brevet Colonel & Major H Brown, 2nd United States Artillery; 3rd United States Infantry, Company C (70), Captain W B Johns; 3rd United States Infantry, Company E (68), Captain H B Clitz; 2nd United States Artillery (86), Light Company A, Captain W F Barry; 2nd United States Artillery (65), Light Company M, Brevet Major & Captain H J Hunt

Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company A, arrived at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht District, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, in the morning on 5 April, 1861, and Companies H and K in the evening on 6 April, 1861.

Steamer R L Mabey: 2nd United States Artillery (65), Light Company M, Brevet Major & Captain H J Hunt; United States Corps Engineers (64), detachment, First Lieutenant J C Duane; 3rd United States Infantry (70), Company C, Second Lieutenant J McL Hildt; 3rd United States Infantry (68), Company E, Captain H B Clitz; Total 267

Note: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, was ordered to proceed the steam tug R L Mabey on the Narrows to Pier No.41, junction of Canal and West Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, at 3 PM on 6 April, 1861, and arrived on the Hudson/ North River at 5 PM the same day.

New York City, New York County, New York, to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, 7-16 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry (70), Company C, under the command of Brevet Colonel & Major H Brown, 2nd United States Artillery, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Atlantic to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, at 5 AM on 7 April, 1861, and arrived at Triangle Shoals, two miles south of Fort Taylor, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, at 2 PM on 13 April, 1861. Company C was ordered to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, at 6 AM on 14 April, 1861, and arrived at 2 PM the same day. The 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, was ordered to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, at 9 PM on 14 April, 1861, and arrived at 6.30 PM on 16 April, 1861.

Note: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, disembarked at Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, in the evening on 16 April, 1861, and in the morning on 17 April, 1861.

Steamer Atlantic: Brevet Colonel & Major H Brown, 2nd United States Artillery; Captain M C Meigs, United States Corps Engineers; 2nd United States Artillery (86), Light Company A, Captain W F Barry; 2nd United States Artillery (65), Light Company M, Brevet Major & Captain H J Hunt; United States Corps Engineers (64), detachment, First Lieutenant J C Duane; 3rd United States Infantry (70), Company C, Second Lieutenant J McL Hildt; 3rd United States Infantry (68), Company E, Captain H B Clitz

Note: The United States General Service Recruits (52), Company B, embarked on the steamer Atlantic at Pier No.41, junction of Canal and West Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, in the evening on 6 April, 1861.

General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Department of Florida, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, 13 April, 1861: Brevet Colonel & Major H Brown, 2nd United States Artillery, was assigned to command of the Department of Florida by General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Department of Florida, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 13 April, 1861.

Note: Captain W B Johns, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, declined to proceed by the steamer Atlantic to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, on 7 April, 1861, and was dismissed on 11 April, 1861. First Lieutenant W H Wood, 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, was appointed captain, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 11 April, 1861, and Captain W H Wood, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, was appointed major, 17th 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. First Lieutenant H W Freedley, 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, was appointed captain, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, 25 April, 1861: Brevet Colonel & Major H Brown, 2nd United States Artillery; 1st United States Artillery (80), Company A, Captain I Vogdes; 1st United States Artillery (40), Light Company G, First Lieutenant A J Slemmer; 2nd United States Artillery (90), Light Company A, Captain W F Barry; 2nd United States Artillery (90), Company H, Brevet Colonel & Captain H Brooks; 2nd United States Artillery (88), Company K, Captain H A Allen; 2nd United States Artillery (90), Light Company M, Brevet Major & Captain H J Hunt; 3rd United States Infantry (87), Company C, Second Lieutenant J McL Hildt; 3rd United States Infantry (90), Company E, Captain H B Clitz; United States Corps Engineers (60), detachment, First Lieutenant J C Duane

Note: Second Lieutenant J McL Hildt, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, was assigned to command the 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, on 7 April, 1861, and was appointed first lieutenant, 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 17 April, 1861. First Lieutenant J McL Hildt, 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, was appointed captain, 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 30 May, 1861.

Organisation of 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, 14 May, 1861: Captain H W Freedley, First Lieutenant R G Lay, Second Lieutenant J B Williams

General Orders No.2, Paragraph I, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, 31 May, 1861: Captain W H Wood, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, was appointed chief, United States Inspector General's Department, Department of Northeastern Virginia, by General Orders No.2, Paragraph I, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 31 May, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Clark, Company D, 1 January & 19 March, 1861

The 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, under the command of Colonel B L E Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry, was stationed at Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, on 1 January, 1861, and Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks, 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, on 18 March, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: Colonel B L E Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry; 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd; 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, First Lieutenant A Jackson, Jr.; 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks; 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, Second Lieutenant H W Freedley; 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, Captain G Sykes

Note: Colonel B L E Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry, was assigned a leave of absence by Special Orders No.15, Headquarters of the Army, New York City, New York County, New York, on 30 January, 1861, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, was ordered to Fort Duncan, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, on 18 February, 1861.

Post Return of Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, dated February, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks, 3rd United States Infantry, Company G; 3rd United States Infantry (65), Company D, Second Lieutenant W H Bell; 3rd United States Infantry (68), Company G; 3rd United States Infantry (71), Company H, Second Lieutenant H W Freedley; 3rd United States Infantry (72), Company K, Captain G Sykes

Note: First Lieutenant A Jackson, Jr., 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, was on a leave of absence dated February, 1861, and resigned on 7 May, 1861. He was stricken from the rolls of the United States Army for absenting himself from his company without permission, and failing to make any report by by General Orders No.30, Paragraph IV, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 6 June, 1861.

Seizure of Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, 19 March, 1861: A detachment of Teel's company (15), Texas State Troops, under the command of First Lieutenant J W Bennett, seized Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, on 19 March, 1861.

Note: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, 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.

Evacuation of Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, 19 March, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H T Brooks, Company G, was ordered to evacuate Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney 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 was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies G, H, and K. Company D arrived in the vicinity of San Antonia, Bexar County, Texas, on 27 March, 1861, and at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 3 April, 1861.

Note: Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, was assigned to command the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on on 5 April, 1861.

Embarked on the steamer Fashion at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 12 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, 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 Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 13-25 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Sheppherd, Company B, 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, New York County, New York, in the morning on 13 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, G, H, and K, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K (See the United States Battalion Cavalry). Company D 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 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, arrived at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, in the morning on 25 April, 1861.

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

Organisation of 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, 30 May, 1861: Captain J McL Hildt, First Lieutenant A Jackson, Jr.; Second Lieutenant W H Bell

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. Captain H B Schroeder, 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, resigned at Washington, D. C., on 25 May, 1861, dated 30 May, 1861, and First Lieutenant J McL. Hildt, 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, was appointed captain, 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 30 May, 1861.

Evacuation of Ringgold Barracks, Company E, 25 February, 1861

The 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, was stationed at Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, on 24 February, 1861.

Garrison at Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry; 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain A W Bowman; 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, Captain W B Johns; 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, Captain H B Clitz

Evacuation of Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, 25 February, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, under the command of Captain W B Johns, Company C, was ordered to evacuate Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, by Special Orders No.25, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 25 February, 1861, dated 14 February, 1861, and was accompanied by Company C. Company E arrived at Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, on 28 February, 1861.

Seizure of Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, 7 March, 1861: Captain M Nolan, Texas Mounted Volunteers, was ordered to seize Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, on 7 March, 1861.

Post Return of Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, dated February, 1861: Captain B H Hill, 1st United States Artillery, Company M; 1st United States Artillery (74), Company M, Second Lieutenant W M Graham; 2nd United States Artillery (64), Light Company M, First Lieutenant E R Platt; 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, Captain W B Johns; 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, H B Clitz

Note: Captain W B Johns, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, 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 28 February and 10 March, 1861, and Captain G Stoneman, Jr., 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, between 11 and 12 March, 1861. (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, 11-12 March, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, was ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande River in the afternoon on 11 March, 1861, and was accompanied by Company C. Company E arrived at Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Texas, on 12 March, 1861.

Note: 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, and 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. He 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.

Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River to New York City, New York County, New York, 19-30 March, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Daniel Webster, under the command of Captain W B Johns, Company C, to New York City, New York County, New York, on 19 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, and the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M. Company E arrived at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, on 24 March, 1861, and at Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, in the afternoon the same day. The 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, was ordered to New York City, New York County, New York, on 25 March, 1861, and arrived opposite The Battery, on State Street and Battery Place, New York City, New York County, New York,, at 3 PM on 30 March, 1861 (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M).

Steamer Daniel Webster: 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, First Lieutenant E R Platt; 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, Captain W B Johns; 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, Captain H B Clitz; 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, Brevet Major & Captain W H French; First Lieutenant H W Closson, 1st United States Artillery, Company F; First Lieutenant S F Chalfin, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; First Lieutenant J W Robinson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L; First Lieutenant O L Morris, 1st United States Artillery, Company M; Second Lieutenant R H Jackson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L; Second Lieutenant W M Graham, 1st United States Artillery, Company M; Second Lieutenant G D Baily, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company M; Second Lieutenant J McL Hildt, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C; Second Lieutenant A N Shipley, 3rd United States Infantry, Company E

Note: The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E, and the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, were assigned to garrison duty at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, between 30 March and 6 April, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 5 April, 1861: Brevet Colonel & Major H Brown, 2nd United States Artillery; 3rd United States Infantry, Company C (70), Captain W B Johns; 3rd United States Infantry, Company E (68), Captain H B Clitz; 2nd United States Artillery (86), Light Company A, Captain W F Barry; 2nd United States Artillery (65), Light Company M, Brevet Major & Captain H J Hunt

Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company A, arrived at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht District, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, in the morning on 5 April, 1861, and Companies H and K in the evening on 6 April, 1861.

Steamer R L Mabey: 2nd United States Artillery (65), Light Company M, Brevet Major & Captain H J Hunt; United States Corps Engineers (64), detachment, First Lieutenant J C Duane; 3rd United States Infantry (70), Company C, Second Lieutenant J McL Hildt; 3rd United States Infantry (68), Company E, Captain H B Clitz; Total 267

Note: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, was ordered to proceed the steam tug R L Mabey on the Narrows to Pier No.41, junction of Canal and West Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, at 3 PM on 6 April, 1861, and arrived on the Hudson/ North River at 5 PM the same day.

New York City, New York County, New York, to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, 7-16 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry (68), Company E, under the command of Brevet Colonel & Major H Brown, 2nd United States Artillery, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Atlantic to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, at 5 AM on 7 April, 1861, and arrived at Triangle Shoals, two miles south of Fort Taylor, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, at 2 PM on 13 April, 1861. Company E was ordered to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, at 6 AM on 14 April, 1861, and arrived at 1 PM the same day. The 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, was ordered to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, at 9 PM on 14 April, 1861, and at 6.30 PM on 16 April, 1861.

Note: The United States Corps Engineers, a detachment of the 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, and Lieutenant Colonel E D Keys, Military Secretary to Brevet Lieutenant General & Major General W Scott, United States Army, disembarked at Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, at 2 AM on 17 April, 1861 (See the United States Army).

Steamer Atlantic: Brevet Colonel & Major H Brown, 2nd United States Artillery; Captain M C Meigs, United States Corps Engineers; 2nd United States Artillery (86), Light Company A, Captain W F Barry; 2nd United States Artillery (65), Light Company M, Brevet Major & Captain H J Hunt; United States Corps Engineers (64), detachment, First Lieutenant J C Duane; 3rd United States Infantry (70), Company C, Second Lieutenant J McL Hildt; 3rd United States Infantry (68), Company E, Captain H B Clitz

Note: The United States General Service Recruits (52), Company B, embarked on the steamer Atlantic at Pier No.41, junction of Canal and West Streets, New York City, New York County, New York, in the evening on 6 April, 1861.

General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Department of Florida, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, 13 April, 1861: Brevet Colonel & Major H Brown, 2nd United States Artillery, was assigned to command of the Department of Florida by General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Department of Florida, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 13 April, 1861.

Note: Captain H B Clitz, 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, was appointed major, 12th 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 First Lieutenant A McD. McCook, 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, was appointed captain, 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, 25 April, 1861: Brevet Colonel & Major H Brown, 2nd United States Artillery; 1st United States Artillery (80), Company A, Captain I Vogdes; 1st United States Artillery (40), Light Company G, First Lieutenant A J Slemmer; 2nd United States Artillery (90), Light Company A, Captain W F Barry; 2nd United States Artillery (90), Company H, Brevet Colonel & Captain H Brooks; 2nd United States Artillery (88), Company K, Captain H A Allen; 2nd United States Artillery (90), Light Company M, Brevet Major & Captain H J Hunt; 3rd United States Infantry (87), Company C, Second Lieutenant J McL Hildt; 3rd United States Infantry (90), Company E, Captain H B Clitz; United States Corps Engineers (60), detachment, First Lieutenant J C Duane

Organisation of 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, 30 May, 1861: Captain A McD McCook, First Lieutenant D Parker, Second Lieutenant vacant

Note: W Maguire was appointed second lieutenant, 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 5 August, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Mcintosh, Company F, 12 March, 1861

The 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was stationed at Fort McIntosh, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, three quarters of a mile north of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, on 11 March, 1861.

Garrison at Fort McIntosh, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, three quarters of a mile north of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry; 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, Captain J Trevitt; 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain D T Chandler

Post Return of Fort McIntosh, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, three quarters of a mile north of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, (159), dated March, 1861: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry; 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, Captain J Trevitt; 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, First Lieutenant J N G Whistler

Seizure of Fort McIntosh, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, three quarters of a mile north of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, 12 March, 1861: Commissary Agent C Callaghan, Committee of Public Safety, seized Fort McIntosh, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, three quarters of a mile north of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, on 12 March, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort McIntosh, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, three quarters of a mile north of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, 12 March, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was ordered to evacuate Fort McIntosh, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, three quarters of a mile north of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, by General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning on 12 March, 1861, dated 18 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Company I. Company F arrived at Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, on 18 March, 1861.

Note: Captain M Nolan, Texas Mounted Volunteers, was ordered to Fort McIntosh, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, three quarters of a mile north of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, on 7 March, 1861.

Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, 20-26 March, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande River on 20 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Company I. Company F arrived at Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, on 23 March, 1861, and was ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande River on 25 March, 1861. The 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, arrived at Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, on 26 March, 1861.

Note: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was assigned to command Companies A, F, and I, at Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Texas, on 26 March, 1861.

Camp Witherell, on mouth of the Rio Grande River to Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 12-13 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Arizona to Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, on 12 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A and I. Company F disembarked at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, in the morning on 13 April, 1861.

Note: Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, arrived by the steamer W G Hewes at Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, in the morning on 14 April, 1861.

Troops stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas,(460), 13 April, 1861: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry; 1st United States Infantry, Company G, Captain G W Wallace; 1st United States Infantry, Company K, Captain R S Granger; 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain A W Bowman; 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, Captain J Trevitt; 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, Second Lieutenant R G Lay; 8th United States Infantry, Company A, Brevet Major & Captain L Smith; 8th United States Infantry, Company D, Captain C D Jordan

Note: The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain L Smith, arrived at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 10 March, 1861, and was stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, between 10 March and 21 April, 1861. The 1st United States Infantry, Company G, and a detachment of Company I, was 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 was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 23 March, 1861. The 1st United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Captain R S Granger, was stationed at Fort Lancaster, on the west bank of Live Oak Creek, above the Pecos River, Crockett County, Texas, on 18 March, 1861, and was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 19 March, 1861. The 8th United States Infantry, Company D, under the command of Captain C D Jordan, arrived at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 4 April, 1861.

Green Lake & Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 17-18 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was ordered to Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, on 17 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies F and I; and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D. Company A arrived in the evening on 17 April, 1861, but was unable to embark on the steamer Star of the West in the morning on 18 April, 1861.

Note: Captain J Trevitt, 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, resigned at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, on 17 April, 1861, dated 31 May, 1861, and First Lieutenant J D Wilkins, 3rd United States Infantry, Company E, was appointed captain, 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 17 April, 1861. Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, chartered the schooners Horace and Urbana on 21 April, 1861, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I; the 8th United Sates Infantry, Companies A and D, were stationed at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, between 21 and 22 April, 1861.

Indianola to Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay & the Gulf of Mexico, 23 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was ordered to proceed by the steamers Horace and Urbana to Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, on 23 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A and I; and the 8th United Sates Infantry, Companies A and D.

Note: A detachment of the 1st, 3rd, and 8th United States Infantry (34), under the command of Captain A W Bowman, 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, embarked on the steamer Fashion at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, in the afternoon on 24 April, 1861.

Surrender of steamer Fashion at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay & the Gulf of Mexico, 24 April, 1861: A detachment of the 1st, 3rd, and 8th United States Infantry (34), under the command of Captain A W Bowman, 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, surrendered to Captain D M Stapp, Indianola Guards, in the evening on 24 April, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I; and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, were stationed on the schooners Horace and Urbana at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, opposite Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, between 23 and 25 April, 1861.

Surrender of United States Battalion Infantry at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, 25 April, 1861: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I; and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States infantry, surrendered to Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, morning on 25 April, 1861.

Note: Major E Van Dorn, 2nd United States Cavalry, resigned at Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, on 31 January, 1861, and was appointed colonel, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 16 March, 1861. Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was ordered to San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 11 April, 1861, and assumed command of the troops stationed at Texas by General Orders No.1, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 21 April, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry). Major S Maclin, infantry, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the troops at and in the vicinity of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, by General Orders No.1, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 21 April, 1861, and Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the Department of Texas between 29 April and 4 September, 1861. He was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, on 28 August, 1861, dated 5 June, 1861, and Colonel H E McCulloch, 1st Texas Mounted Riflemen, was assigned to command the Department of Texas by General Orders No.17, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 4 September, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Troops surrendered at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, 25 April, 1861: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry; 1st United States Infantry, Company G, Captain G W Wallace; 1st United States Infantry, Company K, Captain R S Granger; 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain A W Bowman; 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, No officers present; 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, Second Lieutenant R G Lay; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, No officers present; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company D, Captain C D Jordan

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K, embarked on the steamer Horace; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I, to the brig Mystic; and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D, to the steamer Urbana, at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, on 28 April, 1861.

Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, to New York City, New York County, New York, 3 May-1 June, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, was ordered to proceed by the brig Mystic to New York City, New York County, New York, on 3 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A and I. Company A arrived at New York City, New York County, New York, on 1 June, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K, were ordered to proceed by the schooner Horace and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D, on the steamer Urbana, to New York City, New York County, New York, on 30 April, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 31 May, 1861.

Organisation of 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, 13 May, 1861: Captain J D Wilkins, First Lieutenant A N Shipley, Second Lieutenant W H Penrose

Evacuation of Fort Clark, Company G, 19 March, 1861

The 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, under the command of Colonel B L E Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry, was stationed at Fort Clark, in the vicinity of Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, on 1 January, 1861, and Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks, 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, on 18 March, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: Colonel B L E Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry; 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd; 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, First Lieutenant A Jackson, Jr.; 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks; 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, Second Lieutenant H W Freedley; 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, Captain G Sykes

Note: Colonel B L E Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry, was assigned a leave of absence by Special Orders No.15, Headquarters of the Army, New York City, New York County, New York, on 30 January, 1861, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, was ordered to Fort Duncan, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, on 18 February, 1861.

Post Return of Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, dated February, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks, 3rd United States Infantry, Company G; 3rd United States Infantry (65), Company D, Second Lieutenant W H Bell; 3rd United States Infantry (68), Company G; 3rd United States Infantry (71), Company H, Second Lieutenant H W Freedley; 3rd United States Infantry (72), Company K, Captain G Sykes

Seizure of Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, 19 March, 1861: A detachment of Teel's company (15), Texas State Troops, under the command of First Lieutenant J W Bennett, took possession of Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, on 19 March, 1861.

Note: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, 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.

Evacuation of Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, 19 March, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H T Brooks, was ordered to evacuate Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney 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 was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies D, H, and K. Company D arrived in the vicinity of San Antonia, Bexar County, Texas, on 26 March, 1861, and at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 3 April, 1861.

Note: Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, was assigned to command the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on on 5 April, 1861.

Embarked on the steamer Fashion at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, in the morning on 12 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, 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 Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 13-25 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Sheppherd, Company B, 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, New York County, New York, in the morning on 13 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, H, and K, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K (See the United States Battalion Cavalry). Company G 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 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, arrived at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, in the morning on 25 April, 1861.

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.

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

Organisation of 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, 14 May, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks, First Lieutenant A Sheridan, Second Lieutenant D Parker

Note: Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks, 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, was appointed brigadier general, Volunteers, by General Orders No.106, War Department, Adjutant & General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 5 December, 1861, dated 28 September, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Clark, Company H, 19 March, 1861

The 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, under the command of Colonel B L E Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry, was stationed at Fort Clark, in the vicinity of Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, on 1 January, 1861, and Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks, 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, on 18 March, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: Colonel B L E Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry; 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd; 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, First Lieutenant A Jackson, Jr.; 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks; 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, Second Lieutenant H W Freedley; 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, Captain G Sykes

Note: Colonel B L E Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry, was assigned a leave of absence by Special Orders No.15, Headquarters of the Army, New York City, New York County, New York, on 30 January, 1861, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, was ordered to Fort Duncan, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, on 18 February, 1861.

Post Return of Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, February, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks, 3rd United States Infantry, Company G; 3rd United States Infantry (65), Company D, Second Lieutenant W H Bell; 3rd United States Infantry (68), Company G; 3rd United States Infantry (71), Company H, Second Lieutenant H W Freedley; 3rd United States Infantry (72), Company K, Captain G Sykes

Note: Brevet Major & Captain W H Gordon, 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, was absence due to illness dated February, 1861, and Second Lieutenant H W Freedley, 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, was appointed acting assistant quartermaster during the evacuation of posts above Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, by Special Orders No.32, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 18 February, 1861.

Seisure of Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, 19 March, 1861: A detachment of Teel's company (15), Texas State Troops, under the command of First Lieutenant J W Bennett, seized Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, on 19 March, 1861.

Note: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, 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.

Evacuation of Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, 19 March, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H T Brooks, Company G, was ordered to evacuate Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney 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 was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies D, G, and K. Company H arrived in the vicinity of San Antonia, Bexar County, Texas, on 27 March, 1861, and at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 3 April, 1861.

Note: Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, was assigned to command the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on on 5 April, 1861.

Embarked on the steamer Fashion at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 12 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, 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 Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 13-25 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Sheppherd, Company B, 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, New York County, New York, in the morning on 13 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, and K, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K (See the United States Battalion Cavalry). Company H 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 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, arrived at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, in the morning on 25 April, 1861.

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.

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. Brevet Major & Captain W H Gordon, 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, was assigned a leave of absence by Special Orders No.151, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 5 June, 1861, and was appointed major, 8th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.106, War Department, Adjutant & General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 5 December, 1861, dated 31 July, 1861.

Organisation of 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, 13 May, 1861: Captain W H Gordon, First Lieutenant T W Walker, Second Lieutenant W H Bell

Evacuation of Fort Mcintosh, Company I, 12 March, 1861

The 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was stationed at Fort McIntosh, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, three quarters of a mile north of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, on 11 March, 1861.

Garrison at Fort McIntosh, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, three quarters of a mile north of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry; 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, Captain J Trevitt; 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain D T Chandler

Post Return of Fort McIntosh, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, three quarters of a mile north of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, (159), dated March, 1861: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry; 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, Captain J Trevitt; 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, First Lieutenant J NG Whistler

Fort McIntosh, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, three quarters of a mile north of Laredo, Webb County, to Ringgold Barracks, in the vicinity of Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, 12-18 March, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, evacuated Fort McIntosh, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, three quarters of a mile north of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, in compliance with General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning on 12 March, 1861, dated 18 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Company F. Company I arrived at Ringgold Barracks, in the vicinity of Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, on 18 March, 1861.

Ringgold Barracks, in the vicinity of Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, 20-26 March, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande River on 20 March, 1861, and was accompanied by Company F. Company I arrived at Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, on 23 March, 1861, and was ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande River on 25 March, 1861. The 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, arrived at Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, on 26 March, 1861.

Note: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was assigned to command Companies A, F, and I, at Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Texas, on 26 March, 1861, and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain D T Chandler, 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, was stationed at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, on 29 March, 1861. He was ordered to San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 30 March, 1861, and 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

Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River to Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 12-13 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel E Backus and Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Arizona to Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, on 12 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A and F. Company I disembarked at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, in the morning on 13 April, 1861.

Note: Lieutenant Colonel E Backus, 3rd United States Infantry, arrived by the steamer W G Hewes at Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, in the morning on 14 April, 1861.

Troops stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, (460), 13 April, 1861: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry; 1st United States Infantry, Company G, Captain G W Wallace; 1st United States Infantry, Company K, Captain R S Granger; 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain A W Bowman; 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, Captain J Trevitt; 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, Second Lieutenant R G Lay; 8th United States Infantry, Company A, Brevet Major & Captain L Smith; 8th United States Infantry, Company D, Captain C D Jordan

Note: The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain L Smith, arrived at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 10 March, 1861, and was stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, between 10 March and 21 April, 1861. The 1st United States Infantry, Company G, and a detachment of Company I, was 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 was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 23 March, 1861. The 1st United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Captain R S Granger, was stationed at Fort Lancaster, on the west bank of Live Oak Creek, above the Pecos River, Crockett County, Texas, on 18 March, 1861, and was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 19 March, 1861. The 8th United States Infantry, Company D, under the command of Captain C D Jordan, arrived at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 4 April, 1861.

Green Lake & Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 17-18 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was ordered to Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, on 17 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A and F; and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D. Company A arrived in the evening the same day but was unable to embark on the steamer Star of the West in the morning on 18 April, 1861.

Note: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, chartered the schooners Horace and Urbana on 21 April, 1861, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I; the 8th United Sates Infantry, Companies A and D, were stationed at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, between 21 and 22 April, 1861.

Indianola to Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay & the Gulf of Mexico, 23 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was ordered to proceed by the steamers Horace and Urbana to Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, on 23 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A and F; and the 8th United Sates Infantry, Companies A and D.

Note: A detachment of the 1st, 3rd, and 8th United States Infantry (34), under the command of Captain A W Bowman, 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, embarked on the steamer Fashion at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, in the afternoon on 24 April, 1861.

Surrender of steamer Fashion at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay & the Gulf of Mexico, 24 April, 1861: A detachment of the 1st, 3rd, and 8th United States Infantry (34), under the command of Captain A W Bowman, 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, surrendered to Captain D M Stapp, Indianola Guards, in the evening on 24 April, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I; and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, were stationed on the schooners Horace and Urbana at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, opposite Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, between 23 and 25 April, 1861.

Surrender of United States Battalion Infantry at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, 25 April, 1861: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I; and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States infantry, surrendered to Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, morning on 25 April, 1861.

Note: Major E Van Dorn, 2nd United States Cavalry, resigned at Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, on 31 January, 1861, and was appointed colonel, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 16 March, 1861. Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was ordered to San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 11 April, 1861, and assumed command of the troops stationed at Texas by General Orders No.1, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 21 April, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry). Major S Maclin, infantry, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the troops at and in the vicinity of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, by General Orders No.1, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 21 April, 1861, and Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the Department of Texas between 29 April and 4 September, 1861. He was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, on 28 August, 1861, dated 5 June, 1861, and Colonel H E McCulloch, 1st Texas Mounted Riflemen, was assigned to command the Department of Texas by General Orders No.17, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 4 September, 1861.

Troops surrendered at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, 25 April, 1861: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry; 1st United States Infantry, Company G, Captain G W Wallace; 1st United States Infantry, Company K, Captain R S Granger; 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain A W Bowman; 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, No officers present; 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, Second Lieutenant R G Lay; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, No officers present; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company D, Captain C D Jordan

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K, embarked on the steamer Horace; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I, to the brig Mystic; and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D, to the steamer Urbana, at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, on 28 April, 1861.

Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, to New York City, New York County, New York, 3 May-1 June, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, was ordered to proceed by the brig Mystic to New York City, New York County, New York, on 3 May, 1861, and was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A and F. Company I arrived at New York City, New York County, New York, on 1 June, 1861.

Note: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain D T Chandler, 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, was appointed major, 5th United States Infantry, and First Lieutenant T W Walker, 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, was appointed captain, 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 20 May, 1861. The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K, were ordered to proceed by the schooner Horace and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D, on the steamer Urbana, to New York City, New York County, New York, on 30 April, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 31 May, 1861.

Organisation of 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, 13 May, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain D T Chandler, First Lieutenant J N G Whistler, Second Lieutenant R G Lay

Evacuation of Fort Clark, Company K, 19 March, 1861

The 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Colonel B L E Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry, was stationed at Fort Clark, in the vicinity of Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, on 1 January, 1861, and Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks, 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, on 18 March, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: Colonel B L E Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry; 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd; 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, First Lieutenant A Jackson, Jr.; 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks; 3rd United States Infantry, Company H, Second Lieutenant H W Freedley; 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, Captain G Sykes

Note: Colonel B L E Bonneville, 3rd United States Infantry, was assigned a leave of absence by Special Orders No.15, Headquarters of the Army, New York City, New York County, New York, on 30 January, 1861, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, was ordered to Fort Duncan, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, on 18 February, 1861.

Post Return of Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, dated February, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks, 3rd United States Infantry, Company G; 3rd United States Infantry (65), Company D, Second Lieutenant W H Bell; 3rd United States Infantry (68), Company G; 3rd United States Infantry (71), Company H, Second Lieutenant H W Freedley; 3rd United States Infantry (72), Company K, Captain G Sykes

Seizure of Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, 19 March, 1861: A detachment of Teel's company (15), Texas State Troops, under the command of First Lieutenant J W Bennett, seized Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, on 19 March, 1861.

Note: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, 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.

Evacuation of Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, 19 March, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H T Brooks, Company G, was ordered to evacuate Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, Kinney 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 was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies D, G, and H. Company K arrived in the vicinity of San Antonia, Bexar County, Texas, on 27 March, 1861, and at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 3 April, 1861.

Note: Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, was assigned to command the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on on 5 April, 1861.

Embarked on the steamer Fashion at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 12 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, 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 Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 13-25 April, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Sheppherd, Company B, 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, New York County, New York, in the morning on 13 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, and H, and the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies A, C, F, and K (See the United States Battalion Cavalry). Company K 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 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, arrived at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, in the morning on 25 April, 1861.

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.

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 between 12 and 25 April, 1861, and Captain G Sykes, 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, was appointed major, 14th 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. First Lieutenant J W Alley, 3rd United States Infantry, Company C, was appointed captain, 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861, and First Lieutenant H W Freedley, 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, surrendered at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning on 9 May, 1861.

Organisation of 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, 14 May, 1861: Captain J W Alley, First Lieutenant W H Penrose, Second Lieutenant J A McCool

Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 3rd United States Infantry (279), 5 companies , 25 April, 1861: 3rd United States Infantry, Company B (50), Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd; 3rd United States Infantry, Company D (50), Captain H B Schroeder; 3rd United States Infantry, Company G (63), Brevet Major & Captain W T H Brooks; 3rd United States Infantry, Company H (62), Second Lieutenant W H Bell, 3rd United States Infantry, Company D; 3rd United States Infantry, Company K (54), Captain G Sykes; Band (26)

Note: The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, disembarked at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on 25 April, 1861.

Fort Hamilton to Washington, Companies B, D, G, H, & K, 8 May-6 June, 1861

The 3rd United States Infantry (417), Companies B, D, G, H, and K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, arrived by the steam tug R L Mabey on the North/ Hudson River at Paterson wharf, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, at 9.30 AM on 8 May, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the New Jersey Railroad to Washington, D. C., at 10.30 AM the same day. Companies B, D, G, H, and K arrived by the Camden & Amboy Railroad at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, in the afternoon on 8 May, 1861, and were ordered to proceed by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad to Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, at 7 and 11 PM the same day. The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, arrived at Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, in the morning on 9 May, 1861.

Note: A detachment of United States recruits (134) was assigned to the 3rd United States Battalion Infantry at Fort Hamilton, New Utrecht, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on 7 May, 1861, and the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, and the 1st Pennsylvania Artillery arrived by the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad at Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland, at 6 PM on 8 May, 1861.

Perryville, Cecil County, to Locust Point, northwest of Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 9 May, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, were ordered to proceed by the propellers Elizabeth Turner, F W Brune, and Henry L Gaw, to Locust Point, northwest of Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 9 AM on 9 May, 1861, and were accompanied by the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, and the 1st Pennsylvania Artillery. Companies B, D, G, H, and K arrived at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Wharf, Locust Point, northwest of Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 3.30 PM the on 9 May, 1861.

Steamer Maryland: 3rd United States Artillery (92), Light Company E, Major T W Sherman, 3rd United States Artillery

Steamers F W Brune, Elizabeth Turner, Henry L Gaw: 1st Pennsylvania Artillery (840), Colonel F E Patterson; 3rd United States Infantry (417), Companies B, D, G, H, K, Brevet Major & Captain O L Shepherd, 3rd United States Infantry, Company B

Locust Point, northwest of Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, to Washington, D. C., 9-10 May, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, were ordered to proceed by the Locust Point Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to Washington, D. C., at 9 PM on 9 May, 1861, and were accompanied by the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, and the 1st Pennsylvania Artillery. Companies B, D, G, H, and K arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., via at Locust Point Junction/ Switch, on South Smallwood Street, Baltimore City, and Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 2 AM on 10 May, 1861.

Department of Washington, Companies B, D, G, H, & K, 10 May-6 June, 1861

The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, was assigned to guard duty at Washington, D. C., between 11 May and 6 June, 1861.

Washington to Chambersburg, Companies B, D, G, H, & K, 6-9 June, 1861

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

Department of Pennsylvania, Companies B, D, G, H, & K, 9-18 June, 1861

The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, were stationed at Camp Miles/ Brady, M Harchelford's farm, on the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, between 9 and 13 June, 1861.

Note: The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, were assigned to the Fourth Brigade, Army of Pennsylvania, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, at Camp Miles/ Brady, M Harchelford's farm, on the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, by Special Orders No.66, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861 (See the Fourth Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Camp Miles/ Brady, M Harchelford's farm, on the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 13 June, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, were ordered to Greencastle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, at 4 PM on 13 June, 1861, and arrived by the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike three miles southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the evening the same day.

Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, three miles southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, 15 June, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, arrived by the Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike one and a half miles northeast of Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, the same day.

Advance to Falling Waters, 16-17 June, 1861

The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, were ordered to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 9 AM on 16 June, 1861, and across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, the same day. Companies B, D, G, H, and K arrived at Camp Hitchcock, on the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, two miles northeast of Falling Waters, Berkeley, Virginia, in the afternoon on 16 June, 1861.

Camp Hitchcock, on the Martinsburg & Williamsport Turnpike, two miles northeast of Falling Waters, Berkeley County, Virginia, to Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 17 June, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, were ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 17 June, 1861, and were accompanied by the 8th United States Infantry, Company G. Companies B, D, G, H, and K arrived at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 17 June, 1861.

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

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

Note: The 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, were stationed at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, in the evening on 17 June, 1861, and the 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K; and the 8th United Sates Infantry, Company G, were ordered to proceed by the Williamsport Turnpike to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 12 AM on 18 June, 1861.

Hagerstown to Washington, 18-20 June, 1861

The 3rd United States Infantry (640), Companies B, D, G, H, and K, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, were ordered to proceed by the Franklin Railroad to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 18 June, 1861, and were accompanied by the 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K. Companies B, D, G, H, and K arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Bolton Station, corner of Bolton and North Howard Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, via Chambersburg, Franklin County, and Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 3.30 PM on 19 June, 1861, and by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., via Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 1 AM on 20 June, 1861.

Eighth United States Infantry

Company G: Capt. R I DODGE
A disbanded detachment of the 8th United States Infantry, Company G, under the command of Second Lieutenant J Van Horn, was stationed at Fort Bliss, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, in the vicinity of Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, on 25 February, 1861, and was reorganised at Fort Wood, Bedloe's Island, New York Bay, east of Jersey Plains, under the command of First Lieutenant R I Dodge, 8th United States Infantry, Company G, on 1 May, 1861.

Note: Brevet Major & Captain J Selden, 8th United States Infantry, Company G, resigned on 27 April, 1861, and First Lieutenant G L Willard, 8th United States Infantry, Company K, was appointed captain, 8th United States Infantry, Company G, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 27 April, 1861. First Lieutenant R I Dodge, 8th United States Infantry, Company G, was stationed at Fort Wood, Bedloe's Island, New York Bay, east of Jersey Plains, on 20 March, 1861, and was appointed captain, 8th United States Infantry, Company F, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861.

United States Military Academy, south of West Point, Orange County, New York, to Washington, D. C., detachment of United States Military Academy Cadets, 30 June-3 July, 1861: A detachment of United States Military Academy Cadets (32) was ordered to Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 3 July, 1861. Cadets E Carter and S P Ferris, United States Military Academy, were appointed brevet second lieutenants, 8th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.41, War Department, Adjutant and General's Office, Washington, D. C., 3 July, 1861, dated 24 June, 1861, and were assigned to special duty as drill instructors at Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 3 July, 1861.

Distribution of troops, 1 January, 1861: Company A, Camp Hudson, on the west bank of the Devils River, Val Verde County, Texas, Brevet Major & Captain L Smith; Company B, Fort Breckinridge, on the San Pedro River, at the mouth of Aravaipa Creek, Socorro County, New Mexico, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry; Company C, Fort Stockton, Comanche Springs, McLennan County, Texas, Captain S D Carpenter, 1st United States Infantry, Company H; Company D, between Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, and Camp Hudson, on the west bank of the Devils River, Val Verde County, Texas, Captain C D Jordan; Company E, Fort Fillmore, four miles east of the Rio Grande River, and seven miles south of Mesilla, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, Second Lieutenant R T Franks; Company F, Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, Texas, Second Lieutenant J G Taylor, 8th United States Infantry, Company H; Company G, disbanded at Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas; Company H, Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, Captain E D Blake; Company I, Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, First Lieutenant T K Jackson; Company K, Hatch's Ranch, on the west bank of Gallinas Creek, San Miguel County, New Mexico, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain B S Roberts, United States Mounted Rifles, Company C

Organisation of 8th United States Infantry, 21 April, 1861: Brevet Brigadier General & Colonel J Garland, Lieutenant Colonel W Hoffman, Majors T L Alexander and T H Holmes; Company A, Brevet Major & Captain L Smith; Company B, Brevet Major & Captain I D Reeve; Company C, Captain A T Lee; Company D, Captain C D Jordan; Company E, Brevet Major & Captain J T Sprague; Company F, Captain T Fink; Company H, Captain E D Blake; Company I, Captain T G Pitcher; Company K, Captain E B Holloway

Note: Brevet Brigadier General & Colonel J Garland, 8th United Sates Infantry, died at New York City, New York County, New York, on 5 June, 1861, and Lieutenant Colonel P Morrison, 7th United Sates Infantry, was appointed colonel, 8th United Sates Infantry, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 6 June, 1861. Major T H Holmes, 8th United States Infantry, resigned at Fort Columbus, Governor's Island, west of Buttermilk Channel, New York Bay, opposite Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on 5 April, 1861, dated 22 April, 1861, and was relieved from duty as superintendent of the United States General Recruiting Service, Department of the East, Headquarters, Fort Columbus, Governor's Island, west of Buttermilk Channel, New York Bay, opposite Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, by Special Orders No.57, Headquarters of the Army, New York City, New York County, New York, on 6 April, 1861. Captain G R Paul, 7th United Sates Infantry, Company I, was appointed major, 8th United Sates Infantry, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 22 April, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel T L Alexander, 8th United Sates Infantry, was appointed lieutenant governor at the Soldiers' Home, east of Rock Creek, two miles north of Washington, D. C., on 16 May, 1858 (See the Reserve Brigade, Army of the Potomac).

Surrender of United States Arsenal & Barracks, San Antonio, Company A, 16 February, 1861

The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain L Smith, was stationed at Camp Hudson, on the west bank of the Devils River, Val Verde County, Texas, on 9 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; 8th United States Infantry, Company A; 2nd United States Cavalry, 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. First Lieutenant T M Jones, 8th United States Infantry, Company A, resigned on 28 February, 1861, and Second Lieutenant D L Hartz, 8th United States Infantry, Company D, was appointed first lieutenant, 8th United States Infantry, Company A, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 29 December, 1860, dated 3 April, 1861. Brevet Major & Captain L Smith, 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, resigned on 13 May, 1861, and First Lieutenant M Cogswell, 8th United Sates Infantry, Company E, was appointed captain, 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 13 May, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Camp Hudson, on the west bank of the Devils River, Val Verde County, to United States Arsenal & Barracks, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 10-18 January, 1861: The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain L Smith, was ordered to the United States Arsenal and Barracks, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 10 January, 1861, and arrived on 18 January, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Company I, under the command of Brevet Major General & Brigadier General D E Twiggs, United States Army, was stationed at the United States Arsenal and Barracks, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 18 January, 1861.

Garrison at Headquarters, Department of Texas, United States Arsenal & Barracks, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 15 February, 1861: Brevet Major General & Brigadier General D E Twiggs, United States Army, Lieutenant Colonel W Hoffman, 8th United States Infantry; 1st United States Infantry (58), Company I, Captain J H King; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, Brevet Major & Captain L Smith

Note: Brevet Major General & Brigadier General D E Twiggs, United States Army, assumed command of the Department of Texas, United States Arsenal and Barracks, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 27 November, 1860, and was stationed at Brick Block, corner of St Mary and Houston Street, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 15 February, 1861. He was relieved by Colonel C A Waite, 1st United States Infantry, on 19 February, 1861, dated 28 January, 1861, and was ordered to New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, on 26 February, 1861.

Surrender of United States Arsenal & Barracks, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 16 February, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel W Hoffman, 8th United States Infantry, surrendered the United States Arsenal and Barracks, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, to Civil Commissioners T J Devine, S A Maverick, and P N Luckett, Committee of Public Safety, and a detachment of Texas State Troops, under the command of Colonel B McCulloch, cavalry, Provisional Army of Texas, at 11 AM on 16 February, 1861 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Note: Colonel B McCulloch, cavalry, Provisional Army of Texas, was ordered to seize the United States Arsenal and Barracks, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 9 February, 1861.

United States Arsenal & Barracks, San Antonio, to San Pedro Springs, on San Pedro Creek, three miles north of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 16 February, 1861: The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, was ordered to San Pedro Springs, on San Pedro Creek, three miles north of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 3 PM on 16 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United Sates Infantry, Company I, under the command of Captain J H King. Company A was stationed at Camp San Pedro, San Pedro Springs, on San Pedro Creek, three miles north of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, between 16 February and 2 March, 1861.

Note: Colonel C A Waite, 1st United States Infantry, was stationed at Camp Verde, on the north bank of Verde Creek, six miles southwest of Center Point, Kerr County, Texas, on 16 February, 1861, and was ordered to San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 3 PM on 17 February, 1861. He arrived at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, in the afternoon on 18 February, 1861, and assumed command of the Department of Texas, United States Arsenal and Barracks, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 19 February, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel W Hoffman, 8th United States Infantry, was assigned to command the United States Arsenal and Barracks, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, between 11 February and 21 April, 1861, and Colonel C A Waite, 1st United States Infantry, and Lieutenant Colonel W Hoffman, 8th United States Infantry, were arrested as prisoners 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.

San Pedro Springs, on San Pedro Creek, three miles north of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, 2-10 March, 1861: The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain L Smith, was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, by Special Orders No.37, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio Barracks, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 2 March, 1861, dated 28 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United Sates Infantry, Company I. Company A arrived at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 10 March, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Company I, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Coatzacoalcos at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, to New York City, York County, New York, on 31 March, 1861.

Troops stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, (460) 13 April, 1861: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry; 1st United States Infantry, Company G, Captain G W Wallace; 1st United States Infantry, Company K, Captain R S Granger; 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain A W Bowman; 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, Captain J Trevitt; 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, Second Lieutenant R G Lay; 8th United States Infantry, Company A, Brevet Major & Captain L Smith; 8th United States Infantry, Company D, Captain C D Jordan

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Company G, and a detachment of Company I, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G Morris, 1st United States Infantry, were stationed at Fort Chadbourne, on Oak Creek, Tom Green/ Coke County, Texas, on 27 February, 1861, and was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 23 March, 1861. The 1st United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Captain R S Granger, was stationed at Fort Lancaster, on the west bank of Live Oak Creek, above the Pecos River, Crockett County, Texas, on 18 March, 1861, and was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 19 March, 1861. The 8th United States Infantry, Company D, under the command of Captain C D Jordan, arrived at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 4 April, 1861, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I, under the command of Major C C Sibley, arrived by the steamer Arizona, at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, in the morning on 13 April, 1861.

Green Lake & Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 17-18 April, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company A, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was ordered to Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, on 17 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I; and the 8th United States Infantry, Company D. Company A arrived in the evening the on 17 April, 1861, but was unable to embark on the steamer Star of the West in the morning on 18 April, 1861.

Note: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, chartered the schooners Horace and Urbana on 21 April, 1861, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I; the 8th United Sates Infantry, Companies A and D, were stationed at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, between 21 and 22 April, 1861.

Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, to Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay & the Gulf of Mexico, 23 April, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company A, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was ordered to proceed by the steamers Horace and Urbana to Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, on 23 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I; and the 8th United Sates Infantry, Company D.

Note: A detachment of the 1st, 3rd, and 8th United States Infantry (34), under the command of Captain A W Bowman, 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, embarked on the steamer Fashion at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, in the afternoon on 24 April, 1861.

Surrender of steamer Fashion at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay & the Gulf of Mexico, 24 April, 1861: A detachment of the 1st, 3rd, and 8th United States Infantry (34), under the command of Captain A W Bowman, 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, surrendered to Captain D M Stapp, Indianola Guards, in the evening on 24 April, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I; and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, were stationed on the schooners Horace and Urbana at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, between 23 and 25 April, 1861.

Surrender of United States Battalion Infantry at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, 25 April, 1861: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I; and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States infantry, surrendered to Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, morning on 25 April, 1861.

Note: Major E Van Dorn, 2nd United States Cavalry, resigned at Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, on 31 January, 1861, and was appointed colonel, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 16 March, 1861. Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was ordered to San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 11 April, 1861, and assumed command of the troops stationed at Texas by General Orders No.1, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 21 April, 1861. Major S Maclin, infantry, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the troops at and in the vicinity of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, by General Orders No.1, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 21 April, 1861, and Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the Department of Texas between 29 April and 4 September, 1861. He was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, on 28 August, 1861, dated 5 June, 1861, and Colonel H E McCulloch, 1st Texas Mounted Riflemen, was assigned to command the Department of Texas by General Orders No.17, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 4 September, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Troops surrendered at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, 25 April, 1861: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry; 1st United States Infantry, Company G, Captain G W Wallace; 1st United States Infantry, Company K, Captain R S Granger; 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain A W Bowman; 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, No officers present; 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, Second Lieutenant R G Lay; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, No officers present; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company D, Captain C D Jordan

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K, embarked on the steamer Horace; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I, on the brig Mystic; and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D, on the steamer Urbana, at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, on 28 April, 1861.

Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, to New York City, New York County, New York, 30 April-31 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company A, under the command of First Lieutenant J B Greene, 1st United States Infantry, Company K, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Urbana to New York City, New York County, New York, by General Orders No.6, Paragraph II, Headquarters, 1st, 3rd, and 8th United States Battalion Infantry, Saluria, Calhoun County, Texas, on 30 April, 1861, dated 29 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th United States Infantry, Company D. Company A arrived at New York City, New York County, New York, on 31 May, 1861.

Note: Brevet Major & Captain L Smith, 8th United States Infantry, Company A, resigned at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, on 22 April, 1861, dated 13 May, 1861, and First Lieutenant J B Greene, 1st United States Infantry, Company K, was temporarily assigned to command the 8th United States Infantry, Company A, by Order No.6, Paragraph I, Headquarters, 1st, 3rd, and 8th United States Battalion Infantry, Saluria, Calhoun County, Texas, 29 April, 1861. The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K, were ordered to proceed by the schooner Horace to New York City, New York County, New York, on 30 April, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 31 May, 1861. The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I, were ordered to proceed by the the brig Mystic to New York City, New York County, New York, on 3 May, 1861, and arrived on 1 June, 1861.

Organisation of 8th United States Infantry, Company A, dated 13 May, 1861: Captain M Cogswell, First Lieutenant E L Hartz, Second Lieutenant A T Smith

Evacuation of Fort Breckinridge, Company B, 3 February, 1861

The 8th United States Infantry, Company B, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, was stationed at Fort Breckinridge, on the San Pedro River, at the mouth of Aravaipa Creek, Socorro County, New Mexico, on 2 February, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Breckinridge, on the San Pedro River, at the mouth of Aravaipa Creek, Socorro County, New Mexico, 1 January, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B; 8th United States Infantry, Company B, Brevet Second Lieutenant W G Jones; 1st United States Dragoons, Company D, Captain E H Fitzgerald; 1st United States Dragoons, Company G, Captain R S Ewell (See the Second Brigade, Army of the Potomac)

Note: First Lieutenant T Fink, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, was appointed captain, 8th United States Infantry, Company F, and Second Lieutenant J G Taylor, 8th United States Infantry, Company H, was appointed first lieutenant, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 29 December, 1866, dated 3 April, 1861. First Lieutenant T Fink, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, was stationed at Detroit, Wayne County, on 15 March, 1861, and died on 3 May, 1861. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, was appointed major, 1st United States Infantry, and First Lieutenant W McE Dye, 8th United States Infantry, Company H, was appointed captain, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Fort Breckinridge, on the San Pedro River, at the mouth of Aravaipa Creek, Socorro County, New Mexico, to Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, 3-21 February, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company B, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, was ordered to Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, on 3 February, 1861, and arrived on 21 February, 1861.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Second Lieutenant L Peck, arrived at Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, on 20 February, 1861.

Post Return of Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, dated February, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B; 8th United States Infantry (42), Company B, Brevet Second Lieutenant W G Jones; 8th United States Infantry, Company I (42), Second Lieutenant H M Lazelle; 8th United States Infantry, Company K (46), Second Lieutenant L Peck

Note: Brevet Second Lieutenant W G Jones, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, was appointed second lieutenant, 10th United States Infantry, Company A, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 29 December, 1860, dated 3 April, 1861.

Seizure of Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, 31 March, 1861: Commissary Agent J W Magoffin, Confederate States Army, seized Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, on 31 March, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, 31 March, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company B, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, was ordered to evacuate Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, by General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 31 March, 1861, dated 18 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th United States Infantry, Companies I and K. Company B arrived at Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, Texas, on 4 April, 1861,

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company F, under the command of First Lieutenant Z R Bliss, was stationed at Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, Texas, on 4 April, 1861.

Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, to Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis C Texas, 5-17 April, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company B, was ordered to Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 5 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th United States Infantry, Companies F, I, and K. Company B arrived at Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 17 April, 1861.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Companies E and H, under the command of Captain E D Blake, 8th United States Infantry, Company H, were stationed at Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 17 April, 1861.

Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, to Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, 18 April-9 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company B, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, was ordered to San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, on 18 April, 1861, and was accompanied by Companies E, F, H, I, and K. Company B arrived at Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, seven miles north of the Rio Grande River, Kinney County, Texas, in the morning on 2 May, 1861, and was ordered to San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning on 3 May, 1861. The 8th United States Infantry, Company B, arrived at Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, on 5 May, 1861, and at the east bank of the Medina River, opposite Castroville, Medina County, Texas, in the evening on 8 May, 1861. Company B was ordered to proceed by the Castroville Road to San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, eleven miles east of the Medina River, at 12 AM on 9 May, 1861, and arrived at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning the same day.

Surrendered at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, 9 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company B, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, surrendered to Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning on 9 May, 1861 (See the 1st Texas Infantry).

Note: The 8th United States Infantry (270), Companies B, E, F, H, I, and K, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, arrived at the west bank of Leon Creek, seven miles west of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 6 PM on 9 May, 1861.

Troops surrendered at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, 9 May, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B; 8th United States Infantry, Company B, Second Lieutenant W G Jones; 8th United States Infantry, Company E, Second Lieutenant R T Frank; 8th United States Infantry, Company F, First Lieutenant Z R Bliss; 8th United States Infantry, Company H, Captain E D Blake; 8th United States Infantry, Company I, Second Lieutenant H M Lazelle; 8th United States Infantry, Company K, Second Lieutenant L Peck; Second Lieutenant J Van Horn, 8th United States Infantry, Company G; First Lieutenant H W Freedley, 3rd United States Infantry, Company K

Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs to San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 10 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company B, arrived at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 6 AM on 10 May, 1861.

Organisation of 8th United States Infantry, Company B, 13 May, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, First Lieutenant J G Taylor, Second Lieutenant J N Andrews

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company B, was stationed at San Pedro Springs, on San Pedro Creek, three miles north of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 10 May, 1861, and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, was exchanged on 20 August, 1862. The 8th United States Infantry (278), Companies B, E, F, H, I, and K, were exchanged at Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, on 25 February, 1863.

Evacuation of Fort Stockton, Company C, 10 April, 1861

The 8th United States Infantry, Company C, under the command of Captain S D Carpenter, 1st United States Infantry, Company H, was stationed at Fort Stockton, Comanche Springs, McLennan County, Texas, on 1 January, 1861, and Second Lieutenant E W H Read, 8th United States Infantry, Company C, on 7 April, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Stockton, Comanche Springs, McLennan County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: Captain S D Carpenter, 1st United States Infantry, Company H; 8th United States Infantry, Company C, Captain A T Lee; 1st United states Infantry, Company H

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Company H, under the command of Captain S D Carpenter, 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, and 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 (See the United States Army, Department of Washington).

Post Return for Fort Stockton, Comanche Springs, McLennan County, Texas, dated March, 1861: 8th United States Infantry (35), Company C, Captain A T Lee

Note: Captain A T Lee, 8th United States Infantry, Company C, was stationed at Fort Stockton, Comanche Springs, McLennan County, Texas, on 31 March, 1861, and was ordered to San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 1 April, 1861. He was captured at San Antonio Arsenal and Barracks, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 21 April, 1861, and was stationed at Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, on 14 June, 1861. Second Lieutenant E W H Read, 8th United States Infantry, Company C, was appointed first lieutenant, 8th United States Infantry, Company G, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861.

Seisure of Fort Stockton, Comanche Springs, McLennan County, Texas, Texas State Troops, 10 April, 1861: A detachment of Teel's company (16), Texas State Troops, under the command of Sergeant C Denman, was ordered to Fort Stockton, Comanche Springs, McLennan County, Texas, on 2 March, 1861, and seized Fort Stockton, Comanche Springs, McLennan County, Texas, on 10 April, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Stockton, Comanche Springs, McLennan County, Texas, 10 April, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company C, under the command of Second Lieutenant E W H Read, was ordered to evacuate Fort Stockton, Comanche Springs, McLennan County, Texas, by General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 10 April, 1861, dated 18 February, 1861, and and arrived at Leon Creek, five miles west of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 22 April, 1861.

Surrendered at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 23 April, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company C, under the command of Second Lieutenant E W H Read, surrendered to Major S Maclin, infantry, Confederate States Army, and Captain J Duff, San Antonio City Guards, at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 6 AM on 23 April, 1861.

Note: Colonel C A Waite, 1st United States Infantry; Lieutenant Colonel W Hoffman, 8th United States Infantry; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain D T Chandler, 3rd United States Infantry, Company I; Brevet Major & Captain J T Sprague, 8th United States Infantry, Company E; and Captain K Garrard, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, were arrested as prisoners 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 Cavalry).

Fort Van Dorn, on the Salado River, seven miles east of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, to New York City, New York County, New York, 25 April-26 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company C, was stationed at Fort Van Dorn, on the Salado River, seven miles east of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, between 23 and 24 April, 1861, and was ordered to New York City, New York County, New York, on 25 April, 1861. Company C arrived at New York City, New York County, New York, on 26 May, 1861.

Note: A temporary prisoner of war camp was set up at Fort Van Dorn, on the Salado River, seven miles east of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 23 April, 1861.

Organisation of 8th United States Infantry, Company C, 2 May, 1861: Captain A T Lee, First Lieutenant J R Cooke, Second Lieutenant E W H Read

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

The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company D, under the command of Captain C D Jordan, was stationed between Ringgold Barracks, Davis Landing, on the Rio Grande River, half a mile east of Rio Grande City, Starr County, and Camp Hudson, on the west bank of the Devils River, Val Verde County, Texas, on 1 January, 1861, and arrived at Camp Hudson, on the west bank of the Devils River, Val Verde County, Texas, on 8 January, 1861.

Garrison at Camp Hudson, on the west bank of the Devils River, Val Verde County, Texas, 16 March, 1861: Captain C D Jordan, 8th United Sates Infantry, Company D; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, First Lieutenant J B Witherell; 8th United States Infantry, Company D

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 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Seizure of Camp Hudson, on the west bank of the Devils River, Val Verde County Texas, 17 March, 1861: A detachment of Teel's company (16), Texas State Troops, under the command of Sergeant T L Wilson, was ordered to Camp Hudson, on the west bank of the Devils River, Kinney County, Texas, on 2 March, 1861, and seized Camp Hudson, on the west bank of the Devils River, Kinney County, Texas, on 17 March, 1861 (See the 1st Texas Infantry).

Evacuation of Camp Hudson, on the west bank of the Devils River, Val Verde County, Texas, 17 March, 1861: The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company D, under the command of Captain C D Jordan, was ordered to evacuate Camp Hudson, on the west bank of the Devils River, Kinney County, Texas, by General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 17 March, 1861, dated 18 February, 1861, and arrived at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 27 March, 1861. Company D arrived at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 4 April, 1861.

Troops stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, (460), 13 April, 1861: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry; 1st United States Infantry, Company G, Captain G W Wallace; 1st United States Infantry, Company K, Captain R S Granger; 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain A W Bowman; 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, Captain J Trevitt; 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, Second Lieutenant R G Lay; 8th United States Infantry, Company A, Brevet Major & Captain L Smith; 8th United States Infantry, Company D, Captain C D Jordan

Note: The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain L Smith, arrived at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 10 March, 1861, and was stationed at Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, between 10 March and 21 April, 1861. The 1st United States Infantry, Company G, and a detachment of Company I, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G Morris, 1st United States Infantry, were stationed at Fort Chadbourne, on Oak Creek, Tom Green (Coke) County, Texas, on 27 February, 1861, and was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 23 March, 1861. The 1st United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Captain R S Granger, was stationed at Fort Lancaster, on the west bank of Live Oak Creek, above the Pecos River, Crockett County, Texas, on 18 March, 1861, and was ordered to Green Lake, Calhoun County, Texas, on 19 March, 1861. The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I, under the command of Major C C Sibley, arrived by the steamer Arizona, at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, in the morning on 13 April, 1861.

Green Lake & Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, 17-18 April, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company D, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was ordered to Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, on 17 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I; and the 8th United States Infantry, Company A. Company D arrived in the evening the same day but was unable to embark on the steamer Star of the West in the morning on 18 April, 1861.

Note: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, chartered the schooners Horace and Urbana on 21 April, 1861, and the 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I; the 8th United Sates Infantry, Companies A and D, were stationed at Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas, between 21 and 22 April, 1861.

Indianola to Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay & the Gulf of Mexico, 23 April, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company D, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, was ordered to proceed by the steamers Horace and Urbana to Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, on 23 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I; and the 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A.

Note: A detachment of the 1st, 3rd, and 8th United States Infantry (34), under the command of Captain A W Bowman, 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, embarked on the steamer Fashion at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, in the afternoon on 24 April, 1861.

Surrender of steamer Fashion at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay & the Gulf of Mexico, 24 April, 1861: A detachment of the 1st, 3rd, and 8th United States Infantry (34), under the command of Captain A W Bowman, 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, surrendered to Captain D M Stapp, Indianola Guards, in the evening on 24 April, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I; and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry, were stationed on the schooners Horace and Urbana at Pass Cavallo, between Matagorda Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, opposite Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, between 23 and 25 April, 1861.

Surrender of United States Battalion Infantry at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, 25 April, 1861: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I; and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D, under the command of Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States infantry, surrendered to Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, morning on 25 April, 1861.

Note: Major E Van Dorn, 2nd United States Cavalry, resigned at Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, on 31 January, 1861, and was appointed colonel, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 16 March, 1861. Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was ordered to San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 11 April, 1861, and assumed command of the troops stationed at Texas by General Orders No.1, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 21 April, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry). Major S Maclin, infantry, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the troops at and in the vicinity of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, by General Orders No.1, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 21 April, 1861, and Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the Department of Texas between 29 April and 4 September, 1861. He was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, on 28 August, 1861, dated 5 June, 1861, and Colonel H E McCulloch, 1st Texas Mounted Riflemen, was assigned to command the Department of Texas by General Orders No.17, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 4 September, 1861.

Troops surrendered at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, 25 April, 1861: Major C C Sibley, 3rd United States Infantry; 1st United States Infantry, Company G, Captain G W Wallace; 1st United States Infantry, Company K, Captain R S Granger; 3rd United States Infantry, Company A, Captain A W Bowman; 3rd United States Infantry, Company F, No officers present; 3rd United States Infantry, Company I, Second Lieutenant R G Lay; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company A, No officers present; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company D, Captain C D Jordan

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K, embarked on the steamer Horace; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I, to the brig Mystic; and the 8th United States Infantry, Companies A and D, to the steamer Urbana, at Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, on 28 April, 1861.

Saluria, eastern end of Matagorda Island, Calhoun County, Texas, to New York City, New York County, New York, 30 April-31 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company D, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Urbana to New York City, New York County, New York, by General Orders No.6, Paragraph II, Headquarters, 1st, 3rd, and 8th United States Battalion Infantry, Saluria, Calhoun County, Texas, on 30 April, 1861, dated 29 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th United States Infantry, Company A. Company D arrived at New York City, New York County, New York, on 31 May, 1861.

Organisation of 8th United States Infantry, Company D, 13 May, 1861: Captain C D Jordan, First Lieutenant W Graig, Second Lieutenant J M Warner

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Companies G and K, were ordered to proceed by the schooner Horace to New York City, New York County, New York, on 30 April, 1861, and arrived in the morning on 31 May, 1861. The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies A, F, and I, were ordered to proceed by the the brig Mystic to New York City, New York County, New York, on 3 May, 1861, and arrived on 1 June, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Fillmore, Company E, 17 February, 1861

The 8th United States Infantry, Company E, under the command of Second Lieutenant R T Frank, was stationed at Fort Fillmore, four miles east of the Rio Grande River, and seven miles south of Mesilla, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, on 16 February, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Fillmore, four miles east of the Rio Grande River, & seven miles south of Mesilla, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 1 January, 1861: 8th United States Infantry, Company E, Second Lieutenant R T Frank

Note: Brevet Major & Captain J T Sprague, 8th United States Infantry, Company E, was stationed at Albany, Albany County, New York, on 1 February, 1861, and 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. He was stationed at Albany, Albany County, New York, on 12 June, 1861, and was appointed major, 1st United States Infantry, and First Lieutenant Z R Bliss, 8th United States Infantry, Company F, was appointed captain, 8th United States Infantry, Company E, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Fillmore, four miles east of the Rio Grande River, & seven miles south of Mesilla, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, Texas, 17 February, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company E, under the command of Second Lieutenant R T Frank, was ordered to Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, by General Orders No.12, Headquarters of the Army, New York City, New York County, New York, on 17 February, 1861, and arrived at Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, on 18 February, 1861. Company E was ordered to Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, Texas, on 25 February, 1861, and arrived on 3 March, 1861.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company F, under the command of First Lieutenant Z R Bliss, was stationed at Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, Texas, on 3 March, 1861.

Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, to Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, 4-9 March, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company E, was ordered to Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, at 3 PM on 4 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th United States Infantry, Company F. Company E arrived at Eagle Springs, sixteen miles southeast of Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, in the afternoon on 7 March, 1861, and at Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 9 March, 1861.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company F, under the command of First Lieutenant Z R Bliss, was ordered to Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, Texas, in the morning on 8 March, 1861, and the 8th United States Infantry, Company H, under the command of Captain E D Blake, was stationed at Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 9 March, 1861.

Post Return for Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, dated March, 1861: Captain E D Blake, 8th United States Infantry, Company H; 8th United States Infantry (55), Company E, Second Lieutenant R T Frank; 8th United States Infantry, Company H (56), Captain E D Blake

Note: Acting Assistant Quartermaster & Second Lieutenant J J Van Horn, 8th United States Infantry, Company G, was stationed at Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 10 March, 1861, and Second Lieutenant R T Frank, 8th United States Infantry, Company E, was appointed first lieutenant, 8th United States Infantry, Company D, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Seizure of Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, 17 April, 1861: A detachment of Jordan's company (10), Texas Mounted Rangers, under the command of Second Lieutenant S W McAllister, was ordered to Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 2 March, 1861, and seized Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 17 April, 1861 (See the 1st Texas Infantry).

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Companies B, F, I, and K, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, arrived at Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 17 April, 1861.

Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, to San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, 18 April-9 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company E, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, was ordered to San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, on 18 April, 1861, and was accompanied by Companies B, F, H, I, and K. Company E arrived at Fort Clark, Las Moras Springs, seven miles north of the Rio Grande River, Kinney County, Texas, in the morning on 2 May, 1861, and was ordered to San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning on 3 May, 1861. The 8th United States Infantry, Company E, arrived at Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, on 5 May, 1861, and at the east bank of the Medina River, opposite Castroville, Medina County, Texas, in the evening on 8 May, 1861. Company E was ordered to proceed by the Castroville Road to San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, eleven miles east of the Medina River, at 12 AM on 9 May, 1861, and arrived at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning the same day.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry (270), Companies B, E, F, H, I, and K, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, arrived at the west bank of Leon Creek, seven miles west of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 6 PM on 9 May, 1861.

Surrendered at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, 9 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company E, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, surrendered to Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Adams' Hill, east y of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning on 9 May, 1861 (See the 1st Texas Infantry).

Troops surrendered at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, 9 May, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B; 8th United States Infantry, Company B, Second Lieutenant W G Jones; 8th United States Infantry, Company E, Second Lieutenant R T Frank; 8th United States Infantry, Company F, First Lieutenant Z R Bliss; 8th United States Infantry, Company H, Captain E D Blake; 8th United States Infantry, Company I, Second Lieutenant H M Lazelle; 8th United States Infantry, Company K, Second Lieutenant L Peck; Second Lieutenant J Van Horn, 8th United States Infantry, Company G; First Lieutenant H W Freedley, 3rd United States Infantry, Company K

Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs to San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 10 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company E, arrived at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 6 AM on 10 May, 1861.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company E, was stationed at San Pedro Springs, on San Pedro Creek, three miles north of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 10 May, 1861, and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, was exchanged on 20 August, 1862. The 8th United States Infantry (278), Companies B, E, F, H, I, and K, were exchanged at Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, on 25 February, 1863.

Organisation of 8th United States Infantry, Company E, 10 May, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain J T Sprague, First Lieutenant M Cogswell, Second Lieutenant R T Frank

Note: First Lieutenant M Cogswell, 8th United States Infantry, Company E, was appointed captain, 8th United States Infantry, Company A, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 13 May, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Quitman, Company F, 5 April, 1861

The 8th United States Infantry, Company F, under the command of First Lieutenant Z R Bliss, was stationed at Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, Texas, on 4 April, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: Second Lieutenant J G Taylor, 8th United States Infantry, Company H; 8th United States Infantry, Company F, First Lieutenant Z R Bliss

Note: Second Lieutenant J G Taylor, 8th United States Infantry, Company H, was stationed at Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, on 10 March, 1861, and at Frankfurt, Franklin County, Kentucky, on 30 April, 1861. Captain T Fink, 8th United States Infantry, Company F, was stationed at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, on 9 March, 1861, and died on 3 May, 1861. First Lieutenant R I Dodge, 8th United States Infantry, Company G, was appointed captain, 8th United States Infantry, Company F, by General Orders No.24, Adjutant General's Office, War Department, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 3 May, 1861. First Lieutenant Z R Bliss, 8th United States Infantry, Company F, was appointed captain, 8th United States Infantry, Company E, by General Orders No.64, Adjutant General's Office, War Department, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, to Eagle Springs, sixteen miles southeast of Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, 4-7 March, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company F, was ordered to Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, at 3 PM on 4 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th United States Infantry, Company E, under the command of Second Lieutenant R T Frank. Company F arrived at Eagle Springs, sixteen miles southeast of Gatesville, Coryell County, Texas, in the afternoon on 7 March, 1861.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company E, under the command of Second Lieutenant R T Frank, arrived at Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, Texas, on 3 March, 1861.

Eagle Springs, sixteen miles southeast of Gatesville, Coryell County, to Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, to Texas, 8-11 March, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company F, was ordered to Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, to Texas, in the morning on 8 March, 1861, and arrived on 11 March, 1861.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Companies B, I, and K, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, arrived at Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, to Texas, on 4 April, 1861.

Seizure of Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, Texas, 5 April, 1861: Commissary Agent J W Magoffin, Confederate States Army, seized Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, Texas, on 5 April, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, Texas, 5 April, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company F, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, was ordered to Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 5 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th United States Infantry, Companies B, I, and K. Company F arrived at Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 17 April, 1861.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Companies E and H, under the command of Captain E D Blake, 8th United States Infantry, Company H, were stationed at Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 17 April, 1861.

Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, to Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, 18 April-9 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company F, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, was ordered to San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, on 18 April, 1861, and was accompanied by Companies B, E, H, I, and K. Company F arrived at Fort Clark, in the vicinity of Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, in the morning on 2 May, 1861, and was ordered to San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning on 3 May, 1861. The 8th United States Infantry, Company F, arrived at Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, on 5 May, 1861, and at the east bank of the Medina River, opposite Castroville, Medina County, Texas, in the evening on 8 May, 1861. Company F was ordered to proceed by the Castroville Road to San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, eleven miles east of the Medina River, at 12 AM on 9 May, 1861, and arrived at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning the same day.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry (270), Companies B, E, F, H, I, and K, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, arrived at the west bank of Leon Creek, seven miles west of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 6 PM on 9 May, 1861.

Surrendered at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, 9 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company F, under the command of First Lieutenant Z R Bliss, surrendered to Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning on 9 May, 1861 (See the 1st Texas Infantry).

Troops surrendered at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, 9 May, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B; 8th United States Infantry, Company B, Second Lieutenant W G Jones; 8th United States Infantry, Company E, Second Lieutenant R T Frank; 8th United States Infantry, Company F, First Lieutenant Z R Bliss; 8th United States Infantry, Company H, Captain E D Blake; 8th United States Infantry, Company I, Second Lieutenant H M Lazelle; 8th United States Infantry, Company K, Second Lieutenant L Peck; Second Lieutenant J Van Horn, 8th United States Infantry, Company G; First Lieutenant H W Freedley, 3rd United States Infantry, Company K

Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs to San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 10 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company F, arrived at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 6 AM on 10 May, 1861.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company F, was stationed at San Pedro Springs, on San Pedro Creek, three miles north of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 10 May, 1861, and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, was exchanged on 20 August, 1862. The 8th United States Infantry (278), Companies B, E, F, H, I, and K, were exchanged at Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, on 25 February, 1863.

Organisation of 8th United States Infantry, Company F, 3 May, 1861: Captain R I Dodge, First Lieutenant Z R Bliss, Second Lieutenant W S Worth

Disbanded At Fort davis, Company G, 6 July, 1860

The 8th United States Infantry, Company G, was disbanded at Fort Davis, four miles south Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 6 July, 1860.

Note: Acting Assistant Quartermaster & Second Lieutenant J J Van Horn, 8th United States Infantry, Company G, was stationed at Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 10 March, 1861.

Organisation of 8th United States Infantry, Company G, 3 May, 1861: Captain G L Willard, First Lieutenant E W H Read, Second Lieutenant J J Van Horn

Note: First Lieutenant G L Willard, 8th United States Infantry, Company K, was stationed at Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, on 21 April, 1861, and was appointed captain, 8th United States Infantry, Company G, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 27 April, 1861.

Troops stationed at Washington, D. C., 21 September, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Companies F and G, under the command of Captain G L Willard, 8th United States Infantry, Company G, were stationed at Washington, D. C., on 21 September, 1861.

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

Note: CadetH B Noble, United States Military Academy, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 5 May, 1861, and was appointed second lieutenant, 8th United States Infantry, Company I, by General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861,

Officers stationed at Washington, D. C., 21 September, 1861: Captain G L Willard, 8th United States Infantry, Company G; First Lieutenant W S Worth, 8th United States Infantry, Company B; First Lieutenant H B Noble, 8th United States Infantry, Company K; Second Lieutenant H E Hazen, 8th United States Infantry, Company F; Second Lieutenant P H Remmington, 8th United States Infantry, Company K

Evacuation of Fort Davis, Company H, 18 April, 1861

The 8th United States Infantry, Company H, under the command of Captain E D Blake, was stationed at Fort Davis, on the San Antonio & El Paso Road, in the vicinity of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 17 April, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: 8th United States Infantry, Company H, Captain E D Blake

Note: Second Lieutenant J G Taylor, 8th United States Infantry, Company H, was stationed at Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, Texas, on 1 January, 1861, and at Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, on 10 March, 1861. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Major J V Bomford, 6th United States Infantry, and Second Lieutenant J J Van Horn, 8th United States Infantry, Company G, were stationed at Fort Davis, on the San Antonio & El Paso Road, in the vicinity of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 12 April, 1861, and Brevet Major & Captain J Seldon, 8th United States Infantry, Company G, resigned at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 22 April, 1861, dated 25 April, 1861.

Post Return for Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, dated March, 1861: Captain E D Blake, 8th United States Infantry, Company H; 8th United States Infantry (55), Company E, Second Lieutenant R T Frank; 8th United States Infantry, Company H (56), Captain E D Blake

Note: Acting Assistant Quartermaster & Second Lieutenant J J Van Horn, 8th United States Infantry, Company G, was stationed at Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 10 March, 1861, and the 8th United States Infantry, Company E, under the command of Second Lieutenant R T Frank, arrived at Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on on 9 March, 1861.

Seizure of Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, 17 April, 1861: A detachment of Jordan's company (10), Texas Mounted rangers, under the command of Second Lieutenant S W McAllister, was ordered to Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 2 March, 1861, and seized Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 17 April, 1861 (See the 1st Texas Infantry).

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Companies B, F, I, and K, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, arrived at Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 17 April, 1861.

Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, to Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, 18 April-9 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company H, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, was ordered to San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, on 18 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th United States Infantry, Companies B, E, F, I, and K. Company H arrived at Fort Clark, in the vicinity of Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, in the morning on 2 May, 1861, and was ordered to San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning on 3 May, 1861. The 8th United States Infantry, Company H, arrived at Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, on 5 May, 1861, and at the east bank of the Medina River, opposite Castroville, Medina County, Texas, in the evening on 8 May, 1861. Company H was ordered to proceed by the Castroville Road to San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, eleven miles east of the Medina River, at 12 AM on 9 May, 1861, and arrived at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning the same day.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry (270), Companies B, E, F, H, I, and K, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, arrived at the west bank of Leon Creek, seven miles west of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 6 PM on 9 May, 1861.

Surrendered at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, 9 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company E, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, surrendered to Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning on 9 May, 1861 (See the 1st Texas Infantry).

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company E, arrived at San Pedro Springs, two miles north of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 10 May, 1861, and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Major J V Bomford, 6th United States Infantry, surrendered at Adams' Hill, in the vicinity of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, on 9 May, 1861. He was stationed at San Antonio Barracks, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 14 June, 1861, and Captain E D Blake, 8th United States Infantry, Company H, resigned at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 15 May, 1861. First Lieutenant H M Lazelle, 8th United States Infantry, Company K, was appointed captain, 8th United States Infantry, Company H, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 11 June, 1861.

Troops surrendered at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, 9 May, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B; 8th United States Infantry, Company B, Second Lieutenant W G Jones; 8th United States Infantry, Company E, Second Lieutenant R T Frank; 8th United States Infantry, Company F, First Lieutenant Z R Bliss; 8th United States Infantry, Company H, Captain E D Blake; 8th United States Infantry, Company I, Second Lieutenant H M Lazelle; 8th United States Infantry, Company K, Second Lieutenant L Peck; Second Lieutenant J Van Horn, 8th United States Infantry, Company G; First Lieutenant H W Freedley, 3rd United States Infantry, Company K

Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs to San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 10 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company H, arrived at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 6 AM on 10 May, 1861.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company H, was stationed at San Pedro Springs, on San Pedro Creek, three miles north of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 10 May, 1861, and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, was exchanged on 20 August, 1862. The 8th United States Infantry (278), Companies B, E, F, H, I, and K, were exchanged at Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, on 25 February, 1863.

Organisation of 8th United States Infantry, Company H, 13 May, 1861: Captain E D Blake, First Lieutenant W McE Dye, Second Lieutenant M V B Lewis

Evacuation of Fort Bliss, Company I, 31 March, 1861

The 8th United States Infantry, Company I, was stationed at Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, on 30 March, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, 1 January, 1861: First Lieutenant T K Jackson, 8th United States Infantry, Company I; 8th United States Infantry, Company I, Second Lieutenant H M Lazelle

Note: First Lieutenant T K Jackson, 8th United States Infantry, Company I, resigned on 1 April, 1861. Second Lieutenant W B Hazen, 8th United States Infantry, Company F, was appointed first lieutenant, 8th United States Infantry, Company I, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 1 April, 1861. Second Lieutenant H M Lazelle, 8th United States Infantry, Company I, was appointed first lieutenant, 8th United States Infantry, Company K, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 27 April, 1861, and Captain T G Pitcher, 8th United States Infantry, Company I, was stationed at Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, on 22 June, 1861.

Post Return for Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, dated February, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B; 8th United States Infantry (42), Company B, Brevet Second Lieutenant W G Jones; 8th United States Infantry, Company I (42), Second Lieutenant H M Lazelle; 8th United States Infantry, Company K (46), Second Lieutenant L Peck

Note The 8th United States Infantry, Company B, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, arrived at Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, on 21 February, 1861, and Company K, under the command of Second Lieutenant L Peck, on 20 February, 1861.

Seizure of Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, 31 March, 1861: Commissary Agent J W Magoffin, Confederate States Army, seized Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, on 31 March, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, 31 March, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company I, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, was ordered to evacuate Fort Bliss, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, by General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 31 March, 1861, dated 18 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th United States Infantry, Companies B and K. Company I arrived at Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, Texas, on 4 April, 1861.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company F, under the command of First Lieutenant Z R Bliss, was stationed at Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, Texas, on 4 April, 1861.

Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, to Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, 5-17 April, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company I, was ordered to Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 5 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th United States Infantry, Companies B, F, and K. Company I arrived at Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 17 April, 1861.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Companies E and H, under the command of Captain E D Blake, 8th United States Infantry, Company H, were stationed at Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 17 April, 1861.

Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, to Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, 18 April-9 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company I, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, was ordered to San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, on 18 April, 1861, and was accompanied by Companies B, E, F, H, and K. Company I arrived at Fort Clark, in the vicinity of Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, in the morning on 2 May, 1861, and was ordered to San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning on 3 May, 1861. The 8th United States Infantry, Company I, arrived at Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, on 5 May, 1861, and at the east bank of the Medina River, opposite Castroville, Medina County, Texas, in the evening on 8 May, 1861. Company I was ordered to proceed by the Castroville Road to San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, eleven miles east of the Medina River, at 12 AM on 9 May, 1861, and arrived at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning the same day.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry (270), Companies B, E, F, H, I, and K, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, arrived at the west bank of Leon Creek, seven miles west of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 6 PM on 9 May, 1861.

Surrendered at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, 9 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company I, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, surrendered to Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning on 9 May, 1861 (See the 1st Texas Infantry).

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company I, arrived at San Pedro Springs, two miles north of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 10 May, 1861.

Troops surrendered at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, 9 May, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B; 8th United States Infantry, Company B, Second Lieutenant W G Jones; 8th United States Infantry, Company E, Second Lieutenant R T Frank; 8th United States Infantry, Company F, First Lieutenant Z R Bliss; 8th United States Infantry, Company H, Captain E D Blake; 8th United States Infantry, Company I, Second Lieutenant H M Lazelle; 8th United States Infantry, Company K, Second Lieutenant L Peck; Second Lieutenant J Van Horn, 8th United States Infantry, Company G; First Lieutenant H W Freedley, 3rd United States Infantry, Company K

Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs to San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 10 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company I, arrived at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 6 AM on 10 May, 1861.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company I, was stationed at San Pedro Springs, on San Pedro Creek, three miles north of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 10 May, 1861, and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, was exchanged on 20 August, 1862. The 8th United States Infantry (278), Companies B, E, F, H, I, and K, were exchanged at Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, on 25 February, 1863.

Organisation of 8th United States Infantry, Company I, 13 May, 1861: Captain T G Pitcher, First Lieutenant W B Hazen, Second Lieutenant H B Noble

Evacuation of Hatche's Ranch, Company K, 25 January, 1861

The 8th United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Second Lieutenant L Peck, was stationed at Hatche's Ranch, on the west bank of Gallinas Creek, San Miguel County, New Mexico, on 24 January, 1861.

Garrison at Hatche's Ranch, on the west bank of Gallinas Creek, San Miguel County, New Mexico, 1 January, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain B S Roberts, Mounted Riflemen, Company C; 8th United States Infantry, Company K, Captain E B Holloway; Mounted Riflemen, Company C, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain B S Roberts

Note: First Lieutenant G L Willard, 8th United States Infantry, Company K, was ordered to Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, by Special Orders No.29, Headquarters of the Army, New York City, New York County, New York, on 20 February, 1861, and arrived on 1 March, 1861. Captain E B Holloway, 8th United States Infantry, Company K, was on a leave of absence at Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, on 6 May, 1861, and resigned on 14 May, 1861. First Lieutenant W B Hazen, 8th United States Infantry, Company I, was appointed captain, 8th United States Infantry, Company K, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Hatche's Ranch, on the west bank of Gallinas Creek, San Miguel County, New Mexico to Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, 25 January-20 February, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Second Lieutenant L Peck, was ordered to Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, on 25 January, 1861, and arrived on 20 February, 1861.

Note: Second Lieutenant L Peck, 8th United States Infantry, Company K, was appointed first lieutenant, 8th United States Infantry, Company E, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861, and the 8th United States Infantry, Company I, under the command of Second Lieutenant H M Lazelle, was stationed at Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, on 20 February, 1861.

Post Return for Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, (130), dated February, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B; 8th United States Infantry (42), Company B, Brevet Second Lieutenant W G Jones; 8th United States Infantry, Company I (42), Second Lieutenant H M Lazelle; 8th United States Infantry, Company K (46), Second Lieutenant L Peck

Seizure of Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, 31 March, 1861: Commissary Agent J W Magoffin, Confederate States Army, seized Fort Bliss, half a mile north of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, on 31 March, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Bliss, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, in the vicinity of Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, 31 March, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, was ordered to evacuate Fort Bliss, on the west bank of the Rio Grande River, Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, by General Orders No.5, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 31 March, 1861, dated 18 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th United States Infantry, Companies B and I. Company K arrived at Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, Texas, on 4 April, 1861.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company F, under the command of First Lieutenant Z R Bliss, was stationed at Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, Texas, on 4 April, 1861.

Fort Quitman, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, Hudspeth County, to Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, 5-17 April, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company K, was ordered to Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 5 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th United States Infantry, Companies B, F, and I. Company K arrived at Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 17 April, 1861.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Companies E and H, under the command of Captain E D Blake, 8th United States Infantry, Company H, were stationed at Fort Davis, four miles south of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, Texas, on 17 April, 1861.

Fort Davis, on the San Antonio & El Paso Road, in the vicinity of Limpia Creek, Jeff Davis County, to Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, 18 April-9 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, was ordered to San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, on 18 April, 1861, and was accompanied by Companies B, E, F, H, and I. Company K arrived at Fort Clark, in the vicinity of Las Moras Springs, Kinney County, Texas, in the morning on 2 May, 1861, and was ordered to San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning on 3 May, 1861. The 8th United States Infantry, Company K, arrived at Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, on 5 May, 1861, and at the east bank of the Medina River, opposite Castroville, Medina County, Texas, in the evening on 8 May, 1861. Company K was ordered to proceed by the Castroville Road to San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, eleven miles east of the Medina River, at 12 AM on 9 May, 1861, and arrived at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning the same day.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry (270), Companies B, E, F, H, I, and K, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, arrived at the west bank of Leon Creek, seven miles west of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 6 PM on 9 May, 1861.

Surrendered at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, 9 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company K, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, surrendered to Colonel E Van Dorn, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, in the morning on 9 May, 1861 (See the 1st Texas Infantry).

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company K, arrived at San Pedro Springs, two miles north of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 10 May, 1861, and Second Lieutenant H M Lazelle, 8th United States Infantry, Company K, was appointed first lieutenant, 8th United States Infantry, Company K, by General Orders No.33, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 27 April, 1861.

Troops surrendered at Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, Bexar County, Texas, 9 May, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B; 8th United States Infantry, Company B, Second Lieutenant W G Jones; 8th United States Infantry, Company E, Second Lieutenant R T Frank; 8th United States Infantry, Company F, First Lieutenant Z R Bliss; 8th United States Infantry, Company H, Captain E D Blake; 8th United States Infantry, Company I, Second Lieutenant H M Lazelle; 8th United States Infantry, Company K, Second Lieutenant L Peck; Second Lieutenant J Van Horn, 8th United States Infantry, Company G; First Lieutenant H W Freedley, 3rd United States Infantry, Company K

Adams' Hill, east of San Lucas Springs, to San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, 10 May, 1861: The 8th United States Infantry, Company K, arrived at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at 6 AM on 10 May, 1861.

Note: The 8th United States Infantry, Company K, was stationed at San Pedro Springs, on San Pedro Creek, three miles north of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 10 May, 1861, and Captain E B Holloway, Missouri State Troops, was mortally wounded during a skirmish with a detachment of the 1st United States Cavalry, Company C, under the command of Captain D S Stanley, at Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, on 13 June, 1861. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain I V D Reeve, 8th United States Infantry, Company B, was exchanged on 20 August, 1862, and the 8th United States Infantry (278), Companies B, E, F, H, I, and K, at Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, on 25 February, 1863 (See the United States Cavalry).

Organisation of 8th United States Infantry, Company K, 13 May, 1861: Captain E B Holloway, First Lieutenant H M Lazelle, Second Lieutenant L Peck

Fort Columbus to Chambersburg, Company G, 6-7 June, 1861

The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company G, under the command of Captain R I Dodge, was ordered to Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 6 June, 1861, and arrived by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 7 June, 1861 (See the First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Note: Captain R I Dodge, 8th United Sates Infantry, Company G, was stationed at Fort Wood, Bedloe's Island, New York Bay, east of Jersey Plains, on 30 April, 1861, and the 8th United Sates Infantry, Company G, under the command of Captain R I Dodge, was stationed at Fort Wood, Bedloe's Island, New York Bay, east of Jersey Plains, on 5 June, 1861.

Department of Pennsylvania, Company G, 7-18 June, 1861

The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company G, was stationed at Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 7 June, 1861.

Note: The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company G, was assigned to Doubleday's Battalion Infantry, under the command of Captain A Doubleday, 1st United States Artillery, Company E, at Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on 7 June, 1861.

Camp Carbon/ McClure, on the grounds of A K McClure, opposite the Cumberland Valley Railroad, one mile northeast of Chambersburg, to Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 7 June, 1861: The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company G, was 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 8th United Sates Infantry, Company G, was 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 II, Headquarters, Department of Pennsylvania, on 10 June, 1861 (See the First Brigade, First Division, Army of Pennsylvania).

Greencastle & Williamsport Turnpike, one mile southwest of Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to Williamsport Washington County, Maryland, 15 June, 1861: The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company G, 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 8th United Sates Infantry, Company G, was ordered across the Potomac River at Lemon's Ferry, opposite Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, between 10 AM and 3 PM 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 8th United States Infantry, Company G, was ordered to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 17 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies C, F, and K, under the command of Colonel G H Thomas. The 8th United States Infantry, Company G, arrived at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 17 June, 1861.

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

Note: The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company G, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, was stationed at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, in the evening on 17 June, 1861, and the 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K; and the 8th United Sates Infantry, Company G, were ordered to proceed by the Williamsport Turnpike to Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, at 12 AM on 18 June, 1861.

Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, to Washington, D. C., 18-20 June, 1861: The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company G, the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, was ordered to proceed by the Franklin Railroad to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 18 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K. The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company G, arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Bolton Station, corner of Bolton and North Howard Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, via Chambersburg, Franklin County, and Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 3 PM on 19 June, 1861, and by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., via Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland, at 1 AM on 20 June, 1861.

Organisation of United States Battalion Infantry, Baltimore City, Maryland, 19 June, 1861: Colonel D H Miles, Major E S Hawkins, 2nd United States Infantry; 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, Captain N H Davis; Company K, First Lieutenant R F Hunter; First Lieutenant A E Latimer, 2nd United States Infantry, Company C; First Lieutenant W C Spencer, 2nd United States Infantry, Company H; Brevet Second Lieutenant S T Cushing, 2nd United States Infantry, Company A; 3rd United States Infantry, Company B, Second Lieutenant J F Kent; Company D, Second Lieutenant W H Bell; Company G, Second Lieutenant J B Williams; Company G, Second Lieutenant J B Williams; Company H, Second Lieutenant A Sheridan; Company K, Captain G Sykes; Second Lieutenant J A McCool, 3rd United States Infantry, Company K; Second Lieutenant D Parker, 3rd United States Infantry, Company G; Second Lieutenant W H Dickinson, 3rd United States Infantry; 8th United Sates Infantry, Company G, Captain R I Dodge

Note: The 8th United Sates Infantry, Company G, was assigned as provost duty at Washington, D. C., on 4 July, 1861, and was ordered across the Potomac River to Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 5 July, 1861.

Sources

"St Louis, 7 Feb. - Two hundred and fifty troops, from Newport, Kentucky, and one hundred from Fort Riley, Kansas, arrived today, destined for the United States arsenal in this city - the latter company, under command of Captain Lyon, who was appointed commandant of the arsenal, vice Major Bell."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 9 February, 1861 - Arrival of troops at St Louis

"We had barely time yesterday morning to announce the safe arrival, through Baltimore, of the first Pennsylvania regiment, the five companies third infantry, and General Sherman's fine battery. The latter numbers 92 men,74 horses, and four field howitzers, six and twelve ponders. They left Minnesota on the 11th ultimo, and cane as far as Elkton, Pa., where they remained two weeks."

National Republican (Washington, D. C.), 11 May, 1861 - The military arrivals

"The schooner Urbana has arrived from Indianola, Texas, via Havana, with two companies of the Second Infantry, under Captain Jordan Greene."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 31 May, 1861 - New York, 30 May, 1861

"Company K, of 2d Regiment U. S. Infantry, Major G. W. Patten, commandin, passed through this city yesterday, en route from Fort Ripley to Pittsburg, and Washington. The whole force numbers 83 men. Lieuts. Hunter and Spencer were attached to this command, the latter as acting Quartermaster."

Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, Cook County, Illnois), 4 June, 1861 - Movement of United States troops

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

New York Herald (New York City, New York County, New York), 6 June, 1861 - More United States troops for Washington

"Company K, Second United States Infantry, Major Patton, commanding; Lieut. Hunter, commanding company; Lieut. Spencer, Assistant Quartermaster - numbering in all seventy men and four women - arrived at Chicago on 3d inst., and left at 7.10 for Pittsburgh. This company left Fort Ridgely, whither they were sent from Fort Ripley to relieve Sherman's battery, on the evening of the 30th."

New York Herald (New York City, New York County, New York), 7 June, 1861 - United States troops en route for the seat of war

"The steamer Frank Steele, Capt. Hatcher, arrived Saturday morning from Fort Ridgely, having on board company 'K' of the Second Regiment of United States regular infantry, Major G. W. Patten commanding, and Lieuts. R. F. Hunter and W. C. Spencer, ordered to Pittsburgh, via La Crosse and Chicago."

St Cloud Democrat (St Cloud, Stearn's County, Minnesota), 7 June, 1861 - Arrival of regulars from Fort Ridgely

"A company of United States regulars from Fort Ripley, Minnesota, consisting of seventy men, passed through this city today, for Washington. They are under the command of Col. Abercrombie."

Janesville Daily Gazette (Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin), 10 June, 1861 - U. S. troops from Minnesota

"St Joseph, Mo., 11 June - Two companies Second Infantry United States Regulars arrived here last night from Fort Leavenworth; also two companies First Infantry started from Fort Kearney yesterday, for this place."

Cincinnati Daily Press (Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio), 12 June, 1861 - Military movements in Missouri

"The Fifth brigade, now forming, is to be placed under command of Colonel Dixon S Miles, Second United States Infantry, who arrived here this morning from the West, with one company and the band of the regiment."

New York Herald (New York City, New York County, New York), 12 June, 1861 - Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, 8 June, 1861

"Colonel Miles and staff, of the United States Army, passed through Cincinatti on Sunday last, from St Louis en route for Pittsburgh. The Second regiment United States Infanty Band accompanied them. The regiment will follow in a day or two."

Baltimore Daily Exchange (Baltimore, Maryland), 13 June, 1861 - Chambersburg, 9 June, 1861

"Saturday afternoon Col. Abercrombie, Capt. Davis and Lieut. Latimer, with company C, 2nd Infantry, numbering about 70 non-commissioned officers and privates, lately in garrison at Fort Ripley, arrived at St Anthony, en route for Pittsburg, where the companies of the Second Regiment will be concentrated, preparatory to advance to the seat of war."

St Cloud Democrat (St Cloud, Stearn's County, Minnesota), 14 June, 1861 - Arrival of regular

"Last night, about 10 o'clock, a detachment of the Third U. S. Infantry, went over the Long Bridge to the Virginia shore, and at a later hour two batteries of Artillery, one of them Captain Griffin's, passed over. They quarter today in the low grounds near the Virginia terminus of the bridge, but expect soon to change position."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C., D. C.), 5 July, 1861 - The movement last night

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

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

"We have long been willing, and at last are ready, and tomorrow we take our departure from this place for the seat of war. The two companies of volunteers who were assigned to duty at this post arrived yesterday morning at half past 9 o'clock."

St Cloud Democrat (St Cloud, Stearn's County, Minnesota), 18 July, 1861 - Fort Abercrombie, 19 July, 1861

Books/ Manuscripts

Colonel Richard Irving Dodge: The life and times of a career army officer, by Wayne R Kime

Memoir of Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, of the First Brigade, Missouri Volunteers, slain at the battle of Wilson's Creek, 10 August, 1861, by Ashbel Woodward

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

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

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 Union cause in St. Louis in 1861: An historical sketch, by Robert J Rombauer

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 Enginers, U.S. Army

Notes

The United States Battalion Infantry, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, was stationed at Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, on 18 June, 1861, and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, at Washington, D. C., at 1 AM on 20 June, 1861.

Department of Washington, 20 June-4/5 July, 1861

The United States Battalion Infantry was stationed at First Ward, Washington, D. C., between 20 June and 4/5 July, 1861.

Department of Northeastern Virginia, 5-30 July, 1861

The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, under the command of Acting Major & Captain G Sykes, 3rd United States Infantry, Company K, were ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., at 10 AM on 5 July, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K, and the 8th United States Infantry, Company G, were ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., in the evening on 5 July, 1861.

Organisation of 3rd United States Battalion Infantry, Washington, D. C., 5 July, 1861: Major G Sykes, 14th United States Infantry; Company B, Second Lieutenant J F Kent; Company D, Second Lieutenant W H Bel; Company G, Second Lieutenant J B Williams; Company G, Second Lieutenant J B Williams; Company H, Second Lieutenant A Sheridan; Company K, Second Lieutenant J A McCool

Note: Second Lieutenant D Parker, 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, was temporarily assigned to the 3rd United States Infantry, Company D, on 5 July, 1861.

General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, 8 July, 1861: The United States Battalion Infantry, under the command of Major G Sykes, was assigned to the First Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel A Porter, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861.

Note: Captain G Sykes, 3rd United States Infantry, Company G, was appointed major, 14th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.33, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, were stationed at the low ground west of the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., in the morning on 5 July, 1861.

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

Note: The 1st United States Cavalry, Companies A and E; the 2nd United States Cavalry, Companies G and I; and the 2nd United States Dragoons, Company K, under the command of Major I N Palmer, 2nd United States Cavalry, were stationed at Johnson's farm, a quarter of a mile west of the tollgate on the Columbia Turnpike, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 15 July, 1861, and the United States Battalion Infantry was stationed at Camp Turnbull, north of the Columbia Turnpike, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 16 July, 1861.

Advance to Centreville, 16-18 July, 1861

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

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

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

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

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

Note: The United States Battalion Infantry was stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 12.30 PM on 17 July, 1861, and 7.30 AM on 18 July, 1861.

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

Note: The United States Battalion Infantry was stationed on the Little River Turnpike, one mile west of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 11 AM and 3.30 PM on 18 July, 1861.

First battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861

The United States Battalion Infantry was stationed at B D Utterback's/ Willow Spring farm, two miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

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

Note: The United States Battalion Infantry was ordered to support the Second Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army, north of E Matthew's, on Matthew's Hill, one mile southeast of Sudley Spring, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861 (See the Second Brigade, Second Division, McDowell's Army).

Advance to Buck Hill, north of Young's Branch, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The United States Battalion Infantry was ordered to Buck Hill, north of Young's Branch, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Withdrawal to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The United States Battalion Infantry was ordered to B D Utterback's/ Willow Spring farm, two miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 PM on 21 July, 1861.

Retreat to Washington, 21-22 July, 1861

The United States Battalion Infantry arrived at B D Utterback's/ Willow Spring farm, two miles east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 8 PM on 21 July, 1861, and at Camp Turnbull, north of the Columbia Turnpike, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, via Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 22 July, 1861.

List of killed, etc, United States Battalion Infantry, at the battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861, dated 24 July, 1861: Killed 13, wounded 8, wounded/ missing 12, missing 43, total 76

Return of casualties in the United States Battalion Infantry, First Brigade, Second Division, Army of Northeastern Virginia, at the battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861: Killed 13, wounded 20, captured/missing 30, total 63

Note: The United States Battalion Infantry, under the command of Major G Sykes, 3rd United States Infantry, was stationed at Camp Turnbull, north of the Columbia Turnpike, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 24 July, 1861.

Special Orders No.44, Paragraph III, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, 25 July, 1861: The United States Battalion Infantry, under the command of Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, was disbanded and the 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K, were assigned to Senior Captain N H Davis, 2nd United States Infantry, Company C, by Special Orders No.44, Paragraph III, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, 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.

North F Street, east of the Treasury building, on West Fifteenth Street, Washington, D. C., 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, & K, 5 August, 1861: The 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K, were stationed on North F Street, east of the Treasury building, on West Fifteenth Street, Washington, D. C., on 5 August, 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.

Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, Fifth Division, McDowell's Army: Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, was stationed at Fort Kearney, on the Platte River, Nebraska Territory, on 14 April, 1861, and was ordered to Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 15 April, 1861. He was accompanied by the 2nd United States Infantry, Companies E and F, and arrived at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, in the afternoon on 29 April, 1861. Colonel D S Miles was ordered to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on 22 May, 1861, dated 4 May, 1861, and arrived by the steamer Sioux City at St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, on 26 May, 1861. He arrived by the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on 29 May, 1861, and by the Cumberland Valley Railroad at Camp Miles/ Brady, M Harchelford's farm, on the Franklin Railroad, two miles southwest of Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in the morning on 8 June, 1861. Colonel D S Miles, 2nd United States Infantry, was accompanied by the 2nd United States Infantry, Company K, and was ordered to proceed by the Cumberland Valley Railroad to Washington, D. C., in the morning on 18 June, 1861. He was accompanied by the 2nd United States Infantry, Companies C and K; the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies B, D, G, H, and K; and the 8th United States Infantry, Company G, and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, via Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, and Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 1 AM on 20 June, 1861.

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

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

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

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

Reports

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.35: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp390-391
Major G Sykes, Fourteenth United States Infantry, United States Battalion Infantry, dated Camp Turnbull, north of the Columbia Turnpike, Arlington Heights, Alexandria County, Virginia, 24 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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