First Brigade, Third Division

Captain J B Ricketts, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I

First United States Artillery, Light Company I

Arrived at Washington, D. C., 29 January, 1861

CAPTAIN J B RICKETTS
Captain J B Ricketts, 1st United States Artillery, Company C, was assigned to the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph III, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 24 April, 1861, and was wounded in the thigh and captured during the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Section: FIRST LT. D RAMSAY Second Lieutenant D Ramsay, 1st United States Artillery, Company M, was appointed first lieutenant, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 25 February, 1861, and was killed at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Two 10 pounder Parrott rifles, M1861

Section: SECOND LT. E KIRBY Cadet E Kirby, United States Military Academy, was appointed second lieutenant, 1st United States Artillery, Company E, 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, 1st United States Artillery, Company L, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Two 10 pounder Parrott rifles, M1861

Section: SECOND LT. W A ELDERKIN Cadet W A Elderkin, United States Military Academy, was appointed second lieutenant, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, 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, 1st United States Artillery, Company H, by General Orders No.64, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Two 10 pounder Parrott rifles, M1861

Statement of artillery lost: Six 10 pounder Parrott rifles, M1861

Sources

"The other two companies on their arrival at Baltimore, proceeded at once to Fort McHenry, which they occupy now, and the U. S. marines sent to that post from the U. S. marine headquarters here, are relieved from duty there, and returned to Washington on Saturday night."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 14 January, 1861 - Arrival of U. S. Troops

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

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

"At 9 o'clock last night, Company I, light artillery, numbering 90 men, arrived in Washington by a special train from Baltimore."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 30 January, 1861 - Arrival of light artillery

"At noon today, Rickett's Light Artillery, (six pieces,) also went over the river from here."

Evening Star (Washington, D. C.), 24 May, 1861 - Further particulars

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

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

Books/ Manuscripts

Military affairs, Vol. 21, No.4, Winter, 1957, pp188-192, published by the Society for Military Affairs

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

From first to last: The life of Major General William B. Franklin, by Mark A Snell

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

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 wit a full alphabetical index, Volume 1, by Thomas M. O'Brien and Oliver Diefendorf

Notes

The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Major H Brooks, 2nd United States Artillery, was stationed at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, on 1 January, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 1 January, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain H Brooks, 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company H; 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company A, Captain W F Barry; 2nd United States Artillery, Company H; 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, First Lieutenant J B Fry

Note: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain J B Magruder, 1st United States Artillery, Company I, was stationed at Paris, Île-de-France, France, on 1 January, 1861, and resigned at Washington, D. C., on 20 April, 1861. The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, under the command of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain H Brooks, 2nd United States Artillery, Company H, was ordered to Baltimore City, Maryland, by Brevet Lieutenant General & Major General W Scott, United States Army, on 5 January, 1861.

Fort Leavenworth to Fort McHenry, 7-12 January, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, under the command of First Lieutenant J B Fry, was ordered to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, at 8 AM on 7 January, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company A, and Company H. The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, arrived at Iatan, Platte County, Missouri, the same day and was ordered to proceed by the Platte Valley Railroad to St Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, on 7 January, 1861. Light Company I was ordered to proceed by the Quincy & Paloma Railroad to Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at 5 PM on 8 January, 1861, and arrived by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad at 3 PM on 9 January, 1861. The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was ordered to proceed by the Pittsburgh, Chicago & Fort Wayne Railroad to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in the evening on 9 January, 1861, and arrived by the Northern Central Railroad at Bolton Station, corner of Bolton and North Howard Streets, Baltimore City, Maryland, via Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 5.30 PM on 12 January, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was stationed at Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, in the evening on 8 January, 1861.

Bolton Station, corner of Bolton & North Howard Streets, to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 12 January, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was ordered to Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the evening on 12 January, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd United States Artillery, Company H.

Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company A, was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to Washington, D. C., in the evening on 12 January, 1861.

Organisation of troops ordered to Baltimore City, Maryland, & Washington, D. C., (238), 7 January, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain H Brooks, 2nd United States Artillery, Company H; Acting Adjutant & Second Lieutenant T C Sullivan, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I; 1st United States Artillery (82), Light Company I, First Lieutenant J B Fry; 2nd United States Artillery (84), Light Company A, Captain W F Barry, First Lieutenant J C Tidball, First Lieutenant A J Perry, Second Lieutenant J W Barringer; 2nd United States Artillery (65), Company H

Garrison duty at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, 12-29 January, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was assigned to garrison duty at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, between 12 and 29 January, 1861 (See the Garrison at Fort McHenry).

Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was stationed at Fort McHenry, Whetstone Point, Baltimore City, Maryland, between 12 and 29 January, 1861.

Fort McHenry to Washington, 29 January, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, with four 12 pounder howitzers, under the command of First Lieutenant J B Fry, was ordered to proceed by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Mount Clare Station, on West Pratt Street, Baltimore City, Maryland, to Washington, D. C., at 2 PM on 29 January, 1861, and arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, via Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Mryland, 9 PM the same day.

Department of Washington, 27 April-24 May, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was stationed at the corner of West Eighteenth and North G Streets, Washington, D. C., on 7 February, 1861.

Distribution of United States troops, Washington, D. C., 7 February, 1861: Major H Brown, 2nd United States Artillery; 1st United States Artillery (54), Company D, acting as infantry, Brevet Major & Captain J A Haskin, corner of North B Street and East First Street, Washington, D. C.; 1st United States Artillery (92), Light Company I, First Lieutenant J B Fry, corner of West Eighteenth and North G Streets, Washington, D. C.; 2nd United States Artillery (92), Light Company A, Captain W F Barry, United States Arsenal, Greenleaf Point, Washington, D. C.; 2nd United States Artillery (92), Company E, acting as infantry, Captain A Elzey/ Jones, Jr., south wing of the Treasury building, on West Fifteenth Street, Washington, D. C.; 2nd United States Artillery (78), Company H, acting as infantry, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain H Brooks, No.537, on West Seventeenth, Washington, D. C.; 2nd United States Artillery (78), Company K, acting as infantry, Captain A Allen, G Burns', on North E Street, corner of West Sixth Street, Washington, D. C.; United States Dragoons (72), detachment, acting as light artillery, First Lieutenant C Griffin, 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, North E Street, between West Fifth and Sixth Streets, Washington, D. C.; 2nd United States Dragoons (42), Company I, detachment, First Lieutenant J P Holliday, Burch's stable, corner of West Fourteenth and North D Streets, Washington, D. C.; United States Corps Engineers (62), detachment, First Lieutenant J C Duane; corner of West Sixth Street and Maine Avenue, Washington, D. C.

Note: First Lieutenant J B Fry, 1st United States Artillery, Company I, was appointed brevet captain and assistant adjutant general, United States Adjutant General's Department, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 20 March, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861, and Captain J B Ricketts, 1st United States Artillery, Company C, was assigned to the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, on 24 April, 1861.

Stationed at Female Academy, corner of West Fourteenth Street & New York Avenue, Washington, D. C., 13 February, 1861: 1st United States Artillery (90), Company I, First Lieutenant J B Fry, First Lieutenant A Beckwith, Second Lieutenant T C Sullivan, Brevet Second Lieutenant A M C Pennington, Jr.

Statement of Artillery: Two 6 pounder smoothbores, M1841, one 12 pounder howitzer, M1841

Note: Brevet Second Lieutenant A C M Pennington, Jr., 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was appointed second lieutenant, 2nd United States Artillery, Company H, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, dated 1 February, 1861, and First Lieutenant A Beckwith, 1st United States Artillery, Company I, was appointed captain and commissary of subsistence, United States Subsistence Department, by General Orders No.8, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 24 May, 1861, dated 10 May, 1861 (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company A).

Special Orders No.55 3/4, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., 3 April, 1861: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Captain J B Magruder, 1st United States Artillery, Company I, was assigned to command the troops temporarily stationed at Washington, D. C., by Special Orders No.55 3/4, Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D. C., on 3 April, 1861, and assumed command by Special Orders No.107, Headquarters, Artillery Battalion, Washington, D. C., on 4 April, 1861.

Abstract from return of the Department of Washington, Colonel J F K Mansfield, United States Army, commanding, 30 April, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery (79/80), Light Company I, under the command of First Lieutenant A Baird, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company M, was stationed at Washington, D. C., on 30 April, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant A Baird, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company M, was appointed assistant adjutant general, by General Orders No.64, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 14 May, 1861, dated 22 August, 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 W A Elderkin and E Kirby, United States Military Academy, were ordered to Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 5 May, 1861, and Cadet W A Elderkin, United States Military Academy, was appointed second lieutenant, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, and Cadet E Kirby, United States Military Academy, second lieutenant, 1st United States Artillery, Company E, by General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was stationed at Washington, D. C., between 29 January and 24 May, 1861.

Department of Northeastern Virginia, 27 May-17 august, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was ordered across the Long Bridge, on the Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., at 12 PM on 24 May, 1861, and arrived east of Hooffs Run, on Kings Street, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 4 PM the same day.

Note: A section of the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, under the command of First Lieutenant D R Ransom, was stationed at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 24 May, 1861, and was ordered to Washington, D. C., at 4 PM the same day (See the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E).

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

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

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

East of Hooffs Run, on Kings Street, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 10 June, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was stationed east of Hooffs Run, on Kings Street, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 10 June, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, under the command of First Lieutenant D Ramsay, was stationed east of Hooffs Run, on Kings Street, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 15 June, 1861.

General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, 8 July, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was assigned to the First Brigade, Third Division, McDowell's Army, under the command of Colonel W B Franklin, 12th United States Infantry, by General Orders No.13, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Arlington, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 July, 1861.

Disposition of First Brigade, Third Division, McDowell's Army, 15 July, 1861: Colonel W B Franklin, 12th United States Infantry, Headquarters; 5th Massachusetts Infantry, Colonel S C Lawrence, Camp Massachusetts, the Reservoir, on the Little River Turnpike, southeast of Fort Ellsworth, on Shuter's Hill, one mile west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia; 11th Massachusetts Infantry, Colonel G Clark, Jr., Camp Wilson, northeast of Fort Ellsworth, on Shuter's Hill, one mile west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia; 1st Minnesota Infantry, Colonel W A Gorman, Camp Gorman, north of the Little River Turnpike, southeast of Shuter's Hill, one mile west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia; 4th Pennsylvania Infantry, Colonel J F Hartranft, Camp Hale, northeast of Fort Ellsworth, on Shuter's Hill, one mile west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia; 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E, Captain W W Lowe, one mile east of Fort Ellsworth, on Shuter's Hill, one mile west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia; 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, Captain J B Ricketts, east of Hooffs Run, on Kings Street, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia

Advance to Centreville, 16-18 July, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was ordered to proceed by the Old Fairfax Road to Bone Mill, on the west side of Accotink Creek, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 16 July, 1861, and arrived at the east side of Pohick Run, two miles west of Bone Mill, on the west side of Accotink Creek, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 17 July, 1861.

Note: One 30 pounder Parrott rifle, Long Tom, of the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G, was assigned to 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, under the command of Captain J B Ricketts, in the morning on 16 July, 1861.

Pohick Run, two miles west of Bone Mill, on the west side of Accontik Creek, to Fairfax County, Fairfax Station, Virginia, 17 July, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was ordered to Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 5 AM on 17 July, 1861, and arrived by the Pohick Road in the morning the same day. The company arrived at Sangsters Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 3/4 PM on 17 July, 1861.

Sangster's Station to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 18 July, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4/5 PM on 18 July, 1861, and arrived at the old Braddock Road, one and a half miles southeast of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 9 PM the same day.

First battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was stationed at the old Braddock Road, one and a half miles southeast 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 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was ordered to Sudley Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 5.30 AM on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to J Dogan's or Rosefield, on Dogan's Ridge, half a mile northeast of Groveton, Prince Willaim County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was ordered across Sudley Spring's Ford, on Catharpin Run, to northeast of J Dogan's or Rosefield, on Dogan's Ridge, half a mile northeast of Groveton, Prince Willaim County, Virginia, afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 11th New York Infantry was stationed as support to the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, southwest of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861 (See the 11th New York Infantry).

Advance to Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was ordered 60 yards south of I Henry's/ Spring Hill, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, at 2 PM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 1st Minnesota Infantry was assigned to support the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861 (See the 1st Minnesota Infantry).

Withdrawal to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Note: Captain J B Ricketts, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was wounded and captured and First Lieutenant D Ramsay, 1st United States Artillery, Company M, was killed in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Retreat to Washington, 21-22 July, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 12 AM on 22 July, 1861.

Return of casualties in the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, First Brigade, Third Division, Army of Northeastern Virginia, at the battle of Bull Run, 21 July, 1861: Killed 12, wounded 15, total 27

Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, under the command of Second Lieutenant E Kirby, 1st United States Artillery, Company E, was stationed at Washington, D. C., on 23 July, 1861.

Special Orders No.15, Headquarters, Division of the Potomac, Washington, D. C., 7 August, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was stationed at Park Hotel, on Seventh Street Turnpike, D. C., on 6 August, 1861, and was assigned to McCall's brigade, Division of the Potomac, under the command of Brigadier General G A McCall, United States Volunteers, at Tennallytown, D. C., by Special Orders No.15, Headquarters, Division of the Potomac, Washington, D. C., on 7 August, 1861 (See Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was assigned to Brigadier General C P Stone's brigade, Division of the Potomac, by Special Orders No.10, Headquarters, Division of the Potomac, Washington, D. C., on 4 August, 1861, and the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, and Brigadier General C P Stone, United States Volunteers, arrived at Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 12 August, 1861.

Distribution of troops, 1 January, 1861: Company A, Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel J Dimick, 2nd United States Artillery; Company B, Key West Barracks, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, Captain J M Brannan; Company C, Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel J Dimick, 2nd United States Artillery; Company D, Baton Rouge Arsenal, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, under Brevet Major & Captain J A Haskin (See the United States Army, Department of Washington); Company E, Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, Major R Anderson, 1st United States Artillery (See the Fifth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania); Company F, Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; Light Company G, Barrancas Barracks, in the vicinity of Fort San Carlos de Barrancas, one and a half miles east of Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, First Lieutenant A J Slemmer (See the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company G); Company H, Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, Major R Anderson, 1st United States Artillery (See the Fifth Brigade, Second Division, Army of Pennsylvania); Light Company I, Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri River, four miles north of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel & Major H Brooks, 2nd United States Artillery; Light Company K, Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, Brevet Major & Captain W H French; Company L, Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; Company M, Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, Captain B H Hill

Organisation of 1st United States Artillery, 3 April, 1861: Colonel J Erving, Lieutenant Colonel J I Gardner, Majors R Anderson and E D Keyes; Company A, Captain I Vogdes; Company B, Captain J M Brannan; Company C, Captain J B Ricketts; Company D, Brevet Major & Captain J A Haskin; Company E, Captain A Doubleday; Company F, Captain S Jones; Company G, Captain T Seymour; Company H, Captain M Knowlton; Company I, Captain J B Magruder; Company K, Brevet Major & Captain W H French; Company L, Captain S K Dawson; Company M, Captain B H Hill

Fort Pickens Relief expedition, Company A, 24 January-6 February, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Company A, under the command of Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel J Dimick, 2nd United States Artillery, was stationed at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, on 23 January, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, 1 January, 1861: Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel J Dimock, 2nd United States Artillery; 1st United States Artillery, Company A, Captain I Vogdes; 1st United States Artillery, Company C, Captain J B Ricketts; 2nd United States Artillery, Company B, Captain J H Carlisle; 2nd United States Artillery, Company L, Captain W Hays; 3rd United States Artillery, Company F, First Lieutenant R B Ayres; 3rd United States Artillery, Company K, First Lieutenant C C Churchill; 4th United States Artillery, Company D, Captain J Roberts; 4th United States Artillery, Company L, Brevet Major & Captain T Williams

Note: Captain I Vogdes, 1st United States Artillery, Company A, was appointed major, 1st United States Artillery, by General Orders No.64, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, Company A, 24 January-6 February, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company A, under the command of Captain I Vogdes, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Brooklyn to Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, under the command of Commodore C H Poor, United States Navy, at 5 PM on 24 January, 1861, and arrived at Fort Taylor, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, in the morning on 31 January, 1861. Company A arrived at Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, on 6 February, 1861, and Captain I Vogdes was assigned to command the troops stationed at Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, on 6 February, 1861.

Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, Company A, 21 March & 12 April, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company A, was assigned to the frigate Sabine in the vicinity of Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa Island, Florida, on 21 March, 1861, and disembarked in the evening on 12 April, 1861.

Note: Detachments of the 1st United States Artillery, Company C (5); the 2nd United States Artillery, Companies B (6) and L (6); the 3rd United States Artillery, Companies F (6) and K (5); and the 4th United States Artillery, Companies D (6) and L (6), were assigned to the 1st United States Artillery, Company A, at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, on 23 January, 1861, and Captain I Vogdes was appointed major, 1st United States Artillery, by General Orders No.64, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861.

Steamer Brooklyn: 1st United States Artillery, Company A, Captain I Vogdes; four mountain howitzers and two 12 pounder field howitzers

First Lieutenant & Acting Commissary of Subsistence G Bell, 1st United States Artillery, Company A: First Lieutenant & Acting Commissary of Subsistence G Bell, 1st United States Artillery, Company A, was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 18 July, 1861, and was accompanied by a detachment of the 3rd New Jersey Militia (200), under the command of Lieutenant Colonel S Moor. He arrived at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4.45 PM on 18 July, 1861, and was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 AM on 19 July, 1861. First Lieutenant & Acting Commissary of Subsistence G Bell, 1st United States Artillery, Company A, arrived at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 8 AM the same day and was ordered to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the evening on 19 July, 1861, and arrived at 6 AM on 20 July, 1861. He was ordered to rendezvous at Cloud's Mills, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 22 July, 1861, and proceeded to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 4 AM the same day. First Lieutenant & Acting Commissary of Subsistence G Bell arrived at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 7.30 AM on 22 July, 1861 (See the 3rd New Jersey Militia).

Note: First Lieutenant & Acting Commissary of Subsistence G Bell, 1st United States Artillery, Company A, was appointed captain and commissary of subsistence, United States Subsistence Department, by General Orders No.64, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 August, 1861, dated 3 August, 1861.

Key West Barracks, Company B, 14 January, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery (44), Company B, under the command of Captain J M Brannan, was stationed at Key West Barracks, on the west side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 13 January, 1861.

Key West Barracks, on the west side of Key West, to Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, Company B, 14 January, 1861, dated 4 January, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company B, under the command of Captain J M Brannan, was ordered to Fort Taylor, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 14 January, 1861, dated 4 January, 1861.

Note: Captain E B Hunt, United States Corps Engineers, was stationed at Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 14 January, 1861 (See the United States Corps Engineers).

Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, 1st United States Artillery, Company F & Light Company K, 25 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company F and Light Company K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, arrived by the steamers Daniel Webster and General Rusk at Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 25 March, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, 14 April, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; 1st United States Artillery, Company B, Captain J M Brannan; 1st United States Artillery, Company F, First Lieutenant H W Closson; 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, First Lieutenant S F Chalfin; 1st United States Infantry, Company A, Captain J N Caldwell; 1st United States Infantry, Company H, Captain S D Carpenter (See the United States Army, Department of Washington)

Note: A detachment of the 1st United States Artillery Recruits (40), Company B; the 1st United States Artillery Recruits (16), Company F; and the 1st United States Artillery Recruits (6), Light Company K, under the command of Captain S K Dawson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L, arrived by the steamer Daniel Webster at Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 22 February, 1861, and disembarked on 23 February, 1861.

Fort Monroe, Company C, 23 January, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Company C, under the command of Brevet Colonel & Lieutenant Colonel J Dimock, 2nd United States Artillery, was stationed at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, on 23 January, 1861.

Note: Detachments of the 1st United States Artillery, Company C (5), were assigned to the 1st United States Artillery, Company A, at Fort Monroe, Artillery School of Practice, Old Point Comfort, Elizabeth City County, Virginia, on 23 January, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Duncan, Company F, 20 February, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Company F, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was stationed at 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 19 February, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Eagle Pass, Maverick County, 19 February, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; 1st United States Artillery, Company F, First Lieutenant H W Closson; 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; 1st United States Artillery, Company L, Second Lieutenant R H Jackson

Note: Captain S Jones, 1st United States Artillery, Company F, was assigned a leave of absence on 24 May, 1858, and resigned at Washington, D. C., on 27 April, 1861, dated 22 April, 1861 (See the Battalion Heavy Artillery). First Lieutenant S F Chalfin, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was appointed captain, 1st United States Artillery, Company F, by General Orders No.24, Paragraph I, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 22 May, 1861, dated 27 April, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Duncan, Artillery School of Practice, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, 20 February, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company F, was ordered to Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Cameron County, Texas, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, Light Company K, at 3 PM on 20 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K and Company L. Company F arrived at Aguilares, Webb County, Texas, on 28 February, 1861, and 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 4 March, 1861. The 1st United States Artillery, Company F, was ordered to Fort Brown, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, in the morning on 5 March, 1861, and was stationed at La Blanca, Hidalgo County, Texas, at 1 PM on 6 March, 1861. Company F arrived at Fort Brown, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, on 8 March, 1861.

Post Return of First United States Battalion Artillery, Aguilares, Webb County, Texas, 28 February, 1861; Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; 1st United States Artillery (65/72), Company F, First Lieutenant H W Closson; 1st United States Artillery (81/86), Light Company K; 1st United States Artillery (78/83), Company L, Second Lieutenant R H Jackson

Note: First Lieutenant W Jenkins, 1st United States Artillery, Company F, was on detached duty on 3 August, 1859, and Second Lieutenant R H Jackson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L, was assigned to command the 1st United States Artillery, Company L, at 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 14 February, 1861.

Garrison at Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, 8 March, 1861: Captain B H Hill, 1st United States Artillery, Company M; 1st United States Artillery, Company M; 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, First Lieutenant E R Platt (See the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M)

Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Company F, 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 Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Texas, 10 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company F, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, Light Company K, was ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, on 10 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K and Companies L and M; and the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M. Company F arrived at Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Cameron County, Texas, on 11 March, 1861.

Camp Witherell, on Mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Cameron County, Texas, to Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, 19-24 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company F, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, was ordered to proceed by the steamers Daniel Webster and General Rusk to Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 19 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; the 1st United States Artillery, Companies L and M; the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M; and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E. The 1st United States Artillery, Company F, arrived at Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, at 7 PM on 24 March, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Company F, arrived at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, in the morning on 24 March, 1861, and the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Daniel Webster to New York City, New York County, New York, on 25 March, 1861.

Steamer General Rusk: 1st United States Artillery, Company F; 1st United States Artillery, Company L; 1st United States Artillery, 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 1st United States Artillery, Companies L (65) and M (70), disembarked at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, on 24 March, 1861, and the 1st United States Artillery, Company F (58) and Light Company K (64), at Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 25 March, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Duncan, Light Company K, 20 February, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, was stationed at Fort Duncan, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, two miles north of Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas, on 19 February, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Duncan, on the east-8 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, at 3 PM on 20 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Companies L and M. Light Company K arrived at Aguilares, Webb County, Texas, on 28 February, 1861, and 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 4 March, 1861. The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was ordered to Fort Brown, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, in the morning on 5 March, 1861, and was stationed at La Blanca, Hidalgo County, Texas, at 1 PM on 6 March, 1861. Light Company K arrived at Fort Brown, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, on 8 March, 1861.

Note: Second Lieutenant F L Childs, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was assigned a leave of absence on 14 February, 1861, and resigned on 4 March, 1861. First Lieutenant J E Slaughter, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was on sick leave on 28 February, 1861, and, having left his regiment without authority, was dismissed by General Orders, No.44, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 14 May, 1861. Second Lieutenant R H Jackson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L, was assigned to command the 1st United States Artillery, Company L, at 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 14 February, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Light 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 Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Texas, 10 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, Light Company K, was ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, on 10 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Companies F, L, and M; and the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M. Light Company K arrived at Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Cameron County, Texas, on 11 March, 1861.

Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Cameron County, Texas, to Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, 19-24 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, was ordered to proceed by the steamer Daniel Webster to Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 19 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Companies F, L and M; the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M; and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E. The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, arrived at Fort Taylor, on the east side of Key West, Monroe County, Florida, at 7 PM on 24 March, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, arrived at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, in the morning on 24 March, 1861, and the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Daniel Webster to New York City, New York County, New York, on 25 March, 1861.

Steamer General Rusk: 1st United States Artillery, Company F; 1st United States Artillery, Company L; 1st United States Artillery, Company M

Evacuation of Fort Duncan, Company L, 20 February, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Company L, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was stationed at 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 19 February, 1861.

Note: Captain S K Dawson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L, was assigned a leave of absence by Special Orders No.4, Headquarters, Department of Texas, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 30 April, 1860, dated 2 May, 1860, and arrived by the steamer Daniel Webster at Fort Taylor, on the east side Key West, Monroe County, Florida, on 23 February, 1861. He was stationed at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, on 24 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 February, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company L, was ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, Light Company K, at 3 PM on 20 February, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Company F and Light Company K. Company L arrived at Aguilares, Webb County, Texas, on 28 February, 1861, and 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 4 March, 1861. The 1st United States Artillery, Company L, was ordered to Fort Brown, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, in the morning on 5 March, 1861, and was stationed at La Blanca, Hidalgo County, Texas, at 1 PM on 6 March, 1861. Company L arrived at Fort Brown, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, on 8 March, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant W Silvey, 1st United States Artillery, Company L, was assigned to detached duty on 22 August, 1854, and Second Lieutenant R H Jackson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L, was assigned to command the 1st United States Artillery, Company L, at 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 14 February, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Artillery, Company L, 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 Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Texas, 10 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company L, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, Light Company K, was ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, on 10 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Company F, Light Company K, and Company M; and the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M. Company L arrived at Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Cameron County, Texas, on 11 March, 1861.

Mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Cameron County, Texas, to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, 19-24 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company L, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was ordered to proceed by the steamers Daniel Webster and General Rusk to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, on 19 March, 1861, and was was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; the 1st United States Artillery, Companies F, and M; the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M; and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E. The 1st United States Artillery, Company L, arrived at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, in the morning on 24 March, 1861.

Note: The 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M, and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Daniel Webster to New York City, New York County, New York, on 25 March, 1861.

Steamer General Rusk: 1st United States Artillery, Company F; 1st United States Artillery, Company L; 1st United States Artillery, Company M

Garrison at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, 25 March, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain L G Arnold, 2nd United States Artillery, Company C; 1st United States Artillery, Company L, Captain S K Dawson; 1st United States Artillery, Company M, First Lieutenant O L Morris; 2nd United States Artillery, Company C, First Lieutenant H Benson

Note: A detachment of the 1st United States Artillery Recruits (3), Company L; the 1st United States Artillery Recruits (8), Company M; and the 2nd United States Artillery Recruits (19), Company C, under the command of Captain S K Dawson, 1st United States Artillery, Company L, arrived by the steamer Daniel Webster atFort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, on 23 February, 1861.

Evacuation of Fort Brown, Company M, 20 February, 1861

The 1st United States Artillery, Company M, under the command of Captain B H Hill, was stationed at Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, on 19 February, 1861,

Evacuation of Fort Brown, on the east side of the Rio Grande River, half a mile southeast of Brownsville, Texas, 10 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company M, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, Light Company K, was ordered to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, on 10 March, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Company F, Light Company K, and Company L; and the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M. Company M arrived at Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Cameron County, Texas, on 11 March, 1861.

Camp Witherell, on the mouth of the Rio Grande River, two miles west of Brazos Santiago, Brazos Island, Cameron County, Texas, to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, 19-24 March, 1861: The 1st United States Artillery, Company M, under the command of Brevet Major & Captain W H French, 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K, was ordered to proceed by the steamers Daniel Webster and General Rusk to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, on 19 March, 1861, and was was accompanied by the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company K; the 1st United States Artillery, Companies F, and L; the 2nd United States Artillery, Light Company M; and the 3rd United States Infantry, Companies C and E. The 1st United States Artillery, Company M, arrived at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, in the morning on 24 March, 1861.

Steamer General Rusk: 1st United States Artillery, Company F; 1st United States Artillery, Company L; 1st United States Artillery, Company M

Garrison at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Monroe County, Florida, 25 March, 1861: Brevet Major & Captain L G Arnold, 2nd United States Artillery, Company C; 1st United States Artillery, Company L, Captain S K Dawson; 1st United States Artillery, Company M, First Lieutenant O L Morris; 2nd United States Artillery, Company C, First Lieutenant H Benson

Colonel W B Franklin, Twelfth United States Infantry, First Brigade, Third Division, McDowell's Army, 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861: Captain W B Franklin, United States Corps Topographical Engineers, was appointed colonel, 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 arrived at New York City, New York County, New York, in the morning on 3 June, 1861. Colonel W B Franklin, 12th United States Infantry, arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861, and assumed command of the 4th Pennsylvania Infantry, the 5th Pennsylvania Infantry, the 5th Massachucetts Infantry, the 11th Massachucetts Infantry, and the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, on 1 July, 1861. Colonel W B Franklin, 12th 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: Captain W B Franklin, United States Corps Topographical Engineers, was stationed at Albany, Albany County, New York, on 1 June, 1861, and as appointed acting brigadier general, United States Volunteers, at Washington, D. C., on 30 June, 1861.

Note: Cadet C H Gibson, 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 Dragoons, Company A, by General Orders No.21, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 17 May, 1861, dated 6 May, 1861. Second Lieutenant C H Gibsonn, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company A, was appointed acting assistant quartermaster, First Brigade, Third Division, McDowell's Army, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Colonel S P Heintzelman, 17th United States Infantry, Third Division, McDowell's Army, 18 June, 1861, dated 14 May, 1861: Major S P Heintzelman, 1st United States Infantry, was ordered to Washington, D. C., by General Orders No.12, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 27 April, 1861, and to proceed by the New Jersey Railroad in the morning on 3 May, 1861. He arrived by the Washington Branch, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, in the morning on 4 May, 1861, and was appointed acting inspector general, Department of Washington, by Special Orders No.20, Headquarters, Department of Washington, Washington, D. C., on 8 May, 1861. Acting Inspector General & Major S P Heintzelman, United States Army, was assigned to command the the 8th New York State Militia, the 12th New York State Militia, and the 25th New York State Militia by General Orders No.1, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Department of Northeastern Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 28 May, 1861, and was appointed colonel, 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. Colonel S P Heintzelman, 17th 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: Cadet F U Farquhar, United States Military Academy, was 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 Corps Engineers, by General Orders No.41, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., on 3 July, 1861, dated 24 June, 1861, and was assigned to special duty as a drill instructor at Washington, D. C., in the afternoon on 3 July, 1861. Brevet Second Lieutenant F U Farquhar, United States Corps Engineers, was appointed acting aide de camp to Colonel S P Heintzelman, 17th United States Infantry, at the first battle of Bull Run on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 1st United States Infantry, Company A, was stationed at Camp Verde, on the San Antonio & El Paso Road, Kerr County, Texas, under the command of Major S P Heintzelman, 1st United States Infantry, on 1 January, 1861, and the 1st United States Artillery, Light Company I, was assigned to Brigadier General C P Stone's brigade, Division of the Potomac, by Special Orders No.10, Headquarters, Division of the Potomac, Washington, D. C., on 4 August, 1861.

Reports

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.45: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, p407
Second Lieutenant E Kirby, First United States Artillery, dated Washington, D. C., 23 July, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.44: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, p408-410
Colonel W B Franklin, Twelfth United States Infantry, First Brigade, Third Division, McDowell's Army, dated 28 July, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.43: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, p402-404
Colonel S P Heintzleman, Seventeenth United States Infantry, Third Division, McDowell's Army, dated Washington, D. C., 31 July, 1861

Orders of Battle

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