The Fourth Alabama Painting by Don Troiani

Camp Pickens, army of the Potomac

Virginia Militia

Stationed within the entrenched naval batteries at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861

COLONEL G H TERRETT, Provisional Army of Virginia

First Brigade, Second Division, Virginia Militia

Brigadier General J L Kemper
Brigadier J L Kemper, First Brigade, Second Division, Virginia Militia, was appointed colonel, Virginia Volunteers, at Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, on 2 May, 1861 (See the 7th Virginia Infantry).

Culpeper County

Fifth Virginia Militia

Col. C H Wager

The 5th Virginia Militia (Culpeper County) was ordered in Confederate service by Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, on 9 July, 1861, and to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 15 July, 1861. The order was countermanded and the 5th Virginia Militia (Culpeper County) was stationed at Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 5th Virginia Militia (Culpeper County) was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by General Orders No.40, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 9 July, 1861, and was called out and ordered to rendezvous at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Governor J Letcher, State of Virginia, on 13 July, 1861.

Organisation of 5th Virginia Militia (Culpeper County): Colonel C H Wager; Company E, Captain S Jones; Unlettered Company, Captain Fry

Rappahanock County

Thirty-fourth Virginia Militia

Col. W W Deatherage

The 34th Virginia Militia (Rappahannock County) was ordered in Confederate service by Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, on 9 July, 1861, and to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 18 July, 1861. The 34th Virginia Militia (Rappahannock County) was stationed at Camp Deatherage, Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, on 21 July, 1861, and was ordered to Rappahannock County, Virginia, on 27 July, 1861, dated 24 July, 1861. The 34th Virginia Militia (Rappahannock County) was discharged on 28 July, 1861.

Note: The 34th Virginia Militia (Rappahannock County) was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by General Orders No.40, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 9 July, 1861, and was called out and ordered to rendezvous at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Governor J Letcher, State of Virginia, on 13 July, 1861.

Organisation of 34th Virginia Militia (Rappahannock County): Colonel W W Deatherage, Lieutenant Colonel B F Kinsey, Major C B Maddox; Company A, Captain W A Latourandais; Company B, Captain W R Deatherage; Company C, Captain J W Fletcher; Company D, Captain J W Waldon

Orange County

Third Virginia Militia

Col. B F Nalle

The 3rd Virginia Militia (Orange County) was ordered in Confederate service by Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, on 9 July, 1861, and was stationed at Mitchell's Station, Culpeper County, Virginia, on 21 July 1861.

Note: The 3rd Virginia Militia (Orange County) was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by General Orders No.40, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 9 July, 1861, and was called out and ordered to rendezvous at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Governor J Letcher, State of Virginia, on 13 July, 1861.

Organisation of 3rd Virginia Militia (Orange County): Colonel B F Nalle; Unlettered Company, Captain R P Graves

Note: Colonel B F Nalle, 3rd Virginia Militia (Orange County), was appointed captain, 13th Virginia Infantry, Company A, at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 15 May, 1861 (See the 13th Virginia Infantry).

Madison County

Eighty-second Virginia Militia

Col. J W Twyman

The 82nd Virginia Militia (Madison County) was ordered in Confederate service by Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, on 9 July, 1861, and was ordered to rendezvous at Madison Courthouse, Madison County, Virginia, by Colonel J W Twyman, 82nd Virginia Militia (Madison County), on 17 July, 1861. The 82nd Virginia Militia (Madison County) was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 19 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Johnson, Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, on 21 July, 1861. The 82nd Virginia Militia was discharged on 13 August, 1861.

Note: The 82nd Virginia Militia (Madison County) was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by General Orders No.40, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 9 July, 1861, and was called out and ordered to rendezvous at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Governor J Letcher, State of Virginia, on 13 July, 1861.

Organisation of 82nd Virginia Militia (Madison County): Colonel J W Twyman; Lieutenant Colonel S Carpenter, Major E F Blankenbecker; Company A, Captain W Thomas; Company B, Captain J C Crigler; Company C, Captain J B Hill; Company D, Captain M W Yager

Note: Colonel J W Twyman, 82nd Virginia Militia (Madison County), organised the Richardson Guards at Madison Courthouse, Madison County, Virginia, on 25 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year at Camp Henry, C George's, northwest of Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, by Lieutenant Colonel A S Taylor, infantry, Provisional army of Virginia, on 13 May, 1861 (See the 7th Virginia Infantry). Major E F Blankenbecker, 82nd Virginia Militia (Madison County), was appointed captain, 10th Virginia Infantry, Company L, on 12 August, 1861 (See the 10th Virginia Infantry).

Greene County

One Hundred and Fifth-fifth Virginia Militia

Col. J F Offield

The 155th Virginia Militia (Greene County) was ordered in Confederate service by Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, on 9 July, 1861, and to rendezvous at Gordonsville, Orange County, Virginia, at 9 AM on 14 July, 1861, dated 12 July, 1861. The 155th Virginia Militia (Greene County) (284) arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 14 July, 1861.

Note: The 155th Virginia Militia (Greene County) was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by General Orders No.40, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 9 July, 1861, and was stationed at Standardsville, Greene County, Virginia, on 12 July, 1861. The 155th Virginia Militia (Greene County) was called out and ordered to rendezvous at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Governor J Letcher, State of Virginia, on 13 July, 1861.

Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, to Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, 18 July, 1861: The unorganised portions of the 155th Virginia Militia (Greene County), under the command of Captain J L Thornton, 155th Virginia Militia (Greene County), were ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, at 4 PM on 18 July, 1861.

Note: Major B A McMullan, 155th Virginia Militia (Greene County), was ordered to Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, at 4 PM on 18 July, 1861.

Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 18/21 July, 1861: The unorganised portions of the 155th Virginia Militia (Greene County) were assigned to Cadet W P Shipp, Virginia Military Institute, at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 18 July, 1861, and the 155th Virginia Militia (Greene County) was stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The unorganised portions of the 155th Virginia Militia (Greene County) were telegraphed as deserters at Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, but were acquitted by Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, on 18 July, 1861.

Organisation of 155th Virginia Militia (Greene County): Colonel J F Offield, Major B A McMullan; Unlettered Company, Captain J G E Davis; Unlettered Company, Captain J L Thornton; Unlettered Company, Captain R H Webb

Note: Davis' company, 155th Virginia Militia (Greene County), under the command of Captain J G E Davis, was assigned to the Battalion Heavy Artillery, under the command of Colonel S Jones, Confederate States Army/ Chief of Artillery & Ordnance, Army of the Potomac, within the entrenched naval batteries at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.122, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 16 July, 1861 (See the Battalion Heavy Artillery).

Fifth Brigade, Second Division, Virginia Militia

Brigadier General E Hunton
Brigadier E Hunton, Fifth Brigade, Second Division, Virginia Militia, was appointed colonel, 8th Virginia Infantry, on 8 May, 1861 (See the 8th Virginia Infantry).

Fauquier County

Forty-eighth Virginia Militia

Col. H T Gibson

The 48th Virginia Militia (Fauquier County) was not ordered in Confederate service by Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, on 9 July, 1861.

Eighty-fifth Virginia Militia

Col. J E Scruggs

The 85th Virginia Militia (Fauquier County) was ordered in Confederate service by Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, on 9 July, 1861.

Note: The 85th Virginia Militia (Fauquier County) was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by General Orders No.40, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 9 July, 1861, and was called out and ordered to rendezvous at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Governor J Letcher, State of Virginia, on 13 July, 1861.

Regimental muster of 85th Virginia Militia (Fauquier County) at Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, , 31 May, 1861: The 85th Virginia Militia (Fauquier County) was ordered to muster at Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, on 31 May, 1861.

Organisation of 85th Virginia Militia (Fauquier County): Colonel J E Scruggs; Unlettered Company, Captain G K Royall

Note: Colonel J E Scruggs, 85th Virginia Militia (Fauquier County), was captured at Weverton, Washington County, Maryland, on 22 July, 1863, and died of dysentery at Johnson's Island, Sandusky Bay, three miles north of Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, on 9 November, 1863.

Prince William County

Thirty-six Virginia Militia

Col. W G Brawner

The 36th Virginia Militia (Prince William County) was ordered in Confederate service by Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, on 9 July, 1861, and was ordered to Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, on 16 July, 1861.

Note: The 36th Virginia Militia (Prince William County) was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by General Orders No.40, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 9 July, 1861, and was called out and ordered to rendezvous at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Governor J Letcher, State of Virginia, on 13 July, 1861.

Organisation of 36th Virginia Militia (Prince William County): Colonel W G Brawner; Company A, Captain Unknown; Company C, Captain Unknown; Company D, Captain Unknown; Company E, Captain Unknown

Note: The Prince William Partisan Rangers, 15th Virginia Cavalry, Company H, was organised by Colonel W G Brawner, 36th Virginia Militia (Prince William County) on 19 September, 1862.

Sixth Brigade, Second Division, Virginia Militia

Brigadier General R L Wright

Loudoun County

Fifty-six Virginia Militia

Col. W Giddings

The 56th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County) was ordered in Confederate service by Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, on 9 July, 1861, and was ordered to rendezvous at Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia, on 15 July, 1861. The 56th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County) was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 19 July, 1861, and was stationed at Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia, on 21 July, 1861. The 56th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County) was ordered to Wheatland, Loudoun County, Virginia, on 26 July, 1861.

Note: The 56th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County) was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by General Orders No.40, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 9 July, 1861, and was called out and ordered to rendezvous at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Governor J Letcher, State of Virginia, on 13 July, 1861. Over half of the 56th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County) deserted to Maryland prior to muster in Confederate service on 15 July, 1861, and the 56th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County) was mustered in Confederate service at Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861.

Regimental muster, Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia, 56th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County), 31 May, 1861: The 56th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County) was ordered to muster at Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia, on 31 May, 1861.

Manassas Junction, Prince William County, & Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia, 29 July & 3 August, 1861: The 56th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County) was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 29 July, 1861, and to Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia, on 3 August, 1861.

Organisation of 56th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County): Colonel W Giddings, Lieutenant Colonel T W White, Major J S Bascue; Company D (Waterford), Captain R W Thomas; Company E (Hoysville), Captain L T Jones; Company G (Lovettsville), Captain A J Everhart; Company H (Neersville), Captain J F Waters

Active service, Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia, detachments of Companies D, E, & G, 15 July, 1861: A detachment of the 56th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County) (20), Company D, was accepted in Confederate service at Waterford, Loudoun County, Virginia; a detachment of Company E (4); and a detachment of Company G (10) on 15 July, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 56th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County), Company D, arrived at Sandy Hook, Washington County, Maryland, on 16 July, 1861, and a detachment of Company G (50), under the command of Captain A J Everhart, in the morning on 17 July, 1861.

Cheek's Ford, on the Potomac River, one mile north of the Monocacy Aqueduct, mouth of the Monocacy River, west of Monocacy, Montgomery County, Maryland, 21 July, 1861: A company of militia from Goresville, Loudoun County, Virginia, under the command of Quartermaster C Belt, was assigned to guard duty at Cheek's Ford, on the Potomac River, one mile north of the Monocacy Aqueduct, mouth of the Monocacy River, west of Monocacy, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 21 July, 1861.

Note: Captain R W Thomas, 56th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County), Company D, was appointed wagon master at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 23 July, 1861, and the 56th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County) was ordered to be disbanded on 26 July, 1861.

Fifty-seventh Virginia Militia

Col. A T M Rust

The 57th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County) was ordered in Confederate service by Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, on 9 July, 1861, and was stationed at Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, on 24 July, 1861.

Note: The 57th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County) was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by General Orders No.40, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 9 July, 1861, and was called out and ordered to rendezvous at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Governor J Letcher, State of Virginia, on 13 July, 1861. Colonel S J Ramey, 57th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County), resigned prior to the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861, and Colonel AT M Rust, 57th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County), was assigned to command the 19th Virginia Infantry by Special Orders No.231, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 1 December, 1861, dated 20 November, 1861 (See the 19th Virginia Infantry).

Regimental muster, Leesburg Loudoun County, Virginia, 57th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County), 1 June, 1861: The 57th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County) was ordered to muster at Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, on 1 June, 1861.

Note: The 57th Virginia Militia (Loudoun County) was ordered to guard the passes of the Blue Ridge and the ferries towards Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, and Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, on 19 July, 1861, and was ordered to be disbanded on 26 July, 1861.

One Hundred and Thirty-second Virginia Militia

Col. L Chancellor

The 132nd Virginia Militia (Loudoun County) was ordered in Confederate service by Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, on 9 July, 1861, and was ordered to Haymarket, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.121, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 16 July, 1861.

Note: The 132nd Virginia Militia (Loudoun County) was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by General Orders No.40, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 9 July, 1861, and was called out and ordered to rendezvous at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Governor J Letcher, State of Virginia, on 13 July, 1861.

Regimental muster, Union, Loudoun County, Virginia, 132nd Virginia Militia (Loudoun County), 30 May, 1861: The 132nd Virginia Militia (Loudoun County) was ordered to muster at Union, Loudoun County, Virginia, on 30 May, 1861.

Note: The 132nd Virginia Militia (Loudoun County) was ordered to be disbanded on 26 July, 1861.

Fairfax County

Sixtieth Virginia Militia

Col. J S Stone

The 60th Virginia Militia (Fairfax County) was ordered in Confederate service by Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, on 9 July, 1861.

Note: The 60th Virginia Militia (Fairfax County) was reorganised at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 7 August, 1860.

Regimental muster, Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 60th Virginia Militia (Fairfax County), 16 May, 1861: The 60th Virginia Militia (Fairfax County) was ordered to muster at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 16 May, 1861.

Organisation of 60th Virginia Militia (Fairfax County): Colonel J S Stone, Lieutenant Colonel H Jenkins, First Major H L Howard, Second Major J C Kincheloe

Note: The 60th Virginia Militia (Fairfax County) was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by General Orders No.40, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 9 July, 1861, and was called out and ordered to rendezvous at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Governor J Letcher, State of Virginia, on 13 July, 1861.

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"We call attention to the following important Proclamation calling out the militia in the counties of Greene, Madison, Culpeper, Rappahannock, Fauquier, Prince William, Loudoun and Fairfax counties, 'without a moment's delay'. This looks like defending our homes and farms in good earnest! Adjutant General's Office, Richmond, 9 July, 1861. The Commandants of the 155th Regiment, Greene county; 3d, Orange county; 82d, Madison county; 5th, Culpeper county; 34th, Rappahannock county; 44th and 85th, Fauquier county; 36th, Prince William; 55th, 57th and 132d, Loudoun, and 60th, Fairfax county, will immediately call out the whole militia force of those regiments, and report with them to General Beauregard, at Manassas Junction, or at any other point where he may be. Let each man arm himself with any description of arms and ammunition he may have, or can procure. Execute this order without a moment's delay. By command, Wm. H. Richardson, A. G."

Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 11 July, 1861

"The reign of terror in Loudoun county is at its height. Notices of a militia muster for today were given on Saturday, when citizens were told to be ready to be drafted into the militia for an immediate march to Manassas Junction, to fill up the ranks of Gen. Beauregard's forces."

Baltimore Sun (Baltimore City, Maryland), 16 July, 1861 - Telegraphic dispatch from Washington D. C., 15 July, 1861

"Report to General Beauregard at Manassas Junction, as heretofore ordered by Adjutant General: Greene, Orange, Madison, Culpeper, Rappahannock, Fauquier, Prince William, Loudoun, Fairfax."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 17 July, 1861 - By the Governor of Virginia, a proclamation

"I see the militia are called out. Some have reported here, and the first duty they had to perform was to take hold of spades and the like and throw up entrenchments. It is good for them. Why don't they join some of the numerous companies of the First Regiment at Manassas? There are four companies at least that have not their entire complement of men. Captains Boggs, Taylor, Griswold, Sherman, Lee, and others would be glad to swell their numbers, and brave men, we would think, would not hesitate to join these rather than militia companies."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 18 July, 1861 - Special correspondence, Camp Pickens, 15 July, 1861

"On Friday last, (12th,) Col. Offield, of the 155th, called out all the citizens of the county between the ages of 18 and 45, and after drilling them for a short time, notified them to be at Gordonsville (distant 30 miles from many parts of the county) by 9 o'clock on Sunday, the 14th. I was at Gordonsville at the time mentioned and was struck by the fact that before the arrival of the down train, every Greene man was on the train to Manassas, and ready to report to Gen. Beauregard."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 18 July, 1861 - Greene County, 15 July, 1861

"On the day of the 18th July the militia of this county were encamped at Manassas Junction, under the command of Colonel James F. Offield, Commandant of the 155th regiment of Virginia militia; that the Colonel informed his men about 4 o'clock P. M. that he had received special orders from headquarters to retire with his command to Culpeper Court House, where, he informed them, he would organise his regiment, (it being then, he stated, in an unorganised condition); that in obedience this command the unorganised portions of his regiment were placed under the command of Major B. A. McMullan, with directions from him to march them to Culpeper Court House, and placed in his hands the orders received by him from headquarters. The Colonel advised his men to take the railroad; and, the Major being on horseback, and thus not being able to travel on the railroad, gave the orders to Capt. J. L. Thornton, with instructions to report himself at Culpeper Court House. A good many of the men traveled on the cars to that point. On their arrival at that place, they were surprised to find that they had been telegraphed as deserters, and were forthwith arrested as such, and returned to Gen. Beauregard, who, we understand after being informed of the facts, acquitted them of any such intention, and they were forthwith placed under the command of Cadet W. P. Shipp, and restored to their original quarters."

"As subordinate officers of this regiment, we have thought it but due to our people and to ourselves to make this stement of the facts, and ask its publication. Benjamin A. McMullan, Major of the 155th Reg. Virginia Militia. R. Horace Webb, Captain"

The Richmond Enquirer (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 27 September, 1861 - A card

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"Captains of volunteer companies are authorised to recruit their companies from the Militia of their respective counties, called into service, to the maximum number prescribed by the laws of the State of Virginia from companies that are without officers."

Special Orders No.116, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, near Manassas Junction, 16 July, 1861

"Despite orders signed by Governor Letcher on 13 July for Loudoun's entire militia to report to General Beauregard's headquarters, only the 132nd Regiment under Col. Lorman Chancellor reached Manassas on a more or less timely basis, and then only after the fighting there had ended. Meanwhile, Col. Sanford Ramey resigned as head of the 57th and was replaced by General Wright’s former brigade inspector, Armistead T. M. Rust, but the regiment was still in Loudoun as of 24 July."

"In his diary, Lovettsville farmer Christian Nisewaner noted that what remained of the 56th was called up on 17 July and told to begin preparation for a march to 'the Junction' two days later, causing great anxiety among the young men's families."

"Although the regular Loudoun militia took no direct part in the first major bloodletting of the war, the county's volunteer companies were involved, including the Loudoun Guard, the Loudoun Artillery, Welby Carter's cavalry and the 8th Virginia Infantry."

Between Reb and Yank: A Civil War history of northern Loudoun County, Virginia, by Taylor M Chamberlin & John M Souders

"I got a letter from Dr. Quisenbury today - He is well - says the militia has been ordered out in that county (Orange) and were at Mitchells Station (Culpeper) County two weeks but have been sent home again."

Repairing the March of Mars: The Civil War diaries of John Samuel Apperson, hospital steward in the Stonewall brigade, 1861-1865, by John Samuel Apperson, John Herbert Roper

"To make assurance doubly sure, and to enable him to put every available trained soldier in the field, Beauregard induced Mr. Davis to call out for a brief service all the militia of the counties adjacent to Manassas. The militia were to remain in the entrenched camp which the regular troops had vacated when they marched out to bivouac on the line of Bull Run."

Beauregard and the militia colonel: Lipincott's Magazine of popular literature and science, Volume 10, July 1872, by J B Lippincott & co

"At the final adjournment of the convention in June, after the passage of the ordinance of secession, he returned to his home and took command of the 36th Regiment of Virginia Militia, which was called into the field shortly before the battle of Bull Run, July 19th."

The University memorial: Biographical sketches of alumni of the University of Virginia who fell in the Confederate War, five Volumes in one, by Rev John Lipscomb Johnson, B A

"The first consignment of raw 'ringed, starked and striked' and ununiformed militia from Greene County arrived here today without arms (save here and there a shotgun) and were sent on towards Alexandria - I cannot see of what use they will be except to consume meat and bread, unless they are armed with pickaxes and shovels to throw up entrenchments for the volunteer's protection."

The King Family Papers, manuscript, 1811-1890: Captain W King, Saltville Light Artillery, 14 July, 1861, Manassas Junction

"Josiah B. Bowman of Vienna escaped conscription as well. I tried to stay right here and keep as quiet as possible until the Confederates pulled back to Manassas before First Manassas. I heard we were to be conscripted or put into the militia and I came to Washington and stayed until the [Confederate] army went back."

The Civil War in Fairfax County: Civilians and soldiers, by Charles V Mauro

"In order to be prepared for an emergency, the Governor of Virginia had called the militia from the counties adjacent to Manassas to assemble at that place. That included my county. I joined the militia and marched to Manassas, arriving there a few days before the battle."

"Every available man was called from the camp, and a second line of defense was formed, behind which the retreating army could rally and make another stand."

From Bull Run to Appomattox: A boy's view, by L W Hopkins

"The combined forces of Beauregard and Johnston had included forty-one full and two incomplete regiments, and three battalions of infantry; two regiments, one battalion, and ten independent companies of cavalry; one battalion and nine separate batteries of light artillery; and one militia battalion with heavy artillery - a total of 35,207 men. Of this army, eight regiments of infantry, two regiments of cavalry, two incomplete regiments of infantry, six field batteries, the heavy artillery, and an indeterminable part of independent cavalry companies were Virginian."

R. E. Lee, Volume 1, by Douglas S Freeman

"12 July, 1861 - I am glad to see that the Governor has called out all the remaining militia, in mass, of this and 8 other adjacent counties. This will not only add much to our military force, but will throw some of the war burdens stay at home and shun them."

Diary of Edmund Ruffin: The years of hope, April, 1861-June, 1863, by Edmund Ruffin

"On July 9, Confederate Adjutant General Samuel Cooper asked him to mobilise the militia of the north central area of the state at Manassas Junction. Despite vigorous complaints about earlier militia calls from the affected areas, Letcher assented, and before leaving for the northwest on July 11, he instructed his aides to cooperate with all Confederate militia calls."

"On July 19, President Davis requested an additional militia call in the Shenandoah County area to free General Joseph Johnston's troops to reinforce Beauregard at Manassas. The militia call of July 15 had stirred up much resentment among freedom-loving Virginians who felt that the state had already done more than its fair share."

John Letcher of Virginia: The story of Virginia's Civil War Governor, by F N Boney

"About the time of the Bull Run engagement, Loudoun County's 56th militia regiment, from west of the Catoctin Mountains, reported that 400 of its 850 members had deserted into Maryland, including three or four companies."

Confederate engineer: Training and campaigning with John Morris Wampler, by George G Kundahl

"With help of slave labour supplied by the neighbouring planters, he erected several considerable earthworks in front of the junction; later he placed these under the command of Colonel Terrett, who was given about a thousand local militia to man the works, and some naval officers to see to the serving of the guns."

"A battalion of Virginia militia, Colonel Wilcox (within the defences of Manassas)."

Bull Run: Its strategy and tactics, by R M Johnston

"To these I can oppose but about 16,500, reserving about 1500, merely for camp guards, pickets, and the garrison of the entrenched camp here."

The military operations of General Beauregard in the War Between the States, 1861 to 1865, including a brief personal sketch and a narrative of his services in the war with Mexico, 1846-8, Volume 1, by Alfred Roman

For home and honour: The story of Madison County, Virginia, during the War Between the States 1861-1865, by Harold R Woodward, Jr.

Notes

The Virginia Militia of the counties adjacent to Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia, including Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange, Prince William, and Rappahannock were called out by Governor J Letcher, State of Virginia, on 9 July, 1861, and were ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by General Orders No.40, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 13 July, 1861.

Note: The 175th Virginia Militia (Alexandria County) was disbanded on 24 May, 1861 (See the Garrison at Alexandria).

Colonel G H Terrett, Provisional Army of Virginia: Brevet Major & Captain G H Terrett, United States Marine Corps, resigned on 22 April, 1861, and arrived at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 25 April, 1861. He was appointed colonel, Provisional Army of Virginia, on 8 May, 1861, dated 27 April, 1861, and was assigned to command Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, and the troops from the counties of Alexandria, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and Fauquier, Virginia, by Special Orders No.39, Paragraph I, Headquarters of the Division, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 10 May, 1861. Colonel G H Terrett, Provisional Army of Virginia, evacuated Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 24 May, 1861, and was assigned to command the Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, by General Orders No. 20, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861. He was assigned to command the garrison at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.92, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 5 July, 1861, and was appointed major, Confederate States Marine Corps, on 22 August, 1861 (See the Fourth Brigade, Army of the Potomac).

Special Orders No.258, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 22 August, 1861: Colonel G H Terrett, Provisional Army of Virginia, was assigned a leave of 15 days by Special Orders No.258, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 22 August, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the United States Marine Corps (40), under the command of Brevet Major & Captain G H Terrett, were ordered to proceed by the steamer Philadelphia to Fort Washington, Prince George's County, Maryland, in the afternoon on 5 January, 1861, and were assigned to garrison duty between 5 and 26 January, 1861. Captain A S Taylor, United States Marine Corps, was assigned to command Fort Washington, Prince George's County, Maryland, between 9 and 26 January, 1861, and Brevet Major & Captain G H Terrett, United States Marine Corps, was ordered to the United States Marine Barracks, between East Eighth and Ninth Streets and South G and I Streets, Washington, D. C., on 9 January, 1861 (See the United States Marine Corps Battalion).

Reports

OFFICIAL REPORT No.84, Part I: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), pp484-504
Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, Army of the Potomac, and resulting correspondence, Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 14 October, 1861, dated Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 26 August, 1861