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First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac

Radford's Squadron Cavalry

Botetourt Dragoons and Radford Rangers arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 17 and 25 June, 1861, respectively. Mustered in Confederate service for one year dated 1 July, 1861. Stationed at Mitchell's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861

COLONEL R C W RADFORD
Captain R C W Radford, Radford Rangers, was appointed colonel, Virginia Volunteers, on 8 May, 1861, and was assigned to command Radford's Squadron Cavalry on 20 July, 1861.

Company C Botetourt Dragoons, Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry: CAPT. A L PITZER
The Botetourt Dragoons was accepted in state service for one year at Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, on 17 May, 1861, and was mustered in state service at Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Lieutenant Colonel D A Langhorne, Provisional Army of Virginia, on 20 May, 1861. Captain A L Pitzer, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, received an accidental gunshot wound on 1 July, 1861, and Second Lieutenant C Breckenridge, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, was assigned to command the company between 1 and 21 July, 1861. The company was assigned to Radford's Squadron Cavalry on 20 July, 1861 (See the 30th Virginia Cavalry).
Company G Radford Rangers, Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry: CAPT. E W Radford
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Forest Station, Bedford County, Virginia, on 28 May, 1861, and was mustered in state service at Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Lieutenant Colonel D A Langhorne, Provisional Army of Virginia, on 29 May, 1861. The company was assigned to Radford's Squadron Cavalry on 20 July, 1861, and Captain E W Radford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, was shot in the abdomen and killed at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861 (See the 30th Virginia Cavalry).

Sources

"Mounted Rangers - We earnestly hope that there will be a large attendance at Campbell Court House, on Monday next, at which time Capt. Carlton Radford will be present for the purpose of organising a company of Cavalry. In all the neighbouring counties, one or more companies of Cavalry are organised, which is designed shall compose a regiment, to be under the command of Capt. Radford, and to be styled 'The Mounted Rangers,' and as Campbell has been confidently relied on to furnish her quota of the regiment, we hope for the honour of the old county, that she will respond nobly and that the requisite number of men may at once be obtained."

Richmond Daily Whig (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 4 May 1861 - From the Republican of yesterday

"Tomorrow the Botetourt Dragoons, Capt. Pitzer, leave for Lynchburg."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 20 May 1861 - Affairs in Virginia

Books/ Manuscripts

Reminiscences of a Confederate soldier of Co. C, 2nd Va. Cavalry, by R H Peck

The Virginia Regimental Histories Series: Second Virginia Cavalry, First Edition, No.990 of 1000, by R J Driver, Jr. & H E Howard

A guide to Virginia military organisations 1861-1865, Revised Second Edition by I A Wallace, Jr.

Notes

Botetourt Dragoons

The Botetourt Dragoons was ordered to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 17 May, 1861, and arrived in the evening on 18 May, 1861.

Note: The Botetourt Dragoons arrived at Liberty/ Bedford City, via Buford/ Montvale, Bedford County, Virginia, in the evening on 17 May, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, between 18 May to 17 June, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, 23 May, 1861: The Botetourt Dragoons was mustered in state service for one year at Camp Davis, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Lieutenant Colonel D A Langhorne, Provisional Army of Virginia, on 23 May, 1861.

Note: D A Langhorne was appointed lieutenant colonel, Provisional Army of Virginia, at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 26 April, 1861, and was assigned to command Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 19 June, 1861.

March to Manassas Junction, 17-21 June, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D. The company arrived at New Glasgow, Amherst County, Virginia, in the evening on 17 June, 1861, and at Rockfish, Nelson County, Virginia, in the evening on 18 June, 1861. The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, arrived at Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 19 June, 1861 (See Hale's Squadron Cavalry).

Charlottesville, Albemarle County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 19-21 June, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, arrived at Orange Courthouse, Orange County, in the evening on 19 June, 1861, and at Camp Henry, C George's, northwest of Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 20 June, 1861. The company arrived at White Sulphur Springs, on the Rappahannock River, four miles southeast of Waterloo, Fauquier County, Virginia, in the evening the same day and at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the evening on 21 June, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies C and D, were stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, between 21 and 24 June, 1861.

Advance to Centreville, 24 June, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.62, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861, dated 23 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies C and D, were stationed at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 24 and 29 June, 1861.

Centreville to Fairfax Courthouse, 29 June, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, arrived at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 29 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company D.

Note: The Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B; the Black Horse Troop; the Hanover Light Dragoons, and the Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry were stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 30 June, 1861.

Reconnaissance to the Little River Turnpike, east of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, detachment, 30 June, 1861: A detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies C and D, were ordered on a reconnaissance to the Little River Turnpike, east of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 30 June, 1861.

Note: First Lieutenant R H Burks, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, was appointed adjutant, 30th Virginia Cavalry, on 6 June, 1861, and Captain A L Pitzer, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, received an accidental gunshot wound on 1 July, 1861. Second Lieutenant C Breckenridge, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, was assigned to command the Botetourt Dragoons between 1 and 21 July, 1861.

Distribution of 30th Virginia Cavalry, 17 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies A and I, under the command of Major N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army, were stationed two/three miles southwest of Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia (See Evans' Demi/ Seventh Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac); Company B, under the command of Colonel P St G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry, west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia (See the Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac); Companies C, E, G, and H, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford and Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia (See the First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac); Company D, under the command of Colonel E Hunton, 8th Virginia Infantry, at Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia (See the 8th Virginia Infantry); Company F, under the command of Brigadier General R S Ewell, Confederate States Army, at Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia (See the Second Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac); Company K, under the command of Captain J Scott, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Camp Scott, B Davis', three quarters of a mile west of Payne's Store, one mile west of Occoquan, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861 (See the Sixth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac).

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, was stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 29 June and 17 July, 1861.

Withdrawal to Mitchell's Ford, 17 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, was ordered to withdraw to the Mitchell's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, the 7th South Carolina Infantry and the Richmond Howitzer Battalion Artillery, 1st Company. The company arrived by the old Braddock Road at the heights east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 17 July, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry (15), Company C, under the command of Third Corporal W H Garrett, was stationed on the road between Fairfax Courthouse and Falls Chrch, three miles northeast of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861.

Heights east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, to Mitchell's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 17 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, was ordered to Mitchell's Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 12 AM on 18 July, 1861, and arrived in the morning the same day.

Note: Privates W Mallow and J T Mays, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, were captured on the road between Flint Hill and the junction of the Fairfax Courthouse and Falls Church, one mile southeast of Flint Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, was assigned to Radford's Squadron Cavalry, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, on 20 July, 1861.

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, was stationed at the rear of Mitchell's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies C and G, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford, were ordered to the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, at 11 AM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies A, C, G, and I, the Hanover Light Dragoons, and the Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, were stationed southeast of Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

General pursuit to the Suspension Bridge, on Cub Run, one mile west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies A, C, I, and G, the Hanover Light Dragoons, and the Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, were ordered on a general pursuit to the Suspension Bridge, on Cub Run, one mile west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Rear of Mitchell's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, was stationed at the rear of Mitchell's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 21 July, 1861.

Return of casualties in the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, Radford's Squadron, First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, at the battle of first Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Wounded 2, total 2

Note: Colonel R C W Radford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, was ordered to concentrate such of his companies as are not specially detached, at a point west of Mitchell's Ford, on the Bull Run River, by Special Orders No.146, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, dated 22 July, 1861.

Reconnaissance to Centreville & Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 22 July, 1861, and to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 PM the same day. The company arrived at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 12 AM on 22 July, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, was ordered to Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning the on 23 July, 1861.

Organisation of Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 25 July, 1861: Brigadier General J Longstreet, Confederate States Army; 1st Virginia Infantry, Colonel P T Moore; 7th Virginia Infantry, Colonel J L Kemper; 11th Virginia Infantry, Colonel S Garland, Jr.; 17th Virginia Infantry, Colonel M D Corse; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies B, C, F, & I, Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford; Richmond Howitzer Battalion Artillery, 1st Company, Captain J C Shields

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, was assigned to the Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, by Special Orders No.169, Paragraph III, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861.

Mitchell's Ford to centreville, 27 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, was ordered half a mile north of the road between Centreville and Fairfax Courthouse, three miles east Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 27 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Blackford, half a mile north of the road between Centreville and Fairfax Courthouse, three miles west of Centreville, Virginia, between 27 July and 11 August, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies B, C, F, and I, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, were stationed at Camp Blackford, half a mile north of the road between Centreville and Fairfax Courthouse, three miles west of Centreville, Virginia, between 27 July and 11 August, 1861.

Special Orders No.317, Paragraph III, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 13 September, 1861: The Botetourt Dragoons was assigned to the Second Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Brigadier General R S Ewell, Confederate States Army, by Special Orders No.317, Paragraph III, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 13 September, 1861 (See the Second Brigade, Army of the Potomac).

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, was stationed at and in the vicinity of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 19 September, 1861.

Disbanded at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, 11 April, 1865: The 2nd Virginia Cavalry was disbanded at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 11 April, 1865.

Radford Rangers

The Radford Rangers was stationed at Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 29 May, 1861.

Note: The Radford Rangers was stationed at Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, between 28/29 May and 23 June, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, 29 May, 1861: The Radford Rangers was mustered in state service for one year at Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Lieutenant Colonel D A Langhorne, Provisional Army of Virginia, on 29 May, 1861.

Note: D A Langhorne was appointed lieutenant colonel, Provisional Army of Virginia, at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 26 April, 1861, and was assigned to command Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 19 June, 1861.

March to Milford Mills, 19-25 June, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford, was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 19 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies E, F, H, and I. The company arrived at the Piney River, eight miles northeast of Amherst Courthouse, Amherst County, Virginia, in the evening on 19 June, 1861, and at Covesville, Albemarle County, via Lovingston, Nelson County, Virginia, in the evening on 20 June, 1861. The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, arrived at the Rivana River, one mile east of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, in the evening on 21 June, 1861, and at Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia, in the evening on 22 June, 1861.

Orange Courthouse, Orange County, to Milford Mills, on Broad Run, four & a half miles west of Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 23-25 June, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, was ordered to Orange Courthouse, Orange County, Virginia, at 7.30 AM on 23 June, 1861, and arrived at 10 AM the same day. The company arrived at Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, at 6.30 PM on 23 June, 1861, and was ordered to White Sulphur Springs, on the Rappahannock River, four miles southeast of Waterloo, Fauquier County, Virginia, at 7 AM on 24 June, 1861. The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, arrived at Jeffersonton via Rixeyville, Rappahannock County, Virginia, at 11.30 AM the same day and at White Sulphur Springs, on the Rappahannock River, four miles southeast of Waterloo, Fauquier County, Virginia, at 2.45 PM on 24 June, 1861. The company was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 6.30 AM on 25 June, 1861, and arrived at Greenwich, Prince William County, via Warrenton and New Baltimore, Fauquier County, at 2.30 PM the same day. The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, arrived at Milford Mills, on Broad Run, four and a half miles west of Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 25 June, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies E, F, G, H, and I, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford, were stationed at Milford Mills, on Broad Run, four and a half miles west of Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, between 25 and 30 June, 1861.

Advance to Fairfax Courthouse, 30 June, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford, was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.74, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 6 AM on 30 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies E, F, H, and I. The company arrived at Camp Radford, in the vicinity of Fairfax Courthouse via Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 5 PM on 30 June, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies C and D; the Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B; the Black Horse Troop; the Hanover Light Dragoons, and the Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry were stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 30 June, 1861.

Reconnaissance to Mills' Crossroads, 3-4 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, under the command of Colonel J B Kershaw, 2nd South Carolina Infantry, was ordered on a reconnaissance to Mills' Crossroads, four miles northeast of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 3 July, 1861, and was accompanied by four companies of the 2nd South Carolina Infantry; the Black Horse Troop; one 12 pounder Army howitzer and one 6 pounder smoothbore of the Richmond Howitzer Battalion Artillery, 1st Company; and Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, 30th Virginia Cavalry (See the Richmond Howitzer Battalion Artillery, 1st Company).

Mills' Crossroads, four miles northeast of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 4 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G; the Black Horse Troop; and one 12 pounder Army howitzer and one 6 pounder smoothbore of the Richmond Howitzer Battalion Artillery, 1st Company, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, were stationed one and a half miles west of Mills' Crossroads, four miles northeast of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 4 July, 1861.

Note: Four companies of the 2nd South Carolina Infantry, under the command of Colonel J B Kershaw, were stationed west of Mills' Crossroads, four miles northeast of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 4 July, 1861 (See the 2nd South Carolina Infantry).

Organisation of reconnaissance to Mills' Crossroads, four miles northeast of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 3-4 July, 1861: Colonel J B Kershaw, 2nd South Carolina Infantry; Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, 30th Virginia Cavalry; 2nd South Carolina Infantry, 4 companies; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, Captain E W Radford; Black Horse Troop, Captain W H Payne; Richmond Howitzer Battalion Artillery, 1st Company, section, Captain J C Shields

Note: Corporal M C Tyler and Private S H Gordon, Black Horse Troop, were killed by a detachment of the 2nd South Carolina Infantry during the reconnaissance to Mills' Crossroads, four miles northeast of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 AM on 4 July, 1861 (See the Munford's Squadron Cavalry).

Distribution of 30th Virginia Cavalry, 17 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies A and I, under the command of Major N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army, were stationed two/three miles southwest of Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia (See Evans' Demi/ Seventh Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac); Company B, under the command of Colonel P St G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry, west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia (See the Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac); Companies C, E, G, and H, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford and Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia (See the First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac); Company D, under the command of Colonel E Hunton, 8th Virginia Infantry, at Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia (See the 8th Virginia Infantry); Company F, under the command of Brigadier General R S Ewell, Confederate States Army, at Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia (See the Second Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac); Company K, under the command of Captain J Scott, cavalry, Confederate states Army, at Camp Scott, B Davis', three quarters of a mile west of Payne's Store, one mile west of Occoquan, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861 (See the Sixth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac).

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, was stationed at Camp Radford, in the vicinity of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 30 June and 17 July, 1861.

Withdrawal to Mitchell's Ford, 17-18 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, was ordered to withdraw to the Mitchell's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company C, the 7th South Carolina Infantry and the Richmond Howitzer Battalion Artillery, 1st Company. The company arrived by the old Braddock Road at the heights east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 17 July, 1861.

Heights east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, to Mitchell's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 17 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, was ordered to Mitchell's Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 12 AM on 18 July, 1861, and arrived in the morning the same day.

Note: A detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, under the command of First Lieutenant D P Halsey, was assigned to picket duty on the roads between Centreville and Fairfax Courthouse, west of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 17 July, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, was assigned to Radford's Squadron Cavalry, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, on 20 July, 1861.

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, was stationed at the rear of Mitchell's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies C and G, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford, were ordered to the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, at 11 AM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies A, C, G, and I, the Hanover Light Dragoons, and the Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, were stationed southeast of Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

General pursuit to the Suspension Bridge, on Cub Run, one mile west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies A, C, I, and G, the Hanover Light Dragoons, and the Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, were ordered on a general pursuit to the Suspension Bridge, on Cub Run, one mile west of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Rear of Mitchell's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 22 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, was stationed at the rear of Mitchell's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 21 July, 1861.

Return of casualties in the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, Radford's Squadron, First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, at the battle of first Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Killed 2, wounded 1, total 3

Note: Captain E W Radford and Private E Irvine, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, were killed at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861.

Note: Colonel R C W Radford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, was ordered to concentrate such of his companies as are not specially detached, at or in the vicinity of of Mitchell's Ford, on the Bull Run River, by Special Orders No.146, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, dated 22 July, 1861.

Mitchell's Ford to Vienna, 23 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford, was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 23 July, 1861, and arrived at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 2 PM the same day.

Centreville to Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, 23-24 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, was ordered to Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.149, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 8 PM on 23 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp Gregg/ Victory, southwest of the Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, Vienna, via Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 24 July, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, was sationed at Camp Gregg/ Victory, at and in the vicinity of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 24 July and 11 August, 1861.

Organisation of First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 25 July, 1861: Brigadier General M L Bonham, Confederate States Army; 2nd South Carolina Infantry, Colonel J B Kershaw; 3rd South Carolina Infantry, Colonel J H Williams; 7th South Carolina Infantry, Colonel T G Bacon; 8th South Carolina Infantry, Colonel E B C Cash; Hanover Light Dragoons, Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry, Captain W C Wickham, Hanover Light Dragoons; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies A, E, G, & H, Colonel R C W Radford; Boykin (Mounted) Rangers, Captain A H Boykin; Alexandria Artillery, Captain D Kemper

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, was assigned to the First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, by Special Orders No.169, Paragraph III, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861.

Vienna to Flint Hill, 11 August, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, was ordered to Flint Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 11 August, 1861, and was stationed at and in the vicinity of Flint Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 11 August and 3 September, 1861.

Reconnaissance to Great Falls, Detachment, 3-4 September, 1861

A detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, under the command of Colonel M Jenkins, 5th South Carolina Infantry, was ordered on a reconnaissance to Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 9 PM on 3 September, 1861, and was accompanied by the 5th South Carolina Infantry, a detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company E, and one 6 pounder three inch rifle and two 12 pounder field howitzers of the Washington Battalion Artillery, 1st Company. The regiment arrived at Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, at 9 AM on 4 September, 1861.

Organisation of reconnaissance to Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, 3-4 September, 1861: Colonel M Jenkins, 5th South Carolina Infantry; 5th South Carolina Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel G W H Legg; Washington Battalion Artillery, 1st Company, one 6 pounder three inch rifle & two 12 pounder field howitzers, First Lieutenant C W Squires; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company E, detachment, First Lieutenant T Whitehead; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, detachment, First Lieutenant N C Harris

Disposition of reconnaissance to Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, 4 September, 1861: The 5th South Carolina Infantry, Companies A and K, and two 12 pounder field howitzers of the Washington Battalion Artillery, 1st Company, were stationed opposite Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland; the 5th South Carolina Infantry, Companies C (2nd) and I, and one 6 pounder three inch rifle of the Washington Battalion Artillery, 1st Company, south of Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland; the 5th South Carolina Infantry, Companies B and G, and a detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, at 'Difficult Bridge', on the Leesburg & Georgetown Turnpike, one mile south of Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland; the 5th South Carolina Infantry, Companies D and E, and a detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, one and a quarter miles north of Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland; and the 5th South Carolina Infantry, Companies F, H, and J, under the command of Major W T Thomson, as a reserve southwest of Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 4 September, 1861.

Note: The 5th South Carolina Infantry, Companies A, C (2nd), I, and K, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel G W H Legg, were stationed opposite and south of Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 4 September, 1861.

Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, to Flint Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, 4 September, 1861: A detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, was ordered to Flint Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 9 AM on 4 September, 1861, and was accompanied by a detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company E, and one 6 pounder three inch rifle and two 12 pounder field howitzers of the Washington Battalion Artillery, 1st Company. The detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, arrived at and in the vicinity of Flint Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 4 September, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company G, was stationed at and in the vicinity of Flint Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 30 August and 14 September, 1861.

Disbanded at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, 11 April, 1865: The 2nd Virginia Cavalry was disbanded at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 11 April, 1865.

Brigadier General M L Bonham, Confederate States Army, First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 23 April, 1861: M L Bonham was appointed major general, South Carolina Volunteers, by General Orders No.10, Headquarters, Provisional Forces, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 5 March, 1861, dated 23 February, 1861, and was assigned to command the troops stationed at Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, by General Orders No.6, Headquarters, Division South Carolina Volunteers, Morris Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 14 April, 1861. Major General M L Bonham, South Carolina Volunteers, was relieved by General Orders No.27, Headquarters, Provisional Army of South Carolina, Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 21 April, 1861, and was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, on 23 April, 1861. He arrived by the Richmond & Petersburg Railroad at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 24 April, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st South Carolina Infantry, Companies A, B, C, E, H, I, K, and L. Brigadier General M L Bonham, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the Department of Alexandria and set up headquarters at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.95, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 21 May, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Virginia Central Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 22 May, 1861. He was accompanied by the 1st South Carolina Infantry and arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 23 May, 1861. Brigadier General M L Bonham, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the the troops stationed at Fairfax County, Virginia, and the 2nd South Carolina Infantry by Special Orders No. 1 and General Orders No.9, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 4 June, 1861, and arrived at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 9 June, 1861. He was assigned to command the First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, by General Orders No.20, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861, and was reappointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, on 21 October, 1861, dated 14 July, 1861.

Note: Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, assumed command of the Department of Alexandria at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 2 June, 1861.

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies A, E, G, and H, and the Hanover Light Dragoons and the Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry were assigned to the First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, and Companies B, C, F, and I, to the Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, by Special Orders No.169, Paragraph III, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861. The 2nd Virginia Cavalry were assigned to the Third Brigade, First Division, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General J E B Stuart, Confederate States Army, by General Orders No.18, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 22 October, 1861.

Reports

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.72: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp457-458
Colonel R C W Radford, Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry, of operations of Cavalry Brigade, 17 to 20 July, 1861, dated Camp Gregg, in the vicinity of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, 27 July, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.92: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp532-533
Colonel R C W Radford, Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry, dated Camp Vienna, in the vicinity of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1 August, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT No.86: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), pp518-521
Brigadier General M L Bonham, Confederate States Army, First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, dated Camp Gregg, in the vicinity of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1 August, 1861