The Fourth Alabama Painting by Don Troiani

Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac

Colonel S Garland Jr.

Colonel S Garland Jr., 11th Virginia Infantry

Eleventh Virginia Infantry

Four companies arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 14 May, 1861, and six companies in June 1861. Mustered in Confederate service for one year dated 1 July, 1861. Stationed at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861

COLONEL S GARLAND, JR.
Captain S Garland, Jr., Lynchburg Home Guards, was appointed colonel, Virginia Volunteers, at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 8 May, 1861, and was assigned to duty at Camp of Instruction/ Lee, Hermitage/New Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad and Broad Street, two and a quarter miles northwest of the Capitol, Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.29, Headquarters of the Division, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 9 May, 1861. Colonel S Garland, Jr., Virginia Volunteers, was assigned to command Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, between 12 May and 22 May, 1861.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL D FUNSTON
D Funston was appointed lieutenant colonel, Virginia Volunteers, at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 17 May, 1861, and was assigned to the 11th Virginia Infantry at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by General Orders No.19, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel D Funston, 11th Virginia Infantry, was temporarily assigned to the 20th Georgia Infantry south of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 8 September, 1861.

MAJOR C H HARRISON
Captain C H Harrison, Black Eagle Riflemen, was appointed major, Virginia Volunteers, at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 28 May, 1861, and was assigned to the 18th Virginia Infantry by Special Orders No.159, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 2 June, 1861. Major C H Harrison, 18th Virginia Infantry, was assigned to the 11th Virginia Infantry by General Orders No.19, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861, and was mortally wounded during a skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 18 July, 1861. Captain M S Langhorne, 11th Virginia Infantry, Company A, was appointed major, 11th Virginia Infantry, on 21 August, 1861 (See the 18th Virginia Infantry).

Company A Lynchburg Rifle Greys: CAPT. M S LANGHORNE
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 22 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Colonel & Inspector General J B Baldwin, Virginia Volunteers, on 24 April, 1861. Captain M S Langhorne, 11th Virginia Infantry, Company A, was appointed major, 11th Virginia Infantry, on 21 August, 1861.
Company B Southern Guards: CAPT. R C SAUNDERS
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Yellow Branch, Campbell County, Virginia, on 23 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Colonel & Inspector General J B Baldwin, Virginia Volunteers, on 27 April, 1861.
Company C Clifton Greys: CAPT. A CLEMENT
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Gladys/ Pigeon Run, Campbell County, Virginia, on 16 May, 1861, and 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 17 May, 1861. The company was assigned to the 28th Virginia Infantry, Company E (1st), dated May, 1861, and was assigned to the 11th Virginia Infantry, Company C, by General Orders No.19, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861 (See the 28th Virginia Infantry).
Company D Fincastle Rifles: CAPT. D G HOUSTON, JR.
The company was accepted in state service at Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, on 23 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Colonel & Inspector General J B Baldwin, Virginia Volunteers, the on 26 April, 1861. First Lieutenant D G Houston, Jr., 11th Virginia Infantry, Company D, was appointed quartermaster, 11th Virginia Infantry, on 20 June, 1861, and Captain K R Thompson, 11th Virginia Infantry, Company D, resigned at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 16 July, 1861. Quartermaster D G Houston, Jr., 11th Virginia Infantry, resigned on 19 July, 1861, and was appointed captain, 11th Virginia Infantry, Company D, on 22 July, 1861.
Company E Lynchburg Rifles: CAPT. J E BLANKENShIP
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 19 April, 1861, and 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 3 June, 1861. Captain J E Blankenship, 11th Virginia Infantry, Company E, broke and ran under fire at a skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 18 July, 1861, and First Lieutenant C V Winfrey, 11th Virginia Infantry, Company E, was assigned to command the company at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861. Captain J E Blankenship's, 11th Virginia Infantry, Company E, resignation due to ill health was accepted by Special Orders No.256, Paragraph I, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 28 August, 1861, dated 20 August, 1861.
Company F Preston Guards: CAPT. E FOWLKES
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, on 29 May, 1861, and 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 6 June, 1861.
Company G Lynchburg Home Guards: CAPT. K OTEY
The company was accepted in state service for one year, under the command of Captain S Garland, Jr., at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 23 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Colonel & Inspector General J B Baldwin, Virginia Volunteers, on 24 April, 1861. Captain S Garland, Jr., Lynchburg Home Guards, was appointed colonel, Virginia Volunteers, at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 8 May, 1861.
Company H Jefferson Davis Guards: CAPT. J R HUTTER
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 15 May, 1861, and 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, the same day.
Company I Rough and Ready Rifles: CAPT. J H JAMESON
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Morrisville, Fauquier County, Virginia, on 25 May, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Major G W Brent, Virginia Volunteers, on 4 June, 1861.
Company K Valley Regulators: CAPT. A A YEATMAN
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Roaring Run, Botetourt County, Virginia, on 25 May, 1861, and 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 9 June, 1861.

Organistion of 11th Virginia Infantry at first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Colonel S Garland, Jr., Lieutenant Colonel D Funston, Major C Harrison*; Company A, Lynchburg Rifle Greys, Captain M S Langhorne; Company B, Southern Guards, Captain R C Saunders; Company C, Clifton Greys, Captain A Clemment; Company D, Fincastle Rifles, First Lieutenant D G Houston, Jr.; Company E, Lynchburg Rifles, Captain J E Blankenship*; Company F, Preston Guards, Captain E Fowlkes; Company G, Lynchburg Home Guards, Captain K Otey; Company H, Jefferson Davis Guards, Captain J R Hutter; Company I, Rough and Ready Rifles, Captain J H Jameson; Company K, Valley Regulators, Captain A A Yeatman

*Not present at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861

Sources

"The companies which arrived here from Lynchburg on Tuesday night, are composed of the right sort of material - stalwart, hardy men, who would fight to the death and never yield to a foe. Our Lynchburg correspondent, in a letter dated April 23d, writes: This morning we witnessed the departure of three of our fine volunteer companies - the Home Guard, Capt. Sunderland; Rifle Grays, Capt. Maurice Langhorne, Jr., and the Lynchburg Artillery, Capt. H. Grey Latham."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 25 April, 1861 - The Lynchburg troops

"The Fincastle Rifles, Capt. Thompson, 80 strong - as brave-hearted boys as ever burnt powder - the first to organise in the county - the first to enter the service of the State - left Fincastle on Tuesday, to rendezvous at Bonsack's, in obedience to orders of General Preston."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 29 April, 1861 - Botetourt

"A company of Infantry, numbering 108 men, under command of Capt. Robert Saunders, arrived yesterday via Danville Railroad from Yellow Branch, Campbell county, Virginia. The men were dressed in black jackets and grey pants, with black stripes, were armed with rifles, and looked very well."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 3 May, 1861 - Arrival of soldiers

"Two more companies are getting ready to offer their services to the State, and I am glad to say both will be commanded by efficient and popular officers. Capt. Jas. P. Hammet has a company of sixty at Central depot, and Captain E. Fowlkes, at this place, has fifty-six men, who are ready and willing to serve as defenders of Virginia's honor. These two companies, with the three already in the field, will put our number up to 375 good and true men in the service."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 21 May, 1861 - Christiansburg, Montgomery County, 18 May, 1861

"On Sunday night, several of the companies under Col. Garland's command, including the Rifle Greys and Home Guard of this city, and the Southern Guard, of Campbell, received marching orders, and yesterday morning thier encampment was entirely deserted, the whole body having left for some advanced post."

Daily Nashville Patriot (Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee), 21 June, 1861 - Important from Manassas Junction

"Manassas Junction, 17 June, 1861 - Col. Garland, of Lynchburg, Va., with four companies of his command, was startd at 10 o'clock last night on another scouting party to a point on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, about eight miles from Alexandria. The enemy is repairing a bridge at that point and has two companies to guard the process. Col. Garland was to have met them at about daylight this morning, and, if no resistance should be made, was to burn the bridge and return."

"Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, 18 June, 1861 - The other scouting party, under Col. Garland, to burn the bridge near Alexandria, of which I spoke yesterday, was entirely successful. They reached the place at daylight, but found no enemy; nor did they find the work in any progress of reconstruction. They demolished it even more perfectly than it had been before, however; and listening to the revielle of the enemy, whom they were not at liberty to go after, they started to return, and reached this station about dark last night."

Charleston Mercury (Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina), 22 June, 1861 - Movements at Manassas Junction

"Among the troops yet at the Junction is the entire regiment of Col. Garland, made up almost entirely of companies from this city and country."

Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 28 June, 1861 - From Manassas Junction

Books/ Manuscripts

Snowballs and skirmish lines: A history of the Fincastle Rifles, Army of Northern Virginia, Confederate States of America, 1859-1865, by William O Doherty, Jr.

Personal reminiscences of the war of 1861-5: In camp, en bivouac, on the march, on picket, on the skirmish line, on the battlefield and in prison, by W H Morgan

Supplement to the Official Records: Part II, Record of Events, Volume 71, Serial No.83: Record of events for the Eleventh Virginia Infantry, April 1861-February 1865, edited by James B Hewett

The Virginia Regimental Histories Series: Eleventh Virginia Infantry, by R T Bell

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

"In a few days Captain Garland was promoted to a majority, and put in charge of four companies. On the 9th May he proceeded with these to Manassas Junction, where some companies recently formed in Alexandria, under Captain Thornton Triplett and Dr, Cornelius Boyle, were already stationed. Garland being the ranking officer, was the commandant of the post for some two weeks, and formed the first regular encampment upon a spot since become historic."

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 L Johnson

Annals of the Lynchburg Home Guard, published by the Lynchburg Home Guard

Lynchburg and its people, by W Asbury Christian

Notes

The 11th Virginia Infantry, Companies A, B, D, and G, were stationed at Camp of Instruction/ Lee, Hermitage/New Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad and Broad Street, two and a quarter miles northwest of Capitol, Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 27 April, 1861; Companies C and H 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 17 May, 1861; Company I at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 4 June, 1861; and Companies E, F, H, and K 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 9 June, 1861.

Camp of Instruction/ Lee, Hermitage/New Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad & Broad Street, two & a quarter miles northwest of Capitol, Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 23 April 1861: Camp of Instruction/ Lee, Hermitage/New Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad and Broad Street, two and a quarter miles northwest of Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, was set up west of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad, under the command of Colonel W Gilham, Virginia Military Institute, on 23 April, 1861, and the Virginia Military Institute Corps Cadets were assigned as drillmasters on 24 April, 1861. Brigadier General J H Winder, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command Camp of Instruction/ Lee, Hermitage/New Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad and Broad Street, two and a quarter miles northwest of Capitol, Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 16 July, 1861, and Colonel C Dimmock, ordnance, Provisional Army of Virginia, on 18 July, 1861 (See the 1st Rockbridge Artillery).

Lynchburg, Campbell County, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Companies A & G, 23 April, 1861: The Lynchburg Home Guards and the Lynchburg Rifle Greys were ordered to proceed by the Southside Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the morning on 23 April, 1861, and were accompanied by the Lynchburg Artillery. The Lynchburg Home Guards and the Lynchburg Rifle Greys arrived by the Richmond & Danville Railroad at Richmond via Burkeville Junction, Nottoway County, Virginia, in the evening on 23 April, 1861 (See the Lynchburg Artillery).

Yellow Branch, Campbell County, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company B, 23-25 April, 1861: The Southern Guards was ordered to proceed by the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 23 April, 1861, and by the Southside Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 25 April, 1861. The company arrived by the Richmond & Danville Railroad at Richmond via Burkeville Junction, Nottoway County, Virginia, the same day.

Note: The Southern Guards arrived at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 23 April, 1861, and the Lynchburg Rifle Greys (104), the Lynchburg Home Guards (98), and the Lynchburg Artillery (94) were stationed at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 27 April, 1861 (See the Lynchburg Artillery).

Fincastle, Botetourt County, to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company D, 26 April, 1861: The Fincastle Rifles was ordered to Bonsack, Roanoke County, Virginia, on 23 April, 1861, and to proceed by the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 26 April, 1861.

Camp of Instruction/ Lee, Hermitage/New Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad and Broad Street, two and a quarter miles northwest of Capitol, Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Company B, 2 May, 1861: The Southern Guards was ordered to Camp of Instruction/ Lee, Hermitage/New Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad and Broad Street, two and a quarter miles northwest of Capitol, Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by General Orders No.7, Paragraph II, Headquarters of the Division, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 2 May, 1861.

Note: The 2nd Virginia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Major S Garland, Jr., Virginia Volunteers, was stationed at Camp of Instruction/ Lee, Hermitage/New Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, between the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad and Broad Street, two and a quarter miles northwest of Capitol, Capitol Hill, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 7 May, 1861, and Major S Garland, Jr., Virginia Volunteers, was appointed colonel, Virginia Volunteers, on 8 May, 1861 (See the 18th Virginia Infantry).

Mustered for one year, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Companies A, B, D, &, G, 24, 26, & 27 April, 1861: The 11th Virginia Infantry, Companies A and G, were mustered in state service for one year at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Colonel & Adjutant General J B Baldwin, Virginia Volunteers, on 24 April, 1861; Company D for one year on 26 April, 1861, and Company B for one year on 27 April, 1861.

Arrival at Manassas Junction, Companies, A, B, & G, 12 May, 1861

The Lynchburg Home Guards, the Lynchburg Rifle Greys, and the Southern Guards, under the command of Colonel S Garland, Jr., Virginia Volunteers, were ordered to proceed by the Virginia Central Railroad to Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.32, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 10 May, 1861, dated 9 May, 1861, and were accompanied by and the Farmville Guards. The Lynchburg Home Guards, the Lynchburg Rifle Greys, and the Southern Guards arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 12 May, 1861 (See the 18th Virginia Infantry).

Note: The Lynchburg Home Guards, the Lynchburg Rifle Greys, the Southern Guards, and the Farmville Guards, under the command of Colonel S Garland, Jr., Virginia Volunteers, were ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.39, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 10 May, 1861.

Troops stationed at & in the vicinity of Manassas Junction, Prince William County, (918), 14 May, 1861: Alexandria Battalion Volunteers (172), Major C Boyle, Virginia Volunteers; Prince William Rifles (60), Captain A S Hamilton; Irish Volunteers/ Triplett's Heavy Artillery, Captain T Triplett; Emmett Guards, Captain J E Towsen, Jr.; Unattached Volunteers, Warrenton Rifles (88), Captain J Q Marr; Black Horse Troop (76), Captain W H Payne; Rappahannock Cavalry/ Old Guards (57); Alexandria Artillery, section, Captain D Kemper; Garland's Virginia Battalion Volunteers (490), Colonel Garland, Jr., Virginia Volunteers; Lynchburg Home Guards, Captain K Otey; Lynchburg Rifles Greys, Captain M S Langhorne; Southern Guards, Captain R C Saunders; Farmville Guards, Captain R A Booker

Note: The Powhatan Troop, under the command of Captain J F Lay, was stationed at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, between 9 and 11 May, 1861, and was ordered to Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, on 12 May, 1861. The Preston Guards (56) was stationed at Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, on 18 May, 1861.

Military Orders No.5, Headquarters, Virginia Volunteers, Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth & Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, 20 May, 1861: The Jefferson Davis Guards (70) and the Clifton Greys (65) were assigned to the 28th Virginia Infantry, Companies C and H, respectively, by Military Orders No.5, Headquarters, Virginia Volunteers, 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 20 May, 1861 (See the 28th Virginia Infantry).

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, Companies C, E, F, H, & K, 15 May-9 June, 1861: The 11th Virginia Infantry, Company H, 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 15 May, 1861; Company C for one year on 17 May, 1861; Company E for one year on 2 June, 1861; Company F for one year on 6 June, 1861; and Company K for one year on 9 June, 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.

Mustered for one year, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Company I, 4 June, 1861: The 11th Virginia Infantry, Company I, was mustered in state service for one year at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Major G W Brent, Virginia Volunteers, for one year on 4 June, 1861.

Note: The Rough and Ready Rifles was stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 4 June, 1861, and the O'Connell Guards, acting as sappers and miners, was ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No. 6, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 8 AM on 4 June, 1861, dated 3 June, 1861 (See the 17th Virginia Infantry).

General Orders No.25, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 8 June, 1861: The 11th Virginia Infantry was assigned to the Confederate States by General Orders No.25, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 8 June, 1861, and was accepted in Confederate service on 1 July, 1861.

Reconnaissance to Accotink Creek Bridge, Companie A, B, & G, 16-17 June, 1861

The Lynchburg Rifle Greys, the Southern Guards, the Lynchburg Home Guards, and the Farmville Guards, under the command of Colonel S Garland, Jr., Virginia Volunteers, were ordered on a reconnaissance to Accotink Creek Bridge, on the Orange & Alexandria, one and three quarter miles west of Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.38, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 10 PM on 16 June, 1861.

Note: The O'Connell Guards, the Craig Mountain Boys, and the Patty Lane Rifle Greys were stationed east of Burke's Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 9 and 17 June, 1861, and were temporarily assigned to Colonel S Garland, Jr., Virginia Volunteers, by Special Orders No.38, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 17 June, 1861, dated 16 June, 1861.

Organisation of reconnaissance to Accotink Creek Bridge, one & three quarter miles west of Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 June, 1861: Colonel S Garland, Jr., Virginia Volunteers; Garland's Regiment of Virginia Volunteers, Lynchburg Rifle Greys, Captain M S Langhorne; Southern Guards, Captain R C Saunders; Lynchburg Home Guards, Captain K Otey; Farmville Guards, Captain R A Booker; Unattached Volunteers, Craig Mountain Boys, Captain M P Spessard; Patty Lane Rifle Greys, Captain A L Minter; O'Connell Guards, Captain S W Prestman

Note: The Lynchburg Rifle Greys, the Southern Guards, the Lynchburg Home Guards, the Farmville Guards, the O'Connell Guards, the Craig Mountain Boys, and the Patty Lane Rifle Greys were ordered to rendezvous east of Burke's Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 June, 1861.

Destroyed the Accotink Creek Bridge, on the Orange & Alexandria, one & three quarter miles west of Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 June, 1861: The Lynchburg Rifle Greys, the Southern Guards, the Lynchburg Home Guards, the Farmville Guards, the O'Connell Guards, the Craig Mountain Boys, and the Patty Lane Rifle Greys, under the command of Colonel S Garland, Jr., Virginia Volunteers, destroyed the Accotink Creek Bridge, on the Orange & Alexandria, one and three quarter miles west of Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 17 June, 1861.

Accotink Creek Bridge, on the Orange & Alexandria, one & three quarter miles west of Springfield Station, Fairfax County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 17 June, 1861: The Lynchburg Rifle Greys, the Southern Guards, the Lynchburg Home Guards, and the Farmville Guards, under the comand of Colonel S Garland, Jr., Virginia Volunteers, arrived at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the evening on 17 June, 1861, and were accompanied by the O'Connell Guards, the Craig Mountain Boys, and the Patty Lane Rifle Greys.

Note: The Lynchburg Rifle Greys, the Southern Guards, the Lynchburg Home Guards, and the Farmville Guards, under the comand of Colonel S Garland, Jr., Virginia Volunteers, arrived at Accotink Creek Bridge, on the Orange & Alexandria, one and three quarter miles west of Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 June, 1861.

General Orders No.19, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Companies A, B, C, D, G, H, & I, 18 June, 1861: The Lynchburg Rifle Greys, the Southern Guards, the Clifton Greys, the Fincastle Rifles, the Lynchburg Home Guards, the Jefferson Davis Guards, and the Rough and Ready Rifles were assigned to the 11th Virginia Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, G, H, and I, respectively, by General Orders No.19, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861.

Note: The 11th Virginia Infantry was organised by General Orders No.19, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861, and First Lieutenant D G Houston, Jr., 11th Virginia Infantry, Company D, was appointed quartermaster, 11th Virginia Infantry, at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861. Quartermaster D G Houston, Jr., 11th Virginia Infantry, resigned on 19 July, 1861, and was appointed captain, 11th Virginia Infantry, Company D, on 22 July, 1861.

Special Orders No.50, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Companies E, F, & K, 20 June 1861: The Lynchburg Rifles, the Preston Guards, and the Valley Regulators were assigned to the 11th Virginia Infantry, Companies E, F, and K, respectively, by Special Orders No.50, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861.

Note: The 11th Virginia Infantry was assigned to the Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Colonel G H Terrett, by General Orders No.20, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861 (See Camp Pickens Garrison).

Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Companies E, F, I, & K, 28 June 1861: The 11th Virginia Infantry, Companies E, F, I, and K, were stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 28 June, 1861.

Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Companies C & H, 1 July, 1861: The 28th Virginia Infantry, Company E, and the Jefferson Davis Guards were assigned to the 11th Virginia Infantry, Companies C and H, respectively, at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, prior to muster in Confederate service on 1 July, 1861 (See the 28th Virginia Infantry).

Escort prisoners of war to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, detachment of Company A, 16 July, 1861: A detachment of the 11th Virginia Infantry (4), Company A, under the command of First Lieutenant G W Latham, was assigned as escort to prisoners of war (5) and proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the morning on 16 July, 1861.

Note: Sergeant O M Sawyer, Musician C H Ripley, and Privates H T Pease, H M Johnston, and L C Parker, 1st New Hampshire Infantry, Company E, were ordered to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the morning on 16 July, 1861 (See the Three Months' Volunteers, Department of Washington).

Advance to Blackburn's Ford, 17 July, 1861

The 11th Virginia Infantry was ordered to Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 17 July, 1861.

Skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, 18 July, 1861

The 11th Virginia Infantry was engaged in a skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, between 11 AM and 4.30 PM on 18 July, 1861.

List of killed, wounded, & missing of the 11th Virginia Infantry in the battle of Bull Run, fought 18 July, 1861, as called for by article 456 of the Army Regulations of C.S.A: Killed 1, wounded 3, total 4

Note: Major C H Harrison, 11th Virginia Infantry, was mortally wounded during a skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 18 July, 1861.

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

The 11th Virginia Infantry was stationed at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Note: Private G W Bagby, 11th Virginia Infantry, Company A, was appointed aide to Colonel & Assistant Adjutant General T Jordan, Army of the Potomac, at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861.

East of Rocky Run, half a mile east of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 11th Virginia Infantry was ordered east of Rocky Run, half a mile east of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

General pursuit towards Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 11th Virginia Infantry was ordered on a general pursuit towards Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 11th Virginia Infantry was stationed at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 11th Virginia Infantry was ordered at or in the vicinity of the junction of the road between Centreville and Union Mills and the old Braddock Road, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.146, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, dated 22 July, 1861.

Blackburn's Ford to Centreville, 24 July, 1861

The 11th Virginia Infantry was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.155, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 24 July, 1861, dated 23 July, 1861, and was stationed at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 24 July and 10 August, 1861.

Note: Special Orders No.146, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, dated 22 July, 1861, was revoked and the 11th Virginia Infantry was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.155, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, dated 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 11th Virginia Infantry was assigned to the Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Brigadier General J Longstreet, by Special Orders No.169, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861.

Centreville to Fairfax Courthouse, 10 August, 1861

The 11th Virginia Infantry was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.216, Paragraph III, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 10 August, 1861, dated 9 August, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Harrison, south of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 10 August and 16 October, 1861.

Note: The 1st Virginia Infantry and the 11th Virginia Infantry arrived at Munson's Hill, east of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one and a quarter miles northwest of Bailey's Crossroad, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 27 August, 1861 (See the 1st Virginia Infantry).

Headquarters, Army of Potomac, F Baker's, old Female Seminary, Coombe Cottage, west of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 13 September, 1861: General J E Johnston, Confederate States Army, was stationed at Puckett's, two and a half miles northeast of Manassas Junction, prince William County, Virginia, on 12 September, 1861, and set up headquarters, Army of the Potomac, at F Baker's, old Female Seminary, Coombe Cottage, west of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 13 September, 1861.

Note: General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, set up headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, at T R Love's, Dunleith, north of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 12 September, 1861.

Withdrawal to Centreville, 16 October, 1861

The 11th Virginia Infantry was ordered to the road between Centreville and Union Mills (Station), southwest of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 16 October, 1861.

Note: Brigadier General J Longstreet, Confederate States Army, was appointed major general, Confederate States Army, on 7 October, 1861, and was assigned to the First Corps, Army of the Potomac, and ordered to report to General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Specoal Orders No.419, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, on 12 October, 1861.

Reorganised at Yorktown, York County, Virginia, 26 April, 1862: The 11th Virginia Infantry was reorganised at Yorktown, York County, Virginia, on 26 April, 1862.

Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, 9 April, 1865: The 11th Virginia Infantry, under the command of Major General G E Pickett, surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, on 9 April, 1865.

Brigadier General J Longstreet, Confederate States Army, Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 25 June, 1861, dated 17 June, 1861: Major J Longstreet, paymaster, United States Army, was appointed lieutenant colonel, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 1 May, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861, and resigned at Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, on 9 May, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel J Longstreet, infantry, Confederate States Army, arrived at Galveston, on Galveston Island, Galveston County, Texas, in the morning on 11 June, 1861, and was accompanied by B F Terry, T S Lubbock, Dr P T Woodson, J A Wharton, and T J Goree. He was ordered to proceed by schooner to Brashear City, Berwick's Bay, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, at 2 PM on 11 June, 1861, and arrived in the evening on 14 June, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel J Longstreet, infantry, Confederate States Army, was ordered to proceed by the New Orleans, Opelousas & Great Western Railroad to New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, in the evening on 15 June, 1861, and arrived in the evening on 16 June, 1861. He was ordered to proceed by the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in the evening on 17 June, 1861, and arrived by the Richmond & Danville Railroad at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 21 June, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel J Longstreet, infantry, Confederate States Army, was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 25 June, 1861, dated 17 June, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Virginia Central Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 1 July, 1861. Brigadier General J Longstreet, Confederate States Army, arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 2 July, 1861, and was assigned to command the Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, by Special Orders No.92, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 5 July, 1861. Brigadier General J Longstreet, Confederate States Army, was appointed lieutenant general, Confederate States Army, on 11 October, 1861, dated 9 October, 1861, and was assigned to the First Corps, Army of the Potomac, by Special Orders No.419, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 12 October, 1861.

The 11th Virginia Infantry was assigned to the Second Brigade, Second Division, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General R S Ewell, Confederate States Army, by General Orders No.15, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 22 October, 1861.

Reports

OFFICIAL REPORT No.100: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), pp543-544
Brigadier General J Longstreet, Confederate States Army, Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, dated 28 July, 1861