Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac
Colonel M D Corse, 17th Virginia Infantry
Seventeenth Virginia Infantry
Arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, between 5 and 24 May, 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 M D CORSE
Captain M D Corse, Old Dominion Rifles, was appointed major, Alexandria Battalion Volunteers, on 19 February, 1861, and colonel, Virginia Volunteers, at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 17 May, 1861. Colonel M D Corse, Virginia Volunteers, was assigned to the 17th Virginia Infantry at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL W P MUNFORD
Major W P Munford, 1st Virginia Volunteers, was appointed major, Virginia Volunteers, at Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, on 2 May, 1861, and lieutenant colonel, infantry, Provisional Army of Virginia, at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 13 June, 1861 (See the 1st Virginia Infantry). Lieutenant Colonel W P Munford, infantry, Provisional Army of Virginia, was assigned to the 17th Virginia Infantry by Special Orders No.50, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 20 June, 1861, and was temporarily assigned to the 24th Virginia Infantry by Special Orders No.278, Paragraph I, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 28 August, 1861 (See the 24th Virginia Infantry).
MAJOR G W BRENT
G W Brent was
appointed major, Virginia Volunteers, at Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, on 2 May, 1861, and was assigned to the 17th 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.
- Company A Alexandria Riflemen: CAPT. M MAryE
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 17 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, by Major G W Brent, Virginia Volunteers, on 21 May, 1861 (See the Garrison at Alexandria). - Company B Warren Rifles: CAPT. R H SIMPSON
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 18 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year by Major G W Brent, Virginia Volunteers, on 26 May, 1861 (See the Garrison at Alexandria). - Company C Loudoun Guards: CAPT. G R HEAD
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, under the command of Captain C B Tebbs, on 22 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, by Major G W Brent,Virginia Volunteers, on 23 May, 1861. Captain C B Tebbs, Loudoun Guards, was appointed major, Virginia Volunteers, on 23 May, 1861, and lieutenant colonel, 8th Virginia Infantry, at Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.205, Headquarters, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 28 June, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel C B Tebbs, 8th Virginia Infantry, was ordered to Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, and First Lieutenant G R Head, 17th Virginia Infantry, Company C, was appointed captain, 17th Virginia Infantry, Company C, by Special Orders No. 73, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 30 June, 1861. First Lieutenant G R Head, 17th Virginia Infantry, Company C, was appointed captain, 17th Virginia Infantry, Company C, on 1 July, 1861 (See the 8th Virginia Infantry). - Company D Fairfax Rifles: CAPT. W H DULANY
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 25 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year at Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Major G W Brent, Virginia Volunteers, on 21 May, 1861. Captain W H Dulany, 17th Virginia Infantry, Company D, was severely wounded during the skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 18 July, 1861, and First Lieutenant W A Barnes, 17th Virginia Infantry, Company D, was assigned to command the company at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861. - Company E Mount Vernon Guards: CAPT. S H DEVAUGHN
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 17 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, by Major G W Brent, Virginia Volunteers, on 17 April, 1861 (See the Garrison at Alexandria). - Company F Prince William Rifles: CAPT. G S HAMILTON
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Haymarket, Prince William County, Virginia, on 26 April 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 27 May, 1861. - Company G Emmett Guards: CAPT. J E TOWSON, JR.
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 25 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service by Major G W Brent, Virginia Volunteers, on 29 May, 1861 (See the Garrison at Alexandria). - Company H Old Dominion Rifles: CAPT. A HERBERT
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 17 April, 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 28 May, 1861 (See the Garrison at Alexandria). - Company I O'Connell Guards: CAPT. S W PREsTMAN
The company was organised at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 18 May, 1861, and was accepted and mustered in state service for one year at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, by Major G W Brent, Virginia Volunteers, on 23 May, 1861. Captain S W Prestman, 17th Virginia Infantry, Company I, was severely wounded during the skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 18 July, 1861, and First Lieutenant R Fairfax, 17th Virginia Infantry, Company I, was assigned to command the company at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861 (See the Garrison at Alexandria). - Company K Warrenton Rifles: CAPT. B H SHACKleFORD
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, under the command of Captain J Q Marr, on 22 April, 1861, and was mustered in state service for one year at Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, by Major & Inspector General W H Ker, Virginia Volunteers, on 27 April, 1861. Captain J Q Marr, Warrenton Rifles, was killed during a skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 1 June, 1861, and First Lieutenant B H Shackleford, 17th Virginia Infantry, Company K, was appointed captain on 3 June, 1861. Captain B H Shackleford, 17th Virginia Infantry, Company K, was slightly wounded during a skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 18 July, 1861 (See the Skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse).
Organistion of 17th Virginia Infantry at first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Colonel M D Corse, Lieutenant Colonel W P Munford, Major G W Brent; Company A, Alexandria Riflemen, Captain M Mayre; Company B, Warren Rifles, Captain R H Simpson; Company C, Loudoun Guards, Captain G R Head; Company D, Fairfax Rifles, Captain W H Dulany*; Company E, Mount Vernon Guards, Captain S H Devaughn; Company F, Prince William Rifles, Captain G S Hamilton; Company G, Emmett Guards, Captain J E Towson, Jr.; Company H, Old Dominion Rifles, Captain A Herbert; Company I, O'Connell Guards, Captain S W Prestman*; Company K, Warrenton Rifles, Captain B H Shackleford
*Not present at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861
Sources
"The Warrenton Rifles will, in accordance with orders, leave Warrenton for Dumfries at 11 o'clock, today."
Alexandria Gazette & Virginia Advertiser (Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia), 24 April, 1861 - Warrenton Rifles
"A company of cavalry from Rappahannock county, 80 strong, arrived here today; also the Loudoun Guard, from Loudoun county."
Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 25 April, 1861 - Alexandria, 24 April, 1861
"The volunteers, under Gen. Eppa Hunton, have been ordered to rendezvous at Dumfries for drill. B. H. Shackleford, esq., has been appointed aid, and is executing the above order."
Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 25 April, 1861
"The Fairfax Rifles, Captain W. A. Barnes, a fine looking company of men, arrived here yesterday, and went into barracks, on Prince street, near Fairfax."
Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia), 26 April, 1861 - Fairfax Rifles
"The Warren Rifles reached Alexandria on Friday."
Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 29 April, 1861
"The Warrenton Riflemen, Capt. J. Q. Marr, 100 strong, all armed and equipped, left Warrenton for the seat of war, on Wednesday."
Alexandria Gazette & Virginia Advertiser (Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia), 29 April, 1861 - Virginia News
"Capt. Towson's Emmett Guards have made their appearance in their new uniform, which the ladies - thanks to the skillful fingers and sewing machines, and more thanks to their noble hearts, - have gotten up in double quick time. The uniform is a green fatigue jacket, and green pantaloons, giving them quite a handsome appearance."
Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia), 4 May, 1861 - The Emmett Guards
"The Old Dominion Riflemen, of Alexandria, Capt. Herbert, are new in town. They are well drilled and a splendid body of men."
Alexandria Gazette & Virginia Advertiser (Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia), 10 May, 1861 - Compliment
"We learn from a friend that the Irish Volunteers and Emmett Guards, stationed at Manassas Station, are in good spirits and are having a good time generally."
Alexandria Gazette & Virginia Advertiser (Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia), 14 May, 1861 - Irish Volunteers
"The Warrenton Rifles, stationed at Bristoe, on the Orange Railroad, return their thanks to Messers Blacklock & Dent for very acceptable favours."
Alexandria Gazette & Virginia Advertiser (Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia), 16 May, 1861 - Manassas Gap Station
"The Prince William Rifles were today presented with a flag, by the Rev. Mr. Trone."
Alexandria Gazette & Virginia Advertiser (Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia), 20 May, 1861 - Thanks
"The Old Dominion Rilemen, who have been the life of our town for the past two weeks, left for Alexandria on Sunday. A large crowd visited the Depot to see them off. About thirty of the Emmett Guard, an Irish Company from Alexandria, have taken their places, under command of Lieutenant Knox."
Warrenton Flag (Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia), 21 May, 1861
"Ten miles out I stopped and dined with Captain Dulany, of the Fairfax Rifles, who was rejoicing in one of the most captivating experineces of greenwood life I ever saw. He was upon the slope of a hill, dark with foliage. A spring of ice cold water was within five steps of his tent. Around him were his rangers in blue flannel uniforms, and who, raised to the rifle, were good for deer or man at any reasonable distance, and wanted only the bow to revive the illusion of Robin Hood and his Merry Men."
Charleston Mercury (Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina), 31 May, 1861 - Manassas Junction, Va., 25 May, 1861
"Four companies of the First Regiment of Virginia Volunteers were at Fairfax Court-House on Monday evening, besides the Warrenton Rifles and five Cavalry Companies, viz.; Ball's, Chesterfield corps; Wickham's, (Hanover,) Prince William, Rappahannock and Black Horse Cavalry, of Fauquier. It was thought probable that Col. Maxcy Gregg's South Carolinians would take the place of the Richmond companies, and permit them to rejoin their Regiment at Manassas Junction."
Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 19 June, 1861 - Military
"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
"On Thursday evening the detachment of the 1st Regiment stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, with the Warrenton and Prince William, Rifles, received orders to march to this place, which I must say did not please our boys very well, for having been sent forward, they did not like the idea of going backward when the enemy was almost within sight."
Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 25 June, 1861 - Camp Pickens, 22 June, 1861
Books/ Manuscripts
History of the Seventeenth Virginia Infantry, C.S.A., by George Wise
Northern Virginia's own: The 17th Virginia Infantry Regiment, Confederate States Army, by William M Glasgow, Jr., colonel, United States Army, retired
Manassas to Appomattox: The Civil War memoirs of Pvt. Edgar Warfield, 17th Virginia Infantry, by Edgar Warfield, Jr., and George Warfield
Supplement to the Official Records: Part II, Record of Events, Volume 71, Serial No.83: Record of events for the Seventeenth Virginia Infantry, April 1861-December 1864, edited by James B Hewett
The Virginia Regimental Histories Series: Seventeenth Virginia Infantry, by L A Wallace, Jr.
A guide to Virginia military organisations 1861-1865, Revised Second Edition by I A Wallace, Jr.
"The Loudoun Guard left town on April 27 to join the Sixth Battalion of Virginia Volunteers in Alexandria, and they were part of the command that abandoned the city when Union troops crossed the river."
The Civil War in Loudoun County, Virginia: A history of hard times, by Stevan F Meserve
Notes
The 17th Virginia Infantry was organised 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.
Organisation of Alexandria Battalion Volunteers, 19 February, 1861: Major M D Corse; Alexandria Riflemen, Captain M Mayre; Mount Vernon Guards, Captain S H Devaugh; Old Dominion Rifles, First Lieutenant A Herbert; Alexandria Artillery, Captain D Kemper (See the Alexandria Artillery)
Note: The Irish Volunteers/ Triplett's Heavy Artillery was assigned to the Alexandria Battalion Volunteers on 22 April, 1861, and the Emmett Guards on 25 April, 1861 (See the Battalion Heavy Artillery).
Harpers Ferry, Company B, 19-25 April, 1861
The Warren Rifles was ordered to rendezvous at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the morning on 18 April, 1861, and arrived by the Valley Turnpike at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 4 PM the same day. The company was ordered to proceed by the Winchster & Potomac Railroad to Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 11 PM on 18 April, 1861, and arrived at Bolivar Heights/ Furnace Ridge, west of Bolivar, via Halltown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning on 19 April, 1861.
Note: The Warren Rifles, 149th Virginia Militia (Warren County), was stationed at Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia, in the evening on 15 April, 1861, and was assigned to guard duty at Bolivar Heights/ Furnance Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 19 and 25 April, 1861.
Bolivar Heights/ Furnace Ridge, west of Bolivar, to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 19 April, 1861: The Warren Rifles, under the command of Major General K Harper, Fifth Division, Virginia Militia, arrived at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 5/6 AM on 19 April, 1861.
Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, Company B, 25-26 April, 1861: The Warren Rifles was ordered to escort a shipment of captured arms to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 25 April, 1861, and arrived by the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad on 26 April, 1861 (See the Garrison at Alexandria).
Warreton, Fauquier County, to Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, Company K, 24-25 April, 1861: The Warrenton Rifles was ordered to Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, at 11 AM on 24 April, 1861, and arrived on 25 April, 1861.
Mustered for one year, Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, Company K, 27 April, 1861: The 17th Virginia Infantry, Company K, was mustered in state service for one year at Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, by Major & Insepctor General W H Ker, Virginia Volunteers, on 27 April, 1861.
Note: The Fairfax Rifles, under the command of First Lieutenant W A Barnes, arrived at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the evening on 25 April, 1861, and W H Ker was appointed major, Virginia Volunteers, at Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, on 27 May, 1861
General Orders No.4, Headquarters, Potomac Division, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 27 April, 1861: The Alexandria Battalion Volunteers was designated the 6th Virginia Battalion Volunteers, under the command of Major M D Corse, by General Orders No.4, Headquarters, Potomac Division, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 27 April, 1861.
Organisation of Sixth Virginia Battalion Volunteers, 27 April, 1861: Major M D Corse; Company E, Mount Vernon Guards, Captain S H Devaugh; Company G, Old Dominion Rifles, Captain A Herbert; Company H, Alexandria Riflemen, Captain M Mayre; Unlettered Company, Emmett Guards, Captain J E Towson, Jr.; Unlettered Company, Irish Volunteers/ Triplett's Heavy Artillery, Captain T B Triplett; Unlettered Company, Alexandria Artillery, Captain D Kemper
Haymarket, Prince William County, to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, Comapny F, 29 April, 1861: The Prince William Rifles arrived at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 29 April, 1861, and was stationed at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, between 29 April and 5 May, 1861.
Fairfax Courthouse & Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, Company D, 29 April & 8 May, 1861: The Fairfax Rifles was stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 29 April, 1861, and at Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 8 May, 1861.
Dumfries, Prince William County, to White Sulphur Springs, on the Rappahannock River, four miles southeast of Waterloo, Fauquier County, Virginia, Company K, 29-30 April, 1861: The Warrenton Rifles was ordered to White Sulphur Springs, on the Rappahannock River, four miles southeast of Waterloo, Fauquier County, Virginia, on 29 April, 1861, and arrived via Bristoe Station and Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 30 April, 1861.
Note: Lieutenant Colonel A S Taylor, infantry, Provisional Army of Virginia, assumed command of the troops at and in the vicinity of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 2 May, 1861.
Troops stationed at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, 5 May, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel A S Taylor, infantry, Provisional Army of Virginia; 6th Virginia Battalion Volunteers, Major M D Corse; Company E, Mount Vernon Guards (52), Captain S H Devaughn; Company G, Old Dominion Rifles (85), Captain A Herbert; Company H, Alexandria Riflemen, Captain M Mayre; Unlettered Company, Emmett Guards (63), Captain J E Towsen, Jr.; Unlettered Company, Irish Volunteers/ Triplett's Heavy Artillery (51), Captain T B Triplett; Unlettered Company, Alexandria Artillery, Captain D Kemper; Unattached Volunteers, Warren Rifles (53), Captain R H Simpson; Prince William Rifles, Captain G S Hamilton; Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry (30), Captain E B Powell; Border Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry (40), Captain M D Ball
Withdrawal to Springfield, 5-7 May, 1861
The Alexandria Riflemen, the Warren Rifles, the Mount Vernon Guards, the Prince William Rifles, the Emmett Guards, and the Old Dominion Rifles, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A S Taylor, infantry, Provisional Army of Virginia, were ordered to Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 5 May, 1861, and were accompanied by the Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry, the Border Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry, the Irish Volunteers/ Triplett's Heavy Artillery, and the Alexandria Artillery. The Alexandria Riflemen, the Warren Rifles, the Mount Vernon Guards, and the Old Dominion Rifles arrived at Camp Taylor, Back Lick Church, on Back Lick Run, north of Springfield, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6 AM on 6 May, 1861.
Note: Colonel G H Terrett, Provisional Army of Virginia, arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 6 May, 1861.
Morning report of Alexandria Battalion of Virginia Volunteers, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 6 May, 1861: Major C Boyle, Provisional Army of Virginia; Adjutant & Second Lieutenant G L Whittington, Irish Volunteers/ Triplett's Heavy Artillery; Emmett Guards (37), detached duty/absent (26), Captain J E Towsen, Jr.; Irish Volunteers/ Triplett's Heavy Artillery (48), detached duty/absent (3), Captain T Triplett; Prince William Rifles (64), abset (4), Captain A S Hamilton; Alexandria Artillery (73), absent (3), Captain D Kemper
Note: The Prince William Rifles, the Emmett Guards, and the Irish Volunteers/ Triplett's Heavy Artillery, under the command of Major C Boyle, infantry, Provisional Army of Virginia, were stationed at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 6 May, 1861.
Camp Taylor, Black Lick Church, on Back Lick Run, north of Springfield, Fairfax County, to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, Companies, A, B, E, & H, 7 May, 1861: The Alexandria Riflemen, the Warren Rifles, the Mount Vernon Guards, and the Old Dominion Rifles, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel A S Taylor, infantry, Provisional Army of Virginia, were ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 7 May, 1861, and were accompanied by the Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry, and the Border Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry.
Note: F G Skinner was ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 5 May, 1861, and arrived at Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, in the morning on 6 May, 1861. G B Cocke, aide de camp to Brigadier General/ Colonel P St G Cocke, Virginia Volunteers, was ordered to Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 2 AM on 7 May, 1861 (See the 1st Virginia Infantry).
Bristoe Station, Prince William County, Virginia, Company K, 8/9-24 May, 1861: The Warrenton Rifles arrived by the Warrenton Branch, Orange & Alexandria Railroad, at Bristoe Station, Prince William County, Virginia, on 7/8 May, 1861, and was stationed at Bristoe Station, Prince William County, Virginia, between 7/8 and 24 May, 1861.
Disposition of troops, Headquarters, Potomac Department, Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia, 8 May, 1861: 6th Virginia Battalion Volunteers, Major M D Corse, Virginia Volunteers; Company E, Mount Vernon Guards (100), Captain S H Devaugh; Company G, Old Dominion Rifles (88), Captain A Herbert; Company H, Alexandria Riflemen (69), Captain M Mayre; Alexandria Home Guards (100), Captain J Latouche; Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry (53), Captain E B Powell; Border Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry, Captain M D Ball, at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia; Fairfax Rifles (51), Captain W H Dulany, at Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia; Washington Volunteers, Company A (113), Captain C K Sherman; Porter's company (74), Captain J C Porter; Alexandria Artillery (86), Captain D Kemper, at Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, Virginia; Richardson Guards, Captain J Welsh, at Madison Courthouse, Madison County, Virginia; Emmett Guards, Captain J E Towsen, Jr.; Irish Volunteers/ Triplett's Heavy Artillery, Captain T Triplett, at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia; Rappahannock Cavalry/ Old Guards (64), Captain J S Green, at Amissville, Rappahannock County, Virginia; Black Horse Troop, Captain W H Payne, at Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia; Powhatan Troop, Captain J F Lay, en route to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia
Leesburg, Loudoun County, to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, Company C, 8 May, 1861: The Loudoun Guards, under the command of Captain C B Tebbs, arrived by the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 8 May, 1861.
Note: Captain C B Tebbs, Loudoun Guards, was appointed major, Virginia Volunteers, on 23 May, 1861, and lieutenant colonel, 8th Virginia Infantry, at Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.205, Headquarters, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 28 June, 1861.
Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, Company H, 10 May, 1861: The Old Dominion Rifles was stationed at Warrenton, Fauquier 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: Brigadier General/ Colonel P St G Cocke, Virginia Volunteers, was stationed at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, between 9 and 12 May, 1861, and the Powhatan Troop between 9 and 13 May, 1861 (See Lay's Squadron Cavalry).
Warrenton, Fauquier County, to Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, Company H, 19 May, 1861: The Old Dominion Rifles was stationed at Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, on 18 May, 1861, and was ordered to proceed by the Warrenton Branch, Orange & Alexandria Railroad, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 19 May, 1861.
Note: A detachment of the Emmett Guards (30), under the command of Second Lieutenant R F Knox, was stationed at Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, on 19 May, 1861, and the Old Dominion Rifles at Aspen Grove, west end of King Street, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 20 May, 1861.
Mustered for one year, Alexandria, Alexandria County Virginia, Companies A, C, E, & I, 21 & 23 May, 1861: The 17th Virginia Infantry, Companies A and E, were mustered in state service for one year at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, by Major G W Brent, Virginia Volunteers, on 21 May, 1861, and Companies C and I for one year on 23 May, 1861.
Mustered for one year, Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, Company D, 21 May, 1861: The 17th Virginia Infantry, Company D, was mustered in state service for one year at Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Major G W Brent, Virginia Volunteers, on 21 May, 1861.
Disposition of 17th Virginia Infantry, Companies D, F, G, & K, 23 May, 1861: The Fairfax Rifles was stationed at Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia; the Warrenton Rifles at Bristoe Station, Prince William County, Virginia; and the Emmett Guards and the Prince William Rifles at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 23 May, 1861.
Troops stationed at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, Companies A, B, C, E, H, & I, 23 May, 1861: Colonel G H Terrett, infantry, Provisional Army of Virginia; 6th Virginia Battalion Volunteers, Major M D Corse, Virginia Volunteers; Company E, Mount Vernon Guuards, Captain S H Devaughn; Company G, Old Dominion Rifles, Captain A Herbert; Company H, Alexandria Riflemen, Captain M Mayre; Unlettered Company, O'Connell Guards, Captain S W Prestman; Unattached Volunteers, Warren Rifles, Captain R H Simpson; Loudoun Guards, Captain G R Head; Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry, Captain E B Powell; Border Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry, Captain M D Ball
Note: The O'Connell Guards was organised at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, on 18 May, 1861, and was assigned to 6th Virginia Battalion Volunteers on 20 May, 1861.
Evacuation of Alexandria, Companies A, B, C, E, H, & I, 24 May, 1861
The Alexandria Riflemen, the Warren Rifles, the Loudoun Guards, the Mount Vernon Guards, the Old Dominion Guards, and the O'Connell Guards, under the command of Colonel G H Terrett, infantry, Provisional Army of Virginia, were stationed at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 24 May, 1861.
Note: The Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry and the Border Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry were stationed at Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 24 May, 1861 (See Wickham's Squadron Cavalry).
Holmes Run, three miles west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, Companies A, B, C, E, H & I, 24 May, 1861: The Alexandria Riflemen, the Warren Rifles, the Loudoun Guards, the Mount Vernon Guards, the Old Dominion Guards, and the O'Connell Guards, under the command of Colonel G H Terrett, infantry, Provisional Army of Virginia, were ordered to rendezvous at Lyceum Hall, southwest corner of Washington and Duke Streets, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, in the morning on 24 May, 1861, and were accompanied by the Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry and the Border Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry. The Alexandria Riflemen, the Warren Rifles, the Loudoun Guards, the Mount Vernon Guards, the Old Dominion Guards, and the O'Connell Guards were ordered to proceed by Duke Street and the Little River Turnpike to Holmes Run, three miles west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 6.50 AM on 23 May, 1861 (See the Alexandria County).
Note: The O'Connell Guards was ordered to destroy the bridges on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad between Springfield Station and Union Mills (Station), Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 24 May, 1861.
Holmes Run, three miles west of Alexandria, Alexandria County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Companies A, B, C, E, H & I, 24 May, 1861: The Alexandria Riflemen, the Warren Rifles, the Loudoun Guards, the Mount Vernon Guards, the Old Dominion Guards, and the O'Connell Guards arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 1 PM on 24 May, 1861.
Note: The Border Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry (36) was captured by the 11th New York Infantry, Company A; the 2nd United States Cavalry, Company E; and one 6 pounder and one 12 pounder field howitzer of the 3rd United States Artillery, Light Company E, under the command of Colonel O B Willcox, 1st Michigan Infantry, adjacent to Price, Birch & Co Slave Pens, on Duke Street, between Payne and Fayette Streets, Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 7 AM on 24 May, 1861.
Bristoe Station, Prince William County, to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, Company K, 24-25 May, 1861: The Warrenton Rifles arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the evening on 24 May, 1861, and was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 25 May, 1861.
Alarm at Fairfax Station, Company D, 25 May, 1861
The Fairfax Rifles and the Washington's Mounted Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry were stationed east of Fairfax Station, Farfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 25 May, 1861 (See Wickham's Squadron Cavalry).
Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry was ordered to support the Fairfax Rifles and the Washington's Mounted Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry at Union Mills Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 25 May, 1861, and arrived at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 7 AM on 26 May, 1861 (See the 1st South Carolina Infantry).
Mustered for one year, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, companies B, F, G, & H, 26, 27, 28, & 29 May, 1861: The 17th Virginia Infantry, Company B, 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 26 May, 1861; Company F for one year on 27 May, 1861; Company H for one year on 28 May, 1861; and Company G on 29 May, 1861.
Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, to Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, Company E, 30 May, 1861: The Mount Vernon Guards was ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 30 May, 1861, and was stationed at Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 30 May and 3 June, 1861.
Centreville to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, Company K, 31 May, 1861: The Warrenton Rifles arrived at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 31 May, 1861.
Note: The Warrenton Rifles was stationed at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 25 and 31 May, 1861, and the Rappahannock Cavalry/ Old Guards and the Prince William Cavalry arrived at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 27 May, 1861.
Skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Company K, 1 June, 1861
The Warrenton Rifles, under the command of Captain J Q Marr, was engaged in a skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 1 June, 1861 (See the Skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse).
Methodist Church/ Duncan Chapel, south of the Fairfax Courthouse lot, Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 31 May, 1861: The Warrenton Rifles was stationed at the Methodist Church/ Duncan Chapel, south of the Fairfax Courthouse lot, Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 31 May, 1861.
Note: First Lieutenant B H Shackelford and Second Lieutenant J W McGee, Warrenton Rifles, were on a leave of absence during the skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 1 June, 1861.
J Cooper's Carriage Shop, on the Little River Turnpike, west of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, detachment, 1 June, 1861: A detachment of the Warrenton Rifles, under the command of Ex-Governor W Smith, State of Virginia, was stationed at and opposite J Cooper's Carriage Shop, on the Little River Turnpike, west of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 1 June, 1861.
Note: Ex-Governor W Smith, State of Virginia, arrived at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 5 PM on 31 May, 1861, and was assigned to command a detachment of the Warrenton Rifles (40/45) at Stevenson's farm, southwest of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 1 June, 1861 (See the 49th Virginia Infantry).
Troops stationed at & in the vicinity of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1 June, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel R S Ewell, cavalry, Provisional Army of Virginia; Ex-Governor W Smith, State of Virginia; Warrenton Rifles (90/96), Captain J Q Marr; Prince William Cavalry (62), Captain W W Thornton; Rappahannock Cavalry/ Old Guards, Captain J S Green
Note: A detachment of the Prince William Cavalry (32), under the command of Captain W W Thornton, was assigned to picket duty during the skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 1 June, 1861.
Organisation of reconnaissance to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 31 May-1 June, 1861: First Lieutenant C H Tompkins, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company B; Second Lieutenant D S Gordon, 2nd United States Dragoons, Company E; 2nd United States Cavalry (50), Company B; Quartermaster H S Fearing, Assistant Quartermaster W Cary, Adjutant P Frank, 5th New York State Militia
Note: The 1st Virginia Infantry, Companies B, D, G, and K, under the command of Major W Munford, were ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 8 PM on 1 June, 1861, and arrived at 6 AM on 2 June, 1861 (See the 1st Virginia Infantry).
List of killed, etc, during the skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1 June, 1861: Captain J Q Marr, Warrenton Rifles, killed; Lieutenant Colonel R S Ewell, cavalry, Provisional Army of Virginia, wounded; C F Washington, captured; Privates H F Lynn, C A Dunnington, F W Marders, Prince William Cavalry, captured; Private J W Ryan, Rappahannock Cavalry/ Old Guards, captured; Killed 1, wounded 1, captured 4
Note: Captain J Q Marr, Warrenton Rifles, was killed during the skirmish at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 1 June, 1861, and First Lieutenant B H Shackleford, Warrenton Rifles, was appointed captain, Warrenton Rifles, at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 3 June, 1861. The Warrenton Rifles was stationed at the Methodist Episcopal Church, 150 yards northwest of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 31 May and 21 June, 1861.
Fairfax Station to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, Company E, 3 June, 1861: The Mount Vernon Guards was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 3 June, 1861.
Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, to Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, Company I, 4 June, 1861: The O'Connell Guards 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.
Note: The O'Connell Guards was ordered to destroy the Orange & Alexandria Railroad east of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No. 6, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 3 June, 1861, and was stationed at Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 4 and 5 June, 1861.
Fairfax Courthouse to Fairfax Station, Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, Company E, 4 June, 1861: The Mount Vernon Guards was ordered to Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 4 June, 1861.
Note: Governor's Mounted Guards and the Goochland Light Dragoons were stationed at Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 31 May and 4 June, 1861, and were ordered to Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 4 June, 1861 (See Jenifer's Battalion Cavalry).
Fairfax Station to Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, Company E, 6 June, 1861: The Mount Vernon Guards was ordered to Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 6 June, 1861.
General Orders No.25, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 8 June, 1861: The 17th 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.
Troops stationed at Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, 9 June, 1861: Goochland Light Dragoons, Captain G F Harrison; Governor's Mounted Guards, Captain J G Cabell; Fairfax Rifles, Captain W H Dulany; Mount Vernon Guards, Captain S H Devaughn
Note: The Fairfax Rifles was stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 7 June and 2 July, 1861, and the Old Dominion Rifles on 13 June and 2 July, 1861.
Special Orders No. 12, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Company I, 8 June, 1861: The O'Connell Guards was assigned as sappers and miners by Special Orders No. 12, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 8 June, 1861.
Note: The Craig Mountain Boys and the Patty Lane Rifle Greys, under the command of Captain M P Spessard, Craig Mountain Boys, were assigned as support to the O'Connell Guards at the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, east of Burke's Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No. 12, Paragraph III, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 9 June, 1861, dated 8 June, 1861 (See the 28th Virginia Infantry).
Fatal accident at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Company A, 10 June, 1861: First Sergeant A G Taylor, Piedmont Guards, was accidently killed by Private T A Partlow, Alexandria Riflemen, at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 10 June, 1861 (See the 19th Virginia Infantry).
Note: The O'Connell Guards was ordered to destroy a water tank at Burke's Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 16 June, 1861.
Reconnaissance to Accotink Creek Bridge, Company I, 17 June, 1861
The O'Connell Guards, acting as sappers and miners, was stationed east of Burkes Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 16 June, 1861, and was ordered to Accotink Creek Bridge, one and three quarter miles west of Springfield Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 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 (See the 28th Virginia Infantry).
Special Orders No.38, Paragraph II, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 16 June, 1861: The O'Connell Guards was 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.
Note: 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 (See 11th Virginia Infantry).
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 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.
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
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 O'Connell 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 was accompanied by the Lynchburg Rifle Greys, the Southern Guards, the Lynchburg Home Guards, the Farmville Guards the Craig Mountain Boys and the Patty Lane Rifle Greys.
General Orders No.19, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 18 June, 1861: The 17th Virginia Infantry was organised 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.
Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Company B, 19 June, 1861: The 17th Virginia Infantry, Company B, was stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861, and arrived at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 19 June, 1861.
Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Companies D & E, 19 June, 1861: The 17th Virginia Infantry, Companies D and E, were ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.46, Paragraph II, and No.51, Paragraph VI, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 19 June, 1861.
Note: The 17th Virginia Infantry, Company E, was stationed at Sangster's/ W Elzey's Crossroads, two miles south of Fairfax Station, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 6 and 19 June, 1861, and the 17th Virginia Infantry was assigned to the Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Colonel G H Terrett, Provisional Army of Virginia, by General Orders No.20, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861.
Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, Companies F & K, 21 June, 1861: The 17th Virginia Infantry, Companies F and K, were ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.46, Paragraph II, and No.51, Paragraph VI, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 5 AM on 21 June, 1861, dated 19 June, 1861, and were accompanied by the 1st Virginia Infantry, Companies B, D, G, and K, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel W H Fry (See the 1st Virginia Infantry).
Note: 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.
Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, detachment of Company I, 16 July, 1861: A detachment of the 17th Virginia Infantry, Company I, under the command of Captain S W Prestman, was assigned to special duty at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.118, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 16 July, 1861.
Note: Major G W Brent, 17th Virginia Infantry, was ordered to Markham Station, on the Manassas Gap Railroad, Fauquier County, Virginia, to muster the Markham Guards in Confederate service on 1 July, 1861, dated 28 June, 1861, and to Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia, to muster the Quantico Guards in Confederate service on 16 July, 1861, dated 15 July, 1861 (See the 49th Virgina Infantry).
Advance to Blackburn's Ford, 17 July, 1861
The 17th 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 17th 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.
Note: The 17th Virginia Infantry was relieved by the 7th Louisiana Infantry in the afternoon on 18 July, 1861 (See the 7th Louisiana Infantry).
List of killed, wounded, & missing of the 17th 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 14, wounded/missing 1, total 16
Note: Captain B H Shackleford, 17th Virginia Infantry, Company K, was slightly wounded during the skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 18 July, 1861 (See the 7th Louisiana Infantry).
List of killed, etc, 17th Virginia Infantry, at the skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 18 July, 1861: Company A, k 1, w 1, t 2; Company C, w 3, t 3; Company D, w 4, t 4; Company E, w 3, t 3; Company G, w 1, t 1; Company H, w 1, t 1; Company I, w 2, t 2; Company K, w 2, t 2; Killed 1, wounded 17, total 18
Return of casualties in the 17th Virginia Infantry, First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, at the skirmish at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 18 July, 1861: Killed 1, wounded 14, total 15
First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861
The 17th Virginia Infantry was stationed at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning 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 17th 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 17th 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 17th Virginia Infantry was stationed at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 21 July, 1861.
List of killed, etc, 17th Virginia Infantry, at the first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Company H, k 1, w 4, t 4; Killed 1, wounded 3, total 4
Return of casualties in the 17th Virginia Infantry, First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, at the first battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Killed 1, wounded 3, total 4
Note: The 17th Virginia Infantry was ordered at or about 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 17th 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 17th 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 17th 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 17th 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 16/17 October, 1861.
Picket duty at Munson's Hill, east of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one & a quarter miles northwest of Bailey's Crossroad, Fairfax County, Virginia, 31 August, 1861: The 17th Virginia Infantry was stationed at Munson's Hill, east of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one and a quarter miles northwest of Bailey's Crossroad, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 31 August, 1861.
Note: The 24th Virginia Infantry and 5th North Carolina State Troops, under the command of Brigadier General J A Early, Confederate States Army, arrived at Munson's Hill, east of the Leesburg & Alexandria Turnpike, one and a quarter miles northwest of Bailey's Crossroad, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 AM on 31 August, 1861.
Skirmish at Hall's Hill, one mile northwest of Ball's Crossroads, Fairfax County, Virginia, 4 September, 1861: The 17th Virginia Infantry was engaged in a skirmish at Hall's Hill, one mile northwest of Ball's Crossroads, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 4 September, 1861.
Skirmish at lewinsville, 25 September, 1861
The 17th Virginia Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Little River Turnpike to J Benton's farm, east of Paget's Tavern, three miles southwest of Bailey's Crossroads, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 24 September, 1861.
Note: The 17th Virginia Infantry was stationed at Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 24 September, 1861.
Skirmish at Lewinsville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 25 September, 1861: The 17th Virginia Infantry, under the command of Colonel J B Kershaw, was ordered to Lewinsville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 10 PM on 25 September, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st Georgia Regulars, the 2nd South Carolina Infantry, and the left section of the Washington Battalion Artillery, 1st Company. The 2nd South Carolina Infantry was engaged in a skirmish at Lewinsville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 2 and 4.30/5 PM on 25 September, 1861.
Note: The 17th Virginia Infantry arrived at Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 9 PM on 25 September, 1861.
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, and the 17th Virginia Infantry was assigned to picket duty at Mills' Crossroads, four miles northeast of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between on 14 and 16 October, 1861.
Withdrawal to Centreville, 16-17 October, 1861
The 17th Virginia Infantry was ordered to the road between Centreville and Union Mills (Station), southwest of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 8 PM on 16 October, 1861, and arrived at 12 AM on 17 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, 27, & 28 April, 1862: The 17th Virginia Infantry, Companies A, D, F, G, H, I, and K, were reorganised at Yorktown, York County, Virginia, on 26 April, 1861, Company E on 27 April, 1861, and Companies B and C on 28 April, 1861.
Surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, 9 April, 1865: The 17th 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 17th 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.76A: Series I, Volume 51 (Serial No.107), Chapter IX, p33-34
Colonel M D Corse, Seventeenth Virginia Infantry, of action at Blackburn's Ford, 18 July, 1861, dated Bull Run River, 19 July, 1861
OFFICIAL REPORT NO.101: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, p544
Colonel M D Corse, Seventeenth Virginia Infantry, dated Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 22 July, 1861
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
Orders of Battle
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