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Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac

Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry, Company E

Arrived at Milford Mills, on Broad Run, four and a half miles west of Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 25 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

CAPTAIN E WHITEHEAD, Amherst Mounted Rangers, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company E

The company was accepted in state service for one year at Amherst Courthouse, Amherst County, Virginia, on 12 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 29 May, 1861 (See the 30th Virginia Cavalry).

Source

"This company arrived here yesterday evening. They are a fine looking body of men, commanded by Capt. Edgar Whitehead and number 70. They are uniformed and armed with double barreled shot guns and revolvers, and are to be attached to Col. Radford's regiment of mounted rangers."

Richmond Enquirer, Semi-weekly Edition (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 28 May, 1861 - Amherst Mounted Rangers

Books/ Manuscripts

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

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

Notes

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

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

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

March to Milford Mills, 19-25 June, 1861

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

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

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

Advance to Fairfax Courthouse, 30 June, 1861

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

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

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

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

Withdrawal to Mitchell's Ford, 17 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company E, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford, was ordered to withdraw to Mitchell's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 8th South Carolina Infantry; the Black Horse Troop; the Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B; and the Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry. The company arrived at the heights east of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 17 July, 1861.

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

Note: A detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company E, under the command of Second Lieutenant W V H Rucker, was assigned to picket duty on the roads between Centreville and Fairfax Courthouse, west of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 17 July, 1861.

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

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

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company E, was assigned to the Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Brigadier General J Longstreet, Confederate States Army, at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 18 July, 1861, dated 17 July, 1861.

General pursuit to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company E, was ordered on a general pursuit to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company E, was stationed at Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 21 July, 1861.

Centreville & Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 22 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company E, was ordered to Centreville and Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 22 July, 1861, and was accompanied by Colonel F B Terry, Independent Texas Rangers (See the Independent Texas Rangers).

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company E, 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 Vienna, 23 July, 1861

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

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

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

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

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

Vienna to Flint Hill, 11 August, 1861

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company E, was stationed at and in the vicinity of Flint Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 30 August and 12 September, 1861.

Reconnaissance to Great Falls, Coon's Ferry, & Seneca Falls, 29 September-1 October, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company E, under the command of Brigadier General W H T Walker, Confederate States Army, was ordered on a reconnaissance to Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 29 September, 1861.

Organisation of reconnaissance to Great Falls, on Potomac River; Coon's Ferry, on the Potomac River, one & half a miles west of Offutt's Crossroads; & Seneca Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, 29 September-1 October, 1861: Brigadier General W H T Walker, Confederate States Army; 6th Louisiana Infantry, Colonel I G Seymour; 7th Louisiana Infantry, Colonel H T Hays; 8th Louisiana Infantry, Colonel H B Kelly; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company E, Captain E Whitehead; Washington Battalion Artillery (13), 3rd Company, detachment, First Lieutenant J J Garnett; Rowan Artillery, 10th North Carolina State Troops, Company D, section, Captain J Reilly

Picket duty at 'Difficult Bridge', on the Leesburg & Georgetown Turnpike, one mile south of Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, 29 September, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company E, was assigned to picket duty at 'Difficult Bridge', on the Leesburg & Georgetown Turnpike, one mile south of Great Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the evening on 29 September, 1861.

'Difficult Bridge', on the Leesburg & Georgetown Turnpike, one mile south of Great Falls, to Seneca Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, 30 September, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company E, was ordered to Seneca Falls, on the Potomac River, in the evening on 30 September, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company E, was stationed at Dransville, Loudoun County, Virginia, in the evening on 30 September, 1861.

Disbanded at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, 11 April, 1865: The 2nd Virginia Cavalry and the 6th Virginia Cavalry were disbanded at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 11 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 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies A, E, G, and H, and the Hanover Light Dragoons and the Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry were assigned to the First Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, by Special Orders No.169, Paragraph III, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861, and the 2nd Virginia Cavalry was assigned to the Third Brigade, First Division, Potomac District, Department of Northern Virginia, under the command of Brigadier General J E B Stuart, Confederate States Army, General Orders No.18, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 22 October, 1861.

Reports

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.124: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, p573
Captain E Whitehead, Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry, of pursuit, 22 July, 1861, dated in the vicinity of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 28 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