Evans' Demi/ Seventh Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac

Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A

Terry's Squadron Cavalry

Arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 10 June, 1861. Mustered in Confederate service for one year dated 1 July, 1861. Stationed in the vicinity of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861

CAPTAIN W R TERRY
Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was assigned to command Terry's Squadron cavalry on 2 July, 1861, and was appointed colonel, 24th Virginia Infantry, by Special Orders No.286, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 24 September, 1861 (See the 24th Virginia Infantry).

Company A Clay Dragoons, Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry: CAPT. W R TERRY
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Liberty, Bedford County, Virginia, on 11 May, 1861, and was mustered in state service at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Lieutenant Colonel D A Langhorne, Provisional Army of Virginia, on 13 May 1861. The company was assigned to Terry's Squadron Cavalry on 2 July, 1861 (See the 30th Virginia Cavalry).
Company I Campbell Rangers, Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry: CAPT. J D ALEXANDER
The company was accepted in state service for one year at Campbell County, Virginia, on 8 June, 1861, and was mustered in state service at Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Lieutenant Colonel D A Langhorne, Provisional Army of Virginia, on 14 June, 1861. The company was assigned to Terry's Squadron Cavalry on 2 July, 1861 (See the 30th Virginia Cavalry).

Sources

"Mr. Goode, of Bedford, yesterday, by authority, tendered to the Executive the services of the Clay Dragoons, Capt. Terry, the Bedford Light Artillery, Capt. Jordan, and the Old Dominion Rifles, Capt. Bowyer. They were all accepted."

Richmond Enquirer, Semi-weekly edition (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 18 April, 1861 - Bedford County

"Gone into camp - The Wise Troop, and Beauregard Rifles yesterday went into camp near this city. The latter are not yet equppied with rifles, but otherwise are very handsomely equipped. The Bedford Cavalry, Capt. W. R. Terry, a fine soldierly body of men, 75 strong, arrived here from our neighbouring county, and encamped near the city yesterday."

Richmond Daily Whig (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 15 May, 1861 - From the Lynchburg Virginian

"Our post was enlievend, yesterday, by the appearence of two companies of a fine regiment of horse, from Southwestern Virginia. The regiment consists of about nine hundred men, under Col. Radford, of whom the Wise Troop, Capt. Langhorne, and the Clay Troop, Capt. Terry, came yesterday."

Charleston Mercury (Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina), 18 June, 1861 - Camp Bonham, near Manassas Junction, 12 June, 1861

"A member of the Latham Battery writing from Camp Gregg, 2 July, furnishes us with the following interesting item. We are camped in a beautiful place, fine water, & c., and all the boys are well. Two of the Botetourt cavalry were taken prisoner at Fall's Church Friday, and the day before they had a skirmish with the vandals and killed three taking two prisoners, escapting unhurt themselves. The Campbell Troop, Jack Alexander, are here, but will leave this morning for Leesburg. "

Nashville Union and American (Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee), 9 July, 1861 - From Camp Gregg - interesting incidents

Books/ Manuscripts

Munford-Ellis family papers 1777-1942, Duke University, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina

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

Clay Dragoons

The Clay Dragoons (75) was ordered to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, on 11 May, 1861, and arrived on 13 May, 1861.

Note: The Clay Dragoons was stationed at Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, between 18 May and 3 June, 1861.

Mustered in one year, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, 14 May, 1861: The Clay Dragoons was mustered in state service for one year at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, by Lieutenant Colonel D A Langhorne, Provisional Army of Virginia, on 13 May 1861.

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

March to Manassas Junction, 3-10 June, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 10 AM on 3 June, 1861, dated 2 june, 1861, and was accompanied by the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B. The company arrived at Amherst Courthouse, Amherst County, Virginia, in the evening on 3 June, 1861, and was ordered to Rockfish, Nelson County, Virginia, in the morning on 4 June, 1861. The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, arrived east of the Rockfish River, west of Rockfish, via Lovingston, Nelson County, Virginia, in the evening the same day and at Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 5 June, 1861. The company was stationed adjacent to the Gordonsville Female Seminary/ Institute, on the corner of West Baker and High Streets, Gordonsville, Orange County, Virginia, in the evening on 6 June, 1861 (See Hale's Squadron Cavalry).

Gordonsville, Orange County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 5-10 June, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, arrived at Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, via Barboursville and Orange Courthouse, Orange County, Virginia, in the evening on 7 June, 1861, and was ordered to White Sulphur Springs, on the Rappahannock River, four miles southeast of Waterloo, Fauquier County, Virginia, in the morning on 9 June, 1861. The company arrived at White Sulphur Springs, on the Rappahannock River, four miles southeast of Waterloo, Fauquier County, Virginia, at 4 PM the same day and at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, via Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 10 June, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies A and B, under the command of Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, were stationed at Camp Henry, C George's, northwest of Culpeper Courthouse, Culpeper County, 8 June, 1861.

Advance to Centreville, 11 June, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.22, Headquarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 11 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B. The company was stationed at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 11 and 16 June, 1861.

Note: The 1st South Carolina Infantry and the Alexandria Artillery, under the command of Brigadier General M L Bonham, Confederate States Army, were stationed at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 11 June, 1861

Reconnaissance to Dranesville, 16-18 June, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry (43), Company A, was ordered on a reconnaissance to Dranesville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 8 AM on 16 June, 1861, and was accompanied by a detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, and two 6 pounder smoothbores of the Alexandria Artillery. The company arrived at Dranesville via Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 16 June, 1861.

Note: A detachment of the 1st South Carolina Infantry, the Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B, and a detachment of the Hanover Light Dragoons, under the command of Colonel M Gregg, 1st South Carolina Infantry, were stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 15 June, 1861, and arrived by the old Ox Road at Frying Pan Church, via Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 16 June, 1861.

Organisation of reconnaissance to Dranesville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 16 June, 1861: Colonel M Gregg, 1st South Carolina Infantry; 1st South Carolina Infantry (575), Lieutenant Colonel D H Hamilton, Sr.; Chesterfield Light Dragoons (45), Company B; Hanover Light Dragoons (25), detachment, Captain W B Ball, Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A (43); Company B (25), detachment, Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A; Alexandria Artillery (34), section, Captain D Kemper & First Lieutenant W D Stuart

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, and a detachment of the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, under the command of Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, were ordered to Seneca Falls, on the Potomac River, Montgomery County, Maryland, in the morning on 17 June, 1861, and were accompanied by Colonel M Gregg, 1st South Carolina Infantry. The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, and a detachment of Company B, arrived at Dranesville, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 9 AM on 17 June, 1861.

Skirmish at the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southeast of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17 June, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was ordered to Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on the 17 June, 1861, and arrived via Dranesville and Hunter's Mills, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4/5 PM the same day. The company was engaged in a skirmish at the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, a quarter of a mile southeast of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 17 June, 1861 (See the Skirmish at Vienna).

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, anda detachment of Company B, under the command of Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, were ordered to pursue the 1st Ohio Infantry, Companies C, E, G, and H, under the command of Brigadier General R C Schenck, United States Volunteers, southeast of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 17 June, 1861.

Ayr's Hill, northeast of Vienna, to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, 17-18 June, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 17 June, 1861, and arrived via Flint Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 12/1 AM on 18 June, 1861.

Fairfax Courthouse to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 19 June, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, and a detachment of Company B, under the command of Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, were stationed at Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 18 and 19 June, 1861, and arrived at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 19 June, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was assigned to the Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Colonel P St G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry, at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 22 June, 1861.

Centreville to Frying Pan Church, 23/24 June, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was ordered to Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 23/24 June, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Radford, Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 23/24 June and 13 July, 1861.

Note: The 19th Virginia Infantry, the 18th Virginia Infantry, the 28th Virginia Infantry, the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, and the Lynchburg Artillery were stationed at and in the vicinity of Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 25 june, 1861.

Troops stationed at Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, 24 June, 1861: 1st Louisiana Special Battalion Infantry, Major C R Wheat; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, Captain W R Terry

Note: The 1st Louisiana Special Battalion Infantry was stationed at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 23 June, 1861, arrived at Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861 (See the 1st Louisiana Special Battalion Infantry).

Organisation of Fifth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 25 June, 1861: Colonel P ST G Cocke, 19th Virginia Infantry; 18th Virginia Infantry, Colonel R E Withers; 19th Virginia Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel J B Strange; 28th Virginia Infantry, Colonel R T Preston; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, Captain W R Terry; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, Captain J S Langhorne; 1st Louisiana Special Battalion Infantry, Major R C Wheat; Lynchburg Artillery, Captain H G Latham

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, arrived at Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 2 July, 1861, and the 4th South Carolina Infantry arrived at Camp Tabor, Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 11 July, 1861, and was accompanied by Major N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army, (See the 4th South Carolina Infantry).

Organisation of Evans' Demi/ Seventh Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 11 July, 1861: Major N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army; 4th South Carolina Infantry, Colonel J E B Sloan; 1st Louisiana Special Battalion Infantry, Major C R Wheat; 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies A & I, Captain W R Terry, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was assigned to Evans' Demi/ Seventh Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Major N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 11 July, 1861.

Frying Pan Church, to two/ three miles southwest of Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, 13 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was ordered two/ three miles southwest of Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 13 July, 1861, and was stationed two/ three miles southwest of Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 13 and 17 July, 1861.

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

Withdrawal to Stone Bridge, 17 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was ordered to withdraw to the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and was stationed south of the Stone Bridge, on Bull Run River, in the evening the same day.

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was stationed west of the Stone Bridge, on Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to Matthew's Hill, one mile southeast of Sudley Spring, Prince William County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was ordered north of the Warrenton Turnpike and west of the Stone bridge, on the Bull Run River, at 9 AM on 21 July, 1861 (See the 1st Louisiana Special Battalion Infantry).

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was assigned to support one 6 pounder smoothbore of the Lynchburg Artillery, under the command of Second Lieutenant C Leftwich, stationed half a mile west of the J Robinson's, on Henry Hill, one mile west of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Withdrawal towards Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was assigned to Colonel R C W Radford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, in the vicinity of Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

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

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

Stone Bridge, on Bull Run River, 22 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was stationed in the vicinity of the Stone Bridge, on Bull Run River, in the morning on 22 July, 1861.

Return of casualties in the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, Terry's Squadron, Evans'Demi/ Seventh Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, at the battle of first Manassas, 21 July, 1861: Killed 1, wounded 1, total 2

Note: Private F Clay, 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was killed and Corporal C Turpin, Clay Dragoons, was wounded in the thigh at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861, and the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was ordered at or in the vicinity of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, by Special Orders No.146, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, dated 22 July, 1861.

Special Orders No.154, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 23 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was ordered to report to Colonel R C W Radford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, at Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.154, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 23 July, 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, C, 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 A, 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.

Stone Bridge to Vienna, 28 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was ordered to Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 28 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Gregg/ Victory, southwest of the Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 28 July and 4 August, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was ordered to Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 3 PM on 4 August, 1861, and arrived at Camp Gregg/ Victory, southwest of the Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 5 PM on 5 August, 1861.

Vienna to Flint Hill, 11 August, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was stationed one mile southwest of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 8 and 11 August, 1861, and was ordered to Flint Hill, two miles north of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 11 August, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was ordered to Hunter's Mills, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 AM on 15 September, 1861, and to Flint Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 5 PM the same day.

Gunnel's Crossroads, two & a quarter miles north of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, 21-26 September, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was stationed at Gunnel's Crossroads, two and a quarter miles north of Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 2 PM on 21 September, 1861, and to Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, at 4 AM on 26 September, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, was stationed at the Little River Turnpike, three miles northwest of Germantown, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 17 October, 1861.

Campbell Rangers

The Campbell 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 14 June, 1861.

Mustered in 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, 14 June, 1861: The Campbell 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 14 June, 1861.

March to Milford Mills, 19-25 June, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford, was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 19 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies E, F, G, and H. 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 I, 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 I, 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 I, 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 I, 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 & Centreville, 30 June, 1861

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

Fairfax Courthouse to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, 1 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, was ordered to Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 1 July, 1861, dated 30 June, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Blackford, half a mile north of the road between Centreville and Fairfax Courthouse, three miles east Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 1 and 2 July, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company B, was stationed at Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 1 July, 1861 (See Hale's Squadron Cavalry).

Centreville to Frying Pan Church, 2 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, was ordered to Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 2 July 1861, and was stationed at Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 2 and 13 July, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company A, arrived at Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 23/24 June, 1861, and the 1st Louisiana Special Battalion Infantry was ordered to Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861 (See the 1st Louisiana Special Battalion Infantry).

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, was assigned to Evans' Demi/ Seventh Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Major N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 11 July, 1861.

Frying Pan Church, to two/ three miles southwest of Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, 13 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, was ordered two/ three miles southwest of Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 13 July, 1861, and was stationed two/ three miles southwest of Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 13 and 17 July, 1861.

Note: The 4th South Carolina Infantry arrived at Camp Tabor, Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the evening on 11 July, 1861, and was accompanied by Major N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army, (See the 4th South Carolina Infantry).

Withdrawal to Stone Bridge, 17 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, was ordered to withdraw to the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 17 July, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, was stationed southeast of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, in the evening on 17 July, 1861.

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, was stationed west of the Stone Bridge, on Bull Run River, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Advance to Matthew's Hill, one mile southeast of Sudley Spring, Prince William County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, was ordered north of the Warrenton Turnpike and west of the Stone bridge, on the Bull Run River, at 9 AM on 21 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 1st Louisiana Special Battalion Infantry (See the 1st Louisiana Special Battalion Infantry).

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, was assigned to Major C R Wheat, 1st Louisiana Special Battalion Infantry, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.

Withdrawal to F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, was assigned to Colonel R C W Radford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, in the vicinity of Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of F Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.

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

Stone Bridge, on Bull Run River, 22 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, was stationed in the vicinity of the Stone Bridge, on Bull Run River, in the morning on 22 July, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, was ordered at or in the vicinity the Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, by Special Orders No.146, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, dated 22 July, 1861.

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

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

Stone Bridge to Centreville, 27 July, 1861

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

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

Centreville to Flint Hill & Fairfax Courthouse, 21 August & 11 September, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, was ordered to Flint Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.257, Paragraph IV, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 21 August, 1861, and to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.311, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 11 September, 1861.

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company I, was ordered to report to Colonel R C W Radford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, by Special Orders No.317, Paragraph IX, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 13 September, 1861.

Major N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army, Demi/ Seventh Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 21 May, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861: Captain N G Evans, 2nd United States Cavalry, Company H, resigned at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 23 February, dated 27 February, 1861, and was appointed major and assistant adjutant general, Provisional Army of South Carolina, on 27 February, 1861. Major & Assistant Adjutant General N G Evans, Provisional Army of South Carolina, arrived at Cokesbury, Greenwood District, South Carolina, on 14 March, 1861, and was assigned to Brigadier General R G M Dunovant, Provisional Army of South Carolina, on 28 March, 1861. He was ordered to Sullivan's Island, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 9 April, 1861, and was on duty during the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, between 12 and 13 April, 1861. Major & Adjutant General N G Evans, Provisional Army of South Carolina, was stationed at Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, on 16 May, 1861, and was appointed major, cavalry, Confederate States Army, at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 21 May, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861. Major N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.74, Paragraph VI, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861, and was accompanied the 4th South Carolina Infantry. He arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 21 June, 1861, and was ordered to Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, on 22 June, 1861. Major N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was accompanied by the 4th South Carolina Infantry and was assigned to command at Loudoun County and the Potomac River, between Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, and Dranesville, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 23 June, 1861. He was ordered to Frying Pan Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 10 July, 1861, and was appointed colonel, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 23 July, 1861. Colonel N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the Seventh Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, by Special Orders No.169, Paragraph I, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861, and was ordered to Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.212, Paragraph I, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 8 August, 1861. He was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, on 21 October, 1861 (See the United States Battalion Cavalry).

Note: The 7th South Carolina Infantry was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Camp Pickens/ Butler, two miles west of the South Carolina Railroad, Pole Cat/ White Pond, six miles southeast of Aiken, Barnwell District, South Carolina, by Major N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 4 June, 1861, dated 15 April, 1861, and was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.198, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Virginia Forces, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 20 June, 1861 (See the 7th South Carolina Infantry).

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies A, C, 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.

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies B, E, F, and I, were assigned to the Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford, 30th Virginia Cavalry, by Special Orders No.169, Paragraph III, Headquarters, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 July, 1861, 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.112: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, p562
Captain W R Terry, Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry, dated 23 July, 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.114: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp564-565
Captain J D Alexander, Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry, dated in the vicinity of the Stone Bridge, on the Bull River, July 1861

OFFICIAL REPORT NO.110: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp558-560
Colonel N G Evans, Demi/ Seventh Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, dated Stone Bridge, on the Bull Run River, 24 July, 1861

Orders of Battle

The above painting, 'The Fourth Alabama', is by Don Troiani, modern America's finest historical artist.