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Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac

Appomattox Rangers, Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry, Company H

Arrived at Milford Mills, on Broad Run, for 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 McLean's on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861

CAPTAIN J W FLOOD

The company was accepted in state service for one year at Appomattox Courthouse, Appomattox County, Virginia, on 24 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 3 June, 1861 (See the 30th Virginia Cavalry).

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.

A place called Appomattox, by William Marvel

Notes

The Appomattox 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 3 June, 1861.

Mustered for one year, Camp Lee, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lynchburg College, College Hill, on Wise Street, between Tenth & Eleventh Streets, Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, 3 June, 1861: The Appomattox 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 3 June, 1861.

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

March to Milford Mills, 19-25 June, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company H, 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 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 H, 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 H, 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 H, 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 H, 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 H, under the command of Colonel R C W Radford, was ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.74, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, at 6 AM on 30 June, 1861, and was accompanied by the 30th Virginia Cavalry, Companies E, F, G, and I. The company arrived at Camp Radford, 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/ 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 Mitchell's Ford, 17-18 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company H, under the command of Colonel J B Kershaw, 2nd South Carolina Infantry, was ordered to withdraw to Mitchell's Ford, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861, and was accompanied by the 2nd South Carolina Infantry, the Hanover Light Dragoons, and the Alexandria Artillery. 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 H, 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: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company H, and the Hanover Light Dragoons, under the command of Captain W C Wickham, Hanover Light Dragoons, were stationed stationed northeast of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 17 July, 1861.

Mitchell's Ford to McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 18 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company H, was assigned to the Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Brigadier General D R Jones, at McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, in the morning on 18 July, 1861, dated 17 July, 1861.

Note: Brigadier General D R Jones, Confederate States Army, set up headquarters of the Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, at W McLean's farm or Yorkshire, one one southwest of McLean's Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 17 July, 1861.

First battle of Manassas, 21 July, 1861

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

Advance east of Rocky Run & Grigsby's barn, half a mile east of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, 21 July, 1861: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company H, was ordered east of Rocky Run and Grigsby's barn, half a mile east of Blackburn's Ford, on the Bull Run River, at 2.30 PM on 21 July, 1861.

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company H, was stationed on the road between Union Mills (Station) and Centreville, in the vicinity of E W Kincheloe's farm, two miles north of Union Mills (Station), Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 21 July, 1861, and was assigned as support to two 6 pounder smoothbores of the Washington Battalion Artillery, 3rd Company, under the command of Captain M B Miller, in the afternoon the same day.

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

Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company H, was ordered to the road between Union Mills (Station) and Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia, between Union Mills Ford, on the Bull Run River, and the old Braddock Road by Special Orders No.146, Paragraph I, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, dated 22 July, 1861.

McLean's Ford to Vienna, 23 July, 1861

The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company H, was ordered to Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, on 23 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Gregg/ Victory, southwest of the Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad, Vienna, Fairfax County, Virginia, between 23 July and 11 August, 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 H, 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, 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 H, 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 H, was ordered to Flint Hill, two miles north of Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax County, Virginia, in the morning on 11 August, 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 D R Jones, Confederate States Army, Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, 17 June, 1861: Brevet Captain & Assistant Adjutant General D R Jones, United States Adjutant General's Department, resigned at Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, on 15 February, 1861, and was appointed captain and assistant adjutant general, Confederate States Army, at Charleston, Charleston District, South Carolina, on 6 March, 1861. Captain & Assistant Adjutant General D R Jones, Confederate States Army, was assigned to Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army, at Charleston Harbour, South Carolina, between 11 and 31 March, 1861, and was appointed major and assistant adjutant and inspector general, Confederate States Army, on 29 March, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861. Major & Assistant Adjutant General D R Jones, Confederate States Army, was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 28 May, 1861, and arrived by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 3 June, 1861. He was appointed brigadier general, Confederate States Army, on 17 June, 1861, and was assigned to command the Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, on 20 June, 1861.

Note: Captain & Assistant Adjutant General D R Jones, Confederate States Army, was appointed major and assistant adjutant and inspector general, Confederate States Army, between 29 March and 30 April, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 11 July, 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.96: Series I, Volume 2 (Serial No.2), Chapter IX, pp537-539
Brigadier General D R Jones, Third Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, dated McLean’s Ford, on the Bull Run River, 23 July, 1861