Second Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah
Captain E Crossland, 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, Company C
First Kentucky Battalion Infantry
Mustered in Confederate service for one year 12 and 13 May, 1861, dated 23 April, 1861. Arrived at Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 22 July, 1861. Not present at the first battle of Manassas
LIEUTENANT COLONEL H B DUNCAN
Lieutenant Colonel H B Duncan's, 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, resignation was accepted by Special Orders No.101, Paragraph IX, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 19 July, 1861, and he was assigned as a volunteer aid to General J E Johnston, Confederate States Army, at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel T H Taylor, Confederate States Army, was assigned to command the 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry on 7 August, 1861.
ACTING MAJOR & CAPTAIN T CLAIBORNE, JR., Confederate States Army
Captain T Claiborne, Jr., infantry, Confederate States Army, was appointed assistant adjutant general, Fourth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 13 July, 1861, and acting major, 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, at Camp Starvation, Hollingsworth Grove, on Abram's Creek, one and a half miles southeast of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 16 July, 1861.
- Company A Duncan/ Harvey Rifles: Capt. J B HARVEY
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year at Louisville, Harrison County, Kentucky, on 23 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, by Captain G W Carr, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 12 May, 1861, dated 23 April, 1861. The company was designated the Harvey Rifles after the resignation of Lieutenant Colonel H B Duncan, 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, on 28 July, 1861, and the company was assigned to the 1st Kentucky Infantry, Company A, at Camp Bartow, Smith's farm, two and a half miles northeast of Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 15 August, 1861. Captain J B Harvey, 1st Kentucky Infantry, Company A, was dismissed by court martial on 22 November, 1861, and was appointed captain, 1st Kentucky Infantry, Company A, by Special Orders No.56, Headquarters, Second Brigade, Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, on 2 December, 1861 (See the 1st Kentucky Infantry). - Company B Cornwall Guards: CAPT. M LAPaiLLE
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year at Louisville, Harrison County, Kentucky, on 23 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, by Captain G W Carr, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 12 May, 1861, dated 23 April, 1861. Captain M Lapaille's resignation was accepted by Special Orders No.123, Paragraph V, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 14 August, 1861, dated 15 August, 1861, and the company was assigned to the 1st Kentucky Infantry, Company B, at Camp Bartow, Smith's farm, two and a half miles northeast of Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 15 August, 1861. C A Withers was appointed captain, 1st Kentucky Infantry, Company B, on 23 August, 1861 (See the 1st Kentucky Infantry). - Company C Alexander Guards: CAPT. E CROSSLAND
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year at Clinton, Hickman County, Kentucky, on 23 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, by Captain G W Carr, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 12 May, 1861, dated 23 April, 1861. The company was assigned to the 1st Kentucky Infantry, Company E, at Camp Bartow, Smith's farm, two and a half miles northeast of Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 15 August, 1861, and Captain E Crossland, 1st Kentucky Infantry, Company E, was appointed major, 1st Kentucky Infantry, on 16 November, 1861 (See the 1st Kentucky Infantry). - Company D Bowman's Company: CAPT. C C Bowman
The company was accepted in Confederate service for one year at Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky, on 26 April, 1861, and was mustered in Confederate service for one year at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, by Captain G W Carr, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 13 May, 1861, dated 23 April, 1861. The company was assigned to the 1st Kentucky Infantry, Company F, at Camp Bartow, Smith's farm, two and a half miles northeast of Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 15 August, 1861 (See the 1st Kentucky Infantry).
Organisation of 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry (450), Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, 21 July, 1861:Acting Major & Captain T Claiborne, Jr., Confederate States Army; Company A, Duncan/ Harvey Rifles, Captain J B Harvey; Company B, Cornwall Guards, Captain M Lapaille; Company C, Alexander Guards, Captain E Crossland; Company D, Captain C C Bowman; Company E, Bustard Guards, Second Lieutenant W H Rowan; Company F, Desha's Independent Company, Captain J Desha
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"Four companies will leave this city on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad this morning at seven o'clock, bound for glory or a glorious grave. The companies are commanded by captains Desha, Pope, Lapielle, and Harvey."
Daily Louisville Democrat (Louisville, Jefferson County, Davidson County, Kentucky), 25 April, 1861 - Confederate Troops
"A detachment of Col. Duncan's regiment, about 400, left by the Nashville cars this afternoon, under Capt. Desha, for the Southern Confederacy."
Nashville Patriot (Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee), 26 April, 1861 - From Louisville, 25 April, 1861
"Murfreesboro, Tenn., 29 April, 1861 - The Kentucky Battalion, five hundred strong, left Nashville this afternoon, at 3 o'clock, and are passing through glorious Tennessee amidst the wildest rage of enthusiasm."
Cinncinnati Daily Commercial (Cinncinnati, Hamliton County, Ohio), 2 May, 1861 - Kentucky boys off for Virginia
"Five companies of troops from Kentucky, and one from Alabama, reached this city yesterday morning, at 2 o'clock, by the Virgiania and Tennessee Railroad. On their arrival they were quartered in the Tennessee Depot, unril about sunrise, when they were furnished with breakfast, after which they repaired to the encampment which had been prepared for them - the Kentucky troops taking yp their quarters on the Fair Grounds, and the Mobile company pitching their tents in a beautiful woods adjacent."
Lynchburg Republican (Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia), 3 May, 1861 - Arrival of Kentucky and Alabama troops
"This fine body of men, about four hundred and fifty strong, which reached this city yesterday morning, comprises five companies, under the command of Col. Blanton Duncan, and the following officers: Adjutant D. J. Symmes; Surgeon, Dr. Alex. Forsythe; and Captains Jo. Desha, of Harrison county; Ed. Crossland, of Hickman county; John D. Pope, of Louisville; M. Lapielle, of Louisville, and Harvey, of Louisville."
Lynchburg Republican (Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia), 3 May, 1861 - The Kentucky Regiment
"The Kentucky troops left this city, last night, at 9 o'clock, for Harper's Ferry, via the Orange and Alexandria Railroad."
Lynchburg Republican (Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia), 3 May, 1861 - The Kentucky Regiment
"Captain Bowman's company from Maury, in this State, passed through Nashville on Wednesday, en route for Virginia."
Daily Louisville Democrat (Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky), 3 May, 1861 - For Virginia
"An immense train of cars reached this station of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad. A portion of the Kentucky regiment, four hundred in number, are en route for Lynchburg. There is a splendid company from Mobile aborad also."
Richmond Daily Whig (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 3 May, 1861 - Dublin, Pulaski County, Va., 1 May, 1861
"They are under the command of Col. Blanton Duncan, and the following officers: Adjutant D. J. Symmes; Surgeon, Dr. Alex. Forsythe; and Captains Jo. Desha, of Harrison county; Ed. Crossland, of Hickman county; John D. Pope, of Louisville; M. Lapielle, of Louisville, and Harvey, of Louisville. They are all dressed in the blue Kentucky hunting shirt, and a finer body of men the world has never produced. On Thursday night they left Lynchburg for Harper's Ferry."
Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 4 May, 1861 - The Kentucky troops
"On Sunday, 500 Kentuckians reached here. They were without arms, except bowie knives and pistols."
Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia), 9 May, 1861 - Harper's Ferry, 7 May, 1861
"We left Lynchburg Thursday night, in a train of open cattle cars, through which the arrowy wind permeated all the night long with unusual keeness. The grey dawn brought us to Charlottesville, the seat of the noble University of Virginia, the porticoed and many doomed edifices of which loomed before us in the misty light of early morning. Late in the afternoon, after having again crossed the Blue Ridge through the Manassas Gap, we haltd at Strasburg, in the county of Shenandoah. Before day we were wide awake and on the tramp. Railroad transportation was left behind, and our brave six hundred - increased the previous evening by the arrival of Capt. Bowman's company from Calloway - marched from the hospitable little town with courageous steps."
Cinncinnati Daily Commercial (Cinncinnati, Hamliton County, Ohio), 14 May, 1861 - Headquarters, Harper's Ferry, 5 May, 1861
"They number about six hundred, are uniformed in blue woolen hunting shirts and trousers, with slouched hats, and are commanded by Col. Blanton Duncan, a wealthy gentleman of Kentucky, who served in the regiment of that State with distinction during the Mexican war. Col. Duncan raised, equipped and transported his regiment to Virginia entirely at his own expense. The Kentuckians are armed with Minnie rifles. They are specially detailed to guard the strongly fortified Maryland Heights, the key to the whole position."
Richmond Daily Dispatch (Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia), 17 May, 1861 - The Kentucky troops
"The Kentucky Regiment has been disbanded, and the companies of Captains Harvey, Lapaille, Crossland, and Bowman, form a battalionunder the command of Blanton Duncan, as Lieut. Colonel. Captains Desha and Pope are acting independently, and have been formed into a separate battalion, which will be hereafter increased to a full regimental standard."
Cinncinnati Daily Commercial (Cinncinnati, Hamliton County, Ohio), 23 May, 1861 - Harper's Ferry, Tuesday, 14 May, 1861
"Brevet Brigadier Gen. Bartow is in command of the brigade composed of the 7th Georgia Regiment, (Col. Gartrell's) the 8th, (Col. Bartow's) the 9th, Col. Goulding) 1st Kentucky Battalion, Lieut. Col. Blanton Duncan, and company B, 1st Virginia Regiment of Artillery."
Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia), 7 July, 1861 - Camp two miles north of Winchester, 20 June, 1861
"Camp Bartow, near Manassas, Va., 10th August, 1861 - In the midst of the storm, our eyes were gladdened by the sight of Col. Tom Taylor, plunging 'on through rain and mire,' and despite the inlemency of the season the news was soon known throughout the camp that he had brought with him his commission and would supersede Col, Claiborne in the command on the morrow; and and in a few days we would be joined by the commands of Captains Fitzhugh, Thompson, Childress and Anderson, and we would immediately formed into a regiment with Capt. Ben. Anderson as major, and report says Roger Hanson as lieutenant colonel."
Louisville Daily Courier (Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky), 17 August, 1861 - Letter from Manassas, Kentucky Regiment, Col. Thos. H. Tayor appointed colonel, Ben. M. Anderson, major
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"10 May, 1861 - Headquarters Camp Duncan, Lynchburg, Va: At noon today we were ordered from camp to report for immediate march to Richmond. Although weary and worn down from the protracted railroad trip, every man in the command appeared fresh and full of life on duty. Our Captain, Jo Desha, while was hindered from getting upon the train. The tribute paid to him when he arrived was worth a dozen victories. Then came grand order for Harper's Ferry."
"16 May, 1861 - Members of the Kentucky Battalion at Harper's Ferry, Capt. Pope's company had become very troublesome to the command, and Col. Duncan refused to permit them to be mustered into his battalion."
"21 May, 1861 - We learn that Capt. John D. Pope, of the Bustard Guards, had been promoted to the position of Major of Battalion, and Lieut. Phil Victor is now in command of the company."
"31 May, 1861 - Capt. Jack Thompson left Owensboro, Kentucky, on Tuesday with eighty-five men for service in Virginia."
"29 July, 1861 - Col. Blanton Duncan yesterday resigned his command of the First Kentucky Battalion. The causes leading to this action are wholly of a private and personal character. The companies of Capts. Desha and Pope will unite with other Kentuckians, and thus render the battalion the most effective in the service. Col. Duncan leaves tomorrow for Richmond, and will probably return very soon to Louisville. The Harvey Rifles is the name that is now read of all men from the banner of the company of Capt. James B. Harvey. Duncan has been omitted by a vote of the privates."
"29 August, 1861 - Col. Thomas H. Taylor, of Frankfort, Ky., has been appointed Colonel of (Blanton) Duncan's Kentucky Regiment. The regiment is at Manassas, Va. The colonel will be remembered as a bearer of dispatches from Jeff Davis to Washington."
Kentucky soldiers and their regiments in the Civil War: Abstracted from the pages of contemporary Kentucky newspapers, Volume 1, by Steven L Wright
Supplement to the Official Records: Part II, Record of Events, Volume 23, Serial No.35: Record of events for First Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Confederate), April 1861-May 1862, edited by James B. Hewett
"24 July, 1861, Manassas Junction - I was appointed a Capt. of Staff by Davis & ordered from Richmond to Genl. Johnston's Army at Winchester, and there was placed as Ass. Adj. Genl. with Col Elzeys Brigade - was assigned as field officer to Kentucky Battalion 3 days after, & [marched] as major in that command, to relieve Genl. Beauregard - was detained by Genl. Johnston at Piedmont and arrived here yesterday, the day after the battle the results of which are most glorious to us."
Thomas Claiborne Papers, 1 July-23 August 1861, supplied by Samanatha Crisp, Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Orange and Durham Counties, North Carolina
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky: Confederate Kentucky Volunteers, War 1861-65, Volume I, printed by the authority of the legislature of Kentucky
"Two companies, averaging one hundred and fourteen men each, were recruited in Louisville, at the corner of Fifth and Jefferson streets, at once upon the outbreak of the war, under command of Captains B. M. Anderson and F. Van Osten. On the 20th of April, 1861, they left by steamer from the foot of Fourth street, with a Secession flag flying, for New Orleans. At Owensboro a third company, commanded by Captain J. Thompson, was embarked on the same vessel. From New Orleans the companies were ordered to Richmond, and were there organised as the Third Kentucky Battalion, with Anderson as major."
"Only three days after the departure of the first Louisville companies, two more, averaging one hundred a piece, raised in the city, under the auspices of Blanton Duncan, and one of whose commanders Captain Lapaille, departed on the Louisville and Nashville railroad, under orders for Lynchburg, Virginia. At Nashville it was joined by a company from the southwest part of Kentucky, headed by Captain, afterward Colonel E. Crossland, and another from Callaway county, led by Captain Brownson. From Lynchburg these companies were ordered to Harper’s Ferry, where they formed another Kentucky Battalion, with Duncan Major."
"On the same day, 23 April, and on the same train, went another Louisville company, commanded by Captain J. D. Pope, and numbering 114 men, and one from Scott county, mustering 122, and under Captain Desha, son of ex-Governor Desha, of this State. They reached Harper’s Ferry in due time, and were organised as rifle companies, forming the Second Battalion of Kentucky Sharpshooters, under Pope now promoted to major, and were assigned to the brigade of Bartow, who was killed in the first battle of Manasass."
"An independent Confederate company was also raised in Louisville by Captain L. H. Fitzhugh; and upon its arrival in Virginia, and after the battle just named, the several majors of the Kentucky battalions petitioned the war Department at Richmond for consolidation of their commands into a regiment. The request was granted and the regiment formed accordingly, with all the Louisville companies aforesaid in it, and T. H. Taylor, now chief of police in that city, as colonel, W. P. Johnson, lieutenant colonel and E. crossland, major, all the majors of battalions having mutually agreed to retire from the contest for position as field officers. The former majors returned to the line as captains."
History of the Ohio falls cities and their counties with illustrations and bibliographical sketches, Volume I, extract; Louisville men in the Southern Army, from a statement by Colonel John D Pope, of the Attorney's Bureau in the Louisville and Nashville Railway Offices
"With Bartow's Brigade we made the heavy march from Winchester to reinforce Beauregard at Manassas. The organisation immortalised itself in the battle as Bartow's Brigade; but the 1st Kentucky didn't share the glory, they being dumped by a railroad wreck during the passage of the last part of the route."
Kentuckians defend their State: The Confederate Veteran, Volume XVI, Nashville, Tenn., January-December, 1908, p597
"15 May, 1861 - A regiment of troops, from Ky., under Col. Blanton Duncan, now at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in the Confederate Army."
History of Kentucky, Volume I, by Lewis Collins and Richard H. Collins
"On 25 April, 1861, Captain Joe Desha and one hundred men from Harrison County, along with three companies from Louisville under Captains John Pope, J. B. Harvey and Michael Lapielle, left the state to join the Confederate Army. They were joined at Nashville by two companies from Southwest Kentucky."
Louisville and the Civil War: A history and guide, by Bryan S. Bush
"Early in the spring of 1861, he raised a large company for the Confederate infantry, and went out under the temporary command of Colonel Blanton Duncan, but, shortly after the operations at Harpers Ferry, it was mustered into service as an independent company. In July, 1861, he joined the Kentucky Battalion under Lieutenant Colonel Claiborne. This became, in a few weeks, the First Regiment Kentucky Volunteers, in which his company was incorporated, under the title of C."
History of the First Kentucky Brigade, by Edwin Porter Thompson
"We received orders to proceed to Richmond, where we landed on June 20, 1861. About the 10th day of July we were ordered to Manassas. On the way to Manassas we were in a railroad wreck. The Kentucky troops lost thirty two men killed and wounded, but we escaped without the loss of a man."
Reminiscences of the boys in grey, 1861-65: Private J. P. O'Rear, 1st Texas Infantry, Company D
"It arrived after a much faster run than the one to Manassas - this time it carried no load - and was ready for Bartow's Second Brigade men to start boarding the cars by sundown. He got the 7th and 8th Georgia Regiments aboard but did not have room to mount the rest of the brigade, which left the 9th Georgia and the 1st Kentucky stranded for the time being."
"Apparently it departed shortly before or after Smith's engine, and carried the First Kentucky, the remainder of the Eleventh Mississippi, and probably the First Tennessee. They started out all right, but unexpectedly the engine suffered a collision - with what no one specified - and the cars could go no farther."
Battle at Bull Run: A history of the first major campaign of the Civil War, by W. C. Davis
Confederate Military History: A library of Confederate States history, written by distinguished men of the South, Volume IX, edited by Clement A. Evans
Notes
The Duncan/ Harvey Rifles, the Cornwall Guards, the Alexander Guards, and Bowman's company were assigned to the 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 13 May, 1861, and the 1st Kentucky Infantry was organised by Special Orders No.117, Paragraph VIII, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 7 August, 1861.
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, to Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, Companies A & B, 23 April, 1861: The Duncan/ Harvey Rifles and the Cornwall Guards were ordered to proceed by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad to Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, under the command of Major H B Duncan, Kentucky Volunteers, on 23 April, 1861, and were accompanied by the Bustard Guards and Desha's Independent Company. The Duncan/ Harvey Rifles and the Cornwall Guards arrived by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad at Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, on 23 April, 1861 (See the 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters).
Clinton, Hickman County, & Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky, to Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, Company C, 23 April, 1861: The Alexander Guards arrived at Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, on 23 April, 1861.
Nashville to Lynchburg, 29 April-2 May, 1861
The Duncan/ Harvey Rifles, the Cornwall Guards, and the Alexander Guards, under the command of Captain J Desha, Desha's Independent Company, were ordered to proceed by the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, at 3 PM on 29 April, 1861, and were accompanied by the Bustard Guards and Desha's Independent Company. The Duncan/ Harvey Rifles, the Cornwall Guards, and the Alexander Guards arrived by the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, via Chattanooga, Hamilton County; Knoxville, Knox County; and Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, at 2 AM on 2 May, 1861, and were accompanied by the Mobile Rifles (105), under the command of Captain L T Woodruff.
Organisation of Kentucky Battalion Volunteers (500), Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, 29 April, 1861: Captain J Desha, Desha's Independent Company; Duncan/ Harvey Rifles, Captain J B Harvey; Cornwall Guards, Captain M Lapaille; Alexander Guards, Captain E Crossland; Bustard Guards, Captain J D Pope; Desha's Independent Company; First Lieutenant W S Rodgers
Note: The Duncan/ Harvey Rifles, the Cornwall Guards, and the Alexander Guards were stationed at Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, on 30 April, 1861, and Bowman's company at Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, on 1 May, 1861.
Camp Davis/ Duncan, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, 2 May, 1861: The Duncan/ Harvey Rifles, the Cornwall Guards, the Alexander Guards, the Bustard Guards, and Desha's Independent Company (450) were ordered to Camp Davis/ Duncan, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, in the morning on 2 May, 1861.
Note: The Mobile Rifles, 3rd Alabama Infantry, Company K, was stationed at Camp Davis, Agricultural & Mechanics' Society Fairgrounds, on Fifth Street, half a mile southwest of Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, at Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, at 2 AM on 2 May, 1861.
Lynchburg to Harpers Ferry, 2-4 May, 1861
The Duncan/ Harvey Rifles, the Cornwall Guards, and the Alexander Guards were ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 9 PM on 2 May, 1861, and were accompanied by the Bustard Guards and Desha's Independent Company. The Duncan/ Harvey Rifles, the Cornwall Guards, and the Alexander Guards arrived at Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, at 6 AM on 3 May, 1861, and were orderd to prcoeed by the Virginia Central Railroad to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning the same day. The Duncan/ Harvey Rifles, the Cornwall Guards, and the Alexander Guards arrived by the Manassas Gap Railroad at Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 3 May, 1861.
Note: Bowman's company arrived by the Manassas Gap Railroad at Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia, in the evening on 3 May, 1861.
Strasburg, Shenandoah County, to Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 4 May, 1861: The Duncan/ Harvey Rifles, the Cornwall Guards, the Alexander Guards, and Bowman's company were orderd to proceed by the Valley Turnpike to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the morning on 4 May, 1861, and were accompanied by the Bustard Guards and Desha's Independent Company. The Duncan/ Harvey Rifles, the Cornwall Guards, the Alexander Guards, and Bowman's company arrived by the the Winchester & Potomac Railroad at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 10 PM on 4 May, 1861.
At and in the vicinity of Harpers Ferry, 4 May-15 June, 1861
The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H B Duncan, was stationed at and in the vicinity of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 4 May and 15 June, 1861.
General Orders No.23, Division Headquarters, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 30 April, 1861: Colonel T J Jackson, Virginia Volunteers, was assigned to command the troops at and in the vicinity of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, by General Orders No.23, Division Headquarters, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 30 April, 1861, and assumed command on 1 May, 1861.
Note: Major General K Harper, Fifth Division, Virginia Militia, was relieved from duty at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, by General Orders No.23, Division Headquarters, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 30 April, 1861 and Colonel T J Jackson, Virginia Volunteers, was stationed at the Wager House Hotel, on Potomac Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 28 April and 7 May, 1861.
Harpers Ferry to Blue Ridge Mountains/ Loudoun Heights, one mile south of Harpers Ferry Jefferson County, Virginia, 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters, 5 May, 1861: The 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters was ordered to the south bank of the Shenandoah River, on Blue Ridge Mountains/ Loudoun Heights, one mile south of Harpers Ferry Jefferson County, Virginia, on 5 May, 1861.
Note: The 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters, Company B, was stationed at the south bank of the Shenandoah River, on Blue Ridge Mountains/ Loudoun Heights, one mile south of Harpers Ferry Jefferson County, Virginia, on 16 May, 1861.
Harper's Ferry to Pinnacle', on Elk Ridge Mountain/ Maryland Heights, two & a half miles northwest of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 8 May, 1861: The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H B Duncan, was ordered to the 'Pinnacle', on Elk Ridge Mountain/ Maryland Heights, two and a half miles northwest of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 8 May, 1861, and was stationed at Fort Montgomery, the 'Pinnacle', on Elk Ridge Mountain/ Maryland Heights, two and a half miles northwest of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 5 June, 1861.
Note: Colonel T J Jackson, Virginia Volunteers, was stationed at the United States Armory Superintendent's House, on Camp Hill, opposite Jackson Street, between South Cliff and Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 8 May, 1861, and the 4th Virginia Infantry, Company G, and a detachment of the 1st Mayland Infantry (630) were stationed at Fort Montgomery, the 'Pinnacle', on Elk Ridge Mountain/ Maryland Heights, two and a half miles northwest of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 5 June, 1861.
Mustered for one year, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 12 & 13 May, 1861, dated 26 April, 1861: The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, Companies A, B, and C, were mustered in Confederate service for one year at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, by Captain G W Carr, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 12 May, 1861, dated 23 April, 1861, and Company D for one year on 13 May, 1861, dated 26 April, 1861.
Note: First Lieutenant G W Carr, 9th United States Infantry, Company I, resigned on 20 February, 1861, and was appointed captain, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 16 March, 1861. Captain G W Carr, infantry, Confederate States Army, arrived at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 21 April, 1861, and the Duncan/ Harvey Rifles, the Cornwall Guards, the Alexander Guards, and Bowman's company were assigned to the 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel H B Duncan, at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 13 May, 1861.
Report of inspection made at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, by Lieutenant Colonel & Assistant Adjutant General G Deas, Confederate States Army, 23 May, 1861: 2nd Virginia Infantry, Colonel J W Allen; 4th Virginia Infantry, Colonel J F Preston; 5th Virginia Infantry, Colonel K Harper; 10th Virginia Infantry, Colonel S B Gibbons; 13th Virginia Infantry, Colonel A P Hill; 2nd Mississippi Infantry, Colonel W C Falkner; 11th Mississippi Infantry, Colonel W H Moore; 4th Alabama Infantry, Colonel E J Jones; 1st Maryland Infantry, Companies A, B, C (1st), D, F (1st), G, H (1st), I (1st), Captain G H Steuart, cavalry, Confederate States Army; 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel H B Duncan; 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters, Acting Major & Captain J D Pope; 1st Virginia Cavalry, Companies A, B, C, D (1st), E, F, G (1st), H, Lieutenant Colonel J E B Stuart; 1st Rockbridge Artillery, Captain W N Pendelton; Wise Artillery, Captain E G Alburtis; Staunton Artillery, Captain J D Imboden; Newtown Artillery, Captain G A Groves; Loudoun Artillery, Captain A L Rogers; Naval batteries, Second Lieutenant C M Fauntleroy, Confederate States Navy
Note: The 1st Maryland Infantry, Companies A and B; the Letcher Brock's Gap Rifles; a section of the Staunton Artillery; the Loudoun Artillery; and the 1st Virginia Cavalry, Companies G (1st) and H, under the command of Captain T Ashby, 1st Virginia Cavalry, Company G (1st), were stationed at the Covered/ Leesburg Bridge, on the Potomac River, opposite Point of Rocks, and Potomac Furnace, half a mile south of Point of Rocks, Frederick County, Maryland, on 23 May, 1861.
Arrival at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, Brigadier General J E Johnston, Confederate States, 23 May, 1861: Brigadier General J E Johnston, Confederate States, arrived by the Winchester & Potomac Railroad at Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 12 PM on 23 May, 1861, and was accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel E K Smith, cavalry, Confederate States Army, and Major W H C Whiting, corps engineers, Confederate States Army.
Note: Brigadier General J E Johnston, Confederate States, set up headquarters at the United States Armory Superintendent's House, on Camp Hill, opposite Jackson Street, between South Cliff and Fillmore Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 23 May, 1861, and assumed command of the troops at and in the vicinity of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 24 May, 1861.
Camp Hill, west of Harpers Cemetery, between South Cliff & Washington Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, 13-15 June, 1861: The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry was ordered to rendezvous at the United States Armory/ Musket Factory yard, on North Potomac/ Cliff Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning on 13 June, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Hill, west of Harpers Cemetery, between South Cliff and Washington Streets, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, between 13 and 15 June, 1861.
Note: The 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters was ordered to rendezvous at the United States Armory/ Musket Factory, on North Potomac/ Cliff Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the morning on 13 June, 1861, and the 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters, Company B, destroyed the Latrobe & Wernwag Bridge, on the Potomac River, east of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, Virginia, at 5 AM on 14 June, 1861. A Naval Battery (two 32 pounders and five 24 pounders), under the command of Second Lieutenant C M Fauntleroy, Confederate States Navy, was stationed at the north end of Bolivar Heights/ Furnance Ridge, west of Bolivar, Jefferson County, Virginia, on 14 June, 1861 (See the 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters).
Evacuation of Harpers Ferry, 15 June, 1861
The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Smithfield, Charlestown & Harpers Ferry Turnpike to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the morning on 15 June, 1861, and arrived at Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virgini, in the afternoon the same day. The battalion arrived by the Berryville & Charleston Turnpike at Camp Hickory, F P Frame's, on the North Fork of Bull Skin Run, three and a half miles southwest of Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia, in the evening on 15 June, 1861.
Note: The sick of the 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Winchester & Potomac Railroad to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 1 AM on 14 June, 1861.
Advance to Bunker Hill, 16 June, 1861
The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry was ordered to Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 9 AM on 16 June, 1861, and arrived at Mill Creek, a quarter of a mile north of Bunker Hill, via Smithfield/ Middleway, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the afternoon the same day.
Note: The Staunton Artillery and the Newtown Artillery were temporarily assigned to the Second Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, under the command of Acting Brigadier General & Colonel F S Bartow, 8th Georgia Infantry, at Mill Creek, a quarter of a mile north of Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 17 June, 1861.
Organisation of Second Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, 17 June, 1861: Acting Brigadier General & Colonel F S Bartow, 8th Georgia Infantry; 7th Georgia Infantry, Colonel L J Gartrell; 8th Georgia Infantry, Lieutenant Colonel W M Gardener; 4th Alabama Infantry, Colonel E J Jones; 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, Lieutenant H B Duncan; 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters, Acting Major & Captain J D Pope, 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters, Company A; Wise Artillery, Captain E G Alburtis
Note: Acting Brigadier General & Colonel F S Bartow, 8th Georgia Infantry, was assigned to command the 7th Georgia Infantry, the 8th Georgia Infantry, the 4th Alabama Infantry, the 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, the 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters, and the Wise Artillery at Mill Creek, a quarter of a mile north of Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, on 17 June, 1861.
Bunker Hill to Winchester, 17-20 June, 1861
The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg Turnpike to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 17 June, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Defiance, Carter's farm, one mile southwest of Stephenson's Station, Frederick County, Virginia, between 17 and 20 June, 1861.
Camp Defiance, Carter's farm, one mile southwest of Stephenson's Station, to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, 20 June, 1861: The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg Turnpike to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the morning on 20 June, 1861, and was stationed half/ three quarters of a mile north of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, between 20 and 26 June, 1861.
Thirty-first (Frederick County), Fifty-first (Frederick County), & One Hundred & Twenty-second (Clarke County), Virginia Militia, at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, 18-20 June, 1861: The 31st Virginia Militia (Frederick County), the 51st Virginia Militia (Frederick County), and the 122nd Virginia Militia (Clarke County), Companies A and D (1st), were stationed at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, between 18 and 20 June, 1861 (See the Virginia Militia).
Note: The 7th Georgia Infantry, the 8th Georgia Infantry, the 4th Alabama Infantry, the 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, the 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters, the Wise Artillery, the Staunton Artillery, and the Newtown Artillery, under the command of Acting Brigadier General & Colonel F S Bartow, 8th Georgia Infantry, were stationed half/ three quarters of a mile north of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 24 June, 1861.
Winchester to Hollinsworth Grove, 26 June, 1861
The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry arrived at Camp Starvation, Hollingsworth Grove, on Abram's Creek, one and a half miles southeast of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the evening on 26 June, 1861.
Note: The 7th Georgia Infantry, the 8th Georgia Infantry, the 9th Georgia Infantry, the 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, the 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters, and the Wise Artillery, under the command of Acting Brigadier General & Colonel F S Bartow, 8th Georgia Infantry, were stationed at Camp Starvation, Hollingsworth Grove, on Abram's Creek, one and a half miles southeast of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 30 June, 1861.
Camp Starvation, Hollingsworth Grove, on Abram's Creek, one & a half miles southeast of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, 26 June-2 July, 1861: The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry was stationed at Camp Starvation, Hollingsworth Grove, on Abram's Creek, one and a half miles southeast of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, between 26 June and 2 July, 1861.
Note: The 9th Georgia Infantry arrived at Camp Starvation, Hollingsworth Grove, on Abram's Creek, one and a half miles southeast of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 30 June, 1861 (See the 9th Georgia Infantry).
Advance to Darkesville, 2-3 July, 1861
The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg Turnpike to Darkesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 2 July, 1861, and arrived at Bunker Hill, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 8/9 PM the same day.
Note: The 5th Virginia Infantry and one 6 pounder smoothbore of the 1st Rockbridge Artillery, under the command of Colonel T J Jackson, Provisional Army Virginia, were engaged in a skirmish between W Hills and W Porterfield's farm, one mile northeast of Hainesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 10 AM 2 July, 1861 (See the First Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah).
Bunker Hill to Darkesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, 3 July, 1861: The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry was ordered to Darkesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 1.30/2 AM on 3 July, 1861, and arrived west of the Martinsburg Turnpike, south of Darkesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, at 5 AM the same day.
Note: The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry was stationed west of the Martinsburg Turnpike, south of Darkesville, Berkeley County, Virginia, between 3 and 7 July, 1861.
Withdrawal to Winchester, 7 July, 1861
The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry was ordered to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 11 AM on 7 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Starvation, Hollingsworth Grove, on Abram's Creek, one and a half miles southeast of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, between 7 and 15 July, 1861.
Note: The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry arrived at Camp Starvation, Hollingsworth Grove, on Abram's Creek, one and a half miles southeast of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 7 July, 1861.
Earthworks, half a mile north of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, 15-17 July, 1861: The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry was ordered to proceed by the Martinsburg Turnpike to the earthworks, half a mile north of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 4 PM on 15 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp Starvation, Hollingsworth Grove, on Abram's Creek, one and a half miles southeast of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 17 July, 1861.
Note: Acting Major & Captain J D Pope, 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters, and First Lieutenant P M Victor, 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters, Company A, were arrested and resigned on 17 July, 1861, and the 2nd Kentucky Battalion Sharpshooters, Company A, under the command of Second Lieutenant W H Rowan, and Company B, under the command of Captain J Desha, were assigned to Acting Major & Captain Claiborne, Jr., Confederate States Army, 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, at Camp Starvation, Hollingsworth Grove, on Abram's Creek, one and a half miles southeast of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 17/18 July, 1861.
Organisation of 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry (450), Camp Starvation, Hollingsworth Grove, on Abram's Creek, one & a half miles southeast of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, 18 July, 1861: Acting Major & Captain T Claiborne, Jr., Confederate States Army; Company A, Duncan/ Harvey Rifles, Captain J B Harvey; Company B, Cornwall Guards, Captain M Lapaille; Company C, Alexander Guards, Captain E Crossland; Company D, Captain C C Bowman; Company E, Bustard Guards, Second Lieutenant W H Rowan; Company F, Desha's Independent Company, Captain J Desha
Note: The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry was stationed at Camp Starvation, Hollingsworth Grove, on Abram's Creek, one and a half miles southeast of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 18 July, 1861.
March to Manassas Junction, 18-22 July, 1861
The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, under the command of Acting Major & Captain T Claiborne, Jr., Confederate States Army, was ordered to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.1, Headquarters, Army of the Shenandoah, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, at 1 PM on 18 July, 1861.
Winchester, Frederick County, to Berry's Ferry, on the Shenandoah River, three & a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, 18 July, 1861: The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry arrived at Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, at 6 PM on 18 July, 1861, and at Berry's Ferry, on the Shenandoah River, three and a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, at 9 PM the same day.
Berry's Ferry, on the Shenandoah River, three & a half miles southeast of Millwood, Clarke County, to Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, 18-19 July, 1861: The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry arrived at Paris, Fauquier County, Virginia, at 3 AM on 19 July, 1861, and was ordered to Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, at 5 AM the same day. The regiment arrived at Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, at 9 AM on 19 July, 1861.
Special Orders No.101, Paragraph IX, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 19 July, 1861: Lieutenant Colonel H B Duncan's, 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, resignation was accepted by Special Orders No.101, Paragraph IX, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 19 July, 1861, and he was appointed a volunteer aid to General J E Johnston, Confederate States Army, at the first battle of Manassas on 21 July, 1861.
Note: Colonel J H Forney, 10th Alabama Infantry, was assigned to command the Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, and all troops stationed at Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, by General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, on 21 July, 1861 (See the 10th Alabama Infantry).
Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, 21-22 July, 1861: The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, under the command of Captain T Claiborne, Jr., was ordered to proceed by the Manassas Gap Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the evening on 21 July, 1861, and arrived at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 22 July, 1861.
Note: Colonel J H Forney, 10th Alabama Infantry, was assigned to command the Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, and all troops stationed at Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, by General Orders No.1, Headquarters, Fifth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, Piedmont Station, Fauquier County, Virginia, on 21 July, 1861.
Manassas Junction to F Lewis' Farm, 22 July, 1861
The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry was ordered to F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, on 22 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Victory, in the vicinity of F Lewis' farm, a quarter of a mile southwest of Lewis' Ford, on the Bull Run River, between 22 and 27 July, 1861
Note: The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry was stationed at Sudley Mill, on Catharpin Creek, southwest of Sudley Spring, Prince William County, Virginia, between 27 and 31 July, 1861.
Sudley Mill to Smith's Farm, 31 July, 1861
The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry was ordered to Smith's farm, two and a half miles northeast of Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 31 July, 1861, and was stationed at Camp Bartow, Smith's farm, two and a half miles northeast of Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, between 31 July and 11 September, 1861.
Note: The 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry was assigned to the 1st Kentucky Infantry, Companies A, B, E, and F, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel T H Taylor and Major B M Anderson, at Camp Bartow, Smith's farm, two and a half miles northeast of Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 15 August, 1861 (See the 1st Kentucky Infantry).
Mustered out, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, 13 May, 1862, dated 30 April, 1861: The 1st Kentucky Infantry, Companies A, B, E, and F, were mustered out at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, by Second Lieutenant W H Porter, infantry, Confederate States Army, on 13 May, 1862, dated 30 April, 1862.
Note: Captain M Lapaille, 1st Kentucky Infantry, Company B, resigned at Camp Bartow, on Smith's farm, two and a half miles northeast of Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 15 August, 1861, and Private C A Withers, 1st Kentucky Infantry, Company B, was appointed captain, 1st Kentucky Infantry, Company B, on 23 August, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel T H Taylor, 1st Kentucky Infantry, was appointed colonel, 1st Kentucky Infantry, on 14 October, 1861; Major W P Johnston, 3rd Kentucky Infantry, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 1st Kentucky Infantry, by Special Orders No.144, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 14 October, 1861; and Captain E Crossland, 1st Kentucky Infantry, Company C, was appointed major, 1st Kentucky Infantry, on 16 November, 1861. Major B M Anderson, 1st Kentucky Infantry, was appointed lieutenant colonel, 3rd Kentucky Infantry, on 18 October, 1861.
Acting Major & Captain T Claiborne, Jr., Confederate States Army, 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, 16 July, 1861: Captain T Claiborne, Jr., United States Mounted Riflemen, resigned at Fort Bliss, on the east bank of the Rio Grande River, in the vicinity of Magoffinsville, El Paso County, Texas, on 14 May, 1861, and was appointed captain infantry, Confederate States Army, on 10 July, 1861, dated 16 March, 1861. Captain T Claiborne, Jr., infantry, Confederate States Army, was ordered to Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.93, Paragraph II, Adjutant & Inspectors General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 10 July, 1861, and was appointed assistant adjutant general, Fourth Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, on 13 July, 1861. Captain & Assistant Adjutant General T Claiborne, Jr., infantry, Confederate States Army, was appointed acting major, 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, at Camp Starvation, Hollingsworth Grove, on Abram's Creek, one and a half miles southeast of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 16 July, 1861, and was ordered to Columbus, Hickman County, Kentucky, by Special Orders No.177, Paragraph VI, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 11 October, 1861.
Note: Captain T Claiborne, Jr., United States Mounted Riflemen, was stationed at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 4 July, 1861, and the 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry, under the command of Acting Major & Captain T Claiborne, Jr., Confederate States Army, was stationed at Sudley Mill, on Catharpin Creek, southwest of Sudley Spring, Prince William County, Virginia, on 29 July, 1861.
Colonel T H Taylor, 1st Kentucky Infantry, 14 October, 1861:T H Taylor was appointed captain, cavalry, Confederate States Army, on 8 April, 1861, and was stationed at at Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, on 29 April, 1861. Captain J H Taylor, cavalry, Confederate States Army, and Second Lieutenant W R Bullock, infantry, Confederate States Army, were ordered to Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, on 24 May, 1861, and to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 6 June, 1861. Captain J H Taylor, cavalry, Confederate States Army, was stationed at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 18 June, 1861, and was appointed lieutenant colonel, Provisional Army of Confederate States, on 3 July, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel J H Taylor, Confederate States Army, was assigned to Colonel J M Hawes, 2nd Kentucky Infantry, at Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, on 11 July, 1861, and was ordered to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 31 July, 1861. He was ordered to report to General J E Johnston, Confederate States Army, and command the 1st Kentucky Battalion Infantry at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, by Special Orders No.117, Paragraph VIII, Adjutant & Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 7 August, 1861. Lieutenant Colonel J H Taylor, Confederate States Army, was ordered to proceed by the Virginia Central Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 8 August, 1861, and arrived at Smith's farm, two and a half miles northeast of Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 10 August, 1861. He was appointed colonel, 1st Kentucky Infantry, on 14 October, 1861.
Note: Lieutenant colonel T H Taylor, Confederate States Army, was ordered to proceed by the Virginia Central Railroad to Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 6 July, 1861, and arrived at Headquarters, McDowell's Army, Arlington House/ Lee-Custis Mansion, Alexandria County, Virginia, at 7 PM on 8 July, 1861. He was ordered to proceed by the Orange & Alexandria Railroad to Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 11 July, 1861.
Colonel F S Bartow, 8th Georgia Infantry, Second Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, 1 June, 1861: Captain F S Bartow, Oglethorpe Light Infantry, Company A, was appointed colonel, 8th Georgia Infantry, at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 1 June, 1861, and was assigned to command the Second Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, at Camp Defiance, Stephenson's Station, on the Winchester & Potomac Railroad, four miles northeast of Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, on 17 June, 1861.
Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, 25 September, 1861: Major General G W Smith, Confederate States Army, was assigned to the command of the Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, by General Orders No.31, Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 25 September, 1861.
Orders of Battle
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