Department of Northeastern Virginia
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThe Department of Northeastern Virginia was a Union Military Department constituted on May 27, 1861. It consisted of the portion of Virginia East of the Alleghany Mountains and north of the James River, but not including Fort Monroe and the area 60 miles around it. It was merged into the Department of the Potomac on July 25, 1861.[1]
Statistical Information
- Begin: May 27, 1861
- End: July 25, 1861 (Merged into Department of the Potomac)
Roster of Units
COMMANDERS
- May 28, 1861 - July 25, 1861: Irvin McDowell (Major General)
| Divisions | Brigades | Regiments or Smaller Units | Dates of Service | Previous Unit | Next Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Division Daniel Tyler (Brigadier General) | |||||
| 1st Brigade E.D. Keyes (Colonel, U.S. Army) | |||||
| 2nd Maine Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | (I) Dept. Potomac / Ft. Corcoran | ||
| 1st Connecticut Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | No change to muster out | ||
| 2nd Connecticut Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | No change to muster out | ||
| 3rd Connecticut Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | No change to muster out | ||
| Varian's New York State Militia Battery Light Artillery | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | No change to muster out | ||
| 2nd Brigade R.C. Schenck (Brigadier General) | |||||
| (I) 1st Ohio Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | No change to muster out | ||
| (I) 2nd Ohio Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | No change to muster out | ||
| 82nd New York Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | (I) Dept. Potomac / Ft. Corcoran | ||
| 2nd United States Artillery / Battery B | June 1861 - August 1861 | From Regular Army garrison | To Dept. Potomac | ||
| 3rd Brigade William Sherman (Colonel, U.S. Army) | |||||
| (I) 13th New York Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Ft. Corcoran | ||
| 69th New York Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | No change to muster out | ||
| 79th New York Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Smith's Brigade | ||
| 2nd Wisconsin Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Ft. Corcoran | ||
| 3rd United States Artillery / Battery E | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Ft. Corcoran | ||
| 4th Brigade I.B. Richardson (Colonel, 2nd Michigan Infantry) | |||||
| 1st Massachusetts Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Hooker's Brigade | ||
| (I) 12th New York Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Richardson's Brigade | ||
| 2nd Michigan Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Richardson's Brigade | ||
| (I) 3rd Michigan Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Richardson's Brigade | ||
| 1st United States Artillery / Battery G | June 1861 - August 1861 | From Regular Army garrison | To Dept. Potomac / Richardson's Brigade | ||
| 2nd United States Artillery / Battery M | June 1861 - August 1861 | From Regular Army garrison | To Dept. Potomac / Franklin's Brigade | ||
| 2ND DIVISION May 28, 1861 - July 25, 1861: David Hunter (Colonel, U.S. Army) | |||||
| 1st Brigade Andrew Porter (Colonel, U.S. Army) | |||||
| 8th New York State Militia Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | No change to muster out | ||
| 14th New York Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Sherman's Brigade | ||
| 84th New York Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Keye's Brigade | ||
| 27th New York Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Heintzelman's Brigade | ||
| 2nd United States Regular Infantry / Companies C and G | June 1861 - August 1861 | From Regular Army garrison | To City Guard Washington | ||
| 3rd United States Regular Infantry / Companies B, D, G, H, and K | June 1861 - August 1861 | From Regular Army garrison | To City Guard Washington | ||
| 8th United States Regular Infantry / Company G | June 1861 - August 1861 | From Regular Army garrison | To Dept. Potomac / Provost Guard | ||
| 1st United States Cavalry / Companies A and E | June 1861 - August 1861 | From Regular Army garrison | To Dept. Potomac / Cavalry Reserve | ||
| 3rd United States Cavalry / Companies B, E, G, and I[2] | June 1861 - August 1861 | From Regular Army garrison | To Dept. Potomac / Cavalry Reserve | ||
| 2nd United States Cavalry[3] | June 1861 - August 1861 | From Regular Army garrison | To Dept. Potomac / Cavalry Reserve | ||
| United States Marine Battalion / Companies A and E | June 1861 - August 1861 | From Regular Navy garrison | To U.S. Navy | ||
| 2nd Brigade Ambrose Burnside (Colonel, 1st Rhode Island Infantry) | |||||
| 2nd New Hampshire Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Hooker's Brigade | ||
| 1st Rhode Island Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | No change to muster out | ||
| 2nd Rhode Island Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Couch's Brigade | ||
| 71st New York Infantry * Including 2 Howitzer Companies |
June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | No change to muster out | ||
| 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery Battery | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Hooker's Brigade | ||
| 3RD DIVISION S.P. Heintzelman (Colonel, U.S. Army) | |||||
| 1st Brigade W.B. Franklin (Colonel, U.S. Army) | |||||
| (I) 5th Massachusetts Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | No change to muster out | ||
| 11th Massachusetts Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Hooker's Brigade | ||
| 1st Minnesota Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Stone's Brigade | ||
| 1st United States Artillery / Battery L | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Stone's Brigade | ||
| 2nd Brigade May 28, 1861 - July 21, 1861: O.B. Wilcox (Colonel, 1st Michigan Infantry) July 21, 1861 - August 1861: J.H.H. Ward (Colonel, 38th New York Infantry) | |||||
| 11th New York Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To New York | ||
| 38th New York Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Howard's Brigade | ||
| (I) 1st Michigan Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | No change to muster out | ||
| (I) 4th Michigan Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Sherman's Brigade | ||
| 3rd United States Artillery / Battery D | June 1861 - August 1861 | From Regular Army Garrison | To Dept. Potomac / Kearney's Brigade | ||
| 3rd Brigade O.O. Howard (Colonel, 3rd Maine Infantry) | |||||
| 3rd Maine Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Howard's Brigade | ||
| 4th Maine Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Howard's Brigade | ||
| 5th Maine Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Heintzelman's Brigade | ||
| 2nd Vermont Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Smith's Brigade | ||
| 4TH DIVISION (RESERVE) Theodore Runyon (Brigadier General) | |||||
| 1st Brigade No specific Commander | |||||
| (I) 1st New Jersey Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | No change to muster out | ||
| (I) 2nd New Jersey Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | No change to muster out | ||
| (I) 3rd New Jersey Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | No change to muster out | ||
| (I) 4th New Jersey Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | No change to muster out | ||
| 2nd Brigade No specific Commander | |||||
| (II) 1st New Jersey Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Kearney's Brigade | ||
| (II) 2nd New Jersey Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Kearney's Brigade | ||
| (II) 3rd New Jersey Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Kearney's Brigade | ||
| 41st New York Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Sherman's Brigade | ||
| 5TH DIVISION D.S. Miles (Colonel, U.S. Army) | |||||
| 1st Brigade Louis Blenker (Colonel, 8th New York Infantry) | |||||
| 8th New York Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Blenker's Brigade | ||
| 29th New York Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Blenker's Brigade | ||
| 39th New York Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Blenker's Brigade | ||
| 27th Pennsylvania Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Blenker's Brigade | ||
| 3rd United States Artillery / Battery A | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Heintzelman's Brigade | ||
| Bookwood's (Independent) Light Artillery Battery | June 1861 - August 1861 | From 8th and 29th New York Infantries | To Dept. Potomac / Blenker's Brigade[4] | ||
| 2nd Brigade Thomas A. Davis (Colonel, U.S. Army) | |||||
| 16th New York Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Heintzelman's Brigade | ||
| 18th New York Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Franklin's Brigade | ||
| 31st New York Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Franklin's Brigade | ||
| 32nd New York Infantry | June 1861 - August 1861 | From new organization | To Dept. Potomac / Franklin's Brigade | ||
| 2nd United States Artillery / Battery G | June 1861 - August 1861 | From Regular Army garrison | To Dept. Potomac / Kearney's Brigade |
Notes
- ↑ ACWR 0271 and 0272 say the end date is August 17, but ACWR 0255 says July 25. This date is more consistent with the other transfers, so it has been left this way for now.
- ↑ No mention of this in unit histories on ACWR 1690-1691. Most companies still in New Mexico.
- ↑ Unit listed as 2nd United States Dragoons / Company K in Dyer
- ↑ After reorganization, this unit is mustered in again as the (I) 2nd New York (Independent) Light Artillery Battery.
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 255, 271-272)
