The Civil War in the East

U.S. Army

Department of Virginia

Major General Benjamin F. Butler

 

         
   
   
         

Created May 22, 1861 with headquarters at Fort Monroe

Fortress Monroe and Camp Hamilton

3rd Massachusetts Militia Infantry

 

 

4th Massachusetts Militia Infantry

 

to Newport News 5/27 (see below)

7th Massachusetts Independent Battery

 

from Massachusetts 5/24, serving as infantry

to Newport News 5/27

1st New York Infantry Regiment

Colonel William H. Allen

arrived 5/20 from New York;
to Newport News, 5/27 (see below)

2nd New York Infantry Regiment

Colonel Joseph B. Carr

arrived 5/20 from New York;
to Newport News, 5/27

99th New York Infantry Regiment

 

arrived 5/20 from New York

1st Vermont Infantry Regiment

 

arrived 5/13 from Vermont
to Newport News 5/27

4th United States Artillery, Battery D

 

 

4th United States Artillery, Battery L

 

 

Newport News

   

4th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment

 

From Fortress Monroe 5/27 (see above)

7th Massachusetts Independent Battery

 

From Fortress Monroe 5/27(see above)

1st New York Infantry Regiment

Colonel William H. Allen

From Fortress Monroe 5/27(see above)

2nd New York Infantry Regiment

Colonel Joseph B. Carr

From Fortress Monroe 5/27(see above)

7th New York Infantry Regiment

Colonel John E. Bendix

from New York 5/27

1st Vermont Infantry Regiment

 

from Fortress Monroe 5/27(see above)