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U.S. Army
Lt. Col. Charles F. Smith (to 4/27)
Colonel Joseph K. F. Mansfield (after 4/28)
The Department of Washington was established April 9, 1861 to consist of the District of Columba, including its original territory of Alexandria County, Virginia, and the State of Maryland as far as Bladensburg.
1st Ohio Infantry Regiment
Colonel A. McCook
arrived from Ohio late April
2nd Ohio Infantry Regiment
Colonel L. Wilson
1st Rhode Island Infantry Regiment
Colonel A. Burnside
arrived from Rhode Island 4/20
7th New York State Militia
Colonel M. Lefferts
arrived from New York 4/26
8th New York State Militia
Colonel George Lyons
from New York 4/20
12th New York State Militia
Colonel Daniel Butterfield
Arrived from New York via Annapolis 5/23
25th New York State Militia
Colonel M. K. Bryan
arrived from Albany 4/29
71st New York State Militia
Colonel A. S. Vosberg
arrived from Annapolis 4/26
25th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
Colonel Henry L. Cake
from Harrisburg 4/18
1st United States Artillery, Battery I
2nd United States Artillery, Battery E
4th United States Artillery, Battery F
From Regular Army; arrived from west 4/18
1st United States Artillery, Battery D