List of District of Columbia Civil War units
The following is a list of Union Army units from the District of Columbia during the American Civil War. A total of 15,131 men fought in two regiments and four battalions of infantry and one regiment of cavalry.[1] Other independent companies were raised during the war for local defense, including 33 companies of infantry and one company of cavalry raised from the District militia from April to July 1861.[2]
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | NOTES |
|---|---|
| 1st District of Columbia Cavalry Regiment | |
| 1st District of Columbia Infantry Regiment | |
| 2nd District of Columbia Infantry Regiment | |
| 2nd District of Columbia Infantry Battalion | |
| 3rd District of Columbia Infantry Battalion | |
| 5th District of Columbia Infantry Battalion | |
| 8th District of Columbia Infantry Battalion | |
| Owen's Cavalry Company (Militia) | |
| Boyd's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Callan's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Carrington's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Clarke's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Cross' Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Degge's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Elder's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Ferguson's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Fletcher's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Foxwell's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Gerhart's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Goddard's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Grinnell's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Kelly's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| King's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Knight's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Kyrzanowski's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Loeffler's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Mark's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Miller's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Morgan's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Morrison's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| M'Blair's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| M'Clelland's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| M'Dermott's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| M'Kim's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Nally's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Powell's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Rodier's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Rutherford's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Smead's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Thistleton's Infantry Company (Militia) | |
| Williams' Infantry Company (Militia) |
See also[]
- Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War
- List of American Civil War units by state
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Dyer, Frederick H. (1959). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. New York and London. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. LCCN 59-12963.
Categories:
- Units and formations of the Union Army from the District of Columbia
- Lists of military units and formations of the American Civil War