District of Columbia 1st Infantry (Union)
1861-07-23
Organized - District of Columbia 1st Infantry - District of Columbia
1862-08-09
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Christopher C. Augur
Brigadier GeneralChristopher C. Augur
1862-08-09
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Henry Prince
Brigadier GeneralHenry Prince
1862-08-09
Battle - Cedar Mountain - Culpeper County, Virginia
Maj. Gen. John Pope was placed in command of the newly-constituted Army of Virginia on June 26th. Pope's orders were to defend Washington DC and Union-held northern Virginia while the Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan battled Robert E. Lee outside of Richmond. When McClellan was defeated at the end of the Seven Days battles less than a week later, Lee turned his attention north toward Pope while McClellan regrouped his army. Pope's three army corps were arrayed in a line from the Blu…READ MORE
1864-07-11
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Robert Boyd
Lieutenant ColonelRobert Boyd
1864-07-11
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General John P. Slough
Brigadier GeneralJohn P. Slough
1864-07-11
Battle - Fort Stevens - District of Columbia, DC
After his victory over Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace at the Battle of Monocacy in central Maryland on July 9th, Confederate Maj. Gen. Jubal A. Early pressed his advantage and moved south toward the Union capital in Washington, DC. On July 11th, Early's exhausted Confederates reached the outskirts of Washington near Silver Spring. Skirmishers advanced to feel the fortifications that encircled the city, which at the time were manned only by Home Guards, clerks, and convalescent troops. During the night, Union reinfo…READ MORE
1865-02-28
Mustered Out - District of Columbia 1st Infantry - District of Columbia
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