Washington, DC 3rd Battalion, Infantry (3 months, 1861)

HISTORICAL NOTES:
Washington, DC 3rd Battalion, Infantry (3 months, 1861) was organized at Washington, D.C., for the defense of that city April, 1861. ASSIGNMENTS:

Attached to Mansfield's Command, Dept. of Washington, to June, 1861.

Stone's Expedition to July, 1861.

SERVICE:

Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until June, 1861.

Expedition to Rockville, Md., June 10-July 7.

Great Falls July 7. Mustered out July, 1861.

ROSTERS:
The composite rosters of this unit contains the names of 370 men. BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Clark, James S. 'General Lyon and the Fight for Missouri.' In War Sketches and Incidents (MOLLUS, IA, Vol. 2). Des Moines, IA: Kenyon, 1897. pp. 274-92 (10 photocopied pages). E464M5.1991v56.

Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.

Rigdon, John C. H. Washington, DC Civil War Soldiers Service Records. Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.

Ritner, Jacob B. Love and Valor: The Intimate Civil War Letters Between Captain Jacob and Emeline Ritner. [Ed by Charles F. Larimer] Western Springs, IL: Signourney, 2000. 453 p. E507.5.1st.L68.

Wilkie, Franc B. Pen and Powder. Boston: Ticknor, 1888. 383 p. E601W69.

U. S. Government Official Records of the American Civil War. Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.

District of Columbia

Biographical Sketches

Washington Hospitals

Union Prisons

The U.S. Colored Troops

Index to Washington Civil War Soldiers & Personalities

Military Units Formed in Washington D.C.

______________________________


Historical Sketch & Roster of the District of Columbia 3rd Battalion, Infantry (3 months, 1861)
Rigdon, John C.


HARDBACK - $50.00
PAPERBACK - $30.00
DVD - $15.00
COMBO - $40.00

Hardback, Paperback, or DVD
-- Select binding -- Hardback - $50.00 Paperback - $30.00 DVD - $15.00 PB/DVD Combo - $40.00