OFFICERS:
ACTING MAJOR & CAPT. J R SMEAD
First Lieutenant J R Smead, 2nd United States Artillery, was appointed captain, National Rifles, on 20 March, 1861, and captain, 5th United States Artillery, by General Orders No.65, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C., at Camp No.5, in the vicinity of Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland, on 23 August, 1861, dated 1 July, 1861. Acting Major & Captain J R Smead, National Rifles, was stationed at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 17 July, 1861, and resigned on 29 July, 1861.
SERVICE:
Company A was assigned to guard duty on board the steamer St Nicholas and at the Telegraph Office, Washington, D. C., on 19 April, 1861
ROSTERS:
The composite rosters of this unit contains the names of 284 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.
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.
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