Porter's Division was combined with Sykes' Division of the Reserve Corps and McCall's Division of the First Corps to form the Fifth Corps (Provisional) on May 18, 1862.
Sykes' Division was combined with Porter's Division of the Third Corps and McCall's Division of the First Corps to form the Fifth Corps (Provisional) on May 18, 1862.
Other Troops from the Department of the Potomac
The following troops were part of the Department of the Potomac in March and April 1861, but were detached to maintain defense of the Potomac River line.
On April 4, the First Corps was renamed the Department of the Rappahannock, with authority to include the District of Columbia, Maryland between the Potomac and Patuxent, and Virginia between the Blue Ridge and the Fredericksburg & Richmond Railroad.
MG Irvin McDowell, Commanding
Ltc Edmund Schriver, Chief of Staff
Durell's Independent Battery (D), Pennsylvania Artillery: Cpt George W. Durrell?
Six 10-lb Parrotts
McCall's Division transferred to the Peninsula and was combined with Porter's Division of the Third Corps and Sykes' Division of the Reserve Corps to form the Fifth Corps (Provisional) on May 18, 1862. Franklin's Division transferred to the Peninsula and was combined with W.F. Smith's Division of the Fourth Corps to form the Sixth Corps (Provisional) on May 18, 1862.
On April 4, the Fifth Corps was renamed the Department of Shenandoah with authority over Maryland between the Blue Ridge and Flintstone Creek, Virginia between the Blue Ridge and the modern-day border with West Virginia.
MG Nathaniel P. Banks, Commanding
Cpt Louis H. Pelouze, Acting Assistant Adjutant General
On March 22, the Middle Department was created with authority over Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia, as well as the Maryland counties of Cecil, Hartford, Baltimore, and Anne Arundel. Dix remained in command.
1st Eastern Shore Home Guard (Maryland): Col James Wallace
2nd Eastern Shore Home Guard (Maryland): Col Robert S. Rogers
Purnell (Maryland) Legion Infantry: Col Samuel L. Graham
Department of Virginia
The Department of Virginia constituted an area 60 miles from Fort Monroe. McClellan had received permission to absorb it into his army as a division of the First Corps, but it was rescinded shortly after he arrived on the Peninsula.
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^Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
^The custom of the time was to attach the suffix "junior" to the younger living family member of the same name, not keep it consistent.
^Later renamed 14th Independent Battery New York Artillery
^In May the 90-day regiment would be mustered out and then mustered in as the 82nd New York, a three-year regiment
^Companies A, B, C, and D of the New York Mounted Rifles were all that had been recruited. Companies E and H were added in August, and Companies I through M were added in September.
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