Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-07
The Lincoln FOrces-EEOW They are
Commanded and Where Posted.

The following important publication appears in tie
New York Herald OF the 3lst ut:
THE NUMBER OF TROOPS AT TIE SEAT OF WAR
AND READY FOR ACTIVE OPERATIONS.
As far as can be ascerained By the recent dispatches,
the 70 owGg table will show the location OF the various
regiments stationed around the boundaries and in Vr.
gnia and the seats of wes and R estimated number OF
men under each principal commander. The whole Of
these vout'eer regiments have been well drilled IN the
United States Infantry tactics while encamped Tee list
ia compiled exclusive OF the various camps barracks and
her loce lions situated in all the Northern Eastern aud
Western Stasss and also exclusive OF the large bodits
denomira ted Home Guards:
SOUTH SIDE OF POTOMAC DEP ARTMENT or
FAIRFAX
COMMUNICATIVE rga6ier General Irvine ScDo-
wal lifted States Army. Headquarters, Arlington
House.
4, the End of long Bridg'-A portion of he District
of Columbia Militia.
From thence to Aie1a,iria along the R al- Fifth re
gment Massachusetts; First Second Third and Fourth
regiments New Jer7ey.
AIeyandria- Eleventh New York Volunteers Fire
Zouaves): FIRST Michigan Fifth Penusylv ans Volun
company of United States cavalry, and battery
Along the Railroad-F,hh New York Stae Militia.
RrirfI county, fpnr miles frsm Aieranarid -Twtn'y-
eighth New York state Militia
1onia CTesk-Seventy-frst New York State Niitii.
Rad 10 arlington He'ghts-Eghth New York State
Mitia first Peuusy lvaua Volunteers (Co PatCrsoD)
sni battery
dr!;rqloa Hsights-Twelhh, Twenty fifth ard Sky.
ninth NSw York State Aits; Eighth Massachusetts,; a
company Of cavalry and battery.
TIE four New Jersey regiments are under the charge
of Br Q General Theodore Runyon.
Number Of men about Fl 600.
WASHINGTON (D c AND SxlGHBoRHnoD
Commrder-in chef-Bdg. General Jas ?. Mans
field, Z. S a.
Ciq.n Bridqe-Cuitcd S,a'es csvalry
Long B,iige, u Q side United SAFES artilel and
| infantry
cir aud Gearoetgcq-s Second, Seventh. Nnrb. -Four.
tenth and Seventeenth New York State Militia Eighth
| New York Volunteers; First and Second Ohio Vplun
teera FIRST New Hampshire Volunteers; First, Secont
snl Third Connecticut Volunteers Fust Rhode Island
Volunteers: Fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers five o.
| tsIies OF United States Artillery; Ak hundred Uaited
States Cavalry eud two thousand Uni ed ! a'es Insn
try; Gaioald Guard, Of New York; District OF Cou ~
| bia Militia
| Number of men about q 600
FORTRESS MONROE KTc
Comrnarder-in-Chief-Mej. r Geieral Berj F. Butler.
Fortress MonrOs-Third regiment N, IS ctusets Vol
uuteers First Reg ment Sans Volunteers first regiment
New York Volunteers Colonel Alep), ard about one
| thousand Of the gllar army.
Hampton Se.ond regiment New York Volunteer
| (Troy) Fifth regiment New York Volunteers (Col Oar
| yea and company Of regulars
| Newport Nu~-Fourth regiment Massachusetts Vol
unteers FIRST regiment Vermont Volunteers, Seventh
regiment New York Volunteers (Col BepediI)
| Number Of men about 1000.
PENNSYLVANIA, kTC.
Commander in Chef--Msjor General VIM Ii. Keim
| Ciambers5rg Second, Third Sixth, Seventh, Eighth
Tenth, Eleventh, Twentieth Twenty-6 and Twenty
fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Northern Central Raiiroad-Twelfth Pennsylvania Vol
unteers and Colonel Wynkoopss regiment Thirteenth
| Camp Scott-Fust Ninth and Sixteenth regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Camp Curtin Fourteenth and Fifteenth Psnusylvsn
| Volunteers
Brioadsr Gsnerals-Csmp Scott, G. G. Wyukoop
Second Brigade Camp Curtin aud Northern Contra
Railroad, J. g. NeglSy, Fourth Brgade Chsmoersburg
E. G. Williams, Third Brigade.
| Number OF men about le, COO. f,
The advance of these troops seems to threaten
Harper's Ferry. elsr
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