May 1 1861 Wednesday
New Mexico Territory. Colonel William Wing Loring resigned his command of the Union Department of New Mexico, leaving the post temporarily vacant, in order to join the Confederacy.
New York. The first vessels were acquired by the Union for assignment to the “Flying Flotilla” or Potomac Flotilla planned to patrol Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
North Carolina. An extra session of the North Carolina state legislature met at the request of Governor Ellis. The same day the legislature passed a Convention Bill, ordering an election of delegates on 13th May 1861.
Tennessee. The Tennessee state legislature passed a joint resolution authorising the Governor to appoint commissioners to enter into a military league with the authorities of the Confederate States.
Utah Territory. Frank Fuller succeeded Alfred Cumming as Acting Governor of Utah Territory.
Virginia. The Union garrison of Fortress Monroe was reinforced by the 1st Vermont under Colonel J Wolcott Phelps and several more volunteer regiments soon followed to secure its defence.
Virginia. Governor John Letcher called for volunteers to join the state forces.
Union Organisation
USA: Command of the Department of New Mexico became vacant after Colonel William Wing Loring resigned to join the Confederacy.
Commander in Chief: President Abraham Lincoln
Vice-President: Hannibal Hamlin
Secretary of War: Simon Cameron
Secretary of the Navy: Gideon Welles
- Pacific Squadron USN: Captain John B Montgomery USN
- Potomac Flotilla USN: Commander James Harmon Ward USN
General–in-Chief: Winfield Scott
- Department of Annapolis: Benjamin Franklin Butler awaited
- Department of the East: John Ellis Wool
- Department of Florida: Harvey Brown
- Department of New Mexico: Vacant
- Department of the Pacific: Edwin Vose Sumner awaited
- District of Oregon: George Wright
- Department of Pennsylvania: Robert Patterson
- Department of Texas: Vacant
- Department of Utah: Philip St George Cooke
- Department of Washington: Joseph King Fenno Mansfield
- Department of the West: Edmund Brooke Alexander temporary
Confederate Organisation
Commander in Chief: President Jefferson Finis Davis
Vice-President: Alexander Hamilton Stephens
Secretary of War: Leroy Pope Walker
Secretary of the Navy: Stephen Russell Mallory
- Department of Alexandria: Philip St George Cocke
- Alexandria Line: Philip St George Cocke
- Department of North Carolina: Theophilus Hunter Holmes
- Defences of North Carolina: Theophilus Hunter Holmes
- Department of South Carolina: Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
- “Forces in Charleston”: Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
- Department of Texas: Earl Van Dorn
- Department of West Florida: Braxton Bragg
- “Forces in Pensacola”: Braxton Bragg
- District of Louisiana: David Emanuel Twiggs
- “Forces in New Orleans” “Army of Louisiana”: Braxton Bragg
- Defences of Savannah: Alexander Robert Lawton
- Potomac Line: Daniel Ruggles
- Forces in Harper’s Ferry”: Thomas Jonathan Jackson
- “Forces in Norfolk”: Walter Gwynn
- Forces in Richmond: Joseph Eggleston Johnston
Union Generals
- Major-General USA Winfield Scott 5 July 1841 to rank from 25 June 1841 General-in-Chief
- Brigadier-General USA John Ellis Wool 25 June 1841 Department of the East
- Brigadier-General USA William Selby Harney 14 June 1858
- Brigadier-General USA Edwin Vose Sumner 16 March 1861 Department of the Pacific
- Colonel Joseph King Fenno Mansfield 28 May 1853 Department of Washington
- Colonel George Wright 3 March 1855 District of Oregon
- Colonel Edmund Brooke Alexander 3 March 1855 Department of the West temporary
- Colonel William Wing Loring 30 December 1856 Department of New Mexico
- Colonel Philip St George Cooke 14 June 1858 Department of Utah
- Lieutenant-Colonel Harvey Brown 28 April 1861 Department of Florida
- State Major-General Robert Patterson Department of Pennsylvania
- State Brigadier-General Benjamin Franklin Butler Department of Annapolis awaited
Confederate Generals
- Major-General PACS David Emanuel Twiggs March 22 1861 District of Louisiana
- Brigadier-General ACSA Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard March 1 1861 Department of South Carolina & Forces in Charleston
- Brigadier-General ACSA Braxton Bragg March 7 1861 Forces in Louisiana & Department of West Florida & Forces in Pensacola & Forces in New Orleans
- Brigadier-General PACS Alexander Robert Lawton 13 April 1861 Defences of Savannah
- Brigadier-General PACS Milledge Luke Bonham 23 April 1861
- Colonel Joseph Eggleston Johnston Forces in Richmond
- Colonel Earl Van Dorn 16 March 1861 Department of Texas
- Colonel Theophilus Hunter Holmes March 1861 Department of North Carolina & Defences of North Carolina
- Colonel Thomas Jonathan Jackson 21 April 1861 Forces in Harper’s Ferry
- State Major-General Walter Gwynn 10 April 1861 Forces in Norfolk
- State Brigadier-General Philip St George Cocke 21 April 1861 Department of Alexandria & Alexandria Line
- State Brigadier-General Daniel Ruggles May 1861 Potomac Line
