The Siege of Petersburg Online

The Siege of Petersburg OnlineWelcome to The Siege of Petersburg Online, an information compilation site focusing on the Siege of Petersburg during the American Civil War. The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign was, rather than a true siege, a series of nine offensives by the Union forces against the Confederates defending Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia. The campaign for Petersburg lasted from June 15, 1864 until April 2, 1865, claiming 50,000 Union soldiers and 32,000 Confederates. The Siege of Petersburg has been criminally neglected in the study of the Civil War, and this site aims to partially rectify that lack of coverage.

Please consider signing up for The Siege of Petersburg Online’s RSS Feed, which will keep you updated on our progress over the years. I say years because the amount of data planned for this site is massive. Check out the Siege of Petersburg Resources link at the top of the page for just a glimpse of what is in store here.

We are always looking for submissions of information pertaining to the Siege of Petersburg. If you are a student of the Petersburg Campaign, please consider contributing as an author here. Use the Contact form at the top of the page if you have information we can use or if you are interested in writing here at The Siege of Petersburg Online.

We Need YOU to Contribute Siege of Petersburg Materials!

Note: If you currently have primary source materials of soldiers who fought in the Siege of Petersburg, we would like to feature those materials at Beyond the Crater.  Don’t be shy!  Many descendants of soldiers who fought around Richmond and Petersburg in 1864-65 have already contributed meaningful materials already published on this site.  Please use the Contact form at the top of the screen to let us know about any materials you would be willing to share.  Proper attribution and copyright protection will always be strictly enforced.  Your materials WILL make The Siege of Petersburg Online a more useful resource for all students of the Civil War.

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1st Virginia Local Defense Troops Battalion Cavalry

May 18, 2013 Virginia Cavalry

Editor’s Note: Do you have information on this unit’s role at the Siege of Petersburg?  Please contact us using the Contact button in the menu at the top of the screen.  We are happy to exchange information with other researchers. Muster In: Organized with three companies at Richmond in July and August 1863.1,2 Muster Out: [...]

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1st USCT Infantry

May 18, 2013 United States Volunteer Infantry

Editor’s Note: Do you have information on this unit’s role at the Siege of Petersburg?  Please contact us using the Contact button in the menu at the top of the screen.  We are happy to exchange information with other researchers. Muster In: Organized in the District of Columbia May 19 to June 30, 1863.1 Muster [...]

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25th Virginia Battalion Infantry

May 17, 2013 Virginia Infantry

Editor’s Note: Do you have information on this unit’s role at the Siege of Petersburg?  Please contact us using the Contact button in the menu at the top of the screen.  We are happy to exchange information with other researchers. Note: This unit was technically a Virginia Local defense Troops unit, and was also known [...]

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1st USCT Cavalry (dismounted)

May 17, 2013 United States Volunteer Infantry

Editor’s Note: Do you have information on this unit’s role at the Siege of Petersburg?  Please contact us using the Contact button in the menu at the top of the screen.  We are happy to exchange information with other researchers. Muster In: Organized at Camp Hamilton, Va., December 22, 1863.1 Muster Out: Mustered out February [...]

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5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored) (Dismounted)

May 16, 2013 Massachusetts Infantry

Editor’s Note: Do you have information on this unit’s role at the Siege of Petersburg?  Please contact us using the Contact button in the menu at the top of the screen.  We are happy to exchange information with other researchers. Note: This unit served exclusively as infantry during its time at the Siege of Petersburg [...]

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Provost Guard (Richmond)

May 15, 2013 Virginia Infantry

Editor’s Note: Do you have information on this unit’s role at the Siege of Petersburg?  Please contact us using the Contact button in the menu at the top of the screen.  We are happy to exchange information with other researchers. Note: I know almost nothing about Richmond’s Provost Guard during the Siege of Petersburg.  I [...]

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3rd Virginia Reserves Battalion Infantry (Chrisman’s)

May 14, 2013 Virginia Infantry

Editor’s Note: Do you have information on this unit’s role at the Siege of Petersburg?  Please contact us using the Contact button in the menu at the top of the screen.  We are happy to exchange information with other researchers. Note: This unit was a temporary field organization in “the fall of 1864″ which was [...]

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2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery

May 14, 2013 Pennsylvania Infantry

Editor’s Note: Do you have information on this unit’s role at the Siege of Petersburg?  Please contact us using the Contact button in the menu at the top of the screen.  We are happy to exchange information with other researchers. Muster In: Organized at Philadelphia January 8, 1862.1 Muster Out: Mustered out at City Point, [...]

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2nd Virginia Reserves Infantry

May 13, 2013 Virginia Infantry

Editor’s Note: Do you have information on this unit’s role at the Siege of Petersburg?  Please contact us using the Contact button in the menu at the top of the screen.  We are happy to exchange information with other researchers. Note: Also known as the 19th Virginia Regiment, First Class Militia (City of Richmond). Muster [...]

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89th New York Infantry

May 13, 2013 New York Infantry

Editor’s Note: Do you have information on this unit’s role at the Siege of Petersburg?  Please contact us using the Contact button in the menu at the top of the screen.  We are happy to exchange information with other researchers. Muster In: Organized at Elmira, N.Y., and mustered in December 4, 1861.1 Muster Out: Mustered [...]

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