Official Records

These pages and sub-pages contain reports and correspondence which can be found in the Petersburg-specific volumes of The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. The Petersburg Campaign from June 13-July 31, 1864 is covered in Volume XL, Parts 1, 2, and 3. The campaign from August 1 to December 31, 1864 is recounted in Volume XLII, Parts 1,2, and 3. The third and final portion of the Siege of Petersburg, from January 1, 1865 to the end of the Siege on April 2, 1865 is handled in Volume XLVI, Parts 1, 2, and 3.

Volume XL (June 13-July 31, 1864)

• Part 1 (Serial Number 80) – Reports
• Part 2 (Serial Number 81) – Correspondence
• Part 3 (Serial Number 82) – Correspondence
• Unpublished Reports Volume XL

Volume XLII (August 1-December 31, 1864)

• Part 1 (Serial Number 87) – Reports
• Part 2 (Serial Number 88) – Correspondence
• Part 3 (Serial Number 89) – Correspondence
• Unpublished Reports Volume XLII

Volume XLVI (January 1-April 9, 1865)

• Part 1 (Serial Number 95) – Reports
• Part 2 (Serial Number 96) – Correspondence
• Part 3 (Serial Number 97) – Correspondence

Volume LI (June 13, 1864-April 9, 1865)

• Part 1 (Serial Number 107) – Reports and Union Correspondence
• Part 2 (Serial Number 108) – Confederate Correspondence

Other Published Reports

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