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Muster In: Organized in 1862.1
Muster Out: April 9, 18652
Commander(s):
Commander 1
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Commander 2
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Commander 3
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Haskell’s Battalion | First Corps Artillery | First Corps| Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army3
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: 3 x 12-lb. Napoleons, 1 x 10-lb. Parrott Rifle (July 19, 1863-December 31, 1864)4
Second Offensive Order of Battle: Haskell’s Battalion | First Corps Artillery | First Corps| Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army5
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: 3 x 12-lb. Napoleons, 1 x 10-lb. Parrott Rifle (July 19, 1863-December 31, 1864)6
Third Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: 3 x 12-lb. Napoleons, 1 x 10-lb. Parrott Rifle (July 19, 1863-December 31, 1864)7
Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: 3 x 12-lb. Napoleons, 1 x 10-lb. Parrott Rifle (July 19, 1863-December 31, 1864)8
Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: 3 x 12-lb. Napoleons, 1 x 10-lb. Parrott Rifle (July 19, 1863-December 31, 1864)9
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: 3 x 12-lb. Napoleons, 1 x 10-lb. Parrott Rifle (July 19, 1863-December 31, 1864)10
Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: 3 x 12-lb. Napoleons, 1 x 10-lb. Parrott Rifle (July 19, 1863-December 31, 1864)11
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:
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Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:
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Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles12:
- Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
- Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
Sources:
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 32-33 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 32-33 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., p. 111 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 32-33: Sifakis lists this battery as having 3 x 12-lb. Napoleons and 1 x 10-lb. Parrott Rifle from July 19, 1863 to December 31, 1864. The unit had this setup on both July 1, 1863 and December 28, 1864. What is unclear is if Sifakis can correctly assume this setup never changed at any point in between those dates. More research is needed. ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., p. 111 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 32-33: Sifakis lists this battery as having 3 x 12-lb. Napoleons and 1 x 10-lb. Parrott Rifle from July 19, 1863 to December 31, 1864. The unit had this setup on both July 1, 1863 and December 28, 1864. What is unclear is if Sifakis can correctly assume this setup never changed at any point in between those dates. More research is needed. ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 32-33: Sifakis lists this battery as having 3 x 12-lb. Napoleons and 1 x 10-lb. Parrott Rifle from July 19, 1863 to December 31, 1864. The unit had this setup on both July 1, 1863 and December 28, 1864. What is unclear is if Sifakis can correctly assume this setup never changed at any point in between those dates. More research is needed. ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 32-33: Sifakis lists this battery as having 3 x 12-lb. Napoleons and 1 x 10-lb. Parrott Rifle from July 19, 1863 to December 31, 1864. The unit had this setup on both July 1, 1863 and December 28, 1864. What is unclear is if Sifakis can correctly assume this setup never changed at any point in between those dates. More research is needed. ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 32-33: Sifakis lists this battery as having 3 x 12-lb. Napoleons and 1 x 10-lb. Parrott Rifle from July 19, 1863 to December 31, 1864. The unit had this setup on both July 1, 1863 and December 28, 1864. What is unclear is if Sifakis can correctly assume this setup never changed at any point in between those dates. More research is needed. ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 32-33: Sifakis lists this battery as having 3 x 12-lb. Napoleons and 1 x 10-lb. Parrott Rifle from July 19, 1863 to December 31, 1864. The unit had this setup on both July 1, 1863 and December 28, 1864. What is unclear is if Sifakis can correctly assume this setup never changed at any point in between those dates. More research is needed. ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 32-33: Sifakis lists this battery as having 3 x 12-lb. Napoleons and 1 x 10-lb. Parrott Rifle from July 19, 1863 to December 31, 1864. The unit had this setup on both July 1, 1863 and December 28, 1864. What is unclear is if Sifakis can correctly assume this setup never changed at any point in between those dates. More research is needed. ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 32-33 ↩
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