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Muster In: Organized on January 22, 1861.1
Muster Out: April 9, 1862
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: Huger’s Battalion | First Corps Artillery | First Corps| Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army3
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: 4 x 3-inch Rifles (July 1, 1863-December 28, 1864)4
Second Offensive Order of Battle: Huger’s Battalion | First Corps Artillery | First Corps| Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army5
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: 4 x 3-inch Rifles (July 1, 1863-December 28, 1864)6
Third Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: 4 x 3-inch Rifles (July 1, 1863-December 28, 1864)7
Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: 4 x 3-inch Rifles (July 1, 1863-December 28, 1864)8
Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: 4 x 3-inch Rifles (July 1, 1863-December 28, 1864)9
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: 4 x 3-inch Rifles (July 1, 1863-December 28, 1864)10
Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: 4 x 3-inch Rifles (July 1, 1863-December 28, 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: Virginia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 23-24 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 23-24 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., p. 111 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Virginia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 23-24: Sifakis lists this battery as having 4 x 3-inch Rifles from July 1, 1863 to December 28, 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: Virginia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 23-24: Sifakis lists this battery as having 4 x 3-inch Rifles from July 1, 1863 to December 28, 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: Virginia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 23-24: Sifakis lists this battery as having 4 x 3-inch Rifles from July 1, 1863 to December 28, 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: Virginia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 23-24: Sifakis lists this battery as having 4 x 3-inch Rifles from July 1, 1863 to December 28, 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: Virginia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 23-24: Sifakis lists this battery as having 4 x 3-inch Rifles from July 1, 1863 to December 28, 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: Virginia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 23-24: Sifakis lists this battery as having 4 x 3-inch Rifles from July 1, 1863 to December 28, 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: Virginia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 23-24: Sifakis lists this battery as having 4 x 3-inch Rifles from July 1, 1863 to December 28, 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: Virginia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 23-24 ↩
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