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Muster In: Organization by the consolidation of the 6th Infantry Battalion and three independent companies on April 28, 1864.1
Muster Out: April 9, 18652
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Finegan’s Brigade | Anderson’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army3
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Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles5:
- Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
- Weldon Railroad (June 23, 1864)
- Reams’ Station (June 30, 1864)
- Weldon Railroad (August 21, 1864)
- Bellfield (December 9, 1864)
- Hatcher’s Run (February 5-7, 1865)
- Farmville (April 7, 1865)
- Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
Sources:
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Florida and Arkansas by Stewart Sifakis, p. 25 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Florida and Arkansas by Stewart Sifakis, p. 25 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 112 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 112 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Florida and Arkansas by Stewart Sifakis, p. 25 ↩
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