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Muster In: Organized with four companies on May 15, 18611
Muster Out: April 9, 18652
Commander(s):
Major Charles J. Moffett
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Wright’s Brigade | Anderson’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army3
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Second Offensive Order of Battle: Wright’s Brigade | Anderson’s Division | Third Corps | Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Army4
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Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles6:
- Petersburg Siege (June 1864-April 1865)
- Reams’ Station (August 19, 1864)7
- Weldon Railroad (August 18-21, 1864)
- Hatcher’s Run (February 5-7, 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, p. 179 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, p. 179 ↩
- 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 ↩
- The Confederate Order of Battle, Volume 1: The Army of Northern Virginia by F. Ray Sibley, Jr., page 112 ↩
- Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, p. 179 ↩
- Typo? The Battle of Globe Tavern was ongoing on August 19, 1864. Reams’ Station occurred on August 25, 1864. Was there a skirmish at Reams’ Station on August 19 as well? More research is needed. ↩
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