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Maine Light Artillery, 4th Battery (D)

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Muster In: Organized at Augusta and mustered in December 21, 1861.1
Muster Out: Mustered out June 17, 1865.2

Commander(s):
Captain Charles W. White
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Lieutenant John M. Freeman
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Commander 3
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3,4

  • Commander:
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons: 6 x 3-inch Ordnance Rifles (March 31, 1864)5

Second Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army 6,7

  • Commander: Lieutenant Charles W. White (June 30, 1864)8
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:

Third Offensive Order of Battle:

Artillery Brigade | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army (July 1-9, 1864)9,10

Reserve Artillery | Army of the Potomac | Union Army (July 10-31, 1864)11,12

  • Commander: Lieutenant Charles W. White (July 31, 1864)13
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:
  • Note: This unit left City Point for Baltimore, MD on July 13, but returned to City Point via Washington, D. C. on July 20, 1864.14,15

Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: VI Corps Artillery | Reserve Artillery | Army of the Potomac | Union Army16

  • Commander: Lieutenant Charles W. White (August 31, 1864)17
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:

Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: VI Corps Artillery | Reserve Artillery | Army of the Potomac | Union Army18

  • Commander:
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:
  • Note: All of the remaining VI Corps batteries at Petersburg comprised “Harn’s demi-brigade” during the Fifth Offensive, and possibly in earlier and later offensives.  This demi-brigade was attached to Major John Hazard’s Second Corps Artillery Brigade during the Fifth Offensive.19

Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: VI Corps Artillery | Reserve Artillery | Army of the Potomac | Union Army20

  • Commander: Captain Charles W. White (October 31, 1864)21
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:

Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army22

  • Commander: Leader: Captain Charles W. White (December 31, 1864)23
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:
  • Note: Once the VI Corps Infantry returned to the Siege of Petersburg, the VI Corps Artillery Brigade was removed from the Artillery Reserve and again placed in VI Corps.

Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army24,25

  • Commander:
    • Lieutenant John M. Freeman (January 31, 1865)26
    • Captain Charles W. White (February 28, 1865)27
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:

Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army28,29

  • Commander: Captain Charles W. White (March 31, 1865)30
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:
  • Note: Temporarily attached to the Artillery Reserve during the Ninth Offensive.31

Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles32:

  • Siege of Petersburg, Va., June 17, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
  • Mine Explosion, Petersburg. July 30, 1864.
  • Duty in the trenches before Petersburg at various points from the James River to the Weldon Railroad until April, 1865.
  • Fall of Petersburg April 2.
  • Sailor’s Creek April 6.
  • Appomattox C. H. April 9.
  • Surrender of Lee and his army.

Bibliography:

    Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:

      Sources:

      1. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      2. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      3. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 228 ↩
      4. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 548 ↩
      5. Volume 3 (Ordnance Returns for the First Quarter, January-March, 1864); 4th Battery Maine Light Artillery Entry, Page 111; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 1); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.: Not many returns exist for June 30, 1864, and none exist past that, so I’ve made the decision to include the March 31, 1864 ordnance return data in the absence of better information.  I’ll add more immediate reports of tube numbers and types as they are found. ↩
      6. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 228 ↩
      7. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 548 ↩
      8. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 548 ↩
      9. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), page 251 ↩
      10. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), page 729 ↩
      11. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), page 251 ↩
      12. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), page 729 ↩
      13. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), page 729 ↩
      14. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), page 514: “On the 13th embarked on transports at City Point for Baltimore. Arrived in Baltimore on the afternoon of the 15th; camped for the night in the streets near the landing. Next morning early moved through the city and took the cars for Washington; arrived there at dark, and marched to Camp Barry and camped for the night. Next day, the 17th, moved from Camp Barry at 4 p.m. to Seventh-street Wharf. There we embarked in transports for City Point. On account of the roughness of the weather did not arrive at City Point until the afternoon of the 20th. We immediately disembarked and went into camp near City Point…”
      15. Note: This unit was detached from the Sixth Corps on July 10, 1864 when that unit left for Washington, D. C.[38. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), page 251 ↩
      16. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), page 729 ↩
      17. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), page 612: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
      18. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), page 612: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
      19. Sommers, Richard J. “Grant’s Fifth Offensive at Petersburg: A Study in Strategy, Tactics, and Generalship.  The Battle of Poplar Spring Church, the First Battle of the Darbytown Road, the Second Battle of the Squirrel Level Road, the Second Battle of the Darbytown Road (Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia).” Doctoral Thesis. Rice University, 1970. Print. p. 1297. ↩
      20. Sommers, Richard J. “Grant’s Fifth Offensive at Petersburg: A Study in Strategy, Tactics, and Generalship.  The Battle of Poplar Spring Church, the First Battle of the Darbytown Road, the Second Battle of the Squirrel Level Road, the Second Battle of the Darbytown Road (Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia).” Doctoral Thesis. Rice University, 1970. Print. p. 1297. ↩
      21. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 458: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
      22. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 458: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
      23. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 1120: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
      24. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 1120: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
      25. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 331: “Organization of the Union Forces” (January 31, 1865) ↩
      26. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 744: “Organization of the Union Forces” (February 28, 1865) ↩
      27. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 331: “Organization of the Union Forces” (January 31, 1865) ↩
      28. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 744: “Organization of the Union Forces” (February 28, 1865) ↩
      29. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 565: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
      30. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 581: “Return of casualties in the Union Forces commanded by Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, March 29-April 9, 1865” ↩
      31. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 565: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
      32. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 565: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
      33. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩

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