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Muster In: December 12, 18621
Muster Out: June 4, 18652
Commander(s):
Captain James A. Lothian
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Captain Asa G. Dailey
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Captain Lucius H. Ives
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Major Nathan Church
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First Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3
- Commander: Captain James A. Lothian (mortally wounded on June 16, 1864)4
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- Weapons: Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)5
Second Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army6
- Commander: Captain Asa G. Dailey (at least June 30, 1864)7
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- Weapons: Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)8
Third Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander: Captain Lucius H. Ives[?]9
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- Commander: Captain Lucius H. Ives (at least on September 24, 1864)12
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- Commander: Major Nathan Church (at least on October 21, 1864)13
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Dyer’s Compendium Info:
Petersburg Campaign Battles14:
- Before Petersburg June 16-18.
- Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
- Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad, June 22-23, 1864.
- Demonstration north of the James July 27-29.
- Deep Bottom July 27-28.
- Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom August 13-20.
- Strawberry Plains August 14-18.
- Ream’s Station August 25.
- Reconnoissance to Hatcher’s Run December 9-10.
- Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865.
- Watkin’s House March 25.
- Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
- On line of Hatcher’s and Gravelly Runs March 29-30.
- Hatcher’s Run (or Boydton Road) and White Oak Road March 31.
- Sutherland Station April 2.
- Fall of Petersburg April 2.
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- Number 23. Report of Captain Lucius H. Ives, Twenty-sixth Michigan Infantry, of operations August 13-20
- Number 24. Petersburg Campaign Report of Major Nathan Church, Twenty-Sixth Michigan Infantry
- Number 25. Petersburg Campaign Report of Captain Lucius H. Ives, Twenty-Sixth Michigan Infantry, of operations July 26- 30
- Number 27. Appomattox Report of Captain Lucius H. Ives, Twenty-sixth Michigan Infantry
- OR LI P1: Report of Major Nathan Church, Twenty-sixth Michigan Infantry, First Brigade, First Division, Second Army Corps, of operations March 25, 1865
Sources:
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 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), page 219 ↩
- 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 337 ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 26th Michigan Entry, Page 95; 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 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), pages 219-220 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), page 543 ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 26th Michigan Entry, Page 95; 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 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
- 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 338: Ives made a report of this operation on September 24, 1864, but was he in charge of the 26th Michigan at the time? He does not specifically state this in his report. More research is needed. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 265: Ives made a report of this operation on September 24, 1864, but was he in charge of the 26th Michigan at the time? He does not specifically state this in his report. More research is needed. ↩
- 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 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 265 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), pages 337-338: Major Church makes a report on the regiment’s activities from June 13-July 30, 1864. He was in command of the regiment when he wrote this report on October 21, 1864, but was he in command of the 26th MI at any time from June 13-July 30, 1864? He does not specifically state this in his report. More research is needed. ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
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