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Muster In: April 29, 18611
Muster Out: July 15, 18652
Commander(s):
Captain James C. Farwell
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First Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3
- Commander: Captain James C. Farwell4
- Unit Strength: ~165 officers and men PFD (around June 11, 1864)5
- Weapons:
- Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)6
- Sharps’ Breech-loading Rifles (.52 caliber) (2nd Co Minnesota Sharpshooters) (June 30, 1864)7
Second Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army8
- Commander: Captain James C. Farwell9
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- Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)10
- Sharps’ Breech-loading Rifles (.52 caliber) (2nd Co Minnesota Sharpshooters) (June 30, 1864)11
Third Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander: Captain James C. Farwell12
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander: Captain James C. Farwell13
- Unit Strength: ~110 officers and men PFD (August 7, 1864)14
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Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles1:
- Moved to Petersburg, Va., June 12-15.
- Assaults on Petersburg June 16-18.
- Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
- Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864.
- Demonstration north of the James July 27-29.
- Deep Bottom July 27-28.
- Demonstration north of the James August 13-20.
- Strawberry Plains August 14-18.
- Weldon Railroad August 25.
- Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run, October 27-29.
- Raid on Weldon Railroad December 7-11.
- Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865.
- Watkins’ House March 25.
- Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
- Hatcher’s Run, Boydton Road,-March 29-31.
- Crow’s House March 31.
- Sutherland Station and fall of Petersburg April 2.
- Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.
- Sailor’s Creek April 6.
- High Bridge and Farmville April 7.
- Appomattox Court House April 9.
Bibliography:
- 1st MN: History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864
- 1st MN: No More Gallant a Deed: A Civil War Memoir of the First Minnesota Volunteers
- 1st MN: Proceedings of the Thirty-fifth Annual Reunion of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, St. Paul, Minnesota, June 20-21, 1902
- 1st MN: The First Volunteers; History of the First Minnesota Volunteer Regiment, 1861-1865
- 1st MN: The Last Full Measure: The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 1st MN: History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864
- 1st MN: No More Gallant a Deed: A Civil War Memoir of the First Minnesota Volunteers
- 1st MN: Proceedings of the Thirty-fifth Annual Reunion of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, St. Paul, Minnesota, June 20-21, 1902
- 1st MN: The First Volunteers; History of the First Minnesota Volunteer Regiment, 1861-1865
- 1st MN: The Last Full Measure: The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers
- Number 58. Siege of Petersburg Report of Captain Frank Houston, First Minnesota Infantry, of operations February 5-11
- Number 62. Petersburg Campaign Report of Captain James C. Farwell, First Minnesota Infantry
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), pages 219-221 ↩
- 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 373-375 ↩
- 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 373-375: Farwell says he lost about one-third of his command, or 55 men, as casualties from June 11-August 7, 1864. This means he had about 165 officers and men when the 1st Minnesota Battalion joined the brigade on June 11, 1864. ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 1st Minnesota Entry, Page 97; 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. ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 2nd Company Minnesota Sharpshooters Entry, Page 98; 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 219-221 ↩
- 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 373-375 ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 1st Minnesota Entry, Page 97; 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. ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 2nd Company Minnesota Sharpshooters Entry, Page 98; 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 373-375 ↩
- 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 373-375 ↩
- 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 373-375: Farwell says he lost about one-third of his command, or 55 men, as casualties from June 11-August 7, 1864. This means he had about 165 officers and men when the 1st MN Battalion joined the brigade on June 11, 1864, and around 110 officers and men when this report was made. ↩
- Aubery, James M. The Thirty-Sixth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry … An Authentic Record of the Regiment from its Organization to its Muster Out. A Complete Roster of its Officers and Men with their Record … A Copy of Every Official Paper in the War Department Pertaining to the Regiment … (Milwaukee, WI: Unknown Publisher, 1900). p. 176 ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
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