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Muster In: Organized January 18621
Muster Out: August 28, 18652
Commander(s):
Colonel George B. Dandy
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Major Daniel D. Nash
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Captain Frank C. Brunck
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Captain John McMann
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Captain Edwin Nichols
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Major James H. Dandy
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army5,6
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- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)7
Second Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army8,9
- Commander: Colonel George B. Dandy (June 30, 1864)10
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- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)11
Third Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army
- Commander: Colonel George B. Dandy12
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Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army
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Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army
- Commander: Colonel George B. Dandy17
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Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | XXIV Corps | Army of the James | Union Army
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Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | XXIV Corps | Army of the James | Union Army
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Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles22:
- Bermuda Hundred May 16-June 20.
- Attacks on picket line May 21 and June 2 and 14.
- Port Walthall June 16-17.
- Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
- Action at Deep Bottom June 23.
- Groper House, Deep Bottom, July 21.
- Deep Bottom July 27-28.
- Strawberry Plains, New Market Heights, August 14-18.
- Moved to Petersburg front August 26, and duty there in trenches until September 27.
- Battle of Chaffin’s Farm September 28-30.
- Darbytown Road October 7.
- Reconnaissance to Darbytown Road October 13.
- Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28.
- Johnson’s Farm October 29.
- Duty in trenches before Richmond until March, 1865.
- On line of Hatcher’s and Gravelly Runs March 29-30.
- Assault on Fort Gregg and fall of Petersburg April 2.
- Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.
- Rice’s Station April 6.
- Appomattox Court House April 9.
- Surrender of Lee and his army.
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 100th NY: History of the One Hundredth Regiment of New York State Volunteers
- BTC Notes: History of the One Hundredth Regiment of New York State Volunteers
- CT AG 64-65: Report of Colonel John L. Otis, 10th Connecticut, of operations October 7, 1864
- Number 229. Appomattox Report of Captain Edwin Nichols, One hundredth New York Infantry
- Number 286. Petersburg Campaign Report of Colonel George B. Dandy, One hundredth New York Infantry, of operations August 14-20
- Number 287. Petersburg Campaign Report of Captain Frank C. Brunck, One hundredth New York Infantry, of operations October 7
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) ↩
- MOLLUS – Masschusetts Photograph Collection: Volume: 85; Page: 4255. This photograph is available online at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center (USAHEC) site under the Digitized Material section. I would link directly to the photograph but the site’s coding makes direct linking difficult if not impossible. ↩
- History of the One Hundredth Regiment of New York State Volunteers, after page 66 ↩
- 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. 233 ↩
- 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. 553 ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 100th New York Entry, Page 121; 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), p. 233 ↩
- 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. 553 ↩
- 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. 553 ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 100th New York Entry, Page 121; 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. ↩
- History of the One Hundredth Regiment of New York State Volunteers, page 285 ↩
- History of the One Hundredth Regiment of New York State Volunteers, page 307 ↩
- History of the One Hundredth Regiment of New York State Volunteers, page 309: Captain Frank C. Brunck was in command of the 100th NY at the Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads on October 7, 1864, filling in for Major Nash, who was “suffering from a severe swelling on the side of his neck.” ↩
- History of the One Hundredth Regiment of New York State Volunteers, page 314-315 ↩
- History of the One Hundredth Regiment of New York State Volunteers, page 321: Captain Frank C. Brunck was in command of the 100th NY from November 1, 1864 until Col Plaisted returned in early December 1864 and Col Dandy resumed command of the 100th NY. ↩
- History of the One Hundredth Regiment of New York State Volunteers, page 321: Col Dandy was in command of the 3rd Brigade from November 1, 1864 until Col Plaisted returned in early December 1864. ↩
- History of the One Hundredth Regiment of New York State Volunteers, page 325, 328-329: Captain John McMann assumed command of the 100th NY on February 2, 1865 when Col Dandy assumed command of the Brigade. McMann commanded the regiment until his discharge on March 7, 1865. ↩
- History of the One Hundredth Regiment of New York State Volunteers, page 329: Captain Edwin Nichols assumed command of the regiment on March 7, 1865 and held it until March 27, 1865. ↩
- History of the One Hundredth Regiment of New York State Volunteers, page page 329, 340: Major James H. Dandy, the colonel’s brother, assumed command of the regiment on March 27, 1865 and was in command until killed at Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865. ↩
- History of the One Hundredth Regiment of New York State Volunteers, page 346: Captain Edwin Nichols assumed command of the 100th NY on April 2, 1865, after Major Dandy was killed at Fort Gregg. Nichols remained in command through Lee’s surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
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