2nd New York Heavy Artillery

   

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Note: The 2nd New York Heavy Artillery served as an infantry unit throughout the Siege of Petersburg.

Muster In:

  • C, D: September 18, 1861
  • B: August 23, 1861
  • A,E: October 2, 1861
  • F,G,H: October 15, 1861
  • L: November 18, 1861
  • I,K: December 11, 1861
  • M: December 12, 18611

Muster Out: September 29, 18652

Commander(s):
Colonel Joseph N. G. Whistler
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Lieutenant Colonel William Wilson
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Captain Oscar F. Hulser
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Major George Hogg
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Commander 5
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First Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3

Second Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army6

Third Offensive Order of Battle:

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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Commander:
    1. Major George Hogg9,10
    2. Lieutenant Colonel William Wilson[?]11
  • Unit Strength: 320 officers and men taken into action on August 14, 1864.12
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Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Commander: Captain Oscar F. Hulser (September 28, 1864)13
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Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Commander: Major George Hogg (October 21, 1864)14
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Commander: Major George Hogg15
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Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:

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Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:

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Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles16:

  • Before Petersburg June 16-18.
  • Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
  • Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864.
  • Deep Bottom July 27-28.
  • Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve).
  • Deep Bottom, Strawberry Plains, August 14-18.
  • Ream’s Station August 25.
  • Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run, October 27-28.
  • Reconnaissance to Hatcher’s Run December 9-10.
  • Hatcher’s Run December 9.
  • Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865.
  • Watkins’ 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 March 31.
  • White Oak Road March 31.
  • Sutherland Station and fall of Petersburg April 2.
  • Amelia Springs April 5.
  • Sailor’s Creek April 6.
  • High Bridge and Farmville April 7.
  • Appomattox Court House 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), page 219 ↩
    4. 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 340 ↩
    5. Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 2nd New York Heavy Artillery Entry, Page 10; 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. ↩
    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), pages 219-220 ↩
    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), page 543 ↩
    8. Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 2nd New York Heavy Artillery Entry, Page 10; 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. ↩
    9. 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 267: Hogg’s report places him obviously in command of the regiment during the Second Deep Bottom operations, but Captain Oscar Hulder’s report claims Lt. Colonel William Wilson was in command.  Hogg was definitely in command for part or all of the fighting, and Lt. Colonel William Wilson may have been. More research is needed. ↩
    10. 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: This source indicates Hogg was in command of the regiment on August 31, 1864. ↩
    11. 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 266: According to Captain Oscar Hulser’s report, the Lt. Colonel was in command during the Second Deep Bottom expedition.  However, Major George Hogg’s later report makes it quite clear he was in command of the 2nd NY HA throughout most if not all of the Second Deep Bottom fighting.  More research is needed. ↩
    12. 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 267: “On the morning of Sunday, August 13 (14) instant, I was ordered by General Miles to advance my regiment of nine companies, numbering in all 320 officers and men, across the New Market road through a wood to the edge of a corn-field.” ↩
    13. 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 341 ↩
    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), pages 340 ↩
    15. 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 268 ↩
    16. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩

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