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Muster In: November 18, 18611
Muster Out: June 30, 18652
Commander(s):
Lieutenant Colonel James E. McGee
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Major Richard Moroney
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Captain Maurice W. Wall
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Captain Robert H. Milliken
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Adjutant James J. Smith
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Lieutenant Murtha Murphy
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3
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- Weapons: Smooth-bored Muskets, model 1842 (.69 caliber) (June 30, 1864)7
Second Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army8
- Commander: Lieutenant James J. Smith (at least June 30, 1864)9
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- Weapons: Smooth-bored Muskets, model 1842 (.69 caliber) (June 30, 1864)10
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- Commander: Captain Robert H. Milliken (at least October 16, 1864)13
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- Commander: Major Richard Moroney (at least December 27, 1864)14
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Dyer’s Compendium Info:
Petersburg Campaign Battles15:
- 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 James River July 27-29.
- Deep Bottom July 27-28.
- Demonstration north of James River August 13-20.
- Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.
- Ream’s Station August 25.
- Reconnaissance to Hatcher’s Run December 9-10.
- Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865.
- Watkins’ House March 25.
- Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
- Hatcher’s Run or Boydton Road March 29-31.
- White Oak Road March 31.
- Sutherland Station and fall of Petersburg April 2.
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- NP: July 2, 1864 Irish-American (NY): The Irish Brigade, June 22
- NP: September 3, 1864 Irish-American (NY): Sixty-Ninth Regt., N.Y.S.N.G.
- Number 34. Siege of Petersburg Report of Lieutenant Colonel James J. Smith, Sixty-ninth New York Infantry, of operations March 25
- Number 35. Appomattox Report of Lieutenant Colonel James J. Smith, Sixty-ninth New York Infantry
- Number 39. Petersburg Campaign Report of Captain Robert H. Milliken, Sixty-Ninth New York Infantry
- Number 40. Petersburg Campaign Report of Major Richard Moroney, Sixty-Ninth New York Infantry
- Number 44. Report of Major Richard Moroney, Sixty-ninth New York Infantry, of operations August 12-October 30.
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 219-220 ↩
- 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 350 ↩
- 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 350 ↩
- “The Irish Brigade.” Irish-American (NY). July 2, 1864, p. ? col. ?: “For our dead comrades, especially Col. Patrick Kelly, the profoundest regrets are uttered. Over HIS lifeless body, on its being brought from under fire, by order of Capt. Maurice W. Wall, commanding the 69th Regt., strong old veteran soldiers wept like children, and wrung their hands in frenzy.” ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 69th New York Entry, Page 117; 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); 69th New York Entry, Page 117; 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 XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 291: I assume the “Third Provisional Regiment” contained the three New York Regiments of the Irish Brigade, the 63rd, 69th, and 88th New York. Byron’s report mentions the 69th New York, commanded by Adjutant James J. Smith, and insinuates that Byron was responsible for that command. 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 XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), pages 349-350 ↩
- 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 350 ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
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