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Muster In: Organized at Sackett’s Harbor, N.Y., and mustered in March 10, 1862.1
Muster Out: July 18, 18652
Commander(s):
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel A. Moffett
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Third Division | V Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3,4
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- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)5
Second Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Third Division | V Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army6,7
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Samuel A. Moffett (June 30, 1864)8
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Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles10:
- Before Petersburg June 16-18.
- Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
- Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864 (Reserve).
- Weldon Railroad August 18-21.
- Reconnaissance toward Dinwiddie Court House September 15.
- Warren’s Raid on Weldon Railroad December 7-12.
- Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865.
- Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
- Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run, March 29.
- White Oak Road March 31.
- Five Forks April 1.
- Fall of Petersburg April 2.
- Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.
- Appomattox Court House April 9.
- Surrender of Lee and his army.
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- Number 167. Petersburg Campaign Report of Captain Henry H. Fish, Ninety-fourth New York Infantry, of operations August 18-September 2
- Number 178. Petersburg Campaign Report of Captain Henry H. Fish, Ninety-fourth New York Infantry, of operations December 7-12
- OR LI P1: Report of Captain Archibald McC. Bush, Ninety-fifth New York Infantry, of operations February 5-10, 1865
- OR LI P1: Report of Captain George French, Ninety-fourth New York Infantry, Third Brigade, Third Division, Fifth Army Corps, of operations February 5-10, 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), p. 224 ↩
- 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. 546 ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 94th New York Entry, Page 120; 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. 224 ↩
- 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. 546 ↩
- 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. 546 ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 94th New York Entry, Page 120; 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. ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
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