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Muster In: Organized August 14 – October 31, 18611
Muster Out: Mustered Out June 30, 18652
Commander(s):
Captain John R. Breitenbach
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Lieutenant John Irwin
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Lieutenant John H. Gallager
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3
- Commander: Captain John R. Breitenbach4
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)5
- Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)6
Second Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army7
- Commander: Captain John R. Breitenbach8
- Unit Strength: 104 PFD on June 22, 18649
- Weapons:
- Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)10
- Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)11
Third Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army
- Note: On July 20-21, 1864 the 106th PA was moved to Washington, D.C., with the men whose time was expiring transferred to companies F, H, and K. These men formed the 106th PA Battalion and were assigned to the 69th PA on July 20, 1864.12
- Commander: Lieutenant John Irwin13
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army
- Note: As the 106th Pennsylvania Battalion, attached to the 69th Pennsylvania. See Third Offensive note above.
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Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army
- Note: As the 106th Pennsylvania Battalion, attached to the 69th Pennsylvania. See Third Offensive note above.
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Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army
- Note: As the 106th Pennsylvania Battalion, attached to the 69th Pennsylvania. See Third Offensive note above.
- Commander: Lieutenant John H. Gallager14
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army
- Note: As the 106th Pennsylvania Battalion, attached to the 69th Pennsylvania. See Third Offensive note above.
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Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army
- Note: As the 106th Pennsylvania Battalion, attached to the 69th Pennsylvania. See Third Offensive note above.
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Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army
- Note: As the 106th Pennsylvania Battalion, attached to the 69th Pennsylvania. See Third Offensive note above.
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Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles15:
- Before Petersburg June 16-18.
- Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
- Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864.
- Demonstration on north side of the James at Deep Bottom July 27-29.
- Deep Bottom July 27-28.
- Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30.
- Demonstration on north side of the James at Deep Bottom August 18-20.
- Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.
- Ream’s Station August 25.
- Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run, October 27-28.
- Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865.
- Watkins’ House, Petersburg, March 25.
- Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
- Vaughan Road, near Hatcher’s Run, March 29.
- Crow’s House March 31.
- Fall of Petersburg April 2.
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 106th PA: History of the One Hundred and Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers
- BTC Notes: History of the One Hundred and Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers
- CT AG 65-66: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Samuel A. Moore, 14th Connecticut, of operations March 25, 1865
- Number 65. Appomattox Report of Captain John H. Gallager, One hundred and sixth Pennsylvania Infantry
- Number 75. Report of Lieutenant John H. Gallager, One hundred and sixth Pennsylvania Infantry, of operations October 26-28
- Number 76. Petersburg Campaign Report of Captain John R. Breitenbach, One Hundred and Sixth Pennsylvania Infantry, of operations June 22
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 ↩
- History of the One Hundred and Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, page 275 ↩
- Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 106th Pennsylvania Entry, Page 55; 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 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 106th Pennsylvania Entry, Page 55; 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 ↩
- History of the One Hundred and Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, page 280 ↩
- History of the One Hundred and Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, page 277: The 106th PA had 104 men in the fight plus 17 noncombatants behind the lines at the start of June 22, 1864. ↩
- Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 106th Pennsylvania Entry, Page 55; 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 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 106th Pennsylvania Entry, Page 55; 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 Hundred and Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, page 284 ↩
- History of the One Hundred and Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, page 286 ↩
- 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 338 ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
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I recently found the location of the Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road. There is a nice marker to show where a earthen fort was later built.
I actively collect info on this regiment, as well as original items.
Don,
Thanks for writing in. If you have any Petersburg materials on the 106th Pennsylvania, I’d love to work out a way to share them here with you.
Brett
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