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Muster In: September 8, 18621
Muster Out: May 31, 18652
Commander(s):
Captain William A. F. Stockton
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Captain Thomas Henry
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Commander 3
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First Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3
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- Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)4
- Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)5
Second Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army6
- Commander: Captain William A. F. Stockton7
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- Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)8
- Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)9
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- Unit Strength: ~130 officers and men PFD (on or before July 3, 1864)10
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander: Captain Thomas Henry11
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:
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- Unit Strength: ~90 officers and men PFD (November 15, 1864)12
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Dyer’s Compendium Info:
Petersburg Campaign Battles13:
- Before Petersburg June 16-18.
- Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
- Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864.
- Demonstration north of James River July 27-29.
- Deep Bottom July 27-28.
- Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve).
- Demonstration north of James River at Deep Bottom August 13-20.
- Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.
- Ream’s Station August 25.
- 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.
- Skirmishes on line of Hatcher’s and Gravelly Runs March 29-30.
- Boydton Road and White Oak Road or Hatcher’s Run March 31.
- Sutherland Station April 2.
- Fall of Petersburg April 2.
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- Between 1898 and 1905: James M. Pipes to to the Compilers of the Volume Deeds of Valor
- NP: November 03, 1869 Washington (PA) Reporter: 140th Pennsylvania at the Siege of Petersburg, Part 6
- NP: November 10, 1869 Washington (PA) Reporter: 140th Pennsylvania at the Siege of Petersburg, Part 7
- NP: October 06, 1869 Washington (PA) Reporter: 140th Pennsylvania at the Siege of Petersburg, Part 2
- NP: October 13, 1869 Washington (PA) Reporter: 140th Pennsylvania at the Siege of Petersburg, Part 3
- NP: October 20, 1869 Washington (PA) Reporter: 140th Pennsylvania at the Siege of Petersburg, Part 4
- NP: October 27, 1869 Washington PA Reporter: 140th Pennsylvania at the Siege of Petersburg, Part 5
- NP: September 29, 1869 Washington (PA) Reporter: 140th Pennsylvania at the Siege of Petersburg, Part 1
- Number 31. Appomattox Report of Captain William A. F. Stockton, One hundred and fortieth Pennsylvania Infantry
- Number 31. Report of Captain William A. F. Stockton, One hundred and fortieth Pennsylvania Infantry, of operations December 9
- Number 32. Petersburg Campaign Report of Captain Thomas Henry, One Hundred and Fortieth Pennsylvania Infantry
- OR LI P1: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas B. Rodgers, One hundred and fortieth Pennsylvania Infantry, of operations March 25, 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), page 219 ↩
- Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 140th Pennsylvania Entry, Page 58; 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); 140th Pennsylvania Entry, Page 58; 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 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 140th Pennsylvania Entry, Page 58; 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); 140th Pennsylvania Entry, Page 58; 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 Fortieth Pennsylvania Volunteers.” Washington PA Reporter. September 29, 1869, p. ? col. ?: “The campaign had told fearfully upon our men. Since crossing the Rapidan nearly 300 had gone down in defence of the flag. Only one hundred and thirty were present—a mere handful compared with what it was at Harrisburg. Hard times had been experienced since the start. The service had been constant. For thirty days they had not had an opportunity to change their clothing or wash.” ↩
- 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 ↩
- “History of the One-Hundred and Fortieth Pennsylvania Volunteers.” Washington PA Reporter. November 3, 1869, p. ? col. ?: “We had a Brigade drill, Our regiment could only turn out ninety men.” ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
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