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Muster In: Organized August 18, 18611
Muster Out: July 1, 18652
Commander(s):
Lieutenant Colonel William Davis
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Major Patrick S. Tinen
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Captain Charles McAnally
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3
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- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)4
Second Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army5
- Commander: Major William Davis (at least June 30, 1864)6
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- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)7
Third Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel William Davis (at least July 31, 1864)8
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander: Captain Patrick S. Tinen (at least August 31, 1864)9
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Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander: Major Patrick S. Tinen (at least October 31, 1864)10
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander: Major Patrick S. Tinen (at least December 31, 1864)11
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Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander: Captain Charles McAnally (at least January 31, 1865 & February 28, 1865)12,13
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Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles14:
- 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 the James at Deep Bottom July 27-29.
- Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve).
- Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom August 13-20.
- 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 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.
- Sailor’s Creek April 6.
- High Bridge and Farmville April 7.
- Appomattox C. H. April 9.
Bibliography:
- 69th PA: A Brief History of the 69th Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers
- 69th PA: Paddy Owen’s Regulars: A History of the 69th Pennsylvania Irish Volunteers
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 69th PA: A Brief History of the 69th Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers
- 69th PA: Paddy Owen’s Regulars: A History of the 69th Pennsylvania Irish Volunteers
- CT AG 65-66: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Samuel A. Moore, 14th Connecticut, of operations March 25, 1865
- Number 64. Appomattox Report of Captain Charles McAnally, Sixty-ninth Pennsylvania Infantry
- Number 73. Report of Major Patrick S. Tinen, Sixty-ninth Pennsylvania Infantry, of operations October 27-28
- Number 74. Report of Captain Charles McAnally, Sixty-ninth Pennsylvania Infantry, of operations October 27-28
- Number 75. Petersburg Campaign Report of Captain Patrick S. Tinen, Sixty-Ninth 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 ↩
- Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 69th Pennsylvania Entry, Page 49; 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 ↩
- 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 544 ↩
- Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 69th Pennsylvania Entry, Page 49; 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 3 (Serial Number 82), page 730 ↩
- 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 613 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 459 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 1116 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 326 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 740 ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
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my ggg grandfather was capt,then major patrick s. tinen of the 69th pa volunteers. would like to share photos, stories etc with decendents of men he fought with.