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Muster In: Organized August 10, 18611
Muster Out: August 24, 18642
Commander(s):
Lieutenant Colonel Henry A. Cook
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)4
- Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)5
Second Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army6
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Henry A. Cook7
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)8
- Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)9
Third Offensive Order of Battle:
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: The 72nd PA mustered out at Philadelphia August 24, 1864.
Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit no longer in existence.
Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit no longer in existence.
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit no longer in existence.
Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit no longer in existence.
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit no longer in existence.
Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit no longer in existence.
Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles10:
- Before Petersburg June 16-18.
- Siege of Petersburg June 16-August 20.
- Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23.
- Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom July 27-29.
- Deep Bottom July 27-28.
- Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve).
- Mustered out at Philadelphia August 24, 1864.
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
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); 72nd Pennsylvania Entry, Page 50; 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); 72nd Pennsylvania Entry, Page 50; 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); 72nd Pennsylvania Entry, Page 50; 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); 72nd Pennsylvania Entry, Page 50; 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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