Second Brigade

   

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Parent Unit: First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army1
Commander:
Colonel Patrick Kelly (killed June 16, 1864)2 PatrickKelly Second Brigade3
Major Richard Moroney (June 16-June 27, 1864)4
Strength:
Units:5

  • 28th Massachusetts
  • 63rd New York (6 companies)
  • 69th New York (6 companies)
  • 88th New York (3 companies)
  • 116th Pennsylvania
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    Bibliography:
      Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
        Sources:
        1. 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 ↩
        2. 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 220 ↩
        3. Patrick Kelly Wikipedia Article ↩
        4. 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 350: Until June 27, 1864 when the Second Brigade joined the Third Brigade of this division to form the new Consolidated Brigade. Major Maroney assumed command of the “First Provisional Regiment” within the Consolidated Brigade at this time. ↩
        5. 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 ↩