First Brigade

   

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Parent Unit: Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army1
Commander:
Brigadier General Byron R. Pierce (June 19-22, 1864)2 byronrpierce 214x300 First Brigade3
Major William F. Smith (June 22-27, 1864)4 Commander Image Needed
Lieutenant Colonel Francis E. Pierce (June 27, 1864 forward)5 FrancisEPierce First Brigade6
Strength:
Units:7

  • 19th Maine
  • 15th Massachusetts
  • 19th Massachusetts
  • 20th Massachusetts
  • 7th Michigan
  • 1st Minnesota (2 companies)
  • 42nd New York
  • 59th New York (4 companies)
  • 82nd New York (4 companies)
  • 184th Pennsylvania
  • 36th Wisconsin
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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), pages 219-220 ↩
        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. Byron Root Pierce, Page 1. Generals and Brevets Web Site. Accessed August 29, 2011. ↩
        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 220: Note: This is NOT Major General William F. “Baldy” Smith, who commanded the XVIII Corps, Army of the James during this time frame. ↩
        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), page 220 ↩
        6. RG98S. CIVIL WAR PHOTOS, BOX 59.52. Maj. Francis E. Pierce, 108th Regiment, New York State Volunteer Infantry. United States Army Military History Institute ↩
        7. 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 ↩

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