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Third Division

   

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Parent Unit: II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army1
Commander:
Brigadier General Gershom Mott (June 18-27, 1864)2 GershomMott Third Division3
Major General David B. Birney (June 27, 1864 forward)4 DavidBBirney 235x300 Third Division5
Strength:
Units6:

  • First Brigade
  • Second Brigade
  • Third Brigade
  • Fourth Brigade
  • 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 219-222 ↩
        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 221 ↩
        3. MOLLUS – Massachusetts Online Photograph Collection. Volume: 128; Page: 6561. Document ID: 261733. USAHEC 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 221 ↩
        5. David B. Birney Wikipedia Article ↩
        6. 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 221-222 ↩

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