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Muster In: September 4, 18621
Muster Out: July 15, 18652
Commander(s):
Lt. Colonel Richard S. Thompson
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Major Henry F. Chew
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Captain Daniel Dare
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3,4
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Second Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army5,6
- Commander: Major Richard S. Thompson (June 30, 1864)7
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Third Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army8
- Commander: Lt. Colonel Richard S. Thompson (July 31, 1864)9
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army10
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Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army15
- Commander: Captain Henry F. Chew (at least October 27-October 31, 1864)16,17
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army18
- Commander: Captain Henry F. Chew (December 31, 1864)19
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Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army20,21
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Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles24:
- 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 July 27-29.
- Deep Bottom July 27-28.
- Demonstration north of the James 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.
- Boydton and White Oak Roads March 30-31.
- Fall of Petersburg April 2.
- Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.
- Sailor’s Creek April 6.
- High Bridge, Farmville, April 7.
- Appomattox Court House April 9.
- Surrender of Lee and his army.
Bibliography:
- 12th NJ: 12th New Jersey Volunteers, 1862-65
- 12th NJ: History of the Men of Co. F, with Description of the Marches and Battles of the 12th New Jersey Vols.
- 12th NJ: To Gettysburg and Beyond: The Twelfth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, II Corps, Army of the Potomac, 1862-1865
- 12th NJ: While My Country is in Danger: The Life and Letters of Lieutenant Colonel Richard S. Thompson, Twelfth New Jersey Volunteers
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 12th New Jersey Infantry
- 12th NJ: 12th New Jersey Volunteers, 1862-65
- 12th NJ: History of the Men of Co. F, with Description of the Marches and Battles of the 12th New Jersey Vols.
- 12th NJ: To Gettysburg and Beyond: The Twelfth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, II Corps, Army of the Potomac, 1862-1865
- 12th NJ: While My Country is in Danger: The Life and Letters of Lieutenant Colonel Richard S. Thompson, Twelfth New Jersey Volunteers
- Number 70. Reports of Captain Henry F. Chew, Twelfth New Jersey Infantry, of operations August 23-26 and October 27-28
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), p,. 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), p. 544 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p,. 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), p. 544 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 544 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), p. 730 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), p. 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), p. 613 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), pp. 331-333 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), pp. 331-333 ↩
- Haines, W.P. History of the Men of Co. F, with Description of the Marches and Battles of the 12th New Jersey Vols. Gloucester County Historical Society, 1983, pp. 79-81: I want to thank Art Snellbaker for providing me with the contents of the pages mentioned in this footnote. Art writes the following: “As to commanders, there is a report in Haines ”Men of Company F” Pp 79-81 by Lt. Colonel H.F. Chew, then a Major, about the action at Reams Station August 25, 1864. Chew reports that on that day the 12th was commanded by Lt. Col. Thompson. That he, Chew, was detailed to take the right of the regiment comprising companies F, A, I, B & H and deploy them as skirmishers.They were so engaged for about 3 hours and at about 3 O’Clock General Smyth, the Brigade Commander, ordered them to return to the line as soon as possible. Upon their return an artillery round burst nearby and wounded Lt. Col. Thompson and some of the men. Thompson was carried to the rear and Chew assumed command of the regiment. ” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), p. 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), p. 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), p. 459 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), pages 331-333 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), p. 1116 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), p. 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), p. 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), p. 740 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), p. 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), p. 740 ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩