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Muster In: March 8, 18641
Muster Out: July 13, 18652

Commander(s):
Colonel James C. Lynch3
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Colonel George T. Egbert4
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First Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army5

  • Commander: Lt. Colonel James C. Lynch 6,7
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  • Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)8

Second Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army9

  • Commander: Lt. Colonel James C. Lynch (promoted to Lt. Col. June 21, 1864)10,11
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)12

Third Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Commander: Colonel James C. Lynch (Colonel as of July 19, 1864)13
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Commander:
    • Colonel James C. Lynch (Colonel as of July 19, 1864)14
    • Lieutenant Colonel George T. Egbert (at least August 31, 1864)15
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Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Commander: Colonel James C. Lynch (Colonel as of July 19, 1864)16
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Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Commander: Colonel James C. Lynch (Colonel as of July 19, 1864)17
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Commander: Colonel George T. Egbert (Colonel as of December 4, 1864)18
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Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Commander: Colonel George T. Egbert (Colonel as of December 4, 1864)19
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Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Commander: Colonel George T. Egbert (Colonel as of December 4, 1864)20
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Dyer’s Compendium Info:
Petersburg Campaign Battles21:

  • Before Petersburg June 16-18.
  • Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
  • Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad, June 22-23, 1864.
  • Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom July 27-29.
  • Deep Bottom July 27-28.
  • Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve).
  • Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom August 13-20.
  • Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.
  • Ream’s Station August 25.
  • Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run, October 27-28.
  • Reconnaissance to Hatcher’s Run December 9-10.
  • Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865.
  • Watkins’ House March 25.
  • Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
  • Hatcher’s Run or Boydton Road March 30-31.
  • White Oak Road March 31.
  • Sutherland Station April 2.

Bibliography:

    Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:

    Sources:

    1. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
    2. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
    3. Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861; , Harrisburg, 1868; 1871 ↩
    4. Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861; , Harrisburg, 1868; 1871 ↩
    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 219 ↩
    6. The Union Army, Volume 1, Madison, WI, 1908: “On June 15 Capt. James C. Lynch of the 106th Pa. was commissioned colonel of the regiment. It was active in the first assaults at Petersburg and suffered considerable loss during the next 5 days in the effort to advance its lines”. ↩
    7. Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861; , Harrisburg, 1868; 1871. No obvious commander listed.  James C. Lynch was brought in from the 106th PA on June 21, 1864 and promoted to Lt. Colonel. ↩
    8. Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864, Part 2); 183rd Pennsylvania Entry, Page 60; 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. ↩
    9. 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 ↩
    10. Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861; , Harrisburg, 1868; 1871. Per Bates, Lynch should have been in command of the regiment during this offensive, though I do not have a specific source at this point which conclusively places him in command at this time. ↩
    11. 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 543 ↩
    12. Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864, Part 2); 183rd Pennsylvania Entry, Page 60; 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. ↩
    13. Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861; , Harrisburg, 1868; 1871. Per Bates, Lynch should have been in command of the regiment during this offensive, though I do not have a specific source at this point which conclusively places him in command at this time. ↩
    14. Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861; , Harrisburg, 1868; 1871. Per Bates, Lynch should have been in command of the regiment during this offensive, though I do not have a specific source at this point which conclusively places him in command at this time. ↩
    15. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), page 612 ↩
    16. Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861; , Harrisburg, 1868; 1871. Per Bates, Lynch should have been in command of the regiment during this offensive, though I do not have a specific source at this point which conclusively places him in command at this time. ↩
    17. Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861; , Harrisburg, 1868; 1871. Per Bates, Lynch should have been in command of the regiment during this offensive, though I do not have a specific source at this point which conclusively places him in command at this time. ↩
    18. Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861; , Harrisburg, 1868; 1871. Per Bates, Egbert should have been in command of the regiment during this offensive, though I do not have a specific source at this point which conclusively places him in command at this time. ↩
    19. Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861; , Harrisburg, 1868; 1871. Per Bates, Egbert should have been in command of the regiment during this offensive, though I do not have a specific source at this point which conclusively places him in command at this time. ↩
    20. Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861; , Harrisburg, 1868; 1871. Per Bates, Egbert should have been in command of the regiment during this offensive, though I do not have a specific source at this point which conclusively places him in command at this time. ↩
    21. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩

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