150 Years Ago Today at Petersburg: September 30, 1864

September 30, 1864

The Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, as Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA, sends the 10th and 18th US Army Corps north of the James River to attack the outer defenses of Richmond directly, including combats at:
a) Fort Harrison (captured by Brig. Gen. George Stannard, USA)
b) Fort Gilmer (where the Confederates halt the Union advance)
c) New Market Heights
d) Laurel Hill
the Richmond, VA, Campaign.  9/29-30-1864.
The Confederate lines, already pressured, are further stretched to the breaking point.

The Battle of Poplar Spring Church, including combats at Wyatt’s, Peebles’, and Pegram’s Farms, Chappell House, and the Vaughan Road, Richmond, VA, Campaign as Lieut. Gen. A. P. Hill, CSA, beats back the Union offensive.  However, the Union lines are extended which further stretches the already thin Rebel lines.
9/29-10/2/1864

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Mentions of This Date at The Siege of Petersburg Online:

• 150 Years Ago Today: Battle of Chaffin’s Farm: September 30, 1864
• 150 Years Ago Today: Battle of Peebles Farm: September 30, 1864
• BEARSS MAP: The Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, Map 7: September 30, 1864 Midnight to Noon
• BEARSS MAP: The Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, Map 9: September 30, 1864 Noon to Midnight
• BEARSS MAP: The Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, Map 14: September 30, 1864 Midnight to Noon
• BEARSS MAP: The Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, Map 15: September 30, 1864 Noon to Repulse of Field’s Attack
• BEARSS MAP: The Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, Map 16: September 30, 1864 Field’s Repulse to 3 pm
• Book Notes: History of the Eighty-fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865
• Book Review: Fort Harrison and the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm
• CLARK NC: 1st North Carolina Cavalry at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 7th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 8th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 11th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 18th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 27th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 31st North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 37th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CT AG 64-65: Report of Lieutenant Colonel James F. Brown, 21st Connecticut, of operations September 3, 1864 to April 10, 1865
• CV: V13N6: The Assault Upon Fort Gilmer
• CV: V13N9: That Fort Gilmer Fight
• Petersburg Medals of Honor: Rounded Up Forty Rebels
• Fort Harrison and the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm: To Surprise and Capture Richmond by Douglas Crenshaw
• FRASER MAG: A Visit to General Butler and the Army of the James, Part the First
• George S. Gove Letter: September 30, 1864
• Henry F. Charles Memoirs: Battle of Poplar Grove Church – September 30, 1864
• ITINERARY: 85th Pennsylvania
• LT: September 30, 1864 Theodore Lyman
• LT: October 2, 1864 James P. Elliott (1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery)
• LT: October 2, 1864 Spencer G. Welch (13th South Carolina)
• LT: October 4, 1864 Theodore Lyman
• MAP: The Battle of Pegram’s (Peebles) Farm: September 30, 1864, 4:30 P. M.
• MAP: The Battle of Fort Harrison: September 30, 1864 (Richmond Redeemed, 2nd Ed.)
• MOLLUS MA V1: Fourteen Months’ Service with Colored Troops by Solon A. Carter
• MOLLUS MA V1: The Capture of Richmond by R. B. Prescott
• NP: October 1, 1864 Philadelphia Inquirer: The 199th Pennsylvania
• NP: October 1, 1864 Philadelphia Inquirer: The War, September 28-30
• NP: October 1, 1864 Philadelphia Inquirer: War Bulletin, September 27-30, 1864
• NP: October 3, 1864 Philadelphia Inquirer: AP Reports, September 29-30
• NP: October 3, 1864 Philadelphia Inquirer: Meade’s Advance, September 29-30
• NP: October 3, 1864 Philadelphia Inquirer: The Right Wing, Chaffin’s Farm, September 29
• NP: October 14, 1864 The Bedford Inquirer: 21st PA Cav at Fort Archer, September 30, 1864
• NP: November 2, 1864 (Concord) New Hampshire Patriot: Letter from a Soldier
• NP: December 9, 1864 The Bedford Inquirer: 55th PA at Bermuda Hundred, Second Petersburg and Chaffin’s Farm, May-November, 1864
• NP: August 04, 1902 New Orleans Times-Picayune: Donaldsonville Cannoniers at the Siege of Petersburg, Part 8
• NP: July 25, 1919 Adirondack Record (Au Sable, NY): The 118th NY at Chaffin’s Farm and Second Fair Oaks
• NP: February 25, 1925 Potsdam NY Courier and Freeman: Orlando P. Benson Diary, 92nd NY, Part 3
• NP: October 4, 1945 Baldwinsville NY Messenger: 185th New York at Petersburg, Part 1
• NP: February 26, 1953 Sandy Creek (NY) News: Thomas Moore (96th NY) at the Siege of Petersburg, Part 2
• NP: September 30, 1964 Petersburg Progress-Index: Siege Centennial, Part 30: Inching Toward Victory
• NT: November 26, 1881 National Tribune: Capture of Fort Harrison – How the Rebels Failed to Retake It
• NT: July 31, 1890 National Tribune: Army of the James at Fort Harrison, Sept. 29
• NT: November 10, 1898 National Tribune: The Pennsylvania Reserves from Cold Harbor to Appomattox
• OR XL P1 #314: Confederate Roll of Honor, July 30-October 7, 1864
• OR LI P1: Report of Asst. Surg. Charles Smart, Medical Inspector, II/AotP, October 1-31, 1864
• OR LI P1: Report of Bvt. Major General Rufus Ingalls, Chief Quartermaster, Union Armies, July 1, 1864 – June 30, 1865
• OR XL P1 #244: Reports of Colonel Henry L. Abbot, 1st CTHA, commanding Siege Train, June 14-October 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #1: Report of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, commanding US Army, August 9-December 11, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #5: Reports of Major General George G. Meade, commanding AotP, August 1-December 12, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #6: Itinerary of the Army of the Potomac and Army of the James, August 1-December 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #7: Number 7. Return of Casualties in the Union Forces, Aug. 13-20, 18-21, 25, Sep. 29-30, Oct. 7, 13, 27-28, Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov. Dec. 1864
• OR XLII P1 #8: Reports of Major Nathaniel Michler, Acting Chief Engineer, AotP, September 17-November 14, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #10: Report of Surg. Thomas A. McParlin, U. S. Army, Medical Director, Army of the Potomac, August 1-December 26, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #11: Report of Brigadier General Marsena R. Patrick, Provost-Marshal-General, AotP, July 30-November 1, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #12: Reports of Major Benjamin F. Fisher, Chief Signal Officer, AotP, August 1-October 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #84: Reports of Major Nathaniel Shatswell, 1st MAHA, Aug 15-16, Sept 30-Oct 5, and Oct 27, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #89: Report of Lieutenant Colonel William B. Neeper, 57th PA, September 30-October 5, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #129: Report of Colonel Horatio G. Sickel, 198th PA, commanding 1/1/V/AotP, Sept 30 and Oct 27, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #147: Report of Major James Grindlay, 146th NY, commanding 1/2/V/AotP, Sept 30-Oct 3, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #187: Reports of Major General John G. Parke, commanding IX/AotP, Aug 15-Oct 28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #189: Reports of Brigadier General Orlando B. Willcox, commanding 1/IX/AotP, Sept 30-Oct 8 and Oct 27-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #191: Report of Colonel Samuel Harriman, 37th WI, commanding 1/1/IX/AotP, Sept 30-Oct 9, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #193: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Ely, 8th MI, Sept 30-Oct 9, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #194: Report of Captain Charles Waite, 27th MI, Sept 29-Oct 9, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #195: Report of Major Stephen R. Clark, 13th OH Cav (dm), Sept 30-Oct 17, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #196: Report of Major William J. Kershaw, 37th WI, Sept 30-Oct 9, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #198: Report of Brigadier General John F. Hartranft, commanding 2/1/IX/AotP, Sept 30-Oct 8, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #200: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Byron M. Cutcheon, 20th MI, Sept 30-Oct 8, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #201: Report of Captain Adolph Becker, 46th NY, Sept 30-Oct 8, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #202: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Martin P. Avery, 60th OH, Sept 30-Oct 6, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #203: Report of Captain George W. Brumm, 50th PA, Sept 30-Oct 8, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #204: Reports of Colonel Napoleon B. McLaughlen, 57th MA, commanding 3/1/IX/AotP, Sept 30-Oct 8 and 27-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #207: Reports of Brigadier General Robert B. Potter, commanding 2/IX/AotP, Sept 29-Oct 19 and Oct 27-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #208: Report of Colonel John I. Curtin, 45th PA, commanding 1/2/IX/AotP, Sept 29-Oct 17, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #209: Report of Major John W. Hudson, 35th MA, Sept 30, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #210: Report of Captain Thomas B. Marsh, 51st NY, September 30, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #211: Report of Lieutenant Lafayette W. Lord, 45th PA, September 30, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #212: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Percy Daniels, 7th RI, Sept 25-Oct 2, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #213: Report of Brigadier General Simon G. Griffin, commanding 2/2/IX/AotP, Sept 29-Oct 16, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #222: Report of Captain Adelbert B. Twitchell, 7th ME Btty, Aug 1-Oct 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #224: Report of Captain Edward W Rogers, 19th NY Btty, Aug 1-Oct 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #227: Reports of Captain Jacob Roemer, 34th NY Btty, Aug 1-Oct 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #228: Reports of Captain Samuel H. Rhoads, Btty D PA Lt Arty, Aug 1-Oct 28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #231: Report of Asst. Surg. Elias J. Marsh, Surgeon-in-Chief, 2/Cav/AotP, July 30-Dec 12, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #234: Report of Major Myron H. Beaumont, 1st NJ Cav, Sept 29-Oct 3, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #246: Reports of Captain Henry R. Clum, Signal Corps, Chief Signal Officer, AotJ, Sept 1-Oct 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #247: Reports of Bvt. Major Peter S. Michie, Corps of Engineers, Acting Chief Engineer, Aug 1-Dec 20, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #249: Report of Col. Edward W. Serrell, 1st NY Eng, Sept 27-Oct 5, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #266: Reports of Col. Joseph C. Abbott, 7th NH, commanding 2/1/X/AotJ, Sept 28-Oct 7 and Oct 27-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #268: Report of Colonel Alfred P. Rockwell, 6th CT, Sept 28-Oct 12, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #270: Reports of Captain Seager S. Atwell, 7th CT, Aug 17-21, Sept 28-Oct 7, Oct 13 and 27-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #271: Reports of Major Frederick W. Prince, 16th NYHA, Sept 28-Oct 13 and Oct 27-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #274: Reports of Lieutenant Colonel Augustus W. Rollins, 7th NH, Sept 28-Oct 7, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #288: Report of Brigadier General Robert S. Foster, commanding 2/X/AotJ, Sept 28-Oct 4 and Oct 27-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #289: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Albert M. Barney, 142nd NY, commanding 1/2/X/AotJ, Sept 28-Oct 3, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #291: Reports of Colonel Galusha Pennypacker, 97th PA, commanding 2/2/X/AotJ, Sept 28-Oct 1 and Oct 27-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #292: Reports of Colonel Louis Bell, 4th NH, commanding 3/2/X/AotJ, Sept 28-Oct 1 and Oct 27-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #295: Report of Colonel James Shaw, Jr., 7th USCT, September 28-30, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #297: Report of Captain Edwin S. Babcock, 9th USCT, September 29-30, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #301: Reports of Lieutenant Colonel Henry C. Ward, 29th CT, Sept 29-30 and Oct 13, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #303: Reports of Major George E. Wagner, 8th USCT, Aug 14-21, Sept 28-30, and Oct 13, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #317: Report of Bvt. Major General George J. Stannard, commanding 1/XVIII/AotJ, September 29-30, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #320: Report of Major Normand Smith, 13th NH, September 29-30, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #331: Report of Captain Albert Janes, 22nd USCT, September 29-30, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #333: Report of Colonel Alonzo G. Draper, 36th USCT, commanding 2/3/XVIII/AotJ, September 29, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #348: Report of Captain George B. Easterly, 4th WI Btty, Aug 1-Sept 30, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #350: Medals of Honor, August 1-December 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #351: Reports of General Robert E. Lee, commanding Army of Northern Virginia, Aug 16-Dec 27, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #353: Report of Brigadier General William N. Pendleton, Arty/ANV, August 10-December 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #355: Report of Major D. B. Bridgford, commanding Prov/ANV, Sept 29-Oct 1, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #356: Report of Major John W. Fairfax, AAIG, First/ANV, September 30-October 1, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #358: Diary of the First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia Aug 1-Oct 18, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #361: Report of Brigadier General John Bratton, commanding Bratton/Field/First/ANV from July 30-Dec 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #362: Reports of Major General Bushrod R. Johnson, commanding Johnson/DNCSV, Aug 2-Dec 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #370: Report of Colonel James R. Hagood, 1st SC (Hagood’s), Aug 14-Dec 10, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #373: Report of Major Robert B. Fauntleroy, 55th VA, Sept 30-Oct 1, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #374: Reports of Major General Wade Hampton, C. S. Army commanding Cav/ANV, Aug 25, Sept 14-17, Sept 29-Oct 1, Oct 27-28, and Dec 7-11, 1864
• OR XLVI P1 #1: Report of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, commanding U.S. Army, March 1864-May, 1865
• SHS Papers: Volume 9: History of Lane’s North Carolina Brigade at Petersburg, Part 2 by James H. Lane
• SHS Papers: Volume 10: History of Lane’s North Carolina Brigade at Petersburg, Part 5 by James H. Lane
• SHS Papers: Volume 14: Campaign of 1864 and 1865 by Charles W. Field
• The Battle of Chaffin’s Farm: September 29-30, 1864
• The Battle of Peebles Farm NPS Map: September 30, 1864 1 PM
• The Battle of Peebles Farm NPS Map: September 30, 1864 5 PM
• The Battle of Peebles Farm NPS Map: September 30, 1864 Pegram’s Farm
• The Battle of Peebles’ Farm: September 30-October 2, 1864
• UPR: Report of Captain Gold G. Holland, 28th North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations September 30-October 1, 1864
• UPR: Report of Major Jackson L. Bost, 37th North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations September 30-October 1, 1864
• UPR: Report of Lieutenant Colonel John W. McGill, 18th North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations September 30-October 1, 1864
• UPR: Report of Captain John R. Ross, Eighty-fourth Pennsylvania Infantry, of operations September 30-October 5, 1864
• UPR: Report of Colonel Robert V. Cowan, 33rd North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations September 30-October 1, 1864
• UPR: Report of Major Thomas J. Wooten, Sharpshooter Battalion, Lane’s Brigade, of operations September 30-October 1, 1864
• UPR: Report of Lieutenant Colonel William Lee Davidson, 7th North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations September 30-October 1, 1864
• Zouave Vol. 2, No. 1: Pegram’s Farm by Brian Scherzer or Clay Cooper