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150 Years Ago Today at Petersburg: January 29, 1865

January 29, 1865

Brevet Major General Nelson A. Miles resumes command of First Division, Second Corps, Army of the Potomac after his return from a leave of absence.

Artillery skirmish between Union Battery 5 and a Confederate Battery at Goose Neck.

Reconnaissance to Riddell’s Shop by the 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry.

Scout to White’s Tavern on the Charles City Road by the Captain Paul of the 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry.

Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion. Order the book HERE.

Copyright © 1993, 1994 by Ronald A. Mosocco

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