OR XL P1 (Broadfoot Sup.) #35: Report of Lieutenant Colonel John W. McGill, 18th NC, July 28, 1864

OR XL P1 (Broadfoot Sup.) #35: Report of Lieutenant Colonel John W. McGill, 18th NC, July 28, 1864¹

SOPO Editor’s Note: The Broadfoot Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies is rare and not sold in single volumes.  As a courtesy to researchers, I’m making available summaries of the reports contained in this set relevant to the Siege of Petersburg.

Summary: In this slightly more than one-page report, Lieutenant Colonel John W. McGill of the 18th North Carolina covers his regiment’s movements at the July 28, 1864 First Battle of Deep Bottom. McGill also gives his regiment’s casualties in the engagement.

Source: James Henry Lane Papers, Auburn University

Available Online?: Yes.  Available both on my site as an unpublished report as well as at the James Henry Lane Papers.

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