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Muster In: August 20, 18621
Muster Out: June 3, 18652
Commander(s):
Brevet Brigadier General Clinton D. MacDougall
3
Lieutenant Colonel Lewis W. Husk
4
Major Joseph W. Corning
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Captain Edgar J. Hueston
5
Captain Marcus W. Murdock
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Captain Reuben J. Myers
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army6
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- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)7
Second Offensive Order of Battle:
Third Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army (June 19-26, 1864)8
Consolidated Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army (June 27-30, 1864)9
- Commander: Captain Lewis W. Husk (at least June 30, 1864)10
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- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)11
Third Offensive Order of Battle: Consolidated Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army12,13
- Commander: Captain Lewis W. Husk (July 31, 1864)14
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Consolidated Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army15,16
- Commander: Captain Edgar J. Hueston (August 31, 1864)17
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Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: Consolidated Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army18
- Commander: Captain Marcus W. Murdock (at least October 14, 1864)19
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- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (September 30, 1864)20
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Consolidated Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army21
- Commander: Major Joseph W. Corning (October 31, 1864)22
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army23
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Lewis W. Husk (December 31, 1864)24
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Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army25,26
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Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army29,30
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Dyer’s Compendium Info:
Petersburg Campaign Battles33:
- Before Petersburg June 16-18.
- Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
- Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad, June 22-23.
- 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.
- 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.
- On line of Hatcher’s and Gravelly Runs March 29-30.
- Hatcher’s Run or Boydton Road March 31.
- White Oak Road March 31.
- Sutherland Station and fall of Petersburg April 2.
Bibliography:
- 111th NY: A Surgeon’s Tale: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantries, 1862-1865
- 111th NY: Proceedings of the Reunion of the Veterans of the 111th and the 126th Reg’ts N.Y. Vols.
- 111th NY: The 111th New York Volunteer Infantry: A Civil War History
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 111th NY: A Surgeon’s Tale: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantries, 1862-1865
- 111th NY: Proceedings of the Reunion of the Veterans of the 111th and the 126th Reg’ts N.Y. Vols.
- 111th NY: The 111th New York Volunteer Infantry: A Civil War History
- 150 Years Ago Today: Capture of Union Pickets at Fort Davis: October 30, 1864
- 7/28/2011 Syracuse Post-Standard: John Lockwood, 111th New York, Co. F
- NP: June 27, 1864 Philadelphia Inquirer: The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road, June 22, 1864
- OR XL P1 #42: Report of Captain Marcus W. Murdock, 111th NY, June 14-August 25, 1864
- OR XLVI P1 #41: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Lewis W. Husk, 111th NY, March 25, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #42: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Lewis W. Husk, 111th NY, Mar 29-Apr 9, 1865
- Petersburg Medals of Honor: Thrilling Episodes Around Petersburg
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) ↩
- Clinton D. MacDougall image. MOLLUS-Mass Civil War Photograph Collection, Vol. 66, Page 3283. United States Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, PA. ↩
- Image provided from the personal collection of Martin Husk, and may not be reproduced without his express written consent. Mr. Husk is the author of The 111th New York Volunteer Infantry: A Civil War History. ↩
- Edgar J. Hueston image. MOLLUS-Mass Civil War Photograph Collection, Vol. 52, Page 2574. United States Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, PA. ↩
- 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 ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 111th New York Entry, Page 123; 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. ↩
- 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 ↩
- 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. 543 ↩
- 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 ↩
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- 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 252 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), page 729 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), page 729 ↩
- 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: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
- 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 117, 129: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (August 1864)” ↩
- 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: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
- Sommers, Richard J. “Grant’s Fifth Offensive at Petersburg: A Study in Strategy, Tactics, and Generalship. The Battle of Poplar Spring Church, the First Battle of the Darbytown Road, the Second Battle of the Squirrel Level Road, the Second Battle of the Darbytown Road (Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia).” Doctoral Thesis. Rice University, 1970. Print. p. 1298. ↩
- 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 351-352 ↩
- Volume 15 (Ordnance Returns for the Third Quarter, July-September, 1864); 111th New York Entry, Page 118; 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. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 458: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 458: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 1115: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 1115: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 325: “Organization of the Union Forces” (January 31, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 739: “Organization of the Union Forces” (February 28, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 325: “Organization of the Union Forces” (January 31, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 739: “Organization of the Union Forces” (February 28, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 566: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 582: “Return of casualties in the Union Forces commanded by Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, March 29-April 9, 1865” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 566: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 566: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩