Dan O’Connell is a long-time student of engineering operations in the Civil War, the author of “Union and Confederate Engineer Operations in the Civil War“, and also penned all of the entries in the “Campaign Series” at TOCWOC. He has graciously provided me with transcriptions of letters from Union engineers, all from New York Engineer regiments, during the Siege of Petersburg. These letters are from the following sources:
- Chemung Valley Historical Society, Elmira, NY (letters purchased by Dan O’Connell)
- Floyd, Dale E., ed., “My Dear Friends at Home” – The Letters and Diary of Thomas J. Owens, 50th New York Engineers during the Civil War. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1985.
- New York State Military Museum
I have organized them by date below. Post titles include the date as well as the author’s name and unit. As these letters begin to appear they will be listed below:
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Letters From Union Engineers at the Siege of Petersburg
- LT: June 10, 1864 Charles Personius
- LT: June 18, 1864 Charles Personius
- LT: July 18, 1864 Charles Personius
- LT: July 24, 1864 Charles Personius
- LT: August 8, 1864 Charles Personius
- LT: November 7, 1864 Charles Personius
- LT: September ??, 1864 Daniel Personius
- LT: November 18, 1864 Charles Personius
- LT: Prior to September 11, 1864 Daniel Personius
- LT: January 12, 1865 Charles Personius
- LT: September 18, 1864 Daniel Personius
- LT: January 15, 1865 Charles Personius
- LT: September 25, 1864 Daniel Personius
- LT: February 17, 1865 Charles Personius
- LT: September 15, 1864 Luke Ostrye
- LT: February 19, 1865 Charles Personius
- LT: September 21, 1864 Luke Ostrye
- LT: March 16, 1865 Charles Personius
- LT: September 29, 1864 Luke Ostrye
- LT: September 21, 1864 “J. H. C.” (1st NY Engineers)
- LT: October 16, 1864 Luke Ostrye
- LT: June 6, 1864 “F. B. W.” (50th NY Engineers)
- LT: October 23, 1864 Luke Ostrye
- LT: June 21, 1864 “H. E. H.” (50th NY Engineers)
- LT: November 5, 1864 Luke Ostrye
- LT: June 25, 1864 Richard H. Schooley (50th NY Engineers)
- LT: November 20, 1864 Luke and Charles Ostrye
- LT: July 13, 1864 “Lt. Co. M” (50th NY Engineers)
- LT: November 20, 1864 Luke Ostrye
- LT: July 21, 1864 William H. Lunn (50th NY Engineers)
- LT: December 15, 1864 Luke and Charles Ostrye
- LT: August 25, 1864 James H. McDonald (50th NY Engineers)
- LT: December 16-23, 1864 Luke and Charles Ostrye
- LT: September 8, 1864 James H. Kelley (50th NY Engineers)
- LT: September 15, 1864 Thomas J. Owen (50th NY Engineers)
- LT: October 20, 1864 Edmund O. Beers (50th NY Engineers)
- LT: November 28, 1864 “J. W. A.” (50th NY Engineers)
- LT: December 16, 1864 George T. Dudley (50th NY Engineers)