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Muster In: Organized at Concord and mustered in September 2, 1862.1
Muster Out: Mustered out June 4, 1865.2
Commander(s):
Colonel Walter Harriman
3
Captain Sewall D. Tilton
4
Captain Arthur C. Locke
5
Captain George N. Shepperd
6
Captain Hollis O. Dudley
7
First Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army8,9
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)10
Second Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army11,12
- Commander: Captain Sewall D. Tilton (June 30, 1864)13
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)14
Third Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army15,16
- Commander: Captain Arthur C. Locke (July 31, 1864)17
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army18,19
- Commander: Captain Arthur C. Locke (August 31, 1864)20
- Unit Strength: ~60-70 officers and men PFD (August 2, 1864)21
- Weapons:
Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army22,23
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (September 30, 1864)24
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army25,26
- Commander: Captain George N. Shepperd (October 31, 1864)27
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army28
- Commander: Colonel Walter Harriman (December 31, 1864)29
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army30,31
Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army34,35
- Commander:
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- Weapons:
Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles38:
- Before Petersburg June 15-19.
- Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
- Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864.
- Weldon Railroad August 18-21.
- Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2.
- Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run, October 27-28.
- Fort Stedman March 25, 1865.
- Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
- Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2.
- Occupation of Petersburg April 3.
- Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.
Bibliography:
- 11th NH: A History of the Eleventh New Hampshire Regiment
- 11th NH: Story of the Experience of Lieut. Charles C. Paige in the Civil War
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 11th New Hampshire Infantry
- 11th NH: A History of the Eleventh New Hampshire Regiment
- 11th NH: Story of the Experience of Lieut. Charles C. Paige in the Civil War
- 1864 Election Returns: 9th Corps, Army of the Potomac
- MOLLUS ME V2: In a Charge Near Fort Hell, Petersburg, April 2, 1865 by Thomas P. Beals
- NP: August 5, 1864 Vermont Phoenix: Our Army Correspondence, 17th Vermont at the Crater
- NP: June 25, 1864 Philadelphia Inquirer: A Union Field Hospital at the Siege of Petersburg, Late June 1864
- NP: June 29, 1864 Baltimore Clipper: From the Second Maryland
- Petersburg Medals of Honor: 3 Men Capture 27 “Johnnies”
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) ↩
- Walter Harriman image. MOLLUS-Mass Civil War Photograph Collection, Vol. 107, Page 5520. United States Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, PA. ↩
- Sewall D. Tilton image. MOLLUS-Mass Civil War Photograph Collection, Vol. 62, Page 3071. United States Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, PA. ↩
- Arthur C. Locke image. MOLLUS-Mass Civil War Photograph Collection, Vol. 107, Page 5521L. United States Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle, PA. ↩
- Image from the personal collection of Joseph Maghe. This image may not be reproduced without his written consent. I’d like to thank Joe for his extreme generosity in providing this and many other images for commanders at this site. ↩
- Hollis O. Dudley image. MOLLUS-Mass Civil War Photograph Collection, Vol. 62, Page 3071L. 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), p. 229 ↩
- 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. 549 ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 11th New Hampshire Entry, Page 105; 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), p. 229 ↩
- 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. 549 ↩
- 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. 549 ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 11th New Hampshire Entry, Page 105; 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), page 260 ↩
- 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 734 ↩
- 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 734 ↩
- 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 617: “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), page 126: “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 617: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
- George S. Gove Letter: August 2, 1864, Parsons Family Papers, Milne Special collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire, N.H.: “The 11th Regt has only 60 or 70 men left.” ↩
- 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. 1301. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 142: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (September-October 1864)” ↩
- Volume 15 (Ordnance Returns for the Third Quarter, July-September, 1864); 11th New Hampshire Entry, Page 101; 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 463: “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 1 (Serial Number 87), page 158: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces…Boydton Plank Road, Va., October 27-28, 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 463: “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 1121: “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 1121: “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 332: “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 745: “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 332: “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 745: “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 574: “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 589: “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 574: “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 574: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩