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Muster In: Organized at Rochester, N.Y., and mustered in October 4-22, 1864. (Co. “A” organized as Co. “E,” 183rd New York Infantry, and mustered in at Elmira, N.Y., September 24, 1864.)1
Muster Out: Mustered out July 1, 1865.2
Commander(s):
Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Doolittle
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Major Christopher C. Davison
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Commander 3
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First Offensive Order of Battle:
- Not yet in existence, and so not present at the Siege of Petersburg.3
Second Offensive Order of Battle:
- Not yet in existence, and so not present at the Siege of Petersburg.4
Third Offensive Order of Battle:
- Not yet in existence, and so not present at the Siege of Petersburg.5
Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Not yet in existence, and so not present at the Siege of Petersburg.6
Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Not yet in existence, and so not present at the Siege of Petersburg.7
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | First Division | V Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army8,9
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Doolittle (October 31, 1864)10
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note : The 188th New York arrived at the Siege of Petersburg on October 20, 1864.11
Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | First Division | V Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army12,13
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Doolittle (December 31, 1864)14
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: This regiment participated in Warren’s Stony Creek, or “Apple Jack” Raid to Belfield and Hicksford, Virginia from December 7-12, 1864.15
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | First Division | V Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army16,17,18
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: This unit is listed in the casualty returns for the Battle of Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865, implying it was present during the Eighth Offensive and the battle.21
Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | First Division | V Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army22,23
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Doolittle (March 31, 1865)24
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles25:
- Siege of Petersburg, Va., October 20, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
- Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run, October 27-28, 1864.
- Warren’s Raid on Weldon Railroad December 7-12.
- Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7. 1865.
- Hatcher’s Run March 25.
- Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
- Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run, March 29.
- Junction of Boydton and Quaker Roads March 29.
- White Oak Road March 31.
- Five Forks April 1.
- Fall of Petersburg April 2.
- Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.
- Appomattox Court House April 9.
- Surrender of Lee and his army.
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 188th NY: Allegany to Appomattox: The Life and Letters of Private William Whitlock of the 188th New York Volunteers
- Book Review: Allegany to Appomattox: The Life and Letters of Private William Whitlock of the 188th New York Volunteers
- MOLLUS ME V2: Five Forks by Joshua L. Chamberlain
- OR XLII P1 #14: Report of Brigadier General Henry W. Benham, commanding Eng/AotP and Defenses of City Point, August 1-November 19, 1864
- OR XLVI P1 #81: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Doolittle, 188th NY, Mar 29-Apr 9, 1865
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) ↩
- 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) ↩
- 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) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- 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 460: “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 155: “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 460: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- 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 1117: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
- Calkins, Chris. “The Apple Jack Raid: For This Barbarism There Was No Real Excuse.” Blue & Gray Magazine Summer 2005: 18-25 (OOB on page 60). ↩
- 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 1117: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
- Calkins, Chris. “The Apple Jack Raid: For This Barbarism There Was No Real Excuse.” Blue & Gray Magazine Summer 2005: 18-25 (OOB on page 60). ↩
- 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 327: “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 741: “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 96), page 65: “Return of Casualties in the Union forces at Hatcher’s Run (otherwise known as Dabney’s Mill, Armstrong’s Mill, Rowanty Creek, and Vaughan Road)… (February 5-7, 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 327: “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 741: “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 96), page 65: “Return of Casualties in the Union forces at Hatcher’s Run (otherwise known as Dabney’s Mill, Armstrong’s Mill, Rowanty Creek, and Vaughan Road)… (February 5-7, 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 569: “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 584: “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 569: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
See “Allegany to Appomattox: the Life and Letters of Private William Whitlock of the 188th New York Volunteers”,
published by Syracuse University Press, 2013.