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Muster In: Organized at Harrisburg October 18, 1861.1
Muster Out: Mustered out July 18, 1865.2
Commander(s):
Colonel John S. Littell
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Major William S. Diller
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Captain Joseph R. Finley
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army3,4
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)5
- Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)6
Second Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army7,8
- Commander: Major William S. Diller (June 30, 1864)9
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)10
- Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)11
Third Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army12,13
- Commander: Major William S. Diller (July 31, 1864)14
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army15,16
- Commander: Captain Joseph R. Finley (August 31, 1864)17
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Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army18,19
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Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army20,21
- Commander: Colonel John S. Littell (October 31, 1864)22
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:
Second Brigade | Second Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army (November 1-December 3, 1864)23
Second Brigade | Second Division | XXIV Corps | Army of the James | Union Army (December 3-7, 1864)24
- Commander: Colonel John S. Littell (December 31, 1864)25
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- Note: On December 3, 1864, the X Corps and XVIII Corps of the Army of the James were reorganized into the XXIV Corps and the XXV Corps.
- Note: In trenches before Richmond until December 7. Left to participate in the First Fort Fisher Expedition and never returned. 26
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:
- No longer present at the Siege of Petersburg.27
Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:
- No longer present at the Siege of Petersburg.28
Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles29:
- Before Petersburg June 15-18.
- Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16 to December 6.
- Mine Explosion. Petersburg, July 30, 1864 (Reserve).
- Demonstration on north side of the James at Deep Bottom August 13-20.
- Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.30
- Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30.
- Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28.
- In trenches before Richmond until December 6.
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 1864 Election Returns: Army of the James
- NP: September 2, 1864 The Bedford Inquirer: 76th PA at Fussell’s Mill, August 16, 1864
- NP: October 3, 1864 Philadelphia Inquirer: AP Reports, September 29-30
- NP: October 14, 1864 The Bedford Inquirer: 76th PA and McClellan, September 21, 1864
- NP: November 4, 1864 The Bedford Inquirer: Co. E, 76th PA Casualties from July 6-August 16, 1864
- NP: May 6, 1908 St. Johnsville NY News: John Reardon Diary (115th NY): June 16-July 17, 1864
- NP: May 13, 1908 St. Johnsville NY News: John Reardon Diary (115th NY): July 18-August 17, 1864
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) ↩
- 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. 234 ↩
- 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. 553 ↩
- Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 76th Pennsylvania Entry, Page 50; 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. ↩
- Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 76th Pennsylvania Entry, Page 50; 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. 234 ↩
- 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. 553 ↩
- 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. 553 ↩
- Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 76th Pennsylvania Entry, Page 50; 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. ↩
- Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 76th Pennsylvania Entry, Page 50; 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 264 ↩
- 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 738 ↩
- 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 738 ↩
- 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 620: “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 120: “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 620: “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. 1303. ↩
- 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 133: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (September-October 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 465: “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 149: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces…Fair Oaks and Darbytown 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 465: “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 1124: “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 1124: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
- 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) ↩
- “Congratulatory Orders.” The Bedford Inquirer, September 2, 1864, p. 2, col. 3 ↩