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Muster In: Organized at Harrisburg August 16-September 12, 1864.1
Muster Out: Mustered out June 1, 1865.2
Commander(s):
Colonel Alfred B. McCalmont
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Lieutenant Colonel Mish T. Heintzelman
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Commander 4
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First Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit not yet in existence.3
Second Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit not yet in existence.4
Third Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit not yet in existence.5
Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Unit not yet in existence.6
Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: Provisional Brigade | XVIII Corps | Army of the James | Union Army7
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: Left Pennsylvania for Bermuda Hundred, Va., September 13.8
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Provisional Brigade | Provisional Division | Army of the James | Union Army9
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Mish T. Heintzelman (October 31, 1864)10
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:
Provisional Brigade | Provisional Division | Army of the James | Union Army (November 1-?, 1864)11
First Brigade | Third Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army (November ?-December 31, 1864) 12
- Commander: Colonel Alfred B. McCalmont (December 31, 1864)13
- Unit Strength: >732 officers and men Present (November 8, 1864)14
- Weapons:
- Note: This regiment and other “high-number” Pennsylvania regiments were transferred from the Army of the James to Ninth Corps, Army of the Potomac in late November 1864. (Need source)
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Third Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army15,16,17
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- 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.20
Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Third Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army21,22,23
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Mish T. Heintzleman (March 31, 1865)24
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: This unit is listed in the casualty returns for the Battle of Fort Stedman, March 25, 1865, implying it was present during the battle.25
Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles26:
- Left State for Bermuda Hundred, Va., September 13.
- Siege operations against Petersburg and, Richmond, Va., September, 1864, to April, 1865.
- Picket and fatigue duty on the Bermuda Hundred front until November 27, 1864.
- Joined Army Potomac before Petersburg.
- Movement in support of Weldon Railroad Expedition December 7-11.
- Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865.
- Fort Stedman March 25.
- Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
- Assault on and capture of Petersburg April 2.
- Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 1864 Election Returns: Army of the James
- B&L: The Recapture of Fort Stedman by John F. Hartranft
- NP: October 21, 1864 The Bedford Inquirer: Co. H, 208th PA at the Siege of Petersburg, Late September 1864
- NP: October 21, 1864 The Bedford Inquirer: Co. K, 208th PA Arrives at the Siege of Petersburg, Late September 1864
- NP: November 11, 1864 The Bedford Inquirer: 208th PA Election Results, November 1864
- NP: November 11, 1864 The Bedford Inquirer: 208th PA Settles In at Bermuda Hundred, November 1864
- NP: November 11, 1864 The Bedford Inquirer: Co. K, 208th PA Settles In at the Siege of Petersburg, Early November 1864
- NP: January 27, 1865 The Bedford Inquirer: Co. K, 208th PA Near Petersburg, January 15, 1865
- NP: April 7, 1865 The Bedford Inquirer: The PA “High Number” Regiments at Fort Stedman, March 25, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #157: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Mish T. Heintzelman, 208th PA, March 25, 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) ↩
- 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. 1304. ↩
- 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 468: “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 468: “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 1122: “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 1122: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
- “Camp near Petersburg, Va.” The Bedford Inquirer (Bedford, PA), November 18, 1864, p.3, c.3: This number does not reflect either Present for Duty or Present strength. It simply gives the reader an idea of the relative size of the regiment at this point in the Siege of Petersburg and reflects the minimum number of men Present, NOT Present for Duty (PFD). ↩
- 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 746: “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 68: “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 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 746: “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 68: “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 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 96), page 70: “Return of Casualties in the Union forces at Fort Stedman… (March 25, 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 590: “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 96), page 70: “Return of Casualties in the Union forces at Fort Stedman… (March 25, 1865)” ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩