150 Years Ago Today at Petersburg: August 25, 1864

August 25, 1864

The Battle of Ream’s Station, on the Weldon Railroad, VA, as Lieut. Gen. Ambrose P. Hill, CSA, attacks the 2nd US Army Corps under Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, USA, who are in the process of destroying the Weldon Railroad.  Hill retreats back to Petersburg, VA.  Total casualties approximate 3,100, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.

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Mentions of This Date at The Siege of Petersburg Online:

• 150 Years Ago Today: Second Battle of Reams Station: August 25, 1864
• BEARSS MAP: Second Battle of Reams Station, August 22-25, 1864 TOPO
• BEARSS MAP: Second Battle of Reams Station, August 25, 1864 Map 4
• BEARSS MAP: Second Battle of Reams Station, August 25, 1864 Map 5
• BEARSS MAP: Second Battle of Reams Station, August 25, 1864 Map 6
• Blue & Gray Magazine, Vol. XXIII, No. 5 (2007): Battle of Globe Tavern (Aug. 18-19, 21, 1864) and 2nd Ream’s Station (Aug. 25, 1864)
• B&L: Actions on the Weldon Railroad by Orlando B. Willcox
• CLARK NC: 1st North Carolina Cavalry at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 2nd North Carolina Cavalry at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 3rd North Carolina Cavalry at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 7th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 11th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 13th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 15th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 18th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 26th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 27th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 33rd North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 34th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 37th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 38th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 44th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 46th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: Reams Station. 25 August, 1864
• CV: V5N11: Retaking Railroad at Reams Station
• CV: V18N1: Regarding Battle of Reams Station
• CV: V19N5: Fight at Reams Station
• DI: August 1864 John D. Vautier (88th PA) Diary Entries
• The Capture of Colonel (General) Francis A. Walker at Second Reams’ Station: August 25, 1864
• George S. Gove Letter: August 28, 1864
• ITINERARY: 85th Pennsylvania
• John Bryden Letter: August 30, 1864
• LT: August 25, 1864 James H. McDonald (50th NY Engineers)
• LT: August 25, 1864 Theodore Lyman
• LT: August 26, 1864 Theodore Lyman
• MAP: Second Reams Station: August 25, 1864 (Clark’s NC)
• MHSM Papers V5: Reams’ Station by Brevet Brigadier-General Francis A. Walker
• MOLLUS IL V3: The Battle of Ream’s Station by George K. Dauchy
• NP: September 1, 1864 Brockport (NY) Republic: The War
• NP: September 2, 1864 Richmond Examiner: A. P. Hill’s Report on 2nd Ream’s Station
• NP: September 3, 1864 Cape Ann Light and Gloucester Telegraph: 23rd MA at the Siege of Petersburg, Late August 1864
• NP: September 3, 1864 Richmond Examiner: The Battle of Reams Station, August 25
• NP: September 5, 1864 Richmond Examiner: McIntosh’s Battalion at Ream’s Station, August 25
• NP: September 7, 1864 Richmond Examiner: Rosser’s Cavalry Brigade at Ream’s Station, August 25
• NP: September 8, 1864 Brockport (NY) Republic: From the Second Corps, August 28
• NP: September 8, 1864 Raleigh Confederate: Scales’ Brigade
• NP: September 10, 1864 Richmond Examiner: North Carolina Troops at Ream’s Station, August 25
• NP: September 17, 1864 Irish-American (NY): Corcoran Legion at Second Reams Station
• NP: December 9, 1864 The Bedford Inquirer: 55th PA at Bermuda Hundred, Second Petersburg and Chaffin’s Farm, May-November, 1864
• NP: November 03, 1869 Washington (PA) Reporter: 140th Pennsylvania at the Siege of Petersburg, Part 6
• NP: January 8, 1887 Portland Evening Express: J.W. Spaulding on the Second Battle of Reams’ Station
• NP: March 25, 1896 Anderson (SC) Intelligencer: Hornets Routed the Officers (9th VA Cav at 2nd Reams Station)
• NP: May 25, 1904 Anderson (SC) Intelligencer: Battle of Reams Station (Orr’s Rifles)
• NP: May 20, 1908 St. Johnsville NY News: John Reardon Diary (115th NY): August 18-September 25, 1864
• NP: July 20, 1909 Santa Cruz (CA) Evening News: Larkin vs. Miles at 2nd Ream’s Station
• NP: February 25, 1925 Potsdam NY Courier and Freeman: Orlando P. Benson Diary, 92nd NY, Part 3
• NP: August 25, 1964 Petersburg Progress-Index: Siege Centennial, Part 26: The Second Battle Of Reams Station
• NT: October 20, 1910 National Tribune: Ream’s Station Again
• OR XL P1 #314: Confederate Roll of Honor, July 30-October 7, 1864
• OR LI P1: Report of Colonel Richard N. Batchelder, Chief Quartermaster, AotP, June 30, 1864 – June 30, 1865
• OR XL P1 #42: Report of Captain Marcus W. Murdock, 111th NY, June 14-August 25, 1864
• OR XL P1 #297: Report of Colonel George K. Griggs, 38th VA, June 17-November 17, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #1: Report of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, commanding US Army, August 9-December 11, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #5: Reports of Major General George G. Meade, commanding AotP, August 1-December 12, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #6: Itinerary of the Army of the Potomac and Army of the James, August 1-December 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #7: Number 7. Return of Casualties in the Union Forces, Aug. 13-20, 18-21, 25, Sep. 29-30, Oct. 7, 13, 27-28, Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov. Dec. 1864
• OR XLII P1 #10: Report of Surg. Thomas A. McParlin, U. S. Army, Medical Director, Army of the Potomac, August 1-December 26, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #11: Report of Brigadier General Marsena R. Patrick, Provost-Marshal-General, AotP, July 30-November 1, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #12: Reports of Major Benjamin F. Fisher, Chief Signal Officer, AotP, August 1-October 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #13: Report of Captain Peter A. Taylor, Signal Officer, August 12-25, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #17: Reports of Major General Winfield S. Hancock, commanding II/AotP, August 12-October 28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #19: Reports of Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles, commanding 1/II/AotP, August 12-26, October 27-30, and December 9-10, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #20: Report of Colonel James C. Lynch, 183rd PA, commanding 1/1/II/AotP, August 22-26, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #28: Report of Captain John B. Vande Wiele, 4th NYHA, August 22-26, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #33: Reports of Lieutenant Colonel Joseph M. Murphy, 7th NYHA, August 12-25, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #34: Reports of Captain Horatio N. Hunt, 64th NY, August 13-20 and 22-26, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #36: Report of Lieutenant Simon Pincus, 66th NY, August 22-26, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #37: Reports of Captain Philip H. Schreyer, 53rd PA, August 12-26, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #39: Report of Captain John R. Weltner, 116th PA, August 22-26, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #40: Reports of Captain James H. Hamlin, 145th PA, August 12-25, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #42: Report of Captain James F. Weaver, 148th PA, August 22-27, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #43: Report of Lieutenant Colonel William Wilson, 81st PA, commanding Cons/1/II/AotP, August 23-26, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #44: Report of Major Richard Moroney, 69th NY, August 12-October 30, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #47: Reports of Major General John Gibbon, commanding 2/II/AotP, August 25 and November 5, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #49: Reports of Lieutenant Colonel Horace P. Rugg, 59th NY, commanding 1/2/II/AotP, Aug 12-26 and Oct 26-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #50: Reports of Captain Joseph W. Spaulding, 19th ME, August 12-25, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #52: Reports of Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Rice, 19th MA, August 12-25, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #55: Report of Lieutenant Colonel S. Newell Smith, 7th MI, August 23-26, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #56: Report of Captain George W. Ryerson, 59th NY, August 25, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #59: Report of Major Timothy O’Brien, 152nd NY, August 25, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #64: Reports of Colonel Matthew Murphy, 182nd NY, commanding 2/2/II/AotP, August 12-26, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #67: Reports of Brigadier General Thomas A. Smyth, commanding 3/2/II/AotP, August 23-25 and October 25-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #68: Reports of Lieutenant Colonel Samuel A. Moore, 14th CT, August 15-16, 25, and October 27, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #70: Reports of Captain Henry F. Chew, 12th NJ, August 23-26 and October 27-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #100: Reports of Bvt. Brigadier General Robert McAllister, commanding 3/3/II/AotP, Aug 13-20 and 25, Sept 9-10, Oct 1-5 and 24-28, Nov 5, and Dec 7-12, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #107: Report of Captain A. Judson Clark, Btty B 1st NJ Lt Arty, commanding Arty/II/AotP, August 12-26, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #110: Report of Lieutenant Henry H. Granger, 10th MA Btty, August 25, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #112: Reports of Captain Christian Woerner, 3rd NJ Btty, August 12-27, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #116: Report of First Lieutenant George K. Dauchy, 12th NY Btty, August 12-27, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #118: Report of Captain T. Fred. Brown, Btty A and B 1st RI Lt Arty, August 23-25, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #119: Reports of Lieutenant John W. Roder, Btty K 4th US Arty, Aug 12-27 and Oct 26-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #120: Report of Lieutenant W. Butler Beck, Btty C and I 5th US Arty, Aug 12-27 and Oct 25-27, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #161: Report of Colonel Thomas F. McCoy, 107th PA, commanding 1/3/V/AotP, Aug 18-Sept 12, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #164: Report of Colonel Charles Wheelock, 97th NY, commanding 2/3/V/AotP, July 29-August 30, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #167: Report of Captain Henry H. Fish, 94th NY, Aug 18-Sept 2, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #172: Report of Capt. Henry Whiteside, 88th PA, August 18-25, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #187: Reports of Major General John G. Parke, commanding IX/AotP, Aug 15-Oct 28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #214: Reports of Brigadier General Orlando B. Willcox, commanding 3/IX/AotP, Aug 19-21 and 25-26, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #222: Report of Captain Adelbert B. Twitchell, 7th ME Btty, Aug 1-Oct 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #224: Report of Captain Edward W Rogers, 19th NY Btty, Aug 1-Oct 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #227: Reports of Captain Jacob Roemer, 34th NY Btty, Aug 1-Oct 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #228: Reports of Captain Samuel H. Rhoads, Btty D PA Lt Arty, Aug 1-Oct 28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #229: Reports of Bvt. Major General David McM. Gregg, commanding 2/Cav/AotP, Aug 22-26, Oct 26-28, Nov 7, and Dec 1, 4, and 7-12, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #231: Report of Asst. Surg. Elias J. Marsh, Surgeon-in-Chief, 2/Cav/AotP, July 30-Dec 12, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #238: Report of Captain George C. Eckert, 2nd Pa Cav, August 1-31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #312: Report of Captain Loomis L. Langdon, Btty M 1st US Arty, August 25, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #324: Report of Colonel Josiah Pickett, 25th MA, June 18-Dec 16, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #340: Reports of Colonel Samuel P. Spear, 11th PA Cav, commanding 2/Cav/AotJ, August 21-26, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #350: Medals of Honor, August 1-December 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #351: Reports of General Robert E. Lee, commanding Army of Northern Virginia, Aug 16-Dec 27, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #353: Report of Brigadier General William N. Pendleton, Arty/ANV, August 10-December 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #363: Reports of Brigadier General Archibald Gracie, Jr., commanding Johnson/DNCSV, Aug 17-Sept 7 and Nov 12, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #372: Reports of Lieutenant General Ambrose P. Hill, commanding Third/ANV, August 19-25, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #374: Reports of Major General Wade Hampton, C. S. Army commanding Cav/ANV, Aug 25, Sept 14-17, Sept 29-Oct 1, Oct 27-28, and Dec 7-11, 1864
• OR XLVI P1 #1: Report of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, commanding U.S. Army, March 1864-May, 1865
• “Paddy the Horse” Ginley Wins a Medal of Honor at Reams Station
• Plan of Battlefield of Reams’ Station, August 25th, 1864: Official Records
• Second Reams Station: August 25, 1864 (36th WI Regt Hist)
• SHS Papers: Volume 9: History of Lane’s North Carolina Brigade at Petersburg, Part 1 by James H. Lane
• SHS Papers: Volume 9: History of Lane’s North Carolina Brigade at Petersburg, Part 2 by James H. Lane
• The Battle of Reams Station CWPT Map
• The Battle of Reams Station NPS Map: August 25, 1864 2 PM
• The Battle of Reams Station NPS Map: August 25, 1864 5 PM
• The Battle of Reams Station NPS Map: August 25, 1864 6 PM
• The Battle of Reams Station NPS Map: August 25, 1864 7 PM
• The Battle of Reams Station NPS Map: Prelude
• The Second Battle of Ream’s Station: August 25, 1864
• UPR: Report of Captain Benjamin F. Rinaldi, 18th North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations August 25, 1864
• UPR: Report of Captain James G. Harris, 7th North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations August 25, 1864
• UPR: Report of Major Jackson L. Bost, 37th North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations August 25, 1864
• UPR: Report of Major Samuel N. Stowe, 28th North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations August 25, 1864
• UPR: Report of Captain William J. Callais, 33rd North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations August 25, 1864