October 5, 1864
No major events at the Siege of Petersburg today.
Note: All “Today In The Petersburg Campaign” blog entries are used with permission from Ronald A. Mosocco’s Chronological Tracking of the American Civil War per the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion. Order the book HERE.
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Mentions of This Date at The Siege of Petersburg Online:
- ITINERARY: 85th Pennsylvania
- NP: March 4, 1925 Potsdam NY Courier and Freeman: Orlando P. Benson Diary, 92nd NY, Part 4
- OR XL P1 #244: Reports of Colonel Henry L. Abbot, 1st CTHA, commanding Siege Train, June 14-October 31, 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 #8: Reports of Major Nathaniel Michler, Acting Chief Engineer, AotP, September 17-November 14, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #11: Report of Brigadier General Marsena R. Patrick, Provost-Marshal-General, AotP, July 30-November 1, 1864
- 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 XLII P1 #77: Reports of Bvt. Major General Gershom Mott, commanding 3/II/AotP, Aug 12-19, Sept 10, Oct 1-5 and 24-28, and Dec 6-12, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #83: Reports of Brigadier General Byron R. Pierce, commanding 2/3/II/AotP, Oct 1-5 and 27, and Dec 7-12, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #84: Reports of Major Nathaniel Shatswell, 1st MAHA, Aug 15-16, Sept 30-Oct 5, and Oct 27, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #89: Report of Lieutenant Colonel William B. Neeper, 57th PA, September 30-October 5, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #94: Report of Captain John C. Conser, 105th PA, October 1-5, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #96: Reports of Lieutenant Colonel Casper W. Tyler, 141st PA, Aug 15-16 and Oct 1-5 and 27, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #98: Report of Captain Henry C. Garrison, 1st USSS, October 1- 5, 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 #101: Report of Major Charles C. Rivers, 11th MA, October 1-5, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #103: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Price, 7th NJ, October 1-5, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #104: Report of Captain Michael Beahen, 8th NJ, October 1-5, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #105: Report of Lieutenant Colonel John Schoonover, 11th NJ, October 1-5, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #106: Report of Lieutenant Colonel John R. Tappen, 120th NY, October 1-5, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #187: Reports of Major General John G. Parke, commanding IX/AotP, Aug 15-Oct 28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #196: Report of Major William J. Kershaw, 37th WI, Sept 30-Oct 9, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #222: Report of Captain Adelbert B. Twitchell, 7th ME Btty, Aug 1-Oct 31, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #223: Report of Captain Edward J. Jones, 11th MA Btty, Aug 1-Nov 5, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #226: Report of Captain John B. Eaton, 27th NY Btty, Sept 28-Oct 17, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #246: Reports of Captain Henry R. Clum, Signal Corps, Chief Signal Officer, AotJ, Sept 1-Oct 31, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #247: Reports of Bvt. Major Peter S. Michie, Corps of Engineers, Acting Chief Engineer, Aug 1-Dec 20, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #249: Report of Col. Edward W. Serrell, 1st NY Eng, Sept 27-Oct 5, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #324: Report of Colonel Josiah Pickett, 25th MA, June 18-Dec 16, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #358: Diary of the First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia Aug 1-Oct 18, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #362: Reports of Major General Bushrod R. Johnson, commanding Johnson/DNCSV, Aug 2-Dec 31, 1864
- UPR: Report of Captain John R. Ross, Eighty-fourth Pennsylvania Infantry, of operations September 30-October 5, 1864