October 26, 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:
- Affair of the Williamsburg Road or Fair Oaks No. 2, Oct. 26-27-28, 1864
- No. 3 Union Defensive Lines, Deep Bottom, Va. October 26th, 1864 (OR Atlas 67:7)
- NP: July 25, 1919 Adirondack Record (Au Sable, NY): The 118th NY at Chaffin’s Farm and Second Fair Oaks
- NP: March 4, 1925 Potsdam NY Courier and Freeman: Orlando P. Benson Diary, 92nd NY, Part 4
- NP: October 25, 1945 Baldwinsville NY Messenger: 185th New York at Petersburg, Part 2
- OR LI P1: Report of Asst. Surg. Charles Smart, Medical Inspector, II/AotP, October 1-31, 1864
- 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 #9: Reports of Major General James C. Duane, Corps of Engineers, November 13-December 31, 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 #14: Report of Brigadier General Henry W. Benham, commanding Eng/AotP and Defenses of City Point, August 1-November 19, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #17: Reports of Major General Winfield S. Hancock, commanding II/AotP, August 12-October 28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #44: Report of Major Richard Moroney, 69th NY, August 12-October 30, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #48: Report of Brigadier General Thomas W. Egan, commanding 2/II/AotP, October 26-28, 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 #51: Report of Major Isaac W. Starbird, 19th ME, October 26-28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #53: Report of Captain Isaac H. Boyd, 19th MA, October 26-28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #57: Report of Lieutenant William Ludgate, 59th NY, October 26-28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #60: Report of Lieutenant Charles H. Dygert, 152nd NY, October 26-28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #61: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Kleckner, 184th PA, October 26-28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #65: Reports of Colonel James M. Willett, 8th NYHA, commanding 2/2/II/AotP, October 26-28, 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 #69: Report of Captain John T. Dent, 1st Delaware, October 26-28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #72: Report of Lieutenant Andrew Boyd, 108th NY, October 26-28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #75: Report of Lieutenant John H. Gallager, 106th PA, October 26-28, 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 #81: Reports of Brigadier General P. Regis de Trobriand, commanding 1/3/II/AotP, Aug 13-20, Oct 26-28, and Dec 7-12, 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 #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 #108: Report of Major John G. Hazard, 1st RI Lt Arty, commanding Arty/II/AotP, October 26-28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #111: Report of Lieutenant Edward S. Smith, 15th NY Btty, commanding 10th MA Btty, October 27, 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 #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 #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 #232: Reports of Brigadier General Henry E. Davies, Jr., commanding 1/2/Cav/AotP, Aug 1-27, Oct 26-29, Nov 24, and Dec 7-12, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #236: Reports of Colonel Michael Kerwin, 13th PA Cav, commanding 2/2/Cav/AotP, Aug 1-20 and Oct 26-27, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #239: Report of Major Joseph W. Wistar, 8th PA Cav, October 26-28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #244: Reports of Bvt. Brigadier General Charles H. Smith, 1st ME Cav, commanding 3/2/Cav/AotP, Oct 26-28 and Dec 7-12, 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 #256: Report of Col. Alvin C. Voris, 67th OH, commanding 1/1/X/AotJ, October 27-28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #270: Reports of Captain Seager S. Atwell, 7th CT, Aug 17-21, Sept 28-Oct 7, Oct 13 and 27-28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #281: Reports of Captain Simeon H. Merrill, 11th ME, October 13 and 27-28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #319: Report of Lieutenant Colonel John B. Raulston, 81st NY, commanding 1/1/XVIII/AotJ, October 27-28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #321: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Joab N. Patterson, 2nd NH, commanding 3/1/XVIII/AotJ, October 26-28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #323: Report of Brigadier General Charles A. Heckman, commanding 2/XVIII/AotJ, October 27-28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #325: Report of Lieutenant Colonel John B. Murray, 148th NY, October 27, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #328: Report of Captain Frank W. Tremain, 89th NY, October 27-28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #329: Report of Major Samuel K. Vaughan, 19th WI, October 27-28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #362: Reports of Major General Bushrod R. Johnson, commanding Johnson/DNCSV, Aug 2-Dec 31, 1864