February 4, 1865
Ulysses S. Grant and George G. Meade plan for and issue orders for what would become the Eighth Offensive against Petersburg and Richmond, resulting in the Battle of Hatcher’s Run from February 5-7, 1865.
Artillery skirmish between Union Fort McGilvery and Battery 5 and Confederate guns which could bear on Fort McGilvery.
Capt. W. E. Potter is temporarily assigned as acting assistant inspector general of 24th Corps, Army of the James in place of Bvt. Major A. H. Embler.
Robert E. Lee questions what duties are required of him after nomination as General-in-chief of the Armies of the Confederate States.
Lieutenant Colonel James Howard is relieved from duty on the Confederate Inner Line and continues in command of the 18th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery and 20th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery.
Lieutenant Colonel John W. Atkinson is relieved from duty on the Confederate Inner Line and continues in command of the 10th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery and 19th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery.
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Mentions of This Date at The Siege of Petersburg Online:
- 150 Years Ago Today: The Battle of Hatcher’s Run: February 4, 1865
- The Battle of Hatcher’s Run, Feb. 5-7, 1865: A Reading Guide
- CLARK NC: 46th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
- MAP: 8th Offensive Against Petersburg, Grant’s Original Plan: February 4, 1865
- MAP: 8th Offensive Against Petersburg, Meade’s 1st Tweak: February 4, 1865
- MAP: 8th Offensive Against Petersburg, Meade’s 2nd Tweak: February 4, 1865
- MAP: 8th Offensive Against Petersburg, Warren’s 3rd Tweak: February 4, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #4: Itineraries of the Army of the Potomac, Sheridan’s Cavalry Command, and the Army of the James, January-April 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #6: Reports of Bvt. Col. James C. Duane, Engineers/AotP, Jan 14-Feb 25, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #8: Report of Major Frank W. Hess, 3rd PA Cav, February 5-7, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #29: Report of Maj. Gen. Andrew A. Humphreys, commanding II/AotP, February 5-11, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #30: Reports of Bvt. Major General Nelson A. Miles, commanding 1/II/AotP, Feb 5-7 and Mar 25, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #51: Report of Brigadier General Thomas A. Smyth, commanding 2/II/AotP, February 5-11, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #60: Report of Captain Charles H. Dygert, 152nd NY, February 5-11, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #67: Report of Bvt. Major General Gershom Mott, commanding 3/II/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #88: Reports of Bvt. Lieutenant Colonel John G. Hazard, 1st RI Lt Arty, commanding Arty/II/AotP, Feb 5-7 and Mar 25, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #91: Report of Major General Governeur K. Warren, commanding V/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #108: Report of Bvt. Brigadier General James Gwyn, 118th PA, commanding 3/2/V/AotP, February 5-7, 1865