150 Years Ago Today at Petersburg: February 6, 1865

February 6, 1865

The Battle of Hatcher’s Run, or Dabney’s Mill, VA, as Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, USA, extends Gen. Robert E. Lee’s CSA, defensive lines around Petersburg, VA, by sending the 2nd and 5th US Army Corps south and westward toward the Boydton Plank Road and Hatcher’s Run, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.  2/5-7/1865.

Brig. Gen. John Pegram, CSA, is mortally wounded at Hatcher’s Run, or Dabney’s Mill, VA, instantly killed by a Federal minie ball through his heart as he led his troops against the Federal positions of Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren’s, USA, 5th US Army Corps, with the Confederates being repulsed.

Maj. Gen. Edward O.C. Ord, USA, is assigned to command of the Dept. of Virginia, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.

Brig. Gen. Henry E. Davies is wounded at Hatcher’s Run.

Colonel Spear’s Brigade, Kautz’s Cavalry Division, Army of the James goes on a reconnaissance mission to White Oak Swamp, encountering pickets of the 7th South Carolina Cavalry, Gary’s Cavalry Brigade, Department of Richmond.

General Orders No. 3 appointing Robert E. Lee as General-in-chief of the Armies of the Confederate States is published for the information of the Confederate army.

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:

• Rebel Units and their Commanders at the Battle of Hatcher’s Run: February 5-7, 1865
• Rebel Units and Commanders at the Battle of Hatcher’s Run: Confederate Second Corps
• 150 Years Ago Today: The Battle of Hatcher’s Run: February 6, 1865
• Rebel Units and Commanders at the Battle of Hatcher’s Run: Confederate Third Corps
• Rebel Units and Commanders at the Battle of Hatcher’s Run: Confederate Cavalry
• Rebel Units and Commanders at the Battle of Hatcher’s Run: Epilogue and Order of Battle
• The Battle of Hatcher’s Run, Feb. 5-7, 1865: A Reading Guide
• BEARSS MAP: Battle of Hatcher’s Run, February 5-11, 1865 TOPO
• BEARSS MAP: Battle of Hatcher’s Run, February 5-6, 1865 Map 2
• BEARSS MAP: Battle of Hatcher’s Run, February 6, 1865 Map 3
• BEARSS MAP: Battle of Hatcher’s Run, February 6, 1865 Map 4
• Book Review: Allegany to Appomattox: The Life and Letters of Private William Whitlock of the 188th New York Volunteers
• BTC Notes: History of the One Hundred and Fifth Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers
• CLARK NC: 26th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 27th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• CT AG 64-65: Report of Colonel James Hubbard, 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery, of operations February 6, 1865
• Petersburg Medals of Honor: Valorous Deeds at Hatcher’s Run
• History and Tour Guide of Five Forks, Hatcher’s Run and Namozine Church by Chris Calkins
• Nigel Lambert’s New Hatcher’s Run Article in the January 2022 Issue of North & South Magazine
• Map of Hatcher’s Run and Vicinity, Showing Operations of the Fifth Corps, From February 5 to 8, 1865: Official Records
• NP: February 9, 1865 Philadelphia Inquirer: Army of the Potomac Feb. 5-6, 1865 (Hatcher’s Run)
• NP: February 10, 1865 Philadelphia Inquirer: Army of the Potomac Feb. 6-7, 1865 (Hatcher’s Run)
• NP: February 11, 1865 Philadelphia Inquirer: The Battle of Hatcher’s Run, Feb. 5-7, 1865
• NP: February 13, 1865 Philadelphia Inquirer: Fight at Dabney’s Mill, Feb. 6, 1865
• NP: February 24, 1865 The Roman Citizen (Rome, NY): 15th NY Eng Letter, February 13, 1865
• NP: August 11, 1902 New Orleans Times-Picayune: Donaldsonville Cannoniers at the Siege of Petersburg, Part 9
• NP: February 7, 1915 Boston Globe: 50th Anniversary of Hatcher’s Run
• NP: November 29, 1945 Baldwinsville NY Messenger: 185th New York at Petersburg, Part 4
• NP: February 5, 1965 Petersburg Progress-Index: Siege Centennial, Part 36: Another Battle, Another Warning
• NT: November 10, 1898 National Tribune: The Pennsylvania Reserves from Cold Harbor to Appomattox
• OR LI P1: Report of Lieutenant J. Webb Adams, 10th MA Btty, February 5-11, 1865
• OR LI P1: Report of Brigadier General Henry Baxter, commanding 2/3/V/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
• OR LI P1: Report of Colonel Charles W. Tilden, 16th ME, February 5-11, 1865
• OR LI P1: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Henry M. Tremlett, 39th MA, February 5-10, 1865
• OR LI P1: Report of Lieutenant Colonel John P. Spofford, 97th NY, February 5-8, 1865
• OR LI P1: Report of Major John B. Overmeyer, 11th PA, February 5-10, 1865
• OR LI P1: Report of Captain Archibald McC. Bush, 95th NY, February 5-10, 1865
• OR LI P1: Report of Bvt. Lieutenant Colonel Dennis B. Dailey, 6th WI, commanding 147th NY, February 5-10, 1865
• OR LI P1: Report of Lieutenant Colonel John T. Jack, 56th PA, February 5-10, 1865
• OR LI P1: Report of Captain Henry H. Herpst, 121st PA, February 5-10, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #3: Return of Casualties in the Union Forces at Hatcher’s Run and Fort Stedman
• 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 #5: Reports of Major General George G. Meade, commanding Army of the Potomac, Feb 5-7 and Mar 25, 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 #36: Report of Colonel George von Schack, 7th NY, commanding 3/1/II/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #43: Report of Bvt. Brigadier General John Ramsey, 8th NJ, commanding 4/1/II/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #45: Report of Colonel William M. Mintzer, 53rd PA, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #47: Report of Colonel St. Clair A. Mulholland, 116th PA, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #48: Report of Captain James H. Hamlin, 145th PA, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #50: Report of Major Seward F. Gould, 4th NY HA, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #51: Report of Brigadier General Thomas A. Smyth, commanding 2/II/AotP, February 5-11, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #53: Report of Colonel William A. Olmstead, 59th NY, commanding 1/2/II/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #54: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Joseph W. Spaulding, 19th ME, February 5-11, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #55: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Rice, 19th MA, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #56: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Arthur R. Curtis, 20th MA, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #57: Report of Lieutenant Colonel George W. La Point, 7th MI, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #58: Report of Captain Frank Houston, First Minnesota Infantry, of operations February 5-11, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #62: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Clement E. Warner, 36th WI, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #64: Report of Colonel James P. McIvor, 170th NY, commanding 2/2/II/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #65: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Francis E. Pierce, 108th NY, commanding 3/2/II/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #67: Report of Bvt. Major General Gershom Mott, commanding 3/II/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #68: Report of Brigadier General Regis de Trobriand, commanding 1/3/II/AotP, February 5-9, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #77: Report of Bvt. Brigadier General George W. West, 17th ME, commanding 2/3/II/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #79: Reports of Bvt. Brigadier General Robert McAllister, 11th NJ, commanding 3/3/II/AotP, Feb 5-6 and Mar 25, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #80: Report of Captain James F. Mansfield, 11th MA, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #82: Reports of Colonel Francis Price, 7th NJ, Feb 5-7 and Mar 25, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #83: Reports of Major Henry Hartford, 8th NJ, Feb 5-7 and Mar 25-26, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #86: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Abram L. Lockwood, 120th NY, 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 #89: Report of Bvt. Captain John W. Roder, Btty K 4th US Arty, February 5-11, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #90: Report of Lieutenant Edward S. Smith, 15th NY Btty, commanding section Btty K 4th US Arty, Feb 6-11, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #91: Report of Major General Governeur K. Warren, commanding V/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #92: Report of Surg. T. Rush Spencer, Medical Director, V/AotP, Feb 5-Apr 30, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #93: Report of Bvt. Brigadier General Horatio G. Sickel, 198th PA, commanding 1/1/V/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #95: Report of Colonel Allen L. Burr, 189th NY, commanding 2/1/V/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #97: Report of Bvt. Brigadier General Alfred L. Pearson, 155th PA, commanding 3/1/V/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #104: Reports of Bvt. Lieut. Col. Henry O’Neill, 118th PA, Feb 5-7 and Mar 25, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #105: Reports of Bvt. Major General Romeyn B. Ayres, commanding 2/V/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #106: Report of Bvt. Brigadier General Frederick Winthrop, 5th NY Veteran, commanding 1/2/V/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #107: Report of Colonel Richard N. Bowerman, 4th MD, commanding 2/2/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
• OR XLVI P1 #109: Report of Bvt. Brigadier General Henry A. Morrow, 24th MI, commanding 3/3/V/AotP, February 5-6, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #110: Report of Colonel Thomas F. McCoy, 107th PA, commanding 3/3/V/AotP, February 6-9, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #111: Report of Captain Aaron Bright, Jr., 88th PA, February 5-10, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #112: Report of Colonel Thomas F. McCoy, 107th PA, February 5-6, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #113: Report of Major Henry J. Sheafer, 107th PA, February 6-9, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #114: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Horatio N. Warren, 142nd PA, February 5-10, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #115: Report of Bvt. Lieutenant Colonel Robert H. Fitzhugh, 1st NY Lt Arty, commanding Arty/V/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #116: Report of Bvt. Major General Frank Wheaton, commanding 1/VI/AotP, February 5-8, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #134: Reports of Major General John G. Parke, commanding IX/AotP, Feb 5-7 and Mar 25, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #154: Reports of Bvt. Major General John F. Hartranft, commanding 3/IX/AotP, Feb 5-10 and Mar 25, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #169: Report of Bvt. Brigadier General J. Irvin Gregg, 16th PA Cav, commanding 2/Cav/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #170: Report of Colonel Michael Kervin, 13th PA Cav, commanding 2/2/Cav/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #171: Report of Colonel B. M. Young, 4th PA Cav, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #172: Report of Lieutenant William A. Corrie, Eighth Pennsylvania Cavalry, of operations February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #173: Report of Lieutenant Colonel John K. Robinson, 16th PA Cav, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #174: Report of Colonel Oliver B. Knowles, 21st PA Cav, commanding 3/2/Cav/AotP, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #178: Medals of Honor, Feb 5-7 and Mar 25, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #181: Reports of Major General John B. Gordon, commanding Second/ANV, Feb 6 and Mar 25, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #182: Report of Colonel William R. Peck, York/Evans/Second/ANV, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #59: Report of Lieutenant Colonel James A. Jewell, 59th NY, February 5-7, 1865
• OR XLVI P1 #6: Report of Surg. Thomas A. McParlin, Medical Director, Army of the Potomac, Jan 1-Jun 30, 1865
• The Battle of Hatcher’s Run (or Dabney’s Mill): February 5-7, 1865
• The Battle of Hatcher’s Run NPS Map: February 6, 1865
• UPR: Report of Colonel Andrew H. Tippin, Sixty-Eighth Pennsylvania Infantry, of operations February 5-7, 1865
• UPR: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Hollon Richardson, 7th WI, February 6-7, 1865