150 Years Ago Today at Petersburg: February 26, 1865

February 26, 1865

Brigadier General Thomas A. Smyth , commanding Second Division, Second Corps, Army of the Potomac, is ordered to the command of his former brigade once Brigadier General William Hays arrives to take over command of the division.

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:

• LT: February 26, 1865 Samuel K. Miller
• 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 #180: Returns for the Army of Northern Virginia, Jan 10, 26-31, 31, Feb 10, 20, Feb 24-Mar 1, 1865