OR XL P1 (Broadfoot Sup.) #10: Report of Lieutenant James Stewart, Btty B 4th US Arty, June 6-July 30, 1864¹

SOPO Editor’s Note: The Broadfoot Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies is rare and not sold in single volumes.  As a courtesy to researchers, I’m making available summaries of the reports contained in this set relevant to the Siege of Petersburg.

Summary: This one-page report by Lieutenant James Stewart covers the movements and actions of Battery B, 4th U. S. Artillery.  It is a day by itinerary style report which concentrates on June 13-19, 1864, including action on June 18 at the second Battle of Petersburg, and then immediately skips to July 30, 1864 and a brief mention of being engaged during the Battle of the Crater.

Source: Library of Congress, Henry Jackson Hunt Papers

Available Online?: No.

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Confederate Inspection Report:

Hay’s and Stafford’s Brigades (aka York’s Command), Evans’ Division, Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia¹

August 19, 1864

The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia produced inspection reports at approximately monthly intervals late in the Civil War.  Luckily, many of these reports have been preserved and are available on microfilm from the National Archives and Records Association. I have produced transcriptions of the key information from these reports. See the bottom of this page for freely downloadable transcriptions of most of these reports. This transcription is copyrighted by Brett Schulte and may not be distributed, changed, or reproduced in any manner without the written consent of the transcriber.

M935 Roll #: 10

Image # from Digitized Copy: 0194-0204.jpg

Date of Inspection: August 19, 1864

Commander: Brigadier General Zebulon York (But he never commanded at Petersburg.  He was severely wounded at Cedar Creek on October 19, 1864.)

Inspection Location: Winchester, Virginia

Aggregate Present & Absent: 3,708

Aggregate Effective for the Field: 3,708²

Officers and Men Present for Duty (PFD): 614

Weapons: Enfield Rifles and Smoothbore Muskets (Remnants of Hays’ Brigade); Enfield Rifles (Remnants of Stafford’s Brigade)

Sub-Units:

• Remnants of Hays’ Brigade, Colonel William Monaghan (of the 6th LA), 427 officers and men PFD
  • 5th Louisiana, Major Alexander Hart, 54 officers and men PFD
  • 6th Louisiana, Lt. Col. Joseph Hanlon, 57 officers and men PFD
  • 7th Louisiana, Lt. Col. Thomas M. Terry, 62 officers and men PFD
  • 8th Louisiana, Captain Louis Prados, 102 officers and men PFD
  • 9th Louisiana, Captain William R. Peck,  152 officers and men PFD
• Remnants of Stafford’s Brigade, Colonel Eugene Waggaman (of the 10th LA), 181 officers and men PFD
  • 1st Louisiana Volunteers, Captain Joseph Taylor, 36 officers and men PFD
  • 2nd Louisiana, Lt. Col. Michael A. Grogan, 54 officers and men PFD
  • 10th Louisiana, Lt. Col. Henry D. Monier, 24 officers and men PFD
  • 14th Louisiana, Lt. Col. David Zable, 41 officers and men PFD
  • 15th Louisiana, Captain Henry J. Egan, 26 officers and men PFD

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• I did not do a detailed transcription of this report because it was not taken at Petersburg. You can access the images for this report at the Internet Archive. If you are interested in transcribing this inspection report from the original images, please CONTACT US.

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OR XL P1 (Broadfoot Sup.) #9: Report of Captain John Bigelow, 9th ME Btty, June 13-July 30, 1864¹

SOPO Editor’s Note: The Broadfoot Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies is rare and not sold in single volumes.  As a courtesy to researchers, I’m making available summaries of the reports contained in this set relevant to the Siege of Petersburg.

Summary: In this slightly under one page report, Captain John Bigelow uses a day-by-day itinerary style approach, but skips large numbers of days.  His battery was engaged on June 18, 1864 at the Second Battle of Petersburg. He also discusses their movements on June 21 and June 24 during and in the aftermath of the Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road.  The only other dates mentioned are July 8, July 12, and July 30, but this battery was not engaged at the Crater, per the report. The 9th Massachusetts Battery was part of the Fifth Corps artillery brigade.

Source: Library of Congress, Henry Jackson Hunt Papers

Available Online?: No.

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Confederate Inspection Report:

Evans’ Brigade, Evans’ Division, Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia¹

August 20, 1864

The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia produced inspection reports at approximately monthly intervals late in the Civil War.  Luckily, many of these reports have been preserved and are available on microfilm from the National Archives and Records Association. I have produced transcriptions of the key information from these reports. See the bottom of this page for freely downloadable transcriptions of most of these reports. This transcription is copyrighted by Brett Schulte and may not be distributed, changed, or reproduced in any manner without the written consent of the transcriber.

M935 Roll #: 10

Image # from Digitized Copy: 0180-0193.jpg

Date of Inspection: August 20, 1864

Commander: Colonel Edmund N. Atkinson (of the 26th GA)

Inspection Location: Bunker Hill, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley

Aggregate Present & Absent: 4,204

Aggregate Effective for the Field: 1,234

Officers and Men Present for Duty (PFD): 1,344

Weapons: .58 caliber rifles (probably a mix of Enfield Rifles and Springfield Rifles)

Sub-Units:

• 12th Georgia Battalion Heavy Artillery, Capt. James W. Anderson, 223 officers and men PFD
• 13th Georgia, Colonel John H. Baker, 249 officers and men PFD
• 26th Georgia, Lt. Col. James S. Blain, 158 officers and men PFD
• 31st Georgia, Colonel John H. Lowe, 158 officers and men PFD
• 38th Georgia, Major Thomas H. Bomar, 207 officers and men PFD
• 60th Georgia, Capt. Milton Russell, 213 officers and men PFD
• 61st Georgia, Capt. Eliphalet F. Sharp, 132 officers and men PFD

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• I did not do a detailed transcription of this report because it was not taken at Petersburg. You can access the images for this report at the Internet Archive. If you are interested in transcribing this inspection report from the original images, please CONTACT US.

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OR XL P1 (Broadfoot Sup.) #8: Report of Captain Charles A. Phillips, 5th MA Btty, June 18-July 30, 1864¹

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Summary: This one-and-a-half-page report of Captain Charles A. Phillips, later (but not at the time of the report’s actions) commanding the Fifth Massachusetts Battery, covers the unit’s actions on June 18, 1864 and July 29-30, 1864.  It includes a detailed description of the battery’s actions at the Second Battle of Petersburg on June 18, 1864, including casualties.  It then skips immediately to July 29-30, 1864 and the Battle of the Crater, which gets a brief account. The men leading the battery during Phillips’ absence are noted.

Source: Library of Congress, Henry Jackson Hunt Papers

Available Online?: No.

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Confederate Inspection Report:

Terry’s Brigade, Evans’ Division, Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia¹

August 20, 1864

The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia produced inspection reports at approximately monthly intervals late in the Civil War.  Luckily, many of these reports have been preserved and are available on microfilm from the National Archives and Records Association. I have produced transcriptions of the key information from these reports. See the bottom of this page for freely downloadable transcriptions of most of these reports. This transcription is copyrighted by Brett Schulte and may not be distributed, changed, or reproduced in any manner without the written consent of the transcriber.

M935 Roll #: 10

Image # from Digitized Copy: 0161-0179.jpg

Date of Inspection: August 20, 1864

Commander: Brigadier General William Terry²

Inspection Location: Camp near Bunker Hill, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley

Aggregate Present & Absent: 6.042

Aggregate Effective for the Field: 759

Officers and Men Present for Duty (PFD): 858

Weapons: Enfield Rifles

Sub-Units:

• 2nd-4th-5th-27th-33rd Virginia, Colonel John H. S. Funk (of the 5th VA), 280 officers and men PFD
• 21st-25th-42nd-44th-48th Virginia, Colonel Robert H. Dungan (of the 48th VA), 395 officers and men PFD
• 10th-23rd-37th Virginia, Lt. Col. Samuel H. Saunders (of the 42nd VA), 176 officers and men PFD

Downloadable Spreadsheet:

• I did not do a detailed transcription of this report because it was not taken at Petersburg. You can access the images for this report at the Internet Archive. If you are interested in transcribing this inspection report from the original images, please CONTACT US.

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Elizabeth M. Warner Editor’s Note: The first part of this letter is missing and it is undated; however, Colonel Warner refers to being “mustered five months ago” [March 23, 1864,] therefore placing it very close to the battle at Deep Bottom, VA, where he received his injury on August 14, 1864. It appears to be written to his parents.

SOPO Editor’s Note: The letter is undated, but one clue definitively shows the date of this letter is August 11, 1864, as you will see in my notes below. Ms. Warner was correct in placing it very close to Warner’s severe wounding on August 14, 1864 at Second Deep Bottom.

[August 11, 1864]

The explosion at City Point on August 9, 1864 caused mass destruction and confusion. It was the result of Confederate sabotage. (Alfred R. Waud drawing, Library of Congress)

. . . .40 to 160 rods apart. Heavy earthworks all the way and forts every 1/9 mile. All along their lines both armies are burrowed. They have little underground cellars like the Norwegians and when the shelling comes all the men take to their holes like so many rabits [sic]. I was along the lines the other day. To prevent the enemy from undermining our forts we have dug wells and chambers 20 to 40 feet long reaching out from them so when they come we will be ready to meet them. They blew up one of their mines the other day [August 5, 1864] but it was 40 yards short and we took several hundred prisoners.¹ We had a large quantity of ammunition & arsenal stores blow up at City Point day before yesterday [August 9, 1864].² It sent home about 50 negroes, any quantity of horses & other government property.³ Brown is well. I wrote a recommendation for him to be appointed Lieut[enant]. in some new Reg[iment]. Dr. [George D.] Winch has been appointed surgeon of the 42nd Wis[consin]. 163 dollars per month. No danger and a first rate chance to live off of Sanitary Stores. Not a bad thing. Dr. Winch has been very faithful in the discharge of his duties since we left Wis. I think perhaps he will call at our house while he is in Wis. The Rg. dislike to have him leave.⁴ Yesterday I had been mustered 5 months & Uncle Sam owes me over $600. The which I wish he would pay. [Benjamin D.] Atwell, Adj[utan]t. came from home last week and got his pay in Washington and as long as that lasts we are all right.⁵ I have so far been able to meet all my expenses but am strapped now I am glad that father was able to sell his wheat at so good a figure. If he has enough I hope he will pay every claim against him. Times are coming when it will not be so easy to pay debts. The only way is to get out of debt & keep out while the currency is so inflated.

I shall have to get me a new double breasted coat. I have thought that perhaps I had better send to Kleeber [sp?] to make me one. My pay now is 170 dollars per month. If Herbert were here I could help him to a place. You would like to know ______ how I get along. In the first place I don’t lose any sleep about increased responsibility. [Lieutenant Colonel as of July 15] I don’t have to work very hard. There is considerable to do but I am accommodating and allow others to do it. The position is one I have not sought but being here I propose to avail myself of all the benefits of the place. I have been privately told by several of the officers that they thought I would fail in government but that they with others see their mistake. I think there is the best of feeling toward me on the part of the officers & men. The other evening in prayer meeting a man whom I had punished & talked to, spoke, thanked God that he had a Christian Col. Spoke of my talking to him. Said he could stand the punishment but that my talking so kindly to him broke him down & that he went to his tent crying. I very seldom have reason to punish a soldier or rebuke an officer but whenever I think they need it I find I can put on considerable cheek to do it.⁶

The officers in this army all seem young. Many of the first officers have gone home or been killed.⁷ I attended a meeting last Sunday [August 7, 1864] at Division H[ea]d Q[ua]rt[e]rs [John Gibbon’s Second Division, Second Corps, AotP]. There were about 1000 men present. A Chaplain from Pennsylvania preached. Lt. Col Pierce [Lieutenant Colonel Francis E. Pierce (of the 108th NY)]_____ our Brigade is from Rochester. I like him very much. He is pleasant and accommodating. Our old color guard are nearly all killed, wounded or sick. The other night at Dress Parade I called the attention of the R[e]g[iment]. to the fact that our colors were without a guard. Said that I believed that there were willing hearts and ready hands enough in the 36th [Wisconsin] to carry our flag and to guard it too & called for volunteers. More than enough immediately presented themselves. But I see that I have already written too long a letter. I wrote to Isaac last week Capt. [George] Weeks is sick at City Point with Typhoid Fever. Send me some postage stamps. Give my love to cousin Isaac and all enquiring friends. Did you get a letter I sent for the Sabbath School.  _____ _____ _____ is well. My health is first rate.

Write often and remember me as in all probability

Your Son Clement [E. Warner]⁸

The book from which this letter was taken, The Letters of Colonel Clement Edson Warner, while serving in the Thirty-Sixth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War, 1864-1865, has been generously shared and allowed to appear on this site in full by copyright holders David Warner and his siblings, whose aunt wrote the book. Click here to read it in full! Click here to see a short biography of Colonel Warner as well as the home page for his letters during the Siege of Petersburg.

Letters from and to Clement Warner During the Siege of Petersburg

(Note: Individual letters will appear below as they are posted at The Siege of Petersburg Online.)

• LT: June 23, 1864 Clement E. Warner (36th Wisconsin)
• LT: July 31, 1864 Clement E. Warner (36th Wisconsin)
• LT: August 11, 1864 Clement E. Warner (36th Wisconsin)

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OR XL P1 (Broadfoot Sup.) #7: Report of Lieutenant Aaron F. Walcott, 3rd MA Btty, June 13-July 30, 1864¹

SOPO Editor’s Note: The Broadfoot Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies is rare and not sold in single volumes.  As a courtesy to researchers, I’m making available summaries of the reports contained in this set relevant to the Siege of Petersburg.

Summary: In this one-page report, Lieutenant Aaron F. Walcott provides a day by day itinerary style look at the 3rd Massachusetts Battery in mid-June 1864 during and just after the Second Battle of Petersburg, and then skips immediately to the July 30, 1864 Battle of the Crater. He briefly lists his slight number of casualties at the end.

Source: Library of Congress, Henry Jackson Hunt Papers

Available Online?: No.

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Confederate Inspection Report:

Finegan’s Brigade, Mahone’s Division, Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia¹

August 16, 1864

The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia produced inspection reports at approximately monthly intervals late in the Civil War.  Luckily, many of these reports have been preserved and are available on microfilm from the National Archives and Records Association. I have produced transcriptions of the key information from these reports. See the bottom of this page for freely downloadable transcriptions of most of these reports. This transcription is copyrighted by Brett Schulte and may not be distributed, changed, or reproduced in any manner without the written consent of the transcriber.

M935 Roll #: 10

Image # from Digitized Copy: 0148-0160.jpg

Date of Inspection: August 16, 1864

Commander: Brigadier General Joseph Finegan

Inspection Location: Petersburg, Virginia

Aggregate Present & Absent: 3,536

Aggregate Effective for the Field: 968

Officers and Men Present for Duty (PFD): 1,033

Weapons: Springfield Rifles and Enfield Rifles

Sub-Units:

• 2nd Florida, Captain John. B. G. O’Neill, 70 officers and men PFD
• 5th Florida, Colonel Thompson B. Lamar, 140 officers and men PFD
• 8th Florida, Lt. Col. William Baya, 106 officers and men PFD
• 9th Florida, Colonel Jonathan M. Martin, 215 officers and men PFD
• 10th Florida, Colonel Charles F. Hopkins, 278 officers and men PFD
• 11th Florida, Colonel Theodore W. Brevard, 154 officers and men PFD
• 28th Georgia Battalion Heavy Artillery, (attached to 11th Florida), 63 officers and men PFD

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