OR XL P1 (Broadfoot Sup.) #38: Report of Colonel Robert V. Cowan, 33rd NC, June 22, 1864

OR XL P1 (Broadfoot Sup.) #38: Report of Colonel Robert V. Cowan, 33rd NC, June 22, 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 brief report of only half-a-page, Colonel Robert V. Cowan of the 33rd North Carolina describes his regiment’s movements and actions at the June 22, 1864 Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road.  The regiment was part of Lane’s Brigade, Wilcox’s Division, Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.

Source: James Henry Lane Papers, Auburn University

Available Online?: Yes.  Available both on my site as an unpublished report as well as at the James Henry Lane Papers.

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