OR XL P1 (Broadfoot Sup.) #40: Report of Captain William J. Callais, 33rd NC, July 28, 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 more than one-page report, Captain William J. Callais of the 33rd North Carolina blames the 28th North Carolina and 37th North Carolina for failing to defend his right flank during the July 28, 1864 First Battle of Deep Bottom. The 33rd North Carolina 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 Available both on my site as an unpublished report as well as at the James Henry Lane Papers.
Source:
- Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Part I, Reports, Vol. 7, pp. 301-302 ↩