August 4, 1864
Action at Harrison’s Landing, VA, the Richmond, VA, Campaign.
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Mentions of This Date at The Siege of Petersburg Online:
- OR XL P1 #81: Report of Captain John B. Vande Wiele, 4th NYHA, June 12-August 5, 1864
- OR XL P1 #244: Reports of Colonel Henry L. Abbot, 1st CTHA, commanding Siege Train, June 14-October 31, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #6: Itinerary of the Army of the Potomac and Army of the James, August 1-December 31, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #17: Reports of Major General Winfield S. Hancock, commanding II/AotP, August 12-October 28, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #222: Report of Captain Adelbert B. Twitchell, 7th ME Btty, Aug 1-Oct 31, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #227: Reports of Captain Jacob Roemer, 34th NY Btty, Aug 1-Oct 31, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #236: Reports of Colonel Michael Kerwin, 13th PA Cav, commanding 2/2/Cav/AotP, Aug 1-20 and Oct 26-27, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #238: Report of Captain George C. Eckert, 2nd Pa Cav, August 1-31, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #279: Report of Captain Edgar A. Nickels, 11th ME, August 3-4, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #280: Reports of Colonel Harris M. Plaisted, 11th ME, August 3-14, 14-16, and 18-19, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #358: Diary of the First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia Aug 1-Oct 18, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #362: Reports of Major General Bushrod R. Johnson, commanding Johnson/DNCSV, Aug 2-Dec 31, 1864
- NP: August 10, 1864 Detroit Free Press: From the Fifth Infantry
- NP: August 27, 1864 Quincy Patriot: 24th Massachusetts Itinerary
- NP: July 28, 1902 New Orleans Times-Picayune: Donaldsonville Cannoniers at the Siege of Petersburg, Part 7
- NP: August 18, 1864 Pittsfield (MA) Sun: Extract of a letter from a member of Co. E, 27th Mass. Vols.
- NP: August 16, 1864 Vicksburg Daily Herald: From Before Petersburg, Va (Battle of the Crater)
- NP: August 11, 1864 Brockport (NY) Republic: The War
- LT: August 4, 1864 Theodore Lyman
- 150 Years Ago Today: Action Near Harrison’s Landing: August 4, 1864
- 150 Years Ago Today at Petersburg: August 4, 1864
- NP: October 22, 1905 Richmond Times-Dispatch: Sanders’ Alabama Brigade at the Crater
- DI: August 1864 John D. Vautier (88th PA) Diary Entries
- NP: August 7, 1864 Sunday Mercury (New York): An “Old Soldier” Visits the 5th NY July-August 1864
- LT: August 4, 1864 Henry F. Young (7th Wisconsin)
- NP: August 19, 1864 The Bedford Inquirer: 21st PA Cav and the Crater, Part 2
- ITINERARY: 85th Pennsylvania