Today in the Petersburg Campaign: July 29, 1864

July 29, 1864

Skirmish at Hagerstown, MD, as Lieut. Gen. Jubal Early, CSA, orders Confederate cavalry under Brig. Gen. John McCausland to move back into Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Skirmish at Clear Spring, MD.

Skirmish at Mercersburg, PA, with Brig. Gen. John McCausland, CSA.

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:

• OR XL P1 #5: Reports of Major General George G. Meade June 14-July 30, 1864
• The First Battle of Deep Bottom Wikipedia Map: July 27-29, 1864
• OR XL P1 #23: Reports of Captain James Fleming, 28th MA, June 13-July 31, 1864
• OR XL P1 #24: Report of Major Nathan Church, 26th MI, June 12-July 31, 1864
• OR XL P1 #25: Report of Captain Lucius H. Ives, 26th MI, July 26- 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #26: Report of Major James E. Larkin, 5th NH, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #27: Report of Major George Hogg, 2nd NY HA, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #28: Report of Captain Oscar F. Hulser, 2nd NY HA, July 26-31, 1864
• OR XL P1 #29: Report of Major George W. Scott, 61st NY, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #30: Report of Lt. Colonel William Wilson, 81st PA, July 26-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #31: Report of Lieutenant James E. Deno, 81st PA, June 12-July 31, 1864
• OR XL P1 #32: Report of Captain Thomas Henry, 140th PA, June 12-July 31, 1864
• OR XL P1 #33: Reports of Lieutenant Colonel George T. Egbert, 183rd PA, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #34: Report of Major Gustavus A. Seidel, 7th NY (Veteran), July 19-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #35: Report of Captain David A. Allen, 39th NY, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #38: Report of Captain Alexander Watts, 63rd NY, June 11-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #39: Report of Captain Robert H. Milliken, 69th NY, June 13-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #40: Report of Major Richard Moroney, 69th NY, June 13-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #41: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Denis F. Burke, 88th NY, June 16-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #43: Report of Captain Nelson Penfield, 125th NY, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #44: Report of Captain John B. Geddis, 126th NY, June 13-July 29, 1864
• OR XL P1 #45: Report of Lieutenant Colonel William Glenny (of the 64th NY), commanding 4/1/II/AotP, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #46: Report of Captain Horatio N. Hunt, 64th NY, July 26-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #48: Report of Lieutenant Simon Pincus, 66th NY, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #49: Report of Captain Albert Gosse, 66th NY, July 26-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #50: Report of Captain Philip H. Schreyer, 53rd PA, July 26-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #51: Report of Captain James Patton, 53rd PA, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #52: Report of Captain David W. Megraw, 116th PA, July 26-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #53: Report of Captain Garrett Nowlan, 116th PA, June 13-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #54: Reports of Captain James H. Hamlin, 145th PA, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #55: Report of Captain James F. Weaver, 148th PA, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #56: Report of Captain Alfred A. Rhinehart, 148th PA, July 26-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #58: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Joseph M. Murphy, 7th NYHA, July 26-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #59: Reports of Major General John Gibbon, commanding 2/II/AotP, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #61: Report of Captain Joseph W. Spaulding, 19th ME, June 13-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #62: Report of Captain James C. Farwell, 1st MN, June 11-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #63: Reports of Major Timothy O’Brien, 152nd NY, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #67: Report of Major John Byrne, 155th NY, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #71: Report of Major Erastus M. Spaulding, 8th NYHA, June 12-July 29, 1864
• OR XL P1 #72: Report of Colonel Thomas A. Smyth, 1st DE, commanding 3/2/II/AotP, June 13-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #74: Report of Captain John C. Broatch, 14th CT, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #77: Reports of Brigadier General Gershom Mott, commanding 3/II/AotP, June 22 and July 26-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #78: Reports of Brigadier General P. Regis de Trobriand, commanding 1/3/II/AotP, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #79: Report of Captain Madison M. Cannon, 40th NY, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #80: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Michael W. Burns, 73rd NY, June 13-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #81: Report of Captain John B. Vande Wiele, 4th NYHA, June 12-August 5, 1864
• OR XL P1 #82: Report of Brigadier General Byron R. Pierce, 2/3/II/AotP, July 26-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #83: Report of Major Nathaniel Shatswell, 1st MAHA, July 26-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #85: Report of Colonel John Pulford, 5th MI, July 26-31, 1864
• OR XL P1 #86: Reports of Major Samuel McConihe, 93rd NY, June 13-July 31, 1864
• OR XL P1 #87: Reports of Lieutenant Colonel William B. Neeper, 57th PA, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #88: Reports of Lieutenant Colonel George Zinn, 84th PA, June 12-July 31, 1864
• OR XL P1 #89: Report of Captain John C. Conser, 105th PA, July 26-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #90: Reports of Lieutenant Colonel Casper W. Tyler, 141st PA, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #91: Report of Captain John Wilson, 1st USSS, June 16-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #92: Report of Colonel Robert McAllister, 11th NJ, commanding 3/3/II/AotP, July 26-29, 1864
• OR XL P1 #93: Report of Major Charles C. Rivers, 11th MA, July 26-31, 1864
• OR XL P1 #94: Report of Captain Thomas C. Godfrey, 5th NJ, June 14-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #95: Reports of Captain Thomas C. Thompson, 7th NJ, June 13-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #96: Report of Major Virgil M. Healy, 8th NJ, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #100: Report of Major John G. Hazard, 1st RI Lt Arty, commanding Arty/II/AotP, July 1-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #101: Report of Captain Edwin B. Dow, 6th ME Btty, June 13-July 31, 1864
• OR XL P1 #102: Report of Captain J. Henry Sleeper, 10th MA Btty, June 13-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #103: Report of Captain Frederick M. Edgell, 1st NH Btty, June 12-July 31, 1864
• OR XL P1 #104: Reports of Captain A. Judson Clark, Btty B 1st NJ Lt Arty, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #105: Report of Captain Nelson Ames, Btty G 1st NY Lt Arty, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #108: Report of Captain George F. McKnight, 12th NY Btty, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #111: Report of Lieutenant Walter S. Perrin, Btty A 1st RI Lt Arty, July 8-29, 1864
• OR XL P1 #114: Report of Major General Gouverneur K. Warren, commanding V/AotP, July 27-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #119: Report of Major John D. Lentz, 91st PA, June 13-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #121: Report of Major Oliver B. Knowles, 21st PA Cav, June 13-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #130: Report of Colonel Richard N. Bowerman, 4th MD, June 13-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #131: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Michael Wiedrich, 15th NYHA, June 11-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #142: Reports of Colonel Charles S. Wainwright, 1st NY Lt Arty, commanding Arty/V/AotP, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #144: Report of Lieutenant Lester I. Richardson, Btty D 1st NY Lt Arty, June 12-July 31, 1864
• OR XL P1 #145: Report of Lieutenant James B. Hazelton, Btty E 1st NY Lt Arty, July 11-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #146: Reports of Captain Charles E. Mink, Btty H 1st NY Lt Arty, June 18-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #166: Report of Captain Charles W. White, 4th ME Btty, June 12-July 29, 1864
• OR XL P1 #169: Report of Lieutenant Augustin N. Parsons, Btty A 1st NJ Lt Arty, June 13-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #171: Report of Captain William A. Harn, 3rd NY Btty, June 13-July 31, 1864
• OR XL P1 #173: Report of Captain William B. Rhodes, Btty E 1st RI Lt Arty, June 13-July 29, 1864
• OR XL P1 #175: Reports of Major General Ambrose E. Burnside, commanding IX/AotP, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #178: Report of Captain Willard D. Tripp, 29th MA, July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #180: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert P. Robinson, 3rd MD, commanding 2/1/IX/AotP, July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #183: Reports of Brigadier General Robert B. Potter, commanding 2/IX/AotP, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #187: Report of Colonel John Fisk, 2nd NY Mtd Rifles (dismounted), July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #190: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pleasants, 48th PA, June 25-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #207: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Byron M. Cutcheon, 20th MI, June 12-July 31, 1864
• OR XL P1 #208: Reports of Captain Alphons Serviere, 46th NY, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #211: Report of Brigadier General Edward Ferrero, commanding 4/IX/AotP, June 13-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #215: Reports of Captain Albert F. Thomas, 2nd ME Btty, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #220: Report of Captain Joseph W. B. Wright, 14th MA Btty, June 12-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #224: Reports of Lieutenant George W. Silvis, Btty D PA Lt Arty, June 16-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #226: Report of Brigadier General David McM. Gregg, commanding 2/Cav/AotP, July 7-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #227: Report of Asst. Surg. Elias J. Marsh, 2/Cav/AotP, July 19-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #228: Report of Brigadier General Henry E. Davies, Jr., commanding 1/2/Cav/AotP, July 26-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #229: Report of Colonel J. Irvin Gregg, 16th PA Cav, commanding 2/Cav/AotP, July 6-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #230: Reports of Brigadier General James H. Wilson, commanding 3/Cav/AotP, June 17-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #244: Reports of Colonel Henry L. Abbot, 1st CTHA, commanding Siege Train, June 14-October 31, 1864
• OR XL P1 #248: Report of Captain Gustavus S. Dana, Signal/X/AotJ, July 1-31, 1864
• OR XL P1 #255: Reports of Brigadier General Robert S. Foster, commanding 3/1/X/AotJ, July 11-12 and 23-29, 1864
• OR XL P1 #259: Reports of Colonel N. Martin Curtis, 142nd NY, commanding 1/2/X/AotJ, June 15-18 and July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #260: Report of Lieutenant Colonel William B. Coan, 48th NY, commanding 2/2/X/AotJ, July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #261: Reports of Colonel Louis Bell, 4th NH, commanding 3/2/X/AotJ, June 30 and July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #263: Report of Major General Edward O. C. Ord, commanding XVIII/AotJ, July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #264: Report of Brigadier General Hiram Burnham, commanding 1/XVIII/AotJ, July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #270: Reports of Colonel Guy V. Henry, 40th MA, commanding 3/1/XVIII/AotJ, June 15-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #271: Report of Captain James F. Brown, 21st CT, June 13-August 26, 1864
• OR XL P1 #276: Report of Brigadier General Joseph B. Carr, commanding 3/XVIII/AotJ, July 29-31, 1864
• OR XL P1 #278: Report of Colonel Alexander Piper, 10th NYHA, Arty/XVIII/AotJ, July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #287: Report of Lieutenant William P. Powers, 4th WI Btty, July 27-30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #294: Report of Brigadier General William N. Pendleton, Arty/ANV, June 16-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #295. Diary of the First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, June 16-July 31, 1864
• OR XL P1 #299: Report of Brigadier General John Bratton, commanding Bratton/Field/First/ANV, June 13-July 30, 1864
• OR XL P1 #300: Report of Colonel James R. Hagood, 1st SC (Hagood’s), June 14-July 29, 1864
• OR XL P1 #301: Report of Colonel James P. Simms, 53rd GA, commanding Simms (Bryan)/Kershaw/First/ANV, June 23-July 29, 1864
• OR XL P1 #302: Reports of Major General Bushrod R. Johnson, commanding Johnson/DNCSV, June 16-July 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #24: Report of Major James E. Larkin, 5th NH, July 26-30 and August 13-20, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #164: Report of Colonel Charles Wheelock, 97th NY, commanding 2/3/V/AotP, July 29-August 30, 1864
• Plan Showing Part of the Line of the U.S. Forces on July 29th, 1864 (OR Atlas 64:2)
• The First Battle of Deep Bottom: July 27-29, 1864
• OR XLVI P1 #1: Report of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, commanding U.S. Army, March 1864-May, 1865
• July 26-30, 1864 William B. Pike (Diary)
• NP: July 21, 1902 New Orleans Times-Picayune: Donaldsonville Cannoniers at the Siege of Petersburg, Part 6
• NP: October 20, 1869 Washington (PA) Reporter: 140th Pennsylvania at the Siege of Petersburg, Part 4
• NP: August 18, 1864 Pittsfield (MA) Sun: Extract of a letter from a member of Co. E, 27th Mass. Vols.
• NP: August 16, 1864 New York Evening Post: The Colored Troops at Petersburg
• NP: September 2, 1864 Boston Recorder: The Repulse at Petersburg, July 30, 1864
• OR LI P1: Report of Captain Michael Beahen, 8th NJ, July 26-29, 1864
• CT AG 65-66: Report of Major Thomas Wright, 31st USCT, of operations June 4-November 6, 1864
• OR LI P1: Report of Colonel Richard N. Batchelder, Chief Quartermaster, AotP, June 30, 1864 – June 30, 1865
• The First Battle of Deep Bottom: July 27-29 by Dan O’Connell
• 150 Years Ago Today at Petersburg: July 29, 1864
• LT: July 31, 1864 Theodore Lyman
• Review: The Battle of First Deep Bottom
• Petersburg Medals of Honor: The Hero of Fort Haskell
• NP: October 22, 1905 Richmond Times-Dispatch: Sanders’ Alabama Brigade at the Crater
• LT: July 29, 1864 Charles McKnight
• DI: July 1864 John D. Vautier (88th PA) Diary Entries
• NP: August 6, 1864 Cape Ann Light and Gloucester Telegraph: 23rd MA And Shelling Along The Lines
• NP: August 13, 1864 Cape Ann Light and Gloucester Telegraph: 23rd MA Observes the Crater Battle
• LT: July 29, 1864 Henry F. Young (7th Wisconsin)
• NP: August 12, 1864 The Bedford Inquirer: 110th PA at First Deep Bottom, July 26-30, 1864
• NP: August 1, 1864 Richmond Examiner: The War News, July 27-30, 1864
• NP: August 1, 1864 Richmond Examiner: A Richmond Editor’s View of Grant’s Third Offensive
• LT: November 2, 1864 Reuben P. H. Morris (2nd Michigan)
• ITINERARY: 85th Pennsylvania