Today in the Petersburg Campaign: March 9, 1865

March 9, 1865

The Federal occupation of Columbia, VA, by Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, USA.

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 XLVI P1 #4: Itineraries of the Army of the Potomac, Sheridan’s Cavalry Command, and the Army of the James, January-April 1865
• LT: March 9, 1865 Luther Rice Mills (26th Virginia)
• 150 Years Ago Today at Petersburg: March 9, 1865
• ITINERARY: 48th North Carolina