Today in the Petersburg Campaign: October 1, 1864

October 1, 1864

Brig. Gen. John Dunovant, CSA, is mortally wounded during the fighting on the Vaughn Road, south of the James River, VA, following the Federal capture of Fort Harrison, VA.

Bvt. Maj. Gen. Godfrey Weitzel, USA, is in temporary command of the 18th US Army Corps, the Richmond, VA, campaign.

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:

• The Battle of Peebles Farm NPS Map: October 1, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #1: Report of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, commanding US Army, August 9-December 11, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #5: Reports of Major General George G. Meade, commanding AotP, August 1-December 12, 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 #7: Number 7. Return of Casualties in the Union Forces, Aug. 13-20, 18-21, 25, Sep. 29-30, Oct. 7, 13, 27-28, Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov. Dec. 1864
• OR XLII P1 #8: Reports of Major Nathaniel Michler, Acting Chief Engineer, AotP, September 17-November 14, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #10: Report of Surg. Thomas A. McParlin, U. S. Army, Medical Director, Army of the Potomac, August 1-December 26, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #12: Reports of Major Benjamin F. Fisher, Chief Signal Officer, AotP, August 1-October 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #77: Reports of Bvt. Major General Gershom Mott, commanding 3/II/AotP, Aug 12-19, Sept 10, Oct 1-5 and 24-28, and Dec 6-12, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #83: Reports of Brigadier General Byron R. Pierce, commanding 2/3/II/AotP, Oct 1-5 and 27, and Dec 7-12, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #84: Reports of Major Nathaniel Shatswell, 1st MAHA, Aug 15-16, Sept 30-Oct 5, and Oct 27, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #89: Report of Lieutenant Colonel William B. Neeper, 57th PA, September 30-October 5, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #94: Report of Captain John C. Conser, 105th PA, October 1-5, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #96: Reports of Lieutenant Colonel Casper W. Tyler, 141st PA, Aug 15-16 and Oct 1-5 and 27, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #98: Report of Captain Henry C. Garrison, 1st USSS, October 1- 5, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #100: Reports of Bvt. Brigadier General Robert McAllister, commanding 3/3/II/AotP, Aug 13-20 and 25, Sept 9-10, Oct 1-5 and 24-28, Nov 5, and Dec 7-12, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #101: Report of Major Charles C. Rivers, 11th MA, October 1-5, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #103: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Francis Price, 7th NJ, October 1-5, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #104: Report of Captain Michael Beahen, 8th NJ, October 1-5, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #105: Report of Lieutenant Colonel John Schoonover, 11th NJ, October 1-5, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #106: Report of Lieutenant Colonel John R. Tappen, 120th NY, October 1-5, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #147: Report of Major James Grindlay, 146th NY, commanding 1/2/V/AotP, Sept 30-Oct 3, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #150: Reports of Colonel Samuel A. Graham, Purnell MD Inf, commanding 2/2/V/AotP, Aug 18-Sept 2 and Oct 1 and 8, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #187: Reports of Major General John G. Parke, commanding IX/AotP, Aug 15-Oct 28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #189: Reports of Brigadier General Orlando B. Willcox, commanding 1/IX/AotP, Sept 30-Oct 8 and Oct 27-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #191: Report of Colonel Samuel Harriman, 37th WI, commanding 1/1/IX/AotP, Sept 30-Oct 9, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #193: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Ely, 8th MI, Sept 30-Oct 9, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #194: Report of Captain Charles Waite, 27th MI, Sept 29-Oct 9, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #196: Report of Major William J. Kershaw, 37th WI, Sept 30-Oct 9, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #198: Report of Brigadier General John F. Hartranft, commanding 2/1/IX/AotP, Sept 30-Oct 8, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #200: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Byron M. Cutcheon, 20th MI, Sept 30-Oct 8, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #201: Report of Captain Adolph Becker, 46th NY, Sept 30-Oct 8, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #202: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Martin P. Avery, 60th OH, Sept 30-Oct 6, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #203: Report of Captain George W. Brumm, 50th PA, Sept 30-Oct 8, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #204: Reports of Colonel Napoleon B. McLaughlen, 57th MA, commanding 3/1/IX/AotP, Sept 30-Oct 8 and 27-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #208: Report of Colonel John I. Curtin, 45th PA, commanding 1/2/IX/AotP, Sept 29-Oct 17, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #212: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Percy Daniels, 7th RI, Sept 25-Oct 2, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #213: Report of Brigadier General Simon G. Griffin, commanding 2/2/IX/AotP, Sept 29-Oct 16, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #222: Report of Captain Adelbert B. Twitchell, 7th ME Btty, Aug 1-Oct 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #224: Report of Captain Edward W Rogers, 19th NY 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 #228: Reports of Captain Samuel H. Rhoads, Btty D PA Lt Arty, Aug 1-Oct 28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #231: Report of Asst. Surg. Elias J. Marsh, Surgeon-in-Chief, 2/Cav/AotP, July 30-Dec 12, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #234: Report of Major Myron H. Beaumont, 1st NJ Cav, Sept 29-Oct 3, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #246: Reports of Captain Henry R. Clum, Signal Corps, Chief Signal Officer, AotJ, Sept 1-Oct 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #247: Reports of Bvt. Major Peter S. Michie, Corps of Engineers, Acting Chief Engineer, Aug 1-Dec 20, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #249: Report of Col. Edward W. Serrell, 1st NY Eng, Sept 27-Oct 5, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #250: Reports of Maj. Gen. David B. Birney, commanding X/AotJ, Aug 14-19 and Oct 1-2, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #266: Reports of Col. Joseph C. Abbott, 7th NH, commanding 2/1/X/AotJ, Sept 28-Oct 7 and Oct 27-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #268: Report of Colonel Alfred P. Rockwell, 6th CT, Sept 28-Oct 12, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #270: Reports of Captain Seager S. Atwell, 7th CT, Aug 17-21, Sept 28-Oct 7, Oct 13 and 27-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #271: Reports of Major Frederick W. Prince, 16th NYHA, Sept 28-Oct 13 and Oct 27-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #272: Reports of Lieutenant Colonel James F. Randlett, 3rd NH, Aug 14-17, Sept 29, and Oct 1, 7, 13, and 27-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #274: Reports of Lieutenant Colonel Augustus W. Rollins, 7th NH, Sept 28-Oct 7, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #276: Reports of Colonel Harris M. Plaisted, 11th ME, commanding 3/1/X/AotJ, Aug 27-Sept 25 and Oct 1, 7, 13, and 27-29, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #288: Report of Brigadier General Robert S. Foster, commanding 2/X/AotJ, Sept 28-Oct 4 and Oct 27-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #291: Reports of Colonel Galusha Pennypacker, 97th PA, commanding 2/2/X/AotJ, Sept 28-Oct 1 and Oct 27-28, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #292: Reports of Colonel Louis Bell, 4th NH, commanding 3/2/X/AotJ, Sept 28-Oct 1 and Oct 27-28, 1864
• The Battle of Peebles’ Farm: September 30-October 2, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #350: Medals of Honor, August 1-December 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #353: Report of Brigadier General William N. Pendleton, Arty/ANV, August 10-December 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #354: Report of Major James F. Milligan, Signal Officer, Independent Signal Corps, Oct 1-Dec 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #355: Report of Major D. B. Bridgford, commanding Prov/ANV, Sept 29-Oct 1, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #356: Report of Major John W. Fairfax, AAIG, First/ANV, September 30-October 1, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #358: Diary of the First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia Aug 1-Oct 18, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #361: Report of Brigadier General John Bratton, commanding Bratton/Field/First/ANV from July 30-Dec 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #362: Reports of Major General Bushrod R. Johnson, commanding Johnson/DNCSV, Aug 2-Dec 31, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #370: Report of Colonel James R. Hagood, 1st SC (Hagood’s), Aug 14-Dec 10, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #373: Report of Major Robert B. Fauntleroy, 55th VA, Sept 30-Oct 1, 1864
• OR XLII P1 #374: Reports of Major General Wade Hampton, C. S. Army commanding Cav/ANV, Aug 25, Sept 14-17, Sept 29-Oct 1, Oct 27-28, and Dec 7-11, 1864
• UPR: Report of Captain John R. Ross, Eighty-fourth Pennsylvania Infantry, of operations September 30-October 5, 1864
• NP: November 17, 1864 Windham County Transcript: From the Twenty-Ninth (CT) Regiment
• OR LI P1: Report of Asst. Surg. Charles Smart, Medical Inspector, II/AotP, October 1-31, 1864
• CT AG 64-65: Report of Colonel John L. Otis, 10th Connecticut, of operations October 1, 1864
• OR LI P1: Report of Colonel Richard N. Batchelder, Chief Quartermaster, AotP, June 30, 1864 – June 30, 1865
• UPR: Report of Lieutenant Colonel William Lee Davidson, 7th North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations September 30-October 1, 1864
• UPR: Report of Lieutenant Colonel John W. McGill, 18th North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations September 30-October 1, 1864
• UPR: Report of Captain Gold G. Holland, 28th North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations September 30-October 1, 1864
• UPR: Report of Colonel Robert V. Cowan, 33rd North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations September 30-October 1, 1864
• UPR: Report of Major Jackson L. Bost, 37th North Carolina, Lane’s Brigade, of operations September 30-October 1, 1864
• UPR: Report of Major Thomas J. Wooten, Sharpshooter Battalion, Lane’s Brigade, of operations September 30-October 1, 1864
• NP: June 8, 1882 Anderson (SC) Intelligencer: Butler’s SC Cavalry Brigade at the Siege of Petersburg
• NP: October 3, 1864 Philadelphia Inquirer: Meade’s Advance, September 29-30
• CLARK NC: 7th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• 150 Years Ago Today: Battle of Peebles Farm: October 1, 1864
• 150 Years Ago Today at Petersburg: October 1, 1864
• LT: October 2, 1864 James P. Elliott (1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery)
• LT: October 2, 1864 Spencer G. Welch (13th South Carolina)
• LT: October 10, 1864 John B. Cooper (9th New Hampshire)
• SHS Papers: Volume 9: History of Lane’s North Carolina Brigade at Petersburg, Part 2 by James H. Lane
• SHS Papers: Volume 10: History of Lane’s North Carolina Brigade at Petersburg, Part 5 by James H. Lane
• CLARK NC: 11th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• NP: September 15, 1897 Anderson (SC) Intelligencer: Butler’s SC Cavalry at the Siege of Petersburg
• CLARK NC: 18th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• NP: September 30, 1964 Petersburg Progress-Index: Siege Centennial, Part 30: Inching Toward Victory
• NP: March 26, 1953 Sandy Creek (NY) News: Thomas Moore (96th NY) at the Siege of Petersburg, Part 3
• NP: October 4, 1945 Baldwinsville NY Messenger: 185th New York at Petersburg, Part 1
• NP: October 25, 1945 Baldwinsville NY Messenger: 185th New York at Petersburg, Part 2
• CLARK NC: 28th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• MAP: Battle of Squirrel Level Road 1 October 1864 (16th Infantry Regiment Association)
• MAP: 11th US Actions During the Petersburg Campaign, June 18, 1864-April 8, 1865(16th Infantry Regiment Association)
• CLARK NC: 37th North Carolina at the Siege of Petersburg
• NP: March 4, 1925 Potsdam NY Courier and Freeman: Orlando P. Benson Diary, 92nd NY, Part 4
• Book Notes: History of the Eighty-fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865
• ITINERARY: 85th Pennsylvania