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Muster In: Organized at Philadelphia August 5, 1861, and ordered to Washington, D.C.1
Muster Out: July 9, 18652
Commander(s):
Captain R. Bruce Ricketts
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Lieutenant John F. Campbell
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3,4,5
- Commander: Captain R. Bruce Ricketts (June 13-18, 1864)6
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- Weapons: 6 x 3-inch Ordnance Rifles (March 31, 1864)7
Second Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army8,9
- Commander: Captain R. Bruce Ricketts (June 30, 1864)10
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Third Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army11,12
- Commander: Captain R. Bruce Ricketts (July 31, 1864)13
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army14,15
- Commander: Captain R. Bruce Ricketts (August 31, 1864)16
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Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army17
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Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army18
- Commander: Lieutenant John F. Campbell (October 31, 1864)19
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army20
- Commander: Lieutenant John F. Campbell (December 31, 1864)21
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Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army22,23
- Commander: Lieutenant John F. Campbell (January 31 & February 28, 1865)24
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Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: Artillery Brigade | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army25,26
- Commander: Lieutenant John F. Campbell (March 31, 1865)27
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- Note: Temporarily attached to the Artillery Reserve during the Ninth Offensive.28
Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles29:
- Before Petersburg June 16-18.
- Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
- Jerusalem Plank Road June 21-22, 1864.
- Demonstration north of the James River at Deep Bottom July 27-29.
- Deep Bottom July 27-29.
- Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom August 13-20.
- Strawberry Plains August 14-18.
- Fall of Petersburg April 2, 1865.
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 1864 Election Returns: 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac
- OR XL P1 #109: Report of Captain R. Bruce Ricketts, Btty F 1st PA Lt Arty, June 12-July 1, 1864
- OR XL P1 (Broadfoot Sup.) #3: Report of Colonel John C. Tidball, 4th NYHA, commanding Arty/II/AotP, June 12-July 2, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #117: Report of Captain R Bruce Ricketts, Bttyy F 1st PA Lt Arty, August 12-27, 1864
Sources:
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 222 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 545 ↩
- Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Part I, Reports, Vol. 7, pp. 219-222 ↩
- Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Part I, Reports, Vol. 7, pp. 219-222 ↩
- Volume 3 (Ordnance Returns for the First Quarter, January-March, 1864); 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery, Battery F Entry, Page 151; Summary Statements of Quarterly Returns of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores on Hand in Regular and Volunteer Army Organizations, 1862-1867, 1870-1876. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1281, Roll 1); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.: Not many returns exist for June 30, 1864, and none exist past that, so I’ve made the decision to include the March 31, 1864 ordnance return data in the absence of better information. I’ll add more immediate reports of tube numbers and types as they are found. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 222 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 545 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), p. 545 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), page 254 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), page 731 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 3 (Serial Number 82), page 731 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), page 614: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), page 119: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (August 1864)” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), page 614: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
- Sommers, Richard J. “Grant’s Fifth Offensive at Petersburg: A Study in Strategy, Tactics, and Generalship. The Battle of Poplar Spring Church, the First Battle of the Darbytown Road, the Second Battle of the Squirrel Level Road, the Second Battle of the Darbytown Road (Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia).” Doctoral Thesis. Rice University, 1970. Print. p. 1299. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 460: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 460: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 1117: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 1117: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 327: “Organization of the Union Forces” (January 31, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 741: “Organization of the Union Forces” (February 28, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 327: “Organization of the Union Forces” (January 31, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 565: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 582: “Return of casualties in the Union Forces commanded by Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, March 29-April 9, 1865” ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 565: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 565: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩