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18th Pennsylvania Cavalry

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Muster In: Organized at Pittsburgh and Harrisburg October to December, 1862.1
Muster Out: Consolidated with 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry June 24, 1865, to form 3rd Provisional Cavalry.2

Commander(s):
Major John W. Phillips
3

Commander 2
Commander Image

Commander 3
Commander Image

First Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Third Division | Cavalry Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army4,5

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  • Note: A detachment (of what size?) of the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry was serving temporarily with the Sixth Corps, Army of the Potomac during this time.6
  • Note: The 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry was not present with its brigade until June 23, 1864.  Where was it?7

Second Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Third Division | Cavalry Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army8

  • Commander: Major John W. Phillips (June 30, 1864)9
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:
  • Note: A detachment (of what size?) of the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry was serving temporarily with the Sixth Corps, Army of the Potomac during this time.10

Third Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Third Division | Cavalry Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army11,12

  • Commander: Major John W. Phillips (July 31, 1864)13
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Third Division | Cavalry Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army

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  • Note: The Third Cavalry Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac was ordered to Washington, D. C. on August 4-5, 1864 and embarked on or near August 6-7, 1864.14,15

Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer present at the Siege of Petersburg.16

Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer present at the Siege of Petersburg.17

Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer present at the Siege of Petersburg.18

Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer present at the Siege of Petersburg.19

Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer present at the Siege of Petersburg.20

Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles21:

  • Long Bridge June 12.
  • Smith’s Store near St.
  • Mary’s Church June 15.
  • Siege of Petersburg June to August.
  • Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23.
  • (Co. “B” at Headquarters, 6th Corps, June 25-July 16.)
  • White Oak Swamp July 14.

Bibliography:

    Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:

      Sources:

      1. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      2. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      3. Image taken from Atheran, Robert G. & Phillips, John W. “The Civil War Diary of John Wilson Phillips.” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Jan. 1954, pp. 95–123. ↩
      4. 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. 232 ↩
      5. 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. 551 ↩
      6. 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. 228. ↩
      7. 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. 551 ↩
      8. 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. 551 ↩
      9. 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. 551 ↩
      10. 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. 228. ↩
      11. 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 262 ↩
      12. 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 736 ↩
      13. 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 736 ↩
      14. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 2 (Serial Number 88), pages 61, 76 “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
      15. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      16. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      17. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      18. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      19. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      20. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      21. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩

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