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Muster In: November 4, 18611
Muster Out: June 30, 18652
Commander(s):
Colonel John H. Gleason
3
Major Richard Moroney (of the 69th NY)
4
Captain Michael H. Kenneally
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Captain Alexander Watts
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Captain William H. Terwilliger
5
Commander 6
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army6
- Commander:
- Major Richard Moroney (of the 69th NY)(June 14-16, 1864. Took command of Irish Brigade on June 16, 1864 with the death of Colonel Kelly)7
- Unknown
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Smooth-bored Muskets, model 1842 (.69 caliber) (June 30, 1864)8
- Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)9
- Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)10
Second Offensive Order of Battle:
Second Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army (June 19-26, 1864)11
Consolidated Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army (June 27-30, 1864)12
- Commander: Captain Michael H. Kenneally (at least June 30, 1864)13
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Smooth-bored Muskets, model 1842 (.69 caliber) (June 30, 1864)14
- Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)15
- Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)16
Third Offensive Order of Battle: Consolidated Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army17,18
- Commander: Captain Michael H. Kenneally (July 31, 1864)19
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: The 63rd NY had only six (6) companies on July 31, 1864.20
Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Consolidated Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army21,22
- Commander: Captain Alexander Watts (August 31, 1864)23
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: The 63rd New York had only six (6) companies on August 31, 1864.24,25
Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: Consolidated Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army26
- Commander: Captain Alexander Watts (at least October 13, 1864)27
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (September 30, 1864)28
- Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (September 30, 1864)29
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Consolidated Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army30
- Commander: Captain Alexander Watts (October 31, 1864)31
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: The 63rd New York consisted of seven (7) companies at this time.32
Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army33
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel John H. Gleason (December 31, 1864)34
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: The 63rd New York consisted of six (6) companies at this time.35
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army36,37
- Commander: Colonel John H. Gleason (January 31 & February 28, 1865)38,39
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: The 63rd New York consisted of six (6) companies at this time.40,41
Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army42,43
- Commander: Captain William H. Terwilliger (March 31, 1865)44
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: The 63rd New York consisted of six (6) companies at this time.45,46
Dyer’s Compendium Info:
Petersburg Campaign Battles47:
- Before Petersburg June 16-18.
- Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
- Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864.
- Demonstration north of the James July 27-29.
- Deep Bottom July 27-28.
- Demonstration north of the James August 13-20.
- Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.
- Ream’s Station August 25.
- Reconnaissance to Hatcher’s Run December 9-10.
- Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865.
- Watkins’ House March 25.
- Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
- Hatcher’s Run or Boydton Road March 29-31.
- White Oak Road March 31.
- Sutherland Station and fall of Petersburg April 2.
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 150 Years Ago Today: Capture of Union Pickets at Fort Davis: October 30, 1864
- 150 Years Ago Today: Return of the Irish Brigade: October 31, 1864
- MAP: 2nd Deep Bottom (Horn 2nd Ed.): Barlow’s First Attacks Noon-2 p.m., August 14, 1864
- Maps of the 2nd Battle of Deep Bottom from John Horn’s New Petersburg Book
- NP: July 2, 1864 Irish-American (NY): The Irish Brigade, June 22
- NP: June 20, 1864 Philadelphia Inquirer: Associated Press Accounts, June 17-18
- NP: June 27, 1864 Philadelphia Inquirer: The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road, June 22, 1864
- OR XL P1 #38: Report of Captain Alexander Watts, 63rd NY, June 11-July 30, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #45: Report of Major John W. Byron, 88th NY, commanding 3rd Provisional Regiment, August 14, 1864
- OR XLVI P1 #33: Report of Captain William H. Terwilliger, 63rd NY, March 25, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #34: Report of Captain William H. Terwilliger, 63rd NY, Mar 29-Apr 9, 1865
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) ↩
- Image from the personal collection of Joseph Maghe. This image may not be reproduced without his written consent. I’d like to thank Joe for his extreme generosity in providing this and many other images for commanders at this site. ↩
- Image from the personal collection of Joseph Maghe. This image may not be reproduced without his written consent. I’d like to thank Joe for his extreme generosity in providing this and many other images for commanders at this site. ↩
- Smith, William Morris, photographer. Portrait of Capt. William H. Terwilliger, officer of the Federal Army, and officers, Company A, 63d New York Infantry, vicinity of Washington, D.C. (June) Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2018666500/>. This image was brought to my attention by Joseph Maghe, who has a large personal collection of Civil War artifacts related to Irish soldiers in the Civil War. I thank him for pointing it out to me. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), pages 219-220 ↩
- 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 350 ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 63rd New York Entry, Page 116; 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 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.: On June 30, 1864, the 63rd NY had 12 Model 1842 smoothbores, 9 Enfield rifles, and 3 Springfield rifles. ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 63rd New York Entry, Page 116; 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 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.: On June 30, 1864, the 63rd NY had 12 Model 1842 smoothbores, 9 Enfield rifles, and 3 Springfield rifles. ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 63rd New York Entry, Page 116; 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 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.: On June 30, 1864, the 63rd NY had 12 Model 1842 smoothbores, 9 Enfield rifles, and 3 Springfield rifles. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), pages 219-220 ↩
- 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. 543 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 2 (Serial Number 81), page 543 ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 63rd New York Entry, Page 116; 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 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.: On June 30, 1864, the 63rd NY had 12 Model 1842 smoothbores, 9 Enfield rifles, and 3 Springfield rifles. ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 63rd New York Entry, Page 116; 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 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.: On June 30, 1864, the 63rd NY had 12 Model 1842 smoothbores, 9 Enfield rifles, and 3 Springfield rifles. ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 63rd New York Entry, Page 116; 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 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.: On June 30, 1864, the 63rd NY had 12 Model 1842 smoothbores, 9 Enfield rifles, and 3 Springfield rifles. ↩
- 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 252 ↩
- 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 729 ↩
- 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 729 ↩
- 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 252 ↩
- 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 612: “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), pages 117, 129: “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 612: “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 2 (Serial Number 88), page 612: “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 129: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (August 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. 1298. ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), pages 348-349: Watts signed this report as Captain commanding the 63rd NY on October 13, 1864. ↩
- Volume 15 (Ordnance Returns for the Third Quarter, July-September, 1864); 63rd New York Entry, Page 112; 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 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
- Volume 15 (Ordnance Returns for the Third Quarter, July-September, 1864); 63rd New York Entry, Page 112; 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 7); Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance, 1797-1969, Record Group 156; National Archives Building, Washington, D.C. ↩
- 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 458: “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 458: “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 458: “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 1115: “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 1115: “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 1115: “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 325: “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 739: “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 325: “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 739: “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 325: “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 739: “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 1 (Serial Number 95), page 566: “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 566: “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 566: “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” ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩