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Muster In: Organized at Binghampton and mustered in August 27, 1862.1
Muster Out: Mustered out June 4, 1865.2
Commander(s):
Lieutenant Colonel Colwert K. Pier (of the 38th WI)
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Major Philo B. Stilson
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Major George W. Dunn
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Captain Edwin Evans
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Captain Zelotus G. Gordon
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First Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Third Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3,4
- Commander: Major Philo B. Stilson (at least June 17-18, 1864)5
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)6
Second Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Third Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army7,8
- Commander: Major Philo B. Stilson (June 30, 1864)9
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)10
Third Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Third Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army11,12
- Commander: Captain Edwin Evans (July 31, 1864)13
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Third Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army14,15
- Commander: Captain Edwin Evans (August 31, 1864)16
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Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army17,18
- Commander:
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- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (September 30, 1864)19
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army20,21
- Commander: Major George W. Dunn (October 31, 1864)22
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army23
- Commander: Major George W. Dunn (December 31, 1864)24
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Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army25,26
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Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | IX Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army29,30,31
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Colwert K. Pier (of the 38th WI)(March 31, 1865)32
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- Note: This unit is listed in the casualty returns for the Battle of Fort Stedman, March 25, 1865. However, the First Brigade is called out for having not been actively engaged, and the record shows no casualties.33
Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles34:
- Before Petersburg June 16-18.
- Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
- Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864.
- Weldon Railroad August 18-21.
- Ream’s Station August 25.
- Poplar Springs Church, Peeble’s Farm, September 29-October 2.
- Reconnaissance on Vaughan and Squirrel Level Roads October 8.
- Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run, October 27-28.
- Fort Stedman March 25, 1865.
- Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
- Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2.
- Occupation of Petersburg April 2.
- Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.
- Surrender of Lee and his army at Appomattox Court House April 9.
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 109th NY: Dear Friend Amelia: The Civil War Letters of Private John Tidd
- Alex Patten Diary: June 13, 1864
- Alex Patten Diary: June 14, 1864
- Alex Patten Diary: June 16, 1864
- Alex Patten Diary: June 18, 1864
- BTC Notes: Dear Friend Amelia: The Civil War Letters of Private John Tidd by Mary Jordan and Joyce Hatch
- New 109th New York Book from the Editor of Dear Friend Amelia
- NP: June 24, 1864 Binghamton (NY) Daily Democrat: 109th NY List of Wounded on June 16 and 17
- NP: June 24, 1864 Binghamton (NY) Daily Democrat: The 109th [NY] Regiment
- NP: June 27, 1864 Binghamton (NY) Daily Democrat: The 109th [NY] List of Killed and Wounded
- NP: June 29, 1864 Broome (NY) Weekly Republican: From the 109th N.Y.V. In the Field Near Petersburg, June 19
- NP: October 5, 1864 Broome Weekly Republican: A Voice from the Soldiers
- NP: September 17, 1864 Binghamton Republican: Col. B.F. Tracy and Col. I.S. Catlin
- OR XL P1 #199: Report of Captain Edwin Evans, 109th NY, June 12-July 30, 1864
- OR XLVI P1 #157: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Colwert K. Pier, 38th WI, commanding 109th NY, April 1-3, 1865
- Philetus Shaw Diary: June 12, 1864
- Philetus Shaw Diary: June 13, 1864
- Philetus Shaw Diary: June 14, 1864
- Philetus Shaw Diary: June 15, 1864
- Philetus Shaw Diary: June 17, 1864
- Review: Dear Friend Amelia: The Civil War Letters of Private John Tidd
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. 230 ↩
- 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. 550 ↩
- Broome (NY) Weekly Republican, June 29, 1864: “Co. E has to mourn the loss of seven of its bravest and most respected members, among whom is your son C.B. Aldrich. He was wounded on the 17th inst. while charging the enemy’s works near Petersburg…Maj. P. H. Stillson commanded the regiment. He does not know what fear is. He is all right.” ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 109th New York Entry, Page 123; 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 XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 230 ↩
- 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. 550 ↩
- 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. 550 ↩
- Volume 13 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 109th New York Entry, Page 123; 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 XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), page 260 ↩
- 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 734 ↩
- 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 734 ↩
- 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 617: “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 127: “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 617: “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. 1301. ↩
- 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 141: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (September-October 1864)” ↩
- Volume 15 (Ordnance Returns for the Third Quarter, July-September, 1864); 109th New York Entry, Page 118; 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 462: “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 1 (Serial Number 87), page 157: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces…Boydton Plank Road, Va., October 27-28, 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 462: “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 1121: “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 1121: “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 331: “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 745: “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 331: “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 745: “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 573: “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 96), page 70: “Return of Casualties in the Union forces at Fort Stedman… (March 25, 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 588: “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 573: “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 96), page 70: “Return of Casualties in the Union forces at Fort Stedman… (March 25, 1865)” ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩