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Muster In: Organized at Camp Piqua, Ohio, October 3, 1862.1
Muster Out: Mustered out June 25, 1865.2
Commander(s):
Lieutenant Colonel Otho H. Binkley
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Captain William D. Shellenberger
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Commander 3
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Third Division | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3,4
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)5
Second Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Third Division | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army6,7
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Otho H. Binkley (June 30, 1864)8
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)5
Third Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Third Division | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army10
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Otho H. Binkley (July 31, 1864)11
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: The Second Brigade, Third Division, Sixth Corps moved to City Point, Va. at 5 am on July 6, 1864 and embarked for Baltimore, MD.12,13
Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Not present at the Siege of Petersburg.14
Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Not present at the Siege of Petersburg.15
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:
- Not present at the Siege of Petersburg.16
Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Third Division | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army17
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Otho H. Binkley (December 31, 1864)18
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: This unit moved to the Siege of Petersburg from December 3-6, 1864.19
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Third Division | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army20,21
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Otho H. Binkley (January & February 1865)22,23
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Third Division | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army24,25
- Commander:
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- Weapons:
Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles28:
- Before Petersburg June 18-July 6.
- Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23.
- Moved to Baltimore, Md., July 6-8.
- …away…
- Moved to Washington, D. C, thence to Petersburg, Va., December 3-6.
- Siege of Petersburg December 6, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
- Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9, 1865.
- Fall of Petersburg April 2.
- Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.
- Sailor’s Creek April 6.
- Appomattox Court House April 9.
- Surrender of Lee and his army.
Bibliography:
- 110th OH: The Civil War Letters (1862-1865) of Private Henry Kauffman
- 110th OH: The Weary Boys: Colonel J. Warren Keifer and the 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 110th OH: The Civil War Letters (1862-1865) of Private Henry Kauffman
- 110th OH: The Weary Boys: Colonel J. Warren Keifer and the 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
- The 14th New Jersey and the Action at Fort Fisher (March 25, 1865)
- OR XL P1 #162: Report of Lieutenant Colonel Otho H. Binkley, 110th OH, June 13-July 6, 1864
- OR XLVI P1 #130: Report of Bvt. Colonel Otho H. Binkley, 110th OH, March 25, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #142: Reports of Bvt. Colonel Otho H. Binkley, 110th OH, April 2-6, 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) ↩
- 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 ↩
- 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. 548 ↩
- Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 110th Ohio Entry, Page 33; 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. 228 ↩
- 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. 548 ↩
- 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. 548 ↩
- Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 110th Ohio Entry, Page 33; 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 258 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XXVII, Part 2 (Serial Number 71), page 551 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XXVII, Part 1 (Serial Number 70), page 274 ↩
- 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) ↩
- 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 XLII, Part 3 (Serial Number 89), page 1120: “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 1120: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
- 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 XLVI, Part 2 (Serial Number 96), page 330: “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 744: “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 330: “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 744: “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 572: “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 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 572: “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 572: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩