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Muster In: Organized at Camp Chase, Ohio, and mustered in May 15, 1864.1
Muster Out: Mustered out September 10, 1864.2
Commander(s):
Colonel Joel Haines
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Lieutenant Colonel John J. Patton
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Commander 3
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade (?) | First Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army3,4
- Commander: Colonel Joel Haines (June 14, 1864)5
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)6
- Note: On June 14, 1864, the 132nd Ohio was ordered to report to Brigadier General Alfred Terry, commander of the Tenth Corps, for duty. The unit appeared to have been immediately assigned to Hawley’s Brigade [2/1/X/AotJ], at the very least unofficially. The men of this unit were ordered to report for fatigue duty at 8 a.m. on June 15, 1864, with 200 men sent to Battery No. 2 and 300 to Battery No. 4.7
Second Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Third Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army8,9
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel John J. Patton (June 30, 1864)10
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)11
Third Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Third Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army12,13
- Commander: Colonel Joel Haines (July 31, 1864)14
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Third Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army (August 1-12, 1864)15
- Commander:
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: Moved to Norfolk, Va., August 12; thence to Washington, D.C., August 27.16
Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:
- No longer in existence.17
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:
- No longer in existence.18
Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:
- No longer in existence.19
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:
- No longer in existence.20
Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:
- No longer in existence.21
Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles22:
- Fatigue duty at White House until June 11.
- Moved to Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 11.
- Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the James.
- Fatigue and picket duty at Bermuda Hundred until August 12.
- Moved to Norfolk, Va., August 12; thence to Washington, D.C., August 27.
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
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. 235: This casualty list indicates that the Third Division was formed on June 19, 1864, one day after the First Offensive ended. I am positive the regiment was in the area of Bermuda Hundred during the First Offensive and was considered a part of the Army of the James, but I am unsure exactly which sub-organization the regiment belonged to. More research is needed. ↩
- 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 41 ↩
- 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 41 ↩
- Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 132nd Ohio Entry, Page 36; 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 2 (Serial Number 81), page 41. ↩
- 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. 235 ↩
- 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. 554 ↩
- 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. 554 ↩
- Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 132nd Ohio Entry, Page 36; 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 264 ↩
- 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 739 ↩
- 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 739 ↩
- 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) ↩
- 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) ↩