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148th Ohio Infantry

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Muster In: Organized at Marietta, Ohio, and mustered in May 17, 1864.1
Muster Out: Mustered out September 14, 1864.2

Commander(s):
Colonel Thomas W. Moore
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Lieutenant Colonel Isaac B. Kinkead
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Commander 3
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Ad Hoc Brigade | Cavalry Division | Army of the James | Union Army3

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  • Weapons: Enfield Rifles (.577 caliber) (June 30, 1864)4
  • Note: On June 13, 1864 the 1st Maryland Cavalry (dismounted) and 148th Ohio are temporarily assembled into an ad hoc brigade reporting to Brigadier General August V. Kautz, commander of the Cavalry Division, Army of the James. The 148th Ohio would be attached to the all-Ohio Third Division when it was created on June 19, 1864 during the Second Offensive.5

Second Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Third Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army6,7

Third Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Third Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army10,11

  • Commander: Colonel Thomas W. Moore (July 31, 1864)12
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Third Division | X Corps | Army of the James | Union Army (August 1-29, 1864)13

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  • Note: Duty at City Point until August 29. Moved to Marietta September 5, and mustered out September 14, 1864.14

Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer in existence.15

Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer in existence.16

Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer in existence.17

Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer in existence.18

Ninth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • No longer in existence.19

Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles20:

  • Moved to Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 11, and to City Point June 15.
  • Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the James.
  • Duty at City Point until August 29.

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. 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. 234: 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. ↩
    4. Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 148th Ohio Entry, Page 39; 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. ↩
    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), page 18 ↩
    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. 234 ↩
    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. 554 ↩
    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. 554 ↩
    9. Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 148th Ohio Entry, Page 39; 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. ↩
    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), page 264 ↩
    11. 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 ↩
    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 739 ↩
    13. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
    14. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
    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) ↩

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