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Muster In: Organized at Pittsburg August, 1861.1
Muster Out: Mustered out June 28, 1865.2
Commander(s):
Lieutenant Colonel William McIlwaine
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Lieutenant Colonel James Patchell
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Major Thomas McLaughlin
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First Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Second 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: First Brigade | Second Division | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army6,7
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel William McIlwaine (June 30, 1864)8
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: Springfield Rifles (.58 caliber) (June 30, 1864)9
Third Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Second Division | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army10
- Commander: Major Thomas McLaughlin (July 31, 1864)11
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: The First Brigade, Second Division, Sixth Corps moved to City Point, Va. at 11 pm on July 9 and embarked for Washington, D.C. at 5:30 am on July 10, 1864 on the transports Dictator and Guide. 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: First Brigade | Second Division | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army17
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel James Patchell (December 31, 1864)18
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
- Note: This unit moved to the Siege of Petersburg from December 9-12, 1864.19
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Second Division | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army20,21
Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Second Division | VI Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army24,25
- Commander: Lieutenant Colonel James Patchell (March 31, 1865)26
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons:
Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles27:
- Before Petersburg June 17-18.
- Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23.
- Siege of Petersburg until July 9.
- Moved to Washington, D. C., July 9-11.
- …away…
- Ordered to Petersburg December 9-12.
- Siege of Petersburg December, 1864, to April, 1865.
- Fort Fisher, Petersburg, March 25, 1865.
- Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
- Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2.
- Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.
- Appomattox Court House April 9.
- Surrender of Lee and his army.
Bibliography:
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 102nd PA: Camp, March and Battlefield, or Three Years and a Half with the Army of the Potomac
- DI: June 18-19, 1864 Philip W. Pringle
- LT: June 19, 1864 Philip W. Pringle
- LT: June 25, 1864 Philip W. Pringle
- LT: July 3, 1864 Philip W. Pringle
- LT: July 9, 1864 Philip W. Pringle
- LT: October 5, 1864 Philip W. Pringle
- LT: December 29, 1864 Philip W. Pringle
- LT: January 20, 1865 Philip W. Pringle
- LT: March 28, 1865 Philip W. Pringle
- LT: April 4, 1865 Philip W. Pringle
- LT: May 9, 1865 Philip W. Pringle
- NP: July 24, 1864 Sunday Mercury (New York): 170th NY from Spotsylvania to Jersualem Plank Road
- OR XL P1 #154: Report of Major Thomas McLaughlin, 102nd PA, June 12-July 9, 1864
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. 227 ↩
- 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); 102nd Pennsylvania Entry, Page 55; 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. 227 ↩
- 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); 102nd Pennsylvania Entry, Page 55; 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 550 ↩
- 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 273 ↩
- 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 743: “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 743: “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 571: “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 587: “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 571: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩