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106th Pennsylvania Infantry

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Muster In: Organized August 14 – October 31, 18611
Muster Out: Mustered Out June 30, 18652

Commander(s):
Captain John R. Breitenbach
Commander Image

Captain John H. Gallager (aka Gallagher)
John H. Gallager 106th PA3

Lieutenant John Irwin
John Irwin 106th PA4

Lieutenant Jacob Y. Ely
Commander Image Needed

First Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army5

Second Offensive Order of Battle:

Second Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army (June 19-26, 1864)9

Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army (June 27-30, 1864)10

Third Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army15,16

  • Commander: Lieutenant John Irwin (at least July 31, 1864)17,18
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:
  • Note: On July 20-21, 1864 the 106th PA was moved to Washington, D.C., with the men whose time was not expiring transferred to companies F, H, and K.  These men formed the 106th PA Battalion and were assigned to the 69th PA on July 20, 1864.19
  • Note: The 106th PA had only three (3) companies at this point.20

Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army21,22

  • Commander: Lieutenant John Irvin (August 31, 1864)23
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:
  • Note: Was the 106th Pennsylvania Battalion attached to the 69th Pennsylvania until the end of the war?  See Third Offensive note above.
  • Note: The 106th Pennsylvania was a battalion of three companies at this point.24,25

Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army26

  • Commander:
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:
  • Note: As the 106th Pennsylvania Battalion, attached to the 69th Pennsylvania.  See Third Offensive note above.

Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army27,28

  • Commander: Lieutenant John H. Gallager (October 31, 1864)29,30
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:
  • Note: As the 106th Pennsylvania Battalion, attached to the 69th Pennsylvania.  See Third Offensive note above.
  • Note 2: The 106th Pennsylvania consisted of three (3) companies at this time.31,32

Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army33

  • Commander: Lieutenant John H. Gallager (December 31, 1864)34
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:
  • Note: As the 106th Pennsylvania Battalion, attached to the 69th Pennsylvania.  See Third Offensive note above.
  • Note: The 106th Pennsylvania consisted of three (3) companies at this time.35

Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army36,37,38

  • Commander:
    • Lieutenant Jacob Y. Ely (January 31, 1865)39
    • Captain John H. Gallager (February 28, 1865)40
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:
  • Note: As the 106th Pennsylvania Battalion, attached to the 69th Pennsylvania.  See Third Offensive note above.
  • Note: The 106th Pennsylvania consisted of three (3) companies at this time.41,42,43
  • Note: This unit is listed in the casualty returns for the Battle of Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865, implying it was present during the Eighth Offensive and the battle.44

Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: Third Brigade | Second Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army45,46

  • Commander: Captain John H. Gallager (March 31, 1865)47
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:
  • Note: As the 106th Pennsylvania Battalion, attached to the 69th Pennsylvania.  See Third Offensive note above.
  • Note: The 106th Pennsylvania consisted of three (3) companies at this time.48,49

Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles50:

  • Before Petersburg June 16-18.
  • Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
  • Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864.
  • Demonstration on north side of the James at Deep Bottom July 27-29.
  • Deep Bottom July 27-28.
  • Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30.
  • Demonstration on north side of the James at Deep Bottom August 18-20.
  • Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.
  • Ream’s Station August 25.
  • Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run, October 27-28.
  • Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865.
  • Watkins’ House, Petersburg, March 25.
  • Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
  • Vaughan Road, near Hatcher’s Run, March 29.
  • Crow’s House March 31.
  • Fall of Petersburg April 2.

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. This image is from the personal collection of Don Andrew, who collects information on the 106th Pennsylvania, and is used with his written permission.  This image may not be reproduced without Don’s express written consent.  All rights reserved. ↩
  4. This image is from the personal collection of Don Andrew, who collects information on the 106th Pennsylvania, and is used with his written permission.  This image may not be reproduced without Don’s express written consent.  All rights reserved. ↩
  5. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), pages 219-221 ↩
  6. History of the One Hundred and Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, page 275 ↩
  7. Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 106th 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. ↩
  8. Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 106th 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. ↩
  9. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), pages 219-221 ↩
  10. 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. 544 ↩
  11. History of the One Hundred and Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, page 280 ↩
  12. History of the One Hundred and Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, page 277: The 106th PA had 104 men in the fight plus 17 noncombatants behind the lines at the start of June 22, 1864. ↩
  13. Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 106th 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. ↩
  14. Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 106th 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. ↩
  15. 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 253 ↩
  16. 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 730 ↩
  17. History of the One Hundred and Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, page 286 ↩
  18. 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 730 ↩
  19.  History of the One Hundred and Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, page 284 ↩
  20.  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 253 ↩
  21. 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 613: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
  22. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), pages 118, 130: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (August 1864)” ↩
  23. 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 613: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
  24. 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 613: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
  25. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLII, Part 1 (Serial Number 87), pages 118, 130: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (August 1864)” ↩
  26. 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. 1298. ↩
  27. 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 459: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
  28. 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 154: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces…Boydton Plank Road, Va., October 27-28, 1864” ↩
  29. 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 338 ↩
  30. 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 459: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
  31. 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 459: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
  32. 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 154: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces…Boydton Plank Road, Va., October 27-28, 1864” ↩
  33. 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 1116: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
  34. 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 1116: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
  35. 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 1116: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
  36. 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 326: “Organization of the Union Forces” (January 31, 1865) ↩
  37. 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 740: “Organization of the Union Forces” (February 28, 1865) ↩
  38. 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 64: “Return of Casualties in the Union forces at Hatcher’s Run (otherwise known as Dabney’s Mill, Armstrong’s Mill, Rowanty Creek, and Vaughan Road)… (February 5-7, 1865)” ↩
  39. 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 326: “Organization of the Union Forces” (January 31, 1865) ↩
  40. 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 740: “Organization of the Union Forces” (February 28, 1865) ↩
  41. 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 326: “Organization of the Union Forces” (January 31, 1865) ↩
  42. 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 740: “Organization of the Union Forces” (February 28, 1865) ↩
  43. 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 64: “Return of Casualties in the Union forces at Hatcher’s Run (otherwise known as Dabney’s Mill, Armstrong’s Mill, Rowanty Creek, and Vaughan Road)… (February 5-7, 1865)” ↩
  44. 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 64: “Return of Casualties in the Union forces at Hatcher’s Run (otherwise known as Dabney’s Mill, Armstrong’s Mill, Rowanty Creek, and Vaughan Road)… (February 5-7, 1865)” ↩
  45. 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 567: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
  46. 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 583: “Return of casualties in the Union Forces commanded by Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, March 29-April 9, 1865” ↩
  47. 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 567: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
  48. 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 567: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
  49. 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 583: “Return of casualties in the Union Forces commanded by Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, March 29-April 9, 1865” ↩
  50. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩

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  • Don Andrew July 30, 2011, 4:05 pm

    I recently found the location of the Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road. There is a nice marker to show where a earthen fort was later built.
    I actively collect info on this regiment, as well as original items.

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  • bschulte July 30, 2011, 4:17 pm

    Don,

    Thanks for writing in. If you have any Petersburg materials on the 106th Pennsylvania, I’d love to work out a way to share them here with you.

    Brett

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