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Muster In: September 4(?), 18611
Muster Out:
- A,B,C,D: June 3, 1865
- E,F,G,H,I,K: July 14, 18652
Commander(s):
Major David W. Megraw
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Captain Garrett Nowlen
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Captain Samuel Taggart
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Captain John R. Weltner
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Captain Louis J. Sacriste
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First Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army5
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- Weapons: Smooth-bored Muskets, model 1842 (.69 caliber) (June 30, 1864)6,7
Second Offensive Order of Battle:
Second Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army (June 19-26, 1864)8
Fourth Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army (June 27-30, 1864)9
- Commander: Captain Garrett Nowlen10,11
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: Smooth-bored Muskets, model 1842 (.69 caliber) (June 30, 1864)12,13
Third Offensive Order of Battle: Fourth Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army14,15
- Commander: Captain Garrett Nowlen (July 31, 1864)16,17
- Unit Strength:
- Weapons: .58 Caliber Springfield Rifle Musket18
Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: Fourth Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army19,20
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Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: Fourth Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army24
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Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: Fourth Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army25
- Commander: Captain Louis J. Sacriste (October 31, 1864)26
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle: Fourth Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army27
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: Fourth Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army30,31
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Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: Fourth Brigade | First Division | II Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army35,36
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Dyer’s Compendium Info:
Petersburg Campaign Battles40:
- 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 River July 27-29.
- Deep Bottom July 27-28.
- Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve).
- Demonstration on north side of James River at Deep Bottom August 13-20.
- Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.
- Ream’s Station August 25.
- Front of Forts Morton and Sedgwick October 27.
- Reconnaissance to Hatcher’s Run December 9-10.
- Dabney’s Mills February 5-7, 1865.
- Watkins’ House, Petersburg, March 25.
- Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
- Hatcher’s Run or Boydton Road March 31.
- White Oak Road March 31.
- Sutherland Station April 2.
- Fall of Petersburg April 2.
Bibliography:
- 116th PA: The Civil War Notebook of Daniel Chisolm: A Chronicle of Daily Life in the Union Army, 1864-1865
- 116th PA: The Story of the 116th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry: War of Secession, 1862-1865
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
- 116th PA: The Civil War Notebook of Daniel Chisolm: A Chronicle of Daily Life in the Union Army, 1864-1865
- 116th PA: The Story of the 116th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry: War of Secession, 1862-1865
- 150 Years Ago Today: Return of the Irish Brigade: October 31, 1864
- 1864 Election Returns: 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac
- BTC Notes: The Story of the 116th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion
- NP: June 27, 1864 Philadelphia Inquirer: The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road, June 22, 1864
- OR LI P1: Report of Major David W. Megraw, 116th PA, March 25, 1865
- OR XL P1 #52: Report of Captain David W. Megraw, 116th PA, July 26-30, 1864
- OR XL P1 #53: Report of Captain Garrett Nowlan, 116th PA, June 13-July 30, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #38: Report of Captain David W. Megraw, 116th PA, August 13-20, 1864
- OR XLII P1 #39: Report of Captain John R. Weltner, 116th PA, August 22-26, 1864
- OR XLVI P1 #47: Report of Colonel St. Clair A. Mulholland, 116th PA, February 5-7, 1865
- OR XLVI P1 #49: Report of Captain John R. Weltner, 116th PA, Mar 29-Apr 9, 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 Story of the 116th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion, after page 300 ↩
- The Story of the 116th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion, after page 304 ↩
- 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 219-220 ↩
- The Story of the 116th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion, page 280. This regimental history does not mention what specific model of .69 caliber smoothbore the 116th had, but see note on ordnance return. ↩
- Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 116th Pennsylvania Entry, Page 57; 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), pages 219-220 ↩
- 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. 543 ↩
- The Story of the 116th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion, page 277 ↩
- 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 543 ↩
- The Story of the 116th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion, page 280. This regimental history does not mention what specific model of .69 caliber smoothbore the 116th had, but see note on ordnance return. ↩
- Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 116th Pennsylvania Entry, Page 57; 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 252 ↩
- 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 ↩
- The Story of the 116th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion, page 283 ↩
- 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 ↩
- The Story of the 116th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion, page 280. This regimental history does not mention what specific model of .58 caliber Springfield the 116th had, but presumably it was a Model 1861. ↩
- 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” ↩
- 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 117, 129: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (August 1864)” ↩
- The Story of the 116th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion, pages 293-294 ↩
- The Story of the 116th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion, page 294 ↩
- 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” ↩
- 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. ↩
- 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)” ↩
- 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)” ↩
- 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 1115: “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 1115: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
- The Story of the 116th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion, page 333: “The Regiment was commanded during the winter by Major David W. Megraw, who had been promoted from Captain of Company H, Colonel Mulholland being in command of the brigade.” ↩
- 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 325: “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 739: “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 325: “Organization of the Union Forces” (January 31, 1865) ↩
- The Story of the 116th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion, page 336 ↩
- 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 739: “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 566: “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 582: “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 566: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
- The Story of the 116th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion, page 336 ↩
- 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 566: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
- A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩