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22nd USCT Infantry

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Muster In: Organized at Philadelphia, Pa., January 10-29, 1864.1
Muster Out: Mustered out October 16, 1865.2

Commander(s):
Colonel Joseph B. Kiddoo
Image of Colonel (later Brevent Brigadier General) Joseph B. Kiddoo 22nd USCT3

Lieutenant Colonel Ira C. Terry
Image of Lt. Col. Ira C. Terry, of the 22nd USCT4

Major Peter Schlick
Image of Major Peter Schlick 22nd USCT5

Commander 4
Commander Image

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

Second Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Third Division | XVIII Corps | Army of the James | Union Army9,10

Third Offensive Order of Battle: Second Brigade | Third Division | XVIII Corps | Army of the James | Union13,14

  • Commander: Colonel Joseph B. Kiddoo (July 31, 1864)15
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Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Third Division | XVIII Corps | Army of the James | Union Army16

  • Commander: Colonel Joseph B. Kiddoo (August 31, 1864)17
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Fifth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Third Division | XVIII Corps | Army of the James | Union Army18,19

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Sixth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Third Division | XVIII Corps | Army of the James | Union Army20,21

  • Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Ira C. Terry (October 31, 1864)22
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Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:

First Brigade | Third Division | XVIII Corps | Army of the James | Union Army (November 1-December 3, 1864)23

First Brigade | Third Division | XXV Corps | Army of the James | Union Army (December 3-31, 1864)24

  • Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Ira C. Terry (December 31, 1864)25
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  • Note: On December 3, 1864, the X Corps and XVIII Corps of the Army of the James were reorganized into the XXIV Corps and the XXV Corps.

Eighth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | XXV Corps | Army of the James | Union Army26,27

  • Commander:
    • Major Peter Schlick (January 31, 1865)28
    • Lieutenant Colonel Ira C. Terry (February 28, 1865)29
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  • Note: At some point, apparently in December and probably due to the First Fort Fisher Expedition, the First and Third divisions of the XXV Corps switched places.  The old First Division under Brigadier General Charles A. Paine became the new Third Division and was mostly sent on the First Fort Fisher Expedition.  The old Third Division, under Brigadier General Edward A. Wild, became the new First Division and remained at the Siege of Petersburg.

Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | XXV Corps | Army of the James | Union Army30,31

  • Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Ira C. Terry (March 31, 1865)32
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Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles33:

  • Duty at Wilson’s Wharf, James River, protecting supply transports, then constructing works near Fort Powhatan until June.
  • Before Petersburg June 15-18.
  • Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
  • Deep Bottom August 24.
  • Dutch Gap August 24.
  • Demonstration north of the James River September 28-30.
  • Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights, September 29-30.
  • Fort Harrison September 29.
  • Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28.
  • Chaffin’s Farm November 4.
  • In trenches before Richmond until April, 1865.
  • Occupation of Richmond April 3.
  • Moved to Washington, D.C., and participated in the obsequies of President Lincoln, and afterwards to eastern shore of Maryland and along lower Potomac in pursuit of the assassins.

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 was provided from the private CDV collection of Janet Chase, whose ancestor William W. Burke was the Captain of Co. C., 22nd USCT. This image has been used with Ms. Chase’s permission and may not be reproduced without her express written consent. ↩
    4. This image was provided from the private CDV collection of Janet Chase, whose ancestor William W. Burke was the Captain of Co. C., 22nd USCT. This image has been used with Ms. Chase’s permission and may not be reproduced without her express written consent. ↩
    5. This image was provided from the private CDV collection of Janet Chase, whose ancestor William W. Burke was the Captain of Co. C., 22nd USCT. This image has been used with Ms. Chase’s permission and may not be reproduced without her express written consent. ↩
    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. 237 ↩
    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. 555 ↩
    8. Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 22nd United States Colored Troops Entry, Page 93; 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), p. 237 ↩
    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. 555 ↩
    11. 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. 555 ↩
    12. Volume 14 (Ordnance Returns for the Second Quarter, April-June, 1864); 22nd United States Colored Troops Entry, Page 93; 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. ↩
    13. 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 266 ↩
    14. 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 740 ↩
    15. 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 740 ↩
    16. 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 622: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
    17. 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 622: “Organization of the Army of the Potomac…August 31, 1864” ↩
    18. 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. 1304. ↩
    19. 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 136: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces (September-October 1864)” ↩
    20. 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 467: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
    21. 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 151: “Return of Casualties in the Union Forces…Fair Oaks and Darbytown Road, Va., October 27-28, 1864” ↩
    22. 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 467: “Organization of the Union Forces” (October 31, 1864)” ↩
    23. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
    24. 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 1126: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
    25. 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 1126: “Organization of the Union Forces” (December 31, 1864) ↩
    26. 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 336: “Organization of the Union Forces” (January 31, 1865) ↩
    27. 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 750: “Organization of the Union Forces” (February 28, 1865) ↩
    28. 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 336: “Organization of the Union Forces” (January 31, 1865) ↩
    29. 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 750: “Organization of the Union Forces” (February 28, 1865) ↩
    30. 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 579: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
    31. 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 596: “Return of casualties in the Union Forces commanded by Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, March 29-April 9, 1865” ↩
    32. 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 579: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
    33. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩

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