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109th USCT Infantry

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Muster In: Organized at Louisville, Ky., July 5, 1864.1
Muster Out: March 21, 1866.2

Commander(s):
Colonel Orion A. Bartholomew
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Major John D. Beardsley
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Commander 3
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First Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Not present at the Siege of Petersburg.3

Second Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Not present at the Siege of Petersburg.4

Third Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Not present at the Siege of Petersburg.5

Fourth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Not present at the Siege of Petersburg.6

Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Not present at the Siege of Petersburg.7

Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:

  • Might have been present at the Siege of Petersburg in very late October 1864. Duty at Louisville and Louisa, Ky., until October, 1864. Ordered to Join Army of the Potomac before Petersburg and Richmond, Va.8,9

Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:

Provisional Brigade | Third Division | XVIII Corps | Army of the James | Union Army (November 1-December 3, 1864) (November 1-December 3, 1864)10

First Brigade | Second Division | XXV Corps | Army of the James | Union Army (December 3-31, 1864)11

  • Commander: Colonel Orion A. Bartholomew (December 31, 1864)12
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  • Weapons:
  • Note: When did the 109th United States Colored Troops arrive at the Siege of Petersburg?  Had they arrived before November 1, during the Sixth Offensive, or in November 1864?  More research is needed.13
  • 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 | Second Division | XXV Corps | Army of the James | Union Army14,15

  • Commander:
    • Colonel Orion A. Bartholomew (January 31, 1865)16
    • Major John D. Beardsley (February 28, 1865)17
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:

Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | Second Division | XXV Corps | Army of the James | Union Army18,19

  • Commander: Colonel Orion A. Bartholomew (March 31, 1865)20
  • Unit Strength:
  • Weapons:

Dyer’s/Sifakis’ Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles7:

  • Duty at Louisville and Louisa, Ky., until October, 1864.
  • Ordered to Join Army of the Potomac before Petersburg and Richmond, Va.
  • Duty at Deep Bottom and in trenches before Richmond north of the James River until March, 1865.
  • Actions at Fort Harrison December 10, 1864, and January 23, 1865.
  • Moved to Hatcher’s Run March 27-28.
  • Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
  • Boydton Road, Hatcher’s Run, March 29-31.
  • 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:

      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. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      4. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      5. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      6. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      7. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      8. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      9. A letter written by Captain Julius Higley of the 109th provided by his descendant Ken Aldous discusses arriving a few days after one of his brothers in the 16th New York Heavy Artillery was in a fight.  The only fight which fits is the October 27, 1864 Second Battle of Fair Oaks.  This means the 109th USCT arrived at the Siege of Petersburg either in very late October or very early November 1864. ↩
      10. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
      11. 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) ↩
      12. 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) ↩
      13. A letter written by Captain Julius Higley of the 109th provided by his descendant Ken Aldous discusses arriving a few days after one of his brothers in the 16th New York Heavy Artillery was in a fight.  The only fight which fits is the October 27, 1864 Second Battle of Fair Oaks.  This means the 109th USCT arrived at the Siege of Petersburg either in very late October or very early November 1864. ↩
      14. 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 337: “Organization of the Union Forces” (January 31, 1865) ↩
      15. 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) ↩
      16. 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 337: “Organization of the Union Forces” (January 31, 1865) ↩
      17. 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) ↩
      18. 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 580: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
      19. 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” ↩
      20. 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 580: “Organization of the Union Forces” (March 31, 1865) ↩
      21. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩

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