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    Petersburg

    National Battlefield Virginia

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Massachusetts

Please note that for each regimental entry the brigade, or battalion, the regiment was a part of is in brackets, followed by the division, and then the corps it belonged to. For example: 1st Delaware Infantry - (3)brigade, 2 division, II corps ; 12th Virginia Infantry - (Mahone's)brigade, Mahone's division, III corps.

To learn more about the actions the regiments took part, go to the Battles page.


Infantry
1st  Company Sharpshooters 1, (2), II
June 15-18, 1864
June 22, 1864 - Jerusalem Plank Road
August 25, 1864 - Ream's Station
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill

7th (4), 2, VI

10th (4), 2, VI
June 15-18, 1864

11th (4), 3, II
June 15-18, 1864
June 22, 1864 - Jerusalem Plank Road
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill
February, 5, 1865 - Hatcher's Run

12th (2), 3, V
June 15-18, 1864

13th (1), 3, V
June 15-18, 1864

15th (1), 2, II
June 15-18, 1864
June 22, 1864 - Jerusalem Plank Road

16th (3), 3, II
June 15-18, 1864
June 22, 1864 - Jerusalem Plank Road

18th (3), 1, V
June 15-18, 1864
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm

19th (1), 2, II
June 15-18, 1864
June 22, 1864 - Jerusalem Plank Road
August 25, 1864 - Ream's Station
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill
February, 5, 1865 - Hatcher's Run

20th (1), 2, II
June 15-18, 1864
June 22, 1864 - Jerusalem Plank Road
August 25, 1864 - Ream's Station
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill
February, 5, 1865 - Hatcher's Run

21st (2), 1, IX
June 15-18, 1864
July 30, 1864 - The Crater
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm

22nd (2nd Co. Sharpshooters attached) (2), 1, V
June 15-18, 1864

23rd (1), 2, XVIII
June 15-18, 1864

24th (3), 1, X

25th (1), 2, XVIII
June 15-18, 1864

27th (1), 2, XVIII
June 15-18, 1864

28th (1), 1, II
June 15-18, 1864
June 22, 1864 - Jerusalem Plank Road
August 25, 1864 - Ream's Station
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm
February, 5, 1865 - Hatcher's Run

29th (2), 1, IX
June 15-18, 1864
July 30, 1864 - The Crater
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill
March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman

32nd (2), 1, V
June 15-18, 1864
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill
February, 5, 1865 - Hatcher's Run
March 29, 1865 - Lewis Farm
March 31, 1865 - White Oak Road
April 1, 1865 - Five Forks

35th (acting engineers) (-), 1, IX
June 15-18, 1864
July 30, 1864 - The Crater
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill

36th (1), 2, IX
June 15-18, 1864
July 30, 1864 - The Crater
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill

37th (4), 2, VI
June 15-18, 1864
June 22, 1864 - Jerusalem Plank Road
February, 5, 1865 - Hatcher's Run

39th (1), 3, V
June 15-18, 1864
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
February, 5, 1865 - Hatcher's Run
March 29, 1865 - Lewis Farm
March 31, 1865 - White Oak Road
April 1, 1865 - Five Forks

40th (3), 1, XVIII
June 15-18, 1864

56th (1), 1, X
June 15-18, 1864
July 30, 1864 - The Crater
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill
March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman

57th (1), 1, IX
June 15-18, 1864
July 30, 1864 - The Crater
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill
March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman

58th (1), 2, IX
June 15-18, 1864
July 30, 1864 - The Crater
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill
March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman

59th (1), 1, IX
June 15-18, 1864
July 30, 1864 - The Crater
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill
March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman

61st (Independent), -, IX


Artillery
1st Light, Battery A (Artillery), -, VI
June 22, 1864 - Jerusalem Plank Road

3rd Light, Battery C (Artillery), -, V
June 15-18, 1864
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad

5th Light, Battery E (Artillery), -, V
June 15-18, 1864
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill

9th Light (Artillery), -, V
June 15-18, 1864
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill
February, 5, 1865 - Hatcher's Run
March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman

10th Light (Artillery), -, V
June 15-18, 1864
June 22, 1864 - Jerusalem Plank Road
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
August 25, 1864 - Ream's Station
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill
February, 5, 1865 - Hatcher's Run

11th Light (-), 2, IX
June 15-18, 1864
July 30, 1864 - The Crater
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm
February, 5, 1865 - Hatcher's Run
March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman

14th Light (-), 1, IX
June 15-18, 1864
July 30, 1864 - The Crater
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman

1st Heavy (2), 3, II
June 15-18, 1864
June 22, 1864 - Jerusalem Plank Road
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill
February 5, 1865 - Hatcher's Run

Heavy, 13th Company (-), -, XVIII
June 15-18, 1864


Cavalry
1st (1), 2, Cavalry
June 15-18, 1864
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
August 25, 1864 - Ream's Station
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill
February 5, 1865 - Hatcher's Run

2nd (Sheridan) (3), 1, Cavalry
April 1, 1865 - Five Forks

4th (Companies E-H) (-), 3, XVIII
June 9, 1864 - Battle of the Old Men and Young Boys
June 15-18, 1864

5th Colored (Dismounted) (1), 3, XVIII
June 15-18, 1864

 

Did You Know?

Alfred Waud

The only contemporary visual evidence of the Battle of Five Forks was drawn by artist Alfred Waud. (Five Forks is a unit of Petersburg National Battlefield)