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    Petersburg

    National Battlefield Virginia

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South Carolina

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 (Provisional Army)
(McGowan), Wilcox, III
June 22, 1864 - Jerusalem Plank Road
August 25, 1864 - Ream's Station
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm

1st (Bratton), Field, I
June 15-18, 1864

2nd (Rifles) (Bratton), Field, I
June 15-18, 1864

2nd (Kershaw), Kershaw, I
June 15-18, 1864

3rd (Kershaw), Kershaw, I
June 15-18, 1864

5th (Bratton), Field, I
June 15-18, 1864

6th (Bratton), Field, I
June 15-18, 1864

7th (Kershaw), Kershaw, I
June 15-18, 1864

8th (Kerhsaw), Kershaw, I
June 15-18, 1864

11th (Hagood), Hoke, -
June 15-18, 1864
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad

12th (McGowan), Wilcox, III
June 22, 1864 - Jerusalem Plank Road
August 25, 1864 - Ream's Station

13th (McGowan), Wilcox, III
June 22, 1864 - Jerusalem Plank Road
August 25, 1864 - Ream's Station
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm

14th (McGowan), Wilcox, III
June 22, 1864 - Jerusalem Plank Road
August 25, 1864 - Ream's Station
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm

15th (Kershaw), Kershaw, I
June 15-18, 1864

17th (Wallace), Johnson, Anderson
June 15-18, 1864
July 30, 1864 - The Crater
April 1, 1865 - Five Forks

18th (Wallace), Johnson, Anderson
June 15-18, 1864
July 30, 1864 - The Crater
April 1, 1865 - Five Forks

20th (Kennedy's), Kershaw, I

21st (Hagood), Hoke, -
June 15-18, 1864
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad

22nd (Wallace), Johnson, Anderson
June 15-18, 1864
July 30, 1864 - The Crater
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman
April 1, 1865 - Five Forks

23rd (Wallace), Johnson, Anderson
June 15-18, 1864
July 30, 1864 - The Crater
April 1, 1865 - Five Forks

25th (Hagood), Hoke, -
June 15-18, 1864
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad

26th (Wallace), Johnson, Anderson
June 15-18, 1864
July 30, 1864 - The Crater
April 1, 1865 - Five Forks

27th (Hagood), Hoke, -
June 15-18, 1864
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad

Orr's Rifles (McGowan), Wilcox, III
June 22, 1864 - Jerusalem Plank Road
August 25, 1864 - Ream's Station
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm

Holcombe Legion (Elliot), Johnson, Anderson
July 30, 1865 - The Crater
March 25, 1865 - Fort Stedman
April 1, 1865 - Five Forks

Palmetto Sharpshooters (Bratton), Field, I

3rd Battalion Sharpshooters (Kershaw), Kershaw, I
June 15-18, 1864

7th Battalion (Hagood), Hoke, -
June 15-18, 1864
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad


Artillery
Palmetto Light Battery (Garden's)
(Haskell's Btln.), Kershaw, I
June 15-18, 1864

Chesterfield Battery (Kelly's) (Coit's Btln.), Jones, -

Washington Battery (Chew's Battalion), Horse, Cavalry
August 25, 1864 - Ream's Station
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm

18th Heavy Btln., Co. C (Gregg's) (Pegram's Btln.), Kershaw, III
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm
April 1, 1865 - Five Forks


Cavalry
4th
(Dunovant), Butler, Cavalry
August 25, 1864 - Ream's Station
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill


5th
(Dunovant), Butler, Cavalry

August 25, 1864 - Ream's Station
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill


6th (
Dunovant), Butler, Cavalry
August 25, 1864 - Ream's Station
September 30, 1864 - Peebles Farm

Did You Know?

Poplar Grove National Cemetery

Poplar Grove National Cemetery, located just south of Petersburg, Virginia, has two Medal of Honor recipients buried there: Lewis Morgan (Grave #3142) and Henry Hardenburg (Grave #1283). (Petersburg National Battlefield)