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Petersburg National Battlefield
Wisconsin

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
Independent Battalion(-), 4, V
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad

5th (3), 1, VI
June 22, 1864 - Jerusalem Plank Road
February 5, 1865 - Hatcher's Run

6th (1), 4, V
June 15-18, 1864
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
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

7th (1), 4, V
June 15-18, 1864
August 18, 1864 - Weldon Railroad
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

19th (2), 2, XVIII  
June 15-18, 1864

36th (1), 2, II
June 15-18, 1864
August 25, 1864 - Ream's Station
October 27, 1864 - Burgess Mill
February 5, 1865 - Hatcher's Run

37th (1), 3, 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

38th (4 Companies) (1), 3, 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


Artillery
4th Battery Light (-), 3, XVIII          
June 15-18, 1864
April 1, 1865 - Five Forks

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Bald Eagles

Did You Know?
A pair of bald eagles built a nest above Colquitt's Salient at Petersburg National Battlefield in 2003. The birds hatched the first known eaglets in the park in the spring of 2004. The pair continues to return to the nest year after year to nurture their young.
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