17, 1 a. m., took transports at Wilson's Wharf; disembarked at Bermuda Hundred at 6 a. m., rejoined the corps near Point of Rocks. June 18, moved in front of the works at 1 a. m. to support the attack of two brigades upon Longstreet's corps. The order of attack was countermanded and the brigade returned to its former position. June 19, marched at 5 a. m. for Petersburg; relieved Stannard's brigade on the right at 10 p. m. and intrenched during the night. June 21, 9 p. m., was relieved by Stannard's division and marched across the Jerusalem plank road to the left of the Second Corps. June 22, advanced with Second Corps, met the enemy, but was not engaged. Capt. R. S. Mackenzie, U. S. Engineers, commanding Second Connecticut, was wounded. An attack was ordered at 7 p. m. The line advanced, but the enemy had retired. June 23, several changes of position were made and works constructed near Williams' house. June 29, 3 p. m., marched to Reams' Station. June 30, destroyed track and returned to Jerusalem plank road. July 2, returned to Williams' house. July 10, marched to City Point and took transports for Washington.

The loss of the brigade during the campaign was 329 killed, 713 wounded, 263 missing; total, 1,305.

The officers and men endured the hardships of the campaign with remarkable patience, while the loss sustained sufficiently attests their gallantry.

From the members of my staff-Capts. J. D. Fish and F. G. Sanborn, Lieuts. F. W. Morse, D. Gordon, and F. G. Patterson-I received in every instance prompt and gallant assistance.

I am, major, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
E. UPTON,
Brigadier-General, U. S. Volunteers.

Maj. HENRY R. DALTON,

Assistant Adjutant-General, First Division, Sixth Corps.

No. 151.

Report of Col. Oliver Edwards, Thirty-seventh Massachusetts Infantry, commanding Third Brigade, of operations June 12-July 10.

SIR:*

HDQRS. THIRD BRIG., FIRST DIV., SIXTH ARMY CORPS,
August 31, 1864.

FIFTH EPOCH.

On the night of the 12th [June] the lines are withdrawn from the vicinity of Cold Harbor, and the march taken up in the direction of the Chickahominy. The movement continues all day on the 13th, and that stream is crossed near Jones' Bridge; bivouac for the night on its west bank; march resumed at 5 a. m. on the 14th as rear guard to the train; reach Charles City Court-House at 11 o'clock, and the vicinity of James River shortly afterward. The brigade detailed on fatigue duty, repairing roads leading to the pontoon that was about to be laid across the river near Powhatan. On the evening of the 16th took transports and landed at Bermuda Hundred shortly before daylight. On the 17th march out in the direction of the works, occupied by Major-General Butler's forces, where remained until the morning of the 19th, when the brigade moved to the vicinity. of Petersburg, crossing the Appomattox at the upper pontoon. On picket along the banks of that stream; re

For portion of report (here omitted) covering operations from May 4 to June 12, 1964, see Vol. XXXVI, Part I, p. 672.

mained in that position until the evening of the 21st, when, with the rest of the corps, moved to the extreme left of the army. On the 22d move forward with the rest of the corps to attack. Skirmishers meet the enemy and become engaged, but no general attack is made in our front. At 3 p. m. on the 23d the brigade is detached from the corps and ordered to the left, which is supposed to be threatened. At night withdraw from that position and take up a new line. On the 24th the command throws up another line of earth-works, lays out its camps, orders having come to hand to the effect that the corps may retain its position for a few days. The command remained in the same position until the afternoon of the 29th instant, when it commenced a hot and dusty march toward Reams' Station, reaching that point and going into position in its vicinity some time after dark, where it remained until the afternoon of the 30th, with no enemy in its immediate front. The brigade here assisted in destroying several miles of the Weldon railroad in the direc tion of Stony Creek. The cross-ties were thoroughly burned, and the rails so effectually destroyed by the application of the heat from the burning of the ties as to render them wholly unfit for immediate use. On the afternoon of the 30th move back over the same route, under orders to resume the old position near the Williams house, but the orders were subsequently countermanded, and the command halts and bivouac for the night on the Jerusalem plank road, where it remains until the 2d at daylight, when it moves back to the main lines of the army, taking a position a short distance to the left of that which it left on the 29th. Nothing occurred of any importance or worthy of note until the 7th, when the Thirty-seventh Massachusetts, from the Fourth Brigade, Second Division, and the Eighty-second and Twenty-third Pennsyl vania Volunteers, from the Fourth Brigade of the First Division, were attached to the command, and Col. O. Edwards, Thirty-seventh Massachusetts Volunteers, assigned to the command of the brigade. the evening of the 9th the command, with the First and Second Divisions of the corps, moved to City Point, taking transports on the 10th en route for Washington.

On

It is impossible at present to give complete lists of the casualties, and the attention of higher commanders is called to the nominal statements thereof, which are as complete as can be furnished, and which accompany this report.

O. EDWARDS, Colonel, Commanding.

Maj. HENRY R. DALTON, Assistant Adjutant-General.

Report of Brig. Gen. George W. Getty, U. S. Army, commanding Second

MAJOR:*

HEADQUARTERS SECOND DIVISION, SIXTH CORPS,
October 13, 1864.

V.-PETERSBURG.

Withdrawing from the works at Cold Harbor on the night of the 12th [June] the division marched by way of Summit Station, crossed the Chickahominy at Jones' (or Forge) Bridge, and encamped on the heights a mile from the stream. On the 14th the march was resumed to Charles

For portion of report (here omitted) covering operations from May 4 to June 12, 1864, see Vol. XXXVI, Part I, p. 676.

City Court-House. During the 15th and 16th the corps covered the passage of the army over the James at Douthat's farm. Crossing the James at dark, and marching all night, the division joined the troops in front of Petersburg early on the 17th, and immediately relieved Brooks' division, of the Eighteenth Corps, which, with Martindale's division, held the right of the line near the Appomattox. On the 18th the division moved forward over a mile, with heavy skirmishing, and, in conjunction with the Second Corps and Martindale's division, of the Eighteenth, made an attack which proved unsuccessful. Intrenchments were then thrown up. On the night of the 20th the división relieved Gibbon's division, of the Second Corps, next on the left. The following night the corps was relieved by the Eighteenth Corps and moved to the left of the army. This division was on the extreme left, and formed in two lines, thrown back at right angles to the general line, to protect the flank. Edwards' brigade (Fourth) was thrown out half a mile on the Jerusalem plank road to guard against an attack from that quarter, and held this position until the 29th. After some maneuvering toward night the lines were advanced a mile, the division moving up by the right flank, and keeping its connection with the main line. On the 23d Captain Beattie, Third Vermont, commanding the division sharpshooters, pushed forward on a scout, reached the Weldon railroad, driving before him a small force of the enemy's cavalry, cut the telegraph line, and tore up a small portion of the track. About noon he was attacked by the enemy in force, and slowly retired, skirmishing. A heavy skir mish line was immediately thrown out in front of the division, and intrenchments hastily thrown up. The enemy advanced in strong force and, driving back simultaneously the left of our skirmish line and the skirmishers of the Third Division on our right, succeeded in cutting off and capturing the Fourth Vermont and Major Fleming's battalion of the Eleventh Vermont, in all, 400 men. After feeling our lines strongly the enemy then withdrew. At 10 p. m. the lines were thrown back to the position first taken up on the 22d covering the Jerusalem plank road; intrenchments were thrown up the following day, and the division remained in this position until the 29th. On the 27th I rejoined the division and resumed command. At 2.30 p. m. on the 29th the corps, with this division in the advance, marched to Reams' Station, on the Weldon railroad, to the assistance of Wilson's division of cav alry, which, returning from a raid on the Danville railroad, was intercepted by and heavily engaged with a large force of the enemy's cavalry and infantry. Reached the station at 7 p. m., too late to aid Wilson, who by this time had been driven from the field and compelled to take another route, and, driving off the enemy's rear guard, took up a position west of and parallel to the railroad, with the flanks slightly refused, the Third Division on the right and the First on the left. The following day was spent in destroying the track and strengthening the position. At night the corps, with this division bringing up the rear, marched back toward and bivouacked near the former position, about five miles from the station. Remained here during the following day, and on the 2d of July moved to our former position on the Jerusalem plank road, and occupied the left of the intrenchments, extending the line half a mile farther to the left. The division remained in this position until the evening of July 9, when it moved to City Point en route for Washington.* GEORGE W. GETTY, Brigadier-General, Commanding Second Division. Maj. C. A. WHITTIER, Actg. Asst. Adjt.Gen., Sixth Corps.

*For continuation of report, see Vol. XLIII, Part I.

No. 153.

Report of Brig. Gen. Frank Wheaton, U. S. Army, commanding Firs Brigade, of operations June 13-July 10.

HDQRS. FIRST BRIGADE, SECOND DIVISION, SIXTH CORPS, September 1, 1864. MAJOR:*

FIFTH EPOCH.

June 13, 1 a. m., moved from the vicinity of Cold Harbor by the left flank, following the Second Brigade. Marched east to Hopkins' Mill, then southeast, via Providence Meeting House, Emmaus Church, and Forge Mill, to Jones' Bridge, on the. Chickahominy, over which we crossed at 7.30 p. m. and bivouacked at the road, leading west to Long Bridge. (General Neill being indisposed, I had command of the division during the night. He resumed command of it in the morning.)

June 14, marched at 4 a. m., this brigade leading the corps, toward Charles City Court-House, via Vaiden's Store. When within a mile of that town turned southeast a mile and formed on the right of division and corps, facing northeast, within a mile of Tyler's Mill, near the James River.

June 15, moved southwest a mile and formed line on right of division and left of Third Division, facing north, covering the movement of trains from Cole's Ferry, on the Chickahominy, to the pontoon bridge across the James at Powhatan Point.

June 16, moved still farther south and west, the left of the division resting on the James opposite Wind-Mill Point, which position we intrenched, the corps line crossing the peninsula at that locality. At 5 p. m. were relieved by brigade of colored troops. The trains accompanying the corps, with the artillery and the Second Division, being ordered to Petersburg (the First and Third Divisions having embarked for Bermuda Hundred), we crossed the pontoon at 9 p. m., and marched all night in the direction of that city.

June 17, passed Old Court-House, near Bailey's Creek, at 1 p. m. and halted in rear of the Eighteenth Corps in the evening, within three miles of Petersburg. Held in reserve all night, the balance of the division having relieved Brooks' division, of the Eighteenth Corps. The brigade was under arms several times in the night in consequence of heavy firing at the front.

June 18, moved to the front at 7. Crossed the outer works of Petersburg. Formed on the right of Gibbon's division, of Second Corps, and on the left of Edwards' brigade. Moved forward with the Second Corps at 11 and attacked the enemy behind small earth-work, brush, and fences, with but partial success, however. The enemy retired to his main line of works, three-quarters of a mile from Petersburg, which necessitated a contraction of the line. Edwards' brigade went into the second line, and my brigade then formed the front line, with Mar tindale's división, of Eighteenth Corps, on the right and Gibbon on the left. At 2 moved forward in conjunction with them, but could not go more than 150 yards, being exposed to a severe front and cross-fire of musketry and canister. Remained all night in that position and intrenched it.

*For portion of report (here omitted) covering operations from May 4 to June 12, 1864, see Vol. XXXVI, Part I, p. 681,

June 19, remained all day in same position, exposed to musketry and artillery fire. At dark relieved by Vermont Brigade, and retired to open ground near the outer works of Petersburg and camped.

June 20, exposed to fire of rebel batteries on the north bank of Appomattox, without any casualties, however. At 10 p. m. sent out Ninety-third Pennsylvania Volunteers to fill up the second line in connection with Third Brigade, which was relieving a part of the Second Corps.

June 21, assumed the command of the Second Division, General Neill being relieved by order of Lieutenant-General Grant, and General Getty not yet returned. 9 p. m., the brigade, now in command of Col. J. F. Ballier, Ninety-eighth Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers, with the balance of the division, was relieved by a part of the Eighteenth Corps, General Smith, and marched all night to the left in the direction of the Jerusalem plank road.

June 22, at 2 a..m. crossed the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad and halted at 4 o'clock near the Jones' house, on the Jerusalem plank road, for breakfast and rest. Followed the plank south to the road running northwest, intersecting at the Williams house, and formed in rear of the Third Division, which had gone there the day before and intrenched a position. Upon our arrival the Third Division advanced in the direc tion of the Aiken house and Weldon railroad. 4 p. m., this brigade was ordered to the right in reserve to First Division, and was not engaged in any way with the enemy.

the

June 23, early in the morning the brigade was ordered to fill a gap between the First and Third Divisions. After moving to the point desiguated, General Russell, commanding First Division, sent word that his division and the Third Division had been advanced so as to fill gap. The brigade reported back to the Second Division, on the left of the Third, at 4 p. m., and formed on the left of Grant's brigade, facing west and within a quarter of a mile of the Aiken house. Sent out the Sixty-second New York Volunteers to extend the skirmish line, while the main line was engaged in building breast-works. At 5 p. m. the cavalry came in in disorder from the direction of the Weldon railroad, and soon after the picket-line was vigorously attacked and driven nearly to the main line. The enemy (afterward known to be Hill's corps) deployed to the front and left and made dispositions apparently for attack, but night came on without further demonstrations. At 9 p. m. received orders to be ready to attack the rebels, but at 10 o'clock this order was countermanded, and instead we retired to the first line occupied on the morning of the 22d, near the Williams house, and intrenched on the left, including to and covering the Jerusalem plank, facing south and southwest. From this date till the 29th received fre quent orders to be ready for a movement against the enemy, but was not required to leave the camp of the 24th.

On the 28th General Getty returned and resumed command of the division.

June 29, moved at 2 p. m. with the balance of the corps to the support of Wilson's cavalry at Reams' Station, on the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad; arrived there at 7.30 p. m., but too late to assist him. Formed lines, facing west, and after intrenching went into bivouac. Remained until 6 p. m. of June 30 engaged in destroying the railroad, when we were relieved by General Sheridan's cavalry, and returned during the night to the Jerusalem plank road, four miles south 32 R R-VOL XL, PT I