Letter
John B. Geddis, October 13, 1864
HEADQUARTERS 126TH NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS,
October 13, 1864.
October 13, 1864.
SIR: t of the 15th. Marched to the front of Petersburg; participated in the charge on the enemy’s works June 16, sustaining a loss of 5 officers and unsuccessful attempt to advance the lines on the extreme left. The regiment was also at Deep Bottom July 27, 28, and 29, but met with no losses at this place.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN B. GEDDIS,
Captain, Commanding Regiment.
* Nominal list (omitted) shows 1 officer (died June 26) and 6 enlisted men wounded
and 2 officers and 29 enlisted men missing. f
Captain, Commanding Regiment.
* Nominal list (omitted) shows 1 officer (died June 26) and 6 enlisted men wounded
and 2 officers and 29 enlisted men missing. f
t For portion of report (here omitted) covering operations from May 4 to June 12,
1864, see Vol. XXXVI, Part I, p. 406.
23 R R—VOL XL, PT I
1864, see Vol. XXXVI, Part I, p. 406.
23 R R—VOL XL, PT I
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Captain John B. Geddis reports the 126th New York Volunteers' participation and casualties in the June 16 charge at Petersburg and the July 27-29 Deep Bottom engagements during the Civil War.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 40, Part 1
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