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Object Name |
Envelope |
Title |
Burnell Envelope |
Catalog Number |
TRE2006.002.2529 |
Scope & Content |
Envelope from February 28, 1865 directed to Captain George Burnell, Co C 19th USCT, 1st Division, 25th Corps in Washington DC 19th USCT record below: Organized at Camp Stanton, Md., December 25, 1863, to January 16, 1864. Duty at Camp Stanton, Benedict, Md., till March, 1864, and at Camp Birney till April. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 9th Corps, Army of the Potomac, April to September, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Corps, to December, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 25th Corps, to January, 1866. Dept. of Texas, to January, 1867. SERVICE.--Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River, Va., May and June, 1864. Guard trains through the Wilderness. Before Petersburg, Va., June 15-18. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond, Va., June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864. Weldon Railroad August 18-21. Fort Sedgwick September 28. Poplar Grove Church September 29-30. Hatcher's Run October 27-28. Actions on the Bermuda Hundred front November 17-18. Duty at Bermuda Hundred till March, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Hatcher's Run March 29-31. Assault and capture of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Duty at Petersburg and City Point till June. Moved to Texas June 13-July 3. Duty at Brownsville and on the Rio Grande, Texas, till January, 1867. Mustered out January 15, 1867. |
Date |
February 28, 1865 |
Dates of Creation |
February 28, 1865 |
Owner Regiment |
19th USCT |
People |
Burnell, George |
Search Terms |
black soldiers Petersburg, Virginia Petersburg (Crater) Battle of the Crater Petersburg Campaign / Siege of Petersburg USCT's |