2nd Pennsylvania Provisional Heavy Artillery

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized April 20, 1864, from surplus men of the 2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. Attached to Provisional Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to June, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Corps, June, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Corps, to August. 1864.

SERVICE.---

• May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
  • May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
  • May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
  • May 22-26, 1864 - Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
  • May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
  • May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
  • June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
    • June 1-3, 1864 - Battle of Bethesda Church, Virginia
• Before Petersburg June 15-18.
• July 12, 1864 - Action at Fort Stevens, District of Columbia
• Siege of Petersburg until August 20.
• Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30.
• Regiment disbanded August 20, 1864, and rejoined original Regiment September 5, 1864.

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 932, 933, 934, 938, 939, 940, 941, 990, 1570-1571)