Army of Northern Virginia

Third Army Corps

HETH'S DIVISION

MacRae's Brigade

11th North Carolina

26th North Carolina

44th North Carolina

47th North Carolina

52nd North Carolina

McComb's Brigade

2nd Maryland

1st Tennessee

7th Tennessee

14th Tennessee

17th Tennessee

23rd Tennessee

25th Tennessee

44th Tennessee

63rd Tennessee

Thomas's Brigade

14th Georgia

35th Georgia

45th Georgia

49th Georgia

Lane's Brigade

18th North Carolina

28th North Carolina

33rd North Carolina

37th North Carolina

McGowan's Brigade

1st South Carolina

12th South Carolina

13th South Carolina

14th South Carolina

Orr's Rifles

ARTILLERY

Pegram's Battalion

Crenshaw Battery

Fredericksburg Battery

Letcher Battery

Purcell Battery

Battery B, 1st NC

McIntosh's Battalion

Danville Battery

Hardaway Battery

2nd Rockbridge Battery

Lynchburg Battery

Poague's Battalion

Albemarle Artillery

Charlotte Artillery

Madison (MS) Lt Artillery

Warrington Battery

Pittsylvania Battery

Richardson's Battalion

Norfolk Blues Battery

Donaldsonville Battery

Norfolk Battery

13th Virginia Battalion

Otey Battery

Ringgold Battery

Davidson Battery

The Petersburg Campaign, the longest of the war, came to a violent end when a pre-dawn assault by the Federal Sixth Corps breeched the Confederate lines on April 2, 1865.

Rebel brigades, stretched thin, fought with bravery and tenacity, but were overwhelmed by Union forces attacking their fortifications.

The Sixth Corps attack doomed Petersburg, Richmond and the Confederacy as General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was forced to surrender at Appomattox Court House one week later.

The gallantry of soldiers on both sides during the fierce fighting in the Breakthrough and its immediate aftermath was equal to that exhibited in any other major battle of the War Between The States.

This website is dedicated to the memory of those soldiers, patriots all, and their splendid deeds of valor.

The listed Union and Confederate regimental websites contain historical data and a "Descendants Roll Call".

Descendants and family members may be listed on the roll and thereby honor the memory of soldiers who served in those regiments during the war.

The Sixth Corps "Breakthrough" and Post-Breakthrough battles occurred at locations that are mostly incorporated in the Pamplin Historical Park where visitors walk along trails to view the remains of original fortifications, recreated battlefield fortifications showing what they looked like at the time, reenactor encampments and other interesting exhibits. The Breakthrough Battlefield was recently declared a National Historic Landmark, the nation's highest recognition of historical significance.

Another recommended means to honor the memory of a Civil War soldier is to have a plaque placed on the Remembrance Wall at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Pamplin Historical Park.

 

Mission Statement

of David H. Jones, Web Site Owner