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Conrad Shaffer |
| Known as the Roundheads
Civil War Service Records
Unit Numbers: 2075 2075
Name: Conrad Shaffer ,
Enlistment Date: 31 August 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Pennsylvania
Unit Numbers: 2075 2075
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 31 August 1861
Enlisted in Company F, 100th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 31 August 1861.
POW on 30 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA (Mine explosion)
Escaped on 12 October 1864 at Danville Prison,
VA (Reached union lines in E. Tennessee)
Promoted to Full Corporal on 01 January 1865
Wounded on 25 March 1865 at Fort Stedman, VA
Mustered out Company F, 100th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 24 July 1865
Civil War Compiled Military Service Records
Union records were taken from National Archives Record Group 94.
United States National Archives. |
Richmond-Petersburg Campaign (June 1864-March 1865), Crater
Other Names: The Mine
Location: Petersburg
Campaign: Richmond-Petersburg Campaign (June 1864-March 1865)
Date(s): July 30, 1864
Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside [US]; Gen. Robert E. Lee [CS]
Forces Engaged: IX Corps [US]; elements of the Army of Northern Virginia [CS]
Estimated Casualties: 5,300 total
Description: After weeks of preparation, on July 30 the Federals exploded a mine in Burnside’s IX Corps sector beneath Pegram’s Salient, blowing a gap in the Confederate defenses of Petersburg. From this propitious beginning, everything deteriorated rapidly for the Union attackers. Unit after unit charged into and around the crater, where soldiers milled in confusion. The Confederates quickly recovered and launched several counterattacks led by Maj. Gen. William Mahone. The break was sealed off, and the Federals were repulsed with severe casualties. Ferrarro’s division of black soldiers was badly mauled. This may have been Grant’s best chance to end the Siege of Petersburg. Instead, the soldiers settled in for another eight months of trench warfare. Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside was relieved of command for his role in the debacle.
Result(s): Confederate victory
CWSAC Reference #: VA070
Preservation Priority: III.1 (Class A) .
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| 12 Oct 1864 Escaped at Danville
Prison, VA (Reached union lines in E. Tennessee) |
| Additional Military - 25 Mar 1865
- Wounded on 25 March 1865 at Fort Stedman, VA |
| Mustered Out - 24 Jul 1865 - Company F, 100th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania |
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Died: 03 May 1877 - Fell from oil derrick at Keatings Furnace, Clarion, Pennsylvania
(un-related to military
service.) |
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