. History of the Fortieth (Mozart) regiment, New York Volunteers, which was composed of four companies from New York, four companies from Massachusetts and two companies from Pennsylvania . archings and our countermarchings, and our attempts to reach the seat ofwar occasioned some criticism, by which a few of our members were soaffected that they became disheartened, and we carried with us not so manyto Yonkers as to Brooklyn. Who could have expected otherwise after theprovoking reverses and serious obstructions we had encountered? Our Arlington Company, however, had been strengthened by a sco
. History of the Fortieth (Mozart) regiment, New York Volunteers, which was composed of four companies from New York, four companies from Massachusetts and two companies from Pennsylvania . archings and our countermarchings, and our attempts to reach the seat ofwar occasioned some criticism, by which a few of our members were soaffected that they became disheartened, and we carried with us not so manyto Yonkers as to Brooklyn. Who could have expected otherwise after theprovoking reverses and serious obstructions we had encountered? Our Arlington Company, however, had been strengthened by a score ormore of recruits from a company that had been organized in Woburn, butwhich was languishing because there seemed no prospect of future arrived at the armory of Col. Salignac under command of Sergt. J. P. 32 HISTORY OF THE MOZART REGIMENT. Crane on the afternoon we started for Yonkers. Previous to leavingWoburn they were addressed by Rev. Mr. Branning. They were escortedto Boston by Niagara Engine Company, under command of Capt. John , and the Webster Engine Company, under command of Capt. T. , the whole under command of Chief Engineer L. W. GEN. THOMAS WASHINGTON EGAN. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY AiTtfM, L£NOX ANC THE STRUGGLE FOR SERVICE. 33 Thomas Washington Egan. Gen. Thomas W. Egan was born in New York City in 1834, and at thetime the Civil War commenced, in 1861, he knew but very httle about mihtarymatters. Soon after the attack upon Fort Sumter he appeared before theUnion Defense Committee of New York City, and apphed for active was first assigned to the recruiting service for the Mozart Regiment, atthe suggestion of Mayor Fernando Wood, and he achieved such good resultsthat he was appointed Quartermaster of the Regiment. It thus became his duty to equip the regiment, and he attended to thatduty so efficiently as to please the other officers of the regiment, and whenthe staff was elected, he was elevated to the rank of
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