. 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 . THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY CHAPTER XXXII. POPLAR SPRING CHURCH AND BOYDTON ROAD. When Gen. Hancock arrived from Deep Bottom with the First andSecond Divisions of our Corps, he was immediately ordered to join the forcesof Gen. Warren, who had succeeded in obtaining possession of the WeldonRailroad after a desperate struggle. Gen. Hancock was ordered to destroythe railroad and both of his Divisions were thus
. 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 . THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY CHAPTER XXXII. POPLAR SPRING CHURCH AND BOYDTON ROAD. When Gen. Hancock arrived from Deep Bottom with the First andSecond Divisions of our Corps, he was immediately ordered to join the forcesof Gen. Warren, who had succeeded in obtaining possession of the WeldonRailroad after a desperate struggle. Gen. Hancock was ordered to destroythe railroad and both of his Divisions were thus engaged near Reams Station,when the enemy attacked and succeeded in forcing a passage through theUnion lines. This compelled Gen. Hancock to withdraw, and that night theenemy also retired with many captives; and nine pieces of Union artillery. During this engagement, our Division remained in the trenches extendingfrom the Norfolk Railroad to the Jerusalem Plank Road. Fort Sedgwick,which was better known as Fort Hell, was within our hues, but was notyet completed. Its name was derived from tlie fact that it was nearer therebel Hues, and therefore was subjected to the hottest fire. I
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