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Title: 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
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Floyd, Frederick Clark, 1837-
Subjects: United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 40th (1861-1865) United States. Army New York Infantry Regiment, 14th (1861-1865) United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: Boston, F. H. Gilson Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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colonel is building a large stablefor the officers horses, which he would not do if we were going to move soon.Everything is quiet, except the continual roar of cannon. The forts allaround us are practicing every day, as well as the field artillery. At inspection on Sunday morning, Dec. 15th, every man on parade waspresented with a pair of white cotton gloves, which were to be worn on the fol-lowing day, when there was to be an inspection by a Brigade Staff Officer.On that occasion, every man endeavored to appear without spot or blemishupon his clothing and equipments, and at Dress Parade the Colonel informedus that the inspecting officer had complimented the Regiment very highly.That afternoon, after the inspection, we started upon a reconnoitering expe-dition, accompanied by the 4th Maine Regiment, and a Battery of Artillery.When we reached our pickets, however, several miles from camp, a staffofficer arrived from Gen. Sedgwick, and countermanded our orders, and wereturned to camp.
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CAPTAIN WILLIAM OSULLIVAN, JR. Capt. OSullivan was born in Boston in April, 1838, and in early life went toLawrence with his parents. He obtained his elementary education in the privateschools of Lawrence, and entered Holy Cross College in the year 1854, where he studieduntil 1861. When the Civil War commenced he relinquished his studies and obtained per-mission to enlist a company of soldiers for duty in the field. He found no difficultyin securing volunteers and when his Company was organized he was confronted withan order to disband it. Hearing of the Mozart Regiment, he accepted the invitationto join it, and he commanded the Company with much ability. He was highlyrespected as an officer and as a man, for he was a perfect gentleman and one of themost scholarly officers in the Regiment. No man was braver and no officer treatedhis men with greater respect, which was the great secret of his power and influenceover them. He performed faithful service until his death, which occurred at

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