Sept. 30th 1864 * Popular Spring Church
AKA Preebles Farm -or- Pegram's Farm
On September 30th 1864 Four divisions from V Corps and IX Corps set out westward from Globe Tavern to strike the Confederate lines covering the Boydton Plank Road. At about 1:00 p.m., Griffin's division (1/V) carries the Rebel outer line at Poplar Spring Church, but this success is not followed up until 3:30 or so, when Maj. Gen. John G. Parke leads the two IX Corps divisions forward. Parke is attacked at 4:30 by Harry Heth and driven back with great loss.
Lieutenant Colonel March was commanding, Colonel Humphrey being still in command of the Brigade, The Regiment participated in the movement on the right flank of the Confederate army.
Losing 7 wounded and 12 missing.
LIEUTENANT GENERAL ULYSSES S. GRANT
- Army Of The Potomac MAJOR GENERAL JOHN G. PARKE
- IX ARMY CORPS BRIGADIER GENERAL ORLANDO B. WILLCOX
- 2nd Brigade - Colonel Byron M. Cutcheon
- 1st Michigan Sharpshooter Regiment --- Major Asahel W. Nichols
- 2nd Michigan Infantry Regiment --- Lieutenant Colonel Edwin J. March
- 20th Michigan Infantry Regiment --- Major Claudius B. Grant
- 46th New York Infantry Regiment --- Captain Victor Traxmarer
- 60th Ohio Infantry Regiment --- Lieutenant Colonel Martin P. Avery
- 50th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment --- Captain George W. Brumm
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