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Warren's men tear up track at Globe Tavern; Confederates strike back by afternoon

Through rain and mud, Union soldiers reach the Weldon Railroad, then dig in after a Confederate counterattack pushes them back a mile.

South of Petersburg, the Weldon Railroad still carried the supplies and reinforcements Robert E. Lee's army could not do without. On August 18, 1864, Major General Gouverneur K. Warren led Union troops south through rain and over muddy roads, reaching the tracks at Globe Tavern around nine that morning. Charles Griffin's men began ripping up rail while Romeyn Ayres formed a defensive line facing north. By early afternoon, A.P. Hill's Confederates struck hard, driving the Union line back nearly a mile. Warren counterattacked, recovered the ground, and ordered his men to dig in for the night…

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