. History of the 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers Corn exchange regiment, from their first engagement at Antietam to Appomattox. To which is added a record of its organization and a complete roster. Fully illustrated with maps, portraits, and over one hundred illustrations, with addenda . antry Warrens career as a distinguished soldier in warclosed forever on the battle-field, with a sad intimation that hiscapacities did not equal the occasion. The flush of victory-was still bright on his brow, his eye yet flashed the vigor of hisbrilliant impetuosity, when the harsh direction that sev^ered hisco
. History of the 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers Corn exchange regiment, from their first engagement at Antietam to Appomattox. To which is added a record of its organization and a complete roster. Fully illustrated with maps, portraits, and over one hundred illustrations, with addenda . antry Warrens career as a distinguished soldier in warclosed forever on the battle-field, with a sad intimation that hiscapacities did not equal the occasion. The flush of victory-was still bright on his brow, his eye yet flashed the vigor of hisbrilliant impetuosity, when the harsh direction that sev^ered hisconnection with the 5th Army Corps reached him, and sent himfor the few days yet left of the Rebellion into what was an un-deniable, if not an apparently dishonorable, seclusion. After many years the wrong was righted. Worn and wearywith the anxieties of delay, enfeebled with patient waiting, a - 58i - Stout heart and manly frame yielded readily to disease, andGeneral Warren lived but a short while to survive an honorablevindication. As Warren gave forth his last official utterance of the doingsof that eventful day that made the victor worse than vanquished,he closed in choice and modest phrase, in sentiment of deepestearnestness pleading for the common justice afterwards so long. CLOSE QUARTERS. denied him. I trust, therefore, said he, that I may yet re-ceive some unequivocal acknowledgment of my faithful ser-vices at the battle of Five Forks that will forever free me fromopprobrium, even among the superficial. But historic parallels are not wanting of the sacrifice of greatand good soldiers in all times. Kleber was left to die in Egypt;Kellerman was forgotten for Marengo; Moreau was punishedfor Hohenlinden. - 582 - Among the killed of the regiment was Corporal B. E. Fletcher,of Company E. He had just reached his majority; had par-ticipated in ev^ery engagement from Shepherdstown to FiveForks. He was noted for his courage, and though woundedat Chancellorsville he had refused to
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