. 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 . d. He swept everything before him, snatch-ing the enemys battle-flags out of their hands in the works,capturing them and securing the White Oak Road. THus Mc-Gowans, Grades and Huntons short-lived triumph was turnedto disaster. The opportunities for achievements with a flying corps aremeasurably greater than tho
. 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 . d. He swept everything before him, snatch-ing the enemys battle-flags out of their hands in the works,capturing them and securing the White Oak Road. THus Mc-Gowans, Grades and Huntons short-lived triumph was turnedto disaster. The opportunities for achievements with a flying corps aremeasurably greater than those of troops forced to sit downsolidly in front of formidable entrenchments. The chancesthat came to General Chamberlain during this campaign cameto one of conceded high soldierly abilities, w^hose unswervingsense of honor and justice impelled him to the exercise of thoseabilities fully and fairly, no matter what the duty, what thedanger, what the fatigue. If any one in the 5th Army Corpsmaintained a spotless name and won enduring fame during theoperations of that corps from the 29th of March to the 9th ofApril, 1865, more than commensurate with the range of thecommand he held, that one was Joshua L. Chamberlain. Gen-eral Warren fixed the seal of official commendation on all of. ^ Major-General U. S. A.,May 3, 1863. to May 27, 1865. THi: NEW YOKK AS:0?»., LENCX ANDTILDSN F?I3NuAT!ONi n L — 571 — Chamberlains deeds, his brother officers gave them the ap-proval of their high appreciation, and his soldiers honored himas he deserved. General Sheridan, who, on the 29th, had crossed the Rowantybelow Warren, was, on the 31st, while part of the force wasmoving towards Five Forks and the rest remaining in positionin the vicinity of Dinwiddie Court-House, most seriously at-tacked by Picketts infantry and all the cavalry of the Army ofNorthern Virginia. Against these severe odds, detached andalone, he most gallantly maintained himself As the sounds of the firing from Sheridans battle
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