. 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 . n the middle of the night, to go to corps head-quarters and consult the ever-obliging Lieutenant-ColonelLocke, the assistant adjutant-general. The head-quarters werein a small house on the Peebles Farm. Groping his way about the house in thedark he blunderedinto the room occu-pied by GeneralWarren. To dis-turb t
. 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 . n the middle of the night, to go to corps head-quarters and consult the ever-obliging Lieutenant-ColonelLocke, the assistant adjutant-general. The head-quarters werein a small house on the Peebles Farm. Groping his way about the house in thedark he blunderedinto the room occu-pied by GeneralWarren. To dis-turb the slumbersof a major-generalcommanding a corpswithout warrant, inthe middle of thenight, after a £ght, was notlikely in those timesto add to the amen-ities of the general sat boltup in his cot, doubt-less aroused by theintrusion. Ash-brook, much em-barrassed by his mistake, advanced and apologized, express-ing his great regret at having awakened the general, andexplaining that he was looking for Colonel Locke. Thiswas met by the kind inquiry: What is wanted? When hewas told, he entered into an explanation of the order and whatwas required, and bade his visitor good-night. Ashbrook re-tired with a very pleasant sense of the generals kindness HENRY H. HODGES, COMPANY D. — 525 — On the 5th of October Colonel Herring returned from hissick-leave and the following day relieved Captain Wilson andresumed command of the regiment. On the 8th, 9th and lothhe was detailed as officer of the outposts. With GeneralAyress division pickets, the line was advanced almost half amile; a private house (Daviss) was destroyed, and then in theevening the line was withdrawn to its original position. The nth was the Presidential election day. Active ballot-ing went on throughout Pennsylvania regiments, resulting inoverwhelming Republican majorities. Most of the Statesvoted in November, the election that year falling on the Rev. Theodore Gerrish, of the 2
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