. 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 . leposition. Making search for the cause with the earliest breakof day, he discovered he had spread his canvas in the darknessover a new and hastily-made grave. The obstructions he hadbeen tugging at to remove during the night were the exposednose and fingers of its partially-covered occupant, and the soft,yieldi
. 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 . leposition. Making search for the cause with the earliest breakof day, he discovered he had spread his canvas in the darknessover a new and hastily-made grave. The obstructions he hadbeen tugging at to remove during the night were the exposednose and fingers of its partially-covered occupant, and the soft,yielding body was the cause of his couchs spongy shook, spit and coughed a little, but his momentarydiscomfiture soon gave way before his usual buoyancy. The picket-line held the edge of the timber that bounded theopen space in front of the woods. The enemys sharpshootersback in the woods, hidden from view in the tree-tops, hadsecured a very accurate range of the troops occupying thebreastworks, and with the earliest dawn they began their prac-tice. Exposure was useless and the men were enjoined toseek the cover of the works. Any one standing or on horse-back was an excellent mark and immediately drew the fire. Homer Lancaster, of Company B, was lying on the ground. MAP OF VICINITY OF CHANCELLORSVILLE, SHOWING POSITION OF 118th.
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