. History of the Corn Exchange Regiment, 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers, 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 . liable, was the most suc-cessful in discovering it. Aftera search of several hours heset his squad to work, and atthe depth of five or six feetfound excellent water. Twobarrels sunk to the bottomwalled the well, and a guardthrown around it kept off in-truders not entitled to itsprivileges. The sergeant, asa recognition of hi
. History of the Corn Exchange Regiment, 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers, 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 . liable, was the most suc-cessful in discovering it. Aftera search of several hours heset his squad to work, and atthe depth of five or six feetfound excellent water. Twobarrels sunk to the bottomwalled the well, and a guardthrown around it kept off in-truders not entitled to itsprivileges. The sergeant, asa recognition of his discovery,was placed in charge of theguard, but, though less ex-posed, he soon grew wearyand lonesome of a retirementthat kept him from his compan-ions, and at the end of threedays, at his own request, was returned to his company. Thewell was not altogether out of range, and musket balls, prettywell spent, often dropped near it. One had enough force leftto kill, and a man loaded wwth canteens was shot just as hereached the well. It is said to have been a mystery to the Confederates whereour water came from. In fact, they were encouraged in thebelief that it came from the James, that sufficient quantitiescould not loner continue to be hauled so great a distance to. - 483 - sustain the army, and Grant consequently must soon abandonhis Hncs. Theirs was obtained from the water works of thecity of Petersburg, and as the works were never intended toanswer such demands, the supply was limited, and to procureit involved much inconvenience and labor. An early inquiryafter the picKets became acquainted cleared up the mystery,and the enemy soon became as apt well-diggers as our men. The pickets soon began to fraternize with probabl)- a greaterfreedom and familiarity than ever before. Certainly, the in-timacy, if not closer, was of greater length. Instead of de-pending on individual posts to conduct the usual bartering aregular exchange was arranged. A little clump of trees be-tween the
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