. 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 . red under arms in support of a reconnoissance con-ducted by General Crawfords 3d Division. The brigade didnot, however, move until noon, and then, occupying theenemys breastworks for a short time, continued the march toWilliamsport, halting there at two oclock, bivouacking in awheat-field for the night. Lees leg
. 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 . red under arms in support of a reconnoissance con-ducted by General Crawfords 3d Division. The brigade didnot, however, move until noon, and then, occupying theenemys breastworks for a short time, continued the march toWilliamsport, halting there at two oclock, bivouacking in awheat-field for the night. Lees legions had disappeared dur-ing the previous night and by daybreak were across the Poto-mac. A number of the enemys stragglers fell into our handsduring the march. Captain Sharvvood, who had been left be-hind quite ill on the 30th of June, rejoined the regiment. Hewas promptly seized for duty and detailed as officer of theday. On the 15th, clear and warm, the march began at in themorning and continued over the South Mountain, throughCrampton Gap, on the road to Burketsville, until in theafternoon. It was a lengthy, trying march and much stragglingfollowed. At five oclock on the i6th. with clear weather, the columnwas again off, freshened after a nights good rest. At LIEUTENANT SAML. N. LEWIS,Co. E. „5 ^Z^ VORK — 285 - A. M. it passed through Burketsville, and by A. M. was incamp at Petersville, within a short distance of the Potomac,and there was rest and leisure for the balance of the day. Thewagon trains made their appearance for the first time since be-fore Gettysburg. During the night it rain-ed again severely. On the 17th it was still raining. The bi-monthly muster forpay, forced off by the heavy pressure incident to the Gettys-burg preliminaries, was completed. Moving at four in the after-noon to Berlin, and crossing the Potomac on pontoons laid atthat point at , the regiment was again in old Virginia, andat in camp at Lovettsville. Some ven
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