. 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 . nd at them ere the buglesounded forward. After a sharp repulse there was a quick re-bound. The enemys staggering blows of desperation ended inhis hopeless rout. His mad races were fruitless. Outstrippedat every turn, blocked on every highway, famished and weary,he yielded and the patriot armys work was done. General Griffins
. 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 . nd at them ere the buglesounded forward. After a sharp repulse there was a quick re-bound. The enemys staggering blows of desperation ended inhis hopeless rout. His mad races were fruitless. Outstrippedat every turn, blocked on every highway, famished and weary,he yielded and the patriot armys work was done. General Griffins division at the opening of the campaignnumbered 6,547 men. Its three brigades were commandedrespectively, the 1st by General J. L. Chamberlain; the 2d byGeneral Gregory, and the 3d by General J. J. Bartlett. Ours, (560) - 56i - the 3d Brigade, was the same in organization as mentioned inthe preceding chapter. The 5th Corps moved from its camp in the vicinity of theVaughan Road crossing of Hatchers Run at three oclock onthe morning of the 29th of March, General Ayress divisionleading, General Griffins following, General Crawford bringingup the rear. The movement did not reach Griffins divisionuntil a time much later than the starting hour, and it was six >. -?\A. FIRE! FIRE! TOTAL LOSS—NO INSURANCE. oclock before its camps were broken. The route east of therun lay through Arthurs Swamp to the crossing of RowantyCreek at W. Perkinss, where the corps had crossed in point is better known as Monks Neck Bridge. Thencethe movement continued by the old Stage and Vaughan roadsuntil the Chappie was reached, about two miles from DinwiddieCourt-House, a position which the order of march designated asits termination. At A. M. the head of the column had reached* 36 — 5^2 — Rowanty Creek, where a few shots were fired by the enemyslookouts, and by eight was at the point of destination. The country through which this movement had been madeand the operations about to
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