. 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 . entered the ford, abrigade of Sykess regulars appeared upon the thither side,marching back again from the same reconnoissance with whichBarness movement was intended to generally columns passed each other midway in the river. Theregulars gave the information that there was no enemy insight. * It w
. 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 . entered the ford, abrigade of Sykess regulars appeared upon the thither side,marching back again from the same reconnoissance with whichBarness movement was intended to generally columns passed each other midway in the river. Theregulars gave the information that there was no enemy insight. * It was evidently twittingly said to encourage thevolunteers, whom they held in no very high esteem, for at thattime their rear skirmishers were actually engaged. Though it was clear that the situation was a grave one, yetthe 118th Pennsylvania was permitted to mount the cliff withits front entirely uncovered. No skirmish-line protected itsadvance until its right company was detached, and when itwas deployed the enemy were pressing so hard that its de^ ■*Comrade M. Shaughenessy, of Post 14, G. A. R., Department of Pennsylvania,who, at that time was an enlisted man of Battery C, 3rd Artillery—known as»Gibsons battery—was one of those who twittingly gave this information. - 58. — 59 — ployment answered no purpose. The commanding officer hada right to expect that, thrown out in a direction where an en-gagement was imminent, he would find himself at least coveredby skirmishers well out in front of him. The similar surroundings—high bluffs in front, a wide riverin the rear—recalled the Balls Bluff disaster vividly. The brigade took the road that followed the base of thebluffs; and, as the head of the regiment approached the ravineor glen which led to the summit, a staff-officer dashed up hur-riedly to Colonel Barnes, who rode at the time beside ColonelPrevost, and reported the enemy approaching in heavy vigorous action being instantly necessary, turning toColone
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