History of the Corn Exchange Regiment, 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers, from their first engagement at Antietam to AppomattoxTo which is added a record of its organization and a complete rosterFully illustrated with maps, portraits, and over one hundred illustrations . CHAPTER VII. CHANCELLORSVILLE. [OLONEL PREVOST, still dis-abled and suffering from his Shep-herdstown wound, returned on the19th of April, and at once assumedcommand. Intimations were rife, and or-ders frequent through all themonth of April, indicating theopening of the spring campaign. But the lingering winter wasstill abroad, an
History of the Corn Exchange Regiment, 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers, from their first engagement at Antietam to AppomattoxTo which is added a record of its organization and a complete rosterFully illustrated with maps, portraits, and over one hundred illustrations . CHAPTER VII. CHANCELLORSVILLE. [OLONEL PREVOST, still dis-abled and suffering from his Shep-herdstown wound, returned on the19th of April, and at once assumedcommand. Intimations were rife, and or-ders frequent through all themonth of April, indicating theopening of the spring campaign. But the lingering winter wasstill abroad, and on the 5th an all-day snow-storm covered theground to the depth of several inches. Later, there were daysof continuous rain, and with the recent experience of the dis-astrous consequences of attempting a movement at such a time,the month was nearly spent before it was certain that theweather had adjusted itself to the season. The army was in splendid health and buoyant spirits, securein the knowledge of its strength, confident in the ability of itsleaders. General Hooker, soon after he relieved General Burn-side, popularized his administration by giving special attentionto the commissariat. He directed a diet which in quantity,quality and variety was captiv
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