. 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 . some miles southwest fromAmelia Court-House and a little greater distance northeastfrom Burksville Junction, where that railway is crossed by thePetersburg and Lynchburg. Lees ultimate destination wasDanville. A line of Union infantry crossed his way, and hemust await darkness and the opportunity to step off in
. 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 . some miles southwest fromAmelia Court-House and a little greater distance northeastfrom Burksville Junction, where that railway is crossed by thePetersburg and Lynchburg. Lees ultimate destination wasDanville. A line of Union infantry crossed his way, and hemust await darkness and the opportunity to step off in a newdirection. Preparations were made to attack the enemys trains in thisvicinity. Indications of his presence in force were apparent;earthworks were thrown up and the troops remained on thealert during the night. - 585 - On the 5th, under arms all day, preparations were active toreceive or make an attack. About one oclock a portion of thecorps moved out towards Amelia Court-House to support thecavalry who, bringing up a large number of prisoners, wereseverely attacked on the road. The detachment returned tocamp and the entire corps remained all the night of the 5th inthe position it had taken the previous evening. On the evening of the 5th, at oclock, General Griffin—. LIEUTENANT SYLVESTER CROSSLEY. his corps having been serving directly under General Sheridanfrom the time General Warren reported it to him on the morn-ing: of the 1st—in obedience to instructions from General Sheri-dan, reported back to General Meade for orders, and at sixoclock A. M. on the 6th, in compliance with directions fromhead-quarters of the Army of the Potomac, marched fromJetersville along the Danville Road in the direction of AmeliaCourt-House to attack the enemy. After moving a distanceof about three miles to a place called Smiths Shop, undoubted — 586 — evidence was received that the enemy had left and gone west-ward. The 5th Corps then moved to the northward on thePaineville Road, a
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