. 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 . hands of the enemy. The next day itwas learned through the enemys pickets that he had died intheir field hospital. Wm. L. Gabe, whose devotion to CaptainRicketts at Shepherdstown will be remembered, nobly stayedwith Captain Scott until the latter insisted that he shouldleave him and save himself Captain Bayne, 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 . hands of the enemy. The next day itwas learned through the enemys pickets that he had died intheir field hospital. Wm. L. Gabe, whose devotion to CaptainRicketts at Shepherdstown will be remembered, nobly stayedwith Captain Scott until the latter insisted that he shouldleave him and save himself Captain Bayne, while trying toassist Scott, was shot through the cheek. Happily the wound,though painful, was not mortal. Bayne was a noble was a warm friend of Scott, and like him had risen fromthe ranks, earning promotion by soldierly conduct. As Captain Scott fell Colonel Herring rode up to give direc-tions for his removal, when a ball struck his right leg just below — 554 — the knee. Sensible for a time only of the blow, and not that hehad been severely wounded, he congratulated himself that thestout cavalry boot of the Philadelphia City Troop pattern, apair of which he wore, was strong enough to turn a ball. Hecontinued, unconscious of his hurt, to direct the fighting until. CAPTAIN JOHN SCOTT. an officer of the 20th Maine, observing the hole in his boot andthe stream of blood that flowed from it, called his attention tothe apparently serious nature of his wound. Realizing for thefirst time the full extent of his injury, and gradually becomingfaint from loss of blood, Colonel Herring formally turned overthe command to Colonel ONeill, and proceeded to work hisway to the nearest point for surgical attention. The firing at the moment was tremendous, and the under- — 555 — taking was coupled with dangers equal to those of the Colonel did not dismount, but weak and sinking from ex-haustion, he feared to trust himself alone to manage his horse,and a faithful soldier
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