. 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 . o theygive you rations like that ? Gracious for such, to them, boun-tiful entertainment, the visitors lingered about for hours, com-paring incidents of fightand march and bivouacand exchanging trinketsand scrips to be retainedas mementos of theoccasion. There wasno further familiaritypermitted; all inter-course
. 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 . o theygive you rations like that ? Gracious for such, to them, boun-tiful entertainment, the visitors lingered about for hours, com-paring incidents of fightand march and bivouacand exchanging trinketsand scrips to be retainedas mementos of theoccasion. There wasno further familiaritypermitted; all inter-course Vv^as afterwardsconfined to the strictformalities attending thedetails of the surrender. There was nothingbut the country to lookto for food. An exten-sive slaughter of old cows yielded such garlicky meat thateven hungry stomachs rebelled. On tlie night of the nth the division was marched out, itwas said, to complete the details of the surrender. It wasunderstood that Lee had requested, to avoid mortification, thatthese be perfected in the darkness. Whatever was the fact, thematter was delayed until the following day and the troopsmoved back to camp again. On the 12th of April, 1861, the first gun of the war wickedlybelched its rebellious venom on Sumters fated walls, and, as38. SONG OF THE MULE AT FEED TIME IOats we eat (O, its sweet) to be remembered. — 594 — if in human retribution, the last gun of the war was laid downin submission on its anniversary^ day, just four years after-wards. There had been bustle and activity from early morn, andabout nine the division was drawn up in line (for to Bartlettsdivision solely was delegated the honor of receiving the sur-render), with its left resting near the fence which enclosed thegrounds surrounding the now celebrated McLean House. The118th was on the left of the brigade close to the fence. In theMcLean House the paroles were being prepared and the soldiers expectantly awaited the appearance of thesurrendering army.
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