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 . hich for four long years had bared its breastto rebel foes, crossed Long Bridge and received a royal wel-come from those it had safely defended. What a sight we saw!Everywhere our na-tional emblem wasdisplayed. The ar-tillery sent forth itsthundering stirring musicof the bands; loudand long continuedcheering of the peo-p
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 . hich for four long years had bared its breastto rebel foes, crossed Long Bridge and received a royal wel-come from those it had safely defended. What a sight we saw!Everywhere our na-tional emblem wasdisplayed. The ar-tillery sent forth itsthundering stirring musicof the bands; loudand long continuedcheering of the peo-ple, who throngedevery available space;even innocent child-hood was there togreet us with flowers,and our guardianangels, loyal and truewomanhood, re-ceived us with theirkindly smiles andwords of steady tread we marched over the broad avenue,receiving one continued ovation. Recrossed the PotomacRiver, and arrived at camp early in the evening. Fromthis time rumors of being mustered out were freely the rolls were being prepared. Officers on staff duty anddetailed men rejoined their companies. June I was our jubilee ;what we had long looked for was at hand. Brevet-MajorT. , mustering-out officer, arrived in camp; the com-. CHAPLAIN W. J. ONEILL. — 606 — panies assembled in their streets; anxiously each waited for,and eagerly answered to his name as called, and in a short timewe were mustered out, our drafted men and substitutes beingtransferred to the 91st Pennsylvania Volunteers. On the fol-lowing day, June 2, we answered Fall in, for the last time onthe so-called sacred soil and started for home. As we approachedLong Bridge, we found the 1st Michigan drawn up side of theroad to give us their parting salute. The old cheer of theWolverines broke out loud and long, as we filed past; theirenthusiasm was unbounded; it touched our hearts. Twas theGod-speed of true and loyal men for those who had stoodshoulder to shoulder through three long
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