. History of the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers in the war of the rebellion--1862-1863; regimental re-unions, 1885-1906; history of monument; . untain. The march was continued, but owing to the roughness of theroute, in climbing stone walls, rail fences and crossing ditches, thebrigade made but slow progress, and did not reach the foot of SouthMountain until near midnight, and then in a disjointed condition;on the way, ambulances loaded with wounded were met, and oneconveying the body of Major-General Jesse L. Reno, who waskilled about sunset, while watching th
. History of the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers in the war of the rebellion--1862-1863; regimental re-unions, 1885-1906; history of monument; . untain. The march was continued, but owing to the roughness of theroute, in climbing stone walls, rail fences and crossing ditches, thebrigade made but slow progress, and did not reach the foot of SouthMountain until near midnight, and then in a disjointed condition;on the way, ambulances loaded with wounded were met, and oneconveying the body of Major-General Jesse L. Reno, who waskilled about sunset, while watching the enemy through a glass. Our regiment was without tents, and the men slept on theporches of houses, and wherever a convenient place could befound. By 7 oclock on the morning of the 15th, the stragglershad generally come in, and the march was resumed for a halfmile, a halt was made until near noon, then the division movedthrough the mountain gap, arriving at Boonsborough about 3oclock. The enemy had retreated from this place in the morning,after a skirmish between the Union Cavalry and Hills rear McClellan passed the division about 2 oclock in the after- 26.
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