. 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 . submitted to thisfinal process of destruction. The cavalry cleared the enemy out of the way to the south-ward and picketed the roads to the north and east. GeneralGriffin relieved General Motts division, taking charge of thetrains on the morning of the 9th. A force with artillery was met and driven away from Thr
. 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 . submitted to thisfinal process of destruction. The cavalry cleared the enemy out of the way to the south-ward and picketed the roads to the north and east. GeneralGriffin relieved General Motts division, taking charge of thetrains on the morning of the 9th. A force with artillery was met and driven away from ThreeCreeks and the fire extinguished from the bridge which theenemy had attempted to destroy. Crossing a dismounted forceby 4 P. M., Gregg had possession of Bellfield and had driventhe enemy all across the Meherrin. A sixty feet trestle overa branch of Three Creeks and another of lOO feet long overthe main stream—both old truss frames shored up from below—were burned and the destruction of the railway completed toBellfield. At Hicksford, on the south side of the Meherrin, there werethree forts or batteries, connected by rifle pits, manned with aconsiderable force. It was impracticable to force a crossing, — 535 —and not practicable with the hmited supplies—much of that. TEARING UP THE WELDON RAILROAD. carried on the person had been already eaten up—to attempt - 536 - to turn the position. Without dislodging the enemy and gain-ing possession of the opposite bank it was not possible to de-stroy the bridge over the Meherrin. It was left standing. Allthe bridges and the railway track from the Nottaway to thatpoint having been destroyed, orders were issued for the returnon the following morning. The regiment worked hard at the rails and ties until mid-night passed and the moon was gone. It was nearly morn-ing, though, before the ground designated for the bivouac,in the vicinit}- of the trains, was reached, and but a few hourswere left until daylight for restful sleep. The
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