. 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 . red, but not away from the division. Thebrigade remained continuously in the same division and corps;its only change was in designation at the opening of the Wilder-ness Campaign, from the ist to the 3d. This change cameabout through the general consolidation of the other corps ofthe Army of the Potomac into the
. 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 . red, but not away from the division. Thebrigade remained continuously in the same division and corps;its only change was in designation at the opening of the Wilder-ness Campaign, from the ist to the 3d. This change cameabout through the general consolidation of the other corps ofthe Army of the Potomac into the 2d, 5th and 6th. All thetroops of the ist Division, nine regiments, well tried and true,were made the 3d Brigade. To the other two brigades, regi-ments were mostly assigned that were not before a part of thedivision organization. The proud badge of distinction wasalways the red maltese cross. It was as early as seven oclock in the morning whenthe order of the assignment was executed, and promptly at thathour the brigade began the march from Fort Cochran over thePotomac, by the aqueduct bridge, and into the city of Wash-ington. Hither and thither it wandered, up and down its broad,dusty highways, apparently without aim or purpose. Its citi- -27- Wordfl by Gen. J. H. l-± jtzz±: guns are sight - ed at the foe, Then nerve the hand and m t=r. S :^--*^;- ^i~4 ^^ :i=i=ii=«: 3(:=n=r: -*s—«- -#—=—#- ::r=^ +-T 5^ ban - ish fear, And, com-rades, touch the el - bow. ^^ i= m r~--* r -^-^f- * ^F=F r — 28 — Chorus. i=t Touch the el -bow! now, my boys, Comrades,touch the el-bow. - * : ^ V~~^
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