. 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 . he major was rather a tasty fellow, and an inspection of hissaddle disclosed a bran new uniform coat, evidently intendedto be worn on distinguished official or high social occasions. The battery which had so injudiciously exposed itself man-aged to limber up and escape entirely. Not before, however,it had with a
. 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 . he major was rather a tasty fellow, and an inspection of hissaddle disclosed a bran new uniform coat, evidently intendedto be worn on distinguished official or high social occasions. The battery which had so injudiciously exposed itself man-aged to limber up and escape entirely. Not before, however,it had with a discharge of grape and canister inflicted a loss ofone man killed and several wounded. — 439 — This section had never been visited by an invading army inany force. Fence rails were in abundance and supplied thefuel for the nights meal. The parties out after wood andwater fell upon a lot of sheep grazing. A carcass or two con-tributed to a very acceptable temporary change of diet. The country was so thrifty that instructions were issued re-viving the almost forgotten orders against foraging. The sol-diers were not in sympathy with the measure; officers gave itbut a half-hearted support. The obedient restrained them-selves ; others, not so disposed, took about what was FORAGING. From his place on the flank of the column Major ONeillsattention was attracted by the violent hissing of a in the direction of the sound he discovered that PaddyMulchay, of G, had seized a straggler from a flock unableto keep up with his fellows, making haste for the shelter ofa neighboring barn-yard. Mark time, Paddy; mark time,shouted the major, his favorite phrase when he desired to beseverely impressive; dont you know the orders ? Shure, sur, says Paddy, the only orders I know is notto lave anything behind me, and aint I obeying them, sur? — 440 — * Well, if its a prisoner you mean youll not leave behindyou, you may turn him over to me. Here, Kit Carson, ad-dressing his s
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