. 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 . iven them under such circum-stances. It was rest the soldier needed, not subsistence, and as soonas he found the place indicated for it, he dropped down tosleep satisfied the morrow would afford ample opportunity toanswer all consistent demands of the most exacting stomach. — 329 — October 15, 1863, we started f
. 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 . iven them under such circum-stances. It was rest the soldier needed, not subsistence, and as soonas he found the place indicated for it, he dropped down tosleep satisfied the morrow would afford ample opportunity toanswer all consistent demands of the most exacting stomach. — 329 — October 15, 1863, we started for Fairfax Court-House. Onthe 16th and 17th we made two short marches for on the 18th to Foxs Mill. On the 19th we crossed Bull Run and went to Groveton,camping on Benjamin Chinns farm. A detail was sentout to cover the ghastly reminders of the Second Bull the 20th we marched to Gainesville. The year before twovaluable horses belonging to Captain Davis, of General Til-tons staff, disappeared at the same time. Captain Davis hada bridle and breastplate made for him by the brigade saddlerdifferent from anything in the army. When we arrived atGainesville, some troops were halted there, and among thehorses was one seated on his haunches like a dog. On the. horse was the identical bridle and breastplate belonging toCaptain Davis. At once our boys exclaimed : Captain Da-vis, theres your horse and bridle. This sitting down was atrick of the horse that was lost by Captain Davis, and thewriter has never seen any other horse do it of his own motion ;but this horse would always rest that way. The officer whoclaimed the horse told a plausible story of how he acquiredthe animal; but Captain Davis appealed to the officers divi-sion commander, and in the course of a few days his propertywas restored to him. — 330 — Such is the picture of the rear guard. If you were everon the rear guard of a retreating army you know how tediousit is. You do not move more than te
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