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. 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 . us movement to turn Leesright flank before Petersburg, and General Sheridan, with this hint inhis mind, and in his impetuosity misjudging Warrens thoughtful andintent manner as indicating lack of sympathy with him in his plans,took an early occasion to remove him from his command. Butwhen the history of that las
. 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 . us movement to turn Leesright flank before Petersburg, and General Sheridan, with this hint inhis mind, and in his impetuosity misjudging Warrens thoughtful andintent manner as indicating lack of sympathy with him in his plans,took an early occasion to remove him from his command. Butwhen the history of that last campaign is fully and faithfully written,the great importance of Warrens action on the White Oak Roadwill be apparent, and his conduct in this, as in every other campaignof the army, will be set high above doubt or cavil. He went downto an early grave with a wounded and broken spirit, notwithstandingthe fact that a military commission had investigated the act of injus-tice under which he had suffered, and had lifted the shadow fromhis fair fame. History will give him a bright page on her rolls, and a gratefulcountry will appreciate his service and revere his memory. APPENDIX. LAUREL HILL AND SHERIDANS RAID. By S. Crossley, Late Second Lieutenant Company H,Regiment P. V. I 8th. OME little experiences that I had in the openingof the Wilderness campaign might per-haps be interesting, especially as they re-late to what I witnessed as a recapturedprisoner of war, and hence (ofif duty)a rover and observer. The assault at Laurel Hill was atsundown, it will be remembered, and ledus through swamp land and brush andmiseries of all sorts ere we reached theenemy. The movement was made by the 1stDivision, 5th Army Corps, and led, Ithink, by General Crawford, GeneralGriffin being absent. However, of onething I am sure, that there did notseem to be any proper understanding among the subordinate commanders as to themode of formation, for, though we were really in echelon, it was generally su
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