. History of the Corn Exchange Regiment, 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers, 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 . /y CHAPTER THE WILDERNESS—LAUREL HILL—SPOTTSYLVANIA. LARKS MOUN-TAIN, the bold pro-montory on the southside of the Rapidan,the silent sentinel thathad kept its ever-wakeful watch on theold Potomac Army-through all the monthsthat it lay at rest inits quiet winter home,had not been overvigilant on the morning of the ist
. History of the Corn Exchange Regiment, 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers, 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 . /y CHAPTER THE WILDERNESS—LAUREL HILL—SPOTTSYLVANIA. LARKS MOUN-TAIN, the bold pro-montory on the southside of the Rapidan,the silent sentinel thathad kept its ever-wakeful watch on theold Potomac Army-through all the monthsthat it lay at rest inits quiet winter home,had not been overvigilant on the morning of the ist of May. The 5th Corpshad two rivers instead of one between it and the enemy, and tobe up with the rest of the army it moved two days earlier thatall might make that memorable midnight start on the the more than usual smoke that filled the air from theabandoned 5th Corps camps failed to arouse the vigilance ofthe Confederate signal officer on the mountain top, and Leeknew nought of the majestic sweep prepared for him untildaylight of the 4th revealed the heads of all the columns atthe very Rapidan itself Whether it was Lees purpose to em-barrass the crossing or not, if he had been advised in time, isnot known, but certain it is that scarce had his adversarys footbeen plan
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