. 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 . ication of the sum-mer harvests. The popu-lation, some two or threehundred, was considerablydepleted. Its strong men,familiar with all the roadsand mountain passes, were doubtless the sinews of the partisan warfare so judiciously andsuccessfully waged in this and the neighboring localities. At three oclock on the morning of
. 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 . ication of the sum-mer harvests. The popu-lation, some two or threehundred, was considerablydepleted. Its strong men,familiar with all the roadsand mountain passes, were doubtless the sinews of the partisan warfare so judiciously andsuccessfully waged in this and the neighboring localities. At three oclock on the morning of the 22d the infantrycolumn commenced its return movement by the turnpike, in thedirection of Middleburg and Aldie. The cavalry closely fol-lowed and the enemy were not far behind. Occasionally theproximity was annoying, and our cavalry massed to resist theircharge. Then followed a halt and no further masses deployed again, but were compelled to frequentlyrepeat the same manoeuvrings by the enemys repetitions of hishesitating tactics. Approaching Middleburg there was unmis-takable evidence of massing for a determined effort, when ourcolumns were opened, the roadway cleared, and a batteryspeedily unlimbered. With a little excellent practice the pur-. 228 — suing force rapidly disappeared. Except a few occasional shotsat long range, the march progressed to Aldie without furtherincident. There at five oclock the brigade went into bivouacon the right of the road, opposite Sykess division of regu-lars. As there seemed a prospect for more than a nightsdelay, shelter-tents were brought into requisition, and a com-fortable camp established. The regulars were an orderly, proper set. They went about their business in amethodical, mechan-ical way, preservinga painful habits werestrange, contrastedwith the volunteers,whose lusty shoutswhen they brokeranks never failed toexhibit anger or mer-riment as the daystramp had pleasedor incommoded. Mosby had notbeen
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