. 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 . epared 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 bad been advised in time, isnot known, but certain it is that scarce had his adversarys footbeen planted on the other side of the river than
. 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 . epared 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 bad been advised in time, isnot known, but certain it is that scarce had his adversarys footbeen planted on the other side of the river than he waspromptly in motion against him. The order to move on the 30th of April was followed by itsexecution the next day with a march as far as Brandy Station, (395) — 39^ — where, remaining in bivouac until noon of the 3d of May, itwas continued to the vicinity of Culpepper. From there,shortly before midnight, began the actual offensive movement,which in march, siege, skirmish, or battle, continued inces-santly until Appomattox terminated it within three weeks of ayear from the day of its commencement. It was the generous blooming spring-time, but there was noindication of its presence. The weather was hot, somewhat inadvance of the season. But no flowering vine climbed the. GEORGE W. WILLIAMS, FIRST LIEUT. CO. I, BYT. CAPT. U. S. VOLS. lattice, no flowers bloomed, no fruits blossomed. The treesof the forest and of the orchard had fallen before the axe ofthe soldier, and vines and flowers had been obliterated bythe gory, grimy track of war. The landscape for several yearshad failed to welcome the approach of spring. The brigade crossed the Rapidan at Germanna Ford by apontoon bridge, and halting some three hours for breakfast,continued the march until about 3 p. m., when Griffins division 397 — formed line of battle along the pike at a point about a mile be-yond where the Germanna plank road crossed the Orange andFredericksburg turnpike and a little farther from the old W
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