. 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 . ould not believe it, but when the news was authenti-cated, the men were deeply moved by it, and a gloom cast overthe whole army. The people of Farmville were also muchaffected by it. It is impossible to describe the feeling that ex-isted ; we had all loved Lincoln so much ; the color bearersof the various regiments, to drape
. 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 . ould not believe it, but when the news was authenti-cated, the men were deeply moved by it, and a gloom cast overthe whole army. The people of Farmville were also muchaffected by it. It is impossible to describe the feeling that ex-isted ; we had all loved Lincoln so much ; the color bearersof the various regiments, to drape their flags in mourning, re-sorted to the device of dyeing white handkerchiefs or otherfabrics at command, from ink secured from the men, provingthe old adage, necessity is the mother of invention. — 599 — On Monday morning we broke camp and marched to Rurks-ville, and then proceeded along the line of the Danville Rail-road. On the following morning we found that some onehad again blundered and we had to return to Burksville, andnear that place we encamped, remaining there all the followingday. From this point we proceeded slowly in the direction ofPetersburg, and on Sunday, April 23, we stacked arms atSoutherland Station. A ludicrous uicidcnt occurred here. A. CORPORAL WILLIAM L GABE, halt was ordered, and we supposed it was for a rest. In frontof us was a colored cavalry regiment from Massachusetts whichhad reached the field just as the war was closed. The officersof this regiment were all white, the men all black. A numberof our men went up to the tent of their regimental sutler andfound he had a large stock of goods such as army sutlersusually sell. The colored soldiers were proud of their new uni-forms and put on many airs. Our boys were ragged and rough — 6oo — and liad no money—were ready for any kind of a crowded around the sutlers tent. Three negro soldierson guard ordered them to fall back, but the men didnt feel sodisposed and kept increasing
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