History of the Corn Exchange Regiment, 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers, from their first engagement at Antietam to AppomattoxTo which is added a record of its organization and a complete rosterFully illustrated with maps, portraits, and over one hundred illustrations . ed by his readiness to relieve the suffering horses, and his heroic death attested hiseminent courage. Fitted foran advancement which thecasualties of war would havesoon brought him, he wasdestined thus early in his ca-reer for the most honorableof all the soldiers epitaphs: killed in action. First Lieutenant William was
History of the Corn Exchange Regiment, 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers, from their first engagement at Antietam to AppomattoxTo which is added a record of its organization and a complete rosterFully illustrated with maps, portraits, and over one hundred illustrations . ed by his readiness to relieve the suffering horses, and his heroic death attested hiseminent courage. Fitted foran advancement which thecasualties of war would havesoon brought him, he wasdestined thus early in his ca-reer for the most honorableof all the soldiers epitaphs: killed in action. First Lieutenant William was about this timein the action also most seri-ously wounded. A shot passedthrough his body involving a vital organ. His life was for along time despaired of. He recovered subsequently, however,to again take a prominent place in the business community,but was never afterwards fit for the field. Several yearssubsequent to the war his injuries eventually resulted in hisdeath. The order to retire, which, with the thickening disasters, hadbeen long hoped for, came at last. The welcome direction,communicated through the loud voice of Adjutant James , was repeated hurriedly all along the line. The scenethat followed almost beggars description. The brave men who. CAPTAIN RICKETTS. -6; - had contended so manfully against these frightful odds brokein wild confusion for the river. Perot, unable from an injuryin early life to keep pace with the rapidly retiring soldiers, re-mained almost alone upon the bluff. True to the instincts of agenuine courage, he stood erect facing the foe, with his pistolresting on his left forearm, emptying it rapidly of all the loadshe had left, when he was severely wounded and ultimately fellinto the hands of the enemy. Lieutenant Charles H. Hand,who afterwards succeeded him as adjutant, and a number ofmen were captured with him. The greater part of the regiment made furiously for theravine, down which they dashed precipitately. Since the marchup, a tree,
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