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. 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 . nd then his great pack heaved into waited no longer. He preferred to take the ordi-nary risks of battle rather than to be thus ignominiously crushedunder the weighty load that seemed certain to demolish him. Smith was neither discomfited nor confused. The pork wasof course abandoned by the pot-wr
. 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 . nd then his great pack heaved into waited no longer. He preferred to take the ordi-nary risks of battle rather than to be thus ignominiously crushedunder the weighty load that seemed certain to demolish him. Smith was neither discomfited nor confused. The pork wasof course abandoned by the pot-wrestlers. Seizing a quarter — 443 — of the derelict pig, he bore it back with him to the ranks, andwith pig in one hand and musket in the other advanced to thecharge with the regiment. He never lost his load, notwith-standing his subsequent puncturing, and, with his messmates,hugely enjoyed the spoil when, with darkness, hostilities weresuspended and an opportunity came for cooking. The attack, which was by A. P. Hills corps, made about sixoclock, had fallen heaviest upon Cutlers division, while it wasstill going into position after crossing the river. His troopsbroke and were followed by the enemy, who were promptlydriven back by our artillery. The assault covered the whole. CHECKING THE ENEMYS ADVANCE. of Warrens right and centre. Along Griffins front, the centre,the attack was handsomely repulsed and the enemy driven tohis works on the Virginia Central Railroad! In this assaultthe 83d Pennsylvania, Colonel McCoy, famous for its heroic re-sistance on Little Round Top, played a most effective Spear, of the 20th Mame, of late so prominent in thenight affair at Laurel Hill, was wounded. The fight lastedsome two hours. The sounds of the musketry, the noise ofthe violent cannonading, bursting suddenly upon the compara-tive quiet of the few days previous, denoted a struggle of somemagnitude. Ayress brigade, with Bartletts in support, bore — 444 — much of the bru
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