. 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 . t,but to no avail; the fatal work for better treatment, numbers turned with their whiteinsignia of truce towards the enemy and, again ascending tothe hill-top, surrendered. The artillerists continued to poundaway with an ardor indicative of satisfaction, until Captain B. F. -69- Fisher and Lieut
. 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 . t,but to no avail; the fatal work for better treatment, numbers turned with their whiteinsignia of truce towards the enemy and, again ascending tothe hill-top, surrendered. The artillerists continued to poundaway with an ardor indicative of satisfaction, until Captain B. F. -69- Fisher and Lieutenant L. R. Fortescue, two officers of theSignal Corps, fortunately detected, with the aid of their long-range telescopes, the damage inflicted, when lengthened fusesand better practice brought their aim more directly towards theaccomplishment of its intended purpose. The dam-breast was still crowded, and here and there acrossit were the dead, wounded and dying. As the last of thesurvivors were nearing the Maryland shore, Berdans Sharp-shooters appeared. Deploying hurriedly in the bed of the canal,shouting loudly to those still exposed to seek what cover theycould, they opened vigorously with their usual unerring andeffective aim and soon almost entirely cleared the other LIEUT. J. RUDHALL WHITE. LIEUT. J. MORA MOSS. CAPT. JOS. W. RICKETTS. Ephraim Layman, of I, had escaped from the bluff hurrying along the edge of the river he was shot throughthe body and fell with his feet in the water. He lay in thesame position until the following afternoon, when, under theflag of truce, he was removed to the Maryland side and subse-quently taken to the hospital at Sharpsburg. There, a few hours after the ball had been extracted, he expired. Laymanhad not yet reached his majority. He was of excellent family,and enlisted from motives of the purest patriotism. His earlytraining, earnest purpose and firm determination to be foremostin answer to all demands of duty, were
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