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 |
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118th Pennsylvania 20th Maine 5th Corps 91st Regt A. P. Hill advance afternoon Andersonville appeared arms army artillery assault Barnes battalion battery battle of Shepherdstown bivouac bluff brigade camp Captain cavalry close Cold Harbor Colonel column command Company Confederate continued Corn Exchange Court-House cover Crocker crossed Deserted direction Discharged for disability distance division Drafted duty enemy enemy's engaged fell field fight fire Fitz-John Porter flank followed force Ford Fredericksburg front Gettysburg Griffin ground guard guns halted head-quarters hill horse hospital infantry John July July 15 June killed Lee's Lieutenant line of battle ment miles morning moved movement Mustered night o'clock officer passed Phila pickets position Potomac Prevost prisoners ranks reached rear rebel regiment returned river sergeant Sharpsburg shell Shepherdstown shot side skirmishers soldiers soon Sykes timber tion troops Union vicinity Virginia Volunteers Warren woods wounded
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Page 229 - SOLDIER'S DREAM. Our bugles sang truce — for the night-cloud had lowered, And the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky ; And thousands had sunk on the ground overpowered, The weary to sleep and the wounded to die.
Page 164 - I have heard, in such a way as to believe it, of your recently saying that both the Army and the Government needed a Dictator. Of course it was not for this, but in spite of it, that I have given you the command. Only those Generals who gain successes can set up dictators. What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship.
Page 526 - How sleep the Brave who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There Honor comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay; And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there!
Page 164 - I have done this upon what appear to me to be sufficient reasons. And yet I think it best for you to know that there are some things in regard to which, I am not quite satisfied with you. I believe you to be a brave and skilful soldier, which, of course, I like.
Page 164 - What I now ask of you is military success, and I will risk the dictatorship. The government will support you to the utmost of its ability, which is neither more nor less than it has done and will do for all commanders.
Page 164 - I have placed you at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Of course I have done this upon what appear to me to be sufficient reasons, and yet I think it best for you to know that there are some things in regard to which I am not quite satisfied with you.
Page 175 - It is with heartfelt satisfaction, that the Commanding General announces to the army, that the operations of the last three days have determined that our enemy must either ingloriously fly, or come out from behind his defences, and give us battle on our own ground, where certain destruction awaits him.
Page 645 - Hospital, and served in that capacity until the close of the war. He was mustered out with the regiment.
Page 646 - Lieutenant J. Rudhall White) having been killed, Orderly Sergeant White was promoted to 'second lieutenant by special orders from Corps Commander General Fitz-John Porter, and placed in command of his company (G). He served through the war, being promoted to first lieutenant and finally to captain, and was mustered out with the regiment at the close of the war. Sergeant Hiram Lake was born in Philadelphia, April 25, 1845. He served to the end of the war with the regiment. He is by trade a coach painter....
Page 290 - Oh, God ! it is a fearful thing To see the human soul take wing In any shape, in any mood...