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Title: 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
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 118th (1862-1865) Smith, John L., b. 1846
Subjects: United States. Army Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 118th (1861-1965) United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., J.L. Smith
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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o marching along. The soft-tack days are over, our beef is on the foot.The pork, hard-tack, and coffee weve in our knapsacks put;The extra clothes are heavy, but on our shoulders strong.Well sling our eight days rations, and go marching along.Chorus:—The extra clothes are heavy, but on our shoulders strong,Well sling our eight days rations, and go marching along. Our overcoats and dresscoats are strewn along the road.They crowded them upon us—we couldnt tote the load,Contractors put the job up, and we must foot the bill;- But, Sam, our dear old uncle, we know its not your will.Chorus:—Contractors put the job up, and we must foot the bill; But, Sam, our dear old uncle, we know its not your will. The graybacks are on us, increasing each day,Heavy are our rations, but small is our pay;Our spirits are light, but our cause it is strong.With eight days rations we go marching along.Chorus:—Our spirits are light, but our cause it is strong,With eight days rations we go marching along.
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JOSEPH HOOKER, Major-General of Volunteers U. S. Army, May 5, 1862, to September i, 1866. Died October 31, 1879. ^H£ ;v-,v Yo:^ ?-,s;:™ - i67 - The frequent premonitory orders had prompted the de-struction, or other disposal, of the vast accumulations unsuit-able for carriage in active operations, which gather while inpermanent quarters. Eight days rations had been for sometime continuously on hand, and when the general soundedon the early morning of the 27th of April, the response was asready as if the troops were starting from a nights bivouac. The heat was unusual for the season, the load of eight dayssubsistence and sixty rounds of ammunition heavier than usual,and the men soft from a long winters housing. Nor were these all. The men had got through the winteras best they might for clothing. Now, upon the eve of amarch, with an extra load to carry in the matter of food, anorder was issued that ever), enlisted man must have a fullsupply of clothing; that is, an overcoat, dress-c

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