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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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manifest that General Lee was in fact moving on Warrenton, torequire the Union army to fall back behind the Rappahannock,which was accomplished during the nth. To resume the direct narrative. The skirmishers and pioneershaving rejoined the brigade at 2.30, it moved back again overthe four or five miles it marched in the morning, and halted atits old camp. There, under orders to move at a moments no-tice, with trains hitched ready for immediate start, the troops - 3i6 - secured that indefinite and uncertain rest that follows an attemptat repose while under orders to march. At six oclock on the morning of the i ith there was a hurrieddeparture. The column passed through Culpepper. The gaitmaintained was more than usually rapid, and after a continuedstretch of ten miles, made without a rest, the column reachedthe neighborhood of Brandy Station. Here the troops de-ployed and faced to the rear, remaining in line of battle to sup-port the retiring cavalry and protect the withdrawing trains.
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TRAINS TO THE REAR. Down through the ranks by this time it came to be pretty wellunderstood that this movement comprehended an avoidance ofsomething initiated by the enemy, and visions of Bull Run,Manassas, Thoroughfare Gap, Popes retreat, and other namesand localities suggestive of disaster were so rife in the imagi-nation as to eventually culminate in audible and ominous ex-pression. The country about Brandy Station is well suited for observa-tion. There was considerable artillery practice at long range, — 31/ — principally from the enemy, who were closely pressing our re-tiring squadrons. The infantry remained in support, occu-pying rifle-pits that had been constructed before. Over theplain in front there were repeated charges and countercharges,with varied success as the one or the other side was in heaviestnumbers. Presently the enemy appeared in considerablestrength, bearing down hard upon our severely pressed horse.General Griffin, standing beside an idle battery unlimbered

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