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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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a window to beopened below for freer ventilation. The officer who had beencautiously and suspiciously watching this house from the placeof concealment in the fence-angle, still closely scrutinizing it,noticed, as he believed, smoke delicately twirling from this openwindow. To be convinced his conclusions were well-founded,he directed several shots to be fired at the roof This continuedfor a few moments, and then a number of the men moving tothe top of the hill delivered several volleys. For the time the — 49 — enemys fire was silenced, but it was still doubted whether therebels could affect such Yankee aptitude as to so effectuallyconceal themselves and their shots. A disaster, however, whichshortly followed, was conclusive in the matter. About this time General Burnside, entirely alone, unattendedby staff-officer or orderly, rode along the narrow road that ranby the side of the creek. General Burnsides face was of thatfresh, inviting nature that, even with his distinguished rank,
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seemingly permitted interrogation. Prompted by his kindlylook, some one inquired: General, are there any rebels stillabout here ? probably more for something to say than any-thing else, as it had been quite apparent that at least a few wereyet around. Still about ? Why, there are thousands of themjust over the hill, and they will be coming for you prettysoon. And then he continued, laughingly: In the mean-time I am going to get out of this, as it is no place for me—Idont want to see any more of them; and so, with another4 — 50 — hearty laugh, generous good-bye, and kindly wave of the hand,he rode away. The presence of a general officer with such highcommand, particularly away out in the front, is always an occa-sion for much animation; but the generals gentle salutationand happy, laughing reply, and the troops not at all of his com-mand, w^as a moment for special gratification. The doubt as to the character of the occupants of the housewhere the shingles had disappeared from the

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