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Title: History of the Corn Exchange Regiment, 118th Pennsylvania Volunteers, 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
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 118th (1862-1865) Smith, John L., b. 1846
Subjects: United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 118th (1862-1865) 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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myspickets, the skirmish line, under Lieutenant Walters, waspressed vigorously into it. A formidable volley, the appear-ance of large bodies on either flank and a movement in front,indicating a purpose to engage, sufficiently accomplishedColonel Tiltons instructions to develop the enemy, and hewithdrew to the vicinity of the point from whence he started. The brigade fell back a short distance and formed a line ofbattle in a piece of woods. An hour or so after taking up thisposition a storm arose and the rain descended in torrents.The bayonets of the guns were jammed into the ground toprevent the water running into the barrels. A fanu-house stood near. In the midst of the storm itsproprietor came out, approached the general and insisted thatthe troops should be moved further out. Couldnt the generalsee that if a fight took place there his house and outbuildingswould be ruined ? Why, those heavy shot and shell would goright through the walls, and one place was as good as another 263 —
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- 264 - to fight in. He pleaded, begged, beseeched, stormed ; but allto no purpose. The unfceHng general told him that a move-ment was impossible, and the hard-hearted soldiery greeted hisappeals with roars of derisive laughter. The regiment biv-ouacked that night in the same position, the storm continuingunabated. This storm, breaking the intense heat of the three precedingdays, was so memorable that for a long time it was designatedas the rain of the Fourth of July, 63, and, in an)- confusionof dates in the memories of the participants in the battle, servedas a guide to rectify discrepancies. While the regiment lay crouching for protection in its firstposition near the Rose House, before it had yet become en-gaged, a rabbit, startled from its cover by the advance of Mc-Lawss assaulting Georgians, rushed in frightened, headlongleaps towards the Union lines. Innocent of purpose to harm,he plunged in one of his aimless jumps right into the ranksand planted his cold, sharp claws firmly

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