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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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ens operations in the vicinity of the YellowTavern were followed in a few days by General Hancocks atReams Station. This, although effecting a considerable de-struction of the railway, resulted disastrously. The two divi-sions of his corps. Miles and Gibbon, were vigorously attackedby a superior force and only managed to save themselves, aftera severe loss, with strenuous fighting. Afterwards, however.Stony Creek became the enemys northern terminus of the Wel-don Railroad. In December General Warren discovered, inhis movement to Hicks Ford, they had used the rails abovethat point to repair the road below it. Though the country between the plank and the railroad wasmostly a wooded waste, along the railroad and beyond it therewas a goodly sprinkling of well-kept farms. It was the heightof the season and the forager, ever mindful of his opportunities,regardless of the imminence or even actual existence of conflict,risked it as before. Smith made his usual venture. The nearest — 509 —
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— 5IO — house to the Yellow Tavern, occupied by Mrs. Lewis, had beenpretty well stripped ; a patch of over ripe watermelons, all thatremained, was scarcely worth the taking. Smith secured thegood will of the only white inhabitant of the dwelling, a woman,who though she bitterly complained that the Yankees had de-spoiled her of everything, yet was considerately willing to dis-close the contents of her neighbors larder. There, said she,pointing to a house a little way off, you will find a plentifulstore of grape jelly, put up by Mrs. Perkins ready for market.Smith, not disposed to lose his opportunity for the want of avessel to transport it, proposed to borrow a bucket. This wascheerfully conceded and Smith was quickly off upon his newinvestigation. He found the house wholly deserted—family,negroes, all had gone. The flight had been a recent one; alldoors were invitingly open and the table was set for dinner.Others had preceded Smith, and from the second story windowbedding, cloth

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