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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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es re-plied : It is impossible for me to give it; the key of the battle-field is entrusted to my keeping, and I cannot and will notjeopardize it by a division of my forces. At 3.30 the division moved by the left flank to the south-eastward in the direction of the heavy fighting. The brigadesreversed numerically, brought Vincent on the lead, withSweitzer following and Tilton to the rear. By this changeTiltons brigade lost the opportunity for the high distinctionwon by Vincents in its magnificent repulse of the assaultson Little Round Top. General Warren, who had discoveredits vital importance, neglected or abandoned as it was, just asthe head of the division column was nearing it, seized thetroops closest at hand to hold the rocky eminence. As Vin-cents brigade led, it was thrown hurriedly to the crest. If themovement had been by the right, Tiltons brigade would havebeen assigned this important duty. Upon the 22d Massachu-setts, its left regiment, would have devolved the trying respon-
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£ NEW YOHK PUBLIC LIBRARY. ASTOR, LENOX ANDTiLDEN FOUNDATIONS. 241 — sibility, so valiantly discharged by Chamberlains 20th Maine,of repelling the overwhelming odds hurled against them andof maintaining alone the extreme left of the defensive line ofthe Union army, and of eventually driving the enemy from theface of Big Round Top. The march was by roadway, timber skirting the flanks mostof the distance. The battle was raging fearfully. The wickedscreech and angry whistle of shot and shell were persistent andcontinuous. The enemys batteries were served with unusualdetermination and unwonted vigor. The noise, confusion,bustle and excitement of the rear were more than usually in-tensified. Ammunition wagons, parked close together, ambu-lances, jamming and jostling each other, were imperilled andthreatened by the bursting bombs and ricocheting shots. Theharrowing sights of shocking wounds and bandaged limbs, asborne on stretcher, carried in ambulance, or limping in pain,men sought a pl

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