Identifier: 04083090.3136.emory.edu
Title: Concise history of the camp and field life of the 122d Regiment, Penn'a Volunteers (electronic resource)
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: Sprenger, George F
Subjects: United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 122nd (1862-1863)
Publisher: Lancaster, Pa. : New Era Steam Book Print
Contributing Library: Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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were brought tothe front, and several pieces were moved up the road, where-upon the cavalry fell back to open the way. Other pieces werestationed on our flanks, which at a given signal opened firesimultaneously, creating a din and racket such as we neverbefore heard. Next the noth Regiment, P. V., was for-warded up the road, and the balance of our Third Divisionwas drawn up in line on either side of the road, awaiting anattack. So, therefore, as night approached, we did not at-tempt to build fires, for orders had been issued to the con-trary. However, we resorted to our last rations of hardtack and whatever else could be found in our haversacks forsustenance, as we were hungry, tired and wet from crossingthe ditches to be found thereabouts; then we were immedi-ately stretched out in a line along the skirts of the vast pineforest and, facing northward, were afforded the opportunityto lie down in this uncomfortable plight and predicament,slill .availing an nllack from almosl every side
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122d Regiment Pent?a Volunteers. 291 Regiment Advances under Constant and Heavy Fire—Shoot-ing of Stonewall Jackson —Capture of Eight Prisonersfrom General Longstreets Corps by Company K. The moon appeared in all its fullness and silvery bright-ness, rendering every portion of space about us almost clearas day On the open ground behind us were our Generalsstill in consultation and directing events, while we remainedas heretofore stated until nearly 9 oclock p. m., when wewere startled by sounds which were supposed to proceed froma cavalry dash, but which, we speedily discovered, werecaused by two runaway white horses attached to an artillerycaisson. At the moment when they came into view we werelying close by the road, with bayonet fixed, thinking to beprepared for the worst that might occur, when we were only tooglad to find that our services were not needed and our personalsafety still secure. But only a few minutes later when firingwas heard on our front, when we were ordered t

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