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Title: History of the 121st regiment Pennsylvania volunteers. "An account from the ranks."
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Pennsylvania infantry. 121st regt., 1862-1865 Strong, William W., b. 1840 or 41, ed
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Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. Press of Catholic standard and times
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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on the i8th, where it rested until June 25th, when it startedagain in pursuit of the rebels, striking the Leesburg Turnpike wherethe road crosses the stream, continued some distance on that road,then, bearing to the right, marched for and reached the Potomac atEdwards Ferrv, at the mouth of Goose Creek. Over the pontoonsit again returned to Maryland, and pushed on until evening, when ithalted and rested at Barnesville. The latter part of the march wasin the rain, which made it disagreeable for the men. At 3 oclock,June 26tli, commenced preparation for a continuation of the move, andstarted soon after, marching to Poolesville, thence to Greenville, thencrossed the Monocacy Creek, then to Adamstown, on the Baltimoreand Ohio Railroad, and at a mile or so beyond crossed the CatoctinMountains, thence to a point less than a mile from Jefiferson, when ahalt was made. The enemy at this time was fortifying the SouthMountain passes twelve or fifteen miles further west. The march was 48 n? en X
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FIRST days fight. 49 resumed on the morning of the 27th towards South Mountain, andafter two or three hours haUed again near Middletown, on theMeyerstown road, within eight miles of Boonsboro. At this time allkinds of rumors were rmming through the army about the doings ofthe rebels in Pennsylvania, one of which was that Harrisburg had beentaken; and the excitement reached such a pitch that no amount ofmarching or suffering on the part of the men appeared to affect thedesire to move on and get within striking distance as soon as possible.It was quite common to see the sore-footed and shoeless men marchingover the stones barefooted, and submitting without complaining whileclimbing the stony mountain roads, trudging away, contented that atleast they were after the rebs. On the 28tli the word was passed that General Meade was incommand of the army and that the First, Third and Eleventh Corps,under Reynolds, were to push on rapidly to Gettysburg, throughEmmittsburg, Md. Leaving camp about

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