AS THE SOLDIERS of the rookie 118th Pennsylvania Infantry waited on the Virginia bank of the Potomac River for orders the morning of September 20, 1862, Captain Francis P. Donaldson spotted Lieutenant Lemuel L. Crocker nearby. The two were from different companies, but Donaldson, a veteran with previous service in the 71st Pennsylvania, had taken a liking to the friendly, powerfully built Crocker, a New Yorker from the Empire State capital of Albany. In 1851, Crocker had moved to Philadelphia, where he worked as a merchant before accepting a commission as a lieutenant in the 118th-known as the "Corn Exchange Regiment." On September 20, he had served for a mere 34 days.
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机译：由于新秀118日士兵的士兵等待于1862年9月20日上午的弗吉尼亚河弗吉尼亚河河上的弗吉尼亚河畔，弗朗西斯队长P. Donaldson被发现的中尉Lemuel L. Crocker附近。这两者来自不同的公司，但在宾夕法尼亚州的第71宾夕法尼亚州以前服务的一位带有以前服务的老将的Donaldson，从帝国首都奥尔巴尼的纽约人开始了友好，有力地建造的克罗克。 1851年，克罗克搬到了费城，在第118名称为“玉米交易团”中作为中尉之前，他曾担任费城。 9月20日，他曾在34天服役。
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