. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . which required menwith nerves of steel. For this perilous mission, however, four members of Company A, 74thNew York Infantry, instantly responded. It was as if, having entered the *A circumstance similar to the above, differing in detail and in the fact of its being much more successful, isfound in another chapter. In the case referred to, the succor was given from the Confederate side. 250 THE STORY OF army they believed it to be necessa
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . which required menwith nerves of steel. For this perilous mission, however, four members of Company A, 74thNew York Infantry, instantly responded. It was as if, having entered the *A circumstance similar to the above, differing in detail and in the fact of its being much more successful, isfound in another chapter. In the case referred to, the succor was given from the Confederate side. 250 THE STORY OF army they believed it to be necessary to be killed for their country, and thatthe sooner that sacrifice was completed the better. It was left to the volunteers, themselves, to decide in what order theywould set out for the purpose of gaining this information, and, after a briefdiscussion, they divided themselves into two squads, marching into the gloomof the coming night, past the outposts, directly toward where it was knownthe enemy were halted. Five—ten minutes of cautious advance, and then the sounds of horseshoofs upon the plank road caused them to crouch amid the underbrush. Not. The Scouts. than twenty yardsaway did the newcomershalt, and then it was as if thescouts were in the center ofthe Confederate army, formed in a circle, and every man shooting toward them. They had found that for which they sought, and. as one of them writes,they discovered a little too much just at that moment. The fusilade of musketry ceased almost as soon as it had begun, and thenthese volunteers from the 74th, realizing that while they might have anindefinite idea of the enemys location, they had not yet accomijlished thatfor which they came, pressed forward once more. Again they found the enemy, and this time lost themselves, discovering,considerably to their disconititure, that they were inside the Confederate line. AMERICAN HEROISM. 251 It was very shortly after General Jackson had been shot, and the troopswere so greatly e
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