. 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 . rdonce more, with fixed bayonets, the former losing their standard-bearer fourtimes in a few minutes. Captain Wliitcomb at last took the colors up again,and, cheering on his men. fell also. So, too, Colonel Murray, while gallantly 280 THE STORV OF leading on his 84th regiment. In fact, that ground was strewn with deadand wounded, (ieneral Tyler lost there his aid, Lieutenant Williamson, ofthe 29th Ohio. I hurried back to !)ring up the 110
. 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 . rdonce more, with fixed bayonets, the former losing their standard-bearer fourtimes in a few minutes. Captain Wliitcomb at last took the colors up again,and, cheering on his men. fell also. So, too, Colonel Murray, while gallantly 280 THE STORV OF leading on his 84th regiment. In fact, that ground was strewn with deadand wounded, (ieneral Tyler lost there his aid, Lieutenant Williamson, ofthe 29th Ohio. I hurried back to !)ring up the 110th and 14th Indiana by a rightoblique movement through the woods, aud the enemy, receiving all thecombined shot, retired and left us in possession of our dearly-bought gunand caissons. United, onward we pressed; again the enemys two brass pieces andmusketry poured in their tire. Three companies of the 8th Ohio reenforcingus, we gained our brass piece and its caisson, and compelled the enemy tofall back. This was at 7 p. m. I moved to the right flank, and caused the cannonto go forward on the now fast-retreating enemy, when I met with six of ^.^^^-J^^^. Rktreat of Durham and His Men, Ashbys cavalry, who shot down my orderly, and killed his horse, one of theirbullets piercing my cap. I was compelled to use my sword to kill one ofthem. The cavalry captured two hundred and thirty-nine prisoners, and metwith only little resistance from the enemys cavalry. Lieutenant Durham was in command of a skirmishing party, who laybehind a stone wall several hours, not daring to advance or show their headsaliove it. since it would be almost certain death. The Confederates were behind another stone wall about a hundred andfifty yards distant. Three members of Durhams company were killed while rising in orderto get a shot at the enemy, and the nerves of all were becoming considerably AMERICAN HEROISM. 281 shattered by this enforced delay in such a dangerous position, when theorders finally came to
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