. 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 . we made the charge,but they still held the left, and there was where1 captured the flag. When we beat the enemy back from theright of their line, they retreated to theredoubt, some distance in the rear. I wasin the front line, and reached this redoubtwith but one companion; we dischargedour muskets into the mass of Confederates, and just as my comrade fired, he fell offthe fort, dead, leaving me alone. I rolledmyself from the fortificatio
. 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 . we made the charge,but they still held the left, and there was where1 captured the flag. When we beat the enemy back from theright of their line, they retreated to theredoubt, some distance in the rear. I wasin the front line, and reached this redoubtwith but one companion; we dischargedour muskets into the mass of Confederates, and just as my comrade fired, he fell offthe fort, dead, leaving me alone. I rolledmyself from the fortification as best I could,and fell back to where our men were. Onthe way I saw a Confederate flag flying atthe rear of the fort, on the left of the linewe had not taken, and made up my mind itwould have to come down. Getting a comrade to take hold of myfoot and help me up I grasped the flagstaff, andat the same instant jumped into the fort full ofConfederates. The prod of a bayonet quicklycaused the color-bearer to release his hold, and,turning on the crowd, I clubbed my gun. forcingoners, together with the flag. It was for this I received the medal of w Climbing After the Flag. my way out with six pris- LESTEK a. HACK. J. S. Chandler, late private of Company B, 5th Vermont VeteranVolunteers, and now adjutant of J. J. Hale Post No. 66, of Ripton, Vt., 468 THE STORY OF sends the following regarding Lester G. Hack, private Company F, 5thVermont Infantry, who now resides in Ticonderoga, N. Y. Hack enlisted September 16, 1861, and from Yorktown, April, 1862,until the close of the war, he w^as with the Army of the Potomac,participating in all the engagements of his regiment. Mr. Chandler writes: At the storming of Petersburg. Apiil 2, 1865, after the main line wasbroken, a squad of Confederates gathered about a stand of colors nearFort Mahone, and undertook to rally their comrades there, when Hackremarked to some of his companions: I am going after that Hag. They tried to dissu
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