. 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 . vice reenlisted in the samecompany, December 22, 1863. During the year 1861 he participated in thebattle of Balls Bluff; in 1862 at the siege ofYorktown. and at West Point, Fair Oaks. Chantillyand Antietam. He was wounded at Fair Oaks. During 1863 he was in the battles ofFredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettys-burg, Bristoe Station, and Mine Gettysburg he was promoted tosergeant on the field, and afterwardpresented by Congress wit
. 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 . vice reenlisted in the samecompany, December 22, 1863. During the year 1861 he participated in thebattle of Balls Bluff; in 1862 at the siege ofYorktown. and at West Point, Fair Oaks. Chantillyand Antietam. He was wounded at Fair Oaks. During 1863 he was in the battles ofFredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettys-burg, Bristoe Station, and Mine Gettysburg he was promoted tosergeant on the field, and afterwardpresented by Congress with a medal ofhonor for capturing a Confederate was wounded at Cold Harbor. He commanded the first company ofMassachusetts sharpshooters from Peters-burg in 1864, until the surrender of Lee,and was mustered out by expiration ofterm of service June 30, 1865. From 1873 until 1893 he has servedalmost continuously in the State militia,having entered as private, and been pro-moted by successive grades to captain. He is a member of Post 47,Department of Massachusetts, G. A. and for the past five years hasacted as messenger of the senate in Captain B. H. Jellison. 310 THE STORY OF MAJOR H. D. OBHIEN. Henry D. OBrien was born at Calais, Maine, in 1842, and enlisted August13, 1861, in Minneapolis, Minn., as private in Company E, 1st MinnesotaInfantry. He was successively promoted to corporal and sergeant of the same com-pany, 2nd lieutenant of Company B, captain of Company A, and major of theregiment, and was afterward acting adjutant of Morrows division. Army ofthe Tennessee. He participated in the engagements at Edwards Ferry (Balls Bluff),Harpers Ferry, Charleston, Yorktown, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, PeachOrchard, Allens Farm, Savage Station, Glendale, White Oak Swamp, MalvernHill, Fredericksburg (first and second), Gettysburg, July 2 and 3, BristoeStation, Mine Kun, Siege of Petersburg, Deep Bottom, and the final campaignagainst Lee. He was awarded a medal of honor
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