. Deeds of valor : how America's heroes won the medal of honor : personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were awarded the congressional medal of honor for most conspicuous acts of bravery in battle : combined with an abridged history of our country's wars . wing that the captain would soon overtake hismen. So quickly had the order been given, and so rapidly had it been executed,that Lieutenant Cheever had not been able to determine how many men he hadwith him, until the little force were deployed as skirmishers, when he found thatthere were but thirteen, sometimes c
. Deeds of valor : how America's heroes won the medal of honor : personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were awarded the congressional medal of honor for most conspicuous acts of bravery in battle : combined with an abridged history of our country's wars . wing that the captain would soon overtake hismen. So quickly had the order been given, and so rapidly had it been executed,that Lieutenant Cheever had not been able to determine how many men he hadwith him, until the little force were deployed as skirmishers, when he found thatthere were but thirteen, sometimes considered an unlucky number. But he had notime just then to make inquiries and dashed ahead at a run till he and his smallcommand were nearly two miles in advance of the main body of troops. The soundof firing in front became more and more distinct as they rushed on. Arriving at the top of a high bluff he discovered the Indians on the opposite sideof the White River. They reviled him and dared him to come up with his him and them, where the beleaguered troop was also located, flowed theriver, half frozen and filled with floating ice, flanked on both sides by precipitouscliffs, which towered to a height of several hundred feet directly in front of thetroopers. 330. CORNELIUS C SMITH, Corporal. Troop. K. lith II. S. rank attained: Captain U. S. A. There was only one descent to the valley below, and that was by a narrow trail,so that the men had to close in on the center and proceed with great care, expecting any moment to be ambushed. The Indians were inevery direction. On reaching the valley the troopwas deployed in order that the banks of the rivermight be reconnoitered and a suitable ford such ford was there, and knowing that the In-dians would be upon him at any moment, and thatif he remained where he was till the main body oftroops came up he would be at a great disadvantage,both in numbers and position—for should the Indiansget posse
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