. 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 . General .Tubal A. Early. 584 THE STORY OF bearing a captured flag, which we presented to Secretary of War E. M. Stan-ton, who gave each of us a thirty days furlough, which, as a matter of course,was quite acceptable then. After General Lees surrender we were ordered to assist in capturing thearmy of General Johnston, but, when entering North Carolina, word camethat Johnstons army had already surrendered, and we countermarched toAlexandria
. 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 . General .Tubal A. Early. 584 THE STORY OF bearing a captured flag, which we presented to Secretary of War E. M. Stan-ton, who gave each of us a thirty days furlough, which, as a matter of course,was quite acceptable then. After General Lees surrender we were ordered to assist in capturing thearmy of General Johnston, but, when entering North Carolina, word camethat Johnstons army had already surrendered, and we countermarched toAlexandria, Va., where we lay in camp until the order was given that weshould be sent to Rochester, N. Y., to be mustered out of service. CAPTAIN KOBKltT NIVKN. Captain Robert Niven in a late letter says: I dislike to extol my own deeds, therefore will give you as brief anaccount as possible. hi regard to the affair at Waynesboro, it is only necessary to say that. p --w^fgfliyL < ■ Showing a Bold Front. after gathering together what was left of our regiment (many had goneto the rear with prisoners), I was ordered to select five men, and with fchemgo ahead as an advance guard for the regiment. While acting in thatcapacity, two of the men were sent hack with prisoners, the other three AMERICAN HEROISM. 585 followed slowly, when, suddenly, 1 whs greatly frightened to find myselfalone in the midst of General Earlys wagon train. 1 managed to show a pretty bold front, however, and have no doubt theteamsters were fully convinced I would carry out the threat made to shootthe first one who tried to escape, therefore they remained quiet. In GeneralEarlys headquarters wagon was his headquarters flag, which I secured andcarried to Washington, for which I was given the medal of honor. Ourcompany turned over to the War Department the largest number ofcaptured flags that had been taken in one engagement up to that time. 1 enlisted at Rochester, N. Y., in
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