. 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 . so near at hand. As a matter of course Dunlavy did not know the rank of his prisoner,and, in order to oblige a comrade, he confiscated the generals horse, foicingthat gentleman to walk to the rear. He was not kept long in ignorance as to whom he had trotting at hissaddle-girth, for General Blair recognized the prisoner, and at once took himto General Curtis. Then Dunlavy had no time to think of the possible honor which was hisin having ma
. 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 . so near at hand. As a matter of course Dunlavy did not know the rank of his prisoner,and, in order to oblige a comrade, he confiscated the generals horse, foicingthat gentleman to walk to the rear. He was not kept long in ignorance as to whom he had trotting at hissaddle-girth, for General Blair recognized the prisoner, and at once took himto General Curtis. Then Dunlavy had no time to think of the possible honor which was hisin having made the capture, for his wound began to be troublesome, and itwas necessary it should be attended to at once. Therefore he returned toFort Scott, and before many months was awarded a medal of honor. In addition to the bit of bronze a complimentary resolution was passedby the board of supervisors of Davis County, Iowa, forming an appendage tothe medal such as few of the boys in blue can boast of. A SAU FAKEWELIj. The 7th Michigan was in all particulars a lighting regiment. From theState records it is shown that they mustered in eight hundred and twenty-. TiiE Last Letthr. four strong, and that during the first half of the year 1S62 they were in ninebattles. At Antietam more than one-half of the entire force engaged were dis-abled, and there it was that one of the army pathetic incidents of the war 562 THE STORY OF occurred in the death of Captain Allen H. Zacharias. He was found dead outhat hardly-contested field holding in one hand an envelope stained withblood, ou which was written: To Peter K. Zacharias, Monroe, Mich.: Dear Parents, Brothers and Sisters:—I am mortally wounded, I think. The fightrages round me. I have done my duty; that is my consolation. 1 hope to meet you allagain, I left not the line until nearly all had fallen and the colors gone. I am gettingweak; my arms are free, but below my chest all is numb. The enemy trotting over me, thenumbness up to my heart. Go
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