. 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 . anna crashed into the Hartford, and for a moment there was everyappearance that the man at the wheel would be crushed, he never left hisstation, nor ceased for an instant to attend strictly to his duties. This evi-dence of bravery and self-possession, together with his good conduct in theother battles on the Hartford, entitled him to the medal of honor. 716 THE STORY OF Ox THE Richmond. On the U. S. S. Eichmond the medal list was larger t
. 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 . anna crashed into the Hartford, and for a moment there was everyappearance that the man at the wheel would be crushed, he never left hisstation, nor ceased for an instant to attend strictly to his duties. This evi-dence of bravery and self-possession, together with his good conduct in theother battles on the Hartford, entitled him to the medal of honor. 716 THE STORY OF Ox THE Richmond. On the U. S. S. Eichmond the medal list was larger than on the sailor who served on that grand old vessel for many years, contributed asong, with which he and his companions were wont to amuse themselves. The character of the sailors rhyme isA^-\X shown by the following stanza: --f The Richmond is a noble sliip, From her bowsprit to her quarterAnd her crew they are a jovial set As ever saw salt fond of hot potato scouse, They like a good fish chowder,But what they like the best of all Is the smell of burning powder. Chorus: A little more powder, the jolly Richmonds McF.\RL.\ND AT THE An instance of the courage dis-played by the captain of a gun isfurnished in the case of HendrickSharp, who at the time of the en-gagement in Mobile Bay had beenin the naval service thirty-twoyears. On the 5th of August, 1864,he was captain of a hundred-pounderrifle gun on the topgallant fore-castle. He fought, when under thehottest fire from the enemys bat-teries, at short range, with a coolness andeffectiveness that won not only the ad-miration of the commanding officers ofthe division, but of all others who hadHe joined the IJichmond at Norfolk whenAt the expiration of hisHe was in an opportunity to observe put in commission, September 27, 1S60term of service in 1863, he reshipped for a period of three years,action on board the Richmond with the Confederates at the head of thepasses of the
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