. 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 . lanks as breastworks. When the Confederates came up to the opposite side of the creek we gavethem a warm reception and repulsed their charges. Then they brought upartillery, yet with only eleven men we held the bridge two hours, when we werereenforced by one hundred and fifty men from our regiment, and it was nineoclock before the enemy flanked and routed us, taking a number of prisoners. A. H.—Ll 372 THE STORY OF We had quite a difficult
. 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 . lanks as breastworks. When the Confederates came up to the opposite side of the creek we gavethem a warm reception and repulsed their charges. Then they brought upartillery, yet with only eleven men we held the bridge two hours, when we werereenforced by one hundred and fifty men from our regiment, and it was nineoclock before the enemy flanked and routed us, taking a number of prisoners. A. H.—Ll 372 THE STORY OF We had quite a difficult task getting into Newbern late in the afternoon, and the Confederates got there also. But after, surveying us twenty-four hours or more they concluded to withdraw. When our boys whohad been captured were taken to General Pick-ett to be pumped for information, he wasquite furious because of having been success-fully opposed by such a small number of Government at Washington consid-ered the defense of Newbern so importantthat the commandant, General Innes N. Palmer,was promoted from brigadier to major-general(in the regular army). But he not one word ofthe brunt of theto commend ourIn the Gov-page 136, the fol-in which Lieu- ■Had notLieutenant Haring,withstood the Rebelcaptured. irmy praise for his subalterns who stoodliglit. He could well have affordedcolonel, who did most heroic work,ernraent War Records, vol. XLI,lowing occurs relative to the actiontenant Haring won his medal. eleven men cif the New York, underin tlie block-house at Biichelors Creek,o\er an hour Nev\bern would ha\e been ADJUTANT-GENERAL THEODOKE S. PECK. 1st Vermont Cavalry. General Peck wasborn in Burlington, 1843. At the age ofeighteen he enlisted asprivate in Company F,1st Vermont Cavalry, Sep-tember 1,1861. Repassedall grades of promotionto captain and assistantquartermaster, UnitedStates Volunteers. He re-ceived a medal of honor
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