. 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 . Charles H. Smith. ChuirnKin. ^\ashington. D. Ames, Lowell, Mass. .Amos .1. Cummixgs, New York, X. V. St. Claik a. Muluolland, Philadelphia, Pa. William L. Hill, Portsmouth, N. H. AMERICAN HEROISM. 25 CHAPTER II. Earliest Medal AViNNERS — The Theft of the Flags by Corporal Hesse and PrivateWilson, 8th United States Infantry — The Death op Colonel Ellsworth — Motives of Colonel Ellsworth — The Meeting on the Stairs —
. 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 . Charles H. Smith. ChuirnKin. ^\ashington. D. Ames, Lowell, Mass. .Amos .1. Cummixgs, New York, X. V. St. Claik a. Muluolland, Philadelphia, Pa. William L. Hill, Portsmouth, N. H. AMERICAN HEROISM. 25 CHAPTER II. Earliest Medal AViNNERS — The Theft of the Flags by Corporal Hesse and PrivateWilson, 8th United States Infantry — The Death op Colonel Ellsworth — Motives of Colonel Ellsworth — The Meeting on the Stairs — The Killing op Jackson — The Death op Major Winthrop— The Sunday Before Big Bethel—Duryeas Zouaves — Major Winthrop in the Attack — How He was Killed and By Whom. T HE first acts, in point of date on which they were performed, forwhich medals of honor were awarded (although not the first medalsawarded), were those of Corporal John C. Hesse and Sergeant JosephK. Wilson. At the outbreak of the war theheadquarters of the 8th UnitedStates Infantry were at San An-tonio, Tex. was the cor-poral of CompanyA of thatregiment, _. Concealing the Flag. and was detailed as clerk at those headquarters. On the 23rd of April, 1861,the officei-s and the few enlisted men at that time present at San Antoniowere taken prisoners by the Confederate troops under command of Colonel 26 THE STORY OF ^■an Dorn. All the officers, with the exception of Lieutenant Edward , adjutant of the regiment, left a few days afterward for the states. Mr. Hesse, who is now a clerk in the record and pension office of thewar department, referring to the rescue of the colors of his regiment, says: A few days subsequent to the capture, upon going to the former office ofthe regimental headquarters, the building being then in possession and undercontrol of the Confederates. I met there Lieutenant Hartz and Sergeant-MajorJoseph K. Wilson. Nth Infantry. Our regimental colors being in th
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