. 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 . untereda small earthwork fort, mounting three guns. Up its side the brave fellowsclambered in the dim light, while the fire of the defenders flashed into theirfaces and struck down some of their bravest; l)ut nothing could witlistandthe men who bore and used the Spencer rifles, and in a few minutes the AMERICAN HEROISM. 237 assailants were in full possession. As they entered the works, Corporal Welchespied in the camp just beyond a Confed
. 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 . untereda small earthwork fort, mounting three guns. Up its side the brave fellowsclambered in the dim light, while the fire of the defenders flashed into theirfaces and struck down some of their bravest; l)ut nothing could witlistandthe men who bore and used the Spencer rifles, and in a few minutes the AMERICAN HEROISM. 237 assailants were in full possession. As they entered the works, Corporal Welchespied in the camp just beyond a Confederate flag. Without pausing tocalculate the consequences, he made a dash for the opposing emblem, knockeddown its custodian, wrenched away the trophy, and bore it in triumph backto his commanding officer. The act was suitably rewarded with a medal,which he lived to wear till the summer of 1894, when he was killed by arailroad train. Charles A. Taggart, a private of Company B, a boy only nineteen yearsof age at the time of his enlistment, won the third medal at the sanguinarybattle of Sailors Creek, four days later. His regiment, after fighting its way. through the first lineof the enemy, and ren-dering valiant servicewith its Spencer rifles,became entirely iso-lated from any other The Magazine Guns at Sailohs Creek. Union troopS. It had just changed direction to disperse a force which threatened its flank, and haddone so with a well-directed fusilade. when from a ravine in its rear emergedCustis Lees brigade. There was only time to face about, when a fresh stormof battle burst, and there ensued one of the most desperate conflicts in whichthe organization ever took part. The regiment, already disorganized by thecontests through which it had passed, became more so as it fought savagelyand almost hand to hand with this fresh brigade of overwhelmingly superiornumbers. For a time it seemed that the small regiment—which had onlytaken some two hundred men into action—must be annih
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