. 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 . oUsm V •*!; ^ I \ SnERiD.\N .\T FiVK Forks. General Gouverneur K. Warren was one of the coinnianders at FiveForks. In this y)attle fifteen soldiers won medals of honor. Their names appearin the official list. AMERICAN HEROISM 6U3 DANIEL EDWARDS. 146TI1 New York Infantry. Daniel Edwards, who was in the same regiment in w^hich GeneralGrindlay enlisted, and, consequently, participated in very nearly the sameengagements as the general, writes
. 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 . oUsm V •*!; ^ I \ SnERiD.\N .\T FiVK Forks. General Gouverneur K. Warren was one of the coinnianders at FiveForks. In this y)attle fifteen soldiers won medals of honor. Their names appearin the official list. AMERICAN HEROISM 6U3 DANIEL EDWARDS. 146TI1 New York Infantry. Daniel Edwards, who was in the same regiment in w^hich GeneralGrindlay enlisted, and, consequently, participated in very nearly the sameengagements as the general, writes from Waterville, N. Y., as follows: I was bornin Wales. Great Britain, in 1S41, and came to this country atthe age of fourteen. In September, 1862, I enlisted at Waterville. N. Y., as private in the 14(3th New York Infantry, andremained with thatorganization until itwas mustered out July16, 1865. Our brigade wasknown as Sykes Regu-lars, composed of threeregiments of Zouaves,. Charge of Sykes REori-ARS at Five Forks. the 5th, 140th, 146th New York, and three regiments of regulars. On themorning of April 1, 1S65, after many days of marching and fighting, we againovertook the enemy at Five Forks. The Confederates were strongly entrenched behind the breastworks andelevated ground in the woods, and on the opposite side from us of a deep,swiftly running stream. Their position was well taken, and commandedevery inch of ground between them and us. If I remember rightly, it was «)04 THE STORY OF al)()ut ten oclock in the forenoon, when we received the order from Brigadier-(ieneral Winthrop. commanding, to charge the enemys works. The buglesounded the advance, and the brigade, with quick step, and well closed ranks,marched down the uneven and woody slope to the open held; then double(juick at trail arms across the wide field, and through the deep marsh to thethickly wooded banks of the river, where we were ordered to lie down. During this time, from their strong an
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