. 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 . deed had been performed, but those who hadbraved death to save a life did not succeed in their entire man was wounded mortally; but they had made it possiblefor him to die in peace among friends. •• The lieutenant was placed upon a stretchei-. andat once carried to the field hospital and from there toWashington, where he died in less than three weeks. Once again after this, in front of Petersburg,Boss went between the lines of
. 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 . deed had been performed, but those who hadbraved death to save a life did not succeed in their entire man was wounded mortally; but they had made it possiblefor him to die in peace among friends. •• The lieutenant was placed upon a stretchei-. andat once carried to the field hospital and from there toWashington, where he died in less than three weeks. Once again after this, in front of Petersburg,Boss went between the lines of battle to bring awaya wounded comrade, and. as before, escaped withouta scratch. •• For these services was his name written onthe Roll of Honor as it should have been, for suchdeeds require far more courage than is often dis-played amid the heat and excitement of battle whenone frequently acts unconsciously, as it were. Boss himself writes an account of tliis ac- \ tion in which he won the o^i - i I-oss. x^ 3 7-,^ medal, but he does so in such an exceedingly modest maiiiier^dLiT -i^ ^^ ^li^t fp would suppose it was a matter of everyday occur-.
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