. 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 . s movement. The mining had been suspected by the enemy andseveral counter-shafts were sunk but none succeeded in striking the location. On the afternoon of the 2i)th General Meade interfereil with GeneralBurnsides plans, and objected to the colored troops being placed in the change became necessary, and as there were no particular reasons whyone white division should load mni-e tbnn another it was decided by lot. and AMERICAN HEROI
. 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 . s movement. The mining had been suspected by the enemy andseveral counter-shafts were sunk but none succeeded in striking the location. On the afternoon of the 2i)th General Meade interfereil with GeneralBurnsides plans, and objected to the colored troops being placed in the change became necessary, and as there were no particular reasons whyone white division should load mni-e tbnn another it was decided by lot. and AMERICAN HEROISM. 453 the lot fell upon the 1st Division, commanded by General Ledlie. Insteadof going to the right and left, as first planned. General Meade directed thatthe leading division should charge at once for Cemetery Hill. At that time Imy regiment, theColored Delevanline of entrencha mile to the leftwere the extremeCorps, our left con-Fifth Corps. Atwe were relieved was on duty with30th United Statesc 0 m m a n d e d byBates, in the frontments, about halfof the railroad. Weleft of the Ninthnecting with thetwo A. M., July 30,by white troops. and marched offto the right andrear, behind a bat-tery of heavj^ artil-lery. Around us Explosion op the Mine. COuld be heard the shuffling tread of troops, but it was so dark nothing could be seen. Downon the picket line the rifles were flashing, and overhead the bullets hummedwith that peculiar droning sound of the nearly spent bullet. Most of us wentto sleep as soon as we halted. At daybreak we were roused by an order for the men to pile their knap-sacks in heaps. The officers who knew of the mine gathered near the batteryand watched for the explosion. Long we waited, and while we were wondering 454 THE STORY OF what caused the delay, there came, at 4:40 oclock, a jar of the earthunder our feet, a terrible rumbling, that lengthened into a muffled roar and,as we looked toward the Confederate line, we saw a great black cloud ofsm
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