. 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 . a hand to hand fight with some of the enemy. [ saw thisand thought 1 would take my share of the fun, so 1 picked up a Belgian rifleand started, but before I could get there, Oswalt and Long had polished offtheir men. About fifty yards ahead of me 1 saw two color-guards and asergeant making their way through the bushes. When a Ijreastwork is built where there is timber, the trees are cut downso the enemy cannot charge in solid column, and
. 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 . a hand to hand fight with some of the enemy. [ saw thisand thought 1 would take my share of the fun, so 1 picked up a Belgian rifleand started, but before I could get there, Oswalt and Long had polished offtheir men. About fifty yards ahead of me 1 saw two color-guards and asergeant making their way through the bushes. When a Ijreastwork is built where there is timber, the trees are cut downso the enemy cannot charge in solid column, and tliat was the position ofaffairs here. It was through this fallen timber that the men with the Hagwere going slowly, and with diiliculty. 1 sneaked up on them before theyknew it, leveled the rifle, and ordered them to throw down their guns. Theyobeyed in short order, and then it was I realized I was only about a hundrediind tiftv vards from the Confederate works, and at least as far from any AMERICAN HEROISM. 423 Union soldiers, except Oswalt and Long. The last two were just outside thepit we had retaken, and were on their way back when I started When the Confed-erates threw downtheir weapons. I made themmarch in front of me, and whenI thought we were near enoughto our own men, I took the flagfrom the sergeant, swung it inthe air two or three times, and the whole division cheered me. The enemy begun to fire upon me; they shot the rim off my hat, and senta good many bullets through my clothing while our boys were cheering. And the Whole Drvismx Cheered Me. 424 THE STOUY OF When I got under cover, I found the flag I had taken was that of the4:7th Virginia Infantry, and the pri^ioners cried bitterly when I stripped itfrom the staff. They said the ladies of Richmond had presented the flag totheir regiment, and the same sergeant had carried it through all the battlesuntil then. I suppose it was rather tough for them, but it made me feelpretty good. I stuck the flagstaff in the
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