. 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 . rs, unless death gave him his dis-charge sooner. In January, lS(i4. he received an orderto report at Cincinnati, and there, much tohis surpi-ise, was examined as to his fitnessfor a commissioned officer. • On the 6th of the same month he was discharged by special order fromhis old regiment, and mustered in as 1st lieutenant of Company A, MichiganColored Infantiy. After receiving his commission Bennett saw quite as much active serviceas an
. 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 . rs, unless death gave him his dis-charge sooner. In January, lS(i4. he received an orderto report at Cincinnati, and there, much tohis surpi-ise, was examined as to his fitnessfor a commissioned officer. • On the 6th of the same month he was discharged by special order fromhis old regiment, and mustered in as 1st lieutenant of Company A, MichiganColored Infantiy. After receiving his commission Bennett saw quite as much active serviceas any young officer could wish for. It was immediately after the battle ofHoney Hill, S. C, that he won his medal of honor. The Federal troops had been repulsed, November 30, 1863. and nextmorning, near Grahamville, when the skirmishers were actively engaged,Bennett was ordered to deploy his company among the timber at the leftflank of the army. At two oclock that afternoon while the young lieutenantwas doing all he could to animate his colored soldiers, a horseman approachedat full speed, and in him Bennett recognized his brother General W. T. Captain Orson W. Bennett, 580 THE STORY OF Stepping forward, filled with delight at this unexpected meeting, he wasabout to give words to his joy when, to his great surprise, he was receivedwith a formal salute, as the general said cnrtly: Lieutenant, about one hundred yards in advance of our lines, on anelevation near the road, and within a hundred and fifty yards of the enemysguns, are three pieces of artillery which have been abandoned. You willbring them in. Fix bayonets, and impress upon your men the fact that theymust pay no attention to the Confederates, not even to the extent of discharg-ing a weapon, unless it becomes necessary in order to save their own lives. The man who gave these orders to the boy knew that one officer hadbeen killed and another seriously wounded in attempting to perform the sameduty; but it was the
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