. 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 . st wasin the rear of the brigade. During theafternoon General Thomas J. Wood, com-manding the Fourth Corps, rode up to Gen-eral Beatty, then in command of the 3rdDivision, and ordered him to charge and carrythe Overton Hills at all division was massed in nine lines of battle, the 51st being the sixthline. The advance was ordered, and on they went, but a most terrible fire metthem. General Post, commanding the brigade in the ad
. 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 . st wasin the rear of the brigade. During theafternoon General Thomas J. Wood, com-manding the Fourth Corps, rode up to Gen-eral Beatty, then in command of the 3rdDivision, and ordered him to charge and carrythe Overton Hills at all division was massed in nine lines of battle, the 51st being the sixthline. The advance was ordered, and on they went, but a most terrible fire metthem. General Post, commanding the brigade in the advance, was shotwithin about four hundred yards of the enemys works, and his men, believ-ing him dead, laid down to shelter themselves from the murderous hail. The two lines of Sti-eights brigade, in advance of the 51st Indiana, alsolaid down when they reached the prostrate soldiers. At that time young Anderson was in sole command of his regiment, andhe called to the officer in his immediate front to learn why the men hadhalted, instead of going on and up the hill. My force is lying down because they found those in advance doing so,the officer General George H. Thomas. AMERICAN HEROISM. 577 Why dont you order them up and on? Anderson cried. I have; but they wont go. I shall take my men on according to orders. At this time Anderson was only twenty-hve years of age, and had eighthundred men under him. with but seven officers on the line; three companieswere commanded by their orderly sergeants. ■If you can youll be doing more than I can. the officer in advancereplied to Andersons announcement of his intention. Sinking the spurs into his horses sides, the young captain ordered hismen to charge with bayonets at double quick, and on he rode over the fivelines in his front. The gallant regiment, with about four hundred veterans, and the samenumber of drafted men and substitutes in the ranks, swept over the five linesof prostrate men. responding nobly to the orders, and wit
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