. 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 . articipated in the following engagements: Siege of Yorktown, Williauisburg, Deep Rottom. Fair Oaks (first andsecond). Savage Station, (ilendalc. White Oak Swamps, First Malvern Hill, AMERICAN HEROISM. 137 Second Malvern Hill, Bristoe Station, second Bull Run, Chantillj^ Fredericks-burg, Chancellorsville. Gettysburg, and numerous skirmishes. It was at the second Bull Run that he performed the service which wonfor him the medal of honor, by
. 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 . articipated in the following engagements: Siege of Yorktown, Williauisburg, Deep Rottom. Fair Oaks (first andsecond). Savage Station, (ilendalc. White Oak Swamps, First Malvern Hill, AMERICAN HEROISM. 137 Second Malvern Hill, Bristoe Station, second Bull Run, Chantillj^ Fredericks-burg, Chancellorsville. Gettysburg, and numerous skirmishes. It was at the second Bull Run that he performed the service which wonfor him the medal of honor, by recapturing a regimental flag, and then he wasbut nineteen years of age. In Gettysburg, where he lost his left leg. hecaptured a Confederate flag, and says in regardto it: I was wounded before I could get away with it. He was slightly w^ounded in the head at FairOaks, and received his brevet captaincy from theGovernor of Pennsylvania for woundsreceived, and gallant and meritorious con-duct at the battle of Gettysburg, July 2,1863. His medal of honor is inscribed: For efallant and meritorious conduct at thebattles of Bull Run, Va., and Gettysburg, Captain George W. Roosevelt. CORPORAL JAMES ALLEN. 16th New York Volunteer Infantry. The commander of Garfield Post, , of St. Paul, Minn., of which I am amember, handed me your letter, and I readily give an account of my servicein the war for the preservation of the Republic from 1861 to 1865. I enlisted in Potsdam, N. Y., April 24, 1861. in Company F. New YorkVolunteer Infantry, was discharged thei-efrom May 26, 1863, my term ofservice having expired. During that time I participated in all the battles inwhich the Army of the Potomac was engaged, from the first Bull Run toChancellorsville, in which last action I was a member of the color guard andreceived a slight wound. From the time of entering the army until leaving it. I never saw theinside of a hospital. This, I believe, makes up my record as a soldier. I won a medal of
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