. 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 . he. Well fightthis out some other time. I didnt see ye were hurt. I question if the exquisite humor of this incident has ever been scene is as vivid before me now as if it had occurred yesterday, andit will serve to set off and to complete my verification of George Greersunparalleled capture. Just as this intensest climax of the great battle was happily avoided, amember of Geneial Earlys staff—I am confident it was Major Dan
. 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 . he. Well fightthis out some other time. I didnt see ye were hurt. I question if the exquisite humor of this incident has ever been scene is as vivid before me now as if it had occurred yesterday, andit will serve to set off and to complete my verification of George Greersunparalleled capture. Just as this intensest climax of the great battle was happily avoided, amember of Geneial Earlys staff—I am confident it was Major Daniel — gal-loped by and shouted, Lieutenant Lineher, to the rear. To the front you mean, major! No, came the answer, to the rear. All Iight, boys, said I. 1 reckon the towns barricaded, and well justpass round it to the front. But no. back, back, we went for perhaps a mile or more, and took positionon a hill from which next morning we gazed upon the earthworks which hadsprung up in the night on Cemetery Ridge, and the tide which, taken at theHood, might have led on to overwhelming victory, and even to independence,had ebbed away forever. A. H.—18. 322 THE STORY OF CHAPTER XXXVI. The Repulse of Picketts Charge — Colonel Edmund Rice, U. S. A.— The 19th Massachusetts AND the 42nd New York Regiments — An Escape — One op the Most Successful OF Citizen Soldiers — Some Vermont Soldiers — Colonel W. G. Veazey — The Close op the Battle op Gettvsbltrg — The Michigan Cavalry — Falling Waters and Some Exploits There —C. M. Holton. COLONEL EDMUND RICE enlisted at the age of nineteen. He wascaptain in the first 14th Massachusetts, from April 27,1851, until dis-banded, June, 1861; captain, 20th Massachusetts, June, 1861; captain,19th Massachusetts Volunteers. July 25. 1861. He was engaged ineighteen of the battles of the Army of the Potomac, and at Antietam he was severely wounded. He becamemajor, 19th Massachusetts Volunteers, Sep-tember, 1862; rejoined regiment at F
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