. 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 . not one word ofthe brunt of theto commend ourIn the Gov-page 136, the fol-in which Lieu- ■Had notLieutenant Haring,withstood the Rebelcaptured. irmy praise for his subalterns who stoodliglit. He could well have affordedcolonel, who did most heroic work,ernraent War Records, vol. XLI,lowing occurs relative to the actiontenant Haring won his medal. eleven men cif the New York, underin tlie block-house at Biichelors Creek,o\er an hour
. 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 . not one word ofthe brunt of theto commend ourIn the Gov-page 136, the fol-in which Lieu- ■Had notLieutenant Haring,withstood the Rebelcaptured. irmy praise for his subalterns who stoodliglit. He could well have affordedcolonel, who did most heroic work,ernraent War Records, vol. XLI,lowing occurs relative to the actiontenant Haring won his medal. eleven men cif the New York, underin tlie block-house at Biichelors Creek,o\er an hour Nev\bern would ha\e been ADJUTANT-GENERAL THEODOKE S. PECK. 1st Vermont Cavalry. General Peck wasborn in Burlington, 1843. At the age ofeighteen he enlisted asprivate in Company F,1st Vermont Cavalry, Sep-tember 1,1861. Repassedall grades of promotionto captain and assistantquartermaster, UnitedStates Volunteers. He re-ceived a medal of honor. Defending the Outposts. AMERICAN HEROISM. 373 from Congress for gallantry in action at Newport Barracks, N. C, Febru-ary 2, 1864. On that day the Union troops, comprising some seven hundred and fiftymen, with one piece of artillery, were attacked by the Confederate GeneralMartin with about five thousand infantry, accompanied l)y fourteen piecesof artillery and four hundred cavalry, which had outflanked our small forcefrom the commencement of the engagement. The left of the Union line laynear the river, while the right was in the woods and was commanded by 1st Lieu-
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