. 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 . It was fully three oclock in the afternoon liefore ademonstration was made on our left. Possibly they waited for the tide torun out of the creek along which our line of light breastworks creek channel was twenty to thirty feet below the general level, andthe banks were steep. When the tide was out the water was only two orthree feet deep, and the Yankees dashed through the water and scrambledup the banks. An officer was in t
. 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 . It was fully three oclock in the afternoon liefore ademonstration was made on our left. Possibly they waited for the tide torun out of the creek along which our line of light breastworks creek channel was twenty to thirty feet below the general level, andthe banks were steep. When the tide was out the water was only two orthree feet deep, and the Yankees dashed through the water and scrambledup the banks. An officer was in the lead. As soon as he reached the top hesprang upon an old chestnut log, waved his sword and shouted : Come on,boys! One charge and the day is ours. This was no sooner said than he fell all in a heap by the side ofthe log, and his men neverraised al:»ove the creek bank,but made their way across andVjack to where they came from,to the music of our musketry,and they all then retreatedIjack to Fortress Monroe. Anexamination of the gallant of-ficer who led this undisciplinedmob showed that he had beenwound was so small that itwound made by a musket ball. Death of Winthrop. shot through tiie body near the heart, and therequired search to find it. This was not the; it was a small bullet from a squirrel gun that AMERICAN HEROISM. 35 had killed him, and it was fired by Sam Mayo, a mulatto servant of CaptainAshe who commanded a company from Chapel Hill and had his servantcarry his squirrel gun on the march. Sam had the gun, and when the officerjumped on the log said, Lemme shoot him, Mastuh Ashe. and shoot he did,wdth fatal effect. During the war Sam used to boast of this deed, but in laterdays I understand he thinks some other fellow did the shooting. There is nodoubt, however, that this brave and accomplished gentleman met his fateat the hands of a slave to whom the death of Major Winthrop and manythousands of other brave soldiers gave the boon of freedom.
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