. 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 . s Miijor .InnuS R. Koss. of staff. + The third brigade never en me up. Its ehief stopyied it at a little inwn seven or eight miles from llic .stayed there all ne.\t day listening to tlie iBittlc. AMERICAN HEKOISM. 581 pike. His main effort was to dislodge Kicketts. The battle lasted ninehours, beginning at eight oclock. The results were thii-ty-six hours gainedon Early, and Washington saved. The value of those hours is to
. 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 . s Miijor .InnuS R. Koss. of staff. + The third brigade never en me up. Its ehief stopyied it at a little inwn seven or eight miles from llic .stayed there all ne.\t day listening to tlie iBittlc. AMERICAN HEKOISM. 581 pike. His main effort was to dislodge Kicketts. The battle lasted ninehours, beginning at eight oclock. The results were thii-ty-six hours gainedon Early, and Washington saved. The value of those hours is to be esti-mated by the fact that when the Confederates were halting in front of thecity, Grants reinforcements from City Point were marching through thestreets, just disembarked from the transports. So I think it not saying too much that the troops engaged against suchgreat odds that yth July, 1864, may call Washington their standing my part, 1 am content with the battle Hag of the 17th Virginia Cavalry. But how did I get that flag! It has been said I had no fear of beingdriven from my position across the Washington pike so long as the enemy. ;iist4,;,yr Fight at the Stone Bridge. confined himself to a direct attack from the west bank of the river; once onthe east bank, however, his superior force could l)e made available, and thenmy dislodgment was inevitable. There were several fords, some above, and some lielow the l)ridge. withinthe radius I was attempting to defend; but not having time or men to putthem all in safe keeping. I sent Colonel Clendenin to the first one below thecounty bridge, with orders to hold it as long as possible. To pass a columnthither, and force the ford, and cross it, and then deploy lines of attack, wouldrequire four or five hours, every minute of which could be set down in myaccount as jarecious gain. 532 THE STORi OK In forethought of retreat, Colonel Clendenin was advised that if the Con-federates made it manifest that they were going to
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