. 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 . iel White, 81st Maine;Lieutenant-Colonel Buffam, 4th Rhode Island Volunteers; then four morewounded blacks, then four officers, and so on, alternating the whites andblacks. I was in the third file of officers, and as the head of the column reachedthe streets of Petersburg, we were assailed by a volley of abuse from men, AMERICAN HEROISM 463 women and children, that exceeded anything of the kind that I ever was seven months before
. 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 . iel White, 81st Maine;Lieutenant-Colonel Buffam, 4th Rhode Island Volunteers; then four morewounded blacks, then four officers, and so on, alternating the whites andblacks. I was in the third file of officers, and as the head of the column reachedthe streets of Petersburg, we were assailed by a volley of abuse from men, AMERICAN HEROISM 463 women and children, that exceeded anything of the kind that I ever was seven months before I saw the old flag again, and my first impressionof the Confederacy did not improve with a more intimate acquaintance. The losses of the Ninth Corps in this battle were: 419 killed, 1,670wounded, 1,901 missing. Of these the colored division lost 176 killed, 688wounded, 801 missing; total. 1,665. As there were less than 400 coloredprisoners, it is clear to my mind that the discrepancy between this numberand the 801 missing, gives the numberof wounded and disarmed who perishedby the bayonet. The official Confederate reports make their loss about 1,500,. The Procession Through Petersburg. but reliable, intelligent Confederate veterans have informed me that Mahonesdivision alone lost more than that on that day, and that their total loss wouldcertainly exceed No reports were ever made out for the regimentsthat were overwhelmed, and the 41st Virginia was almost annihilated. In October, 1S88, I visited the battlefield. The rifle pits are leveled; thecrater is nearly filled up. The tunnel to the mine is caved in, and a depres-sion marks its location. Bullets are still plentiful in the soil, and by scraping 4(14 THE STORY OF the dirt, old musket caps are easily collected. The owner of the ground,an old Confederate soldier, explains, in a clear and concise manner, the inci-dents of the battle. In a little museum building is a collection of battlefieldcuriosities, among them a blo
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