. 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 . position was well taken, and commandedevery inch of ground between them and us. If I remember rightly, it was «)04 THE STORY OF al)()ut ten oclock in the forenoon, when we received the order from Brigadier-(ieneral Winthrop. commanding, to charge the enemys works. The buglesounded the advance, and the brigade, with quick step, and well closed ranks,marched down the uneven and woody slope to the open held; then double(juick at trail arms a
. 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 . position was well taken, and commandedevery inch of ground between them and us. If I remember rightly, it was «)04 THE STORY OF al)()ut ten oclock in the forenoon, when we received the order from Brigadier-(ieneral Winthrop. commanding, to charge the enemys works. The buglesounded the advance, and the brigade, with quick step, and well closed ranks,marched down the uneven and woody slope to the open held; then double(juick at trail arms across the wide field, and through the deep marsh to thethickly wooded banks of the river, where we were ordered to lie down. During this time, from their strong and elevated position, the enemypoured a deadly Hre of musketry and shell into our ranks. After a momentsrest the bugle sounded the final charge. Up, and with abound the men werein the stream, wading through the deep water, with their guns held highabove their heads. Steadily and in good order the biigade crossed to theother shore, and on their hands and knees the men pushed their way up the. steep bank. Many of °^^^^^jrj^> them had fallen in the stream and along the ^^^ ragged slope; but on went the survivors, up ^ 1=™^^- ^^-^^^ to and over the enemys works, when a terrible hand to hand conflict ensued, which, however, lasted])nt a sliort time. In front of me stood a Confederate soldier, waving a fiag. He was abi-a\p man. and would not surrender. I attacked him and he went down. 1took his flag and brought it from the field. Two other members of my regi-ment captured flags in that battle, one was Murphy, but the name of theother I have forgotten. It was in this way I earned my medal. C. N. GARDNER. 18th Massacittsrtts Infantry. C. N. Gakdneh. of Norwell. won his medal at Five Forks bycapturing a Hag which the enemy on retreating had left leaning againstthe wheel of a caisson. AMERICAN HEROISM. 6U5 CHAPTER
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