. 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 . bravery,and gave me a furlough of twenty-five days. I was detailed to place the Union flag on the capitol of Raleigh, N. we were expecting to capture the city, and this I did on the morning 590 THE STORY OF of April 15, having remained on the skirmish line from the 12th until thetown surrendered. I had the honor, and Pennsylvania the gloi-y. of planting the stars andstripes on the last State capitol of the Southern Confederacy. In
. 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 . bravery,and gave me a furlough of twenty-five days. I was detailed to place the Union flag on the capitol of Raleigh, N. we were expecting to capture the city, and this I did on the morning 590 THE STORY OF of April 15, having remained on the skirmish line from the 12th until thetown surrendered. I had the honor, and Pennsylvania the gloi-y. of planting the stars andstripes on the last State capitol of the Southern Confederacy. In June, 1865, Lieutenant Glassmire Smith of Company H, and I incommand of E, with both companies, went to Carthage, N. C, where weorganized a local police force of a hundred men to protect the people fromthe marauding bands of gueriillas. I was honorably discharged July 14, 1865. My medal was presented to me in the field by Major Q. A. Burns. Api-il 13, 1865. I was called in from the skirmish line toi^ . receive it, and after it was delivered to me I re-- turned to the skirmish line again. I was in thirty-three actions, while in theArmy of the ^/Ill .;> CAPTAIN CHAKLES OIjIVER. 100th Pennsylvania Infantry. Captain Charles Oliver, of the100th Pennsylvania Infantry, who wasawarded a medal of honor writes: 1 was born in East Elizabeth, Pa.,in 1842, and worked with my father atthe trade of blacksmith until April 15,1861, when I enlisted in Company G, I2thPennsylvania Infantry. We were mustered into service Api-il25, 1861. 1 served three months and wasmustered out July 25, 1861. I again en-listed September 25, 1861, in the 100th Pennsylvania Infantry, better knownas the Round Heads, for a term of three or more. We were a-mcnigthe first Union soldiers to enter the strongholds of the South at Hilton served until January 4, 1864, when, my term of service having reenlisted in the same organization, for three years more, or (hiring the particip
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