. 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 . on troops were colored soldiers. There i)robably weretwo hundred buried in the mine, for many were covered by the explosionthat we never saw. About a thousand lay dead around the crater beyond AMERICAN HEROISM. 471 our reach who were buried a few days after the tight under flag of truce sentin from the Union lines. In our immediate front, 1 think the charge on the crater was lead byCaptain William Broadbent, of the 16th, with his small ba
. 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 . on troops were colored soldiers. There i)robably weretwo hundred buried in the mine, for many were covered by the explosionthat we never saw. About a thousand lay dead around the crater beyond AMERICAN HEROISM. 471 our reach who were buried a few days after the tight under flag of truce sentin from the Union lines. In our immediate front, 1 think the charge on the crater was lead byCaptain William Broadbent, of the 16th, with his small band of devoted sharp-shooters. I believe they were nearly, all killed or wounded, and CaptainBroadbent was found in the trenches where the right had been hardest,dead, with nearly every conceivable kind of wound upon him that a soldier canreceive in battle. If only one name from the 10th Virginia could be selectedfor the roll of honor, I should select that of William Broad->i=s*... - V bent. There were many others in that fight fully as gallant as those who happened to capture the flags. ^^_^ General Mahones nd in the reported flags cap- md ot these. Enemies and Fhiends. the 16th Virginia Infantry captured seven. Three good companies early inthe war, were detached from the 16th, to do artillery service and were neverreplaced in the regiments. They were the Petersburg Grays, Captain Banks;the Smithfleld Blues, Captain Chambers; and the Norfolk Blues, CaptainGrandy. All three made splendid records in the war. We carried less than three hundred muskets into the charge and cap-tured a flag for every company. In justice to my brave companions of the 16th Virginia, I challenge historyto name a regiment, in allthewaxsof England, France, Germany, or the United A. H.—27 472 IHE STOKV OF States, that ever made a mure brilliant reconl such odds in a .singlebattle. Aud I know that when that regiment is found, every old soldier ofthe 16th will bow to do it honor. I would like a
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