. 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 . promoted on the field to corporal; hence the medal of honor. 136 THE STORY OF CHARLES SHAMBAUGH. 11th Pennsylvania Reserves. Charles Shambaugh is at present employed in the war department atWashington. He was corporal of Company B. 11th Pennsylvania Reserves,and captured a flag at Charles City crossroads, June 80, 1SG2. Shambaugh, seeing the Confederate colors, remarked to Sergeant Howardthat as the Confederates had taken some of their fl
. 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 . promoted on the field to corporal; hence the medal of honor. 136 THE STORY OF CHARLES SHAMBAUGH. 11th Pennsylvania Reserves. Charles Shambaugh is at present employed in the war department atWashington. He was corporal of Company B. 11th Pennsylvania Reserves,and captured a flag at Charles City crossroads, June 80, 1SG2. Shambaugh, seeing the Confederate colors, remarked to Sergeant Howardthat as the Confederates had taken some of their flags at Gaines Mills, with the capture of nine companies of -■ the regiment, it would lie a good . /3 idea to take their flag in retaliation. With this purpose in view theytook a position in advance of theUnion line of battle, and when theConfederates charged, Shambaughseized the colors from the bearer,and succeeded in getting back tothe Union line with them, thus per-forming an act of daring braveryin the face of almost certain deathor capture, for which he wasawarded a medal of honor. In the rush Howard and Sham-baugh wei-e separated, thus prevent-. Vvff- :0$fy Waiting to CaptiRE the Colors. ing the former from taking part in the capture of the flag. The nth was a fighting regiment, its losses in battle standing at the headof the list of regiments in the Pennsylvania reserves, and its percentage ofloss is among the largest of any in the w^ar. Mr. Shambaugh lost one leg at the second battle of Bull Iiuu. CAPTAIN GKOKGK W. UOOSKVKLT. 26th Pennsylvania Infantry. Mr. Roosevelt, who is at jn-esent the United States consul to born in Chester, Pa., February 14, 1843. April IC), 1S()1, he enlisted in hisnative town in Company K, 26th Pennsylvania Infantry, and was mustered inon the 5th of the following month at Philadelphia, Pa. He ranked successively as corporal, sergeant, color-bearer, fin^t sergeantand lire vet captain. During his term of service he participated in th
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