. 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 . The First Flag Captured in the AVar. the company devolved upon Anderson. Then came the long retreat toLouisville. Ky.; the march to Perryville; the battle there, and the march toNashville. Anderson was later promoted to captain, receiving his commission a fewdays prior to the battle of Stone Rivei. Tenn. While leading his company in the desperate fighting of the 31st. hisbrigade having been thrown to Ihe extreme right flank, he was desper
. 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 . The First Flag Captured in the AVar. the company devolved upon Anderson. Then came the long retreat toLouisville. Ky.; the march to Perryville; the battle there, and the march toNashville. Anderson was later promoted to captain, receiving his commission a fewdays prior to the battle of Stone Rivei. Tenn. While leading his company in the desperate fighting of the 31st. hisbrigade having been thrown to Ihe extreme right flank, he was desperatelywounded. His sound constitution, however, was in his favor, and he recov-eied sufficiently to rejoin his regiment in time to participate in the famousraid made by General A. D. Streight far to the rear of tiie Confederate Arm\.. zo CCQ. > CQ 5 < CC a AMERICAN HEROISM. 575 Young Anderson had the confidence of his brigade commander, and wasordered out on hazardous scouts with his company. He captured, underorders from General Rosecrans, two hundred and fifty head of horses andmules, with which to mount the force. With but a single sergeantas a companion he captured one evening in a mountain pass fifty-threefine mules. On the night of May 2, 1862, he was sent in command of fifty picked menfrom his regiment, and second in command of an expedition of two hundredpicked men of the brigade, to try to reach Rome. Ga. During the ride ofseventy-five or eighty miles, which was made in seven and a half hours, thislittle detachment destroyed munitions of war to the value of $2,500,000,belonging to the enemy. He, with his entire command, was taken 3, 1862, and on May 11 entered the dismal walls of Libby Prison, Rich-mond, Va. Shortly after arriving there he was one of the seventy-five captains whowere for
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