. 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 . rtificate of disability, having beenthrown from his horse and severely wounded in an engagement. A. H.— Bringing .\MMrNiTioN. 75G THE STORY OF AMEIMC^AN HEROISM. He received a medal of honor from Congress for gallantry in action atWolf Mountain, Mont., January 8, 1877, and is mentioned in orders in anengagement at Cedar Cieek, Mont., October 25, 187G, in an encounter withthe hostile Sioux. The reason assigned for bestowing upon him the
. 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 . rtificate of disability, having beenthrown from his horse and severely wounded in an engagement. A. H.— Bringing .\MMrNiTioN. 75G THE STORY OF AMEIMC^AN HEROISM. He received a medal of honor from Congress for gallantry in action atWolf Mountain, Mont., January 8, 1877, and is mentioned in orders in anengagement at Cedar Cieek, Mont., October 25, 187G, in an encounter withthe hostile Sioux. The reason assigned for bestowing upon him the medal of honor is■ coolness and conspicuous bravery. The command being almost out ofammunition, and surrounded on three sides by the enemy, he voluntarilybrought up a supply under heavy fire at almost point-blank range, whileserving as 1st sergeant. Company A, 5th Infantry. Twenty years service, during which time he was never in a hospitalsave because of wounds, is such a record as few soldiers can boast of, andRoche has good cause to feel proud of six certificates of discharge, as well asof the medal gained while doing more than a soldiers APPENDIX MEDAL OF HONOR LIST, UNITED STATES ARMY. Comprising the iiiimeH of those persons who were awarded a medal of honor by Congress, for individual gallantry on a particular occasion. NAME. RANK. CO. OKGANIZATION. ACTION AT DATE. AWAKDED FOR .idams, James F Priv. D. 1st W. Va Nineveh, Va Nov. 12, 64 Capture of State flag of tne 14thVirginia Cavalrv. Albee, George Emerson Lieut. G. 24th U. S. Brazos River, Te.\ .. Oct. 28,69 Distinguished gallantry in ac-tion. Gallant conduct in battle. Capturing colors from the IGthGeorgia. Allen Abner P K gsth 111. Inf F Itith N. Y. Bull Run. Va Spottsylvania, July .., BlMay 12, 64 Ammerman, Robert W. Priv. B. IJSth Pa. Inf Capture of bottle flag of Sth North Carolina. Anderson, Charles W. Priv. K. Waynesboro, Va ,V
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