. 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 . , and acting adjutant of the rear was annoyed by the enemys cavalry, who kept driving in our rearguard (a squad of cavalry). This soon grew to be too much of a good thing, and when 1 saw theConfederates coming again, I rode back and made an effort to rally ourcavalry. I was unsuccessful, and as a natural consequence was soon inthe midst of the enemy, who were madly charging after our boys. AMERICAN HEROISM. 301 I reined in my
. 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 . , and acting adjutant of the rear was annoyed by the enemys cavalry, who kept driving in our rearguard (a squad of cavalry). This soon grew to be too much of a good thing, and when 1 saw theConfederates coming again, I rode back and made an effort to rally ourcavalry. I was unsuccessful, and as a natural consequence was soon inthe midst of the enemy, who were madly charging after our boys. AMERICAN HEROISM. 301 I reined in my horse to allow them to pass, and our brigade was drawnup to receive them. There was but one way out of it forme; slipping oil myhorse, I allowed them to ride over me, and thus escaped, but considerably theworse for mud. I was thus enabled to report to General Baxter the number of theenemy, and when they tried their tricks again we ambuscaded them byhalting the yth New York Regiment on the side of the road, who gave themsuch a warm reception that we were allowed to return in peace. For my conduct in both these engagements I received the medal 302 THE STOKV OF CHAPTER XXXIV. <iETTYSHrRli — BrIKF ACCOUNTS OP HoW SoME OF THE TlIIKTY-TWO MeDALS AVeRE WoN ON TllAT Field — Isaac Sapp, 71st Pennsylvania Infantry — The 6tii Wisconsin at Gettysburg —Corporal Waller — The 1st Minnesota — The Cireatest Charge of InfantryEver Made — Major Wm. Wells, Ist Vermont Cavalry — J. , 1st Delaware Infantry — B. H. Jellison, 19thMassachusetts—Major H. D. OBrien — Gen-eral Alex. S. Webb—The Clump ofTrees and the Bloody Angle. GETTYSBURG — what magic is in that name to conjure back fromthe past the memories of brave deeds, lives offered with recklessvalor on the altar of a countrys honor, or to the glory of amistaken cause! A three days carnival of death. The entire drama of war unrolled on asingle field. Cheers for victory momentarily won or groans of d
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