. 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 . ptain Camjibell in the meantimehaving joined Stewart with the other four pieces of the battery. General William W. Dudley says of this fight: It was at this time the attempt wasmade to take Batterv B, 4th United States Artillery, which was stationed at the wheatstacksnear the stone-house hospital. General Abner Uoubledav says: The Confederates tried to capture CampbellsBattery B, 4th United States Artillery; but failed on account of the r
. 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 . ptain Camjibell in the meantimehaving joined Stewart with the other four pieces of the battery. General William W. Dudley says of this fight: It was at this time the attempt wasmade to take Batterv B, 4th United States Artillery, which was stationed at the wheatstacksnear the stone-house hospital. General Abner Uoubledav says: The Confederates tried to capture CampbellsBattery B, 4th United States Artillery; but failed on account of the rapid discharges of thebattery, which fired double canister, and drove the enemy back. I was a cannoneer at the battle of Fredericksburg, and filled twoand three places on the guns of cannoneers who had lieen killed or in the act of carrying two case-shots to the gun (having cut thefuse of one and made it ready to be inserted). I was wounded by a piece ofshell, which carried away my right arm at the shoulder blade. I was discharged from the service April 10. 1863, at Lincoln Hospital,Washington. D. C. I received the medal August 28, c^^-*?^ .Toiix .Johnson. 162 THE STOKY OF CHAPTEE XTX. Personal Recollections op Our AVar Heroes — The Nations Debt to the Common Soiiiier —Henry Ward Beeoher at Liverpool — Richard Cobden and John Bright — Seward — The Colored Soldier and the Lost Flag — Gen-eral Philip Kearny — A Captain of Cavalry —General Chamberlain. By COLONEL JA3IES MATTOCK SCOVEL. THE nations debt to the common soldier can never be paid, for theman who kissed his wife and baizes and went out to fight for acommon flag and for the liberation of humanity, whose compensation,outside of his native-born heroism and his strong sense of patrioticduty, was thirteen dollars a month, has earned an immortal place in history,and stands beside Grant, and Sherman, and Sheridan. It was at the first revolution of 1771, that Thomas Jefferson said in w
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