. Deeds of valor : how America's heroes won the medal of honor : personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were awarded the congressional medal of honor for most conspicuous acts of bravery in battle : combined with an abridged history of our country's wars . l report: I desire to express the high appreciation of theBritish troops of the honor done them in serving alongside of their comrades of theAmerican army during the long and hard fighting of the 13th inst. The Americantroops had more than their share of the fighting. The praise thus bestowed upon their sons on f
. Deeds of valor : how America's heroes won the medal of honor : personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were awarded the congressional medal of honor for most conspicuous acts of bravery in battle : combined with an abridged history of our country's wars . l report: I desire to express the high appreciation of theBritish troops of the honor done them in serving alongside of their comrades of theAmerican army during the long and hard fighting of the 13th inst. The Americantroops had more than their share of the fighting. The praise thus bestowed upon their sons on foreign shores filled the people of theUnited States and the government with pride, which found substantial expression atWashington by granting Medals of Honor to the men whose deeds of heroism weremost conspicuous. It was not easy to differentiate between the conduct of suchgallant and brave men. However, these were the fortunates who were thus dis-tinguished: 502 Sergeants of Marines Clarence E. Sutton, John M. Adams and Alexander ; Corporals Harry C. Adriance and Private James Cooney. These men wereconspicuous on the battlefield by their almostreckless daring in the face of a heavy fireand by rescuing wound- ed officers and com-rades from falling intothe enemys REMOVING THE WOUNDED. Most of thewounded in thisbattle were con-veyed down the^- Pei-ho in junksand flat boats,and it was a sol-emn processionwhich the manyboats formed, the flag of the redcross flying from them indicat-ing their cargo of disabled anddying humanity. The attack wasresumed at dawn the next morning. The pluckylittle Japanese succeeded in blowing up theSouth Gate. The large city gates being doublean effort to blow up the second gate had to be made. While this was being attemptednumber of Japanese scaled the big wall and the first of the allied troops were nowinside the native city. With a leap they made for the second gate, and after a fiercehand-to-hand struggle overpowered the guards and f
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