. 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 . General Lew Wallace. 524 THE STORY OF and on the left face the motto — LIBERTY OR DEATH—all in traceryof flat white cording. The motto, it should be observed,is not regulation,but significant merely of the sentiment and devotion — possibly passionwould be a better word — of the corps who acknowledged it. The letteringis roman. Doubtless some may smile at the entitlement, Night-HawkRangers, thinking it smacks of dime novels, or is a parody
. 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 . General Lew Wallace. 524 THE STORY OF and on the left face the motto — LIBERTY OR DEATH—all in traceryof flat white cording. The motto, it should be observed,is not regulation,but significant merely of the sentiment and devotion — possibly passionwould be a better word — of the corps who acknowledged it. The letteringis roman. Doubtless some may smile at the entitlement, Night-HawkRangers, thinking it smacks of dime novels, or is a parody on Sims BlackRiders of the Congaree ; if they will follow me to the end, however, enoughwill be presented them to work a change of mind. This bit of red cloth with emblazonments, was the battle flag of the 17thVirginia Cavalry, C. S. A. It was in the month of July, 1864. How well I remember it! The war had been a continuous condition for more than three years, andthe whole V land groaned, while graves multiplied in it faster than cornfields,fasterthan W> anything else except guns great and small, much faster than. the super-said to be soI happenmand the mid-Hth Army CorpsBaltimore, Hunter upregion, and toeral Grant in front ofmy garrisons had beenuntil they were littlecation with the north,sisted mainly of hundred-good government of the excellent food for powder,a care of Gods called at the time to com-dle department and thewith headquarters atThe corps was within the Kanawhastrengthen Gen-Pet e r s lui r g,drawn uponmore than cuUings. In fact, to keep communi-and order in the department, my force con-days men from Ohio. But it sufficed, for thecity was my gravest concern, and far removedfield, it never occurred to any of us that the from operations of the thin enemy would come knocking at our gates. In the midst of this tranquillity, I received a telegram from GeneralSigel, in observation at Winchester. announcing Jubal Early inthe valley thr
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