. 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 . having been forced to kill thethird; but it was a dear capture,for the young soldiers horsehad been shot through thebody by the Confederate aninstant before Rhodes killedhim. Among h i s experiencesRhodes can remember of twolong nights of suffering, whenhe was compelled to travelthrough the woods, hiding dur-ing the hours of daylight toavoid capture, and then he fellin with the 105th New YorkInfantry Volunteers just as thev had become enf
. 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 . having been forced to kill thethird; but it was a dear capture,for the young soldiers horsehad been shot through thebody by the Confederate aninstant before Rhodes killedhim. Among h i s experiencesRhodes can remember of twolong nights of suffering, whenhe was compelled to travelthrough the woods, hiding dur-ing the hours of daylight toavoid capture, and then he fellin with the 105th New YorkInfantry Volunteers just as thev had become enfaeed at I^-^shed .\t FiLl Speed to the Center of the Bridge. Thoroughfare Gap with the advance of General Longstreets Confederate forces. It would seem as if a fight was all the young soldier cared for. Before he had been with this regiment many moments, a skirmish line was called for, and he said to the lieutenant-colonel commanding: Colonel, give me a nuisket, and Ill lead your skirmish line. The weapon was given him l)y Serg. A. J. Langmade. and Rhodes led the line with such determination that his action was the comment of all the officers and 44 THE STUliV UF Two days later he performed this same hazardous duty at Bull Run,August 30, 1SG8. While leading a skirmish line, and far in advance of hiscomrades, he was the first to scale the railroad grade, and the first to fall,wounded in two places. He was supposed to be dead, and was left where hehad fallen; hut. recovering consciousness, he again used a gun as a crutch andthus escaped capture. Then he was taken to Harewood Hospital. Washington, where he wasdischarged February 27, 1868, as permanently disabled. His brother. Julian 11. Rhodes, of Company P. 1 New York Volunteers,was in New Orleans, sick, and there Julius went to care for him. In a few days he tired of acting as nurse when tliere was fighting to l)edone, and tendei-ed his services to General Banks to lead one of the com-panies in the forlorn hope at Fo
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