. 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 . myself on ourgood luck in the position we had, for I felt positive that, under Sheridansleadership, we should win the battle, and I said to myself: Now the frontline will carry the position, and we will get off without much loss. We moved to the front, Init were shortly (u-dered to march by the lefttlank, and when we again moved forward we were in the front line. The outlook then did not seem so pleasant to me. The regiment wasthe left of
. 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 . myself on ourgood luck in the position we had, for I felt positive that, under Sheridansleadership, we should win the battle, and I said to myself: Now the frontline will carry the position, and we will get off without much loss. We moved to the front, Init were shortly (u-dered to march by the lefttlank, and when we again moved forward we were in the front line. The outlook then did not seem so pleasant to me. The regiment wasthe left of the brigade, my company (F) was the left company of the regi-ment and as we advancedon the Confederate position,the line of battle makingsomewhat of a wheel to theleft, we struck the breast-_ works in reverse, making mycompany the first to reachthe works. The enemy wasevidently taken by surprise,for the left of the regimentcame out of a small growthof woods and got into hisbreastworks before he hadhardly tired a shot at Morrill, commandingmyself, went over the worksfii-st to get there,take a sword from an a hasty glance Lieutenant-Cal- regiment,together, being the Seeing him Looking for the Flag. it struck me that I would like to get one saw none, but on looking along the breastworks a few rods to the right,I saw a body of Confederates and ran towards them. Seeing their colors, Irushed into the crowd, seized the flag and got out as quicUly as my legswould carry me — not a moment too soon, for tiie Confederates, seeing so fewof us there (the right had not then got up to the works), cried out: AMEHIOAN 593 • We can lick them now. and proceeded to do so. opening a vigorous fireon us, and. it must be confessed, succeeded adniirablj for a short time,driving us over the other side of the breastwoiks. I began to think I had drawn an elephant when the colonel said tome: •Captain, take those colors to General Bartlett (the brigade
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