. 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 . Death of Winthrop. shot through tiie body near the heart, and therequired search to find it. This was not the; it was a small bullet from a squirrel gun that AMERICAN HEROISM. 35 had killed him, and it was fired by Sam Mayo, a mulatto servant of CaptainAshe who commanded a company from Chapel Hill and had his servantcarry his squirrel gun on the march. Sam had the gun, and when the officerjumped on the log said, Lemme shoot him, Ma
. 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 . Death of Winthrop. shot through tiie body near the heart, and therequired search to find it. This was not the; it was a small bullet from a squirrel gun that AMERICAN HEROISM. 35 had killed him, and it was fired by Sam Mayo, a mulatto servant of CaptainAshe who commanded a company from Chapel Hill and had his servantcarry his squirrel gun on the march. Sam had the gun, and when the officerjumped on the log said, Lemme shoot him, Mastuh Ashe. and shoot he did,wdth fatal effect. During the war Sam used to boast of this deed, but in laterdays I understand he thinks some other fellow did the shooting. There is nodoubt, however, that this brave and accomplished gentleman met his fateat the hands of a slave to whom the death of Major Winthrop and manythousands of other brave soldiers gave the boon of 36 THE ST()i;V OF CHAPTER III. Stories of the Beginning — Charles H. Myekiioff, the First Scout — Meeting the Enemy Individually — An Ambush and a Leap for Life — Remarkable Conduct of a Soldier — A Boy Soldier. Julius D. Erodes — How the Victory at Harrisonburg, Va., Was Won—At the Battles op Donnellsville and Petersburg. CHAKLiES H. MYEUHOFF. COMPANY E, 14th Regiment Indiana Volunteers was on a scout twelvemiles southeast of Cheat Mountain Pass. The mountain rangersand guerrillas had ambushed Brackens Company, 1st Indiana Cav-alry, at Hanging Rock, at the crossing of the Greenbriar River andat the Gum House near by. We encamped for the night Avith pickets wellthrown out. During the night I was on the outpost, and at , daybreak we hastily prepared our meal of coffee, pork and ^j; (■crackers, and then moved forward, with a vanguard of fourmen, south on the Gum Road. They had moved aliont twomiles when four rifle shots fell in quick succession. Instantlythe distressing
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