. 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 . all, was also making for it, but hewas too late, I got the flag and also a bullet from his revolver in my leg,but remained with the regiment until it was relieved. CAPTAIN JOSEPH B. KEMP. 5th Michigan Infantry. Quoting from Michigan in the War regarding the movements of the5th Michigan Infantry: • On the 3rd of May, 18(54, the regiment in command of Colonel Pulford. and then in corps (Hancocks), entered upon the 2nd brigade, 3rd division,
. 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 . all, was also making for it, but hewas too late, I got the flag and also a bullet from his revolver in my leg,but remained with the regiment until it was relieved. CAPTAIN JOSEPH B. KEMP. 5th Michigan Infantry. Quoting from Michigan in the War regarding the movements of the5th Michigan Infantry: • On the 3rd of May, 18(54, the regiment in command of Colonel Pulford. and then in corps (Hancocks), entered upon the 2nd brigade, 3rd division, 2nd the great campaitjn of the year. It hour on the 4th, and at four oclock of Chancellorsville, having accom- miles in seventeen hours, the men days rations and sixty rounds of were met on the road leading to ment participated in the desperate tained in this and the following wounded, including Captain George W. Rose ford, and Major S. S. ing assumed command wounded. comuiiuid respectively of shaw and E. H. Shook it shared in the success- mys works, when Ser- of Company F. captured regiment. Among- the berforce Hurlbut, who head while leadintr his. Captain Joseph B. Kemp crossed the Rapidan at an early reached the old battlefield plished the distance of thirty-four each carrying the weii^ht of five cartridtres. On the Sth the enemy Orange Courthouse. The regi- strugirje which ensued, and sus- day a severe loss in killed and amonsr the wounded (mortally). Colonel Pul- Mathews, the latter hav- af ter Pulford was On the fith, in Captains W. (both being wounded), ful charge on the ene- geant Joseph B. Kemp the colors of the Virginia killed was Captain Wil- was shot througli the company in the charge. Of the position of the armies on this, the 6th day of May, General RobertE. Lees biographer writes: 382 THE STORY OF The two armies had now assumed a most singular attitude. They had envelopedthemselves in a jumble of tangled brushwood, so dense that they were invisib
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