. 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 . I led my company in two othercharges after my arm was off. I am credited on the war depart-ment records as having led four chargesafter losing my arm, but I do not countthe fourth, as I fell during that charge,from loss of blood, and was taken piis-oner. I was made acquainted with sixof the Southern prisons, and graduatedfrom Libby, October 14, 1862. A newspaper account of Mr. Jack-sons bravery contains the following: Mr. Jackson carries
. 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 . I led my company in two othercharges after my arm was off. I am credited on the war depart-ment records as having led four chargesafter losing my arm, but I do not countthe fourth, as I fell during that charge,from loss of blood, and was taken piis-oner. I was made acquainted with sixof the Southern prisons, and graduatedfrom Libby, October 14, 1862. A newspaper account of Mr. Jack-sons bravery contains the following: Mr. Jackson carries an empty sleeve, andpinned on the left breast of his coat is the medalof honor which he won at the time he lost hisleft arm. His regiment was storming Fort Lamar at James Island, S. at day-break on June 16, 1862. and Mr. Jackson was lieutenant of his company. Hewas struck above the elbow by a canister shot from an 8-inch columbiad,and his arm was shattered. With his right hand Lieutenant Jackson seizedhis splintered limb, pressed it tightly to prevent as much as possible the flowof blood, and dashed forward with his men. The regiment then retired,. Lieutenant F. R. Jackson. 108 THE STORY OF rallied again, and went forward on the second charge, only to be againrepulsed. Once more the regiment rallied, and on this charge LieutenantJackson fell, fainting from loss of blood. He lay on the field from tive oclock in the morning until half-past tenat night, and only a hundred feet from the fort, for neither the Federalsnor the Confederates dared succor their wounded, so tierce was the more than seventeen hours he remained unable to move, and all thewhile exposed to the fire from the Union forces, but was too near the fort tobe in range of the enemys missiles. At about midnight Jackson was taken prisoner, and how his woundswere cared for is best told by himself: Of the fourteen comrades who were under the surgeons knife onlymyself and one other lived to reach home. I
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