. 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 . er tools as we thought might be necessary. It was a grand un-dertaking, well executed, and many of the enemy bit the dust through shotsfrom their own guns. Captain Adams of Company G, who led us, received abrevet-majors commission for his share in the work. I was shot down inthe charge, and still suffer from the wound, but I have a medal of honor toshow what my jjortion was in tbat days work. The insciiption on it is asfollows: The Congre
. 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 . er tools as we thought might be necessary. It was a grand un-dertaking, well executed, and many of the enemy bit the dust through shotsfrom their own guns. Captain Adams of Company G, who led us, received abrevet-majors commission for his share in the work. I was shot down inthe charge, and still suffer from the wound, but I have a medal of honor toshow what my jjortion was in tbat days work. The insciiption on it is asfollows: The Congress to George W. Potter, Battery G. 1st HIkuIo Ishuul l-iulit .\rtill(r\. AMERICAN HEROISM. 617 ROBERT J. GARDNER. 34th Massachusetts Infantry. Robert J. Gardner, who now lives in Plainfield, Mich., was born in Liv-ingston. N. Y., in 1837, and enlisted at Egremont, Mass., July 14,1S62, as firstsergeant in Company K, 34th Massachusetts Infantry. It was at the cai^ture of Fort Gregg that he won his medal of honor. The reader will remember that Forts Gregg and Whitworth were tworedoubts in the outer line of works in front of Petersburg, and that they were. The Artillery Squad on Left of the Line. assaulted and successfully taken on the day following the grand victories atFive Forks. The Century Companys War Book contains the following paragraphrelative to this action. The general decided that these (Forts Grejjo and Whitworth) should be stormed, andabout one oclock three of Ords brigades swept down upon Fort Grego-. A garrison of threehundred (under Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. Duncan) with two rifled cannon, made a desperateadvance, and a most gallant contest took place. For half an hour before our men had gainedthe parapet, a bloody hand to hand struggle continued, and nothing could stand against theonslaucrht of Ords troops flushed with their niorninijrs victorv. By half past two fifty-sevenof the brave garrison lay dead, and about two hundred and fifty had surrendered. 618 THE STOR
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