. 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 . the order, and thatsame day I went to Richmond, and early next morn-ing had an hours interview with the informed me that Senators Capertonand Hunter, and four of the Congressmenfrom the mountain districts of Virginia hadrepresented to him in writing, that therewere hundreds of men in their districtsanxious to volunteer for the war, pro-vided some Virginian known to them,and from that section of the State wascommissioned to en
. 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 . the order, and thatsame day I went to Richmond, and early next morn-ing had an hours interview with the informed me that Senators Capertonand Hunter, and four of the Congressmenfrom the mountain districts of Virginia hadrepresented to him in writing, that therewere hundreds of men in their districtsanxious to volunteer for the war, pro-vided some Virginian known to them,and from that section of the State wascommissioned to enlist, organize and com-mand them; and that they had united inrecommending me for that service under thePartizan Ranger Act of Congress. I liked the artillery, and liad a right to ex-pect promotion in that arm of the service in due time, but the President wasso emphatic in urging that, as a native of the Shenandoah Valley. AugustaCounty, and extensively known to the pulilic men of all the northwest ^lartof the State, 1 could be more useful in the field indicated than by reuiainingwith the army in the east, that I decided to accept a colonels commission. General J. B. Imboden. AMERICAN HEROISM. 543 which he tendered me under the Partizan Act. Proceeding at once toStaunton, my home, I established a temporary camp there, and arranged forarms as needed. Several young men immediately enlisted under me, whomI sent with hundreds of printed copies of a Proclamation into the adjoin-ing mountain counties, calling for recruits. The armies of Generals Fremont and Banks were then in possession ofmost of my proposed territory of operations. However, in a few days overtwo hundred men escaped the vigilance of the enemy and joined me. TheseI organized into two companies, and under authority given me, nominatedand had their captains commissioned, the men electing their then Stonewall Jackson suddenly appeared from east of the Blue Ridge,and in thirty-three days he persuatled Frem
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