. 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 . underbrush, the wood roads or cart tracks throughwhich were unknown to any of our troops. The line was prol)ably imperfectly formed, but at best would constitutea very imperfect guard against an active enemy, acquainted in detail withthe woods, which, at the distance of twenty paces, effectually screened every-thing from sight. This will explain why all that Brown knew concerning the work on thatIDth day of August, was what happened in th
. 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 . underbrush, the wood roads or cart tracks throughwhich were unknown to any of our troops. The line was prol)ably imperfectly formed, but at best would constitutea very imperfect guard against an active enemy, acquainted in detail withthe woods, which, at the distance of twenty paces, effectually screened every-thing from sight. This will explain why all that Brown knew concerning the work on thatIDth day of August, was what happened in the immediate vicinity of the par-ticular riflo pits of which he spoke, and it is not the tirst case, by many, of AMERICAN HEROISM. 425 privates who participated in prolonged engagements without knowing whatwas taking place within a very few yards of them. To-day the former captain of Company C is captain of a canal boat run-ning between Philadelphia and New York, and by no means the least enter-taining of his war reminiscences is that which he repeats over and overwith a great deal of zest, regarding his capture of three Confederates with anempty gun,. 426 THE STUKV OF CHAPTER XLVIII. The Story OP a Scout—A. H. Rowakd, 1st West Vikginia Cavai-rv—The Cai-tire of Harry Gilmor — Sheridans Message to Grant, ako How it Kraoiied Him — Private Letters of the War Times—\V. II. II. Crosier, 149th New York Infantry — Why THE Flag AVas Not CaiTIRED. ARCHIBALD H. ROWAND. was born in Alleghany, Pa., in 1S45,and when the war broke out was residing there, acting as clerkin the auditors office of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and ChicagoRailroad. On July 17. 1862, he enlisted at Wheeling. W. Va., asprivate in the 1st West Virginia Cavalry, being then liut seventeen years of age. In a letter to the compiler of these records,Rowand \vrites under date of Decemlier 26. 1893.
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