. 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 . -render. They finally thought it ])est tothrow down their arms, and the sergeanthanded me the flag, probably feelingmore safe in our lines without colors thanin his own with them. Tearing the flag from the staff. I thrust it under my overcoat, keeping itthere during the remainder of the day. There was no time to make other disposition of it just then, for one ofmy comrades was badly wounded, and I started with him on my back to takehim of
. 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 . -render. They finally thought it ])est tothrow down their arms, and the sergeanthanded me the flag, probably feelingmore safe in our lines without colors thanin his own with them. Tearing the flag from the staff. I thrust it under my overcoat, keeping itthere during the remainder of the day. There was no time to make other disposition of it just then, for one ofmy comrades was badly wounded, and I started with him on my back to takehim off the field, he, poor fellow, receiving a second wound while I wascarrying him. The night being very cold I used the captured flag as a scarf around myneck, with my overcoat collar turned up over it. and in that way wore itduring the battle of Missionary Ixidge, and from there to Ringgold, where,after the battle was over. I gave it to the commanding officer of the regiment,receiving the assurance that it should be returned to me after my arrival incamp. The prisoners which we had taken claimed that it was their regimentalflag — the 34th Kappesser With His Flag and WoundedComrade. 350 THE STORY OF CHAPTER XXXIX. The AssAiT-T OS MissionARY Ridge — Robert B. Brown, 15th Ohio Infantry — How Missionary Ridge Was CAPrrRED Withoit Orders — General ArorsT Willich — Harris , 8th Kentucky Intantry—The Slope of the Ridge — One of the Six Flags—Fort Sanders. Knoxville, Tennessee — J. S. Manning. 29th Massachusetts Infantry — Incidents of the Confederate Assault — F. AV. Judge. 79th New York Infantry — The ■ Highlanders AND Their Services — The Rations at Fort Sanders — The Lines of AVire. ROBERT B. BROWN was born in New Concord, Ohio, in 1S44. andenlisted in his native town August 9. 1861. as private in CompanyA. loth Ohio Infantry: reenlisted as a veteran when his term ofservice expired, and was finally mustered out. December 27,
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