. 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 . Secrktary and thb Medal Winner. 2nd Battalion, United States Infantry, and served with them until the l)attleof Cold Harbor. There my right leg gave out. and I was taken to thehospital. In October I got a furlough for thirty days, and started for home. On my way back T was arrested in Baltimore,* and thrown into theslave pens over night, after which I was taken to Fort McHenry. There Ibecame sick. 1 was carried to Alexandria and
. 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 . Secrktary and thb Medal Winner. 2nd Battalion, United States Infantry, and served with them until the l)attleof Cold Harbor. There my right leg gave out. and I was taken to thehospital. In October I got a furlough for thirty days, and started for home. On my way back T was arrested in Baltimore,* and thrown into theslave pens over night, after which I was taken to Fort McHenry. There Ibecame sick. 1 was carried to Alexandria and put into prison over night,then taken to the hospital, for 1 liail ]iiiciiin(iiii;i and erysipelas so .severelythat I was deaf and blind for more then three weeks, and not until after * Mr. JuhiLSon does nut kiunv why hv was taken into custody. AMERICAN HEROISM. 177 January. 1865, was 1 able to leave. Then I was sent to the bull pens at CityPoint, kept there a few days, and assigned to Company K l()th PennsylvaniaCavalry, remaining with them until the war was I participated in the Wilderness Cam- ^^^^^^]^^4 P^ig to Cold Harbor, and the last fight I saw was at Cornelian Spxings, Va., having Draft Riots ,n New York, 1863. ^^^^^^ j^^ ^j^^ Service four yearS. One month, and fifteen days. I received two months pay in the cavalry service. Thegovernment now gives me only two dollars per month pension, and I am stillloyal to the old flag. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL CYRUS SEARS. Cyrus Sears was born in Delaware County, N. in 1832. In August,1861, he enlisted at Cincinnati as private in the 11th Battery, Light Artillery. October 12 of the same year he was promoted to 1st lieutenant, and in1863 became lieutenant-colonel of the 4yth United States Colonial Troops, 178 THE SlOHV OF and witli tliut organization remained nntil the tlnal nuuster out. March 26,1866, having served contiunonsly four years and eight inscription on his medal is as follow^s: The Congress to 1st l-ioutei
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