. 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 . serve to support (ieneral Meade and hisbrave Pennsylvanians, who were some dis-tance in front, in i^lain sight, grapplingwith the enemy. The regiment openedranks in the face of a victorious foe to letGeneral Meades decimated regiments passto the rear after they had exhausted theirammunition. Ihe yitth regiment thenclosed ranks again, made a dashing bayonetcharge, and di-ove back a Georgia brigadewhich tried to capture the supportingartill
. 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 . serve to support (ieneral Meade and hisbrave Pennsylvanians, who were some dis-tance in front, in i^lain sight, grapplingwith the enemy. The regiment openedranks in the face of a victorious foe to letGeneral Meades decimated regiments passto the rear after they had exhausted theirammunition. Ihe yitth regiment thenclosed ranks again, made a dashing bayonetcharge, and di-ove back a Georgia brigadewhich tried to capture the supportingartillery. The Georgians came down diag-onally at double-quick. The 99th reserved its fire mil il t lie enemy was withinabf)ut three hundred feet, and then gave them a galling reccption. causingthem to halt, when they in turn poured a deadly volley into the ranks of the99th from the right up to its center at the flag. At this critical momentColor-Bearer Munsell rushed toward the Georgians with the flag, urging hiscomrades to follow. Every man of this regiment who had esca]ied tlie terril)lemusketry fire, together with the demoralized portion of Meades Captain Harvey M. Munsell. AMERICAN HEROISM. 91 int^pired bj the noble example of Munsell. charged the Georgians at the pointof the bajonet, and drove them back, capturing a number of prisoners. Theflag carried bj Color-Bearer Munsell, as well as his uniform, was riddled withbullets, yet he escaped without a scratch. Munsells next great battle was Chancellorsville, Maj- 2 and 3, fight has been so often described that almost every one is familiar withit, and yet the following from the New York Herald is a piece of desciiptivewriting which will bear repetition: ■At midnight of Saturday. May 2. General Birney receiyed an order from GeneralSickles to make the necessary dispositions to driye the enemy from the woods in tlie front, andretake the plank road and earthworks near it. Wards brio-ade, of which the 99th Penns
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