. Deeds of valor : how America's heroes won the medal of honor : personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were awarded the congressional medal of honor for most conspicuous acts of bravery in battle : combined with an abridged history of our country's wars . $. ?J) cc UJQ. oo o Li. o O S — 307 — tell where it came from, but it sounded like a death-knell, and was followed by vol-leys from both sides. As we all sought cover I looked back just in time to see thetall Mexican throw down his rifle and fall, shot through the heart. Another Mexican,Lieutenant Juan de La Cruz
. Deeds of valor : how America's heroes won the medal of honor : personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were awarded the congressional medal of honor for most conspicuous acts of bravery in battle : combined with an abridged history of our country's wars . $. ?J) cc UJQ. oo o Li. o O S — 307 — tell where it came from, but it sounded like a death-knell, and was followed by vol-leys from both sides. As we all sought cover I looked back just in time to see thetall Mexican throw down his rifle and fall, shot through the heart. Another Mexican,Lieutenant Juan de La Cruz, fell as he ran, pierced by thirteen bullets. The othertwo ran behind a small oak, but it was nearly cut down by bullets and they wereboth killed. Nine or ten others who were in view rapidly got close to the ground orin hollows behind rocks, which alone saved them, as they were near, and formed aportion of the party that advanced. Upon reaching the rocks where I had soughtshelter I found Captain Crawford lying with his head pierced by a ball. His brainwas running down his face and some of it lay on the rocks. He must have beenshot just as he reached and mounted the rocks. Over his face lay a red handkerchiefat which his hand clutched in a spasmodic way. Dutchy stood near h
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