. 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 . back and taken advantage ofthe broken ground and stumpsof trees. Luckily, none of uswas struck. We gathered up our flagsand prisoners, the Ifith Georgia,which 1 captured, and the 17th Mississipjii, taken by Sergeant Mahoney. ofCompany A, 29th Massachusetts, and started for the interior of the fort. Nearthe angle of the fort on the left the ditch was partly filled with water, whichit was necessary to pass through \inless one climbed to the
. 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 . back and taken advantage ofthe broken ground and stumpsof trees. Luckily, none of uswas struck. We gathered up our flagsand prisoners, the Ifith Georgia,which 1 captured, and the 17th Mississipjii, taken by Sergeant Mahoney. ofCompany A, 29th Massachusetts, and started for the interior of the fort. Nearthe angle of the fort on the left the ditch was partly filled with water, whichit was necessary to pass through \inless one climbed to the top and walked THE FlacJS Fort Saxdkrs. AMERICAN HEROISM. 355 on the outside. 1 had no idea of passing through that, as the others had done,so T looked about to discover some way to avoid it. A wounded Confederate in the ditch was anxious to he taken into thefort, so I had him go to the end of the ditch toward the bastion, wherethe dead and wounded were piled in almost to the top. clamber up andwalk back along toward me. 1 threw the flag to him. and made himhelp me up. After reaching the top I had him lean on my shoulder, exposing him tothe
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