. 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 . AMERICAN HEROISM. 255 I was colonel of the 65th New York Infantry, and in command ofthe 1st brigade, 3rd division, 5th corps, on the 3rd of May, 1863. I wasdirected to take two of my regiments and support a column of two otherregiments, which were to make the assault on Maryes Heights, on theextreme right of the line. The assault was over a roadway leading out ofFredericksburg. In a few moments after the head of the assaulting columndebou
. 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 . AMERICAN HEROISM. 255 I was colonel of the 65th New York Infantry, and in command ofthe 1st brigade, 3rd division, 5th corps, on the 3rd of May, 1863. I wasdirected to take two of my regiments and support a column of two otherregiments, which were to make the assault on Maryes Heights, on theextreme right of the line. The assault was over a roadway leading out ofFredericksburg. In a few moments after the head of the assaulting columndebouched from the town the commanding officerwas killed, and his two regiments were unable toadvance. The head of my supporting column madean effort to forge ahead, but without much suere*and, seeing this, I pushed forward with two aidsCalling a standard-bearer to my side, I rallied thetroops and took them up the hill, capturing twoguns, an officer and a few men of the Washingtonbattery of artillery. Myself and one aid,St. John R. Johnson, of the 23rd Penn-sylvania Infantry, were the first mountedmen within the enemys ////^^ CiLNiRAL AlLXANDLH bHALER. CAPTAIN EDWAKD BROWNE. 62xD New York Infantry. Judge Browne, of New York, as ser-geant of Company (I of the 62nd NewYork Volunteer Infantry, at Salem Churchor Heights, immediately after the battle ofChancellorsville won for himself a medalof honor under Fighting Joe Hooker. Sedgwick was in command of theSixth Corps. A third of Hookers forcewere men whose term of enlistment would soon expire. Hookers famousorder to Stoneham, his cavalry leader, seemed to inspire his every movement:Let your watchword be let all your orders be Fight. and bearin mind that celerity, audacity, and resolution are everything in war. To Sedgwick was assigned the duty of crossing, with the corps of Sicklesand Reynolds. Iielow Fredericksburg, to make a vigorous demonstration todistract the attention of the enemy while the corps of Meade, Slocum
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