. 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 . speculate upon. But when she was thusunfortunately steered, and when reeling and sinking under the contact ofthat mighty mass of explosive material which had lieen placed as a trap forvessels who might over it, and when her ofiicersand men were strugglingin the waves, the remainder of the fleet, pushing past the obstructions, andunable to stop lest they bring destruction to their shipmates in the rear, a boatwas seen putting oft fro
. 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 . speculate upon. But when she was thusunfortunately steered, and when reeling and sinking under the contact ofthat mighty mass of explosive material which had lieen placed as a trap forvessels who might over it, and when her ofiicersand men were strugglingin the waves, the remainder of the fleet, pushing past the obstructions, andunable to stop lest they bring destruction to their shipmates in the rear, a boatwas seen putting oft from the U. S. S. Metacomet to save lives, although themission of her crew had been to destroy them. Acting Ensign H. C, Neilds was in charge of the crew, which was com-posed of Henry Johnson, James Avery, Henry Baker, John Harris, JohnDonnelly and John Noble, Regardless of the iron hail which was cutting the water into foam, thesemen pulled their boat within a hundred yards of one of the forts, under a firewhich Admiral Farragut describes as one of the most galling I ever saw,and by their exertions, succeeded in rescuing ten of the crew of AMERICAN HEROISM. 715 Both Confederate and Federal looked with admiration upon this act. andwhen the report was made by the commander of the Metacomet, a medal wasawarded to each of the brave fellows. To attempt to follow the movements of the fleet in order to show atwhat particular point each of the men won his medal, would occupy morespace tuan is permitted within the scope of this work. The reader is referredto the appendix to this book for the names and designations of the heroes. On the those courageous men who everywhere and unflinchingly placedduty before life was John McFarland, captain of forecastle. His station
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