. 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 . ader of the party.■ is a man who wants yourservices. ■■ But I cannot walk,I am so badly hurt my-self, said the chaplain. Ill go if you will carryme. So all that night with-out heeding his own Eastman had himself carried by a couple of men from dying manto dying man all over that terrible field. It has struck me that there was no display of self-abnegation and gen-erous heroic conduct at Gettysburg superior to that of Chaplai
. 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 . ader of the party.■ is a man who wants yourservices. ■■ But I cannot walk,I am so badly hurt my-self, said the chaplain. Ill go if you will carryme. So all that night with-out heeding his own Eastman had himself carried by a couple of men from dying manto dying man all over that terrible field. It has struck me that there was no display of self-abnegation and gen-erous heroic conduct at Gettysburg superior to that of Chaplain William Is not this a case of Xohlesse oh/ige ? First Lieutenant William McIntyre, 61st New York Volunteers, gavehis life for me. As that part of my brigade which was not detached embraced the(list New York, Colonel Francis C. Barlow commanding, I had the honorof personally conducting it in line of battle across the railroad near FairOaks Station, Va., the 1st of June, 1^62. The Confederates called thisbattle of two days, Seven Pines, that being the name of a hamletabout a mile southwest of the station. We call the battle Fair Oaks,. Chaplain Eastman at Gettysburg. 340 THE STORY OF from the railroad station itself. In our forward movement, the 61stand (Uth New York regiments being abreast, we passed the enemysskirmish line, and through what appeared to be his main line, takingmany prisoners. At last, still advancing, when in sight of .some of the tentswhich General Casey had abandoned the day before, we received a severe tirefrom a Confederate force, apparently kneeling among the trees behind thetents. I had by this time been wounded a second time; just then my horsewas struck and one of his legs was badly broken. Much excitement arose asthe ofticers were locating their lines and endeavoring to return the hre. Atthe instant, seeing my condition, Lieutenant Mclutyre, of the 61st New York,rose from a place of comparative safety and ran to the side of my horse;
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