. 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 . nnsylvania, one of themost famous regiments ofthe war. The medal of honor wasawarded to him for gallantryin the Wilderness. May 7,1864. Although wounded inthe right knee and orderedby his commanding officerto go to the rear, he kept hisface to the front, and foughtwith conspicuous the evening of that dayhe was sent to the he was lame, and a nightsmarch had to be made. ButLower could not contenthimself in the hospita
. 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 . nnsylvania, one of themost famous regiments ofthe war. The medal of honor wasawarded to him for gallantryin the Wilderness. May 7,1864. Although wounded inthe right knee and orderedby his commanding officerto go to the rear, he kept hisface to the front, and foughtwith conspicuous the evening of that dayhe was sent to the he was lame, and a nightsmarch had to be made. ButLower could not contenthimself in the hospital whenthere was fighting to do, andhe came to the front with his wounds unhealed, being con- Lowers Fight With the spicuous for his gallantry at the battles of Spottsylvania, North Anna andBethesda Church, at which latter place he was captured. His crowning act of bravery was that of jumping from the cars whileon the way from Libby Prison to Andersonville, traveling alone by day andnight through the enemys country, being recaptured by a guerrilla escapingafter a hand to hand conflict, and at last making his way to the Union lines. A. H—22. 388 THE STOKV OF CHAPTER XLIII. Fort Harrison, Chappins Farm, and Cedar Creek — William L. Graul, 188th Pennsylvania Infantry — A Boy Soldier — Planting the Flagon Fort Harrison — Franklin JoNDRO, 118th New York Infantry — Bringing in the Enemy — A Remarkable Story—F. A. Lyon, 1st Vermont Cavalry — The Caftire of General Kamseur. WILLIAM L. GKAUL was born in Pennsylvania in 1846. Hisfather and brother had en-listed in Durells battery(Pennsylvania), and lefthim at home, the only support of hismother and four small children. His one ambition, however, was toget into the army, and when he wassixteen years and five months old heapplied to Lieutenant Plunimer of the8rd Artillery for permission to sign therolls, but the officer refused to take himwithout the consent of his parents. Through the connivance of a friendhe s
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