. 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 . l you, however, my young friend, that while it is true that onceunder fire all thought of self and consequently of fear has passed from thebrave man, yet let the firing cease and there be time for thought, thatchoking sensation, that heart-in-the-throat feeling, and that ague andnervous chill is again there. The brave soldier says but little on going into 260 THE STORY OF battle. Even his prayers are not of self, familj or home, but that
. 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 . l you, however, my young friend, that while it is true that onceunder fire all thought of self and consequently of fear has passed from thebrave man, yet let the firing cease and there be time for thought, thatchoking sensation, that heart-in-the-throat feeling, and that ague andnervous chill is again there. The brave soldier says but little on going into 260 THE STORY OF battle. Even his prayers are not of self, familj or home, but that he mayacquit himself with honor and that his command may be victorious. It isonly the coward who boasts—the brave man, ne\er. The soldier keeps his humor under the most trying circumstances andamid the greatest dangers. I know not if this be true of the soldiers of otherlands, but it is characteristic of Americans. North and South. I well remember establishing the division pickets one cold, stormy nightin March, along the bank of a creek across which we had pushed the returning to the rear, in a secluded place, I found some of my oificers.
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