. 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 . hoot the d d Yank! they shouted as all three blazed away at me. The distance was not more than twentyfeet; my horse was killed, and fell on my left leg, holding me down. My captorsevidently thought both horse and man were dead, and passed on. It tookbut a few moments to free myself, catch a horse and rejoin the command. April S, 1865, at Appomattox, as it was growing dark, Custers divisioncharged and captured a lot of guns — about thirty,
. 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 . hoot the d d Yank! they shouted as all three blazed away at me. The distance was not more than twentyfeet; my horse was killed, and fell on my left leg, holding me down. My captorsevidently thought both horse and man were dead, and passed on. It tookbut a few moments to free myself, catch a horse and rejoin the command. April S, 1865, at Appomattox, as it was growing dark, Custers divisioncharged and captured a lot of guns — about thirty, it was said. This endedthe conflict for the night, and before fighting was resumed next nuirniug,Lee surrendered; but I was not there to see it, for in that last charge I hadbeen struck by a fragment of shell, which carried away the first and secondfingers of my right hand with the metacarpal bones of the same, passed across,my breast cutting open jacket and shirt, and went through my left arm near theshoulder. Thus, after working until the end, I lost the opportunity of l)eingin at the death, and of participating in the great parade at Captain E. D. Woodbury. / AMERICAN HEROISM. 557 CHAPTER LXI. Incidents of the Great Price Raid, 1864 — Sergeant C. M. Young, 3rd Iowa Cavalry — The Pur-suit Across the Prairie — Jajies Dunlavv, same Regiment — From Marias desCygnes to Little Osage—a Continuous Running Fight — Capture of Gen-eral Marmaduke— Alonzo C. Smith, 7th Michigan Cavalry- —The Last Letter — Saving the Flag by Tear-ing IT INTO Pieces. ALVARY MORRIS YOUNG was born in Athens County. Ohio, in 1840, and enlisted at Bloomfield. Iowa. August 15, 1861. as sergeant P Y^^ in the 3rd Iowa Cavalry. His first term of service having expired,he reenlisted as a veteran, January 1, 1864, at Little Rock, his service he participated in the following battles : Osage. LittleRock, Cluutown, Ebenezer Church, Bayou Metoe, Big Blue, Tupelo, Selma, SixMi
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