Identifier: deedsofvalorhowa02beye (find matches)
Title: Deeds of valor : how America's heroes won the medal of honor : personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were awarded the congressional medal of honor for most conspicuous acts of bravery in battle : combined with an abridged history of our country's wars
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Beyer, Walter F Keydel, Oscar F. (Oscar Frederick), b. 1871
Subjects: United States. Army United States. Navy
Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : Perrien-Keydel Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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y, he received a wound that costhim his right arm, AT the battle of Bull Run, Va,, July 21, 1861, the Second Maine Infantry was com_-pelled to retreat after a desperate charge on a hill held by the enemy. Theregiment fell back across a field to the Warrenton turnpike, where a deep gully atthe side of the road offered sufficient protection. Colonel C, D, Jameson, who com-manded the regiment, noticed that a number of his men had been left where theyhad fallen and called for volunteers to go with him to bring them in. In response to his call. Private Henry W. Wheeler, of Company A, and sixothers stepped forward. Are these seven men the only ones of the Second Maine who will follow theircolonel to help the wounded? Colonel Jameson exclaimed, addressing the men, butthe number of volunteers was not increased and, led by the gallant colonel, his noless brave companions proceeded under a heavy fire and brought relief to thewounded, all of whom were safely carried back to the regimental lines.
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— 523 — A GROUP OF HEROES ON the opposite page is shown a group of men each of whom was honored byCongress with the coveted Medal that designated its owner as a hero of thenation. Noble men, these, whose nobler acts in times of our countrys distresshelped to bring victory to the flag of the Union, and who were willing to sacrificetheir lives for their comrades and their country. The heroes whose portraits arereproduced are: (1) HENRY W. LAWTON, Captain, Co. A, 30th Ind. Infantry. Highest rank attained: Maj.-Gen., U. S. A. (2) CHARLES G. GOULD, Captain, Co. H, 5th Vt. Infantry, Highest rank attained: Maj., 5th Vt. Vol. Inf. (3) ABRAHAM K. ARNOLD, Captain, 5th U. S. Cavalry. Highest rank attained: Brig.-Gen., U. S. A. (4) HENRI LE FEVRE BROWN, Sergeant, Co. B, 72d N. Y. Infantry. (5) ARTHUR MacARTHUR, Jr., First Lieut. and Adjt., 24th Wis. Inf. Highest rank attained: Maj.-Gen., U. S. A. (6) WILLIAM S. HUBBELL, Captain, Co. A, 21st Conn. Infantry. Highest rank attained: Bvt. Maj., U. S. V. (7) GUY V. HENRY, Colonel, 40th Mass. Infantry. Highest rank attained: Brig.-Gen., U. S. A. (8) WHEELOCK G. VEAZEY, Colonel, 16th Vt. Volunteers, (9) EDGAR P. PUTNAM, Sergeant, Troop D, 9th N. Y. Cavalry. Highest rank attained: Bvt. Maj., U. S. V. (10) ALEXANDER S. WEBB, Brigadier-General, U. S. Volunteers, Highest rank attained: Bvt. Maj.-Gen., U. S. A. (11) ABSALOM BAIRD, Brigadier-General, U. S. Volunteers. Highest rank attained: Bvt. Maj.-Gen., U. S. A. (12) NOBLE D. PRESTON, Captain, Troop A., 10th N. Y. Cavalry. Highest rank attained: Lieut.-Col., N. Y. Cav. (13) WILLIAM McCAMMON, Lieutenant, Co. E., 24th Mo. Infantry. Highest rank attained: Bvt. Maj., U. S. V. (14) JOHN M. DEANE, Major, 29th Mass. Infantry. (15) HENRY B. FREEMAN, First Lieutenant, 18th U. S. Infantry. Highest rank attained: Col., U. S. A.

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