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Title: 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
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives
Publisher: Springfield, O., J.W. Jones
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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e. Every ounce of steam that can be raised is now on. the locomotive trembling, groaning and swaying under its impulse, while those in the cars l)eiiindare whittling wood into shavings, tearing boards from the side of the structure, and Knight, on the engine, is shoveling into this inflammable mass bushel after bushel of burning coals at the expense of the fuel they will need so sadly. Then, as the engine leaps on the first planks of the bridge. this blazing nuxssis hurled upon the wood-work, but alas, again, for the delay of twenty-four hours! The rain which began in the morning liiid so saturated the tinilieis that they resisted the very element. One day previous the structure, dry as it was, would have been fanned into flames. Looking back the raiders see that there is no longer any hope of destroying Oostenaula bridge. The last chance of carrying out the proposed plan liuil disappeared. It is now just a question simply of life or death, with no possibility of working injury to the enemy.
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CO OC 0.LU I AMERICAN HEROISM. 85 Five minutes later and the loss of fuel is seriously felt. The needle of the steam gauge drops quiveringly, showing the decrease in force pound by pound, and the velocity of the huge wheels diminishes in proportion, until the locomotive creeps forward like some wounded creature. The moment has come when it must be abandoned. Now it is each one for himself, and necessary for the safety of all that they separate. As the engine rounds a curve, its steam is spent, the word is given, and that devoted band leap one by one from the disabled monster to seek in his own fashion a means of saving his life. To follow the movements of the different members of the party during this short flight, would be to extend the story beyond the limit of the readers patience. Suffice it to say that when the chase was over, all had been captured. The remainder of the narrative is not dissimilar to hundreds which have been already told. Captured in the enemys camp, in civilians clothes,

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