Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1892, Page 13

* THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D. ©, WEDNESDAY | SEPTEMBER 21, 1892-PART TW a, ad- é i of e army during the war, urged upon Scott, the nan of the Sen- military com- the Secre- tary of War and others the adoption in tne United States army of medais or decorations similar to those awarde for distinguished services an? gallantry on the bi 1a. This was objected to at the time on the ground that it was contrary te the spirit of our institutions to wear decoration patter was then a Land » € lirection wae dons | until July. 1962 n Congress passed a rero- lution to award of honor to enlisted men, whi an act in 1863 ex- i officers, roved July 12, 196: read as nd Tone of Rep- * of America the President of thor. | f the f in Congré as asse the United States be a ized to cause 2,000 med: That dhe is hereby js of honor to be pre- blematic ds es, and | same be presented in the name of Congress to such non-commissioned | officers and p 11 most distinguish themselves by their gallantry in » their solcierlike qualities during the present insurrection.” This was followed by the act of March 3, | 1863, to the effect that “the President cause to be struck from the dies recently prepared at | the United States wiut for the purpoa: medals of honor additional to those anthorized by the | act of July 12, 1862, and present the same to such officers, fion-commissioned officers and privates as have most distinguished or may hereafter most distinguish theiuseaves in ac tion, and the « 2 0 is her appro- | Priated out of any money in the tressnry not ropriated to defray the expenses -pointed | ontaining middle, | rs. America, uw her left} hand restin th her right, im which suc } azoned with the American ar ses Discord, rep- hand, th » crossed 4d by tt » whole ns, A by two sr cutand aj osed of two corna- | urged that } 2 gold and sil- } of inseriving | of the b in} € rescue of th ya sub- «, I met there jor Joseph K. W ntal coiors bein, ut. | 2 colors, whieh the the Me: wl my bod be say mart sed ont of the building, guarded by the rebels, y the rebels «tid spect what a 1 we carried concealed with bad our lives wonid not bave We put the colors ia oue | 2isaetnext di wher wee hat! is; but they did | fe with’ our colors on | the Wth of May. i861, im Washington city and furwed them over to the regiment” John C. | Hiewe aud Joseph K Wilson were awarded medais of hoor tor thux saving the colors of Shear regiment. Private Francis E. Brownell of company A. gieventh New York infantry, “Ellsworth’s Bousves,” received & meds then away and « Bot, cud we arrive shooting the murderer of Col. Ellsworth of | the New York Fire Zousves at the Mersball nse. Alexandria, Va., May 24, 1861.” is connected with the pension office | sdassigned to duty as in the old dayg*,the | MAJOR ARTHET 3A ur MacArthur, Jr. fourth Wisconsin. For coolness and consp: It upon Missionary | When the color | ons bravery in the assat BR gb, goant was exh front of the re: ring nop te | foliow him up wi icnous | = lie bravery wuere courag tue rule rather than the exception. MacArthur did gallant service at Perr: = River and Dandridge, Tenn though a very the of colone war r he « young man roa to At the end of tho the division of mi War Department. could carry his own fl charge of these trophi a man who ould have John F. Martranf infantr Col. Venu vivania report of the battle of the “Col. Hartrantt of ¢ ose regiment Ito march a re! and he 4 rally ve into confasior Capt. Wal ime * th Penn- vv Vi. Cooke of : aple of i he, patriot otenant first | eVentry im action at An- | in of the War Department and is a} the Grand Army of the Repnblic | al of Honor the Seere- 1 dead on | horse had | col- band m but ineff On the | third they were 5 mphantly bore- the ack natal line, w in killed and wounded neerly ail who followed him on | erate uuderiaking.” i, Orth, corporal company D, twenty- vivunia infantry. Capture of flag, supposed te be of the seventh South Carolina, y-eighth charged the enemy's ss Dunker Chu erate advance, rattle 44 kilied, “17 wounded and 5 missing, a total of “Daniel 3 lantry in action at tember 20, 1562. falling on hes “first sergeant company B, dutry. for distinguished yal- ‘Shepherdsiowa Ford, sep- When the Uuion troops were ck weross the Potomac Sergt. Burke, ‘ng thata piece of artillery bed been left unspixe. volunteered to go back aud spike it, and did face of the enem: ‘p= Hiv was also mentioned among those phe most distinguished themselves im the bags | tle. Fou TRAVERY AT BULL RUN, Sergi Jus G. Merritt, company K, first Minuesota infantry, recaived @ medal for gallantry in setion at the First Bull Run battle. Just before the battle he applied for the prividege of selecting four men for the purpose of capiaring the first confederate flag | that we, carried the flag In | hes Durfee, Grim and aman whose name is “un- known.” Rickett’s battery came directly in front of company K of the first Minnogota and gave the {enemy ‘a couple of . canister, which threw them into rounds of ‘ape and fee atmost confusion, Merritt and nis companions took advantage of this to advance on acolor bearer. Merritt commanded him seized the colors. Tgeant, when which kilied Grim and the unknown. | next volley killed Durfe in the leg: Another bullet went through the an for the to surrenier and As he did so Durfee said: you take it hold on to it” egiment, but the ing pursued, firing a volley The d wounded Merritt breast pocket of Merritt's shirt and shivered his pipe im pieces. He dropped bis gun. but held on tothe flag, runuing as fast as it was possible with a wounded leg. gone far he was hi with the stock of down, but did not kncck him senselexa The confederates pulled the flag from his hands and f Before he had onthe head apparently wket. It knocked bim a 1 back on the run. The first Minnesota regiment suffered the largest los Run field, Getty as of and y regiment on the First Bull rin the Vurg, suffered. the gre: at the battle of test regimental Joss in hy battie in proportion to the number engaged. Merritt, manag2d to rout, AVith some diflicuit; in one of the wagons load lay down nest a fat man and’ they about rreied some sted by Dudle; who was unhurt, «tin the general he obtained @ place with the wounded the space they were entitled to. After awhile the fat man became quiet and Merritt. sought a more com- fortable attitude by placing his head on the om ‘8 stomach, 9 of 80) nd as tife latter made no he others in the wagon followed his example. and Merritt in telling | the story sa dhe felt somewhat mean. because | he bad querreled with such a kind and obli ing fellow. Ali night they rode in this manner and when daylight came it was discovered they ga dead mam for a pillow. his wound and. o ander of the war the bation of the famous second corps, ‘on, Merritt remained thirty days, when he re- i rcjoined his regi- d with gallantry ad took part He ser Army of the Potomae, Many years ni the foliowing lott visious of law fo; Bull Kun in Ju wounded while mout i ment Mills, Va., a or the war Merritt received re ou under the pro- at the battle of where you were of 5 gaila 186, tr Zone Who the fiest tly responded drums of the regiment, of which you were a This Vermont regi- ted English the men averaging tive | s in height aud 16 the leadership of | od twice during D, E, F and K, Le is, one of fa ter < well supported were with & joss of 5 killed and} wounded out of i92. jor | of the briga. y low tree of their car pui.e C. nixt; quard,” med on a number of the : orch ought off th Of th OAL Thomas W. Hyd rs and soo! the edg: also broke and their colors New York WHEPLock a. Vi try. For distingrished gallantry at ec of Gettysburg, July 3, 1963. The} need no introduction to its old <T MAsOR, major seventh Maine in- d bravery at Antictam, Md., lodge the enemy's noying a Union bat- | guas, while tho battery . We, H, Irwin ordered the for that purpose. ‘The front of the skirmishers { The major threw drove in those of the of a cornfield and a hol- timber, the | A body of the ft being th y in front, bi parked on up the ‘a rebel regiment bebind Those in front seemz the ou troops bad ru Lookin " 2080 who were end ‘at, and faced tho. t received a xe A rebe! battery and they met with ied some by the disposed of most retrexted bs another d to follow, whieh drove 3 up on their colors the ctlons, secohd fic a aud ‘capture of | nent at ie W stands omp: G, | tinguished | azey, colonel sixiconth Ver- commander-in-chief, Wheelock G, Veazey. ‘The six enth arrived on close of the action of the first a: the field near the Dut was not engaged. On the secoud day it was deployed on th crest of Cemetery Hill in support of the batteries engaged there and wat under fire, losing several men. vere Later it moved for- ward and when the battic closed occupied the front line of battle. After dark the whole regi- ment was detailed for picket duty and Col, Veazey as general fieid officer of the day. On the third day the Vermont brigade, Brig. Gen. George J. Stannard, United States army. to which the sixteenth belonged, waa subjected to the severest cannonade of the whole battle for one hour and a half from over one nundred guns, and the confederates followed this up by charging. Col. Veazey gallantly led the sixteenth in t1 counter chargeson the flank of the enemy, taking the battle flags of the second Florida and eighth Virginis regiments, For bis bravery he was awarded the medal of honor. A S. Webb, brevet major general United States army, Gettysburg, Pa, July 1 to 8, 1863, for distinguished Gen. Webb commanded al (personal ‘gallantry Gibbon’s division, and displayed great personal lantr Jeadi: bi The bi de Foe 1.00 prisoner, wis batio Sage of arm, captured and 1.400 William Wel and | fromt of the second trong position ‘The brigade led by Vermont leaped their horses in the hot fire over the intervening walls and fences and made a gallant attack. Farns- worth was killed andthe regiment lost 13 killed, 25 wounded and 27 missing. The first Vermout was one of the best mounted regi- ments in the service. Major Wells commanded the second battalion and was conspicuous for bis gallantry in the charge, and the hand-to-hand conflict which succeeded it, Many prisoners were captured, Oliver P. Rood, private, company B, twen- tieth Indiana infantry, Gettysburg. Pa, July 8, 1863. Capture of fiug of the twenty-first North Carolina regiment, ‘The colonel of the regiment, Wheeler, was killed. The twentieth lost 32 killed, 114 wounded and 10 missing. body of infantry who held protected by the fi CoOL. M. A. DILLON. Col. M. A. Dilloa received his medal of honor for conspicuous bravery on four battloficids— at Williamsburg, Va., May 25, 1862; Oak Grove, June 18, 1852; Hooker's advance on Richmond, June 25, 1862, and at the second battle Bull Run, Col. Dillon is connected with the Treasury De- | part ment, and was found by the writer at his desk in the old Winder building in this city. When « mere boy he enlisted in the second New Hampshire volunteers, At Wilhamsburg, at a perilons moment when the confederates wero charging a Union battery with desperate determination, driving all be- fore them, young Dillon sprang from the rauks, pleading for men to follow bim to save the battery. His lieutenant yelled to him, “Got down; you are drawing the enemy's fire!” Dil- Jon yclied back, “What in the heil are we here for?” and having gathered a knot of wild young heroes around im rushed at the advancing | enemy, drove them back and saved battery H, first artillery. Ditlon was wounded in the leg in the charge, and his gun was taken from his hand by a shell; but he bound up bis wound, again entered the fray, and had the eativfaction of seeing the enemy in full fight by the close of day. Dillon's next exploit was when Hooker called for volunteers to take a redoubt of the enemy on right of the Williamsburg road, at the battle of Oak Grove, June 18, 1862, Dillon was one of the first to stop to the front They charged across an open field, the cannon and musketry of the enemy mowing them down, but those who reached the works, among them ied the banks, bristiing with bayo- d into the works, where a desper- took pluce, erowned with success ne, on the fi ute fightin @ wasn lull in ew Hampshire volunteers, itis related that young Dilion performed an at exhibited 6 peril » exposed hims which he, without He crawled on his n the crass and among line into the » details of the ermined upon, ned and communicated to Gen, Hooker what he had overheard, and therebs enabled Hooker to rearcange his forces sv as to repulse emy At the second battle of Bull 2 ing throngh one of the most dey Dilion an is to safely roti da band: ck. Ktep by step, Cra and on reaching au anew line, The seeing their numbers to be sroull, arged them, and when within about a haw dred fect Dillon shot the coior benrer of the forty-niuth Georgia. Dillon dropped at the same time, shot through the lauzs, the builet paseing through his body and breaking three ipated in thirteen other gen- us aud ‘us many skirmishes, years and two months after being through the lungs, Mr. Dillon is one of the ori «of Sonor Le nal promoter has been its COL, CHCIL CLAY, Col. Cecil Clay is chief clerk of tho Depart- ment of Justice, where a Stax reported found him at his desk. The colonel is as modest as he is brave, and although willing to talk on the subje lantry of th ct of his own valor was aclam, However, he aut his regiment without giving himself away, so to speak, and ti aned the followin, cighteeuth corps, ‘under ¢ Stannard, stormed Fort Harrison near Chafiin’s Blaif on the north side of the James below Richmond, By the defeetic colofel end of its bri; the fort was fe Private Copeland, the first man on the pet, was killed; Lieut, Johnson of the fifty . with thee wounds, was the first man entered the fort, and Capt. Cla the parapet with these two, carried the colors—the blue state flag—of ‘the one hundred and © ania, the first upon the \ his buck upon the men in the fort, who. at the distance oa few paces were binging away at him, called to the men to come on, wud after receivin two shots in his right armas he again faced the enemy, jumped down inside the fort, receiving anotiee wound throuch his left hand, For his conduct in this action he was men- tioned in general ordees by the division and corps commanders, and yeurs afterward Gen. Weitzel wrote, “He was a magnificent com- mander of a magnificent regiment, which is the best way I can express my opinion of hi He also wrote to Gen. Butler, « ince spoken of the fifty-cighth MP na the best Pennsylvania regiment 1 ever had under my cowmand.” There is no one more entitled to wear the modal of honor than 18 Col. Clay, who needs no introduction, to the Washington public at least, being ‘promi- nentiy connected with the District militia. Milton M. Holland, fifth U. 8 ©. 1. (Ohio regiment), is one ot the few colored men. who bave received medals of honor, He is chi the collection division of the sixth auditor's ottice. Mr. Holland distinguished himcelf in many engagements. Bofore Petersburg, being in commend of the skirmish line, he carriod MILTON M. HOLLAND. the outer works of the enemy, June 16, 1864, and sas present at the mine explosion, July At New Markot Heights, September 29, 1 his ranking officers being shot down, Ser; Holland took command of the com his coolness as well as his | Gap, Va., until October 4, when the regiment né over to Fair Oaks and Seven Pines. In December, 1864, his regiment went to the great | fleet under Gah, Butler, to Fort Fisher, at the mouth of the:Cape Fear river, in the at- tempt to break up the blockade running at that int. Holland's regiment was the only one that, janded at that time and they were compelled to withdraw. In January, 1865, in the second attack on Fort Fisher, under Gen. Terry, Hol- land’s company captured Fort Lamb, an’ inte- rior fort, together with Col. Lamb, | Holland was present at the surrender of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston to Gen, W. T. Sherman, and was mastered out October 5, 1865, at Camp Chase, io. OF THE IIs BRIGADE. James Quinlan, major eighty-eighth New York infantry, fourth regiment Irish brigade, for gallant services at Savage Station, Va., June 28,1862, Gen, Meagher in bis report highly commended the conduct of Maj. Quinlan. The Irish brigade captured over twenty stands of colors from the enemy during the war, and never lost a flag. At Fredericksburg the eighty- eighth took part in the brilliant but unsuccess- fal assault on Marye’s Heights, While await- ing the order for the assault it is said little sprigs of green were distributed among the men, and every officer and man in the brigade, including Meagher and his staff, placed one in his cap. " When the Irish brigade went into the fight at Gettysburg just as it neared the “wheat field” it halted and knelt with uncovered heads while Chaplain Father Corby gave them his benediction, and the men rising to their feet went into action immediately. James Allen, private company F, sixteenth New York infantry, capture of flag of tie wix- teenth Georgia regiment, at the battle of South Mountain, ‘Lieut. Col.’ Joel J. Seaver, com- manding the reziment, eays: “‘As the regiment Bained the skirt of the wood one of the enemy battle flags was borne immediately in front of my right wing. The color bearers were fired upon and one of them wounded. and private Janies Allon of company F. rushed forward, securing the colors aud taking tho bearer pris- oner. Tho colors were torwarded to Gen, Mc- Clelland's headquarters im obedience to an order to that effect.” COL, 3. MADISON COTS, The career of Lieut, Col, J. Madison Cutts, late of the regular army, in the language of a report of Congress, “in the line, ficid and staff of the army was of great distinction and his services were of a high order of merit and usefulness and were eminent, brilliant and highest consideration, rVing as a private soldier in the first » Island volunteers (three months’ ser- was commissioned by President Lin- at the request of Hon, Stephen A. Doug- lass, made shortly before his death, aptain of the eleventh United States infantry, After orgauizing as musteriug and disburs- ing officer of Rhode Island troops, cavalry, ar- tillery and infantry he was ordered to report for duty on the staff of Maj. Gen, Burnside. and served ou tl 's staff us aid-de-camp, | judge advocate and in other ¢taff capacities in his successive commands of the Department of North Carolina, the uinth army corps, the right wing of the Army of the Potomac.’ the Army of the Potomac and the Department of the Ohio. During that period he was present in the ties of South Mountain, Autietam and Fredericksburg, in which his services were order of distinction, He there- his regiment in the Mine Run Meade and in the many bat- Grant’s campaign of the Wilder- hess, and was acting field officer, aud there- after commanded his regime: t Gen, Grant's ', ty Poiut, Va, aud at Gen. headquarters aud in the battle of Fort Steadman, Va. His final service was in Lowsi- commander of the post of Shrevesport, with suvposts at Marshall and Jefferson, brother-in-law of Stephen . Dou medal of honor awarded Col. Cutts isa “triple” medal inseribed as follows: “For guiluntry at Wilderness, Spotsylvania and Petersburg, 1864." Inthe engagement in front oi Petersburg, Va., on the 13th of June, 1364, a spherical case shot burst in front of Cu Cutts’ regiment, killing seven aud wounding twenty-three. Of course confusion iu the regi- meut followed. Col, Cutts stepped to the front aud straightened out the line. While doing 80 he was severely wounded and carried trom the 1. Cutts was twice brevetted for gal- A distinguished services and recom- for the ‘coioucley of one of the regi- ments of Gon, Hancock's veteran corp, ‘Thed colonel distinguished himself in batties all | through the war, but space wili not permit of | his record being’ given iu detail. He was found by Tue Szau man’ in the branch of the record | and pension office located in the old Ford's | theater building, | Matthew S. Qaay, colonel of the one hundred | aud thirty-fourth Peuusylvania infantry, for | distinguished services at Fredericksburg. De- | cember 13, 1862. Senator Matthew Stauley Quay | of Pennsylvania was colonel of the one hun- | dred and thirty-fourth Pennsylvania, He con- | tracted typhoid fever at Fuimouth, Va., oppo- | site Fredericksbarg, in the latter part of 1562. He was so broken down by the disease that his | friends urged him to resizu hfs commission and Ko Lome to recuperate. Finally Col. Quay did so. When his discharge papers were handed to him by Ged. ‘Tyler the latter said he regretted the | colonel was ie just at that time, as they xpected a buttle very soon. On heating this | Co. 10 accept the discharge paper his intention of waitiz for the battle, vler wid him he would be foolish to do this in view of hix broken health; besides, the papers were there and he was a private citizen. If he went into the bat- tic he would be sure to be killed, and had bet | ter go home and get well, *Well.” Col. Quay d, “i'd rather be killed in battle | and ealled a fool than go home and be called a | coward.” So he declared he wouid take amus- ket and fi te if he couldn't go in }as au offi et, seeing the youug | man so determiued, made him an aid on his staff, and in tais capacity Col, Quay fought all day and far into the night in the famous battle of Fredericksburg, readering important « vice, LEOPOLD KARPELES, In the Wilderness, on May 6, 1864, Leopold Karpeles, color sergeant in tho fifty-seventh Massachusetts volunteers, now of the sixth au- ditor’s office in this city, demonstrated by heroic valor on the batile field that he was entitled to be the recipient cf a medal of honor. Ho was found at his desk by the writer for Taz Star and vividly described the particular part of the action of that day in which he bore so conspicu- ousand honorablea part, He was the only color sergeant to stand his ground on the part of the field occupied by his regiment when the fire was hottest and the slaughter greatest, ~ A a Gettysburg in tho famous defense of Calp’s Hill. At Lookout Mountain they captured five flags. As they charged through the rebel camp on Lookout, Peter Kappeaser, private company B, captured ® confederate fing. Sergt. Nor- man F. Potter, company E, while in advance of the line, and near the beginning of the felled | timber on Lookdut. captured a flag and bearer, | and Private Phillip Goettel, company B, cap- tured a flag near the position of the rebel guns | that bore on the regiment. There being no | distinctive markson these flags the regiments to which they beionged are unknown. Sergt. | John Kiggins, company D, was awarded a medal for distingrished bravery in the battle, ‘a8 wore the captors of the flags. MAJOR WILLIAM LUDOATE, William Ludgate is employed in the rec- ord and pension office, War Department, and was found at his desk in the old Ford's building on 10th street, He enlisted in the second New York state militia April 17, 1861, and was mustered in as private, company A, cighty-second New York voluntecra, May 21, 1361, to.sorve three years; promoted sergeant major September 1, 1863, and re-enlisted as a veteran March 97, 1864, In July, 1864, the e1zhty-second New York volunteers were consolidated with the fifty- ninth New York volunteers. and on the 11th of | that mouth William Ludgate was mustered in as first lieutenant and adjutant of the fifty- ninth regiment, He was granted leave of ab- sence August 30, 1364. and was detailed as acting aid-de-camp, first brigade, second division, sec- ond army corps, January 4, 185, mustered in as captain and assigned to company G, same regiment, and on March 3, 1865, bo wan, at his own request (to assume command of his company), relieved from duty as acting aid-de-camp, first brigade, second division, eecond army corps, In Muy, 1865, he was detailed as acting adjutant gen- first brigade, second division, second army corps, and on Juno 15, 1865, breveited major of volunteers to rank as such from the 7th day of April, 1865, “for gallant and meritorious ser- vices near Farmviile, Va.” And for,above ser- vices a medal of tionor was ivsued. he hoving participated in most of the battles in which the Army of the Potomac wax engaged, He was honorably discharged on tender of resignation, Tune 22, 1865, John Miller, corporal, company G. eaptured two of the flags and James Richmond, priv captured the other and both received medals of honor. Capt. Asa B. Gardner of the twenty-second New York state militia received a medal of rendered during the Gettys- y-seventh Maine infantry, its term of service having expired July 1, 1863, volun- teered to remain and part in the battl of Gettysburg, for which service all men be- ag to the regiment received the medal of honor, but as these awards were not for spe- cific individual aczs of bravery their names aro omitted here, brhow M. cUTcHEON. Byron M. Cutcheon, major twentieth Mich gan infantry. action For distinguished gallantry in e Shoe Bend, Ky., May 10, 1863, order of Col. Rich- ard T. Jacobs, commanding brigade, Major B, M. Cutcheon took four companies of his regi- ment and charged a house on the batilefield which was filled with confederates, having been converted by them into a block house. The command had to advance in an exposed posi. tion down an open road and one regiment across an open field. Major Cutcheon gailantiy led the detachment of his regiment in the face of @ hot fire, losing a number of men, Major Cutebeon, though closely followed by bis men, was the first to reach the house and kicked in thy door just in time to see the enemy going out of the windows on the opposite side. The point thus captured was the key to the posi- tion. Major Cutcheon afterward distinguished himself in the battles of the wilderness and Spotsylvania and in the siege of Petersburg and rose to the grade of brigadier geucral. At the close of the war he resigned from the army and subsequently served several terms in Cou- gress, ‘The gallant defense of the twentieth Michi- gan after being summaued to surrender by a vastly superio: force was one of the noteworthy incidents of the war. The one handred and twenty-sixth distin- guished itself at Gettysburg, Col, Willard being killed aud Col. Sherrill, who succeeded him, ng with a like fate, Tegument cap- five stand of colors, The following men of the one hundred and twenty-sixth were | awarded medals of hoxor for the capture of fags: The first Delaware infantry contributed materially tothe repulse of Pickett's celebrated charge. They were in a position bebind a low, heavy stone wall,’ but dixdaiming its ehe! ter rose to their feet to meet the charge. Pei vate Bernard McCarren, company C, distin- guished himself by capturing a rebel flag and received a medal of honor. James Wil geant, company B, fifty-ninth New York intan- try, captured a flag belonging to a Georgia reg- entand received a medal of honor for his bravery. Lieut. Col. Max Thoman, command- ing the Afty-ninth, was killed, The sixth Wisconsin won distinction at Get- tysburg by amaueuver by which a part ot a confederate brizade was captured in a rail- road cut. The regiment had 20 killed, 116 wounded and 22 missing. ‘The battle flag of the second Mississippi was taken by Corp. F. A. Walier of company I and sent to the rear in charge of Sergt. William Evans ef company Hi, who was badiy wounded. The sergeant was taken prisoner by the exemy and held for two days in Gettysburg, but with the assistance of some ludies of the city he successfully con- cenled the colors, and when the enemy retired brought them safely to the regiment. Sergt, Waller received a medvi of honor. _ The eighth Oiio. under command of Lieut, Col Sawyer, distinguished itelf at Gettys- burg by its effective service at an important point onthe line. On the afternoon of the wecond day's battle it drove the confederate sharpshooters out of a cut on the Emmetts- burg road at a point in front of Hay's division. ‘This advanced ,oint between the lines was held by the regiment without leaving it until the close of the battle on thenextday. By changing front this advanced position enabled the eighth to strike Peitigrew's division in its flank as it fell back at the time of Pickett’s re- pulso, the regiment capturing three stand of colors anda large number of prisoners. In seizing the point on the Emmcttsburg road ana in defending it against tho enemy's skirmish line during these ‘two days the regiment lost 18 killed, 83 wounded aud 1 missing ou: of 209 present for duty. lime of battle had tak: | man from a good regiment. | the War De; ‘hile rising in order to get They were at Inst ordered over the the gallant lieutenant, cheering his boys on, the firet one over. They advanced about thirty yards, the bullets flying thick and fast guail sides." They continued to advance, when the lieutonant was struck in the right band Mx oF seven of his men were aiso wounded | Two advanced so far as to surrender, fearing to retreat. The lieutenant here found that th stone walls and that he 4 bis men were far in advance of it. He ordered his men back, tak. ing the wounded with them. His right ba and forearm was severely shattered. ‘The lie nant participated in eighteen battles and skirmishes, conducting himself gallavtiy, and received a brevet captain's commission and « medal from his own state, “Tom” REED, Many a Washingtonian misses the familiar face and figure, the cheery smile and hearty handshake of “Tom” Reed, as he was familiarly called, who died recently. Mr. Reed was @li known in Washington and had long been con- nected with the War Department. He was a good soldier and served throughout the war in the twenty-seventh New Jersey infantry. Dur- ing the campaign in Maryland and Penney Vania in 1363 his term of service expired. He re-enlisted ats time when many of the men were discouraged, and by the force of example set by him almost the whole of his company to- enlisted and entered active service, when Mi Reed found various opportunities of distin guishing himeelf, He was afterward a member of the color guard in company D, thirty-third New Jerser volunteers, first sergeant, and later feceived his commission as second lieutenant The following testimonials were presented to him with his commission: “This commission is awarded for faithful performance of duty and for bravery displayed in every engagemeut ‘from Loékout Mountain to the sea.’” This ie signed by G. W. Mindel, brevet brigadier gen- eral, United States volunteers, The other read: “It affords me much sati*faction to con- cur in the coloncl’s recommendation of a brave uv Lieut, Reed can show this last comm tion and commis- sion to hischildren with pride.” It in signed by O. 0. Howard. brevet major general, briga- dier general, U.S. A. S SHAMBATON, mbaugh left a tez on the field of Il, and is at present employed in artment. He was corporal of eom- pany B,cleventh Pennsyivauia reserves, and captared a flag at Charles City Cross Roads Charles $! the | June 30, 1862, Shambaugh secing the rebel colors remarked to Sergeant Howard that as the confederates had taken some of their flags at Gaines’ Mills with the captur ment it would be « good idea to take th flag in retaliation. With this purpose in view they took a position in advance of the Union line of battle, aud when the rebels charged Shambaugh seized the colors from the bearer and succeeded in getting back to the Union line with them, thus performing au act of dar- ing bravery in the face of aimost certain death or capture for which he was awarded a medal of honor. In the rush Howard and Shambaugh wero separated, thus preventing the former from taking part in the capture of the flag. The eleventh was a fighting regiment, its losses in battle standing at the head of the list of regiments iu the Pennsylvania resorvos, and its percentage of loss is among the largost of ‘any in the war, STUCK TO HIS COLORS. Sergt. Edwerd Browne, company G, sixty- second New York infantry. Gallantry in the engagements at Fredericksburg and Salem Heights, Va., May 3 and 4, 1863, Although wounded, Sergt Browne stuck to his coiors despite the suggestion of Col. C. B Hamilton that he retire to the rear. He re- mained at his post with the colors when the boys were in retreat, as he said “so that they might know they had something to rally about and to show the enemy we were vot in a panic.” Not until the enemy had becu brought to a halt by the fire of the sixty-second and his colonel peremptorily commanded lim to go to the rear did he reluctantly transfer the Danner to the hands of another. The man who received the colors from his hands afterward fell under them. Sergt. Browne afterward became a jas- tice of the city court of New York. Daniel D. Wheeler, first lieutenant fourth Vermont infantry. For distinguished bravery in the battle of Salem Heights, Va., May 3, 1463. ‘The fourth Vermont foaght nobiyon the skirmish line at Fredericksburg December 13, 1862, losing 11 killed, 43 wounded aud 2 miss- ing; 4 men were killed and 14 were wounded company E by asiugle discharge of canister. ‘The fourth won new laurels at Salem Heights, Frank G. Buttertield, captain sixth Vermont infantry, aid-de-camp on the staf of Colonel (afterward general) L. A. Grant, commanding second brigade, second division, sixth army corps. for gallant conduct at the battle of Salem Heights, Va.. May 4, 1863. ‘The sixth Vermont was a fighting regiment in every wense of the word. In its “Baptism of Fire” at Lee's Milis, Va, five companies crossed and recrossed the Warwick river, wading ip waist deep under a sharp firo with a loss of 13 killed and 67 wounded. At Funkstown, Md., July 10, 1963, the Vermont brigade, to which it belonged, with no support, held a long skirmish line against a stroug force of rebel infantry, Mr. Jom TWEEDALE. Mr. John Tweedale, chief clerk of the War Department, was awarded » medal of honor for gallantry in action at Stone River, Tenn., De- comber 31, 1862, and January 1, 1868, being then a private in company B, fifteenth Pepn- sylvania cavalry. Subsequently, after having served in the Seld toa late period of the war with distinction, he was detailed for clerical duty at headquarters, Department of the Cum- berland. March 29, 1863, and by reason of the ability be displayed was in July suceeding ap- Pointed chief clerk at the same headquartera, Mr. Tweedale afterward accepted a clerkship in the War ent and a, 1872, when be executive ability, is a valaed member the committees of the G. AR. hav- in charge the arrangements for the present encampment, ‘A GALLANT HIGHLANDER. Francis W. Judge, sergeant, company K, sev- enty-ninth New Yark infantry, “Highlanders. For the capture of the flag of the @fty-firet at 29, ery i Fort Sanders, 1863. wall and | Chantilly, Gea. Stevens, formerty | the “Highlanders.” who succeeded Cameron, was killed at Chantilly, where, after six color bearers of the seventy-ninth tnd fallen. ibe general seized the flag landers! My Highla gene eral!” led the charge and fell dead, among the gheere of vicvors. with the color staff irmiy in his hand On the morning of ber |. the confederates made a S on Fort Sanders, out of the in front of the northwest salient of the fort and with the rebel yell advancing at « ran for that salient, They forced their way threagh the abstis, rushed up to the ditch, In a mo ment the ditch was filled with confederates an@ the + slope of the parapet was covered but the approach the a Set | rushed out undor the hottest fire, | by the collar and dragged him, with the flag, into the fort. The enemy were repulsed and | 280 prisoners aud three flags were eugtanel. One of them was captured by Joseph & Man- | ning. private, compant K, and belonged te the | sixteonth or cighteonth Georgia, and the other | by Jeremiah Mahoney. sergeant, ane 5, | 4 . same regiment. They ali medais of honor, The story of how Edwin M. ‘Tracll, the well- known treasurer of the Washington Humane Society, became entitied to his medal of honor is best told in a letter from his colonel, James K. Protdfit, to the governor of his state, Hon. Lucius Fairchild, which reads as follows: “I request a brevet commission for Private Edwin M. Truell of E company, twelfth Wisconsin veteran voluntecrs, for distinguished valor im battle at Bald Hill, near Atlanta, Ga, July 21, 1864. Inacharge of the regiment ‘the Sethe ome ete es ankle. but kept on with his comrades and was afterward badly wounded in the right foot and suffered amputation of the leg below iy beco in consequence. He was always with bis com- peny until that day and was in all respects model soldier.” The commission was issued to rank from the date of the battle. and when Capt Traell learned afterward that medals of honor were istued im recognition of distinguished gallantry in action it was only necessary to place this evidence on file in the War Department to have the medal promptly awarded him. After being badly mounted in the engagement from which be justly entitled to return to the rear and hai is sufferings relieved Capt. Truell bad glorious satisfaction of assisting in the capture Of three tines of rebel works and many Pelee ers, not leaving his company un! severely wounded the second time and it had taken @ per manent position for defense at the earthworks last taken, SERGEANT MAJOR C. A. FLRETWoOR, Sergt. Maj. C. A. Fleetwood, late & colored troops, was found by the the old Ford's Theater building on 10th in which is located a branch of the record and pension office of the War Department The battle at New Market Heights, Va, was opened early in the morning of September 29, 1664, by the fourth and sixth U. 8 colored troops, com manded by Brig. Gen. SA. Duncan. Out of & color guard of two sergeants and ten corporais in the fourth U. 5 colored troops bat ope, ‘cop Le aoe: He saved the - Sergt. Maj. C. A. Fleetwood caught: dowu aud bore them with bim trom He rallied vighty-five men of hia formed them and had them diately behind the line of commissioned otticer of the them. In addition to the awarded by the Cougross of he received a medal of honor Butler, commanding aud North Carolina, double line of battle most gallantly ecrosse plain swept by a destructive fire of the enemy. Col. W. & Ciark of the twenty-first Massachu- company A was shot and feil Sergt. 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