| Show deeds that won honor medals gan an nelson A MUCH allies Is a medal of honor or man anil and so are oens geng william R shafter arthir mac arthur henri C men lam and hoyd wheaton on may I 1 miles allies was in command or of sl as coloni or of the sixty alist new neu norl ork sol volunteers the were ere holding a line of ali gliattis attis against a stiling force of aerates wien miles Is a tall all mill and males makes a fair mark set let to his met men lie he lert hert jump f tee g on an eminence and exposing him pelf if his followers foi loers by hi voice ile he fell finally badly mounded but elised to receive the medal oelion of lion or for his hia conduct on that day gen won uon ahli if medal by climbing a tree ile he was mas wounded at tbt battle of 0 fair oalis oaks and to avoid being seen by a passing sol bingmon geon he be chiq ald in a tree when the was out of sight eight he ame aine don domn and with hardly a leg to 4 r tand on fought nil da lay this la Is aby by he wears inears ill medal ot of honor oen gen von son big ahli modal when as a in III a wisconsin men ment t hec haried with it up the deadly lole of missionary ridge the color heirera mere picked oft off one after an other and at a critical moment th ill ila flaa fell from ho hands of a wounded torje ant etca arthur the staff and a little uter later pi ined ol it on the biest or of the aldge gen merriam at tort fort lil akeli ala way m as colonel of a legi regiment ment of colored troops with his men ell lie he aa was awaiting impatiently an order to I 1 binally he asked per mission to charge ahead of orders and aa a 8 told old to ro 40 if he be wanted to bad enough 11 11 ile he led his negroes in one of the most beilic chaigen chai aes ever madd find and won pi emotion and a medil of honor gen con wheaton earned his mod 1 il I at the same time lime and place ile he in was leading the right wing of tits his regi reg ment a cross across the open toward the fort in the face of a fire of artl artil deiy and musketry reaching the place lace he sprang through an embra sure P from aich bullets illets bi were kalning and was the first man to enter the folt foit |
