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 (14584673309)

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



Text Appearing Before Image:
Port Royal, Cap-tain Morris, dropped down the river about 1,000 yards on account of the sharp-shooters, besides being very much exposed to a plunging fire from the fort, endanger-ing the steam boilers. This left the Galena alone in front of the fort. About 11 oclock Port Darlingwas re-enforced by the Merrimacs crew, which had been sent down from Richmond.They sprang upon the parapets and gave three cheers. We were so close to themthat we could see the stripes on their uniforms. They then sprang to their guns and reopened fire on the fleet, particularly on theGalena, smashing every one of our six small boats, cutting so many holes in thesmokestack that it reminded one of a nutmeg grater, tearing great gaps in our spar-deck and smashing all the spare spars. One shot struck the quarter deck wheel andbinnacle, knocking them overboard. The ship began to fly all to pieces, and in ashort time we were a complete wreck. But no officer or man flinched from his duty,and our work went bravely on.
Text Appearing After Image:
—28— A few minutes later Gunner Boreum came up out of the magazine and reportedto Captain Rodgers, who was forward at the time, that we had fired all but fiverounds to each gun of our fixed ammunition. Send it up as long as it will last, andthen we will use solid shot, replied Captain Rodgers. As the gunner turned to go below an 8-inch solid shot pierced the port side,killing him and four other men instantly and wounding several. This was followedalmost within a moment by another 8-inch solid shot hitting a little farther for-ward, killing and wounding six men. After this shell came one which exploded onour deck, killing and wounding several men. Among these was a powder boy in theact of passing a cartridge, which exploded. While this dreadful work was going on forward the after division fared stillworse. A 10-inch solid shot, followed immediately by two other 8-incli solid shot,struck this part of the ship, killing and wounding the entire after division of twenty-five men and dis