Identifier: fightersyoungame00toml (find matches)
Title: Fighters young Americans want to know; heroes of our country's wars
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Tomlinson, Everett T. (Everett Titsworth), 1859-1931
Subjects: Heroes
Publisher: New York, London, D. Appleton and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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l for the time being wasignored. It is true the men of his regiment already hadhad many stirring experiences although theyhad not yet advanced into battle. Stories toowere frequently told in the camp of the tasksassigned to rival regiments and the bravery withwhich the men responded to the calls. The regiment now was nearly a mile in ad-vance of the main body and had arrived at theferry across a little stream, on the oppositebank of which the breastworks of a Confederatearmy were plainly to be seen. Indeed GeneralFloyd, the commander of this division of thesouthern troops had worked rapidly and thrownup along the shore of this swift mountainstream, defenses which were formidable. The colonel in command of the Union forcescalled a halt. He decided that it was time forhim to await the coming of the main body frombehind him. At the officers word the menstretched themselves upon the ground. Indeed,it was seldom that a command was more rapidlyobeyed. The heat of the day, the long march 184
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THE YOUNG COLOR BEARER and dusty roads had combined to make thesesoldiers eager for an opportunity to rest. It was not long after the men had obeyedthe longed-for command when there was a sud-den change in the plans and the order abruptlywas given for the men to advance and rush thedefenses on the opposite side of the stream.There was a sharp call by the bugler, the regi-ment was speedily in marching order and in abrief time came the word for them to advance. How strong the feeling was among these sol-diers may be understood from the fact that asthe men leaped to their feet and at the word oftheir officer, darted forward, a wild cheer arosefrom the ranks. It was now that the peril of the young colorbearer became clear even to the boyish leader.There was no hesitation, however, nor was therea moments delay. In advance of all was theflag, the staff tightly grasped in the right handof the young color bearer. A withering fire from the Confederatesgreeted the charge. Bullets were singing a

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