Deeds of Valor: From Records in the Archives of the United States Government; how American Heroes Won the Medal of Honor; History of Our Recent Wars and Explorations, from Personal Reminiscences and Records of Officers and Enlisted Men who Were Rewarded by Congress for Most Conspicuous Acts of Bravery on the Battle Field, on the High Seas and in Arctic Explorations ...Walter Frederick Beyer, Oscar Frederick Keydel Perrien-Keydel Company, 1901 - Medal of Honor |
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abatis advance arms artillery assault attack battery battle of Gettysburg bayonets Born boys brave bravery breastworks Brevet bridge brigade bullets camp canister Captain captured carried cavalry Chancellorsville charge Colonel color-bearer color-guard colors column command Company comrades Confederate Corporal Creek crossed dashed Division enemy enemy's engaged escape fall back Federal fell field fight flag flank forward front gallant ground guard guns heavy fire Highest rank attained hill horse hundred John Libby Prison Lieutenant line of battle loss Major Medal of Honor miles Minie ball Missionary Ridge morning moved musket night o'clock officer Ohio Ohio Inf opened ordered Pennsylvania picket position prisoners Private re-enforcements reached rear rebel regiment repulsed retreat ridge rifle river road rode rushed Second sent Sergeant sharpshooters shell shot side skirmish line soldier soon struck surrender took troops Union Army Union forces Union lines volley Volunteers William woods yards York Infantry