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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

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s that bordered the creek andentered the dry sand hills I listened to hear if there should be any complaints. Not a word. Grim, silent, like sleuthhounds they came. They were on a hottrail for Indians. Indians who had killed their friends. They were ready to starve,to thirst, if only the prospects of a fight were good. They were American soldiersof the Indian-fighter type, Sheridans cavalrymen. Soon after leaving the creek theIndians began their old tricks of trying to hide the trail, but no attention was paidto this, for we now knew the next stopping place and were as familiar with thatpart of the country as they were. We kept straight on for the springs, with theexception that occasionally we went out of the direct line to keep in low places be-tween the sand hills, so as not to be seen. At 9 oclock that night we halted aboutfour miles from the springs, I advised Thomas to allow the men to unsaddle andunbridle, letting each second man hold two horses by their halters and so let them
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BOTH INDIANS FELL TO THE GROUND-DEAD. — 157 — feed on grass. By changing the men every two hours they could get some sleep.Meanwhile I was to disguise myself as an Indian, locate the hostiles and be backin time so that we could attack them at daylight. No fires were to be lighted.All must be silent until my return. Tired men go to sleep quickly, and before I left half of my little band wereslumbering. I took the saddle and bridle off from old Joe and left him to graze,knowing he would not leave. One hour later I found the Indians just where they wereexpected to be. The tired horses, some grazing, some sleeping, were corralled.Four Indians were guarding them and one sentinel or scout was lying down on alittle sand hill back from camp on the trail peering into the night to signal ourcoming. I knew every inch of ground around the spring, and knew where tobring the troop for an attack. Going back I found the boys as I had left them.Quietly they were called to saddle up, and told what

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