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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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to the call. LieutenantBurnett directed his men to crawl to the rear while he, with Williams and Walley,behind such shelter as they could find, would try to stand off the Indians, who,emboldened by the troops falling back, were making a desperate effort to kill orcapture those remaining behind. The marksmanship of the trio, all being goodshots, caused the Indians to pause, and two of the soldiers were enabled to get to aplace of safety, a third, who made no effort to escape was apparently wounded. Thisman was Walleys bunky, so he asked for permission to go to his assistance. Goingback to where his horse was picketed he mounted, rode rapidly up to where theman was lying, assisted him in the saddle, got up behind him and galloped safely tothe rear. Strange as it may appear, the Indians made no apparent effort to get Walley, butseemed to concentrate their efforts on Lieutenant Burnett whom they readily re-cognized as an officer among the colored troopers, and his solitary companion First
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— -IHl — Sergeant Williams. Finally the fourth man who was left behind was seen wander-ing off in the direction of the enemy, or rather away from his own lines, and actingvery strangely. He was apparently badly rattled. Indians could be distinctly seenmaking an effort to cut him off. Lieutenant Burnett, realizing that if this man wasto be saved no time must be lost, ran to his horse, mounted him, and golloping to-ward the soldier managed to place himself between him and the Indians and finallydrove him to the rear. All the while the Indians kept up a concentrated fire onLieutenant Burnett, to which he replied with his revolver, but in their excitementthey shot wildly and only succeeded in recording two hits, both on his horse. Lieutenant Valois had in the meantime taken up a new position and assisted bysome Mexicans the fight was continued until nightfall. Many horses were recap-tured or prevented from falling into the hands of the Indians. The ammunitionbeing about exhausted the

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