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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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bor and the Point and Bolivar Forts was guarded by anarmed schooner. The two launches managed to pass this schooner unnoticed, alsothe two forts named, but when they neared Pelican Island Fort, where the GeneralRusk lay, they ran aground and sentinels from the fort gave the alarm. Lieutenant Jouett at once made up his mind that any further attempt to reachthe Rusk would, under the circumstances, lead inevitably to disaster. He thereforedirected his boats towards the Royal Yacht. Her crew had in the meantime beenaroused, too, and everybody on board was ready to receive the bold Santee men inproper fashion, with cutlass, pike and revolver. But the Yankees never hesitated.Trusting in the protection of darkness, they boarded the schooner. The strugglewas short but sharp. The Confederates, thirteen in number, were made prisoners.Lieutenant Jouett had received a bad wound from a boarding pike in the hands of anenemy, one of the l)oat crew was killed, another one mortally wounded, and Gunner
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HX o - -o LlI X (- o I-o 13(TI-(fiLlIQ 10 Carter and Seaman George Bell were severely wounded. As the forts had in themeantime opened with full force on the Royal Yacht, and Jouetts pilot, who was totake the schooner out, had been shot, the Lieutenant gave up bringing her out, butspiked her only gun and set her on fire, totally destroying her. Lieutenant Jouettand his daring party reached the San tee safely, where they were warmly receivedby their ship-mates, and well did they deserve the praise which Captain McKeanbestowed upon them. Among the men who especially distinguished themselves onthis day was George Bell, captain of the afterguard on the Santee, who steered oneof the boats. While the party was boarding the Royal Yacht he was severelywounded in the encounter, but notwithstanding his suffering from the wound hekept in the fight and otherwise displayed extraordinary courage under the mostpainful and trying circumstances. NAVAL HEROES AT FORTS HENRY AND DONELSO

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