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Identifier: deedsofvalorhowa02beye (find matches)
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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. Stewart won his Medal in a similar manner on November26, 1899. Sergeant Hardy Harvey of the Marine Corps was one of the most con-spicuous objects on the battlefield at Benitican on February 16, 1900, where hisservices in aiding the wounded under heavy fire won him the unstinted praise ofhis superior officers. Frequently recurring battles and skin j-,ave opportunity for the display of unusual bravery, and in a fight which occu . ^n March 4, 1900, Second LieutenantGeorge W. Wallace distinguished himself to such an unusual degree that he wasrewarded with the Medal of Honor. Gunners Mate Andrew V. Stoltenberg, Apprentice William H. Jaeger and Sea-man Andrew P. Forbeck were constantly exposed to the insurgents fire at Samaron July 16, 1900, when that island was being pacified by General Kobbe, and wereattacked by a large body of the insurgents, who with their bolos were routed anddriven back with severe loss in killed and wounded, besides the several prisonerswho were taken in the fight.
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LlI Oz< oo o <o LlICC I- < O UJ XH — 443 — THE CAPTURE OF GILMORES PARTY FOR some time there had been coming to the military headquarters at Manilarumors, vague and conflicting, but telling substantially the same story. Atlength, well along in March, 1899, General Otis received more definite knowledge,and it became known to the authorities beyond the shadow of all doubt that a hand-ful of some fifty plucky Spaniards were fortified and starving in an old church atBaler, on the east coast of Luzon. Bravery appeals to the heart of every nation on earth and stops at the frontier ofno race. Admiral Dewey and General Otis, upon the receipt of this information,determined to make an effort to rescue the little band of Spaniards who for the pasteight months had held out against a force of over 500 natives. The Yorktown was assigned to this difficult task of relieving the besieged men inthe heart of the enemys country. Lieutenant-Commander James C. Gil more hadjust arrived in the P

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