Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-21
CHAELEs d. TANNER-

Charts j. Tanner. second lieutenant first
Delaware infantry. Tsllantry in action at An
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Mr.. Tanner holds down a desk in the Secre-
tary's oiiice of the War Department and is a
member OF the Grand Army Of the Republic
and the Medal Of Honor Legion. lie Is very
modes; abou, his exploits and it was with some
difficulty tina; he was induced to tell the storY,
follows:
On tire 'GHs1'-0- - --,embcr H. 1862 the
tirst Delaware infantry, forming the right of
brig. Gen Max Nebor's brigade, after fording
AItiet&m creek marched IN c0u,ln for a mile
tho facing to the left advanced in line OF bat
tie. forming the first line OF Gen. French's di-
yls.On, Gen. l.. V. Summers second corps and
advanced throuel- obs and cornf.sids under
., .sa's lt~ ~ ~'-- 49,: Sle.I, d-ivisg the con
iedCrates fore IN m.
On coming ont 81 tho corn We were Uncx-
pectcdiy confront. b. the heavy masses o.
confederate infantry with their musk its rest
in: on the temporary brcastvOrks. and all IN
dsrstOod that the slaughter must be great but
no one filncEed. Tor = .1s 10 be our baptism o.
fire. Our colonel dashed to the front with the
ringing order Is charge on his lips. and charge
we did ln;O that lc..drn hail Inside of ave
n!autes $50 rlsu out of 655 aud eight of ten
company commando lay wounded Or dead on
that b.,-dy some. The colonol's horse had
ln~n struck hy lets, the liz genant col
dearly loved cOto-s were lying within twenty
yards OF those fTCwnIng lines OF musket sur
rounded by the liso!css bodies OF nine heroes
WHO died while trying TO plant them IN that
road of death"
\ cOmrade gives this account o! the subse-
queut prOcvsGiE =:
Lieut.. Tanner called for volunteers TO assist
ia rescuing the color and the little band made
two brave but Intellectual charges. On the
tLird they were successful and triumphantly
tnrs NO. - 4
I'D to:'zt, --,,,aut Que hundred yards 70
80" r".-- ! ,e~- .-anner himself was badly
wounded in the effort. besides losing in killed
and wounded nearly all who followed him on
that desperate undertaking"
Jacob q. Orih, corporal company ID, twenty
eighth PennsyivGnia infantry. Capture OF flag,
supposed te De of the seventh South Carolina,
=. A:i.;s.-.E.
The twenty-eiShth charged the enemy's posi-
ton ~ - bunker Church and checked the
confederate advance. 1t lost in this battle "A
killed, 2l7 wounded and missing, total OF
2e6
Daniel ~. -, first sergeant company b,
scUOn,4 =. S r,4.dntry. for distinguished gal
iantry IN action ST Sbepherdstown Ford. Sep
temoer 20, 1852. When the Union troops we're
falling back across the Potomac Sergt Burke,
on hearing that piece OF artillery had been
left anspISe1 volunteered to go back aud spike
it. and tisd so the face OF the enemy's sharp D.
shooters. He was also mentioned among those
who most distinguished themselves in the BAT.
tie y
FcH TskvERY AT BCLL RUN.
sergt- j0:.n q. Merritt, company X, frs,
Minnesota infantry. received q medal fol
Gaiianiry in action at the First Bull Run
battle. just before the battle he applied for
the privi4ess of selecting four men for the
purpose Of capturing the first confederate flag
that 'he. sud get. and permission being
granted selected Ssryt Dudley md Pxirstes