The Sunday globe., 1901-06-30
The BraveSt are the TendereSt, the
Loving are the Daring"
HEROIC SOLDIERS OF THIS CITY.
Continuation Of Last Sundays List Of MsdalISts
Who Reside in The Capital City and The Par
tIUular Acts Of 0aIantu for Which the Con
gesS Of Tho United States Rewarded Them
The Case Of Major Anderson.

the names and deeds of the heroic
soldiers and sailors who were awarded
medals Of honor by the Congress Of the
United States for distinguished and
conspicuous acts Of gallantry on the
field Of battle. In speaking about the
design Of this medal the linotype made
us transpose a sentence. The medal
was designed in 1923 while the de-
sign Of the G.. A. r. badge did not oc-
cur until 1869. When the late Gen.
Logan had Congress to unfortunately
adopt his recommendation. The
medal Of honor ought not to have been
initiated, but should have stood out
/singly and alone, conspicuous as the
badge of heroic merit it was intended
to be. 1t is not yet too late to change
its design with a penalty and proh4Di-
tion attached against its imitation.
A Sunday or two ago, the Globe con
tanned, under the caption of Nepotism
in Office, the name Of Paymaster An
derson, of the Postoffice. Since then
we have received several communica-
tions calling our attention to the fact
that his pension was $72 instead Of
S12 per month, as stated by the Globe.
The SIP per month was a typographical
error, as, of course, everybody knows
that S72 is the allowance for total dis
ability If the Globe had It's way how
ever, the pension Of the gallant Ander-
son would be many times more than
S72 per month, and his official posiuon
would be much higher than the one he
now holds The United States never
had, has not now, and never will have,
sufficient reward or compensation to
confer upon this heroic soldier, who
sword in hand led his cheering regi-
ment over five lines Of the enemy's en-
trenchments and fell desperately
wounded in the very front of the charg-
ing line and in the teeth of a gallant
foe. Neither himself nor the descend
ants of his warrior blood can receive,
however high their honors, acquittance
in full from the Government this fear
less soldier served with such consplc-
uous distinction and gallantry in arms
ne Globe tips its hat in reverence and
its pen in eulogy to soldiers Of the An
derson type.
Tue following list of the conspicuous
ly brave in arms, known to be at the
present time residents of Washington
City, with the particular act of gal
lantry for which the medal was award
ed is given in this issue:
John Johnson, Company d, I'd Wis
Ind: conspicuous gallantry in battle
in which he was severely wounded.
James w. Archer, lst Lieut.. and
AIT. seth Ind. Inf, 1454 Corcoran Ct,
city. voluntarily took command Of an.
other regiment, with the consent Of one
or more of his seniors, who were pres
ent, rallied the command, and lead 1t
in the assault at Corinth, Miss, Oct. a,
1852.
Felix Brannigan, 74th N. Y. Vol. Inf,
and Adit. 1O3d U. S. G, t. Asst. Atty,
Dept. Of Justice, Washington, d. c.;
volunteered on a dangerous service and
brought in valuable information;
Charlottesville, Va.
Martin Conboy, I'd Lieut.. Co. d, 37th
n. Y. Inf, 400 G St., Washington, ID,
| c.: took command of the company in
action, the captain having been wound
ed. and handled it with skill and brav'
cry, Williamsburg, Va, 1852.
James NJ. Cults, Capt 11th U. S. Inf.
and Brevt 1t. Col. U. S. A, War De-
partment, Washington, d. c.; gallaHiry
in action at Wilderness, SpottsylVania
Petersburg, Va, 1864.
Bartholomew Diggins U. S. s. Hart
ford, captain of the watch war Dept
Washington, d. c.; medal of honor
is hereby granted to Bartholomew Dig
gins. late ordinary seaman U. s. Navy,
for gallant and meritorious conduct in
the presence of the enemy, he having
! been commended by name in the Of
fetal report of the officer commanding
| the gun division in which he served on
the U. S. S. Hartford, on the 5th OF
! August, 1864, in the action against TT,
! Morgan and the enemys vessels in Mo
! bile Bay, having served with credit in
all the engagements in which the Hart
ford participated during the years
1862 1863 and 1864, and was four times
wounded. ,
Michael A. Dillon, Co. G, I'd New
Hampshire Inf, I'd Auditors Office,
Treasury Dept; bravery In repulsing
the enemy's charge on his battery at
Williamsburg, Va, May g. 1862; crawl
ed outside the lines and brought in I'M
portant information at Oak Grove, Va,
June %, 1862.
James r. Durham, Lieut.. Co. e, 18th
w. Va. Infantry, Brevet Captain U. s.
". 1888 9th street, Washington, d. 9,
Led his command over IAe stone wall
at Winchester, June 14th, 1868, where
he was wounLed, totally disabling his
right hand.
Llewellyn G.. Estes, A. A. G. and
Brig. Gen. r. s. Vol, Lon T street, N,
W.. Washington, d. c. Volunteered to
lead troops In a charge over a burn
ing bridge at Flint River, Ga, August
30, 1864.
Christian A. Fleetwood Sergt,
Mai U. S. c. Troops War Dept,
Washington d. c. Calamity seized
the colors OF his regiment after two
color bearers had been shot down, and
bore them nobly through the fight at
Chapin's farm, near Richmond, Va,
September 20, 1864.
Frederick Fuger, Maj. U. S. Art, Ft'
McHenry. All the officers Of his bat
terry having been killed or wounded,
and five Of his guns disabled in picket
assault. he succeeded to the command,
and fought the remaining gun with the
most distinguished gallantry, at Get
tysburg, Pa, July Sd, 1868.
Isaac Ganse, Sergt. Com, Eb I'd
Ohio Cav Box 27, Washington, D. G,
Capture Of the colors of the Sth s. @.
INIT. Berryville, Va, september 13,
1864
WIN. L. Hill, U. S. S. Minnesota, U.
s. Brooklyn Navy Yard Dept, Wash
ington. d c., for jumping overheard
from the II s. training ship Minneso.
Ia, at Newport, R. l., June %, 1SS1,and
sustaining until picked up by steam
launch VIM Mulcuhy Sd class boy who
had fallen overheard
VIM. p Hogarty, Brevet. Capt. Bat