Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-10

James W. Archer
| on reaching an open field attempted to form
| new line The enemy. seeing their num-
| pers to be small, charged them and when
within about hundred feet Dillon shot the
| Coior bearer of the 10th Georgia Dillon
uloppeu at the same time. shot through
| .he lungs the bullet passing through his
| pody and breaking three ribs. He mar
| tcipiteo IN thirteen other general engage
mehts and as many skirmishes. serving
| Two years and two months after being sbnI
| through the lungs.
| MI Dillon is one of the original pro-
| moters OF the Medals of Honor Legion ana
| times ~ 'eidi
Bestowed Upon Colored Man.
Milton NJ, Holland. 5th' L. T. C. (Ohio
! iesiheho' Is one of the few colored men
VINO nave received medals of honor He is
oAiei vi the collection division of the sixth
| AUDITORS office. Mr.. Holland distinguishes
| himself in many engagements Refora
IeterSburg. being in command of the Skin
! llish lihe, ne carried the outer works of tha
| ehehly, June IL, 1864, and was present at
/ , the mine explosion, July 30. At New Mar
| hel House, September % 1864 all his rank
| ing oflcers being shot down Sergeant Uni
| rama TOOK command Of the COMPANY and
earned an outer work in front of Richmond
| or MS bravery in this engaganppt ~, "a
| o5tlon TO the medal of hDn0r he received a
SILVER mccall from Gen. BENZ F. RutIer He
was wounded in the battle but did NOT IeaI-a
nv leu he was with s regiment later
Oh the same day when it made a CHARGE
at fort Harrison in order to relieve a u,biIa
ufiSaue mat was unable to get back to the
- -. ne served with his regiment before
| 0 1,ig iepei navy near Dutch Gap, Va. until
Dc:oper 4, when the regiment went over IN
fair oaks and Seven Pines In Dacenbar
aoot' MS regiment went to the great naval
| meet under Gen. Butler to Fort Fisher at
ha n, L
Tempt TO break up the blockade running ar
| mat point. Hollands regiment is the 0nIv
| one that landed at that time and II was
compelled to withdraw In January 1Sf5
~ the second attack on Fort Fisher under
Gen. Terry, Hollands c5mpany cantured
Fort Lamb Holland was present at the
surrender of Gen. Joseph f. johnson to
Gen. w. I. Sherman. and was mustered o,,t
october D. 1860, at Camp Chase. Ohio.
Under Hot Fire for Two Hours
In the Wilderness, May 6, 1864, Leopold
karpeles. color sergeant in the 9th Massa-
chusetts volunteers, now of the sixth audi
tors office in this city, demonstrated bv
heroic valor the battlefield that he was
entitled to be the recipient of a mccall of
honor He was then the only color ser
geant to stand his ground on the mart Of
the field occupied by his regiment when the
hre was the hottest and the slaughter the
greatest. HIS standard was the raj Wing
point OF a su1fcient number of men to ke.p
the confederateS in check. The heroic lit
tie body of men rallied around the colors
oorne by harpeles and held together under
hot fire for over two hours and then
under cover of the darkness fell back and
reorgan1zed the company IN time to take
part IN the succeeding days battle
A comrade writing to Mr. Karpeles saws:
Yes, karpeles. we'll remember you al the
pattie OF North Anna. / remember that Won
carried the coiors of the glorious old 57th
lar beyond any other colors; your bravery
badly wounded and another sergeant was
sent to take your colors from YOU. but Won
refused ta give them up, and carried them
forward Until loss of blood or another
wound, + have forgotten (which, comneIled
other"
Charles Shambaugh left leg on the field
or the second Bull Run and Is at present
employed in the War Department He was
corporal of Company B. 11th Pennsylvania
reserves, and captured a flag at Charles
CITY crossroads, June 80, 1862. Shambaush
seeing the rebel colors. remarked to Ser
geant Howard that as the confederates had
taken some of their flags at Gaines Mil
Win the capture of nine companies of the
regiment, 1t would be good idea to take
the rebel flag in retaliation With this mr.
pose in view they took a position in ad-
vance of the Union line of battle and when
the rebels charged Shambaugh seized the
cclors from the bearer and succeeded in get
ting back to the Union line with them thus
performing an act of daring bravery in the
lace OF almost certain death capture for
Whlch ne was awarded a medal of honor
In the rush Howard and Shambaugh were
separated, thus preventing the former from
taxing part In the capture of the flag
The 1lth was a fighting regiment its
losses in battle standing a the head of the
list or regiments in the Pennsylvania re-
serves. and its percentage of loss is among
the largest of any in the war
William Ludgate is employed in the rec
ord and pension division of the War De-
partment, at the branch in the old Fords
Theater building, on 10th street He en-
listed in the I'd New York State Militia
April II, 1861. and was mustered In as a
private of Company A. Sod New York Vol
unteers. May q. 1861. to serve three years:
promoted aod to sergeant major September /.
1863. and re-enlisted as a veteran March
p, 1854. In July, 1864, the SD New York
Volunteers were consolidated with the 10Th
New York Volunteers. and on the 18th OF
the month William Ludgata was mustered
In as first lieutenant and adiutant of the
59th Regiment. He was granted leave Of
absence August 30. 1854 and was detailed
as acting aid-de-camp, 1st Brigade, I'd d.
vision, I'd Army Corps. January 4 1884
mustered in captain and assigned to
Company G, same regiment, and March g.
1859, ne was, at his own request Ito assume
command Of his company, relieved from
duty as acting aid-de-camp. In May 1866
he was detailed acting adjutant general
LIST Brigade. I'd Division, I'd Army Corps,
and June 10. 1865, he was brevetted major
of volunteers, to rank as such from the
7th day of April, 1865 For gallant and
meritorious services near Farmville Va"
a medal of honor was issued he having par
ticipated in most of the battles In which
the Army of the Potomac was engaged
He was honorably discharged on tender of
resignat ton, June %, 1863
At Battle Of Monocacy.
Alexander Scott who bears the decora-
ton of the United States, was seen by re-
porter at his desk in the patent office.
where he Is assistant chief of the draughts
mans division. Mr.. Scott spoke modestly.
giving only the bare facts of his army rec
ord. At the age of seyenfaan he sx,,ia.a,