Hero tales from American history

American armed army artillery assault attack backwoods battle BATTLE OF TRENTON bayonet brave brig brigade British campaign captain captured Cedar Creek charge CHARLES RUSSELL LOWELL Civil Clark Colonel column command Confederates conflict courage Creoles crew Cushing daring Decatur decks difficult enemy Farragut feat fell field fierce fight fighting figure finally fine fire fired firing first five flag flank flash fleet foes force Fort Morgan forward fought French frigate front gallant Grant gunboats guns heavy Indians ironclad Jackson killed knew Lieutenant Lowell ment militia Mobile Bay monitors nation navy night North o’clock o’er officers once Pemberton port rally ready regiment rifle riflemen river ROBERT GOULD SHAW rode rushed Santa Anna Shaw Sheridan ships shot side slavery sloop-of-war soldiers South stood struck struggle terrible tion took torpedo Trenton Tripoli troops Union Union army vessels Vicksburg victory Virginians Washington Wayne wooden wounded