Английская Википедия:Carlos W. Colby
Шаблон:Infobox military person Carlos W. Colby (1837 – 1922) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War, serving in Company G of the 97th Illinois Volunteer Regiment. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.Шаблон:Sfnp
Colby joined the Army in August 1862 and was mustered out in August 1865.Шаблон:Sfnp
Union assault
On May 22, 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant ordered an assault on the Confederate heights at Vicksburg, Mississippi.Шаблон:Sfnp The plan called for a storming party of volunteers to build a bridge across a moat and plant scaling ladders against the enemy embankment in advance of the main attack. The volunteers knew the odds were against survival and the mission was called, in nineteenth century vernacular, a "forlorn hope". Only single men were accepted as volunteers and even then, twice as many men as needed came forward and were turned away. The assault began in the early morning following a naval bombardment. The Union soldiers came under enemy fire immediately and were pinned down in the ditch they were to cross. Despite repeated attacks by the main Union body, the men of the forlorn hope were unable to retreat until nightfall. Of the 150 men in the storming party, nearly half were killed. Seventy-nine of the survivors were awarded the Medal of Honor.
Medal of Honor citation
“For gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863.Шаблон:SfnpШаблон:Sfnp”
See also
- List of Medal of Honor recipients
- List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F
- 97th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Notes
References
External links
- Findagrave
- A Forlorn Hope
- Vicksburg Medal of Honor Recipients
- Carlos W. Colby Papers at the Newberry Library
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