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TAPS
Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night.
Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.
Then good night, Peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn
Shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear,
Friend, good night. |
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BORN:
June 02, 1845 at Springfield, MA
Entered Service in the US
Army from Milwaukee, WI
Earned
The Medal of Honor During the Civil War For heroism on
November 25, 1863 at Missionary Ridge, TN
DIED: September
05, 1912 at the age of 67
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First
Lieutenant Arthur MacArthur was one of twenty men cited for
personal valor in the fighting in and around Chattanooga,
Tennessee, November 24 & 25, 1863. On November 25 in action
at Missionary Ridge where fifteen men earned Medals of Honor,
Lieutenant MacArthur was in charge of the color detail of the
24th Wisconsin as they lead the attack on Missionary Ridge. When
the soldier assigned to carry the battle flag fell to an enemy
bayonet, another soldier rushed forward to hoist the flag. The
roar of cannon fire filled the ridge and the second color bearer
fell, decapitated by a cannon ball. Bloody and wounded,
Lieutenant MacArthur retrieved the colors himself. Raising the
already battle-scared flag high he turned to his troops with the
shout "On Wisconsin!" and proceeded up the ridge. As
MacArthur reached the summit he firmly planted the staff of the
flag in the ground. Below him the advancing soldiers saw their
flag, battered and scarred, waving in the breeze at the top of
the precipice. Their hearts filled with inspiration, they surged
forward, doing the improbable, achieving victory at Missionary
Ridge.
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