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Private James Walker was one of twenty men cited for valor in the fighting near Chattanooga, Tennessee, November 24 & 25, 1863. On November 25 at Missionary Ridge where fifteen men earned Medals of Honor, Private Walker was advancing with his unit when first one and then a second color bearer fell to the enemy guns. Recalling that action he wrote, "As I turned to push on, I was struck in the right breast with a Minie ball which knocked the breath out of me and stunned me, making ten holes through my blanket, blouse, and shirt. Our color bearer, Corporal George W. Franklin, had been struck in the arm by a piece of shell as he came over the works, and was on the point of falling from loss of blood when I came to my senses. I jumped up and caught the colors just in time to same them from going down." As the battle continued, Private Walker saw the color bearer of the 41st Alabama (Confederate States of America) about twenty yards ahead of him. "I rushed at him and caught hold of the flag, but in the struggle we fell and the staff was broken. The rebel surrendered and I rolled up his flag and carried it under my left arm. The regimental flag carried by Private Walker contained 89 bullet holes at the end of this action. |
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