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A Soldier's Sacrifice:
When the covered bridge burned, Daniel Freeman of the 10th Vermont became stranded on the far side of the Monocacy River. As Freeman began his retreat over the railroad bridge, he saw a nameless soldier sacrifice his own life to see him and his comrades to safety.
"(I) ... saw one of my comrades under the Pike Bridge fighting a dozen Johnnies charging down the railroad toward him. He was riddled with lead... As I look back to that day, I can think my escape a miracle; and the heroic comrade covering my retreat, who, riddled with lead, sacrificed his life there under the Pike Bridge that I and others might be spared."
-- Daniel Freeman, Co. G 10th Vermont |