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Iu times of peace the nses of the company fund are largely increased. Companies may remain in the same barracks for years, and their savings buy them libraries. luxuries for the table. and even billiard tables. Many such cases are seen at the present time in the various regular army posts; and it is probable that a company which could show nothing in this line, and had no fund, would be declared at its first inspection to have something radically wrong in its management.
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There were some officers in the Third New Hampshire who never per- mitted the rations to be drawn for their men without being personally pres- ent, if able. These officers won the love of their men, and held it; for this determination to protect them at the commissary's was but an illustration of the disposition and character of the officer generally. The men were quick to " catch on" to the finesse of character possessed by those in au- thority ; and he who established himself with them had but to command to be obeyed with cheerfulness.
The subject is worthy of illustration. The writer has before him the Company Fund account of Co. F for the last four months of 1863 (all Morris Island). Ist Lieut. Wadsworth was its commanding officer : -
1863.
Sept., Capt. Randlett turned over to him
$150.68
Rec'd from Capt. Wyman, savings for August
· 19.85
Oct.,
" September 19.65
Nov.,
Recruits
22.00
Dec.,
Capt. Wyman, savings for November
50.70
" December 65.50
Total
$386.88
Here are some of the expenditures : Paid cook $10.00, sundries for wounded men 4.70. groceries 14.11, corn meal 1.25, 5 bbls, potatoes 25.00, 4 bush. sweet potatoes 8, 3 gals. molasses 1.68, 60 lbs. beans 3.50, meal, molasses and onions 3.15, blacking and brushes 7.60, 1 bbl. onions 7. 5 bbls. potatoes 20.00, 1 bbl. beets 4.50, 1 bbl. onions 4.50, 1 bbl. turnips 4.50, 1 bbl. flour 5.00, 30 lbs. codfish 3.75, 25 lbs. lard 5.00, dried apples 3.75, 20 lbs. sugar 2.50, 15 prs. white gloves 3.75. (Cream tartar, saleratus, spices, etc., also appear in the list.) Balance on hand 1 Jan. 1864. 879.22.
A good story is toll of one of the officers of the regiment. It was said that his chief delight in respect to his company fund was in its size. On one occasion. when wounded, it was necessary to turn the fund over to his successor. This he did with many a sigh. On his return, however, he was almost ready to weep. For his successor had made most excellent use of the money, and the men had fared sumptuously.
RECRUITING AND RECRUITS.
Enough has already been written about these two subjects at various appropriate points, and it only remains to group the various recruiting parties, attaching such memoranda as may be applicable and apropos, first giving the list of the most valuable orders from the War Department in reference to recruiting : -
No.
Date. No. 245
Date.
105
3 Dec. 1861
28 July 1863
3
11 Jan. 1862
305
11 Sept. 1863
33
3 April 1862
345
19 Oct. 1863
49
1 May 1802 6 June Is62
400
2× Dec. 1863
77
7 July 1862 11 July 1562
16
11 Jan. 1864
88
25 July 1×62
20 38
1 Feb. 1864
108
16 Aug. 1862
131
31 March 1864
191
10 Feb. 1863
227
9 July 1864
216
25 June 1863
272
15 Oct. 1864
14 July 1863
366
13 Nov. 1863
60
14 Jan. 1864
The first party sent North for recruits left the regiment 2 JJan. 1862. It comprised Capt. R. F. Clark of A. Lieut. O. M. Dearborn of D, Seret. F. L. Morrill of A. Sergt. J. W. Akerman of D. Corp. JJ. W. Goodwin of A, and Mus. N. W. Gove. They returned 4 May 1862, to Edisto Island.
" October 58.50
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Second Party : Lieut. W. H. Cornelius of D, Lieut. H. S. Dow of I, Sergt. F. A. Dum of B, Corp. J. W. Brown of K, Corp. J. Ackerman of F, Pr. A. Moulton of G. They left the regiment 9 July 1862, returning singly (except the two last named) at various times from 9 Jan. 1863 to 19 Jan. 1864. This does not apply, however, to Sergt. F. 1. Dunn, who was discharged for disability, at Concord, 1 Oct. 1862.
Third Party : Lieut. H. C. Handerson of G, Sergt. C. McDonald of E, Sergt. L. F. Place of I, Sergt. T. Casey of C, Pr. A. La Mudge of H, Pr. W. L. Dodge of D, Pr. T. Hanson of A. They went North 15 Sept. 1862, re- turning (with the exception of Sergt. C. McDonald, discharged for disability) at various times (singly) from 9 January to 25 June 1863. Sergt. L. F. Place was commissioned 2d Lieutenant during his absence.
Fourth Party : Col. J. H. Jackson, Capt. R. F. Clark of A, Sergt. J. H. Hitchcock of I, Sergt. C. E. Hazen of E, Sergt. D. Eldredge of K, Corp. L. N. Jackman of F, Pr. W. Berry of B, Pr. Geo. F. Lord of B. This party, known as the conscript detail, left the regiment 22 July 1863, arriving back at dates between 18 Nov. 1863 and 19 Jan. 1864. Sergt. C. E. Hazen returned as 2d Lieutenant; Pr. Geo. F. Lord was discharged at Concord for expira- tion of term.
Fifth Party : This detail comprised Sergt. G. W. MeIntire of G, Sergt. 'T. M. Carr of H, Sergt. Geo. Perkins of D. They left the regiment 22 Dec. 1863. The first two re-enlisted while absent, but McIntire did not return from his furlough. Sergts. Geo. Perkins and T. M. Carr returned, date uncertain. They were both killed in action -one 16 August; the other 27 Oct. 1864.
Capt. H. S. Dow of B also went North on similar service 20 Sept. 1864. He did not return, but was mustered out at Concord, under Circular 75, W. D., A .- G.O.
BOAT INFANTRY PICKET.
About 12 Aug. 1863, boats armed with naval boat howitzers were placed in the creeks between Morris and James Islands, and also np nearer Sumter. These were manned mostly by the infantry, specially detailed. and organized and rationed separately. Their camp was near the site of the "Swamp Angel." These boats did a sort of picket duty of the most haz- ardous kind. In addition, there were booms (heavy logs) fastened across certain creeks. The rebels had a similar force on duty ; and it was very singular indeed that so few collisions occurred. It need hardly be said that the entire duty was at night.
The first commander was Maj. Sandford of the Seventh Connecticut. He was succeeded by Capt. Ferris of the same regiment, and he by Capt. John Hennessey of the Fifty-second Pennsylvania. Capt. Hennessey was in command at the time when Lieuts. Edgerly and Hazen of the Third New Hampshire were attached to the force. These boats were rowed about the waters of the harbor and adjacent ereeks, and like spectres they stole up even to near Sumter's walls -and in one case actually rowed completely around it. The men were thoroughly organized and drilled, and used special signals to do this or that. to advance, retreat, or remain perfectly silent. The writer finds several of the Third New Hampshire detailed for duty in this force, and one detail as late as 14 Feb. 1864.
THE SUTLER.
" A subtle man Was the sutler man, No joker man was he : That a gutler man Was a subtle man, All soldiers do agree."- BJONES.
That much maligned individual -the sutler - was an important fae- tor in the late struggle : and uo old soldier who has a spark of poetry in him can refrain from indulging in a verse or two at the bare mention of the aforesaid factor. Hence the writer may be pardoned for quoting a single verse.
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Mr. - served the Third New Hampshire first, at Concord, but did not follow us to Long Island. There a new man (see later) made attempts to carry on the traffic, but with indifferent success; for the very wildness of the scenery, and our remoteness from civilization, seemed to stimulate the boys to acts of violence - in other words, to raid the sutler, with all those words imply. He followed us to Washington,-at a safe distance though, not going at the same time,- and set up his tent again; but the boys were again panicky ; and this feeling being largely superinduced by the magniti- cent prices of the goods, they again committed a military offence, and by a preconcerted and joint arrangement dropped his tent, by cutting nearly every guy rope at the same moment. This cruel blow ended the raid business.
We breathed easier and temporarily bought our goods elsewhere. But let us go backward a little in history.
On 27 June 1861, by General Order 38, War Department, all regulations regarding the appointment of sutlers were declared " off," and that there- after all sutlers be appointed by the Secretary of War. This raised a breeze of no small magnitude, as the war was fairly well inaugurated. and many sutlers had been appointed and had laid in their stocks of goods, canned and otherwise. This order didn't get around, so to speak, very lively ; and it follows that the appointments were made for some time after the date of the order. In fact, the order seemed to go southward, but not northward.
Gen. Sherman's order of 9 Sept. 1861 (his first order to us) announced the appointment (by the Secretary of War, of course) of Mr. S. F. B. Barr as " sutler to the command," and directed us to receive him as such.
The little affair noted above as happening at Washington was probably the cause of an order from Gen. Viele on 1 Oct. 1861, that " a sutler having been appointed for Gen. Sherman's division, he will be entitled to all the rights appertaining to the position, etc." ( He referred to Mr. Barr.)
Sutler or no sutler, we now hie away to Hilton Head, where early in 1862, by General Order 111, War Department, 30 Dec. 1861, we learn that the sutler will no longer have a lien on a soldier's pay for what little knick- nacks he buys of him.
Sutlers almost without number appeared at Hilton Head, soon after occupation ; and we were actually over-sutlered in a general way, though we had no regimental sutler. Quite a town sprung up near Headquarters, and the sutlers actually numbered so many. that one street was named - and properly - " Robbers' Row." Though Mr. Barr accompanied the ex- pedition, the influx of other sutlers soon after completely destroyed what individuality he had. For some reason not apparent to the writer, Gen. Sherman announced, by General Order 16, on 5 March 1862, that the Seere- tary of War had revoked the appointment of Mr. Barr, and each regiment would thereafter be permitted to appoint a sutler. None was so appointed for the Third New Hampshire. Many preferred to go to the Head, as it was called, when anything was wanted.
The absence of a regimental sutler led to all sorts of trading in the regiment. One would buy a barrel of apples, and peddle them ont. Others traded in stationery, and some traded in bowie knives, others field glasses, others military outfits or parts of such, etc., etc. Other instances have been noted in the history proper. General Order 27, War Department, 21 March 1862, provided for the appointment of regimental sutlers through the brigade commanders (if troops were brigaded), the commissioned officers of the regimeut to make the selection, and the name to be sent to the Adjutant-General of the army for appointment.
This order was really an Act of Congress, and it provided a list of articles to be sold ; and as the reader may desire to see the list, here it is : " Apples, dried apples, oranges, figs, lemons, butter, cheese, inilk, syrup, molasses, raisins, emery, crocus, armor oil, soap, shaving soap, pencils, candles. crackers. wallets, brooms, comforters, boots, pocket looking-glas-es, pins, gloves, leather, tin wash-basins, shirt buttons. pocket handkerchiefs, rotten stone, suspenders, scissors, shoe strings, Bristol brick, horn and brass buttons, newspapers, books, tobacco, eigars, pipes, matches, black-
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ing, blacking brushes, clothes brushes, tooth brushes, hair brushes, coarse combs, fine combs, stationery, razors, razor straps, needles, thread. knives. But no intoxicating lignor shall be sold. A list of the goods to be sold to be kept posted in the sutler's tent, a copy to be at headquarters of the brigade and regiment, and one sent to Washington. Prices to be fixed by a board composed of the commanding officer of the brigade, and the surgeon, quartermaster and commissary. The same corresponding ranks to be a board, if a regiment is not attached to a brigade. Sutlers to have a lien on the pay of officers and men of not over one-sixth of their month's pay, for goods sold them within that month. This amount (one-sixth or less) to be charged on the pay-roll, dedneted and handed over to the sutler."
Sutlers were forbidden (by this act) to sell on credit to more than one- fourth of a man's pay within the month, and they were forbidden to use the quartermaster's wagons for transportation of their goods.
By General Order 97, War Department, 7 Aug. 1862, sutlers were noti- fied that it was unlawful for postmasters or others to sell a stamped enve- lope for more than its face. Sutlers deemed this a stab at their liberty and a cruel blow to free trade. This was supplemented on 14 Sept. 1862 by a War Department order forbidding these gentlemen the further use of regimental wagons.
By General Order 35, War Department, 7 Feb. 1863, the following list of articles was added to the list allowed to be sold by General Order 27 of 1862 : Canned meats, canned oysters, dried beef, smoked tongues, poultry, sauce-pans. uniform clothing ( for officers), socks, trimmings (for uniforms), canned vegetables, fresh vegetables, pepper, mustard, yeast-powder, coffee pot (tin), tin plates, tin enps, knives, forks, spoons, shoes, pickles, sardines, bologna sansage, eggs, buckwheat flour, mackerel, codfish, twine, wrapping papers, shirts, drawers.
A diary mentions a sutler under date of 9 Feb. 1864, as if the regi- ment had one; and this would apparently be substantiated by the following, clipped from our Chaplain's diary of 26 March 1864. He says : " Gathered up $8,000 today, and got it off (by express). This is not half as much as I got before we had a sutler." There is a singular tinge of sadness in the words ; but evidently the sutler was smiling.
A diary of 10 Sept. 1864 says : " The sutler of the Sixty-seventh Ohio is to be our sutler, and he is trusting the boys." (The officers guaranteed the bills.) See main story, 9 Oct. 1864, for further mention of the sutler. His name is Lawlor.
As a diary shows that purchases were made of the Seventh Connecti- cut sutler, C. S. Shattuck, in August and September, 1864, it would appear that Mr. Lawlor was indeed a new man so far as the Third New Hampshire was concerned. As Mr. Lawlor apparently stuck by us until the end, it seems needless to offer more than two proofs of the same. A diary of 12 March 1865 says, " Lawlor is fixing up his sutler's shop " (at Wilmington). Again, the final muster-out (and pay) rolls contained many evidences of Mr. Lawlor's nearness. '. Due Lawlor, sutler, $4.86" and similar entries were frequent.
The list of articles to be sold by sutlers was amended at divers times. Condensed milk and other delicacies were added; otherwise the condensed milk habit would never have been epidemie in the army.
" Thou steeledst thy heart While thou didst steal from us; Go henee! Adieu ! "
REGIMENTAL HOSPITAL.
Our hospital department was of the best. Money was not spared in the purchase of supplies. One bill, from Codman & Shurtleff, Boston, Mass., amounted to the anne sum of 8528.37. Another bill of supplies, 866.95. Rollins & Co . apothecaries at Concord. supplies and instruments, 847.95; while another bill amounted to 8235.15. This latter contained pre- scriptions, a saw (horrid thought!), gimlet, forceps, a large quantity of
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that bitter necessary called quinine, and a five gallon keg of Hennessey's brandy. All these adjuncts had to be boxed in nice, hand-made boxes, and these (five) cost 830.00. One tent cost 842.50, and another cost the hand- some sum of $90.00.
Dr. Albert 1. Moulton of Concord was our first Surgeon, and Dr. Benj. F. Eaton of Hanover was our first Assistant Surgeon. (We were only allowed one assistant at first.) These two gentlemen, for awhile at least, presided over our destinies so far as their department was concerned. One man remarked that these gentlemen had a right to use the gimlet if they ever saw a chance. They were ably assisted by the Hospital Steward. Moody A. Sawyer, and the following men who were detailed from the companies : Perry Kittredge, Co. B, ward master; Chas. F. French. Sergeant, Co. H. nurse; John L. King, Co. F, nurse; Harrison J. Copp, Co. A, nurse; Arthur Bingham, Co. F, clerk ; Geo. Murdongh, Co. HI, nurse. Of the eight per- sons it may briefly be stated : Dr. Moulton served till November, 1862. and Dr. Eaton till October, 1862. Hospital Steward Sawyer served till September, 1862. Perry Kittredge succeeded Sawyer and served till Ingust. 1864 (three years). Sergt. French left the service in March, 1863. (He did not serve all of the time in the hospital.) King re-enlisted in winter of 1863-64, and on return from furlough again served in the hospital. Copp died at Edisto Island in April, 1862. Bingham served out the original three years, but was a part of the time a nurse in the General Hospital at Hilton liead and also on the Hospital Steamer Cosmopolitan. Dr. A. J. II. Buzzell of Dover, N.H., came out in September, 1862, having been appointed Assistant Surgeon under a new provision of law allowing two assistant surgeons to a regiment. The resignation of Dr. Eaton made Buzzell First Assistant within a month: and within another month Dr. Moulton's dis- charge made Buzzell Surgeon of the regiment. Dr. Daniel Farrar and Dr. Chas. A. Burnham followed closely as Assistant Surgeons, and the offices were again full. The next change was the discharge of Asst. Surg. Farrar, in May, 1863; but the vacancy was soon filled by the arrival of Dr. Franklin B. Kimball. In September. 1864, Asst. Surg. Burnham was discharged. This moved Dr. Kimball up to First Assistant Surgeon, and we had only two doctors, Buzzell and Kimball, for a long time. Dr. Geo. W. Manter of Manchester came to us in May, 1865, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Dr. Buzzell in March, 1865, and the consequent advancement of Dr. Kimball to Surgeon. It will be observed that from the time of Dr. Burn- ham's leaving the regiment we only had two surgeons. The depletion of the regiment was a sufficient reason for this.
The Hospital Department of the Third New Hampshire was second to none we ever met. It attended to its business; was.on hand at the proper moment ; was supplied with requisites; it had whiskey with or without an " e," and providentially had it at the particular moment when it would do the most good. as witness John's Island, 2 June 1862. The men selected for duty were the best that could be found in the regiment, and there was no dearth of material. Indeed, our hospital was of good report and well recommended. In proof of this. there were several instances where men of other regiments were cared for within its walls. Were we about to fight the enemy. the surgeon and proper assistants, with needed stimulants, bandages, ete., were at onr backs.
To be sure. the boys had to take enormous quantities of Dover's pow- ders and quinine condiments, and make wry faces; but it was a part of the play and would have been fatal ( ! ) if omitted.
Albert D. Scovell of Co. I succeeded Perry Kittredge (in August. 1864) as Hospital Steward, and so remained to final muster-out of the regiment. Hle had become thoroughly qualified for the position, by long experience in the hospital, as nurse and in other capacities. The nurses and attendants changed as did the surgeons, and it is almost impossible to note cach change as it occurred. As those who served in this important branch did good service. they are entitled at least to mention. The following is as nearly correct and full as it is possible to make it, and the list embraces all who served in any of the various capacities required and not heretofore named :
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Co. A : David H. Grannis, J. W. Hill (clerk).
Co. B : John M. Haines (Corporal at one time), J. M. Walker, Wm. H. Sleeper, J. Currier (cook).
Co. D : G. W. Burlin, G. H. Weber.
Co. F : L. N. Jackman (afterward Corporal, Sergeant and Adjutant), G. A. Allen, G. B. Bingham (afterward Regimental Quartermaster), A. Curby, E. F. Hodgdon, W. G. Willard, J. H. Rhodes, Chas. Lay, Wm. A. Swallow.
Co. G : I. I. York.
Co. H : Stephen S. Fifield, D. S. Morrison.
Co. I : Geo. Lang, Sergt. R. B. Richardson.
Geo. Beultner of Co. F served as Acting Hospital Steward during Scovell's furlough in 1865.
Some time prior to the movement of the regiment on the Fort Fisher expedition, the regimental hospital practically ceased to exist as an insti- tution, though keeping up a semblance (a tent or two). When it went to North Carolina, the "stock in trade" was carried in what was called a pannier, which was a trunk-like box containing several trays, in which re- posed with more or less quietness the various tools and appliances of sur- geonic war, together with bandages, powders and other little knick-knacks that always gladdened a soldier's heart to set eyes upon. This pannier was carried by hand, and close up to the danger line. The steward and attend- ants at this period kept a liberal supply of pills, etc., in their various capacious pockets, ready for immediate use.
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THE COLORS AND COLOR GUARD.
When the regiment was making its best appearance, as it aimed to do on all occasions of more than usual ceremony, the formation of the color guard was thus : -
[ Front.]
State flag.
Nat'l flag.
Corporal.
Sergeant.
Sergeant.
Corporal.
Corporal.
Corporal.
Corporal.
Corporal.
Corporal.
Corporal.
[Rear.]
But on ordinary occasions the color guard was like this : -
[ Front.]
Nat'lflag.
Corporal.
Sergeant.
Corporal.
Corporal.
Corporal.
Corporal.
Corporal.
Corporal.
Corporal.
[ Rear.]
The various flags which the regiment became possessed of were : - First, 29 Aug. 1861, Concord, N. H., State and National flags, by Gov. Berry. Second, 25 Sept. 1861, Washington, D. C .. National flag, by Ladies of Hempstead, L. I. This flag was carried back to New Hampshire by the men whose terins expired in Angust, 1864. (See main story.) Third, 16 Oct. 1561, Annapolis. Md., National flag, by Mrs. Gen. Viele. Fourth; May, 65, Wilmington, N. C., State and National flags, from State of New Hampshire.
Privates Joseph Hanlon and Fred A. Warren, both of Co. K, were right and left general guides, and Clark Seruton of K was the center guide.
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The original color guard was : -
[Flag.]
Corp. James Cassidy, Sergt. Joseph W. Akerman, Corp. Geo. W . Burnham, Co. K. Co. D. Co. H.
[ Bearer.]
Corp. Zeri S. Sager, Co. F. Corp.
Corp.
Corp.
The following served in the color guard at various times and for varying periods : --
Co. A : Corporals John N. Chase, John W. Evans, Luke Leaf, Jas. G. Furnald.
Co. B : Sergt. Geo. H. Giddings (bearer a short time), Corporals J. H. Edminster (afterward Sergeant), J. W. Leavitt, John M. Haines.
Co. C: Corporal Geo. A. Woodburn (afterward Sergeant and Bearer), Sergt. Thomas Cassidy, Corp. James Quinlan.
Co. D: Sergeants J. W. Akerman (first bearer), Jonathan H. Dow (second bearer), Corporals Charles Rowe, C. W. Smith, Abram Dow, John M. Mallon.
Co. E : Sergt. Converse D. McDonald (bearer), Corporals Royal Scales, Jr., Marquis L. Holt, Samuel Small, Wm. F. Millett, Peter Hennessey.
Co. F : Corp. Ard Scott.
Co. G : Sergt. Hollis D. Emerson (bearer a short time).
Co. H : Corporals Geo. W. Burnham (bearer a short time), John Real (afterward Sergeant; bearer from 18 Feb. 1865 to end).
Co. I : Corporals A. D. Scovell, Marshall P. Hawkins, Hiram P. Murphy, Sergt. Geo. Davis (bearer from 16 Aug. 1864 to Fort Fisher; bearer only).
Co. K: Corporals James Cassidy (bearer at James Island), Daniel W. Gilbert, Lloyd G. Gale, Lewis Ladd, Sergt. J. P. Brown (bearer while re- enlisted nien were away).
Sergt. J. W. Akerman carried the colors till we reached Washington, D. C., when he was taken sick and was too weak for such muscular work .. From New York to Washington the State colors were boxed; and the National colors were furled while passing through Baltimore. Private Jonathan N. Dow, familiarly called " Jonty " Dow, succeeded him and was promoted to Sergeant (rice Rand, left at Concord and reported to have deserted, but not yet dropped) and appointed to the position of Color Ser- geant (no such rank). The Adjutant-General's Report shows Dow to have been appointed 1 Nov. 1861 (on the high seas). Dow served till his decease. in February, 1862 (disease). Corp. Cassidy of K. one of the original guard, then took the colors and was bearer till relieved, 3 April 1862, by Sergt. Converse B. McDonald of E. The various bearers and guards it is quite difficult to trace to a certainty. Sergt. Hollis D. Emerson of D) carried the colors for a time, and so did Sergt. Geo. H. Giddings of Co. B (afterward commissioned).
Sergt. Gieo. A. Woodburn of Co. C was the bearer on 16 Ang. 1864, in that memorable fight. and then and there laid down his life. Corp. Rowe of D and Corp. Murphy of Co. I were of the guard at the time, and they with others succeeded in bringing off the colors. Corp. Murphy had the. temerity to refuse to deliver the colors to an unknown officer, who made a semi-demand for them, on the pretence that he could and would save the aforesaid colors. To all this Corp. Murphy told the officer, in language not to be misunderstood or misinterpreted. that after Murphy was dead, the officer might try once more: but for that present time he'd better relinquish the attempt, waive his rank and get down and ont. Lieut. Dodge and Capt. Houghton and others were near by and were ready to .. lend a hand " had it been found that Corp. Murphy, backed by his assistants (of the guard). had been found wanting. ; Corp. Murphy of Co. I only with colors. about three or four days, including the action of 16 Ang. 1864.)
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