The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-03-02
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| A brilliant and exciting scene was presented
in the large drill room Of the Seventh Regiment
last evening previous TO their dismissal The
Regiment tursed out Yesterday about 300 strong
to do honor TO the memory Of Washington, and
seldom, II ever, have they presented more
i pleasing appearance. On returning to their
quarters after the fatigues Of the day they were
assembled in the drillroom az is their custom to
receive the final orders of their Colonel. Nine
hundred men in full uniform formed in line in
one large room presents : beautiful and imposing
| appearance. 80, =. +
Being thus altogether, Col LeAsrt.s ascended
the room, and made . short address to his COM
mand, which was frequently interrupted by APP
plause. The applause Of the Seventh Regiment
is Of substantial kind and likely 10 be heard
BY everybody on the same Aoor II consists Of
an irregular tattoo beaten on the floor with the
/ butt ends of 900 muskets, each individual striv.
ing to drown the noise Of his particular tattoo
| by prolonged howl. Il falls pleasantly on the
ear and encourages difident speaker exceed
insly. 81, . ~. - . ~ -
that the Regiment had never yet recognized any
anniversary of their own, and he proposed that
hereafter they celebrate the 22d Of February,
not only IS the anniversary Of the Father Of his
country, but As the anniversary Of the Seventh
Regiment He hoped that hereafter they would
turn out as usual to do honor to the memory of
the immortal Warrington, and aftsrward meet
together with such friends Is they choose to
select, and in Z socable and convivial manner
do honor to the founders Of the gallant Seventh.
The question being put, each one of the 900
throats in that room endeavored to Guido its
neighbor in the emphatic manner of voting
"Aye."
Then the same throats gave three cheers and
: tiger for Col. Lefferts. The Rev Matthew
Hale Smith was introduced upon the balcony,
and as he lifted up his voice in a prayer for the
preservation and perpetuity Of the Union, 900
heads were INSTANTLY uncovered, and 900 soldier
ly forms assumed an attitude of reverence The
Rev. gentleman was exceedingly profuse in Union
sentiments, asking for the newly.elected Presi-
dent an abundance of Divine grace to enable
him to gather together the shattered fragments
of this great nation. Not man in the entire
Regiment but locked as if every word uttered
came from his own heart and received bis full
Endorsement.
At the conclusion Of the prayer the regimental
band struck up Hail Columbia" but had not
executed a dozen bars when the sound of their
instruments was drowned by the spontaneous
cheers from 900 threats aforementioned -
The cheers subsidized, the music was again heard,
when, one by one, the members Of the Regiment
commenced singing the words to that soul
inspiring air, and soon the walls of Tompkins
Market resound with such patriotic music ms was
never before heard within them. Still the pa
triotism of these 900 Union loving men had not
reached its height but when Col. Lefferts, in the
balcony, seized the fag-the Stars and Stripes
which had foated over them throughout the
day, and waved it proudly over his head, the
climax Of enthusiasm was reached
Cheer upon cheer broke forth, 900 hats were
pulled off of 900 heads, and placed upon 900
bayonets-the 900 bayonets were raised aloft
by 1880 hands, and waved frantically to and fro,
while 600 voices shouted and yelled to the ut
most extent of their vigorous and united lungs.
That heaving sea of caps, raised several feet
above the heads Of the owners, made them re.
semble so many huge giants with uncomfortably
long and shining necks Caps were waved for
several minutes, and voices howed, only sub
siding at intervals, to swell up again and again,
even louder than before, if that were possible.
Quiet was at length restored, when the band
commenced playing THE Red, White and Blue"
Col. Lefferts still waving the Flag Of our
Union" from the balcony
w men tue music BOUNDED, the Regiment again
broke out in chorus, singing to the tri,colored
air, words adapted to their especial use. This
ceased at length, when three cheers for the flag
and nine for the Union were given with hearty
will. This was intended to be the finale, but en-
thusiasm had broken loose and could uot be
stayed-the voices coud cheer When lull
occurred some spirited individual: would sing out
sky rocket" when peculiar, startling, and an
amusing cheer would be given, intended to re-
seNble the going off Of sky rocket.
1t was a sort Of "sch-s-s-s-ss.s-r r-t-6oon
-Kyah." given by the united voices of the 900
men. Then came the order "recover;" the
soldiers resumed their positions, and received
orders to march to their respective rooms by
companies. Off they march, tramp, tramp,
tramp, each and every one of the 900 men break
ing out all over with "Dxie" Some sung it,
some whistled it, some screecbed 1t, some snort
ed, but all kept up the universal Dixie" and
tramp, tramp, tramp Up and down the room,
down stairs and through the hall it was tramp
and "Dixie," and several of the Regiment whom
our reporter me. an hour later were still tramp
ing and still singing or whistling & Dixie."-TN.
Y. Tribune.