Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-24

your lives, and restore you to Massachusetts
and to those you love!
Col Morse, on receiving the standard from
Cor Bullock, responded, in behalf of the men
under his command, as follows;
Col Bullock and Ladies Of Worcester 1T is
with the gravest emotions that now thank
you, one aud all, in behalf of the twenty first
r giment, for this noble gift you have Tins day
presented We shall ever cherish it as a to-
ken OF your love for us, and ever remember
you as our nUblest and dearest friends. We
shall ever hold up this standard as an emblem
of your affection, and protect it with all the
strength o! our arms, ana not man OF
Us will ever turn his back upon it.
This flag, Which we have loved aud nur
ture,i, which has protected US on land aud sea,
and will ever protect us, God willing, all the
days of our lives, shall be the herald OF our
charge up0n the traitors, and be held up to
inspire us to fight the battles of our country,
in defence OF Its glorious institutions And
never shall it return to you till 1t floats on land
and sea, in every section of our once united
coutederacy OF states. But, ladies, 1t is not to
me but 10 the officers anu soldiers of the
twenty first regiment whom you have pre-
scented this precious token. Again | thank
you in behalf OF the men under my command,
and take leave of you with the assurance
that you will never hear OF any of us deserving
or dishonoring this flag.
The band then struck up the "Star Span
gled Banner, as the flag was waved before the
audience amid the most deafening paudits
The flag is n beautiful one, of regular army
size, on the silken folds of which are printed
the words massachusetts Volunteers, 2lst
Reg't Infantry" Upon the silver escutcheon
are engraved the words presented to the
2lst regiment NJ. V. by the ladies of Worces-
ter, Mass, Aug. %, 1867
THE CLOSING EXERCISES.
The regiment numbers about one thousand
men, and will soon be recruited up to full
ranks, one thousand forty six. After the cere
monies of presentation, the several companies
formed into line, leaving camp Lincoln little
past four o'clock, preceded by the regimental
band, and marched from Agricultural street,
through Highland street to Lincoln Square,
and up Main street, to the common, where they
took the cars. The long train of over twenty
cars, filled with the troops, left little before
siz o'clock, for Allyn's Point, where they were
to take the steamer Connecticut, chartered for
the purpose, to New York. They went pro-
vided with four days cooked rations ahead
Their baggage, &C., left in Il special train o.
freight cars, in the early part Of the after
noon.
The following is a complete roster of the
twenty first regiment, including all the field
and staff officers, and the commissioned officers
of the several companies -
acknowledgements Morse of Leomins;er.
Lieutenant Colonel-Addson A. Walker of
Ashburnham Captain Of Co. g.. acting
Maior--Wm. S. Clark OF Amherst.
Naturalization w. Pratt Temporary.
Surgeon-Cavin Cutter of Warren.
Assistant Surgeon-J. Marcus Rice.
Chaplain-Rev. NJ. NJ Parkhurst Of Barre,
| lieutenant in Co. H. ttemporrey.
| Quartermaster-Georg f. Thompson.
Sergeant Major-Wm. II. Valentine
Quartermaster Sergeant-Harrson A Royce
| of Newton.
Commissary Sergeant-IIarrison A. Morse
of Leomnster.
Hospital Stewad-Jamcs W. Greene of
Fitchburg.
COMPANY OFFICERS.
Co. A, of Templeion. ptain-George p
Hawkes.. Observation-Disclosures w. Davis
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