The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-12-19

Eurther notice OF the ABOVE meeClnX WILL
be given at the proper time.
WIN. HARPER. Recruiting Ag't.
BURLINGTON, Dec. Is, 1868.
Flag for the Sixth Iowa.
The notice in the Hdwk- Eye Of the 18th
inst, calling attention to the propriety of
presenting the Sixth Iowa Infantry, q Ma
tional banner, suggests TO the writer few
incidents that may not be uninteresting to
your readers.
The regiment in question went into SER
vice from this place, without any provi
sion for their usefulness or comfort having
been made, further than such marks of re-
spect or friendship as were rendered to the
several companies by the respective COM
munities in which they were organized.
There were some i've or six companies
in the regiment that had been presented
with flags by their friends; but Company
1, from Des Moines county, commanded
by Capt. Brydolf, was, / believe, never
thus honored. When ascertained that a
stand of cOlors could not be procured from
Government, Co. b of Lucas county ten
idered their flag for regimental use-the
other flags being sent by the respective
companies to the donors for safe keeping,
as orders prohibited the use of more than
one flag in the organization.
The flag of Co. b was not REGULATION
National color" being smaller, and bear
ing on one of the stripes some words, the
exact import of which forget. However,
stars and stripes, and, though not Of pro-
per dimensions or of the best mate rial.
would as willingly die in it's defense.
This banner was borne through all the
affairs in North, Central and South Mis-
souri,, in which the command participated,
and finally was completely riddled at the
battle of Shiloh.
T1N<,x y,onY ,xxyHT hNy hn aov Grlr
ing the two days fight at Shiloh, Sergeant
Roberts, Co. E, was slightly wounded and
the staff was shot away three times while
in his hands. He finally carried it by the
stump and bore it through the entire con-
| fiict, in the language of his comradeA
| without ever flinching."
/ This flag, believe, was carried to Mem
phis, and from thence sent to the Historical
Society at Iowa City. At Memphis the
regiment. obtained the first stand of colors
| from the Government. Serg. Roberts was
made Color Sergeant for his gallant con-
duct at Shiloh, and took charge of the ma
tlonal colors. That Banner was borne
through the celebrated Central Missouri
campaign, and in all of the engagements
| in which the 9th Iowa participated in South
! Tennessee and North Mississippi, was car
ried through the Vicksburg and Jackson
campaign; was furled ON lookout Noun
tain near McLemore Cove before the bat
tie of Chattanooga, and has the honor of
being the first flag planted on Mission
Ridge in that celebrated battle. On the 25th
of November, during the assault on Tunnel
Hill, it was literally shot into ribbons, and
only by wrapping the remnants around its
Staff could its identity as a flag be pre-
served.
The gallant Roberts, still Color Sergeant,
was hit six times by ball and fragments of
shell, and towards the end Of the conflict
was so injured as to be compelled to relin-
quish his banner, and was borne to the
rear. AS soon as he recovered from the
shock he left the hospital, returned to the
Color Company in time to join in the pur-
suit of the enemy, carrying the remnants
of his beloved banner throughout the en-
tire chase, thence up to Knoxville, where
the 9Th went to aid in relieving Gen. Burn
side.
| In this connection it is emineEtly proper
| that mention should be made Of the gal
! liant Seageent Edwards, who Las carried
the Regimental colors since the battle OF
Shiloh, with great credit to himself and
honor to the command.
The Company from Burlington, Company
! /, commanded by Capt. Clune is the ColoG
Company, and will accept with great
pride a National color at the hands of their
| friends at home. c.
Contributions for the purpose of raising
new flag for the above Regiment will be
received at the Book Stores of J. L.
Corse and j. p. Brown.
kosSUTH, Dec IS, 1868.
Mr.. or:-What has become Of 'Har-
vey Seeds alias "a member of the
Church, alias ''H. So and why does he
not respond to the generous offer of Viii.
lam Harper, and come forward with his
two VS. in aid of the poor soldier fol
whom he processes to have so much sym.
patty? Prayers without aims are not ac-
ceptable to God. Come, friend Seeds, don't
back down from your proposition THAT
if the informant Of the Hawk-Eye in
reference to the amount collected in the
churches of Kossuth would come out I'M
der his proper name something more would
be given to the Sanitary Committee.
ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE CHURCH.