The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-20
The Ninth Iowa.

strong, arrived at Dubuque last week, and
was greeted with glorious reception at
the hands Of the citizens of that place
Only twenty-five men of this regiment
| have not re-enllsIed. 1t left Woodville,
I Alabama, on the 4th inst, and reached
Dubuque on the morning Of the 18th.
The ladies If massachusetts have pre-
sented this regiment with a second flag
The following particulars IN relation 70 the
irst one presented TO them, and what be-
came OF it, and the correspondence con-
nected with the second, we copy from the
Dubuque Times
It viii be remembers that after the bat
/ lie Of Pea Ridge, the ladies Of Boston sent
the Ninth d battle flag the story Of which,
with the accompanying letter ana re-
sponse. were published in our columns at
| the time That flag passed through many
bloody battle, and was last fall brought
| to Iowa, and called forth tremendous and
| repeated cheers when exhibited from the
sand on the occasion OF Senator Trum-
| bulis speech On the Goth OF August last
| From here i. was sent to Boston, that its
! donors might know with what complete
ness /. had done its work, and won right
| 10 i high place among our national relies.
The ladies of Boston determined that the
4 token Of their appreciation, sent them
another flag, which reached the regiment
while thew were lying over at Nashville,
and which now adorns the City Hall. On
the blue field surrounding the stars, is in
scribed .Ninth Iowa Volunteers 1868
from Massachusetts" Floating amid the
stripes. in letters OF gold. we read:
pea Ridge. March 7th and sih, 1862.
Ghickasaw Bayou, Dee. .9th 1862.
Arkansas Post. Jan. llth, 1863.
Jackson. May 18th. 1868.
vicksburs, May 18th and I'D, and July
18th, 1861
The Ninth have not had any travelling
correspondent along 10 sound their praises;
but that banner will show that even 10
where the far Atlantic dashes his complai-
ming waves against the eternal Plymouth
Rock, the name Of the Iowa Ninth has be-
come familiar as ''household words
Since the flag was placed in the Hall The
following letter. sent with the flag from the
Ladies Of Massachusetts, has been at
tached:
ITO tic OFFERS and 1'Ier Of tie Ninth IoieG
totftnteers.
Once more, Countrymen and Friends. i.
becomes our privilege TO extend TO You
from our far-off New England home the
right hand Of fellowship, and 10 express
to you our sincere admiration for your he
role deeds Of daring and valor. ard our
y
preserve our national honor and integrity.
One year and three months ago We sent
you our National Flag; for we learned
from one If your number that at Pea
Ridge you had helped 70 win the victory
without even a flag TO rally around.
Gladly did we assume the responsibility
Of supplying the deficiency. confident that
in your hands our flag could.sntier no dis
honor. How faithfully you have discharg
ed your trust, the blood stained and war
worn relic YOU have returned 10 us glori-
ously attest; its ta,tered folds speak in lam
graee more eloquent than words, Of the
scenes it has witnessed, the glorious deeds
in which il has borne part. All honor
to its brave defenders.
Yet while we rejoice over its triumphs,
let rs pause and pay our tribute OF reverent
sorrow 10 the memory Of those whose
voices Joined With yours in the glad cheers
Of greeting to the dear old flag but
which are now bushed and silent forever
their good fight fought, their last victory
WOE!
And now we ask your acceptance Of
another hattle-fiag. 70 replace the one you
have returned to Us. May the sight Of the
list of these victories, en- blaZoned on its
folds, serve as All incentive 10 new deeds Of
heroism, 50 that, ere the close Of another
year YOU may bear il home With you in
triumph. an emblem of peace--a peace val
iantly won and honorably achieved!
Signed PHEBE g. ADAMS.
For Committee of Ladies Of Mass.
Jamaica Plains, Mass, Nov. 10th. 1864.
70 this letter Col. Caskadden, on behalf
OF the regiment. made the following res
ponse:
HEAno' Rs ORR Iowa INF. VET. Vols,
Nashville. Tenn, Feb. :, 1864.
Miss PEoERE ADAMS, Member. COma1tttec Of
Ladies, Jamaica Palms, Mass.
A second time during our history as .
regiment il becomes our privilege to return
our more than thanks, our heartfelt graft
tude for a second beautiful emblem Of our
national freedom and unity.
We received to-day another flag, rep4a-
cling our war-worn and battle-scarred ban
ner. sent to you after the surrender Of
Vicksburg.
We are now en- route to our homes, con-
tident that our brothers in Iowa will rally
around the splendid colors presented by
you, and gladly fill up our thinned ranks,
so that in the coming, and in our belief
closing, campaign Of the war, we can with
| renewed vigor and force grapple with the
traitorous enemies Of freedom and liberty.
We wondered when, nearly two years
ago, we received the first flag, what could
have called the attention of the ladies of the
great commonwealth Of Massachusetts to
our actions, but there can be no surprise
when we recollect that in sacrifices to our
com mon cause and common country, Mas
sachusetts has not and can not be surpass-
ed; as one Of her distinguished sons has
remarked, "she needs no eulogium.'
The bones Of her sons are scattered thro'
the width of the continent, during the pre-
sent war, as well as in the struggle of the
Revolution. She was indeed the cradle Of
American Liberty; and she has always
shown herself to be one Of its most able de-
tenders.
We are gratified to learn from You that
you are satisfied with the manner in which
we have discharged our trust. One half Of
our original number have fallen or been
disabled upon the field of battle. It has
been the testimony OF all our commanders
that the flag we returned to has never been
behind in following and attacking the
hosts Of treason, and we pledge ourselves
that we will carry the new flag as defiant
" as we did the old, until We unite with
Massachusetts in celebrating the full res
toratiOn Of the Union.
1t has never been our fortune until
lately to fight side by side with the soldiers
of Massachusetts,. But on the steep sides
of Lookout Mountain. on the ton OF Mis-.