Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-01-14

The Hunter Regiment remained IN
camps on Hilton's Head Island until the
beginning Of August, 1852, were con-
stantlv kept under drill, hut much de-
morAlired Nv assertions, and was then
dishanded with the exception Of company
A. serrSant Trowhridgc acting - captain,
hut not commissioned. was sent 20 gar
ri.on ST. SimOn's Island, on the coast OF
Georgia. Upon arriving at the station.
Commolors GOllsborOugh. the naval
commander, informed Trowhridge that
there was a party If rebel gucrillas on
The island. and Was asked IL he would
trust his soldiers in pursuit OF them
Trowhridcc gladly asSen,cd, hut upon
landing. fnand thst the color,d men on
,he Island hA already undertaken the
;oh. Twenty-Five Of them had armed
themselves under the command Of one OF
,h,ir number, whose name was John
Rrown. and went in pursuit Of the enemy.
The r,hels r.lreAted before them AMI
drew Them into swamp. Mere vas hns
ono nath 40 enter. and the negroes entered
.insIe Ale. The rebel. lay behind slsree
los. and hrcd upon them, and John
Brown. their leader, icll dead within SIX
feet ~ ;he log, probably the nrst hisoA
man Who fell under arms during me WAT
This va. the nrst armed encounter SO
far 50 known, between the reeeis anu
their former slaves.
The father 81 John Brown Was ater-
~sr,is soldier in our regiment unti us
charged far disability, and Vas then
servant 81 Colonel Hicginson. The Col,
onel saws: "Cncle York, IS We called
him. ..was IS good specimen OF SAINT
as ne ever met. and was quite the equal OF
Mr.. Stoves Uncle Tom He Vas
enc looking old man with dignified and
courtlv manners. and his gray head was q
rert,ct heneiiction IS he sat on the plat
t,rm with US at our Sunday meetings.
lie fully believed 70 his dying day, that
the John Brown song related 10 MS
son, and his son only.
Trowbridge. after landing hunted the
I r,h,ls - sharp. that they had hard WORK
~ ESCAPE. which they 81 last accomplish.
"A nv usinc an old bOai that had escaped
~, attention ~ TrOwhriigc. The rebel
l.sa.r Vas one Miles Hazard, who had a
,lsr,stion on the island. When our rcgi-
r,,nt was in jacksonville. florids, the
s,lowinr March. VIC found a box 81 the
railway station. packed and marked for
s,nsriur,. and among other papers, was 3
letter from this same Harvard. 10 some
friend. describing the perils Of that al
venture on -. Simons, saving; III YOU
~i<h IN know r. before your time. -
20 -. Siuons and be hunted ten DAYS by
the Niger Every Saturday, Trow'
bridge used % drill sll the men on tbs
island. ami such = looking lot II recruits
would nut 70 blush any Of FAl>tari : u
NOUS army. His own men were Vocri,
clothed. hardly shOi. and were gruwin-
r,o-e rscsC-i every day. They got Poo'
rAiious Snd no pay.
AZ lss; news came that Major Genera
,E,cbsl had come 70 relieve GSRcrsl Hun
to- ana ;hsi General SsNton had cOn'
North. and Tro~britEe went 20 Hhio'
Head in some SnNie;y to sex i he and IN
. va, were utterly forgotten. He propsr
, a 4 rVrso-t. showing the services an.
b. claims II his men. Srd took q along vt
, b;r,. This VS. early in October. Tn
p a., pe-<or he met was General SSNion
? Who informed him that he h2i saiho'-'
, =, Organize Eve thousand cvoloret troops
: ard ihxt he CTrOv bridge should - sen
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