The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-02-27

The Governors Island Museum.

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The Governors Island Museum.
The first object hat attracts the visit
or upon entering is the Centennial tro-
ply, which was won by the American
team in 1876, 1877, and 1878. The
names of the contestants are written
upon a card at its base, together with
their scores, the first being 3,l26, the
next 1924, and the last, which was a
''walk-over," 1896. To the left there
is suspended an old, and tattered flag
blue field, with a white square-upon
the Of which are clover leaves.
In the centre Of the square is a red fig
ure -"
This flag was the headquarter flag
of Gen. Hancock" said Mr.. MacCor-
mack, the attendant, land with its
present staff, was carried al the head
of the Second army corps. Army of the
Potomac. during the Wilderness, May,
3, 8, and Z; the battle of the 'Po,' May
10, and Sp~ottsylvania, also. In. its
present tattered condition it was borne
in battle for the last time during the
assault on the enemy's works at Spott-
-sylvania, May u. A few days after
ward a new dag was procured, and
this one was then presented by Gen.
Hancock to Gen. Mitchell, who was
with him in all those battles"
Upon the opposite wall is another
flag with blue field, white clover leaf in
the centre, in which is a red figurehead.
This" said Mr.. Mace ormack, ..was
the battle-flag of the Second army
corps. 1t was in use from May 10, 1864
until Nov. 26, 1864, and saw service at
Cold Harbor, in front of Petersburg, at
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1t was presented by Gen. Hancock to
Col. Isaac Il. Parker. one of his aids"
Near this flag is a guidon of battery
ID, of the LIST artillery. 1t is made of .
strip of red and white silk Joined, upon
which are the letters ~. S." with a ID
underneath. 1t was carried in the prin-
cipal actions Of the Army of the Poto-
mac in 1868 and 1864, and is the prop
erty of Capt Thomas Ward, comman-
der of ID battery, quartered at the post.
Directly opposite is the standard Of
the l63d Pennsylvania volunteers. Its
field is blue, bearing the arms of Penn
sylvania. This flag was taken by Gen.
Wise's brigade at New Market, in 1868.
but was recovered by Col. Loomis l..
Langdon at the fall of Richmond in
1866, when it was found in the capital.
As the writer stood and looked Mt
these silent witnesses of some of thu
~fiercest battles ever fought, they
brought back wildly the scenes in
which they played such a conspicuous
part. The headquarters flag was al
ways a welcome sight to soldiers, for it
gave assurance that the commander
was presents; and when the Second
corps flag was in the field there was q
feeling Of safety among the troops, fol
they had faith in Hancock's ability to
lead.
As the writer looked at the stand up
ON which his hand rested he observed n
quaint old table, with carved. crooked
legs. The top was square, except thai
the sides were cut in for several inches.
forming o neat curve, SO as to permit
four men sitting around it to do so with
great comfort. 1t was covered with red
cloth. Each corner, however, was
bare, to rest cards upon, for it was evil
IDENTIFY a c~ard-table. In front of each
player there was an oval-shaped hollow
or bowl. for holding coins. This table
had evidently been used for poker-play.
ing, and the attendant vas asked whose
table it was.
at was the property of Gen. Wash.
ington," he said, ''and was presented
by him 10 Judge Berrian, Of Rocky
Hill, n. j., where the general often
used it, we are informed, while on Wis
its during 1880 to 1888"
Upon this table appeared the NAM
of Washington, each letter representing
a neat scene from the life Of the frs
President. Upon the Nv" appeared
the home of Washington at Mount Yer
not; a likeness of Lafayette, in a stand
ing attitue, was on the letter AZ 49,
represented Washington's h%eadquarteri
at Newburg: H" the meeting c.
Washington and Lafayette; a." Wash
ington at Trenton; N" his headquar
ters at Trenton; &c" the capitol =
Washi IT." the Washingto
monum completed as ii was si-an
lime expected it would be; co." a bat
| tie scene, an IN" the tomb at Mount
Vernon. All was executed with o pen
by Lieut.. L. Edward Blake. who was
killed during the Mexican war,
In a glass case is a copy OF the orig
inal order posted on trees, fences, and
other places in Georgia, at the close OF
| the war, which read as follows:
| HEADQUARTERS, MACON, Ga, May o. 1895.
lnpursusnce of an order from the secretary
for the arrest of ~
EXTRA BILLY SMITH,
BY command of Maj. Gen. Wilson,
L. Ii. BEAUMONT, Maj. and A. A. general.
There is also an elaborate punch
bowl il the museum which was pre-
sented to the officers of the I'd cavalry
by the citizens of St. Louis. 1t was
captured and taken south. When the
war ended it was recovered, and when
Gen. Fitz-Hugh Leo recently visited the
island he recognized it at once, and
smilingly said: "Yes, l have drank OF
its contents"
Beside these curiosities are many rel
les from Jerusalem and from the battle
fields of Waterloo, Mexico, and the
western plains.
Two land grants, n bearing tho
signature of Edwin Randolph, 1887,
and the other that of p. Henry, 1876,
are contained in q glass case among
other things. On the top of the case Is
a miniature bust of Gen. Grant.
Among the portraits and pictures which
adorn the walls is an oil painting OF
Gen. Hancock, executed just after the
battle of Gettysburg. He appears in
full Major Generals uniform, II the
portrait represents him with a mustache
and chin whiskers, which were not IN
becoming to him. There is also a por-
trait of Gen. w. j. Worth. one of Gen.
Atkinson, another of Gen. Jacob Brown.
who commanded at Plattsburg in 1872.
and an unfinished picture OF Gen.
Scott. Two original paintings. II
representing the battle of Cherubusco
and the other the fight at Molino del
Rev, Mexico, both by n A. Tracy, are
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