Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-12
a,F'sHsUsAE C.UnTs pApER.
THE RE UNION-THE OLD FLAG
THE 9th MISSOURI IMAM
TRY, G. S. A.
From the independence Sentinel

From the Independence Sentinel
The presentation to the survivors of
the 9th Mo. Infantry, &. ). A., with
their old battle flag at Higginsville was
OF local interest rather than general,
but rs history has been re-miss III IA
proper recognition of this command,
the Sentinel will attempt herewith to
make mp for the omission:
That The uniurling of the flag before
those who had borne il in battle twenty
wears AGO would stir the deepest emo
lions the human heart a feel, might
well have been imagined. Indeed. the
known fact that the flag would be
there became the attraction to many
WIN otherwise would not have at
tended.
VI men the managers of the Reunion
learned that it was desired thai tins
fiae be unfurled at the meeting on the
fair grounds, they kindly gave the first
hour of the proceedings for that pur-
pose. AS soOn as the crowd had as
se,nbled order was called, and Maj. T..
A. Hickman, who had the flag III
charge, mounted the speakers stano
and in Il few remarks introduced Mrs.
Claws letter, which he read, and which
was rs follows:
ASHLAND, KY, Aug. y, 1885.
Mi. E. A. Hickman, Independence,
Mo.-Yours of the llth inst. just re-
ceived, asking for battle flag OF the
Sixth Missouri Regiment, G.. ). "A to
be used at the confederate Ill
LAFAYETTE county, on the 25th OF the
present month. 1t gives me pleasure
TO comply with your request. can
well imagine the great desire the sur
yiyors feel to see again the flag they
fought so calamity under, and their
natural pride in showing to their chill
dren n relic made sacred by it's baptism
in the fire and smoke of battle. feel
happy in being instrumental i'll its pres
~eryation. Being requested by Col.
Irwin to embroider h name OF VII
liam Huff, ensign, upon it, l obtained
it for that purpose from Adjutant. Har-
wood who was with me during the
siege of Vicksburg; at which time i
wa favored with a guard furnished
through the p%oliteness OF Gen. Ferro,
of Burnside's corps. Yours truly,
JOSEPHINE CLAY.
The reading of the letter was greeted
with cheers, and calls for The unfurllng
of the flag. The cali was responded to,
and as the red folds f1oated out upon
the air thousands of eyes turned to 1t
with an interest rarely manifested
Ex-confedcrates and union soldiers
pressed forward each bent upon close
examination of the relic.
The speaker then That he
was there to present the flag to the sur
yivors of the 9th infantry, and ask
ed them in behalf of Mrs. Clay to re-
ceive it.
The regiment had selected Jas. E.
PAYNE to receive the flag for them and
return their thanks to Mrs. Clay, which
he did, closing with these words. "We
be@ leave to return our heartfelt thanks
TO the relict If on: late beloved cOmman.
der for this tribute of respect and re-
membrance. We shall never forget the
day when it received its first baptismal,
nor the gallant officer who led us to the
onslaught, nor the loved and noble
comrades who then fell to rise nc
more. Ii was a desperate rencontre.
We met men, American men,, i'll battle
that day and the shock was terrific
How dreadful, how deadly, is told by
the inscription which the flag bears
The speaker then read the Inscription
which has hitherto been published il
the Sentinel.
Mr.. Ben. HUFF, brother of EnsigI
Huff, h ooh the flag and held it til
photographed. Later i'll the day all thu
survivors of the 9th Infantry assembled
in the center of the area in front OF TIN
grand stand and were photographed
The following were their names, AIT
the letters of their companies:
II. Il. Patterson, co. b, Odessa.
w. ID. Lewis, co. b, Kansas City.
S. E. Roberts, co. Ii, Lexington.
w. j. Cairon, 90. Il, NeoshO.
i. 4. Waller, "a. Il, Bolton.
E. f. Starko, co. B, Orear.
G. II. Jones, co. b, Mt. Leonard.
l.. ID. Stephenson, co. Il, Westport
Stubbin Watts, co. A, WeStpOrt.
j.. A. Francisco, co. E. Rich Hill.
S. N. Pitcher (Bud.), co. A, Kansa
City.
Marcus Fristoe, co. d, Little Blue.
j.. A. jackson, co. f, Lone Jack.
Nathan Lipscomp, co. A, New San
ia Fe, Mo.
Caleb Thomas, co. G, BoOnesbOrOugl
M. Beamer, co. Il, Blackburn.
G.. II. Martin, co. b, Blackburn.
j. w. Holman, co. b, Odessa.
III. G. Francisco, co. Ii, Lexington.
Benz. Rollins, co. b, Saline county.
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