The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-05
WEARER OF the Blue
THRILuRGLY DESCRIBES
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though badly crippled and slightly
deaf. he is now the historian Of his
regiment. the Ffftieth Illinois, and
spends much of his time In writing OF
the stirring incidents of the Civil War.
Capt. McGillicuddy is an ardent ad-
mirer Of Sam Davis, and contributed
10 the fund for the erection of his
monument at Nashville, as did Gen
eraI Dodge, who gave ten dollars. or
a literary temperament, he kept a
diary of many of the bigger events of
the war, and in this diary is a story of
Sam Davis death, written shortly af-
ter its occurrence. This brief ac-
count terminates with eulogy to the
brave Southern soldier.
History of the Flag.
The flag show in the cut
now lies in the tomb of General Grant
It's history is as follows:
Made in the spring of 1861, by Mes
DANES Col. ]. T. X. Hayward, Major
Josiah Hunt, Capt. G. 0. Bishop and
Miss Mary Meader at the home of
Major Hunt, Lyon Street, Hannibal,
Missouri, presented by Geo. H. Shields,
July 4th, 1861, to Co. B, Marion Bat
TALON Third Missouri Service or U.
S. Reserve Corps.
At the close of the service T. d.
McGillicuddy, with number of 9TH
ers, became part of Co. X, 5Oth I'LL
nois Infantry December 26th, 1861,
the Regiment then being at st. Joseph,
Mo. a delegation of loyal citizens of
Hannibal composed of Capt. Robert
Tufts, Josiah Young, Joseph E. Street
er and Spencer C. Tilbie, arrived In
camp, and on dress parade in behalf
of old Co. B. and people interested,
presented the same old flag to Co. K.
Strange, but true, the regiment up
on leaving Quincy, ILL.,, Oct. 8, 1861,
had not received it's colors from the
state, using the flag of the Quincy
Cadets until January 81, 1862, return
ing it as the regiment passed through
Quincy on it's way south.
At the request of Col Moses M.
Bane, Capt T. D. McGillicuddy grant
ed the use of this flag to the regiment,
conditioned that he should select the
color bearer. Selecting Sergt. st.
Clair Watts Of Co. K, it was borne
through Fort Henry, Tenn, and was
the first flag on the works OF Fort
Donelson, Tenn, at Shiloh, Tenn,
Siege of Corinth, Miss, at Boonville,
Miss, Town Greek and Tuscumbia,
Ala. and short time before the sec
ond battle of Corinth, Miss, was re-
placed by it's first stand from the State
and returned to Capt. t. d. McG1lll-
cuddy, who, after keeping it forty
years, on July IS, 1901, brought it to
Hannibal to return it to the donors,
and finding that time had removed
them, left it with appropriate cere-
monies in the custody of William L.
Sherman Post 43, G. A. R., Dept. of
Mo.
October IA, 1908, w. T. Sherman
Post. proposed to return this flag to
the Reunion Association of the 50th
Illinois Infantry. On November 6, a
committee from the Association, Sam
uel E. Hewes, Quartermaster Lieut.. ].
w. Anderson and Adjt. Chas F. HUI |
bert with number of friends received |
it with due ceremony from the Post at
Mo.
At the Reunion of the Association, |
October So 1904 General Greenville, |
NJ. Dodge proffered request for the
Association to place this flag in Gen. |
Grants tomb at Riverside, New York, |
rs one of the flags allotted from ILL
lois. The request was cheerfully |
granted by the Association and inter
ested friends, believing it to be most |
appropriate as the flag under which |
General Grant won his first and most
signal victory.