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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore) 10 0 Browse Search
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Doc. 157. Col. Cochrane's speech, delivered at Washington, D. C., Nov. 13, 1861. The following is Colonel Cochrane's speech, made to his soldiers on the occasion of the presentation of a flag: soldiers of the First United States Chasseurs (Colonel Cochrane's speech, made to his soldiers on the occasion of the presentation of a flag: soldiers of the First United States Chasseurs (bravo Colonel): I have a word to say to you to-day. You have engaged in an arduous struggle. You have prosecuted it; you intend to prosecute it; you have stood unflinchingly before the enemy; you have proved yourselves patriotic, able, and tried soon of our great American army. (Long continued cheering from the whole regiment.) Immediately after the speech of Col. Cochrane there was a tumultuous demand for the Secretary of War. Mr. Cameron came before the regiment, and said: soldiers: to use for the purpose of protecting ourselves. I am glad of the opportunity to say here, what I have already said elsewhere, in these few words, that I approve the doctrines this evening enunciated by Col. Cochrane. (Loud and prolonged cheering.)
send a force to your city with orders to reduce it to ashes, and to burn the house of every secessionist in your county, and to carry away every slave. Col. Jennison's regiment will be entrusted with the execution of this order. The following persons are particularly directed to this notice:--David Hunt, Clinton Cockerill, James Merryman, Robert Cain, John Murray, H. T. Freeland, William Paxton, W. C. Bemington, Andrew Tribble, R. P. S. Ely, Jackson Miller, Robert Clark, W. Tutman, H. M. Cochrane, Samuel M. Hayes, Joseph Todd, and Jonas Burkhart. D. Hunter, Major-General Commanding. The part of Missouri in which Platte County is situated borders on Leavenworth County, Kansas, the Missouri River only being the dividing line; and as long as the rebels are allowed to roam about in the former county, committing depredations without let or hindrance, so long will this part of Kansas be hourly in danger of a raid from such lawless vagabonds. The rebels there are not an army fight