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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), A nice Nest of secesh women. (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 7 (search)
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speech of Mrs. Major Booth.
On Tuesday, April third, 1864, the widow of Major Booth, the late commander at Fort Pillow, arrived at Fort Pickering, below Memphis, Tenn. Colonel Jackson, of the Sixth United States heavy artillery, had his regiment formed into line for her reception.
In front of its centre stood fourteen men, as fine, brave fellows as tread the earth.
They were the remnant of the first battalion of the regiment now drawn up — all who had escaped the fiendish scenes of F rld, is this flag — the flag that waved in proud defiance over the works of Fort Pillow!
Soldiers! this flag I give to you, knowing that you will ever remember the last words of my noble husband: Never surrender the flag to traitors.
Colonel Jackson then received from her hand, on behalf of his command, the blood-stained flag.
He called upon the regiment to receive it as such a gift ought to be received.
At that call he and every man of the regiment fell upon their knees, and, solemnl