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pledging in behalf of the company that they would
ever be true to the flag, though it might be
tattered or torn by hard service, it should never
be disgraced. I am happy to say that those
colors have been used as the regimental colors
for several months, and we had the honor of
forming the first line of battle under their
floating stars. We now have new regimental
colors, and the old ones are laid away in my
cabin, and I am sitting now beneath them writing.
The regiment though young, has been in one
engagement. The men stood nobly and faced the
cowardly foe when they were hid in the swamp
firing upon them. They stood like men, and when
ordered to charge, went in with a yell, and came
out victorious, losing four killed and several
wounded. The rebel loss is large, as compared
with ours. As for company C she played her part
admirably in the charge. Our 4th sergeant,
Charles G. Stark, is said to have killed the
picket guard while in the act of running away.
I must say of the 5th, that after twenty
days of hard scouting, without overcoats or
blankets, they returned home to camp, which the
soldiers term their home, making twenty-five and
thirty miles per day. Several of the white
cavalry told me that no as we did, and that if
they had to follow us for any length of time it
would kill their horses. During that raid,
thousands of slaves belonging to rebel masters
were liberated. You are aware that the colored
man makes no distinction in regard to persons, so
I may say all belonging to slave holders were
liberated. We hung one guerilla dead, by the
neck, by order of Brig. Gen. Edward A. Wild, a
noble and brave man, commanding colored troops--
"the right man in the right place." He has but
one arm, having lost his left one at the Battle
of Antietam, but with his revolver in hand, he
was at the head of our regiment cheering us on to
victory.
One of the boys belonging to Co. D was
captured and hung. He was found by our cavalry
pickets yesterday and is to be buried today. We
hold one of their "fair daughter," as they term
them, for the good behavior of her husband, who59
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