May 2011
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as medical officer, the firing had ceased and, there
being doubts as to the position of the enemy, the
late Major Bingham, then a captain, took the colors
and advanced ten or twelve paces to the front and
waved them in the air. The daring act had the effect
intended, of developing the line of the enemy, and
the battle was renewed with increased energy. The
Colonel commanding the same regiment at the battle
of Shiloh, in his official report describing the conflict
at the hottest place in that bloody struggle, known as
the “hornet’s nest” says: “Our color bearer and guard
were either killed or wounded at the same moment,
and two brave men in succession being shot down,
and our flag riddled with balls, Lt. Jacob Newman, in
command of Company H bore it aloft, but soon fell
mortally wounded.”
A few moments later, when he was brought to the
rear, I assisted in removing the ball that had passed
through his body, sent him to a boat in the river, never
expecting to see him again, and reported the wound, a
mortal one, to the authorities. But surgeons then could
not tell what would kill really brave men...There are
times in battles when the sight of the flag awakens the
emotions of great enthusiasm, rather than summoning
all the courage and determination of the souls of men.
It is glorious to see it moving steadily on in conflict
or floating victoriously over a captured stronghold.
It was my privilege to be a looker-on at the battle of
Chattanooga, and in Fort Wood where General Grant
was directing the movement, witness the battle on
Lookout Mountain. There was an open field of some
ten acres on the side of the mountain facing the city.
I saw the Confederate line with its flag retreat across
the field, followed clearly by the Union line with “Old
Glory” waving triumphantly. There were fleecy clouds
floating on the mountainside and sometimes below
the line.
Thousands of eyes were fixed upon the mountain
and thousands held their breath, and the vast army
in the valley watching seemed touched with sudden
death. High o’er us soared great Lookout, robed in
purple, a glory on his face, a human meaning in his
hand, calm features beneath the heavenly grandeur.
The next day I saw the great charge up Missionary
Ridge and saw the colors planted on its crest. These
were the glad sights of a lifetime. I could not probably
see the like again should I live a thousand years.
And I can devoutly wish no war may come within
that time, making it necessary to carry the American
Flag in battle line and plant it on the stronghold of
any enemy.
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