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by a Confederate soldier from Centerville until we reached the end of the long bridge on the Potomac river. I looked over my shoulder and the Johnny Reb dropped dead. I had out-winded him." Speak¬ ing of bravery on the battle field, what do you call this ? An Irishman in Co. D of the Sixth when ly¬ ing on the ground at the battle of Gettysburg happened to look up and saw a fuse shell coming along, bounding on the groimd, fuse still burning. The boys around him began to scatter, making ready for the results, when he scraped up some mud from the ground and with this expression, "Boys, ten to one it don't bust," put out the fuse by throwing the mud upon it. Was that bravery ?
NICKNAMES.
The nicknames of the different regiments compos¬ ing the brigade were as follows: The Second Wis¬ consin was called The Ragged Asstetical. This more from the fact that the government contractors had run short of good material when they made the pan¬ taloons for that regiment, allowing their fiag of truce always to be kept in their rear and a half-abandoned delight all to appear in uniform prevailed among them. Once when on review they were drawn up for in¬ spection in their usual ragged pants when the gen¬ eral's carriage with his little daughter stood directly behind them. Presently she said, "Pa, wouldn't it be just as well if our carriage stood in front of the regiment ?"
The Seventh was known as the Huckleberries. "The Sixth, Calico Sixth. The Twenty-fourth Michi-
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Object Description
| Title | Echoes from the marches of the famous Iron Brigade : unwritten stories of that famous organization |
| Source Title | Cullen B. Aubery's Echoes from the marches of the famous Iron Brigade |
| People | Aubery, Cullen B. |
| Author/Creator | Aubery, Cullen B.; |
| Description | The stories in this pamphlet were compiled in 1900 by Cullen Bryant Aubery, who had been a newsboy during the Civil War. Aubery rode out between pauses in the action at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, to sell newspapers about the first day of the battle to soldiers. He was attached to the Iron Brigade and was later captured and confined in Libby Prison. This unit history of the Iron Brigade gives a chronological summary of the Brigade's actions, as well as many humorous accounts of camp celebrations, camaraderie among soldiers, and tales of bravery. |
| Subcollection | Regimental Histories |
| Source | 56- 2658 |
| Source Type | regimental history; pamphlet |
| Place of Publication | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| Source Creation Date | 1902 |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | CWUH003000 |
Description
| Title | 50 |
| Source Title | Cullen B. Aubery's Echoes from the marches of the famous Iron Brigade |
| Regiment | 2nd Infantry; 6th Infantry; |
| State | PA; |
| Place | Gettysburg; |
| People | Woodward, Gilbert M., Lt.; |
| Battle | Gettysburg, Battle of; |
| Topic | Iron Brigade; death; combat; |
| Source Type | regimental history; pamphlet |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Full text | by a Confederate soldier from Centerville until we reached the end of the long bridge on the Potomac river. I looked over my shoulder and the Johnny Reb dropped dead. I had out-winded him." Speak¬ ing of bravery on the battle field, what do you call this ? An Irishman in Co. D of the Sixth when ly¬ ing on the ground at the battle of Gettysburg happened to look up and saw a fuse shell coming along, bounding on the groimd, fuse still burning. The boys around him began to scatter, making ready for the results, when he scraped up some mud from the ground and with this expression, "Boys, ten to one it don't bust" put out the fuse by throwing the mud upon it. Was that bravery ? NICKNAMES. The nicknames of the different regiments compos¬ ing the brigade were as follows: The Second Wis¬ consin was called The Ragged Asstetical. This more from the fact that the government contractors had run short of good material when they made the pan¬ taloons for that regiment, allowing their fiag of truce always to be kept in their rear and a half-abandoned delight all to appear in uniform prevailed among them. Once when on review they were drawn up for in¬ spection in their usual ragged pants when the gen¬ eral's carriage with his little daughter stood directly behind them. Presently she said, "Pa, wouldn't it be just as well if our carriage stood in front of the regiment ?" The Seventh was known as the Huckleberries. "The Sixth, Calico Sixth. The Twenty-fourth Michi- 60 |
| Digital Identifier | CWUH003033 |