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gan, the Feather Beds. The Nineteenth Indiana, the Babies. Battery B, the 140 Thieves.
The Iron Brigade, when crossing over into Fred¬ ericksburg, were hidden by a dense fog from the enemy. One of the regiments, the Twenty-fourth Michigan, who were to receive their first baptism under fire, were inarching in front of the old Sixth veterans, colors flying, the band playing its favorite tune, the village quickstep, when, alas! the sun ap¬ peared; the fog lifted and the trained guns of a half dozen rebel bi'^*^eries opened their work of destruc¬ tion. Almost the flrst shell landed in the midst of the band and scattered them right and left. Those who survived beat a hasty retreat to the sheltering banks of the river. Brave Col. Morrow kept his gal¬ lant regiment well in hand, shouting, "Steady, men, those Wisconsin men are watching you." I don't re¬ member seeing that band in any other battle their regiment ever participated in.
When the Iron Brigade was on the march to¬ ward Antietam a tall fellow of the Huckleberry regi¬ ment got separated from it and was trudging along to overtake it. Coming to a crossing he was puzzled as to which road to take, but on seeing one of the natives his countenance lighted up at the prospect of obtaining the desired information. "Where does this road lead to." "To hell," was the surly answer of the native. "TVall," drawled out the Vermont Yankee, "judging by the lay of the land and the appearance of the inhabitants, I kalkerlate I'm most there."
Doc Aubrey has in his collection of war relics all the papers of the quartermaster of the Seventh Wis-
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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 | 51 |
| Source Title | Cullen B. Aubery's Echoes from the marches of the famous Iron Brigade |
| Regiment | ; ; 7th Infantry |
| People | Morrow, Col.; |
| Battle | Fredericksburg, Battle of; Antietam, Battle of; |
| Topic | combat; Iron Brigade; |
| 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 | gan, the Feather Beds. The Nineteenth Indiana, the Babies. Battery B, the 140 Thieves. The Iron Brigade, when crossing over into Fred¬ ericksburg, were hidden by a dense fog from the enemy. One of the regiments, the Twenty-fourth Michigan, who were to receive their first baptism under fire, were inarching in front of the old Sixth veterans, colors flying, the band playing its favorite tune, the village quickstep, when, alas! the sun ap¬ peared; the fog lifted and the trained guns of a half dozen rebel bi'^*^eries opened their work of destruc¬ tion. Almost the flrst shell landed in the midst of the band and scattered them right and left. Those who survived beat a hasty retreat to the sheltering banks of the river. Brave Col. Morrow kept his gal¬ lant regiment well in hand, shouting, "Steady, men, those Wisconsin men are watching you." I don't re¬ member seeing that band in any other battle their regiment ever participated in. When the Iron Brigade was on the march to¬ ward Antietam a tall fellow of the Huckleberry regi¬ ment got separated from it and was trudging along to overtake it. Coming to a crossing he was puzzled as to which road to take, but on seeing one of the natives his countenance lighted up at the prospect of obtaining the desired information. "Where does this road lead to." "To hell" was the surly answer of the native. "TVall" drawled out the Vermont Yankee, "judging by the lay of the land and the appearance of the inhabitants, I kalkerlate I'm most there." Doc Aubrey has in his collection of war relics all the papers of the quartermaster of the Seventh Wis- 51 ¦HI |
| Digital Identifier | CWUH003033a |