First Reunion of the 12th Iowa V. V. Infantry
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Excerpt from First Reunion of the 12th Iowa V. V. Infantry: Held at Manchester, Iowa, on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 6th and 7th, 1880 On the proscenium of the stage hung the colors of the regiment, tattered and torn by storms and rebel bullets, and they were a most forcible reminder of the trials and vicissitudes through which the brave men of the "Old Twelfth" passed while fighting the battles of the union. In a recess in the scene at the back of the stage, was a large picture of General Grant, with a flag hanging on each side. On one side of the hall, near the stage, hung a picture of President Lincoln, and under it the words, "A government of the people, for the people and by the people." On the opposite wall was another picture of General Grant, and under it the words, "Let us have peace." In another place, surrounded by evergreens, hung a list of some of the battles participated in by the 12th Regiment. The battles named were Fort Donelson, Nashville, Spanish Fort, Vicksburg and Tupelo. The session opened Tuesday afternoon with music by the Manchester Cornet Band," after which Col. Knee, who was booked for an address, introduced Col. J. J. Woods, the first commander of the regiment, saying that at that time it would be an insult to ask those present to listen to any other man. Col. Woods spoke in substance as follows: My Fellow Soldiers of the 12th Iowa: - I do not appear before you to perform any duty, or fill any place assigned me by your committee; but with great reluctance, and at the earnest solicitation of Col. Knee, your honored president, I consented to occupy his place. I am not large enough to fill it, but I thank him for allowing me to talk about what I please, and as long or short a time as I please. But upon this occasion my thoughts can only wander in one direction. I am thinking of the time when, at the bugle call of our country, we came forth - farmers from their farms, mechanics from their shops, merchants from their counters, lawyers from their clients, doctors from their patients - enrolled ourselves, nearly one thousand strong, for the defense of our country. We recall the process of organization and drill; the sojourn at Benton Barracks, where death, by disease, began his inroad on our ranks; the bombardment of Fort Henry and the siege of Donelson, where our ranks were first thinned by rebel bullets. I recall the moment when Buckner, of Co. A, the first man we lost in battle, fell; how cold the following night was; how, the next day, we took the rebel rifle pits, and how, upon the third morning, the shout of triumph arose and passed from rank to rank, at beholding the white flag displayed from the rebel ramparts, and Gen. Simon B. Buckner turned over his fortifications to "Unconditional Surrender" Grant. But oh, how vividly is pictured upon my brain the events of eighteen years ago to-day. How we remember that Sabbath morning, when, instead of being summoned by the church bell to the worship of the living God, we were summoned by the roar of cannon and the rattle of musketry to the work of carnage and death. You remember how hurriedly we formed our ranks of war and marched to the front, meeting on the way hundreds retiring to the rear with tales of woe and disaster; but you pressed forward and fearlessly took up your position in the front line of battle, and right nobly did you maintain it, repelling every charge or assault of the enemy and driving him back in confusion, until the troops upon your right and those on the left of the 8th and 14th Iowa gave way and left you to defend yourselves as best you could. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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