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placed in safe keeping. It has thirteen bullet holes, received at the battle of Bull Hun. The rent in the corner was made by the same solid shot that took the life of Sergt. Bellamy. Sergeant Smith received a slight wound. Every other member of the Color Guard, eight in number, was wounded.In the name of the Regiment, I now re-rn them to you as the memorials of the conduct of that Regiment in behalf of theprinciples of Liberty and their Country. They will pass into yonr quiet keeping, relics as sacred as the good name of the patriot fathers of our history. Though tattered and torn, thev are emblems of that principle that is irrepressible, that prompts all hearts, whether tyrants agree or disagree. I present them to you in the name of that Regiment, whose faces you will see as youwill recall them in the stars and stripes andthe banner. Keep them, preserve them, andlet them ever hear witness to the nation'sstruggle and the nation’s triumph!f
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Daily Commercial Register
Sandusky, Ohio, US
Fri, May 29, 1863
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