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John Esten Cooke, Wearing of the Gray: Being Personal Portraits, Scenes, and Adventures of War., A dash at Aldie . (search)
G. S. Hillard, Life and Campaigns of George B. McClellan, Major-General , U. S. Army, Appendix. Oration at West Point . (search)
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II., Vii. McClellan before Richmond . (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 5 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 16 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), Who raised the flag at Yorktown ? (search)
Who raised the flag at Yorktown?
To the Twenty-second Massachusetts regiment, Col. Gove, and to the Twenty-second alone, belongs the glory of first planting the American flag on the works at Yorktown; of the truth of the statement there is and can be no question.
The following brief account can be relied upon:
The day n, soon discovered that the works were evacuated, and at once marched forward and took possession.
There being no colors allowed with a regiment on picket-duty, Col. Gove immediately sent to his camp for the American flag, and with his own hands planted it on the works at Yorktown.
At this time there were no other regiments or parts of regiments present under their proper officers; there were simply only a few stragglers, who followed after the Twenty-second.
I was present myself when Col. Gove raised the flag, and was within ten feet of the concealed shell, which exploded and wounded seven of our men.
The honor of first planting the American flag at Y
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), P. (search)
The Daily Dispatch: July 9, 1862., [Electronic resource], Late Northern news. (search)