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St. Simon (France) (search for this): chapter 15
railroad station, packed for departure, a box of papers, some of them valuable. Among them was a letter from this very Hazard to some friend, describing the perils of that adventure, and saying, If you wish to know hell before your time, go to St. Simon's and be hunted ten days by niggers. I have heard Trowbridge say that not one of his men flinched; and they seemed to take delight in the pursuit, though the weather was very hot, and it was fearfully exhausting. This was early in August; and the company remained two months at St. Simon's, doing picket duty within hearing of the rebel drums, though not another scout ever ventured on the island, to their knowledge. Every Saturday Trowbridge summoned the island people to drill with his soldiers; and they came in hordes, men, women, and children, in every imaginable garb, to the number of one hundred and fifty or two hundred. His own men were poorly clothed and hardly shod at all; and, as no new supply of uniform was provid
Hunter (search for this): chapter 15
systematic attempt to organize colored troops during the war of the rebellion was the so-called Hunter regiment. The officer originally detailed to recruit for this purpose was Sergeant C. T. Trowbrt these obstacles would in time have been overcome. But before long, unfortunately, some of General Hunter's staff became impatient, and induced him to take the position that the blacks must enlist. d desertion, that it was almost impossible to surmount. All the men who knew anything about General Hunter believed in him; but they all knew that there were bad influences around him, and that the Gad its own written authority to give them. But that matter needs an appendix by itself. The Hunter regiment remained in camp on Hilton Head Island until the beginning of August, 1862, kept constarecruits with him. At last the news came that Major-General Mitchell had come to relieve General Hunter, and that Brigadier-General Saxton had gone North; and Trowbridge went to Hilton Head in som
Stowe (search for this): chapter 15
s and their former slaves; and it is worth noticing that the attempt was a spontaneous thing, and not accompanied by any white man. The men were not soldiers, nor in uniform, though some of them afterwards enlisted in Trowbridge's company. The father of this John Brown was afterwards a soldier in my regiment; and, after his discharge for old age, was, for a time, my servant. Uncle York, as we called him, was as good a specimen of a saint as I have ever met, and was quite the equal of Mrs. Stowe's Uncle Tom. He was a fine-looking old man, with dignified and courtly manners, and his gray head was a perfect benediction, as he sat with us on the platform at our Sunday meetings. He fully believed, to his dying day, that the John Brown song related to his son, and to him only. Trowbridge, after landing on the island, hunted the rebels all day with his colored soldiers, and a posse of sailors. In one place, he found by a creek a canoe, with a tar-kettle, and a fire burning; and i
Miles Hazard (search for this): chapter 15
e, he found by a creek a canoe, with a tar-kettle, and a fire burning; and it was afterwards discovered that, at that very moment, the guerillas were hid in a dense palmetto thicket, near by, and so eluded pursuit. The rebel leader was one Miles Hazard, who had a plantation on the island, and the party escaped at last through the aid of his old slave, Henry, who found them a boat. One of my sergeants, Clarence Kennon, who had not then escaped from slavery, was present when they reached the maiir pursuers. When the troops under my command occupied Jacksonville, Fla., in March of the following year, we found at the railroad station, packed for departure, a box of papers, some of them valuable. Among them was a letter from this very Hazard to some friend, describing the perils of that adventure, and saying, If you wish to know hell before your time, go to St. Simon's and be hunted ten days by niggers. I have heard Trowbridge say that not one of his men flinched; and they seemed
Edward Gould (search for this): chapter 15
was a party of rebel guerillas on the island, and was asked whether he would trust his soldiers in pursuit of them. Trowbridge gladly assented; and the Commodore added, If you should capture them, it will be a great thing for you. They accordingly went on shore, and found that the colored men of the island had already undertaken the enterprise. Twenty-five of them had armed themselves, under the command of one of their own number, whose name was John Brown. The second in command was Edward Gould, who was afterwards a corporal in my own regiment. The rebel party retreated before these men, and drew them into a swamp. There was but one path, and the negroes entered single file. The rebels lay behind a great log,. and fired upon them. John Brown, the leader, fell dead within six feet of the log,--probably the first black man who fell under arms in the war,--several others were wounded, and the band of raw recruits retreated; as did also the rebels, in the opposite direction. Th
James Montgomery (search for this): chapter 15
lating to the regiment) from Colonel R. J. Hinton, the first officer detailed to recruit it. To sum up the above facts: my late regiment had unquestioned priority in muster over all but the Louisiana regiments. It had priority over those in the actual organization and term of service of one company. On the other hand, the Kansas regiment had the priority in average date of enlistment, according to the muster-rolls. The first detachment of the Second South Carolina Volunteers (Colonel Montgomery) went into camp at Port Royal Island, February 23, 1863, numbering one hundred and twenty men. I do not know the date of his muster; it was somewhat delayed, but was probably dated back to about that time. Recruiting for the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts (colored) began on February 9, 1863, and the first squad went into camp at Readville, Massachusetts, on February 21, 1863, numbering twenty-five men. Colonel Shaw's commission (and probably his muster) was dated April 17, 1863. (Ropo
R. G. Shaw (search for this): chapter 15
e regiment had unquestioned priority in muster over all but the Louisiana regiments. It had priority over those in the actual organization and term of service of one company. On the other hand, the Kansas regiment had the priority in average date of enlistment, according to the muster-rolls. The first detachment of the Second South Carolina Volunteers (Colonel Montgomery) went into camp at Port Royal Island, February 23, 1863, numbering one hundred and twenty men. I do not know the date of his muster; it was somewhat delayed, but was probably dated back to about that time. Recruiting for the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts (colored) began on February 9, 1863, and the first squad went into camp at Readville, Massachusetts, on February 21, 1863, numbering twenty-five men. Colonel Shaw's commission (and probably his muster) was dated April 17, 1863. (Roport of Adjutant-General of Massachusetts for 1863, pp. 896--899.) These were the earliest colored regiments, so far as I know.
Mirand W. Saxton (search for this): chapter 15
They had been kept four months in service, and then had been dismissed without pay. That having been the case, why should not the Government equally repudiate General Saxton's promises or mine? As a matter of fact, the Government did repudiate these pledges for years, though we had its own written authority to give them. But thaan never came back without bringing recruits with him. At last the news came that Major-General Mitchell had come to relieve General Hunter, and that Brigadier-General Saxton had gone North; and Trowbridge went to Hilton Head in some anxiety to see if he and his men were utterly forgotten. He prepared a report, showing the services and claims of his men, and took it with him. This was early in October, 1862. The first person he met was Brigadier-General Saxton, who informed him that he had authority to organize five thousand colored troops, and that he (Trowbridge) should be senior captain of the first regiment. This was accordingly done; and Com
Charles T. Trowbridge (search for this): chapter 15
Appendix B: the First black soldiers. It is well known that the first systematic attempt to organize colored troops during the war of the rebellion was the so-called Hunter regiment. The officer originally detailed to recruit for this purpose was Sergeant C. T. Trowbridge, of the New York Volunteer Engineers (Col. Serrell). His detail was dated May 7, 1862, S. O. 84 Dept. South. Enlistments came in very slowly, and no wonder. The white officers and soldiers were generally opposed to the experiment, and filled the ears of the negroes with the same tales which had been told them by their masters,--that the Yankees really meant to sell them to Cuba, and the like. The mildest threats were that they would be made to work without pay (which turned out to be the case), and that they would be put in the front rank in every battle. Nobody could assure them that they and their families would be freed by the Government, if they fought for it, since no such policy had been adopted.
C. T. Trowbridge (search for this): chapter 15
company That company, under command of Sergeant Trowbridge, then acting as Captain, but not commis Ben De Ford, Captain Hallett. On arriving, Trowbridge was at once informed by Commodore Goldsborouould trust his soldiers in pursuit of them. Trowbridge gladly assented; and the Commodore added, If, though some of them afterwards enlisted in Trowbridge's company. The father of this John Brownong related to his son, and to him only. Trowbridge, after landing on the island, hunted the reb hunted ten days by niggers. I have heard Trowbridge say that not one of his men flinched; and th island, to their knowledge. Every Saturday Trowbridge summoned the island people to drill with hiBrigadier-General Saxton had gone North; and Trowbridge went to Hilton Head in some anxiety to see ie five thousand colored troops, and that he (Trowbridge) should be senior captain of the first regimwritten down from the narration of Lieutenant-Colonel Trowbridge, who may justly claim to have been
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