Identifier: historyofninthre00murr (find matches)
Title: History of the Ninth regiment, Connecticut volunteer infantry, "The Irish regiment," in the war of the rebellion, 1861-65. The record of a gallant command on the march, in battle and in bivouac
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Murray, Thomas Hamilton, b. 1857
Subjects: United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865) United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: New Haven, Conn., The Price, Lee & Adkins co.
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Connecticut Libraries

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hecolors up to the present time have been at the Capitol atHartford, but both branches of the legislature sanctionedtheir return to the Ex-Confederates. •Connecticut visitors are many at the great southernexhibition, and they were out in force. Long before thehour for the presentation, the streets were lined with peo-ple hurrying to see the sight. The guard of honor, whichhad accompanied the flag from New Haven, had beenconsiderably increased in numbers since it left Chicago,and on its arrival in New Orleans had been treated withdistinguished courtesy by the managers of the exhibitionand the survivors of the regiment from which the flaghad been captured 23 years before. Public interest in thepresentation had been increased by the action of the press,which had devoted much space to the story of the flagsadventures. The ceremonies were held in Music hall, an enormousbuilding, which was elaborately decorated for the occa-sion. On the raised and handsomely ornamented plat- >o H 5 H 0
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WAR OF THE REBELLION, 1861-1863. 221 form were all the United States and state commissionersto the exhibition, lady commissioners, a large number ofrepresentatives of the Grand Army of the Republic, theArmy of Northern Virginia and the Army of Tennessee,the Ninth Connecticut veterans and a host of Federalsand ex-Confederates of prominence. The best of feelingprevailed and it was evident that the return of the flagwas deeply appreciated by the men who had worn thegray. As the old soldiers took their seats on the plat-form the vast audience which filled the hall cheered re-peatedly, and when the speech of presentation was madethe applause was deafening. The ceremonies were opened by Acting Commis-sioner of Connecticut T. R. Pickering, who introducedCol. John G. Healy, of the Ninth regiment, ConnecticutVolunteers. Colonel Healy in an eloquent address trans-ferred the flag to Capt. Curran, of the Third Mississippi.He dwelt briefly on the events which led to the captureof the flag and of t

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