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COMPANY SKETCHES AND ROSTERS.
the Old Countrie", as he used to sing it with his strong bass voice, sometimes aided by Holtzkampf's tenor— were grand. Ah ! the echo of those German songs rings in my ears to-day with a pleasure bora only of appreciation.
Sergeant Chase, the Bishop, was the only practicing physician in the company. His materia medica consisted of "Ayer's pills" and "cold water packs". Probably for the company's good, the patients were limited to himself and Archie Muire. Poor Archie! he was almost ready to quit the service, escorted by a burial party, when "the Bishop" was discharged by expiration of term of service. Chase was a good boy, even if he did practice medicine.
Justin C. Moore, the bass drummer of the regiment, so much resembled a woman in looks and actions that the name "Jane", given to him in the early service, staid with him till the end. "Jane" was a good fellow; many of the letters to home folks were written on the head of his drum. "Jane" could give pointers on time to old "Father Time". His beats were perfect; he could give the boys the step because he knew it himself. "Jane's" frail body never would have lasted the more than four years of service if his will power had not greatly predominated. When discharged with the regiment he was, to all appearances, as physically strong as he had been at any period of his service. Three weeks after reaching home we followed him to his last resting place. He completed his service, but his life went out with its completion.
Joe Weed held the last Corporal's warrant issued in the company. Although young in years, he was equal to the responsibility placed upon him. Charles Mc-Cotter was one of the early corporals of the company. He was a large man physically, but he seemed a very giant when carrying the "company" flag. At the time the regiment was righting by detachments, "company flags" seemed to be appropriate. B Company was given one by the "Ladies of DuPage County". It floated over Fort Morgan, B Company's earliest effort at entrenchment building. On the assembling of the companies to assume operations as a regiment, this beautiful flag was placed into the keeping of Lieutenant Nelson G. Gill; by him it was sent north to be cared for. It never again was unfurled in the face of an armed enemy. After the war was over it graced with its presence a flagstaff on a school building in Holly Springs, Miss., in which Mrs. Gill was conducting a school. The hand of a vandal who was too cowardly to face the flag in open battle set fire to the building. That flag, waving in its majesty, the emblem of peace and good will, even to a lately rebellious people, was burned with the building. Its liberated stars joined those stars above which so long have looked from their place in the blue vault of heaven upon them. The hand of the misguided man destroyed the substance, but the spirit of the principle that that flag represented lived on. Ages after that hand (and others that had lately been raised in rebellion against it) will have
crumbled into dust, that principle will be the guiding star to universal liberty throughout the world.
B Company was physically a strong one, usually excelling the other companies in number of men for duty as to number enrolled. This condition was, in a great measure, brought about by the careful training given to the company in its early life by Orderly Sergeant N. G. Gill. He had "crossed the plains" to California with the "gold seekers" in the days when the patient ox was the motive power that linked together the far west and the central states of the Republic. The lessons learned by him there were of practical value to the men under his charge. Their healthy condition, at times when other companies were suffering from diseases common to camp life, were the results of his teachings. Too much credit cannot be given to him for this work, that saved the usefulness of the men, and often life itself to the individual member. This care exercised by Gill in our early life continued through his entire stay with the company. As a Lieutenant, and afterward as Captain of the company, he exercised a great influence over the men for their good. The men appreciated this and in turn respected the man and honored the officer. The years that have passed since our separation have only intensified that love by the men for him. At a meeting of the National Encampment of the "Grand Army of the Republic" at St. Louis, Mo., a few years ago, sixteen of B Company were present. Capt. Gill was with them. The fraternal feeling, still strong among them, looked for a method whereby it might exemplify itself. It took the form of presenting to him a silver headed cane, suitably engraved. Each of the sixteen contributed toward its cost. This cane, with an appropriate address, was presented to him at a banquet provided by the boys for his entertainment.
In July, 1865, at Meridian, Miss., the company was greatly augmented by the transfer to it of men from the 117th, 122nd and 124th Illinois, whose term of service had not expired when these regiments were ordered discharged. They were sent to us to complete this service. They were good, sturdy young fellows, and had seen hard service in their respective regiments, They very soon, by their soldierly conduct, became of us in deed as well as in name. We liked them and the liking was reciprocated, and in the subsequent gatherings of the regiment they are greeted as heartily as if the 33rd were the regiment of their original enlistment. An appreciative compliment is paid by these men to us by always signing themselves as members of the "33rd Illinois Infantry" at the different encampments of soldiers of the Civil War. Very many of these men went into the army just as soon as they were old enough to be accepted as soldiers, thereby showing their patriotism, for which they deserve just as much credit as those whose age permitted them to enter the service at an earlier date. When these men enlisted the war cloud hung darkly over the land ; many of the great battles of the war had been fought; the disabled by sickness
Object Description
| Title | History of the Thirty-Third Regiment Illinois Veteran Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War, 22nd August, 1861, to 7th December, 1865 |
| Creator | Way, Virgil Gilman, 1847- |
| Contributors | Elliott, Isaac Hughes, 1837-1922 |
| Subject [LCSH] |
Illinois. 33d Regiment, 1861-1865 United States --History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Regimental histories --Illinois Infantry --33d |
| Description | History of the Thirty-Third Regiment Illinois Veteran Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War, 22nd August, 1861, to 7th December, 1865 |
| Date Original | 1902 |
| Format | Book |
| Digital Format | JPEG |
| Language | eng |
| Contributing Institution | Illinois State Library |
| Rights | Materials in this collection are made available by the Illinois State Library. To request reproductions or inquire about permissions, contact: islimg@ilsos.net. Please cite the item title and collection name. |
| Identifier | 2849438 |
| Type | Text |
| Collection Name | Illinois and the Civil War - Documents |
| OCLC number | 830038418 |
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| Title | Page 96 |
| Transcript | 96 COMPANY SKETCHES AND ROSTERS. the Old Countrie", as he used to sing it with his strong bass voice, sometimes aided by Holtzkampf's tenor— were grand. Ah ! the echo of those German songs rings in my ears to-day with a pleasure bora only of appreciation. Sergeant Chase, the Bishop, was the only practicing physician in the company. His materia medica consisted of "Ayer's pills" and "cold water packs". Probably for the company's good, the patients were limited to himself and Archie Muire. Poor Archie! he was almost ready to quit the service, escorted by a burial party, when "the Bishop" was discharged by expiration of term of service. Chase was a good boy, even if he did practice medicine. Justin C. Moore, the bass drummer of the regiment, so much resembled a woman in looks and actions that the name "Jane", given to him in the early service, staid with him till the end. "Jane" was a good fellow; many of the letters to home folks were written on the head of his drum. "Jane" could give pointers on time to old "Father Time". His beats were perfect; he could give the boys the step because he knew it himself. "Jane's" frail body never would have lasted the more than four years of service if his will power had not greatly predominated. When discharged with the regiment he was, to all appearances, as physically strong as he had been at any period of his service. Three weeks after reaching home we followed him to his last resting place. He completed his service, but his life went out with its completion. Joe Weed held the last Corporal's warrant issued in the company. Although young in years, he was equal to the responsibility placed upon him. Charles Mc-Cotter was one of the early corporals of the company. He was a large man physically, but he seemed a very giant when carrying the "company" flag. At the time the regiment was righting by detachments, "company flags" seemed to be appropriate. B Company was given one by the "Ladies of DuPage County". It floated over Fort Morgan, B Company's earliest effort at entrenchment building. On the assembling of the companies to assume operations as a regiment, this beautiful flag was placed into the keeping of Lieutenant Nelson G. Gill; by him it was sent north to be cared for. It never again was unfurled in the face of an armed enemy. After the war was over it graced with its presence a flagstaff on a school building in Holly Springs, Miss., in which Mrs. Gill was conducting a school. The hand of a vandal who was too cowardly to face the flag in open battle set fire to the building. That flag, waving in its majesty, the emblem of peace and good will, even to a lately rebellious people, was burned with the building. Its liberated stars joined those stars above which so long have looked from their place in the blue vault of heaven upon them. The hand of the misguided man destroyed the substance, but the spirit of the principle that that flag represented lived on. Ages after that hand (and others that had lately been raised in rebellion against it) will have crumbled into dust, that principle will be the guiding star to universal liberty throughout the world. B Company was physically a strong one, usually excelling the other companies in number of men for duty as to number enrolled. This condition was, in a great measure, brought about by the careful training given to the company in its early life by Orderly Sergeant N. G. Gill. He had "crossed the plains" to California with the "gold seekers" in the days when the patient ox was the motive power that linked together the far west and the central states of the Republic. The lessons learned by him there were of practical value to the men under his charge. Their healthy condition, at times when other companies were suffering from diseases common to camp life, were the results of his teachings. Too much credit cannot be given to him for this work, that saved the usefulness of the men, and often life itself to the individual member. This care exercised by Gill in our early life continued through his entire stay with the company. As a Lieutenant, and afterward as Captain of the company, he exercised a great influence over the men for their good. The men appreciated this and in turn respected the man and honored the officer. The years that have passed since our separation have only intensified that love by the men for him. At a meeting of the National Encampment of the "Grand Army of the Republic" at St. Louis, Mo., a few years ago, sixteen of B Company were present. Capt. Gill was with them. The fraternal feeling, still strong among them, looked for a method whereby it might exemplify itself. It took the form of presenting to him a silver headed cane, suitably engraved. Each of the sixteen contributed toward its cost. This cane, with an appropriate address, was presented to him at a banquet provided by the boys for his entertainment. In July, 1865, at Meridian, Miss., the company was greatly augmented by the transfer to it of men from the 117th, 122nd and 124th Illinois, whose term of service had not expired when these regiments were ordered discharged. They were sent to us to complete this service. They were good, sturdy young fellows, and had seen hard service in their respective regiments, They very soon, by their soldierly conduct, became of us in deed as well as in name. We liked them and the liking was reciprocated, and in the subsequent gatherings of the regiment they are greeted as heartily as if the 33rd were the regiment of their original enlistment. An appreciative compliment is paid by these men to us by always signing themselves as members of the "33rd Illinois Infantry" at the different encampments of soldiers of the Civil War. Very many of these men went into the army just as soon as they were old enough to be accepted as soldiers, thereby showing their patriotism, for which they deserve just as much credit as those whose age permitted them to enter the service at an earlier date. When these men enlisted the war cloud hung darkly over the land ; many of the great battles of the war had been fought; the disabled by sickness |
| Collection Name | Illinois and the Civil War - Documents |
