. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . artan band as lasting as the blue sky that looksdown upon that field of carnage and glory. When its flag was presented to the regiment in Detroit, a solemnvow was taken, never to allow it to trail before the enemy or fall into 164 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MICHIGAN. his hands. That flag, pierced by twenty-three fresh bullets from theenemys guns, aside from those that splintered its staff in thisengagement, spoke more forcibly than any words could, with whatsacredness the vow was
. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . artan band as lasting as the blue sky that looksdown upon that field of carnage and glory. When its flag was presented to the regiment in Detroit, a solemnvow was taken, never to allow it to trail before the enemy or fall into 164 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MICHIGAN. his hands. That flag, pierced by twenty-three fresh bullets from theenemys guns, aside from those that splintered its staff in thisengagement, spoke more forcibly than any words could, with whatsacredness the vow was kept. The noble and stalwart Color-Sergeant, Abel G. Peck, in whosekeeping the colors were placed, on the Campus Martins, yielded uphis life in their defense, early in the morning fight, being the first manof the regiment killed in this battle. Before they touched the ground,as Peck fell, Color-Corporal CHARLES Bellore of E sprang forwardand seizing the colors, bore them aloft as the troops advanced to thecapture of Archers Brigade. Bellore, too, was killed in McPhersonswoods near the second line of DEFENDING THE COLORS AT GETTYSBURG, JULY 1, 1863. BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. 165 Private AUGUST EARNEST of K now took the colors from theground and carried them until the third line of battle was formed,when he, also, shared the fate of his comrades. When Earnestdropped dead, the flag fell with him at the feet of First SergeantEVERARD B. Welton of H, who reached forward and picked it up,holding it till Colonel Morrow ran to him and took the thriceprostrated flag from his hands. He gave it to Color-CorporalAndrew Wagner of F, who boldly waved it in the face of theadvancing foe, and under a terrific fire, took a new position indicatedto him by Colonel Morrow. Wagner in turn, the last of the ColorGuard, was shot and fell with the colors. Colonel Morrow took themfrom under Wagner, and, assuring him that his wound was not mortal,himself bore them until Private WiLLlAM Kelly of E came
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