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Title: Bearing arms in the Twenty-seventh Massachusetts Regiment of Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, 1861-1865 (electronic resource)
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Derby, W. P. (William P.)
Subjects: United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 27th (1861-1865)
Publisher: Boston : Wright & Potter Print. Co.
Contributing Library: Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library
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rce of pardonable pride tothe reoiment, and of great enjoyment to the citizens. Whenits martial strains filled the air in parading the streets, busi-ness cares and treasonable reserve gave place to apprecia-tion and delight. No band in the department enjoyed thehio-h estimation of this drum corps, the credit of whichis due to Comrade Skinner. Music was to him an inspira-tion, and most of his exercises were original with himself.Comrade Skinner died at Plainville, Conn., Feb. 14, 1867.Much labor was bestowed in establishing religious andeducational, facilities. A portion of the time the religiousservices of the regiment were held in the theatre building.Later, Chaplain AVoodworth, by choice of the church, andthe appointment of Genl Butler, assumed charge of theFirst Presbyterian Church, its pastor, Rev. Dr. Armstrong,having been sentenced to hard labor at Fort Hatteras, N. C,for treasonable utterances. Under Rev- YY\ L. Coan,schools for freedmen were established, including eight graded
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■■) COLORED SCHOOLS — KETUUX OF COL. LEE. 227 and four primary departments. These were attended by twothousand scholars, while the evening schools were crowdedby motley throngs beyond possible accommodation. Lan-guage fails to describe the longings of these emancipatedones for a taste of knowledge. An old man said to thewriter, Ef dis ole man can only read from dis blessedbook for hisself, of de lub ob Jesus, its nough for me ! Aprimer and Testament constituted the course of study, andfor the most part best satisfied their wants. March, 1864,Mr. Coan wrote: -For months the Twenty-Seventh Mass!Regt. has been with us ; they have been our defenders, havemet us in our praying circle, and we have been strengthenedby their prayers and exhortations. They have devotedmuch time to the instruction of the poor freedmen, and ournight and Sabbath schools have been greatly aided by them.We deeply regret the necessity of parting with them. Upon the accession of Genl Butler to the command ofthi

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