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American Civil War
Fourteenth Regiment Infantry
On one side a figure of Justice, by its side an eagle holding in its beak an American flag, the folds of which were gracefully thrown around the figure. On a scroll is written in gold letters, "We came not to war on opinions, but to suppress treason. "
The affair occurred at a review of the regiment by Governor Blair and staff. Professor J. M. B. Sill, on behalf of the ladies, in a characteristic speech, delivered the flag, to which Colonel Robert P. Sinclair made an appropriate
reply. In 1864 it was returned to the ladies by a committee of officers selected by the regiment for that purpose.
Civil War Battle
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