A unique little affair came off on Wednesday evening at the store of F. P. Erskine, Second street, viz: the presentation of a sword, belt and sash from a number of his friends, to our fellow citizens, E. S. Fraser, who has accepted a Captaincy in the 16th regiment, now in Camp McClellan. After the usual speeches on such occasions, which in this case were brief and to the point, the company adjourned for refreshments at the expense of the liberal donee. We but express the belief of all who know the gallant Captain, that if he falls he will be found with sword in hand and face to the foe; and also the hope that he survive the ‘wars’ and long live to look upon the ‘weapon’ as a pleasant reminiscence of the past, and a relic of the dark days of 1862.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Friday Morning, March 7, 1862, p. 1
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