The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-10-26
The Captured Fina--Au Interesting Inter-
view.

4, eleven O'Clock this morn ne, say. The wash
.ngtou stan Of Monday, General Custer had sn
prview with the Secretsry of Wa. and said ,hM
h, had tcen ordered by General shcr dan to tu-n
over ~ ,he Department the f.ss captured in the
r~ren, battle at Cedar Greek, snd - present To the
Secretary u War the mcn who had captured them.
Tho following were .he f.gs presente.
Flsg 81 the 2nd :. e. Regiment, captured hy ca
George ". Love, li6th S-s lork Vols Tlng the
la'h Virginia iuisn,rv, c,pturei d, >crs.au. David
n. S,oield, b'h New Yorl Csyul-V. Flag ot tho
iitt Georgia lrfanirv, capf"r,.i ,. chef Rur'cr
". wells 9th >ew Nor. 'avslry Flag .uE-
pr.ei to tc General RAmseur's hr,ilusrtets IA,
captured by James Swrcuv, l.. Vermont taytlr
Flag Of the l-th Georgia in'sntr-. cspturcf 10y Pm
vst' I rick Crocser, 9th AchireL t,vsirv. a
battle nag captured hy Captain Edwards LIT Yer
mont Cavalry. entrusted 70 the care Of torIorNl
John Welch, 9Th New Iort Cavalry, in consderi-
Non o' tbe isrt that Wech r"cnptrrol rom the
enemy the Tag II the 18th New Jer'N In.
ianiry, which had fallen into the hands q
the rebels IA their morning attack battle
fag captured by Corporal Daniel r.
gle s7h Pennsylvania Nulun'ecrs Tho sccrc-
tary inquired Of Corporal gle y the stat u
which the flag fastcnci, and VII ch ton, lie
appearance of hAviug Nceu hastily made, wns cap
turct with tho tag. Tie Corporal replying IN a."
negative, tho Secretary ASKED how it happened tnat
the staff IVES not captured with the r'0rs "Why.
SIR, sad tho Corporal, ''he tore the flag OF no
staff when came clos" To him. aud took It away
from him." "Did he skedaidl"f" inquired the
Secretary "He did, sr," vas the prompt re-
sponse, ''and kept the flag" f'ar n the l2tn T.
&. Inisutry, captured by Scrgt +. u Woodbury..
| LIST VT CavAlry. The stsi upon which this Tag
| wbs fastened had evidently been very eN'cllcn
iointod fshing-rpi, and simlratly suhsorycd the
purpose to which II hsd been applied battle
| Gag captured by privste Ira Hough, -ih Ind ana
| Infantry flag captured by private jeremiah
/ Parks 9th ~ Y. Cavalry, youth not yet Il years
Of age, and who ha. not yet been in service two
! months. The Secretary expressed the hope that
| before the war terminated Parks would YIN Ma
| jor Generals commission.
| sweeney. who captured the fas. supposed to
Re, ng b. the late Gen. Ramseur's tca ,qusrierN-
is not yet Is vcsrs o' II explanation 10 the
| Secretary OF the capture very sinusng Nc
| and another one 0i the boys" "a d hc, saw m
subuance, and ordered 1t to halt. ~. Tho r.yer,
! the General lrterdd ~" ambulance q e. on
says - hat General - S,vst DR. VET Feu Ram
seur' ssysI that istho fasu am look nG ior.'
! So the other hoy and myself took Gcu. RsIuscut,
J the surgeon the sinhulincr, tie driScr ami The
/ horses" rcucral Custer explained in1t The boy
I hai gray Jacket wh,n he made the cap
'rre, and had thus mslei the driver OF uenersl
RAmscur's ambulance. The o. rotary said that nt
| would Ike To- zee the "oth"r boy" who rHcracy
stated was Corp Irod. Lyons, lat W. cavalry
Secretary Stanton then returned 10 these sllli,rs
the thanks OF the Department and Of the Govern
meut. ior their gallantry in this great and hrani
battle stating that each Of tkem would be furut 1od
| VIII u medal IN conIuemorat0u Of thc.r bravery
! md" tald be, "t, show you how yool Generals
ard GOD men work together, have rlI',cy op
/ pointed your commanding General ttls'"rJ
MaJ.r-Gel,rl. General C.stcr," he continue !,
Ia iAg l.ni by tic Laud, - a4ant u.iu.r Away
| makes gallant soldiers"
| Ths unuoun .cment was rcccivcl with trc-i.cn
dous cnccrs 10y the large nuwter of versions wA'
had assembled ia tie A4d cEVc room ~ d" Do
rartnent 90 witness tie rrcseutaion, ~hI'r III,
Embarrassed looks OF General Caster, as be "Net
h.s thanks ior the uneHpeclol promotion alo', q,
that hIs Iuutestr was equal T. lis courage.