Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-06-19
memorial at Winchester.
ucturn Of :, Souvenir.


rho following, taken from the BaIt'-
40 SIN of the 9Th inst, relative 10
Hlo'u dwelling of the memorial monu
'"' - .t Winchester, Va, on Saturday
,s, will no doubt be interesting to .ne
ns, nv surviving members of heniyS
m 1Er.i Maryland Regiment, Federal
Ff " who reside in this locality:
w. w. most interesting feature of the
49, ! ~ came at the close of the ceremonies
"a! ,be stand, when Lieut.. John Il,
~ of Ashby's Cavalry, Seventh
Tol was introduced, and presented to
Con- Bradley 7. Johnson the colors of
che First Maryland Regiment Federal
G,,alry, which was lost in an engage
mont with Gen. Bradley T. Johnson g
nommand. Lieut.. Rust said he desired
q Give the flag i'll the name OF his wife,
70 be returned to the command from
which it had been taken. Mrs. fust at
tbe time was unmarried and an eye
witness of the desperate fight lii whlch
the fac was lost. IT was III the neat Oh
conflict on the 2Sd of May, 1862 wheh
= Confederate Maryland soldier came 10
the poarch of her house IN " "rfeh
county, Va, and gave the colorS to her
80 L.cr. if he should survive, for HIM;
if not, TO preserve it to bis memory.
I, wes afterwards aScertained from his
Lrother that he had been killed near
Winchester, and Mrs. Rust has ever
since treasured it as a priceless souve-
mir not More than dozen people
knowing Of its existence. The flag
was lost in a running but hardly contes.
ted fght from Front Royal to Winches
ter In giving it up the lady requests
that q painting be made OF it for herself,
inscribed with a history Of the flag, as
follows:
Presented to Miss Mamie \. Nc
Kay, May %, 1852, by a member OF
the LIST Md. Regt., c. S. ~, who cap
turcd it in her presence, and after Is
wears restored 10y her to the survivors
Of the Confederate regiment at the I'M
yelling of the statue in Stonewall Gem
e,ery, Winchester, with the request
that IT be returned TO the L lrSI MARY
hand Federal regiment
Though she subsequently saw the
brother Of the Confederate solder and
ave him back a portfolio and some
other articles lett in her satekcoping,
and learned from him of the death OF
The gallant captor OF the colorS, She
never knew the names Of the brothers.
The flag is of silk, faded and torn by
usage. On a central stripe in gilt let
ters, is inscribed the words, First Reg
inent Maryland Volunteers.
"Gen. Johnson said he would cheer
fully accept the duty of restoring the
flag. Fer himself, he added that he
had changed none of his opinions since
1869. What he believed then he be
icyes now. y voice, Good for you. J
The differences among us were settled
hy arms. "A voice, No, by star
yation. The adherence Of the Conted-
crate soldier to his faith is a guaranty
Of his fidelity to his pledge Of support
10 an indisscluble Union, and he will
stand bv the one with the same forti-
tnle and courage as he did in the other.
There are people who caunot under
stand how a man eau he steady 10 the
faith he held in 1861 and at the same
time be true to the pledges he has CIV
en- to support the Union, for they must
hide fast and ride far who would be
frmcr than we are in the support OF
the Union. Applause. | call you,
soldiers Of the Slonewall Brigade,
Jackson's foot Cavalry, and Ashhy's
men, to bear Inc witness that the First
Maryland Federal Regiment was com
posed of as brave men as ever bore
rms; and that the courage ard gal
lantry exhibited by Col. Krniy and
his command at Front Royal, May %,
1862, were equal to any that We have
ever seen, aud not surpassed by the
most gallant achievements Of the war.
| propose to say that to Col. kcaly in
your name and on my own bchal} when
/ return this flag to him. Applause. J
l hope the time is fast approaching
when all the people OF Maryland, with
out regard to war passions and sympa
thics, will recognize and claim the for
titude and chivalry of her tw" First
Maryland regiments, Federal and Con
tolerate, as a part of the common herit-
ace of the glory Of the State. Ap-
plause1 This closed the exercises in
cdent to Maryland day"