The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-02-13
RETURNING A FLAG.
The CGIOrs of the Third MISSISSIPPI
pi tO. be Sent Back from Com
necticut and Restored 40 the
Confederate Veterans.

From the Y. o. Pieay uae.
Last Thursday the Legislature OF
Connecticut unanimously passed a
resolution transferring The tiag OF
the 3rd Mississippi, nov in the State
Armory Ot Connecticut, To Lieut..
Col. Healy and other survivors OF
the 9th Connecticut. The transfer
rs Tor the purpose Of allowing the
restoration OF the tlda to he surVi-
vors OF the Mississippi regiment, as
further evidence of the good feel.
ing now existing between the Mort h
and South.
| Col. Wm. Wright, United States
Shipping Commissioner at New Or.
lranS, has received letter stating
mat Col. lleHly and Capt. law
rrnce O'Brirn Will he down with The
flag about February %. Paving
Teller DLnirl CnIrih, of the lIibrr-
MIA National Bank, is one of he
survivors of the Mississippi com
mand, aud an tflnIt will be made to
bring toGelh her all OF the membrrS
of the regiment now living, on the
occasion OF the return OF The en-
sign.
Col. Wli.h: and Caut. Joseph II.
LlWler, both of whom were with
tie 9lh Connecticut volunteers, were
the OrigiualOrS of the idea which
will resnlt in the pleasant event
som 90 ,a&e place. The flag was
captured by Company G, 9th Cou-
nrc;icnt Volunteers, of which Col.
Wright WAS cal tain. The capture
occurred in 1862.
AS Col. Wright uaIlHteS the in
cidrnt, Il llttle eiIl was picked up
in Mississippi Sound by he Federal
navy. She WAS aflOat in Il boat
which had evidently become de
tachrd from shore after ihe child
had entered it. Gen. Butler order.
eel the girl returned to ber puOple.
The United States troops were thcm
on Ship Island, Major Strong, at.
terwaIrlS MajOrGenrral, WAS order
ed to take the child home under Il
flag OF truce. The residence OF he
child was found to be Omewhere in
the meig hhOI hood of Mississippi
City. After she was given up to
her parents and Major Strong start
ed back, the flag of uuce was fired
OIL. Col. Wright says that none of
the Federal troops ever believed
that the firing was done by Con
federate soldiers.
Gen. Butler, when Informed of
the matter, considered the firing au |
outrage and ordered the Orb Con |
necticut tn 90 over and punish the
perpetrators. The 9th Connect
cut accordingly wentIO Pass Chris
tian. After reaching there it was
found that the 3rd Mississippi was
encauIped at tue place. Proceed /
ing Il short distance from the Pass /
the Federal soldiers found the Con !
federate camp. The Confedprates
opened fire, but as The Felerals AL. |
vanced and the COntedeIates found |
resistance useless they reireated 4
Just as the Connecticut trOOps en-.
tered the camp. The camp was 4
found fully equipped and the col
OrS, many stau6s of arms, ,lrums
and other parapberualia of war cap
tured. The Confederate regiment
was not aware OF the mission Ot the
Federal soldiers, and a telegram,
just written, was fouEd Oh the table
in the COlOnefs teut, asking the
Confederate authorities for Instruc.
tions. The Federal truOps inme-
diately severed the wires aud shut
of telegraphic communication.
They then returned to Ship Island
having discovered the of.
Tenders they were detailed 10 chas.
IiSe.
The flag Of the Mississippans
vas the first captured IN the SOnih. I
Col. Wright asked Gen. Butler for /
permission 10 send It 70 COnuectf.