The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-18
TO THE THIRD MISSISSIPPI.
The Flag to be Returned at New
Orleans on Connecticut Day.
-ew Haven (Conn.) Register.

New Haven (Conn.) REGISTER
The efforts which the survivors of the
Ninth regiment of Connecticut Nolun-
teers have been making, for months past,
to return to the Third Mississippi Regi-
ment the silken lone star flag captured
from them in battle more than twenty
wears ago, have resulted in causing the
managers of the New Orleans EXPOSE
ton to name that day Connecticut Day
on which the presentation of the MiSsis-
sippi flag will be made by the committee
appointed by the Ninth regiment.
The flag was the first captured during
the war in the department of the gulf.
Thanks to Gov. Buckingham 1t was ex-
hibited at the sanitary commission fair
i'm New York in 1864. and afterwards,
until seven years ago, was lodged With
arsenal at Hartford. At recent meet
ing of the veterans of the ninth 1t was
voted to return 1t to the Mississippians-
There remained of it intact several large
pieces. The one of most considerable
size measures Is to IS inches. The lone
star is 8 inches in diameter. The mag
uOia leaves that bind it are by 1
inches. That the desires of the Mn IA
regiment in regard to returning the flag
will be carried out is now assured. And
their contamination will be made an
event of national interest. 1t is expect
ed that thousands of the residents Of
Connecticut will be present. And alto
gether the occasion will be one long TO
be remembered. Messrs. Pickering, Gu
rator of the Connecticut exhibits, and
Plunkett, the Connecticut commissioner,
and Director General Burke, o. New
Orleans, have for some time been en-
deavorIng to assign day to Connect
cut at the Exposition. Last week j.
| Hartwell Butler, secretary of the Con
necticut commission, opened correspond
ence with Colonel john q. Healy of { he
| Ninth, inquiring aus to the time when
| the committee OF his regiment expected
TO come south with the Mississippi regi-
uent's flag. The result of the CORES
| pondence has been an agreement TO
| make February 20 the Connecticut day.
On that day will the flag be returned.
1t is hoped that Gen. Joseph r. Haw-
ley will deliver the Grafton in the Expo
ston building. Harry Earle, sou of
| John f. Earle of this city, will be the
guest of Mr.. Pickering On that day and
| VIII preside at the nldllnlOIn organ III
the Exp sition building. The flag pre-
sentation will be an important feature
Of the exercises.
1t has been generally supposed of late
that all that remained of the Ninth reg
lment's famous trophy was collection
Of shreds. But there is not the shadow
Of doubt that the pieces found by Colo
mel Healey are of the flag of the Third
| Mississippi. If there was, even that Is
li>pelled by the description given of the
Mississippi regiment flag by NJ. p.
Coen of Naugatuck, formerly of Missis-
>ippi. 1t .talIes exactly with that of
the remnants found. In the course of
his investigations, Colonel HeaIey dis
covered in the arsenal at Hartford the
lag of the Thirteenth Louisiana regi
ment, captured at Irish Bend, with an
inscription which shows that it had
been presented by the ladies of Franklin
To the St. Marys cannoneers. 1t lay i'll
the upper room of the arsenal, liable to
destruction. Major j. E. Kinney's at
tention was promptly called to the fact
| bV Colonel HealeV