The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-01
or THE MARYLAND LINE
r.c.s,m,,. Of n Compnny's Descriptive Roll
History Of Two Flags.

ro,orel + I,vle Clarke, brother Of Captain
,ra,veu r. Clarke, Of this city. has lac
.;,ru. ~ tho descriptive roll Of Company b,
1r.rvl.nd Guard. of the Maryland Line OF
TSonfederate soldiers. who saw active service
-, Tho late war. On one page are the names
80 Tho enlisted men, with birthplace. place
and date of enlistment and age. and on the
opposite page is found an entry OK tne helght
and complexion and fac-simile OF the sigma
tire ~ each soldier on the roll. Many names
,velI known Mt present in Baltimore are
down The first name s that of Captain j.
Tvle Clarke. who enlisted al Richmond May
81 1861. Mt the age OF twenty-seven First
Tieutenant II. Curzon Hoffman enlisted at the
age of twenty-five and Second Lieutenant W.
Steuart Symington at the same age tlrst
Sergeant George G. Gibson OF New York,
and Third Lieutenant Joseph and Fourth
CORPORAL James Selby. of Annapolis. are
down. The page Of officers contains the
attest of Justice John +. Regnault. showing
that the oaths of Office were taken May ~,
1861. Among the privates IL Eugene higgins
birthplace. Baltimore, who enlisted AT eteis-
burg MAY 20 l-6l. He was twenty-one years
old. five feet nine inches tall. and had brown
hair and blue eyes Others were A. Kirkland
Buck Patrick Martin. Pierre &. Dugan. HAM
mond Dugan. transferred 90 Wse's brigade;
William }. IglehaTt, of Annapolis II. Gay
Iarrabee. j. Hudson Snowden, commissioned
as lieutenant June 1861, and killed at Colunl-
bus. XIV. October -. 1861. George W. MeoD,
Jr. William +. Colston, OF Washington ID. q.
Wright. now Judge Wright, who was born IN
Rio Janero: f. Courtney jenkins. Theodore
jenkins. who was transferred 10 Captain An
drew's Artillery July IL. 1881. william II.
Symington. f. Peyton Hodson and +. \.
Ward. There arc many other weH-khowh
names on the list. Colonel ClarkealsO las too
large flags which were made by Baltimore ladies'
and presented 10 his company ut the opening
of the war. One Of them Is about iOurteen1eet
long by eight feet wide. and has the Maryland
coat Of arms on a yellow ground The 0ther
is the Confederate flag, the stars ana DarS'
and is about the ordinary size The large nag
was made at a boarding house IN haltl-
more when that city was under military
rule Among the ladies' who worked on the
flag was Mrs. John A. Robb. wife OF the pres
ent city register The ladies kept the exls-
tence Of the flag q secret while they were at
work but some information regarding u
leaked out Notwithstanding their precaution
The Federal officers made vigorous search.
One or two If them lived in the boarding,
house in which the tag was made and PLAYED
whist on a table IN the drawer or winch tno
flag was kept Finally when the search be-
came hot the fag WAS sewed mp in carriage
cushion. placed in buggy and an attempt
was made t. get 1t to Point II RocKs. me Inc
carriage, with its horse and driver, was cap
tured but the cushion was saved, and after
many yicissitudes WAS carried through the
lines and gotten safely through 20 Rlcnmond
lust a. the company. which had been attached
to the Twenty-frst Virginia Infantry. was
about e. leave Camp Hermitage, the camp OF
instruction. for the front. The flag was worn
through the lines by Mrs. Mclaughlin, wife OF
Captain Mclaughlin, AZ hustle. About
eight years ago, when the Maryland mQnu-
ment in the StOnewall Cemetery. At Nnches-
ter. Va. was unveiled the old flag was
stretched across one of the principal streets
and caused a good deal of enthusiasm. The
other flag reached Camp Hermitage early IN
MAY, 1861 without special adventure, and
was presented % the company 10y Jefferson
Davis, President Of the Contederacy.