Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-03
SHOT TORN FLAGS.
Banners In Yesterdays Parade That
Had Been Baptized in Fire
THEIR HISTORY THAT OF WAR
Many of Them Had Half a Dozen
CoIor-Bcnrers-some Were Made
from Ladies' Dresses, But None of
Them Ever Touched the Ground.
THEIR HISTORY THAT or WAR


borne her flags. Human life to him was
not too dear to be spent in its defence,
and when all was over every ruse that
ingenuity could devise was resorted TO in
order that the tattered banners might To-
main In the custody OF those who Tor -FOUR
years had never hestated to follow
wherever its folds futtered..
Now, 1t is one Of the hypothesis OF war
history that the Confederates gave up all
their flags when they surrendered. Evil
IDENTIFY this is a supposition only. for If ii
DO not. then to judge by the number OF
tattered banners exhibited yesterday the
war cannot have ceased. Nearly every
camp or other veteran organization car
ried one or more flags. whose shot-riddied
folds told more eloquently than words
that Il had seen service elsewhere than
on the parade ground.
ONLY MEN WENT THERE.
Maury Camp. Of Fredericksburg, had
the old battle-lag OF the Thirtieth Vir-
ginia, under which 176 men were killed at
Sharpsburg, or Antietam, IS it Is called in
the North.
Precious. indeed, were the trophies car
ried by X. T.. Lee Camp, Of Alexandria.
These were The two flags that were car
ried during the war by the famous Seven
teenth Virginia Regiment-one a State
Gag and the other a regimental battIe-reg
This battle-hag was presented TO The
Seventeenth Virginia on November Is.
1861, by the State. having Just previously
been adopted by the Confederate Govern
ment as the battle-fag Of the South.
From that time until the close of the war
this flag foated over many fields Of bat
tie.
The other flag carried during the war IS
a Virginia State flag that was presented
to the Seventeenth Virginia Regiment by
Governor John Letcher on the heights OF
Centrevills October 30, 1861. This latter
flag replaced one presented to the Lou
doun Guard at its organization, October,
1859. by the ladies OF Virginia.
GEORGIANS CARRIED THEM.
Two noted banners were carried by the
Augusta (Ga) Camp, No. 4S5. one OF
these was the flag of CoObs Georgia
Legion OF Cavalry. II was carried during
the entire war, and was perforated again
and again by shot and shell. The other
flag was that OF the Fifth Georgia. The
iast-named banner was only under fire
evidence Of that fact.
The battle-fag OF the Third Georgia
Regiment was carried by Jefferson Lamar
Camp, OF Covington, Ga.
The flag OF the Seventh Georgia, under
which General Barton fell at First Ma
nasses, was carried by survivors Of that
regiment. This was the first Confederate
flag that was ever placed over a Federal
battery.
The flag Of the Forty-second Georgia,
carried by W. Il. Edwards surviving
color-bearer, was a sight 20 behold, being
literally shot to Chreds. Six bearers or
this standard met death while carrying II
PRESENTED BY BEAUREGARD.
]. i. Strange Camp, OF Charlottesville.
bore precious relic in the battle-fag OF
the Nineteenth Virgins. This was pre-
scented TO the regiment I'm 1861 by General
Beauregard. Five color bearers have been
killed under II.
The battle-fag Of Company A, Fourth
Virginia Cavalry, was carried by Ewell
Camp, OF Manassas. The many perfora-
lions in It attested the fact that it waved
proudly from Manassas to Appomattox.
Kershaw Camp, Of Cheraw, s. c.. had
the flag OF the Eighth South Carolina.
This banner was carried from Manassas
10 Gettysburg. Half dozen color-bearers
have been killed while bearing 1t. 1t is
to be left with the Confederate Museum,
IN this city.
Sumter Camp, of Charleston. S. c.. had
the oolors of the historic Hampton Lo-
gion.
JACKSON'S FLAG.
The Stonewall Brigade flag. under which
Jackson fought at First Manassas. was
,arried by r. s. Mccarthy. Of the twenty
seventh Virginia.
Pickett Camp. OF Richmond, had the
oolors of the First Virginia Regiment
These We're found In the trunk of Colonel
Williams. who was killed at Gettysburg
and whose body was reinterred in Rich
nond several months ago.
An interesting relic was the flag OF the
Eighteenth Virginia. borne by Cabell-
sraves Camp, OF Danville. This nag was
carried for two years. during which
Inc II was so badly shot TO pieces that
/ new one had to be issued.
The colors OF the First Virginia Cavalry
we're carried by William r. Jones Camp.
" Washington county Va. They were
Used during the entire war.
The battle-fag Of the Second Virginia,
stonewall Brigade. was carried by Turner
ishby Camp, OF Winchester. These colOrs
we're placed in the bosom Of Il comrade
Il Appomattox and brought home. This
'omrade answered the long roll-call De-
,ember 10. 1896. The camp also carried a
handsome silk flag. presented by the La
lies Auxiliary, on one side Of which is
he Virginia coat-of-arms and on the
,ther the Confederate battle-fiag.
A blockade flag from the boat OF Cap
ain Westerlund, which used TO fly around
Fort Sumter. was carried by Catawba
amp. OF Rock Hill, s. G.
Bowie-StranGe Camp had the Nine
zenith Virginia fiag.
The flag OF the Sixth Virginia Cavalry
vas carried by A. Z. Hill Camp, OF Gull
eper.
General Magruder's headquarters' flag,
nd a small United States flag captured
4 battle, were borne by MagruderEw
amp OF Williamsburg.
c. c. Wharton Camp. Of Pulaski. had
he fias presented to the Wytheville Rife
zen, Of Gordon's Brigade.
The flag OF the First Missouri Cavalry
Tas carried by the Missouri and Tennes-
ee divisions.
The colors OF the Sixty-nlnth. Sixth, and
'iftieth North Carolina regiments. all
Z which showed signs OF hard usage.
Tere carried by survivors OF these COM
hands.
MADE OF DRESSES.
The cclors OF the First North Carolina |
attalion Of Sharpshooters, made from |
he dresses Of the ladies' Of Yadkin coun-
Y, was borne proudly by survivors OF /
lat organization.
The two weli-known battle-fags OF the |
orty-second North Carolina, neither OF |
'hich had ever touched the ground. were |
lrried by Norheet Camp, OF Wins.R--
alem. n. G.
Veterans OF the Tenth North Carolina /
attalion Of Heavy Artillery had the flag |
resented 10 them In 1854 by the ladies |
: Augusta, Ga.
The flag that waved over Backman's |