The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-06-03

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the missiles flew thick and fast. sudden
IN Firms banner flashed from behind n
ledge of rock and caught Pats eye
Rising in his stirrups, he exclaimed,
"Mither of Moses the ovid ilaS,' ana
dashed and spurred his horses on Win
display OF zeal that his captain by amt
Of the most prdiSHe aPpoIlS hal never
been able 20 arouse.
on flags presented by municipalities
might frequently be found some special
coat OF arms or motto. and in speaking
OF "our flag" the men had In nina ms
gift banner and not the government
standard that had been intrnsted 10
their keeping with other state proper
~. Our nag" was wrought ny Mo-
mans fingers, laved with noble tears,
and IN It's tolds fingered the s.ghs .;
those who made q country worth Tight
Ing Tor.
southern Battle Flags
An that can be said OF northern battle
flags can also be said OF southern. The
same popular uprising sent out their
ac,liers. and the same noble impulse
stirred M their friends and kinsmen 10
present THE boys" with a banner from
home, something that would be owned
ana cherished by the men fighting Tor
ani around II. Each seeding state
snnt ont troops on It's own account ana
Nth thern AZ a symbol, It's own col0rs'
usually the coat OK arms OF the state
on Main field. Among such were the
famous palmetto" Of South Carolina
~, "neIican" OF Louisiana and the lone
star" or donnie blue flag OF lHNaS'
rLo Oog Of the forty-sevcnth Norm
Carolina bore the dates. May ~ 100
and Nav 20, 1861. commemorative the
rsvnlt OF the colony against England,
and the secession OF the state from tie
Union. ,,,r,
Favorlte companies were given ban
ners OF original devices, ana no w"
"Crpscert city Regiment OF Nsw Ut
leans, carried Tag o; dark SoIu coi%r,
with a cross Of peculiar snape III .nr
corner. on the bars OF the crrSS
-Is,med n number OF stars. and this
Iavica afterwarl became the battle en-
bIcrn OF the confederacy known as the
southern cross.
The "StarH and Bars"
Tho first official nag Of the south was
The "stars and bars" flag partly cop
Tod from the Union banner and bearing
ercb n strong resemblance to II TINT
nv we're NOT distinRuishnble IN Nhe
asa Tho rs was divided into three
brnad strIpes, the centre one WHITE enc
otba-s red. The corner piece or Union
VAS blue. with nine stars Hr-REkr'
> CIRCLE. ami gave In com oina''oh a.
yrost like tine ole ono ~" CN."rs ~.
yhite and blue. In battle the opi".'L5
commands became hopelessy enlaI-
eled, us In the first Bun Euh, UNI,
tSourh the results were bloody enough
~ s,,tt tho occasion. the sOuthern"rs
.Soucht the slaughter was not Wen
S,s. limited. and began 10 introduce new
C1Iors MS battle flags leaving the stars
orI hars FOR civil and headquarters use
A lag known as n battle nag hpPe'
Oh I'm 1852. and the cross, similar 70 thIl
~ Inc crccpnt city flag OF 1861, was VS.
,,,,rrIr,l emblem. This flag consisted
~ n rod ~. with two blue dihE9nai
iors. having narrow. w D1tut,s'
crossed in the center. ~ Dos Weit
white stars numbered G0roru'3E 70
fancy. Some Of the Texan plnh'u thslr
bars with a single star. Inc must IL
nous nag song OF the war
"TTurrah Tor the bonnie blue has
That bears a single STAR
v,s suggested by the flag Of Texas the
original Texas flag had been a blue ny,
with a white star In the center hIlu
when the Texan troops took the cross
emblem they retained the lone star
The cross made the contcuci.LNs 'iah
cnranIcun,rg IN battle. and II was retnin-
Oh 10 tho end. being twice modified. On
tbe hattie flag OF 1862 the crossed bars
svtcnded from corner TO corner. making
an aagy target for Union guns, ana thht
arrnn cement gave place In 1868 20 one
with White fly having reduced bnt.ls
far, "a corner piece. But tft Wnits
ca rrapnnd"rated In mass trlt IN" c"lNr
hsCamr almost invisible In q strVnE
hrecZe, and the flag looked ike a t'ShhI
NJ truce. To remove THIS opjef'@'.
wide. vertical bar OF red was placed on
the other edge Of the ny. There was
no migtakinE this symbol since thsr'
y,,aq nothing IKE h known to our HeTvice
- g. e9ts1rd IL. south, ~ tn fCn-
t,y-ag Of tho old nag SIN remained thc
s,1rg and the red. white and blWe'
Tho Gnrs OF the f1rty-ninth Georgia
and ibc sixth Kentucky are types OF ihc
confederate battle flags Of the east ana
The west. aq they were first designed
namely. tho mammoth blue cro2S WIN
white STARS and bordcrson red ground
Tho Famous orphan Brigade
The sixth Kentucky belonged 10 the
ran1yyncd "Orphlu brigade OF tiat
gtntn a name bestowed by General
Hroc',Inrldgo after N" battle OF NUT
Trrrsbaro. PrcyIou7 ,u the battle th'a'
rrrn md been referred ~ as orphhnS.
because they w"rr "Npntrnted SONS OF
Kentucky disfrlnchisod ana dis'Wn,u
by their native STATE for Joining wv
c0nfcaoracy, At MurfrecSD1ro thSy
lost their loader, Colonel Hanson, w
father OF the brigade, who was hii'L
while leading tn0m, under the IRE 81
fire fnWt ntf