The state herald., 1902-05-30
coiorado's Historic Flags.

Steps are being taken to write his
tory of the flags that are ON exhibition
In tho war relic room in the basement
of the state house and also In the ad-
jutant generals office. There are
twenty-three OF these flags and each
one of them could tell story of val
liant deeds done by Colorado troops In
battle. They bear the traces of fierce
war, too. for there are great rents, and
holes made by shells and bullets. and
stains OF blood upon their folds. They
have been donated TO the state by per-
sons whose ancestors witnessed the
fierce struggles through which they
passed. Governor orman has received
n letter from l.. ID. Harrison of Man
chester New Hampshire. In which the
writer sas he is preparing history or
all the flags in all the state and nation
al museums, and that he Is very anN-
ious to secure facts about those that
hang upon the walls In Colorado's
state house. Governor Orman turned
the letter over TO Cecil \. Deane. ctsto-
dian of the war relies. and the latter
has prepared a list Of these flags with
some Interesting data rs 10 their his.
tory. The list is as follows:
No. l-Flng OF the First Colorado
cavalry. Was presented to the regl.
mcnt when II was organized at Den
yer In 1861. Al the battle Of Glorlettn,
New Mexico. fought March 2s, 1862,
the flng was badly torn by fragments
of shells from Gen. II. \. Siblcy's Con.
federate batteries and In that year,
while In New Mexico. a new Nag, No.
., was presented to the regiment.
No. 3-Flag presented to Company A.
First Colorado cavalry. by ladies OF
Denver. August II. 1861.
No. Alag OF the Second Colorado
cavalry.
No. 5-GuIdon OF the Troop Il, Second
cavalry. Only fragments OF the flag
remain ON the stan. The Second Colo.
RADIO served In numerous engagements
from the Rocky mountains TO Arknn.
sas. above Fori Smith. between Sep
tembcr ., is,i2, and September -, 1863,
Ne. 6-F'lag Of the Third Colorado
cavalry. The Third Colorado was n
lO0dnys regiment Its principal bat
tie was NJ Big Sandy. Colorado. No
yember 20. 1864. About iifiy Chcy-
ennes aud Arapahoes We're killed.
No. Flag of Mclain's battery.
No. Sling OF the Colorado Veteran
battalion.
No. O-Flng OF the First Colorado
VOLUNTEER Infantry. Spnnlsh'Amerlcan
war; used In the Philippines: badly
torn.
No. io-Guidon OF Troop l.. First New
York mounted rifles, torn with shell
aud bullets.
No. li-rnlon Jack. captured On n
blockade runner on Charleston. South
Carolina, In 1863.
No. l2-unltcd States Nag. taken
from fort Sumter nt the time of It's
surrender hy Major Anderson. April
u. 1891. First hng 10 be- taken by
secedlng forces during action.
No l3-l.nrgc garrison iing. made by
women nt Gold Dirt. Colorado. "A min
ing camp. In 1881,
Nos. II TO ip-cuban, Filipino and
Spanish ings.
No. ap-COnfodentc battle nag. cap
inrcd nt Camden Point. Missouri. July
!. 1861. by Troop y. Second Colorado
Infantry.
No. 2i-Confed.rntc fing captured by
scrgt Byron l.. cnrr, Troop NJ. First
Rhode Island cavalry. NJ Front Royal
virginia. May ~, iS'l2,
No. 22-confcdrrntc fng. captured hy
Mai. \, \. Perkins. Twenty.fifth Iowa
volunteers. NJ the battle nf jackson
Mississippi. May II. isrl. from III,
Fourth TrXna Infantry. Flag torn nnt
blood stained.
No. 3-confelcfnir nar. first :,
wave over the dome OF the capitol nj
| Richmond when virginia Frcedcd
| April II. 1891.