The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
HISTORICAL.
Texas Rangers' Flags.

When the small remnant of that glo. rious Sth Texas Cavalry. Terry''s Texas Rfngers. meet with the other Veterans in Dallas this spring. they will doubtless have with them two fiaRs-one old and battle-worn. the other fresh and bright. but both inexpressibly dear to the heart of every living Ranger.
 In the history of the former flag four States are closely connected. as 1t was made in Tennessee, presented in Ala. bama to a Texas regiment. and was found by an Indiana regiment who held 1t until
 It was made by Miss Mary McIver. who still resides in Nashville, Tenn, assisted by Miss Robbie Woodruff, who died some years ago. The material used was A blue silk dress of Miss McIver's. and was lined with a white satin wedding dress. It bore circular field of blue. with tho rvs Texas Rangers" with a Texas star In the center, and was taken to the reg iment by Miss McIver's brother, John 8. McIver, September F. 1864. and pre- sented by Col. Gustave Cook. near Flor
 On October P. 1884, after the Rangers had joined the army of Tennessee, under Gen, J. B. Hood. on his march in the reaf of General Sherman. and after talk. ing Dalton and cutting off the commu- nication of sherman with Thomas at Nashville. the Confederate Army fell back towards Blue Mountain. Hoods rear was ten miles south of Gaylesville, Ala. on the date named, and he ordered Harri- tion of Rome. Ga. Gen. Tom Harrison obeyed the command. and met Wilder s division. who with~a like purpose was advancing. and our command was forced by overwhelming numbers to retreat. In the confusion the standard bearer of the Rangers. Count Jones. in passing through the woods. lost the flag from the stan It was not unfurled at the time. but was in an oilcloth case. The next day 1t was edged in correspondence since the war how and when it was found.
 Having lost all hope of ever recovering the flag. Miss McIver made another. lined with part of the same wedding CTS. during the Confederate Reunion, held in Nashville. June, 1897.
 In March. 1899. the Legislature of In- diana passed concurrent resolution to propriated s256 to defray the expense thereof
 It was taken to Dallas. Texas. by Gov ernor Mount of Indiana, accompanied by his staff. and members of the, Leglsla- ture and of the c. A. R.'s.. thus em- phasizing the true union of the North and the South.
 Unfortunately Governor Mount remark ed during his address: we come to re. turn In love a battle flag we took in KNOWS that their flag was never captured. and at the time of its return. MT. Geo. B. Guild. one of the Rangers, now re- siding In Nashville. Tenn. resented Gov ernor Mounts mistake to such an ex- tent, that he published the true facts of the case in which he says the loss of the flag. which was torn from the staff. by the dense woodland, was considered quite a joke by the Tennessee portion of the command. to whom 1t was always sore reflection to see this flag which they thought should have been given to them. The Texans understood this and took de- light in guving the Tennesseeans about 1t. But after this occurrence the tables were turned and the Tenresseeans took special deligght in crying out to the Tex ans. Look here. boys, what did you do with the flag our gals gave you?"