Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-17

contribution to Confederate War his
tory is as follows:
when the Confederate army. COM
manded 10y General Beauregard, and
the Federal army confronted each
other at Manassas it was seen that
the Confederate flag and the stars and
stripes looked at a distance so much
alike that il was hard to distinguish
one from the other General Beaure-
gard, thinking that serious mistakes
might be made in recognizing our
troops, after the battle of the 18th of
July at Blackburn ford ordered that
a small red badge should be worn on
the left shoulder OF our troops. and,
as | was chief quartermaster, ordered
me 10 purchase large quantity of red
flannel and To distribute to each regi-
| ment. l distributed the red flannel to
number of regiments. who placed
badges on the left shoulders of the
men.
During the battle of Bull Run il
was plainly to he seen that large
number of Federal soldiers wore n
| similar red badge. | saw these badges
ON number of prisoners we cap
tured that day. General John John
ston and General Beauregard met at
/ Fairfax Courthouse in the latter part
of August or early in September, and
| determined TO have battle flag for
every regiment that could he easily
| recognized and easily carried | was
telcgraphed to come at once TO Fair
fax Courthouse. | found General
Beauregard and General Johnston in
Beauregard's office discussing the kind
of flag that should be adopted.
General JolmSton's flag was i'm the
shape of an ellipse; red flag with
blue 81, Andrews cross and stars on
the cross (white) to represent the diff.
ferent Southern States. (No white
borden of any kind was attached 10
| this CROSSE General Beauregard S
was rectangle; red with blue St
Andrews cross and white stars simi.
lar TO General Iohnston's. Both were
discussed and thoroughly examined 10y
all of us
After We had fully discussed the
two styles, taking into considera lion
the cost of the material and the care
of making the same ii was decided
that the elliptical flag would he harder
to make, that il would take more cloth
and that ii could not be seen so plain.
ly at "A distance, that the rectangular
flag. drawn by and suggested by Gen.
eral Beauregard should be adopted
General Johnston yielded at once
when the reasons given by Genern
Beauregard and myself were SO good
and substantial
Noonec else WAS present but we three
No one knew about this flag but w,
three until an order was issued adopt
Ing the Beauregard flag, as II was call
ell, and directing me, as chief quarter
master. to have the flags made as soor
as II could be done. | lmmediatel,
issued an address to the good ladies' o
the South TO give me their red and blu,
silk dresses and TO send them TO Can
tain Collin McRea Selph, quartermas
ter at Richmond. Va.
Captain Selph was living in New Or
leans, where he was assisted by tive
elegant young ladies. the Misses Carey
from Baltimore and Mrs Henningsen
of Savannah, and Mrs. Hopkins. of Al
ALBANIA. The Misses Carey made
battle flags for General Beauregart
and General Van Dorm, and, | think
for General j. Il. Johnston. They mad,
General Beauregard's out of their owl
silk dresses. This flag is now in Me
mortal hall, New Orleans. La. with 4
statement of that fact from Gencra
Beauregard General Van Dorn's fial
was made of a heavier material, but
very pretty.
Captain selph had n number OF
these flags made and sent them "a
me ut Manassas. They were distril,
uted by order of General Benuregard
One flag ] had made and gave It to the
Washington artillery. They have II
yet My wife, who was In Richmond
made beautiful silk flag out Of her
own dresses and sent It 70 u cousin
Of hers who commanded an Arkansas
regiment This fiag was lost at Elk
Horn, but was recaptured by Mis-
souri, division under General Henry
Little.
1T being impossible 10 &c, sin
enough to make the large ,numher OF
flags needed. had number made out
Of blue and rcd cotton cloth. thcr
issued circular letter to the quar-
termaster Of every regiment ana brig.
adc in the army 10 make flags and Il
use blue and rod cloth suitable that
they could get. Generals Bcaure2arG
and Johnston, both being good dra
men, drew their own designs"
The Nurses.
The Indies, heaven bless them, dlC
all they could to nurse and care foi
the wounded soldiers Many noble
women devoted all the years Of the
war TO this humane duty, but now and
. !. lr..{ II