The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-13

would be permitted to bear them on- ward to victory"
 I have thought best to furnish abun- dance O. proof of the arrival of the flag at Hagerstown. because many of the comrades say that it was received later at Fort Richardson. This was my own impression at first. It will be re- membered that the left wing was at Williamsport and that part of the right wing were on escort duty at the time named. so that many of us were not fully aware of what was going on at the headquarters of the regiment at Hagerstown. Chaplain Walker in his book speaks of the reception of state c9lOrs at Fort Richardson, March g, 1862. This is no doubt the event so many of us remember.
 Comrade Wells B. Sperry, of Compa- ny A, now resident at Noroton Heights, writes me that he and Comrade Silas P. Wrisley, now of New York, carried the California flag from Hartford to Hagerstown, travelling with the band. He says he first saw the flag when he met the band at the United States Ho- tel on State street, where it was put in his hands. This was on July 24, and on July 26 the two recruits arrived with the flag and band at Hagerstown.
 II would be interesting to know who brought the flag from San Francisco to the Adjutant- General of Connecticut. have no doubt it was brought by one of the passengers on the Sonora. My reason for so thinking is that those oth- CT flags were sent on the same boat, one of which was sent to the Second Maine regiment in custody of George B. Hay cock, lawyer of Sacramento and na- tive of Maine, who presented it to the regiment at Centerville. Va, July 20, 1881, the day before the battle of Bull Run. From the above extract from the New Haven Journal and Courier it will be seen that the Connecticut flag reached the adjutant-general July 19 Below I give the list of cabin passen- gers on the Sonora. It is probable that some one now living may be able to de- slgnate the person to whom our flag was entrusted. If he could be found he could no doubt give details of interest | connected with the origin and travels of L4ilo l1lolNI4( pdilllCls lIt ltSL lS 15 lOl~ lows:
 l.. w. Raymond, o. L. Shafter and wife, Mrs. J. c. Fremont and family, Colonel J. M. Catlin (New York Sev- enth), c. AdOlph Low, Captain J. G. Chandler (U. s. A.), Lieutenant A. M. Randall GU. S, Al. Mrs. Stewart, Dan- iel Gibb and mother, MT. Brown. Ben jamin Yager, Don Juan Robinson George B. Haycock of Sacramento, General Frias, Governor Stevens, M. B. Duffield, J. M. Dryman, J. Butler, Francis Board, A. Witcher and family Dr. Conway, Miss Conway, F. Shaffner, H. Levy, Mir. Wilkie, J. Portugal, G.. Sanchez, s, Young, Robert Stafford, A. R. Kimball. Gillian Cark. Robert Con- rad. MT. Duffied and family, G. K. Smith, A. Mcdonald, Josephine Rich ards, John Lee and Miss A. Stevens. l will add that as am delegate to the national encampment of the G. A.. R., which assembes in San Francisco in | August, I shall make a special effort to find the Connecticut men who origina- ted and carried out this beautiful idea. 1 Its importance can be better understood | by the present generation if they req lize that in the spring of 1861 it was be- l lieved by many that the Pacific coast would set uo an independent confede- racy. Separated as California and Or egon then then were from the Atlantic states by barren plains and mountain ranges, with no telegraph or railroad communication, such a consummation seemed natural and probably, and had it not been for the great Union uprising of May, 1SS1 in San Francisco it Is probable that this very event would have occurred and the course of seces- sion thus strengthened the American Union would have been broken up into dishonored fragments. In the light of these reflections the historical signifi- canoe of the "California-C Connecticut Flay" can be more fully appreciated by future generations.
 I had hoped that the state authorities might have seen their way clear to en- trust the now historic banner to the Grand Army contingent from Connect icut to carry in the grand parade in the streets of San Francisco, but as the de- cision seems to be adverse, it is well to at least place on permanent record the facts connected with it's history. | Respectfully submitted,
 i GEORGE c. ROUND, Formerly of O. c, 1st c. V. A. f Manassas, Va, June 8, 1903.