The Caucasian., 1905-04-16
BATTLE FLAGS
TRANSFERRED TO LOUISIANA
HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
Interesting Ceremony in Memorial Hall
in New Orleans-.A Gather
ing of Veterans.

| VII lul SudS lIlSlll, III N1Cliiol ldl 11dl
in New Orleans, there was held an inter
estlng ceremony in connection with tn
transfer of Confederate battle flags t
the keeping of the Louisiana Historica
Association. These flags were surren
1ered recently as provided by an .Ac
Of Congress.
Referring to the ceremony, the Plea
yune says:
General Cl1aaron read the inscription
and legends accompanying the flags, a
follows:
Flag No. mo legend inscribed OF
it, but bears all inscription, "Secon1
louisiana
Flag No. 2-This flag bears the fol
lowing legend: "Colors of the Thir
teenth Louisiana Infantry. captured Ma,
-, 1864, by Sergeant w. Jones, Com
pany A, and Corporal John l.. Reynolds
Company B, Fourth Excelsior Regiment
Birney's Division, Third Army Corps
Sergeant Jones was afterwards killed.
This is erroneous. The Thirteenth
Louisiana never was in Virginia. and
could not have participated in the bat
ties inscribed on the flag.
Flag No. 3-Battle flag of the Eighth
Louisiana, captured by Sergeant Otis B.
Roberts, Sixth Maine Volunteer D. S
Brigade, First Division, Sixth Army
Corps, November 1868, at Rappahan-
mock Station, Va.
Flag No. 4-F1ag of the Second Louis
lana Regiment, supposed to belong to the
Second Louisiana Infantry; captured at
The battle of September ~, 1854, at Fish
ers Hill, near Strasburg, Va, by Private
James Connor, Company E, Firty-thiri
New York Volunteers. Sharpshooter at
headquarters, Second Division, Sixth
Army Corps, in the earthworks occupied
oy Carpenters Battery, consisting of
hree ordnance guns and one light 12-
FOUNDER. Signed by Rig G. w. c., Har-
'isonburg, Va, Sept. 26, 1864.
Flag No. 5-Flag of Bouanchards
Battery, Pointe Coupee, captured by
Villain May, private in Company H,
second Iowa Infantry, Second Brigade,
second Division, detachment Army of
@ennessee, at the battle of Brentwood
Hills, near Nashville, Tenn.
Flag No. o-Flag of the Twelfth |
louisiana, captured July 22 at the battle
f Peach Tree Creek, Ga, by One Hun
red and Fifth Regiment, Iowa Volun-
ees, Twentieth Corps, of the Army of
1e Cumberland.
Flag No. FLAG of Austin Sc Battal-
m. This flag belonged to Austin's Bat
llion. and was captured at Columbus,
ia, April Is, 1865, with its bearer,
ergeant, by Private Andrew w. Tib-
it, Third Iowa Cavalry, First Brigade,
ourth Division, Cavalry Corps, NJ. D.
l., inside the line of works, and to the
ght of the 4-gun battery on the right
the enerny's line i
Flag No. 8-Flag of the Twenty
'urth Louisiana, captured by First
lieutenant A. S Simmons, Company C,
leventh Missouri Volunteers, at the
title of Brentwood Hills, near Nash
lie, Tenn, Dec. 16<
Flag No. o-Battle flag of the Wash
gton Artillery, captured at the battle
Appomattox Station, April 8, 1865, by
rivate Barney Shields, Company E,
.cond Virginia Volunteer Cavalre
'cond Brigade, Third Cavalry Division.
cevet General A. Custer.
Exceptions were taken in two instances
lille General Chalaron was reading the !
owe descriptions. /,
Colonel B. F. Eshlenan, who was =
tn the Washington Artillery through {
t the civil war, said that there must 6
a mistake, and "a very serious one,
out the capture of the battle flag of the
ashington Artillery. ,
The Washington Artillery never lost A
lag during the whole of the war;" ex-
lined Colonel Eshleman. ""The Wash
.ton Artillery never had one of its Z
gs captured. l DO not say that this is
one of our flags, but most emplati-
ly, deny that it was captured. I OBJ
to receiving the flag for the Wash :,
ton Artillery as a captured flag, and ::
uld suggest that some disposition be =,
de of it by the U. c. V. Division" ~
For my part" said Coloney Nicfol- =,
|. advancing and addressing the as ~
1bly. Il wish to say ON behalf of the .
eltth Louisiana, to which belonged, "
we did not lose flag. Our flag .
the close of the war was saved by =,
OF my comrades, Polk, by name, who Il
pped it around his body under his l.
form and brought it home with him." :.
,o1onel George A. Williams received -
flags on behalf of the Louisiana His
cal Association, and gave them over 49,
General Chalaron, the custodian of -
mortal Hall. General Chalaron said
;, as custodian of this hall, he would