The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-14
Captured Banners Of the South
that Have Been Returned.
ONE OF THIS STATES
Has Most Tragic History of All in til.
Collection, Being Held in Place by
Pile OF Dead South CarolIn.
ians at Malvena Hill.
Captured July |. 1872.
Captured July |, 1922.

The Washington Star describes some
OF tho Confederate battletiags which
have been returned to the Southern
States, among them noting the follow
ing as Of particular interest:
A flag in the collection that has pei
haps the most tragic history OF all is
numbered 81 in the list. 1t is the bat
tie flag Of the famous Palmetto regi-
ment of South Carolina, and the War
Department records show that it was
captured at Malvern Hill, near the
James River: Va, July l, 1862, by
Sergt. w. J. Whittrick of the Eighty
second Pennsylvania Volunteers, But.
terfelds brigade. 1t is recorded that
the South Carolina regiment held an
enfilading fire from the Union forces
until nearly all it's men had been kill
ed or wounded. When the Union line
advanced they found but hand full
of the brave South Carolinians de-
Tending the position they had been
ordered to hold to the death. These
had piled up their own dead as un-
canny works, behind which they stub
bornly resisted the assault OF Butter
fields brigade. The flag was found up.
right, being held in position by pile
, OF the dead soldiers In gray. a foreign
attache who witnessed the glim work
Of the Palmetto regiment OF South
Carolina said 1T deserved to be record.
ed among the most gallant achieve
mentS Of war in the worlds history.
Another South Carolina battle flag
was captured after desperate resist
ance at the battle Of Antetam, Sep
tember j, 1862, at the stone wall in
front Of the First Brigade, Third Di
vision, Ninth Army Corrs, by Private
ninth New York Volunteers. After
capturing the Palmetto colOrs, Private
Hare was shot down by South Caro-
Line rifieman.
Ahand.to hand struggle resulted at
the battle of Five Forks. Va, before
the colors of the Sixth South Caro-
lima Volunteers were finally captured
from the gigantic C c)lorbearer by Capt.
j. w. Scott Of Comaany d, One Hun,
dred and Fifty Seven Pennsl lvania
Volunteers, and several men on both
sides were killed or wounded.
The battle flag OF the heroic Sum-
tor Flying Artillery, famous South
Carolina military organization. was
captured at Sailors Creek, April 6,
1865, by Sergt. George j. Pitman, OF
Company @, New York Lincoln Vol
unteer Cavalry, under Gen. Custer.
The flag had been carried throughout
the war by the Sumter battery, which
at the time of the capture of the col
ors had been reduced to a bare cor
poraps gaurd, in size.
The battle flag OF the Tenth Ala
hama Infantry was captured at the
battle OF New Market Cross Roads.
The original bearer OF the cOlors was
killed and a second, who attempted TO
recover and raise it, was taken prison
er.
A United States flag, stars and
strips, was captured at the same bat.
tie from the Eleventh Alabama Regi
ment. This flag was carried by the
Confederates to deceive th United
States troops, it Is stated
There are several OF the Cunfeder-
ate flags that were found wrapped
about the bodies OF their bearers, who
stripped them from their statfs to
save them from capture. Two Of the,e e
are stained by the life blood OF the
bearers, who were shot while attcmp-
ing to get away with their emblems
Private John M. Hays, Of Company
f, Fourth Iowa Cavalry, is credited
with the capture OF Confederate bat
tile flag Of the stars and bars desigl
at Columbus, Ga. April Is, 1865. Ii
is stated that Private Hays captured
the standard and its bearer, who tor,
1t from the staff and tried to escape
firing his revolver and woundng one
man belonging to the Fourth Iowa
Cavalry.
A Confederate flag captured by Pri
vate Warren Dockum, Company II
One Hundred and Twenty First New
York Volunteers, at Sailors creek, !!
inscribed For Oar Affairs and Gu
Hearts. Savannah Vol. Guards, 1862.
The flag Uf the Second Georgia Bat
terry, capvured by the Third MARYLAND
Regiment, u S. Volunteers, ha,
twenty, eight bullet holes il It ant
tni- trough the staff.
desperate HanQ- TO. nanQ nHnt III
the trenches, with several casualtit
on both sides, resulted, before th
battle flag Of the Eighth Louisian;
Regiment was captured at Rappahau
mock Station, Va, November I, 1868
The colors Of the Benjamin Infan
try, organized April IA, 1861, in Clay
ton county, Ga captured during tn
Fitzpatrick raid on the Macon railroad
bears the inscriptions Strike for You
Affairs and Your F.resides."
Among the colors Of famous Con
federate organizations in the list
that Of the noted Washington Artil
cry of New Orleans, which was take
al few days before the close Of the wal
the flag OF tie ''Wigfall Riiss Je
Davis; the battle flag OF the Twenty
Second North Carolina Infantry whic
was inscribed Seven Pines, Mechar
icsville, Cold Harbor, OK Hill Harp
crs Ferry, Chancellorsvile, Sharps
burg, FraZiers Farm, Cedar Mountain
Manassas, Fredericksburg. This wa
taken at the time OF Gen. Lees Sui
render, it Is said.
The flag of the Fourteenth Virgir
10 Cavalry is Inserted, God Armet
the Patriot" The battle flag OF tn
Fortieth Virginia Regiment Is
Southern Gross" The colors Of
Virginia regiment capture at PhilipI