Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-04-19
CONFEDERATE UNIFORM AND FLAG.
The Designs Were Made by Prussian Artist
A Bit Of interesting History.

busy oity of Louisville. in a we'll
known business building, is time
stained yet time-bonored room. Its
walls are aarkonea with the finger
marks of the passing years, and the
whole demeanor of the place is un-
obtrusiye and unpretentious. Yet is
this place rich in its treasured hold
ines of art, its clustered memories
and traditions of the old South or
the Southland of ante. e.bellum days.
1t is genius who presides over
this place. 1t is the art studio of
Nicola Marschall, musician, portrait
painter and designer of both uniform
and flag of the Confederate States of
America. From his Prussian home
land, where he was made skillful
musically and trained to the painters
art, this man, then in his youth, came
over land and sea to America at one
of the most rugged and picturesque
periods of this country's history, the
memorable gold fever days of 40.
1t was in Alabama that he found the
home for which he sought.
Within the borders of that State
he remained for a time, returning
then to the European country of his
nativity, there to perfect his study
of his chosen calling. Again he jour
neyed to the Southland, this time to
make it his home for life. 1t was at
the little town of Marion, Ala, on the
eve of the struggle between the
North and South, that he drew the
designs that will live in history-the
Confederate uniform of gray that
stands for the grandest army that
ever marched Gin tide of times" and
the banner under which that army
battled-the Stars and Bars. With
no other compensation than the pride
it caused him to serve the South and
the pleasure it gave him to honor a
woman's request, these designs were
made by Nicola Marschall in 1861,
and adopted by the Southern Con-
federacy.
Vigorous, hearty and genial to-
day, physically erect and mentally
energetic, one is scarcely prepared to
believe the record of life that holds
seventy-four years registered to this
mans credit, albeit time has left its
traces with burrows and gray hair.
For more than thirty years Mr.. Mar
schall has made his home in Louis
vile, where he has won friends as
enduring as his own good name, and
to-day he occupies as studio the
room of which he took possession in
1873.
Mr.. Marschall's studio is in the
building on the southwest corner of
Green and Fourth streets. The room
is easy of access, and looks out upon
the two thoroughfares below. Plain
and ordinary as mere room, yet as
the studio of Nicola Marschall it is
Verite5le curiosity shop, place
wealthy in historic recollections, it's
souvenirs of bygone days and the
works of this artist. There are many
portraits about the place, portraits
that show upon canvas the mental
pictures still dear to the people of the
South. Portraits of Robert E. Lee,
Joseph E. Johnston, j. G. Breckin-
ridge, William Preston and Bragg
are mong those in the studio. These
are but few of the Confederate lead
ers whose portraits he has painted.
the best pictures he has ever
painted were two of Gen. N. B. For
rest, the "Wizard of the Saddle"
who was the personal friend of Mr..
In obscure corners of his studio
are old and worn chests, secured
with bands of steel One of these
bears the inscription, "N. Marschall,
I'd Engineers Regiment of Ala
bama." 1t is the kit which Marschall
carried with him when he served
the South as an army engineer
during the war. In another box are
scrapbooks and papers, among them