The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-07
THE CAPTURED CONFEDERATE
FLAGS.

OF providing Tor the return
to their respective states of the flags
captured from confederate regiments
during the war between the states.
Just after the resolution passed con-
gress several southern newspapers
wanted &c know If Mr.. Roosevelt
would have the backbone to sign 1t.
We were surprised that the editors
Of these papers should know 50 little
about tn. character OF that man or
that they should have intimatad by
the query that they had some douhe
as to what the president would do.
In the first place ii did not require,
any courage whatever on the part OF
the president to sign a resolution
which had received the unanimous
vote Of both houses of congress. and
which was recognized the country
over. except by some Pennsylvania
Grand army men, as n proper AMI
Just proceeding. And we venture the
assertion that not a single one of
those men who objected to the return
OF the flags aided in capturing a single
n Of them or was ever In sight of
n Of them while the men of its reg
iment were defending it. But had it
required courage Il sign the resolu-
zion Mr.. Roosevelt is not the man TO
break down before such n clearly
recognized act of justice.
Following is the list of flags o.
North Carolina regiments which are
70 be returned:
First North Carolina Regiment.
captured ny Private George w. Ha--
'is, Company B, 14Sth Pennsylvania
Regiment, on May II, 1864.
Sixth North Carolina Infantry. cap
tured ut battle of Sailors Creek, April
6. 1865, by Private Joseph Kimball,
COMPANY r, Second West Virginia
Volunteer Cavalry. Third Corps Divis-
ion, Gen. Custer commanding.
Seventh North Carolina Infantry.
captured at Gettysburg. July 3. 1863,
by John B. Mayberry, First Delaware
Volunteers.
Colors Twelfth North Carolina In
fantry, captured by Sergeant f. D..
Woodbury., Company F, First Vermont
Cavalry.
Thirteenth North Carolina (Wil-
cox's Division Longstreet's Corps).
Eighteenth North Carolina Rest-
ment, captured at Malvern Hill. Va,
July %, 1864, by Private Timothy
Connors, Company z, First United
States Cavalry.
Eighteenth North Carolina, cap
ured ut Petersburg, Va. April 2, 1865,
by Private Frank Ferry. Fortieth New
Jersey Volunteers.
Sixteenth North Carolina Infantry.
captured at Gettysburg. July 8, 1853.
by Fourteenth Connecticut Volunteers
Twenty-second North Carolina In
fantry, captured by Private Michael
McDnnough. Forty-second Now York
Gnscribed, Seven Pines, Mechanics
vile, Cold Harbor, Ok Hill, Harpers
Ferry. Charlottesville, Sh~arpsburg,
FraZier's Farm, Cedar Mountain, Ma
nassas. Fredericksburg'D.
TWenty-fourth North Carolina Vol
%unteers. captured August 81, 1864, by
Private J. A. Read, Eleventh Penn
sylvania Veteran Volunteers.
TWenty-third North Carolina Regi-
ment. captured by Second Division,
"irst Army Corps, Gettysburg, July
3. 1862.
Twenty-six North Carolina regiment
captured at Hatcher's Run. October
p, 1854. by Sergeant AIonzo Smith.
Seventh Michigan Volunteers. First
Brigade. Second Division. Second Army
Corps, commanded by Brigadier Gen.
eral Egan.
Twenty-eighth North Carolina Reg
iment. captured May II, 1864, by
Capt. J. M. Kendig. Company A. Six
ty-third Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Thirteenth North Carolina Regi.
ment, captured It Melvern Hill, Va.
July %, 1864.
Thirteenth North Carolina Regi-
ment.
Twenty-eighth North Carolina Reg
iment.
Tkirty-fourth North Carolina Reg
iment. captured at Gettysburg, by &c.,
geant Dave Miller, Eighth Ohio.
Confederate colors, STARS and
Bars" Thirty-fourth North Carolina.
ltttty-ci5Il NOTtn Carolina.
Thirty-ninth North Carolina, found
after capture of Spanish Fort, Ala.
Forty-sixth North Carolina Volun-
teers, found by Lieutenant Brant.
First New Jersey Volunteers.
Forty-seventh North Carolina. cap
tured at Hatcher's Run, October 81.
1864, by Sergeant Daniel Murphy
Nineteenth Massachusetts, Volunteers.
Colors Forty-seventh North Carroll
na, captured by Private Joseph Phil
lips, 14Sth PENNSYLVANIA Volunteers.
Forty-second North Carolina, cap
tlreG at Gettysburg. July 3, 1863. by
Fourteenth Connecticut Volunteers.
Headquarters flag Of Brigadier Gen
eral Barringer, commanding North
Carolina brigade of cavalry. captured
by William Fl. Woodall. headquarters
scout of General Sherifan's residence,
Lvnchhurg. Va
North Carolina state coIors. cap
tured by Private Jas. Sweeney, Conn
pany A, First Veteran Cavalry, Octo-