The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-19
RETURN OF FLAGS
BANNERS OF ALABAMA REGIMENTS
 TO COME FROM NEW YORK.
One of the Commsnds Was the Four teenth Infantry and the Other ts Unkno9n--Eovernor Has u
 Letter.

UnkU0Wm--&f0vern0r Has a Letter.
  TWO confederate flags, borne by Ala bama regiments in the war between the states, and captured by Federal troops in action. will probably be returned to the state from which they came within few months.
 The announcement was made by Dr. Thomas NJ owen, Director of the State Department of Archives ard History yesterday upon the receipt of letter by Governor Jelks from Nelson II. Hen ry, Adjutapt General of the State of New York.
 One of the flags in question be- longed to the Fourteenth Alabama In- fantry, and was lost near Glover Hill, Va, April !. 1865. short time pre- vious to the surrender at Appomattox. The other was taken from an Alabama Regiment at Antietam by Stanislaws l3ufreoux. Company "E" Thrty-tifth NewN'York Volunteers. IL bears no marks of Identification.
 Before tho restitution which Is ex- pectAd can be accomplished, certain leg islation will be necessary. and this can not he secured before the meet ing O. tae Legislature of the Empire State next winter. At the coming ses- sion however, Adjutant General Henry V rites Dr. Owen, a bill will be intro- dueed for the purpose of returning the Confederate fiags in possession of the State of New York, which were cap tured from troops not only of Alaha- ma. but from other states as we'll This measure he is confident, will receive favorable action by tho Legislature.
 The letter from Adjutant General Henry to the Governor follows: General Headquarters, State of New
 York, Adiutant Generals Ohice.
 Albany. Jan. i2th. 1908.
 Hon. W. D. Jelks. Goverror State of
 Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama.
 "Sir--I have the honor to acknowl- tion of the 2sth ultimo, addressed to the Board of Governors of the Grand Army of the Republic. New York Di- vision, relative to certain flags of your State now in the possession of the off, fice. and in reply have ito inform you that In accordance with the records. on examination find among the war ielics--
 NO. 2s5. One Confederate battle flag taken near Glover fIill. Va. April g. 1S6s Fourteenth Alabama written with indsiible pencil on edge. Blue cross hars with stars, center star evil dently cut off so that two stars are missing.
 No. sos. Flag of an Alabama Regi-
  laws Burreoux, Company F, s5th New York Volunteers. No marks of identi- fication.
 Tt would give me pleasure at this time to return tt.ese flags 70 your State
 to be cared for by Department of Ar chives and History were It not for tho fact that under the laws of this state such action can ol.lv be taken through act of the LeEisla ture. T desire to assure you at this time that such a measure will be formuiat- l ed for introduction at the next ses- sion January. 1907, and l feel that without doubt favorable action will be
 taken, authorizing the return by this State not alone of the Confederate | flags carried by troops of your own. but those belonging to other States. Very respectfully. l Nelson H. Henry, "Adjutant General" The letter received yesterday is reIly to a communication sent by Gov ernor JeIks through Dr. Owen to the IsBoard of Governors of the New York Division of the I A. R. iaSt month. h. formation had come to the Department of archives and History of the exis- tenne of on Alabama Confederate flag in the possession of New York State at Albany.
 Following the policy which has been successfully carried out by the Depart ment for several years, tho Governor at once wrote to New. York, the letter being turned over to the .AdJutant Gen eral of the state. In the reply # was discovered that instead of one flaG carried by Alabama troops. there ere two In the archives of the Empire state The existence of this second flag, which can not be identitied, was unknown before.
 kHrw. Hv.Ns. York officials was highly gratifying to the Governor and Director Owen. The effort to secure Confederate flags in Northern museums has been pushed steadily by the Department of Archives and History for several years. and has met with conspicuous success. IT addition to the oigi.teen flags returned to the State by the War department three other flags have been recovered from the Ncrth.
 Ona of these was the colors of the Perote Guards. of the list Alabama ln- fantry. from the museum of the Wis consin State Historical Society.
 Another banner returned was that of the 18th Alabama Regiment Infantry from the Military Service institution at sovernor's IsEtnd. New forF
 A third flag to be recovered was that of the 2Sth Alabama, which was sent back from the National Museum in Washington, whore it had been rlac- ed with other relics by the late Gen eral Hazer. the first husband of the present wife cf Admiral George Dew cy. session of the two flags now in the Albany Museum. pr. Owen said yes terday, 1t Is probable that at the cont ing session of the Alabama Legislature, Governor Jelks will recommend a pill r.ouestinS the New York Legislative body to make the restitution.
 The I4th Alabama. to which one or the flags in question belonged. was raised in East Alabama, and was com nanded by Colonel Thomas J. Judge, | with Lieutenant Colonel David w. Bainc. of Lowndes county second ln | oonln,lnd Dr. J. B. Gaston, of Mont eo.r.rv. Is one of the surviving mem hers of the regiment. having serf ca in tho command as surgeon. The 14fh | had cornr,snies from Chambers. Lowndes, Tallapoosa and R1ndoiph
 Tr' Owen yesterday stated that an , eefort viii he made to identify the l second flag referred to in the letter from Attorney General Henry. He stated that he is deslrous of hearing from any survivor of the Alabama Reg | iment which fought against the Soth New York Volunteers at the battle or AntIetann. with the object of :dertifi-