Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-07-13
RETURN Or THE FLAG
INTERESTS NEW WORKERS.
Newspapers Publish Many Columns
of Space About Confederate
Flag--Pictures of Committee.

Newspapers in Albany and in othe
cities Of New York are devoting coDsid
cradle space to the return Of the haf
OF the 18th Virginia volunteers II
which they speak most complimentary
OF the recent act of the New York As
sembly 10 voting to return the tag
Tho Knickerbocker Press publishes the
pictures OF Commander Smoot anc
Adjutant Warfeld and the Albany
Argus publishes the following interest
ing article:
To the Gallant 18th Va, {. .. A.
Wore they the grey
In Strife's grim day,
And brave they strovc, and we'll;
They minded not
The searching shot,
Nor surroundings he'll
The flag they bore
Proudly before
The uuwavering battle line
Told of their love
All else above
Bord'rins on tho divine.
The god Of war
From their hands tore
The starr'd and bard design;
Twas borne far North
Where twas thenceforth
Held by the conqu'ring line.
After the years
Have passed, and tears
Displace the snarl OF hate
We gladly hand
The SiIken strand
Back to the scorncd OF Fate.
A committee representing the qnon,
dam Seventeenth Virginia Infantry, c.
S. A., yesterday came 10 Albany and
received from the hands OF representa-.
. tiyes OF New York state the flag un-
der which they had fought during the
stirring days OF 81 and which had
been wrested from them by northern
opponents during the battle OF the An.
tietam-known in history as the most
bloody battle Of the worlds most
bloody war. The cclors. since they
we're borne to Albany triumphantly
when Johnny came marching homa,
have been 10 the custody OF The state
authorities and for many years have
reposod in glass case among similar
relics OF the period OF interneciue war
fare in the state capitol.
The representatives of southern chiv-
airy were Commander w. A. Snoot and
Adjutant Edgar Wa field, survivors OF
tbs gallant Seventeenth, and they will
take the starred and barred banner
none the less badge Of courage be-
cause it was lost to it's supporters in
strife OF Lille and death heat back with
them to their waiting comrades at Alex
audria, Va. where the remainder OF
the men who once comprised the. sturdy
Seysnteenth-those Nho-bod.e; haze
not been pla ed beneath the grass sod
dsd hillsides OF their loved Southland
as an oblati1n to the god OF battles
now mostly reside. They were very
proud Of their restored flag and CRATE
ful to everyone concerned in tie grace
full action OF their Of 9 Tina foes but
present brothers.
The bill providing for the restoration
OF the shot potted, shell.torn, blood
dedicated si!ken en.ign TO tho devoted
former wearers Of the butternut Was
fathercd by Assemblyman Cuvilliel
who Yesterday met the vi 'sinians and
acted as their escort about the Capitol.
He introduced them to Adju,ant Gen
eral Verhcck, who formally returned to
them the uttered shrcds they had
loved throughout all these years OF
grim prospective.
The veterans Of the lost cause re.
ceived the flag from the hands of Gus.
todtan W. +. Mullin with s reverence
that was most touching, and the re-
marks on both sides that characterized
the occasion were tinged with the ut
most feeling.
The Southeiners were given the
privilege Of the floor in the assembly
and Colonel Smoot again gracefully re-
peated his words OF gratitude. After
ward the guests from
Way down Souf' in de Ian u,
cotton
"Ol' times dar am not forgotten" p
were presented to Governor Dix, tc
whom they also expressed their thanks
for his part in the return OF the ban
ner. Later in the day the forme
'secesh" veterans babe farewell t
their host, T. II. Powers. and departed
for the shades Of Alexandria, wner
they said they anticipated receptio,
that would be TRULY affecting.
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