Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-16
WANTS FLAG RETURNED.

in New snrk tsSrmhl; tor Return oil
Confederate Haitlc Flag 10 X. T.. ire
Camp.
The Albany Evening Journal of last
Thursday says:
In letter written to A.sembiymaE
Cuyilier in snopnr, Of his bill 10 have
delivered to the T. +. Lee Camp,
Confederate Ne!crams association OF
Alexandra. Va. the Confederate battle
nas of the Seventeenth Virginia inlan'
tly, captured al Sharrshurg, or An
tie,am Nd, SEPT Il. 1862, by Com
pany i, Second New York infantry vol
untrers. the return Of which has been
requested hy the Il. l.. Lee Camp, Cor
frIcratr Veterans association, AdIu-
tant General NerbecI, heartily approves
81 the provisions. lie says:
Il believe that the return Of tho flag
nj his time is most suspicious in that
many regiments are mex celebrating
the tiilirth anniversary OF their depar-
turc for the seat OF war. After 80 years
i. is cmiGrniIy proper that our Grand
Amy should shoy the fullest forgive
ness ard cordially TO those who onre
fought against them bit who, in all
future wars, must fight side by side
ytth them. l believe thi. one act will
make moro for universal peace than all
The noise made by peace conventions o.:
by the $l0,O00,0oo gift o. Carnegie
himself"
In his connection it may be inter
cSting to Q"u,3 some Of tie lrltcrs Of
Edgar WaricIl for the cuIamittc Tee OF
lie camp 10 Mr. CMiIlier Eelali,c u
the request!
we had only one stattIrirglniaJ
flag and that was given II, by the state
soon after Tie first battle OF Manassas
aud was never carried n,o action.
And we now have it in our museum.
The flag to which refer is Con-
fedcra'e battle llag. About three years
ago ! made trip to Albany and Wis
tied your capitol, and by the kludncss
OF General HA,trrer (pho lhini; was
;hc assistant adiu!ant genera! at the
timcl | WIS allowed to sea The flag. It
was folded and in 4 case Chat WAS oHl
on the ti1ori with q number OF other
Confederate lags. It was fo!dcti in
about l2xl5 inch square bundle, and
vas about in the center Of the case. and
had pinned to it, rs well as can re-
member, this inscription on piece OF
paper about two or three inches square,
The battle flag OF the Seventeenth Vir-
sinia Infantry. Captured at Sharps-
burg ~ Auiielami, Nd, September
II, 1862, by l'riyata :: :, ana by
him presented to Tie state of Kew York. :
| think lhc lllg has on it the names OF
two battles, Williamsburg AMI Seven
Pines, printed on whlio co,Dn anu
Sewcd on.
You ask il We desire the return Of
thc flag to our regiment or to he sent
to Richmond We most earnestly de.
sire it sent to us here at Alexandria, as
most Of the companies Of our regiment
belong to this city and tbs immediate
adjoining count,a 1t was generally
known as the slexanfr,a Feg.ln ut AMI
our camp here IS composed oi men
from all companies st the regiment.
The committee appointed hy tile camp
10 cn,lrayor IL sG,.urp the return Ut the
flag is Colonel Arthur Herbert, Captain
Herber; Bryant adiutant OF the regi-
ment, and myself Il private in Com
pany II. We have a magnificent
building Of our own the second floor Of
which has been arranged for a museum
and is handsomely fitted with cases and
Sc are in every way capable Of taking
care OF Tie Gag !"r all future time and
We lhinl the Tun whc cnce awned !.
fought and hlcl for il. should La tie
rightful posscssors, if it should change
hands.
''iod ak il know what regiment
captured the flag can only answer
that our regiment in that fight met the
Onc Hundred and Third New York
volunteers. Colonel Fairchill. Colonel
Fairchld, think, was commanding
the brigade that day BY continuous
lighting frcN Williamsburg, Seven
Pines. seven days around kichmoHd,
Second Manassas, Bcon*boro or cont h
Mountain and then Sharpsburg, our
regiment became SO reduced in mum
hers that We put into this night onls 1T
enlisted men and Out Of this number
Sc lost in killed, wounded and priso-
uers Il per cent.