The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-03
SEEK TO RESTORE
PRICELESS RELICS
FLAG THAT FLOATED OVER
JACKSON TENT BELIEVED TO
BE HELD NJ NEW JERSEY.
TRYING TOIDENTIFY 1T
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR EBLYsOy's
AID INVOLVED BY HIS FRIEND,
ADJUTANT GENERAL
sADLER.

In possession OF the State of New
Jersey IL beautiful silken banner,
captured at Characteristics. Va, by
Jersey troops The dav after General
Stonewall Jackson was shot, which
Is believed to have been the flag that
tioated over the famous Confederate
hea dquarters at the time he received
his mortal wound.
On his recent visit To Trenton Lieu
tenant Governor J. Taylor Ellyson
was shown the flag by Adjutant Gen
eral Wilbur F.. Sadier of that State.
and his services invoked In the effort
to identify 1t IL possible. as the state
IS anxious to restore the priceless
qelic. If 1t really be the division
headquarters Nag OF Jackson. Lieu
tenant Governor Ellyson stated yes
terday his belief that the flag can be
identified. and he will call TO his aid
captain J. Z. Smith. OF Richmond,
who was on General Jaeksons per-
sonel staff and was with the general
when he was shot Mr.. Ellyson Will
also have the assistanc of J. A. Grad
dock. of Danville, who was Il mem
Der OF Jackson's corps. In letter
received from Mr. Craddock yesterday
he writes Mr. Eilyson that no thinks
he can identify the flag He was
, near Stonewall Jackson when the
sGHsEA4 received iBlH mortal WOuHu.
Will send Description
Adjutant General Sadler has prom
ised to send Mr.. Ellyson a minute
description Of the flag for purposes
OF identification, and II necessary one
or all OF the gentlemen will go on TO
Trenton to see II The flag is Of fine
silk. made. Mr.. Ellyson things, BY the
women OF Virginia, with diagonal bars
fof blue traversing it. The peculiayity
about the flag Is that II has only
twelve stars. while the regulation
flags OF the Confederacy had thirteen.
II the flag Is identified as the head
quarters flag, II Is a regulation head
Der Of stars. II Is proposed TO have an
elaborate restoration ceremony in
Richmond attended probably by the
governor of New Jersey and a regi-
ment OF the New Jersey guard.
Adjutant General Sadler also show
ed Lieutenant Governor Ellyson two
other smaller flags. which were cap
tured from Virginia troops and New
Jersey IL also anxious TO restore these
banners If the survivors of the com
mands which carried them in the War
Between the States can be located,
and Mr.. Ellyson viii aid General Sad
Ter in his efforts.
Two Other Flaps Alec.
One OF these flags was carried by
/ he "surrv Marksmen." 1t is four feof
three inches by seven feet four inches.
| made OF woman's dress or shawl.
, The stars are on a blue field on the
diverse side, cut OF white silk and
sewed on. The words "surry Marks
men," on the white bar or this side
| and the single star on the reverse ssGe
| In blue field are embroidered by hand
/ with yellow silk.
! The other flag was carried by the
| Bedford Dragons" It ia twenty
/ seven inches square, OF blue silk, Dor
! dered by gold or silver fringe. On
/ the diverse side is painted the seal
OF the State OF Virginia with the
painters Names. Hoffman--ln the
/ lower edge. On the reverse side Is
! the head OF George Washington.
BY recent act Of Legislature the ad-
! jutant general OF New Jersey liz au-
| thorized to restore all these flags If
; he can locate the survivors OF the COM
mands which carried them, and Mr..
| Eilyson IS anxious for any informa-
| ton that would shed light on the mat
! ter.
| Aided General Sadter Before.
| Ad1utant General Sadler and. Lieu
! tenant Governor Ellyson met very
pleasantly several years ago--in 1909
I on the occasion OF the unveiling of the
monument 10 New Jersey soldiers kill
| ed at Charlottesville. Spotsylvania
! Courthouse. at which time the lieuten-
ant governor delivered an address. AT
their first meeting Mr.. Ellyson was
instrumental in restoring a Southern
fax captured by New Jersey troops
at the behest OF Adjutant General Sad
Ter. and he has come to look upon Viz
ginia's lieutenant governor as the "of
fetal flag restorer" The flag was car
ried by a Georgia command in the
! uy1A r. raj
into Mr.. Ellysons keeping until he
could locate the rightful owners. La
ter, at the Memphis reunion Mr. FL
tyson found three survivors OF the
Georgia regiment and turned it over
to them.