The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-05-29
CONFEDERATE FLAGS RETURNED
Were Given Over to The States Whence Came the
Troop That Fought Under These Banners

Taken ui Sailors Greeks
Battle flag OF the Eighteenth Vir-
ginia Infantry. captured In battle at
Saylor's Creek. Va, April q. 1860. by
flrst Sergeant Ives 5. CaiKing. Com
pany VI. Second New York UHarris'
Light Cavalry. First Brigade. Third
Cavalry Division. Dvt.- Mai Gen Geo.
a. Custer commanding
Battle flag OF the Twenty-siXth Vir-
ginia Infantry, captured in battle nj
Sailors Greek. April 6. 1865, by Coran
ID. Evans, Company a, Third Indiana
e'cran Cavalry, sort to aral.
luarterR Third Cavalry Division Cen
'ral Custer commanding.
Battle flag of the Twenty NTH Bat
talon Virginia Infantry, captured in
battle at Sailors Creek, April 6, 1865.
by Private Frank Miller, Company NJ,
Second New York Narris' Light,
Volunteer Cavalry, First Brigade,
! Third Cavalry Division, General Mus
ter commanding.
Battle flag of/the Twenty-sevcnth
Virginia Infantry, captured in battle
at Sailorr,| Creek. April 8. 1865, by
Prlvat9<W f.. Holmes. Company A,
Third Fndiana Veteran Cavalry, escort
TO headquarters Third Cavalry Di-
| 'foiOA oNl.-.hdl.- .-NtU. NIpDTHe a us
ter Commanding
C9loTs OF the Twenty-sixth Virginia
| Volunteers. captured September 10,
1854. near Winchester, Va, by Pat
| RICK McEnroe, private Company ID.
| Sikth New York Cavalry, Second Bri-
i 5irdo, First Guvuiry Division.
v Battle flag of the Thirty-ninth Vir-
ginin Infantry, captured of Sailors
Creek. Apri! 6, 1865, by Capt. John
B. Hughey. Company l.. Second Ohio
Veteran Volunteers, First Brigade.
Third Cavalry Division, General Gus
ter commanding.
Battle flag OF the Twenty-eigth Vir-
ginia Regiment, captured at Gettys-
burg. Pa, July 2, 1863, by Company
g, Eighty Ohio Volunteers, First Bri-
gade, Third Division. Second Army
Corps, by Sergt. Danie' Miller, Com
pany G, Eighth Ohio.
Battle flag OF the Fortieth Virginia
Infantry. captured in battle of Sailors
Creek. April 6, 1856, by First Sergeant
w. II. Morris. Company (, First New
| York Lincoln Cavalry Volunteers,
Third Brigade. Third Division, General
Custer commanding
Flag taken from the Forty-second
Virginia Infantry by Corp. Charles l..
RUSSELL Company II. Ninety-third New
1 York Volunteers, Birney's Division.
| Second Army Corps, May 12. 1864.
| Battle flag OF the Forty-first Vir-
9inia infantry. WtsIsiger's Brigade,
-lMahone's Division.
Battle flng of the FRt.-sixth Vir-
ginin Infantry. (No record given)
Battle flag of the Fifty-sixth Virginia
Infantry, captured May ~. 1854, by
/ c. w. Wilson. OF Company r. Fourth
| Excelsior Regiment, B!rney's Division,
Second army Corps.
Battle flag OF the SIxty-scventh Vir-
ginia Infantry, captured by Private
B. II. Tillison, Nineteenth Massachuc-
etts Volunteers.
Lost In The Wilderness.
Battle flag of the Forty fourth Vir-
ginia Volunteers, captured at the Dnt
tie OF the Wilderness. May Il. 1861
by Sergt. Albert March, Company Il,
Sixty-fourth New York Volunteers.
First Division, Second Army corps.
Battle flag o. the Fifty-fifth Virginia
Volunteers, captured May Il, l>ci, ~
Sergt. W.. p Townsend, Company q.
Twelfth Int ma Volunteers. nirney's
Division. Second Army Corps.
Battle flag OF the Forty-sevcni'i Viz
ginia Volunteers, captured by tho
F.ftieth Pennsylvania Veteran Volnn-
teers. Second Brigade. Third Division.
Ninth Army Corps.
Battle flag OF the Fiftieth Virginia
Regiment, captured ut the Battle Of
the Wilderness by Private John +.
Opel, Compsny G, Seventh Indiana
Volunteers. First Brigade, Fourth Di-
vision, Fifth Army Corps.
| Vtruinia State no1 cpDkuFed lime
}, 1864, by Corp. Terence Bigley, Com
pany ID. Seventh New York Artillery.
Forth Brigade. First Division, Second
Army Corps, at the Battle OF the Will
derness.
Flag, stars and bars OF Flat Rock
Rifles. Lnnenburg county, Virginia.
mo history given)
Virginia State colors. (No history
given.l
Virginia cavalry standard, taken in
charge at the battle of williamsburg
by Private Samuel Cosky. Company
I, First Cavalry tWrtten In red ink,
"a. G. o.. 1S62."o
Virginia State colors. captured at
the battle OF Sailors Creek, April 6,
1865. Sv Corp. Ernine c. Payne. Sec
ond New York CIarriso Veteran
Cavalry. First Brigade, Third Cavalry
Division, Major General Custer COM
manding.
Battle flag, Virginia State Colors.
captured In battle at Farms Cross
Roads, April 3, by Henry c. Wasfe!.
Company A, First PeRnsyiyauia Eayal-
ry, First Brigade, Second Cavalry Di-
vision, Maior-Generai Crook
commanding.
4 Virginia State flag, captured Sep
,ember 10, 1864. near Winchester, Va,
by Private George Reynolds, Company
NJ. Ninth New Yorw Cavalry. Second
Brigade. First Cavalry Division.
/ Virginia State flag, presented by