The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16
The Simple True Story o the First F the ContaTh Stars and Bars

ter of John Tyler ex-President of the United States.
 Continuing his interesting narrative, Mr Marschall said Mrs. Lockett thanked me for the flag designs. Then she came back, adding: We also want a design for uniform, MT. Marschall. Can't you suggest one?' The thought occurred to me of the gray uniforms I had seen worn by the Austrian sharpshooters. I took a piece of paper and made several rough sketches, indi- eating the gray color, and also the colors on the collars to denote the branch of the service-buff for offi- cers. yellow for cavalry. blue for in- fantry, red for artillery, etc.
 Tt did not occur to me then that [ had done anything worthy of note. simply made the sketches at the re- quest of Mrs Lockett. I knew no more about them from then until [ found that one of the flags and the uniform had been adopted by the confederacy."
 STORY NOT BOASTFUL
 This is the story of how the gray of the Confederate army and the ban- i, ner under which that army fought were snade--a story told by the one who conceived the plans. Not boast fully, but with a measure of pride, does Mir. Marschall. when sought out, tell the story. He considers that he had done little in making the designs, but he is to this day proud that his were the ideas adopted for both the uniform and the flag of the south.
 When war was declared MT Mar schall enlisted as a. private of volun- teers, going with his command from Marion to garrison Forts Morgan and Gaines. at the mouth of Mobile bay. There he served for a time, then re- turned to Marion on furlough While at home, on the advice of a friend an officer--he employed a substitute for year and three months. Then came the call for more volunteers and again MT. Marschall enlisted, this time in the Second Alabama regimen of engineers. He served with Colonel Lockett. a son of Mrs. Napoleon Lock- ett, under General Polk, just preceding the fall of ViclSsburg. AI?. Marschall served then in the Confederate army until the curtain was finally drawn at Appomattox.
 l. MT. NTarschall numbered amongst his close friends Maj. Jabez Currie, one of Alabama's wealthiest planters, and an uncle of pr. J. l.. M. Currie It was at the suggestion of Major Cur rie. who had friends in Kentucky, tha. Mr. Marschall came to Louisville to live. He returned to his art after the war and many are the treasured por- traits in halls and homes of the south today that stand as the product of the brush Louisville became the home of his adoption in 1873. On arriving here he located in the studio he occupies today, never in all that time having made a change"
 NOT SURPRISED AT REPORT T was not surprised that the com mittee of three sent in report fa-. voring Maj. Orrin R. Smiths claim, but, was convinced then and am convinced still that these three veterans were in-' fluenced more by sympathy and by. the in1portunities of Miss Jessica Smith, who calls herself Dads Daughter,"' and whom they tender1y call "Major' Smiths devoted daughter" than they were by the strength of Miss Smith's3 affidavits or of her arguments. A mol tion to accept the report was made, and carried and Miss Jessica Smith again presented silk flag prepared especially for the occasion. It was al very small and weak vote which &C., cepted that report with some nays andf many said they didn't exactly under, stand it ayway. It went out to the; world though that Maj. Orrin R. Smith, was designer of the stars and bars- by vote of Confederate veterans Now ' I wish to ask in all seriousness and, in all good faith: Is this the way tos l tContinued on Page "hrec)