The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-16

, his right arm shattered at the elbow. When he was sufficiently recovered he was appointed quartermaster in the Con federate service with the rank and pay of major, under Maj George Grice. with headquarters at Marion, s. C., where he remained until the close of the war. For a number of years his home was in Hen derson, N. C., with his business inter- ests. that of building mover, and contrac- tor, centered at Raleigh. He died, -.
 THE NICLU MARSCHALL CLAIM From the Florida Times Union, May r, 1905.
 Located in Louisville, in we'll known business building, is time-stained yet time -honored room. It's walls are dark ened with the finger marks of the pass ing years, and the whole demesnor of the place is unobtrusive and unpretentious. Yet is this place rich in it's treasured holdings of art it's clustered memories and traditions of the old south or the southland of ante-bellum days.
 It is the art studio of Nicola Marschall, musician, portrait painter and designer of , both uniform and flag of the Confederate States of America. From his Prussian homeland, where he was made skillfui msicially and trained to the painter s art, this man, chen in his youth, came over land and sea to America at one of the most rugged and picturesque periods of this countrys history, the memorable gold fever days of '49. It was in Alabama that he found the home for which he sought. With no other compensation than the pride it caused him to serve the south and the pleasure it gave him to honor a woman's request, these designs were made by Nicola Marschall in 1861, and adopted by the Southern confederacy. MT. MarschalPs studio is in the building on the southwest corner of Green and Fourth streets It is veritable curi- osity shop, place wealthy in historic recollections, it's souvenirs of by-gone days and the works of this artist. There are many portraits about the place, DOT traits that show upon canvas the men, tai pictures still dear to the people of the south. Portraits of Robert E. Lee, Joseph F. Johnston, J. C. Breckenridge, William Preston and Bragg are among those in his studio. These are but a few of the Confederate leaders whose por- traits he hes painted. Among the best pictures he has ever painted were two of Gen. N. B Forrest, the Wizard of the Saddle" who was personal friend of Mr. Marschall.
 There is probably no souvenir among those MT. Marschall has more interest
 ing than letter introducing him to President Jefferson Davis, written by Gen. N B. Forrest. The letter was writ ten in 1872 when General Forrest was president Of the old Selma, Marion and Memphis railroad. General Forrest lived
 in Marion. Ala, then, at which place Mir Marschall made his home, and it was when the latter contemplated going to Memphis. where President Davis was then, that the letter was written. It is reproduced here in facsimile made from the original, secured for the purpose through the courtesy of Mir. Marschall. The story of how Mir. Marschall came to design the uniform and flag of the Con fedearcy is best told sn his own words:
 T came to this country he began, when I was 1S years of age. My home was in St. Wendell Prussia, and I lef< there that I might continue profession ally with music and art, instead of hav- ing to serve in the army. left with the permission of my government. something more easily obtained then than now. ! landed in New Orleans and from there made my way to Mobile, where lived a relative of mine. who had preceded me here. I met him on the eve of his de- parture for California. It was in 1S49 that I landed in America, when the tide Of humanity was flowing towards the gold fields of the Pacific coast
 My kinsman tried to persuade mo to join his minivs party and go to Cali fornia in search of wealth. But I was