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

months after Major Lamar claims it absolutely did. and is as follows:
 General Orders No. 9.
 Adj't. and Insp't. Genrs. Office.
 Richmond, Va, June 6, 1861.
 Uniform and dress of the army:
 Tunic description follows).
 For commissioned officers (descrip- ton follows).
 For enlisted men: Facings. buttons, etc, etc.
 Signed by Command of Sec. of War,
 S. COOPER,
 Adj. and Ins Genl.
 War of the Rebellion Officials.
 For full and minute descriptions see records
 GENERAL WALKERS CLAIM
 All this is proof positive that there is some mistake about MT. Lamar Fon tain's affidavit and so I reply to Gen earl Walker that as Mai. Lamar Fon- tain's memory fails him in regard to the uniform, therefore, we cannot place that reliance which we would upon his statement. based on memory, which is thus proved unreliable, and therefore this must also detract from Major Smiths claim.
 General Walker says: That there is no evidence whatever submitted to show that any person except Mr. Mar Schall himself ever saw his design or knew it was submitted to the congress sional committee. Answer: A letter from Dr. Lockett son of Mrs. Lockett, says that he saw the old designs around the home when he was at home in 1861. Also Miss Fannie Lockett, who gave me an affidavit that she went with her mother when Mrs. Lockett asked for the designs, was herself a splendid artist and painted designs of the originals which were once in her possession and which she showed to me personally.
 Says General Walker: Even were it proven that as stated in evidence as the belief of some of the witnesses submitted by Mrs. Corey that Mir. Mar schall made a design for Mrs Lockett and that she gave said design to Gov ernor Moore of Alabama. this would not warrant any assumptions that Gov ernor Moore gave it to Confederate mittee was one of Congress with whose duties the governor of Alabama lad nothing whatever to do."
 Answer: Let us see if Governor Moore had nothing whatever to do with Confederate Congress. The very first money ever placed in the coffers of the Confederate Congress was under a bill signed by Gov. A. B. Moore of Alabama, February 6, 1861, turning over to the Confederate Congress $500,- 900. (See Con. Cong. records, page 24) Also the legislature of Alabama made known the fact that the privilege of seats within the bar" of the house was rendered to the Congress-which compliment the Congress reciprocated. Later also during Governor Moore's legislation the Congress was invited to continue the use of the state cap itol. In fact. the legislature of Ala bama and the Confederate Congress were as it were, one and the same in the work and interest of the hour, and no one took more interest in the af- fairs or had more to do with all things pertaining to the organization of the Confederacy than our splendid gover- nor. A B. Moore.
 General Walker bases some of his decisions on the fact that Mrs. Cory does not deny that Orrin R. Smith raised flag exactly like the Confed- crate flag on March 1S 1861 {,
 Answer: do consider the fact that Mir Smith raised a flag on so late a date as March IS. as absolutely un- connected with any proof and un- worthy the great to-do made over it.. Many flags exactly like the Confed- crate flag were raised in almost every state in Confederacy long before the date of March IS. Another North Car olinian had one exactly like the Con federate flag made for his vessel in North Carolina on March 5. Why? Be-