Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-16
SOUTHERN FLAGS
go BACK TO DIXIE
Maine Veterans Return Cap
tured EmbIems to Confed-
! crates at Capital.

With the great whit Capitol, sym
boil of the Nations unity, as the back
ground, veterans from Maine, who
fought in the Northern Army in the
Civil War. returned today to their
erstwhile foemen of some 60 years ago.
represented by Confederate veterans
of Virginia, Texas and North Carolina,
the tattered flag they had taken in bat
tie.
A distinguished assembly, including
CSov Brewster of Maine, Shen-
Overman of North Carolina, Shep-
pard of Texas and Hale of Maine. par
tiefpated i'm the ceremony. which was
followed by a visit to the White House.
This afternoons program called for
an .Dld-fashioned camp fire.
Leroy r. Carleton of Winthrop. Me,
church advocate of the Maine G. A. r..
who turned over the flag on behalf of
Gov. Brewster declared with emphasis.
I'VE but represent the universal senti-
ment of the people of the Pine Tree
State"
Rejoice at Nations Unity.
1--WE rejoice in the fact that there
is no North or South, East or West
in our country today; that we are as
united country as ever the sun shone
upon Mr.. Carleton asserted.
Senator Overman, empha sizing the
point that all are now Americans. as
serted that these flags are given
back to wipe out hard feeling, for now
We are all brothers.
The Marine Corps Bands which par
ticipated in the ceremony, struck up
the tune Dixie" as the veterans i'm
gray came to attention. AS the flags
We're presented, the cameramen. as
sumed the role of generals and order
ed the principals on the ceremony to
hold up the flag so that they could
be better photographed.
On behalf of Gov. A. w. Mclean and
his Confederate veterans. s. s. Nash
chairman of the North Carolina group.
accepted the standards of his State i'm
q fitting address.
He drew laughter from the assembly
when he asked if they had ever heard
the rebel yell. and as if to accommo-
date, some of the Confederate veterans
gave ii forth.
Mai. Stedman Present.
Turning to the serious side of his
address, Mr.. Nash asserted that it is
becnming more frequent for the vet
Grams of the South to place flowers on
the graves of Northern veterans and
vice versa. He called upon Maj
Charles NJ. Stedman, only Confederate
veteran in Congress, who is a Repre-
sentative from North Carolina, to
stand up Mai. Stedman was greeted
cordially by the onlookers with ap-
plapse.
Gen. W. r. Freeman. honorary COM
nander of the United Confederate Vet
Grains, accepted the standard on be-
half of his comrades, Gov. Byrd and
the State of Virginia. Again the band
played Dixie" He paid high tribute
to his comrades from Maine for their
vaior and thoughtfulness in returning
the Concord flag.
Senator Shepard, who was desig-
mated by Gov. Moody to represent
the State of Texas. declared that ii
was with unqualified sentiment of
appreciation and affection that he ar
cepted the flags. THE chief need of
praise should go to the private sold
ierg Senator Shepard said, adding
that If he dies he is forgotten and if
he lives he passes out from notice.
THE suhlinest character in history
is the American private soldier" SEN
ator Shepard said, paying tribute to
the privates on both sides in the Civil
War.
Then Gov. Brewster announced. fol-
lowing ~the presentation of the flags.
that the veterans would pay tribute
10 tine OI the
United tSates, at the White House.
The band played America at the
close of the ceremony.
Captured I'm Virginia.
The flags presented by the Maine
veterans We're: 2 TO Virginia, 2 to
Texas and 2 to North Carolina. The
flags given to Virginia Were taken
in scavalry clashes not far from
Washington. One was taken by the
Maine cavalry at Aide, Va, from the
Attn Virginia Cavalry. while the other
was taken by the 10Th Maine Cavalry
at Spottsylvania, Va, from 33d Vir-
ginia Infantry. One Texas flag, re-
turned today, was taken by the 18th
Maine Regiment at Fort Semmes,
Tex, from Texas Rangers. This was
a garrison flag of orange and white,
with stars of these coiors set in it.
The other flag was taken by Capt.
Paradry of the 9Th Maine Infantry
in May, 1864. in the Battle of the
Wilderness. One flag from North
Carolina was taken from the saith
North Carolina Regiment at Kappa
hammock Station. Va. in November.
1863, by the 9Th Maine Infantry. An
other standard as yet unidentified
was presented to the North Carolina
vateranS who win make an effort to