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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Confederate States' flags. (search)
by Virginia regiments and captured in battle, which are now in the War Department: First Virginia Infantry, captured by the 82d New York at Gettysburg. Third Virginia Infantry, captured at Gettysburg. Fourth Virginia Infantry, taken at the Wilderness, May 12, 1864. Second Virginia Infantry, Stonewall Brigade, Early's Corps, thirteen battles inscribed on it; captured at Winchester, September 19, 1864, by the 37th Massachusetts Infantry. Third Virginia Cavalry, captured near Front Royal, August 16, 1864, by Sergeant H. J. Murray, Company B, 4th New York Cavalry, and Private Frank Leslie, Company B, same regiment. Seventh Virginia Infantry, captured by the 82d New York at Gettysburg. Battle flag of the 8th Virginia Volunteers, time and place of capture not given. Tenth Virginia Volunteers, captured at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863, by the 68th Pennsylvania Volunteers. Confederate flag, stars and bars, 12th Virginia, captured in cavalry engagement near Beverley
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 32. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.38 (search)
! Lee to the rear! led him up to the crowd and guided him through the crowders, and I backed my horse to the left to give a freer passage to the riders, and they passed through in single file, and the field of coming carnage resounded with wild shouts of Lee, Lee, Lee! [This man is identified by R. D. Funkhouser in communication of the Times-Dispatch of Jan. 29, 1905, as Sergeant Wm. A. Compton, of Company D, 49th Virginia Regiment, who is still living and an active business man in Front Royal, Va., to-day.] When the Warren Riflemen ran forward, thinks I, that is Sergeant Compton, of Captain Updyke's company; he has disobeyed my order of steady, front! but he is a brave soldier and a good file officer, and I would not like to wound his pride. He has rendered Lee all the homage in his power, and when I made way for Lee and his escort to the rear I was glad that a soldier of my regiment had guided Lee back to us and to safety and to sight of his headquarters, where he was much