Deseret Evening News | 1899-05-20 | Page 17 | An Old Battleflag

AN OLD BATTLEFIAG I A historic old southern batlleflag has Just bn returned 10 tire wearers of the star The veterans of the Flltl Maine cavalry at Ituohsiort Sate tattled II 10 the north where II has been for the last 30 years The banner use the bellleflag of Hit Jasper llluea and waa originally made by the ladles of Jasper county Oa II 1 once was a beautiful silk ban tier bound with a wide fringe and to It tram attached heavy silk cord and tai sets In the ntt I uiwn ont Pills l woo the Icrll < Ik n Tho Jaipcr Dlure ana upon up-on the other Victory or Death Sow however It la I torn blood stained and r t 1 11 1 pierced with bullet holes having seen i eerrlcs at Furl Wagner and many olhrr rights It was II Port Wagner thai the flee I was captured I ly the First llalnt raw airy and for M years decorated the wall of a MilAn In Alatnnia n ir lIuko Port I > Tlitri It 1 was i fnunl Ian summer ty a Georgian who round II I survivors of the Jasper lattice and turned II or I la them