... Star. It is richly ornamented with bullion fringe and tassels, and bears upon a silver plate on the flagstaff the inscription: Presented to (the Winder cavalry), Company E, First Maryland cavalry, Confederate States of America , Captain William I. Rasin commanding, by the ladies of Kent county, Maryland. May its crimson folds burn fiercely through the storm of battle, till the brave men who bear it can wave it triumphant...