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rd. General Van Dorn's flag was made of a heavier material, but was very pretty. Made from silk dresses. Captain Selph had several of these flags made and sent them to me at Manassas. They were distributed by order of General Beauregard. One flag I had made and gave it to the Washington Artillery. They have it yet. My wife, who was in Richmond, made a beautiful flag out of her own dresses and sent it to a cousin of hers who commanded an Arkansas regiment. This flag was lost at Elk Horn, but was recaptured by a Missouri division under General Henry Little. It being impossible to get silk enough to make the great number of flags needed, I had several made out of blue and red cotton cloth. I then issued a circular letter to the quartermasters of every regiment and brigade in the army to make flags, and to use any red cloth suitable that they could get. Generals Beauregard and Johnston, being good draughtsmen, drew their own designs. The statement going the rounds that t