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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Confederate States' flag. (search)
n as it could be done. I immediately issued an address to the good ladies of the South to give me their red and blue silk dresses and to send them to Captain Colin McRae Selph, Quartermaster, at Richmond (Captain Selph is now living in New Orleans), where he was assisted by two young ladies, Misses Hettie and Constance Cary, frCaptain Selph is now living in New Orleans), where he was assisted by two young ladies, Misses Hettie and Constance Cary, from Baltimore, and Mrs. General Henningsen, of Savannah, and Mrs. Judge Hopkins, of Alabama. The Misses Cary made battle-flags for Generals Beauregard and Van Dorn, and, I think, for General J. E. Johnston, and they made General Beauregard's out of their own silk dresses. This flag is now in Memorial Hall, New Orleans, with a statement of that fact from General Beauregard. 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 Washing
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Index. (search)
les H., wounded, 18. Richards, Sergeant G. W., 372. Richmond, closing scenes of War about, 129; evacuation of, 130; local troops of, 137, 303; retreat from, 129. Ringgold Gap, Battle of, 156. Robertson, Major James E., 141. Roosevelt's tribute to Lee, 87. Ryan, Father A. J., 208. Sailor's Creek, Battle of 142. Scharf, Lieutenant, J. Thos., 333. Scorpion, C. S. Monitor 71. Scully, Colonel John W., 128. School Books, 361. Secession, Right of 87, 88. Selph, Captain, Colin McRae, 70. Sharpsburg, Battle of, 32, 36, 279; troops engaged, 32. Sheridan, General P. H., 61. Shiloh, Battle of 298; troops engaged in, 808, 804; causes of Confederate failure, 316; losses in, 312, 314. Simpson Colonel B. L., 14, 19. Sims, C. S. N., Captain Charles. 827. Slaves and Masters congenial, 368. Smith, Major Frank killed, 139; Colonel George W., 12; Goldwin, 87; Capt. James Power, 204. South Carolina, The Prostrate State, 1866-9, 5; opinion in that war woul