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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1905
Page
3
A brief notice states that captured flags are to be returned to the south, marking a ceremonial or logistical step in the ongoing tale collection. The fragment hints at a transfer process and regional designation without detailing dates or entities.
A Washington dispatch lists captured Confederate battle flags stored at the War Department and names hundreds of units from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Florida, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and others. The document traces each flag to its battle and bearer, noting dates from 1862 to 1865 and locations such as Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Petersburg, Sailor’s Creek, and Five Forks. It records flags from multiple regiments and states, reflecting the final disposition steps directed by Congress and War Department actions.
The cold spell prompts Atlanta men to consider hot water heating, with Englehart and Hitchcock, heating contractors in the Prudential Building, gaining attention. They advertise steady, healthy warmth and claim to heat homes evenly and economically, noting projects for Peachtree Street and other notable residences.
Cordele Ga February 23 delegates from a 60 mile radius will attend the great Sunday School convention in Cordele on March 18 19 and 20. Noted speakers include Dr H M Hamill secretary of the Southern Methodist Sunday School board and Mrs Hamill with J M Glenn also on the program. The sessions will be held at the Methodist church with expectant attendance from several denominations and Colonel W H Dorris to give the welcome address.
A historical list records flags and garrison standards captured or noted as captured in battles around Gettysburg Wilderness Sallors Creek Walling Waters Fort Moultrie Fort Sumter and other Virginia sites. It names units including Eighth Ohio First Michigan Fourth Excelsior Ninth New York and Twenty-fourth Michigan with dates in 1865 1868 and notes inscriptions by Bath Ladies and Our Cause Is Just Our Rights We Maintain.
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