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MADE AND OWNED BY A FORMER Iu INDIANA WOMAN. dVMrs. Bennett Wore the Flog as a 8kirt While Journeying ThroughConfederate Lines.lt;41Time has made rents in it, and moth8 have eaten holes in many places,'’ said Mrs. Anna Kinnan-Bennett of Guthrie, Okla., pointing to a large United States flag that she unfurled on Flag Day; “but this old flag served well its purpose, and Inspired in many hearts a greater devotion to the Union at a time when the spirit of secession was strong.”The flag was about 30 inches by 12 feet in size, and contained thirty-five stars, a large one at the center representing the lone ^tar of Texas.In the early 50s Mrs. Bennett, then Mrs. E. W. Kinnan, went with her husband from Lafayette, Ind., to Belton, Tex^s, where Mr. Kinnan hoped to recuperate his health. He was an ardent Unionist, as were many citizens of Texas, and in a short time he
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Lebanon Patriot
Lebanon, Indiana, US
Thu, Jul 08, 1909
Page 4
Full Page
Clipped by
Michael D.
USA 21 May 2018
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