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mo wuucia nV . Astones and tho sulphurous Binuke._ot_ d*?5milue nigiii u; urty, ytmou -»‘«waa atnlned with powder and pierced with lioles, this glory-decked emblem of til a Texans, waving- aloft gracefully and grandly as an empress queen, wept tears or blood to behold beneath the prostrate forme of Francis, Barry Daugherty and brave Texans, with the smile of joy on their lips lu the Agony of most glorious and sublime death, gazing for tho last time on that star-decked emblem of this Lon* SUx-r»* - * - -£91KIVlt;*The other flag, like a twin sister, preserved and cherished with loving care by patriotic hands at Au3tin, is eaually renowned in history, for it was with Deahlor, Mills and Granbnry's Brigade from Chick-nmauga to Franklin. It saw iho lightning flash of the reat_gniis and hear d Jhej oudJonesboro, Resaca and other hard-iou engasament*. It ws* a beautiful Silken of sky-blue ground, Ilka the flag of Han Jacinto. . _Around its border was a eroam-cola red stripe of decoration, in the center pi tno azure square was a damask star encircled with a snow-white crescent.In the bloody charge, famouH In the history Of the nation, August 22, 18GI, on tho right of Atlanta, in the early morning and forenoon, threa color bearers fell nndcr The waving folds of this biill-reut, bloodstained memorial to the exalted heroism of tne TdXlTl S.Ahead of his comrades in the desperation rr the furious onset of iho ciuvrgu, Color Ren-rer Cnmpboll was wounded In tho arm. Fainting from loss of blood and suffering agonizing pain, he let loose the broken flagstaff. Without hall or stop. Sergeant Wfllj Jam* bravely seized the fallen banner was shot to death.r
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Galveston Daily News
Galveston, Texas, US
Sun, Jul 27, 1902
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