105th Pennsylvania Infantry - Loss of Battle Flag

Item DOC-5609

Description

Original Civil War document written in period ink and war dated:

Headquarters, 3rd Army Corps
May 25th 1863

General,

There is a Battle Flag in the possession of the Major General Commanding belonging to you Division. It is white and red with the figure “3”. I am directed to request that you will procure and forward a report of the facts in the matter.

By what regiment and under what circumstances it was lost or abandoned.

Very Respectfully
You Most Obedient Servant,

O. H. Hart
A. A. General

To Major General Birney
Commanding, 1st Division

By Command of Colonel A. H. Tippin
Commanding Brigade

F. Birney
Captain and AAG

To Colonel C. A. Craig
105th Pennsylvania Volunteers