“...the greatest curiosity in the form of flag or banner brought home by Missouri troops was that which hung in the first Secession Convention. This banner was square, of heavy silk, blue on one side and white on the other. On the blue side were the words, 'South Carolina Convention, 1860.' On the white side was the palmetto tree, with an expanse of ocean and the sun just rising. At the foot of the tree were grouped bales of cotton, barrels of turpentine and a great open book. The book was the Bible, and it was open at this quotation: 'God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear though the earth be removed, though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea. The Lord of hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge.' Above the palmetto was emblazoned in large letters, 'Separate State Action.' Missouri troops found this banner at Columbia, S. C, when they marched with Sherman to the sea. They took it as a trophy, and doubtless saved it from burning. It was hung in a very conspicuous place in the state armory hall...”

Walter Barlow Stevens' book “Missouri the center state, volume 2” (1915): http://ia700504.us.archive.org/16/items/missouricenterst02stev/missouricenterst02stev.pdf#page=208