Well, Tom, the 4 Ector's Brigade 4th bunting style were manufactured in Richmond and were brought back to the brigade by Colonel William H. Young, who had been in Richmond on business. As to why he was in Richmond at the time, that is unknown. It's been theorized that he was trying to get the dismounted cavalry units in his brigade re-mounted, but who knows. The 9th Texas ANV silk lost at Corinth, I'm not as sure of the provenance, but, again, it has virtually identical characteristics of the later ANV silk issues. i.e. white stars and yellow border. My point is that anomalies exist and per Occam's Razor, all things being equal, the simplest explination is usually the right one.