The Daily Dispatch: July 9, 1864.
Richmond Dispatch.
Saturday morning...July 9 1864.
The War News.
[Correspondence of the Dispatch.]
Petersburg, Va., July 7th, 1864.
Since my last communication there has been nothing worthy of a letter, and my only reason for writing to-day, is to give through the public journals of the country, the names of the gallant men in Mahone's division, who captured the ten battle flags of the enemy, in the flank movement against Hancock's Second Corps, which took place on the 22d of June.
These flags since their capture have been at Gen. Mahone's Headquarters, but will to-day be forwarded to Richmond to the War Department, there to be kept among the trophies of the campaign and the war. I had a at them yesterday evening, and propose to mention them briefly. The handsomest is one with the word "Tammany" on one of the stripes. This is a most beautiful flag of elegant material and excellent workmanship. The stars are all white, set in blue ground. It belonged to the 42d regiment N Y S V. On the staff there is an elegant silver plate, with the words--"42d regiment N Y S V. Presented by city of New York." This was captured by Lt Col J E Taylor, 11th Alabama regiment, Saunders's brigade, who also with his own hands, brought out another flag belonging to the th regiment Massachusetts volunteers.
The flag of the 106th regiment Penn. volunteers is also a very handsome flag, with the words "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence" encircling the American eagle. This flag was captured by Sergt R F Wallace, co 11th Ala, Saunders's brigade.
A very superior looking flag, though battle worn, and without a name, was captured by Lieut of Julian Wilson, co K, 6th Va regiment, Mahone's brigade. This flag has beautiful silver mountings and elegant silver tassels.
A flag without the number or State, but bearing on its folds simply the words " --regiment, infantry." fell as a prize to the valor of Coleman Hines, 41st Va infantry, Mahone's brigade.
The colors → of the 7th regiment of New Jersey State Troops were brought off by the during Lieut Enclid Borland, of the 6th Va, Mahone's brigade.
O E Nicholson, of Company D, 3d Ga. regiment, captured the ← colors → of the 16th Massachusetts.
The State flag of the 19th Mass, with the words "God speed the right" encircling the State emblem, was brought off by a gallant son of Georgia, Jacob Davis, of the 2d Ga batt'n, Wright's brigade.
Serg't Holston, of the Gist Va brigade, captured a dirty, greasy tattered battle flag, with no name upon it.
The ← colors of the 5th Michigan Veteran Volunteer infantry was the prize of W E Fitchett, Co F, 41st Va infantry, Mahone's brigade.
In this connection let me mention that since this campaign begun Mahone's division has captured three thousand six hundred prisoners and eleven pieces of artillery. X.