I have known about the Irby Goodwin Scott letters for some time thanks to a friend who knows more about Georgia troops than I ever will. I saw his letters at the Univ. of Georgia some years back and copied the one pertaining to the flags.

These letters have been edited by Johnny Pearson and released as the book "Lee And Jackson's Bloody Twelfth: The Letters of Irby Goodwin Scott..." Univ of Tennessee Press published the book.

The letter is on page 74-75 and says, "May 4th, 1862 - We heard here the other day that he (Jackson) sent to Staunton for twenty battle flags. One for each regt. I suppose." So I goofed with the flag count of 25 on my end.

The Staunton Depot, in terms of making its own ANV style battle flags, does not do this until 1864, but it was Jackson's supply base at the time and these flags were sent there from the Richmond area.

Hope this helps.

Greg Biggs