George,
In J.E. Hewitt's account of the battle he wrote, "Gen. Mouton and staff rushed forward and placed himself at the head of the leaderless but furiously fighting Crescent. One of his staff had brought forward the bold-stained regimental flag, when it was again greeted with a volley from the stubbornly resisting federals, and again fell to the ground, this time stained with the life-blood of Gen. Alfred Mouton…" He based his account on interviews with veterans of the battle. I know I have seen another account that says the same thing but can't remember where. It may be in Art Bergeron's "Reminiscences of Uncle Silas."