HEADQUARTERS RODES' DIVISION,
May 13, 1863.

MAJOR: In obedience to circular from corps headquarters of May 12, 1863, I have the honor to report the following flags captured and lost in this division during the battles of May 2 and 3:

Rodes' brigade. - Third Alabama Regiment captured and have in their possession 2 stand of Federal artillery colors; Sixth Alabama Regiment captured 1 battery flag; Fifth Alabama Regiment lost its colors inside the intrenchments at Chancellorsville.

Ramseur's brigade. - Second North Carolina Regiment lost its colors; Fourth North Carolina Regiment lost its colors.

Iverson's brigade. - Fifth North Carolina Regiment, 1 flag captured by Lieutenant H. H. Smith, Company A; Twelfth North Carolina Regiment, 3 flags captured by Private J. S. Webber, Company E; one, a large United States flag, was turned over to Major-General Stuart on Sun day; Twenty-third North Carolina Regiment, 1 flag and 1 guidon captured. The flag-staff of the regiment being shot in two, was replaced by that of the enemy, and the captured flag subsequently lost by carelessness.

Doles' brigade. - This brigade captured 2 battery flags. The men in whose hands they were placed were wounded, and carried the flags with them to the hospital. They have been written for.

Summary. - Flags lost, 3; flags captured, 11.

All the captured flags, guidons, & c., are ordered to be turned over to the chief quartermaster of this division, to be held subject to future instructions.

I deem it proper, in justice to the regiments whose flags were lost, to inclose the statements of brigade commanders on the subject.*

I am, major, yours, very respectfully,

R. E. RODES,
Major-General.

OFFICIAL RECORDS: Series 1, vol 25, Part 1 (Chancellorsville)
Pages 949/50 Chapter XXXVII. THE CHANCELLORSVILLE CAMPAIGN.

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OR V25, Pt. 1

Numbers 369. Reports of Colonel Edward A. O'Neal, Twenty-sixth Alabama Infantry commanding Rodes' brigade.

SANTEE, CAROLINE COUNTY, VA.,

May 12, 1863.

SIR: In obedience to orders, I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of Rodes' brigade during the eight days' campaign, commencing on April 29 and ending on May 6: . . .

. . . The Third Alabama captured and have now in possession two stand of Federal artillery colors, and the Sixth Alabama captured one battery flag . . .
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. . . In obedience to orders from the corps commander to report what standards were captured and which lost, I have the honor to report that the colors of the Fifth Alabama Regiment were captured by the enemy in the attack upon the intrenchments at Chancellor's house on the morning of the 3rd instant. This regiment, supported by only a position of the Twenty-sixth Alabama and four companies of Iverson's brigade,was the first to charge and carry the enemy works near the Chancellor house. Having taken possession of the epaulements which commanded the Plank road, this regiment moved forward in the charge considerably in advance of the right, and, being unsupported by the brigade to retire from the works. In doing so, the color-bearer was wounded, and with the colors and over 100 of its men were surrounded . . .

EDWARD A. O'NEAL,
Colonel, Commanding Brigade
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