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Silk First National w/Gamecock

5th Alabama Battalion (CS), Company A, "North Sumter Rifles", flag.

For some reason, I think I've seen the flag as described below:

http://www.uttyler.edu/vbetts/mobile_reg_and_adv_61-63.htm

While the male population has been prompt in the discharge of duty, the fair daughters of Sumter have also given countenance and approval to the defenders of their homes, and to-day presented the corps with a beautiful silk flag, under which to win victory or die in the attempt. The flag is of silk, trimmed with gold fringe, and is similar to our national standard, except that the blue field has on it a remarkably well executed and life-like figure of a game-cock trimmed and "heeled" for battle. Under this emblem the sons of Sumter will emulate the example of the game-cock General whose name their county bears. The flag was presented, on the part of the fair donors, by Miss Lucy Reavis, daughter of the Hon. Turner Reavis; whose appropriate and feeling remarks, together with those of Ensign Dillard, who represented the Rifles, I have been furnished with at my particular request, and which follow: [not copied]

I have a couple of questions, first does anyone recall seeing either an historic or reproduction flag that fits this description? Second, was this appearance, especially the gamecock on the blue field unique or was this a flag design used by other units/companies?

Jim