I recently posted a message that mentioned the article by Howard Madaus, “The Conservation of Civil War Flags: The Military Historian’s Perspective” in Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee, Flag Symposium: Papers presented at the Symposium, Harrisburg, PA, October 29-30, 1987. Shortly afterwards I received several messages asking if I knew where a copy of this source could be located. Much to my surprise, I found it was still for sale at the amazing price of only $1.95. The Madaus artlcle runs from pages 51 to 122, but the rest ofthe 360 pages are of considerable value as well. Assuming this price is correct, I would recommend wholeheartedly that anyone interested in ACW flags get this typescript bound collection of papers while it is still available.

Ryan Toews