Hello,

The Official Records are very silent about what CS flags were captured at New Bern, NC in Burnside's 1862 campaign. The Beaufort Plow Boys is the only one mentioned officially and yet there are several other flags that were taken there. Two are in small museums in Connecticut for example.

I don't think there is a book on New Bern so I turn to the NC experts here. The 9th New Jersey captured more than the Beaufort Plow Boys flag there adn it is that other flag that I am seeking.

Also - based on where Reno's Brigade attacked, they faced an NC battery plus the 26th North Carolina. Might this other flag that I am seeking information on be one of their company flags?

Any help is appreciated.

Greg Biggs