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Re: Both Sides View of Flag Capture By 29th TN.
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Richard --

Then I misunderstood this passage, which suggests that the Illinois soldiers retained possession of their flag --

"...he clasped the flag to his breast and bore it back in safety to his comrades, among whom he soon after bled to death."

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