GDG- Rebel Rags Disrespected by Hays

[Alan David Brunelle]

I just finished Hess' book on Pickett's Charge (a _great_ read, by the 
way - thanks out to this list for recommending it a while ago), and 
after reading his account of Hays' trailing some of the captured 
Confederate flags after the repulse, it got me thinking: While I have 
read about this time and again, it never struck home (for some reason) 
as much as it did this time. Certainly, there were still Confederate 
prisoners in the area, and perhaps Confederate combatants were within 
eyesight of this, and I wonder how much they were affected by this display.

Does anyone recall mention of Confederate view of this action? Or was it 
a not an uncommon occurrence for the victors on the field to despoil the 
vanquished trophies in such a manner?

Alan