GDG- Re: Rebel flags disrespected by Hays

[Alan David Brunelle]

Here's an interesting comment by Lt. Frank Haskell[1]:

> I had no desire to exult over them, and pity and sympathy were the 
> general feelings of us all upon the occasion. The cheering of our men, 
> and the *unceremonious handling of the captured flags* (emphasis 
> added) was probably not gratifying to the prisoners, but not intended 
> for taunt or insult to the men; they could take no exception to such 
> practices.
This is a quite interesting letter, one thing that amazed me was how a 
lieutenant (although, granted, Gibbon's aide-de-camp) could know the 
Confederate command hierarchy in such detail within 10 days of the 
battle. The first hand account is interesting, and some of the 
on-the-spot comments about what happened over the 3 days seems pretty 
much spot on, although there are - as is to be expected - some 
exaggerations and misinformation too.

Alan
[1] http://www.swcivilwar.com/HaskellGettLetter.html