GDG- 16th ME Article

[Tom Townsend]

I was among a group of reenactors who recreated the the flag shredding at
the 135th Gettysburg reenactment. I got a strip of red stripe. Bill
(Christen), were you in my battalion (or rather was I in yours)?

Tom Townsend
Dayton, O.

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>
> The flag would simply have gotten into private hands through the soldiers
> who tore it up would be my guess.  They tore it up and then kept it,
> passing it down through their family would be my guess, but I am more
> curious as to how the 20th Maine "turned the tide" at Gettysburg and
> "prevented the rebel troops from overruning the entire Union force",
> according to the article.
>
> Thanks
> Andy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sam <historyfreak618 at yahoo.com>
> To: gettysburg at arthes.com
> Sent: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:15:19 -0500 (EST)
> Subject: GDG- 16th ME Article
>
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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> I found this to be an interesting tidbit, that I didn't know about.
>
> http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=154602&ac=PHnws
>
> I'm curious has to how is got into private hands. According to the article
> it's provenance is somewhat of a mystery.
>
>
> Sam
>
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