The picture is terrible because of reflections on the glass, but this flag was captured in battle. The guy that captured it then wrote his name and unit on it.
It's hard to tell, but he's a New Yorker. (Of course it was a New Yorker that had to commit what amounts to the ultimate sign of military disrespect. ) Maybe this is why southerners appear to hate New Yorkers more than all other forms of Yankees.
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