Greg Biggs40th flagMon Jan 22 02:25:21 2001 hayes,Actually, sneaking out flags froma surrender situation was more common than you think. The 39th Georgia snuck their's out of Vicksburg, instead surrendering an older First National, and then proceeded to lose that flag on Lookout Mountain as it was left in their baggage after being replaced by another battle flag in October, 1863.Greg Biggs