Regarding brigade and divisional flags in the ANV, that army never really adopted such a designating flag system with unique flags like the Federals did or the Confederate Army of Tennessee. Now having said that, two unique flags exist with ties to Robert Rodes and Henry Heth but we do not know when they were issued (if I correctly recall).

The ANV used the current CS national flag in battle mainly to mark positions of officers on the field and their HQs. As a related aside, there were no Second National flags at Gettysburg unlike as you saw in the movie of the same name, due to a bunting shortage at the Richmond Depot. The first Second National HQ flags do not show up in the ANV before the Fall of 1863.

I doubt that any "HQ flags" were taken other than perhaps the one you mention that "might" be Kemper's - at least I cannot recall any (but then again I have not thought about this for some time). Had that been the case then more First Nationals would have turned up with such capture claims and only 4 or 5 so far have been (2nd GA Battalion, 21st VA Infantry - former company flag pressed into regimental service - , 61st GA Inf, possible Kemper flag and flag in Wisconsin).

There is a First National in Wisconsin with a GB capture claim and one for the 61st Georgia taken on the retreat (from a wagon I think) - both mentioned above - in addition to the banner of the Madison Artillery. None of these had been discovered when Rollins did his book.

Greg Biggs