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Anthony,
Thanks much.
Museum tag reads;
"Star and Bar from Confederate Flag taken from roll
behind saddle of Confederate officers horse after the
surrender of Vicksburg by Union soldier, Alfred Lockwood.
He was one 0f the first to enter the city after surrender, 1863.
Presented by Melval Brown
Fitzgerald, Ga."

Displayed at Blue-Grey Museum in Fitzgerald, Ga.

I cannot confirm which units entered CS lines first and where.

Ken

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