Reading OR 11 on the 7 days battles and even before that, I came across A.P.Hill's brigade report.

One of the flags Hill's brigade captured read "To Hell or Richmond". Anyone know what Union regiment that belonged to?

On 5 May, 1862 "Near Williamsburg" Hill reported his brigade captured 7 stands of flags and 160 Union Pows.

The 11th Virginia, Private James D. Walkup, company K, captured a "stand of colors".

1st Virginia with help from 2 companies of the 9th Alabama captured a battery of 8 guns.

The 17th Virginia, Private Travers, company "H" "Took a stand of colors with his own hands". It did not say what regiment Travers was in but when I typed that last name in the National Archives Solider/Sailor system, only 4 names came up. Two were in the 17 Virginia and only one was in "Company H".

The 70th New York reported their commander captured and the lost of their National flag. I do know Sickle's brigade took a beating at that battle.

This was not the battle of Williamsburg but near it. I am still trying to figure out the details on this battle.

I found out where the 12th New York lost their regimental flag at (on the War Department's 58 returned flags) they lost the flag to Longstreet's division, late in the Seven Days battles. "The evening before Malvern Hill". The 12th New York was in Butterfield's brigade, Morell's division, Porter's 5th Corps. The 16th Michigan also had their flag captured by Jenkin's Palmetto SS South Carolina men.

We all know about the 4th New Jersey losing both flag (Regiment captured in mass), also the same for the 11th Pa reserves aka 40th Pa).

The 2nd New Jersey lost a flag at Gaines' Mill (OR 11, page 442). That was new to me. So the 2nd and 4th New Jersey of Taylor's brigade lost flags.

I am sure there are more Union flags. I am still on 2 weeks vacation and making the best of searching for Union flags.

If anyone knows of anymore Union flags captured during the Seven Days battles, please let me know.

Thank you,

Shawn Prouty