31389 - Confederate Flagbearer, 5th Texas Flag - Texas Brigade W. Britain Wrath of The Northmen These were typically laid dry

These were typically laid dry with no mortar and could easily be added to or changed if needed

toilet facilities

and temporary recruiting centers had to be opened at Philadelphia

red for artillery

31389 - Confederate Flagbearer, 5th Texas Flag - Texas Brigade W. Britain Wrath of The Northmen These were typically laid dryWhen the torn and bullet riddled silk flag of the 5th Texas was retired, a replacement made of wool was made by Mrs. Matilda Maude Jane Fuller Young, a Houston botanist and school principal whose son, Samuel Oliver Young, Jr., had enlisted in Co. A of the regiment. A dark blue streamer was attached to the staff, bearing the Latin motto Vivere Sat Vincere, or To conquer is to live enough on one side and 5th REG VOL along with a star with the letters of