Harper's Weekly Text
November 21, 1863, pp. 747 (3) -748 (1-4)

Synopsis

An army adjutant tells the story of how one small company captured six Confederate regimental flags.  The fourteenth company, from Connecticut, was brought in to relieve some of the other companies that had been fighting at Gettysburg.  After clearing a barn of Confederate sharpshooters, the company was set upon by enemy guns.  Through careful maneuvering, the small company was able to fool the enemy into believing it was a large, formidable unit.  Through this deception, the fourteenth company captured not only the six regimental flags, but also a brigade of prisoners and countless weapons.  After this conquest, one hundred members of the company remained fit for duty, with no officers killed and only seven soldiers wounded.

Historical Background:

"The Battle of Gettysburg"
July 25, 1863, p. 471 (3-4)

Illustrations:
"The Battle of Gettysburg"
July 25, 1863, pp. 472-473

Military Background:

"General Longstreet"
July 9, 1864, p. 445 (1)

Illustrations:
Portrait of General Longstreet
July 9, 1864, p. 445 (1-4)

Commentary:

"Rebel Exultation"
July 25, 1863, p. 444 (3-4)

Illustrations:

"The Battle of Gettysburg—Longstreet’s Attack"
August 8, 1863, pp. 504 (1) – 505 (4)

"The Harvest of Death—Gettysburg"
July 22, 1865, p. 452 (1-4)

"Jeff Davis’s Face"
July 18, 1863, p. 464 (1-2)