It is just a dirty, tattered piece of cloth, right?
We attended a ceremony today where a “Northerner” returned the flag that was surrendered to his great grandfather when the Union took over Fort McAllister at Savannah 150 years ago. Confederate re-enactment soldiers from across Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia stood to represent the men of the Emmett Rifles who relinquished that flag so long ago. A group of them with bass, guitar, harmonica, and drums played music and sang, reminiscent of the encampments, both Union and Confederate, between battles. We flinched at the report as they fired muskets and canon. It brought a bit of history to life for a few hours.