[VAcourier] Help Preserve the 58th VA Battleflag

[Virginia Division SCV Communication List]

Members of the 58^th  Va. Infantry reenacting group are currently 
raising money to have an original 58^th Va. Battleflag preserved. 
Members of the 58th are also SCV members, representing such camps as the 
Summers-Koontz Camp # 490 in Luray, Va., The Strasburg Guards # 1587, 
and The Clinton-Hatcher Camp # 21 in Leesburg, Va.

The flag is in storage in the basement of the Museum of the Confederacy 
and is in too bad of shape to be taken out and displayed. We have paid 
for the flag to be evaluated and the cost to preserve it is $23, 350.  
In the 1940's, the flag was backed with conservation stitching to keep 
it together. Unfortunately, now,  It has been discovered that the 
conservation stitching is helping the flag deteriorate quicker. If we 
don't do something about this now, we will lose this very important part 
of our heritage.

Over the past year, thanks to the many different SCV camp meetings  that 
we have attended, we have raised quite a bit towards the preservation of 
the flag. But, we still have a long way to go!  The camps that we have 
visited have been very charitable to our worthy cause. For this, we are 
very grateful. Although we have been to many different camps, there are 
still many, many SCV camps within the state of Va. that we are hoping 
will be willing to help us in this endeavor.

We are hoping that many of you will check out our website at 
www.58va.com <http://www.58va.com> and see what we are all about. There 
cannot be a more honorable thing we can do for these soldiers. The 
battle reenactments are nice, as well as the Living History's. But, 
saving their flag that they cried and died for, is the most honorable 
thing we can do for them.

If any camp is interested in a presentation for their camp, and is 
willing to help us save this flag, please check out our website and let 
us know. In addition to donations, our camp members are currently 
selling t-shirts with the 58th flag on the front and back. These are 
really nice shirts and we have had no complaints about them at all. We 
will be glad to bring them along and see if any of your camp members may 
be interested in buying one. Every dime we make goes towards the flag!

Our contacts will be:

Capt. Christopher Loving   mdicnmn at comcast.net <mailto:mdicnmn at comcast.net>

or

Sgt. Gregory Kelly   csareb at shentel.net <mailto:csareb at shentel.net>

 

Yours in Southern Bonds,

Gregory Kelly

Sgt. 58th Va. Infantry

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