Comments on: Battle of Gaines' Mill: U.S. Army Regulars to the Rescue http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-gaines-mill-us-army-regulars-to-the-rescue.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sat, 25 May 2013 03:21:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Soldiers Story – William B. Gray, 83rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry | Searching Historical Horizons http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-gaines-mill-us-army-regulars-to-the-rescue.htm#comment-699777 Soldiers Story – William B. Gray, 83rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry | Searching Historical Horizons Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:37:16 +0000 #comment-699777 [...] armies had determined to fight and fight they did. The battle they fought came to be called the Battle of Gaines’ Mill and was part of the Seven Days Campaign which began on June 25, 1862. The Seven Days Campaign ended [...] [...] armies had determined to fight and fight they did. The battle they fought came to be called the Battle of Gaines' Mill and was part of the Seven Days Campaign which began on June 25, 1862. The Seven Days Campaign ended [...]

]]> By: Soldier’s Story-William B. Gray and the 83rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry | Making History Everyday http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-gaines-mill-us-army-regulars-to-the-rescue.htm#comment-696320 Soldier’s Story-William B. Gray and the 83rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry | Making History Everyday Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:44:54 +0000 #comment-696320 [...] armies had determined to fight and fight they did. The battle they fought came to be called the Battle of Gaines’ Mill and was part of the Seven Days Campaign which began on June 25, 1862. The Seven Days Campaign ended [...] [...] armies had determined to fight and fight they did. The battle they fought came to be called the Battle of Gaines' Mill and was part of the Seven Days Campaign which began on June 25, 1862. The Seven Days Campaign ended [...]

]]> By: Jim http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-gaines-mill-us-army-regulars-to-the-rescue.htm#comment-401 Jim Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:48:04 +0000 #comment-401 I was reading about the battle of Gainesmille and came across this from a newspaper from the period. I wonder what ever became of the flag? The Michigan Flag Presented to the State. The following is the official correspondence between Gov. Pickens and Gen. Jenkins (late Colonel of the Palmetto Sharpshooters) in relation to the flag of the 16th Michigan Regiment, captured in the battle of Gaines' Mills, in which the Yankee regiment was nearly annihilated by the withering fire of our expert riflemen. The flag is of blue silk, six feet by four, with a gold fringe, and mounted on a staff which has lost its spear head in the fight. One side exhibits the Goddess of Liberty and the inscription, "Stand by the Constitution and the Union"; the other shows the State Arms of Michigan and the name, "Stockton's Regiment:" . . . I was reading about the battle of Gainesmille and came across this from a newspaper from the period. I wonder what ever became of the flag?

The Michigan Flag Presented to the State.

The following is the official correspondence between Gov. Pickens and Gen. Jenkins (late Colonel of the Palmetto Sharpshooters) in relation to the flag of the 16th Michigan Regiment, captured in the battle of Gaines' Mills, in which the Yankee regiment was nearly annihilated by the withering fire of our expert riflemen. The flag is of blue silk, six feet by four, with a gold fringe, and mounted on a staff which has lost its spear head in the fight. One side exhibits the Goddess of Liberty and the inscription, "Stand by the Constitution and the Union"; the other shows the State Arms of Michigan and the name, "Stockton's Regiment:" . . .

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