Mobile Advertiser & Register

June 16, 1861

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            A BANNER QUEERLY SAVED- A splendid banner is hung up in the Express office at Manassas, the property of the Alexandria Riflemen, who are encamped there.  This flag was the object of the strictest search by Ellsworth’s fire hounds; but it was saved from desecration by a patriotic lady, who took it from the staff and smuggled it down the street by the aid of crinoline, in the face of the enemy, and finally contrived to bring it safely concealed to the Confederate troops.