The Grant County Board of Supervisors and the Grant County Historical Society wish to announce the return of the captured First National Flag of the Confederacy to the Grant County Courthouse. The flag will be unveiled on May 24th, 2008 at 6:00 P.M. on the first floor of the Grant County Courthouse.
Featured for the evening will be Bob Welch of Dubuque, Iowa. Bob performs songs of the Civil War period, singing and accompanying himself on the guitar and banjo. His performances, a combination of music, history and story telling, Bob performed for us previously and was enthusiastically received by the audience, which was reluctant to allow him to leave.
Co-featured will be Colonel William W. Robinson, Colonel of the Seventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry and the Wisconsin Iron Brigade (portrayed by Paul Johnson, of Hiles, Wisconsin, his 2nd great-grand nephew). Paul will cross the entire State of Wisconsin to share with us his uncle’s story as well as the story of the Grant County men who served in the Seventh and captured the flag on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
The Grant County Historical Society has raised over $17,000.00 for the restoration of the flag and the Grant County Board has provided a case to protectively encase this national treasure. We hope all the descendants of Grant and Southwest Wisconsin soldiers will be able to attend and be acknowledged. Descendants of General John B. Callis and Richard Huftill, two of the men directly involved in the capture of the flag, have been invited.
Please come and honor our veterans on Memorial Day weekend and be prepared to be entertained.
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