See You In The Field

(C) 2015-2019 Documented by Frederick Walton, Historian The flag of the “North Carolina Grays”  was designed and hand made by the girls and ladies of Cedar Fork to be  presented to their loved ones who were departing for war as company I of the newly formed Sixth Regiment of North Carolina State troops. It is an  Infantry company flag. The silk flag has a blue field with a white canton containing a hand painted NC state seal. Beneath the state seal, on a painted flowing white ribbon, are the words "THE OLD NORTH STATE FOREVER”. The reverse white canton reads "NORTH CAROLINA GRAYS” on a white arc above a centrally located small, single, gold five pointed star, with the words “PRESENTED BY LADIES OF CEDAR FORK” on a white arc below the Star. This flag was carried with them to the seat of war in Virginia,  but packed in a trunk and unused while the regiment fought in many a bloody battle. The storage trunks were discovered during a Federal raid and the con