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- Armond Kueter: James S. Anderson was 19 when the call came to join the Union Army. His company of soldiers was presented with a flag made by a group of ladies from the village. Once the company was organized here in Manitowoc, they were mustered as Company A of the Fifth Wisconsin. The flag was carried into battle in early 1862 and fell into enemy hands during the Battle of Williamsburg. The flag resurfaced in 1876. There was a centennial celebration in Philadelphia.
Present was a Manitowoc resident. He noticed the flag. Anderson learned about this,
asked if that flag could be put into his custody, since he was one of the people from Company A.

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