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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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