Museum of the Confederacy to receive stolen battle flag

From Richmond Times-Dispatch: Museum of the Confederacy to receive stolen battle flag
A Confederate battle flag stolen decades ago in New Orleans will be presented to The Museum of the Confederacy this morning by the FBI.

The 14th Louisiana Infantry Regiment Confederate battle flag was stolen in the 1980s by a former volunteer at the Memorial Hall Museum (Confederate Memorial Hall) of New Orleans, the FBI said.

It was recovered Sept. 29 after information was given to the FBI's National Art Crime Team.

The team alerted FBI agents in Fredericksburg and they, with the assistance of the Caroline County Sheriff's Office, found the flag.

It was in the possession of a collector who bought it in 2004 without knowing it was stolen and who voluntarily turned the item over to the FBI.

The flag, kept in an evidence locker, will be turned over at 9:30 a.m. to The Museum of the Confederacy, 1201 E. Clay St. Thereafter, the flag will be returned to the Confederate Memorial Hall in New Orleans.