Flag that tripped Booth

[RJNorton]

Hi Ed. Please let me second Betty and thank you for such a great post. I was just curious to see if I am reading your post correctly. Are you saying that you believe the flag which tripped Booth no longer exists? The reason I ask is because the Connecticut Historical Society claims to have the Treasury Guard national flag which was one of the flags decorating the box on April 14th. The society also says that the Treasury Guard's regimental flag is the one at Ford's today. The society says that when they opened the box with their flag that, "Preserved in the box with the flag was a separate small strip of blue silk with gold fringe, identified as part of the flag that caught Booth's spur, causing him to fall and break his leg. This strip matches the flag at Ford's Theatre."

Ed, can you clarify? I am confused regarding the flags. Many thanks.