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The flagpole snapped - he caught the colors and carried a lifetime of duty

The flagpole snapped - he caught the colors and carried a lifetime of duty

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A flagpole snap in a Texas field; a soldier catches the colors and keeps a lifetime of duty - what did it cost him?

The flagpole snapped - he caught the colors and carried a lifetime of duty

In this episode, we follow Arthur Tracy Lee from a snapped flagpole at the Battle of Gettysburg through decades of frontier service, painting and reports that documented encounters with Native leaders and U.S. policy. What did his lifelong habit of "catching" the world demand of him?

Person: Arthur Tracy Lee
Date: July 2, 1863
Location: Fort McKavett; Fort Davis; battlefields including Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma
Event: flagpole snapped; regimental colors fell and were caught by the standard-bearer
Topic: military service, frontier duty, painting, reports on Native American relations

- He was born June 26, 1814 in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, moved to Philadelphia to study art and learned to look carefully.
- Commissioned second lieutenant October 3, 1838, sponsored by Simon Cameron, then served across Florida, Wisconsin, Texas, and the frontier.
- He assisted in two Winnebago removals and served in the Second Seminole War, often executing orders the Army had already decided.
- At Fort McKavett in 1852 he lived among southern Comanche leaders and wrote the line reporting they were friendly if supplied with food.
- Across four years at Fort Davis he produced 154 documented paintings and kept a sketchbook while performing garrison and negotiation duties.

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