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William Bruce Mumford
William Bruce Mumford (died June 7, 1862) was a North Carolina native and resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, who was hanged for tearing down a United States flag during the American Civil War.
== Flag incident ==
On April 25, 1862, as Union Navy ships approached Confederate New Orleans, Commodore David Farragut ordered two officers to send a message to Mayor John T. Monroe requesting removal of Confederate flags from the local customhouse, mint and city hall and their replacement with U.S. flags. Monroe refused, claiming it was beyond his jurisdiction. On April 26 Capt. Henry W. Morris sent ashore Marines from the to raise the U.S. flag over the mint. Morris did so without any order from Farragut, who was still trying to receive an official surrender from the mayor.
As the Marines raised the flag, a number of locals gathered around in anger. The Marines told them that the ''Pocahontas'' would fire on anyone attempting to remove the flag. However, a group of seven individuals, including Mumford, decided to remove the flag from the mint. The ''Pocahontas'' fired and Mumford was injured by a flying piece of brick. With cheers from local onlookers, he carried the flag to the mayor at city hall, but onlookers tore at it as he walked, reducing it to a stub.
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