In a skirmish before the walls, Percy's lance, with the pennon, or Guidon, attached to it, was taken by Douglas, as most authors affirm, in a personal encounter betwixt the two heroes.
"Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3)"
Walter Scott
We had with us a young man, who was hardly more than a mere boy, by the name of Henry H. Stewart, who had been taken out from here by Captain Reynolds to act as an orderly and Guidon, who, while nearly every one else was excited and everything was in confusion, preserved, apparently, the utmost coolness, moving from point to point as calmly as if performing the ordinary duties of parade, and it was not until I ordered him so to do that he dismounted from his horse.
"The Rhode Island Artillery at the First Battle of Bull Run"
J. Albert Monroe
It had been ordered to establish communication with General Young's column, and while advancing and firing on the ridge, Captain Jenkins sent the Guidon bearer back to climb the hill and wave his red and white banner where Young's men could see it.
"Notes of a War Correspondent"
Richard Harding Davis