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This section displays objects that were used as flags during the Civil War. National Museum of American History Old Glory flag National Museum of American History United States National 34-Star Flag ...
A long-lost Confederate flag, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and among the rarest Civil War artifacts, will be a top lot for bidders at an Ohio auction house this month. Carried by the 11th ...
During the Civil War, no flag became a more popular symbol of ... the amount of blood spent to retain a simple, four-cornered regimental rag. “I have a little flag....It was taken by the Secesh ...
In presenting the 96th Regimental flag, Curtin said ... On the eve of the Civil War, the United States had 34 states – 19 free and 15 slave states. In his address, Curtin continued ...
“The Battle of Gettysburg was what most historians consider to be the turning point of the Civil War,” auction ... only unaccounted-for flag that was captured from a regiment in Pickett ...