The flag was presented in memory of Frank M. Galleher, Jr., a former president of the Virginia Society, by his wife, Katherine Huntley Galleher, and his three sons, Frank M. III, Moscoe Huntley, and Wayne B. Galleher. Presented by Nathaniel T. R. Burgwyn and Dr. Collinson P. E. Burgwyn in memory of their sister, Emily Burgwyn Sneed. Square red flag bearing a blue saltire with white stars. It demonstrates how little concern there was in the first decades of the United States for standardized flag patterns. The Richmond Whig newspaper article of December 2, 1861, tells of the presentation at Centreville on November 28: The exercises were opened by Adjutant General Jordan, who, in a brief but eloquent address, charged the men to preserve from dishonor the flags committed to their keeping. You have an illustration of Sheldon's Horse flag Its personnel were Bavarians of the Palatinate. The flag was supposed to come in three sizes 48 inches square for infantry units, 36 inches square for artillery units and 30 inches square for cavalry but as the war progressed this was not always followed. The motto Excelsior means Higher or loftier. The earliest forms of this ensign only used the St. George's Cross in the canton for English use (St. Andrew's in the canton for Scotish use). The Delaware Militia flag appears in the modern painting of the "Battle of Long Island" by Domenick D'Andrea (2007). A month earlier, led by Ethan Allen and Seth Warner, they had taken Ticonderoga and Crown Point. On June 5, 1861, the regiment received this silk flag outside the 5 th Avenue home of Mrs. William Moffatt. First Bunting Issue, 1862 All four edges of the flag were bound with a narrow orange cotton border. While most of these flags were made in the 48 infantry size, 3 foot square size artillery battery flags do survive as variants of the 2nd bunting Richmond Depot pattern. Lt. Col. Viscount De Deux-Ponts of this regiment commanded the attack on redoubt No. By Devereaux D. Cannon, Jr. 27 January 2000, Links: Photos and images of ANV 2d bunting issue battle flags. According to the legend, when she had asked him to bring back his standard covered in glory, he confessed he had no standard. Rochambeau was the French Kings Commander-In-Chief in America. This flag measured 4 feet on its hoist by 6 feet on its fly. Spanish American War Identification Disc of a Third Virginia Regiment Officer. The history of the Virginia state flag is the Bonnie Blue flag with the star replaced by the seal of the Commonwealth. This Flag was used by troops under the command of Colonel Moultrie at Charleston in 1776. The flag was the basis for the current New York state flag. Gathering at the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac (later renamed the Army of Northern Virginia) were generals Joseph Johnston, G.T. Deliveries began on 18 July 1861 and continued until 7 August. STARS AND BARS Images of 12 Star versions of the first Confederate national flag. They most certainly were at Yorktown and remained active until the end of the Revolution. Noted vexillologist Greg Biggs said "The first 120 silk battle flags were issued in November, 1861. It bears the numeral 1. Although the Germans belittled the American military skills, it is interesting to note that these very same Hessians were forced to surrender to General Washington at the Battles of Princeton and Trenton several months later. A detachment fought at Savanah in 1779. Virginia. bearing the State seal with the motto, Sic Semper Tyrannis Thus Always to Tyrants. The flag was a version of the Gadsden Flag created earlier in the year by South Carolina representative to Congress, Christopher Gadsden, but with Patrick Henry's famous words "Liberty or Death" added on the sides. The original flag was owned by George Washington Parke Custis. In 1863, a Pvt. posted May 05, 2018 by Judy Luann (Goodman) Wardlow (1944-2019) Robin Kabrich. #H199 $69.00 Limited to stock on hand. One of two flags of this Regiment (See above flag description). STARS AND BARS Images of 7 Star versions of the first Confederate national flag. The regiment, according to historical records, was present at the Yorktown surrender. The dyes used were of so poor quality on some that the blue cross soon faded to almost tan. The three grape vines on the "Arms of Connecticut" shield, represent the three original settlements of the colony; Hartford, Windsor, and Wethersfield. Following the adoption of the Stars and Bars as the national flag of the Confederate States, many military units on both regimental and company levels, quickly adopted it for use as a battle flag. Given by Harvey S. Martin. Constance Cary sent her flag to General Earl Van Dorn on 10 November 1861, and he acknowledged its receipt on the 12th, later noting that his staff celebrated the occasion with dramatic, if unofficial cermonies. Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag As the silk supply in Richmond had been exhausted by Captain Selphs efforts the previous winter, the department turned to another dress material a wool-cotton blend used in less formal, daily clothing. The flag was captured by Private Marshall Sherman of Saint Paul, Minnesota, while serving with the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company C, during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. #H199X $19.95 12x18" Boat Size; We have only one of those. (At least two units decorated the stars with honors; another applied strips of cotton with the honors and yet another decorated its quadrants with painted honors.) From this bunting Ruskell assembled at least 43 flags, for which he was paid $11.50 each. One of the flags of the First Virginia Regiment. CSA063 14th Louisiana Regiment (1st Polish Brigade) . The 7th Virginia Infantry Regiment had an illustrious history and served in many bloody campaigns throughout the war. For example, A few units applied battle honors and unit abbreviations in the field. From Colonel Hunton's Official Report for the 8th Virginia at South Mountain: On Sunday, September 14, the regiment, with the rest of the brigade, left Hagerstown and marched toward the gap of the mountain near Boonesborough. Presented by Victor C. Barringer, in memory of his son, Victor C. Barringer, Jr. (Red Flag). An unknown Virginia regiment carried this flag. by Devereaux D. Cannon, Jr., 18 March 2000. The Virginia Monument was the first Southern state monument placed on the Gettysburg battlefield. The white field was made of bunting as was the 2.5 feet square red canton. Presented in memory of the officers and men of that regiment and one soldier of that regiment who served at Trenton, Princeton, Germantown, Valley Forge, Monmouth and Guilford, by General Edwin Cox, a former president. The Latin motto Perseverando (to persist) was also included as part of the design. July 18, 1861: Battle of Blackburn's Ford near Manassas Junction. Four divisions received flags so marked: D.H. Hills Division in April of 1863, A.P. Later when cotton replacement flags were issued, entire divisions at a time would get them to replace older or worn out and captured colors. By Wayne J. Lovett. source: Standards and Colors of the American Revolution [ric82] When the number of Virginia regiments was reduced to 11 from 15, the 11th Virginia became the 7th Virginia. These honors were printed on cotton strips that could be sewn to the flags. . The flag was carried by Lt. Col. Abraham Buford of the 3rd Virginia regiment and was captured on May 29, 1780, at the Battle of Waxhaws in South Carolina by British cavalryman, Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton. The First Continental flag, this colour was used on some of the thirteen ships provided by Congress in 1775. On April 8, 1865, Major Thomas Ward captured it near Namozine Church. The ensign used was a pine tree flag with the words Appeal to Heaven. John Patton, by his descendants Steve Atkinson and Prescott Atkinson. The 9 th New York regiment, a Zouave regiment, carried this regimental flag during the Battle of Antietam. They also went on to served with distinction in the War of 1812. This is an example the earliest surviving documented American flag bearing 13 stars. It was used first by Shirtmen of Hanover County, Virginia. In such cases, one of the company flags would be chosen to serve as the regimental flag. This sixth bunting type was superseded in early 1865 by the seventh and final type. It was presented by Dr. William Sams Tunner and his sons, William Woodhul and Jonathan Sams, in honor of Dr. Tunners parents, Lieutenant General William Henry Tunner, and Sarah Margaret Sams Tunner. Colonel William Moultrie's South Carolina Militia of Ft. Sullivan fame (see Fort Moultrie Flag) first carried this regiment standard, and later the famous "Swamp Fox" Francis Marion carried it at the Battle of Savannah. Minnesota said no.. During the Autumn of 1863, the Richmond Clothing Depot began the manufacture of Confederate 2nd national flags. This regimental flag is one of several historical flags on display at the George Washington Masonic Memorial and Museum in Alexandra, Virginia. This Regiment formed in 1758 was one of four brought by Rochambeau to America in 1780 to help the young nation gain its independence from England. In 2006, the four regimental flags taken at the massacre sold at Sotheby's auction for over $5,000,000. Despite the creation of this (and other) battle flags, the First National flag would not fall from use in battle. The Connecticut Line was a formation within the Continental Army. [1] 2020 Virginia Humanities, All Rights Reserved , The Museum of the Confederacy, photography by Katherine Wetzel. It has the Red Cross of St. George. 1st Continental Flag "First Continental Regiment Flag" 1st Virginia Regiment Flag. The Flag of the 11th Virginia Regiment. The original flag did not survive. Presented by A. Simpson Williams, Jr., in memory of his uncle, Dr. J. Fulmer Bright. The 1st Virginia completed its organization at Richmond, Virginia, in May, 1861. Noted vexillologist Greg Biggs said "The first 120 silk battle flags were issued in November, 1861. The flag of the 2nd Virginia Regiment (and used by the 1st Virginia Brigade) at First Manassas represented the ideals of self-government and state independence that Virginians valued in the 1860's. Your Historian, Miss Sarah P.S. U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division Flag 3ft x 5ft 151 $1448 FREE delivery Feb 15 - 17 Only 1 left in stock - order soon. Presented by G. Moffett King, in memory of J. Jordan Leake, a former president of the Virginia Society. This comprised of red, blue and white stripes and a canton in the upper left bearing a pine tree. They had 12 gold painted stars on blue bars edged with white on fields of pink or rose. With the number of states that had seceded now reaching eleven (and with Confederate recognition of Missouri as well), 12 stars were now available for use on a flag. 1 1 Great Britain Grenadier 43rd Regiment 1 2 Great Britain Officer 23rd, or Royal Welsh Regiment . The flag of the North Carolina Militia carried at Camden, Kings Mountain, Cowpens, Hillsborough, and Guilford against the British. The second brigade was organized in the west to guard the frontier against attack from Canada. his family until 2006 when they were sold at Sotheby's in NYC for $17.5 million. The Hanover Association of Volunteers was formed in June 1774, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. According to research done by Pawson all the company's officers were actual sea captains and several of them commanded vessels during the Revolution. In 1865, with the adoption of the third and final national flag of the Confederate States of America, the Richmond Clothing Depot produced flags of the new pattern in both garrison and field sizes. Joseph Becton, a member of the 3rd Regiment Infantry United States Colored Troops Civil War Re-enactors, carries a U.S. flag into a shadow after a ceremony marking Walt Whitman's 200th Birthday at . AWIC25 1st Virginia Regiment (Hanover Flag) - Richmond Rifle Rangers 3 AWIC26 1st Continental Regiment 1776 - 7th Pennsylvania Regiment of 1776 (Brandywine Flag) 3 AWIC27 11th Virginia Regiment 3 AWIC28 Poor's Brigade - Unkown New Hampshire Regiment 1779 3 AWIC29 Maxwell's - Unknown New Jersey Regiment 1779 3 AWIC30 Make your own 1779 Regiment The 2nd was one of two New Hampshire regiments that reported to Washington's camp in Cambridge at the beginning of the Revolutionary War in 1776. Sergeant Hickey and a few others were involved in a plot to kidnap or assassinate General Washington. Those flags had been devised by General Magruder in April of 1862 and some were still in service as late as September of 1862. Orders were issued in Hoods Division for the decoration of his units flags during the Summer of 1862, and the flags were painted with honors in gold or white paint at division headquarters. Was white, as were all French Headquarters Flags. Virginia militia in the Revolutionary War : McAllister's data : McAllister, J. T. (Joseph Thompson), 1866-1927 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive Virginia militia in the Revolutionary War : McAllister's data by McAllister, J. T. (Joseph Thompson), 1866-1927 Publication date 1913 Topics Virginia. These were still bordered in orange wool. This flag nods politely to Virginia's earliest English settlement (Jamestown) and the story of Pocahontas, who supposedly saved Captain John Smith's life, eventually embraced the Christian faith, married John Rolfe, and moved to England. The regiments then came to present, and received their flags with deafening cheers.. One of the four sizes produced was intended for field use. John Henry Stover Funk, First Captain of the Marion Rifles. stand for Colonel John Proctor's "Independent Battalion, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania." Although Coxs North Carolina brigade received a set of the new flags with painted battle honors and unit abbreviations applied in the manner of the 1863 divisional issues, most of the flags were issued devoid of markings. Silk Issue (First Type, First Variation), 1861 The Army of Northern Virginia Confederate battle flag of the 28th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Henry Dearborn led the men from New Hampshire and troops under John Sullivan held the "rail fence" on one of the flanks at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Its most notable Commander was Colonel George Washington. Can I just leave the Regiment Flag blank on the Civil War Sticker? The General Assembly passed legislation on February 20, 1906, and again on March 9, 1908, reappointing the Secretary of Virginia Military Records, further expanding the duties of the office, and providing a salary for the position. This was the Rattlesnake Flag of Colonel John Proctor's 1st Battalion from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Not until 1834 was any regiment of the Army authorized to carry the Stars and Stripes. Due to the short period of time between the adoption of this flag and the end of the war, very few were produced. These same flags resembled the first type silk battle flags that were distributed to the Confederate Army of the Potomac on 28 November 1861. The initials "J.P." and "I.B.W.C.P." The flags were individually sent to these officers over a period of at least a month in late autumn, 1861. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia. The flag was carried by Lt. Col. Abraham Buford of the 3rd Virginia regiment and was captured on May 29, 1780, at the Battle of Waxhaws in South Carolina by British cavalryman, Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton. Presented by A. Simpson Williams, Jr., in memory of his uncle, Dr. J. Fulmer Bright. Presented by Matilda H. Spessard and Rutherford H. Spessard, Jr. in memory of Rutherford Houston Spessard. It is sometimes referred to as the Beehive Flag or Hornets Nest. AS A FIELD AND BATTLE FLAG The legend behind this interesting flag is that it was a British Regimental color captured on the first day of the American Revolution. The regiment was under the command of Colonel Eppa Hunton, and brought only 34 men to the field. Constitutional Liberty was the theme of the Virginia leaders of the Revolution. Other characteristics remained the same. State Flag 1861 = Civil_War_Flags-8.png 42nd Virginia Infantry (CSA) = Crouch-4327.gif 51st Virginia Infantry (CSA) . This flag represents the 13th Bourbonnais, which was one of four line regiments that landed at Newport in 1780 with the Count de Rochambeau. STARS AND BARS Images of 8, 9 and 10 Star versions of the first Confederate national flag. Companies recruited men from Frederick, Dunmore (Shenandoah), Berkeley, Augusta, Hampshire, Fincastle, and Culpeper Counties and West Augusta District. New units assigned to General Longstreets Right Wing were also furnished the new battle flag as well. The Flag of the Second South Carolina Regiment featured the motto ""VITA POTIOR LIBERTAS" which meant "Liberty rather than life." The emblem on the field is a radiating sun with the motto WE ARE ONE surrounded by a circle of 13 chain links with States names. During the French and Indian War, the Virginia Regiment was organized and was the only colonial regiment incorporated into the British line (1754-1763) and saw action at the Battle of Jumonville Glen, Fort Necessity, and the Braddock and Forbes expeditions. The flag was captured by Private Benjamin Falls of the 19th Massachusetts Infantry during Pickett's Charge, on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Second Bunting Issue, 1862 It is claimed to be the first militia company of seamen mustered to defend American rights in the revolution. The orange bunting for the borders having run out, the borders for the remaining wool bunting flags would now be white. STARS AND BARS Images of 11 Star versions of the first Confederate national flag. They served General Washington until the unit was disbanded shortly after Yorktown. This said, the colors on the flags illustration here are based on the colors that the generals wanted, not what they got because of available materials. Presented by Barbour N. and Jane Douthat Thornton, in memory of General Stephen Moylan and Colonel Thomas Barbour, officers of the Revolution. IN THE Believed to have been carried Colonel Washington in 1781 at Cowpens and Eutaw Springs in personal encounter with Tarleton. Major Samuel Forster, a Massachusetts officer, apparently acquired the flag sometimes during the war, and after his death, when his family discovered it among his belongings, they believed it to be a captured British flag. In that battle, the riflemen were used to initiate fires on the American side, targeting key personnel such as officers and artillerymen. disclaimer and copyright | The ensign was to have the "Union" placed in the canton of the flag, and surround it with a larger field of solid red, which is where it picked up the name "Red Ensign.". Gen. Johnston suggested that it be made in a square shape to save materials as well as ease manufacture, and this was accepted. No flags other than infantry size are known to have been made. Massachusetts Governor John Hancock presented these regimental colors to the unit after the war was over. Beauregard, Gustavus Smith and Congressman William Porcher Miles, then an aide on Beauregards staff. Eight companies were recruited from the counties of Fairfield, Windham, and Hartford and assigned to the 1st Connecticut Brigade. CSA029 South Carolina State Flag 2 . Veterans place the flags every year in advance of Memorial Day. These regimental colors are one of the earliest surviving American flags bearing 13 stars. Major Ward was General George Custer's brother-in-law. Under his command, the regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Crooked Billet and the Battle of Yorktown. Miles offered the design with the St. Andrews cross he had submitted for consideration as a national flag. Radford (whence "Radford's Rangers"not to . Colonel John Markham, Major Jonathan Clark, [1] and Major Alexander Morgan . Presented in memory of certain officers and men from Chesterfield County and Richard Bland, by General Edwin Cox, a former president. (Colonel Washington was George's brother.). CSA028 South Carolina State Flag 1. Presented by McLain T. OFerrall, in memory of his grandfather Charles T. OFerrall, former governor of Virginia. Like the silk issues of 1861, these flags appear to have been made by ladies sewing circles. Mustered into Confederate service. More significantly the width of the cross was diminished to 5 to 5 in width. In 1961, Virginia asked for the flag back to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Civil War, according to a Roanoke Times article. April-May 1862: Yorktown and Williamsburg. In 1777, Morgan formed and commanded the 11th Virginia Regiment (see below) and in October of 1780 Morgan was given the rank of Brigadier General. The flag was carried by Lt. Col. Abraham Buford of the 3. flags at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond, Va. This flag of an unknown Revolutionary War Regiment is located in the Smithsonian Museum and described as "The Headman Flag," because it was preserved by the Pennsylvania family descended from a Sergeant Headman. Instead, it had 35 stars, the number U.S. flags had after July 4, 1863, when West Virginia became a state. The starry canton in the flag of the Rhode Island Regiment symbolized national unity, but the white field corresponded to the uniforms of the Rhode Island troops. on your site now that was one of the three.Douglas Payne, Jr., 13 from a sketch by Howard M. Madaus, Army of Northern Virginia Battle Flag Of the approximately 1,600 men who served in the 19th Virginia's ranks over the course of the war, only 30 were left to surrender at the Battles of Sailor's Creek on April 6, 1865, just three days before Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union general-in-chief Ulysses S. Grant. This early issuing of battle flags has been named the "Silk Issue.". The flag of the Battalion Culpeper Minute Men of 1775. from a sketch by Howard M. Madaus. The regiment was at near full strength in Sept 1779, and was re-designated as the 5th . The flags produced where identical to the second national flag patterns made by that depot, the only difference being that the white field was reduced and a bar of red bunting was added to the fly. Elements of the unit comprised Washington's personal bodyguard, and Sheldon's Horse performed the first cavalry charge on American soil. In September, 1775, two strong floating batteries were launched on the Charles River, Massachusetts, and in the following month opened fire on the British in Boston. Post 30 American Legion Veterans will gather at Mountain View Cemetery on May 15 at 9 a.m. to place American flags to honor fellow veterans who served and died in the many wars and conflicts of the U.S. military. The 2d Virginia Regiment (the spelling most commonly used in period references) was authorized by the Virginia Convention, July 17, 1775, as a force of regular troops for the Commonwealth's defense. The 28th Virginia battle flag is a Confederate battle flag that belonged to the 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment. The new fourth pattern Richmond Depot battle flag was larger than any of its three bunting predecessors or the silk issues that had preceeded them, both in overall size and in its internal dimensions. There are 1,328 monuments, memorials, markers, and plaques on the battlefield that commemorate and memorialize the men who fought and died during the Battle of Gettysburg and continue to reflect how that battle has been remembered by different generations of Americans. Rather than fringe or a white border, the external edges of the second type were bound with yellow silk to form a 2 wide border. they are basically 36 square. At Yorktown, twenty Sheldon's Horse were detailed to accompany Washington and Rochambeau to the York peninsula, and Sheldon's troopers are depicted in the painting of Cornwallis' surrender by John Trumbull. This cavalry flag is much smaller than the other Colours because it was carried by a man on horseback. The Regiment saw action at Saratoga, Brandywine, Germantown and other battle points. The original flag was one of three captured by Tarleton that remained in This guidon belonged to the First Company of the Continental Regiment of Foot, formed by Washington in 1777 under the command of Colonel Samuel Blatchley Webb of Connecticut. In this era of slow moving armies with rigid, massed battle formations, Dragoons were unique. The flag became best known as the maritime ensign (the name for flags on ships) of British and colonial ships from 1707 to 1801. Regular price 3 View. CSA061 25th Virginia Regiment (Battle Honours) Regular price 3 View. Surprisingly, the first of the new fourth bunting pattern Richmond Depot battle flags were issued, not to units of the Army of Northern Virginia, but to Ectors Texas Brigade then serving in the western theater. 2. By Wayne J. Lovett, Links: Photos and images of ANV 6th bunting issue battle flags. 1,488 likes, 19 comments - ARMY FRESH (@armyfresh) on Instagram: "Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place U.S. flags at headstones as par." ARMY FRESH on Instagram: "Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place U.S. flags at headstones as part of Flags-In at Arlington National Cemetery . There were also traitors in the Guards. The distribution of these cotton substitutes was very limited, with only three forces currently known to have received them: Hoods Brigade of Whitings Division, Elzeys Brigade from the Shenandoah Valley, and Stuarts Maryland Line. Moreover, as other Confederate units arrived in the vicinity of Richmond to reinforce these two armies, the Confederate Quartermasters Department found it necessary to seek additional battle flags for units that had never yet received either of the distinctive battle flags. "We just rushed in like wild beasts. Gen. Beauregard first suggested the colors be a blue field with a red cross, but Miles countered that this was contrary to the laws of heraldry. CSA027 Virginia State Flag 2. Presented to the Society by Pat Leary and David Leary in honor of their father, World War II veteran Richard Bierne Leary, Sr. While a few artillery size battle flags survive conforming to both the 2nd and the 3rd bunting patterns, NO cavalry flags agreeing with the proposed 2.5 foot square dimensions survive for either the silk issues or the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd bunting issues of battle flags from the Richmond Depot. Flags of this type saw limited service in the Army of Northern Virginia from late 1863 through the end of the War. A 2 wide white canvas heading with three button hole eylets for ties finished the staff edge. Nick Artimovich, 2 May 1996, image by Douglas Payne, 13 September 2013, We recently installed a display of 51 Revolutionary era and early American One volunteer wanted the motto changed to Liberty Or Be Crippled. Their St. Andrews crosses were usually between 6 and 7 wide and were flanked on each side with 5/8 wide white cotton tape. The competition was a design from Louisiana with a St. Georges cross (horizontal/vertical). The first of these and the most famous was created in September, 1861 in Virginia. White bunting borders remained on three sides, while the fourth (staff) edge was finished with a white canvas heading pierced with three button hole eyelets. Rear guard for Magruder's retreat. This mobility also made them excellent for information gathering. First used on the sloop Ranger, commanded by John Paul Jones. His elite corps of riflemen became part of the 11th Virginia and their efforts led to victory at the Battle of Cowpens, considered the turning point of the Revolution in the south, in January of 1781. For those that survived, we can be fairly certain of their appearance. The regiment served in the French and Indian War, with members participating in actions at Jumonville Glen and Fort Necessity in 1754, the Braddock expedition in 1755, and the Forbes expedition in 1758. The Latin legend "Dominari Nolo" means "I Will Not Be Dominated" and refers to the American's desire to be free from the King of England. The 2nd Connecticut Regiment was formed in 1776 as part of the Continental Army. There is, however, one flag of the second type used by the 6th Virginia Cavalry which has a pole sleeve of yellow (the cavalry branch colour). Nichols" of Company "G" of the Third Virginia Regiment of Volunteers. Their colors have been described as a "Green field and tree, blue canton, silver mailed hands and chain.". It is the only regimental flag of New York that has been preserved to the present. The flag was presented to the Society by Lewis A. Pitzer and Andrew C. Pitzer in honor of their ancestor, Gen. Andrew Lewis. This is an example the earliest surviving documented American flag bearing 13 stars. Marshall Sherman from the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment captured a Confederate battle flag from the battlefields of Gettysburg, Pa. His bravery that day earned him not only the keepsake of his heroics, but also the Medal of Honor. Although parts of the regiment would see action at the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Germantown, and the Battle of Yorktown, the unit never served as a whole, rather the unit was assigned by Washington in various support and special assignments. Some also most likely participated in the Independent Company of Newburyport which was organized to protect the Massachusetts coastline. It is the basis of the state flag of South Carolina adopted later. Keywords: virginia | united states | In this alarming crisis, this troop was formed by a group of Philadelphia "gentlemen." The brigade marched to Bunker Hill to block the Winchester-Martinsburg Road. Beginning in July, 1862, the Richmond Depot started making the largest of the ANV flag issues in terms of number of flags made. STARS AND BARS Images of Lone Star versions of the first Confederate national flag. Silk Issue (Second Type), 1861 So was issued the first of the battle flags for what would become the famous Army of Northern Virginia. Field officers at Valley Forge were Colonel Abraham Bowman, Lt.
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