The flag is the only known privately-owned Confederate battle flag captured during Pickett’s Charge from Pickett’s Division ...

Flags signaled other units in battle ... of war. Designating flags were used to organize army units, whereas other flags directly represented the two warring factions. This section displays objects ...

The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous ...

This flag represents the Union’s 21st regiment during the Civil War. The flag is being removed ... of mothers of members of the 21st regiment. Battle flags are one of the most important parts ...

A judge challenging the outcome of his North Carolina Supreme Court race was photographed wearing Confederate military garb ...

flew as a battle flag in a Union Regiment during the Civil War. Many of the soldiers, the Mishawaka soldiers served with ...

Civil War volunteers from Manitowoc County carried the flag with them until they returned. James Anderson and other survivors kept it in their possession until 1925. At that time, the flag was ...