Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Flag |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.01777 |
Date |
1862 |
Description |
Pattern: N/A flag; blue field with white St. Andrew's cross, white field with sunburst; cotton, silk, possibly wool. Stars: Thirteen stars are pink/red silk, 5-pointed; one star/sunburst is 14-pointed, pink/red silk. Border: None. Attachment: Sleeve. Unit Designation: None. Battle Honors: None. Stitching: Hand-stitched. |
Material |
textile (cotton, silk, possibly wool) |
Dimensions |
H-24.75 W-47.5 inches |
Owner Regiment |
6th Virginia Cavalry, Co. B, "Rappahannock Troop" |
Made |
probably unidentified women of Gordonsville, Virginia |
Event |
Battle of Front Royal / Cedarville |
Provenance |
Flag of the 6th Virginia Cavalry, Co. B, "Rappahannock Troop". Presented by a group of ladies when the unit passed through Gordonsville, Virginia, February 1862, on their way to join "Stonewall" Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley. It first flew in battle on May 23, 1862, when Co. B, under immediate command of Gen. Jackson and supported by three other troops from its own regiment, charged the 1st Maryland Regiment, USA, on the Valley Pike near the McKay House at Cedarville. The Federals reportedly mistook this banner as the "black flag", signifying no quarter, and fought fiercely before being routed from the field. Of the 38 men in Co. B, only 3 came out of the clash still mounted and unharmed; 10 were killed and 14 wounded. The 18-year-old color bearer, Dallas Brown, carried this flag into the charge and fell, hit by 21 bullets. The Federal commanding officer was captured. |
People |
Brown, Dallas |
Search Terms |
Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1862 |
Subjects |
Teenagers women civilians |