Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Flag |
Catalog Number |
WD 512 |
Description |
Pattern: Georgia Garrison flag; red field, white appliqué depicting the Georgia state seal, an arch over three pillars; wool, cotton. Piece (a). Stars: None. Border: 2 inches white cotton on hoist edge. Attachment: Unit Designation: None. Battle Honors: None. |
Material |
textile (cotton, wool) |
Dimensions |
H-136 W-187 inches |
Event |
Siege of Savannah |
Provenance |
Garrison flag of Savannah, Georgia. Captured at Savannah, Georgia, December 21, 1864 by the 2nd Division, 20th U. S. Army Corps. "Storm Flag captured at Savannah by the 2nd Div. 20th Corps. Dec. 21st 1864" (from "Record of Rebel Flags Captured by Union Troops After April 19, 1861", National Archives, RG 94) Pattern is modification/simplification of unofficial Georgia State Flag before 1879. |
Search Terms |
Savannah, Georgia Sherman's March Savannah Campaign Sherman's March to the Sea Siege of Savannah |