Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Flag |
Catalog Number |
WD 022 |
Description |
Pattern: First National flag; wool, silk. Obverse: Gold oil-painted Latin motto, "Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori." Reverse: Gold oil-painted central seal in canton depicting female figure; motto, "A Crown for the Brave". 1940s Fowler-Richey conservation. Stars: 11 gold painted, 5-pointed. Border: None. Attachment: Sleeve. Unit Designation: None. Battle Honors: None. |
Material |
textile (wool, silk) |
Dimensions |
H-55 W-65 inches |
Owner Regiment |
21st Virginia Infantry (tentative) |
Event |
Battle of Gettysburg |
Provenance |
Flag of the 21st Virginia Infantry (tentative). Captured at the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1863 by the 60th Regiment New York Infantry. Believed captured at Culp's Hill on July 2 (as mentioned in the O.R.). Identification based upon modern research by Greg Biggs; the 21st VA lost their First National flag at Chancellorsville and, as part of Ed Johnson's Division, they did not get ANV flags until after the Gettysburg Campaign was over - late August/early September 1863. So they used this company flag as their regimental banner at Gettysburg. "Confederate Flag, stars & bars, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg Pennsylvania, July 2nd, 1863 by 60th Regiment New York Volunteers, 3rd Brigade 2nd Division 12th Army Corps Inscribed: Dulce et Decorum ist pro patrin man, on one side, A Crown for the Brave, on the other side" (from "Record of Rebel Flags Captured by Union Troops After April 19, 1861", National Archives, RG 94) |
Search Terms |
Battle of Gettysburg |