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Metadata
Object Name |
Flag |
Catalog Number |
WD 050 |
Description |
Pattern: First National flag; cotton. Stars: 14 remaining (of original 15); white cotton, 5-pointed. Border: originally white cotton or canvas on hoist edge. Attachment: None remaining. With flagstaff (a). Unit Designation: None. Battle Honors: None. Stitching: hand-stitched. |
Material |
textile (cotton) |
Dimensions |
H-33 W-82 inches |
Event |
Battle of Logan's Crossroads / Mill Springs / Fishing Creek |
Provenance |
Flag of an unidentified unit. Captured at the battle of Logan's Cross Roads, Kentucky, January 1862 by Gen. Felix Zollicoffer's entrenchments by the 2nd Minnesota Infantry. "Confederate Flag, Stars and Bars, captured in Sollicoffer's intrenchments, January 19 1863 by Company A 2nd Minnesota Volunteers" (from "Record of Rebel Flags Captured by Union Troops After April 19, 1861", National Archives, RG 94) |
Search Terms |
Battle of Logan's Crossroads / Mill Springs / Fishing Creek |