Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Flag |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.01151 |
Description |
Pattern: Miniature Second National flag; silk. Stars: Twelve gold embroidered 4-pointed. Border: Blue silk fringe on 3 sides. Attachment: Unit Designation: None Battle Honors: None. |
Material |
textile (silk) |
Dimensions |
H-16.5 W-17 inches |
Owned |
William Henry Keiningham |
Event |
Battle of Gettysburg |
Provenance |
Miniature flag. Carried by Lt. William Henry Keiningham, 1st Virginia Infantry, Co. D, in his pocket. He was forced to surrender flag when captured at the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1863. He was imprisoned at Johnson's Island. Northern prison officials returned flag to him when he was discharged shortly after the close of the war. |
People |
Keiningham, William Henry |
Search Terms |
Johnson's Island Military Prison items taken by Union soldiers items taken from Confederate soldiers |
Subjects |
POW's Prisoners of war prisoners Confiscations Surrenders |