Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Flag |
Catalog Number |
WD 166 |
Description |
Pattern: First National flag; silk. Stars: Thirteen white silk, six-pointed. Border: None. Attachment: Ties. Unit Designation: None. Battle Honors: None. |
Material |
textile (silk) |
Dimensions |
H-25 W-47 inches |
Owned |
Richard Taylor |
Owner Regiment |
Unidentified Unit |
Event |
Battle of Cedar Creek / Belle Grove |
Provenance |
Flag of an unidentified unit. Captured at the battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 1864 by Pvt. Richard Taylor, 18th Indiana Infantry. "Confederate Battle Flag, captured by Private Richard Taylor Co. E. 18th Indiana October 19th 1964 from a wounded rebel." (from "Record of Rebel Flags Captured by Union Troops After April 19, 1861", National Archives, RG 94) |
People |
Taylor, Richard (2) |
Search Terms |
Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864 Battle of Cedar Creek / Belle Grove |