This section displays objects that were used as flags during the Civil War. National Museum of American History Old Glory flag National Museum of American History United States National 34-Star Flag ...
The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous ...
The flag is the only known privately-owned Confederate battle flag captured during Pickett’s Charge from Pickett’s Division ...
The news release said the flag was created by the women of Manitowoc County in 1861, after there was a call for volunteers to fight for the Union Army ... celebrates Civil War flag with ceremony ...