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 ...

Historically, the backward flag can be traced back to the Civil War. During the war, troop had flag bearers who would carry ...

During the Civil War, no flag became a more popular symbol ... Finally, Fisher added, “the bedquilt was safely delivered of a large American flag, which he handed to Gen. Nelson, saying ...

A long-lost Confederate flag, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and among the rarest Civil War artifacts, will be a top ...

The flag is the only known privately-owned Confederate battle flag captured during Pickett’s Charge from Pickett’s Division at the Battle of Gettysburg. What can this rare and controversial artifact ...

which also sold the sword of Civil War Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman last May, to list the flag for bidding. The auction house, one of the nation’s leading purveyors of early American ...