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Civil War: Confederate Flag Captured at the Fall of Petersburg. . ...
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Civil War: Confederate Flag Captured at the Fall of Petersburg.47" x 34" Second National flag. It has finished edges at top & bottom and is hemmed on the fly. It is entirely hand-sewn and made of cotton, with the exception of the blue stripes in the St. Andrew's pattern canton, which are made of wool. The canton with its thirteen stars appears on both sides, placed over the cotton support fabric, sandwiched in-between. There are remains of red thread cord attachments on the hoist end. There is a period ink inscription just below the canton on one side that reads: "Captured at Petersburg Va. April 3rd 18[65]." This historic flag was captured following the evacuation of Confederate armed forces and government officials from both Petersburg and Richmond. Union forces entered both cities without opposition of any kind on April 3, 1865, effecting spelling the death knell of the Confederacy.
Condition: Some mothing to blue wool stripes, concentrated on one side. Some threadbare areas to background in canton. Scattered damp and blood stains. Acquired by the consignor at auction some fifty years ago. A fresh-to-the-market piece!
Auction Info
2023 December 11 Arms & Armor, Civil War & Militaria Signature® Auction #6279 (go to Auction Home page)
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December, 2023
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