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Union Cavalry General Judson Kilpatrick's Personal Streamer with Superb Provenance....
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Union Cavalry General Judson Kilpatrick's Personal Streamer with Superb Provenance. 2½" x 90", yellow silk, swallow tail form on both ends, ¼" red silk border. The streamer bears the 1¼" high blue silk embroidered legend "Kilpatrick's Cavalry/ Alice". The streamer would have been suspended from the top of the flag staff at the center, resulting in the presentation as two separate streamers. Accompanying the streamer is a copy of a November 23, 1863, article from the New York Times titled "Reception of a Battle Flag" which states in part, "Tiffany of New York has manufactured at the expense of $125, a battle flag for the third division (Kilpatrick's) First Cavalry Corps... from the top of the flap, besides the tassels pendant, are two yellow streamers bordered with red - one bearing the name of "Alice" dearest friend of the General - and the other "Kilpatrick's Cavalry" in worked black (sic) letters." In reality, of course, "Alice" refers to Kilpatrick's first wife, Alice Nailer, who he wed upon graduation from West Point in 1861.The young and reckless Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (1836 - 1881) was tolerated by his superiors, urged on by his ego and loathed by many who crossed his ambitious path. Kilpatrick was a divisional commander who rose to the rank of brevet major general during the war and his casual disregard for the lives of his men led to the sobriquet "Kill Cavalry". He was, however, a fighter and, as a result, was given increasing responsibility during the course of the war. A veteran of Brandy Station and Gettysburg, Kilpatrick was subsequently transferred to the western theater and commanded Sherman's cavalry to the end of the war. The streamer has been professionally conserved and restored. The red silk border is a correct replacement. The yellow silk body and the blue silk legend have been encased in mesh and the entire streamer has been mounted on a yellow silk backing, displays beautifully. A remarkable artifact that doubtless bore witness to some of the most vicious cavalry combat of the war.
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2009 June Signature Civil War Auction #6024 (go to Auction Home page)
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June, 2009
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