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Our Indian Policy
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.029.1
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Fragments of Civil War flags (2)
Object Number:
INV.12236ab
Date:
1860-1865
Medium:
Silk, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 1 in. × 3 1/2 in. (2.5 × 8.9 cm)
Overall (b): 2 1/2 in. × 3/4 in. (6.4 × 1.9 cm)
Marks:
pencil: on paper with fragment (a): "Piece of a Union/Flag picked up on/the Battle-field/of Bull Run."
pencil: on paper with fragment (b): "5(?) the Regiment flag/this piece was taken (?) out/at the battle of Goldesboro(?)"
ink: on envelope containing f
Description:
Two fragments from Civil War battle flags; (a) a red, white, and blue cotton fragment from a Union flag picked up on the battle field at Bull Run; (b) a white silk fragment from a regimental flag flown at the battle of Goldsboro.
Gallery Label:
The battle of Bull Run, which took place on July 21, 1861, was the first major Union defeat of the Civil War.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W.W. Houghton, 1887
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
