Collection Highlights
I Knew Him Horatio
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.Horatio
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Piece of flag and flagstaff from Fort Sumter
Object Number:
INV.4883ab
Date:
1861
Medium:
Wool, wood
Dimensions:
Fragment (flag fragment): 4 x 2 in. (10.2 x 5.1 cm)
Fragment (flagstaff): 1 1/8 x 2 in. (2.9 x 5.1 cm)
Marks:
written: in ink on flagstaff fragment: "Piece of flag/staff Fort/Sumter S.C./April 12th & 13th/1861"
written: in ink on flagstaff fragment (other side): "Flag staff/which held/flag flown/over Ft. Sumter/at beginning of/Civil War-"
Description:
Fragment of red linen taken from flag which flew over Fort Sumter, South Carolina, at the beginning of the Civil War, and fragment of wood from Fort Sumter flagstaff.
Gallery Label:
These Civil War relics were accompanied by a photograph and autograph of General Robert Anderson, who was the commander of Fort Sumter at the beginning of the Civil War. They were donated by Anderson's daughter around 1933.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Sophie C. Anderson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
