National Treasures - Union Civil War Flags 1861 to 1865

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NATIONAL TREASURES
Union Civil War Flags 1861 to 1865
United States Flags with 33, 34, 35 & 36 Stars
Thirty-three Stars 1859-1861
Banner attachment to ZFC2510, recounting the capture and recapture of this flag. Displayed upon the occasion of the reelection of President Abraham Lincoln, November 1964, Pittsburgh, PA. ZFC2510 33 Star U.S. Storm Ensign with a 7-6-7-6-7 rectilinear star pattern, the 1st U.S. Flag captured in Civil War at Pensacola, & USN officer recapture, January 1861. Read more
ZFC0001 US "Eagle Canton" 33 Star scatter pattern California Militia National Color of the Evergreen Home Guard No. 2, 1861. Read more Reverse of Canton for ZFC0001 which clearly demonstrates the aspirations of the “Settler Army: in California—Loyalty and Property Rights.
ZFC0629 33 Star U.S. double ring star pattern flag with only 10 stripes—the Dodge Family Flag made for or on the Oregon Trail, 1859 to 1861. Read more
ZFC2511 33 Star U.S. “Grand Luminary” Flag, 1859 - 1861, from Soldiers & Sailors Museum & Memorial Collection , Pittsburgh, PA. Read more
ZFC1403 33 Star United States diamond in a box pattern Flag, 1858—1861; likely maritime ensign. Read more ZFC0610 U.S. 33 star flag with 7-7-7-6-6 rectilinear star pattern resting on a red stripe, 1858 to 1861. Read more
ZFC1155 33 Star U.S. “Grand Luminary” Flag, made with additional accent stars all original to initial construction, not a conversion, 1859 to 1861. Read more
ZFC2210 33 Star U.S. double ring star pattern flag with only 10 stripes, a home made cotton flag, 1858 to 1861. Read more ZFC0586 33 Star U.S. double ring star pattern printed parade flag, 1858 to 1861. Read more
Thirty-four Stars 1861-1863
ZFC0612 U.S. 34star flag with 7-7-6-7-7 rectilinear star pattern, 1861 to 1863. marked, Charles H. Collins. Read more ZFC0687 U.S. 34 star flag with 6-6-5-5-6-6 rectilinear star pattern, 1861 to 1863. Read more ZFC2488 U.S. 34star flag with 7-7-6-7-7 rectilinear star pattern, made by Foster of New York City, 1861 to 1863 Read more
ZFC0665 U.S. 34 star flag with 2-5-5-5-5-5-2 vertical rectilinear star pattern, 1861 to 1863. It is possibly a naval ensign. ZFC3258— U.S. 34 star flag with 5-6-6-6-6-5 rectilinear star pattern, 1861 to 1863. Read more ZFC3258 U.S. 34 star flag with 5-6-6-6-6-5 rectilinear star pattern, 1861 to 1863. Read more
ZFC0015 34 U.S. parade flag scatter pattern star-field with large center star, from the Peale Museum, 1861 to 1863. Read more ZFC0211 U.S. 34 Star National Color St. Louis Home Guard, 1861 to 1863. Read more ZFC0631 34 Star US Flag, 1861 - 1863, called the "Snowflakes Flag" Read more
ZFC2555 34 Star U.S. flag with vertical 7-7-6-7-7 rectilinear star pattern, made in China for Arthur Bullus Bradford, 1st U.S. Consul to Amoy, China. Read more ZFC0680 34 Star US Flag, with 4-6-6-6-6-6 rectilinear star pattern, 1861 - 1863, foreign made, from former Secretary of Navy J. William Middendorf collection. Read more
ZFC0005 34 Star US Flag, "Grand Luminary", parade flag, 1861 to 1863. Read more ZFC0176 34 Star (modified from a 33) U.S. printed parade flag with double ring star pattern with center star and corner accent stars, 1861 to 1863. Read more ZFC0529 U.S. 34 star printed parade flag with 5-6-6-6-6-5 rectilinear star pattern, 1861 to 1863. Read more
ZFC0409 U.S. Army 34 Star Mounted Troops Guidon, with double ring star field with four corner stars, 1862 - 1863. Read more ZFC0611 U.S. 34 Star double ring and accent star presentation guidon of the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, L Company, 1862 to 1865. Read more
ZFC1088 U.S. 34 Star recruiting flag with a 7-7-6-7-7 rectilinear star pattern, New Jersey state contract (made by William J. Yard flag maker, used by the 7th New Jersey Infantry, 1861 to 1865. Read more
ZFC1241 U.S. 34 Star “Grand Luminary” flag , 1861 to 1863; half-staffed at the Albsany depot of the New York Central Railroad for President Abraham Lincoln's Funeral,April 1865. Read more ZFC0692 U.S. 34 Star flag with a 7-7-6-7-7 rectilinear star pattern and hoist panel with "OUR POLICY THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE", a Popular Sovereignty slogan, 861 to 1863. Read more
ZFC0174 U.S. 32 Star flag with a 8-8-8-8 rectilinear star pattern from 1858, converted to a 34 Star Flag during the American Civil War, 1861 to 1863, printed stars with two sewn stars, a commercial conversion. Read more ZFC3105 U.S. 32 Star flag with a 8-8-8-8 rectilinear star pattern from 1858, converted to a 34 star flag during the American Civil War, 1861 to 1863, printed stars with two sewn stars, a commercial conversion, marked Melville. Read more
ZFC2384 34 Star U.S. flag with 7-6-7-6-7 rectilinear star pattern, with added star, converted from a 33 star flag. . 1861 to 1863. Read more
Thirty-five Stars 1863-1865
ZFC0616 U.S. 35 star flag with 7-7-7-7-7 rectilinear star pattern, from Erie Rail Road Depot, Jersey City, N.J. 1863 to 1865; half-staffed for the funeral of President Abraham Lincoln. Larger than the Star Spangled Banner, at 366”x 516”it is the largest surviving Civil War era Flag. (image from Mastai, Boleslaw and Marie-Louise D'Otrange, The Stars and The Stripes: The American Flag as Art and as History from the Birth of the Republic to the Present, Knopf, New York, 1973, pp. 146-147. ) Read more
ZFC0142 U.S. 35 star flag with 7-7-7-7-7 rectilinear star pattern, 1863 to 1865; signed by General George H. Thomas the “The Rock of Chicka- mauga “. Read more ZFC0648 U.S. 35 star flag with 7-7-7-7-7 rectilinear star pattern, 1863 to 1865. Read more ZFC0215 U.S. 35 star flag with 7-7-7- 7-7 rectilinear star pattern, from the General Hardware Store in Marysville, California, 1863 to 1865; used until the 1880s. Read more
ZFC0661 U.S. 35 star flag with 7-7-7-7- 7 rectilinear star pattern, 1863 to 1865. Read more ZFC1396 U.S. 35 star flag with 7-7-7-7-7 rectilinear star pattern, 1863 to 1865. Marked Ingersoll. Read more ZFC3104 U.S. 35 star flag with 7-7-7- 7-7 rectilinear star pattern, 1863 to 1865. Read more
ZFC0016 U.S. 35 star printed parade flag with scatter pattern around a large center star, 1863 to 1865. Read more ZFC0021 U.S. 34 Star Flag with an irregular rectilinear star pattern from the route of the 1861 Pratt St. Riots converted 1863 to 1865. Read more ZFC0588 U.S. 35 Star printed parade flag with double ring star pattern with center star and corner accent stars. Flown in Boston to celebrate the end of the Civil War and to mourn President Abraham Lincoln. Read more
ZFC3364 U.S. 35 star ensign with 7-7-7-7-7 rectilinear star pattern marked American Ensign”, likely a navy yard made flag, 1863 to 1865. Read more ZFC3221 35 Star U.S. Jack & Presidential Signal, 1863 - 1865; marked American Jack”, likely a navy yard made flag., 1863 to 1865. Read more
ZFC3086 35 Star United States Flag with double ring star pattern with center star and corner accent stars. Attributed to Jabez W. Loane, flag maker of Baltimore, Maryland, 1863 to 1865. Read more ZFC0023 35 Star United States Flag with double ring star pattern with center star and corner accent stars. Attributed to Jabez W. Loane flag maker of Baltimore, Maryland, 1863 to 1865. From the collection of the Star Spangled Banner Flag House and Museum, Baltimore, MD Read more
ZFC0402 U.S. 35 Star Infantry or Heavy Artillery National Color, double ring “Philadelphia Oval”, 1863 - 1865. Read more ZFC2574 U.S. 35 Star Infantry or Heavy Ar- tillery National Color, double ring “Philadelphia Oval”, 1863 - 1865. Read more ZFC0460 U.S. 35 Star National Color, with a 7-7-7-7-7 rectilinear star pattern from the New York Depot, 1863 to 1865. Read more
ZFC0403 U.S. 35 Star Recruiting Flag with 7-7-7-7-7– rectilinear star pattern of the 32nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry with Battle Honors., made under contract by James E. Sebring as part of a US Government contract, 1863 to 1865. Read more ZFC3560 U.S. 35 Star Camp Flag with 8-6-7-6-8 rectilinear star pattern of the 2nd Tennessee Volun- teer Cavalry (Union) with unit designation, 1863 to 1865. Read more
ZFC0699 35 Star U.S. “Grand Luminary—Hidden Star". Militia camp flag with sky-blue infantry fringe, 1863 to 1865. Read more ZFC2577 U.S. 35 star flag with 7-7-7-7-7 rectilinear star pattern ; General Phillip H. Sheridan Personal U.S. National Headquarters Colors, 1864 to 1865. Read more
Thirty-six Stars 1865-1867
ZFC0647 36 Star U.S. double ring star pattern flag, from the collection of John Spargo, 19th century educator and flag historian. 1865 to 1867. John Spargo discovered the Bennington Flag. Read more
ZFC0618 36 Star U.S. Flag, with a 6 x 6 rectilinear star pattern, 1865 to 1867; reused at opening of Brooklyn Bridge on 24 May 1883. Read more ZFC0589 36 Star U.S. Flag, with a 6 x 6 rectilinear star pattern, 1865 to 1867; from the courtroom of Superior Court Judge John T. Ball, of Santa Clara County, California Read more
ZFC1418 36 Star U.S. Flag, with a 7-7-8-7-7 rectilinear star pattern, 1865 to 1867. Read more ZFC3087 36 Star U.S. Flag, with a 7-7-8-7-7 rectilinear star pattern, 1865 to 1867.; made under contract by James E. Sebring as part of a US Government contract. Read more
ZFC0667 36 Star U.S. Flag, with a 9-9-9-9 rectilinear star pattern, 1865 to 1867, marked A.W. Thompson. Read more ZFC0678 36 Star U.S. Flag with a 4-6-5-6-5-6-4 rectilinear star pattern, 1865 to 1867’ likely a converted flag. Read more
ZFC0617 36 Star U.S. "Grand Luminary" Mourning Flag flown during the period of national mourning during the funeral of President Abraham Lincoln, 1865. Used again to mourn President John F. Kennedy, 1963. Read more ZFC0280 36 Star U.S. Infantry flank marker, with a double ring star pattern, 1865—1867; likely form the Grand Army Review 24 & 25 May 1865. Read more
ZFC0693 36 Star U.S. parade flag, with a 6 X 6 rectilinear star pattern, 1865 to 1867; all stars have one point upwards; former Mastai Collection flag. Read more ZFC0254 36 Star U.S. parade flag, with a 6 X 6 rectilinear star pattern, 1865 to 1867; all stars have one point upwards. Read more
ZFC0747 36 Star U.S. parade flag, with a 6 X 6 rectilinear star pattern, 1865 to 1867; all stars have one point oriented towards the hoist. Read more
ZFC2495 36 Star U.S. parade flag, with a 6 X 6 rectilinear star pattern & 11 stripes, 1865 to 1867. Civil War surplus overprinted printed in 1868 for the Grant and Colfax campaign. Read more ZFC3215 36 Star U.S. parade flag, with a 6 X 6 rectilinear star pattern, 1865 to 1867; Civil War surplus put to us as a campaign flag in 1884 for the Cleveland and Hendricks campaign. Read more