Second Presidio Exhibit, 2003, Gallery IV

U.S. 34 Star National Color St. Louis Home Guard, 1861. According to the De Young Museum records, this flag came from the St. Louis, Missouri area as a gift from Laura S. Edwards in 1924. It is said to have been half-staffed on the death of Brigadier-General Nathaniel Lyon, who was the first Union general killed during the Civil War.

35 Star U.S. Flag - West Virginia. West Virginia, the 35th state of the Union, was carved from the mountainous counties of the Commonwealth of Virginia. After political machinations to permit the western counties to form a new state from a portion of Virginia, West Virginia was recognized on June 20, 1863.

35 Star U.S. Flag - Maj. Gen George Thomas This period example flag was made to mark the admission of West Virginia as the 35th state on June 20, 1863; and would remain accurate until the admission of Nevada on October 31st 1864, a period of 1 year, 4 months, 11 days, and would remain official until July 4th 1865.

"Sheridan's Ride" Print, by Thulstrup de Thures, published by Louis Prang, 1887. A striking print of an artists depiction of General Sheridan running the lines of Union troops in 1864. This print is labelled as Sheridan's Ride from Winchester to Cedar Creek.

U.S. Army Division Headquarters Flag, 2nd Div., 9th Army Corps, 1864-1865. This flag was part of the first set of headquarters flags that General Burnside ordered in the Spring of 1864 for the four divisions and the eight brigades of his 9th Army Corps Division. This flag was present in four Civil War battles.

General George A. Custer's Headquarters Command designating Guidon, 3rd Div. Cavalry Dic., 1864 General Custer commanded the 3rd Cavalry Division in 1864 thru the end of the Civil War 1865. This flag served with Custer during this period along side his Personal guidon (see ZFC0489)

Photograph of Brigadier General George A Custer, 1864. In this black and white photograph of Brigadier General George A Custer, he wears the double breasted jacket that he designed and had tailor made for himself in the autumn of 1863. Photograph by William Frank Brown, taken January 25th, 1864.

This is a print of the illustration "Custer Attacking Early's Infantry at Hupp's Hill," by the famous 19th century artist J.E. Taylor. This image was created in 1898 from Taylor's 1864 battlefield sketches. It includes images of two of General George Armstrong Custer's Civil War flags carried at the Battle at Hupps Hill.

Photo of General Custer, his wife and staff taken by William H. Bowlsby. Photo taken at the M.Y. Mason mansion, Winchester, Virginia, on the 25th of December, 1864. Custer had made this house his headquarters in Winchester. His two guidons are clearly visible in this photo.

General George A. Custer's Third Personal Civil War Cavalry Guidon. This flag was only flown when Custer was on the field. This was one of Custer's more famous flags, as it served with him in the Civil War while commanding the US 3rd Cavalry Division from 1864-1865.

Custer's message to 3rd Cavalry.

U.S. Army Bgd HQ Flag, 2nd Bgd, 4th Div, Wilson's Cav Corps. This particular flag represents the 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, Wilsons Cavalry Corps and was carried near its commander, Brigadier-General A.J. Alexander until the close of the War. ) General Wilson's Cavalry Corps captured CSA President Jefferson Davis in Alabama in May of 1865.

U.S, Army Light Artillery Guidon, Sand's 11th Ohio Battery with Battle Honors. A Civil War flag from the Michael Madaus sub-collection of Civil War Military flags. It belonged to the Light Artillery Ohio Battery and was used by Ohio troops in the western theatre of the American Civil War.

U.S. Army Red Over White Swallowtail Pattern 1833 - Model 1861. Guidons of this pattern were provided by the U.S. Quartermaster's Department in this form when issued at the beginning of the American Civil War.

U.S. 34 Star Flag, New Jersey state contract (made by Yard), used by the 7th New Jersey Infantry, Captain Hopkins. This 34 Star flag was made under contract to the State of NJ by William J. Yard of Trenton as part of a group of flags for use by recruiters endeavoring to fill the ranks of New Jersey's volunteer forces during the Civil War.

U.S. 35 Star Recruiting Flag, 32nd Indiana Infantry with Battle Honors. A U.S. National recruiting flag circa 1863/64 with battle honors of the 32nd Indiana, Vol. Infantry featuring 35 stars. It has been modified to include eight battle honors, the first being "ROWLETT'S STATION" (the first engagement for the 32nd Indiana Infantry).

Signed U.S. Army Cavalry Tactics Manual, General Custer. A U.S. Army cavalry tactics manual published in 1861, and signed by George Armstrong Custer in 1862. Custer was a 2nd lieutenant in a camp near Washington DC in January 1862 when he inscribed his name and location inside the book.

General Gen. Custer's Model 1851 sword-belt plate, buckle and sash. This is General George Custer's sword-belt, buckle and sash contemporary to the Civil War period. General Custer was married in this ensemble in 1864 and there are historical photos of him wearing these items.

U.S. 34 Star Army Mounted Troops Guidon, 1862. Although the cavalry of the U.S. Army was not provided with the Stars & Stripes at regimental level officially until 1895, in 1862 the War Department changed the pattern of the swallow-tailed guidons that were carried by each company of a regimen to the design of the Stars & Stripes.

U.S. Cavalry Regimental Standard. This flag is one of the best examples of American Civil War flags. It is from the Howard Michael Madaus sub-collection of Civil War Military flags and was manufactured by Longley & Bro in the mid-1860s.

U.S. Infantry Regimental Color, 18th U. S. Regular Infantry This was the 18th U.S. Regular Infantry's regimental color in the period from 1865 through 1866. In the latter year, the 18th U.S. was garrisoned a Fort Phil Kearny in Wyoming Territory during the "Fetterman Fight."

A late 19th Century chromolithograph depicting the Battle of Antietam. This chromolithograph depicts the terror and confusion of an advancing Union regiment, crowned by the Northern flag, during the Battle of Antietam. It was produced by the famed Louis Prang of Boston in the late 19th Century.

U.S. Army Company Flank Marker Flag, Company H, 1st N.Y. Veteran Vol. Engineers, 1864. In February 1865, the veteran companies of the 1st New York Engineers received separate company markers for use when serving as separate units away from regimental headquarters. This is the marking flag of Company H of that regiment.