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University of California - Santa Cruz Board of Councilors Meeting, 7 June 2012 Rare Flags Exhibit Santa Cruz, CA, June 7, 2012: The Zaricor Flag Collection exhibited 34 flags and artifacts at the University of California Santa Cruz Campus for the Board of Councilors Meeting. 35 Star U.S. National Standard General Phillip Sheridan Date: 1864-1865 Media: Silk fabric with painted gilt stars, all hand sewn. Comment: This 35 star silk United States national standard (1863-1865) was used during the American Civil War by Major General Philip Sheridan Commanding General of the Army of the Shenandoah (1864 -1865). Surviving army headquarters staff flags are extremely rare and Union cavalry commanders' national flags are unknown. This headquarters staff flag was similar in purpose to U.S. flags displayed by both Generals Grant and Sherman except that, in keeping with Sheridan's mostly mounted command, it, like the cavalry's standards, was smaller than army infantry counterparts. General commanding separate armies displayed United States flags at their headquarters in order to further identify them to both staff and couriers. This is such a flag. This flag is thought to have been captured during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, and is believed to be the flag attributed to General Sheridan in the US War Department's collection of U.S. flags returned after the Civil War. This U.S. Flag was acquired in a box in 200 fragments. The red and white stripes were torn, shredded and fractured and the painted star field in the canton had all but disintegrated. The flag was incapable of supporting its own weight and in desperate need of conservation; otherwise it would be lost forever. This flag is a testimony to the skill of the textile conservator, whose blend of both art and science has created an environment that will preserve this flag for posterity. Provenance: Acquired by the Zaricor Flag Collection (ZFC2577) in 2008 from the descendants of Cpl. Daniel Drennan via the estate of his great-great-great grandson William C. Leaman, through auction by Heritage Auctions, Inc. of Dallas, Texas. www.FlagCollection.com

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