Guide to the MOC Flag Collection
Flags are arranged by accession number, with War Department captures toward the end of the document. To search within
this document, select “Find/Search” under “Edit”. States are referenced by postal abbreviation (i.e., “VA” for “Virginia”).
Abbreviation key: ANV=Army of Northern Virginia. AOT=Army of Tennessee. BH=Battle Honors.
UD=Unit Designation. Frag.=Fragmentary. R.=Remaining. *=Identification based on modern research.
Image
Accession
Number
0985.13.1794
Identification and History
Appearance
Governor William Smith
VA State; postwar.
0985.13.1795
C.S.S. Virginia
N/A; frag.
0985.13.1800
P.G.T. Beauregard
N/A; frag.
0985.13.1821
J.E. Johnston Camp 2, CV
Postwar ANV, var.
0985.13.1823
79th VA Militia Infantry, “Green
River Battalion”.
Silk; white field; oilpainted eagle; UD;
50” x 65”, losses
Motto, “E Pluribus
Unum”.
0985.13.1825
Captured at crossing of
Greenbrier River, [WV] VA, Oct.
1861, and given to Capt. Hiram
Peck.
18th VA Infantry, Co. A,
“Danville Blues”.
Believed issued Nov. 1861.
ANV battle flag; silk; no
center star; 1 star r.;
yellow fringe; BH;
50” x 46”, losses.
0985.13.1841
1st VA Cavalry.
0985.13.1864
Concealed to avoid capture at
Appomattox Court House, VA,
April 1865 by Sgt. David Lowry,
color bearer from Nov. 1864
until the end of the war. Lowry
kept the flag until his death in
1926 when his daughter
donated it to the Museum.
Unidentified.
0985.13.1869
Believed captured at High
Bridge, VA, April 1865 by 3rd
VA Cavalry.
Unidentified.
History unknown. Found in the
trunk of a Southern lady living in
Bridgeport, CT, in 1928.
0985.13.1870
Miniature.
Designed and made by Mary P.
Lanza, fourteen, and her
brother, Gaetano, sixteen, of
Charlottesville, VA, in 1863.
n/a
0985.13.1871
11th VA Cavalry.
0985.13.1872
Made in the summer of 1863 by
Mary Lanza, fourteen, and her
brother, Gaetano, sixteen, and
waved when Col. Thomas
Rosser's "Laurel Brigade"
marched through Charlottesville,
VA, March 1864. Flag given to a
soldier in the 11th VA Cavalry
and carried by the unit until it
was returned to Mary Lanza in
July 1864.
Richmond, VA Capitol.
0985.13.1873
Fragment of the flag that was
taken from the top of the Capitol
at the surrender of Richmond,
April 3, 1865.
Capt. J.W. Anderson’s Co.
ANV;
47” x 48”
U.S. National, 35 star;
silk;
41” x 81.5”
First National;
11 stars; 49.25” x 72”
ANV battle flag; 12 6pointed stars;
embroidered VA seal
and motto, “Sic
Semper Tyrannis”;
18.25” x 18.75”
First National; 12 stars;
embroidered VA state
seal and motto, “Sic
Semper Tyrannis”;
27.5” x 47.5”, losses
N/A
N/A; cord tassel.
0985.13.1875
Capt. Archibald Graham’s
Company, VA Light Artillery
“Rockbridge Artillery”
ANV; frag.
0985.13.1876
VA.
0985.13.1877
Piece of first Confederate flag
that waved in VA after the
pattern had been adopted by
the Confederate Congress in
Montgomery, AL. Made by Mrs.
Mary Greene and raised before
VA seceded.
Unidentified Unit.
1st National; red wool;
8” x 8”, frag.
History unknown. Believed to be
an unissued battle flag found in
Franklin, NH, 1932.
0985.13.1878
28th VA Infantry.
0985.13.1894
Issued Nov. 1861. Believed
carried until June 1863. Sent by
Col. William Wingfield to widow
of Col. Robert Allen, mortally
wounded at battle of Gettysburg,
PA, July 1863.
Richmond, VA Capitol.
Piece of state flag which flew
over the capitol when VA
seceded, April 1861.
0985.13.1933
Richmond, VA Capitol.
0985.13.1934
Fragment of the flag that flew
over the VA State Capitol at the
time of the evacuation of
Richmond, April 3, 1865. The
fragment was preserved by
Thomas Hughes, Sr.
Richmond City.
Circa 1914.
Bragg’s Corps; 12 6pointed stars;
40.5” x 72.5”
ANV; silk; no center
star;
48” x 48”
VA State; blue cotton
or wool;
0.5” x 2”, frag.
N/A; white wool;
1” x 3.5”, frag.
Postwar.
0985.13.1935
Unidentified VA Unit.
Believed captured in VA, 1864,
by an IL soldier.
n/a
VA State; gold fringe;
oil-painted seal and
motto on both sides;
“Sic Semper Tyrannis”
55” x 75”, losses
0985.13.1936
Memorial Flag Richmond Grays.
Postwar; VA state.
0985.13.1937
CS Reunion 1932
First National; postwar.
0985.13.1938
Unidentified.
ANV;
47” x 48”
0985.13.1939
CS Reunion 1903
Postwar.
0985.13.1940
J. Patton Anderson.
0985.13.1941
Presented to Gen. Anderson’s
Brigade, 1862.
Archer Anderson House
First National;
13 stars;
76.5” x 143”
0985.13.1942a
Unidentified VA Flag.
History unknown; found at VA
State Library and donated to
MOC.
0985.13.1942b
Unidentified VA Flag.
History unknown; possibly a flag
presented by Col. Scott of
Powhatan to the first cavalry
regiment raised in South Virginia
during the Civil War.
Postwar ANV
VA State; oil-painted
seal only;
34” dia.
n/a; John Smith coat of
arms, eagle, and
Pocahontas; motto,
“Premia Victori et
Nobis Exempla”; 54” x
71”
0985.13.1942c
Unidentified VA Flag.
History unknown; found at the
VA State Library and donated to
MOC.
0985.13.1943
Unidentified VA Unit.
History unknown.
n/a
VA State; blue field;
gold fringe; oil-painted
state seal and motto on
both sides; “Sic
Semper Tyrannis”
53.5” x 62.5”
First National; 14 stars;
31.75” x 50.5”
0985.13.1944
Evans Camp 45, UCV
Postwar.
0985.13.1945
12th VA Cavalry.
0985.13.1946
Captured near Poolesville, MD,
Sept. 1862 by 8th IL Cavalry.
Returned by Veterans
Association of the 8th IL Cavalry
in 1905.
Stonewall Steamer—J. Davis.
ANV battle flag;
46” x 45”
0985.13.1947
54th VA Infantry.
0985.13.1948
Probably Augusta Depot
manufacture. Captured at
Bentonville, NC, March 1865 by
14th MI Infantry and sent to the
State of MI. Returned to VA in
1941.
Pickett’s Division, UCV
0985.13.1948b
0985.13.1949
0985.13.1950
Pickett’s Division, UCV
53rd VA Infantry, Co. D, “Taylor
Greys”.
Presented by ladies of King
William County, VA; captured in
VA by Capt. James L.
Carpenter, 7th MI Cavalry and
sent to state of MI.
Robert E. Lee
N/A
AOT; appliqué UD;
35” x 49”, losses
U.S. National 48-star;
silk; postwar
N/A; postwar; tassel.
VA State; silk; blue
field; white fringe; oilpainted seal; UD;
motto, “God assists so
we have nothing to
fear”; Motto; “Sic
Semper Tyrannis”
42.5” x 50.5”, losses
N/A; frag.
0985.13.1951
Headquarters, Matthew C.
Butler.
Second National;
47.75” x 72.25”
0985.13.1952
Used as HQ flag from 1863 until
end of war. Preserved by Maj.
Henry B. McClellan after
surrender in NC, April 1865.
Miniature; John Pelham.
0985.13.1954a
Given to Maj. Pelham by Lizzie
Letcher, daughter of VA
governor John Letcher. Pelham
died March 1863.
Miniature Flag
0985.13.1954b
Miniature Flag
Postwar ANV
0985.13.1954c
Miniature Flag
First National; postwar.
0985.13.1954d
Miniature Flag
Second National;
postwar.
0985.13.1954e
Miniature Flag
Third National;
postwar.
First National; silk;
remnants 9 stars;
7.75” x 10”, losses
VA State; postwar.
0985.13.1954f
Miniature Flag
Third National;
postwar.
0985.13.1954g
Miniature Flag
Third National;
postwar.
0985.13.1954h
Miniature Flag
Third National;
postwar.
0985.13.1954i
Miniature Flag
Third National;
postwar.
0985.13.1954j
Miniature Flag
First National; postwar.
0985.13.1954k
Miniature Flag
NC State; postwar.
0985.13.1954l
Miniature Flag
VA State; postwar.
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0985.13.1954m
Miniature Flag
VA State; postwar.
0985.13.1954n
Miniature Flag
MO State; postwar.
0985.13.1954o
Miniature Flag
N/A; postwar.
0985.13.1955
Miniature Flag
OK State flag; postwar.
0985.13.1964
Miniature flag.
0985.14.0073
Painted on a piece of the Hill
Monument veil, May 30, 1897,
by Rev. P. B. Hill, who was
present at the unveiling.
NY CS Veterans
ANV; miniature;
postwar.
0985.14.0082a
0985.14.0082b
0985.14.0082c
0985.14.0082d
0985.14.0083a
0985.14.0083b
0985.14.0083c
0985.14.0084a
0985.14.0084b
0985.14.0085
0985.14.0086a
CS Pennant
CS Pennant
CS Pennant
CS Pennant
Flag
Flag
Flag
Flag
Flag
Flag
Flag
Postwar
Postwar.
Postwar.
Postwar.
Postwar.
Postwar.
Postwar.
Postwar.
Postwar.
Postwar.
Navy Jack; postwar.
Navy Jack; postwar.
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0985.14.0086b
0985.14.0086c
0985.14.0086d
0985.14.0087
0985.14.0088
0985.14.0089
Flag
Flag
Flag
Flag
VA State
Second National
n/a
n/a
0985.14.0090
0985.14.0091a
First National Garrison
Third National
n/a
0985.14.0091b
Third National
n/a
0985.14.0092a
Third National
n/a
0985.14.0092b
Third National
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0985.14.0093
0985.14.0094
0985.14.0095
0985.14.0096
0985.14.0097
ANV
ANV
VA State
Navy Jack
Third National
0985.14.0098
Unidentified.
0985.14.0099
Unidentified.
Navy Jack; postwar.
Postwar ANV, Var.
Postwar ANV, Var.
Postwar ANV
VA State; postwar.
Second National;
postwar.
Postwar.
Third National;
postwar.
Third National;
postwar.
Third National;
postwar.
Third National;
postwar.
Postwar ANV
Postwar.
VA State; postwar.
Navy Jack; postwar.
Third National;
postwar.
Silk; white field, blue
canton with remnants
gold paint; no stars r.;
55” x 99”, frag.
History unknown.
First National; remnant
of canton; no stars r.;
49.5” x 66”, frag.
0985.14.0100
Fragment
N/A; frag.
0985.14.0101
Unidentified Unit
First National; 7 stars;
82” x 139”
0985.14.0102
Unidentified.
Postwar ANV
0985.14.0104
U.S. Cavalry Guidon.
U.S. National; silk;
swallowtail; 34 stars
(33 stars r.);
27” x 36.5”, losses
Said to have been found on
grounds of White House on
Pamunkey River, New Kent
County, VA, in 1865.
n/a
n/a
n/a
0985.14.0107
Philadelphia City flag.
Philadelphia city
without seal; silk;
postwar
0985.14.0108
Believed to be city flag for
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Without city seal. Popular
pattern during Centennial in
1876.
Unidentified.
0985.14.0109
C.S.S. Alabama
N/A; frag.
0985.14.0110
Miniature Flag
First National;
postwar?
0985.14.0111
Miniature.
0985.14.0112
Used by Southerners living in
the North during the war as
decoration for special occasions
with other Southern
sympathizers.
VA State.
First National; silk; 11
stars;
4.5” x 9”
0985.14.0112a
0985.14.0112b
0985.14.0112c
0985.14.0113
VA Seal
VA State
VA Seal
Quilted Pillow/Cushion [?]
VA Seal; postwar.
N/A; postwar; tassel.
N/A; postwar; oilcloth.
N/A
0985.14.0114
Samples
N/A; postwar.
Postwar ANV
VA State; postwar.
0985.14.0115
Sample
N/A
0985.14.0116
Roster of Returned Battle Flags
N/A; silk.
0985.14.0117
Roster of Returned Battle Flags
N/A; silk.
0985.14.0118
Third National
Third National;
postwar.
0985.14.0119
Miniature Flag
VA State; postwar.
0985.14.0120
Miniature Flag
Postwar ANV
0985.14.0121
Miniature Flag
First National; silk;
postwar.
0985.14.0122
“Dixie”
First National; silk.
0985.14.0124a
Miniature Flag
Postwar ANV
0985.14.0124b
Miniature Flag
Postwar ANV
0985.14.0125
Miniature Flag
U.S. National 46-Star;
silk or satin; postwar.
1906.01
Unidentified Garrison Flag.
Third National;
88” x 142”
Capture history unknown.
Transferred by U.S. War
Department in 1906.
1906.02
16th TN Infantry*.
Believed recovered from
battlefield at Murfreesboro, TN,
Dec. 1862 by Daniel Adams’
Brigade, CSA. Found in
Richmond, VA, April 1865.
1906.03
Unidentified
Capture history unknown.
Transferred by the U.S. War
Department in 1906.
1906.04
Unidentified.
Unknown capture history.
Polk;
29” x 52.5”
ANV; 10 stars r.;
43.5” x 47”, losses.
Second National;
70” x 105”
1906.05
Unidentified.
History unknown.
1906.06
Unidentified Garrison Flag
Capture history unknown.
Transferred by the U.S. War
Department in 1906.
1906.07
Unidentified.
Capture history unknown.
Transferred by the U.S. War
Department in 1906.
1906.08
British Red (Merchant) Flag*.
Capture history unknown.
Transferred by U.S. War
Department in 1906.
1906.09
U.S. Cavalry Reserve Brigade.
Believed captured by
Confederates and later
recaptured by Federals.
1906.10
1906.11
Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick’s
Cavalry, 1st Brigade, 3rd
Division, 23rd Army Corps,
U.S.A.*
Believed captured by
Confederates and recaptured by
Federals.
C.S. Ordnance Department*.
Capture history unknown.
2000.5.1
Unidentified.
ANV;
47” x 47”, frag.
Second National;
Only remnant of field
remains;
93” x 105”, losses
First National; 13 stars;
48” x 80”.
N/A; red field with
canton resembling
British Union Jack; no
stars;
56” x 84”.
Swallowtail; red, white,
and blue field; three
adjoining triangles with
white appliqué crossed
swords;
20” x 25”, frag.
Swallowtail; red and
white field, divided
horizontally; blue
appliqué spear and
star;
39” x 54”
Silk; blue field, gold
painted seal; crossed
cannons; 12 stars;
35” x 34.5”, losses
Second National;
32.25” x 47.25”
n/a
2001.1
2001.3
Unidentified
23rd VA Cavalry.
Third National; postwar
ANV; frag.
n/a
2002.10
Third National
n/a
2002.12.1
2003.7
1913 Flag
Unidentified.
Third National;
postwar.
962.3
Thirty-four star U.S. National
967.2
Made by the ladies of ME for
Gen. George Shepley, U.S.A.
early in the war and flown over
occupied New Orleans,
Louisiana, May 1862. Said to be
the first U.S. Flag raised over
the State Capitol, Richmond,
VA, April 1865, by Federal
occupation troops.
Garrison Flag from Richmond
969.9j
First National
971.06
C.S.S. Virginia II.
n/a
Taken from the vessel by
Thomas W. Howard during
evacuation of Richmond, GA,
April 1865.
Third National;
Postwar.
U.S. National 34-Star;
110” x 155”.
Second National;
140" x 214"
First National; postwar.
Signal Flag “Guard”;
white field; red
rectangle; stencil on
hoist edge border;
48” x 71”
971.15
Unidentified
Postwar; ANV
972.2
56th GA Infantry.
Probably postwar; ANV
This flag appears to be a
reproduction passed as an
original. Said to have been
carried by the Carroll County
"Wool Hat Boys" of the 56th
Georgia Volunteers, and found
in a local courthouse.
974.6.1a
Casket of William McComas
ANV; postwar.
976.7
C.S. Naval Signal Flag. Possibly
from Commodore Lynch’s
squadron.
Signal; blue, white, and
red vertical panels; 11
stars in Latin cross;
91” x 142”, losses
977.13.2
Former Confederate Revenue
Service flag, perhaps modified
from found French ensigns at
U.S. Navy Yard in Norfolk.
Taken from unidentified C.S.
Gunboat at Roanoke Island, NC.
Likely from Commodore Lynch’s
squadron, perhaps even his
command ship.
43rd GA Infantry.
Piece of unit flag kept by Capt.
Joseph Storey, Co. G, as a
souvenir.
AOT; 1 star r.;
9.25” x 11”, frag.
978.18.1
Miniature Flag
National Service
banner; blue star;
postwar, WWI or WWII;
silk.
n/a
979.17.1
Pickett Camp, CV
n/a
981.3
Second National
n/a
n/a
n/a
982.11
982.12.1
982.12.2
984.20.1a
2nd AR Infantry
J. Davis Monument Unveiling
Unidentified
Miniature Flag
Third National;
postwar.
Second National;
postwar.
Hardee; postwar.
Postwar ANV
Postwar.
First National; silk;
postwar?
984.20.1b
Miniature Flag
Second National; silk;
postwar?
984.20.1c
Miniature Flag
Third National; silk;
postwar?
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
984.20.1d
Miniature Flag
ANV; silk; postwar?
986.06
986.13.1
986.13.2
992.06.1
Unidentified
Memorial Events
Memorial Events
Flag carried on Shuttle
Columbia
Arctic Circle
Postwar.
First National; postwar.
Postwar ANV
ANV
C.S. Naval Flag, unknown
vessel.
First National; 11 stars;
53” x 132”
994.10.1
Awarded to Cdr. Charles Stuart
Boggs, U.S.N., as unofficial
reward for gallantry at Battle of
New Orleans, LA, April 1862.
Miniature Flag
ANV; postwar.
995.2.1
995.9.1
Kappa Alpha Order
Miniature.
994.06.1
994.08.1
n/a
Made from pieces of C.S.S.
Virginia flag.
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
996.2.1
996.4.1
996.5.1
North Pole
2nd TN Cavalry*.
997.8.1
997.9.1
Captured by Capt. William H.
Scott, 1st OH Cavalry, at the
battle of Stones River, TN, Dec.
1862/Jan. 1863. Sent back to
OH.
ANV
Confederate Artillery Guidon
998.2.1
Unidentified.
Postwar ANV
Postwar ANV
First National; no stars
r.;
3.25” x 5”
AOT; Postwar.
AOT; Postwar.
First National; 12 stars;
49” x 88”
Postwar ANV, Var.
CS Swallowtail Guidon;
reproduction.
First National; silk;
24.5” x 48”
998.4.1
n/a
Unidentified.
Taken at surrender of Fort
Jackson, LA, April 1862, by
Gen. Benjamin Butler.
First National;
7 stars; possibly
modified U.S. or signal
flag;
62.5” x 95.25”
999.06.1
2nd MS Infantry, Co. G,
“O’Conor Rifles.”
First National; silk;
53.5” x 65”
999.08.1
Banner
999.11.1
15th VA Cavalry, Co. J,
“Princess Anne Cavalry”.
First National; banner;
postwar.
Silk; motto, “Liberty or
Death”;
38” x 47”
WD 001
12th VA Cavalry.
WD 004
Captured near Beverly Ford,
VA, June 1863 by Gen. Judson
Kilpatrick.
10th VA Infantry.
Captured at battle of
Chancellorsville, VA, May 1863,
by 68th PA Infantry.
WD 008
Unidentified
Capture history unknown.
WD 009
Unidentified.
Believed early war capture.
History unknown.
WD 010
Unidentified.
Believed issued in June 1862
and captured at the battle of
Sharpsburg, MD, Sept. 1862.
First National; 11 stars;
UD;
26” x 49.5”
ANV battle flag; orange
border;
48” x 46.5”
First National; 11 stars;
Motto stenciled in black
ink on white cloth:
“Citizen Soldiers the
Best Defenders of Our
Homes” 33” x 73.5”
First National; 11 stars;
32.5” x 50”
Magruder; red and
white field divided
diagonally;
53” x 58”.
WD 017
13th VA Cavalry.
ANV; 42” x 40”
Captured at Hanover, PA, June
1863 by Gen. Judson Kilpatrick.
WD 018
4th NC Infantry*.
Captured at the battle of
Chancellorsville, VA, May 1863
by the 7th OH Infantry.
WD 022
WD 024
21st VA Infantry.*
Used as regimental flag after
previous flag captured at
Chancellorsville, and until new
ANV flag issued fall 1864.
Captured at Battle of
Gettysburg, PA, July 1863 by
60th NY Infantry.
20th VA Infantry, Co. C, “Flatrock
Riflemen”.
Believe captured at Rich
Mountain, [WV] VA, July 1861.
WD 025
Unidentified
WD 029
Early war capture; capture
history unknown. According to
modern research, captured at
Logan's Crossroads/Mill Springs
by the 12th Kentucky (US).
25th VA Infantry
Captured at Philippi, WV, June
1861 by Lt. William B.
McCartney, 16th OH Infantry.
WD 030
25th VA Infantry*.
Captured at battle of
Gettysburg, PA, July 1863 by
60th NY Infantry.
ANV; orange border;
BH;
47” x 48”.
First National; 11 stars;
oil-painted seal in
canton. Obv.: motto,
“Dulce Et Decorum Est
Pro Patria Mori.”
Rev.: seal; motto, “A
Crown for the Brave”.
55” x 65”
First National; 11 stars;
UD; motto, “Our
Rights”;
55” x 69”
First National; silk; 8
stars; gold fringe; obv.
motto, “We Choose
Our Own Institutions”;
rev. motto, “We Collect
Our Own Revenue”;
67” x 104.5”
First National; one star;
Inscription, “Virginia,”
in gold paint; 49” x
103”
ANV; 10 stars r.;
orange border; no
center star;
40” x 38”, losses
WD 033
Unidentified
Captured at the battle of
Sharpsburg, MD, September
1862 by Pvt. Isaac Thompson,
20th OH State Militia.
WD 034
Unidentified
WD 035
Said to have been captured at
Bristoe Station, VA, October
1863 by the 2nd U.S. Army
Corps.
3rd VA Infantry.
Captured at the battle of
Gettysburg, PA, July 1863 by
the 71st PA Infantry.
WD 036
7th VA Infantry.
Captured at the battle of
Gettysburg, PA, July 1863 by
the 82nd NY Infantry.
WD 037
1st VA Infantry.
Captured at the battle of
Gettysburg, PA, July 1863 by
the 82nd NY Infantry.
WD 039
11th MS Infantry
Captured at Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania, July 1863 by Sgt.
Ferdinando Maggi, “Garibaldi
Guards,” 39th OH Infantry.
WD 041
56th VA Infantry.
Captured at battle of
Gettysburg, PA, July 1863 by
the 71st PA Infantry.
ANV;
48” x 48”, losses
First National; 11 stars;
37” x 77”
ANV; UD;
42” x 44”
ANV; UD;
49” x 45”
ANV; UD;
45” x 45”
ANV;
Battle honors in yellow
paint, 46” x 47”
ANV; UD;
42” x 45”
WD 045
38th VA Infantry.
Captured at the battle of
Gettysburg, PA, July 1863 by
Sgt. Daniel Miller, 8th OH
Infantry.
WD 048
Unidentified.
WD 049
Captured at the battle of
Logan’s Cross Roads, KY, Jan.
1862 by Robert E. Bailey, 2nd
MN Infantry.
Unidentified.*
WD 050
Captured at battle of Logan’s
Cross Roads, KY, Jan. 1862.
Identification based on modern
research. Erroneously identified
in the Register of Captured
Flags as the 18th VA Infantry
flag; however that unit was not
in KY in January 1862.
Unidentified
Captured at the battle of
Logan’s Cross Roads, KY,
January 1862 in Gen. Felix
Zollicoffer’s entrenchments by
the 2nd Minnesota Infantry.
WD 051
WD 052
Unidentified.
Captured at battle of
Sharpsburg, MD, Sept. 1862 by
a unit under the command of
Gen. Darius N. Couch, U.S.A.
Unidentified Unit, Col. John R.
Cooke’s Brigade, NC Infantry
ANV; UD;
45” x 46.5”
First National; 11 stars;
32” x 51”
First National; 11 stars;
yellow fringe;
45” x 55”
First National; 14 stars
r., 33” x 82”, losses
First National; 11 stars;
red sleeve on hoist
border;
33.5” x 62.5”
ANV;
45” x 50”
Captured at the battle of Bristoe
Station, VA, October 1863 by
the 82nd OH Infantry or the 19th
ME Infantry.
WD 053
Unidentified Unit, Col. John R.
Cooke’s Brigade, NC Infantry.
Captured at Battle of Bristoe
Station, VA, Oct. 1863, by 82nd
NY Infantry or 19th ME Infantry.
ANV battle flag;
44” x 48”, frag.
WD 054
Unidentified.
Capture history unknown.
WD 055
Unidentified.
Believed issued in June 1862
and captured at battle of
Sharpsburg, MD, Sept. 1862.
WD 056
18th VA Infantry.
Captured at battle of
Gettysburg, PA, July 1863 by Lt.
Charles E. Hunt, 59th NY
Infantry.
WD 059
Unidentified. Perhaps 2nd GA
Battalion*.
First National; 11 stars
r.;
60” x 90”
Magruder; red and
white field divided
diagonally; “Secesh
Battle Flag 1861”
written in ink;
51” x 57”
ANV; UD;
44” x 46.5”
First National; 11 stars;
51.5” x 70”.
Captured at the battle of
Gettysburg, PA, July 1863.
WD 062
26th NC Infantry*
Captured at the battle of
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July
1863 by the 12th NJ Infantry.
WD 063
38th NC Infantry*.
Captured at battle of
Gettysburg, PA, July 1863 by
Sgt. George H. Dore, 126th NY
Infantry.
WD 065
9th VA Infantry.
Captured at battle of
Gettysburg, PA, July 1863 by
Pvt. John Clopp, 71st PA
Infantry.
WD 066
28th NC Infantry*.
Captured at the battle of
Gettysburg, PA, July 1863 by
Capt. Morris Brown, Jr., 126th
NY Infantry.
ANV;
45” x 48.5”
ANV;
47” x 47”, frag.
ANV; UD;
40.5” x 43.5”
ANV; BH;
48” x 49”
WD 067
8th VA Infantry.
Captured at battle of
Gettysburg, PA, July 1863 by
16th VT Infantry.
WD 068
47th NC Infantry*.
Captured at the battle of
Gettysburg, PA, July 1863 by
the 12th NJ Infantry.
WD 069
47th VA Infantry.
Captured at battle of Falling
Water, (WV) VA, July 1863 by
1st MI Cavalry.
WD 071
19th VA Infantry*.
Captured at the battle of
Gettysburg, PA, July 1863 by
Pvt. Benjamin Falls, 19th MA
Infantry.
WD 074
16th VA Infantry.
Captured at battle of Crampton’s
Pass, MD, Sept. 1862 by 4th VT
Infantry.
WD 075
55th NC Infantry
Believed captured at the battle
of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,
July 1863.
WD 077
53rd VA Infantry.
Captured at the battle of
Gettysburg, PA, July 1863.
ANV; UD;
46” x 45”
ANV;
48” x 49”
ANV battle flag; BH;
UD;
46” x 46.5”
ANV; partial UD;
42” x 46”, losses
ANV battle flag; orange
border; 44” x 46”
ANV;
48” x 46.5”
ANV;
43.5” x 46.5”
WD 079
57th VA Infantry.
Captured at battle of
Gettysburg, PA, July 1863 by
Pvt. Benjamin H. Jellison, 19th
MA Infantry.
WD 081
Unidentified. Possibly 47th AL
Infantry*.
ANV; UD;
43.5” x 46”, losses
ANV; orange border;
46” x 47”.
Believed captured at the battle
of Sharpsburg, MD, Sept. 1862
by the 35th NY Infantry.
WD 084
11th VA Cavalry, Co. F, “Bath
Cavalry”.
Commissioned by ladies of Bath
County, VA. Manufactured by
George Ruskell, Richmond, VA.
Seal painted by Richmond artist.
Presented 1861; captured at
Battle of Philippi, [WV] VA, June
1861 by 14th OH Infantry.
WD 088
WD 089
WD 090
Unidentified. Perhaps 19th SC
Infantry.*
Captured at the battle of
Missionary Ridge, TN, Nov.
1863 by Cpl. George Greene
and Pvt. Hiram R. Howard, 11th
OH Infantry.
Possibly 41st MS Infantry*, 34th
AL Infantry* or Dent's AL
Battery*.
Captured at the battle of
Missionary Ridge, TN, Nov.
1863 by Pvt. James Walker,
31st OH Infantry.
“Ferguson’s Battery” (Capt. T. B.
Ferguson) SC Light Artillery*.
Charleston Depot manufacture,
on or after April 1863. Captured
at the battle of Missionary
Ridge, TN, Nov. 1863, by the
69th OH Infantry.
VA State; silk; blue
field; gold fringe; oilpainted seal.
Obv.: VA seal and
motto; “Sic Semper
Tyrannis”
signed by
manufacturer.
Rev.: motto, “God
Protect the Right”;
presentation history;
42” x 59”
Bragg’s Corps; 12 6pointed stars;
28.5” x 65”, losses
First National; 11 stars;
white fringe;
42” x 56”, frag.
ANV; red sleeve on
hoist border;
34” x 36”, frag.
WD 092
“Semple’s Battery” (Capt. Henry
C. Semple) AL Light Artillery*.
Captured at Ringgold, GA, Nov.
1863 by Pvt. Phillip Goettel,
149th NY Infantry.
WD 093
Unidentified Unit, possibly
Moore’s AL Brigade* (formerly
ID’d as 24th MS Infantry*)
WD 094
Captured at the battle of
Lookout Mountain, TN,
November 1863 by the 60th NY
Infantry.
34th MS Infantry*.
WD 095
Captured at Battle of Lookout
Mountain, TN, Nov. 1863, by
Pvt. Peter Kappesser, 149th NY
Infantry.
29th MS Infantry*.
Captured at the battle of
Lookout Mountain, TN, Nov.
1863 by Sgt. Norman F. Potter,
149th NY Infantry.
WD 096
Unidentified Unit, Longstreet’s
Corps*.
First National; 13 8pointed stars;
42” x 68”.
Hardee;
Battle honors in black
paint, and remnants of
crossed cannons;
46.5” x 54”
Hardee battle flag; 30”
x 40.75”
Hardee;
31” x 41”.
ANV; orange border;
46” x 47”.
Found in evacuated
entrenchments opposite
Loudon, TN, Dec. 1863 by the
82nd IL Infantry.
WD 098
Unidentified.
Capture history unknown.
WD 100
40th VA Infantry.
Captured at battle of Falling
Waters, (WV) VA, July 1863 by
1st MI Cavalry.
WD 106
38th GA Infantry*
Abandoned at Battle of
Shepherdstown, [WV] VA,
September 1862.
First National; 11 stars;
54” x 78.5”
ANV; BH; UD;
45.5” x 47”
ANV battle flag; silk; no
center star; orange
fringe border;
52” x 51.5”, frag.
WD 109
“Wilson’s Invincibles”.
Unidentified TN Unit.
Capture history unknown. Found
in a store in Nashville, TN.
WD 111
Signal Flag.
Captured at the battle of
Catoctin Ridge, MD, Sept. 1862
by Lt. Frank N. Wicker, U.S.
Signal Corps.
WD 117
58th VA Infantry*.
Captured at battle of
Spotsylvania, VA, May 1864 by
Pvt. Christopher W. Wilson,
73rd NY Infantry.
WD 120
Unidentified
Captured at the battle of
Spotsylvania, VA, May 1864 by
Gen. David B. Birney’s Division.
WD 121
42nd VA Infantry.
Captured at battle of
Spotsylvania, VA, May 1864 by
Cpl. Charles L. Russell, 93rd NY
Infantry.
WD 122
25th VA Infantry.
Captured at battle of
Wilderness, VA, May 1864 by
the 5th WI Infantry.
WD 124
Unidentified.
Captured at Battle of
Spotsylvania, VA, May 1864 by
Lt. George Hachenberg, 49th
PA Infantry.
First National; silk; 11
stars r.; red fringe; UD;
central seal; motto,
“Independence”
38” x 56.5”, frag.
N/A; white field with
red square in center;
41.5” x 52.5”
ANV;
44” x 42”, frag.
ANV; 11 stars r.;
45” x 46”
ANV; BH; UD;
45” x 45”
ANV; BH; UD;
43” x 47”
Second National;
12 stars r.;
65” x 69”
WD 125
Unidentified
Captured at the battle of the
Wilderness, VA, May 1864 by
Lt. Benjamin Y. Draper, 1st
Delaware Infantry.
WD 127
“Charlottesville Artillery” (Capt.
James M. Carrington’s Battery)
VA Light Artillery
WD 128
Captured at the battle of
Spotsylvania, VA, May 1864 by
Pvt. Michael Burke, 125th OH
Infantry.
23rd VA Infantry.
WD 130
Captured at battle of
Spotsylvania, VA, May 1864 by
Sgt. William Westerhold, 52nd
NY Infantry.
55th VA Infantry.
Captured at battle of the
Wilderness, VA, May 1864 by
Sgt. William P. Thompson, 20th
IN Infantry.
WD 131
44th VA Infantry.
Captured at battle if
Spotsylvania, VA, May 1864 by
Sgt. Albert Marsh, 64th NY
Infantry.
WD 132
“King William Artillery” (Capt.
William P. Carter’s Battery) VA
Light Artillery
ANV;
43” x 45.5”, losses
ANV; Battle Honors in
white paint;
46 1/4 “ x 47.5”, frag.
ANV; BH; UD;
44.5” x 47”
ANV; BH; UD;
45.5” x 47”
ANV battle flag; BH;
UD;
45” x 44”
ANV; Battle Honors in
white paint;
48” x 48”
Captured at the battle of
Spotsylvania, VA, May 1864 by
the 2nd U.S. Army Corps.
WD 137
4th VA Infantry.
Captured at the battle of the
Wilderness, VA, May 1864,
probably by Pvt. Benjamin
Morse, 3rd MI Infantry.
ANV battle flag; BH;
UD;
41.5” x 43”
WD 138
5th LA Infantry*.
Captured at the battle of
Spotsylvania, VA, May 1864 by
Pvt. John H. Weeks, 152nd NY
Infantry.
WD 141
“Henrico Artillery” (Capt. Alfred
R. Courtney) VA Light Artillery
ANV; 10 stars r.;
48” x 46”, frag.
ANV; Battle honors in
black paint, 44” x 48”
Captured at the battle of
Spotsylvania, VA, May 1864 by
Sgt. Samuel E. Viall, 19th
Massachusetts Infantry.
WD 142
26th Battalion VA Infantry*
WD 143
Captured at Battle of Cold
Harbor, VA, June 1864 by Sgt.
Terrence Begley, 7th NY Heavy
Artillery.
Unidentified.
Captured at the battle of the
Wilderness, VA, June 1864 by
Gen. David B. Birney’s Division.
WD 144
17th and 23rd TN Infantry,
combined
VA State; blue field;
yellow fringe; oilpainted VA state seal
and motto; “Sic
Semper Tyrannis”
54” x 75”
N/A; blue field with red
St. George’s and St.
Andrew’s crosses
edged in white; no
stars; resembles British
Union Jack; printed;
30” x 34”.
Hardee;
37” x 40”
Captured before Petersburg,
VA, June 1864 by the 9th U.S.
Army Corps.
WD 146
Unidentified.
Captured at the battle of
Petersburg, VA, June 1864 by
Pvt. John H. Harbourne, 29th
MA Veteran Volunteer Infantry.
WD 147
63rd TN Infantry
Captured at the battle of
Petersburg, VA, June 1864 by
Pvt. Henry W. Rowe, 11th NH
Infantry.
ANV; orange border;
48” x 47”.
ANV;
48.5” x 44.5”
WD 151
Unidentified.
Captured at the battle of
Petersburg, VA, July 1864 by
Sgt. James S. Hill, 14th NY
Heavy Artillery.
WD 152
49th NC Infantry
Captured at the battle of
Petersburg, VA, July 1864 by
Capt. Albert D. Wright, 43rd
U.S. Colored Troops.
WD 153
47th VA Infantry.
Captured at battle of Weldon
Railroad, VA, August 1864 by
Sgt. Charles Brown, 50th PA
Infantry.
WD 154
Unidentified Unit, Gen. Johnson
Hagood’s Brigade, SC Infantry*.
Charleston Depot manufacture,
on or after April 1863. Captured
at the battle of Weldon Railroad,
VA, August 1864 by the 5th U.S.
Army Corps.
WD 155
WD 156
Unidentified Unit, Gen. Johnson
Hagood’s Brigade, SC Infantry*.
Charleston Depot manufacture,
on or after April 1863. Captured
at battle of Weldon Railroad,
VA, August 1864 by 5th U.S.
Army Corps.
Unidentified Unit, Gen. Johnson
Hagood’s Brigade, SC Infantry,
7th, 21st, or 25th Battalion*.
Charleston Depot manufacture,
on or after April 1863. Captured
at the battle of Weldon Railroad,
VA, August 1864 by the 5th U.S.
Army Corps.
ANV; 6 stars r.;
remnant of orange
border;
45.75” x 22”, frag.
ANV;
47” x 48.5”, losses
ANV; 10 stars r.; BH;
UD;
47” x 47”
ANV; red sleeve on
hoist border;
48” x 48”.
ANV; blue sleeve hoist
border;
46” x 48.75”
ANV; blue sleeve on
hoist border;
45.5” x 48”.
WD 161
13th VA Infantry.
WD 162
Believed first flag made and
presented by Dolly (Mrs. A.P.)
Hill. Captured at Cedar Creek,
VA, Oct. 1864 by Sgt. David H.
Schofield, 5th NY Cavalry.
15th SC Infantry
Captured at the battle of Cedar
Creek, VA, October 1864 by
Pvt. Ira Hough, 8th IN Infantry.
WD 165
Unidentified.
Captured at battle of Fisher’s
Hill, VA, Sept. 1864 by Pvt.
George G. Moore, 11th WV
Infantry.
WD 166
Unidentified.
Captured at battle of Cedar
Creek, VA, Oct. 1864 by Pvt.
Richard Taylor, 18th IN Infantry.
WD 167
37th Battalion VA Cavalry.
Captured in Luray Valley, VA,
Oct. 1864 by 14th PA Cavalry.
WD 168
Unidentified.
WD 169
Possibly captured at Cedar
Creek.* Believed taken from
evacuated Confederate camp in
Shenandoah Valley, VA, 1864
by Pvt. James Compston, 71st
OH Infantry.
21st GA Infantry*.
Captured at the battle of Cedar
Creek, VA, Oct. 1864 by Cpl.
Frederick A. Lyon, 1st VT
Cavalry. Formerly identified as
having been captured by Capt.
Edwards, 1st VT Cavalry, Oct.
19, 1864.
ANV battle flag; silk; no
center star; no stars r.;
34” x 49”, losses
ANV; Battle Honors in
white paint, extremely
faded. 46” x 45”, frag.
ANV; white sleeve on
hoist border;
12 stars r.;
47.5” x 50.5”
First National; 13 6pointed stars;
25” x 47”
ANV battle flag; 6 stars
r.;
48” x 43”; losses
First National; 11 stars;
yellow fringe;
17.5” x 20.25”
ANV; 3 stars r.;
Battle honors in black
paint, 46” x 19”, frag.
WD 170
6th VA Cavalry.
Captured near Luray, VA, Sept.
1864 by Pvt. Philip B. Baybutt,
2nd MA Cavalry.
WD 171
34th Battalion VA Cavalry or
36th Battalion VA Cavalry*.
ANV battle flag; 3 stars
r.;
40” x 44”; losses
ANV battle flag; 47” x
45”
Captured near Woodstock, VA,
Oct. 1864 by Pvt. Edward R.
Hanford, 2nd U.S. Cavalry.
WD 174
Unidentified.
Believed captured around
Richmond, VA, autumn 1864.
WD 175
3rd VA Cavalry.
Captured near Front Royal, VA,
Aug. 1864 by Sgt. Harry J.
Mandy and Pvt. Frank Leslie,
4th NY Cavalry.
WD 176
22nd VA Infantry or 23rd
Battalion VA Infantry.
Captured near Winchester, VA,
Sept. 1864 by Pvt. George
Reynolds, 9th NY Cavalry.
WD 177
Unidentified. Possibly 6th AL
Infantry*.
Second National; no
edging on cross;
33.25” x 36”
ANV battle flag; 12
stars r.;
45” x 44.5”, losses
VA State; blue field; oilpainted seal and motto;
“Sic Semper Tyrannis”
57” x 60” r.
ANV;
51” x 50”
Captured at the battle of
Fisher’s Hill, VA, September
1864 by Pvt. John J. Creed,
23rd IL Veteran Volunteer
Infantry.
WD 178
Unidentified
Believed captured at Deep
Bottom, VA, August 1864 or the
battle of Fort Harrison, VA,
September 1864.
ANV;
46.5” x 47.5”
WD 179
Unidentified.
Believed captured at Deep
Bottom, VA, Aug. 1864 or at
battle of Fort Harrison, VA, Sept.
1864.
WD 181
WD 182
Unidentified Unit, Col. George
S. Patton’s Brigade, VA
Infantry*.
Captured at the battle of
Winchester, VA, Sep. 1864 by
Cpl. Chester B. Bowen, 1st NY
Dragoons.
37th VA Infantry
Captured at the battle of
Spotsylvania, VA, May 1864 by
Lt. Christoph Fraunberg, 20th IN
Infantry.
WD 183
6th VA Infantry.
Captured at Petersburg, VA,
July 1864 by Cpl. Franklin
Hogan, 45th PA Infantry.
WD 184
WD 186
Headquarters, Maj. Gen. Robert
E. Rodes' Division
Rodes Headquarters flag, used
by July 1863. Also used as HQ
flag for Gen. Stephen Ramseur.
Captured by Pvt. Jeremiah
Parks, 9th NY Cavalry, at the
battle of Cedar Creek, Oct.
1864.
50th VA Infantry.
Captured at battle of the
Wilderness, May 1864, by Pvt.
John N. Opel, 7th IN Infantry.
WD 190
49th VA Infantry*
Captured at Warrenton, VA,
April 1862 by 28th PA Infantry.
ANV;
46.5” x 45”
Second National;
47” x 69”, frag.
ANV; 1 star r.;
Battle honors in black
paint, 20” x 40”
remnant
ANV; appliqué UD;
46.5” x 45.5”, losses
N/A; blue field; stars
forming St. Andrew’s
cross; 11 stars r.;
47” x 42”, frag.
ANV; BH; UD;
44.5” x 45.5”
First National; 8 stars;
38” x 57”
WD 193
27th VA Infantry
Captured at the battle of
Spotsylvania, VA, May 1864.
WD 195
60th VA Infantry*.
Captured at Battle of
Winchester, VA, Sept. 1864 by
Sgt. Henry M. Fox, Co. M, 5th
MI Cavalry.
WD 196
45th VA Infantry*.
WD 197
Captured at battle of
Winchester, VA, Sept. 1864 by
Cpl. Gabriel Cole, Co. I, 5th MI
Cavalry.
2nd VA Infantry.
Captured at battle of
Winchester, VA, Sept. 1864 by
37th MA Infantry.
WD 198
36th VA Infantry.
Captured in Luray Valley, VA,
Oct. 1864 by 14th PA Cavalry.
WD 199
Gen. Howell Cobb’s GA Legion,
Infantry battalion*.
ANV; 2 stars r.;
Battle honors in black
paint, 43” x 21”
remnant
ANV battle flag; 12
stars r.; BH;
46.5” x 47.5”, losses
First National; 11 stars;
white fringe;
46” x 71”
ANV battle flag;
8 stars r.; BH; UD;
42” x 44.5”, losses
VA State; blue field;
yellow fringe; oilpainted seal and motto;
“Sic Semper Tyrannis”
Obv.: BH, UD.
48” x 69”
ANV;
50” x 50”
Captured at Front Royal, VA,
Aug. 1864 by Pvt. O.S. Muldun,
Pvt. William Smith, and Pvt.
Thomas Kelly, 6th NY Cavalry.
WD 200
Unidentified Unit, Gen. Gabriel
C. Wharton’s Division, VA
Infantry*.
Captured at the battle of
Winchester, VA, Sept. 1864 by
George Meach, 6th NY Cavalry.
ANV; white fringe;
47.25” x 49”