Textile Fragment Fort Sumter Civil War
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Garrison Flag, American, circa 1861, fragment of plainweave natural-dyed wool bunting pinned to a note in a 19th-century hand, "a piece of Fort Sumpters [sic] Flag taken from Major R. Anderson", 1-5/8 x 2-3/8 in., rich scarlet color, frayed edges Descended in the family of Maj. Richard Kidder Meade, Jr., Engineer Corps of the Confederate States, the great-great uncle of the consignor Richard Kidder Meade, Jr. was an engineer officer under the command of Major Robert Anderson (1805-1871) during the Confederate assault on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, on April 12-13, 1861. The worn 33-star garrison flag was replaced by the fort's signal flag. When the garrison was evacuated, Anderson took both flags with him. Patched and repaired, the garrison flag became a rallying point for Union supporters and was flown from the remains of Fort Sumter at the end of the war--on April 14, 1865. The garrison and signal flags are now housed at Liberty Square in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Textile Fragment Fort Sumter Civil War
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