Flag

Object number99.87.7

Date1861

MediumFabric; Wood; Ink

Credit LineGift of Samuel A. McClung III

DescriptionHand sewn Confederate battle flag nailed to a broken dowel rod. Flag has a deep blue canton with a red stripe at top and bottom and a white stripe in the middle. Words in brown in on reverse of white stripe.Dimensions11.75 x 16 in. (29.8 x 40.6 cm)
Inscriptions"Captured at Cheat Mountain, Vir / from a Rebel Battery of Parrot Guns"
Historical NotesThe donor's great uncle, John Cowan McClung, volunteered as a federal soldier in August 1862 with the 136th PA Regiment. He was sent to Virginia for basic training and then to Washington, D.C. for guard service. He died on Nov. 23, 1862 in Point Pleasant Hospital near Arlington of disease, probably pneumonia. He saw no action in the Civil War. It is unclear where or how he obtained the small hand-sewn flag. Note written on flag claims it was captured at Cheat Mountain.

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