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LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Civil War era flags representing the 90,000 Michiganders who fought in the war were returned to public display Saturday at the state Capitol building.
With a collection of about 160 Civil War flags, and around another 100 from the Spanish-American War and WW I, the state's monthly rotation means each individual flag could only be on display once ...
At the end of the war, all flags were to be returned to their respective states. Of the 400 Illinois had on hand, Schmale said, between 20 and 30 were granted to the Chicago Historical Society.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A long-lost Confederate flag, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and among the rarest Civil War artifacts, sold for $468,000 at an Ohio auction house last month ...
Most Civil War regiments carried the national colors as well as the regimental colors, which were often brightly colored banners that were locally made. The flags were displayed in the Illinois ...
A Civil War Sergeant and His ‘Old Flag’ William Harvey Carney, born in slavery, was the hero of the Battle of Battery Wagner, fought in South Carolina in 1863.
Following a short procession of the flags, a photo was taken on the Capitol steps to recreate a 1909 photo that featured Civil War veterans. The 80 replica flags are now back on display at the ...
IONIA, Mich. — The veteran protectors of a Civil War battle flag, like the Union soldiers who carried it into combat, won't let it fall away, sending it off to be restored after a months-long ...
We need to remember that sacrifice, so it doesn’t ever happen again.” Maurice Imhoff of Jackson, 22, Civil War reenactor, Save the Flags news release Aug. 17, 2024 ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A long-lost Confederate flag, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and among the rarest Civil War artifacts, sold for $468,000 at an Ohio auction house last month ...